C95 Forced conscription (1/2)

”General, this town is really strange. It's actually so peaceful, as if it wasn't affected by the flames of war at all.”

A military officer with bandages on his hands and a dirty face said to a valiant looking general.

”That's right. Merely, they are actually still able to live peacefully in this world of great struggles. They truly do not wish to advance any further.”

The general frowned and actually expressed his dissatisfaction with the peace of the town. Instead, he felt that any ambitious man should join the battlefield.

”What the general said is right. I have a plan that will allow the people here to devote themselves to the cause of the Central Plains. At the same time, it will allow us to fight back and regain the importance that the king attaches to us.” The officer with the bandaged hand said in a flattering manner.

”I have already thought of the method. You should go find a few civilians and ask them about the situation in the vicinity. It would be best to find out if there are any other towns nearby. We can start recruiting when we have a plan.”

The general had a shrewd and calculating look on his face, but the officer next to him was very clear on what was important. Otherwise, he would not have suffered a defeat.

”As you command!” The officer bowed and said.

After that, the officer ordered a few of the more robust soldiers, dressed as refugees, to enter the town and inquire about the situation and see if they could get some food over here.

When the soldiers left, they were all stationed at the same place to rest.

”General, we only have a little more than a thousand soldiers. Even if we're recruiting, we need to get some food.” The officer with the bandage on his hand said worriedly.

”Without food, let those new recruits bring them from home. If they want to accomplish something in this chaotic world, how can they accomplish it without paying a little bit?” The general said firmly.

This really made the officer speechless. What was the difference between this and a forced conscription? He even had the suspicion that he was robbing the convoy directly and had a dignified appearance.

After a while, the soldiers that had been sent out returned. They had brought some food with them, but it was like a drop in the bucket to solve the problem of food for these thousand people.

”Did you find out anything about the town?” the general asked impatiently.

”Reporting to the general, the people in the town are extremely enthusiastic, and the surrounding situation is also told without reservation.” Reporting to the general, the people in the town is extremely passionate, and the surrounding situation is told without reservation.

As one of the soldiers dressed as a refugee finished speaking, the others also nodded their heads.

The general was angry as he heard Dudian's words. He cursed out loud: ”A deserter. This general hates deserters the most. Do you believe that I won't kill you?”

The situation between the officers with bandages on their hands was not right, so he immediately tried to stop him, ”General, now is the time to hire people. Furthermore, the situation in the town is still unclear, so we should ask them first!”

The general felt that it made sense, so he retracted his earlier anger and said, ”deputy general Zhan is pleading for mercy on your behalf, do you know what to do?”

The few soldiers were about to kneel down and beg for mercy. Seeing deputy general Zhan, with his bandages on his hands, pleading for mercy, they felt grateful but they knew that it would not be easy to leave.

”There are more than three hundred families in this town. Not far from here is a Madness Temple and another thirty to forty miles towards the outskirts of the Madness Temple. There are also two towns, each with three to four hundred families. The Madness Temple resides a mad spirit that they believe in, which is also why they are able to live and work in peace. ” The soldiers who were involved in the investigation quickly replied.

After the general heard this, he first calculated the number of soldiers that might be collected and could not help but feel dissatisfied. However, no matter how small the flies were, they were still meat. There were about a thousand households in total, so it was possible to obtain around a thousand spots.

However, after hearing about mad spirit, this general was somewhat disdainful.

”mad spirit? If there really are deities in this chaotic world, then what the hell would there be in this chaotic world? Furthermore, if there really are deities in this world, then based on his abilities, he shouldn't just protect these thousands of families.

The general could actually say anything. His mouth was really open.

Although the words of a deity had never been verified, no one could truly prove that the deity did not exist. Therefore, Soldiers still had a heart full of fear and respect for the deity.

Hearing their general speak like this, they were truly a little worried, afraid that they would offend the mad spirit that the people here believed in. After all, the situation of the people here living and working in peace was completely different from any other places they had been in.

Even so, not a single soldier dared to stand up and persuade their general.

Wei Yutian was happy to stop others from fighting, so during this period of time, he would always open his ears whenever he had time, and could clearly hear everything that was happening within a three to four Li radius around him.

However, these defeated soldiers were extremely far away from the Madness Temple, so Wei Yutian could not hear what they were saying, so even if the general really killed the few soldiers that wanted to become commoners, Wei Yutian would not know.

However, it was not because Wei Yutian was useless, he was wholeheartedly opening up his five senses every day. He needed to circulate the energy in his body to support himself, as it would benefit his progress in martial arts greatly.