As soon as the east gate was opened, the three thousand righteous soldiers rushed out with a roar, and now it was time to harvest the battlefield, and whoever killed the more enemies or captured them, the more fields the lord would reward.

The rebels held knives in their right hands and carried a bamboo basket on their backs, and when they caught up with the people in the ranks of the officers and soldiers, they went down with a knife.

Put the head in the basket and cover it, and continue the pursuit......

This is the military merit system adopted by Mo Qian in the early Ming Dynasty, and the reward for fighting a war is the number of beheadings, and a head is rewarded with a piece of silver and an acre of land.

The rebel army has just been established, and the combat effectiveness is not high, and at this time, the governor led a large army to conquer, if it cannot effectively stimulate the combat effectiveness of the rebel army, then the only thing waiting for him is failure.

Mo Qian actually knew in his heart the harmfulness of beheading military merits, but at the moment, in order to win the battle, he could only use this strategy first.

The most urgent task at the moment is to make the troops full of combat effectiveness and to bring out the bloody nature of this group of peasant troops who have cultivated fields all their lives.

Sure enough, as soon as the city gate opened, the 3,000 rebels rushed out impatiently.

Now the thousands of officers and soldiers outside the city are no longer human beings in their eyes, but acres of fertile land and one tael of silver.

The officers and soldiers who ran slowly became ghosts under the knife by accident, and the people who ran in front saw that the thief army was so brutal, so they cut off their heads on the battlefield and ran faster.

Xie Xuelong, escorted by Qiu Shangyi and his thirty personal soldiers, rode around the road and ran back to Xinyu County.

Their officers could run on horseback, but thousands of infantry could not.

Outside the city of Fenyi, as long as they are wearing the armor of the Ming army, they are all the military merits of the righteous army.

The rebels shouted while chasing: "Surrender and don't kill, surrender and don't kill!" ”

The officers and soldiers who were slow to run were wearing armor and couldn't run, and when they heard the shouts behind them to surrender and not kill, they simply threw their weapons on the ground and fell directly to their knees on the side of the road.

When the rebels saw that he had lost his weapon and surrendered, they did not kill him, but tied him up with ropes.

Because the lord has an order, whether it is a head or a living person, as long as it is brought back, it is considered a military merit, and the living person is better, because he can receive an extra tael of silver.

Moreover, the lord said that if the enemy army had surrendered, then he would be a prisoner, and that mutilating and abusing a prisoner would be punished, and killing a prisoner would be a capital crime.

The rebels are all from the common people, and their abacus is better than anyone else's, since it is more valuable to catch the work, of course it is better to catch the work.

After the rebels left the city, they began to search for the figures of the officers and soldiers all over the mountains, and the pursuit continued until the evening, when the rebels outside gradually began to return to the city.

When they returned to the city, the rebels were laughing and laughing.

At the gate of the city, Mo Qian personally welcomed the triumphant rebels back to the city.

"Lord, lord!"

Mo Qian saw Peng Jinhong and Yi Jiu riding back to the city on horseback from a distance.

"Brother Peng, Brother Yi!"

Mo Qian walked out of the city gate quickly, personally grabbed the reins of the horses, and led the horses for the two.

This can scare the two of them a lot.

The two hurriedly got off their horses, knelt down on one knee and said, "Lord, we have won!" ”

"Well, it's won! This time, thanks to the surprise attack on the official army camp by the two big brothers, otherwise the city would have been destroyed! Mo Qian picked up the two of them and pulled them towards the city.

"Everything is the lord's plan, we just need to contribute, and the lord will be like Zhuge Liang in the next life.

How do you sing it in the play? In the midst of strategizing, the decisive victory is thousands of miles away, yes, this is the sentence! Yi Jiu said with a smile.

Peng Jinhong saw this kid patting the lord's ass, and suddenly felt unhappy.

"You kid, you don't fight well, but your kung fu at shooting horses is first-class!"

"Hahahaha~~~~" Mo Qian looked at the two and laughed.

"Let's go, go back to the city, and celebrate!"

At this time, Cao Guoqi had already prepared a banquet in the city, and the meat in Fenyi County was bought up by Cao Guoqi.

The pork of the people in the surrounding villages for the New Year was bought, in order to give the rebels a good meal.

In this battle, more than 1,500 enemies were killed, more than 2,000 officers and soldiers were captured, more than 3,000 civilians were captured, nearly 10,000 stones of grain and grass were seized, and 30,000 taels of silver were found in the official camp.

Mo Qian was overjoyed when he heard this, this is really a windfall, 30,000 taels of silver, enough for half a year's military salary for the 5,000 army.

Xie Xuelong really lost his wife and soldiers this time, not only lost the battle, but also gave himself the grain, grass and military pay he brought.

The entire small town of Fenyi was crowded with people, and there were more than 5,000 people in the city at once, which made the small city of Fenyi seem crowded.

The 3,000 men and 2,000 officers and soldiers were placed separately, and after the weapons of the officers and soldiers were collected, they were strictly guarded by the army sent by Lu Zhao.

Fenyi County Ya, Mo Qian is the first to sit on the high seat, and on the right are the generals Lu Zhao, Peng Jinhong, Yi Jiu, and Yi Chenggui.

The people sitting on the left are all civil officials, Cao Guoqi has now become Mo Qian's right-hand man in government affairs, and this person has a good reputation as an official in Fenyi County, and the people have praised him.

Below them are several small officials of the Fenyi County Ya.

When everyone was drinking and drinking, Mo Qian suddenly remembered someone.

He asked someone to bring people in, and Cao Guoqi, who was drinking, looked down and looked, hey, isn't this his own county lieutenant Qianda!

"County Lieutenant Qian?" Cao Guoqi tried to shout.

Qian Dayou heard the shouts of his old superiors and raised his head leisurely.

"Lord Cao!" Qian Dayou shouted cowardly.

Cao Guoqi looked at the unkempt money, and couldn't help but feel bad in his heart.

"County Lieutenant Qian, why did you end up like this! It's a pity that a strong man! ”

Qian Dayou raised his neck and said, "There's no pity, the army was defeated and captured, and he just died!" ”

Mo Qian saw that Qian Dayou regarded death as home, and he was also a little reluctant in his heart.

In the battle of Mingyue Mountain, Qian Dayou took the lead, killing a few of his own rebel soldiers alone, if it wasn't for Lu Zhao leading a group of good hands to entangle him, I am afraid that he would have broken several passes in a row.

It's a pity that such a warrior can't be used for himself.

Cao Guoqi saw that Mo Qian brought Qian Dayou to the county office, and guessed in his heart that Mo Qian wanted to recruit him.

If the lord didn't want to recruit him, he would have been beheaded last night, and this kind of warrior didn't kill but kept it, obviously intending to take it for his own use.

He put down his wine glass and arched his hand towards Mo Qian, and said: "Lord, Lieutenant Qian has worked with me for many years, I know very well that this person is by no means a treacherous and cunning person, but a loyal and righteous person, it is better to leave him a life, so as to serve the lord, I don't know what the lord's will will be!" ”

What Mo Qian was waiting for was Cao Guoqi to speak.

He asked Qian Dayou, who was standing in the hall, "County Lieutenant Qian, Tian Younian has been ambushed, are you willing to surrender to me?" ”

Qian Dayou raised his neck and said: "If you want to kill, you will kill, how can a thief be my master!" ”

This made Mo Qian's face suddenly a little dull.

The four generals sitting on the right hand side saw that someone dared to offend their lord, and immediately took out the saber next to him angrily.

"The defeated generals dare to be so rampant, lord, watch me slaughter him!" Lu Zhao pulled Qian Dayou aggressively and was about to walk out.

At this time, Cao Guoqi hurriedly stood up and stopped the two of them: "General Lu, slow down, keep people under the knife!" ”

"Master Cao, what do you mean by this, what, do you want to shield your old subordinates?"

Cao Guoqi hurriedly waved his hand and explained: "No, no, it's just that Qian Dayou is indeed a fierce general, and there is no evil deed, just killing him like this, isn't it a waste of talent?" ”

After speaking, he turned to Mo Qian and said, "Lord, please spare his life!" ”

Mo Qian already had a plan in his heart at this time.

He put down his chopsticks and walked down the hall in person, and said to Qian Dayou: "County Lieutenant Qian, I respect you as a man, I will give you another chance, are you willing to surrender me?" ”

Qian Dayou also seemed to have a bull's temper at this time, and he replied with his head held high: "Don't fall!" ”

"Okay, is it a man, admire! Come, take a hundred lines of silver! ”

In a few moments, a soldier approached with two ingots of silver on a tray.

The official silver of good condition, fifty taels and one ingots, is heavy in your hand.

Mo Qian snatched his waist knife from Lu Zhao's hand and personally untied the rope for Qian Dayou.

He also stuffed two ingots of official silver into Qian Dayou's hand, and said: "I don't want to ask you to respect Qian Dayou, who is an honest official, and a good man, and this hundred taels of silver is the one I gave you to entangle."

I know that your hometown is in Nanzhili Dantu, and it is a long way to go to Dantu, so take care of the Qian County Lieutenant all the way! ”

After speaking, Mo Qian asked the guards present to get out of the way and open the gate of the county office.

Qian was stunned, it was the first time he had encountered such a situation.

I lost the battle and was caught by the thief, not only did the thief kill him, but also sent the silver two to himself as a coil to entangle, so that he could go home, is this a dream?

Qian Dayou reached out and touched the silver in his hand, it was cold and cold, how could the dream be so real?

"Are you really letting me go?" Qian Dayou asked Mo Qian in disbelief.

"I don't ask that although I am a thief, I am also a scholar, and I know very well that a manly husband is difficult to chase after a man, and there is no reason to take back what he says.

Let's go, whether you buy a horse or ride a boat, this silver is enough for you to go back to Dantu's hometown, today is already the seventeenth month of the month, if you go on the road now, you should have time to arrive home on Chinese New Year's Eve. ”

Qian Dayou heard this, but for some reason, his nose suddenly felt a little sore, and his eyes suddenly moistened at some point.

He can't remember how many years he has been away from home, and since he was appointed as a county lieutenant in Fenyi, he will be homesick every Mid-Autumn Festival.

"Are you really going to let me go?" Qian Dayou asked again with some disbelief.

"Let's go, let's go!" Mo Qian waved his hand.

Qian Dayou was sure that Mo Qian was really going to let him go this time, so he stuffed the silver into his arms, turned around and walked towards the door.

Walking and walking, when he walked to the gate of the county office, Qian Dayou suddenly stopped.

He suddenly turned and returned to the lobby, kneeling down with a thud.

"Qian Dayou was originally the king to serve the dogs and horses, please fulfill the king!"

Mo Qian thought that his one hundred taels of silver was going to be lost, but when he saw that the money was back, he couldn't help but smile.

He picked up Qian Dayou and said, "Come, drink!" ”

The money is willing to fall, and Cao Guoqi's heart is the happiest.

He got up and picked up his wine glass and said, "Congratulations to the lord for getting another general!" ”

Everyone present raised their glasses, only Mo Qian's four henchmen were a little unhappy.