The great hero of the Silk Road, starting from a farm farmer

Chapter 94 Ren Shiping Pass Garrison Officer

"This time, I will be able to lead the sons and daughters back to Dachuankou, and the contribution of the five battalions should be the first! Come on, I will offer a cup to the commander of the Song Dynasty." After setting up the camp, Tao Kedao set up a big tent and invited Song Yingkui, Yang Shunan, and Wei Wei to the banquet. Da Dao waits for the leader of the volunteers to drink.

"The general's reputation is too high, and I waited for the righteousness to keep my duty and protect the food and grass." Song Yingkui raised his glass and took a sip of wine, then returned to the polite words.

In all honesty, Tao Kedao really wanted to thank himself.Without the support of tens of thousands of catties of food, how could the more than 1000 defeated troops stabilize their morale and return to Dachuankou under the leadership of Tao Kedao?

Originally, Tao Kedao had only about 800 soldiers and horses, and he took all the defeated troops he encountered along the way. When he reached Chuankou, he had [-] soldiers and horses under his command.The reason why so many defeated troops can be safely received is of course the food.The tens of thousands of catties of food escorted by the volunteer team were all taken by Tao's army when they retreated. With food in hand, the army's morale can be stabilized.

With more than a thousand officers and soldiers, plus four or five hundred volunteers, as long as the people are stable, it is still difficult for the Xifan army to move.

"It's not an over-reputation. Your military strength is comparable to that of the army, and the dozens of heads you brought can be a testimony. No matter what Shangfeng does, the merits of Wuying and Wei Jiachuan's bravery will be reported truthfully. It is an insult to your bravery."

If the general keeps his soldiers, he can keep his confidence. With more than 1000 soldiers under his command, Tao Kedao's heart is relaxed.Anyone could be held accountable for this big defeat, but Tao Kedao is the only one who has the confidence to pass the test safely.That's why he calmly told Song Yingkui and others about asking for credit.

Please give credit to the wool, Song Yingkui now has no thought of taking credit for it.Getting home safely is the business!Six volunteers were brought here and died in battle. The bodies were still lying on the cart and had to find a way to transport them back to their hometown.Two more were lost and four were disabled.After returning, how to explain to the families of these dead and injured brothers is a problem.

After the situation has stabilized a little bit, find a way to sell the fifty horses that were seized. It should be able to appease the family members of the dead and injured brothers, right?People are gone, and letting them get some money is an explanation.

After staying at Dachuankou for six or seven days, the higher-ups finally got news about what to do with the retreating soldiers.

Tao Kedao was appointed as the guardian envoy of Hekou, and took over the guardianship of the west of Dachuan Ferry with full authority.As for the soldiers and horses of his troops, the province will send personnel to check the list, and after the check is completed, the number of troops will be determined, so that the army can be at ease!

Ningxi City and Haishi Fortress have been lost, and Xisu Province has no soldiers and is unable to organize the war to restore these two places. Right now, Tao Kedao can only hold the ferry first, and then plan for a long-term plan.

As for how to investigate the responsibility of the Hexi soldiers for putting down picks before the battle, Da Chuan has not received relevant information anyway.The soldiers and horses in Hexi are almost like warlords, and it is unknown whether the province has the ability to commit crimes.

The Ningxi front line is gone, what about the volunteers who came to help?There were no specific instructions from above, but they were just put on standby.

In this defeat, the more than 3000 volunteers who assisted in the battle suffered heavy losses. Except for most of the Wuying volunteers and a part of Wei Jiachuan volunteers, the other volunteers on the front line of Haishibao were almost wiped out.That is to say, most of the volunteers transporting food along the road from Dahekou to Haishibao survived.

After waiting for a few more days, the officials sent by the province to verify the number of troops and determine the battle damage finally arrived at Dahekou.There were quite a few people who came, and there were almost 100 officials in total.

In the inspection team, Song Yingkui saw the person he wanted to see most, and his second uncle Jiang Yunjin was also among them.

The second uncle is one of the inspectors. This is great news, and there is hope for returning home.

Sure enough, after the inspection team met Tao Kedao, Song Yingkui was summoned by his second uncle.

"Kuiwa, after hearing the letter that you safely retreated to Chuankou, I hurriedly sent someone to Wuying to pass on the letter of peace. It is also considered a blessing, and I have made a contribution to come back from such a defeat. After you go home , I have to burn some paper money on your Song family's ancestral grave, thanking your ancestors for their blessing." After seeing Song Yingkui, the second uncle was very excited, after all, he was related by blood, unlike outsiders.

go home?Song Yingkui was the most sensitive to this word, and said quickly: "Thank you uncle for your concern, I also want to go home as soon as possible to pay respects to my ancestors, but I am in the army, and I cannot return without a military order."

"Don't be impatient! Ningxi was defeated and lost a lot of military resources. The imperial court can only retreat the line of defense and defend against the Tibetans along the river. If you stay in the front line bravely, you will only waste money and food, which will not benefit the overall situation. After discussing the charter, you will be asked to return to your hometown in a few days.

You have made military merits in the army this time, as evidenced by General Tao Kedao's request for meritorious service.Uncle has made a little effort here, and he has operated a real errand for you.The warlord's yamen plans to set up a pass city in Huangshiping, and orders you to be the newly appointed garrison officer of Shiping pass, leading [-] soldiers to garrison it.This is the status of military officer with a loose rank of seventh rank. From now on, you will have a serious official status, and it is not in vain to take some risks in the battle! "

Shiping Pass garrison officer?The second uncle said a wave of good news, which made Song Yingkui a little bit overwhelmed.Huangshiping is on the upper reaches of the Goujia River in Wuying Town, so where is Guancheng from that place?Where did I go to be a defensive gate!

Besides, why did the imperial court set up customs in that place?Which is not the front line.

Song Yingkui, who was at a loss, could only ask, "Uncle, why did the governor's office set up a garrison in Huangshiping?"

"You baby, have you never studied military strategy and don't know anything about military affairs. Go up Huangshiping and pass through the Yungu Gorge, but you will be at the Sanchakou. This is one of the passages through which the Fan tribes of Hezhou entered the hinterland of Dazheng The gate at Huangshiping was set up to prevent the out-of-control Hefans from taking the Xiakou Road straight to Wuying, approaching Langwa Mountain to invade Yuyuan City, and even threatening Wazhou City through Yinshan Agan Mountain Road.

Of course, let you be the garrison of Shiping Pass, and there is also the reason why my uncle and I spoke to the warlord.Right now, it is very difficult for the province to spend money and food to set up Guanbao in Didao, Hezhou and other places to defend against the Tibetans.Only by relying on local volunteers and squires to raise their own food funds, like Yanzhou and Hengshan to defend against Beixiang thieves, set up fortresses in neighboring areas to prevent thieves.

For the construction of Shiping Pass, the government can't allocate much money for you, and it is mainly up to you to find ways to raise money from the gentry.Another one, although you have been given [-] soldiers, these soldiers are actually the five battalions of volunteers you brought over this time.Their salaries are only supported by the servants of the fifth battalion.Letting you serve as the garrison officer means that the local people guard the local land, so that the military pay and expenses paid by the province can be maintained, and the overall situation can be prevented from further corruption! "

The second uncle eloquently confided to Song Yingkui the ins and outs of fighting for this official position for himself, and the significance of setting up a garrison in Huangshiping.

But what Song Yingkui heard was that this official job was not easy to do, and it felt like another job similar to Zigan Wu!You have the qualifications to directly speak to the governor of a province, so can't you find me a real good seat?Self-raised funds to build the Guanbao, relying on some of the Wuying Town's own guards to raise soldiers, what is this!There are only 1000 or [-] registered taxpayers in Wuying Town, and each household has more than one tael of official silver, which adds up to about [-] taels of silver.

The 1000 taels of silver allocated to the three hundred volunteers is nothing more than three taels of silver. What can three taels of silver do for a year?The food expenses for meals may not be enough!With this little money, you can even raise a fart soldier!

(End of this chapter)