127: Chapter 127 Departure

"I ask you again!"

"Will you pick up the blades in your hands and follow me to slaughter those scumbags and avenge our dead fellow villagers?"

"Do you dare, or not?!"

"We dare! We dare! We dare!"

All the soldiers were completely ignited by Su Bai's words.

They raised their weapons high and roared with all their strength.

Fear of war no longer remained in their eyes.

Only endless Battle Intent and Killing Intent remained.

Su Bai looked at the impassioned soldiers below and nodded with satisfaction.

Their morale was ready to be used.

He reached out and pressed his hand down.

The entire training ground instantly fell silent again.

"Very good!"

"With this bloody courage, you are worthy of being Su Bai's soldiers!"

"However, bloody courage alone is not enough!"

"Going onto the battlefield means putting your lives on the line!"

"I, Su Bai, will never let the brothers under me shed blood or risk their lives for nothing!"

His tone shifted as he continued to speak:

"I hereby establish a military order in front of everyone."

"For this bandit suppression mission!"

"Anyone who kills one bandit will be rewarded with ten taels of silver!"

"Anyone who kills a bandit leader will be rewarded with one hundred taels of silver and a one-rank promotion!"

"The first person to charge onto the walls of Black Tiger Cliff will be rewarded with one 'Spirit Accumulation Pill'!"

Spirit Accumulation Pill!

As soon as these three words were spoken, the breathing of all the soldiers present became rapid.

That was a Medicinal Pill that could help a Cultivator in the Qi Refinement Stage successfully achieve a Breakthrough in their cultivation level.

A single one on the market was worth at least a thousand pieces of gold.

And even then, there was often no supply regardless of the price.

Su Bai looked at their eyes, which had turned red with excitement, and the curve of his lips widened.

This was exactly the effect he wanted.

After thinking for a moment, Su Bai continued to address those below:

"In addition to that!"

"After we breach Black Tiger Cliff, all the gold, silver, and treasures in their stronghold's treasury!"

"I, Su Bai, will not take a single cent!"

"All of it will be distributed among all the brothers who participated in the battle according to their military merits!"

Boom—!!!

Just a moment ago, these soldiers could barely maintain their composure.

But hearing this, no one could remain calm anymore.

Not taking a single cent!

Giving it all to us?

They must have accumulated eight lifetimes of good fortune to be assigned to such a general!

All the soldiers looked at Su Bai, their minds feeling as if they were exploding.

The stronghold's treasury.

That was the wealth Liu the Tiger had plundered over more than ten years of occupying Black Tiger Cliff.

How much money must that be?

We're rich!

This time, we're really going to be rich!

"Long live the General!"

"The General is mighty!"

It was unknown who shouted first.

Immediately after, the entire training ground was plunged into a fanatical tsunami of cheers!

At this moment, they were not fighting for the Imperial Court, nor for the common people.

They fought only for Su Bai!

They fought only for that future that was within their grasp.

...

That afternoon, at dusk.

The setting sun dyed the clouds on the horizon a blood-red color.

Below Black Tiger Cliff.

Su Bai pulled on the horse's reins and looked at the cliff before him, which was easy to defend and hard to attack, his eyes filled with coldness.

Behind him, one hundred and fifty Local Militia Camp soldiers had silently deployed into formation.

A solemn air of slaughter permeated the entire valley.

"Su Tao."

Su Bai spoke indifferently.

"This subordinate general is here!"

Su Tao emerged from the shadows.

"Take your men and sneak up from the path on the back of the mountain."

"Remember, you have only one mission."

Su Bai's voice was very steady as he said:

"Set fires."

"Set fires as much as you can near their granaries!"

"The more commotion, the better! The thicker the smoke, the better!"

"However..."

Su Bai's tone suddenly shifted.

"I have one instruction for you."

"Burning the fodder and grain is just for show to create chaos for me. Don't actually burn all the grain on Black Tiger Cliff to a crisp!"

"Otherwise, wouldn't our bandit suppression this time be in vain?"

"Those are all our own spoils of war!"

Su Tao was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, and then a "I understand" smile appeared on his face.

The General still thinks of everything.

"Rest assured, General! This subordinate general understands!"

Su Tao nodded heavily and waved his hand, leading his ten Scouts, who were also proficient in stealth, as they vanished into the mountain forest like ghosts.

Looking at Su Tao's departing back.

Su Bai slowly drew the long blade from his waist.

The blade's edge gleamed coldly in the afterglow of the setting sun.

He thrust the long blade forward abruptly.

"Whole army!"

"Form up!"

"Beat the drums! Blow the horns!"

"Prepare... to attack the mountain!"

...

At the same time.

Black Tiger Cliff, Hall of Loyalty and Righteousness.

First Boss Liu the Tiger was holding a beautiful woman he had just kidnapped from the mountain, drinking wine and eating meat in large gulps.

The dozens of bandit leaders below were also in a state of foul chaos.

Just then.

A lackey responsible for standing guard at the mountain gate came rushing in, crawling and rolling.

His face was filled with terror, his voice was distorted, and he shouted at Liu the Tiger in a shrill tone:

"Bi... Big Boss! It's... it's bad!"

"At the... at the foot of the mountain... at the foot of the mountain, so... so many Government Soldiers have come!"

Liu the Tiger was drinking with gusto and was instantly enraged by the lackey's interruption!

He kicked the woman in his arms away, grabbed the wine jar on the table, and hurled it fiercely at the lackey!

At the same time, he cursed unceremoniously:

"What the hell are you panicking about?!"

"Is the sky falling?!"

"Isn't it just a few Government Soldiers? It's not like they haven't been here before! Just send them away!"

However, the lackey dodged the wine jar and said to Liu the Tiger with a mournful face:

"No... that's not it, Big Boss!"

"This time, it's different!"

"It's a dark mass of them, at least over a hundred people! Every single one of them is wearing armor and carrying blades. Looking at that formation, they're... they're here to risk their lives against us!"

What?!

Over a hundred people?!

Liu the Tiger's drunkenness instantly cleared by half!

He stood up from his tiger-skin chair with a "thud," looking at the lackey before him with a face full of shock.

What the hell is going on?

I haven't done anything earth-shattering lately, have I?

Wasn't it just slaughtering a village and skinning someone?

It's not like I haven't done that before.

Why is the government's reaction so big this time?!

Directly sending so many people to besiege me?

Liu the Tiger's heart instantly panicked.

He grabbed the Second-in-Command next to him and asked urgently:

"Second! Do you fucking know why all those Government Soldiers down there are surrounding us?"

The Second-in-Command was a man as thin as a monkey.

Suddenly being grabbed by the Big Boss, his face was also full of confusion.

He scratched his head and ears, thinking for a long time but still completely baffled.

"I... I don't know, Big Brother?"

"Useless piece of trash!"

Seeing that he couldn't get any information, Liu the Tiger spat and threw the Second-in-Command onto the ground.

Then, stepping on the table, he said to the lackeys in front of him:

"Little brothers, stop fucking drinking! All of you, follow me out to see what's going on!"