Although Jia Yan was disdainful of Shi Jinbao's recklessness, he was willing to associate with him.
Without him, only such people are trustworthy on the battlefield.
"That's it for a while!"
Jia Yan shook his head and came to his senses: "Horqin is so frightened that he may surrender."
Shi Jinbao was shocked, as if he had lost millions of silver coins: "Damn it, what will happen to our title this time? Can we be promoted?"
"Even though we killed so many people today, it's hard to get the first victory."
Jia Yan chuckled and said, "You returned the favor. There were only ten thousand Mongolians in total, and at least half of them escaped. How can you behead two thousand?"
Shi Jinbao was stunned, shook his head, his face full of unwillingness: "This is not possible, we have to keep fighting."
"Yes, we have to keep fighting." Jia Yan sighed.
"I heard that you have a son?" Shi Jinbao suddenly said.
"Two sons, two. The eldest son, Jia Daihua, is fourteen years old. He likes to wield swords and guns. I originally wanted him to be a scholar. Unexpectedly, my husband said, don't take the exam in the county and taint the eyes of the county magistrate. It hinders the reputation of this county’s backwardness..."
"Hahaha!" Shi Jinbao raised his head and laughed: "I have a little girl who happens to be thirteen. She will be born next year. How about getting married?"
"Marriage?" Jia Yan looked at Shi Jinbao's bearded face and thought in his heart that this daughter might be very difficult to handle.
But he also thought that since Shi Jinbao liked fighting, it would be easy for him to climb to a higher level, like an earl or even a marquis.
Not only did he have two sons, they were very good at fighting in the army, and they were already in camp at the age of twenty. They also had a bright future, and it was not difficult to earn a title.
It's not a loss to sacrifice an adopted son.
"Okay!" Jia Yan agreed: "There just happens to be someone to control him and control his temper."
"It's a deal." Shi Jinbao was also happy.
Even if Jia Daihua is an adopted son, he can inherit the title with Lao Tzu's support.
It’s not good if your daughter is spoiled!
"Brother Jia, merit points are a good thing. You have to work hard to accumulate merit for your children and grandchildren."
At this time, Shi Jinbao took on the role of future father-in-law and made plans for his daughter.
"You follow me, and no matter how bad you are, you can still get away with it."
"Okay!" Jia Yan was overjoyed. It's great to have a human shield to carry a knife: "In-laws, we will get engaged by the end of the year."
Meritorious service in the military has always been calculated based on merit points.
This is a rule formulated during the Huguang shogunate period and is still in use today, thus forming a special military merit system.
In a war, the General Staff Department will first estimate the difficulty of the war and then determine the basic merits.
After the battle, the merits of each association (three thousand people) are evaluated and divided into first merit, second merit, and last merit. Theoretically, there can only be one first merit.
In terms of basic merit, two points will be added to the first merit, one point will be added to the second merit, and only basic merit will be added to the final merit.
Ordinary soldiers can exchange merit points for land, two acres per point, or money, one dollar per point.
This includes not only combat soldiers, but also military judges and military judges, who also enjoy the same treatment. Even logistics and cooks receive half the salary.
The emphasis is on collective interests.
The reason why land is so cheap is that during the shogunate period, when the government was facing financial difficulties, it prioritized using huge wasteland to distribute military merit and reduce money and food expenditures.
The generals evaluate their titles based on the different merits of the third class.
The promotion of the lowest baron basically takes place in the camp, because it is based on collective merit.
For example, a baron must command more than 60% of the units killed and less than 30% of the casualties to be considered as obtained.
A Yingzheng with only 500 men must kill at least 300 men on the frontal battlefield and lose less than 150 men in order to be eligible for the title.
In other words, the kill ratio is at least one to two.
And this is only a requirement for fighting regular troops. If it is bandits or chaos, the standard will even reach one to three or one to five.
The viscount's evaluation is mostly among the guerrilla generals, or in other words, they are the basic combat units on the battlefield.
The standard for promotion to the nobility, in addition to beheading more than 3,000 people in siege battles and 2,000 people in field battles, also added a necessary condition - first achievement.
Only by adding the first merit and standard can one truly be promoted to nobility.
If there is more than one person for the first achievement, then compare the seniority and then the number of beheadings.
Just like today, even if Shi Jinbao won his first victory, he would definitely want to fight again because he didn't have enough beheadings.
And those low-level officers also want to obtain knighthoods and fight the war again.
Even the cavalry general You Shilu wanted to continue fighting.
As the younger brother of the righteous Duke You Shiwei, You Shilu has always been aggrieved.
Since there were very few cavalry in the Ming army, and due to opportunities, his title remained at count, and he watched helplessly as the rising stars jumped to the top.
"Brother Shiguo, can we still fight?"
You Shilu looked at the deputy general Wang Shiguo, who was also an earl.
He was also a member of the Yulin frontier army, and had taken refuge with the emperor at Dashan Pass. His qualifications were also very high.
"You guys have only scratched the surface, and the right wing is not worth mentioning."
Wang Shiguo shook his head and said seriously: "Shilu, while we are still young, we should make more achievements."
"We are not young anymore——"
You Shilu was stunned, looking at Wang Shiguo's gray temples, and suddenly realized that he was almost fifty years old.
The three brothers joined the army during the Wanli era, climbed up the ranks during the Tianqi era, and truly rose to prominence in the Chongzhen era.
Their elder brother You Shigong, who led them into the army, had been killed in Shenyang for thirty years.
"Yeah, I'm not young anymore, it's time to leave something for my children and grandchildren..." You Shilu murmured.
Although it is difficult to be promoted from viscount to earl, it is even more difficult to be promoted from earl to marquis.
Because most of the viscounts were guerrilla generals, leading only a group of troops, while the earls led a large army.
For example, at this time, You Shilu led 10,000 cavalry to attack Horqin's right wing, and had to behead 60%, or 6,000 Mongolian cavalry.
Your own losses must be less than 30%.
This condition is so harsh that even if a big victory is achieved and the losses are met, the head level is not enough.
Kill good people and take credit?
Not to mention the huge number of military judges in the army is the biggest obstacle.
Just say that the ubiquitous Jinyiwei and Dongchang make the generals fearful. Once discovered, it is enough to erase all their titles.
With almost no need to worry, the cavalry was integrated on the spot and charged directly to Horqin's right wing.
The Mongolian nobles headed by Tushetu Khan immediately surrendered and offered their surrender.
You Shilu could only regretfully bypass it and go to Horqin's left wing.
Compared with the right wing of Horqin, the Horqin left wing had the most marriages with the Manchus, so the relationship was closer.
The number of troops alone exceeds 30,000, and an army of 20,000 can be organized at any time.
Facing the Ming army's surprise attack, they were obviously prepared.
Its equipment is relatively sophisticated, with leather armor and cotton armor everywhere, and you can even see fire blunderbuss.
Although it was just an ordinary matchlock gun, it still posed a certain threat to the Ming army.
It's just a pity that the Mongols are too backward and have to be beaten.
