marquis of jingan

Chapter 410 The Corrupted Guardhouse
After daybreak, Linhaiwei's casualties were counted.

A total of 39 people were killed in battle and were hacked and killed by Japanese pirates on the spot.

There are more than 100 people who were seriously injured and slightly injured.

This ratio of deaths is not surprising. In many cases, people's vitality is surprisingly tenacious. Of course, although some seriously injured people did not die on the spot, it is difficult to save them, and they will die one after another in the next few days.

Shen Yi inspected the wounded soldiers camp of Linhaiwei. The smell of blood was very strong along the way. Seeing these wounded soldiers lying on the ground, Shen Yi felt a little emotional.

In any case, these people really shed blood.

While Shen Yi was walking around in the wounded barracks, Linhai Guard Qianhu Ling Su, who was already in his thirties, came over with some embarrassment, stayed by Shen Yi's side, and said cautiously: "Shen Sizheng..."

Shen Yi turned his head to look at him, then smiled politely: "Ling Qianhu is not by Shizi's side, why did he come to follow me?"

Ling Su lowered his head, his face full of shame: "Ling knows that this time Linhaiwei is in a mess, and it is only right for the prince to be angry. Ling is ready to be sent to Jiankang, but this time The battle is only to be blamed on me, a thousand households, for my ineffective command, and my brothers in Linhaiwei are all innocent..."

"I hope that Shen Sizheng can speak a few words in front of the imperial envoy, and don't let the court blame Linhaiwei. Ling is willing to bear all the guilt..."

Qianhu is a fifth-rank official, and a regular fifth-rank official.

If it is a civil servant of the fifth rank in the capital, he can already be called a junior boss of the imperial court, but Da Chen emphasizes civility over military affairs. Except for the alternative Zhao Clan, the status of other military officials is generally not high.

For example, Ling Su, a fifth-rank Qianhu, spoke politely to Shen Yi, even though there was a whole third-rank and twelve-level gap between them.

Of course, the reason why Ling Su respected Shen Yi was not mainly because of Shen Yi's current rank, but because of Shen Yi's background as a Jinshi in the two lists, and the status of this Hanlin.

Shen Yi looked at this thousand households, thought for a while, and then slowly asked: "The Linhai Guard's combat strength is so low, and the dignified officers and soldiers even went to the point where they ran away from the thief, how can they be innocent?"

Ling Su lowered his head and let out a long sigh: "Shen Hanlin should know that there are two levels of local guards, and each guard has a command envoy to lead five thousand households. Logically speaking, one guard should have five thousand households." That's right."

"Since I have the word "Wei" in Linhaiwei, there are naturally five thousand households in the past."

Ling Su lowered his head, and said with a bit of shame on his face: "Originally, Linhaiwei had land, and he farmed the land in peacetime and went to battle in wartime, but since the founding of the country by the Great Chen for more than a hundred years, the commanders of successive dynasties and thousands of households have begun to embezzle the land belonging to Linhaiwei. By the time of Ling’s generation, Linhaiwei’s property has become a problem to support a thousand households…”

"Because of the lack of land, a large number of soldiers from Linhaiwei fled abroad. So far, there is only one thousand-household station left in Linhaiwei, and the other thousand-household stations are not even set up."

"Although there is still a Commander, the Commander has been sick all the year round and lives in Lin'an Mansion. I have been in Qianhu for eight years, and I have never even met him..."

Ling Su lowered his head and looked ashamed: "Today, the remaining land of Linhaiwei has become a problem to support 1000 people, so most of Ling's soldiers don't live in the guards, most of them live in their own guards. The family is farming, and Ling called them back two days ago..."

"It's hard for these people to face Japanese pirates."

Shen Yi was silent for a long time upon hearing this.

Then he sighed silently, and said, "Shen will send someone to verify what Ling Qianhu said. If what Ling Qianhu said is true, I will report the matter to the imperial envoy truthfully. If Linhaiwei is really in such distress, the imperial envoy will Nor will I sit idly by."

"but…"

Shen Yi looked at Ling Su, and said lightly: "I heard that in the local guards, most of the sergeants' loss is not because of voluntary fleeing, but because the officers above want to eat empty pay. I'm afraid it's not just the soldiers who fled..."

Ling Su lowered his head and let out a long sigh: "Shen Sizheng, Ling has just said that there were originally five thousand households in Linhaiwei, but now there is only one left, and the other four thousand households are all because of food. The empty salary was paid by the imperial court, and in the entire Thousand Households Office, only my father had one Thousand Household, and he did not join forces with them..."

Shen Yi was startled, then shook his head, and sighed: "Forget it, Ling Qianhu, let's talk about Linhaiwei later. I heard that when we resisted the Japanese pirates last night, although they were beaten badly, there were still people beheaded." Those who killed the Japanese pirates, please take me to see, the warriors who killed the Japanese pirates..."

Hearing this, Ling Su heaved a sigh of relief, and while leading the way, he said: "Ling has already counted, and killed and wounded Japanese pirates last night...more than twenty people, seven or eight of them were killed by Japanese pirates." They were snatched away, and there were thirteen people left on the battlefield, and five of the thirteen people still survived, and we have killed them now."

"Of the thirteen people, three were killed by close combat."

Shen Yi nodded silently, his expression was a bit complicated, and he said: "Whoever killed the Japanese pirates yesterday, no matter whether it was with firearms or bows and crossbows, all of them will be upgraded to a level in place, and they will be rewarded with ten taels of silver."

Speaking of this, Shen Yi glanced at Ling Su, and said, "There are three other warriors who killed the Japanese pirates in close combat, and they will be rewarded."

Ling Su heaved a sigh of relief, and said, "I'll take Shen Sizheng there."

Soon, under the leadership of Ling Qianhu, Shen Yi saw two people in Linhaiwei's temporary tent, one of them was a wounded soldier, who was lying on the bed with a long gash cut on his back by a Japanese knife, because Blood loss, lips are already pale.

The other is a young man, who looks only seventeen or eighteen years old, about the same age as Shen Yi, with a strong figure, a bronze color, and looks very powerful.

"This injured man, surnamed Wan and named Wan Zhong, is a good fighter of our Linhai Guard. He killed a Japanese pirate head-on, and was attacked by another Japanese pirate from behind, making a gash."

Ling Qianhu pointed to the unscathed young man, and said, "His name is Xue Wei, he killed a Japanese pirate head-on, and then the cannons and crossbows spread down on the city wall, and he withdrew back."

After Ling Su said this, he stopped talking.

Shen Yi looked at him, thoughtfully: "The third one to kill the pirates is you, Ling Qianhu, isn't it?"

Ling Qianhu lowered his head, his face turned red: "These two brothers are in ordinary leather armor, and Ling is in iron armor, and there are countless things to do."

Shen Yi lowered his head and thought for a while, then looked at the two teenagers, smiled slightly and said, "You two fought bravely, and each of you will be rewarded with 20 taels of silver."

"The imperial envoy was ordered by the emperor to form an anti-Japanese army. Both of you have the opportunity to join the anti-Japanese army. They will be of great use in the future!"

Wan Zhong lying on the bed was pale and did not speak.

Xue Wei, on the other hand, knelt down in front of Shen Yi with a plop, his face flushed with excitement.

"Thank you, Master Imperial Envoy, for the reward!"

Shen Yi looked at his excited face and secretly guessed in his heart.

This man...is short on money right now.

However, this thought just flashed by, Shen Yi turned his head to look at Ling Su, and said in a deep voice: "Ling Qianhu, the soldiers who died in the battle of Linhaiwei, I will personally distribute the compensation, and it will be distributed to every household. , you go to count the list."

Ling Qianhu cheered up when he heard the words, and immediately cupped his fists at Shen Yi.

"Ling, let's go!"

(End of this chapter)