The barracks was so busy that not only the doctors accompanying the army were used, but also the doctors nearby were summoned to treat the soldiers' wounds.
In the county government office, Liu Guangyi's wounds had been hastily bandaged, and he was now telling Qin Hui and a group of generals about their experiences on the north bank of the Wei River.
"At that time, we had already broken through the camp of the bandits, and the leader of the bandits fled..."
Liu Guangyi's expression was very heavy, and the others who were listening to him became more and more serious.
"...Later, two more groups of bandits came out. General Dong and I led the troops to fight, killing thousands of enemies, and finally broke out of the siege..."
After listening to his words, everyone was speechless for a moment.
This was too much of a surprise.
"Didn't you check it out before and choose a camp far away from other bandits?"
Qin Hui sat at the top and said with some dissatisfaction: "Why do mistakes like this happen again and again?"
Zhao Kuangyi turned his head and said with some dissatisfaction: "Prime Minister Qin, the thieves are not dead creatures. It is normal to plunder everywhere. If you are here today, you may go somewhere else tomorrow."
Someone also replied below: "Inquiring about their location is just to find a more secure position. It does not mean that this is a foolproof strategy..."
Qin Hui originally wanted to say something else, but after looking at the reactions of the following generals, he changed his words and said: "General Liu, you have encountered ambushes many times. Do you still remember how many people there were in total? It's easy to tell me the truth.
The imperial court will help you repay your merits."
As soon as these words came out, no one else said anything. On the contrary, Liu Guangyi had a look of reminiscence on his face. After thinking for a moment, he said: "There were about 16,000 bandits before and after, including 4,000 in Tiefutu."
The rest..."
Qin Hui's mouth twitched, you are really bragging about not paying taxes.
There are a total of 16,000 people, which is almost half of the strength of all the bandits. How can you escape when surrounded by so many people? There are still more than 4,000 iron pagodas. These bandits are chasing the border troops when they go south this time.
It’s up to you whether you brought so many iron pagodas or not. Four thousand came with just a few words of yours...
Liu Guangyi continued: "General Dong and I led the troops to fight hard, and we killed countless thieves during the breakout...but we were busy breaking out of the siege at the time, and we couldn't bring any physical evidence."
Qin Hui raised his eyebrows: "There should be a rough number, right? Otherwise, how can the truth be reported to the court?"
More than 6,000 cavalrymen were suddenly gone. This was not more than 6,000 pigs. What should we explain to the court?
"As for the issue of no physical evidence... The war situation was critical at that time. I believe your Majesty and the princes in the court can also understand you."
In order to report military merits, parts of the enemy's body are indispensable, such as noses and ears, but now that Liu Guangyi and the others can escape, it's already good enough, so who else should they care about?
But even with this grace, Liu Guangyi still couldn't answer for a while.
At that time, the entire battlefield was in chaos. We didn't even know where our troops were. Liu Guangyi didn't have a God's perspective. How could he count how many people on the other side had died?
The total number of more than 16,000 enemies and the more than 4,000 iron pagodas mentioned earlier were all estimated by him, and they were as high as possible.
It's not unusual to falsely report military exploits. This kind of thing is basically done by all the soldiers in the imperial court. It's strange if anyone doesn't falsely report military exploits.
However, some combat functions are falsely reported, such as how many enemies they encountered. The more reports they have, the more they will appear capable of fighting and have greater merit.
Some things won't work. For example, it's generally not possible to falsely report how many enemy soldiers were beheaded.
Just like the great victory in Neihuang not long ago, they killed more than 6,000 gold captives in Weihe. When this number was reported, there were only a few of them.
Because people from the imperial court can find out when they come down to investigate, so there is no point in making false reports.
Nowadays, although there are no heads, certificates, etc., it is difficult to make false reports.
Because the imperial court knew that the total number of golden captives was only about 45,000. If Liu Guangyi's formation killed 10,000 today, and tomorrow the captives gathered to attack the county and city, everyone would see that there were still 40,000.
What's going on? Are the extra five thousand all Yin soldiers?
But what's embarrassing is that Liu Guangyi really doesn't know how many people are left.
"The situation was chaotic and indeed a bit chaotic."
He shook his head and said helplessly: "Why don't we wait until General Dong wakes up and discuss it with him."
Qin Hui frowned when he heard this, but didn't push too hard.
However, Dong Tongfang didn't let him wait too long, and he woke up from his coma the next day.
In the end, the two of them, together with the soldiers below, gave a figure of about five thousand enemies annihilated.
During the previous night attack on the opponent's camp, they should have killed about two thousand people, but on the battlefield behind, they probably only annihilated three thousand gold prisoners.
This is still a result that was much higher than expected.
Although the total strength of the troops was almost the same, they were almost outnumbered by one to two because the threat from Tiefutu was too great.
After they were entangled by the kidnapping horses blocking the road, the iron pagodas behind them were just an impact, and the rear almost fell into a rout... If Liu Guangyi and Dong Tongfang hadn't led their soldiers to rush forward and clear the way, then these soldiers and horses would probably
I'm completely trapped in it, and it's unclear whether I can come back.
Qin Hui combined the words of the two men and other soldiers to write a simplified version of the military report and a particularly detailed military report.
But before he could be sent to the capital, the imperial envoy came to Neihuang again, and in the confused eyes of the officials and generals, he announced His Majesty's reward for the previous victory in Neihuang.
"Submen: I heard that Zhe Chong Yu was humiliated..."
The imperial edict drafted by the Zhongshu Province was too elaborate, and the military attachés did not have the patience to ponder it word by word. Everyone only extracted key information from it.
The rewards for Qin Hui, the chief officer, were basically nothing to be rewarded at his position. There was basically no way to improve his official position. The main rewards were coins, as well as jade belts and other honorary items like medals.
There were also rewards for Qin Hui's personal soldiers. As everyone expected, the rewards for this victory were extremely generous. It can be seen that they really spent money. However, the proportion of property in the rewards was not large. Instead, it was things like wine, meat, rice and noodles.
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Many generals understand this. In the early stages of a battle, it is best not to give rewards to the soldiers below. Only poor soldiers will fight hard. If the soldiers have money, how can they still be willing to fight for their lives on the battlefield?
Woolen cloth?
The next step was to attack Zhao Kuangyi and a group of Zuoweiwei generals, as well as a group of Zuoweiwei soldiers below.
Naturally, the generals need not say much. Those who deserve rewards will be rewarded with things, and those who deserve promotion will be promoted. The rewards for soldiers are the same as those for Qin Hui's personal soldiers.
After the news spread, cheers instantly erupted from Zuo Weiwei's barracks.