All constables and yamen runners were soldiers.
This was a suggestion put forward by Hai Rui. Firstly, the soldiers did not need to consume extra food, and secondly, blind recruitment would inevitably result in a mixed bag of good and bad people. Of course, Lu Ping readily agreed to this.
As for other matters, such as planning and reclaiming farmland, building water conservancy projects, and promoting commerce, they are also being intensively planned.
In short, everything is moving in a good direction.
The only bad thing was that Lu Ping received a report from Ruan Wenjun that he had found traces of bandits near the village.
There were quite a few thieves, more than a thousand of them.
Upon hearing the news, Lu Ping immediately led a thousand soldiers there personally.
In fact, Lu Ping didn't need to take action himself.
But Lu Ping wanted to see for himself what the differences were between the third-level bandits, and he also wanted to observe an actual battle.
After all, this is a legion war, which is very different from before.
If you don’t see it with your own eyes, many things may be difficult to understand.
Ruan Wenjun's village was less than thirty miles away from the county town, and Lu Ping arrived there in half a day.
After arriving at the village entrance, Lu Ping saw from afar a group of bandits surrounding the west side of the village.
Contrary to the number reported previously, this gang of bandits numbered around 1,500 and were clearly well-trained.
Lu Ping immediately ordered the army to stop. The bandits had not discovered Lu Ping yet, and if they went forward, they might run away.
It is true that Lu Ping came to rescue, but he also came to watch the battle.
How can he watch the battle if all the bandits are scared away?
Soon, Nguyen Van Tuan led his soldiers out of the village to fight.
Lu Ping deployed five military generals in each village.
In addition to Ruan Wenjun, Ruan Wenjun's team also has a second-rate general and three rubbish generals.
All five of them possessed military skills, but Lu Ping didn't know what specific skills they were.
There are generally two types of military general skills: group attack and single attack.
The group attack has a large range and is effective in killing soldiers.
Single attack is powerful and can cause effective damage to enemy generals.
In general, group attack skills are more practical.
When the bandits on the opposite side saw Ruan Wenjun coming out, they ordered a charge without saying a word.
More than a thousand bandits rushed up shouting and killing.
"Sun and Moon Wheel Slash."
Ruan Wenjun shouted loudly and was the first to release his martial arts skills.
In an instant, the sword light burst out, and five crescent-shaped sword lights swept out and directly chopped into the enemy formation.
Suddenly, screams were heard everywhere, and many bandits were hacked to the ground.
With just one move, more than 200 bandits were killed on the spot and more than 200 others were injured.
This is the true strength of a famous historical general!
"Sun and Moon Slash."
"Excalibur flashes."
"Stone Sword."
"Four-stroke vehicle."
Afterwards, the other four generals also used their skills without hesitation.
In an instant, swords and knives were flying on the battlefield, lightning and thunder flashed, and screams suddenly became one and the same.
In just a moment, more than 300 bandits were either killed or injured.
But obviously, the martial arts skills of these four people cannot compare with Ruan Wenjun.
Ruan Wenjun caused nearly five hundred casualties with one move, while the four of them combined only killed and injured three hundred.
Among them, the four-charge chariot used by the second-rate general caused nearly half of the losses.
Four Rams: Release four rams to attack enemies in four lines.
A very practical group attack skill.
The general who released this skill was named Jin Yunshan, a second-rate general.
Lu Ping didn't expect that Jin Yunshan actually mastered such good military skills.
It seems that I still know a little bit less about the generals under my command.
Lu Ping pondered secretly.
After the generals' skills were released, only less than 700 of the more than 1,500 bandits were left and able to fight again.
But even so, the number of bandits was nearly four times that of Nguyen Van Tuan.
The two sides soon engaged in a melee.
For a moment, the sound of killing shook the sky.
Lu Ping stood on the horse and watched the scene quietly.
"Okay, go help."
After a while, Lu Ping saw that Ruan Wenjun and others were showing signs of defeat, so he gave the order.
"promise."
Huang Zhong and others around him received the order and immediately led their troops into the battlefield.
With the participation of Huang Zhong and others, the outcome of the battle was no longer a suspense.
In less than a few minutes, all the bandits were wiped out.
"I failed to guard properly, my lord, please punish me."
After dealing with all the bandits, Ruan Wenjun immediately knelt on the ground and apologized.
"It's not your fault. You have too few soldiers."
Lu Ping said calmly.
Ruan Wenjun really cannot be blamed for this battle.
The third level of combat is completely different from the second level. Generals can release their skills, but at the same time, the combat effectiveness of bandits and soldiers is also increased threefold.
Even Zhao Yun would surely die if the enemy army exceeded two hundred without using his military skills.
So Ruan Wenjun is not to be blamed for this battle.
If Lu Ping had given him more troops, even just 400 soldiers, Ruan Wenjun would not have lost.
"You've done a great job. I'll send you some more troops later." Lu Ping said with a smile.
"Thank you, my lord."
Ruan Wenjun breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.
"Ding, congratulations to the host for eliminating the bandits and gaining 30,000 reputation, 300,000 experience points, and 5,000 food."
The battle is over, and system rewards follow
After hearing this, Lu Ping was speechless.
This reward is too little compared to the second level.
The system is really stingy.
"General Ruan, where is the lair of these bandits?" Lu Ping suddenly asked.
"It's just ten miles to the west. I have sent people to investigate before." Ruan Wenjun replied hurriedly.
"very good."
It’s easy if you have a nest!
I think there will be rewards for destroying the nest.
Soon, Lu Ping led his troops to the bandits' lair.
But when he saw the bandits' lair clearly, Lu Ping couldn't help but curse.
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