On the 20th of January in the first year of Gaia, the militia of 50 people had assembled in the military drill ground. Standing on the temporary platform, Ouyang Shuo began to mobilize the militia.
"Soldiers, I, the lord of the Shanhai Village, am speaking to you now. Five days ago, a bandit camp appeared in our territory's sphere of influence. They are numerous and well-equipped. We have few soldiers, and our weapons are not good enough. If you are afraid, you can come out now. There is no need to go.
"Soldiers, you must remember this! From the moment you stepped into the barracks, you were no longer farmers digging for food in the fields. You had made a clean break with your past life of being buried in the yellow soil with your backs to the sky. Who are you? You are soldiers carefully selected by the territory. A soldier's mission is to protect the country! Now, the villagers are looking at you, at their own soldiers. Whether you are a worm or a dragon depends on this battle! Are you afraid? "
"No!" All the militia responded loudly. None of them was a coward.
"Are you confident?"
"Yes!"
"Very good, let's go!"
Under Shi Wansui's lead, the militia left the military camp in an orderly manner. In four days, the militia was not only full, but also reached the maximum level of 10. Ouyang Shuo had been leveling up with them these days, and he had also reached level 14.
Just this morning, the soldiers in charge of monitoring the bandit camp sent news. Early that morning, the second-in-command of the bandit camp led 12 elite bandits and 20 ordinary bandits out to plunder. In an instant, nearly half of the bandit camp's forces had left. Faced with such a good opportunity, Ouyang Shuo naturally would not let it go. He immediately gathered the militia and went straight to the bandit camp's base camp.
Of course, even with so many people going out, the strength of the bandit camp was not inferior to that of the militia. In order to reduce unnecessary casualties, Ouyang Shuo still adopted some tactics. He planned to let Buttface lead a group of militia and disguise them as refugees. They would deliberately pass the bandit camp. The rest of the people would lie in ambush behind a small hill three miles away from the bandit camp.
Half an hour later, the militia arrived at the back of the hill and began to rest. Ouyang Shuo called Buttface over and patted his shoulder, saying, "Buttface, be alert later. Don't let their cavalry catch up with you. Remember, don't get too close to the camp. They have a sentry tower in their camp. Anyone who appears within a kilometer of them will be detected by them. "
Buttface was the smartest one among this group of militias, and he ran fast. At this moment, not only was he not afraid, he was very excited. "Don't worry, my lord. I might not be good at other things, but I'm definitely good at running, hehe! "
Ouyang Shuo kicked him and said with a smile, "Stinking brat, look at what you're capable of, hurry up and scram!"
Buttface chuckled and left with the other nine people, who had already disguised themselves. They had to make a big detour first, then pretend to be refugees trudging in the opposite direction. Otherwise, he would easily be exposed. These bandits were able to survive in the wilderness, so they weren't easy to deal with. All of them were like intelligent people. A commander who treated the enemy as a fool was the real fool.
Twenty minutes later, Buttface and his companions were less than 1,000 feet away from the Rogue Bandit Camp, and they appeared in the sight of the sentries of the Rogue Bandit Camp. The sentinel looked at the group of refugees and didn't think much of it. He quickly went to report that a group of 10 fat sheep had walked right into the trap, and they were not far away from the camp.
The leader of the Rogue Bandit Camp was busy communicating with the girl he kidnapped last time. When he heard that there were only 10 people, he said impatiently, "Motherf * cker, why are you looking for me for such a trivial matter? Do you want to die?! Tell Zhao Liu to take a few people to deal with it. "
Zhao Liu was an elite bandit, and after receiving the order, he was very excited. He directly picked the other four bandits, got on their horses, and rushed out of the camp.
Buttface was also smart, and when he was just 1,000 feet away from the Rogue Bandit Camp, he stopped. He pretended to recognize the appearance of the Rogue Bandit Camp, and with a face full of panic, he turned around and ran with the rest of the people.
Zhao Liu laughed when he saw the flustered appearance of the refugees in front of him. Not only did he not chase after them, but he also slowed down, unhurriedly trailing behind Buttface and his companions. He was going to play a game of cat and mouse, and tease this group of refugees.
Not long after, this group of people appeared in front of Ouyang Shuo's group, one after the other. Seeing the mocking expression on Zhao Liu's face, Ouyang Shuo snorted in his heart, "Reckless bastards, I will make you pay for your arrogance in blood later."
When Zhao Liu was only 100 meters away from the small hill, the militia that was lying in ambush suddenly rushed out from behind the hill. Under the same command, everyone gathered the spears in their hands and threw them at the bandits.
Shi Wansui stood at the side, nocked an arrow on his bow, and with a whoosh, shot the leader Zhao Liu off his horse. Forty spears, in a tight formation, shot the bandits like a porcupine before they could even react.
Victory naturally boosted the morale of the bandits. Ouyang Shuo arranged for Lin Yi to bring some people to collect the spoils of war, and at the same time, completely eliminate the bandits who were still breathing.
Because everyone's spears were aimed at the bandits on the horses, the five war horses, other than one that was injured, the rest were unharmed. Other than the war horses, the most useful spoils of war were the five bows. Ouyang Shuo looked at the attributes of these spoils of war.
【Name】: Normal War Horse (Black Iron)
【Weight】: 50 kg
【Speed】: 30 km/day
【Consumption】: 3 units of rations/day
【Rating】: This is a war horse that can barely be used on the battlefield.
【Name】: Normal Single Wooden Bow (Black Iron)
【Length】: 12 meters
【Range】: 150 meters
【Rating】: Using ash wood as the raw material, bending it into shape, tying it to a string made of deer tendons, a single wooden bow is made. So, don't put too much hope on its power.
Ouyang Shuo arranged for two militias to bring the five war horses back to the village. Five bows, just enough for the five squad leaders, one each. Unfortunately, other than Lin Yi and Zhang Da Niu, the two squad leaders who knew basic archery, it was the first time for the others to touch a bow.
After quickly cleaning up the battlefield, the team didn't stop and went straight to the bandits' main camp. Ouyang Shuo wanted to take the initiative to attack before the bandits could react. This time, the balance of strength had tilted. Of the twenty elite bandits, twelve had gone out, and five had died in battle. There were only three elite bandits left in the camp, and they were nothing to worry about.
Before they left, Ouyang Shuo told Shi Wansui that Lin Yi would be the one to take care of the leader later. His main responsibility was to use the birch bow's range advantage to take out the elite bandits on the other side. Then, he would protect the militias to avoid heavy casualties.
When they were three hundred meters away from the bandits' camp, Shi Wansui nocked an arrow and killed two sentries on his horse. Using this opportunity, Ouyang Shuo ordered the troops to speed up and charge into the bandits' camp. When they entered the camp, the bandits hadn't finished gathering yet, and the camp was in chaos.
Shi Wansui charged at the front, like a killing machine in human form, unstoppable. The militia's morale was at its peak after Shi Wansui's provocation. The soldiers were no longer afraid, and they followed Shi Wansui and fought with the normal bandits. On the other hand, the bandits' morale plummeted after the sudden attack and Shi Wansui's power.
At this time, the bandit's leader finally put on his equipment and rushed out of the room with a big axe. Lin Yi didn't need Ouyang Shuo's orders, and he rushed up and fought with the leader.
The two were equal in strength, but one used an axe, and the other used a spear. As the saying went, an inch longer was an inch stronger. The two fought, and it was obvious who was stronger. In less than twenty rounds, Lin Yi found an opening in the leader's defense, and he stabbed his spear into the leader's chest like lightning, ending his life.
The bandits saw that their leader was stabbed to death, and they didn't want to fight anymore. They scattered in all directions. Unfortunately, the camp wasn't big to begin with, and they were killed by the five squad leaders not long after. As for the three elite bandits, they were shot to death by the vigilant Shi Wansui.
The battle started quickly and ended just as quickly. After the battle, the militia had two heavily injured people, and twelve lightly injured people. Fortunately, no one died. The two heavily injured members, even if they were healed, wouldn't be able to fight again. Ouyang Shuo could only force them to retire. As for the twelve people with minor injuries, they should be fine after applying medicine and bandaging their wounds for a few days.
After annihilating the Rogue Bandit Camp, Ouyang Shuo's level skyrocketed to Level 18. He took the opportunity to check his stats.
[Name]: Don't Say You Have No Clothes
[Title]: Famous Scholar (Raises historical character's affection by 10)
[Territory]: Shanhai Village
[Achievement]: 1,300/1,600 [Title]: Third Rank Viscount
[Profession]: General (Part Time)
[Level]: Level 18 (6521/72386) [Reputation]: Famous Far and Near (120/100)
[Root]: 18 [Comprehension]: 20 [Fortune]: 5 [Charm]: 8
[Commander]: 26 [Strength]: 8 [Intelligence]: 8 [Politics]: 26
[Talent]: Locked
[Skills]: None
[Skills]: Intermediate Gathering, Beginner Shipbuilding, Beginner Diplomacy, Beginner Detection, Beginner Weapon Mastery, Basic Horsemanship, Basic Spear Mastery, Basic Archery
[Mount]: Inferior Warhorse (Bronze-grade)
[Equipment]: Inferior Iron Spear (Bronze-grade), Ring of Courage (Iron-grade)
While Ouyang Shuo was checking his stats, Shi Wansui had already brought his men to clean up the battlefield. In the game, NPCs couldn't be resurrected after they died, so their corpses wouldn't stay for long.
Usually, after an NPC died, their corpses would stay for an hour. During this time, if someone helped to collect their corpses, they could bring them to the cemetery for burial. Otherwise, they would all turn into white light and disappear, just like the corpses of the bandits. This also reflected the humane design of the game. Otherwise, in the later stages of the game, the thousands of corpses in a single battle would be horrifying to look at.
This time, after wiping out the bandits, they had seized countless resources, so it was hard to count them all. In addition, Ouyang Shuo was also preparing to bring the women and children back to the territory. After a rough count, there were 32 women and three children, for a total of 35 people.
These women and children were basically left behind to serve the bandits after they looted the village. Not only could these people quickly replenish the population of the territory, but they could also improve the population structure of the territory to a certain extent.
Among the refugees that the system spawned in the early stages of the game, more than 80% were adult males. According to the system's logic, since they were refugees, naturally, stronger adult males would have a higher chance of surviving. As for the old, weak, women, and children, most of them couldn't survive in the wilderness.
As for whether these women would find someone else to marry and have children after returning to the territory, Ouyang Shuo wasn't going to interfere. Ouyang Shuo didn't intend to interfere. Everything was decided by the villagers. As the lord, all he could do was ensure that they wouldn't be discriminated against in the territory, and at the same time, ensure their personal safety and freedom.
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