Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

Li Xu waited for a full three hours before seeing Lei Ming come back, he was sweating in the winter, and was supported by two attendants and ran in, "My lord, Master Ji, please come with Lei."

Li Xu and Ji Hanyu looked at each other, got up and followed, while the rest of the officials stayed in the meeting room and looked at each other, neither going nor leaving.

Lei Ming led them out of the yamen, turned into a small alley, pushed open a broken wooden door that was about to fall, turned back and said to Li Xu: "Your Majesty, please come in, I have recruited dozens of good men."

Curious, Li Xu walked into this dilapidated house and saw the overgrown yard. It was obvious that the place had been deserted for a long time. Then he only heard Lei Ming coughing, and then he drilled a lot of things from the surrounding trees, behind the wall, and on the roof. Few people, these people are dressed in black and wearing black face scarves, they are not good people at first glance.

He Zun stood in front of Li Xu with a saber in his hand, with the aura of killing gods and Buddhas.

Lei Ming said in a low voice: "To tell you the truth, these are dead men secretly cultivated by the Lei family and other aristocratic families. There are not many of them, only 32 of them. They can complete the task you entrusted to them."

Li Xu's mood is very complicated. The group of people in black in front of him are tall, short, fat and thin. Although only a pair of eyes are exposed, the fierceness in the eyes can't be hidden. Since Lei Ming found these people, their identities must be reliable. , but the dead warrior is a secret weapon carefully cultivated by the big families, and ordinary people can't touch it at all. I didn't expect that it could be borrowed by Lei Ming.

"Which companies are they from?" Li Xu asked.

"The Lei family, the Zhong family, the Xie family, and the Tian family, only these old families can train dead soldiers. My Lei family has only found some people in recent years, and it's not very popular."

"Do you know that the people you have spent a lot of energy and money to cultivate may be ruined like this?"

The corners of Lei Ming's mouth are slightly raised, and his smile is somewhat similar to Lei Yang's, but his temper is obviously not as good as Lei Yang's, and his smile doesn't make people feel close, "Don't worry, my lord, it's because I know, that's why I came to them. To go is to die."

Li Xu was silent for a moment, then glanced at Ji Hanyu, who was still shocked, seeing Li Xu looking at him, he shook his head slightly.

Li Xu understood what he meant. If these dead men were all from the Lei family, he would definitely trust him, but the loyalty of the other three would have to be discounted, especially the Zhong family. Water, they are the real enemies.

Lei Ming seemed to know his concerns, so he took Li Xu aside and explained: "Your Majesty, don't worry, no one dares to play tricks in front of big right and wrong. Pirates in South Vietnam have an endless relationship. No matter which family, they have had a relationship with Pirates have a deep hatred, which is also the reason why they can go smoothly when they go down to borrow people."

Li Xu sighed, "It is this king who treats a gentleman's belly with the heart of a villain. Afterwards, this king will come to the door to thank you."

"You are serious. Dealing with pirates is the responsibility of the South Vietnamese people. Everyone has seen the contribution you made to South Vietnam this year. Maybe they have some conflicts and worries in their hearts, but they dare not pick this kind of time. .”

"It's a blessing for the common people that they can understand things so well." No matter what those people think in Li Xu's mind, it's a good thing to be able to fight against the enemy together at this juncture.

But human life is the same in Li Xu's eyes, and the group of men in black in front of him stood quietly and unconsciously, as if they didn't know that what they were about to do was a terrible thing.

Li Xu asked Lei Ming to wait outside. He had something to say to these people, and Ji Hanyu also followed after seeing this.

When the people left, Li Xu stood in front of the man in black and said softly, "Tear off the face scarf, I want to remember your appearance."

Everyone's eyes gathered a little bit of expression. They have been instilled with the idea of ​​staying away from the crowd, hiding or hiding in front of outsiders, otherwise their lives will be lost. In many cases, even their masters don't know their identity. No one will remember them even after death.

Everyone tore off their scarves one after another, revealing strange faces. Li Xu said to the person on the far left in the first row: "Starting with you, tell me your name and age. If you can come back alive, this king promises, You will leave your current identities and become members of the Kou family army."

He didn't say to let them complete the task and come back, but said to come back alive. Everyone had different thoughts, but the appeal of the last sentence was infinite.

Those who will be raised as dead soldiers are almost all orphans. They have no status and no family members. They are like mice in the gutter. They can only live in the dark and live a precarious life. To be considered a normal person.

The first person said loudly: "Ming Qi, 19 years old." The people next to him continued to pass it on until the last person reported his name and age. Li Xu found that most of this group of people were around 20 years old, and the oldest 25, and the names of most of them are not serious names, but a code name.

Watching the group of people leave in the dark night, Li Xu stood in the weedy yard without saying a word for a long time.

He Zun put on the cloak for him, and said softly: "The prince is very kind to everyone, but he forgot that they have their own positions. When they come back, they may become our enemies."

"No one naturally likes to live in the dark. As long as they have made contributions to South Vietnam, this king has the right to reward them. As for whether they choose to continue to be loyal to the original owner or the people, it is up to them."

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This night is destined to be a sleepless night, and the people of the whole city are also praying at home, praying that the Kou family army can stop the pirates from the city gate, and praying that their families can survive this calamity safely.

More news poured into the Sheriff's Mansion. Li Xu sat in the office all night. In the middle of the night, Liu Shu came over with the little princess wrapped in a ball, and said helplessly, "The little princess can't sleep if I can't see you." , the servant had no choice but to bring her to find you."

Li Xu held his daughter in his arms and coaxed her, patted her on the back lightly, sang nursery rhymes and told her stories, and managed to lull her to sleep.

Liu Shu also brought a few snacks, Li Xu ate some by himself, and asked him to distribute the rest to the adults who were still working overtime.

Liu Shu came back in a circle, with more than a dozen purses in his pocket, he waved it in front of Li Xu, and said triumphantly, "Look, my lord, this servant is finally looking like a chief executive again."

Li Xu didn't care about him, one would like to fight and the other would suffer, and joked: "Save them all, and use them for the elderly in the future, don't think about raising a son all day long."

I don’t know if it’s the characteristics of eunuchs, because without descendants, they will never have their own offspring in this life, so they are very keen on adopting children. Before Liu Shu went to the Salesian Bureau, he secretly observed the group of orphans. No one can catch the eye, he must have been senior.

Liu Shu stuffed the purse back into his pocket, and quietly distributed two to He Zun, and said with a smile: "You are right, who is afraid that no one will take care of you when you have money, and this slave will follow you for the rest of your life." , you will never forget your slave if you eat everything in one bite."

"It's good to know."

"My lord, what's the situation outside? The slaves heard the sound of killing on the way here." This was the closest they were to a war. Although they didn't witness it with their own eyes, their ears were filled with the sound of drums and horns all day long. The shouts, Li Xu's body didn't feel tired yet, but his mind was amplified by these voices.

"The latest news is that there are about 4 pirates gathered outside the east city gate, but they did not attack. They just sent out a group of people to shout at the gate from time to time. The sound of beating and killing you heard should be just shouting."

"This group of damned untouchables have been destroyed for a good year."

Li Xu doesn't care about the age, what he cares about is the result of this battle, is 4 people really the opponent's full strength?They can rush to the city of Minzhou quietly, which shows that the other party is not a bandit who can only act recklessly. They are not afraid of the enemy's recklessness, but they are afraid that the enemy has a brain.

"My lord, go to sleep for a while, I'll wake you up if you have something to do." Liu Shu looked at Li Xu distressedly. His lord hadn't had a day of leisure since he left the capital, and his body couldn't take it anymore.

"This king just sits in this room and moves his eyes and mouth. How tired can he be? Generally, the city is attacked at night, so let's wait."

Li Xu didn't wait long, and heard the sound of firecrackers coming from a distance. There must be no people who set off firecrackers at such a time. The only thing that can be ignited is the firecrackers on the tails of hundreds of cows.

The gate of the east city was wide open, and the frightened herd of cows spread their legs and rushed out, rushing straight forward, regardless of whether there was a person or anything in front of them, in their eyes, there was nothing that could not be smashed open.

Humans were indeed too weak compared to the running cattle, and soon the opponent's formation was dispersed, countless enemy troops were trampled by the hooves of the cattle, blood stained the ground, and there were endless screams.

Standing on the tower, Kou Xiao listened to the stern voice, gave a thumbs up to the rear, and then beat the war drum himself, shouting loudly: "Attack!"

A team of 1 cavalry galloped out of the city gate and rushed towards the densest crowd. The biggest disadvantage of the pirates was that they were all infantry without mounts. Could they outrun the cavalry with just two legs?

As soon as the spears entered and exited, blood sprayed out. Even though there was a huge difference in numbers, the [-] cavalry quickly showed an advantage, stirring up the enemy army into a mess.

The cavalry of the Kou family army is not very brave, and most of the horses in the team are pony horses. Li Xu tried his best to buy horses from the north all year round, but he only made up a thousand horses. These horses are usually taken care of carefully and eat better than humans Well, every fat and strong horse has a very different momentum when rushing out.

In this battle, Kou's army harvested the heads of nearly ten thousand people. Many enemy soldiers were trampled into a pulp, and they couldn't even pick up their heads. The rest scattered and fled.

Kou Xiao ordered to clean up the battlefield, and then the cavalry withdrew to the city, the city gates were closed tightly, the night wind blew the smell of blood into the city, and hearing the sound of drums beating gold to withdraw troops, the people finally couldn't help but fell asleep.

Li Xu couldn't hold back and went to the gate of the city. There were soldiers lying all over the place. They fell asleep on the ground, some of them still had a piece of cake in their mouths, and some of them were still holding weapons in their hands.

Li Xu didn't pretend this time, and was carefully guarded up to the tower. The wind on the tower was so cold that his bones ached. He saw Kou Xiao at a glance. Glowing coldly in the firelight.

Li Xu looked into the distance, when the dawn dawned, the hill of piled corpses suddenly came into his eyes, he turned around and vomited, even the bile, which attracted the attention of the surrounding soldiers.

Li Xu didn't care to distinguish whether there was ridicule among these targets, he took the water bottle handed over, rinsed his mouth, and then took two small sips of cold water to feel better.

There was a soft sigh in his ear, and he put a hand on his shoulder to help him up, "Why bother, you can just sit in the back, this scene is too dirty for your eyes."

Li Xu asked back: "Is it not burning?"

Kou Xiao knew what he was asking, and explained: "The temperature is too low and the wind is too strong, so it's not easy to burn. Let's talk about it in the morning. You can go back."

"Will they come again?"

"It will definitely be. Only 1 people died. If they escape like this, I am too sorry for their years of preparation, and I have a hunch that they have another move."

Li Xu suddenly remembered something he had heard before, and asked Kou Xiao: "If the enemy army threatens you with the lives of thousands of people and asks you to open the city gate, will you open it?"

Kou Xiao was silent, then shook his head, "I don't know, I'll think about it when I meet it, it's not necessarily right to open it or not."

Li Xu wanted to kiss him very much right now, he knew Kou Xiao was too difficult, tens of thousands of lives were on his shoulders, he couldn't afford to lose.

Li Xu secretly handed him the small cake hidden in his bosom, and said with a smile: "I wanted to bring you some dessert as a reward, but the smell from the tower is too smelly, you can save it and eat it later." .”

Kou Xiao happily took it, gently scratched Li Xu's palm with his fingers, and ate the cake in a few mouthfuls. He came from the mountain of corpses, so the taste was nothing.

Soon, the logistics team came to deliver the food with a cart. The smell of the food awakened many people, but the strong smell of rice and meat mixed with the smell of blood would only make Li Xu unable to swallow.

Kou Xiao chased him away again, "Hurry up, you have a big Buddha standing here, and the soldiers dare not eat too much."

Seeing that everyone really couldn't let go, Li Xu stopped causing trouble here. Before leaving, Kou Xiao pulled him to the other side of the wall, kissed him vigorously, and said in a low voice, "Go back and have a good sleep. This night attack, they lost completely, and they won't come again for at least two days."

Li Xu stroked the stubble of his chin, and seemed to have countless words to say in his heart, but in the end he only said one sentence: "Then you should take the time to rest."

"Don't worry, my life is valuable, and I won't lose it easily, let alone make you a widower at a young age."

Li Xu glared at him, "You also said that this king is young, if you die, it won't be too easy for me to find ten or eight more." After he finished speaking, he turned and went down the tower, seeing the soldiers sitting on the ground, After going back, someone sent a batch of tents, which he had prepared for the victims. Some of them were used. Although it was a drop in the bucket, at least the wounded could have a place to rest temporarily.