In the autumn harvest season, the cattle and sheep on the grassland are fat and strong.

Guerra sat on his horse, his feet on the stirrups, and the firm touch made him feel reassured.

He clenched the spear tightly in his hand, a bloodthirsty glint in his eyes.

"Kill!"

Gla wiped the blood from his face, and rushed forward, picking up a fallen Linhu man, and then slamming him to the ground.

"The fifth!"

The Lin Hu man whose body was pierced was obviously no longer alive.

Guerra gasped and muttered, a big smile on her face.

Gla, who was regained his freedom, did not choose to serve in paid conscription, nor did he choose to become a so-called construction worker, but chose to take up arms again, enter the battlefield, and make contributions in blood and fire.

In fact, not all Huns who had regained their freedom were eligible to be recruited by the government to become warriors again.

Because of his previous bravery, during the period when he was a slave, he behaved very well and meekly, so he was recommended by the Huayang Pavilion Chief, was conscripted into the army, and became a regular soldier in the land of Shenqi.

Becoming a regular soldier in the land of Shenqi can not only enjoy a relatively generous military salary, but also exchange meritorious services for rewards after following the army to obtain meritorious services.

Of course, even if an ordinary person like Guerra has meritorious deeds, it is difficult to obtain a knighthood.

Guerra didn't care so much about the title, but wanted substantial benefits, and it was naturally better to be able to share things like cattle, sheep, and fields.

Today's Guerra no longer has the color of being a slave, but has become fat and strong, and his life is obviously good.

After winning this battle, as long as Guerra can return home alive, with his exploits, he will no longer be a poor family.

Guerra will have a good life with his wife and children.

There are not a few Huns like Guerra who were conscripted into the army and became the regular army of Shenqi.

Although it is relatively rare to behead a fifth-level person like Guera, many of them have also made meritorious deeds to some extent.

Of course, there are also many people who died on the battlefield and can never go back.

Guerra gasped for breath, looking at the Lin Hu people who had been completely defeated, and the suppressed worry in his heart finally dissipated.

This war with the Ringhu people was won!

Linhu was located on the western side of the Zhao State, bordering the Qin State.

Before Zhao conquered the land of Shenqi, Lin Hu did not dare to cross the sphere of influence of the Xiongnu and go to plunder Zhao.

Since the land of Shenqi was included in Zhao Jia's bag, Lin Hu has repeatedly invaded several counties in the north of the land of Shenqi.

Especially last year.

Due to the very cold winter, Lin Hu also encountered the same problem as the Huns, and had to go south to raid in order to survive.

At that time, in order to help Li Muqing suppress the scourge of the Xiongnu, Zhao Jia dispatched almost all the cavalry in the land of Shenqi.

This also led to the fact that when the northern counties of Shenqi were attacked by Lin Hu, they could only defend the city and did not dare to go out of the city to fight with it.

Lin Hu's ferocity is not under the Huns.

They plundered the village, burning the village even though the villagers had long since taken refuge in the Wubao.

After the winter passed, almost all the northern counties of Shenqi were turned into scorched earth.

Fortunately, Zhao Jia was prepared and followed Li Mu's strategy of sticking to the northern frontier, although many houses and fields were burned, there were no casualties.

However, in this way, Zhao Jia held a grudge against Lin Hu and decided to send troops to conscript.

After the end of the battle to break the Xiongnu, Zhao Jia brought more than 20,000 cavalry back to Shenqi under the pretext of resisting Lin Hu.

As the weather warmed up, Zhao Jia began to fight hard and prepare to fight Lin Hu.

This war was not only to solve the northern scourge of the land of Shenqi, but also the beginning of the integration of the Huns.

Since Zhao Jia implemented the policy of repaying slave loans in installments, the leaders of various tribes really fell into the trap and almost all owed a lot of slaves on credit.

The tribal leaders who owned slaves were in debt.

In order to pay off debts.

These Xiongnu leaders all wanted to wage war, plunder their possessions, and make war exploits to offset their debts.

This time the northern expedition to Linhu.

Zhao Jia only dispatched 5,000 cavalry of the Zhao State, and recruited 5,000 Huns like Gra.

In addition, there were nearly 10,000 slaves under the command of the leaders of various tribes.

In other words, the cavalry of Zhao State, which really participated in the war this time, only accounted for a quarter of the total strength.

The rest were either the Huns who had been freed, or the Xiongnu slaves who had been captured after the tribes that resisted the Zhao army were destroyed.

Whether it was the Huns who were freed or those Hun slaves, they all had families in the land of Shenqi.

In this battle, the leaders of the Xiongnu tribes were not allowed to participate in the war, and they were under the full command of Sima Shang and Wang Qian, and Zhao Jia was not afraid of the Hun rebellion.

Using Hu to control Hu, and by the way, moisturizing things silently assimilating the Huns, this is exactly Zhao Jia's policy towards the Hu people.

The war goes on.

Another Ringhu tribe was broken, and the rebels were either killed, captured, or fled.

All the women and children in the tribe were taken captive, and only the old man was left to destroy himself.

did not kill all the old people in the Linhu tribe, but it was not that Sima Shang and Wang Jian were soft-hearted.

These captured Linhu people will also be fused into the Zhao people sooner or later, and Zhao Jia does not want to form too much grudges.

Although the Zhao army won a complete victory in this northern expedition and wiped out many Linhu tribes, many Linhu people also fled.

It is difficult to cut off all these who have fled.

The tribe has been plundered, and these useless old men are left behind, either to destroy themselves or to be accepted by Lin Hu, who has fled and is about to re-form the tribe.

If it is accepted, it will also be a heavy burden for those Lin Hu.

If you don't accept it, it will definitely make some Lin Hu people feel cold.

Gera rode on his horse, clenched the spear in his hand, and shouted and urged the women and children to drive the cattle and sheep.

These will all be the trophies of the Zhao people.

For Guerra, when the victory returns to the land of Shenqi, the spoils will also have their own share.

"I want to go home soon."

Thinking so in his heart, Gera actually had a feeling of impatience to return to the land of Shenqi.

This feeling may be a sense of belonging!

"Gra!"

Just as Grahu was thinking, he suddenly heard someone call his name.

He followed the prestige, but found that the person who called his name was Shangguan Shichang, and his face was immediately solemn.

"Stomp, stomp!"

Shi Chang rode his horse and saw that the women, children, cattle and sheep that Gerra was in charge of driving were not left behind, and he couldn't help but smile on his face.

"I've seen you!"

Guerra turned over and dismounted, and saluted very respectfully.

Gera is a smart person, and he knows that from the moment he was captured by the Zhao people, he needs to look at the Zhao people's face and act.

Even if Guerra has become a legitimate Zhao person in name, he is still different from the real Zhao person after all.

Gra can offend the Huns, but he will not offend the Zhao people in any case, but will deliberately curry favor.

Among the 20,000 troops of the Northern Expedition, those who were responsible for serving as grassroots generals were also Zhao people.

Therefore, Gera did not dare to slack off in the face of the chief.

"Where is there so much etiquette in the army!"

When Shi Chang saw Guera's appearance, although he said this, a smile bloomed on his face, and he was obviously very satisfied with Guera's attitude.

He also jumped off the horse and said: "This time to attack Lin Hu in the north, you are brave and good at fighting, and you have made a lot of contributions by beheading the fifth level." ”

"From now on, you can be promoted!"

When Guerra suddenly heard the news, he felt like he had been hit by a pie falling from the sky, and his face was full of disbelief.

"But, yes, but I'm a Huns."

Guerra said almost subconsciously.

In Guera's view, all the grassroots generals in the army were born in Zhao, and as a Huns, no matter how many military exploits he made, it was impossible to become an officer.

This time he joined the army and went on an expedition, not for meritorious promotion, but to earn money for rewards.

He didn't expect that he would be appointed as the chief.

"Smack!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as Grah's words fell, Shi Chang whipped him, and Grah hurriedly knelt on the ground in fright.

At this time, Shi Chang changed his face with a smile on his face, and rebuked angrily: "The king has long said that all those who have regained their free bodies and registered their household registration in the land of Shenqi are all Zhao people. ”

"Haven't you figured out who you are until now?"

When Gla heard this, he suddenly woke up, and then said loudly: "It's the villain who is wrong, the villain is the Zhao people, the current Zhao people, the future is the Zhao people, and the children and grandchildren are also the Zhao people!" ”

When Shi Chang saw Guerra's appearance, his face changed slightly.

He helped Gela up, and said earnestly: "If you still don't regard yourself as a Zhao person, how can the rest of the Zhao people treat you as their own?" ”

"Remember, don't say anything like that again!"

Gra resigned, and the chick nodded like a peck of rice, signaling that he remembered.

Shi Chang patted Guerra on the shoulder and said, "Since you are a Zhao person, you should have the same rights as us. ”

"If you make meritorious service, you will be promoted and rewarded."

"If you have made a lot of meritorious service, you can also spend money to buy a title, and from now on get rid of the status of the head of Qian, even if you unfortunately die in battle in the future, you can also pass the title to your descendants, isn't it beautiful?"

Compared with Qin's military merits, which led to the flood of titles, it was not so easy for Zhao Guoqian to get the title.

Especially in the land of Shenqi, because there are too many leaders of the Xiongnu tribes, the titles of the land of Shenqi have been flooded.

In order to curb the continuous proliferation of titles and preserve the value of the titles, Zhao Jia clearly stipulated that the head of Qianshou could not obtain the title only by relying on meritorious service.

If you want to get a knighthood, in addition to having enough merit, you also need to pay a large sum of money.

Zhao Jia did this, not only to ensure that the title would not be rotten on the street, but also to arouse the enthusiasm of the soldiers, and to recover the money given to the soldiers.

It must be known that the salaries of the soldiers in the land of Shenqi are very high.

In order to boost morale, many of the spoils captured in the war were also distributed to the soldiers.

There are great benefits to doing so.

At least the Huns like Gera were willing to join the army and fight bravely for the spoils of war that might be captured.

Of course, there are also big drawbacks to this move.

That is, it will increase the government expenditure a lot, but the benefits of the war will be greatly reduced, but it will make the wealth of the soldiers increase rapidly.

Spending money to buy a knight after meritorious service is also a means of recovering wealth.