Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 58: Bandit Suppression Life
At this time, several villagers walked towards Liu He and others.

"My dear nephew Liu, the peace and tranquility of Huangshui Township today is all thanks to you. We, the old people, would like to offer you a bowl of tea instead of wine!"

Liu He and the others quickly stood up and returned the greetings: "Thank you, elders. Protecting our homeland is everyone's responsibility. Besides, every household has contributed food and people. This is everyone's credit!"

The old men were very satisfied to see that Liu He and others were humble and polite.

"Haha, my Huangshui Township has you guys, which is also a blessing from our ancestors. But..."

When Liu He saw that several people seemed to be hesitant to speak, he became confused.

"Why should I be polite to you elders? Just say whatever you want to say."

"Yes, if there is anything you need our help with, please tell us, uncles and grandfathers. We will never refuse!"

Guan Yu also came over and spoke.

"Very good, very good. We will not refuse anything within our ability!"

Cheng Liang also patted his chest and made the promise.

After hearing what they said, one of the old men finally spoke.

"It's not a big deal. Under the protection of my nephews, most areas of Huangshui Township are very peaceful. However, there are several villages in the mountains. It's easy to get in, but difficult to get out, so..."

During this period, village and pavilion were often the same concept. Pavilion was the official administrative unit, but many villagers were accustomed to calling it village.

Before they finished speaking, Liu He had guessed about 70% of it.

"So these villages must be more vulnerable to attacks by bandits, and the elders probably came from these villages, right?"

The old men felt a little embarrassed when Liu He hit the nail on the head.

"Ah, nephew is right. We are from Shigou Village and Huanglong Village. We just learned about your training of militia not long ago, and the villagers are very excited. Our two villages are in the mountains, and we are usually the worst hit by banditry. Although the situation has improved a little in the past one or two years, we are still troubled by them."

"Yes, not long ago, more than 20 people broke into the village and looted it. It was really..."

As the old men talked, they couldn't help but lower their heads and sigh.

After hearing what they said, Liu He and others understood everything.

"I see. Elders, rest assured. We organized the militia team to protect the peace of the people in the village. Since there are still bandits causing trouble, we will send troops into the mountains in ten days and completely flatten the surrounding mountain strongholds so that they can no longer harm the villagers!"

This idea was not a sudden one, Liu He had it in mind long ago. The so-called offense is the best defense. It is too passive to wait here for the bandits to come and then defend. It is better to attack them. Even if they are not killed, at least they must be scared, so as to ensure that Huangshui Township can rest assured.

After hearing Liu He's assurance, the worries of the old men disappeared.

"Oh, that's it... Thank you so much!"

After the banquet, Liu He and others returned to the room to discuss for a long time. Guan Yu and others were all heroes, and they would not back down when faced with such a situation. They all asked to go up the mountain to suppress the bandits. In the end, everyone unanimously decided to wait until the busy farming season was over for the militiamen to go into the mountains to suppress the bandits, which would also be a good opportunity to test the results of their own and the militiamen's training.

At night, Liu He lay in bed and summoned the system again.

"System Boss, please help me check the current attributes of the seven of us."

"System query, please wait..."

"Host: Command 61, Force 88, Intelligence 84, Politics 53, Special Attributes: None, Special Skills: None."

"Zhang Yong: Command 60, Force 83, Intelligence 80, Politics 49, Special Attributes: None, Special Skills: None."

"Zhang Yu: Command 39, Force 35, Intelligence 87, Politics 69, Special Attribute: Domestic Helper, Special Skill: None."

"Zhu Ye: Command 49, Martial Power 89, Intelligence 65, Politics 42, Special Attributes: Martial Arts, Special Skills: Courage."

"Guan Yu: Command 50, Military Strength 90, Intelligence 73, Politics 43, Special Attributes: Loyalty, Special Skills: None."

"Cheng Liang: Command 41, Force 87, Intelligence 46, Politics 40, Special Attributes: None, Special Skills: None."

"Ye Xiang: Command 38, Force 54, Intelligence 53, Politics 28, Special Attributes: Archery 83, Special Skills: None."

Liu He tapped the edge of the bed with his hands while listening to the system's report.

"As expected, Master Guan was the first to break through to 90 points of force. It's a lot of points. After this anti-bandit war is over, it's time to exchange for some treasures."

"With the combined special skill, the five of us can increase our strength by 4 points when we go into battle together. In this case, Zhu Ye has the highest strength. His two hammers weigh 72 kilograms each, with a total weight of 154 kilograms. After activating the special skill of courage, he can increase his strength by 6 points, reaching an astonishing 99 points."

"With this lineup and a team that has gone through such hard training, it should be easy to deal with those bandits, right? But we still have to be careful. These militiamen are my first batch of troops, and they are all from the same village. In this first battle, we must try our best to avoid casualties, otherwise it will have a big impact on morale."

The next day, Liu He called together a few people among the 130 who were more well-informed and asked them about the situations in the surrounding mountain strongholds. They did not dare to be negligent and told him everything they knew. After all, the more they knew and the more prepared they were, the safer they would be when fighting.

In the mountain range east of Langdiao County, there were originally five mountain strongholds within a radius of 200 miles. That is to say, if there had been no changes in the past two years, there should be four left now.

The largest of them is called Wulang Mountain Stronghold, located in a place called Wulang Valley. The terrain is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is a military fortress. There are three leaders and more than 500 people in the stronghold, but only about 350 of them are truly combat-capable.

The three leaders also had some martial arts skills. The big leader was good at using a broadsword, the second leader was good at using a spear, and the third leader was good at using a Xuanhua axe.

With a strong leader, a large number of people and good terrain, the officers and soldiers failed in many encirclement and suppression attempts.

The second is a stronghold called Wuhu Stronghold. Its leaders are five brothers who lead more than 200 people. However, these 200 people are all tough and good at fighting. They just go to Yu County to plunder more often, so they don’t have much conflict with other strongholds. Otherwise, even Wulang Stronghold may not dare to say that it has a sure victory.

The last two were small mountain strongholds, each with no more than a hundred people. They did not have much combat power, and their leaders were just ordinary farmers. Liu He and others could just pick one of them and bring a few dozen militiamen up the mountain together, and they could almost take down the entire stronghold.

You don't know until you ask. Once you ask, Liu He and others are really shocked. They really didn't expect that there are so many bandits entrenched in this hilltop east of Huangshui Township.

(End of this chapter)