"The first climber will be promoted to the fifth level! A daughter will be given!"
The Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system and still had the twenty-level military merit title.
Upgrading to five levels in one breath, even under the premise that the big man deliberately devalued the title, is an incredible improvement.
As for a thousand gold, one gold is worth ten thousand, and a thousand gold is ten million!
A middle-class family here in Dahan only needs 100,000 yuan to start.
With 10 million yuan, he would definitely be a rich man, the kind who would have countless girls coming to his house, yard, cars, and cars.
Moreover, Li Yunze's rewards were all gold coins made in Zhongshan. These gold coins were highly sought after and loved because of their heavy weight and fine workmanship. Its actual value is more than 10,000 yuan.
Faced with such a generous reward, the eyes of the Han soldiers who launched the attack on Shiling Pass were red.
Isn't that why they hang out in the army?
Hundreds of Han soldiers, holding shields in one hand and soldiers in the other, rushed towards the pass with red eyes and gritted teeth.
Shilingguan is here, dozens of miles away from Xiurong County in the north, and Yangqu County is out of the valley in the south.
The terrain is dangerous and the road is narrow. A pass that is not very strong blocks the road between the steep mountains.
Shiling Pass is not big, only about ten feet to the left and right, and the city wall is only about ten feet high.
There are only a few hundred Huns guarding here.
It's not that we don't want more people to stick around, but the environment here really can't accommodate more people.
The Huns on the city wall were shooting arrows desperately, and the arrows were raining down like water.
The Huns' bows and arrows were just as lethal, and they might be of some use against leather armor, but against armored soldiers, their greatest use was to shoot the soldiers rushing forward into hedgehogs.
A hedgehog with armor studded with arrows.
Because of the tight schedule, there was no time to make large siege equipment such as goose carts, ram carts, and columbians.
The Han soldiers simply carried a temporary ladder made of wood forward and erected it directly against the city head.
This ladder is not that ladder.
The so-called ladder is a formal large-scale siege equipment.
A regular ladder has wheels at its base for pushing, as well as shields, winches, grappling hooks and other equipment.
Equipped with a pulley lifting device, the ladder can be erected against the city head. The front end of the ladder is also equipped with a hook that can catch the city wall and prevent it from being overturned.
This is a very complex precision instrument, basically similar to a fire truck in the modern world.
The ladder is nothing more than a climbing tool made of wood tied with ropes.
The Huns were very powerful on horseback, but they were blind when defending and attacking the city.
Because there are no cities on the prairie, they naturally have no experience in this area.
Seeing that bows and arrows were of no use to the soldiers, these men on horseback who did not know what gold juice, gray bottles, stone rolling logs, and yaksha rings were, saw the ladder leaning in front of them. At that time, he also didn't know that he would use a fork pole to overturn the ladder used to climb the city.
It was precisely because Li Yunze knew this that he felt confident and bold to attack the city in such a primitive and backward way.
The bully is because you don’t understand!
What really caused damage to the Han soldiers were the stones thrown down by the Huns defenders in desperation.
Unfortunately, they woke up too late. Only dozens of Han soldiers were knocked down, and the front ones had already jumped onto the top of the city.
The first soldier to board the city waved the bone in his hand and smashed the head of the Huns in front of him.
Letting more than a dozen weapons of various kinds greet him on his armor, he summoned all his strength to hold the shield in front of his chest, and pushed forward to open the gap to gain position for his companions behind him.
The soldiers behind him jumped onto the city wall one after another. Their roars, curses, and screams echoed in the narrow valley, and they could be heard clearly even from Li Yunze, who was several miles away.
Li Yunze withdrew his gaze, turned around and told his father-in-law, "This place has been damaged. Quickly organize the people of Xiurong County to repair it. Send garrison troops into the pass in units of villages, and move the camp forward and set up camp behind the pass."
After his father Yan accepted the order and left, Li Yunze turned to one side and ordered Gongsun Hong to "quickly send an envoy to inform the former general and order him to supervise the army to sweep away the oppression to the north and force the Huns in Taiyuan County into the mountains!"
"Here."
Gongsun Hong was about to leave after receiving the order, but was stopped by Li Yunze, "Also, send messengers to inform the soldiers and horses around Taiyuan County, saying that I have an order, and all the troops will march forward bravely to attack the Xiongnu. Those who have made meritorious deeds will be rewarded by me." The king will never be stingy with rewards!"
The reward is too destructive.
The biggest reason why Xiang Yu lost to Liu Bang a hundred years ago was that Xiang Yu was so skinny with the big seal that he was not willing to reward him.
But on Liu Bang's side, he granted officials and made wishes, giving him whatever he wanted, and even granted many kings.
When Han Xin asked for a title, Liu Bang directly made him king!
As a result, almost everyone, including Xiang Yu's generals, defected to Liu Bang.
No matter how fierce Xiang Yu is, so what if one person can defeat ten thousand people?
As a result, it was still divided into many parts.
Of course, later Liu Bang began to kill heroes and take back those titles, which was a routine operation.
As long as the rewards are in place, the Han army will definitely fight to the death.
The battle at Shiling Pass ended quickly. Most of the hundreds of Huns guarding the pass were killed. Only a few escaped from the pass on horseback and headed south to Yangqu County.
The first soldier to board the city was named Zhao Yi, who was a county soldier of the Zhongshan Kingdom.
He got the honor of getting there first, but the price he paid for it was a broken arm.
Although he is wearing iron armor, when facing heavy weapons, it is inevitable that his muscles and bones will be injured.
Li Yunze fulfilled his promise on the spot and upgraded Zhao Yi's title from knight to knight by five levels in one go, to the rank of Duke and Duke.
Then a box filled with a thousand gold coins was sent to the wounded barracks along with Zhao Yi.
The rest of the officers and soldiers who have made meritorious service are equally rewarded.
And this is the foundation for the Han family to forge ahead and conquer the world.
Historically, after Liu Zhi only respected Confucianism, he limited the land to the people and no longer allocated land to adult men.
Observe the virtuous and upright (only recognize Confucianism), and reduce the promotion space for those who are promoted to military merit.
Martial Arts Lords are set up, and each level costs 170,000. Those who purchase Martial Arts Lords will be given priority.
People were restricted from carrying bows and crossbows, and there was no way for people to familiarize themselves with ordnance before joining the army.
Since then, the military merit system has been severely damaged, and fewer and fewer people have been recruited.
As land annexation becomes more and more serious, there are fewer and fewer good family farmers, and their combat effectiveness is deteriorating.
The final result is to promote civilian rule of the country, thereby abolishing martial arts.
In the two hundred years of the Western Han Dynasty, the seeds of the destruction of the world were actually planted during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
Before dark, Huyan and Lin, who came for reinforcements on the orders of the Great Chanyu, hurriedly arrived with more than a thousand of their tribe's leading cavalry.
Looking at the flag of the Han army fluttering at Shiling Gate not far away, Hu Yan and Lin Yidao were furious and beheaded the previous defeated soldier. "Why can't you hold on for a little longer? If you hold on for half a day, I will be there!" "
Although this person was arrogant, he never thought that he could recapture such a dangerous pass with only a thousand cavalry around him, who were exhausted from the rush.
"Set up camp and wait for the people behind to arrive before fighting."
Hu Yan and Lin forgot one thing, or he was so arrogant that he ignored the ethics of not getting too close to the Han army.
When the Xiongnu reinforcements built their camp in a valley only a few miles away from Shiling Pass, everyone watching on the top of the city laughed.
"These Huns, who fought too smoothly before, dare to look down on us like this."
"Your Majesty, the general is willing to lead the troops to attack the enemy camp at night!"
"Your Majesty, this matter should be left to the general."
In the eyes of the Han army, the Huns who were building a camp a few miles away were just showing off their military exploits.
"Then go ahead."
Li Yunze observed for a while and quickly made a decision: "Select three hundred men who dare to fight to break the camp first, and a thousand troops will accompany them to support them."
"Here~~~"
The officers and soldiers of the Han army with high morale enthusiastically signed up.
Wei Qing also signed up and was successfully selected into the rear army's support team of 1,000 people.
Li Yunze didn't know this, but Wei Qing himself was eager to fight.
In the previous battle in Mayi County, Wei Qing gained level 5 while pursuing with the army, and one of them was Qiequ from the Qiulin tribe.
After the war, his meritorious service was recorded, his title was raised to a hairpin, and he could be appointed as the commander of the village.
But now that I am moving to fight with the army, I can only remember it first.
Wei Qing, who knows how to eat marrow and understand taste, was not able to take the turn when he attacked Shiling Pass. After all, he was a cavalryman. His desire for military success led him to sign up for night raids again.
After learning about this, Li Yunze was stunned for a while and then smiled.
Your life is your own, and your path is your own.
Whether he can survive and succeed depends on his personal destiny.
The three hundred brave warriors were all elite infantry, stimulated by military achievements and rewards, and dared to sneak out of the border in the dark and rustle towards the Huns' camp.
Li Yunze on the top of the city crossed his arms and silently looked at the dark valley in the distance.
There were dark clouds tonight, and the moonlight was hidden behind the thick dark clouds, providing ample shelter from night attacks.
Although many Han people defected to the Xiongnu, it was obvious that at least the tribe in front of them did not understand the essence of the Middle-Turkish War.
The hidden sentry sent by them was not only discovered quickly, but was also easily eliminated by the Han army who came upon them.
There were many lanterns hung carelessly in the military camp, and many bonfires were even lit, just like in the past on the grassland.
Such conspicuous firelight naturally provided the best guidance for the Han army.
Hu Yan and Lin had no choice. It was already dark after setting up a hastily camp. The warriors who were marching in a hurry also needed food and water, and the livestock needed to be fed.
Without a fire, nothing can be done.
When the brave warriors of the Han army suddenly pulled down a large section of the fence and rushed into the camp with torches and shouts, Huyan and Lin, who were eating roasted lamb legs, immediately cursed.
"Han'er is despicable! He doesn't dare to confront the Huns' warriors head-on, but he only dares to use sneak attacks like this. How despicable!"
This kind of incompetent rage is naturally useless.
The gate of Shilingguan was opened, and the rear team of Qianqi, who had been waiting impatiently for a long time, rushed out in a mighty manner and went straight to the Huns' camp.
At this time, Li Yunze turned around and got off the wall. "I'm going to rest. I'll inform you of the specific results tomorrow."
All the staff and captains saluted together and said, "Farewell to your Majesty~~~"
(End of chapter)
