Chapter 1492: Reward the brave man, fight in the ditch
The cherry orchard is located outside Nanguo in Yingtian. It is not a pass, and there are no natural dangers such as mountains, rivers, cliffs, etc. It is just Nanguo in Yingtian. It is just an open space outside, guarding the only passage from Jiangning to Yingtian. There are several large cherry forests nearby, so the locals call this area a cherry orchard.
The Japanese pirates from Shangyu attacked Yingtian from Jiangning Town. They first had to pass through the cherry orchard before entering Yingtian!
It was already the middle of winter, and it was noon. The weather was gloomy and there were no dark clouds. , but there is no sun, and the biting north wind sweeps up the dead branches and leaves from time to time, roaring and roaring in the wilderness.
The winter in the south of the Yangtze River is also very cold, especially when the north wind blows, which pierces the bone marrow with dampness and coldness.
At this moment, in front of the cherry orchard outside Yingtiannanguo, more than 1,300 Ming troops gathered here to prepare for the Japanese pirates.
These Ming army soldiers are all strong and well-equipped with weapons and equipment. They are all wearing armor, equipped with swords, spears and crossbows, as well as two hundred gunmen, and even a cannon placed on the in the array.
These soldiers are the 800 elite soldiers carefully selected by Hu Zongxian from the Zhenwei Battalion that supervises the formation, and the 500 elite soldiers from each of the Beijing camps, who were ordered by Zhang Jing, the Minister of War, to draw 100 elite soldiers from each. The Cherry Orchard Blocker Army formed.
After Hu Zongxian selected 800 elites from the Zhenwei Battalion, he gathered all the armor and weapons of the entire battalion and fully armed them. After receiving the news that the Japanese invaders had captured Jiangning, he sent a letter to Zhang Jing, the Minister of War, requesting war. , while already leading eight hundred elites to the Cherry Orchard outside Yingtian Nanguo - this is the only place that leads from Jiangning to Yingtian.
Waiting for work with ease, and waiting for Japanese pirates in strict formation!
After the 500 elite soldiers drawn from various Beijing camps arrived, Hu Zongxian immediately integrated them into the team.
After the formation was completed, Hu Zongxian, wearing armor and holding a long sword, stood at the front of the soldiers and made an impassioned speech filled with righteous indignation:
"My fellow soldiers, the Japanese pirates are in mourning. He is crazy and has caused harm to thousands of miles since he landed in Shangyu. He has committed crimes including burning, killing and looting. His methods are cruel and inhumane. He has lost all human relations and committed so many crimes that it is too numerous to mention! Not to mention the far-off places, Jiangning is right in front of us. , blood flowed for ten miles, tens of thousands of corpses were laid down, and the entire city was burned to the ground by the Japanese pirates. This hatred is irreconcilable! If the Japanese pirates are not killed in this way, it will never be enough to repay the saint. If the Japanese pirates are not killed, it will not be enough to pay tribute to the Japanese pirates. The souls in heaven of our fathers, fellow villagers, brothers and sisters!"
Hu Zongxian's words were full of anger and true feelings. He sternly accused the Japanese pirates of Shangyu of their numerous crimes and called on all the soldiers to kill the Japanese pirates.
However, human beings' joys and sorrows are not the same. The reaction of the soldiers was not very strong. Less than half of the soldiers were infected by Hu Zongxian's words of indignation and shouted to kill the Japanese pirates. But most of the remaining soldiers felt that they were a little unlucky. There were so many people in the battalion, why were they chosen to stop the Japanese pirates? You must know that this group of Japanese pirates are not ordinary Japanese pirates. They are all highly skilled in martial arts and murderers. The unblinking evil spirits! Since they landed, they have fought thousands of miles and killed countless officers, soldiers and civilians!
Hu Zongxian glanced at the soldiers, took in their expressions, then raised his right hand vigorously, and announced loudly: "All soldiers, I promise you that in this battle, I will live and die with you! Every time you kill one Japanese pirates, reward one hundred taels of silver! If there are casualties in this battle, the amount of silver taels should be tripled as a compensation! No matter whether the reward or pension is enough, it will be enough. Forehead distribution, not even a copper will be missing!”
Hearing this, all the soldiers suddenly breathed as hard as an old cow! Their eyes seemed to be filled with blood!
They After a year, the military pay is only a few taels of silver! Now every time a Japanese pirate is killed, there is a reward of 100 taels of silver!!! And Mr. Hu also guarantees that the full amount will be paid!
"Master Hu, is it inappropriate to reward one hundred taels of silver for every Japanese pirate you kill? This year, in the special reward awarded by the Holy One, the head of a true Japanese pirate is as high as the sky, but it is only fifty taels. It’s only two silver coins.”
Master Zhang, the coach of Zhenwei Camp, approached Hu Zongxian and reminded him softly that he felt that the silver reward announced by Hu Zongxian was too high!
In normal times, when a soldier kills a Japanese pirate, the fifty taels of silver rewarded by the Holy Spirit will pass through the series of yamen that distribute the silver reward. Only forty taels will be left on top of their military camp. Then their generals will exploit them layer by layer and fall to the soldiers. If you can have twenty taels of silver in your hand, it will be as high as the sky. Now Hu Zongxian actually wants to pay the full amount of one hundred taels? ! Mr. Zhang couldn't help but feel distressed that he was about to have a heart attack, and couldn't help but remind Hu Zongxian.
"Well, one hundred taels of silver is indeed inappropriate." Hu Zongxian nodded lightly.
If you know your mistakes, correct them. There is no such thing as good. Mr. Zhang smiled slightly and just breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Hu Zongxian shouting to the soldiers: "Everyone, Mr. Zhang is right. Every time a Japanese pirate is killed, The reward of one hundred taels of silver is indeed a bit inappropriate. I would like to correct the amount of the reward and give it two hundred taels of silver for each Japanese pirate killed!"
Hearing this, Mr. Zhang’s eyes suddenly darkened. He was so nervous that he almost fainted! Two hundred taels, two hundred taels, you wasteful thing! I can’t do it anymore, I can’t do it anymore, my heart hurts so much. It hurts so much, I feel so bad.
What?! Every time you kill a Japanese pirate, you will be rewarded two hundred taels of silver!!!! Pay attention, pay attention, it is not one hundred taels, but two hundred taels!!!!"
Sure enough, all the brave men were rewarded. The soldiers couldn't bear it any longer. They shouted excitedly at the top of their lungs:
"Kill the Japanese pirates!"
"Kill. Japanese pirates!"
The soldiers were stimulated by the huge reward announced by Hu Zongxian and screamed, the sound was like a mountain roaring and a tsunami, resounding through the sky.
Although the Japanese pirates are fierce and murderous, they are worth a lot of money! And there are many of us!
Good!
The military spirit is available!
Hu Zongxian saw the crowd shouting to kill the Japanese pirates, nodded slightly, looked towards the south in the direction of Jiangning, full of confidence. Japanese pirates, I will let you be buried under this cherry orchard today!
Taking advantage of the military morale, Hu Zongxian ordered the soldiers to dig a deep pit across the road three meters behind him. The pit was four meters wide and eight meters deep, running across the backs of the soldiers.
Hu Zongxian stood in front of the ditch and shouted to everyone: "The ancients said: If you fight against the water, you will die and live! Today, it is the same! Soldiers, this deep ditch is four meters wide and eight meters deep. The situation is difficult to overcome easily. Today, I Let's fight in the ditch! In this battle, we can only advance but not retreat! In this battle, I am with you! In this battle, we swear to destroy the Japanese pirates here! In this battle, we will use the heads of the Japanese pirates to commemorate the enemy. The souls of the murdered folks are in heaven!”
"Fight in the back ditch, and we will destroy the Japanese pirates!"
"Fight in the back ditch, and we will destroy the Japanese pirates!"
A group of soldiers followed up and shouted, the momentum was earth-shattering, and their morale was very strong. (End of this chapter)