Volume 1, Chapter 123: The shock of the civil and military officials in the court

"Good!"

The 10,000 generals below heard that Bai Qi would use the looted gold and silver to provide relief to the soldiers and civilians regardless of his own life and death.

Everyone cheered.

Yang Wudi's eyes were also full of relief.

To be honest, the consequences of doing so are very serious, and can even ruin Bai Qi's life.

But which general would like to see his soldiers being exploited by the corrupt officials of the court after the war.

Seeing their wives, children and parents still have to starve.

When they took these soldiers through life and death, they promised to let them have no worries!

"Bai Qi, today you are willing to go through life and death for the people of Honghua City, and are willing to shoulder all the responsibilities for the soldiers and civilians."

"When one day, when you need these brothers, even if it is a sea of ​​fire and swords, the brothers will share life and death with you!"

"Whoever dares to retreat at that time, I will be the first to pick up a knife and chop him!"

A 10,000-man general made a vow to Bai Qi directly.

Even if one day Bai Qi fights against the emperor of the Great Zhou again, as long as Bai Qi does not surrender to the enemy and betray the country, he will firmly stand on Bai Qi's side.

This is their promise and their heartfelt gratitude.

Bai Qi can completely ignore these things, but Bai Qi has to bear such responsibilities.

"And us!"

"Honghua City will always be your backing." "

The 200,000 soldiers and 400,000 civilians in Honghua City are the foundation for you, Bai Qi, to gain a foothold in the court."

"Whoever dares to make trouble with you, we will make trouble with him!"

The remaining 10,000 generals also came out to express their opinions. If it weren't for Bai Qi's ingenious plan, all of them would have died in this battle.

Bai Qi not only saved their lives now, but also made them achieve unparalleled military exploits.

It also made them have the face to face their brothers.

This time, not only will all the military merits be fully distributed to the soldiers below, but they will also be compensated in advance. These 10,000 generals can imagine: the scene of those brothers crying with emotion.

This has never happened since the founding of the Great Zhou.

Yang Paifeng looked at Bai Qi, feeling extremely proud, and recalled the scene when she and Bai Qi went to the grassland for the first time.

Such a man is a true hero!

She, Yang Paifeng, really did not make a mistake in choosing him.

Yang Wudi was even more delighted, and he slapped the table and laughed loudly: "Okay, I will take the lives of my family and the honor and disgrace of my life to fight with you."

"Come here, count the losses and inform the people, whether they are soldiers or civilians, who have made contributions in defending the city this time."

"We will not only compensate for the losses, but also provide pensions to the families."

"One-time pension for 30 years!"

As soon as Yang Wudi passed down the order, the whole Honghua City was boiling.

When the notice was posted on the top of the city, everyone knew that Bai Qi and Yang Wudi had jointly decided to use 800,000 taels of silver to give priority to the compensation of the people and civilians who died in the battle of Honghua City.

These soldiers knelt down together and kowtowed three times and nine times in the direction of the central army.

Soldiers burst into tears and roared:

"General Bai Qi, Marshal Yang, we are the people of Honghua City in life and the ghosts of Honghua City in death! For the rest of our lives, we will obey the generals' orders."

Dongdongdong!

These soldiers did not bow their heads in the face of the Huns' thousands of troops,

but now they cried like children and knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times.

This kneeling was for the two generals who did not let the soldiers down.

This kneeling was for them to fight for their country, and the Great Zhou did not let them down.

This kneeling was for them to finally let their wives, children and parents live a superior life. After the war, they can enjoy the hard-earned happiness.

They felt it was worth it to come to Honghua City and defend the territory!

And the people were even more grateful.

In any war, there has always been only pensions for soldiers, and it has never been heard of pensions for the people and compensation for their losses.

Although this battle was fruitful and countless money and food were seized.

But who cares about the lives of the lower-class people?

But Bai Qi and Yang Wudi did it.

"Long live Bai Qi! Long live Yang Wudi!"

The people knelt on the ground, their eyes were burning.

Some people even had a delusion in their hearts that one day, when General Bai Qi led his troops to the imperial city, they must wave flags and shout for Bai Qi and charge into battle.

Yang Wudi looked at everything in the city with tears in his eyes, and when he finally turned to Bai Qi, his eyes became extremely solemn.

"You have to be careful. After this battle, prevent the Great Zhou Emperor from killing his running dogs!"

"Our emperor is more cunning than a needle tip."

Although Yang Wudi was also a loyal and patriotic person, he had no good feelings for the Great Zhou Emperor.

Bai Qi smiled and didn't care.

If the Great Zhou Emperor really wanted to raise his butcher knife, don't blame him, Bai Qi, for being ruthless!

He, Bai Qi, is not easy to mess with.

Whoever dares to attack him, don't blame him for drawing his sword.

He is not the kind of person who doesn't fight back or scold.

A real man should fight back . Clearly distinguish between gratitude and

resentment!

Soon, the war damage officer counted the number of all the soldiers who died in Honghua City, the military merits of the soldiers, and the damage to the people.

According to the compensation plan formulated by Bai Qi and Yang Wudi, 800,000 taels of silver were issued at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Three days later, after all the military merit compensations were paid out.

800,000 taels of silver consumed 400,000 taels.

Even Yang Wudi was amazed. If the Ministry of Revenue of the court had to pay for these 400,000 taels of silver, it would be good if they could give you 50,000 taels.

Yang Wudi then packed up the remaining gold and silver and escorted them to the capital.

And sent a fast horse of 800 miles to the capital to report the war in the front.

………………

5 days later.

The Great Zhou Dynasty Hall.

The current Jinluan Palace is full of a sour smell, because all the civil and military officials in the court eat, drink, defecate and urinate here.

The military generals are better, after all, they are a group of rough men, and when fighting, it is impossible to be particular about anything.

This smell is still tolerable.

But for the civil servants, this was a big punishment. General Cao Changqiu ordered everyone not to contact the outside world.

So they had to empty the toilet by themselves, which almost made some people die of nausea.

Some people fainted at the time.

However, there was no one to serve them here. When they woke up, they continued to empty the toilet by themselves.

Some people really wanted to die.

Fortunately, there was finally a victory report from the front.

When Yang Wudi's 800-mile battle report was delivered, these people hurriedly asked the eunuch to invite the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty almost vomited when he arrived at the Golden Palace.

He immediately ordered people to clean up the Golden Palace again, and even took out the spices that the southern barbarians had paid tribute to, and scattered them in every corner of the Golden Palace without paying.

Only after the various odors in the Golden Palace dissipated did the grand court meeting begin.

His behavior made General Cao Changqiu frown.

If this happened in the army, General Cao Changqiu would definitely kick the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty to death.

The 800-mile battle report came from the front, but you cleaned up the Golden Palace as soon as possible, just because it smelled bad.

After complaining in his heart for a while, he let Yang Wudi's messenger come in. The civil and military officials

in the court asked anxiously, "How is the war going in the front?"

"Great victory! Great victory!"

The messenger's face flushed, and he immediately reported Bai Qi's victory to everyone:

"The three great Khans of the Xiongnu sent 380,000 troops to attack Honghua City. General Bai Qi and Marshal Yang cooperated inside and outside to cut off the enemy's food and grass."

"Then General Bai Qi looted the enemy's supplies and launched a general attack in front of Honghua City."

"This battle killed 180,000 enemies. One of the three great Khans of the Xiongnu died on the spot and two were captured."

"In three to five years, the Xiongnu will no longer have any troops that dare to attack our Great Zhou!"

With a bang,

the civil and military officials all widened their eyes, feeling like they were listening to a book from heaven. Kill

180,000 enemies!

Defeat the Xiongnu!

How is this possible?

Didn't they say before that Honghua City was about to be broken?

They were really stunned by such news.

Although they knew they had won, this win was too easy and incredible.

General Cao Changqiu grabbed the leader of the messengers and asked, "What about our losses?"

The messenger immediately said, "Marshal Yang was in charge of defending the city. During the siege, we only lost more than 800 people."

"General Bai Qi was in charge of harassing the enemy's rear and leading the cavalry in pursuit. His casualties were less than 300.

What!?

This time it was the turn of the military generals to be dumbfounded.

Compared to the civil officials, who only looked at winning and how many enemies were killed, they paid more attention to how many people died in their own side and how much loss they suffered.

This is how they can better judge a general's ability.

Bai Qi annihilated 180,000 enemies, but his side only lost 1,100 people.

Such a loss ratio is unprecedented and will never be repeated.

The military generals couldn't accept it for a while. Can this war be fought like this?

Even the civil officials felt it was too incredible.

Not to mention killing 1,000 enemies and losing 800

of your own, your death toll is too small!

But then they laughed. In that case, the money and food used to support the soldiers would be much less, or even unnecessary!

Good thing, great thing!

The Emperor of the Great Zhou was also delighted and cheered excitedly.

At this time, the military generals collectively came out and said to the Emperor of the Great Zhou:

"Your Majesty, please reward the meritorious ministers! "