Hearing Ye Li's words, the four nodded and saluted Zhang Hua.
Zhang Hua was a soldier in the past and was familiar with military etiquette. He quickly returned the greeting and the two of them became acquainted with each other.
Ye Li said: "The manager of the guards is Qian San, you will send people to take turns regularly, and they will all be under his command.
The total number of guards is about one hundred. You can make arrangements privately.
The remaining people will be trained in this camp, and in five days, they will join me in a small-scale battle to eliminate the monsters in Black Mountain Ridge."
Upon hearing this, several people, including Zhang Hua, hurriedly bowed respectfully and accepted the order.
Afterwards, Ye Li asked Ding Si to stay here and be responsible for arranging the troops to move into the barracks.
Looking at the thousands of people, Ye Li nodded. He now had a rough outline of his plan.
After settling the army, Ye Li was responsible for meeting with the weaponsmiths.
These weaponsmiths were all from the palace, about twenty of them in total, and their leader was a heavenly-level weaponsmith named Fusheng.
"Fusheng greets the Lord. By His Majesty's order, we will be at your disposal."
Fusheng looked a little old, and had a very kind smile on his face as he spoke.
Ye Li still felt very friendly towards the weaponsmiths, and he immediately smiled and said, "I don't have any tasks for you for now, and the weapon foundry has not been completed yet, so you have nothing to do recently.
You can move freely in Dongfang County. After the foundry is completed, we will start casting spiritual weapons, spiritual armor and talismans.
Of course, in addition to this, I also have some special items that I need you to cast, but this is not something that can be done in a short period of time.
I wonder if His Majesty has told you why you came here?"
Fusheng nodded and said, "His Majesty said that you, Lord Ye Li, will form a special corps for him here, and we will also participate in the creation of the special corps.
We are very honored to receive this, and we hope that you will not hesitate to let us know if you need anything."
Ye Li smiled and nodded when he heard this, saying, "Okay, that's the best. I was afraid that you would be dissatisfied with coming to my remote place. After all, the environment here is not as good as Tangjing City in any way."
Fusheng laughed and said, "Master Ye Li, you are worrying too much. We, the royal weaponsmiths, were trained by the royal family. We are here to serve His Majesty the Emperor, so we naturally won't feel dissatisfied."
Hearing Fusheng's words, Ye Li could also feel the sincerity in the other party's expression, so he smiled and nodded.
Ye Li did not arrange for the weaponsmith to live in the military camp. After all, the conditions in the military camp were always a little worse.
Ye Li arranged the weaponsmiths to live in his manor and asked Ding Si to give them the best treatment.
Five days later, in the early morning, Ye Li arrived at the military camp.
After several days of coordinated training, the 3,800 legion soldiers have been able to get along well with each other and are now standing in the camp in high spirits.
"Everyone, this is the first time I officially lead you into battle, and I hope to take this opportunity to get to know you better.
I think you all should know me. I am Ye Li, the lord of Dongfang County and the master of this legion.
Our Dongfang County is a very young county, and there are many problems that have not yet been solved, including the problem of the monsters in the Black Mountain Ridge.
Not long ago, in the Black Mountain Range, a demon beast in the late divine stage appeared to wreak havoc on the people, slaughtering three villages and killing a large number of innocent villagers.
After killing this monster, I entered the Black Mountain Ridge again and eliminated all the monsters above the Concentration Stage.
However, there are still many monsters below the Condensation Stage left in the Black Mountain Ridge, so we need to rely on your strength to clear them out.
I hope that this operation can clear out all the monsters in the Black Mountain Range and completely take back the land occupied by the monsters.
Without the harm of these monsters, the people living around will surely live in peace and will no longer have to worry about monsters slaughtering villages.
This is your first time fighting for me, the Lord. I hope you can bring out your strongest fighting power in this battle..."
After Ye Li briefly mobilized everyone for the battlefield, he ordered the troops to march towards Black Mountain Ridge.
Although he was nominally the commander in this battle, he did not intend to interfere too much in the actions of the troops. Ye Li had delegated the main command authority to Tenglong.
It didn't take long for Ye Li to bring his army to the outside of Black Mountain Ridge. This was his first time commanding such a large army.
After briefly informing Tenglong of the situation here, he said: "Tenglong, the outer area of Black Mountain Ridge is mainly dominated by monsters below the Spiritual Pill Stage, while there are some higher-level monsters inside.
You should try to divide the team, let some people clean up the periphery of Black Mountain Ridge, and then gather the experts together to follow me into Black Mountain Ridge to carry out the cleanup.
This time, we must eliminate all the monsters and not leave any hidden dangers behind."
After hearing Ye Li's instructions, Teng Long nodded and said, "I will follow your orders!"
Afterwards, Tenglong made specific arrangements based on Ye Li's order. He deployed some of the weaker soldiers to carry out the cleanup outside the Black Mountain Ridge, while he gathered the other stronger soldiers together and went into the mountains with Ye Li.
Ye Li's previous exploration had already given him a rough idea of the distribution of the monsters here.
It didn't take much effort for him and a group of experts to find the lair of the high-level monsters.
Battles on the battlefield rarely rely on individual strength. Regardless of whether their realm is comparable to the monsters they encounter, many soldiers act according to Tenglong's command.
Relying on the advantage in numbers and coordination, the weaker monsters will be almost instantly eliminated by Tenglong and others, and those that are slightly stronger will also quickly fall under the siege of the legion.
From the legion's combat, Ye Li has already felt the powerful force released when humans gather together, which is definitely not comparable to that of ordinary social monsters.
The battle in Black Mountain Ridge lasted only one day. With the concerted efforts of 3,800 people, by the evening of that day, there were no more monsters in the entire mountain range, and all the monsters were completely eliminated.
When everyone gathered outside Black Mountain Ridge, Yi nodded with great satisfaction and said, "Your battle this time fully demonstrated your combat effectiveness as elite soldiers.
I am very satisfied with your actions this time. After returning, everyone will be rewarded!
Okay, Tenglong, you and your thousand good fighters stay here for a while, Ding Si and Qian San also stay, and the rest of you go back first. "