Long Bing'er said, "But rewards are the best thing to boost morale. The court is so generous now and is giving out rewards one after another. It's hard for these soldiers not to try their best."
Xu Qing said: "Okay, even if it is as you said, Bing'er, and the morale of Zhao's army has greatly increased, then you might as well think about what will happen once the city is attacked? They will definitely charge forward desperately! This one
This particularly easy-to-obtain military exploit might make these elite soldiers who have not seen blood for many years think that this is what war is like. And for firearms, the denser the army charges, the more lethal it will be. Just wait and see, they are not
What kind of veteran who has been on the battlefield for a long time is now dazzled by these military exploits, and he will suffer a big loss next."
Xin Honggao nodded and said, "I think what the military advisor said makes sense. Jiang Hong will definitely take back all the counties around Shuzhou City in order to gain more military exploits. On the surface, these rewards have increased their morale. In fact,
Internally, the morale of both sides must be ebbing and flowing, and while we are still holding back our momentum, they are already resting on their laurels and feel that the war is nothing more than this, and this must be beneficial to us."
If Xu Qing and the others really have the same military strength as the original Shuzhou, with no more than 30,000 soldiers and 10,000 armor at most, then there will be no problem no matter how much the 200,000-strong army is squandered.
Anyway, they have a large number of people and a 100% armor coverage rate. It doesn't matter if they have more fun, but they don't expect that the 70,000 troops opposite them also have a 100% armor coverage rate, and they also have firearms that they don't have.
It can be said that this is the gap between intelligence and weapons.
There are even some psychological tactics.
There are still some troops in Shuzhou that the Zhenxi Army retreated from, but what about the 200,000 people who came this time?
Since Zhao State did not dare to mobilize the Western Army, more than half of the people who came this time had not seen blood for ten years.
Ever since they were incorporated into the Forbidden Army, the original elite frontier troops have been addicted to the bustling life in the capital. They have neither training nor exercise. How can they compare with the frontier troops?
What's more, now Xu Qing has given these people a big gift.
They captured several large counties in Shuzhou City without losing any blood.
If appropriate rewards can stimulate the morale of soldiers, then excessive rewards can be fatal poison.
Long Bing'er originally thought that since the troops were not enough, it would be better to concentrate on defending the city, but she did not expect that by some strange combination of circumstances, she would show weakness to the enemy in disguise.
Although Xu Qing had thought about it, he was not sure whether it could be realized, but now it seems that the other party has realized it even better than he thought.
Could it be that there is too much help in the right way and too little help in the wrong way?
Look, God is helping his queen.
Xiao Ye had already ordered the scouts sent out to pay close attention to the movements of Zhao's army.
He has now made a calculation and strives to use firearms to kill Zhao's 50,000 troops during the first wave of siege. After that, he will slowly plan for it. As long as their troops drop below 100,000, Xiao Ye will
Be sure to lead the troops to fight a beautiful counterattack, and have a good time.
In this way, Jiang Hong led his troops around Shuzhou City for almost two months, and the achievements he made along the way were huge.
Except for Shuzhou City, it can be said that he has recovered everything he can.
The sealed battle report stunned Emperor Zhao for a moment.
The Emperor of Zhao had no choice but to be stunned. In two months, it could be said that he had recovered everything except Shuzhou City.
Now Jiang Hong's news to the court is that he led the court's 200,000-strong army to conquer the east and west in bloody battles, and finally killed the rebels stationed in various places in Shuzhou City and retreated steadily. The last rebels had been defeated by this time.
Forced into the city of Shuzhou and resisting stubbornly!
The army will soon begin to attack the fortress. I believe that in two months, the imperial court will regain Shuzhou City. At that time, he will kidnap all the bandit leaders back to the capital and present them to His Majesty.
It can be said that at this moment, Emperor Zhao's paranoia but poor brain began to come into play again. He looked at the ministers in the Qinzheng Palace and asked: "They say victory or defeat is a common matter for military officers, but Jiang Aiqing led the troops in.
Since Shuzhou, there has never been a single defeat but a complete victory. I wonder if this battle report is true?"
At this time, Prime Minister Qin stood up and said, "Reporting to your Majesty, I believe that your Majesty should send a supervisory army to the army to observe on your behalf. If it is true, he should be rewarded according to his merits. If he falsely reports his military merits, he should naturally be punished according to the law."
Emperor Zhao nodded and said, "What Prime Minister Qin said makes sense, Bai Fu!"
Baifu, who was standing next to Emperor Zhao, immediately said: "The old slave is here!"
Emperor Zhao said: "I am ordering you to supervise the army this time! Go and supervise the true intention of our Zhao country to revolt against the army! You must not let down the holy will and tell the truth truthfully!"
Bai Fu immediately said: "Old slave, I obey the order."
After receiving the holy order, Bai Fu led a group of forbidden troops and set off towards Shuzhou.
It can be said that this is not the first time he has done this kind of thing. He has served as a military supervisor many times before. He is very familiar with this industry. Every time he takes up the position of military supervisor, he can get a lot of benefits. It is definitely a good one.
A good deal.
Jiang Hong was not too surprised when he heard that the imperial court had sent supervisory troops.
This is an old tradition. When he was the deputy general, he often served these supervisors.
Bai Fu is pretty good, at least the supervisor is just a supervisor and doesn't meddle in other people's business at all. After giving him enough money, Bai Fu does nothing but drink tea in the camp.
It's not like some dead eunuchs who don't know anything but still enjoy being a general.
The crossbowmen moved another five feet to the west!
Damn it, move another five feet to the right and that’s the river!
So compared to those supervisors who were tiring to watch, he was already very satisfied with Bai Fu.
Within a few days, Bai Fu rode a fast horse and was escorted by a group of forbidden troops to a county town in Shuzhou.
At this time, the army was resting in the county town.
Jiang Hong and others clasped their fists and bowed, "I've seen Lord Supervisor!"
Bai Fu came up and said: "Hey, what are you doing? You are all soldiers who fought bloody battles for the imperial court. Our family is just here to see and express condolences for your majesty. We can never afford such a big gift from you.
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Jiang Hong was naturally polite and said: "Eunuch Bai came to supervise the army on Your Majesty's behalf, as if His Majesty was here in person. We dare not be disrespectful."
Jiang Hong also knew that this dead eunuch appeared to be kind on the surface, but in fact he had evil intentions. If he was not polite enough to go to His Majesty and file a complaint, it would be a waste that outweighs the gain.
Bai Fu coughed and said, "You all should go out. The Za family wants to find General Jiang to personally understand the situation of the rebel army."
After the words fell, everyone exited the house one after another.
After the door was closed, Jiang Hongze quickly took out a small box from the cabinet and handed it over and said, "It's not a small gesture, so please accept it with a smile, Eunuch Bai."