bookrebus Chapter 137 Recruiting troops
Chapter 137 Recruiting troops
"Humph! You really think you're a general just because you can fight! Give me back my title of general, wait for my uncle to come out and blow your head off."
Lieutenant General Li's nephew lay on a soldier's shoulder and roared arrogantly.
Xiao Ji clenched his fists, wishing he could rush up and punch that guy in the face, but in the end, he held back.
He took a deep breath and suppressed his anger: "Then go call your uncle now. It's not surprising that you don't know this general. After all, you are not even qualified to see this general."
"Shut up!" The centurion waved his hands angrily, and the soldiers around him were caught off guard and knocked to the ground.
His chest felt like it was hit by a huge rock and he was in unbearable pain. He coughed for a long time before he struggled to get up.
He wiped the blood from the corner of his lips and didn't dare to do anything to their captain, so he directed his anger at Xiao Ji.
"Just wait for me. Our people are going to call General Li right now. Are you scared? Hahahaha..."
After he finished speaking, he staggered away. If he stayed here any longer, he would definitely be beaten in the head by this kid!
His steps were a little unsteady and he ran staggeringly, as if a ghost was chasing him.
"The... the... general... is back." The captain who was at odds with Captain Li said stutteringly.
Originally, he had heard that many refugees fleeing famine were causing trouble, so he wanted to run over to watch the fun, but unexpectedly he saw their general Xiao Ji.
"General...General...Is it really the general who has returned?" The centurion's follower also stuttered.
Everyone was stunned. They only knew the general but had never seen him in person.
It turns out that their general is so domineering!
Only at this moment did everyone realize that the imposing young man in front of them was actually the general of their Xiao family army.
"General, please save us!" The refugees knelt down and shouted.
Their voices were hoarse and trembling, like whispers floating from the abyss of hell.
"You must have not had water for a long time. Everyone, please stop talking and sit quietly where you are."
As soon as Xiao Ji finished speaking, all the refugees sat down on the ground obediently, and were really quiet and silent.
"Give them some of the food from today's wedding banquet." Xiao Ji didn't dare to admit that he gave them water.
Because he knew that the water in their camp was transported from the wells in the capital city, and water was more precious than food.
When thinking of water sources, Xiao Ji thought of the two wells in Mojia Village. They actually used well water to irrigate their crops every day!
Xiao Ji thought about the luxurious Mohist villagers, and looked for Gongxi Leqing.
At this time, Gongxi Leqing was looking at his good friend Mo Lengzhou eagerly, hoping that he could save these refugees.
Mo Lengzhou's eyes were always following his wife, while Lu Zhitao was looking at the refugees with great interest.
It was the first time she saw ancient refugees. They were all emaciated and looked even more miserable than the people being chased by zombies in the apocalypse.
The dirt and wind and frost carved deep wrinkles on everyone's faces, and their eyes revealed endless fatigue and despair.
They were all dressed in rags and were so dirty that they seemed to blend into the wasteland, with only their eyes filled with longing.
There is still a faint light flickering, as if looking for a glimmer of hope of life through despair.
"My dear husband, please carefully identify those who can help us and recruit them for your own use. We will then have the elders of the Gongxi tribe settle them down."
"Tao'er, I think the refugees who have survived until now are not simple. Do you believe it?"
"I believe everything my husband says," Lu Zhitao said modestly.
But she was complaining in her heart: I have trained many more men than you!
"Le Qing, I'll leave this mission to you. If I'm not mistaken, Xiao Ji's camp has run out of food and water."
Mo Lengzhou smiled faintly, reached out and patted Gongxi Leqing on the shoulder and said.
"Village chief, madam, do you mean to bring them into the village?" Gongxi Leqing asked tentatively.
Mo Lengzhou pondered for a while, then asked Lu Zhitao in a low voice: "What does Tao'er mean?"
"If we don't take them into the village, we can let them live at the foot of the mountain. We can send people down the mountain to bring them water to drink, and we can also build a tent and cook porridge to help them."
"I think so too. Tao'er and my husband are really in tune with each other. We are worthy of being husband and wife." Mo Lengzhou wanted to show his love all the time.
"........."
Gongxi Leqing really wanted to say: I think so too. Could it be that my wife and I are in sync with each other?
But he knew Mo Lengzhou's personality, so some jokes couldn't be made casually. "Lengzhou, should we take this opportunity to take in more refugees?"
"Well, Le Qing, thank you for your hard work. Let's first make these refugees stronger and let them spread the word."
"Leng Zhou, if Xiao Ji surrenders to you, you really can't keep some of his soldiers!" Gongxi Leqing said worriedly.
"You'll be in charge of the process then. If Xiao Ji can't accept something, let him handle it himself. Having second thoughts isn't a big deal.
We in Mojia Village only have a little over a hundred people, and we would all have second thoughts, let alone the Xiao Family Army, which is so numerous."
"Leng Zhou, I'm sorry, I was too narrow-minded!" Gongxi Leqing apologized with a look of relief on his face.
"Le Qing, please don't blame yourself. I have always been a burden to you. I won't do that again in the future. We will start recruiting soldiers by taking in refugees.
Tao'er said, we don't have enough food now, if we dig another well and use the new well water to irrigate the crops, they will mature as quickly as before.
Only with sufficient food can we raise strong soldiers and horses. After the New Year, we will go out of the village to train them."
"Leng Zhou, are you telling the truth?" Gongxi Leqing was so excited that he almost jumped up.
He really didn't expect that after Leng Zhou got married, he finally ignited his fighting spirit and became more and more ambitious.
This is really a good thing. They have been looking forward to this day for a long time, but Mo Lengzhou was very negative before.
Forget ambition!
He doesn't even have normal desires, so how can we plan for him?
"We've tried it before, so why isn't it true? We took advantage of the drought to recruit soldiers. Those scum who don't care about the lives of the people should go to hell!"
"Okay, I'll go back to the village now and ask them to bring water down the mountain for the refugees to drink, and also bring some rice down the mountain to make porridge."
"Well, we take in refugees to win people's hearts." Mo Lengzhou said passionately.
Lu Zhitao lowered her head in shame to reduce her presence. She could be considered a scumbag who didn't care about the lives of the refugees!
Her first thought just now was to help useful people, and she never thought of taking care of useless refugees.
No wonder she worked so hard in her previous life and ended up with nothing. People should have some conscience!
Although Mo Lengzhou had been discussing the recruitment of soldiers with Gongxi Leqing, his eyes never left Lu Zhitao.
He took in her lost expression and asked, "Tao'er, why are you unhappy?"
"I felt sorry for them, so I couldn't be happy." Lu Zhitao said dejectedly. She would never tell the man the truth.