Chapter 147 A Big Reward Will Always Bring Courage

Deputy General Zhao Kui was the first to react. He took a step forward and opened the wooden door of the study in the general's mansion.

Outside the house, the messenger was excited and panting.

Zhao Kui asked: "What did you say? The court allocated 7 million taels of silver?"

Yes!

The messenger nodded heavily and replied in an affirmative tone: "Reporting to the general, General Zhao, General He is personally escorting the silver and is on the way to Mozhou City;"

"General He is worried that the general is anxious, so he specially, specially ordered me to rush back and report to the general that the court allocated 7 million taels of silver!"

The messenger was out of breath, but he still recounted the whole story clearly.

And the general He he mentioned was the escort officer in the new Hu Ben army, the general in the army who was responsible for escorting food, supplies, and silver.

Hahaha!

Hearing this, Wu Sanjia, the mighty general and commander-in-chief, could no longer hold back his ecstasy and burst into laughter.

On his rough face, the gloom of the past was swept away, replaced by the domineering attitude of "who else but me".

The new army is not underpaid, and it is invincible when it is fully paid.

This is not just empty talk.

Wu Sanjia has this confidence. With the high military rewards, the new Tiger Army will surely replicate the great victory of Mozhou a month ago and hit the Longcheng rebels again.

He immediately ordered domineeringly: "Deputy General Zhao Kui, listen to my order!"

"I am here!"

Wu Sanjia said: "This general orders you to lead two thousand elite cavalry to personally meet the baggage train. After receiving He Kui, return to Mozhou City as soon as possible."

"The seven million taels of silver allocated by the court do not need to be registered and stored in the warehouse. Just bring them directly to the parade ground."

"The war is imminent. This general will reward the three armies on the parade ground to boost morale!"

"I have received your order!"

......

Three days later.

In Mozhou City, in the parade ground of the new Hu Ben army camp.

Flags fluttered, and soldiers were like forests.

Except for the Hu Ben soldiers who climbed up to the top of Mozhou City to guard and prepare for war, the rest of the Hu Ben soldiers in the city gathered in the parade ground.

More than 100,000 soldiers in armor and swords were assembled according to different arms.

At a glance, a huge army was in black, majestic and powerful.

On the parade ground, the wooden reviewing stand was reinforced by soldiers overnight, and countless standard silver ingots of the Daxin court were piled up into a small mountain on the reviewing stand.

The scorching sun in early summer hit the silver ingots piled up like a mountain, and the reflected light was particularly dazzling.

It was a silver mountain!

Under the reviewing stand, the general's personal soldiers wearing fish scale armor and holding ring-headed swords were guarding the silver mountain with loyalty.

On the parade ground, the soldiers of the Hu Ben Army, who were lined up in battle formation, had already been attracted by the silver ingots piled up on the reviewing stand.

Most of these soldiers in the army were born into poor families.

In their entire lives, they might not have the opportunity to see the official standard silver ingot of fifty taels.

What's more, it was a silver mountain piled up by silver ingots in the true sense.

The visual and psychological impact of this silver mountain on the grassroots soldiers of the Tiger Guard Army is self-evident.

Countless soldiers in the queues and squares could not help but stretch their necks and look up, their eyes never moving away from the silver mountain.

From time to time, they raised their hands to wipe their eyes, fearing that they were dreaming or that they were dazzled by the sun.

If it were not for the constraints of military discipline and officers, these Tiger Guard soldiers from poor backgrounds would have rushed to the reviewing stand, snatched silver ingots, and divided up the military pay.

It was just after the hour of Si.

On the Daxin Tiger Guard Army training ground, which could accommodate 100,000 people, the sound of drums and trumpets rang out.

Amid the deep and majestic drumbeats and trumpets, hundreds of messengers roared in unison: "The general is here--"

As soon as the words fell, Wu Sanjia, the general officer of the Daxin court, wearing Mingguang armor and a ring-headed sword on his waist, came in a dragon-like and tiger-like step.

Behind him, there were a group of Tiger and Ben generals led by Deputy General Zhao Kui.

All of them were wearing armor and carrying swords, and they were in high spirits.

Wu Sanjia stepped onto the reviewing stand and stood in the middle of the silver mountain, becoming the focus of more than 100,000 Tiger and Ben soldiers below the stage.

Looking at the Tiger and Ben division below the stage, Wu Sanjia's heart surged and his ambitions were fierce.

At this moment, he finally fulfilled his promise to his soldiers.

What's more, he must lead the Tiger and Ben soldiers to achieve more success and severely defeat the rebels in Longcheng!

"The soldiers of the Tiger and Ben army of the Great Xin Dynasty--"

Wu Sanjia roared, which was earth-shattering.

Below the reviewing stand, hundreds of military messengers roared in unison, repeating the words of the general verbatim.

To ensure that every Tiger and Ben soldier present could hear the words of the general.

Wu Sanjia continued, "A month ago, it was in this place that I solemnly promised all the soldiers that there would be no situation of sucking the blood of soldiers and eating empty salaries in the Tiger Guards under my command;"

"I also promise you that the salaries and military rewards you deserve will not be less than a copper coin."

"Today is the day when I will fulfill my promise to you!"

Speaking of this, Wu Sanjia paused deliberately.

I don't know if it was because of excitement or because he wanted to give the messenger in the audience time to repeat what he said.

After a while, Wu Sanjia pointed to the silver mountain behind him and said again: "Soldiers, there are 7 million taels of silver here!"

"In addition to the salaries and military rewards you deserve, there will be 2 million taels of silver left!"

"In addition, this general has decided to take out the 200,000 taels of silver awarded to this general by the court and make up 2.2 million taels;"

"This part of the silver will be used for military rewards!"

Wu Sanjia panted and said loudly: "Soldiers, I believe everyone has smelled the danger before the war!"

"Here, this general does not intend to hide it from you soldiers!"

"That's right, we are going to fight!"

"Fight a big battle, a tough battle!"

As he said, Wu Sanjia drew his sword, raised the ring-headed sword high with one hand, and shouted: "Fight a big battle!" Immediately, this general announces——"

"From today on, the reward for killing the enemy in my Tiger Guards will be increased from 30 taels of silver for one enemy head to 50 taels of silver for one enemy head!"

"On the battlefield, if you can behead one enemy, you can immediately receive a reward of 50 taels of silver;"

"If you can behead ten enemies, you can immediately receive a reward of 500 taels of silver!"

At this time, in the Tiger Guards formation below the stage, a brave soldier in the front row near the reviewing stand suddenly spoke up and asked loudly:

"General, what if I can behead 100 enemy soldiers?"

Hmph!

On the reviewing stand, Wu Sanjia sneered and shouted, pretending to be angry: "Then you kid, get out of here as soon as possible. This general hates bragging soldiers the most!"

Hahaha!

As soon as this was said, laughter broke out on the huge parade ground.

The soldier of the Tiger Guards who threatened to kill 100 enemy soldiers also scratched his head in embarrassment amid the laughter.

Finally, when the soldiers had almost finished laughing, Wu Sanjia waved his hand and signaled the generals to be quiet.

He continued: "Soldiers, the war is imminent, and this general will not talk to you about being a soldier, being loyal to the emperor and serving the country, and dying on the battlefield;"

"Here is one sentence, one promise-"

"Kill the enemies while you are alive, the more you kill, the more military rewards you will get;"

"Don't worry about dying on the battlefield, your wife, children and elders at home will be taken care of by this general;"

After saying that, Wu Sanjia put the saber back into the scabbard.

Looking at the crowded Tiger Guards below the stage, he smiled and said, "Okay, no more nonsense, brothers, line up to receive your salaries and military rewards!"

"The general is mighty!"

"The general is mighty!"

"The general is mighty!"

"The general is mighty!"

Below the stage, the excited Tiger Guards couldn't help but cheer from the bottom of their hearts.