Yang Rui wasn't in a hurry to organize people to mine the iron mine beside Mountain Town. Currently, the supply of iron ore in Linwen Village was sufficient. This iron mine could be used as a strategic reserve and could be used when the iron ore demand increased.
After settling most of the matters in Mountain Town, Yang Rui had no choice but to hire a carriage from the system relay station. This was because he wanted to make full use of the farming spots in the final stage, so he had to run back and forth to coordinate!
It had to be said that the 'production' of the NPC farming spots that Yang Rui occupied was very high!
Disregarding the bandit camp at the entrance of Ao Lai Valley, the Wenshui bandits could 'produce' about 60 sets of Tier-3 skill books and equipment, 40 sets of Tier-2 skill books and equipment, and a total of tens of gold coins.
Taking Gaoqiao Town as a base for farming two bandit camps, it could 'produce' about 30 sets of Tier-3 skill books and equipment, 2 Tier-4 bandit leaders were captured, and some valuable equipment or resources would occasionally be dropped.
Ma Zhuang was even more so. It was the most efficient camp among the rebel camps. Every day, it farmed over seven to eight hundred monsters. Naturally, the number of skill books and equipment dropped was not small. Among them, there were about 20 sets of Tier-2 skill books and equipment, 150 sets of Tier-3 melee skill books and equipment, and 30 sets of Tier-3 archer skill books and equipment!
Most importantly, these few humanoid NPC camps were very remote and hard to find. They were either located in remote corners of the mountains or water source swamps. If not for Yang Rui's quest map, with the number of players and player territories increasing day by day, no one would have found these few camps and competed with Yang Rui. Basically, they were Yang Rui's private property!
Although he was a little reluctant, after ten days, Yang Rui finally decided to start with the bandit camp in Gaoqiao Town! If he didn't make a move now, with the arrival of the Yellow Turban Uprising, the quest in his hands would really be hopeless!
In comparison, the Wenshui bandits could improve water strength, the Ma Zhuang bandits could strengthen long-range archers, and only the bandits in Gaoqiao Town seemed to be the least useful! Although there were often some useful items dropped here.
"Later on, each team will be in charge of a small bandit stronghold. Only eliminate the active forces in the stronghold and try to capture the bandit leaders alive! Don't linger after taking down all the small strongholds. Gather here immediately and take down the bandit camp's lair in one go … "
Early in the morning, Yang Rui summoned five hundred soldiers to Gaoqiao Town. Qi Zheng, Molin, Chen Li, Chen Ping, and Yang Rui each led a squad. Each squad consisted of forty Second Grade archers and sixty Third Grade melee warriors. They intended to wipe out the bandit camp in one fell swoop!
Every bandit outpost had a bandit leader and three or four Third Grade bandit pawns. A party of a hundred men had no problem dealing with such a force. However, if the Fourth Grade bandit leader resisted with all his might, he would definitely be able to deal some damage to Yang Rui's soldiers!
However, with Yang Rui's understanding of the habits of these bandits, a Fourth Grade bandit leader might not put up a fight in front of a hundred soldiers. Instead, it was more likely that he would surrender without putting up a fight! Bandits weren't very powerful in the first place. Moreover, they were usually very cowardly and cautious!
The truth was just as Yang Rui expected. Of the ten bandit outposts, only two of the Fourth Grade bandit leaders tried to resist or escape. One of the outposts happened to belong to the group led by Qi Zheng. Qi Zheng grabbed the bandit leader by the collar with one hand and lifted him up! Naturally, a Fourth Grade bandit leader couldn't do much against the power of a beginner general!
The other bandit leader who tried to resist was in Chen Li's group. He was turned into a porcupine with a single order from Chen Li! The Fourth Grade bandit leaders of the other groups were very obedient. They cooperatively allowed themselves to be brought before Yang Rui.
Naturally, Yang Rui didn't hold back. He placed all nine of the captured bandit leaders into his small spatial pouch. Yang Rui had already tried several times. These Fourth Grade bandit leaders refused to submit to him no matter what. Perhaps it was just as they had said. He would only have a chance to tame them after the main leader of the outpost surrendered!
"Qi Zheng, lead fifty Third Grade melee soldiers as the vanguard. All Second Grade archers will enter after you. The rest of you will hold the line! Once everyone has entered the outpost, kill anyone who dares to resist. In particular, Second Grade archers must pay attention to the vanguard soldiers! "
Once all ten bandit outposts had been taken care of, Yang Rui assigned tasks to his soldiers. According to Yang Rui's estimates, there shouldn't be too many bandits left in this outpost. At most, there should be a dozen or twenty Fourth Grade bandit leaders!
Of course, the bandit leaders should have the power of a beginner general. Their retaliation should be quite lethal! That was why Yang Rui placed Qi Zheng at the head of the formation. He hoped that Qi Zheng would be able to restrain this bandit leader who might still be there.
"Now! Charge! "
Once all the soldiers were ready, Yang Rui waved his hand lightly.
"Yes! My lord! "
After everyone acknowledged the order, Qi Zheng led the fifty Third Grade melee warriors and charged into the two-story building. Yang Rui and Molin followed closely behind with all the Second Grade archers. Finally, it was the two brothers, Chen Ping and Chen Li, who led all the remaining soldiers into the den of the bandits.
"Ah!"
"Ah … ah …"
Just as Yang Rui had expected, there were only a dozen Fourth Grade bandit leaders moving about in the outer courtyard of the building. Qi Zheng and the others immediately lunged at these bandits when they charged in. They had just taken over when a group of Second Grade archers behind them shot out a rain of arrows. Apart from one or two bandit leaders who were killed by Qi Zheng, the rest died to the rain of arrows!
However, the bandit leaders in the inner courtyard were exceptionally powerful. Their strongest point was their speed! Qi Zheng had just charged into the inner courtyard with a group of Third Grade melee soldiers when a flash of a blade appeared. A series of agonizing cries rang out as the few Third Grade melee soldiers at the very front were all struck by a blade!
Even though Qi Zheng had the power of a beginner general, he only had enough time to swing his spear to protect himself and the soldiers' vitals. He couldn't completely block that lightning-fast dagger attack!
It was fortunate that Qi Zheng had stopped the enemy for a moment. In addition, Yang Rui had a small red bottle of Instant Recovery with him. These soldiers were all severely wounded, but their lives were no longer in danger after some treatment!
"Back off, all of you!"
Qi Zheng shouted. It was obvious that he was enraged by the enemy's attack! He was filled with killing intent and wanted to fight the enemy alone! As the enemy had attacked too quickly, these melee soldiers would only be a hindrance if they rushed forward. Qi Zheng telling them to back off was exactly what Yang Rui wanted.
After the large group of soldiers retreated, Qi Zheng wielded his spear, which was as dense as raindrops, and charged fiercely towards the enemy!
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While Qi Zheng was fighting with the bandit leader, there were actually two people tailing behind the soldiers and entering the outer courtyard of the bandit's base.
"Brother Black, there are so many soldiers in front. They should be soldiers, right? It shouldn't be a problem for us to follow them like this, right? "
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