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Chapter 403 403. Giving money to an officer is a bribe, but giving money directly to a soldier is called an allowance!
Mo Hao looked at the sand table and the topographic map, paced back and forth, and suddenly turned around and called William.

"William, please remember this. I will make the following deployment adjustments."

William quickly and accurately took out a notebook and pen from his pocket, and recorded the key points of what Mo Hao said accurately and quickly.

"First, the armored division will depart from Daxi City and assault Brela."

"Second, I will strengthen a group of people in the motorized division to attack [Havana]."

Mo Hao had drawn a huge red circle somewhere on the map, with three city names inside the circle.

Brera, Havana, Gregorio.

This was a barrier standing in front of the Yellow Turban Army. Due to the terrain, the three cities formed an iron wall that was easy to defend and difficult to attack, firmly keeping the Yellow Turban Army outside the heartland of the empire.

But relatively speaking, as long as the iron wall formed by these three cities is broken, then the road ahead will be smooth and half of the empire will be exposed to Mo Hao without any protection.

In this way, the Yellow Turban Army had a safe rear area where they could attack or defend.

"As for Gregorius, I will personally take charge."

Once one of the three cities is attacked, the other two cities will be able to send troops for support, not to mention that the empire is mobilizing troops at this time. Once one of the three cities is attacked, it will face attacks from all sides.

Where these three cities stand is the natural barrier of Jiange and the impregnable Maginot Line.

If they want to take it down, there is only one way, unless they use another "meat grinder" to consume all the defensive forces of the three cities in the meat grinder.

Attack three cities at the same time, leaving them with no time to spare and putting them under extreme load.

"The field army is heading to [Mehana] to monitor the Empire's assembled forces."

"The First Infantry Division will serve as the general reserve."

After recording, William repeated Mo Hao's order loudly, and passed it on after confirming that it was correct.

But William himself did not leave, but saluted Mo Hao first, "General, there are some problems in the army, and you may need to deal with them."

"Tell me what happened."

The morale of the army has been a little low recently, as Mo Hao has strictly ordered the soldiers not to go out to harass the residents, and they have been unable to leave their homes for several months.

Every time the army entered a city, not to mention looting and the like, it was also allowed to go out and spend some money drinking and visiting prostitutes.

Even the superiors were happy to see this happen, because after the soldiers had vented enough anger on alcohol and prostitutes, they would be more obedient and less rebellious.

The armies of this era are driven by interests: food, money, women, and glory. With these as driving forces, the soldiers will be as fierce as wolfhounds on the battlefield.

This is recognized by all countries in the world.

As for the army in Mo Hao's hometown, let alone looking for an identical one, even if you want to find a similar one or a younger version, you have to look among the paladins of the Orthodox God religion.

There was no way to get drunk or find prostitutes, and even though there was a lot of training every day that made them exhausted and had no time to think about those things, the morale of the troops still fluctuated over time.

Originally, William could make a decision on such a small matter as letting the soldiers go out, but Mo Hao had given the order before, so this matter really required his approval.

This question immediately made Mo Hao frown. There were not so many prostitutes in the two cities, and they definitely could not satisfy the soldiers.

If there are not enough prostitutes, the soldiers will get carried away and attack other people. We cannot expect the soldiers, who are controlled by their lower bodies, to have the brains to distinguish between prostitutes and ordinary people.

Not to mention that in principle, prostitution as a profession has been banned in both cities.

Besides, the war will start soon, and there is no time for the soldiers to go out and relax in batches.

As for releasing them all at once?
Even if Mo Hao dared to do that, William wouldn't dare to do it, because that would be almost like destroying the entire city.

It is definitely not possible to let the soldiers go out, but the morale problem must be solved. If conventional methods can't solve it...

Mo Hao's mind has already started thinking about evil things like [Spirit Infusion Rod] or [Assault Ingot]

However, this plan was rejected by Mo Hao again.

Finally, Mo Hao said to William, "I'll write you a note and ask someone to get some money and distribute it to every soldier and officer. By the way, find an excuse and say it's a bonus or something like that."

There were a lot of assets in the dozen or so noble families that were confiscated, so it wasn't difficult to at least give a bounty to each soldier.

William's eyes widened. He knew very well how many soldiers and officers the Yellow Turban Army had. If everyone could get it, it would be a huge number.

William could guarantee that the amount was not as much as all the money he had handled in his entire life combined.

"General, is this not a good idea?"

"It's not bad. Why don't you go talk to your men about it?"

William immediately shut his mouth. If his subordinates knew that they lost their bonus because of them, they would probably want to tear him apart alive.

So he could only say jokingly, "General, if the congressmen knew about this, they would accuse you of bribing the army."

This remark only earned Mo Hao a sneer, "Giving money to officers is a bribe, but giving money directly to soldiers is called an allowance!"

"Also, gather the people together. I want to mobilize them."

A substantial bonus, coupled with a mobilization speech, was enough to boost morale and keep it high for quite some time.

William immediately gave a Roman salute, "Yes, General!"

Soon, the troops in the barracks had assembled, and when Mo Hao walked onto the platform, someone immediately shouted loudly.

"Yellow Turban Army, stand at attention!"

"Salute to General Mo Hao!"

"loyalty!"

The soldiers below all raised their right hands at a 45-degree angle and shouted, "Long live victory!"

Mo Hao pressed his palm down gently, and all the sounds stopped in an instant. For a moment, the soldiers even held their breath, and all eyes were focused on Mo Hao.

Then, Mo Hao spoke softly, "Did you see it?"

"Have you seen my power?"

The one-man city-breaking incident and the fifty-meter-tall giant that happened not long ago were not publicized, but the soldiers had their own sources of information.

That only exists in the well-known mythological stories. The underworld guide Marlowe not only appeared, but was also defeated by the general.

Since Mo Hao did not issue an order to control the information, naturally everyone knew what happened at that time.

At that time, Mo Hao's invincible power was deeply imprinted in the hearts of the soldiers.

Even among the soldiers, there are religious groups that believe in Mo Hao.

"Yes, the general insulted the guide Marlowe, the general is invincible in the world!!"

"Invincible!"

(End of this chapter)