Chapter 26: Siege Warfare
"Your Majesty, you won't be infected with the wind and cold, Your Majesty doesn't have to go to this matter in person in the future." Huang Zhong saw Liu Wei sneezing and immediately spoke.
"It's okay, I have my own measure, besides, it's you soldiers who really kill the enemy bravely." Liu Wei said.
"Those dead soldiers, let people make a count, it is necessary to do a good job of bereavement work, and the pension must not be less."
"Pension? What does Your Majesty mean? Do you give money and food to the families of the deceased soldiers? Xun You was stunned and then spoke.
Liu Wei couldn't even understand some of his words for a while, and Xun You sometimes wondered, how could His Majesty know those things.
Of course, Liu Wei didn't know Xun You's thoughts, if he knew, he would probably be happy, and it would be strange if you could guess it.
"Exactly? Why wasn't it needed before? Seeing Xun You's reaction, Liu asked rhetorically.
"Since ancient times, only those who serve in the army can receive rewards for meritorious service, and they do not distribute money and food after death." Xun You replied.
After all, raising an army is also a very expensive thing.
Liu Wei was shocked in his heart, and yes, this is ancient times, and human life is like a mustard, especially in troubled times, even more so.
If it is a temporary conscription of peasant miscellaneous soldiers, even the military salary may not be paid, unless a great merit, otherwise the ordinary war death is basically buried everywhere, if the battle is won, maybe the state will give the family a few buckets of brown rice compensation, if it is defeated and retreated, it may be a violent corpse in the wilderness, let alone a pension, and it will die in vain.
No wonder it is a hero, ten thousand bones withered.
"From now on, as long as the soldiers who follow me Liu Wei to fight, up to the generals and down to the soldiers, regardless of casualties, they will definitely be compensated." Liu Wei said.
"Your Majesty, this will increase us..."
"Gongda, needless to say, the soldiers are born and die, these are as they should be, and their families are also Han people, that is, my subjects, and I am also responsible."
Liu Wei said solemnly, some money can be saved, but this money can't.
"Gongda, this matter will be handed over to you, and according to the actual situation, a bereavement plan will be formulated." Liu Wei looked at Xun Yu and said.
"The last general, thank you for the soldiers, Your Majesty." Huang Zhong immediately knelt down and saluted.
"Minister, obey the order." Xun You looked at Liu Wei and was also not persuading.
"Okay, let's go down and prepare, Li Dao Guo Yan, I'm afraid I won't have time to attack the city today, but don't be careless."
Huang Zhong and Xun You each retreated, and Liu Wei also returned to the back hall.
"Your Majesty, you're finally back." Tang Ji's eyes were red, and when she saw Liu Wei coming back, she immediately threw herself into Liu Bian's arms.
"Tang Ji, have you been waiting for me?" Liu Wei saw that Tang Ji's eyes were red and there were deep dark circles under his eyes.
"Your Majesty, what you have done is to revive the Han family, there are many crises, and the concubines can't accompany them in person, so you can only wait for Your Majesty to return, and the concubines can rest assured."
"It's hard work, Tang Ji doesn't have to be like this, I'll be fine." Liu Yan looked at Tang Ji with some distress and said.
"It's not good if you're burnt down."
"Your Majesty, it's not good, something happened in the barracks, General Huang asked you to hurry over."
Liu Wei was about to eat something when he heard a soldier come to report.
Liu Wei got up as soon as he brushed it, and now that there is an accident in the military camp at this time, it will be fatal.
"Take me there." Liu Wei didn't care about eating, so he immediately went out.
Liu Wei hurriedly came to the barracks, except for the soldiers guarding the city tower, all the others gathered in the school field.
Huang Zhong, Lu Zhi and others are on the high platform.
"What's wrong?" Liu Wei took the stage, looked at Huang Zhong and asked.
"Why are the soldiers gathered here?"
Huang Zhong didn't answer, but turned to look at the soldiers, "Soldiers, Your Majesty has come." ”
"Long live Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty."
I don't know who started it, and the soldiers in the audience immediately shouted in unison.
"What are you?" Liu Wei was also a little stunned, but I have to say that this scene is indeed spectacular.
"Your Majesty, after the soldiers learned about your policy of compensating the soldiers, they were very pleased, and they all said that Your Majesty is a Ming Jun and wants to see Your Majesty, so the last general..."
When Liu Wei heard this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and thought that he was going to mutiny.
"Soldiers, how about we let Your Majesty say a few words?" Lu Zhi raised his hand and motioned for everyone to be quiet.
Liu Wei didn't expect that a bereavement would make them so excited.
"What I have done is just what I should do, you fought bloodily, this is what you deserve, you are my soldiers, you are the soldiers of the Han Dynasty, you are all real warriors..."
When Liu Wei returned from the barracks, Xun You also presented the pension plan in the evening.
"Gongda, I like your efficiency." Seeing that Xun Yu submitted the plan on the same day, Liu Wei smiled.
Originally, he thought that even if this matter was fast, it was estimated that Xun You would not be able to come up with a plan until tomorrow.
"The matter of the military camp, the minister heard about it, and His Majesty did the right thing, so the minister did not dare to slack off." Xun You replied.
"If there are no soldiers, even if they are full of wisdom, they will not be able to carry out without those soldiers."
"It's good to understand." Liu Wei nodded.
Xun You's pension plan is divided by rank, and the higher the official position, the more the pension.
It doesn't make sense for this Liu Bian, because it can also encourage the soldiers.
That night, Liu Wei did not take the technique of exhausting the enemy, because he believed that Li Wei and they had already taken precautions.
Early the next morning, Li Dao led a large army and shouted and cursed under the city.
"Liu Wei'er, despicable and shameless, dare to go out of the city to fight against me." Li Wei held a big knife in his hand and pointed at Liu Wei and scolded.
"Presumptuous, dare to insult Your Majesty, you dare me to fight." Huang Zhong stood at the head of the city and immediately scolded.
Li Wei saw that it was Huang Zhong, and subconsciously took a step back.
"Li Dao, soldier, treacherous, you don't even know this, right?" Liu Wei looked at Li Dao and said with a smile.
"You..." Li Wei was immediately angry, of course he knew, but he just felt uncomfortable.
But if you really want to fight Huang Zhong, you are not an opponent.
"Needless to say, siege." Guo Yan immediately ordered.
Since it can't be done alone, let's go together.
As soon as the Xiliang army gave an order, tens of thousands of troops began to attack Shangdang.
"Shoot the arrows."
Huang Zhong immediately ordered.
Arrows flew like rain on the city, heading towards the Xiliang army that launched the attack.
Defending the city already has an advantage, coupled with the pension plan issued yesterday, the morale of the party soldiers is like a rainbow.
Although many of the Xiliang army borrowed cloud ladders to climb to the top of the city, they were all repulsed.
"Damn." Seeing that the offensive was repulsed one after another, Li Dao immediately became angry.
However, he also understood that continuing to attack at this time would have no effect, and it would only add casualties in vain.
"The Xiliang Army is really brave." After the war, Huang Zhong couldn't help but sigh when he thought of the waves of Xiliang soldiers who had climbed to the top of the city today.
"In today's siege, our army suffered more than 5,000 casualties, which is not a small casualty."
"Looks like we're going to have to figure out a way." After hearing this, Liu Wei nodded and said.
lost more than 5,000 people at one time, wouldn't it be all over in two times when the time came, and even if he defeated Li Dao, he would become the commander of the light pole again.
"Hansheng, you go with me to the city tower." Liu Wei had a flash of inspiration, and then said as if he had thought of something.
"Your Majesty, this is?"
"Just come with me." Liu Wei didn't explain, and took the lead towards the city tower.
Whether it can be implemented or not will depend on what to know.
Seeing that Liu Wei went, Huang Zhong could only follow along.
The soldiers guarding the city saw Liu Wei and saluted.
"No need, more courtesy, there is no need for so many courtesies in the army." Liu Wei looked at everyone and said.
Liu Wei came to the city, and immediately pulled Huang Zhong over, "Hansheng, do you see the open space in front of you?" ”
Huang Zhong saw Liu Wei pointing to the open space not far from the city, and was a little puzzled, there was nothing strange here.
"Your Majesty's intentions, the end will not understand." Huang Zhong could only look at Liu Wei truthfully and said.
Liu Wei quickly told Huang Zhong his thoughts.
Huang Zhong's whole person was stunned when he heard this, and then his eyes lit up.
"Your Majesty, Dacai, Your Majesty rest assured, the last general will go to prepare." After Liu Wei finished speaking, Huang Zhong immediately spoke.
"Then it's all over to the general." Liu Wei immediately laughed.
Anyway, I also crossed over, how can I fight so hard with you.