military camp
The Emperor, the Minister of War, the Minister of Household Affairs... and others stood on the high platform.
Nalan Jinnian and Wen Nuan jumped up to the high platforms on both sides. They picked up the drumsticks and beat a huge shaking drum vigorously.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!..." The sound of drums resounded throughout the entire military camp.
When they got up in the morning, the training soldiers quickly assembled into square formations one by one at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Only then did Nuan Nuan and Nalan Jinnian stop.
When the soldiers saw the bright yellow figure on the high platform, they knelt down in order and shouted: "See the Emperor, long live the Emperor, long live, long live the Emperor!"
The emperor raised his hand and said loudly: "All my beloved generals will be saved!"
Everyone looked at the emperor's gesture and stood up neatly.
The emperor mobilized his inner strength and said loudly: "Yesterday, there were four 800-mile express orders in a row. I didn't sleep all night. Do you know what the 800-mile express orders are?"
The soldiers standing in front below looked at me, and I looked at you first. They said nothing. The soldiers in the farthest distance could not hear clearly. Seeing that the soldiers in front were not moving, they naturally followed suit.
The emperor continued: "The four countries have united to attack our Nalan Kingdom. Beiming Kingdom has already captured a county in our Nalan Kingdom."
After hearing this, several military generals quickly knelt down: "This is too much! Your Majesty, I am willing to lead troops to go out to protect our Nalan Kingdom!"
"Your Majesty, I am willing to lead troops to drive away foreign enemies. If anyone takes one point of our land, we will definitely take three points from him!"
"Your Majesty, I am willing to go out to protect our mountains and rivers. It is my duty to do so!"
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Seeing this, the soldiers knelt down one after another, but did not speak.
The emperor raised his hand with satisfaction: "All my dear generals, stand up and speak."
Everyone stood up one after another.
Most of the generals in the military camp were sent to the front line. The general in charge of the remaining 200,000 troops now is a third-grade general named Zhang. The other generals are all at level 4 or below.
General Zhang roared: "Brothers, what is our duty?"
The soldiers shouted in unison: "Defend your home and country! Serve your country with loyalty!"
General Zhang roared with all his strength: "Today, the four countries have sent troops to besiege our Nalan Kingdom, trying to devour our Nalan Kingdom. If the skin is not there, how can the hair be attached? Without a country, there is no home! What should we do?!"
The four countries all sent troops to attack the Nalan Kingdom. Even people with no brains knew what this meant!
The four countries unite to destroy their Nalan Kingdom!
The soldiers raised their spears high and shouted loudly: "Annihilate the foreign enemies, kill them without leaving a single piece of armor behind! Protect the people, protect the mountains and rivers, and not give up an inch of ground until death! Blood can be shed, heads can be broken, and mountains and rivers need it." It’s okay!”
The emperor looked at the crowd of people in the audience and the high-spirited soldiers from the high platform, and he felt deeply gratified.
The emperor said loudly to the soldiers below: "Now the Nalan Kingdom is besieged by the four countries. It is a time of crisis. The country will be destroyed and the family will be destroyed. The soldiers are the strongest fortress and the sharpest weapons of the Nalan Kingdom." , the national crisis is at hand, the court needs them, and the people need them! They must build the strongest fortress, pick up the sharpest spear, and drive the enemy out of the Nalan Kingdom. Those who invade our Nalan Kingdom will be punished no matter how far away they are! Everyone Soldiers, who is willing to go to war? Please raise your spear!"
The soldiers raised their spears one after another: "Yes!"
"willing!"
"willing!"
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At this time, Nalan Jinnian used his inner strength and loudly said: "Kill the foreign enemies! Protect our country!"
The sound carried far, far away.
Wen Nuan hit the shaking drum vigorously and at the right time, one sound after another, very rhythmic.
The soldiers were all excited by the sound of the drums. They raised their spears high and shouted with all their strength: "Kill the foreign enemies! Protect the country! Kill the foreign enemies! Protect the country!..."
The emperor shouted: "Okay! Nalan Jinnian will be safe and sound with everyone here! Now I am ordering my troops. The selected soldiers, I order you to get ready and set off from now on, go to the front line, drive away foreign enemies, and protect your home and country!" "
Next, the teams were called out by the emperor one by one. All the teams named raised their spears high and shouted: "Kill foreign enemies and protect the country. Blood can be shed, heads can be broken, and the mountains and rivers must be safe!"
The emperor personally ordered a hundred thousand troops to come out, and then handed the tiger talisman to the seventh prince and Prince An in front of all the soldiers.
Appoint them as the chief generals of this expedition, and tomorrow morning they will lead 50,000 troops and horses, divided into two groups, to support northern Xinjiang.
The two knelt down and accepted the order.
After the emperor personally ordered the troops, he stayed in the military camp to have a meal with the soldiers and toasted everyone.
Wen Nuan said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, why don't you reward the soldiers with ten taels of silver in advance and allow the soldiers to go home to reunite with their families tonight?"
The emperor thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay!"
The emperor said loudly: "The soldiers who are going on this expedition can go home tonight. They must gather outside the city gate before midnight tomorrow. In addition, the soldiers who are going on this expedition will be rewarded with ten taels of silver as settlement allowance! The soldiers who are already on the front line are also Enjoy!"
As soon as the emperor said these words, the soldiers put down their rice bowls and said thanks after eating: "Thank you, Your Majesty, long live the Emperor, long live, long live the Emperor!"
"No gift!" The emperor picked up the wine glass and toasted again: "I would like to toast everyone again! I entrust Northern Xinjiang and the lives of the people in Northern Xinjiang to you! You must come back safely!"
"I will definitely live up to the emperor's trust!" The soldiers raised their glasses again.
The emperor raised his glass again: "I would like to toast you all again! I wish you all a safe return and a triumphant return! We will go on an expedition tomorrow. It is not advisable to drink too much today. Everyone is free to do as you like. On the day of return, I will not be drunk with you again!"
The Emperor is the Son of Heaven, and he is as noble as a god in the hearts of the people of Nalan Kingdom. The Emperor personally toasted them again and again, and the soldiers were excited!
They wanted to go to the front line to kill the enemy immediately, but unfortunately it was not possible. They could only raise their glasses again and shout: "Nalan Kingdom will win! Long live Nalan Kingdom, long live the emperor!"
Before the expedition, the emperor also gave each soldier an extra ten taels of silver as a settlement allowance before the expedition. This was an additional reward, as well as military pay, rewards for earning military merit, pensions for sacrifices, etc. The Secretary of the Ministry of Finance was calculating silently in his heart. He tightened his grip on his money bag. Although he was worried, he didn't say anything. This was as it should be.
If the imperial court had more money, even if it gave him a little more, it would be appropriate.
But the court is too short of money. To fight a war will waste people and money. What's more, what Nalan Kingdom is fighting now is not a war!
And I don’t know when the fight will last!
This is really scary!
The Minister of Hube immediately picked up the wine glass and said to the soldiers: "I'd like to give you three glasses of wine! The soldiers will go out to fight tomorrow, so there is no need to return the favor. I wish the soldiers an early victory and a safe return! You must come back soon!"