Guo Qi quickly formed an elite troop of 140 people, including 50 Stage 7 spearmen, 50 Stage 6 sword-shield soldiers, and 40 Stage 6 archers. The other soldiers were led by the other three high-level generals to kill the wild monsters in the camp.
Looking at Guo Qi's team, Li Yunyi felt that it was a waste of talent. Most of the Mountain Yue Tribe strongholds were made up of fourth-tier cultivators, so there was no need for such a powerful team. However, he also knew that Guo Qi was going there personally to ensure that his lord was safe.
The mountain stronghold they discovered this time was in the northwest region, about 25 kilometers away from Linhai Village. If they were to march quickly, coupled with Guo Qi's innate skill, Seraphic Speed, they would only need half an hour to arrive.
During the march, Li Yunyi saw one of Guo Qi's soldiers carrying a wooden birdcage with two grayish-white pigeons in it. He asked Guo Qi curiously,"Are you carrying carrier pigeons?”
"Reporting to my lord, this is indeed a carrier pigeon. It's convenient to communicate with other troops outside. It was domesticated by the pigeon farmer Ge Dong that my lord brought last time.”
Yun Xiao looked at the pigeon's attributes and was shocked.
[Advanced messenger pigeon: Able to recognize people. As long as you tell me the location and the name of the recipient, it will be delivered accurately. Flying speed: 300 km(h. After 5 hours of continuous flight, you will need to rest for 1 hour.] (Basic carrier pigeon 100 km(h, intermediate carrier pigeon 200 km(h
) It's simply a high-tech product." However, on second thought, the players had a friend system built into the system, so they could contact each other at any time. However, the NPCs could only rely on this kind of messenger pigeon. How could they not be faster?
Half
an hour later, the team arrived at the edge of a mountain forest. It was at the foot of a mountain range near the sea.
"My lord, the stronghold is located in the mountain forest. It is about five miles away from here. It is on a flat land 300 meters high.”
Li Yunyi nodded and waved his hand to signal the troops to go up the mountain without resting.
The village was surrounded by high wooden walls. Looking through the gaps, one could see a large area of farmland and rows of farmhouses. If it weren't for the arrow towers at the gate and the armed guards, it would have looked like an ordinary village in the mountains.
"My lord, should we attack?”
Li Yunyi shook his head as he thought of an idea."Guo Qi, tell everyone not to hide anymore. Get into an attack formation and surround the stronghold gate.”
"Yes, my lord."
Suddenly, a group of high-grade leather armored soldiers and two armored generals appeared. The leader of the group was shocked, and the archers on the archer towers immediately took aim.
"Stop, don't come any closer. Who's coming?”"Let's go!" a guard captain shouted
. Li Yunyi, who was wearing Radiant Armor and holding a dragon scale spear, had the team stop 30 meters away from the gate of the stronghold. Then he slowly walked forward."Call your stronghold leader out. We have something to discuss."”
"Wait, don't move. Wait for me to report to the Fort Master.”The captain immediately arranged for his subordinates to call the Fort Master.
A few moments later, a group of several hundred soldiers arrived at the gate. Most of them were stage four soldiers, with only 50 stage five soldiers following the burly man in chainmail.
"I am the commander of this place, Peng Chun. Who are you?”Peng Chun, who was wearing chainmail armor, looked at Li Yunyi's group with a serious expression.
Li Yunyi narrowed his eyes."I'm the lord of the basin at the foot of the mountain, Li Lin. I'm here to ask Commander Peng if he has considered living down the mountain.”
"Lord? What a joke, since when did the basin at the foot of the mountain have a lord? I think you are also a raider, right? You want to recruit me to work for you?"
"That's right. If you lead the village to surrender, I can let you live a good life in my village.”Li Yunyi waved his hand and the soldiers behind him all got into attacking positions.
"You guys are too much. Even if our strength is not as good as yours, we are not cowards.”Peng Chun raised the long sword in his hand.| He aimed his gun at Li Yunyi, and the soldiers behind him also looked like they were about to charge.
"Heh, Chief Peng, don't you think about the other villagers in your village? Why don't we have a battle? If you lose, you'll submit to me. If I lose, I'll immediately withdraw my troops and promise never to do it again.”
Peng Chun's expression softened. He knew that Li Yunyi's soldiers were very strong. Although they were not as many as his own army, if they really fought, the other party would definitely win. If they were destroyed, the people in the stronghold would definitely become slaves. He had no choice but to consider Li Yunyi's suggestion.
After a long while, Peng Chun walked forward alone."I promise you. I hope you keep your word."”
"Don't worry, I won't go back on my word.”
The two of them walked closer and attacked at the same time.| As the two spears clashed, Peng Chun felt a huge force pass through his body, almost causing him to lose his grip on his weapon. He smiled bitterly in his heart,"It's tough. I didn't expect the other party to be so strong at such a young age."”
The first move was a test, and the second move was a test. Li Yunyi did not hold back anymore. He blocked Peng Chun's iron spear and pressed the tip of the Dragon Scale Spear against his throat.
"Chief Peng, you must admit your loss, right?”
Peng Chun threw away the iron spear in his hand and immediately knelt on one knee."Your subordinate Peng Chun greets the Lord.”
[System Message: Shan Yue General Peng Chun has acknowledged you as his master. Do you agree?]
If he agreed, he would naturally agree. If he didn't agree, he would be a fool.
After successfully recognizing him as his master, Li Yunyi impatiently opened Peng Chun's attribute panel.
Name: Peng Chun
Aptitude: S
Class: Advanced General
Level: 30
Loyalty: 60
Martial Force: 80 Commander: 30 Intelligence: 40 Political: 7
"S-rank Aptitude. That's great. When I go back and join Seaside Village, I'll become SS-rank. Loyalty 60? Your sister, forced surrender, loyalty is low, just pass, if you don't pay attention, you will betray. Fortunately, he did not kill the people of this village. In the future, after seeing the good of Linhai Village, his loyalty would definitely increase.”
The
commander had surrendered in defeat, so the other soldiers in the stronghold naturally did not resist and surrendered as well. Peng Chun led Li Yunyi's team into the stronghold and arrived at the stronghold's meeting hall. Li Yunyi also learned about the stronghold through the stronghold's core stone tablet.
This is a three| There were a total of 2378 villagers, 573 of whom were soldiers, 1 of whom was a high-level general, 2 of whom were low-level generals (Grade A), 50 of whom were grade 5 soldiers (Grade B), and 520 of whom were grade 4 soldiers (Grade C). There were no grade S villagers, but 5 of whom were grade A villagers. They were an intermediate Martial Master, an intermediate Blacksmith, an intermediate Woodworker, and 2 other talents. There were 32 Class B's and 200 Class C's. Li Yunyi couldn't be bothered to look at the rest.
Looking at the core stone stele, Li Yunyi did not choose to destroy it, nor did he choose to occupy it. He chose to keep it. This way, a new batch of mountain villagers would spawn in the village a month later. This time, forcing the stronghold to surrender had given him a taste of sweetness, and he fantasized about coming again the next time he refreshed.
After collecting all the supplies in the stockade warehouse, Li Yunyi asked Peng Chun to gather everyone in the stockade to pack up and return to Linhai Village together. Because there were old people and young children, the return trip took more than an hour.
Seeing Li Yunyi arrive with a large group of villagers, Zhao Zhe was very excited. He quickly organized the villagers to build houses for the new villagers to live in. Seeing the enthusiasm of the villagers of Linhai Village, Peng Chun and the villagers all heaved a sigh of relief. On the way, they were afraid that they would be discriminated against when they arrived at the village. Since the villagers did not reject them, and they were all from the same village in the future, these villagers also began to help build houses.
After officially joining Linhai Village, Peng Chun and the others 'aptitude had all increased by one level. Li Yunyi let the original army of the village continue to serve in the army. He did not recruit the others and let Zhao Zhe make arrangements.
After
dinner, Li Yunyi hurriedly called Peng Chun over.
"Peng Chun, tell me, what other strongholds does your Shan Yue Race have in this basin?”
"My lord, are you planning to unify the basin?”
"That's right. Only by unifying them can we develop outwards in the future.”
Peng Chun looked at Li Yunyi in surprise. He could understand unifying the basin, but to expand it outwards was equivalent to rebelling. This new lord was so ambitious. However, rebelling didn't seem like a bad idea. The Shanyue Tribe was not willing to accept the rule of the imperial court, so they entered the mountains and proclaimed themselves king."My lord, as far as I know, there are 30 villages like mine in the mountain forest. In addition, there are five towns in the basin, a small city, and a heavy city. There are 50,000 troops in the heavy city. My lord, don't be rash."”
Li Yunyi felt his scalp tingle when he heard that. Fortunately, he did not lead his troops to search for the Shan Yue stronghold. Otherwise, if they were unlucky enough to find the Great City, they would probably be wiped out. There would definitely be a king-level general in the Great City. It seemed that he had to plan slowly.
"Peng Chun, do you know the exact location of those 30 mountain strongholds?”
"I understand. I will lead the way for my lord. However, if my lord wants to recruit people to surrender like this time, it will probably be very difficult. This is because some villages are all young and strong, and all the people are soldiers. They won't surrender easily."”
"I know. You can go and rest first.”Li Yunyi told Peng Chun to go back while he pondered.
"Sigh, if only I had a strategist.”
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