A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 715 Reward
The grass was in a mess, grass clippings and soil mixed with flesh and blood penetrated deep into the ground, dyeing the grass black and red like a swamp.
The cruel punishment of horse execution, the captives of Khalkha’s three tribes just watched from the sidelines. They all knelt on the ground, desperately howling for mercy, from Taiji to Xiaobing. At this moment, they were equal. The image is the same.
While watching on the stage, Omubu was also pale, and the lamas beside him just muttered to the Buddha.
When Wang Dou looked at him, Taiji, the assistant of the Karka Tuxietu Department, wailed. He struggled desperately and kowtowed to Wang Dou: "Please forgive me, the Lord of the Shang Kingdom, this servant must go back and report to King Khan. Let me, Tu Xie Tubu, abandon the darkness and turn to the light, and be loyal to the general and the Ming Dynasty for life and life."
He cried desperately, and the chiefs of the Chechen Ministry, Zasaktu Ministry, Tabunang, Guan Qi Zhangjing and other leaders were not to be outdone, and they also marched on their knees, crying loudly.
They only hoped that Wang Dou spared their own lives. The more they reached their status, enjoying the glory and wealth, the more their children were used to money, the more they didn't want to die, servility was nothing, saving a life was the most important thing.
They struggled and cried, but some middle and low-level officers and soldiers remained silent. When they looked at these leaders, their eyes were full of disappointment.
The Mongolian soldiers of the new attached battalion who were guarding next to them also had expressions of disdain on their faces. In their view, it was okay for the soldiers to cry for mercy, and the tribal leaders should rather die than surrender, but the fact surprised them.
Many people had a strange feeling in their hearts, as if these headmen were not like the reincarnation of the gods they preached, they were aloof.
Wang Dou snorted coldly in his heart, these prairie beards just remember to fight but not to eat. When Ming Taizu, Ming Chengzu, Lan Yu and others conquered Saibei, all the ministries also scrambled to join them. At the end of Ming Dynasty, the court was gentle and comforted, and a lot of food The money was thrown out, but in exchange for it was betrayal.
Finally, he opened his mouth and said: "In fact, after this Marquis conquered Monan this time and punished Guluge and other heinous crimes, he has no ambitions for Mobei. After all, the north of Yinshan Mountain is full of deserts and Gobi. What's the use of farming? Not only that, but the Marquis also hopes to make good friends with all the tribes in Mobei. After all, Han and Mongolia have their own strengths, and each other has weaknesses. It may not be impossible to communicate with each other and coexist peacefully. Taizu Gao Emperor once said , Hua Yi is inseparable, although the surnames are different, the strokes are the same, this is the attitude of this Marquis, the Hanmeng family."
You Ru took a cold shower on a hot day, and ate a popsicle in the dog days. Taiji, the assistant manager of the Tuxietu Department, and the others were stunned for a moment, and then they were overjoyed. The Marquis Yongning of the Ming Dynasty meant not only to let them go, but also to fight with them in the future. Ministries trade with each other?This is what everyone dreams of.
Wang Dou's words also convinced them. Indeed, the Han army in the past dynasties seldom directly crossed Monan. have what?Earlier, they surrendered to the Qing Dynasty differently, but now they just change their targets. Who is it different to surrender to?
But before they spoke, Wang Dou said again: "But..."
There was a cold expression in his eyes, and he said: "However, if you help others to abuse others, and don't punish them for their mistakes, how can Wang stand in the world? How can there be such a cheap thing in the world? So some of you must Die! As the price for helping evil and abuse!"
He glanced slowly over Taiji, the assistant director of the Tuxietu Department, and the others, and said: "Of course, I am very fair. Although some of you are going to die, you are allowed to discuss and elect who will come out." As the object of punishment, the principle is to draw one out of three."
After speaking, he leaned comfortably on his big tiger leather chair.
Some of the captives from the three tribes of Khalkha below knew Chinese, and some did not. Zeng Yiyi, as the chief general of the new attached battalion, was naturally proficient in Mongolian. As a generalist, he translated Wang Dou's words one by one.
Everyone in Khalkha below looked at each other in dismay. Wang Dou's words made their hearts flutter like fifteen buckets. They rose to the clouds for a while and fell to the ground for a while. If they had a choice, they certainly didn't want to. Die, just let who come out to die?
They looked at each other and made countless eye contact. It seemed that at the same time, Taiji, the assistant of the Tuxietu Department, and others retreated to the side, leaving about three hundreds of people in the middle. He is brave in battle, gets many rewards on weekdays, and is envied by others.
These people usually call the wind and rain in various ministries, but now they are reduced to a vulnerable group and are elected to die.
To the surprise of everyone in the Jingbian Army, Taiji, the assistant of the Tuxietu Department, and many other leaders were not elected. Obviously, the members of the three departments also understood that they must rely on these leaders to live after returning. After today's encounter, it is just around the corner to become a confidant.
Among the people in the middle, there was Zhang Jing, the official of the Tuxie Tu Department. He looked at the assistant Taiji, the heads of the three departments, and the people around him. I, Wu Lianghe, fought half my life for the tribe, but today I ended up like this, and I was betrayed by my own tribe, hate, hate!"
He rushed to the stage suddenly, but he was tied up and could not move flexibly. He was quickly grabbed by several Mongolian soldiers from the new attached battalion beside him, and then beat his head and face with a whip. Cursed: "Han dog, you have taken my land and occupied my Mongolian homeland. Genghis Khan has a spirit in the sky, so he must send out his cavalry to kill him!"
The hundreds of captives who were elected from the three Khalkha tribes knew that they would not be spared, so they were heartbroken. They all cursed and hated Wang Dou for seizing the land of Monan and killing them to the bone.
Wang Dou listened with a smile, thinking that the Chinese language was still extensive and profound. Hundreds of Khalkhamuns scolded for a long time, but they couldn't make any tricks, just repeated a few sentences over and over again.
On the stage, the generals of the Jingbian army, as well as Wang Pu and others laughed, and Qin Yi, who praised the painting, laughed too, and said: "Joke, when did the land in Monan become yours? When Tang set up the Anbei Protectorate, Genghis Khan didn't know where he was?"
Seeing the unyielding attitude of Zhang Jing, the officer in charge of the Tuxietu Department, Wang Dou stood up with a smile, and said, "Actually, there is really no need to compete with each other over these historical issues. When it comes to the original ownership of the grassland, perhaps only The Huns have this qualification, but they have been beaten by the Han army and fled westward for thousands of miles, and I don’t know if there are any leftovers in the world.”
"From then on, Xianbei, Rouran, Turks, Khitan, Jurchen, and Mongolia all came after the time of the Han people. The Mongols also took their land from the Jurchens, and then the Jurchens snatched it from the Khitans. Snatching and snatching, in fact, the master is respected. The most important thing now is that I, Wang Dou, want this piece of land, so I sent troops to take it, do you have any objections?"
All the generals of the Jingbian Army on the stage showed proud expressions. The general said well that everything is false. If you can fight it yourself, this piece of land is yours. The tens of thousands of Jingbian Army soldiers in the audience also laughed Everyone is proud of their feat.
Taiji, the assistant director of the Tuxietu Department, was very anxious, thinking that Wu Lianghe would die as soon as he died, and he was still so verbose, so he couldn't help shouting: "Wu Lianghe, you can go at ease, you died for the tribe, I and Khan Wang and others will definitely take good care of your wife, children and family, you..."
Suddenly, Wu Lianghe broke away from the pull of several new soldiers, and rushed towards the assistant Taiji, biting him violently. When the new soldiers tore the two apart, the assistant Taiji Has been bitten bloody, screaming loudly.
Then Wu Lianghe glared angrily at Wang Douren and others on the stage, still yelling and cursing.
Wang Dou praised: "A true warrior!"
Han Chao said: "There are cowards and warriors among the Han people, and the same is true for the barbarians on the grassland."
Wang Dou said indifferently: "A warrior should have the noble way of death of a warrior. He can't hide his identity. To show his high respect for this person, he will execute the punishment of death on horseback. The rest will be beheaded."
Soon, Wu Lianghe, who was scolding furiously, was covered with a sack on his head, and then, amidst screams, he was trampled into a pulp by chaotic horses.
After dealing with the affairs of the three ministries of Khalkha, Wang Dou asked Taiji, the assistant of Tuxietu, to untie him, and invited him to the stage, and gave him a chair, but there was no big tiger-skin chair.
This Jiji was very grateful, and kowtowed to thank him again and again. Although Wang Dou's conditions were met, if they wanted to return to Mobei, they still needed the tribe's family members to redeem them. Calculated by their status and value, the cattle, sheep and horses redeemed by each person were not the same, but this Taiji was already satisfied that he escaped with his life.
He thought about the Khan and his family, and he would definitely redeem himself. As for whether the remaining soldiers had the ability to redeem themselves, and whether the tribe would redeem them, that was not his own consideration.
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Next, under the watchful eyes of the leaders of Monan and Mobei, Wang Dou held a grand reward ceremony for the soldiers and soldiers of the Jingbian army. Regardless of military merits, each battalion selected ten soldiers and officers who performed outstandingly and fought bravely to be rewarded. Wang Dou personally rewarded them with silver taels and meritorious service.
What followed was a meritorious service medal, made of copper or gold, which was a rare honor under the eyes of everyone. Everyone on the stage was very excited, and all the troops in the audience were also envious.
In addition to glory, some of these soldiers are from the second-class army who have just joined the first-class army. They are still happy to receive silver rewards, but the old first-class soldiers value the meritorious service and the honor of receiving the meritorious medal.
He has been elected to the Right Battalion of the Cavalry of the Chinese Army. Yang Dongmin, the former general of Wang Dou's former boss Xu Zucheng, and Li Zhongguo, the son of Li Shouqin, the current ambassador of the Internal Affairs Division of the Intelligence Department, also received awards for their outstanding performance in the battle.
In the eyes of everyone, Yang Dongmin strode onto the stage, and Wang Dou looked at him with a smile. He remembered that when the two first met, it was the conflict between Wansheng and Midian. Qualified soldiers of the frontier army.
Handed over to Yang Dongmin the exquisitely styled, thick and heavy silver medal of 100 taels of silver and engraved with [-] meritorious deeds engraved on a tray, Wang Dou smiled and said, "Brother Yang, congratulations!" ,This is what you deserve!"
Yang Dongmin choked up and said, "Thank you, General!"
He took it with both hands and shouted loudly: "Loyalty, dedication, honor!"
Li Guangheng watched happily, it was also his honor for Yang Dongmin to receive the award.
The interviewers of the Military Daily Times in the audience, while trying their best to look at it, wrote desperately, rewarding soldiers on the frontier battlefield. This is such an exciting topic. After going back, this issue of the newspaper will be sold like crazy. .
When they were struggling to write, they also used pencils and cardboard. There is nothing strange about this pencil. As early as Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty, there was a record that Cao Bao had a pencil while sleeping, and read books while walking. Sometimes it is more convenient to use a pencil than a brush. of.
Of course, when they wrote a special book, they also used the Spring and Autumn style of writing for the previous events. Although Wang Dou didn't mind, they consciously maintained the image of the general and the Jingbian army. Besides, the newspaper had editors.
Handing over 50 taels of silver and a bronze medal of [-] meritorious service to Li Zhongguo, looking at this tiger-headed young man, Wang Dou said with a smile: "Your father looks gloomy, but you are completely different, why are you father and son together?" Is there such a big difference?"
Everyone on the stage laughed, but Li Zhongguo just opened his mouth and giggled.
In the Zhongyi camp under the stage, Xu Lu and Liu Wei watched from a distance. They did not enter the cavalry camp because they could not be restrained. Entering the Loyalty Camp and becoming their subordinates, they can be described as iron-clad soldiers.
Looking at Wang Dou, Wen Fangliang and others on the stage, the status of the people in the same fort was far apart, but everyone has no intentions. After all, the distance between the two sides is getting bigger and bigger, and they are no longer at the same level. If I didn't persevere, I would regret it forever if I stumbled.
Zhang Wenru, who was originally guarding Sihaiyebao, also stayed in the Loyalty Camp, and he couldn't be restrained, so he felt happier in this camp, but Crazy Zhang still laughed openly when he watched one of his subordinates go up to the stage to receive the award.
Tumed Pohan Omubu looked at all this and found it very interesting, while Taiji, the assistant director of the Khalkha Tuxietu Department, felt awe in his heart.
He thought about it, the ceremony organized by the Marquis of Yongning in the Ming Dynasty obviously greatly boosted the morale of the army, no wonder the Jingbian army was so brave, it seems that Monan will definitely be Wang Dou's world in the future, and he still needs to convince King Khan , It is good to make friends with Wang Dou.
Seeing his subordinates' eager eyes, Wang Pu obviously hoped to get such a reward and honor. He secretly remembered that after returning, he should also engage in this kind of ceremony.
Among the Mongols in the new attached camp, Tabu Nang and Galed stood nervously, watching the large banners rolling over the high platform of the Chinese Army, and the array of soldiers in the audience was also majestic and majestic. After the award, the tens of thousands of soldiers in the audience shouted mighty, the two of them were both excited and looking forward to it, and felt their hearts were going to their throats.
Finally, it was their turn. In the eyes of all the people, the two of them and the remaining eight came out in a row. There was an overwhelming mighty roar, and thousands of newly attached Mongolian troops shouted wildly. People's faces are flushed, and they just feel so honored, even if they don't need rewards, they are just as satisfied.
Ten people went up to the high platform, all of them held their heads high and stood up excitedly. Wang Dou called their names one by one, and Zeng Yiyi was interpreting at the side. Galed felt that the eyes of the general looked as deep as the sea, He is calm and quite clever, he said loudly: "I dare not ask for a reward for fighting for the great general."
Wang Dou said: "My Jingbian army will reward every meritorious service!"
He turned his eyes on Tabu Nang and Galed a few times, and said: "Emperor Chengzu once said that if the barbarians enter China, China will be China. Within the coverage, there is no distinction between Hua and barbarians, but there are talents. Don't give up, you are all heroes of the new attached battalion, I hope you will wait for your bravery to remain, just like the generals of Mangui and Magui, fight to the death for the country, and leave your name in history!"
The ten newly attached Tatar troops shouted loudly in Chinese or Mongolian: "I am willing to die for the great general!"
Wang Dou issued rewards one by one, and Tabu Nang was the most brave, beheaded up to nine levels in total, and was rewarded with a meritorious medal of 100 meritorious deeds and [-] taels of silver.
In particular, their family has changed from a temporary residence to a naturalized nationality, directly skipping the foreign nationality, and can freely come and go in Xuanfu Town in the future. If they have a sense of identity with the Han culture, they can also be given a Han surname and a Chinese name in the future. , become Chinese.
Looking at the merit card in his hand, Tabunang trembled with excitement. You must know that meritorious deeds in the Jingbian Army are precious, and a little meritorious value can be exchanged for one mu of fertile land, or five acres of grassland. In the future, I can build a big ranch by myself.
Not to mention him, the Mongolian soldiers of the new attached battalion below all had red-eyed eyes, even Chief Qian Lemege's eyes were hot.
Galed also received 50 taels of silver and [-] meritorious service points. After ten of them step down, the example of Tabu Nang will greatly inspire the determination of the new attached battalion fighters to fight on the battlefield.
The grand reward ceremony was over, and the troops were jubilant. Wang Dou turned to Tumed Khan Ombu, who was watching with gusto, and said, "Ombu."
Ermubu had been abused by Gu Luge and others, and his reaction was a little slow. He was stunned for a while before he realized, and quickly said: "Xiao Wang is..."
Wang Dou looked at him and said, "In the fifth year of Longqing, Daming Ce granted Altan Khan the title of King of Shunyi. After that, the Han and Mongolian sides reconciled. Let go, to prevent the flames of war from spreading, and the common people to be ruined. This merit and virtue, I will keep it in my heart, and this Marquis also empathizes with what happened to you when you were taken captive by the slave chieftain to Liaodong. I will write to the court to restore your title as King of Shunyi... ..."
Wang Dou cupped his hands in the direction of the capital, and continued: "Not only that, but Tumot will also give you a population of [-], and you will have no more than [-] guards."
Amu Buxi fell from the sky, he cried bitterly, knelt down and kowtowed to Wang Dou again and again: "The general is like the reborn parents of the little king, and the little king will be loyal to the general and Daming from generation to generation!"
Wang Dou said: "Please get up."
He walked to the edge of the stage, pressed the sword in one hand, and slowly looked at the land beyond the Great Wall, from south to north, from east to west, his eyes were as deep as the sea.
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On September 15th, the [-]th year of Chongzhen, Wang Dou led his army back to naturalization. On the way, he followed the advice of Zanhua Qin Yi, imitating Huo Huo and Huo Qubing, and held a grand ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven and earth in Daqingshan.
At the same time, Wang Dou ordered the news about the victory of this battle to be sent to the capital quickly, and the public opinion in Xuanfu should also be mobilized.
All the generals were in high spirits. Although the conquest beyond the Great Wall was not as famous as Huo Hussar's, it was also a great achievement since the middle of Ming Dynasty. Those who were lucky enough to participate in this battle will all be famous in history.
But not long after, a piece of information from the Central Plains ruined the good mood of Wang Dou and others.

(End of this chapter)