In the third year of Yongxi, Emperor Taizong of Song issued an edict to recruit brave civilians in border areas as soldiers, and gave them food and weapons. The rewards for military merit were: "Those who capture a person alive will be rewarded with 5,000 yuan; those who capture a head will be rewarded with 3,000 yuan... Those who are willing to stay in the army will be given preferential treatment and kept in the army, and those who are willing to return to farming will be given three years of rest."
These reward systems designed to motivate soldiers had long been forgotten, but now that Shao Jingyu brought them up, everyone present, except Yan Yiming, was immediately shocked, and when they looked at Yan Yiming they could not stop envying him.
Although no one knows the young general's ability to kill the enemy, and no one knows what reward he will give, his status is there, so no one will question his guarantee at this moment.
Merit, status, money, no matter what it is, it is what everyone here dreams of.
If they had known that the first person would have such good luck, they would have spoken up long ago. This pretty boy usually couldn't utter a word for a long time, but today when faced with such an opportunity, he was more active than anyone else. Now that the first good thing was snatched away by him, everyone could not help but feel angry, especially those who disliked him on weekdays.
The captain who had reminded Yan Yiming in advance not to stand out was frightened by Yan Yiming's enthusiasm and turned around twice on the ground in a hurry. This kid is capable and will definitely have plenty of opportunities in the future, so why doesn't he listen to advice!
The first person was decided, and everyone had thought about it countless times in an instant. The first-class credit had been taken away by Yan Yiming. Everyone was betting on whether it was worth following this young general. After some consideration, other people gradually stood up and loudly expressed their willingness to follow Shao Jingyu.
Yan Yiming saw that he did not show the slightest sign of annoyance, and even talked to the soldiers who were willing to follow him one by one. He did not show excessive joy when he saw the tall and strong people, nor did he look down on the thin and young ones. He was clearly high above everyone else and seemed to be completely different from everyone present, but he quietly built a closer relationship with everyone.
The soldiers who had spoken to him all had expressions of joy and excitement on their faces, and when they looked at Shao Jingyu again, they were no longer nervous as before.
They were soldiers who had never seen their commanders, so how could they dream of speaking to them one day?
Yan Yiming let out a "tsk". Some people are born generals. To be a general, one should not only have the skills of riding and shooting, but also the appropriate soft and hard methods of recruitment are also indispensable.
It took less time than Yan Yiming had estimated to select seven hundred people. By the time the young general beside Shao Jingyu reminded the seven hundred people to follow Shao Jingyu to find another camp, the sky was just beginning to turn red.
It was indeed much more difficult than all the previous strategies, Yan Yiming thought as he was cleaning up. Under this circumstance, he had to think carefully before even saying a word and not take a wrong step.
When she walked out of the tent, Yan Yiming heard the contemptuous voices of the soldiers in the same tent with her behind her, saying that Shao Jingyu was a useless person and that she could not achieve anything by following him. She might not survive this time.
Yan Yiming sneered, put the bag on his shoulder, and strode away.
Three days later, Commander Cao Meng finally gave the order for the army to advance and attack the Mongolian King of Mobei who was entrenched in Mobei.
Cao Meng's troops were divided into two routes, with the western route as the main attack direction. Cao Meng directly led 30,000 cavalry to approach the King of Mobei. The left and right generals each led 10,000 troops. The eastern route was led by former general Yao Zhan, with tens of thousands of cavalry to attack the Mongolian King of Monan in order to tie down his forces and support the attack of the western route army. The left and right generals advanced northward and directly attacked the court of the King of Mobei.
When Shao Jingyu first went out, he was arranged by Cao Meng under the command of the left and right generals, and he marched straight to the royal court with 20,000 cavalry.
As the battle approached, Yan Yiming finally felt more nervous than ever before.
Hanging around his waist was a cold knife that could cut off one's throat. The cold wind felt indescribably chilly when it blew on his face. The warhorse under his crotch was pacing restlessly with its hooves circling and its breathing heavy. Not far ahead, Shao Jingyu was wearing a black robe and black armor, his left hand tightly grasping the reins of his black horse, and his right hand holding a single-hook spear. He looked indescribably heroic in the night wind.
The horse whip was waved towards the night sky, and a deafening sound rang out in the silence. In an instant, thousands of horses were galloping, and the earth was shaking.
This place is far away from the court of King Mobei, but the elite cavalry are approaching just to catch him off guard. When the elite troops approached, King Mobei was even drinking and having fun with his concubines.
The Xia army charged in, and the Mongolian army was completely unprepared. In an instant, the Mongolian army was in chaos. They were iron-blooded and ruthless. When the sharp blades pierced the flesh, warm blood spurted out, staining the battle robes red. All they could see was the white light of the blades and the bright red blood.
Yan Yiming's hand holding the knife handle couldn't stop shaking.
She had memories of countless knife fights, but now she was no longer the girl who could face life and death calmly, and she still felt scared when swinging the knife.
But between life and death, she could not afford to hesitate for even a second. If she was distracted, she would lose her breath in an instant, just like the comrade who had spoken to her.
The first time he cut the man off his horse, the man's blood soaked the handle of the knife and he could hardly hold the knife. However, he had to hold it tightly again when the enemy approached again.
Killing people will make you numb.
The screams all around him never stopped for a moment. The flames burned his cheeks, making them hot and painful. His left hand, which was tightly gripping the reins, was stained with blood. His left leg was accidentally hit by the spear just now. Yan Yiming groaned but was unable to take care of anything.
The Mongol troops in Wang Ting's court had no time to prepare for the unexpected attack and were defeated in an instant.
The terrifying sounds of horse hooves and fighting finally woke the King of Mobei from his drunken dream. He had no time to deploy his troops, so he jumped on his horse and fled with a group of royal family members under the cover of the Mongolian army.
Shao Jingyu's cold eyes flashed and he gave an order. The horse neighed and chased in the direction of King Mobei's escape. General Zuo came to his senses and broke out in a cold sweat. He hurriedly called out to him, but Shao Jingyu had already run a hundred meters.
General Zuo was anxious and hurriedly ordered his men to chase after the King of Mobei and protect Shao Jingyu's life.
The captain of light cavalry and others led a thousand cavalrymen to pursue in the direction of the King of Mobei's escape. They chased for hundreds of miles but could not catch up with Shao Jingyu and others, let alone the King of Mobei. They could not catch up and had to turn back.
General Zuo was so angry that he said he had known this would happen. Even the commander-in-chief couldn't control this young master, so how could he?
Fortunately, the raid was extremely successful. Apart from the more than a thousand people who escaped while protecting the King of Mobei, a total of more than 3,000 men and women and 10,000 heads of livestock from the King of Mobei's tribe were captured. It was already a very good small victory.
The only regret is that the King of Mobei and several small kings have all escaped.
I can only hope that the young master is safe and doesn't get killed by the King of Mobei or get lost.
With a cold moon in the sky, Shao Jingyu led no more than a hundred people to gallop hundreds of miles in the vast night sky in search of the enemy's trace. At the beginning, because of Shao Jingyu's word "chase", everyone had no time to think and had followed him out. Now they were separated from the direction of the army. Although the Qi Bai Xiaoqi were brave, they were very likely to encounter the main force of the Mongolian army and be gathered and killed. Everyone couldn't help but feel panic.
But when he looked at the figure in front of him again, he gritted his teeth and spurred his horse to chase after it.
The horses did not stop and the people never let down their guard. Yan Yiming had forgotten how long he had been running, and finally he saw a flash of fire ahead.
With the help of a cold spear, the Mongolian soldiers in charge of guarding were killed instantly. The brave cavalry rushed into the Mobei King's army, which was fleeing in the middle of the night and was instantly panicked. The Mobei King could not tell how many people there were for a moment, and did not dare to fight head-on and prepared to flee.
There were clearly less than 700 men, but the Mongolian army was in such chaos at the moment that they had little power to resist.
Shao Jingyu did not want to fight with the soldiers and went straight to the King of Mobei who was about to mount his horse and flee. The deputy general beside him shot down the prince next to the King of Mobei with an arrow. The young general wielded his spear fiercely, and the divine horse under his crotch caught up with the King of Mobei in an instant.
But the deputy general suddenly shouted "Be careful". Shao Jingyu turned around and saw a flash of cold light. The Mongolian army stabbed him with a spear. In surprise, the blade was approaching and deflected the spear. Yan Yiming's palm was shaken and hurt, but he pulled Shao Jingyu back from the brink of life and death.
Shao Jingyu was surprised that this white-faced soldier was so extraordinary, but there was no time to delay, so he rode his horse to catch up with the King of Mobei again.
The guns were raised and then fell. With a howl, the King of Mobei was beheaded from his horse. With their leader dead, the Mongolian army had no will to fight anymore and surrendered one after another.
After a long night of running, Shao Jingyu won his first battle beautifully!
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