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The prison cell in the middle of the valley was built by Li An's logistics team. The structure was very simple, with wooden fences on all sides and a small door. A few beams were placed on top of the fences, and branches and hay were placed on top of them. Just like that, a simple prison cell was built.
The five bandits stayed in the simple cell. They were extremely nervous. They didn't know what happened to their companions who were taken away. Of course, they didn't care about that. Ever since they were captured, what they thought about the most was how to save their own lives.
"General."
The four Dragon Martial Army soldiers in charge of guarding the prison respectfully bowed to Ang Lee.
"Open the prison."
Li An ordered the cell to be opened and stared at the five bandit captives in the cell.
These prisoners had been carefully selected by Ang Lee. He felt that they didn't look fierce and didn't look like evil people. Moreover, after they had been captured, their faces were filled with regret and shame for being bandits. Furthermore, they had joined the bandits because they had been forced.
"General, General."
The five bandit captives bowed to Li An one after another.
Li An smiled faintly. "The 157 people who were escorted by me to Luzhou City have already been executed by the Provincial Governor of Luzhou outside the city gates. The tens of thousands of onlookers are all celebrating and cheering loudly."
After saying that, he looked at the five bandits.
When the five bandits heard that their companions had been executed, they were terrified. What made them even more agitated was that the tens of thousands of Luzhou citizens were cheering. This was enough to show how much the citizens hated the bandits.
"General, we have sinned, we have sinned."
The five bandit captives knelt down and admitted their guilt at the same time, with a regretful expression on their faces.
"Since you know that you have sinned, it means that you can still be saved. This General intends to give you a chance to redeem yourselves. What do you think?"
Ang Lee reprimanded them in a commanding tone.
"General, we are willing to redeem ourselves. Thank you for giving us this chance. Thank you, General."
There was another round of gratitude and compliments.
Ang Lee smiled faintly and looked at the five of them. "You guys have been bandits for a few years now. You must know that other than your mountain stronghold, there should be other bandit lairs in the mountains of Luzhou."
"General, I do have this."
"General, the banditry in the south of Luzhou is extremely serious. There are dozens of big and small mountain strongholds."
"General, I have only been to five clans and I know the location of five of them. I can lead the way for you."
"General, this lowly one has been to six of them, but I only know their locations. I don't know how they are defended or how many people they have."
"General, this lowly one is willing to go to these mountain strongholds and cooperate with General from the inside and outside to help General eliminate the bandits to atone for my sins."
The five bandit captives all expressed that they were willing to be used by Ang Lee, making Ang Lee feel quite satisfied.
"Good. Remember what you've said today. From now on, you're my men. You must obey my orders. If you disobey in the slightest, I will not forgive you. Also, once you're able to perform meritorious deeds, all the crimes you've committed in the past will be erased."
"Thank you, General. Thank you, General."
Ang Lee lifted his foot and left the cell. He ordered, "The environment here is too simple. Give them another barrack."
"Yes, General."
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There were many bandits in Luzhou. Most of them hid in the mountains and forests. However, there were many necessities that were not produced in the mountains. They could not obtain all the necessities by robbing. For this reason, the bandits had to go to the cities to buy necessities.
In order to understand the situation of the soldiers, the bandits also had to plant spies in the cities. For this reason, there were many bandits hidden in Luzhou City. They were in charge of buying supplies and collecting information under the cover of opening shops.
The glorious results of the military had caused a huge commotion in Luzhou City. The public execution of the captured bandits outside the city gates caused a huge uproar. Of course, the bandits hiding in the city all knew about this and immediately sneaked back to the mountain strongholds to report this important matter to their respective bandit leaders.
In a very short period of time, all the bandits in Luzhou Mountain knew about the military's deeds. The glorious results of the military made them very afraid. Of course, there were also some who were not convinced. Some even wanted to take revenge for the bandits who were executed.
The various bandits in the mountain had a competitive relationship. At the same time, they also had a cooperative relationship. During normal times, they were competitors who snatched each other's business. However, when faced with the encirclement of the soldiers, they were allies who supported each other. It was because of this alliance that many years ago, when Luzhou was suppressing the bandits, they suffered heavy losses time and time again. They were deeply afraid of the bandits' strength.
This time, the military that appeared out of nowhere actually wiped out a group of more than 200 bandits in one fell swoop. This made the other bandit leaders fearful and angry. Moreover, outside the city gates of Luzhou City, in front of tens of thousands of people, Ang Lee had clearly stated that he would do his best to wipe out all the bandits in Luzhou.
This declaration was equivalent to declaring war on all the bandits in Luzhou. How could these bandits, who usually acted tyrannically, be humiliated like this? Even though they were also somewhat afraid in their hearts.
In order to deal with the threat at hand, the bandits of Luzhou began to secretly contact each other, preparing to unite and fight against the military that had just risen. They wanted to destroy the general in the cradle.
Fifty miles south of Luzhou City, there was the largest group of bandits. This group of bandits had more than a thousand members. More than 90% of them were from the Cuandi Barbarian Tribe. The leader was Cuandi Wudi.
Cuandi Wudi was tall and brave, known for his ferocity. In the bandit world of Luzhou, he was second to none. He was also the leader of the bandit alliance.
Although he was already 50 years old, Cuandi Wudi was still filled with the domineering aura of a bandit. His hands could still wield axes that weighed more than ten kilograms.
"Ghost Lord, the deputy leaders of the various strongholds have come to visit. There are already more than ten of them."
His subordinate reported.
The so-called Ghost Lord was the title of the two leaders of the Cuandi Barbarians. Cuandi Wudi, who was a bandit, did not have the qualifications to be called Ghost Lord. However, he liked the title. Moreover, the Cuandi Barbarians were scattered sand. If he called them that, who could do anything to him?
"It seems that they have all received the news. Quickly invite them in."
Cuandi Wudi did not order to summon the bandit leaders, but they took the initiative to come. This was enough to show that all the bandits knew about the Army.
The bandits who were too far away did not have time to come, and the bandits who were not too far away had sent their deputy leaders. Needless to say, the purpose was to discuss how to fight against the newly risen Army.
In the bandit hall, more than ten deputy leaders were discussing together. When it came to the Army, there were some who were afraid and some who were disdainful. All kinds of opinions were intertwined and completely unable to reach a consensus.
"Great Ghost Lord."
Seeing Cuandi Wudi walk into the hall, more than ten deputy leaders of the bandit group unanimously saluted Cuandi Wudi.
Cuandi Wudi looked at the crowd and went straight to the point: "I naturally know the purpose of your visit. It must be about the Army. Tell me, what ideas do you have?"
"Great Ghost Lord, the Army Commander has already thrown out a threat. He wants to wipe us out in a very short period of time. If we do not take countermeasures, I am afraid we will really be wiped out."
"Great Ghost Lord, the strength of the army cannot be underestimated. They were able to annihilate an army of more than two hundred without suffering any losses. This kind of combat power is very different from the previous soldiers. We must not underestimate them."
"Great Ghost Lord, the Army has been formed for less than a month, and their combat strength is already so strong. If we let them continue to train, I am afraid we will not have a chance to survive."
Several deputy leaders of the bandit group complained.
Cuandi Wudi looked at them with dissatisfaction and scolded: "I asked you to give me an idea, but you only know how to complain. Complaining will not help you destroy the Army. What's the use?"
"Great Ghost Lord is right. We can't just complain. We must think of a way to deal with the Army."
"I think, why don't we join forces and surround the Gourd Cave. We will cut off all the supplies of the Army and trap them to death."
"Great Ghost Lord, if all the bandit groups are mobilized, our military strength will be on par with the Army. But the Army's combat strength seems to be much stronger than ours."
"Nonsense, the Army has been formed for less than a month. They are just ordinary people who only know how to farm. How strong can their combat strength be?"
"If the Army is not strong, how can they wipe out more than two hundred people so easily?"
"You didn't see it with your own eyes. How do you know that this is not Ang Lee's deception? He said that no one died, but it may not be true. Moreover, they brought six hundred elite Dragon Martial Army from the capital. Maybe it was the six hundred Dragon Martial Army that launched the attack and wiped out the two hundred bandit groups."
"Yes, the Dragon Martial Army and the Army have a total of four to five thousand people. With more than twenty times the number of people attacking, even a fool can win."
The more they talked, the more confused they became. The topic was not on the main point.
Cuan Wudi waved his hand, signaling for everyone to quiet down, and said loudly: "Everyone, I have already thought about it, the army has just been formed not long ago, if you say that their fighting strength is strong, even if you beat me to death, I will not believe it, it must be Li An, that bastard, purposely trying to scare us, wanting us to be alarmed, this daddy will not fall for it, we need to work together and ruthlessly teach the general a lesson, as long as we properly teach him a lesson, the army will be honest."
"We are willing to listen to Great Ghost Lord's orders."
Cuan Wudi nodded with satisfaction and said loudly: "I will give you five days to prepare. After five days, gather your men and horses and prepare to teach the Army a lesson."
"Yes, Great Ghost Lord. We will go back and prepare."
The bandit leaders bowed slightly and turned to leave.
Cuan Wudi stretched his back and looked towards the northwest. He said disdainfully: "Trying to scare me with a bunch of farmers? No way."
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After a night of rest, the various divisions of the army had recovered their strength. After breakfast, the soldiers were ready to start a day of intense training.
However, Li An did not intend to let the first recon team train because he had an important mission that required the recon team to complete.
"General, you were looking for me?"
Nan Jiyun strode into the tent.
"Nan Jiyun, your injury healed so quickly."
Ang Lee was surprised to see that there was no gauze on Nan Jiyun's arm.
"It's just a small injury. No need to wrap it with gauze. It looks uncomfortable."
Nan Jiyun said with a little anger. uu3;
Ang Lee immediately understood that Nan Jiyun's injury had not healed. He just did not want everyone to see him injured. After all, he was the only one injured in the raid on the bandit's lair. He was very annoyed that he was wrapped in gauze to remind everyone that he was the only one injured.
Nan Jiyun, this brat, was very proud.
Ang Lee smiled and looked at Nan Jiyun. He said seriously: "It's good that your injury has healed. I have an important task for the scouts."
"What task?"
Ang Lee turned slightly: "Come out."
Five bandit captives, dressed in clean casual clothes, quietly came out from behind the tent.
"General, aren't these five the bandit captives we captured? Why? Are you going to release them all?"
Nan Jiyun was very curious.
Ang Lee smiled: "They used to be bandits, but from now on, they are my men. Their task is to help me eliminate all the bandits in Luzhou."
"General, can they do it?"
"Nan Jiyun, don't underestimate them. They know many bandit's lair. Let them lead the way. Your team will split into five groups and investigate the five bandit's lair first. Find out the situation and then come back to report."
Li An ordered sternly.
"Yes, General, Nan Jiyun promises to complete the task."
Nan Jiyun was very excited. He knew that investigating the bandit's lair was just a prelude. Once the situation was clear, the next step would be to attack the bandit's lair. He had been rubbing his hands and was ready to lead the troops to attack again to wash away the humiliation of being injured last time.
"Give these five a set of camouflage clothes each. We will set off in half an hour."
"Yes, General."
After some preparations, Nan Jiyun and his first scouting team, led by the five surrendered bandits, split into five groups and quietly ran towards the bandit's lair. Because they were wearing camouflage clothes, they were not worried about being discovered by the bandit sentries.
After Nan Jiyun and his men set off, Ang Lee went to the supply regiment to check on the newly recruited craftsmen and how many urgently needed weapons they had made.
"General."
"General."
The soldiers of the supply regiment all greeted Ang Lee warmly when they saw him.
"General, this is the Zhuge repeating crossbow that was made according to your request."
As soon as Ang Lee walked into the yard where the weapons were made, a Dragon Martial Army soldier in charge handed him a newly made Zhuge repeating crossbow.
"The Zhuge repeating crossbow is finally made. Come, take some arrows and test its power."
Ang Lee was very happy and prepared to test the power of the Zhuge repeating crossbow himself.
The place where the weapons were made naturally had a place to test their power. Rows of targets were already prepared.
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