Futian Village was repelled by pirates, and the next day it was known to the prefect Ji Yushan and the commander of the capital, and the two who got the news were sitting in the second hall of the prefect's government and drinking tea.

Prefect Ji Yushan took a sip of tea, looked up and said to Shi Tuo: "General Shi, what did you do here today?" ”

"Lord Ji, I took the liberty to visit and hope for forgiveness, I heard that Lingshan Mansion repelled the attack of pirates yesterday and killed a lot of pirates, have you heard?" Stow said straight to the point.

Ji Yushan obviously also got the news, and said with a smile: "Yesterday, the villagers who were attacked fled to Lingshan Town, Zhao Qingzhi in the town sent someone to check, and found that the pirates had been repulsed, many villagers said that they were pirates repelled by Lingshan Mansion, and they also killed dozens of them, and even captured a few, Zhao Qingzhi sent someone to send me the news, and I only heard about it last night." ”

"As soon as the lower official received the news from the soldiers guarding the mine today, he immediately came to visit Lord Ji, I wonder what Lord Ji thinks about this matter?" Storf said.

Ji Yushan looked at Shi Tuo, thought about it, and turned back to the master Li Huai behind him and asked, "Li Huai, what do you think about this?" ”

Li Huai took a step forward and bowed down and said, "My lord, we have investigated before, and the number of guards sent by the King of Shu has a total of 56 people, and the combat effectiveness of these guards is not comparable to that of ordinary pirates. The small one thinks that the number of pirate attacks this time should not be much, and the fact that Lingchuan Mansion repelled the pirate attack should be true, as for killing dozens of prisoners, it is estimated that there is an exaggerated element in it, Lingchuan Mansion has just arrived in Qiongzhou, and wants to make a name for himself with this matter, and it is understandable to exaggerate some of them, and adults don't have to mind. ”

Ji Yushan nodded and said: "This official also thinks that it should be so, 56 guards and soldiers, plus the cooperation of the surrounding villagers, it is possible to kill the enemy, as for killing so many, it may be an exaggeration, what do you think of this, General Shi?" ”

"Lord Ji, what the lower official means is that the Lingchuan Mansion has killed and captured pirates, do we have to report to the imperial court?" Shi Tuo said with some embarrassment. Everyone can see that he wants military merit.

Qiongzhou Qiongzhou Island is surrounded by the sea, there are pirates and pirates raging outside, and there are "Li Man" inside, it stands to reason that it is actually very easy to want military merits, but the premise is to have a decent army, dare to fight with pirates or Li Man. It's just that the generals of the major border armies in Zhongzhou eat empty salaries and drink the blood of soldiers all year round, and their weapons and equipment have not been updated for many years, and the soldiers in the subordinate guards are not full, and few can fight.

Because of these, almost all the generals of the border army will train a group of private soldiers in the name of the family, these private soldiers do not need to be trained all year round, they are the main combat force of the enemy, and at the same time can also drive the morale of other ordinary soldiers, so as not to collapse at the touch of a button, but these private soldiers need to be supported by the generals with money and food, and the number of private soldiers of each general depends on the handwriting of each general, dozens of people and one or two hundred people, if the scale of several hundred people can basically reach the limit. Private soldiers not only need to have enough to eat, but also need equipment and training in peacetime, they also need money to support their families, and they also need sophisticated armor, knives and guns to fight wars, which are not small sums of money in total.

To put it simply, the military households in the guard can be called "army", and the long-term exploitation and labor make the combat ability very poor; In wartime, generals also have the right to use military salaries to recruit officers and soldiers, but training also takes time, and their combat effectiveness is still inferior to that of private soldiers.

As the commander of the capital of Qiongzhou, Shi Tuo is indeed very poor, Qiongzhou is not a rich place, and the status of military attachés is low, every time the silver obtained from all sides has to be shared by Ji Yushan, and the pilgrimage to Beijing every three years is like flowing water, and the assessment of the officials has to spend money to settle down, and it costs money to meet the officials, and even the eunuchs of all sizes have to spend money to make a point, resulting in him commanding the envoys to only more than 20 private soldiers until now, and he does not dare to speak easily against bandits and pirates.

I still remember last year's hundreds of pirates invaded Long Roll to kill the Quartet, Duanzhao sent troops to suppress the bandits, and the bandits retreated, and finally Shi Tuo took the private soldiers and gathered a large number of troops from the capital and Nanzidu to shoot the bandits back to the sea, after the war, the enemy was only more than 50 people, and the total casualties of each capital were nearly 100, but the report to the court was to kill more than 100 enemies, 58 casualties, even so it can be rewarded by the imperial court, and it is considered a meritorious service.

Now the Lingchuan Mansion established by the prince of Shu has killed dozens of pirates, and it is said that there are still prisoners, not to mention killing dozens of enemies, even if only ten are killed, it is all a credit, as a military attaché, can he not be blushing.

Looking at Shi Tuo, who was a little cramped, Ji Yushan nodded and said: "I can understand that General Shi wants this credit, but this Ji Xinyu was deflated by me when he first arrived in Qiongzhou a few months ago, plus the matter of the silver mine last time, he will definitely not sell my face, so I can only rely on General Shi to try it himself." ”

"This prince of Shu is only seventeen years old, I don't think it's too difficult, the last time the mine incident Xiaguan didn't embarrass him, Xiaguan will go and try, maybe it will be successful." Shi Tuo twisted his eyebrows and thought for a moment and said.

Ji Yushan looked at Shi Tuo and said with a smile: "Then I wish General Shi a triumphant return and make meritorious contributions to killing the enemy." ”

"If there is merit, it is also the result of Master Ji's strategy, and the lower officials just took the order, and did not dare to take credit." Storf immediately bowed and said.

As soon as Ji Xinyu had lunch, he heard Aiden say that Shi Tuo was rushing to Lingchuan Mansion, and immediately came to Chen Yu, ordering the guards on the other side of the river to stop shooting training and go to the woods to hide and guard.

Shi Tuo came to Lingchuan Mansion for the first time, when he came in, he was also startled by the cement road he saw, he had never seen such a flat road before, and when he arrived at Ji Xinyu's living room, he found that the living room was also a cement floor, and when Ji Xinyu arrived, he was stepping on the ground with his feet, as if he wanted to study whether this was made of triple soil.

"General Shi's arrival is far away, forgive your sins." As soon as Ji Xinyu entered the door, he said with a smile.

Shi Tuo hurriedly got up and saluted, bowed down and said: "Where and where, Shi Tuo has seen His Royal Highness the Prince, and it is only right to ask the Son of the World to forgive me if he takes the liberty of visiting." ”

"General Shi's words are serious, General Shi is honored to come to the cold house, please sit down." Ji Xinyu walked to the main seat and waved his hand to ask Shi Tuo to sit down, and he also sat down and said.

After sitting down, Ji Xinyu looked at Shi Tuo and asked with a smile: "I don't know what General Shi came here to do?" ”

"Don't hide it from the world, Shi heard that your mansion resisted the pirate attack yesterday and killed dozens of pirates, I don't know if there is such a thing?" Storf asked.

"It is true that there were pirates attacking Futian Village in the north yesterday, and the security department of our government happened to be patrolling nearby. Hearing the villagers' report that there were pirates attacking the village, they immediately ambushed the pirates, killed 38 pirates and captured 5 in one fell swoop, which was considered to protect the nearby village from the slaughter of pirates, but 4 old people in Futian Village were still killed by pirates, which was really helpless. Ji Xinyu told the truth and said slowly.

Shi Tuo was already excited to stand up after listening to the previous paragraph, as for the death of the villagers in the back, he didn't hear it, and when Ji Xinyu finished speaking, he asked eagerly: "The rumors outside are true?" Did you really kill 38 people? Also captured 5 people? ”

"Absolutely." Ji Xinyu replied affirmatively.

"Where are the slain bodies now? And where are the captives? Storf immediately asked.

"It was late in the evening after the battle yesterday, and the corpses had been piled up in the mountains and forests not far away, ready to be transported to the mountains in the afternoon to be buried, and the prisoners were temporarily detained in a house not far away." Ji Xinyu replied.

"How can you bury it casually, take me to see it quickly." With an anxious face, Shi Tuo hurriedly stood up and took a step forward and said.

"Don't bury it? So what should I do? I also hope that General Shi will give advice. Ji Xinyu smiled and looked at Shi Tuo, he had already roughly guessed Shi Tuo's intention, and it just so happened that he was also worried about how to report to the court, and Shi Tuo was here to share his worries.

Hearing Ji Xinyu's question, Shi Tuo came back to his senses, after all, the disposal of these pirate corpses and prisoners had nothing to do with his trust, and he had not brought anyone to participate in this crackdown on bandits.