Fu Shanhe

Chapter 70 Unbelievable
As the city gate opened, the soldiers burst out with the greatest enthusiasm and rushed to the enemy camp at the fastest speed.

The orders were given simultaneously, but it took time to deliver them.

Colleagues who received the news a step later all had expressions of frustration on their faces.

When I woke up, not only did I miss the first opportunity, I was even a step slower in picking up the kill.

Knowing that something happened in the enemy camp last night, many people regretted it very much even though they didn't send anyone out to join in the fun.

The worst off were the people from the North City Thousand Households Office. They thought it was a good job to follow the commander-in-chief and guard the inner city.

No one expected that the rebel army, which seemed so powerful, was just loud in name only, but its actual combat effectiveness was nothing.

Other teams have fought with the enemy and cannot escape the credit for defending the city.

They didn't even touch the enemy, and when they finally fought for the kill, they didn't get any hot ones.

The other troops were stationed along the city walls and would rush out directly upon receiving the order, so those stationed in the inner city were in a miserable situation.

By the time the troops were assembled, everyone had finished their work and had just enough time to deal with the bodies.

"Commander-in-chief, we patrol the streets day and night, so even if we don't get any credit, we still have to work hard!
Look at the battle report, can you spare some heads for..."

Before Captain Su could even finish his words trying to take credit for something, he was met with a wave of glares.

What a joke! These rebel heads were captured by everyone with their own abilities. How can we just divide them up like that?

Connections and background are useless here, as everyone present has connections.

The Five Cities Bingmasi, where the Northern City Thousand Households is located, ranks last, which also means that the connections of the officers serving there are at the bottom among the generals of the same level in the yamen.

“Don’t say that I didn’t take care of you. There are many bodies of enemy soldiers buried in the moat.

Since you didn't catch up to hunt down the remaining enemies, then you will be responsible for cleaning the riverbed so that you can share some of the credit.

Hurry up, the temperature is high now and the corpse will rot easily.

Those guys in the Ministry of War are the most critical. They won’t take responsibility for the rotten rebel heads.”

Marquis Wuyang said with an embarrassed look on his face.

It's not easy to be a head coach. It's really difficult to keep everyone fair.

But military merit is something that can only be grabbed and never given away.

Hard work is worthless in the Dayu Dynasty.

"I will obey your orders!"

As soon as Su Xiaofei agreed, the group of playboys under his command suddenly stopped buying it.

It was really too bullying. They interrogated the salt merchants for profit and excluded them.

Now when it comes to distributing military merits, they are only given a few leftovers and are not taken seriously at all.

Although they did not go into battle to kill the enemy, their ranks were high. Not only were there many deputy commanders in name only, there were also some commanders in name only.

"My Lord, this is inappropriate!

We maintained public order in the city and arrested the rebels and their accomplices, which was also a great achievement.

If we hadn't stabilized the order in the city, Yangzhou City would have been lost long ago, and there would be no way we could have achieved the great victory we have today.

The military achievements of the generals on the front line should be at least half of ours!"

As soon as Commander Rong's words came out, the atmosphere at the scene instantly became solemn, and countless murderous eyes were fixed directly on him.

Li Mu, who originally thought that the emperor was cruel and was willing to abandon even his own relatives in order to reform the salt policy, suddenly felt that Emperor Tianyuan was not thorough enough.

I have seen stupid people, but I have never seen such stupid people.

No matter how great your military achievements are, you have to be alive to get them.

If you really want to get a piece of the pie, you can buy some heads in private. It will be good for you, for everyone, and no one will expose you.

He wanted to take half of everyone's credit out of thin air, and directly offended all the powerful people present. It would be difficult for him to return to the capital alive.

“Commander Rong has made great contributions, but the court has a strict decree that whoever cuts off the head will get it.

The battle to quell the rebellion has just begun, and there will be more major battles to follow.

How about this, in subsequent battles, everyone rotates their tasks.

Let colleagues who have never been to the battlefield be given priority to fight and make contributions!"

Li Mu dug a big hole with a smile.

As the main contributor to this battle, everyone is taking advantage of him. If he doesn't react, he should not stay in the army.

"Captain Li's suggestion is a good one. We are all colleagues, and we must give him a chance to become famous.

Commander Rong is well-known in the capital for his bravery.

It's no problem to deal with the remnants of the rebels!" After Zhao Yawei, the captain of the East City, finished speaking, the whole place burst into laughter.

Commander Rong was indeed brave, but not on the battlefield, but on a woman's belly.

The man who set the record of controlling seven women in one night, the exact circumstances of the battle are unknown, but he was carried back anyway.

The incident caused a sensation in the capital. When Emperor Tianyuan found out, he was furious. If it weren't for the imperial concubine in the palace pleading for mercy, this guy would have gone to hell long ago.

The cannon fodder who were sent here to die basically had similar great achievements.

Either he brought shame to the royal family, or he brought disgrace to his own family.

Each of them is a hated character, but they are protected by their elders at home, which makes it very difficult for the people in power in each family.

"You two have good points. I think we should let Captain Rong take the lead in suppressing the rebellion and lead the temporary battalion to wipe out the rebels entrenched in Taizhou and Nantongzhou in one fell swoop!"

Tang Jincheng, the captain of the West City Army, who was behind him, also followed up with another stab.

When the three thousand households set a good example, all the generals were impressed.

Perhaps seeing that the atmosphere was right, a group of playboys followed suit without thinking, directly blocking Commander Rong's way to refuse.

"Okay, since Commander Rong is popular among the people, if a battle breaks out later, Commander Rong will lead the temporary battalion as the vanguard."

Marquis Wuyang said tiredly.

It was obvious that a group of military heroes were setting a trap, but these guys actually dared to believe it.

No matter how easy the rebels are to bully, they cannot be dealt with by a group of playboys.

Perhaps in the eyes of these people, we are all the same.

After all, before entering officialdom, these officials often frequented brothels and wine shops just like them.

Forget it, if these people want to die, just let them do it on their own so as not to implicate myself.

When the troops were being distributed earlier, everyone wanted the young and strong ones, but the five thousand commanders of the temporary camp kept pushing for it and no one wanted it.

Even if this stupid teammate is seeking his own death, the emperor's nephew repeatedly reminded him before going on the expedition, asking him to find a way to cure the empire.

The Lianghuai aristocratic families who control the salt industry are a cancer, and these playboys who are a scourge to the empire are also a cancer.

The episode ended, and a battle report spread from Yangzhou to all directions.

Nanjing Military Department.

"impossible!"

“Just with that bunch of rubbish from the Five Cities’ soldiers and horses, they were able to defeat hundreds of thousands of rebels and behead tens of thousands of them.

This is such a joke!"

The Minister of War Tian Zhisheng immediately determined that this was a false report of military intelligence.

Although it is an army in name, the actual business of the Wucheng Bingmasi is similar to that of yamen runners and inspectors.

There are also the most people with connections in the empire, so it seems unlikely that they can train a strong army.

"Sir, this battle report was sent by Marquis Wuyang.

We have verified from Zhenjiang that when the supplies were delivered, the rebels besieging Yangzhou City no longer existed.

Since Marquis Wuyang dared to ask us to send someone to verify the head, the content of the battle report is probably true."

Yin Dengjia, the Minister of War, hurriedly explained.

The Nanjing Ministry of War is not as tough as the Ministry of War in the north.

If they fail to send people to verify the head in time, they will be impeached for dereliction of duty by those relatives and nobles, which will be enough to make them suffer.

“This is not normal!

The rebellion of the seven great families in Lianghuai is no match for ordinary rebels.

Those salt guards were very fierce and ordinary government troops were no match for them.

Marquis Wuyang doesn't look like someone who can lead troops.

Could it be that those noble sons really inherited the bravery of their ancestors?"

No one could explain Tian Zhisheng's doubts.

Wuyang Hou's battle report only contained the battle results, and the combat process was only about the night attack that burned the enemy's granary, and the whole army's attack that defeated the rebels in one fell swoop.

The detailed results of the battle and what happened specifically are all written in the standard Spring and Autumn style.

Judging from the data, the Wucheng Bingmasi fought this battle very beautifully.

(End of this chapter)