"Start." Li Zi looked at the elite soldiers outside the city wall. He was much stronger than when he just took over. It was not enough. Only after experiencing the tempering of blood and fire can he be more useful to the head of the family.

"Then let Mangdang Mountain be the beginning of its growth." Driven by this mentality, Li Zilai spent half a month to clear the officialdom in Liyang and rectify the army, and then he waved his sword to point at Mangdang Mountain.

Looking at the army gradually fading away, Li Zilai felt quite moved. This time he led the troops to fight seemed to be worth mentioning in his career, but this was the first time he stood on the city wall and watched the army gradually drift away until it disappeared into the sky.

No outsiders have ever wanted to get close to the town outside Mangdang Mountain, but there have been constant travelers in the past half month, which has added an active color to these towns that lack vitality.

However, the residents of the town hoped that these outsiders would leave early, for no other reason: it was these people who caused the desolation of the town.

Since the news that Li Zilai wanted to lead his army to pacify Mangdang Mountain, bandits of all sizes in the mountains showed their magical powers to inquire about the news from Liyang Prefecture.

But from one day on, the people who provided them with intelligence disappeared one by one, and in desperation they had to send people to various small towns outside the mountain to guard.

The movements of the tens of thousands of troops could not be concealed at all, and Li Zilai did not want to conceal it. He was clearly seen by the spies in the town.

The carrier pigeon flew into Mangdang Mountain in all directions and passed the bad news to his master: Li Zilai led 60,000 troops toward the Huolang Gang, the largest village in Mangdang, and sent a side army to the direction of Chu Qi, Menglou and Hu Yun. For a moment, the Mangdang Mountain was in chaos.

The Fire Wolf Gang was prepared for a long time. After all, in the past, they were the key targets of Liyangzhou's attention in every bandit suppression. However, Chu Qi, Menglou and Hu Yun were in a hurry.

They just occupied an inconspicuous corner of Mangdang Mountain, and were relatively docile on weekdays and rarely were "careful" by Liyangzhou.

The Chu Qizhai boss, who received the news, trembled his fingers and returned to normal. He watched the panic of the other five bosses coldly. A smile flashed across the corner of his mouth. Perhaps a bad thing could turn into a good thing and his mood became a little more pleasant.

He tapped his fingertips down the table, attracting everyone's attention to him. The boss said, "At this point, the army of Liyangzhou has rushed straight to us. There is nowhere to escape, so he can only fight to the death. If he loses, everything will be stopped, but if he wins, my Chuqi Village will intimidate the entire Mangdang Mountain from now on."

Several confidants of the boss knelt on one knee and said, "Please give an order to lead us to defeat the Liyangzhou army and defeat Li Zilai." The other bosses were not good at saying anything at this time, so they had to watch some of the originally neutral leaders approaching the boss.

"In this battle, I will live and die with the second and third sons." The boss stood up and bent down and said. The boss's body was a little trembling, not fear but excitement.

Since he succeeded as the leader of the great master, Chu Qizhai has never been so united, and his power has never been so strong. The other five leaders and their confidants dare not speak for a while.

Li Zilai intentionally let the fear slowly ferment in Mangdang Mountain, hoping to achieve the effect of attacking the heart. Therefore, the army did not advance very quickly. It took a total of two and a half days from entering Mangdang Mountain to the vicinity of Chuqizhai.

Taking advantage of the cool afternoon, the troops of Liyang Prefecture set up camp ten miles away from Chuqi Village. After the camp, the food and grass were continuously transported.

The camps in Liyang are divided into two, forming a horn to guard against attacks that may come from Menglou and Hu Yun.

"Ten miles?" The head of Chuqizhai smiled and said, "Who is the commander of Liyangzhou? He dared to set up camp ten miles away from us. Aren't we afraid that we will annihilate them in one fell swoop?"

Although there was a lot of disdain in his words, if you look closely, Chu Qida's eyes were full of fear.

The fifth head of the side frowned and looked at the camp in Liyang Prefecture and said, "The boss is not saying this. Although the officers and soldiers of Liyang are only ten miles away from us, they are divided into camps and support each other. No matter which one we attack, we can quickly support them. If we attack two at the same time, our troops are slightly insufficient. The boss, the commanders of Liyang should not be underestimated."

The morale, which had rebounded due to the words of the boss, fell again. The boss seemed to be very happy, praised the five bosses for a few words, and belittled the officers and soldiers in Liyang.

The fifth leader wanted to say something, but the sixth leader pulled the corner of his clothes and then closed his mouth.

Taking advantage of the distance that the Liyang soldiers came and had not yet gained a foothold, Chu Qi's boss sent a team of troops to harass him, but was shot back by a random arrow.

The head of Chu Qi just sent someone to comfort the defeated soldiers and ordered everyone to wait for the opportunity.

The bandits who died in the wilderness only symbolically asked someone to take back the body. After all, these were just some small bandits he had been tangled in the chaos. They were not considered people from Chu Qizhai, let alone his confidants.

The commander of the officers and soldiers of Liyang Prefecture was Li Zilai's confidant. He followed Li Zilai since he made his mark in the army and was deeply trusted by Li Zilai. At the same time, he also learned Li Zilai's way of using troops by 80 or 90 points.

This person often says that he is only a "maintainer of the middle-aged man", but he only has one thing he can do, that is - Stable. He is cautious in his wars throughout his life, and has never lost except for the inevitable defeat of protecting retreats. He is nicknamed "Stable as an old dog" by Li Zilai.

Such a general would not have broken his horse's hooves in front of Chuqi Village. He beaten back several times of Chuqi's boss. After setting up the camp, the general was not in a hurry. After arranging the patrol soldiers, he ordered the burial to cook. After a full meal, he slowly oppressed the Chuqi Village.

"Interesting, is this going to fight with us at night? How unwise?" Chu Qier, the head of Chu, sneered and decided to take this opportunity to teach the Liyang army a lesson. The head of the head shook his head slightly, and did not order an attack, but instead ordered the camp gate to stay and not leave.

The second headman explained to the dissatisfied second headman: "Second brother, look at the flag." The second headman looked around and saw a big word "Li" written on the flag.

The second head of the army quickly thought about it. There seemed to be no general named Li in Liyangzhou. He was shocked and said in surprise: "Brother, it's not that Li Zilai will come in person."

The boss sighed and said, "I would rather be Li Zilai coming in person, so that we will have a chance. There is no general named Li in Liyang Prefecture, but Li Zilai has a general with the same surname as him."

The second head of the head of state had information about the man, a little cold sweat oozed out of his forehead, and he said, "No, brother. General Li Chengzhou is second only to General Siping, so why did he come here?"

The boss said with a little sarcasm and disdain in his words: "Li Zilai, one of the Siping Generals, can come to Liyangzhou. Even if Li Chengzhou was demoted, what's so strange about it?" The second boss said nothing, and the only hope that had remained in his heart was extinguished.

"Let's go, go back to the hall, otherwise they should be anxious." The headmaster smiled. Under the pressure of the Liyang army, he and the second headmaster had reached some cooperation, and the relationship was closer than before.

The main hall of Chuqi Village was now full of the leaders of the small village and the second leader of the two villages of Menglou and Hu Yun. Under the threat of the 20,000 troops led by Li Chengzhou, they gathered in Chuqi Village to seek a way out.

The atmosphere in the hall was very depressing and lifeless. Fengyun Shang mingled in it. Looking at the bandit leaders who were losing their parents in the hall, Fengyun Shang couldn't help but feel glad that the governor of Liyang Prefecture was Li Zilai, and glad that Li Zilai was Feng Yi's backup plan.

"Everyone, I believe everyone has understood the situation. There are 20,000 Liyang soldiers stationed outside my Chuqi Village. I don't hide it from you. The commander of these 20,000 soldiers is Li Chengzhou." The words of the boss Chuqi swung like a big hammer and hit everyone's hearts.

These bandit leaders had a gloomy expression, and they didn't know what they were thinking about. Many people couldn't help but have a thought in their hearts, "Li Chengzhou has never killed prisoners."

The second head of the army saw all this and was already thinking about how to guard against these bandit leaders and not be stabbed by them. The head of the army sneered and said, "Everyone, don't think about surrendering. Although Li Chengzhou never kills prisoners, don't forget that everyone here has been on the wanted list of the Liyang government. Surrender is just to add a few heads to the Jingguan built by Liyang."

As soon as these words came out, the hearts of the bandits in the hall sank a little. Chu Qi's boss said it right. Each of them was wanted by the government. Even if Li Chengzhou didn't kill them, they would not be able to escape death.

The storm was mixed up among these bandit leaders. Seeing that they were hesitant, he stood up and shouted loudly: "Second and three sons, we will definitely die if we surrender to the dog officials in Liyangzhou. Why don't we think about why we have a peaceful life and want to run to this desolate Mangdang Mountain to become bandits. Isn't it because of the oppression of the dog officials in Liyang? Instead of surrendering and being killed, why not fight for a glimmer of life with the head of Chu Qi?"
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