I was the richest man in Da Song

Chapter 83
"The 50-year-old and physically disabled detached Xiang soldiers returned to their hometowns"

Xue Cheng kept shouting at the front and back of the team, and people stopped in place one after another, and some people who were unwilling to go to Kelan County to die were also mixed in with this group of people.

There were only 8000 people left in the original team of 2000 people, but the spirit of the 2000 people was much better than the large group just now, and the remaining people were basically strong and wanted to make contributions .

Although He Shao doesn't know the art of war, he has seen in film and television dramas that soldiers are not broad but fine. If one person fights timidly, it will affect many people.

The rout of an army often begins with the first person to flee, and the fear of one person will spread to the entire army, so there is a saying that the army is defeated like a mountain.

Sure enough, without this group of dragging troops, the marching speed of the Xiang soldiers accelerated a lot. He didn't know when they would meet the Liao army, so Xue Cheng chose to repair the whole army on the spot to ensure their physical strength after the sky became dark.

Since he chose to support Kelan County with the Xiang Army, He Shao of course wanted to know the specific situation of the Xiang Army. The information he got made He Shao even more disappointed with the military system of the Song Dynasty.

"Commander Xue, do you mean that if you want to be in the imperial army, you still need to send money to the head of the army?" He Shao asked.

"The Forbidden Army has six guans of military pay a month, but the Xiang Army's military salary is only two guans. After being seized by officials at all levels of the Xiang Army, they don't even have a guan of money, so they can barely fill their stomachs."

"Then why are there so many joining the Xiang army?"

"Of course there is no way out. There are many natural disasters and military disasters on the Hedong Road, and many people have been displaced. If you join the Xiang Army, you can make a living and not starve to death. In fact, there are many heroes with outstanding military strength in the Xiang Army, but there is no tribute to the army leader. Can stay here and goof around.

Unless Xiangbing has a background and family background, fighting the enemy is the only hope to get ahead.

However, in most cases, the Xiang army is just an auxiliary army responsible for repairing the city and armaments and cannot reach the front line. The current war is tight and there are not enough imperial troops. Going to Kelan County has become one of the few opportunities for us. Those who stay here also want to use their lives. If you want to have a bright future, at least you will get out of the army.”

After hearing this, He Shao secretly sighed in his heart. The biggest reliance on whether a dynasty is strong or not is the army. With such a military system, it would be difficult for the Song Dynasty not to be impotent. But if the emperors of the Song Dynasty are as bloody as the emperors of the Ming Dynasty, they will not lose a Song snot nickname.

Fortunately, it has not yet reached the point where it is hard to return. At least there are more than 2000 people who can fight in this army, and it is more beneficial to know what they lack and what they want.

After a brief rest at night, they were going to rush to Kelan County before dawn. When they arrived, the two sides of Song and Liao were fighting fiercely under the city of Kelan County.

The Liao army took the top score by virtue of its large number of people, and the city wall behind the Song army was still resisting tenaciously, but even people who don't understand military know that Kelan County will be broken after a few more storms.

When the number of soldiers reached [-], there was no limit, and when the number of soldiers reached [-], He Shao felt flustered for a while.

"Master, Master..."

He Si shook He Shao, who was not in the right mental state.

"Si, although I scolded you before, you will forgive me." He Shao asked.

"What are you talking about, don't worry, everything is up to me, just do what you tell me to do"

"The command gave me an idea." After all, Xue Cheng is the highest commander of the Xiang Army today, and He Shao still needs to negotiate with him if he has an idea.

"Sir, please tell me"

"There are few soldiers in Xiang, and even if we can save Kelan County, we will not be able to save the whole life for a while. Since the Liao army attacked the city on a large scale, there must be an empty rear. I guess the army must be marching for food and grass. It is better to disperse some people to inquire about Liao. "Army Grain Depot"

It is never easy for a large army to siege a city without using food and grass. If the two sides cannot hoard enough food and grass to stalemate, they will only return in vain.

After hearing this, Xue Cheng immediately understood He Shao's thoughts, and quietly separated Baiqi to start looking for grain depots nearby.

Not far away, the Liao army was attacking like fire and the Song army was retreating steadily. He Shao was sweating but still didn't rush to support.

Finally, after half an hour, someone discovered the Liao army's grain and grass depot, and there were only a hundred people guarding it, but the military situation in Kelan County was also imminent.

Xue Cheng finally decided to send 300 people to burn grain and grass depots, while the rest detoured to the rear of the Liao army to launch a surprise attack.

Thinking that Yang Wenguang's life is now in his hands, He Shaoqiang cheered up. If elite soldiers were the first thing He Shao did, and burning food and grass was the second, then pre-war mobilization was the third!

The morale of this cold weapon era is very important, and there is no doubt about the outcome of a hundred wolves rushing into a thousand sheep.

"Brothers, since you stayed, it proves that you are bloody men. I can't guarantee that you will be promoted, but I can guarantee that you will get rich!"

"Get rich? Why get rich!"

After learning about it last night, He Shao thinks that Xiangbing is the worst type of people in the Song Dynasty. They are more like state slaves than the army, and worse than ordinary people. Anyone who has a way out and money will not choose to be a Xiangjun.

"My brother Yang Wenguang is trapped in Kelan County. If I want to save him, I have to ask you all. I, He Shao, have nothing else to do but I am rich. I have ten pennies per head. If any of you die in battle, defeat the Liao army. I will leave a hundred coins to your family!"

"really?"

Most of these soldiers don't earn ten pennies a year, but now they only need to kill one Liao man to earn a year's salary?Everyone is talking about it, is there such a good thing in the world?
"I am issuing a military order now. If you can't settle your money, you will cut off my head."

Under the heavy reward, there must be a brave man, and He Shao instantly ignited everyone's fighting spirit!
Money can buy many things in this world, including human life.

One hundred guan in the poor Hedong Road is considered extremely rich, enough to provide for parents, enough to spend half a lifetime of wives and children, a man who has no worries about the future is never afraid of death.

"Also, now the defender of Kelan County is Yang Wenguang from Tianbo Mansion. Tianbo Mansion will record your military achievements. Not to mention becoming an imperial army, even joining the Polu Army is not impossible."

The generals of Tianbo Mansion ruled the army strictly, and the famous generals of three generations, in the eyes of all the soldiers, they were like holy places.

"People from Tianbo Mansion?" Xue Cheng's voice was excited.

"The grandson of the old lady and Old Master Yang, the son of Yang Yanzhao!"

Facing the Liao army that was several times larger than his own, the Xiang army, which was regarded as the worst, seemed to have been beaten with chicken blood. Xue Cheng drew out his saber and rushed down the cliff first.

"Brothers, kill!"

Everyone regarded death as home, and in such an atmosphere, a burst of ambition ignited in He Shao's heart like a flame.

"Yang Wenguang, I'm here to save you"

With a shout, He Shao slammed his legs on the horse's belly and charged along with the crowd.However, He Shao obviously thought highly of his riding skills. He Shao leaned back and fell off the horse.

He Si bowed and pulled He Shao onto his horse with one arm. He Shao lay on the horse's back covering his face and didn't want to see anyone. This was too embarrassing.

(End of this chapter)