strictlysupreme Chapter 126: Clearing Out the Bandits Again
Chapter 126: Clearing Out the Bandits Again
Jiang Li smiled and said, "Please rest assured, Uncle Master, I will do my best. But after all, I have been involved in war, so it is hard to say what I will be like in the future."
Li Lin sighed and said, "You are such a fool. Since you have entered the Dao Sect, just practice with peace of mind. Why bother to develop an army?"
Jiang Li said helplessly, "Master Uncle also knows that the world is in chaos now. Not only are demons and ghosts rampant, but natural and man-made disasters are also constant. If you don't have some force in your hands, how can you protect your family?"
Li Lin glanced at Jiang Li and said, "I heard that you have three or four towns and more than thirty villages under your command, and your soldiers are almost a thousand, right?"
Jiang Li chuckled, then said seriously, "There's nothing I can do about it. I'm a kind person and I can't bear to see others being oppressed. I try my best to persuade and destroy the bandits. After a while, my territory has expanded."
Li Lin frowned and said, "You better think about it. People like us who practice cultivation have always been afraid to avoid the battle for national destiny. If you take the initiative to participate now, you will be doomed if you are not careful!"
Jiang Li said solemnly, "Since there is such a thing as the king's law in this world, everyone should abide by it. Now someone is above the king's law and is not punished. I think this is wrong."
Li Lin frowned and asked, "It has been like this since ancient times. There are always people who use their power to escape legal sanctions. You alone cannot change this."
Jiang Li smiled and said, "It doesn't matter whether it works or not. Someone has to do this kind of thing. Even if I can't change the whole world, at least I can make the gentry under my rule restrain themselves."
Li Lin didn't say anything more after hearing this, and only said, "If you have a chance in the future, persuade your master to accept more apprentices. One of your two brothers is a fool and the other is a jerk."
"You are obviously not interested in this. I am afraid that your master will not be able to find a successor in the future."
Jiang Li smiled and said, "Don't worry, uncle-master. My master is now in his prime. When uncle-master Zhe gives him a son, it will be in time for him to be well trained."
Li Lin snorted coldly and said, "Just ignore what I said, and do it yourself!"
Seeing that he was angry, Jiang Li immediately laughed and said, "Disciple was just joking with you!"
"Uncle Master, rest assured. I will definitely convey your words. Besides, even if Master does not have any outstanding disciples, Uncle Zhegu and several uncles have also taught good disciples. The inheritance of Qingyun Temple will not be cut off."
Upon hearing this, Li Lin glanced at Jiang Li, sighed, and shook his head, saying, "It would be great if our generation of disciples were like you!"
Jiang Li was about to ask more questions when he heard this, but Li Lin immediately waved his hand and interrupted him, "Go do your own thing. I'll go walk around the mountain."
When Jiang Li heard this, he knew that he didn't want to say it, so he didn't ask any more questions and went straight to find Qiu Sheng and Wencai.
Before, Ikkyu went up the mountain and asked Qingqing to become Zhegu's disciple. Qiusheng, Wencai and Jiale, these three guys have similar interests and caused a lot of trouble on the mountain.
Jiang Li came up to Wencai and asked, "Big Brother, I was busy preparing for the wedding these past two days and didn't ask much. I wonder how the vixen I caught earlier is doing?"
Wencai smiled and said, "Oh, Master used a hundred-year-old Polygonum multiflorum vine to make medicine, and often used his magic power to remove the evil spirit from her. Now the evil spirit of the fox spirit has been completely refined, and she is practicing in front of the Three Pure Ones statue in the back hall!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Li went straight to the vixen, and seeing that she really didn't have any demonic aura, he asked, "Have you thought about your future plans?"
Upon hearing that, the vixen looked at Jiang Li with her big eyes innocently and shook her head.
Jiang Li had nothing to say, so he said, "I have a friend named Huang Silang, who was originally a weasel that became a spirit. With my help, he is almost becoming a mountain god. If you want to do that, you can take this path, but you have to refine the horizontal bone first."
Upon hearing this, the vixen nodded repeatedly.
Jiang Li said, "If you really want to do this, then read more Taoist scriptures, listen to the requests of the pilgrims in the Taoist temple, and think about how you can gain the support of believers in the future."
The vixen was stunned and didn't react for a long time. Jiang Li ignored her and left. He found Simu and gave him a bag of blood mushroom powder. After chatting for a while, he went back to rest.
Jiang Li has been exhausted these past few days. Although decorating the wedding venue is not a very demanding job, with the addition of Qiu Sheng, Wencai, A Qiang and A De, the intensity is extremely high, which is not only physically but also mentally tiring.
After a few days, Qingyun Temple returned to normal again, and Jiang Li found Uncle Jiu and said goodbye and went down the mountain. He wanted to prepare for the next expansion of territory.
After returning to Tengteng Town, Jiang Li did not use troops immediately. Instead, he first transferred a platoon from each of the two towns, and then pulled dozens of people from Tengteng Town to form a company of troops.
He then asked Wang Zhi for a few students who had participated in the previous anti-bandit campaign and had performed well during this period. He asked them to lead a platoon of veterans and two platoons of new recruits, and asked them to each select a group of evil bandits.
They began to simulate how to attack those bandits. After half a month of running-in, these people were able to command the troops somewhat. Seeing that the training was almost complete, they were allowed to lead the team and set off.
At this time, Jiang Youchi found Jiang Li and said, "Master, most of the people leading the team and participating in the battle are novices. Will there be any mistakes?"
Jiang Li smiled and said, "Your intelligence is very clear, right? Those bandits are no more than 40 or 50 people, with 10 or 20 broken guns."
"They have the advantage of both equipment and numbers, and their attack was unexpected. There is no reason for them to lose!"
Jiang Youchi frowned and said, "That being said, if there are too many casualties, it will probably hurt morale!"
Jiang Li said seriously, "If there are still so many casualties, it only means that these people are not worth training."
The result was not surprising. Although most of these people were new recruits, the operation went very smoothly thanks to detailed intelligence and repeated drills.
Several teams captured four gangs of bandits. Except for a few people who were slightly injured and one who was seriously injured, no one died.
After counting the spoils and captives and resting for half a day, they began to study how to deal with other bandits, giving them no chance to ferment the excitement and fear after the murder.
When the research is almost complete, they will attack again and soon return victorious again.
Within a month, all the twenty or so gangs of bandits in the surrounding area were wiped out.
At this time, the four men had just finished reporting on the battle and the spoils.
Jiang Li summarized that a total of 98 bandits were killed, 364 were captured, dozens of captured craftsmen and women were rescued, and 123 guns of various types, more than 4,000 bullets, and a number of various swords, bows, crossbows, and earthen explosives were seized.
In terms of property, they obtained 5,000 silver dollars, 11 kilograms of gold, 80,000 kilograms of grain, more than 100 cattle, sheep, mules and horses, and some other jade, jewelry, silk and cloth.
Looking at the list, Jiang Li smiled and said, "You did a good job this time. At the cost of one person seriously injured and twelve people slightly injured, you cleared out so many bandits in the surrounding area."