From refugee NPC to mythical general

Chapter 38: Explosive Growth
Daming Village, barracks.

After the 37 militiamen were equipped with rattan armor, each of them looked majestic and full of energy.

When Wang Da saw Zhuge Liang, he said excitedly: "General! We all have armor! Thank you, General!"

"Thank you General!"

Passionate shouts rose to the sky, and the 37 junior militiamen expressed their sincere respect for Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang said, "Why are you thanking me? The rattan armor was made for you by the lord."

Guo Tu stood aside and said with a smile: "But if the general hadn't killed the bandit leader, the lord wouldn't have so much money to make armor!"

Wang Da and others said: "Yes!"

Zhuge Liang stared at Guo Tu with a complicated look, and then said to Wang Da and the others: "You all go to the barracks and try to see if you can upgrade."

After all, they have participated in two battles, so some of the junior militiamen may be able to be upgraded.

After giving the order, he called Guo Tu aside and asked with narrowed eyes, "What did you mean just now, sir?"

Guo Tu pretended to be crazy and said, "What?"

Zhuge Liang narrowed his eyes and said, "Sir, you are a strategist, and you have many tricks up your sleeve, but I am not a fool. You are trying to encourage the soldiers to be loyal to me, so what do you want to do?"

Guo Tu was silent for a moment, then said bluntly: "Then I will say it straight. I want the general to be independent and rule the world on his own."

"I will devote my entire life to assisting the general, and I will never have second thoughts."

Zhuge Liang snapped, “Shut up!”

"If you say something like that again, I'll chop you up!"

Guo Tu sighed slightly and said, "Since the general has no such intention, I will not mention this matter any more."

Looking at Guo Tu's departing back, Zhuge Liang seemed to be thinking about something.

At this stage, he definitely cannot leave the players, because they are the ones who have the ability to recruit NPCs and ensure their own upgrades.

Although he is now a high-level militiaman and possesses the strength of a ninth-rate general, he is even one step away from reaching the eighth-rate.

But if you encounter powerful generals from the Three Kingdoms with a combat power value of dozens of times later, what are the chances of you surviving?
Players can help themselves upgrade. Before they become top-notch warriors, it is undoubtedly a foolish idea to go out on their own.

But this old guy Guo Tu is quite interesting.

……

During the five-day recruitment cooling-off period, Zhuge Liang personally trained the soldiers in their deployments. Unfortunately, before becoming a ninth-rate general, he did not have the ability to command and train soldiers, and he himself felt that the deployments he had made were very poor.

During these five days, Guo Tu led 13 laborers to open up water conservancy projects, build granaries, and encourage farming and sericulture, and the grain output increased.

The militiamen also continued hunting in the mountains during these five days, and as the number of people increased, the hunting speed became faster and faster.

But the bad news is that the resources in the back mountain of Dameng Village are getting less and less. After the novice period, the resources in the back mountain no longer refresh, the number of wild beasts decreases day by day, and the amount of wood is also decreasing day by day. This is why Zhuge Liang also quickly took down the other two bandit nests within three miles around!

The territory needs to be expanded. Only by expanding the territory can new resources be replenished quickly and money can be obtained faster.

Of course, there is also good news. Wang Da and five other militiamen were successfully upgraded to intermediate militiamen. In other words, Daming Village now has one senior militiaman, Zhuge Liang, and six intermediate militiamen, including Wang Da!
When Ning Mengya returned to Daming Village from outside the game again, she was excited to learn that there were already 6 more intermediate militiamen.

The player 'Hit All Pretenders' only has two militiamen on the forum, but he is highly praised by a group of players. This shows that there are very few other players who have more than two intermediate militiamen at this stage.

But he already has 6 intermediate militiamen, and Zhuge Liang, an incredible senior militiaman!
【Lord】: Lemon Duck

[Fief]: Dameng Village (Level 3 Village)

[Members]: Villagers*13, Militia*37 (Archers*12, Sword and Shield Soldiers*4, Spearmen*3, Cavalry*6, Infantry*12)

[Buildings]: Barracks (Level 3), Hospital (Primary)

[Resources]: Food*1923, Gold Coins 6, Silver Coins 18, Copper Coins 78
During these 5 days, the amount of food increased by 717, the amount of gold coins increased by 3, and the amount of silver coins increased by 18!

You know, the last time she upgraded Zhuge Liang's advanced militia, she waited for 5 recruitment days, or about 25 days, to increase by about 10 gold coins. Now, one recruitment day increases by 3 gold coins. If converted to 5 recruitment days, it will increase by at least 15 gold coins!

This shows that under the management of Guo Tu, a third-rate strategist, Daming Village's ability to acquire resources is getting stronger and stronger!
Chamber.

Today is a new round of recruitment day. Zhuge Liang, Ning Mengya and Guo Tu gathered in the meeting room. After a brief discussion, Guo Tu planned to spend 2 gold coins to recruit 100 people.

Zhuge Liang and Ning Mengya did not object, so Ning Mengya soon started a new round of NPC recruitment.

When she came back again, Guo Tu immediately asked Ning Mengya, "My Lord, how was the recruitment this time?"

Ning Mengya shook her head. This time, she recruited 100 NPCs, but still failed to recruit a single strategist or general. She only recruited 68 militiamen and 32 civilian laborers in total.

Guo Tu asked again: "Are there any new soldiers?"

Ning Mengya said: "Yes, there are 5 scouts, 4 halberd soldiers, 6 sword and axe soldiers, and the rest are 15 archers, 10 javelin soldiers, 16 sword and shield soldiers, and 12 infantry."

"Okay!" Guo Tu seemed extremely excited, and Zhuge Liang looked at him with some confusion.

Guo Tu then explained to Zhuge Liang: "General, do you remember that I said last time that I would keep you in suspense and reveal the plan to you after this recruitment?"

Zhuge Liang nodded slightly.

Guo Tu said: "The key lies in these five scouts. Previously, we didn't have any soldiers who were proficient in spying. With these five scouts, we can roughly understand the strength of the other two bandit nests. Only in this way can I assess the probability of victory and judge whether to let the general send troops to ensure the safety of the general and his soldiers!"

It turned out that the old guy had this plan. He was very meticulous. With these five scouts, he could gather some general intelligence. Even if it was not the most precise intelligence, at least he could make a preliminary assessment of the enemy's military strength.

As for the new soldiers recruited by Ning Mengya, they are also very good. The halberd soldiers are medium- and short-range melee soldiers. The halberds have a certain distance advantage and can effectively curb the impact of the enemy, especially the cavalry.

As for the swordsmen and axemen, their power is even greater. When dealing with the enemy's soldiers protected by armor, swordsmen and axemen are undoubtedly the best way to kill the enemy!
After this round of recruitment, Daming Village now has 45 laborers and 105 militiamen (27 archers, 20 sword and shield soldiers, 13 spearmen, 6 cavalrymen, 24 infantrymen, 5 scouts, 6 swordmen and axemen, and 4 halberdmen).

The number of militiamen has reached the upper limit of the third-level barracks, and no troops will be recruited in the next round of recruitment.

(End of this chapter)