Carrying AK into Ming Dynasty

Chapter 260 Terrible pension

Inside the entrance of Xifeng, the torches and firewood piles illuminate the surroundings brightly.

The soup in several large iron pots was boiling, and an overly long horse leg even protruded out of the pot, and the strong smell of meat was overflowing...

Everywhere in the pass, not far away, there is such an iron pot, which is full of stewed horse meat. In this cold night, not to mention meat, even such a bowl of soup is already a luxury. It's over.

The soldiers on duty with spears were constantly swallowing their saliva from the aroma of the meat. They were all men who were used to hard times.

In the big tent of the army in the barracks, it was full of senior generals from the Beijing camp and the frontier army.

Liu Hongjian was in the middle, with Chang Yu and Li Jie on the left and right, and a few generals and guerrillas in the back. Everyone was in a good mood. Although the defense was a bit hard before, the result was acceptable.

"General Wu, tell us about our achievements today!" Liu Hongjian spoke first.

"My lord, it is roughly estimated that in today's battle, all the soldiers of our Beijing battalion wiped out nearly [-] Jianku! Among them, the Manchu Eight Banners and the Han Eight Banners are mixed." This is the result of Wu Binghao and most of the cavalry who can count for a long time.

But if you want to get the exact number, you probably have to wait until tomorrow.

But even so, the generals of the frontier army were too shocked to hold the teacups in their hands. They fought the offensive and defensive battle with Jianlu for six days, especially at the last moment, they all personally went into battle to plug the gap and fight with Jianlu. The captives fight with knives.

In this way, more than [-] enemies were killed, and [-] frontier troops were killed, which can be described as a heavy loss.

"What about casualties?"

"My lord, my Beijing army killed 540 people and injured more than [-] people." Speaking of this, Wu Binghao was full of pride.This is it!
Hiss—the sound of the frontier general gasping for air came from inside the big tent.

It is not an exaggeration at all. Most of these frontier generals have been stationed at the border for generations. They have dealt with Jianlu for half their lives, and of course they know Jianlu's combat effectiveness.

In fact, they fought with Jianlu at the gap, and the casualties were six to eight. This record already made them quite proud.

After all, in the past few decades, when the Ming army wanted to kill and build captives, most of them used several times their strength to play crowd tactics. If so, most of them lost more than they won.

And they smashed each other's [-] with more than [-] troops. Although the confrontation was only a few gaps, it was enough to brag.

Now, the upstart of the empire in front of him, the governor of Xuanliao, is telling them what a big victory is with his actual record!

And Liu Hongjian's calm and careless face (in fact, he felt itchy when he smelled the meat), told them that he must be humble when he is an official!

Several frontier generals and guerrilla generals blushed a little, and they were embarrassed to speak.

"Where's the garrison at Xifengkou? Zongbing Li?"

"Report to Supervisor Liu..."

"Call me General or Lord Marquis!" Although he was hungry, Liu Hongjian still cared very much about addressing him, and the name Superintendent was not popular at all.

"Yes, Lord Hou, the frontier army wiped out more than 230 enemies in this battle, and our frontier army killed [-] people." With the record of the Beijing camp, Li Jie was as humble as possible, even a little ashamed.

"General Li, don't do this. The frontier army is not equipped with the new muskets from the Shenji Battalion, so naturally they can't kill the enemy. Wait a moment, everyone. The Ministry of War will have new muskets arriving in a few months.

At that time, you don't have to be afraid of Jianlu's cavalry! "Liu Hongjian naturally saw Li Jie's shame, and his casual comfort made Li Jie and other frontier generals very excited.

Originally, the frontier army was equipped with the Shenji Battalion, but the quality of the matchlock guns supervised by the Ministry of Industry and issued by the Ministry of War was so low that the bombing rate was so high that the frontier army was ashamed to be a musketeer.

The frontier army gave up the Musketeers ten years ago, but now it seems that they have made a big mistake!

After the war, Li Jie hurriedly searched for the new muskets of the Shenji Camp. They were indeed much better than the matchlock guns stored in the warehouse of the frontier army. If the frontier army was really equipped with this kind of gun, the city defense might not have to be so hard. up.

"Don't be complacent, the fact that the soldiers of the Marquis' Beijing battalion were able to defeat Jianlu's iron cavalry completely did not rely on the sharpness of their muskets~!" Liu Hongjian raised his voice.

Ah, what is that?The generals of the frontier army immediately showed puzzled expressions.

"It's discipline and military discipline. I'll talk about these later. Quickly calculate how much money the imperial court will give us soldiers?" Anyway, the guns will be extended to the entire army in the future. This has to be repeatedly emphasized, and Liu Hongjian is too lazy to explain too much.

It can be foreseen that when the firearms are extended to the entire Ming army and the training is strong, it will be a nightmare for the nomads who are good at cavalry.

In general, the decline of cavalry began with the vigorous development of muskets.

The cavalry has also dominated the world for more than 2000 years, and the position of the field brother should also be given up.

"My lord, according to a rough estimate, a total of 770 enemies have been annihilated this time, and [-] people on our side died in battle. Pensions and silver rewards are needed...need...need..." A small official in charge of grain collection at the border gate was calculated The numbers stuttered in fright.

"How much do you need, why are you still stuttering?" Liu Hongjian's taste buds all over his body burst into bloom after being tossed by the smell of meat outside.

"We need 330 taels of pension and 500 taels of silver, a total of 280 taels!" The grain and fodder officer finished speaking quickly, looking at the face of the supervisor, Liu Hongjian.

Hiss—whether it is the general of the Beijing camp or the general of the frontier army, this time it was the sound of everyone sucking in air, and everyone looked at 'Liu Dushi'.

"It's a bit too much!" Liu Hongjian scratched his scalp in a troubled manner.

"So, you still have to cherish the lives of your soldiers and don't burden the court!
As for the money, don't worry, you will shed blood for the court, and the court will not lose a tael of silver for you! "Liu Hongjian said calmly.

It’s just over 600 million taels. According to Uncle Zhu, there are still more than 8000 million taels of silver in the household department. In addition to Uncle Zhu’s internal funds, this silver is still enough for the time being.

As long as the frontier army doesn't make foolish moves, it can still be supported if they don't give away their heads.

The new military merit system was temporarily set up by Liu Hongjian in consultation with the cabinet in order to win the war with Jianlu.

After all, the enemy is strong and we are weak at present, so how to arouse the morale of the soldiers is not willing to pay the price.

If you really run out of money by then, at worst, you can 'borrow' from those rich old nobles. At that time, Uncle Zhu must agree to it for the sake of his ancestor's foundation, Liu Hongjian thought viciously.

With the assurance from the Master Superintendent, everyone finally put their hearts into their stomachs. It seems that the better days for warriors are coming, many generals thought.

"What Hou Ye said is that the humble officer thanked Hou Ye for his great kindness on behalf of all the frontier soldiers!" As the commander-in-chief, Li Jie certainly knew that the Ming Frontier Army could have today, and the forward-leaning Hou Ye in front of him was the leader who did his part. achievement.

"No nonsense, Mr. Li should thank the court and the Holy One!" Liu Hongjian hastily corrected, this was not a good idea.

"Yes, yes, it's the fault of the lowly position. Oh, yes, Lord Marquis. When Jianlu retreated, the two giant cannons were captured by our army before they could be taken away. At the same time, there were four semu people who were captured. Listen to them, What Dutchman..."

Li Jie also felt that what he said was inappropriate, so he hurriedly changed the subject.

"Oh? Bring it to me to have a look!"

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