Volume 1, Chapter 123: The Shock of the Civil and Military Officials
"good!"
The tens of thousands of generals under him heard that Bai Qi would not care about his own life and death and honor and would first use the looted gold and silver to provide relief to the soldiers and civilians.
Everyone cheered.
Yang Wudi's eyes were also filled with relief.
To be honest, the consequences of doing so are very serious and may even ruin Bai Qi's life.
But which general would be willing to see his soldiers being exploited by corrupt officials in the court after a war?
Seeing their wives, children and parents still starving.
When they led these soldiers through life and death, they promised to let them have no worries!
"Bai Qi, today you are willing to risk your life for the people of Honghua City, and shoulder all the responsibilities for the soldiers and the people."
"When the day comes that you need these brothers, we will stand by you through thick and thin, even through fire and water!"
"If anyone dares to retreat, I will be the first to chop him down with my knife!"
A general with ten thousand men swore an oath directly to Bai Qi.
Even if one day Bai Qi fought against the Emperor of Zhou again, as long as Bai Qi did not surrender to the enemy and commit treason, he would firmly stand on Bai Qi's side.
This is their commitment and their heartfelt gratitude.
Bai Qi could have completely ignored these things, but he had to take responsibility for them.
“And us!”
"Honghua City will always support you."
"Honghua City's 200,000 soldiers and 400,000 civilians are the foundation for you, Bai Qi, to gain a foothold in the court."
"Whoever dares to mess with you, we will mess with him!"
The remaining ten thousand generals also came out to express their opinions. If it weren't for Bai Qi's brilliant strategy, all of them would have died in this battle.
Bai Qi not only saved their lives, but also enabled them to achieve immortal military exploits.
It also allows them to face their brothers with dignity.
This time, not only will all the military merits be paid in full to the soldiers under them, but they will also be given pensions in advance. These tens of thousands of generals can imagine the scene of their brothers being so moved that they cry bitterly.
This has never happened since the founding of the Great Zhou.
Yang Paifeng looked at Bai Qi, feeling extremely proud, and recalled the first time he and Bai Qi went to the grassland.
Such a man is a true hero!
Yang Paifeng really didn't misjudge him.
Yang Wudi was even more delighted. He slapped the table and laughed loudly, "Okay, I will take the lives of my family and my lifetime honor and disgrace to fight with you."
"Come here, count the casualties and inform the people, who have made contributions in defending the city this time, whether they are soldiers or civilians."
"We not only have to compensate for the losses, but also provide relief to the families."
"One-time pension for 30 years!"
As soon as Yang Wudi's order was passed down, the entire Honghua City was in an uproar.
When the notice was posted on the top of the city wall, everyone knew that Bai Qi and Yang Wudi had jointly decided to use the 800,000 taels of silver to first compensate the people and civilians who died in the battle of Honghua City.
All the soldiers knelt down and kowtowed three times and nine times in the direction of the central army.
The soldiers burst into tears and roared:
"General Bai Qi, Marshal Yang, we are the people of Honghua City in life and the ghosts of Honghua City in death! For the rest of our lives, we will obey the general's orders."
Boom boom boom!
These soldiers did not lower their heads in the face of the Huns' mighty army.
But at this moment he was crying like a child, kneeling on the ground and kowtowed three times.
This kneeling was a gesture by the two generals to not disappoint the soldiers.
This kneeling was to show that they had fought for their country, and that the Great Zhou had not let them down.
This kneeling means that they can finally let their wives, children and parents live a superior life. After the war, they can enjoy the hard-earned happiness.
They felt it was worth it to come to Honghua City and defend the territory!
The people were even more grateful.
In any war, there is only compensation for the soldiers, but no one has ever heard of compensation for the civilians or compensation for their losses.
Although this battle was fruitful and a huge amount of money and grain was seized.
But who cares about the lives of the lower-class people?
But Bai Qi and Yang Wudi did just that.
"Long live Bai Qi! Long live Yang Wudi!"
The people knelt on the ground, their eyes filled with burning passion.
Some people even had a delusion in their hearts that when one day General Bai Qi marched towards the imperial city, they would definitely wave flags and cheer for Bai Qi and charge into battle.
Yang Wudi looked at everything in the city with tears in his eyes, and when he finally turned to Bai Qi, his eyes became extremely solemn.
"You have to be careful. After this battle, be careful not to let the Great Zhou Emperor cook you up!"
"Our emperor, your majesty, has a heart smaller than the tip of a needle."
Although Yang Wudi was also a loyal and patriotic person, he had no good feelings towards the Emperor of the Great Zhou.
Bai Qi smiled and didn't take it seriously.
If the Emperor of the Great Zhou really wants to raise the butcher knife, then don't blame Bai Qi for being ruthless!
Bai Qi is not someone you can easily mess with.
Anyone who dares to attack him should not blame him for drawing his sword.
He is not the kind of person who would not fight back or retaliate when being beaten or scolded.
A real man should fight tooth for tooth.
Clearly distinguish between gratitude and resentment!
Soon, the war damage officer counted the death toll of all soldiers in Honghua City, the military merits of the officers and soldiers, and the casualties of the civilians.
According to the pension plan formulated by Bai Qi and Yang Wudi, 800,000 chariots of silver were distributed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Three days later, after all military merit pensions have been paid out.
Of the 800,000 taels of silver, 400,000 taels were consumed.
Even Yang Wudi was amazed. If the Ministry of Revenue of the imperial court were to pay for the 400,000 taels of silver, it would be good enough if they could give you 50,000 taels.
Only then did Yang Wudi pack up the remaining gold, silver and valuables and escort them to the capital.
He also sent a fast horse of 800 miles to the capital to report the war situation on the front line.
………………
5 days later.
The Great Zhou Dynasty.
There is a sour and foul smell everywhere in the Golden Palace now, because all the civil and military officials in the court eat, drink, defecate and urinate here.
The military generals are better off, after all, they are just a bunch of rough guys and it is impossible for them to be particular about anything when fighting.
The taste is bearable.
But for the civil servants, this was a big punishment. General Cao Changqiu ordered everyone not to contact the outside world.
So they had to empty the toilet themselves, which almost made some people sick to death.
Some people fainted at that moment.
However, there is no one to serve them here, so when they wake up, they continue to empty the toilet by themselves.
Some people really want to die.
Fortunately, good news finally came from the front.
When Yang Wudi's 800-mile battle report arrived, these people quickly asked the eunuchs to invite the Emperor of Great Zhou. As soon as the Emperor of Great Zhou arrived at the Golden Throne Hall, he almost vomited.
He immediately ordered people to tidy up the Golden Palace again, and even took out the spices that the southern barbarians had paid as tribute and scattered them in every corner of the Golden Palace without paying for them.
Only after all the strange smells in the Golden Throne Hall had dissipated was the grand court meeting held.
His behavior made General Cao Changqiu frown.
If this happened in the army, General Cao Changqiu would definitely kick the Emperor of Zhou to death.
When you received the battle report from eight hundred miles ahead, you immediately cleaned up the Golden Palace because you thought it smelled bad.
After complaining in his heart for a while, he let Yang Wudi's messenger in.
The civil and military officials in the court asked anxiously, "How is the war going on in the front?"
"Big victory! Big victory!"
The messenger's face flushed as he immediately reported Bai Qi's victory to everyone:
"The three great Xiongnu Khans sent 380,000 troops to attack Honghua City. General Bai Qi and Marshal Yang joined forces to cut off the enemy's food supplies."
"Then General Bai Qi looted the enemy's supplies and launched a general attack in front of Honghua City."
"In this battle, 180,000 enemies were annihilated. One of the three great Xiongnu Khans was killed on the spot, and two were captured."
"Within three to five years, the Xiongnu will no longer have any troops that dare to attack our Great Zhou!"
With a bang,
All the civil and military officials opened their eyes wide, feeling as if they were listening to a foreign language.
Kill 180,000 enemies!
Break the Huns!
How is this possible?
Didn’t it say before that Honghua City was about to be breached?
They were really shocked by the news.
Although I knew I won, it was such an easy and unbelievable victory.
General Cao Changqiu grabbed the leader of the messengers and asked, "What about our army's losses?"
The messenger immediately said, "Marshal Yang was in charge of defending the city. During the siege, he lost only about 800 men."
"General Bai Qi was in charge of harassing the enemy from behind and leading the cavalry in pursuit. He suffered less than 300 casualties.
What! ?
This time it was the generals' turn to be dumbfounded.
Compared with the civil officials who only care about winning and how many enemies were killed, they pay more attention to how many people on their side died in battle and the losses.
This is the only way to better judge a general's ability.
Bai Qi annihilated 180,000 enemies, while only losing 1,100 of his own men.
Such a battle loss ratio is unprecedented and will never be repeated.
The generals were unable to accept it for a moment. Can this war be fought in this way?
Even the civil officials found it too unbelievable.
I won't say much, but I killed 1,000 enemies and lost 800 of my own.
You have killed too few people!
But then they laughed. In that case, the money and food used to support the soldiers would be much less, or even nothing to pay!
Good news, great news!
The Emperor of the Great Zhou was also delighted and cheered excitedly.
At this time, the generals came out in a group and said to the Emperor of the Great Zhou:
"Your Majesty, please reward the meritorious officials!"
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