424 On the reward of meritorious deeds
It was difficult to break through the ghost town in the salt desert, but it was slipped away by the ghost marshal in advance, and this battle was not a complete victory. However, it was useless to continue to stay, and Marshal Riyu ordered to destroy the entire ghost town after removing some of the loot from the ghost town, so as to prevent the ghost army from returning to entrench again.
"Boom!"
"Whoa! Crash! ”
As a loud bang came from behind us, we felt waves of aftershocks under our feet. The top of the cave above the head was also shaken off some mud, and the 8th Battalion of the Army became "gray men" one by one after the broken night tour.
In the underworld, the most simple way to completely destroy a large city like a ghost town is to blast it, so that the entire cave collapses, and the entire ghost city can be buried in a thick layer of earth. However, it is easy to get damp in the underworld, and there are no advanced explosives in the hands of the Yin army, so the simplest method is adopted: dismantle and burn!
The sappers of the baggage battalion first dug several small holes in the bottom of each of the main stone pillars in the ghost town, and then stuffed wooden stakes into temporary support to prevent them from collapsing immediately. After the large army had withdrawn to a safe distance, the sappers poured stone grease on the wood and set it on fire. Once the wood burned out, the bottom of the pillar was empty, and it could no longer bear the weight of the pillar itself, and it collapsed one after another.
Many of the main stone pillars collapsed one after another, which also led to the "domino" effect of other stone pillars in the ghost town. The cave that lost its load-bearing burden will inevitably collapse, burying a tall ghost town in a loess mound.
After that, we traveled for nearly fifty days from the salt desert back to the underworld. The large number of wounded and low morale seriously slowed down the march of the Yin army, leaving the marshal of the day tour and the marshal of the night tour with nothing to do. Fortunately, the mission has been completed, and it doesn't hurt to slow down the return journey.
The only female Yin general, Lu Lian, was slightly injured when she landed in the city, and two of her subordinates were also killed, so Liu Han was temporarily promoted to be the head of the personal soldier and responsible for leading her own personal army camp. For this reason, it was difficult for Liu Han to get out of the camp every night, resulting in the "happy journey" of the two of us not being continued. This makes the return trip even more boring.
However, when the team finally arrived at the Ghost Gate, they were surprisingly warmly welcomed!
Many Yin cha and the Yin soldiers who stayed behind in the underworld came out to cheer, and some shops outside the customs also sent food and wine to reward the soldiers who returned from the expedition. What's even more rare is that even the king of Yama sent a messenger out of the city to greet the triumph of the Yin army and brought a holy decree.
Qin Cha stepped forward and said to the day tour and night tour: "Please two marshals tidy up their military horses and saddle down to obey the order!" ”
"Yes!"
King Yama chose to issue a holy decree before the ghost gate, and I am afraid that the intention in this is not trivial. He did not dare to slack off on the day and night tours, and quickly reorganized the troops under his command, and led all the officers at or above the rank of Yin Colonel to kneel down and listen to the order.
The Lord Qincha cleared his throat and laid out the score in front of thousands of people, before he spread out the holy decree in his hand and read it aloud: "The system said: Day tour and night tour of the second army expedition to the salt desert, march for 100 days, go through hardships, and work tirelessly!" In this adversity, it is a great achievement to still be able to fight bravely against the enemy, successfully capture the enemy city, destroy the nest of the anti-thieves, and annihilate the rebels! I am very pleased to have loyal ministers and good generals! ”
"As a token of encouragement, a reward is given to all meritorious servants, as follows:
"As the commander of the expeditionary force, the marshal of the Japanese Expeditionary Army made good arrangements and commanded effectively, and finally won a big victory, which should be remembered as the first credit! I gave him 1,000 Yin Pills, 10,000 Yin Yuan, and a pair of pure gold armor, and added Yang Shou for 20 years to his life and death book! ”
"Wow!"
When all the people present heard this, they were shocked for a moment, and the crowd of onlookers couldn't help but start talking. The material reward in front is just that, but the last one "adding 20 years of yang longevity" is simply a great reward!
It is rumored that King Yama is the only person in the underworld who has the ability to modify the records in the book of life and death, and can directly ask someone to increase or decrease their yang lifespan. I've always only listened to this rumor as a legend, but I didn't expect it to be true! With this book of life and death, doesn't King Yama have the power to defy the sky?
The cha seemed to be satisfied with the surprised reaction of the onlookers, and continued to shake his head and read:
"As the deputy marshal, the marshal of the Night Parade Army gives advice, coordinates the command, and his subordinates have outstanding achievements, so he should be credited with the second merit! I gave him 800 Yin Dan, 8,000 Yin Yuan, a pair of pure gold axes, and added Yang Shou for ten years in the book of life and death! ”
"Wow!"
The crowd of onlookers exclaimed again.
Gold is soft and unsuitable for weapons. Therefore, the pure gold axe is actually a symbolic reward, and no one will actually use it as a weapon. Of course, the pure gold axe is still a little lower than the golden armor of the Marshal of the Japanese tour.
But at the same time, King Yama also added ten years of yang longevity to the marshal of the night tour. Although the ten-year yang life is not as much as the twenty-year yang life, the information revealed in it is far more than that. The last time he was the commander, he defeated Hanchang City, and this time he was the deputy marshal to exterminate the ghost town. This time, he was still able to rank second and get the reward of increasing his yang life, which showed that the king of Yama was still willing to continue to trust the current marshal of the night tour.
"The general of the night tour army, Gan Sheng, has a good way to govern the army, leads the army in a way, and his army takes the lead in breaking through the enemy's city, which should be remembered as the third merit! I gave him 300 Yin Pills, 3,000 Yin Yuan, and a pair of fine iron armor! ”
This time, the crowd of onlookers finally stopped exclaiming. Without the addition of Yang Shou, such a reward is more than one grade worse than the previous two.
I also secretly turned my head to glance at Gan Sheng, only to see him half-kneeling on the ground, his head bowed and his face gloomy, not looking happy. Perhaps for him, Marshal Night Tour's regaining the trust of King Yama was the biggest bad news, and he lost a golden opportunity to replace him.
"Captain Zhai Zisheng of the Eighth Battalion of the Night Tour Army...... "Just when I lowered my head and thought nonsense, Qin Cha continued to recite the rewards of the generals of the Yin Army in the holy decree, but I didn't expect that the fourth name I read next was me!"
“…… Brave in battle, take the lead, lead the troops to break through the enemy's city gate, and make the first achievement! I gave him a hundred Yin Pills, a thousand Yin Yuan, and a fine iron zhang eight snake spears! In addition, from now on, Zhai Zisheng will be promoted to Yin General, and he will officially take office after the reorganization of the new army! ”
Ha, I'm promoted!
Compared with the previous Gan Sheng, I received a more tangible reward, and I was directly promoted to the next level. Moreover, the Pure Iron Zhangba Snake Spear is also an actual combat weapon, which is suitable for my use.
I usually ride Cerberus when I go out now, and I only abandon riding and fighting on foot when I lead the team to form a shield formation to siege the city. After becoming a Yin General, I must have even fewer opportunities to personally lead the charge, and my normal knife is too short to exert its maximum power on the back of a dog. I was thinking about whether to build another long weapon myself, but this snake spear solved this problem in a timely manner.
After me, five other officers of the rank of colonel were also rewarded accordingly. Among them, two of the Yin Masters in the Japanese Patrol Army were also promoted like me, but they were not rewarded with the best weapons. And Shen Turen, who was in the army with me on the night tour, was not promoted, but he was rewarded and encouraged. There are also in-kind rewards, which are still very good for his future promotions.
“…… The other generals and sergeants are all meritorious ministers, and they are handed over to the two marshals of day tour and night tour for discussion, and they will be rewarded according to the rules of rewards and punishments in the army, and will not be repeated one by one. I hope that all the soldiers will make persistent efforts and continue to work together to pursue the rebels, and they will inevitably be wiped out and eliminated, and then make war achievements! Chin this! ”
"Long live my king! Banzai! Hooray! ”
At the end of the recitation, all the officers and soldiers, whether they had their names called or not, fell to the ground and shouted "Long live" in thanksgiving.
"Generals, the decree has been read, please get up quickly!" Qin Cha also immediately changed his flattering smile, handed over the holy decree to Marshal Riyou, and said with a smile: "Congratulations to the two marshals for being so loved by Your Majesty!" Increasing longevity is a reward that has not been seen in hundreds of years! ”
"That's it! Is that! Your Majesty is very gracious, and in the future, we can only repay Your Majesty's kindness! At the same time, thank you to the Envoy for coming to announce the good news! "Day tours and night tours were also hurriedly polite. This Qincha is also a person close to King Yama, and he always has to be polite to him.
"Why don't I wait and go to the Yama Hall to thank you?" The marshal of the day tour said again. He had just received the first merit, so he naturally wanted to strike while the iron was hot and go up to the court to meet the king of Yama.
"Hey, it doesn't have to be!" Qin Cha smiled and waved his hand, "Your Majesty has another message for me to bring: Your Majesty will hold a grand celebration banquet in the Yama Hall tonight, and all the generals whose names are named in the holy decree and have been rewarded are honored to attend the banquet. Therefore, the two marshals don't have to go to the Yama Hall at this time, please go back for a little rest, bathe and change clothes, and go to the banquet on time in the evening! ”
"Oh, that's right! Then I'll wait until the dinner party and then thank you, and I'll have a trip to work! The Japanese tourist said angrily.
"Well said! Say! ”
"Envoy, our brothers are acquaintances, so I won't say much about the word 'Xie'. I still have some good tea in my mansion, and please ask the envoy to sit in the mansion with me? Marshal Yeyou also came up and took Qincha's hand affectionately and said. But his eyes flickered, and it was obvious that there might be other "good things" in his house besides good tea.
"That's a good feeling!" The messenger seemed to be a person who understood, and then he was overjoyed: "After the decree is completed, I will be considered to have handed over the errand." The tea leaves in the Marshal's Mansion at night must be good tea, let's go! ”
"Envoy please!"
Marshal Day Tour held the holy decree in his hand, but he could only watch as Marshal Night Tour pulled away Qincha, and Fang Cai's spirit turned into nothing, as if he swallowed a fly when he looked up and laughed!
You must know that often the praise of the people around the leader is light, and the effect is worth the actual performance of the people below who have worked hard for a year.
But he can't help it, who makes the marshal of the night tour older than him and more familiar!