Eight hundred and sixtieth chapters take advantage of Zuo Fu's worries
Jiu She swore a strong oath here, and Shen Yunyi laughed loudly, "Okay, this is the best choice. Even so, the 20,000 Diqi behind you will be under the command of the general. But They all have to express their loyalty, and if there are those who disobey, let us handle it. How about that, General Jiu She will have no problem."
"Of course there won't be any problem. Many of these people will be familiar to them. Their job is to ensure that they will be attached to His Highness King Ji. However, some of them will not be familiar to them. This requires two people. General, please work harder." Now that he has decided to surrender, he must surrender completely. At this moment, Jiu She has already started to look at the problem from the perspective of a general of the Jizhou Army.
"Okay, then let's get started. King Ji is still under Shile City, waiting for us to lead the army to march north. We need to tighten our grip." Shen Yunyi spoke and looked at the same time. Looking at Feng Xun on the side.
"Everything is as Marquis Zhongcheng said." As an old man from the former Duke's mansion, Feng Xun naturally respected Shen Yunyi very much, so there was no reason to disobey.
After the three of them reached an agreement, Jiushe returned to the military camp with more than a dozen soldiers. Then there was a meeting to raise the tent. Six captains who were unfamiliar to him were picked out, and the soldiers restrained them and handed them over. It was given to the Jizhou Army who then entered the camp. Others did not have any extreme reaction after learning that Jiushe had surrendered to the Jizhou Army.
They had already heard from Jiu She that the king's tent had been burned down, and the king's life or death was unknown. The Beidi army had also been defeated. Of the more than 200,000 cavalry troops, only about 30,000 had actually escaped.
All of this is enough to show that Dadi's situation is over, so what benefits can he get from working for them at this time?
Speaking of which, except for Ji Wang Tang Ao, the status of soldiers in other forces is not very high. They simply serve as soldiers and get paid. They have no culture and no one to do their ideological work. In this life, everyone Most of the battles we fight are foolish.
Often when a general gives an order, they will hit whomever they are told to fight. As for why they are fighting, they do not know, and not many people will delve into this issue. They only need to know how they are treated as a soldier. As long as you can get protection.
An army like this that has no ideas at all, and does not even have the concept of race, is often the easiest to persuade. Zaijiu She announced in public that as long as he is willing to join the Jizhou Army, the minimum monthly salary for soldiers is five taels of silver, and two When ten acres of land are distributed with cattle and seeds, who would object?
As for the fact that if you perform meritorious service in the future, you can get more salary and silver, or you can get more land like a cadre, no one even thinks about it. In their opinion, five taels of silver a month and twenty The acres of land that can be theirs are enough for them to work for.
You know, Beidi is too poor. When they join the army here, what they get is only the rations during their service. They won't give you any more money, and once the army is disbanded, they can't take anything with them.
The Beidi cavalry were originally recruited by force. Even if their horses were brought by themselves, how could such an army have any loyalty? This is why Dadi was able to conquer so many troops in such a short period of time. The reason for the large army is that it does not require much food and pay, so it pays less. If it is the same as the Jizhou Army, how much gold and silver is needed to mobilize such a cavalry team of more than 300,000 people? This is not what King Di and the Gongsun, Cheng and He Sui could afford it.
Or it can be said that even if they could come up with the money, why would they be willing?
It is precisely because of the stinginess of some people that it seems that Ji Wang Tang Ao gave the soldiers better treatment, which also made their persuasion work easier.
In another three days, 5,000 unqualified people were screened out of the 20,000 Beidi cavalry. These people either lacked physical strength or had unstable thoughts, and were eventually eliminated.
But then Shen Yunyi found 5,000 suitable people from the captured Beidi cavalry to add to the army. Jiushe still led 20,000 troops, but they were much more pure than before, and they were all willing to take the initiative Joined the Jizhou Army.
Next, the 1st and 2nd Field Brigades had more than 20,000 reserves and 5,000 Tiger soldiers left to guard a hundred thousand prisoners. The other Jizhou Army cavalry and Shanshan Guards were nearly 20,000 There were 40,000 barbarian cavalry, 6,000 cavalry from the two field brigades, plus 20,000 former Beidi cavalry and current Jizhou cavalry brought by Jiushe, a total of nearly 90,000 people, and they headed straight from the foot of Ala Mountain to the direction of Shile City. .
In this battle, more than 200,000 Beidi cavalrymen, in addition to the 30,000 who escaped and the 20,000 cavalry brought by Jiushe, suffered more than 60,000 casualties on the battlefield, which can be said to be a serious loss of vitality. When the news of the defeat came back , when Beidi Wang Yiquxiao and Cheng Clan Lao Chengsi Tuo fled back to Shile City in disgrace, the whole king was shaking like an earthquake.
Before the war, no one thought that it would be like this. After all, Dadi had a huge advantage in terms of numbers of people and horses. It was a local battle, and they didn't need to win. As long as they could defend three For months, if you persist until it snows heavily, you will be considered a victory.
But even such a small request could not be met, and the army was still defeated, which was beyond everyone's expectations.
Just when everyone was asking about the reason for the defeat of the army and wanted to denounce them, no one thought that in order to defeat the Jizhou Army, almost all Dadi soldiers were dispatched. Now, there are no cavalry at all in the royal capital of Shile City. , there are only less than 2,000 soldiers from the three major families and 8,000 other mixed old and weak people, a total of 10,000 soldiers maintaining public order in the city.
With such a small number of people, if the Jizhou Army suddenly came to the city, what would they do to resist?
It's not that everyone can't think of this, it's just that no one wants to think about it, because no one has a better idea.
The day after Yi Quxiao returned to the capital, his younger brother Yiqushe returned to the city with 20,000 defeated troops. This gave everyone some confidence. After all, the strength of the troops reached 30,000, and it was impossible to fight them out. Yes, but when it comes to defending the city, maybe it can be done.
While the Beidi people were still digesting the news of the army's defeat, the Gongsun family burst into tears because they did not see their husband, Sun Wen, return with the army. Does that mean something unexpected happened to them?
While everyone was still grieving, an old acquaintance came to Zuo Fu's mansion, Long Ya No. 2 Xu Hun, dressed as a Beidi native.
"You still dare to come?" Cheng Zuofu was naturally shocked when he saw Xu Hun in his study. He had just escaped from the battlefield and felt a genuine fear towards the Jizhou Army.
Having done business with Jizhou for such a long time, Chengzuo Fu is no stranger to Xu Hun. This man is the most mysterious No. 2 figure of Long Ya in the Jizhou Army. Not only that, he is also the brother-in-law of Ji Wang Tang Ao, and his sister Xu Qing.
But she is the fifth wife of King Ji.
With Tang Ao's current status, normally he can have hundreds of women, but he only has five wives. This is already quite self-disciplined and makes his wife's status even more prominent. People like Xu Hun, whose status
You can imagine how valuable it is.
In the past, when he could see Xu Hun, Chengzuo Fu would naturally have a good rapport and enhance the relationship between the two parties. But now, Jizhou and Dadi are already hostile, and the arrival of this person will make him
I felt uncomfortable all over.
"What? Does the rich young master who has always wanted money rather than his life know how to be afraid?" Xu Hun didn't take it seriously, nor was he angry because of Chengzuo Fu's attitude. All this was expected by him. But he still
He came because Tang Ao gave him a very important task.
"Money is a good thing, but you have to decide how to make it. Now that we have declared war, you and I were supposed to be enemies. Now please leave here, Master Xu. For the sake of past friendship, a certain person will not
Just tell me what brought you here."
Cheng Zuofu loves money, it can even be said that he loves it to the core. But he also knows what money can be made and what money cannot be made.
Now Dadi and the Jizhou Army are at odds with each other. If he still dares to interact with Jizhou people in private, once people find out, his head will be in danger. In comparison, this money is still unearned.
good.
If Zuo Fu wants Xu Hun to leave, will he really leave?
Hehehe sneered, Xu Hun shrugged his shoulders, and said with an indifferent expression, "A certain person just came to your place. If you are afraid, you can tell this matter and make it known to everyone. The worst thing is that
Just kill someone. But I wonder if the rich young master has ever thought about how our king will treat you if something happens to someone here. I am afraid that when Shile City is destroyed one day, you will die without a burial.
It’s the moment of the earth.”
"Uh...well..." Cheng Zuofu's face became quite ugly.
King Di is not easy to mess with, so is King Ji that easy to mess with? No matter who he offends, it will be lifeless in his opinion. And he, who has always cherished life, will certainly not tell the story of Xu Hun's appearance here. He
It can also be seen that Xu Hun will not leave without letting the other party reveal his purpose.
He walked to the door of the wing, looked out, and found that no one noticed him. He quickly closed the door tightly, then came to sit in front of Xu Hun and asked, "Mr. Xu, what can I do for you?"
Let’s just say, as long as someone can help, I will do my best. But if someone doesn’t have the ability, please forgive me, Mr. Xu, and don’t force me on someone.”
Chengzuo Fu had a good idea. He blocked the conversation first and left himself a way out.