Zhao Kai went to the battlefield this time with treasure worth 300,000 yuan... This was an old rule of the Song Dynasty army!
It was not easy for warriors in the Song Dynasty to get promoted, and the court generally did not allocate land to them, so they were just a group of wage earners carrying swords and guns. There are no "shares" (land), and there is no room for advancement (promotion). The superiors want them to work hard (996), and of course they have to add more money, more money, more money!
Although Zhao Kai really wants to change this backward system where everything is about money - it is still necessary to work hard, but he cannot give so much money!
But he had just arrived in Hebei not long ago, and there was no time to carry out such a major reform. Even if efforts are made in the right direction, the results will be limited.
Therefore, when Zhao Kai went on this expedition, he still brought enough money and materials to reward him - as long as the brave man is willing to stand up, I will be rewarded heavily!
More than 4,000 archers and crossbowmen, who looked young, strong, and relatively large, were quickly summoned by He Guan and Wang Yuan from Shuaifu Yajun and Weifu Yiconjun, and lined up around Zhao Kai. It became eight square formations.
Baskets of money and belongings were also carried out and placed next to Zhao Kai. They were colorful and yellow, so eye-catching that thousands of strong men's eyes were opened.
Zhao Kai saw the expressions of these people and nodded with satisfaction. They all looked so energetic!
Thinking of this, he shouted loudly: "The solitary king is now offering a large reward to recruit strong men. Anyone who is willing to be a vanguard, wear a strong and tenacious weapon and advance first, will be rewarded with fifty guan in advance, and a capital will be transferred... The first person to break into the gold thief's chariot formation will be given an official status immediately! If you already have an official uniform, you will be immediately assigned to the horizontal squad! Are there any strong men to apply?"
No one else has this reward... Hengxing officials have taken it out to award it.
But does such a heavy reward mean that there is a particularly high risk? Everyone was a little hesitant. For a while, no one came forward to apply, and it was a bit cold.
Isn’t this too cowardly?
There are no brave men left under the heavy reward? When Zhao Kai was disappointed, someone had already stepped forward.
"Your Majesty, I am willing to go!"
The first one to pop up was He Guan’s second son, He Moss!
Although his brother has been beaten to the ground by Guo Tiannu and will have to be raised for a few days, his energy is still sufficient. It can be said that he has never been as full as he is now.
"Your Majesty, I am also willing to go!"
Another strong man wearing armor stood up. Zhao Kai took a look and saw that it was Liu Qi, the cavalry commander.
Seeing the two young military attaches taking the lead to stand up, Zhao Kai nodded and thought to himself: It is true that young people are motivated! He Guan and Wang Yuan are both too old...
At this time, Huang Wuji and Xiang Ke were also a little eager to try. Zhao Kai hurriedly raised his hand and said with a smile: "Commander He and Commander Liu can lead the team. The rest of the generals and above do not need to apply.
As for sergeants...only 2,000 people are recruited! "
This life-threatening thing actually has a quota limit, which is really unheard of!
I don’t know whether it was He Moss and Liu Qi’s leadership that had the effect, or whether the limited number of places stimulated demand. The sergeants who were still waiting and watching suddenly became excited.
"Your Majesty, the little one is willing to go!"
"Your Majesty, I am also willing to go..."
"Your Majesty..."
"Wish to go..."
Zhao Kai was finally satisfied at this time and said to Liu Qi and He Moss: "You two each choose a thousand strong men, all wearing heavy armor and holding spears, swords and axes. After an hour, they will attack the formation of the golden thieves... .The lone general beats the drum himself to boost morale!"
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While Zhao Kai was preparing for a new round of attack, Guo Yaoshi and Guo Tian's father and daughter were not idle either. They are also taking advantage of the gaps between the Song army's attacks to shrink their defenses and stabilize their interior.
Shrinking the defense is for better defense - Yaoshi Guo's level of military use is still high. Even though he was a little dizzy after being fooled by Zhao Kai, he did not relax his vigilance. When setting up camp, he set up two rounds of internal and external defense lines.
Now the camp in the outer circle was broken by Zhao Kai's surprise attack, but the car formation in the inner circle was still there. After assessing the high combat power of Zhao Kai's troops, Guo Yaoshi, who was experienced in battle formations, did not choose to continue to counterattack the camp walls and gates that had been occupied by the Song army, but adopted the tactic of retreating across the board. Resolutely abandon the four east, north, and west gates and most of the camp walls that have not been occupied by the Song army, and collect all the troops into the inner circle of vehicles. At the same time, they also used everything available at hand to strengthen the vehicle formation and prepare to fight to the death.
While preparing to fight to the death, Medical Master Guo also made a decisive move to recruit the three to four thousand Han soldiers left by Liu Yanzong.
This matter was very taboo. The Nu Zhenzi did not trust Guo Yaoshi, a slave with the third surname.
That's why he took away most of the military power of his Ever Victorious Army and gave it to Liu Yanzong. As a result, Liu Yanzong was shot dead on the battlefield by a prince of the Song Dynasty with an arrow! And the thousands of elite soldiers of the Han'er Army that he personally led were taken under Guo Yaoshi's banner... No matter how you look at this, it's Guo Yaoshi who is causing trouble!
After the Jurchens knew about this, even if they didn't kill Yaoshi Guo, they would still have to seize his military power and imprison him!
But Pharmacist Guo had nothing to do. He only had less than five thousand direct descendants at hand. If he didn't recruit the three or four thousand people left by Liu Yanzong, how would he fight the next war?
If these three or four thousand people mutiny and defect when the Song army attacks, it will be a dead end.
And if we want to recruit these three to four thousand Han soldiers... we have to control the Liu family's children among them!
This matter can only be left to Guo Tiannu, a good girl - who else would be willing to do it! In the future, if the Jurchens want to settle accounts after the fall, the generals who helped Guo Yaoshi arrest people must not be executed by their entire family?
Of course Guo Tiannu is not afraid, she is the only one in the whole family...and the Jurchens may not be able to catch her!
"Dad, it's done!"
While Pharmacist Guo was discussing with his two confidants Zhao Heshou and Zhen Wuchen how to hold on in the tent, Guo Tiannu had already strode in.
Pharmacist Guo looked up and found that the chain armor on his daughter's body was already stained with a lot of blood. He immediately frowned and said, "Sister, did you kill someone?"
Guo Tiannu's face was ashen and she looked a little scary. She nodded and said, "Kill one of Liu Yanzong's subordinates...the ungrateful thing!"
In fact, it's not that Liu Yanzong's disciple is ungrateful, but that Guo Tiannu herself is angry... She has lost her fortune, and she had happily wanted to marry Zhao Kai as the queen! As a result, she was severely beaten by Zhao Kai. Not only was the queen in trouble, Zhao Kai actually shot her with a bow and arrow, almost turning her into a hedgehog!
If the chain armor she wore wasn't strong enough, she would be dead now!
"Where are the others?" Pharmacist Guo asked, "Are they all obedient?"
"Do you dare not to listen?" Guo Tiannv said, "Everyone obediently asked King Kong's people to guard him! Dad, do you want to do it without stopping..."
As she spoke, Guo Tiannu waved her hand and made a murderous gesture.
Pharmacist Guo glared at his daughter and said coldly: "It's easy to kill someone? What happens after the killing? What should we do? Is there any place for us in the world?"
Guo Tiannu's pretty face was livid, and she was furious. Just when she was about to explode, there was a loud drumbeat outside, followed by the cry of killing.
The Song Army's attack has begun again!
Guo Tiannu stamped her feet and said to Pharmacist Guo: "Dad, give your daughter 3,000 people, and she will behead the dog named Zhao!"
Pharmacist Guo glared at his daughter, "What to cut? Are you going to rush out and be shot again?"
"Dad..." Guo Tiannv said angrily, "Zhao has sharp arrows. We also have side cards, big shields, and armor. There is nothing to be afraid of!"
"The Zhao family has thousands of cavalry!" Pharmacist Guo gritted his teeth and said, "How many cavalry do we have? Can we charge out? Let's just defend! We don't believe that the Zhao family's men and horses can break through our strong formation!"
