Song Dynasty Iron Armored Army

Chapter 311 Issuing Military Merit Fields

Chai Lin felt a little regretful. The dozen or so craftsmen were precious assets. He decided not to let non-soldiers participate in the battle unless necessary next time. After all, they were non-professionals.

The light infantry battalion killed six people and injured more than [-] people.The heavy infantry battalion ran slowly and missed the close combat, so there were no casualties.

Li Kui was still there, and said: "These pirates are so ruthless, I chopped off the cowhide armor on their arms, but fortunately they have soft armor."

Wu Yong coordinated the generals to take care of the aftermath, and Chai Lin was relieved. Bonuses should be given out, and pensions should be paid. We can't just use good words to fool people.

After cleaning the battlefield, Chai Lin made a simple post-war summary, and several chief generals, deputy generals, and military advisers stood together to chat.As for Tao Zongwang, he was in charge of the construction and led the craftsmen back.

Chai Lin said: "The battle is over, do you have anything to say?"

Lu Da stroked his big bald head, and spoke first: "Sajia must first apologize to my brother. When my brother promoted Crouching Tiger Cannon, I was skeptical and even looked down on it. Now it seems that Sajia is wrong. Crouching Tiger Cannon, It’s very easy to use. If you are condescending, you can completely take care of yourself. From now on, these ten cannons will belong to the Sword and Shield Battalion, and they will be configured regularly.”

Chai Lin nodded: "Commander Lu is right. That's the reason. The Crouching Tiger Cannon is not just a decoration. It is small and exquisite, powerful in lethality. It is a sharp weapon against unarmored enemies. Is there anything else you want to add?"

Li Nianzi said: "If you want me to say it, the number of archers in our battalion needs to be increased. Except for the shieldmen and artillerymen, all other soldiers can be equipped with bows and arrows. After that, we will engage in hand-to-hand combat."

"Well, let's forget about the mulberry bow. Everyone has seen today's actual combat. The penetrating power is too weak. It was a last resort to use the mulberry bow in Cangzhou, because it could not violate the regulations. If it was stationed on Yangma Island, it could use the steel arm crossbow. , powerful, long range, high lethality." Chailin said.

Li Kui said: "Let me tell you, our light infantry battalion's bomb-throwing ability is still very poor. 1000 small melons have only wiped out more than [-] pirates. The number is a bit small, and the accuracy and distance are too high." Improve, and our weapons are not working, so I want to change them.”

"What weapon do you want to change?" Chailin asked.

Li Kui said: "Our battalion is equipped with small melons, so there is no need to play with guns or bows. My brother equips us with horizontal knives or big axes."

"Yes, the steel edge of the horizontal knife is sharp and invincible, but you know the price is hundreds of taels of silver." Wu Yong reminded.

Among the Cangzhou soldiers, only Wu Song's battalion has [-] horizontal sabers, and only the generals in the other battalions are equipped.

Li Kui shook his head repeatedly when he heard this, and said, "Forget it, it's too expensive. It's better to equip a big axe for ordinary soldiers. Six or seven catties is enough."

Chai Lin arranged for the documents to write down one by one. These are the combat minutes and need to be recorded for future reference.

In the evening, the barracks held an award field meeting.More than 360 soldiers from the Light Infantry Battalion participated in the meeting. Originally, [-] soldiers were full, but six soldiers died in a battle in the morning, and more than [-] soldiers were recuperating in the battalion.

Wu Yong took the land deed, and each ordinary soldier has one mu of paddy field, which is the golden rice field.The ten-person team leader has a two-acre title deed, and the head of the three-acre land.Lieutenant General Wumu, Jiao Ting, and Bao Xu couldn't believe it when they took over the title deed. They had only joined the team for a short time, and they caught up with this good thing in 20 days. The paddy field Chailin took them to see the high-quality and fertile paddy field, Not only can rice be grown, carp is also raised.There is one season of rice and one season of rapeseed a year.Rapeseed is not only capable of extracting oil, but also an important source of nectar, which is rich in nectar. It is no problem to pay [-] taels per mu for such a good land.

"Wu Junshi, this, this is really for me?" Jiao Ting couldn't believe it, this is five acres of good land in his hand.

Wu Yong said: "Yes, donkeys were rewarded after the recruits passed the training, and nearly [-] donkeys have been distributed one after another, but the donkeys can't be bought anymore. There is no way, my brother can only reluctantly part with the fertile paddy fields. It is for everyone. There is no need to work in this field, and there is income every year, which can be passed on to sons and grandchildren in the future.”

These days, people love the land sincerely. Although they can't plant it by themselves, the land deed is really in their hands, and they feel full of security.

Excited, excited, very excited.

The chief general, Li Kui, even got the title deed to the eight-acre paddy field, "I have become a landlord, and I have finally lived a life that I hate."

Chailin asked, "What does that mean?"

Li Kui said: "My Tieniu family is poor, and my impression of landlords is that they collect land rent. In times of disaster and famine, I still collect rent. When I see it, I want to greet him with my axe. I didn't expect that today I, Li Kui, will also become a landlord. Landlord."

Chai Lin said: "Mr. Wu, take note. When the harvest is not good, the land rent of [-] Wen per mu will not be paid."

"I, I, I'm just talking casually. It's [-] Wen a year." Li Kui said sadly.

Dian Zhengnan said with a smile: "This iron bull is really stingy, look at Master Lu, he doesn't even keep his salary."

Li Kui said: "I, Tieniu, are just joking. I will not be a black-hearted landlord. I will definitely not collect rent in a year of production reduction."

Everyone was amused by Li Kui, and Chai Lin said: "Don't worry, Yangma Island has a pleasant climate and good weather. Eight out of ten years have a bumper harvest. If there is an individual year of strong wind and typhoon, the rent must not be collected." , this land will definitely be leased to farmers in the future.”

The matter has been settled like this, and the rewards for military merit have been distributed. The bonuses and pensions for today's battle are still being sorted out in detail and will be distributed in the near future.

After interrogating the captured pirates, Chai Lin got a lot of useful information. The pirate leader is called Naotaro Yamamoto. Of course, this is a transliteration. I don't know the exact name.

Yamamoto Naotaro entrenched the coast of Kyushu Island, and attracted a large number of unemployed farmers and fishermen to rob merchant ships bound for Shikoku and Honshu from Suzhou and Hangzhou.Because the Tamna people have always been the targets of their robbing, when they came to reconnaissance, they were surprised that they were occupied by people, and they found thousands of horses and tens of thousands of acres of rice.

Dongying people are not interested in horses, because they are all by the sea and rarely ride horses.But they liked eating rice so much, so they became greedy. Unexpectedly, the result was heavy losses. They only went back to some boatmen who were driving the boats.

After listening to the confession, Wu Yong was at a loss, what Kyushu, Honshu, and Shikoku heard.

Chai Lin also had to popularize knowledge for him: "Eastern Japan is composed of four big islands. From north to south, there are Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. Each island is ruled by its own big family, similar to our Spring and Autumn and Warring States During the period, the warlords separated each other and attacked each other. Among them, the economies of Honshu and Shikoku were relatively prosperous and developed. Many merchants from Suzhou and Hangzhou and Dongying traded together, and most of them went to Honshu and Shikoku.

Wu Yong said after listening, "Brother, this Kyushu Island seems to be not far from Yangma Island. How about we take it there?"

Chai Lin shook his head: "Different from Yangma Island, Kyushu Island has a much larger area, and a fixed culture and influence have been formed there. With our current strength, it is no problem to take it down, but it is difficult to manage it for a long time. gone."

(End of this chapter)