After subduing the Bandit Village, Zhao Fu directly threw out 400 sets of Silver grade equipment. This was almost all of the Silver grade equipment that he had obtained from Gu Feng.
The bandits, including Liu Su-bai, were all quite shocked when they saw Zhao Fu throw out so much Silver grade equipment. Even Mountain Willow Town didn't have so much Silver grade equipment. After all, even the higher-ups of Mountain Willow Town only had a single piece of Silver grade equipment, and only the Chief of the Bandit Village had a single piece of Silver grade equipment, which was the great spear that the Bandit Chief had been holding.
"Just who is Zhao Fu?"
By now, Zhao Fu became more and more mysterious to everyone, and no one could guess his identity. However, they didn't dare to openly ask, as that would be equivalent to seeking death. Their fear of Zhao Fu greatly increased.
There were many reasons why Zhao Fu had these bandits equip with Silver grade equipment. Compared to Mountain Willow Town, Zhao Fu's side had fewer people, and their cultivation and equipment were inferior. As such, they had no advantage at all. Giving them Silver grade equipment not only increased their battle strength but also increased their confidence.
However, seeing how lazy and undisciplined these bandits were, Zhao Fu decided to properly train them in battle.
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Within Mountain Willow Town, a middle-aged man with a hooked nose frowned and asked one of his subordinates, "What's going on? Where are the Liu family members? "
The subordinate respectfully lowered his head and replied, "When we went, we only found ten or so corpses of our soldiers. They seemed to have been attacked by some sort of demonic beast, but we didn't find anyone from the Liu family!"
"Hmph! That means they ran away, "Zhang Hong said unhappily as he coldly harrumphed.
The subordinate nodded and said, "It's possible that they ran away, or it's possible that they were attacked by demonic beasts, but we didn't find any corpses. However, sir, those old and young won't be able to survive in the wilderness for long. They'll either be killed by bandits or eaten by wild beasts. Right now, what we should be doing is comforting the people in the town."
Zhang Hong thought for a moment before replying, "I understand. You can leave for now!"
Following this, the subordinate respectfully left.
…
Back at Zhao Fu's side, Zhao Fu started to train the bandits, especially on how to cooperate in battle. After a few days of intense training, the bandits also started to look like soldiers.
With that, Zhao Fu led the four hundred bandits and Liu Su-bai to carry out the plan.
A few hours later, Zhao Fu and his bandits came to a hillside and looked at Mountain Willow Town in the distance. Mountain Willow Town was quite big, and it covered ten or so kilometers. It had walls that were six meters tall, and if it was just Zhao Fu and his 400 bandits, they definitely wouldn't be able to conquer it.
Because of Liu Su-bai, Zhao Fu was quite familiar with the situation in Mountain Willow Town. He had set up an ambush here because he was waiting for someone.
Even though most of the soldiers had pledged their allegiance to Zhang Hong, there was still a small portion who weren't willing. They still supported the Liu family, and Zhang Hong definitely didn't treat them well.
Zhao Fu gave them the most tiring and unrewarding task, which was patrolling the outskirts of Mountain Willow Town. The patrolling area was quite large, and they had to check the entire five-kilometer radius of Mountain Willow Town. Apart from this, there were also many guards on the town walls and soldiers patrolling nearby.
Mountain Willow Town's defenses were quite tight, and there were three layers of defenses. The first layer was the soldiers patrolling the five-kilometer radius, the second layer was around Mountain Willow Town, and the third layer was the guards on the town walls.
Perhaps some people didn't trust the soldiers on the first layer, but Zhang Hong's main defenses were on the second and third layers. Most of the soldiers here were elites, as well as his trusted subordinates. He wouldn't allow anything to happen here.
On the other side, a group of roughly 200 soldiers walked over.
At this moment, one of the soldiers was quite dissatisfied and said resentfully, "That Zhang Hong is too much; he sent us here. Before, we were Mayor Liu's trusted subordinates, and we were the elites of Mountain Willow Town. Who would have thought that we would end up like this? All of our good equipment has been taken away, and we work so hard every day. We're not even welcomed back!"
Another soldier angrily said, "That's right! That Zhang Hong doesn't even see us as Mountain Willow Town's soldiers. He just wants us to die as soon as possible so that he doesn't have to do anything himself. Just look at how arrogant Zhang Hong and his people are! I'm so angry! I suspect that Mayor Liu's death might have something to do with that Zhang Hong. "
"Alright, enough! Now that Zhang Hong is the new Mayor and is going to marry Big Miss Liu, Mountain Willow Town will completely belong to Zhang Hong. Let's not complain anymore – we're so tired because we're protecting Mountain Willow Town, "a middle-aged man, who seemed to be the captain, said with a sigh.
Even though the other soldiers were quite dissatisfied, after thinking about it, they could only sigh.
"Be careful! There are enemies! "
At this moment, the middle-aged captain suddenly yelled, causing the other soldiers to feel quite startled.
Following this, figures walked out from the side and surrounded the 200 soldiers. Looking at the enemies around them, as well as the silver equipment on their bodies, the middle-aged captain and the others' pupils constricted. The middle-aged team leader and the others narrowed their eyes and became nervous. "They might be in danger now!"
"Who are you? Do you know that we're from Mountain Willow Town? " The middle-aged captain asked with a serious expression. He felt quite confused as to why such a powerful group had suddenly appeared in Mountain Willow Town.
"Uncle Sun!"
Suddenly, a pleasantly surprised and familiar voice sounded out from beside Sun Xiaowei.
Sun Xiaowei, the middle-aged captain, turned and saw that it was Liu Su-bai. "Big Miss Liu, weren't you at home? Why are you here, and who are they? "
Sun Xiaowei asked in surprise. He then looked around at the enemies and found that Liu Su-bai was with them.
"Uncle Sun, it's like this: I was imprisoned by Zhang Hong before, and it wasn't easy for me to escape. Also, I suspect that my father's death was caused by Zhang Hong, and this sir is here to help me take back Mountain Willow Town!"
Liu Su-bai was quite happy to see someone she knew, and she started to explain to Sun Xiaowei. She then stretched out her hand and introduced Zhao Fu to Sun Xiaowei.
After hearing Liu Su-bai's words, everyone's gazes fell on the mysterious black-cloaked figure.
At first glance, Sun Xiaowei could tell that Zhao Fu was not as simple as he looked, and he became a little wary. He then turned his gaze back to Liu Su-bai and asked, "Miss! Are you telling the truth? "
Liu Suyun nodded seriously. Then, she told him about her conjecture and her experience.
Hearing what had happened to Liu Su-bai, the soldiers loyal to the Liu Family were furious. They were almost 100% sure that Zhang Hong had killed Mayor Liu. In addition, Zhang Hong had treated them badly, so they quickly joined Zhao Fu's team.
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