177: Chapter 177 Rescue of Qingyan Town

On the walls of Qingyan Town, a Brocade-Clothed Elder watched the more than two thousand bandits stationed outside the city gates. A cold glint flashed in his eyes as he softly asked the Commander of the Guards beside him, "Commander Wang, do you have the confidence to defeat the bandits outside the town?"

This Brocade-Clothed Elder was the Mayor of Qingyan Town, and also the head of the Li Family in Qingyan Town, the undisputed ruler of Qingyan Town.

The Commander of the Guards beside him was named Wang Tong, a Peak Bone Refining Realm Martial Artist recruited by the Li Family, and also the strongest individual in the Qingyan Town Li Family.

"Mayor, the number of bandits outside the town is too high, and there is even a Bone Refining Realm Martial Artist overseeing them. I do not have the confidence to defeat the bandits outside the town!"

Wang Tong glanced at the more than two thousand Qingyan Mountain bandits outside the town, then gently shook his head and said.

"Then we can only wait for the Zhenbei Army Militia Battalion to come and rescue our Qingyan Town!"

Hearing Wang Tong's words, the Brocade-Clothed Elder, Deputy Director Li Han, furrowed his brows slightly and spoke softly.

"Mayor, although the strength of the Zhenbei Army Militia Battalion cannot compare to the elite forces of the Zhenbei Army, they possess over three thousand soldiers and can pin down the more than two thousand Qingyan Mountain bandits!"

"As long as the Militia Battalion pins down the more than two thousand Qingyan Mountain bandits, I can make a move to kill the Bone Refining Realm Martial Artist among the bandits, and then kill the Skin Refining Realm Martial Artists among them!"

"Without the protection of the Skin Refining and Bone Refining Martial Artists, the other bandits are nothing more than a flock of lambs waiting to be slaughtered, left for our Qingyan Town to massacre!"

Seeing Deputy Director Li Han furrow his brows, Wang Tong immediately spoke up to explain.

Just at this moment, a series of loud horn blasts came from the distance, causing Deputy Director Li Han and Wang Tong to involuntarily look towards the source of the sound.

They saw over three thousand elite soldiers wearing leather armor and holding various weapons, arranged in neat formations, marching with firm steps as they rapidly approached the direction of Qingyan Town.

"The Zhenbei Army is truly deserving of being the most powerful army in our Northwest. Even if it is just a Militia Battalion, they are extremely elite and cannot be underestimated!"

Watching the neatly arrayed soldiers of the Militia Battalion in the distance, a look of surprise flashed in Wang Tong's eyes as he couldn't help but praise them.

"I heard that the Zhenbei Army Militia Battalion is commanded by a lowly commoner named Yang Juncheng!"

"I didn't expect that this lowly commoner, Yang Juncheng, would actually have such methods to train a mob of militiamen into an elite force!"

"Once this lowly commoner, Yang Juncheng, defeats the Qingyan Mountain bandits, I might consider taking him in as a servant to work for our Li Family!"

Watching the soldiers of the Militia Battalion rapidly approaching outside the town, a sharp glint flashed in Deputy Director Li Han's eyes as he muttered softly.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

At this moment, a series of shrill alarm sounds rang out from within the Bandit Camp of Qingyan Mountain.

One after another, the Qingyan Mountain bandits picked up their weapons and followed behind their bandit leader, proactively moving to meet the soldiers of the Militia Battalion.

"Go to hell!"

The bandit leader charging at the very front roared as he approached the side of the Militia Battalion soldiers, raising the fine steel long saber in his hand and slashing down towards them.

Bang!

With a crisp sound, one of the Militia Battalion soldiers was sliced in two by the bandit leader's blade, blood splattering everywhere as he died on the spot.

Immediately following this, a fierce glint flashed in the bandit leader's eyes as he swung his fine steel broadsword continuously, easily slaughtering one Militia Battalion soldier after another.

In a matter of moments, over a dozen Militia Battalion soldiers had died tragically under the bandit leader's fine steel broadsword.

At this moment, Yang Juncheng roared, brandishing a fine steel spear as he thrust rapidly towards the bandit leader's body.

Facing Yang Juncheng's fine steel spear attack, a look of disdain flashed in the bandit leader's eyes, and he immediately swung his fine steel long saber to hack at the fine steel spear.

Bang!

With a crisp sound of metal colliding, the fine steel long saber in the bandit leader's hand was knocked away by the fine steel spear.

Following this, under Yang Juncheng's manipulation, the fine steel spear, like a Dragon emerging from the sea, easily pierced through the chest of the stunned bandit leader.

"This is impossible! This is impossible! How could your strength be greater than mine!"

Looking down at the spear piercing through his chest, a look of shock and disbelief flashed in the bandit leader's eyes. He exclaimed involuntarily, unable to believe everything happening before him.

"There is nothing impossible! Go to hell!"

Hearing the bandit leader's exclamation, a look of disdain flashed in Yang Juncheng's eyes. He responded softly, then withdrew the fine steel spear that had pierced the bandit leader, causing blood to splatter as the bandit died on the spot, collapsing to the ground as a cold corpse.

"The bandit leader is dead! Those who surrender will not be killed!"

Yang Juncheng waved the fine steel spear in his hand, hoisted the bandit leader's corpse, held it high, and shouted loudly.

"The bandit leader is dead! Those who surrender will not be killed!"

"The bandit leader is dead! Those who surrender will not be killed!"

"The bandit leader is dead! Those who surrender will not be killed!"

"……"

As soon as Yang Juncheng's voice fell, the morale of the more than three thousand Militia Battalion soldiers soared, and they began to shout loudly.

Amidst the shouting, the more than three thousand soldiers of the Militia Battalion, organized into small squads, formed small battle formations and launched fierce attacks against the Qingyan Mountain bandits, easily killing them on the spot one by one.

Very quickly, more than two hundred Qingyan Mountain bandits died tragically under the sharp weapons of the Militia Battalion.

At this moment, the remaining Qingyan Mountain bandits could no longer bear it, immediately scattering and fleeing in all directions.

Seeing this scene, the more than three thousand soldiers of the Militia Battalion immediately pursued the fleeing bandits in their small squads, ruthlessly killing them.

After paying the price of more than one hundred bandit lives, the remaining bandits immediately knelt on the ground, surrendering to Yang Juncheng, not daring to continue fleeing.

"Confiscate all of their weapons!"

Watching the Qingyan Mountain bandits kneeling on the ground in surrender, Yang Juncheng gave an order to the Militia Battalion soldiers, then, holding his fine steel spear, walked towards the city gate of Qingyan Town.

"I am Yang Juncheng, Battalion Commander of the Zhenbei Army Militia Battalion. The Qingyan Mountain bandits have been wiped out by our Militia Battalion. Please open the city gates and let our Militia Battalion enter the town to rest!"

Yang Juncheng stopped a few zhang away from the Qingyan Town city gate, looked up at Deputy Director Li Han and the others on the city wall, and shouted loudly.

"I am the Mayor of Qingyan Town, and also the head of the Li Family in Qingyan Town, Deputy Director Li Han!"

"Qingyan Town is the private territory of our Li Family; outside armed forces are not allowed to enter!"

"Yang Juncheng, if you are willing to lead the Militia Battalion to join our Li Family, become servants of our Li Family, and work for our Li Family, I can allow your Militia Battalion to enter Qingyan Town and provide you with fine armor, weapons, and sufficient food supplies!"

Deputy Director Li Han stepped forward, looking at Yang Juncheng with a smile as he spoke loudly.

"Mayor Li, our Militia Battalion is an armed force under the Zhenbei Army. You actually want to incorporate our Militia Battalion; are you looking down on the Zhenbei Army and wanting to be an enemy of the Zhenbei Army!"

Hearing Deputy Director Li Han's words, a fierce glint flashed in Yang Juncheng's eyes, and he shouted coldly in a stern tone.

"Yang Juncheng, do not try to scare me with the Zhenbei Army!"

"I am very clear about the situation of your Militia Battalion; you cannot scare me!"

"Furthermore, our Qingyan Town Li Family is a side branch of the Qingxuan Prefecture Li Family, and we have good connections within the Zhenbei Army. Incorporating your Militia Battalion is just a matter of a single sentence!"

"If you are sensible, it would be best to immediately join our Li Family and work for our Li Family!"

"Otherwise, as long as I write a letter to the Family Disciple within the Zhenbei Army, I can strip you of your status as Battalion Commander of the Militia Battalion and make you a lowly wanderer once again!"

Hearing Yang Juncheng's stern rebuke, a fierce glint flashed in Deputy Director Li Han's eyes, and he mocked loudly in a cold tone.