"Chapter 6: Rerewarding the Soldiers"
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- Alighelli Dante (Italian poet, one of the pioneers of the European Renaissance)
Judging from the battle statistics report of the two battles, Licinius's army still paid a heavier price in the battle, and the death toll of up to 22% really made Bai Feng feel helpless, and it was not easy for Rome to replenish these soldiers.
The losses of the First Legion in the Roman Youth Army were still not high, and the twelve Roman Youth Army only killed 378 soldiers, and after returning to the city of Rome, Bai Feng only needed one day to reorganize these youth troops to a full state.
However, the casualties of the barbarian warriors of the First Legion are not easy to replenish, because both the Cheetah Legion and the Tiger Legion have a considerable number of casualties, and in this war, the mercenary warriors of the entire city of Rome have lost nearly 3,000 people, how can these 3,000 people be recruited?
The number of troops of the Tasya Tribal Alliance was extremely limited, and after providing the city of Rome with so many mercenary warriors, there were not many warriors left for the Tasya Tribal Alliance to fight, including their own three armies.
Considering the current situation that the Tasya Tribal Alliance had just stabilized, Bai Feng felt that it was almost impossible to obtain troops from the Tasya Tribal Alliance;
But the losses of the First Legion, the Cheetah Legion, and the Tiger Legion must not be replenished, otherwise what will the Roman City use to continue its march to the east bank of the Cangluo River, and what will it use to deal with the more powerful enemies that may appear in the future?
Since the Tasya tribal alliance could not provide sufficient troops to Rome City, Bai Feng could only turn his attention to the Aceni tribe, which had just turned enemies with Rome City, after these two fierce battles, the Aceni tribe was captured by Rome City with more than 6,000 cavalry and more than 8,000 infantry, plus the nearly 30,000 troops that remained on the east bank, their strength was still strong.
Whether it is for the rule of the Acenian tribe in the city of Rome, or for the replenishment of the army of the city of Rome itself, the black-bellied Bai Feng feels that he should make good use of the sufficient resources of the Aceni tribe, which is the fat of the Roman city!
Just when Bai Feng was thinking about how to weaken the strength of the Esceni tribe to strengthen the strength of the Roman city, they also came to the location of Licinius's army, which had completed cleaning the battlefield and was preparing to return to the barracks with the prisoners of the Aceni tribe.
"Governor, why did you come here, is the war on the West Bank over?" Seeing Bai Feng coming here in person, Licinius, who was originally busy commanding the army, hurriedly rode his horse to Bai Feng's side and asked Bai Feng about the war on the West Bank.
Looking at the blood-stained Licinius and almost all of the wounded soldiers under his command, Bai Feng's heart was also quite emotional, if it weren't for the soldiers in front of him who were not afraid of death to block the southward cavalry of the Aceni tribe, it was uncertain whether the Roman army could win the victory!
Thinking of this, Bai Feng rode straight to Licinius's side, and after patting Licinius on the shoulder, he crossed Licinius again, and announced loudly to all the soldiers present who used their spiritual power:
"All the soldiers who stopped the enemy's cavalry, you are the heroes of our Roman city! It is precisely because of your stubborn battle here that we have won this great victory of the army of Rome, and you are the real heroes of our battle!
In recognition of your bravery, all the soldiers who participated in this battle, regardless of their status, will be rewarded with five gold coins from whom I have personally rewarded! And the families of our fallen brethren will receive ten more gold coins on top of the original pension of the city of Rome!"
Rich rewards can always arouse the enthusiasm of soldiers, after all, not every soldier has high ideals and ambitions, especially those warriors from barbarian tribes, who join the army more for the survival of themselves and their families.
Now that they had won the battle with their own blood, and in return, Bai Feng, who was the governor of the city of Rome, generously rewarded each of them with five gold coins, and even those who died in battle were given ten gold coins, how could they not be excited in the face of such generous treatment?
"Long live the Doge, long live the city of Rome, long live the Doge, long live the city of Rome......"
After Bai Feng announced his reward, all the soldiers couldn't believe their ears, and the entire battlefield fell into an extremely eerie silence, until these soldiers reacted, and the cheers that resounded through the sky broke out.
Looking at the excited soldiers cheering and hugging, Bai Feng's face also showed a very relieved smile, this may be Bai Feng's own persistence, he hopes that all the soldiers who fought for the city of Rome can get their due reward.
I would rather let the people of the world bear me, and I will not bear the people of the world, this sentence has never been Bai Feng's deception, but his heartfelt words; Bai Feng is willing to use his sincerity and honesty to treat these soldiers who shed their blood for the city of Rome, as long as they are loyal to the city of Rome.
After a long period of cheering and clamour, Bai Feng asked Licinius to organize his soldiers to return to the barracks, and as for the captured Essini cavalry, they were not released for the time being, but were escorted to the barracks.
In fact, it's not that Bai Feng doesn't want to release these cavalry from the Aceni tribe on the spot now, it's just that Bai Feng is afraid that after these unruly cavalry are released, they will disappear without a trace immediately, which will change in vain.
In addition, there was another thing that caught Bai Feng's attention, that is, in the attribute table of the Essini tribe, Nelson, the commander who led these cavalry south, existed, but Licinius reported that he killed the enemy cavalry commander in battle.
Convinced that the Roman city system would not go wrong, Bai Feng asked the Parthian archers to search carefully among the corpses of the Acenian cavalry, and finally found the dying Nelson, who was only one step away from death.
Judging from his wounds, Licinius's dagger pierced Nelson's back, causing him to faint and lose a lot of blood, but fortunately, he was not trampled to death by the soldiers of the two armies who rushed back and forth, but survived until the Parthian archers found him.
It's a pity that Nelson's injuries can't be controlled for a while, and he is not a soldier affiliated with Rome City, and the healing potion of the war doctor Hua Mu is useless for him, so Bai Feng has to take him back to the barracks first and then find a way to treat it.