30: The battle for survival begins

The Barbarian King's dream combination treasure hasn't been fully assembled yet, but unexpectedly, his own Lord already has one.

It's a bit magical!

This little Lord of ours is really a bit different.

I hope everyone can survive tomorrow.

She didn't say anything, carefully put the necklace around her neck. Tomorrow's war must be won. If she dies in battle, everyone will die together.

She recruited all the soldiers in one go.

One hundred Floating Turret, two hundred Mechanical Wolf!

With all three hundred slots filled, not much resources were left after being consumed.

If the stronghold couldn't be defended, what use would these resources be? Therefore, Hua Mulan held nothing back.

"Form ranks, begin tactical training!"

Following Hua Mulan's commands, the mechanical soldiers began practicing combat tactics, advancing and retreating in an orderly and extremely neat manner.

A team of three hundred people is already a qualified Bandits King!

Perhaps they can't compare to the court's main army, but in these Ten Thousand Mountains, compared to other Bandits and Bandits, they are already top-tier military strength!

Originally, she could have recruited more Floating Turret, but Hua Mulan didn't. Instead, she used all the remaining black stone and iron to make charging piles.

She was already prepared for a protracted battle!

It was late at night, the workshop staff were exhausted, and all the Lords were ready.

Han Huohuo told everyone to rest and prepare for tomorrow's battle.

After Hua Mulan and the mechanical unit were well-coordinated, she also went back to rest. The commander must maintain high energy levels.

Everyone was very busy.

Now, Han Huohuo was the idlest instead.

So idle that he couldn't do anything except be a Lord. People with too many skills definitely have a lot of work to do. Only those who can't do anything can be the Boss.

Of course, being too foolish won't do.

It was late at night and quiet. Han Huohuo didn't want to sleep. He sat on a rock, looking at the vast mountains in the darkness.

Liu Qiang knew he couldn't persuade the Lord. Worried that he would be frozen, he brought a wolf skin over and draped it over Han Huohuo.

Then he went back to the Main Camp without saying a word. He knew Han Huohuo just wanted to be alone for a while, so he shouldn't intrude.

This night was a bit long, and the mountains were incredibly quiet.

Interesting?

There wasn't even the howl of a wild wolf, and even the birds didn't dare to chirp.

Damn it, are these beasts also helping the officials play psychological warfare? I'm not falling for that.

It was a silent night.

Han Huohuo finally figured it out later. The main reason was that it was too cold, and one wolf skin couldn't cover his whole body. He simply went back to sleep, slept soundly, and had a beautiful dream.

Day Seven

Overcast with light rain, and the wind rose.

The watchtowers began to sound the alarm, and the entire stronghold was awakened.

The grand drama of the officials suppressing the Bandits finally slowly began.

[Alarm: The main force of the officials has entered the Ten Thousand Mountains. The bandits suppression operation has officially begun. Good luck to all Lords.]

[Alarm: The main force of the officials has entered the Ten Thousand Mountains. The bandits suppression operation has officially begun. Good luck to all Lords.]

[Alarm: The main force of the officials has entered the Ten Thousand Mountains. The bandits suppression operation has officially begun. Good luck to all Lords.]

...

[Event Victory Condition: Survive.]

[Event Failure Condition: Lord death, or the crystal is shattered.]

[Event End Conditions: 1. The Lord kills all officials. 2. The officials kill all Lords. 3. Hold the defense for three days.]

The detailed survival rules were finally announced.

Han Huohuo walked out of the Main Camp and saw Hua Mulan standing on that large rock, holding a long spear, facing the stronghold's gate.

In fact, Hua Mulan had already been standing there since dawn, waiting for the officials to arrive.

The Mechanical Wolf were in position, and the Floating Turret were hidden in various shadows.

All combat mechanical were in a fully charged state.

All mechanical workers had retreated back inside the Main Camp.

Han Huohuo simply moved a chair out from his small courtyard, placed it next to the herb garden, draped a wolf skin over himself, and sat there to watch the show.

After Han Huohuo's first enhancement and Hua Mulan's second enhancement, the combat mechanical's attributes, particularly attack, had reached a terrifying level.

...

The court's main army began to enter the Ten Thousand Mountains.

Li Dingbei, the Northwest Governor-General, was an inherited prince of the Great Qian Dynasty, also known as the King of Wanqing, acting as the King's hunter in the Northwest.

Of course, in modern terms, this was a warlord.

The Ten Thousand Mountains is the place with the most bandits problems in the dynasty.

It is also on the border between the Great Qian Dynasty and the Barbarians.

Li Dingbei had little interest in suppressing Bandits. Having these Bandits separating the Great Qian Dynasty and the Barbarians was actually an excellent barrier and buffer.

He couldn't understand why that esteemed Majesty of the Great Qian Dynasty insisted on having him wipe out the Bandits here?

He even generously offered to marry Princess to his foolish son, and heard she would be sent over in a few days.

Is he trying to win me over... or... does His Majesty have some ideas about the Barbarians?

His Majesty is a guy with great ambition but little talent. Does he still want to expand the territory?

Li Dingbei frowned, not quite sure, but he didn't want to go to war with the Barbarians. The reason was simple: the Northwest army was on the front line, and once war broke out with the Barbarians, his own army would be the first to bear the brunt.

Or...

As he was deep in thought, the Lieutenant quietly reminded him that the Ten Thousand Mountains had been reached and they were just waiting for the Governor-General's order.

Li Dingbei didn't take these Bandits and Bandits seriously.

If he wanted to, these Bandits would have been wiped out ten thousand times over long ago.

He yawned.

"Pass on my order: each Centurion is to lead a squad of soldiers, each squad consisting of one hundred Rattan Armor Soldiers, one hundred shield soldiers, and one hundred Pikeman, to disperse and simultaneously attack the Bandits in the Ten Thousand Mountains!"

"Yes!"

There were a total of one thousand Centurions, each leading three hundred soldiers, and then leading their respective teams to assemble at the predetermined locations in the mountains.

These Bandits are just a bunch of weaklings.

Using Centurions to deal with them is already showing great respect.

As a precaution, several reserve teams were also organized. Each of these reserve teams had an extra Monk!

This is to prevent encountering tough opponents. The troops led by these Monks can go to support the assault!

Kill!

Kill, kill!

Kill, kill, kill!

Led by the Centurions, the fierce officials respectively charged towards various strongholds.

...

Han Huohuo sat on his rattan chair, looking at the empty area in front of the mountain. There wasn't a single official soldier.

Only a rabbit scurried across the road in a panic.

What the hell is going on now? Didn't they say the attack had already started?

Opening the forum, Han Huohuo wanted to see what was happening.

"Ah, help! There are too many of them, they're already attacking! It's over, it's over, I'm going to die!"

"Help! Why are there so many wild wolves?"

"Didn't the previous intelligence say? Rattan Armor Soldiers can summon wild wolves. Did you not buy the intelligence?"

"This guy didn't even want to spend five pieces of wood, serves him right!"

"No, everyone, Da Ge and Da Jie, why isn't there a single official soldier here?"

"+1, same here, didn't see anything."

"+1, no one, no official soldiers. Which Da Ge can explain what's going on?"

...

Han Huohuo's eyelids twitched. He saw that the number of Lords in the Ten Thousand Mountains had already decreased by one thousand in just over ten minutes.

He understood immediately!

The officials didn't divide their forces to simultaneously attack ten thousand strongholds. Instead, they were divided into one thousand small teams, taking down the strongholds one by one.

And in the first round of attack.

A thousand Lord strongholds were unexpectedly spared none! These officials are really fierce.

His own stronghold wasn't on the first batch list, so Black Wind Stronghold hadn't seen the officials yet.

This was the attack method he least wanted to see, but from the government's deployment, this was the most efficient attack method.

Unexpected, but upon closer thought, it was reasonable.

The officials aren't fools, would they let you defeat them one by one? What are you thinking?

Alarm! Officials spotted!

On the watchtower, Zhang Xiaoping was on duty himself. His field of vision reached up to six li, and he could even see the roads in front of other strongholds.

"King, the officials are heading towards Blood Wolf Stronghold!"

Blood Wolf Stronghold?

Wasn't that the Lord he had a little friction with? If he remembered correctly, that Lord's name seemed to be Zhu Yiming.

While Han Huohuo was feeling doubtful, his private message rang.

"Da Ge, save me! I don't want to die!!!"

Zhu Yiming!

The avatar instantly turned gray.

Han Huohuo's heart turned cold. That beggar-like Zhu Yiming was not a brave Lord. He had always developed cautiously and never had disputes with others.

"Reporting to King, the officials have come out from Blood Wolf Stronghold and are marching towards our side!"

Zhu Yiming is dead.

Han Huohuo suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness. He hadn't planned to save that guy; he wasn't close to him. What he was worried about was his own fate.