To the north of Yanzhou, in the grassland north of the gap of the Great Wall, a new cavalry battle is staged at this moment.

Gongsun Wuji led a thousand men, using the scout's fast horse as bait, and after leading the enemy into the encirclement, all of them attacked.

The 200 Beihu scouts were killed on their backs, and the whole army was about to be wiped out

Gongsun Wuji was in a good mood and was about to give the order to encircle and annihilate, but when he saw that the yellow sand was suddenly everywhere in the distance, the dust was flying, and the scale was unprecedented, and his expression suddenly changed.

"The Liang family army shot arrows and drove out, Shu rode off the horse to harvest, and the results were equally divided!"

Five hundred Liang soldiers threw bows in the rear to drive away some of the surviving scouts, and the remaining Gongsun family soldiers immediately dismounted and cut off the heads of the dead enemy army.

The shouting and killing sound in the distance gradually approached, and Gongsun Wuji stepped on the high ground and looked at the north with a solemn expression.

The Beihu Brigade has arrived, tens of thousands!

After receiving the head, all the cavalry mounted their horses one after another, and followed Gongsun Wuji all the way to contain them.

Whenever they left the high ground, they retreated south with all their might, and when they reached another high ground, they began to disperse and look into the distance, estimating the number of enemy troops.

The Beihu cavalry had apparently been enraged by Gongsun Wuji's troops, and sent three thousand fast horses to chase them.

However, Gongsun Wuji's horses of more than 1,000 people were faster, and there were no casualties.

On the contrary, Gongsun Wuji held the family heirloom bow and shot more than a dozen people in a row, all of whom fell off the horse without exception.

A thousand cavalry fired back with a large bow, and also inflicted more than 100 casualties on the enemy troops who were chasing and fighting fiercely.

The Northern Hu cavalry finally realized that the power of the Great Zhou's bow and arrow was far superior to their own, and they had to slow down the pursuit.

After throwing the enemy army out of ten miles, Gongsun Wuji had no joy or relief, only regret.

Liang Xiao's estimation was correct, Beihu relied on his large number of cavalry, and he despised the cavalry of the Great Zhou, so he suffered a loss of being outnumbered in the encounter and was surrounded and suppressed by him.

If he continued to encircle and suppress the surviving Beihu cavalry just now, he would inevitably be surrounded by the enemy's brigade of men and horses, and the gains outweighed the losses.

But as soon as these people run, the power of the big bow may not be hidden.

In the future, it will be difficult to use such means to surround and suppress the enemy army by surprise.

"Why did 200 men almost wipe out?"

General Beihu, who had led the troops, questioned the surviving scout captain.

The scout captain had a sad face: "The number of enemy troops is nearly 1,000, faster than our horses, and the power of that bow and arrow is also quite amazing, and most of us died before we even had time to react!" ”

General Beihu pulled out an arrow from a headless corpse, observed it, and asked, "Can you see the shape of the enemy's bow?" ”

"It looks the same as our bow, but it's bigger!" The scout captain said.

General Beihu squinted slightly, obviously realizing the seriousness of the situation.

"Return to the barracks quickly!"

Three days later, Gongsun Wuji's troops returned to the barracks with one hundred and seventy heads to report to Liang Xiao.

"The vanguard of the enemy army has arrived, and the number should be more than twenty thousand!"

After Liang Xiao asked the marching master to keep a record of his merits, he immediately summoned the generals.

"Recently, we have been stationed here, and the scouts continue to explore the enemy's movements to the north, and at the same time expel and encircle the enemy scouts, perhaps our army will engage the enemy's vanguard first."

The generals cheered up and were excited.

Especially Mu Lingxiao, his eyes lit up.

"If our army can kill thousands of enemy troops again, it will definitely be able to hit the morale of the enemy army!"

Liang Xiao said: "I heard that there are more than 10,000 heavy cavalry in Beihu, and they are unstoppable in the form of a chain of iron horses. The Yanzhou Ordnance Supervisor will soon equip the infantry with large axes and hook sickles in case of emergency. When I was not in the barracks, the Yanzhou army was under the command of General Zhengbei. I hope you will work together and not be rash. ”

Hearing this, Mu Lingxiao glanced at Gongsun Wuji, and saw that he was not displeased, and his heart was a little more comfortable.

"This product, as expected, is still the overall situation."

But thinking about it like this, Mu Lingxiao became even more depressed.

He must also focus on the overall situation, but now he only has the merit of supervision, and he can only look forward to breaking Beihu this time.

According to the estimation of the Great Zhou, the enemy's large army could reach the Yanzhou area in less than two months.

Liang Xiao dismissed the generals, left Mu Lingxiao, and handed him a handwritten letter written in advance.

"If I'm not in the barracks, I'll be safe if I do it."

Mu Lingxiao had already admired Liang Xiao's martial arts and military vision, and after reading the handwritten letter, his eyes were happy, and he solemnly agreed.

Liang Xiao rode back to the Yanzhou military camp again, and it was noon at this time.

Liang Xiao of the Yanzhou Military Camp and Mu Lingxiao of the Yanyun Iron Cavalry Battalion on the grassland in the north both announced a heavier news at noon.

"My emperor has an order: starting from June this year, on the basis of the monthly salary of soldiers in the whole northern territory, it will be increased by half, and if the increase is less than 200 wen, it will be calculated as 200 wen, and it will last for at least three months! As for when the three months from now will fall, just wait for the Emperor's Divine Decree! ”

The news spread, and the soldiers of the entire Yanzhou were boiling!

In the past, the soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the regular army rarely took one or two taels.

The worse ones are those who serve as conscripts, and there is no money.

As for the elite of the Liang family, and some of the elite northern cavalry, they collected at least one or two taels of silver every month.

In one day, the soldiers praised the grace of God and swore to defend their families and the country.

People from all over Yanzhou were happy to learn about the salary increase through announcements and newspapers prepared in advance on the same day.

Jian Wuwu and Jian Wuyuan were also quite surprised when they heard this.

The sudden salary increase by half is equivalent to an additional 200,000 taels of military spending per month for the entire northern territory.

Jian Wuyuan couldn't help but flip through the newspaper in his hand and found clues.

"It was Liang Xiao who proposed this?"

Hearing this, Jian Wuwu couldn't help but glance at it and sighed.

"As a first-class imperial merchant, he must have paid enough taxes to the empress to support the salary increase of the soldiers in the north. Moreover, there is a lot of financial surplus in the Great Zhou this year, and such an investment can also show the determination of the empress to fight with Beihu. ”

This son also seems to understand that it is empty to rely on faith and thought alone to let soldiers fight with enthusiasm. Sufficient salaries and rewards, and excellent pensions, can make the soldiers of the Great Zhou have no worries......"

At this time, Liang Xiao was writing an official document to tell the north.

In extraordinary times, it is very necessary to encourage soldiers to fight.

In ancient times, Yue Fei and Qi Jiguang's ideas on governing the army were of great reference significance.

High salary, with professional training, strict and meticulous military orders, and necessary ideological work, can create an ancient elite.

After all, soldiers in ancient times had little income, and many were forced to join the army because of poverty.

In the case of victory in siege warfare, the commander may not be able to give a reward, and often allow the soldiers to "slaughter the city".

The so-called massacre of the city is not simply a knife to the civilians, the bandits are like combs, the soldiers are like grates, and they are looted layer after layer.

The northern soldiers were in charge of the defense, most of whom he had not trained, and without certain incentives, they might not be able to defend the city with all their might.