Li Yubao saluted again. When he saw the color of Li Yuanxing's clothes, he told himself not to talk nonsense. This is the King of Qin, the King of Qin of the Tang Dynasty. There is no one with the most noble status among the emperors of the Tang Dynasty. Even in the future.
The prince is also inferior in front of the King of Qin, because the prince is his nephew.
"You are a reduced general. You have made mistakes before, but you have made great achievements this time. What kind of rank do you want!"
Li Yuanxing's words stopped Li Yubao.
Li Yubao was among the top three generals under Liang Shidu. But now that he had surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, it was too greedy to ask for a general. But if he didn't want a general, how could he get official positions for those under him?
Woolen cloth?
Li Jing smiled and interjected: "There is no need to be embarrassed. Give it to a Zhaowu captain."
He was just a lieutenant. Colonel Zhaowu was a sixth-rank official, which was a bit low, but Li Yubao didn't dare to say anything and immediately saluted and thanked him.
But Li Jing said again: "This time you have made a meritorious service in luring the enemy, and you will be promoted to the first level. Those who protect the Security Department of the Tang Empire will be credited with another meritorious service. They will be promoted to the fifth rank!" Speaking of the fifth rank, Li Yubao's breathing became a little rapid.
Up to the fifth level, or down to the fifth level? He was waiting for Li Jing to continue talking.
"General Ranger!" Li Jing's tone became much more serious.
"Thank you King Qin, thank you Lord Shangshu!" Li Yubao was satisfied. He was promoted to the fifth rank of general. This is a scarlet robe. He is already a mid-level officer, and it is easier to arrange for his subordinates.
Li Yuanxing also said at this time: "The Ministry of War arranges military positions, and I don't want to overstep my authority. You should immediately take your troops and horses to General Qin to listen to them. After this battle, we will discuss your merits and reward you. I will arrange a place for you in Qin Wangzhuang."
, I will stay in Prince Qin’s Mansion from now on, so go!” Li Yuanxing waved his hand, indicating that Li Yubao could leave.
After Li Yubao went out, Li Yuanxing asked Li Jing: "Brother Yao, this person should be reliable!"
"If you exercise more control, you will definitely be more reliable in the future!" Li Jing said very truthfully. It is best for people like Li Yubao to be strict in their control and provide incentives.
"Yes!" Li Yuanxing nodded seriously.
Not only in the Tang Dynasty, but also in ancient China, people had a strong sense of superiority and inferiority, and a very high sense of loyalty. Although some surrendered, as long as they treated each other sincerely, they could repay them with their lives.
Lu Chengqing was waiting on the side. When he saw that Li Yuanxing and Li Jing had finished talking, he said, "That Xi Junmai fell asleep standing outside. Do you want to wake him up?"
Hearing this, Li Yuanxing and Li Jing both laughed.
"Go ahead and ask someone to carry him to rest. If he wakes up, call him in!"
Xi Junmai was indeed asleep. He fell asleep standing like that. But as soon as someone came near, he woke up immediately.
"You really have some skills, go ahead, His Highness wants to see you!" Li Yuanxing's personal guard smiled and motioned for Xi Jun to buy it.
When meeting Li Yuanxing, Li Yubao did not need to kneel down, but Xi Junmai had to kneel down because he was a slave.
"What do you want?" Li Yuanxing asked.
"Freedom!" Xi Junmai said while lying on the ground.
Li Jing also sent people to find out more about Xi Jun's situation. He was probably involved in the troublesome matter of Xuanwu Sect. Under such circumstances, the whole family should have been registered as slaves.
"How many people are there in your family?" Li Jing asked. Xi Junmai heard hope from Li Jing's tone. He had made a contribution and this was a reward for himself. And this was a reward from His Highness King Qin.
"There are seven people in the family, including grandmother, father, mother, brother, and younger brother and sister!"
"How many people are slaves?" This time, it was Lu Chengqing who spoke. Since he understood Li Jing's intention, it was natural for him, a little person, to ask these little things.
Xi Junmai bowed his head even lower: "Three people, my father, brother, and me!"
He really asked questions and answered questions, and did not dare to say any more nonsense. Li Yuanxing said in his heart, if it were Lu Chengqing who was asking questions, he would have mentioned Xi Junmai a long time ago and asked him to tell him in detail about all the situations in his family.
Once again. At this moment, Li Yuanxing really didn’t bother to listen anymore and said directly:
"Get rid of your slave status and use your military merits in exchange for it. You will be granted the title of a captain and you will rest for two days. I have a very important task for you to handle. You can choose the right person among the slaves."
Li Yuanxing asked Xi Jun to pick people from among the slave soldiers because he also considered that a regular sergeant might not serve a slave soldier.
Slave soldiers were transferred to their nationality, and their family members were deregistered. These were all paid for with military merit. Li Jing knew Li Yuanxing's plan to help a soldier with high military merit. Slaves are better. To make the entire Tang army see it, fight desperately.
There will be extremely high returns. The saying that there is no upper limit to merit is definitely not for nothing.
Ninth grade, eighth grade, or seventh grade.
Although Li Jing had already thought about this issue, when it was time to announce it, he thought about it again and said: "The matter of deportation is a great favor from the King of Qin and has nothing to do with the Ministry of War. The Ministry of War will naturally calculate your merits strictly and give you the first decision.
A Deputy Lieutenant of Xuanjie, who is below the eighth rank! However, the merits of the Ministry of War have not yet been verified, so for the time being, I will be a lieutenant who has risen from the ninth rank."
Xi Junmai even forgot to thank him and was taken out stupidly.
Although he received the reward and was freed from slavery as Li Yuanxing said, this still requires a formal document after the war. Xi Junmai walked away stupidly holding the newly issued weapons and armor.
When they returned to the barracks, the eyes of the hundreds of slave soldiers in the camp were all focused on Xi Junmai.
Before today's battle, there had been rumors that there was a slave soldier who had made great achievements in Huaiyuan.
He singled out the sudden advance general and escaped back by snatching the Turkic general's hat. This person would definitely be rewarded heavily. When Xi Junmai entered the barracks holding armor and weapons, the helmet represented a completely different identity. Although
He was also wearing the clothes of a slave soldier.
With a plop, Xi Junmai fell down on the bed and fell asleep. Perhaps only in the barracks could Xi Junmai, a young and nervous person, relax. The clothes and armor were thrown on the bedside.
The only sound in the barracks was breathing, which was getting heavier and heavier.
Finally, someone couldn't help it anymore and came over quietly to pick up the helmet that Xi Jun bought, and then the armor.
"It's the captain!" someone said softly.
Someone else said immediately: "Light cyan, he is the ninth grade captain!"
The slave soldiers arranged their clothes and armor, placed them again on the bedside where Xi Jun bought them, and then withdrew.
As soon as they came out of the barracks, nearly a thousand people gathered outside the barracks. Countless slave soldiers wanted to take a look at the young man holding the captain's helmet. What they wanted to see most was for a slave soldier to get out of slavery.
At this time, not only was he a slave, but he also had an official position.
"Nine-grade Colonel!" The first person to come out said softly to the people outside.
It is a military rule that no noise should be made for no reason in the military camp. But this small voice was spread from person to person, and quickly spread throughout the entire slave army camp, including the auxiliary army, combat army camp, and elite army camp. Someone was already spreading the word.
It can be said that it is a miracle for ordinary sergeants, not to mention slave soldiers, just ordinary soldiers, how many of them can have the opportunity to become high-ranking officers after the end of World War I.
All soldiers, even junior officers, felt this was a miracle.
They believed that the new method of calculating military merit of the Tang Dynasty army would definitely be more beneficial to them. Some low-level officers also made careful calculations and adjusted the method of calculating military merit according to the information they had received in advance.
To put it simply, it is the scoring system introduced by Li Yuanxing, which breaks down military merit into scores.
When a certain score is reached, there will be rewards and opportunities for promotion. The low-level officers only heard that this scoring method is very complicated, and the Ministry of War has compiled a thick book. But the low-level officers have their own
The calculation method is the simplest and can be advanced in a few minutes.
If Mr. Xi buys his slaves and defeats the enemy, then those who survive will be worth three points, which is equivalent to the number of points earned by beheading ten people in war.
Then, Xi Junmai beheaded nineteen more heads. According to the Tang Dynasty's calculation method of military merit, if there were other meritorious deeds in the same battle, this missing head could also be regarded as twenty, then this would be six points.
Stealing the hat of Turkic striker Ashling is a great achievement. Although the junior officers believe that it should be at least 70 or even 100 points of super great merit. In addition, there are rewards for successful interceptions. Therefore,
Xi Junmai already had at least 60 points in hand. In addition, he ran all day and night and traveled 1,100 miles, which could add one more point.
Leading the slave soldiers to charge into the battle with heavy armored cavalry. In this kind of near-death battle, surviving is three points. As the leader of the slave soldiers, he can add five points, and then beheading is another dozen.
The reward for Xi Jun's purchase should be more than 100 points, and this is at least.
From the ninth level, you only need five points to exchange for it. From the ninth level, it costs ten points. From the ninth level, it costs twenty points. To the ninth level, it costs forty points. The eighth level is a level. From the eighth level, it costs 10 points.
It cost 40 cents. But even so, all the low-level officers believed that Xi Jun should be buying this crazy young man from an official position of the eighth rank, or at least from the eighth rank.
But now he is only a ninth-grade captain, and his title seems to be lower.
There was a lot of discussion among the junior officers, and some believed that this was because the Ministry of War did not have a formal document, so the reward was halved. After the Ministry of War officially calculated the score, the Army Sima approved the score, and then it was time to officially join the ranks.
Soon, the entire military camp, as well as the sergeants on the defense line, were discussing the calculation of these scores.
Many middle-level military academies with some status even went to the military commanders with whom they were well connected to inquire.
Without exception, everyone thought that the rank of ninth-grade captain was too low for Xi Junmai. But even so, it still aroused countless sergeants' desire to win.
When Li Yuanxing and Li Jing heard this, they just smiled. They didn't need to explain it, and there was no need to explain it to ordinary sergeants. As long as it didn't affect morale, these discussions were indifferent.
This night was spent in the military camp of Datang with numerous low-pitched discussions.
However, King Zuo Xian spent his time in uneasiness and panic among the suppressed troops. King Zuo Xian did not sleep a wink all night, constantly patrolling the circle of deep trenches, and also constantly patrolling his own army.
There were no tents, no food, no firewood, and even more difficult, no water.
There were not many grasses left on the ground, the horses were hungry, and they needed water even more.
Zhao Yande, who had been howling miserably for a long time, slept peacefully. He crawled and fell asleep less than 500 steps away from Shuofang City. The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty did not care about his existence, not even the Turks.
On this night, the difference between the Tang army and the Turks was as great as heaven and earth.
The morale of the Turks was decreasing rapidly, and some people even tried to approach the defense line outside the city wall to surrender. But they only left a few corpses outside the city. The sergeants of the Tang Dynasty who did not receive the order to surrender would kill anyone who dared to do so. All living creatures that are close to the city wall and larger than sheep will be shot! (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)