Chapter 45: Ten times the salary

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After Zhao Mo was full of wine and food, he came to the camp, just waiting for the generals to come and discuss the matter of sending troops tomorrow. But after waiting for half an hour, no one came, so Fang Shen was asked to invite them one by one.

After another half an hour, I saw Zhang Junshu, Ling Zong, Li Zhen, Ao Hong, Luo Tian and others walking in slowly.

Ling Zong and Li Zhen winked, sighed and said, "General Zhao, something is wrong......

Since Zhao Mo came to Nangang, he only felt that this barren and wild place was really boring, and he had taken a nap just now, and he only hoped to return to Chang'an as soon as possible. At this time, I heard Ling Zong say the word "not good", but he didn't react yet. After being stunned for a while, he came back to his senses and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Ling Zong lowered his head and said respectfully: "Back to General Zhao, the soldiers in the camp have been running around all night for the past few days, and most of them are sick, and they have no strength at this time, so they are afraid of ...... I'm afraid that I won't be able to send troops. ”

Zhao Mo had never led an army, and originally thought that it would not be difficult to lead troops to fight, as long as he got the talisman of the imperial court and transferred enough soldiers, he would definitely be able to win in one fell swoop. At this time, after listening to Ling Zong's words, he straightened up, opened his mouth wide, and exclaimed, "What...... How so? ”

Ling Zong lowered his head, rolled his eyes, saw Zhao Mo's appearance in his eyes, and already knew it in his heart, he deliberately sighed, frowned, and said: "General Zhao, although these soldiers have the blood to go into battle to kill the enemy, but now they are only afraid of ...... It's powerless! ”

"Heartless?" Although Zhao Mo has never been on the battlefield, he has also heard how the general is fighting in all directions: whenever he encounters a deserter on the battlefield, he only needs to draw the sword at his waist, shout "ahhhh ”

But at this time, the soldiers in the army were not deserters, and the disease was not under their control. After listening to Ling Zong's 'weak heart', even if there was anger in his heart, he didn't know where to vent, so he became worried, and said, "That is the case, the sick soldiers should stay in the camp." ”

Ling Zong just deliberately tried Zhao Mo just now, Li Zhen saw that Zhao Mo was not angry, and was sure that he should be a weak person, so he took a step, stood beside Ling Zong and said, "General Zhao, it's really a disaster!" ”

Zhao Mo's body shook and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Li Zhen replied: "The soldiers in the battalion are ...... these days In order to get to Nangang as soon as possible, they marched day and night...... Who knew that this war horse did not obey the call, and more than half of the soldiers fell off their horses and injured their feet, and now they are afraid that they will not be able to go to the battlefield. ”

Although Zhao Mo is stupid, he still understands: if there are no soldiers on the battlefield, he will not be able to defeat Cui Xiliang. So he hurriedly asked, "What about ...... So how many soldiers are still on the battlefield now? ”

Li Zhen arched his hand and replied: "General Hui, there should be less than a thousand." ”

How could Ao Hong and Luo Tian not know the tricks played by these two people? But he stood aside with his hands and did not answer.

Zhao Mo was the general of Jin Wuwei in the court, and his subordinate soldiers were also hindered by the identity of the uncle of the country, and they obeyed him, so Zhao Mo was used to doing whatever he wanted. But after all, he has no ink on his chest, how can he see the doorway in the army? At this time, he had no idea, and looked back at the strategist Fang Shen who was standing behind him.

Fang Shen saw that the generals in the hall seemed to be united, so he had to remind Zhao Mo in a low voice: "General, Fang thought that these soldiers were sick and injured, and they were only afraid of ...... I'm afraid it's all pretended. ”

As soon as Zhao Mo heard the word 'pretend', no matter how stupid he was, he understood a little, and he scolded angrily in his heart: "These soldiers are really like scoundrels!" Then he became angry and cried out, "Someone is coming! Bring these people who are pretending to be sick and wounded to me, and the military law ...... Military disposition! ”

Who knows, none of the generals in the camp left.

After a while, Ling Zong had a bitter face and said, "General Zhao, there is nothing wrong with the soldiers, if you are punished, you will punish your subordinates!" ”

Li Zhen and Ling Zong glanced at each other, and also asked, "General...... Most of the soldiers in the army are either sick or injured by falls, and if they are all dealt with by military law, this will ...... I'm afraid that no one wants to go to war anymore......"

Zhao Mo shook his huge round brain, he was really anxious, and he made a difficulty: this punishment is not it, and it is not punished without punishment!

Fang Shen has seen too many of these little tricks, how could he not know the abacus in the hearts of these generals? So he persuaded in a low voice: "General, don't be impatient, as the saying goes, there must be brave men under heavy rewards, as long as you give ten times the military salary, still worry about no one to sell your life?" ”

"Ten...... Ten times? "Zhao Mo originally wanted to deduct the military salary, but now he asked him to pay ten times the amount of silver, how could he be reluctant?

Seeing Zhao Mo's distressed appearance, Fang Shen continued: "As long as you can make military achievements, after returning to Chang'an, the saint will definitely be rewarded, what are these small money?" ”

As soon as Zhao Mo thought of making military merits and returning to Chang'an, thousands of people shouted "General Zhao...... General Zhao", shook his head and laughed, and said, "Okay! Pass my military order, if the soldiers who follow me Zhao Mo to kill the enemy will have ten times the military reward, twenty taels! If there are people who pretend to be sick or injured, don't even think about taking any of them! ”

Twenty taels of silver is enough for ordinary people in Datang to live for a year.

Ling Zong, Li Zhen, Zhang Junshu, Ao Hong, Luo Tian and others leaned over to receive the order, and each ordered his troops.

After Lu Chengkong heard Tianlu say that Zhao Mo had a reward order of ten times the military salary, he was shocked in his heart: "The soldier's duty is to protect the family and defend the country, and these soldiers, not only have loose military discipline, do not obey military orders, but also have to bargain before going to the battlefield!" ”

Pang An is the captain of the army, and he has seen a lot of the doorways, and after getting the military order, he came to the camp and said calmly: "Just now Captain Wu gave an order, everyone who goes to the battlefield has twenty taels of silver, are you all willing to fight?" ”

Xu Li snorted and said, "It is said that there are twenty taels, and it would be good to have two taels in the end." ”

Tianlu said: "It's better than nothing, I'll go...... I'll go. ”

Song Qiang said with a smile: "Twenty taels of silver, can ...... can be regarded as rich, I didn't expect General Zhao to be so generous. ”

Liu Shi just nodded and said, "I'll go too." ”

Lu Chengkong saw that Pang An, Xu Li, Liu Shi, Tianlu, and Song Qiang all responded, and said, "I...... I'm going to war too. ”

Pang An glanced at him and said, "You are not from the military government, how can you go to the battlefield?" ”

Song Qiang was in a good mood when he heard that he had twenty taels of silver to take, and said with a smile: "Master Lu, you are not from the military government, even if you go to the battlefield, you don't have any silver." ”

Lu Chengkong's expression was grim and he said, "I don't want money...... How could I go to war for these twenty taels of silver? ”

Tianlu, Liu Shi, and Song Qiang looked at Lu Chengkong's serious appearance, and they all laughed "haha", and asked: "Lu Gongzi, this is strange, since you don't want money, why do you want to go to the battlefield?" ”

"I ...... I want to be a general and defend my family and country! ”

"Haha...... Ha ha! It turns out that Lu Gongzi wants to be General Lu. Even Xu Li laughed.

Tianlu took a breath and said, "It's still Lu Gongzi who thinks far, if he becomes a general, why not only twenty taels of silver?" I'm afraid it's two hundred taels, tens of thousands of taels...... And there are countless beauties for you to choose. ”

After hearing this, everyone nodded frequently and smiled.

"I ...... I ......" Lu Chengkong understood in his heart that what Xu Li said was right, if he really became a general, he would be admired by thousands of people, calling for wind and rain. Countless beauties are just that...... Marrying Zhong Liruo must be an easy task...... Thinking of this, I am looking forward to tomorrow's war more and more.

The four thousand soldiers in the army, when they learned of Zhao Mo's heavy reward, where are there still people who are sick and injured? All of them are rushing to the battlefield.

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At this time, it was pitch black outside the barracks, and he couldn't see his five fingers.

The two rode fast horses, quietly came to a place still a mile away from the barracks, and stopped without a sound, and did not move forward any longer.

I saw these two people burying their heads, and the night was dark, so I couldn't see what they looked like.

"Ao Hong has seen Lord Shen."

"Luo Tian has seen Lord Shen."

Ao Hong and Luo Tian also walked out of nowhere, and they gave up their hands to the two of them, with great respect.

When one person saw Ao Hong and Luo Tian, he jumped off the horse, ran to help the other person off the horse, and followed him respectfully.

This person is Lord Shen in Ao Hong and Luo Tian's mouth. Although he lowered his voice, he still couldn't hide the thin voice, and only heard him say, "Master Gao said ......"

After a while, Ao Hong and Luo Tian returned to the camp as if nothing had happened, and the other generals came to see Zhao Mo and said: "The whole army is on standby, and the troops can be dispatched early tomorrow morning." ”

Out of the camp, Ao Hong deliberately slowed down, and when Luo Tian walked to his side, he only heard him whisper: "My lord, the topographic map has been changed." With that, he walked out alone.

Aohong nodded, a smile on his face that no one else could detect.

At this time, the camp tent of the Chinese army.

After Fang Shen waited for the generals to walk out of the camp tent, he said to Zhao Mo: "General, at this time, the soldiers in the camp have received the promise of ten times the salary, and their morale is high. We only need to take advantage of this opportunity to catch the thief in one go. ”

Zhao Mo was still reluctant to give up these silver coins, and said secretly: "It seems that money is really a good thing, as long as the military salary is sufficient, someone will work hard for himself." He pouted and said, "If you dare to take my money, you will charge me into battle." ”

Fang Shen continued: "As long as the traitors are exterminated, they will definitely be able to relieve the wrath of the saints, and when the time comes, this great military feat will naturally be all generals!" ”

"Haha......" After Zhao Mo heard this, he smiled and said: "Fang Shen, Fang Shen, fortunately, you are with you on this trip, if Zhao Mou makes a meritorious contribution, he will not treat you badly." ”

"The villain will do his best!"

"Someone's coming!" Zhao Mo sat up and called the guards outside the door.

The three guards approached, and it took a lot of effort to remove the armor from his fat body.

Taking off his armor and feeling relaxed, Zhao Mo breathed a sigh of relief, waved his hand, and swaggered back to the back camp to sleep.

Fang Shen didn't dare to slack off at all, knowing that becoming famous in one fell swoop would be tomorrow. He picked up the map of Nangang and studied it carefully until dawn.