"Quickly occupy the mountain pass! Kill any bandits encountered! Not a single one is left!"

  Outside Liudao Kou, Sun Yan and Yu Jin gave an order, and thousands of "snowmen" trampled through the knee-deep snow, exerting all their strength to rush towards the mountain pass with frozen footsteps.

  Sun Yan gazed at the gorge entrance tens of steps away, and in a daze, he felt that the gorge was like a ferocious tiger with its bloody mouth wide open, as if it would swallow him and his thousands of troops. A sense of foreboding suddenly surged up to Sun Yan's heart. Turning back to look at Yu Jin, Sun Yan found that his eyes were burning with fervor, staring fixedly at the gorge entrance, as if he was about to achieve an unparalleled feat, constantly urging the soldiers to hasten their advance.

  When the five thousand soldiers rushed into the gorge with a loud shout, the few hundred bandits who were left to guard this place did not even have time to react before they were cut down by the fierce government troops. The mouth of the gorge was instantly occupied by the two armies of Sun Yan and Yu Jin...

  "Jin Li, you stay here and guard this place, I'll lead the troops to the bandits' front camp!"

  "No! You stay here and guard, I'll lead the brothers to charge over. As long as we burn down the bandits' grain storage, their main camp will definitely be in chaos. Then we'll send a signal to the general, and at that time, our troops will advance from multiple routes, and we'll surely lift the siege of Wuliang Town and achieve great military merit!"

  Sun Yan saw Yu Jin so eager to make a name for himself, and didn't say much more, only saying: "Be careful in all things, if there's an unexpected event, quickly retreat. This expedition is extremely perilous. I'll dispatch another half of the troops from my department to you, which will also increase our chances of victory!"

  Yu Jin bowed his fist and said, "Thank you so much! Don't worry, when I make a military achievement, I will definitely count half of it on your account!" Time is pressing, I'll set off first." Then he turned back to shout loudly at the soldiers under him: "Brothers! Follow me to achieve an unprecedented feat, defeat the bandits, and set off today!"

  Thousands of officers and soldiers quickly stepped into the depths of the gorge under Yu Jin's command, with half of Sun Yan's troops following closely behind. Unbeknownst to them, a wolf-like fierce light was watching Yu Jin and Sun Yan from the top of the cliff not far away...

  ……

  Yu Jin led thousands of soldiers forward for over ten miles, and suddenly felt an unusual quietness inside the Liudao Valley. Along the way, not a single bandit was seen, except for the sound of their own boots trampling on the snowy ground, only the piercing howl of the cold wind remained...

  "General, we've come all the way and haven't found any signs of bandits. It seems unusual, I'm afraid there's a trap! Why not return by the original route?" A thousand attendants ran to Yu Jin's side to suggest.

  Yu Jin heard this and angrily said, "How can this be?! Before the battle has even begun, you're already timid. Have you forgotten what I've been telling you all along? Pass down my orders, continue advancing!"

  "But..." Qian Chang was about to persuade him further, but was fiercely glared at by Yu Jin and did not dare to say more, so he led the troops away.

  Proceeding for about two more li, a large bandit camp suddenly appeared in front of them. The entrance was guarded by less than a hundred people. Yu Jin's face lit up with excitement as he gripped the icy long knife tightly in his hand.

  "Troops charge! Break through the bandit camp! Kill!" Yu Jin gave a loud order, and led the charge against the nearly hundred bandits in front of him.

  The bandits behind the camp gate saw countless officers and soldiers shouting and charging towards their camp, instantly panicking and standing still on the spot in a daze...

  "Get out of my sight!" At the entrance of the camp, Yu Jin was like a god of slaughter. With one kick, he opened the large gate and swung his 20-jin heavy long-handled knife in a horizontal slash. The chests of three bandits in front of him suddenly burst forth with blood columns. Then, the knife dragged on the ground for several steps before making another diagonal slash. A bandit in front was cut from his right waist to his left shoulder, presenting a perfect arc. The bandit's severed body part, along with his brain, flew off in a triangular shape, leaving behind a splatter of fresh blood and internal organs that quickly congealed into a lump...

  "Kill!" The government troops behind the camp gate roared and rushed into the bandit camp, pouncing on the shivering refugees, and in an instant, these bandits were overwhelmed by thousands of government troops...

  "Haha, well done!" Yu Jin planted his large sword to the side and gazed at the numerous tents in front of him, bursting into loud laughter. "Continue the attack! Wipe out all these bandits in the camp!"

  "Kill!" Thousands of soldiers rushed crazily towards the tents covered with white snow in front of them, but when they lifted the tent flap, they found that there was no one inside, only bags filled with hard objects piled up in each bandit's tent.

  "What's going on?" Yu Jin saw the killing voices gradually subsiding, and with a puzzled expression, he stepped into a camp, only to see countless bags before his eyes.

  He walked up to one of the sacks, pulled out a short knife hanging from his waist, and stabbed it in fiercely, opening a slit. Inside were all muddy and sandy old rice grains.

  "Hahaha!" Yu Jin laughed loudly three times, and said to the soldiers beside him: "This is truly a great achievement! We have established an unprecedented military merit! Hahahaha..."

  "General, why are there so many grains guarded by just a few bandits? I think there's something fishy going on..." The previous commander advised with good intentions, "Besides, grain and fodder are the lifeblood of the army! How could bandits pile up such important supplies in this place without heavy troops guarding them?"

  Yu Jin patted his shoulder and said: "You're worrying too much, the fact is right in front of us. The bandits calculated everything but didn't expect our army to take the initiative to attack in such bad weather. They dared to launch a surprise attack on Liu Dao Kou with thousands of people. After this battle, the crisis in Wu Liang Town will be lifted! This is a testament to the commander's leadership, and after today, General Zhao's name will spread throughout the land of Zhou, becoming a famous general of our time. We'll also gain fame by association. Don't say more, quickly light the wolf smoke signal to inform General Sun and the others!"

  Qian led the way, and soon a dozen or so large bamboo tubes outside the camp began to emit thick yellowish-brown smoke that pierced the sky, dispersing in all directions in the cold wind.

  "Something's gone wrong, General!" Just as Yu Jin was still basking in the glory of his impending achievement, a flag officer rushed to his side with an urgent look on his face.

  "What's wrong with you?" Yu Jin said impatiently as he saw his appearance.

  Na Qi knelt in the snow and shouted loudly: "There are only sand and soil inside the account bags of each camp, no food!"

  "What did you say? Say it again!" Yu Jin was shocked, grabbing the collar of the flag bearer's clothes, his eyes were filled with bloodshot.

  "General, those bags are filled with sand, only a few rows of bags contain a small amount of grain, we've been cheated!"

  Yu Jin heard and hurriedly ran to the camp account, cut open a sack with one knife, but saw that inside was frozen clay sand, where there was still food. He was not reconciled and cut open several more sacks, which were also all mud clods, without seeing a single grain of rice.

  "It's a trap!" Yu Jin suddenly felt something was off and shouted loudly, "Someone come! Quickly put out the wolf smoke, hurry! If we're late, it'll be too late!"

  Just as Yu Jin ordered the extinguishing of the wolf smoke, the camp was in a state of chaos, when suddenly a horn sounded from the top of the mountain "Wooooo~" with a low and dull tone, followed by the transmission of earth-shaking battle cries that shook the entire valley.

  Yu Jin hastily looked out and saw that the entire mountain was filled with dense crowds of people. In the valley below, a band of over a thousand brutal bandits, emitting a strong bloody smell, were slowly approaching, each wearing iron armor, and at a glance, it was clear they were elite soldiers.

  "Form a battle array to meet the enemy! Don't panic!" Yu Jin knew he had fallen into the bandits' trap, but he didn't get too flustered. He accurately judged that the best direction to break through was where the thousands of fierce bandits were located, because only there was the weakest point. Even if those were elite soldiers, what could they do? At that time, a concerted charge would determine victory or defeat.

  The officers and soldiers lined up in formation with tense and fearful hearts, pointing their long guns at the bandits in front of them, waiting for Yu Jin's order.

  At this moment, a leader-like bandit walked out of the sharp soldier array in front, holding a bloody human head in his hand, and the fresh blood on the neck had been frozen by ice and snow...

  "With a 'humph', the sharp soldier leader tossed the human head in front of Yu Jin's formation, making a soft thud in the snow pile. As soon as Yu Jin and others took a closer look, their faces turned pale, only to see that this head had its eyes wide open, and it was none other than Sun Yan, the main general of another camp..."

  "Ah!" Seeing his comrades in such a terrible state, Yu Jin let out a heart-wrenching scream, while the surrounding soldiers were trembling all over and on the verge of collapse.

  "Haha, surrender quickly! Otherwise, that head of yours will be your next fate!" The leader-like bandit's sharp soldier had a cold smile on his face, and the words he spat out were even colder than the icy snow weather...

  "You...!" Yu Jinyi's voice trailed off, unable to say another word. He glanced around at the surrounding soldiers and saw that every face was filled with fear, knowing that morale had reached a critical point... Taking a deep breath, he shouted loudly: "Want me to surrender to bandits? Absolutely impossible! If you're not afraid of death, come on over!" As soon as his words fell, the long knife in his hand was held horizontally across his chest...

  "Hmm..." The sharp soldier let out a cold hum, waved his hand, and suddenly the starving refugees from all directions on the mountain rushed towards the camp like crazy.

  "Don't panic, follow me! Charge out!" Yu Jin knew that at this time, he absolutely could not panic, nor could he let his soldiers have the opportunity to think about surrendering. He had to break through the encirclement before his troops' morale collapsed and find a new chance for survival.

  Thousands of officers and soldiers, perhaps due to their awe of Yu Jin or the snowy weather that made them react slowly, in short, after Yu Jin gave the order, they instinctively raised their weapons and charged towards the outer camp with a loud shout.

  Pffftttt...

  Ding ding ding ding~

  The sound of the sharp blade tearing through flesh and the clash of blades echoed inside and outside the camp, standing out starkly in the wind and snow. The splashing blood melted the accumulated snow under everyone's feet, leaving a crimson mark that was soon engulfed by the storm...

  This group of fierce soldiers was different from the others, each with exceptional martial skills. They were seen wielding chain hammers, iron whips, and other colorful weapons, six or seven men in a group, crazily reaping the lives of the officers and soldiers before them...

  "Whoosh~"

  A chain mace was thrown from the hand of a sharp soldier, and the rapidly rotating iron chain rushed into the official army formation. The heavy chain whipped two soldiers' necks, crushing their throats on the spot. However, the flying speed of the chain mace did not slow down or stop because of this. After circling around the necks of the two officials, it quickly slid behind them and hit the face of a running soldier. Instantly, the soldier's entire face was concave, and he fell silently to the snowy ground...

  "Clang......" A sharp soldier with a halberd thrust the three-foot-long spear into an officer's abdomen, and the officer was also tough, silently placing his waist knife against the rebel's chest armor. However, the waist knife was not made of fine iron, and it couldn't pierce through the tightly sealed armor, so he could only push the rebel away with force. When the soldier pulled out the halberd and retreated, the officer suddenly felt a severe pain inside his body, as if something had been pulled out from within...... Upon closer inspection, he let out a sharp cry, seeing that the halberd was hanging with bloody intestines, and the rusty three-foot-long spear had its reverse barbs hooked onto the internal organs.

  The ruthless soldier revealed a cruel smile, and with a sudden jerk of the spear in his hand, the officer spat out a mouthful of blood, and his whole body plunged forward, finally falling headfirst into the snowy ground, no longer having any strength...

  "Don't kill me, don't kill me! I surrender! I surrender! Waaahhh~"

  "Leader, don't kill me, I beg of you, we all have a hard life from birth."

  "Spare my life!"

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