To the east of the Sima Empire, there is a town called Gaoxi, which is a key border town near the Bian State. The atmosphere here is tense, with 200,000 troops gathered here, including 100,000 elite soldiers. Even on the sea not far away, there are several ordinary warships purchased from the Shang Dynasty.
On land, there were even armored vehicles, a large number of artillery, etc. As for the soldiers, they all had guns in their hands. They were also equipped with sharp steel knives. In the sky, there were also patrolling planes.
This kind of dress may not be comparable to that of the soldiers of the Shang Dynasty, but it is already at the upper level among ordinary countries. Even the dress of the soldiers of the Bian State in the north is similar.
However, Gaoxi Town is located in the north, facing Luo Xing, one of the Ten Kings of Bian State. Luo Xing may be at the bottom of the list among the Ten Kings, with the East Capital to the north and the South Capital to the west, so its development potential is not very large, but that is only relative.
Now, the three military governors of Zhongdu, Nandu and Zhenwu have jointly sent out troops, claiming to have a million men, and are heading straight for Gaoxi Town.
In a satellite town next to Gaoxi Town, Lieutenant General Jiang Yunshan led his 10,000 troops and was waiting nervously. Jiang Yunshan was once a native general of Yuan State, and later defected to the Sima Empire.
Next to him, Deputy General Wang Keshan was loudly mobilizing: "Soldiers, hold the guns tightly in your hands and the knives at your waists. As soon as you see the enemy, kill them. Remember, they are our enemies! Think about it, if you are defeated, will the enemy be merciful? Will they give you food and drink? Will they take good care of your parents, wives, children and daughters? No! They absolutely won't! They will trample on our homes and destroy everything! So, be angry, only killing can prevent tragedy from happening!"
"Kill an enemy and you will be rewarded with one tael of silver! Kill a sergeant and you will be rewarded with one tael of gold. Kill a centurion and you will be rewarded with ten taels of gold. Kill an officer of a squad of 1,000 men and you will be rewarded with two hundred taels of gold. If you can kill a lieutenant of a squad of 10,000 men, you will be rewarded with five hundred taels of gold! For every squad of 1,000 men annihilated, all personnel will be rewarded with one tael of gold. For every lieutenant of 10,000 men annihilated, you will be rewarded with 50 taels of gold! For those who die, you will be compensated with 10 taels of gold. All the above rewards can be stacked!"
"Every ounce of gold reward counts as one military merit. After the war, we will reward different fields and houses according to the military merits, and exempt the corresponding taxes. Those with high military merits can even rise to the top and become generals. It's not a problem to give their wives and children titles!"
Over and over again, Wang Keshan was well aware of the strategies for motivating his soldiers. For these rough people, speech cannot be flowery, but should be simple and direct.
Then, boxes of gold and silver were lifted up, and the boxes were thrown to the ground, and the gold and silver were scattered all over the ground.
In addition, there are even some elixirs, some bone meal purchased from the Shang Dynasty, low-level elixirs, and so on.
Anger and greed brought the soldiers' morale to its peak. Their faces were red and they wished they could rush out of the city wall and kill the enemy on the spot.
In the satellite city, Lieutenant General Jiang Yunshan was looking down at the surrounding environment. Although he was familiar with the surrounding environment, the prevalence of arms and even the sudden outbreak made Jiang Yunshan feel uneasy.
From the height of this satellite city, one can even see warships towing on the sea in the distance. It is said that the artillery on the warships can even hit Gaoxi Town, which is at least 40 miles, no, 20 kilometers away!