Ming Dynasty: Summoning game players at the beginning

Chapter 42 You should seek help from someone else

Li Mu received the important news on the viewing platform.

"Boss, there's a group of remnants of the army outside the base who want to see you."

This is the game player who reports the news, usually a "resident player" who goes online from time to time.

Li Mu was not sure who the remnant soldiers who came to visit were, but he knew that not long ago the "Begging Army" had ambushed and defeated the county soldiers and captured and incorporated most of them.

Surrounded by some players who stayed in the village to fight, Li Mu came to the reception room. A dozen remaining soldiers were blocked by the players in the open space outside the courtyard, and only three representatives were allowed to come to Li Mu.

The three men had tattered clothes, wounds on their mouths and noses, and their cloth-wrapped hair was disheveled and hanging down in a mess, making them look like desperate beggars.

When the three of them first saw the young Master Li, they were stunned at first. They didn't expect that the rumored Master Li was so young, like a young and successful scholar.

When they came to their senses, they immediately fell to their knees, pleading in sorrow, "Master Li, help me!"

"Where are you from and why are you asking me for help?" Li Mu actually guessed most of their identities, but he still pretended to know nothing.

"I'm a relative of Master Zhao Siwei, Zhao Gui... These are the county soldiers sent to suppress the bandits, plus the local militia that Master Zhao helped. My eight hundred good men believed the bandits' lies and were ambushed. My uncle was killed on the spot, and the rest of the soldiers either died or fled. All eight hundred of our troops have been annihilated!"

"Eight hundred of us have been annihilated. The enemy is at their peak right now. They might target my wealthy family next. I can barely protect myself, how can I save you?" Li Mu deliberately said to the players nearby, "Bring some food over and get these people out of the village. I should also prepare my army for battle."

"Master Li, wait!" Zhao Gui held out his hand to stop them. "Those bandits can't number more than two hundred. I see Master Li's camp has a large population, more than enough to protect not only himself but also the people in the area... I beg Master Li to send some men to help defend the county. If the county falls, the bandits will become stronger and will surely coerce the people into attacking Yangjiazhai. Then, everything will be over."

"Haha, I'm just a local rich man from a small village. How can I defeat a ferocious bandit? You'd better seek help from someone else. I'm not being modest..." Li Mu said this, but he never left his seat.

"I've long heard that Master Li is a young and accomplished man. He single-handedly mobilized the forces of dozens of villages and wiped out the Black Wind Village bandits in one fell swoop. This shows that Master is both civil and military.

As long as the master dispatches some of his servants to serve as the backbone, and together with the brave villagers in the county to defend the city, he will surely repel the bandits and restore peace to the people.

This is a time of great turmoil. If he achieves great success in this battle and is noticed by the higher-ups, Master Li will surely rise to a higher position in the future."

Zhao Gui's series of words made Li Mu shake his head.

He thought that Mr. Li was moved by his words, but in fact he was thinking about the exact opposite thing.

Li Mu closed his eyes tightly and moved his lips slightly for a long time without any response.

Zhao Gui was a little anxious for a moment, and immediately asked tentatively, "Master Li, how is it?"

"Well, it's not impossible, but..."

"Just what? If Master Li has any concerns, please feel free to tell us. My uncle is not here right now, and I still have a say in the Zhao family. I will definitely handle it for Master Li."

"I've recently recruited some new servants who are capable of fighting, but they're stubborn and unruly. They demand generous rewards even for training and martial arts demonstrations, making them quite formidable. I'm temporarily lending you these 240 men. Can you manage them?"

Li Mu said that he recruited new servants, but in fact he summoned more than 200 players using the destiny points obtained from the ambush.

These players drew some newcomers to swap with those who had died in battle and resurrected in the village, as well as other veterans, barely managing to make up a 240-man roster of veterans and newcomers. Zhao Gui was overjoyed upon hearing this. Master Li had sent over 200 servants to aid in the battle, indicating that the village still had some spare strength. He also mentioned that the servants were available, indicating that their fighting ability was indeed quite good.

"Thank you, Master Li, for your assistance! I will personally take care of the financial and food expenses, and will not let your servants suffer any injustice."

"Go ahead. The reinforcements you requested are already waiting at the village gate. Remember, those servants are unruly and unruly. You must not treat them as ordinary militiamen and beat or scold them. You must not withhold their food and wages, or you will bear the consequences."

"My little brother understands."

Zhao Gui led a group of remaining soldiers and bowed deeply to Master Li to express their gratitude. Then they ate a steamed bun in three bites and drank a large bowl of water to finish their meal.

When the remaining soldiers arrived at the village entrance, they thought they would have to wait for the servants for a while. After all, with more than 200 people scattered throughout such a large village, shouting would take quite some time, not to mention putting on their equipment.

As a result, as soon as they arrived, they saw 240 servants waiting at the door for a long time, with all kinds of weapons available. Some even had large and small bags tied around their waists and backs, and no one knew what was in them.

The number of people and equipment were complete, but it was the discipline and temperament that made Zhao Gui, who was used to seeing lazy militiamen, frown.

The servants jumped up and down, making trouble like monkeys without golden hoops. Some of them seemed to be born on the first day in the world, and could not help sighing for the sky, the light, the water, and the earth.

Someone put their hand down their pants and screamed in amazement, "My stuff isn't censored!"

Zhao Gui just felt that this man had a problem with his brain. How could a grown man like you not have that thing? Only eunuchs didn't have that thing.

Some people even climbed onto the roof of someone else's shop to show off their skills and shouted to the flatbed truck loaded with hay below, "Look at my leap of faith!"

With a thud, the servant fell into the haystack. However, he failed to stand up successfully. He did not adjust his body position after falling from a high place, causing his neck to break with a snap when it hit the ground first.

Wow, one of our soldiers was killed before we even set out on the expedition.

Zhao Gui thought to himself, you bunch of "naughty monkeys" are really as bad-tempered as Master Li said.

Before Zhao Gui could ask to set off, he saw a young servant running out of the village quickly. As he came, his whole body straightened up, his legs snapped together, and he raised his hands in salute as if he was made of steel.

"Housekeeper No. 114514 reports for duty!"

Zhao Gui turned his head and felt that this person looked a bit like the young man who had confidently jumped off the building just now, but when he walked closer and looked at him carefully, he felt that they were not the same person.

"This is my brother. He's dead, so I'm here to take over!" the young man roared. "There should be 240 of us, not one less!"

"it is good!"

Zhao Gui couldn't help but praise them repeatedly, thinking that although these people were stubborn and difficult to deal with, they also had the advantage of keeping their promises... It was really rare for a younger brother to take over immediately after his elder brother died.

If the local militia can also have their sons take over from their fathers and their younger brothers take over from their elder brothers, then there is nothing to be afraid of in terms of public security in this area.

"Come on, I'll take you to my Zhao Family Village. I'll serve you good wine and good food. Only after you're well fed and well-drinked will you have the strength to kill the beggar thieves!"

(End of this chapter)