Evil Lion Ridge, Bandit Stronghold Hall.
"What's the situation?" The Great Master who rushed over asked sternly, emitting a frightening aura as if he wanted to devour someone. "Who has the guts to attack our stronghold?"
"It's a group of regular soldiers, more than one thousand five hundred people. They used fire arrows to burn down the first checkpoint." The inept military advisor already had first-hand information.
"Hmph, how dare they!" When the Great Master heard that there were less than two thousand people, he became even more furious. "Order the brothers to defend the second checkpoint and kill them."
"Yes!" The military advisor ran down to give the order.
At the foot of the mountain, looking at the burning checkpoint, Zhao Sihu was unmoved.
Inside the checkpoint, the bandits who couldn't escape in time let out miserable cries as they were burned alive. Although some bandits escaped the checkpoint, their backs were unfortunately on fire. They were so scared that they quickly rolled on the ground and asked for help from their companions.
The burning checkpoint also stopped Zhao Sihu's troops from advancing.
The fire burned for almost an hour before it gradually weakened. Zhao Sihu ordered the sword and shield soldiers to get branches to put out the fire and clear a path for the army to advance.
Twenty minutes later, the army continued to advance.
Along the way, they could no longer see a single bandit. They all retreated to the second checkpoint halfway up the mountain.
Zhao Sihu knew that the real test had just begun.
He looked at the checkpoint in front of him that was built with stone. Attacking with fire was no longer effective. The checkpoint was easy to defend and hard to attack. With just the troops in his hands, it was as difficult as ascending to heaven.
The bandit leader stood on the wall and shouted, "Who are you? How dare you break through my checkpoint and intrude into my stronghold?"
"The people who will take your dog lives. You are heartless and robbed the mountain barbarians. Your crimes are unforgivable."
"Haha ~ ~" The bandits seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world. "You want to enforce justice on behalf of heaven? Pah! Go home and take your children!"
"Haha ~ ~ Haha ~ ~" The group of bandits laughed loudly and ridiculed him to the extreme.
Zhao Sihu was unmoved. He shouted at the bandits on the checkpoint, "A group of cowards. What's there to be proud of? Do you dare to come out and fight with your grandpa? "
The soldiers supported their commanding general and joined in the ridicule. What grandson of a turtle, little brat, coward, in any case, they scolded him as harshly as they could.
"You!" The bandit leader was furious. "Shoot! Shoot them! Shoot them!"
Upon receiving the order, the bandit archers nocked their arrows and rained down on the enemy troops below the checkpoint.
Zhao Sihu was already prepared. The sword-and-shield soldier raised the shield in his hand to block the rain of arrows and slowly retreated until he was out of the enemy's shooting range.
"Haha ~ ~" The bandit leader became smug again. "Who's the coward now?"
As a general who was highly regarded by Ouyang Shuo, Zhao Sihu was not simple. Seeing that the bandits did not fall for his trick, he observed the direction of the wind and came up with a plan. He ordered his soldiers to chop wet branches and pour oil on them. The soldiers with shields on their heads braved the rain of arrows and piled up piles of branches at the bottom of the checkpoint.
The bandits at the checkpoint didn't recognize the Fierce Kerosene at all. Looking at Zhao Sihu's actions, they were baffled. They had no idea what the other party was planning.
When the sword-and-shield soldier retreated, Zhao Sihu repeated the same trick and ignited the branches with fire arrows.
For a moment, thick smoke rose from the pile of firewood and made a crackling sound. At this time, the wind was blowing in the direction of the checkpoint. The thick smoke took advantage of the wind and floated into the checkpoint, quickly spreading out.
The bandit leader suddenly realized that he had fallen for the other party's trick. "Despicable! This trick again!"
The thick smoke shrouded the entire checkpoint. The bandits on the wall soon couldn't stand it and were suffocated by the smoke. They had no choice but to leave the wall and flee.
Zhao Sihu seized the opportunity and ordered his troops to break through the checkpoint gate.
Before the attack, Zhao Sihu ordered every soldier to take out a water bottle and tear off a piece of cloth. They wet the cloth with water and tied it to their faces, covering their noses and mouths.
The bandits couldn't take care of themselves and there were no archers on the wall to interfere. The gate was quickly taken down. While Zhao Sihu ordered the archers to remove the branches, he led the sword-and-shield soldiers into the checkpoint against the thick smoke.
In the thick smoke, the bandits were like headless flies. When the enemy suddenly appeared, they immediately became frightened birds and fled in all directions, chased by the sword-and-shield soldiers.
The thick smoke gradually dispersed. Zhao Sihu led his troops and successfully took down the second checkpoint.
The stronghold, the Loyalty Gathering Hall.
"Reporting ~ ~ ~" The messenger ran into the Loyalty Gathering Hall. "Reporting to the First Master, the enemy has taken down the second checkpoint and is advancing towards the third one."
"What?" The First Master stood up and the floor of the hall shook. "Black Skin, that useless thing. He actually lost the first checkpoint so quickly."
"First Master, it seems that this group of soldiers isn't simple." The inept advisor reminded him in a timely manner.
"Yes." The First Master finally took it seriously. "Let's go and enter the checkpoint with me. I want to see who exactly is coming."
"Yes!"
The First Master personally led four thousand elites to the third checkpoint, which was also the most indestructible checkpoint. The checkpoint was like an iron wall, lying across the mountain road. It was simply a fortress.
When Zhao Sihu saw the third checkpoint, he knew that this time, no matter what, they would not be able to take it down.
The First Master of the bandits appeared on top of the fortress and shouted down, "Who are you? Tell me your name. I don't kill nameless people. "
Zhao Sihu chuckled. A small bandit leader talking about the rules of the Jianghu was really ridiculous. He was not afraid at all. "Listen up, we are the army of Shanhai County. Surrender quickly."
"Huh? Shanhai County? What is that? How arrogant. "The First Master had never heard of this Shanhai County.
"Hmph, ignorant." When Zhao Sihu saw that the other party's First Master had appeared at the checkpoint, he knew that his mission had been successfully completed and ordered to fire the signal flare.
After the signal flare rose into the air, it exploded in the air.
"What are they doing? Could it be that they are calling for reinforcements?" The bandits were confused.
At the back of the Evil Lion Ridge.
The main force of Shanhai County was at the back of the mountain. After waiting in fear for two hours, they finally saw the signal flare rise into the air. Ouyang Shuo was shocked. He stood up and said, "Everyone, attack!"
"Kill!" The majestic army ran out from their hiding place at the back of the mountain and killed their way into the stronghold.
Before they set off, Ouyang Shuo ordered his guards to wake up the pair of ill-fated mandarin ducks and untie them.
When the man woke up and saw Ouyang Shuo and the others, he was so surprised that he could not speak. He stammered, "You, you, who are you? Why, why are you here?"
Ouyang Shuo shook his head. He was a little disappointed. On the other hand, the barbarian girl was very calm after waking up. She asked nervously, "Are you here to annihilate this stronghold?"
"Yes, I am the lord of Shanhai County. I was entrusted by the surrounding barbarian tribes to annihilate this stronghold. Can you lead the way for us? "Ouyang Shuo explained where he came from.
Hearing that they were really their saviors, the barbarian girl cried tears of joy. "I know the way. Follow me."
Under the barbarian girl's lead, the troops did not take any detours and successfully broke into the core area of the stronghold.
At this moment, more than half of the fighting bandits in the stronghold had been transferred to the checkpoint by the First Master. When the remaining bandits saw the troops descending from the sky, they could not help but turn pale with fright.
Other than the guards, most of the bandits usually did not carry weapons with them. They would only go to the armory to collect weapons when they were on a mission.
Therefore, the elite troops of Shanhai County were faced with such a group of unarmed bandits.
Massacre. Only massacre could describe the tragedy that happened in the stronghold.
Among the troops, there were 2,000 barbarian soldiers. Most of them came from the barbarian tribes that had been bullied by the bandits. As the saying goes, when enemies meet, their eyes turn especially red.
At this moment, the barbarian soldiers' eyes were bloodshot. They killed anyone they saw in the stronghold. It did not matter if they were fighting or non-fighting bandits. Some bandits tried to surrender, but they were still brutally killed.
When Ouyang Shuo heard the news, he immediately sent his guards to stop the massacre of the barbarian soldiers.
Time was so precious now. They had to eliminate the fighting bandits in the stronghold before the bandits at the checkpoint returned. They did not have time to waste on non-fighting bandits.
Moreover, the army was not an executioner. Unless they had no other choice, Ouyang Shuo did not want the soldiers to attack ordinary people who could not fight back.
After entering the stronghold, the first thing Ouyang Shuo did was to order his guards to occupy the stronghold's gate. The archers took over the arrow towers of the stronghold and guarded against reinforcements.
The stronghold was filled with blood. A bandit who had escaped stumbled to the checkpoint and said incoherently, "Boss, Boss, bad, bad news."
The First Master was puzzled by Zhao Sihu's hesitation. When he heard the report from the bandit, he could not help but feel his heart skip a beat. He quickly stepped forward and grabbed the bandit's collar. He asked angrily, "Tell me, what happened in the stronghold?" In a moment of desperation, he almost strangled the bandit to death.
"Cough, cough." The bandit was scared half to death. "Reporting to Boss, a large number of soldiers suddenly appeared in the stronghold."
"How is that possible? Where did they come from? How many are there? "
"Many, many. I can't even count them. They suddenly attacked from the back of the mountain." The bandit was in a hurry and did not have the ability to count the number of enemies.
"Back of the mountain?" The First Master realized that the accidents that happened today were more than what he had encountered in his entire life. He muttered to himself, "The back of the mountain is a steep cliff. How did they come up?"
Fortunately, the military advisor at the side was still clear-headed. "Boss, we must make a decision now. Should we go back to reinforce the stronghold or should we just go down the mountain?"
"Yes." The First Master calmed his mind. "We definitely can't go down the mountain. The road is too narrow. As long as they block the road, it will be useless no matter how many people we have." The First Master felt somewhat bitter. They had the advantage of the Evil Lion Ridge, but at the critical moment, they had cut off their path of retreat.
"Go back and fight them!" The First Master finally decided to fight with his back to the wall. (To be continued.)
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