Everyone came to their senses, quickly took orders, and followed the emperor towards the school grounds where the chariot was parked.
However, after walking less than a hundred steps, Zhu Qiyu suddenly stopped, turned around and said to everyone: "I am not partial and want to treat you differently from the personal guards.
At the beginning, there were only ten thousand personal guards who were willing to follow me, so I spent all my money on them.
I only have this money in my hand right now. If you want me to give you the same reward, I really don't have the ability to do it. "
Xu Heng, Fan Guang and others quickly expressed their stance: "It is the duty of the soldiers to kill the enemy and serve the country. How can we not be willing to move forward bravely just because we have no money?"
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "Okay, our Ming Dynasty's army is all good. Although I don't have much money, I won't let them all lie in the silver bank to mold.
I have already given Marquis Xing'an 10,000 war horses before, and I will give you another 200,000 taels later to reward the soldiers.
Governor Fan has many men, so I will give you 10,000 horses and 300,000 taels of silver to reward the soldiers.
Hao Gong has two thousand elite royal guards under his command. I will give you one hundred thousand taels of silver and five thousand war horses. "
Everyone was shocked again when they heard this. If the value of the war horse was calculated, the emperor paid a million taels of silver as soon as he opened his mouth.
Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "What, you think it's too little? If you think it's not enough, I still have some gold there."
"That's enough, that's enough. Thank you, Your Majesty."
Only then did everyone come to their senses and quickly knelt down to thank him.
Zhu Qiyu said to Wang Tong again: "Marquis Chengshan, I have two choices for you: First, I will allocate 10,000 troops and horses to your command. I will give you 10,000 more horses and 200,000 taels of silver.
Second, I want to establish another personal guard, and all the treatment will be exactly the same as my current personal guard. Before the war, only a standard guard of 5,000 people could be organized. After the war, it would be expanded into an elite force with a total number of 20,000 people. I hope that Marquis Chengshan will take charge of this personal army for me.
Moreover, after becoming a Marquis of Shanshan, his sons and grandsons can continue to be in charge of this personal army. Just as I promised, three generations of Chengshanhou will make great achievements, leave their names in history, and avenge the hatred of Jiaozhi. "
The conditions offered by the emperor were so generous that Wang Tong, without even thinking about it, immediately knelt down and swore allegiance: "I am willing to take charge of your majesty's personal bodyguards and serve my Majesty till my death."
"Okay, okay, Marquis Chengshan, get up quickly, let's go see the chariot together."
Several trusted generals received silver and war horses, and the atmosphere quickly became lively.
Zhu Qiyu spent more than one million taels with just a few words, but he didn't feel bad at all.
Compared with the momentum brought by tens of thousands of troops loyal to the emperor, compared with the illustrious military exploits brought by tens of thousands of Tatar heads, compared with the supreme prestige brought to the emperor by the defeat of Oara, a mere one or two million taels of silver. , nothing.
In the next part of watching the chariots, people were relatively calm. The emperor's personal guards also used ordinary Ming army chariots, but there were a lot of them.
Zhu Qiyu explained with a smile: "Yu Shangshu of the Ministry of War allocated 300 chariots to me, and Jin Yiwei built another 300 chariots for me. The number seemed to be a bit too much. So I decided to take out 200 chariots and rob the camp at night. When the time comes, use the chariot as a disposable consumable."
Everyone became interested, and Xu Heng asked: "How does Your Majesty plan to use it specifically?"
"It's very simple. Use a chariot to pull the artillery over at night, and then fire at Oala's camp. After firing, destroy the chariot and artillery. Let the soldiers who attacked at night ride their horses and run back to the camp."
Xu Heng nodded: "I understand, I have been harassing like this since the first night I came from Oara. I didn't really attack, I just tormented the enemy like this. After the enemy has slacked off, they will launch a real night attack and defeat them in one fell swoop. enemy."
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "We have been focusing on training night fighting tactics. We have been practicing for a long time, and we are just waiting to become famous in one battle."
Fan Guang also became excited when he heard this: "Your Majesty, we also want to participate in the night attack."
"This must be kept strictly confidential. You can't tell it to your subordinates, let alone others. There are also collaborators in our Ming army.
When the time comes, I will ask my personal guards to attack at night, and after the Wala army blows up the camp, you can form an army to support us.
It's easier to kill a defeated army. You just need to stay around the Wala Camp and wait to pick the heads. Just think of it as my personal bodyguard making a contribution to you. "
The generals were overjoyed when they heard this. The emperor was so generous. It can be said that everyone got a big credit for nothing.
After seeing the chariot, Xu Heng, like Yu Qian, also asked to go to Dajun's kitchen again.
So Zhu Qiyu also led everyone to have a meal in the kitchen, and then they all came to sit down in the Chinese army's tent.
Xu Heng and others praised repeatedly: "This food is really good. Your Majesty's personal guards are definitely the best-paid army in the Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Qiyu looked around at everyone, and there was a confidential meeting next. Those present here are all confidants who can participate in the secret: Marquis Xing'an, Marquis Chengshan, and Fan Guang; Xu Tong, Gu Zhong, Zhao Xuan, and Liu Chang among the personal guards; plus Hao Yi and He Yi, there are nine people in total.
These people are in charge of a total of 50,000 troops defending Beicheng. Whether the new king can achieve supreme prestige in a battle depends on these people in front of him.
Zhu Qiyu first gave everyone a solid background: "We have three main opportunities to kill the enemy: the first time is outside Desheng Gate, when the Wala army takes the initiative to attack for the first time. We must make enough preparations before so that the Wala will be enough Scorn us, then kill them off guard.
The second time was a night attack. On the last night before they were about to retreat from the capital, when their defense was at their weakest and their morale was at its lowest, they stormed into the Wala camp. I predict that this night attack will be the most fruitful battle.
The third time was the pursuit battle after Wala retreated. This time the imperial court will send a total of 100,000 troops to pursue and kill them one after another. After Wala arrives at the gates of Beijing, I will send a special force to guard Zijingguan.
When Wala withdrew its troops, we had Zijingguan on one end and a hundred thousand troops on the other, blocking Wala in the middle. We won't let him go until he has enough heads left to build the Jingguan. "
Xu Heng raised a question: "Your Majesty, it may not be easy to pursue the Wala cavalry on the plains."
Zhu Qiyu smiled and asked: "What Xing'an Marquis said makes sense. It must be very difficult for a hundred thousand improvised army to chase the 40,000 to 50,000 Wala cavalry. But what if those days happen to coincide with heavy rain and snow?"
"How can Your Majesty be so sure that there will be rain and snow in those days?"
Zhu Qiyu smiled pretending to be mysterious: "As long as I really have destiny, there will be heavy rain and snow in those days. Whether I am the right one or not will be verified by the time."
When everyone heard this, they looked at each other. Most people actually believed it and really kept these words in their hearts, waiting to verify the authenticity when the time comes.
Zhu Qiyu took everyone to discuss the specific details of the battle before they dispersed.
Xu Heng, Fan Guang and others returned to their homes and camps, but Zhu Qiyu did not go home. Instead, he took He Yi and Liu Chang to wander around the capital, preparing to see the effect of his publicity these days.
