Huang Yi said without thinking: "Of course we should choose a place near the official road from Luanzhou to Yongping Mansion, preferably a dense forest or a mountain col.
Jiannu need to communicate with each other. I guess it won't be long before we are likely to encounter a scattered post-Jin army. "
Geng Zhanghua had fought with the Jin army and killed several Jiannu slaves with his own hands. He was not afraid at all. Hearing this, he said happily: "That's great. Doesn't it mean that we will be captured immediately?"
"Probably! But the quality of your troops is worrying!"
Geng Zhanghua blushed. He was not afraid of not knowing the goods, but afraid of comparing goods. Originally, he thought that the soldiers he led were the most capable among the Xuanda frontier army. However, he marched with Huang Yi's troops for ten days and made a judgment. .
Before engaging the enemy, the team of more than 1,300 people has already lost more than 300 members. What if there is a real fight?
He said: "After leading the troops myself, I realized that it is difficult to lead the troops. I started fighting right before my eyes. My people are indeed much worse than your people."
"Morale is very important, it must inspire their enthusiasm to kill the enemy."
"I've been trying to boost morale, but, alas..."
The four hundred warriors such as Zhi, Yong, Shuang, Quan, Peng, Bi Daxi, etc. are all trustworthy, but Geng Zhanghua's troops are hard to say.
In order to prevent them from scrambling to capture and delay the killing of the enemy, or even giving the slaves an opportunity to take advantage of, discipline must be emphasized before the battle.
Huang Yi thought for a while and said: "Let's do this. Later I will mobilize the entire army and announce an order to kill anyone who has been seized and returned to the public for private possession!"
However, Geng Zhanghua, who had led the army for several months, understood the difficulty and quickly said:
"It's inappropriate, it's inappropriate. Just because you can implement the order of returning captured people to the public in your army does not mean that you can implement it in the entire army.
Too many veterans who are skilled in bow and horse just heard that the Hou Jin Army robbed a large amount of gold and silver treasures, and they all risked their lives just to make a fortune!
If you declare such discipline, the team may disperse in a hurry. "
"Oh? Your troops are not very enlightened!"
"For those who are not aware, people die for money and birds die for food! I can understand!"
"It's not that I don't allow them to make a small fortune, but I must prevent them from breaking military discipline and disrupting formations in order to compete for gold and silver treasures!
Well, let me put it another way, to ensure that everyone will happily carry out the order to return all captured items to the public! "
Geng Zhanghua admired Huang Yi's ability to lead troops and wanted to see more and learn more.
He stopped talking nonsense and immediately ordered Geng Qi, Liu Chuanzong, and Yang Shihu to gather their troops.
The veterans are all experienced, and they all see the strength of Huang Yi and his men.
Huang Yi's story was often told by their officers Geng Qi, Liu Chuanzong, and Yang Shihu. These veterans admired Huang Yi from the bottom of their hearts.
When he stood on a big rock and lectured the entire army, all the soldiers listened attentively.
Huang Yi's first sentence was that he and Master Geng decided after discussion that after the war, all soldiers who participated in the war would be rewarded with twenty taels of snowflake silver, and forty taels of pension silver would be given to the brothers who died in the battle.
The training scene immediately felt like a boiling pot was boiling. All the soldiers were smiling and asking questions. They all thought it was incredible and impossible!
Huang Yi then changed the topic. If you want to get rewards, you must obey orders and obey orders, and you must strictly observe military discipline.
Then he talked about how all the seizures should be returned to the public for the sake of fairness, to prevent competition, and to prevent the enemy from destroying the shape and morale of our army by throwing away gold and silver treasures...
He also emphasized that any soldier who obeyed orders and obeyed the command would be guaranteed to receive twenty taels of silver after the war. If he had beheading skills, that would be an extra consideration.
Anyone caught hiding something privately will be shot without mercy!
Geng Zhanghua's subordinates all understood clearly and knew that the commander's intention was for everyone to focus on killing the enemy and not spend time on capturing it.
If you grab it, it will be in vain. You can't carry it in your arms, otherwise you will lose your head.
The imperial court was often in arrears with pay, and the treatment of Xuanda and Shanxi soldiers was much worse than that of Guan Ning's army. Coupled with Shangguan's disappearance, the military pay throughout the year was less than ten taels of silver.
Therefore, these soldiers were very poor. Twenty taels of snowflakes were more than what they could get in two years. Of course, they chose to obey orders and obey orders.
The soldiers' fear of the Hou Jin Army must be eliminated.
Huang Yi not only ensured that all the soldiers participating in the war would get twenty taels of silver, but also told everyone that being a slave was not terrible. A few months ago, he had been beaten to tears by dozens of heroes such as Geng Qi, Liu Chuanzong, and Yang Shihu.
He also vowed to tell everyone that in just one or two days, he would personally deploy it, and by then he would definitely be able to gain a few levels and show them to everyone.
This is not bragging, but I know it from my heart.
This place is not far from Luanzhou and Yongping Prefecture. Of course, the Jin army will use messengers to communicate and send sentries to inquire about the military situation.
Huang Yi's unique night vision telescope can predict the enemy ahead of him. He has four hundred warriors who are armed to the teeth and loyal and dare to fight. He can easily plot against messengers and sentry riders.
When Huang Yi made a high-profile announcement that he would lead a group of troops to attack and kill a few or a dozen people, the Jin army would gain a good fortune.
The atmosphere at the training scene reached its climax. More than half of Geng Zhanghua's cavalry shouted loudly, all of them actively asking to join the battle.
However, Huang Yi refused to take them with him, but ordered them to increase their power and regain their strength.
He also told them in a fearless tone that he must be the first to charge, and the people at the forefront must be his troops.
As long as you are willing to charge with me and my four hundred subordinates, I will be satisfied, and I will not force you to charge at the front.
"What are you talking about? You look down on people!" Some of the more arrogant cavalry felt humiliated and were filled with indignation.
"We are equally capable of fighting, so why should we hide behind your troops?"
"You are not afraid of death and rush to the front, how can we risk our lives?"
"Yes! As long as officials take the lead, how can we possibly shrink back?"
Hearing these comments, Huang Yi laughed loudly and said: "We will see you on the battlefield, heroic bear! Now, let's see our ability to kill the enemy and convince you!"
There were still many soldiers who refused to comply and clamored to go together. Geng Zhanghua stood up at the right moment and said loudly: "Master Huang has good intentions in asking everyone to take a good rest and recharge their batteries. Don't be ignorant of what is good and what is evil.
Remember, soldiers must obey orders and obey orders. Anyone who dares to disobey orders and conceal captured items will be killed without mercy! "
The reason why Geng Zhanghua emphasized the prohibition of private possession and seizure was because he had made a promise to reward those who participated in the war and to provide compensation to the fallen soldiers.
He calculated in his mind that after this battle, he would not be able to fulfill his promise without 30,000 to 50,000 taels of silver, so he had to seize a large amount of money.
If it was divided among the soldiers and captured, where would he get so much money?
Geng Zhanghua glanced at the soldiers and saw that there were no objections, and shouted: "All are here, stand at attention!"
The subordinates headed by Liu Chuanzong and Geng Qi straightened their backs and shouted: "Tiger!"
