Chapter 2: The Taste of Victory
Winter thunderstorms, not impossible, but rare, the Korean side was incredulous, raised his head, only to see the sky haze, Wuzhi Sihe, there was no sign of thunder at all. The eyebrows are tightly twisted, and I don't know why.
"Don't look at the sky." Zhou Wei smiled, patted Han Fang on the shoulder, and said, "General Han, you heard it, this is the thunderbolt made by Commander Wu, is it like thunder?" Let me tell you, this thunderbolt is a good baby, one big explode, the more Liao dogs, the more they die. ”
The South Korean side was still a little incredulous, Zhou Wei didn't say a word, took his hand, and first came to the place where the thunderbolt exploded at the right time, so that the South Korean side could check it. If you don't check it, it's enough, and when you check it, you were shocked, and the South Korean side believed it a little.
Zhou Wei pulled him again, walked around the city, pointed to the crater on the ground to explain to him, and told him about the scene of the war. He is a first-hand witness, and when he speaks, he paints a picture and is extremely beautiful, and the Korean side listens to it with straight eyes, and he doesn't believe it, but such a miraculous thing is impossible to make up, and even a fool can hear it, this is a real thing.
What surprised the South Korean side even more was that the 3,000 converted troops who came to reinforce Xiongzhou were both men and women, and they were a miscellaneous army. is such a ragtag army, it was able to defeat the Liao army, recapture Xiongzhou City, and annihilate 50,000 Liao troops.
Looking at this ragtag army, the Korean side thought that he was dreaming, and he didn't dare to believe it at all. Zhou Wei pulled him to the corpse, only to see that the corpse of the Liao army was in tatters, and the corpse that blew up the thunderbolt was no different from the demon that had wreaked havoc, or it was difficult to believe it.
This is too unbelievable, and the South Korean side is still a little unbelievable when it has reached this level. If he didn't believe it, he wouldn't be able to sell it. Wu Ji understood his thoughts very well, and without saying a word, he selected a few women from the converted army and threw thunderbolts to the Korean performance.
The converts don't know how many thunderbolts they have thrown, but they are extremely skillful in their performances, and they can see as long as they are not blind. At this point, the Korean side had to believe it, and was full of emotion: "I didn't expect that the thunderbolt bomb is so easy to use, even women and children can use it." If I can have a batch of such thunderbolts, I should say that there will be no return for Liao Dog. ”
When the Liao army retreated, although he attacked decisively, it was not effective enough. The biggest limitation is that his troops are not too many. If there were thunderbolts and women and children could go to war, his results would be much greater.
"Commander Wu, are you selling this thunderbolt? How much? You open. As soon as the Korean side thought about it, he decided that he would buy some thunderbolts no matter what, otherwise he would lose too much.
This sales promotion is really in place, and there is no need for Wu Ji to open his mouth, and some people beg to buy it, which is exactly the same as Wu Ji's idea.
However, Wu Ji hadn't spoken yet, but Zhou Wei was anxious, and shouted loudly: "Everything is in order, General Han, you can't rob me, this thunderbolt, Commander Wu must sell it to me first, and when I have enough, I can sell it to you." ”
Thinking about the scene of blowing up the goose car with a thunderbolt, Zhou Wei was excited. However, at that time, he had too few thunderbolts in his hand, and if he could have a lot of thunderbolts, Xiongzhou City would not have been beaten into ruins, and there would not have been such a big price. Therefore, he had already decided that no matter what, he must buy thunderbolts, buy them in a big way, even if he tightens his belt, he will buy them.
This is the lesson he learned with the lesson of blood. The last time Wu Ji came to Xiongzhou, he tried to sell him thunderbolts, but he didn't believe that thunderbolts were so powerful that he didn't buy much. Now, after the Battle of Xiongzhou, the Conversion Army has sprung up, and the thunderbolt has played a vital role, and Zhou Wei has seen it with his own eyes.
This big war is tantamount to the best propaganda of thunderbolts, the outcome of the war has been proven, there is no need to talk about it, if Zhou Wei doesn't buy it, Lin Hong's subordinates will not agree. Not to mention, Zhou Wei himself is a good general, with a unique vision and great courage, so he is naturally in a hurry to buy it.
The two had a dispute, but Zhou Wei persuaded the Korean side, the key point is that Xiongzhou is important, if there is no thunderbolt, it is difficult to say whether the Liao army can defend the next siege.
Xiongzhou was too important, and the Korean side had to retreat, repeatedly stating that Zhou Wei had bought enough and would sell it to him. In order not to make Wu Ji regret it, he gave Wu Ji 3,000 people ten days of food and grass, which can be regarded as friendship.
As for the price, Wu Ji did not increase the weight, and still maintained ten taels of silver. Knowing the results of the Xiongzhou War, you know that a thunderbolt is a few Liao army heads, that is a war feat, ten taels of silver is not expensive, Zhou Wei and Han Fang are generous.
There are constantly guards, and every time they come, Zhou Wei will pretend to be a ghost and rob some grain and grass from them. Then, Wu Ji came to sell thunderbolts, and there was a victory in front of him, who would dare not believe it?
In the past, Wu Ji's thunderbolts that he couldn't sell with all his tongue became a hot commodity, and the generals bought them one by one, and Wu Ji received orders for more than 100,000 thunderbolts, which needed to be produced by Wu's military industry for a long time.
That's not all, the order for the captivity knife is also very scary, close to 100,000.
On this trip to Xiongzhou, Wu Ji gained a lot of money, and if these orders were completed, he would earn a lot of silver.
In order to make friends with Wu Jila, these generals gave a lot of grain and grass and tried their best to make friends. With thunderbolts, you have military merits, and with military merits, you can be promoted, who cares about this little money?
With the arrival of the Korean side, the army of Xiongju increased to 30,000 people. With these 30,000 people stationed here, Xiongzhou will not be lost. Although this is only temporary, the imperial court will redeploy, which is enough to make Wu Ji feel at ease.
Wu Ji discussed with Zheng Tai, Huangfu Song, and Qi Dabaoyi that it was no longer necessary for them to stay in Xiongzhou, and it was better to withdraw the return letter and rebuild the return to the city.
Conversion was attacked twice by the Liao army, and although the damage was not as good as that of Xiongzhou, it was almost destroyed, and reconstruction was already the most urgent matter. So, Wu Ji gave an order, and the 3,000 converts began to retreat and went to the converts.
When they came, the 3,000 converts had nothing but weapons. This time I went back, but it was a long dragon, not only with the five thousand war horses given by Zhou Wei, but also with countless grains and grass. Some of these grains and grasses were obtained from the robbery of Wu Ji and Zhou Wei, and part of them were the greeting gifts given to him by those generals.
Wu Ji rode on the war horse, looking at the marching team, the front was not visible, the back was not seen, the three thousand converted soldiers all became people's husbands, those who drove the cars, and the horses who drove the horses, they were very busy, and they all opened their mouths wide, where could they be together.
"Commander Wu, we're going big this time!" Mrs. Zheng looked at the marching team, happy, and happy: "These grains and grasses are enough to support the people for a few years." ”
"Yes! The conversion was originally a small city, and the people were not rich, so they said that they had a hard time. With this grain and grass, the people's lives will be much better. Huangfu Song was also amazed: "I finally understand why Liao Dog likes to press the Great Song Dynasty to fight." The Great Song Dynasty is their warehouse, take what they want, and if they win a battle, Liao Dog will be able to eat meat and drink wine. Hehe, now, it's the turn of the Great Song Dynasty to win the battle, and it's our turn to taste this wonderful taste. ”
War does not plunder, that is impossible. If you win the side, you will get countless plunder, there will be endless delicacies of the mountains and seas, there will be endless gold and silver, there will be endless silk, and there will be endless benefits. Yes, everyone wants to win the battle. It's a pity that the Song Dynasty was incompetent and belonged to the defeated side, not only did it not benefit, but some only suffered.
Now, everything is turned upside down, who can not rejoice?
"You say, the emperor will reward us like this this time?" Qi Dabao stroked his forehead and thought about it.
The taste of victory is not just about plundering, but about killing the enemy and taking everything he has. It is also because receiving a reward is a recognition of honor, and these days, the Converts have been discussing this matter, but there are different opinions, and it is difficult to reach a conclusion.
Wu Ji didn't know much about this, after all, he hadn't been in the Song Dynasty for a long time, and he didn't know much about the Song Dynasty, so he looked at Mrs. Zheng.
Mrs. Zheng knew this matter the most, he had the most right to speak, and guessed it as a matter of course: "This is the biggest victory in the history of the Great Song Dynasty, and the officials will definitely reward them heavily, and the rewards will be very rich." The promotion of the four of us is inevitable, and there is no doubt about it. As for the converts, those who can be officials will be promoted, and even those who are not promoted will be greatly rewarded. For example, if you don't pay taxes for life, it's more likely that you will be exempt from paying taxes for two generations. ”
If Xiongzhou is lost, the consequences are unimaginable, and it will be a huge disaster. And it was the people who converted to the faith who saved all this, and the Song Dynasty did not reward too much no matter what, and the exemption from lifelong taxes was very light.
In addition to this, there will be a reward of gold and silver, which should be a lot. From then on, the three or two generations of the converted soldiers and civilians did not have to worry about food and clothing. Mrs. Zheng finally came to the conclusion that she was very sure.
Not to mention the rewards of the imperial court, even the current income is enough for the converted people to live a life without food and clothing.
The Liao army attacked the converts twice, and when the converts were defeated, they captured a lot of gold and silver. There were 300,000 taels of gold and silver given by Zhou Wei, 3,000 returned to the army, and everyone received 100 taels. Among the 3,000 converts, there are several members of a family, and many of them are husband and wife, father and son, that is, the family has several hundred taels of silver in the account.
The converted people lived a simple life, and a few hundred taels of silver were enough for them to live for a lifetime. Coupled with the rewards that the imperial court is about to give, it is enough for the converted people to live a "well-off" life for a lifetime.
After a big victory, the converted people turned around and rushed to a well-off, which is really happy.
When Wu Ji and the others returned to the faith, the old and weak who stayed behind went out of the city to greet them, although they walked tremblingly and were very weak, but they were all happy, as if they had an inexhaustible spirit.
When I left the conversion, in the spirit of breaking the cauldron and sinking the boat, it was a parting of life and death, and no one could say whether we would meet again. Although it was a great victory, there was still a feeling of reunion after the catastrophe, relatives saw each other, rejoiced, and converted to a joy, becoming a sea of joy.
What made the people most happy was that the military order that followed began to distribute grain and grass. This is the proceeds of the seizure, Wu Ji did not intend to divide it according to merit, but only divided it into two grades, one is the old and weak who stayed behind, and they share less. As long as it is a left-behind person, there will be a copy. Although it was less, it still shocked them, which is too much.
And the remainder was to be left for military use, and it was divided equally among the three thousand converts. As long as you go to Xiongzhou, you will be divided equally between men and women. Those who died in battle were given double shares to their families.
"They need to win the battle so badly!" Looking at the happy and simple faces, Wu Ji was very emotional.
"What it feels like to win!" Mrs. Zheng, Huangfu Song, and Qi Dabao were even more smiling so much that they couldn't close their mouths.
(To be continued)