Iron Dynasty

Jinzhou.

Qi Guangyi led the cavalry and drove a group of barbarian soldiers towards the camp.

The barbarian soldiers formed a long line, with those in the front and those in the back connected by ropes to keep them from escaping.

In addition to these slave soldiers, some cavalry also drove cattle and sheep, which were all stolen from barbarian villages.

After landing in Jinzhou, they followed this plan to create chaos around Jinzhou, while looting everything they could.

This was extremely effective, and the Chasseurs soon found themselves constantly being supported by cavalry.

However, Qi Guangyi was not nervous at all, because according to the time, Ye Qingyun should also take the Liaozhou City now, which means that they had smashed a nail into the barbarian hinterland.

And even if Liaozhou City couldn't be defended, they could still be evacuated to Beisha City and Haicheng City, and they were evacuating through battleships.

Of course, this is the worst case, but now everything is going unexpectedly smoothly. Perhaps Lu Fei attracted most of the barbarian cavalry, and the number of barbarian cavalry who came to support Jinzhou City was small.

The barbarian soldiers they captured were the small cavalry that came to support them.

Before the sun went down, Qi Guangyi and his party returned to the camp. After they returned, a group of businessmen swarmed over immediately, with wolf-like eyes in their eyes.

Qi Guangyi's expression was unmoved. He was accustomed to the greedy appearance of these merchants. In fact, the merchants had been waiting in the camp these days to trade with them.

The army was dispatched, and food supplies were the most important thing. The most difficult thing to lead 30,000 cavalry to appear in Jinzhou this time was supply.

In order to fight the barbarians in Pingzhou City, most of the slaves were transporting food and ammunition for Lu Fei and others.

In order to solve their supply problem, the emperor gave him an idea that was unprecedented.

Before the expedition, the Chamber of Commerce summoned the merchants of the Great Yu Kingdom and told them that everything looted by the cavalry in Jinzhou could be sold to them.

Of course, the premise is that they exchange forage, food, and money for the war horses, so there will be such a scene in this camp.

Commander Qi, these barbarian soldiers are good, all of them are very strong, and I am willing to pay 10 taels of silver to buy them.

Ding Wu said to Qi Guangyi in a loud voice.

Now, the most precious thing for the merchants of the Great Yu Kingdom is the slaves, so knowing that all the captured barbarians can be slaves, they took the risk and rushed here.

Twelve taels. Qi Guangyi's tone was beyond doubt, My soldiers have worked hard to capture these slave soldiers alive, and I have to give them some compensation.

Ding Wu rolled his eyes. Even so, these strong slaves could be sold for about seventeen taels when they were shipped back to Qingzhou. He said, Okay, twelve taels.

Qi Guangyi nodded with satisfaction. In addition to trading with merchants, the Military Aircraft Department also issued a bounty system this time.

Thirty percent of the money from the Northern Expedition trade will be distributed evenly to the soldiers, which is why the morale of the soldiers has not decreased but increased over the past few days.

As soon as Ding Wu's voice fell, other businessmen also gathered around, confirming the price, and they quickly divided the three thousand captured slave soldiers.

In exchange, they sent slaves to bring fodder, grain, meat, potatoes, etc. from ships to the camp.

Then he took out boxes of silver.

After receiving the silver, the commander of each division immediately came to collect it, and then distributed it to the soldiers layer by layer.

If you go out to loot that day, you can get silver in the evening. The soldiers are in a happy mood. Serve the country with loyalty is the feeling of the soldiers, but coupled with the drive of interests, they will maintain a high enthusiasm for war.

Seeing the soldiers happy, Qi Guangyi showed a smile.

In the past, the soldiers of the Great Yu Kingdom hated war very much, because it not only delayed their farming, but also often suffered exploitation by their generals.

But it's different now, and it's clear that being a soldier can be more lucrative than farming.

During the last Northern War, many outstanding soldiers received a large amount of bounties, and they used these bounties to become the local wealthy class, changing the image of the poor and lowly soldiers of the Great Yu Kingdom.

Also because of this reason, the conscription last year was very lively, and many young people rushed to join the army.

Shaking his head with a smile, Qi Guangyi returned to his tent, tomorrow will be another bloody day.

...

Shanhaiguan.

Xiao Ming is lighting a lamp to write the Slave Act of the Great Yu Kingdom. This law will be implemented in the Great Yu Kingdom. The purpose is to clarify the status, ownership and punishment system of slaves.

Coming from modern times, Xiao Ming is very clear that slavery will eventually be abolished, but in this era, he cannot use modern thinking to deal with the problems of this era.

Because an era itself has the limitations of an era, and this limitation is reflected in the level of education received by the general public.

For example, he is now trying to persuade Europeans to stop colonizing, which is basically as ridiculous as he is going to African cannibal tribes to persuade them not to eat people.

After thinking about this, Xiao Ming felt that there was no need to specialize in a world where slavery was rampant, so there was the current Slave Act, because the next influx of barbarian slaves will inevitably bring various kinds of various problems.

This bill is designed to address that problem.

Your Majesty, General Niu is here.

While he was concentrating on writing, Qian Dafu walked in.

Let him come in. Xiao Ming put away his pen. He asked Niu to run over. Every day he had to learn about the current war situation.

Qian Dafu went out, and Niu Ben walked in after a while, because it was customary, Niu Ben said directly after salute: Your Majesty, Lu Fei's soldiers basically rushed to the city gate today, but they were blocked by the barbarian soldiers, but the barbarian soldiers The slave soldiers consumed seven to eighty-eight, and the remaining barbarian soldiers could not last long. Now the barbarians are very impatient. Today, the barbarian Datai Jiwu Shugu led the cavalry to continuously attack the chariot camps along the road, and the soldiers in the camps suffered casualties. big.

The crazier the barbarian cavalry is, the more it shows that they can't stand it anymore. This three-way attack has blossomed everywhere in the barbarian hinterland. Finally, the barbarians can understand our mood when they are rampant in the Great Yu Kingdom. Xiao Ming Leng said.

Niu Ben said: The emperor said very much that if all goes well, Ye Qingyun should have a firm foothold in Liaozhou City now, and then we will win Pingzhou, this Jinzhou is an isolated city, and it will be very simple to win in the end. .

Xiao Ming nodded when he heard the words, and he said, You have to attack Pingzhou City at any cost now. As long as this city is broken, the cavalry of Wushugu will be rootless duckweed, and then they can only retreat to the grassland.

Yes, Your Majesty. Niu Ben responded: Give the old minister three more days, and the old minister will definitely take Pingzhou City!