If a person like the Baode County Magistrate lived for a moment longer, Kou Ji felt sorry for the heroic souls of the Baode army who died in Linzhou, and also for those heroic souls who died tragically in Baode City.
As for how many people would die in the process of killing Baode County Magistrate, Kou Ji didn't care.
Compared to the loyal and brave people killed by the Baode County magistrate, it is nothing at all.
More importantly, the Baode County magistrate is still alive and does great harm to the northwest.
If the Liao people take it as an example and spread it throughout the northwest, some weak-minded people may not follow it.
If one or two county magistrates in key positions defected to the Liao people, it would be a huge obstacle for Kou Ji to resist the Liao people.
Only by killing him and cutting off his head can we frighten those feeble-minded people.
When the messenger heard Kou Ji's instructions, he nodded decisively without any hesitation and rode away from Qu Yechuan.
Probably he also felt that Magistrate Baode was a person who deserved to die.
After the messenger left, Kou Ji summoned Gao Chugong.
As soon as he saw Gao Chugong, who was slightly excited, Kou Ji said straight to the point: "Baode has been defeated, and the Zhe family army led by Zhe Jixuan should have a fierce battle with the Liao people outside Baode.
However, with Zhe Jixuan’s character and the strength of his troops, it will be difficult to defeat the Liao people, so we must step up our preparations for the battlefield.”
Gao Chugong was extremely excited when he heard this, "Can we bury things?"
Kou Ji nodded slowly and said in a deep voice: "Bury them. Bury some on the other side of the river and some not far from the river beach. The Liao people only need one and it will make them happy."
"How many are buried?"
Gao Chugong asked.
Kou Ji said coldly: "Bury them all. That thing is a rarity in the eyes of others and not worth much in my eyes. If you kill one Liao people, I will make a profit. If you kill two Liao people, I will make a profit."
It’s just money earned. So there’s no reason to hide it.”
Gao Chugong was extremely excited when he heard this.
Why are you excited?
Because Kou Ji is crazy enough.
Kou Jiyou finished dealing with the Liao people and then went to deal with the Xixia people.
So I prepared a huge amount of things.
He had witnessed with his own eyes how powerful the big winter melon buried in the ground was.
How many did Kou Ji bring?
A total of five hundred carts.
If this is not considered crazy, then there is no such word as crazy.
Gao Chugong said without any hesitation: "I will take people to bury it right away. I have been killing people on the battlefield for decades, and I know all the tricks of the Liao people. I promise to bring the big winter melon you brought."
, are all buried where the Liao people would appear. I will never waste any of them."
Kou Ji nodded and said nothing.
He would not believe Gao Chugong's assurance.
As long as that thing is buried in the ground, it will never explode.
It's impossible to explode every one.
So some waste is inevitable.
But he believed part of Gao Shang's words.
That is what he and his people buried, and it will definitely appear on the road that the Liao people must pass.
Decades of battlefield experience are not given in vain.
That was killed with one knife and one shot.
Gao Chugong led people to arrange the battlefield.
Everyone in the camp on the edge of Quyechuan was aware that the war was coming.
The old lady of the Yang family selected an old captain from the Zhe family army to listen to orders in front of Kou Ji's tent.
Wang Kai sent his scouts out to convey orders and quickly gathered the soldiers of the Jinning Army.
Ming Hao and Wang Yunsheng and their men are working hard to build the sixth military stronghold.
Everyone is busy preparing for the battle.
In a blink of an eye, two days have passed.
Liu Qi and Guo Yi followed Lu Ming, led the Suide Army and the Longzhou garrison and rushed to the edge of Quyechuan.
When Liu Qi and Guo Yi met Kou Ji, they were so friendly that they flattered him even when they opened and shut their mouths.
Kou Ji didn't have time to train the two of them, so he directly asked them to take the people to Gao Gong and listen to them.
As the Zhejia Army arrived, Wang Kai reduced his troops, the Suide Army and the Longzhou garrison arrived, on the banks of Quye River, there was finally a feeling that a war was about to break out.
When Kou Ji first arrived at the Quye River, he brought several thousand people with him.
But they were scattered scattered across the vast land, and there was no sign of a war at all.
Now tens of thousands of people gathered together in one place, finally feeling something like that.
Just when everyone was busy in full swing.
A ride came from the northeast.
Brought very bad news.
The Zhe family army led by Zhe Jixuan was defeated by Baode.
More than 13,000 Zhe family troops led by Zhe Jixuan were killed by the formation, and more than 4,000 people were captured alive. The remaining people broke into rout and followed Zhe Jixuan and fled back to the mansion. state.
After Kou Ji told the others the news, there was a lot of lamentation.
Some people yelled at Zhe Jixuan.
Some people mourn silently.
There are also some people who are afraid.
The reason why some people are afraid is also because of the disastrous defeat of the Zhe family army.
The Zhejia Army has a great reputation in the northwest, so great that everyone knows it.
Everyone knows that Zhejia's army is victorious in every battle.
Now the Zhejia army, which had been victorious in every battle, was defeated by the Liao people.
Those Xiangjun soldiers who did not have much fighting ability would naturally have some fear.
Inside the Chinese military tent.
Kou Ji, the old lady of the Yang family, Gao Chugong, Wang Yunsheng, Wang Kai, Ming Hao, Liu Qi, Guo Yi and others were all there.
Gao Gao Gongyi cursed angrily, "Zhe Jixuan is just a fool and a stick. He led more than 10,000 people and dared to launch an offensive against nearly 100,000 Liao troops.
Kicked in the brain by a donkey?
The Zhejia army is powerful, but the Liao people are not idiots either.
Who gave him the confidence to lead more than 10,000 people and fight head-on with nearly 100,000 others?"
When Gao Chugong said this, he looked at the old lady of the Yang family and shouted: "There are no smart people in your family. Can you remind that idiot not to fight head-on with the Liao people?"
The old lady of the Yang family looked guilty, but said nothing.
If Zhe Jixuan was a person who listened to advice, he would not appear in Baode.
If Zhe Jixuan were a rational person, he would not bully the old lady of the Yang family in Fuzhou.
He bullied the old lady of the Yang family, which was very impressive.
But from then on, he will have a reputation of being unfaithful and unfilial.
Who would think highly of an unfaithful and unfilial person?
Who dares to associate with an unfaithful and unfilial person?
The good hand Zhe Weizhong left him turned into a bad hand in an instant.
For such a man, if he did not bury all the 13,000 Zhejia troops in the hands of the Liao people, he would have been burned in incense.
He blindly and arrogantly led 13,000 men to fight head-on with nearly 100,000 Liao troops. This was indeed something he could do.
Kou Ji glanced at Gao Chuanggong and said in a deep voice: "It's not the old lady's fault that Zhe Jixuan did such a stupid thing. Zhe Jixuan lost nearly five thousand Zhe family troops in the battle. Erlang. Those are all saved by the old lady’s brother and nephew’s hard work.
In terms of anger, the old lady is probably more angry than anyone here.
In terms of discomfort, the old lady is more uncomfortable than anyone here."
Gao Chugong knew from their recent interactions that Kou Ji was very kind to the old lady of the Yang family. When he saw Kou Ji opening his mouth to defend the old lady of the Yang family, he did not speak again.
Gao Chugong shut his mouth, and others finally had a chance to speak.
Guo Yi said dryly: "Kou Jinglue, Zhe Jixuan led the Zhe family army's defeat in Baode, but it will not affect our war in Qu Yechuan. After all, we did not expect him to defeat the Liao people from the beginning.
It's just that his defeat weakened the reputation of the Zhejia Army, enhanced the prestige of the Liao soldiers, and also affected the morale of our army's lieutenants.
The most important thing right now is to find ways to mobilize the morale of our military officers.
If all the soldiers are afraid of the Liao people, it will be bad if the Liao people come with their troops."
After a pause, Guo Yi said again: "I believe that with Kou's strategic intelligence, he will be able to come up with a way to mobilize morale."
Liu Qi added in a low voice from the side: "I believe Kou Jinglue has seen that the soldiers and horses in the hands of the general and others are all from poor backgrounds, and I believe Kou Jinglue has already thought about the rewards for them after they bravely kill the enemy on the battlefield and win the battle.
If the rewards can be more generous, the morale of the soldiers will definitely improve."
Guo Yi and Liu Qi sang and harmonized, expressing their thoughts in a flattering way.
Gao Chugong, Wang Kai, Ming Hao and others were speechless after hearing what they said.
Obviously, their method of mobilizing morale is similar to that of Liu Qi and Guo Yi.
Seeing this, Kou Ji thought for a moment.
As the saying goes, under heavy rewards, there must be brave men.
The reason why soldiers are afraid of death is because the rewards and restraints are not enough.
In the pre-Qin period, why was the Qin State able to conquer the six kingdoms?
It's because Qin's soldiers and horses are brave and not afraid of death.
Why are the soldiers and horses of Qin so brave and not afraid of death?
It's because of the strict laws.
How strict are Qin’s laws?
When you go to the battlefield, you must obey the military orders. If you are told to rush forward, you must rush forward.
Even if there are mountains of swords and seas of fire ahead, you have to rush forward.
Even if there are enemies a hundred times your size in front of you, as long as the military order is to charge, you have to charge.
If you win, you will be given a title, land, servants, and a house.
To die in battle is what you deserve.
Escape, die, implicate the whole group, the whole family will be unlucky.
Retire and die, implicating the whole army, and the whole family will be unlucky.
Under such strict laws and generous rewards, the soldiers of Qin State went to the battlefield. They had no choice but to obey orders. They just obey orders.
It's just that such a strict law obviously does not apply to the current Song Dynasty.
But with a big reward, you can learn something.
Kou Ji had no intention of reintroducing the military nobility system.
After all, it is something that has been eliminated. It has great benefits and great disadvantages.
But it is still possible to use generous rewards to boost morale.
He did the same thing in Hexi.
It's just that the situation in Hexi is different from that in northwest China, so the way of rewards should also be different.
Kou Ji looked around at everyone in the Chinese army's tent and said solemnly: "If we win this battle, I can ask the officials to knight him. The greater the military merit, the higher the title.
If someone can cut off Xiao Xiaomu's head, I will ask my grandfather to come forward and help him get a duke."
In the Chinese army's tent, except for the old lady of the Yang family and Kou Ji himself, everyone else's eyes were straight.
In the Song Dynasty, a title was valuable even if it was said to be valuable, and it was not valuable even if it was not.
It is valuable because the title of Wu Xun can be hereditary. Although it is degraded by one level every generation, as long as the descendants have a talented person within three generations, the whole family, and even the entire clan, can continue to be wealthy.
The military honors in Bianjing City are living examples.
To say it is not valuable is because the civil servants were knighted.
The titles of civil servants are not very valuable. As long as the status is reached, the court will automatically grant the title and add a salary. After death, it will disappear and it will not be hereditary.
The title that Kou Ji mentioned now was naturally the title of martial knight, which could be hereditary.
The eyes of other people in the big tent widened. That was because the Song Dynasty had not been granted a military title for a long time.
Although the military titles in the imperial court often change, they basically linger among the generals and nobles, and rarely fall into the hands of ordinary soldiers.
Since the Battle of Chanyuan, basically no ordinary soldiers have been awarded titles.
Kou Ji and his party in the Western Regions produced a king, three princes, a marquis, and twelfth uncle.
But one of the kings, Jiao Si Luo, was the king of Fan State and could not reach the stage of the Song Dynasty. Moreover, Jiao Si Luo was not born with mud legs, but climbed up through the shadow of his ancestors.
Among the three princes.
Among the three princes, only Zhu Neng was born as a mud-legged boy.
But Zhu Neng's original title was also obtained from the battle of Chanyuan.
More importantly, Zhu Neng had Kou Zhun's support and support.
But how many soldiers are really supported by nobles?
Not to mention Li Zhaoliang, it is very common for generals to be honored and awarded titles.
Yang Wenguang is similar.
As for the twelve uncles, there are a few who were born with mud legs.
But Earl, what do you mean in Bianjing City?
If the earl dares to call his family a general and himself a noble, he will be laughed to death by other generals and nobles.
Therefore, since the battle of Chanyuan, the imperial court has not had any generals with weak backgrounds. They really rely on their military exploits to obtain noble titles step by step.
In the Song Dynasty, there were so many generals with mud-legged backgrounds.
Don't they want to get high-ranking officials and noble titles?
They dream about it.
Who doesn’t want to be able to achieve wealth for three generations if one person makes meritorious deeds?
But they had no chance.
Now that Kou Ji has given him an opportunity, they will naturally seize it firmly.
Liu Qi and Guo Yi, two people with poor backgrounds, naturally widened their eyes when they realized that the opportunity had come.
If Gao Chugong wanted to revive the Gao family, he would naturally need military exploits and a title.
The same is true for Wang Kai.
As for Ming Hao, whether he is a civil servant or a military official, he actually doesn't care, as long as he can get along.
Anyway, whether he is a civil official or a military minister, he can enjoy it better than others.
Because he was born as a serious Jinshi.
"Gudu..."
Gao Dang Gongqiang swallowed his saliva, stared at Kou Ji, and said with a slightly trembling voice: "Including...me?"
Kou Ji stared at Gao Guanggong and said in a deep voice: "It won't fall on you."
Gao Chugong nodded excitedly, "Anyone can do it, anyone can do it, as long as you give it."
He is now apparently a dead man.
No matter how great your achievements are, there is still no possibility of 'surviving'.
Zhao Zhen would not allow it, Kou Ji would not allow it, and the three prime ministers of the inner court and the six ministers would not allow it either.