This time I went back, there were a lot of people, and there were many weak refugee women, and some small-footed women, the team walked very slowly, and the original plan was two days, and it was not until the third day that they returned to Happy Valley.

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"The big boss, his subordinates did not fail in their mission, led their troops to capture Tiantang Village, killed 2,253 captured bandits, and our side did not suffer any casualties.

Fifty-seven boxes of property and more than 1,000 horses of silk and silk were seized, the specific value of which was not counted, and other food and various weapons were not counted.

More than 1,200 people were rescued, of whom 1,108 were willing to join Happy Valley. ”

When the team climbed to the entrance of the village, Yang Rentian saw the young master standing at the gate of the village, and immediately came out of the crowd, walked in front of Yang Wenli, and stood up and saluted.

"Rentian, that's good, you really didn't disappoint me." When he learned that the troops had returned safely, Yang Wenli was so happy that he personally went to the Zhaimen to greet the victorious and triumphant troops, and he praised Yang Rentian loudly with an excited look.

Good fellow, with a force of 100 men, killed and captured more than 2,000 bandits, and was a bandit who relied on the danger of the sky, and suffered no casualties himself. They also seized as many as 57 boxes of large quantities of property and more than 1,000 horses of silk and silk, and persuaded 1,108 people to join Happy Valley.

This piece of heavy news shocked Yang Wenli, who was very deep in the city, and his battle record was too beautiful, which proved that Yang Rentian had excellent command talent, and his elite strategic thinking had also been tested in actual combat, and the results were very beautiful, and Yang Wenli had reason to be excited.

"Renyue" Yang Wenli turned his head and beckoned Yang Renyue, who was standing not far away.

"To" Yang Renyue came out in response, walked up to Yang Wenli and saluted a beautiful and powerful military salute.

"You lead the people left behind in the village, arrange the accommodation of the new recruits, and slaughter pigs and sheep to entertain the new brothers and sisters." Yang Wenli immediately issued two orders to Yang Renyue.

"Obey the order" Yang Renyue beat her chest again, and promised loudly.

"Rentian, take the brothers and captives to the square and line up, and I will reward them in public." Yang Wenli turned his head and ordered Yang Ren Tiandao again.

"Yes," Yang Rentian replied loudly after another standard military salute.

Yang Wenli gave orders to Rentian and Renyue, and Rentian and Renyue saluted and promised him, all the people who came to Happy Valley with them saw it, not to mention the largest number of refugees, their hearts were numb, and they paid limited attention to things other than themselves, not to mention the hundreds of captives, they were still worried about their future fate, and they were also limited in other things, only talking about the nearly 100 ladies.

There is a big difference between these ladies and the girls rescued by Yang Wenli before, first, they are still complete and have not completely lost their self-confidence, and second, they are from rich families, many of them are proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and their own capital is stronger than those civilian children who were captured by bandits.

These two points alone gave them a lot of self-confidence, so when they saw Yang Rentian saluting Yang Wenli, and Yang Wenli issued a series of orders with a majestic demeanor, they estimated that this young and handsome young man with an equally tall and mighty figure might be the big boss here.

The situation does not seem so bad, and it is no wonder that these bandits, who call themselves righteous bandits, are strictly disciplined, do not exert authority on the weak, punish the evil, and eliminate the evil and promote the good.

Born from the heart, if a person has no conspiracy and is frank and sincere, then this person's appearance will not be bad, it is the so-called sunny face, Yang Wenli is such a person, so the girls' first impression of him is not bad.

Of course, Yang Wenli didn't know that the girls gave him such a high evaluation, and he was rewarding the triumphant returnees.

“…… It is because you are not afraid of hardships and dangers that you have achieved such dazzling feats.

Now I have decided to confer the rank of second lieutenant on Yang Rentian, and give him 15 slaves, two taels per month, and the rank of first-class non-commissioned officer on Yang Rendi, Yang Renyu, Yang Renzhou, Yang Renhuang, and Yang Renri, and give ten slaves each, and one or two and a half yuan per month.

All the regular soldiers who participated in the battle this time were all promoted to the rank of soldiers, rewarded with eight acres of paddy fields, two acres of dry land, five slaves, and seven cents per month.

All the auxiliary soldiers who participated in this campaign will have their taxes reduced by 10%, and each person will be rewarded with 2 taels of silver......"

Every time Yang Wenli said a word of reward, the soldiers cheered, and finally the square became a sea of joy. Yang Wenli fulfilled his promise, the soldiers fulfilled their wishes, and at this moment, the morale of the officers and soldiers reached its peak.

Not to mention the regular soldiers who were promoted and made a fortune, even the auxiliary soldiers who only received a small amount of rewards all laughed and opened their mouths one by one, and they were extremely excited. Saying that the auxiliaries are a beautification of the saying, in fact, they are just a group of people, they have not undergone any training, so they cannot go to the battlefield to participate in the war, their risk is very small, that is, they sell coolies, in the leisure time, go out for a few days, can reduce the rent and tax, and there are two taels of silver in the account, there is no such good thing anywhere, no wonder they are so happy.

What is the military-civilian fish and water situation? It is not a rhetorical encouragement, just asking the people to pay, but not giving the slightest benefit, self-orthodoxy, and using authority to impose on the people, sometimes appropriate pay, in exchange for the people's will.

Yang Wenli implemented the strategy of nourishing the war with war, not paying in advance, and giving heavy rewards after the war, so that the cost of war is very low, and it can be said that there is no cost, and the war can be started at any time. However, this is also a commitment that must be fulfilled many times, and the credit must be leveraged in order to do so.

Like the army of the court at this time, the troops set out to pull out silver, mouth grain silver, etc., and there were rewards every ten days, and there were also generous rewards after the war, etc. But most of these have little to do with ordinary officers and soldiers, and they were privately swallowed by the generals, and only the opening silver and mouth grain silver had to be cashed out before the expedition.

The court paid a lot, but the officers and soldiers did not get the benefits, and after being divided between the civilian officials in charge of food and salaries and the generals at all levels, it was not enough to plug their teeth. The court is becoming more and more unable to fight, and the officers and soldiers have no fighting spirit, like a terminally ill old man, completely rotten.

The reason for this consequence is the corruption of officials, especially the corruption of civilian officials, and the loss of credibility in front of officers and men at the grass-roots level.

If Yang Wenli was also like the court, he gave his army a lot of silver, and if there were many troops, he would not be able to fight, let alone win or lose.

Therefore, Yang Wenli has always attached importance to promises, even if it is a heavy hemorrhage, but also to fulfill the promise. For example, the shells of the third time were of little use to him, and the mountain pass was far away, so he still sent his subordinates back to receive the shells.

Yang Wenli's honesty also caused unexpected results, that is, those newly captured slaves, they were watching from the side, these soldiers who were originally slaves, after a battle, immediately became their masters, and were given ten acres of land, as well as a real seven-dollar month, will they be realized in the future???

…… To be continued