It's just dawning.

The ministers of civil and military affairs came to the Fengtian Temple.

Xu Ding took the merit book and sat on the dragon chair.

The ministers saluted.

Xu Ding said: "Let's be exempt." Today, I will announce your merits and reward your deeds. ”

Open the book.

Xu Dingnian said: "Guo Jia, commanded three large-scale battles, all of which were victorious, annihilated the enemy and captured 160,000 people, and is now promoted to a first-class big Sima, and concurrently serves as the minister of the Military Aircraft Department. Reward a mansion with 300,000 dollars.... ”

The money of Huaxia Kingdom, 10,000 yuan can buy ordinary people's houses.

100,000 dollars to buy shops in the city.

1 million dollars to buy restaurants, courtyards, etc.

Three million dollars to buy a top luxury house.

Therefore, the money given to Guo Jia is not much, just a mansion is worth a lot. Coupled with the official promotion of the first rank of the big Sima, the absolute position is high and powerful.

In the eyes of the ministers, they were all very red-eyed.

If it were someone else, they wouldn't be convinced.

However, Guo Jia, who has made countless meritorious contributions and has commanded the army all year round, deserves such a reward. None of the civilians had any opinions.

Xu Ding glanced at everyone and continued: "Jia Xu, commanded four large-scale battles, all of which were victorious, annihilating the enemy and capturing 140,000 prisoners, but in view of the fact that in the Battle of Hebei, the slaughter of prisoners damaged the reputation of the empire, he is now promoted to the second rank of the superintendent, and concurrently serves as the commander-in-chief of the Second Group Army, and is rewarded with a mansion and 250,000 yuan.... ”

Massacre of captives?

These words made Jia Xu a little embarrassed.

In the Battle of Hebei, he did issue a strict order that the troops of the Western Shang Empire who wanted to surrender were not allowed to surrender, and he also killed some enemies who had laid down their arms. However, there were never any prisoners under him, and there was no talk of slaughtering prisoners.

But...

Xu Ding's statement also makes sense.

It is true that he did not follow the orders of Xu Ding, and killed many unarmed enemies.

Those people can be counted as prisoners.

.........

In addition to Guo Jia and Jia Xu, there are countless ministers and generals who have been rewarded.

Xu Dingnian thought about it all morning.

Nian's mouth was dry, and he drank several jugs of water.

It wasn't until after noon that I finished reading.

Zhang Liao, Tai Shici, Huang Zhong, Huang Gai, Cheng Pu, and other veterans have all been rewarded to varying degrees.

Lu Xun, in particular, was promoted to chief of the General Staff of the First Army.

His official position has been promoted the fastest.

Jumped several levels directly.

and Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, who were also heavily rewarded.

These two people have never had a superficial attitude of surrendering. Today, when it comes to rewarding meritorious deeds, Liu Bei was the first to stand up and show his attitude. After the battle with the Western Shang Empire, he saw the strength of the enemy, and even more so the strength of Xu Ding. No matter who he faced, he didn't have any chance of winning.

The Han family is dead, and there is no need to insist.

Look at the states of the Central Plains, as well as the people of the world, under the rule of the Chinese State, life is gradually improving.

Liu Bei was really unwilling, and then under the banner of the Han family, he was the enemy of Xu Ding.

He originally wanted Zhuge Liang to join and go into hiding, however, Zhuge Liang was always loyal to Liu Bei, no matter what Liu Bei said, he refused to give up Liu Bei and voted for Xu Ding.

Therefore, Liu Bei had no choice but to join Xu Ding's camp and accept the reward.

In this way, Zhuge Liang also followed Liu Bei and joined together.

This is excellent news for Xu Ding.

In order to show his sincerity and trust in Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei, Xu Dingjin named Liu Bei as the division commander and commanded the strength of a division in the Third Army.

Of course, there is no Third Army yet, but sooner or later there will be.

The reward is over.

There are a few generals who are unhappy and don't show it.

I thought that Xu Ding said that those soldiers who had died in battle were not rewarded before their deaths, thinking about them, what else was there to be unhappy about?

In short, everyone was happy.

.........

Vertical day.

The military parade planned by Jia Xu is nearing its end.

In the Xuchang North School Yard, some railings were temporarily built to distinguish the troops and block onlookers. Because on the day of the parade, there will be many people watching.

From the school to the street, outside the city, and back again.

This is not only for the people of Huaxia, but also for Cao Cao.

made him understand that the gap with the Huaxia army was more urgent to get new weapons, which was conducive to the layout of Chang'an and lured Cao Cao to be fooled.

"Your Majesty, the military parade has been prepared. Dare to ask Your Majesty, when is the military parade? In the imperial study, Jia Xu walked in and asked.

"I've always been resolute in my work, and since you're ready, the parade will be the day after tomorrow. Tomorrow you put up a notice for all the people of the city to come and watch. Xu Dingdao.

"Yes."

Jia Xu responded.

"Oh yes... Officials at all levels should also come to watch. You have to arrange all of this. ”

"I understand. The minister retired. Jia Xu prepared to retreat.

Xu Ding seemed to remember something again, got up and said, "And... I'd like to ask for your opinion. Shouldn't the captives also come and watch? ”

"Your Majesty is saying that the soldiers of the Western Shang Empire were captured?"

"Well, let them also see that our Huaxia Kingdom is no longer the cold weapon of the past, we already have artillery, and we can defend the land and the people."

Jia Xu thought for a moment and shook his head: "The minister thinks it's inappropriate." ”

"Why?"

"Your Majesty, please think about it, as soldiers of the Western Shang Empire, they have seen much more elites. According to the information we have, the hundreds of thousands of enemy troops that invaded Huaxia are only the partial troops of the Western Shang Empire, which are already several times stronger than us. And they must have seen a regular army stronger than them in the Western Shang Empire.... ”

When he said this, Jia Xu smiled bitterly: "With their experience, will they be touched when they see our army again?" I'm afraid they'll laugh at us, right? ”

"This..."

Xu Ding really didn't take this into account.

In his opinion, his army is already strong.

But think about the mechanized corps of the Western Shang Empire, it is much inferior.

After all, they are all newly formed troops, and they have been in the war for less than two years.

"What you say is not unreasonable. Let's compare it with the Western Shang Empire, it's like asking Hanako to play treasure with the Dragon King, how much is it self-aware? ”

"Yes."

Xu Ding chuckled: "Then forget it." When we are really strong in the future, we must let those captives see that my Huaxia Kingdom is strong.... ”

"Where are the captives now?"

"Back to Your Majesty, they were arranged in the Nancheng school field. It was originally the garrison of the Imperial Guards, but now it houses prisoners. Is Your Majesty going to see it? ”

"Hmm. Come with me. ”

Xu Ding has long wanted to take a look at the captives who surrendered to Huaxia Kingdom, what is the situation now, there has been no chance, this time it can be regarded as idle.

"Yes."

Jia Xu took Xu Ding, as well as Dian Wei and five hundred royal forest troops who guarded Xu Ding, and rushed to the south school field.

Military vehicles were carried around the streets.

Outside the school grounds.

Xu Ding got out of the car and saw a team of Imperial Forest Army standing at the gate of the school field.

The door is closed, but can you see through the gap that the people inside seem to be walking around, walking?

So laid-back?

Xu Ding brought these captives back, because he said that he would be treated, but the preferential treatment does not mean that he will not do anything, which is preferential treatment, it is clearly a blessing.

Dian Wei stepped forward and opened the door.

Xu Dingding fixed his eyes and saw it, and sure enough.

The captives of the Western Shang Empire are all idle and long-haired.

On the lawn of the school grounds, they lay in the sun, dried clothes, sat around chatting, and walked. It doesn't look like a captive, it's a honeymooner.

"Ahem..."

Xu Ding stopped and asked, "Wenhe, is this a captive?" ”

"yes."

"They're too idle, aren't they?"

"Didn't Your Majesty say that you should treat the captives preferentially? Presumably, Xi Zhicai also had some scruples, so he confined them here and brought them food. It's all up to them. Jia Xu chuckled.

"What kind of captivity is this..." Xu Ding said speechlessly: "This is simply here to enjoy happiness." No country, dynasty or generation has ever treated a captive like this. ”

"When I say preferential treatment, I mean not beating or scolding, giving them a humane attitude, and giving them food for ordinary soldiers. However, our food is not blown by the wind, they must do something, worthy of two meals a day, right? Xu Dingdao.

"And what does Your Majesty mean?"

Xu Ding glanced at all parts of the school, pondered for a while, and said: "I see that the surrounding areas of Xuchang and the counties of Yuzhou are still dirt roads, so let them build cement roads." It is also possible to repair the county towers and strengthen the fortifications. Or take them to a barren land, open up the wasteland, and grow the land, and be self-sufficient. Not only that, but we should also teach them to learn our culture in their spare time, so that they can understand that there are heroic deeds and folk customs in China for thousands of years, and it is best to make them like it here. In this way, it will help to persuade more troops of the Western Shang Empire to surrender in the future. Don't forget that the purpose of our capture of these people was to get them to go to the front of the battle and help us to persuade them to surrender. Achieve the effect of surrendering without a fight. ”

After Xu Ding finished speaking, Jia Xu nodded silently.

He had always disapproved of capturing the people of the Western Shang Empire, feeling that they could not be civilized, and since they were enemies, they should be treated cruelly without any regrets.

But...

It would be a good strategy to use these captives to persuade more people to surrender as Xu Ding said, so as to destroy the Western Shang Empire.

He gradually changed his previous opinion.

"Your Majesty is wise." Jia Xu said.

"Since you agree, let someone do it."

"No."

Jia Xu and Xu Ding stayed in the south campus for a long time, mainly listening to what the prisoners were saying. Find out what they think now.

A few laps down...

Xu Ding found that they were very satisfied with their current life.

Of course, as a captive, you don't do anything all day long, you don't have to worry about eating and drinking, what is there not to be satisfied with?

.........

A day was spent in the prisoner camp.

By the next day.

Jia Xu posted a notice informing the people of the city, as well as the hundred officials, that a grand military parade would be held the next day. The troops participating in this parade were the newly formed First and Second Group Armies, with 200,000 troops!

This amount was falsely reported by Jia Xu. It's actually less than fifty thousand.

The rest of the troops, scattered in the counties and counties, did not return.

The reason for concealing the number is to increase the momentum.

Besides, it is true that the First and Second Armies did have 200,000 men.

It's just that the number of people participating in the parade is less.

However, from the parade, we can also see the combat effectiveness of the rest of the troops.

After the notice was posted, it immediately caused an uproar.

The people have long wanted to see what the newly formed army and artillery look like. When the army returned to the city that day, they only hurriedly looked at it, and they did not even see the artillery. It's all in the car. This time, the military parade was held, and the people could watch it at will, and they were finally able to see it.

They all conveyed to each other and agreed to watch the ceremony together.

In the Imperial Study.

Xu Ding recruited Guo Jia and Jia Xu, and finally determined the number of people and the process of the parade.

"This military parade is of great significance. After we defeated the Western Shang Empire, we showed our strength to the whole country with a new type of army, and if we wanted the people to support us and join us with confidence, we had to take out all our family resources. Wenhe, Fengxiao, are you all ready? Xu Ding sat down and asked.

"Back to Your Majesty, everything is ready."

"Let's talk about it. Who participated in the parade? Xu Ding leaned back in his chair.

Guo Jia held a book and said: "The armies participating in the parade include the 31st Brigade of the 11th Division, the 34th Brigade of the 12th Division, and the 13th Division of the First Army. The 1st Division, the 2nd Division and the 4th Brigade of the Second Army, as well as the newly formed artillery columns, field elite regiments, guard regiments, and sharpshooter battalions of the two group armies. The total number of people was 37,500. ”

"These troops are selected from all the armies. On the battlefield, they have all made different degrees of meritorious service, and they all belong to veterans, and they can definitely show a different momentum. ”

"Good!"

Xu Ding said with a smile: "More than 30,000 troops, from the school field to the street, and then to the outside of the city, the scene must be very spectacular. ”

"Tell the soldiers that this is not acting, this is not a simple ceremony. We must cheer up and show their momentum in a state of actual combat. ”

"Yes."

Jia Xu said: "The minister has already told the generals participating in the parade that they will strictly implement it and will not disappoint Your Majesty." ”

"With your arrangement, I am relieved." Xu Ding asked again: "Can the process of the military parade be determined?" ”

Guo Jia said: "It's been decided. The first to appear was the Salute platoon. There were 30 salutes, fired into the sky, three consecutive salvos, indicating the official start of the parade. After that, the most elite field elite regiments, lined up in a phalanx, came out of the camp.... ”

"All the troops, they will walk around the school yard and then parade through the streets. After leaving the city, on the plain outside the city, we showed everyone that we quickly built up our position. It should be done in half an hour. ”

After that, three thousand men were sent into defensive positions and hid in dug holes. At that time, the artillery column will appear, and they will fire 20,000 shells in a row to cover the position. After the artillery stopped, the soldiers hiding in the position had to come out unharmed.... ”

When Guo Jia said this, Xu Ding raised his eyebrows: "What? Artillery at the positions? This... A bit adventurous, right? ”

Jia Xu replied: "It does sound risky, but in fact, it is very safe. Our defensive positions will be extremely strong. All soldiers, deep underground, will not be attacked. ”