Ming Dynasty: Summoning game players at the beginning

Chapter 100 Stability Plus One
The post-war system rewards came late but arrived.

[Defeat the invading bandits, eliminate the threat, and receive 45000 Mandate points]

Li Mu thought to himself that as expected, the reward for personally participating in the battle was more destiny points.

The rewards he gets from fighting in person in one battle are far greater than what a player would get from winning three battles.

Considering the increasing intensity of the recent battles between the main battle group and the guerrillas, Li Mu took out 1500 life points to purchase resurrection reserves. life points were kept as a backup.

The remaining 25,000 were put back into the card drawing system.

I saw a familiar light flashing in the spiritual world, and countless cards floated in front of my eyes one after another.

[400 beginner players, pieces of Lingshan armor, rifles, pairs of modern special combat boots, kilograms of sugar, kilograms of corn, and three sets of custom COS costumes]

Still failed to produce mid-to-high-level players.

Li Mu suspected that the system did not display the mid-to-high-level players, and that there were actually "high-level players" who had been playing for a long time?

Although the number of players who drew the destiny value this time was small in terms of cost-effectiveness, the value of the accompanying products was high.

Shanwen armor and lances are both exquisite products that require a lot of time and effort to make. Military boots made of modern materials are even rarer. White sugar and grain are also great.

Needless to say, COS customized costumes, one of the customized suits sent out last time has been shown to the public, attracting the enthusiastic pursuit of countless players.

As expected, being cool and showing off is the primary motivation for players to strive for success. Players who don't want to be cool and show off are not good fourth disasters.

Four hundred players were loaded into the room one after another. Li Mu had a thought, and four hundred newcomers, both men and women, quickly crawled out of the mud beside him.

The defeated soldiers who were closer witnessed the "miracle" on the spot -

The "potato soldiers" that appeared out of nothing, holding weapons, stood on the earth like a group of heavenly soldiers emitting spiritual energy.

They looked curiously at everything new around them, and even ran up to the stunned defeated soldiers, pinching their faces and poking their stomachs.

"Ah!" The real touch verified the miraculous scene as real, and the defeated soldiers who were touched screamed in shock.

This strange roar without any reason also scared the players, "What the hell are you yelling about!"

Hundreds of new players interacted with the defeated soldiers, while Li Mu pondered how to deal with the 20,000 or so captives.

They are more than 20,000 mouths to feed, more than 20,000 unstable elements ready to make trouble, and more than 20,000 valuable manpower for production and construction.

As long as he can place them well and use them for his own benefit, Li Mu's core strength will be greatly increased.

Eliminate the leader of the bandits and divide their followers?

Li Mu accidentally glanced at the piled up grain spoils.

Suddenly I realized a problem——

The food carried by the enemy soldiers was only short-term combat rations, and it would be good if it could last for two months.

But they have been entrenched in the Hubei, Henan and Anhui areas for a long time, and it is impossible for them to survive on this little military rations.

So Li Mu ordered his men to bring over dozens of surrendered soldiers and question them, and he indeed found the answer to the question.

It turned out that they had settled in Yingshan area to save themselves.

Although they still could not be self-sufficient after more than a year of farming, the Tiger Battalion occasionally went to the countryside to rob the rich, kidnapped wealthy merchants for ransom, and collected "tribute" from surrounding mountain villages, barely maintaining the food, clothing and daily necessities of tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians.

Although they went all out this time, their farming bases remained, and they could retreat at any time if the battle went badly...

Now, Li Mu no longer had to worry about how to place more than 20,000 prisoners. He could simply pack 30% to 40% of them and hand them over to the Huguang Guerrillas for management.

The Huguang guerrillas also have two to three hundred people. If new players are willing to join, their number will be even greater.

They were allowed to lead some captives back to Yingshan to cultivate land, saving them the trouble of building houses and reclaiming wasteland.

Of course, the surrendered soldiers surrendered because they wanted to save their lives. They were not convinced in their hearts, and some unstable factors needed to be "cleansed" to eliminate the possibility of the surrendered soldiers rebelling again.

Li Mu divided the captives into eight dense square formations of more than 3,000 people, and took the identified bandit leaders, relatives and family members of the marshal to the open space in the center.

When these bandit leaders, who had been in power for a long time, saw themselves being dragged in front of rows of dug trenches, they immediately realized that something was wrong.

"Have mercy! Master Li, please have mercy on me and spare me..."

"It was Ding Yiman who was determined to offend Master Li. I tried to persuade him a long time ago, but he wouldn't listen. I don't dare to harm you, Master Li. Please forgive me."

"Don't kill me! Don't kill me! I'm still useful. I can work and make money. Keep me. I'm useful..."

They cried and begged for mercy with all their might, their tears and snot mixed together, begging Master Li to spare their lives, and that they would serve him like slaves in this life and even in the next.

If Master Li says go east, they will never go west. They are willing to be loyal slaves for the rest of their lives.

Some people struggled desperately to escape, but were knocked down by the players with a few punches, leaving their noses and mouths bleeding.

Li Mu stood in his stirrups, surveying the surrounding circle of surrendered soldiers, constantly observing the changes in their expressions as they watched the execution, to see if they were feeling relieved or filled with regret...

After a cursory observation, Li Mu saw that the majority of the soldiers were indifferent, relieved, and filled with hatred for the bandit leader. It was clear that the Tiger Battalion, which called itself a "righteous army," was no different from the government troops: leaders bullying their followers, bandit leaders bullying their leaders, and one level oppressing another.

Then the source of morale for most surrendered soldiers to continue fighting could not be loyalty to the commander-in-chief, but money, food, women, generous rewards, and protection for their families.

According to the ideas of some war-crazy players, they don't want any prisoners, no matter good or bad, as long as they have been their enemies, they will be slaughtered, and their heads will be piled up into a "meat mountain" to severely intimidate all forces that dare to be their enemies.

But players have also heard rumors: the male protagonist in the game is narrow-minded. If you offend him and his favorability decreases, your rewards will be discounted at best, and at worst you will be banned or their account will be blocked, which would be a big trouble.

So they had to ask for instructions on how to deal with the prisoners. "Should we kill them all?"

"Kill the evil leader and his family." Li Mu's forearm hung vertically beside his head, and he slashed down from above, saying calmly, "Kill."

One hundred players swung their swords and chopped down, and the bloody heads rolled into the nearby trench. The players then kicked the unconscious headless bodies back into the trench with a swift kick.

Some of the bandit leaders' relatives cried and struggled so hard that the executioners slashed at their shoulders and backs, splashing scarlet blood all over the ground. They were in pain and died from excessive blood loss.

At this time, several players from the Huguang Guerrilla Force came over and said, "We heard a piece of news in Wuchang - there is a miner's volunteer army operating in southern Hubei and northern Hunan, and the leader calls himself the 'King of Sweeping'.

They fought well before, but I'm afraid they can't hold on these days... I wonder if we can recruit them?"

miner?

Li Mu was delighted to hear this, as miners were one of the best soldiers in the late Ming Dynasty.

Not to mention the armed miners who spontaneously rebelled and fought against the government troops for many years. They were trained into veterans even if they were not veterans.

When the time comes to recruit them under his command, it will be like veterans leading veterans, which will greatly help his own troops.

"Very good. You must convince them to join me. For every hundred miners you persuade to join me, I will reward you with one merit point. After the mission is completed, I will give each participant two additional battle rewards."

Rewards for both campaigns!
The players looked at each other and saw expressions of ecstasy on each other's faces.

There must be a "hardcore player" under a huge reward. As long as players are given generous rewards, they can even lead their troops to the moon.

The brothers were so eager to perform that they all knelt on one knee and clasped their fists towards Li Mu, as if they were generals of a legion responding to the supreme emperor.

"I will definitely fulfill my mission!"

After the post-war chores were dealt with, the newly joined players also chose their respective career focuses.

Encouraged by the promise of the "double campaigns," two hundred new recruits joined the Huguang guerrillas, one hundred joined the "First Legion - Begging Army," and one hundred were willing to lead the captives in farming.

The victorious army will split into two groups here——

A group of about 400 Huguang guerrillas led 10,000 prisoners to the "Yingshan Military Farm".

Li Mu personally led the way back to Lijiazhai with more than 16,000 captives. He left some food for the winter every day and allowed some captives to farm on the spot with the farming players.

In this way, a "Tuntian Village" consisting of several thousand captives was left behind in a few days. Later, Li Mu would transport the farming tools and seeds for next year's farming.

As for the captives' families, Li Mu took them all back to Lijiazhai as hostages.

The captives were allowed to see their families for two days every fifteen days, and they would be allowed to reunite with their families after half a year when the defeated soldiers had completely settled down.

Li Mu led a large group of captives and did not move very fast. It took a lot of time to settle each farming village.

However, the player reports he had arranged in advance had already calmed the uneasy hearts of everyone in Lijiazhai.

But those gentry who were hiding in the dark and ready to make a move did not know the specific news.

The gentry who were eager to overthrow Li Mu thought that it was just a lie spread by the Lijiazhai people who were pretending to be calm.

Some even concluded that Li Mu had died in battle outside and all his servants and militia had fled.

As for why there was no sign of the victorious Tiger Camp, it was probably because both sides suffered heavy losses in the battle and the bandits also led their troops to retreat.

After Li Mu's death, his confidants and a group of "henchmen" who stayed in the county town lost their backbone.

The 1,500-strong People's Corps, which nominally belong to the county, will certainly waver.

This is the weakest moment of the "Li Baopi Interest Group". As long as the masters hit the flaw, the agent of the county government affairs will have to be replaced.

Some people are hesitant, while others want to do something big.

"Let's do it."

A wealthy family was getting impatient. He had been sending his servants to live in the county town for the past few days. There were already dozens of them, and their daily food and lodging were a considerable expense.

"If you don't take what God has given you, you will suffer the consequences. If we wait until Lijiazhai puts forward a new leader to take over the militia, our plan will be ruined!"

"it is good!"

The few people who were wavering gritted their teeth and suddenly threw away their hesitant thoughts.

"I'll invite Li San to the banquet. Each of you should also invite the small leaders of the militia to dinner. As soon as you hear the signal arrow, tell your servants to seize the county government office!"

(End of this chapter)