In fact, Zhong Yu did not have the slightest intention to shirk the rewards for meritorious soldiers. Isn't it just some land? He has many kingdoms.
Zhong Yu's real goal is not these mundane territories, but the destiny of the world, and the establishment of a high heaven, transcending everything in the world and eternal.
Therefore, this little piece of land is not even 1% of the country. He doesn't feel any heartache at all. He just gives it to him. Will it cause any hindrance to the imperial country
No, it will bring great benefits to the country.
If nothing else, let's just say that after this reward is opened, the morale of the entire coalition will be greatly boosted, and the will to fight against Qin will also be extremely high.
After all, the Qin army only granted land to some countries, which essentially belonged to the Qin State, and their titles could be deprived of them at any time.
Which one can compare to Zhong Yu directly sealing a country? If you are made the king, it is impossible to take away your title. It is equivalent to ascending to heaven in one step.
With this kind of treatment that can be seen in comparison, I can naturally expect that both sides will reflect my fighting will and determination to fight to the death.
So since the decision to award the reward has not changed and is planned to be implemented as scheduled, then what makes the commander of the coalition forces, the aloof Zhong Yu, worried
In fact, in the final analysis, the trouble was caused by this reward.
Although the reward greatly boosted the morale of the army, it made them dare to fight hard, dare to fight, and use their lives to fight for wealth.
But after fighting hard, those who survived got the wealth, honor, and power they wanted, but their fighting will was not even as good as before there was no reward order.
As mentioned before, those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes, but those who wear shoes are afraid of those who are barefoot. With the reward, the soldiers changed from barefoot to those who wear shoes, and are even more glorious than those who wear shoes.
So for those of them who wear shoes, how do they deal with a highly dangerous job like fighting? How could I not start to resist and be afraid
The coalition forces are now facing such an embarrassing situation. Those generals and soldiers who have received rewards are beginning to demand to return to their fiefdoms and live the life of a great master in their fantasy, as well as the position of the supreme king.
So what should the top brass of the coalition do with their request? how to think
Let them go. As soon as they left, a large number of elites left, which greatly depleted the strength of the coalition forces and made the already disparity in strength between the Qin army and the Qin army even greater.
Moreover, these soldiers are not just the ones I have met, but also the elites of Yan and South Korea. They are their last elites. If they leave, what will the monarchs of the two countries do? They also count on these elites to defend their authority and maintain their most basic rule.
But if they don't do it and force them to finish the battle, how can these soldiers be willing? A careless move may cause soldiers to mutiny, further weakening the strength of the coalition forces, and seriously damaging the prestige of the coalition forces and the credibility of the imperial country in the world.
So now faced with such a problem, Zhong Yu and the kings of the two countries held repeated discussions. They discussed this issue of rewards for three full days and finally came up with an answer acceptable to both parties.
Although Zhong Yu made the promise of a reward and was really willing to implement it, in reality, each soldier would not get much.
After all, he only gave so many rewards, and also limited the number of soldiers who could reach such a target. Among the more than 30,000 people who survived, there were only two or three thousand soldiers.
Such a small number of people is just a fraction to the entire coalition. If they leave, then let's go. There won't be much hindrance.
In fact, in real terms, there are not even two or three thousand people, only a few people.
After all, Zhong Yu's most basic requirement is to seal the country. There are only five or six people who can meet this requirement, even if many generals in the coalition forces try their best.
These five or six people have met the basic requirements and can barely divide a county's fiefdom as their basic territory of the country. They asked to take office, but Zhong Yu really had no reason to refuse.
Now they have the status of the king of a country after all. Even if the place of this king is too small, only one county, he is still a king, and he still needs to have the respect he deserves.
Asking the king of a country to carry a body worth of gold and charge in armor on the battlefield is ultimately unkind and difficult for the world to understand.
Therefore, Zhong Yu readily agreed to their request to leave.
But next, they want to return to the country with their subordinates as the foundation of their rule and the power to maintain the existence of their country, which is difficult to accept.
Isn't this just trying to corner the coalition forces? Those soldiers were all elites who had been trained hard by the coalition forces and had barely grown up after experiencing countless killings.
It can be said that these soldiers can survive now only because they have eliminated countless of their companions. They have become real elites and are the foundation for countries to maintain their rule. How can these people be pried away at any time?
Not to mention that Zhong Yu didn't agree, let alone the king of these soldiers, they didn't agree either.
These few people want to take away not hundreds or dozens of people, but thousands of them. Once these people leave, the coalition forces can basically be said to be useless.
So in the end, after countless discussions and coordination, the two parties reached this resolution.
First, these monarchs want to take office immediately. No problem, let them stay or go.
Second, they request to return to the country with a certain number of personal guards as a force to defend their authority and maintain the existence of the country. This is also acceptable. However, the number needs to be limited, and only those soldiers who have made outstanding achievements and have truly reached a certain quota just drawn can return with them.
Third, after these national troops return to their fiefdoms, they can have half a year to sort out domestic politics, but after half a year, they must organize a group of troops and rush to the battlefield again to support the coalition's crusade.
This is the general content. After these restrictions, the number of people these monarchs can take away is very few, only more than two thousand.
After these elites were taken away and returned to the fiefdoms of those monarchs, it was said that some soldiers with more noble status and greater merits would become the village chiefs of a small village of dozens of people, and these villages would become the fiefdoms of these soldiers.
And some soldiers with relatively low status and relatively light military exploits will also become nobles of that country, that is, scholars, but they will have no fiefdom, only reputation.
(End of chapter)