Overlord!

Chapter 49 Chen Wu, I congratulate you for making a fortune (first order please, first order please)

Liu Yao's general Chen Heng was captured by Sun Ce in the battle, but most of his subordinates fled smoothly.

After all, Sun Ce brought dozens of cavalry over, and they couldn't catch them.

However, Sun Ce didn't care. These fleeing soldiers would inevitably spread fear and shake the morale of the defenders when they returned to Moling.

Sun Ce won two victories in one day, which can be described as a great victory, so he led the cavalry to escort Chen Heng back to the camp.

Chen Heng is a member of the Chen family of the Xiapi clan, but he was also a member of the Sangong in history. Chen Qiu, a descendant of the clan, once served as a Taiwei.And there are countless people who serve as prefectures and counties.

The well-known local princes Chen Yu, Chen Gui, and Chen Deng at the end of the Han Dynasty all came from this great clan.

Among the aristocratic families Sun Ce came into contact with, they ranked third after Yuan and Zhou.

This is a real family of officials and ministers, different from the so-called four surnames of Wu County, which are so influential that they can't even get out of a county.They had to wait for the establishment of Soochow before they gradually became prominent.

If Sun Ce can get the full support of the Xiapi Chen family again, it means that there are two noble families supporting his forces. This will have a very far-reaching impact and will affect the attitude of most Jiangdong tycoons towards Sun Ce, and the resistance will be eased a lot.

So when he returned to the camp, Sun Ce untied Chen Heng and set up a separate camp for him to keep him under guard.

But it was unnecessary to see him, and Sun Ce didn't intend to persuade him to surrender, but only planned to use him as a sounding board, and let him go after Qu'a was beaten.No matter whether you can win the support of the Chen family like the Zhou family, at least let them stop making trouble in Jiangdong.

And a more important reason is that the entire Jiangdong has not regarded Sun Ce as an independent force at the moment, and even his father-in-law Zhou Shang thinks that he is just a general under Yuan Shu's command to expand the territory.

The entire Jiangdong called Sun Ce's troops "Shu Bing", that is, Yuan Shu's troops.

In most people's minds, this is a battle for hegemony between Liu Yao's forces and Yuan Shu's forces.

The most sensible thing for Sun Ce to do now is to take advantage of this war, take advantage of it himself, and blame Yuan Shu.

And the most tangible benefit was money and food for soldiers and horses. Shortly after the camp was completed, Cheng Pu led the army to withdraw from the front line.

He entered the commander's account and excitedly reported to Sun Cehui: "Bo Fu, Ruo Rong and the defenders of Moling City dare not leave the camp for half a step. Our army calmly cleaned the battlefield and harvested tens of thousands of equipment and armor. Gather more than [-] enemy soldiers and recover more than [-] horses."

Sun Ce also smiled when he heard the words, with more than [-] horses, this battle increased the number of horses under his command by [-]%.

As a result, the number of qualified knights in the entire army is insufficient.

Sun Ce turned to look at Chen Wu, and said with a smile, "Chen Wu, I congratulate you on getting rich. There are more than 3000 horses in Ruo Rong's army, and your cavalry can almost form a school lieutenant's department."

When Chen Wu heard this, he couldn't help grinning, revealing an excited smile.

No man can resist the charm of commanding thousands of cavalry, gold and iron horses, and traveling thousands of miles across the battlefield.

His happiest worry now is: "General, where can we find so many qualified knights over seven feet and seven inches?"

Sun Ce smiled and asked, "Have you watched "Six Secret Teachings" recently?"

"I've read it. Isn't this something that generals and schoolmasters must memorize in the Military God's Class? Mr. Rui also talked about it when he taught generals and school characters in the army recently."

"Then tell me about the selection criteria for martial arts knights."

"The method of choosing a knight is to be under forty years old, and seven feet and five inches long; strong, fast, and unsurpassed; able to ride and shoot, forward and backward, left and right, circle back and forth; cross ditches, climb hills, and take risks. Those who block and block the great marsh, gallop over a powerful enemy, and disrupt the masses. The name of a knight of martial arts must be honorable."

"Six Secret Teachings" was written by Jiang Shang, King of Wucheng, that is, the book of war written by the chief priest of the Wu Temple.

The standard for martial knights is the standard of nearly a thousand years ago. With the development of thousands of years, productivity and wealth have been significantly improved, so the current selection standard is naturally a bit higher, reaching seven feet and seven inches.

But the idea of ​​selection is the same, that is, to select the strong and fast, and to treat them favorably.

Sun Ce looked at him: "You have to be thick, why don't you start now?"

When Chen Wu was in power, he handed a famous assassin to Sun Ce, asked to see him, and followed Sun Ce from then on. His talent is very outstanding.

He immediately reacted: "The general intends to recruit troops and give generous salaries to the martial knights?"

Sun Ce appreciated Chen Wu's reaction speed very much, and nodded with a smile.

That's right, Sun Ce is planning to pay the soldiers, starting with the martial arts knights, and gradually becoming popular.

In any case, a professional soldier is better than a mob.

In the feudal dynasty of the Central Plains, the Yue Family Army and the Qi Family Army, which were at the peak of their combat power, were also recruited soldiers.

If Sun Ce wants to build an army, he must work hard towards the strongest direction.

At least give the soldiers a motivation to let them know what they are fighting for.In most cases, an army with a military salary is superior to an army with a harsh salary, let alone an army without a military salary like Sun Ce.

Today the infantry was shot by the enemy camp, but they failed to take advantage of the chaos to take down the enemy camp. There was no other reason, but the infantry was not brave enough to fear death. military.

But Sun Ce can also understand, after all, Sun Ce only provides two meals a day for the soldiers, how can the soldiers have any motivation to fight to the death.

In the previous wars, they fought pretty well. One important reason was that both sides were pecking at each other.Not to mention how tenacious their fighting will is, at least they have enough food and drink, keep warm and worry-free, and have a little bit of loyalty and ideals and the expectation of making contributions. In the end, the military discipline is strict, so the combat effectiveness is stronger than the ordinary army of the princes in troubled times.

The impact of Liu Yao's subordinates is even weaker! 3000 people attacked 500 people, but they could not be defeated after two or three attacks. The casualties were slightly heavy, and they retreated.

But it is necessary to fight against Cao Cao's tiger and wolf division, and compete for the world with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's powerful army of hundreds of battles.

Sun Ce could not rely on the army composed of these captives, water thieves, rangers, and powerful tribes.

This will cause Sun Ce's army to quickly degenerate into the appearance of the Song Dynasty, becoming the elite of Zhuxia, and the mainstream of society is unwilling to join it, defending the family and the country.

Sun Ce must ensure that the idea of ​​"good iron does not make nails, and good men do not serve as soldiers" will never appear under his rule.

"For this recruitment, you can go to any city or village in Danyang, and clearly tell the people that serving the country as a soldier is the best opportunity to achieve promotion. Each of the most common Xuanjia knights also has a monthly salary of eight stones of grain and one piece of cloth and silk." At the end of the year, I will give ten catties of meat, two jars of oil, and five buckets of salt."

"People who successfully enlist do not need to prepare luggage for military service. The army will give them summer and winter robes, armor and equipment."

A monthly salary of eight stones of grain, one bolt of cloth and silk, 96 stones of grain and twelve bolts of cloth a year, this salary is far more than that of a small official fighting food.

According to the "Han Official Ming Zhi Bo" currently in effect, those who fight for food, the yearly service is less than a hundred stones, and they eat one bucket and two liters per day, so it is also known as fighting food.

The minimum monthly ration for a Han army is one stone and eight buckets, while an elite frontier army like Ju Yansai only has three stones and three buckets a month.

The salary of eight stones a month can be directly taken into their hands, excluding their own consumption in the army, the eight stones of food can be sent home, and it is enough for a soldier to support his family no matter what.There is even a little surplus, which can be exchanged for money to supplement the family.

When Chen Wu heard Sun Ce's words, he was even more amazed: "General, with such an implementation, the common people will definitely be scrambling for the first place. As long as he can be selected, the family of the most ordinary head of Guizhou will directly surpass the fighting food in the county." Little official. This is an achievement that can only be achieved by a powerful family after several generations of hard work."

Sun Ce concluded: "I hope that one day, the people under my rule will shout out that they would rather be a centurion than a scholar, and please look at Jiangdong, as if a scholar has thousands of households."

Chen Wu took the order immediately, leaving Yang Xiao in charge of the guards, and personally presided over the recruitment.

The annual salary of a Xuanjia cavalryman was close to [-] shi, which Sun Ce felt was not very high.The court of the Han Dynasty also had a salary of ten thousand stones or two thousand stones, and the salary of one person could support hundreds of Xuanjia cavalry.Even the salary of the magistrate of Liyang can support ten of the most elite Xuanjia cavalry.

There are nearly a thousand counties in the Han Dynasty, and if they are roughly calculated in thousands of stones, the salaries of these county magistrates alone can support [-] black armored cavalry.

If Sun Ce had [-] black armored cavalry in his hand, would it be the emperor's turn to sit at their old Liu's house?
Even if Sun Ce didn't say anything, the world's aristocratic families would have to take the initiative to perform the trick of adding a yellow robe.

Of course, this calculation is very rough. To be specific, the armored cavalry also needs to pay for horses and armor. With the current level of agriculture, it is still difficult to support tens of thousands of armored cavalry.

It is not only this aspect that is stretched, but also the wealth in Sun Ce's hands.

Cheng Pu took the initiative to ask: "Bo Fu, if we want to pay the disciples as well, the wealth in our camp may be far from enough, right?"

Sun Ce nodded: "The salary of the disciples will be slightly delayed for a month or two, at least until we expel Liu Yao and occupy Jiangdong."

Hearing this, Cheng Pu's eyes widened in surprise.

He was just asking for the disciples in the camp, how much effort they put in and how much wealth they got.The Xuanjia cavalry is the main general and the teeth soldiers. They die every battle and win the whole army. It is only natural that they take the lead in receiving their salary.

Even if they don't suffer from shortages but suffer from inequality, ordinary soldiers can clearly see the difference in status between the two sides, and they won't have too many complaints about the master general's salary first.

But Cheng Pu never expected that there was only a month or two difference between the two parties getting their salaries?
"Bo Fu, even if we expelled Liu Yao, we don't have so much wealth. Now in February, after spring plowing and autumn harvest, Liu Yao has been wiped out a month or two later. We are busy consolidating counties. A lot of money and grain to distribute salaries?"

Sun Ce smiled calmly, and said to Cheng Pu: "I have already made arrangements for this point. What Cheng Gong has to do now is to lead the soldiers of the three armies to fight with force and defeat the enemy! Try to realize the promise, and it will take a month or two." Inside, defeat Liu Yao!"

Cheng Pu immediately bowed his hands and said: "I will motivate the soldiers, and all the troops will fight to defeat Moling."

Encouraged by Sun Ce, Cheng Pu immediately prepared his equipment and attacked Ruo Rong's fortress.

The defenders of Moling City were completely defeated, and they were completely terrified, and did not dare to go out of the city to fight again.The horns that used to be with the barracks outside the city have become separate defenses.

But Ruo Rong's troops are indeed the most powerful troops under Liu Yao's command. He can't defeat Sun Ce, but the camp is still airtight.

Cheng Pu personally took the lead and took the lead. After three days of fierce attack, he still could not take this camp.

Sun Ce stood behind and watched the battle for two days. From what he saw, there was nothing wrong with Cheng Pu's command.

The mandarin duck soldiers form a battalion step by step, and they fight forward. They stand in front of the battalion with the scull shield and rattan shield first. The mandarin duck soldiers hide behind the huge scull shield and shoot the enemy continuously. fight.

From the beginning to the end, there was no situation where densely packed soldiers rushed up like a tide and were massacred by the opponent's arrow stone.

But the opponent's defensive will is very strong, and heavy troops guard the camp gate.Dozens or hundreds of mandarin duck soldiers killed under the cover of their own bows and arrows, and they could not break through the camp and the camp wall after fighting for a quarter of an hour.

After the delay, the archers from the opponent's rear came up to supplement the suppressed front-line throwing force, and the mandarin duck soldiers who rushed forward were caught in a state of arrow rain and had to retreat.

After fighting for three days, more than 300 soldiers were killed or injured by Cheng Pu's troops, and there was not much progress.

Cheng Pu retreated from the front line covered in blood again. This time, he was hit by an arrow in the right arm holding the knife. When he retreated, the blood had already soaked the entire cuff tied around his right arm.

The medical officer immediately stepped forward to treat all the wounded soldiers. Two female doctors and nurses washed Cheng Pu's wound with salt water, and then the military doctor used a sharp knife to cut open the rotten flesh from his wound, and removed the flesh that was stuck in the muscle of his right arm. arrows.

With this torture-like treatment, even a tough guy like Cheng Pu clenched the wooden stick in his mouth, and his forehead was covered with beads of sweat.

Sun Ce stood beside him and asked with concern, "Dong Cheng, how do you feel about your injury?"

Cheng Pu raised his right arm and said generously, "It's okay, it's just a flesh wound, and it will heal when the scars are formed. I have experienced too many such wounds in the army and war. What's more, there is such meticulous care."

Sun Ce nodded, and said, "Take a good rest and suspend the attack on Ruo Rong's camp for the time being. It's really not easy to take down the remaining 2000 horses."

Cheng Pu hurriedly said: "Bo Fu, don't be discouraged. Our army is elite and well-trained, and the crossbowmen are especially superior to the opponent. As long as we continue to attack and consume the enemy's numbers and morale, we will be able to win this battle." camp."

Sun Ce lightly smiled and pressed Cheng Pu's shoulder, stopped him from getting up, and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Cheng. The Ruo Rong camp must be taken. But there is no need to waste it like this. Let's change the method."

Only then did Cheng Pu relax, sat back on Hu's bed, and asked, "How does Bo Fu plan to deploy?"

Sun Ce said calmly: "Mr. Cheng, continue to lead the army, kill the enemy with arrows and stones, take advantage of our army's well-trained crossbowmen, and make Ruo Rong tired of coping and dare not go out of the camp. The main force of the army will go down the river and circle around. Open up the enemy's main force, attack its weak points, and take Moling, Shuhu, Jiangcheng and other counties."

(End of this chapter)