Man Tanghong

Chapter 673 The Outrageous Battle (21)

in the evening.

Yu Wenbao led people to end the war in Maling City, and captured more than 2000 servants and more than 1000 slaves left by Da Da in Maling City, as well as more than 1 civilians who were looted from Huai'an to Maling City , and brought Wei Mazheng of Maling County to the tent of the Chinese Army, and reported the results of the battle and the various experiences of the people of Gyeongju after they were plundered by the Turks.

When I heard that the Turks stringed the people of Gyeongju together with ropes and put them on horseback to drive away; when I heard that the Turks insulted the wives and daughters of countless Gyeongju people, and after insulting them, they killed and cooked the corpses.

For the first time, Li Yuanji hated Turkic people, just like hating Japanese people.

It was also the first time that Li Yuanji felt that he was too kind to Canda and the others.

He had thought before that as long as Heda and the others performed well and worked hard for the Great Tang, he would not mind following the example of Li Shimin in history to recruit Heda and treat him favorably, or to support him, and live in the grassland. Be a khan under the control of Datang.

Now, he didn't have that kind of thought anymore, he just wanted to use Canda and his people to death.

It's like the Soviets treated the Wa people in Siberia.

"You... have suffered!"

The turn is calculated by the top, middle and bottom array, and the top, middle and bottom.

Of course, there are very few people in Datang who are as lucky as Zhang Baoxiang.

You don't even have a formal identity, who accrues military merit for you, and why should you accumulate military merit?
If anyone could take a Turkic head to the yamen in exchange for military merit and accumulate military merit, then merchants would have already made themselves honorable by virtue of their financial resources.

The imperial court would never grant titles such as princes to a person who did not know a single word or even the art of war.

For those poor families and ordinary people, this is already a kind of class leap.

Li Yuanji led people to Maling naturally, and at the same time ordered people to summon Hou Jun to meet him.

For example, incorporating the village warriors into the government soldiers is like giving them a huge family background endorsed by the government. They will have a fairly clear promotion path, and the military achievements they have obtained will be useful.

However, the titles of uncle, son, male, and honor can be so-and-so.

That is to say, a person's military merit can reach up to twelve ranks, and he can be granted the title of Shangzhu Kingdom, reaching the rank of the second rank.

Ma Zheng wailed in pain.

Li Yuanji waved his hand, indicating that Ma Zheng could go down.

Of course, the class of poor families is restored, and ordinary people are really raised.There are still differences.

It is not a dream to be promoted from a small soldier to a captain, team leader, and brigade commander in Datang.

If you have no culture, no military strategy, let alone command a certain number of soldiers and horses to fight, then you will not be promoted again.

In the Tang Dynasty, especially in the early Tang Dynasty, the local military yamen, that is, the governor's mansion, had great power, far above the local governor's mansion and other yamen.

Two or three heads are enough for them to obtain a different identity after entering the military establishment.

After a few more military exploits, when you rise from corporal leader to team leader, you can start the twelve-turn mode of the honorary officer.

Otherwise, according to the reward method established by Li Yuan when the people made meritorious deeds and killed thieves, the township warriors would have no more than a dozen acres of land at most.

It is impossible to accumulate military merits and become an official.

Li Yuanji nodded slowly, and asked coldly, "Did you encounter an ambush on the road?"

This is definitely a good thing for the townspeople in Maling.

Xue Rengui, who has quite a legendary experience, was also born in the Xue family in Hedong, and his ancestor was Xue Andu, a famous general in the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Li Yuanji said sadly: "You have done a good job. With less than 3000 troops, you have resisted the invasion of more than 1 Turks and defended Maling City for several days. You have done better than most counties in the world." Wei Qiang.

This time, the soldiers, yamen servants, and village warriors in Maling killed quite a few Turkic people.

In order to avoid embarrassment when Hou Junji and Li Shimin met, he asked Yu Wenbao to take Li Shimin to see the waterfall in Maling Grand Canyon.

When Hou Junji received the order and led his people to Maling, Maling City had already become an empty city.

I will also reward you and the rest of the township braves according to your merits, and I will put you all in the governor's mansion in Gyeongju, so that you can become real soldiers. "

The highest rank is twelve, awarded to Shangzhu Kingdom, regarded as the second rank.

Of course, this has nothing to do with Xiaobing, because Xiaobing can only turn on the twelve-turn mode of Honored Officers when he reaches the level of an officer.

Maybe it will also lead to Turkic bounty hunters who specialize in hunting Turkic people.

Moreover, honorary officers can be promoted to a certain path, and if they do not occupy a certain official position, they will not be able to rise.

Yu Chigong, who was rumored to be a blacksmith, was an official from generation to generation.

And so on.

It is said that the ancestors are buried here, the roots are also here, and the dead will die here.

By the time he looked up, tears were already streaming down his face.

There are almost no people who have been promoted from a small soldier to a prince.

Later, my Tang Dynasty may start a war with the Turks in Gyeongju, and it is inevitable that I will have to station troops in Maling and other places.

Therefore, if the villagers want more than ten acres of land, it will not be of much use.

Looking at Ma Zheng, whose face was full of wind and frost, his mouth, ears, and hands were all cracked by the cold, and there were several arrow wounds on his body, when he knelt down on one knee and saluted him, Li Yuanji didn't know how to praise Ma Zheng. Zhongyong, how should he criticize Ma Zheng's stupidity of leaving land and ignoring people? In the end, he could only say this.

In order to avoid affecting the people, the people must be transferred as soon as possible. "

After experiencing the troubled times at the end of the Sui Dynasty and the Turkic invasion, some people have become numb to war and refuse to leave no matter what.

For example, Li Sixing, who was honored to protect the army, did not have the title of a great general on his head, even if he made great achievements, it would be impossible for him to be named Zhu Guo.

After all, if the merchants offered huge sums of money for the heads of the Turkic people, some people would send the heads of the Turkic people to them.

Once transferred to Wuqiwei, it is regarded as the seventh rank.

Being able to think what the court wanted, and to do it quickly, and it only took less than a day, shows that his ability is really strong.

However, the people of Gyeongju are concerned that they will suffer from the Turkic man-made disasters this time, and the extra land in the region will still be distributed to these surviving village heroes.

If you are lucky, like Zhang Baoxiang, if you catch an enemy leader on the battlefield, or the lord of the enemy country, it is not a dream to be named a marquis.

If they were allowed to exchange military merits as country braves, they would not get anything other than some money and some rewards issued by the court.

"Okay, there is no need to say thank you, you deserve it. Go back quickly to appease the village and let the people move to Anding as soon as possible.

Because they have meritorious service in guarding the land and were recruited without responsibility, the local government will give certain rewards.

So from the county government office, transferred to the governor's mansion, even if it is a mediocre transfer, it can be regarded as a high promotion.

Because the people in Gyeongju were disastered by the Turks, they couldn't find someone to help them cultivate the land, and they couldn't take care of so much land on their own.

If you don't even have a family background, it's not considered a poor family.

More importantly, the enemy's heads they obtained on the battlefield will also be rewarded according to their military merits, and they can be accumulated. When the accumulation reaches a certain level, they can be promoted.

In the end, it was Ma Zheng and the magistrate of Ma Ling who dragged the man away.

Going to the battle and gaining is to hit more with less and win the battle, just like Li Shimin's record in the battle of Hulaoguan, you can get rank five military merit.

Villagers were incorporated into the Dudu Mansion, even if they had a formal status, the people of the Dudu Mansion would prepare them with the armor they needed, and when they participated in wars or suppressed bandits, they would be exempted from part of the corvee.

Maybe it will be wasted.

The second transfer was awarded to Yunqiwei, who was regarded as the seventh rank.

In all fairness, Hou Junji's ability is still very strong, and his heart is also meticulous.

From a poor family, you have to have a family background.

Ma Zheng knew very well what Li Yuanji's words meant, and he immediately thanked him with tears of gratitude: "On behalf of all the townspeople in Maling, I would like to thank Your Highness for your kindness."

Immediately becoming a marquis and the like, it is just to use it to deceive passionate young people who don't know anything, and make them work harder for the court.

In the Tang Dynasty, especially in this period, titles such as princes were also monopolized by wealthy families or officials.

Like wuchang or something.

There is no way to take care of the dead people, but the living people can get two or three heads on average.

Ma Zheng didn't know whether he was moved or touched the most poignant place in his heart, so he cried.

If Xiaobing can also turn on the twelve-turn mode of honored officers, then the Xuanjia soldiers who have been hanging around with Li Shimin these years, I am afraid that everyone will have joined the guards long ago.

He was able to pass an order to judge that the imperial court would fight against the Turks in Maling and the north of Maling, and he could think of solving all the Turks who crossed Maling, to help the Tang Dynasty eradicate future troubles, and to ensure that Maling leads to Chang'an , and the unimpeded roads to the south of Maling are enough to show that his heart is very careful and he is very judgmental.

Not to mention the small soldiers in Zhuguo, when they rise to the rank of Xiaoqiwei, they are considered to be invincible.

So unless the luck is overwhelming, like Zhang Baoxiang, the possibility of being granted the title immediately is extremely low.

During this period, there were no civil uprisings, so it can be seen that Ma Zheng and the county magistrate of Maling still have some prestige in Maling.

After Hou Junji arrived at the county government office in Maling City, he knelt on one knee and saluted.

Hou Junji shook his head resolutely and said: "No, it's just that I guess that His Highness will fight against the Turks in Maling and the north of Maling later, in order to avoid the Turks who crossed Maling from hindering us, or surprise us. The baggage team, so on the way here, I evened out all the Turkic people who crossed Maling."

Judging from the blood stains on his armor, his journey was not peaceful.

The soldiers, yamen servants, and township warriors under your command will be buried with military etiquette, and I will send a large sum of money to their families.

"I... after all, I still didn't guard the people outside Maling City. I am ashamed of the people of Maling and Tang Dynasty."

After all, there are countless positions above, and you don't even know a single character, how dare the imperial court give you such an important position.

The next day, early in the morning, Ma Zheng and the county magistrate of Ma Ling began to lobby the people to move to Anding.

"The collection of ministers and princes, see His Royal Highness Qi Wang."

However, even so, the township warriors of Maling were able to enter the Dudu's Mansion with military merits, and their starting point was higher than that of ordinary soldiers.

And this sentence is enough to surpass a thousand words.

With a respectful salute, Ma Zheng withdrew from the tent of the Chinese army.

It must be known that there is a distance from Maling to Anding, and there are many mountainous roads to the north after leaving Anding, so it is not easy to clean up the Turkic people.

If he can't figure out the specific movements of the Turkic people and understand the strength of each Turkic people, the Turkic people just hide in the mountains, or show their weakness and lure the snake out of the hole, it will be enough to give him a headache for several days.

So he must have figured out everything, understood everything, and even made some arrangements in advance, so that he could deal with all the Turks who crossed Maling in such a short period of time.

This alone is enough for many generals and schools of Datang to follow suit.

(End of this chapter)