Chapter Three Hundred and Twenty Sixth Determination
Second, rewards and punishments should be proportionate.
According to what was said in the public notice in Daliang City before, whoever kills a barbarian soldier will be rewarded with ten taels of silver; whoever kills a barbarian centurion will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver, and whoever kills a captain of thousands will be rewarded with a thousand taels. If he is lucky enough to kill a barbarian general, he will be rewarded with a reward of one hundred taels of silver. Ten thousand taels of silver. Everything will be exchanged when the head is returned. Considering that there is too much silver to put on my body, I have prepared silver notes from Daqian Bank and can turn them into cash when I return to Daliang City.
Third, supervise each other.
The knights can supervise at any time, and those who report others for disobeying military orders will be rewarded with fifty taels; those who take advantage of their merits to gain silver will be rewarded with fifty taels; those who do not do so out of fear will be rewarded with fifty taels.
As soon as the three-point request, which was not complicated and easy to understand, came to the ears of the ranger, everyone had different reactions. Some were happy, some were worried, and some looked directly to the left and right. They were already thinking, what if If a friend commits the above three points, should he report it so that he can get more money?
But everyone seems to have forgotten one thing. When Daliang City recruited troops, it was stated that they would not care about them, and they could withdraw at any time even if they were scared on the battlefield. Looking at it now, it was not like that at all.
But at this time, no one said no, everything was fake, only the money in the hand was real. For this goal, what does it matter even if you take some risks?
After Shen Ao made the three announcements, he left for Khanbana City. Among the remaining rangers, some were still talking quietly at first, but in the later stage, everyone stopped talking, as if they were afraid that if they spoke too much, they would make mistakes and be reported by others. .
With these three requirements, Feng Xun followed the plan and said that a thousand people could enter the city to eat, and bursts of cheers began. But this voice was quickly suppressed by Feng Xun. In his words, We are behind enemy lines now, and no one knows if there are any barbarians nearby. Once discovered, the young master's plan will be ruined. Therefore, from now on, everyone is required not to say a word without an order, and not to make any noise that should not be made. Otherwise, others can supervise and report each other.
As soon as the supervisor reported this, everyone immediately shut up. If they could control it, they might even be able to hold in their farts.
It is precisely because of this that when these thousand people followed Shi Lei into the city of Bukhan, they were so surprisingly quiet, and there was no other sound except the sound of footsteps. Seeing in the eyes of General Ila who welcomed the city, He was secretly impressed. He even thought to himself, "Dagan is worthy of being a great country. Look at how strict their military discipline is."
Arranging for thousands of people to enter the city at one time instead of all entering the city would naturally be a lot more troublesome. But Shen Ao still took the initiative to propose this. Sure enough, after he finished speaking, Ayuda immediately agreed. If he looked carefully, he could still see He seemed to be relieved.
Thinking about it, if four thousand soldiers bravely entered the city, no one would be able to control them once they did something detrimental to Bukhan. Ayuda had been worried about this before, but considering that the two sides had just cooperated, , he seemed a little uncomfortable being suspicious of others.
Fortunately, Shen Ao had already considered this for them, and offered to enter the city in batches. A thousand people would leave after eating, and another thousand people would enter the city. As expected, Ayu Da agreed wholeheartedly.
This is Shen Ao's cleverness. We have just cooperated, and there is no basis for trust. If any details are not done well, problems may arise, so he takes the initiative to give in.
Along the way, most of the rangers who had eaten cold food finally had a mouthful of hot mutton soup, and many of them had expressions of satisfaction on their faces.
Before dark, after four thousand people had eaten in batches, in the palace of Bukhan City, Shen Ao pointed to the map that had been unfolded in front of him and did the pre-war deduction work.
Pre-war deductions were the norm even in ancient times, such as Zhao Kuo, the famous armchair strategist in the Warring States Period, and Ma Di, who was still an armchair strategist and was beheaded by Zhuge Liang in tears, etc. But they were all pointing in front of the map. , In contrast, this time Shen Ao created a small sand table through Tie Long's reconnaissance team and General Ila's description, and the topography was completely displayed in front of everyone. This move alone made people dare not underestimate it. .
Especially Shi Lei, Ao Qi and others, they had always thought that the young master was good at business, very talented and learned, and less good at leading troops in war. But now it seems that this is not the case. Just the appearance of the sand table made everyone feel refreshed. feeling.
Shen Ao didn't think about it that much. At this time, he was pointing at Su on the sand table and said to the small town of Shana: "Everyone, this is the goal of our trip. According to the investigation, this place is backed by mountains on one side and endless grasslands on the other. The main road leads to the area of Bahan in the north and to the barbarian capital in the south. The terrain structure is relatively simple."
Everyone heard the words and nodded in agreement. The terrain of the grassland is completely different from that of the Central Plains. The Central Plains is mountainous and watery, and many places are conducive to ambushes. It can be said that you have to be careful every step when taking the official road. The principle of the grassland is different, the terrain is wide, and there are often There are endless areas as far as the eye can see. It would be quite difficult to conduct an ambush in such terrain.
Seeing that everyone agreed with his statement, Shen Ao spoke again: "Our goal this time is to occupy Sudui Shana, so that we can attack when we advance and defend when we retreat. It is now known that there are two thousand barbarians in the city, leading The general of the team is a man named Niu Suan. So please express your opinions on how to capture this place."
As Shen Ao spoke, he put aside the wooden stick he was using for gestures. Then his eyes fell on everyone present.
War cannot be won by the strength of one person, nor can all battles be won by the wisdom of one person. As the saying goes, a thousand armies are easy to get, but a general is hard to find, and this is exactly what is said.
What Shen Ao has to do is to train suitable generals. Only in this way can he relax. Otherwise, he has to worry about everything by himself, and even if there are ten of them, he will be too busy.
"Well..."
Everyone, you look at me and I look at you. I don’t know how to answer for a moment. Many people here would not let them execute the order and charge into the enemy camp, even if they risked their lives by rushing into the enemy camp. I frowned, but when it came to making suggestions, it was much different.
The people who were accustomed to obeying didn't even have a basic clue in their minds, so they didn't know what to say. After looking at each other, they remained silent.
The atmosphere fell into a dull mood for a while, not to mention that you could hear the drop of a needle, but it was not much different. Seeing all this, Shen Ao also raised his eyebrows. Is it possible that there is not even a general among these people around him?
Just when Shen Ao was a little disappointed, Feng Xun, one of the former three bodyguards, suddenly stood up and hugged Shen Ao, "Master, I have some ideas, and I don't know whether to speak them out or not."
"Speak." Shen Ao naturally would not refuse. Instead, he looked at Feng Xun with encouraging eyes.
As if being encouraged by Shen Ao, Feng Xun couldn't help but feel a lot more courageous. After all, there were many talented people here. In terms of personal combat power, he was probably at the back of the queue. Now he wanted to leapfrog everyone to express his stance. , you can imagine how much pressure there is.
Fortunately, Shen Ao's encouraging gaze gave Feng Xun a little more confidence. He calmed down for a moment, thought about his own opinions, and then said: "In terms of the number of troops and combat strength, we are all at a disadvantage. The only advantage is It means that we are in the dark and the opponent is in the light. In this way, if we want to win, we must give full play to our advantages, use fast to defeat the slow, and use darkness to defeat the light. Only in this way can we win."
"Okay! That's good." As soon as Feng Xun finished speaking, Shen Ao couldn't help but praise loudly. Finally, someone was willing to express his opinion, and the idea was good. This should be a candidate for the general.
I am not afraid that someone will say the wrong thing, but I am afraid that everyone will be silent.
Feng Xun took the lead in speaking, and received encouragement from Shen Ao. For a while, everyone started talking about it. But no matter how you heard it, what everyone said was not very reliable. Some said a force attack, and some said a night attack. , and also said that the barbarians were besieged to death by siege.
Although there were many plans, none of them matched Shen Ao's ideas.
A strong attack would surely cause huge losses, and it was obviously not suitable for them with insufficient troops.
Not to mention night attacks, let alone everyone's poor night vision at night due to nutritional problems, and many people even suffer from night blindness. If you attack at night, if you don't do it well, you will kill each other, and it's dark. It is also easy to cause confusion and allow the enemy to escape and report back.
As for siege, although it is a method, it takes too long, and in terms of military strength alone, the advantages of siege do not seem to exist.
Shen Ao opened his mouth and vetoed everyone's suggestions one by one. When everyone remained silent, he proposed a way - fake surrender!
The trick of false surrender has been around since ancient times. During the Three Kingdoms period, Huang Gai used this trick to surrender to Cao Cao, which led to the great victory in the Battle of Chibi. Facts have also proved that if this method is used well, the effect will be greater. Excellent, it's easy to defeat more with less, not to mention that they still have the advantage in military strength for the time being.
"Fake surrender?" General Ila looked suspicious after hearing this. Apparently he didn't quite understand how to fake surrender.
In fact, it is not only Ila who does not understand, but others are also unclear. But the difference is that Shi Lei, Feng Xun and Ao Qi have no intention of asking more questions. Countless facts have proven that listening to the young master is always correct. That is, If the young master is so smart, then what else are they using their brains for?
"Yes, it's a false surrender. All we need to do next is this, this is it..." Shen Ao had a confident smile on his face, as if he had a winning chance.
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Susana City.
It is more accurate to say it is a city than a larger town.
It is only about one square kilometer in size, with only two hundred houses. More than half of them are used by soldiers, and nearly half are used by civilians, old ladies who cook, some who do laundry and cooking, and even wives.
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I finally fulfilled my promise, writing 15,000 words and five chapters every day for a whole month.
There are no more saved manuscripts. From next month onwards, Langzi will ensure that it will be updated twice a day, and more updates will be added in due course depending on the situation.
This month, I've been pushing my friends to invite me to dinner, just to fulfill my promise, and shout out, "The Prodigal Son did it!"
Thanks to Ji Ping'an for the reward, he became the rich man of the month.
Once again, thank you to those who have always supported the prodigal son, thank you!