Steel Dynasty - Chapter 554

[Chapter 554 Bounty System]

“Bang bang bang…”

The sound of muskets covered the fighting sounds of Pengzhou Army soldiers rushing over.

After entering the city gate, the Qingzhou Army did not hesitate to fight. Instead, under the command of the general, they attacked from both sides to capture the city gate and at the same time opened up a battlefield for the follow-up troops.

The soldiers of the Pengzhou Army were still rushing towards them, but there was obviously no plan at all. Mi Kuang was dead. These Pengzhou Army soldiers were like headless flies who didn’t know what to do. They just instinctively rushed towards the enemy in their eyes again and again.

It’s just that this blind charge quickly turned into a retreat under the volley of muskets. Unlike the Qidi army who had been on the battlefield and seen blood, Pengzhou City’s army had been comfortable for too long. Even though the soldiers were tough, the real battlefield was far away. It’s not like a street fight.

After a brief moment of passion, the corpses and blood on the ground made them realize what death was? Especially those soldiers who came from poor families, they had no reason to fight for these wealthy families.

Now that the Qingzhou Army has broken into the city, they just want to escape and save their lives.

One Pengzhou Army soldier ran away, then a second, and then a group. The Qingzhou Army quickly occupied the open areas on both sides of the city gate like a powerful force.

After gaining the advantage, subsequent musketeers continued to pour into the city, and their arrival increased the density of firepower. The Pengzhou City Army became increasingly vulnerable to long-range firearms and retreated steadily.

As more Qi troops poured into the city, some soldiers found the iron cables of the bridge. They carried the iron cables out of the city gate, and with the help of warships, tied the iron cables from the wooden piles at the gate of Pengzhou City to the other side.

After the iron ropes were completed, the soldiers laid out the thick wooden boards one by one. At this time, all the tasks of the warships were completed and they were all docked on the north bank.

The iron cable was restored, and the artillery and cavalry immediately moved into the city along the iron cable bridge.

Following the last cavalryman into Pengzhou City, Lu Fei came to the temporary tent set up in front of the city gate. The battle lasted from morning to night, and now it was getting dark soon.

“General, it’s getting dark, should we take advantage of the situation and pursue him?” Luo Xin said to Lu Fei.

Now Lu Fei is the general of the Southern Expedition. Although the two of them talk and quarrel on weekdays, he still has to obey military orders and obey Lu Fei’s dispatches on the battlefield.

“No, the night is very disadvantageous for us. The blurred vision is very inconvenient for the advance of the musketeers. Now we set up camp to guard against enemy sneak attacks.” After suffering several losses, Lu Fei now has a better memory.

“It’s just that if this happens, all the wealthy families in the city will be wiped out.” Luo Xin said.

Lu Fei muttered: “These wealthy families can only take away some gold and silver, but they can’t take away the land, houses, cattle and sheep.”

Luo Xin had no choice but to nod after hearing this, but he reminded: “General Lu, this time His Highness said that there is a bounty for attacking Pengzhou City. The more loot there is, the greater the bounty will be. Then the general will blame the general for not reminding you. “

“Go away, I feel more sorry for you than you do. “

“The muscles on Lu Fei’s face were shaking.

After the Chang’an Rebellion, Xiao Ming announced a bounty system in the army. The system stipulated that after collecting the trophies obtained during the siege of the city, 10% of the trophies would be awarded to the soldiers and generals who participated in the siege. .

Moreover, according to different military positions in the army, different proportions of bounties will be distributed.

How about if Lu Fei gets one million taels of silver from taking Pengzhou City this time, the army will give 100,000 taels of silver to the soldiers in the southern expedition. Basically, each soldier will get five taels of silver.

After the promulgation of this bounty system, it was deeply supported by soldiers and generals, and this also stimulated their desire to participate in the Southern Expedition.

Luo Xin smiled, he just said that, but now that night falls, it is indeed not suitable to continue fighting. After all, the soldiers are a little tired after fighting hard for a day, and there are still many remaining soldiers of the Pengzhou Army.

Of course, Luo Xin’s thoughts also represent the thoughts of a general. This is Luo Hong’s firearms battalion. Different from other three-state armies, the soldiers of this firearms battalion currently belong to a special existence in Qingzhou.

Both soldiers and generals want to settle down in Qingzhou, and settling down requires money. If this battle is won, they will be able to settle down in Qingzhou.

Therefore, Luo Hong wanted to prove himself, while the soldiers and generals of the firearms battalion wanted to get money. The two hit it off and took the initiative to fight this time.

“How is it?” Luo Hong and other generals asked as soon as Luo Xin came out.

“No, General Lu refused.” Luo Xin said to Luo Hong: “Don’t be impatient. I also know that you are eager to fight, but our goal this time is to capture Pengzhou City. If something goes wrong, no one can afford it. .”

Luo Hong nodded. He had another understanding of Qingzhou generals such as Lu Fei. They would never be as blind as the other armies of the Chongqing Kingdom, but would always remain calm.

Waving his hand, Luo Hong asked the others to disperse. He said to Luo Xin: “I really envy you. If you could come to Qingzhou earlier, you wouldn’t have to start all over again.”

Luo Xin knew exactly what his brother was thinking. After all, Luo Hong was the one The eldest son of the Luo family, and now his younger brother is more promising than him, which inevitably makes him feel unhappy, but fortunately Luo Hong is also a person who understands the general situation, and he just refuses to admit defeat.

While the two were chatting, there was an explosion in Pengzhou City, and the wealthy families in the city fled overnight with their families.

In the Mi family, Mi Wenyi was unkempt at this time. He still thought he could resist for half a month, but now King Qi’s army took the city gate in only one day.

Now that there is no danger to defend, how can he fight against the King of Qi’s army? The most important thing is that after the city gate was lost, the hearts of the wealthy families in the city were dispersed. Each family only cared about their own lives and fled with their families. Who cares whether Pengzhou City can be defended or not.

He was not far away when Mi Kuang was killed. At that time, he knew that King Qi had been setting up in Pengzhou City for a long time, and assassinating Mi Kuang was also part of the plan.

The death of Mi Kuang frightened him even more, and he began to suspect that there were assassins sent by King Qi around him.

Immediately afterwards, King Qi’s army entered the city. At this time, he finally couldn’t help but fled back to Mi’s house.

At this time, the Mi family was also in chaos. Everyone in the Mi family was collecting gold and silver and preparing to escape. King Qi’s army had entered the city and Pengzhou City was broken.

“Do you really want to destroy my Mi family?”

Mi Wenyi said to himself as if he was crazy. Even if he escaped back to Jinling City, how would he explain to the King of Wei? Thinking of this, he became more and more desperate.

“Wenyi, let’s go quickly. People’s hearts are in chaos and it’s hard to recover from the flood. We don’t have to worry about the green hills left here without firewood.” Mi Wenyi’s father urged.

Letting out a long sigh, Mi Wenyi followed his father and walked out. The Mi family’s carriage was waiting outside the door. He didn’t know when he would be back after leaving.

(End of chapter)