The world of counterfeit magistrates competes in the world

Chapter 513
When Hou Mingfeng promoted the militia to the front of the Western Regions, it was already a month later.

At this time, Qian Kui's army, to be precise, 500 soldiers and horses, had already fought with a cavalry team of the West Golden Wolf Squad with only a hundred people.

This golden wolf team had just wiped out a Hengshan caravan, and was driving the captured slaves and escorting the carriage back north.

Xu Shipeng's scouts immediately rushed back to report after discovering the trace of the golden wolf team.Qian Kui doesn't understand military affairs, so he can only entrust Xu and Liu to command how to fight.

Naturally, there was no need for any tricks for the Golden Werewolf with only a hundred or so people.Xu Shipenghui, together with Liu Zheng, and five hundred soldiers marched forward to kill the Golden Werewolf.

The weapons and equipment of the militia were far inferior to those of the Hengshan Army, and also inferior to those of the Xijin Werewolves.But the victory lies in the superiority of troops. Under the coercion of five hundred cavalry, the unidentified Xijin werewolf thought it was the Hengshan army, and ran away in fright.

It's a pity how could these golden werewolves escape without intentional calculations?The already exhausted Xijin werewolves were quickly overtaken by the militia, and after fighting together, all the Xijin werewolves were wiped out, while the militia itself suffered no more than 30 casualties.

In this battle, the militia captured more than [-] intact war horses and nearly [-] wounded horses and pack horses from the Xijin Werewolves.There are nearly a hundred pairs of sabers, bows and arrows, and leather armor, and there are also ten sets of iron armor.In addition, more than [-] captured compatriots were rescued, more than [-] horse-drawn carriages, and some goods on them.

The attacked caravan has no owner, the caravan treasurer died at the hands of Xi Jinlang, and all the captured caravan guards and fellows.

After questioning, Qian Kui found out that the owner of this caravan was also from Anzhou, but he was a member of the chamber of commerce in another county.This time, with more than a hundred people, they embarked on a journey to the Western Regions, but they did not expect that they would die on the way.

After sighing, Qian Kui ordered people to retrieve the body of the caravan and bury it on the spot.Originally, people in the Central Plains attached great importance to returning fallen leaves to their roots. If possible, it would be best to bring the corpse back to the hometown for burial.However, now that the Western Regions are in chaos, there is no such condition.Anyone who dies can only return to another country.

After clearing the battlefield, the brigade retreated immediately.For the rescued dozens of people, Qian Kui did not force them, he welcomed those who were willing to stay and kill the enemy and make contributions, and escorted them to a safe place if they were not willing to seek shelter from the Hengshan Army.

As a result, there are nearly 30 people who are willing to stay, and most of them are the original guards.The purpose of staying is either for money or career, or to avenge the dead brother.

When the brigade returned to the Central and Western Regions, Qian Kui excitedly rushed to the nearest Hengshan Army stronghold, and presented more than a hundred heads of Xijin werewolves, asking for military merits.

The general in charge of guarding this place couldn't help but be shocked when he saw this.He didn't expect that a militia organization with only 500 people could kill hundreds of enemies, which is really impressive.

However, when he checked the files, he found that this militia regiment had not been incorporated into the army, but its military register indicated that it was pending.In this regard, the general didn't know what to do, so he had to tell the truth that he could not receive military merits for the time being, but he could register first, and then officially become a regular after the superior confirmed it.

Regarding this, Qian Kui and others were very disappointed, but seeing that the Hengshan Army did not veto it, they finally retained a little hope.

Qian Kui is now in a hurry to deal with the seizures on the battlefield, and has no intention of going north to suppress the enemy, so he stays here, waiting for the military achievements to be fulfilled, while taking the spoils of little value, selling them nearby, and using the money he gets to buy a batch of more sophisticated weapons and equipment.It's a pity that although Hengshan does not prohibit civilians from owning weapons, it is not allowed to be used by civilians for such heavy weapons and new weapons and equipment that are being deployed to the entire army.Therefore, Qian Kui can only buy some equipment that has long been eliminated. However, even so, he still has a little advantage in equipment against the Xijin werewolf.

At the same time, the general of the Hengshan Army has already reported the request of the militia to his superiors.

A few days later, when Meng Tong got the report, he was very surprised and had some thoughts in his heart. He immediately used the pigeon to send the report to Hou Mingfeng's desk.

At this time, Hou Mingfeng was taking care of the war at the top of the sky, while paying attention to the movements of the Xijin werewolf.He attaches great importance to the report more than ten days ago, and is starting to study the decision-making of using business to support the war.

But he didn't expect that this militia group actually annihilated the West Golden Wolf Baiqi in just over ten days.What made him even more interesting was that this merchant named Qian Kui actually took the head of a Xijin werewolf to claim credit.This is a situation he has never encountered before, military merits are only rewarded to registered soldiers.And this militia group is just a non-governmental organization, and its nature is not much different from mercenaries.The only difference is that the mercenaries want money, but this militia group wants military merit.

You know, military merits in Hengshan can be said to be exclusive to soldiers, with many privileges and benefits.As long as you have enough military merit, you can get land, money, and become a special class in Hengshan, that is, the meritorious class.Although this class has not been recognized by the government, such a trend has already formed among the people.

The so-called meritorious people are the common people with military merits.The vast majority of these people are retired soldiers who have experienced many battles, and were arranged by the government to take up military positions at the local grassroots level.For example, as a village brave coach in a village, he is responsible for training young and strong villagers, organizing security patrols in the village, and recruiting village braves and organizing defenses in wartime.Some serve as school martial arts coaches, responsible for training students to strengthen their bodies and practice military martial arts.Those who are higher are responsible for the inspection of the town hall, responsible for the security of several surrounding villages, collecting robbers, conscription and other matters.

These low-level military officials scattered all over Hengshan are the so-called meritorious class.The common people both respect and fear them. What they respect is that under their control, all the local ruffians and other evil forces dare not run amok again.The fear is that they are all evil stars who have killed people, and their hostility is daunting.

But these people are also the group of people most admired by the common people. They own more land than ordinary people, and their lives are much better than ordinary people.What's more, these people, even the people in the government, should be polite and never dare to offend easily.Of course, they are not invincible. Although they have retired, the military still has a great influence on them.Once he has done anything to oppress the people, the matter in Yurou Township, once he is reported by the government, once it is confirmed, the military will immediately cancel his military registration and confiscate all his land and rights.Without the protection of the military, the government can let go and arrest him.

Of course, it is definitely not that simple to become a meritorious citizen.Even in the Hengshan Army, there are very few people who can become meritorious officials.Only those soldiers who have killed more than three people on the battlefield and have won the meritorious service of being a strong soldier; because they were not promoted to non-commissioned officers, but because they were injured or reached the retirement age, they may be arranged by the government to serve as local military officers and become the meritorious service in the mouth of the people. civil class.

It is precisely because of the particularity of the meritorious class that many veterans who did not become a meritorious citizen feel very regretful after retiring, thinking that they will never be able to obtain the status of a meritorious citizen in this life.But now with the battle of the Western Regions, because of the call-up order, many retired soldiers see hope, and this is why there is an endless stream of applicants.

The purpose of Qian Kui and others is also to obtain the status of a meritorious citizen and become a master in one fell swoop.As for Qian Kui, he also had such a calculation in mind, although merchants were not discriminated against in Hengshan, and their status was not inferior to others.But if he has military merits, when facing other colleagues, he will have an extra layer of military background, and his reputation will also increase.Such a benefit, as smart as him, how can he miss it?
(End of this chapter)