For eight consecutive days, the battle between Li Xiwen's troops in front of Wuliang Town and the bandits at Liudao Kou has been intense, with tens of thousands of lives lost on this plain every day.

  Facing Li Xiwen's airtight defense and ruthless tactics, Duan Hong suffered greatly. In the three miles of trenches outside the city, blood flowed like rivers, and even though they had filled in three trenches today, as soon as their offensive stopped, the second day would see the trenches dug open again, and unknowing refugees would die in droves. Calculating the past eight days, at least 2 million people had died on the road to attack...

  Duan Hong thought for a moment and said to the generals behind him, "We can't go on like this. Pass down my order, starting tonight we will set up camp at Sanli Slope, fill in those trenches one by one, let's see how long Li Xiwen can hold on!"

  Zhang Zhongdao said, "Duan Shuai, once the trenches are filled in, this broken camp will be handed over to my Iron Tiger Army!"

  Duan Hong nodded: "General Zhang, rest assured, I have ordered Gong Qing and Lei Meng to lead three thousand sharp soldiers each, waiting for orders, and will assist your Iron Tiger Army with one arm."

  Zhang Zhong bowed and said: "Thank you, General Duan!"

  Duan Hongdao said, "No need for courtesy, you and I are both members of the Shunyi Army, we should help each other and unite against our enemies!"

  ……

  The official military camp, inside Li Xiwen's large tent, the various banner troops were all crying with sad faces. Yan Heng and others kept complaining to Li Xiwen: "Commander! For eight consecutive days, our troops have suffered more than half casualties. I dare ask when the reinforcements will arrive? Our brothers can't hold on much longer."

  "Yes, General Shi Qi, our grain and fodder will only last for three more days. When will General Wei send reinforcements and supplies?" The other generals also chimed in.

  Li Xiwen's fingers lightly tapped on the table, his face calm as he looked at the people inside the account. After a long time, he finally spoke: "To be honest, in fact, Lord Wei had entrusted an entire banner of Thunderbolt Direct Troops to my command before I took office..."

  Everyone heard this and immediately took a cold breath. Indeed, Li Xiwen was not worthy of being the trump card in Wei You's hand, and he was so valued...

  But some people expressed dissatisfaction, Yan Heng said: "Since the teacher flag makes a strong army in your hands, why not hurry up and send it out to turn the tide of battle, but let our flag team soldiers die for eight days, resulting in such heavy casualties?"

  Li Xiawen said calmly, "We've suffered heavy casualties and it's unbearable. The bandits have lost even more than us, and it's even more unbearable for them! Now it's a test of endurance, whoever can't hold on will be eliminated first. If we want to win, we must continue to hold on!"

  Yan Heng's eyes turned cold as he said, "But now the grain and grass are insufficient. In this freezing weather, with little clothing and food, even if we want to hold on, it's hard to do so."

  Li Xiwen nodded: "Don't worry, Yan Qiguan, I have ordered the Lei Feng army to ambush nearby. Just hold on for two more days, and I guarantee you won't need to hold on anymore!"

  "Is what Commander Shi said true?" Yan Heng hastily asked, his own flag team had suffered heavy casualties and was on the verge of collapse. If they could hold out for two more days without having to die-defend, that would be barely manageable. He looked at Du Fang and saw the same expression in his eyes.

  Li Xiuren said with a serious expression: "When did this general ever deceive you? When the time comes, my army will arrive and we will definitely be able to defeat the bandits in one battle. After returning to Wuliang Town, I, Li Xiuren, will personally report your achievements to Lord Wei, and I believe that promotion and ennoblement are not far away..."

  Everyone heard this and couldn't help but burst out laughing, who wouldn't want to get promoted and become rich?

  Looking at the people in the tent whispering and giggling, Li Xiwen quietly picked up the military book on the table and continued to read, with a slight curve of his mouth and a hint of coldness in his eyes, as if he had already grasped everything.

  ……

  Wu Liang Town's Guan Wall above, Wei You stood solemnly in the wind, gazing afar at Li Xiwen's large camp, lost in thought.

  Weiyuan had already received Li Xiwen's letter of request the day before, but when he opened it, the materials requested were some flammable materials such as hay, fire oil, and pine resin, as well as 3,000 stones of grain. He soon understood what Li Xiwen wanted to do, and he never thought that this famous general would be so ruthless at a young age. However, Weiyuan didn't say anything, and directly ordered people to prepare the things he requested and send them to the camp. As long as they could win, he didn't care about any means...

  "Alas, the younger generation is indeed formidable!" Wei You sighed, and for eight consecutive days, Li Xiwen relied on the two flags in his hands to lead the local troops to resist the million-strong bandits outside Wuliang Town, making him extremely impressed.

  "It seems that the best commander for the counter-attack is none other than Li Suwen, but this counter-attack must be firmly controlled in my imperial family's hands......hmm......" Wei You's eyes narrowed slightly as he sank into deep thought for a moment, and then immediately came up with an idea.

  Just as Wei Yan was lost in his own thoughts, his deputy walked up to the city wall and interrupted his contemplation: "Reporting to General, the Pingyuan of Yihexing has been investigated clearly, it is a righteous army called Jingwei Camp."

  "Huh? The Vanguard Camp? Is there still such a righteous army existing within the borders of Gan State?" Wei You was extremely curious about what this Vanguard Camp was all about.

  Deputy general said: "This is currently unclear, but the end will can be sure that this righteous army absolutely and bandits are not a group of, at least can guarantee is will not pose a threat to our Wu Liang Town..."

  "Hmm..." Wei Yan nodded and said, "After defeating the bandits in front of us, I will go to meet that elite guard camp. If they are indeed as reported, I will definitely recruit them to serve the imperial court."

  ……

  "Madman! You son of a bitch, stop right there! Just you wait and see if I don't hack you to death! Are you trying to lose face?!" Outside the school grounds, Yang Kaisan chased after Feng Qiu Nian for two whole streets, brandishing his waist knife. This was all because the two had suddenly gotten into a game of Weiqi (Go) and when Feng Qiu Nian was about to lose, he had cheated by switching the pieces, leading to this situation.

  Feng Qiu turned back and shouted loudly: "Don't you know that soldiers don't get tired of cheating? If you make another noise, I'll twist your head off, believe it or not!"

  "Get out of here! You come and try it!" Yang Kai-shan was furious, "If I catch you, I'll have to peel off your cowhide and make a winter coat out of it!"

  The two of them went back and forth, shouting and cursing each other among the soldiers of various banners, while the soldiers sitting on the ground did not stop them, but rather focused on their own affairs in front of them, because they were already used to this behavior. On the contrary, the people under Xue Peng's command were more curious about this situation, having been accustomed to the traditional military habits, and could not adapt to the playful scene in front of them for a while.

  Inside the government office, Liu Ce and Qin Mo, Ye Bin, Xue Peng four people sat around a round table.

  At this time, Liu Ce's face was icy cold. Qin Mo and Ye Bin had just told him what they thought in their hearts, hoping that the Jingwei Camp could become a branch of the official army and head to the distant eastern battlefield in the future. For a moment, Liu Ce's first feeling was that he was being used. Was it purely because Qin Mo and Ye Bin saw his ability and that of the Jingwei Camp that they stayed behind to help him? He wanted to refuse, but then Qin Mo said something like this.

  "General, Mo indeed has his own mind, but you think carefully, the future of Jingwei Camp must have a name that belongs to itself in order to develop. What is the best name? Naturally, it's the identity of an official army! Moreover, the river source is already a dead end, even if Jingwei Camp can control the entire northern part of the river source, what then? The bandits and thieves have been rampant for over ten years, the people have either fled or died, and only one in ten remains. How can Jingwei Camp expand? Can General's promise to let them live a better life be fulfilled? Moreover, without a regular identity, it is difficult to stand firm in the great Zhou, even if Jingwei Camp is strong, it's just a few thousand men and horses, can they possibly defeat the hundreds of millions of the Great Zhou army? Please, General, think thrice."

  Liu Ce's mind kept thinking of Qin Mo's words, and behind him, Ye Bin, Qin Mo, and Xue Peng were also anxiously waiting for Liu Ce to respond. Especially Xue Peng, who had developed a good impression of this army and Liu Ce as a person over the past few days, and he sincerely hoped that he could become a member of the official army.

  After a long while, Liu Ce weighed the pros and cons in his heart, turned around and said: "Since that's the case, for the sake of Jingwei Camp being able to stand firm for a long time, I agree to Mr. Qin..."

  Qin Mo stood up with both eyes red, and deeply bowed his fist, saying: "Mo, here thanks the general!"

  Liu Ce helped Qin Mo up, and looked out the window to see the banner of Jingwei Camp fluttering in the cold wind. Under the sunlight, it was particularly eye-catching. He thought back to how he had been struggling on the edge of life and death since crossing over into this world, without a single day of peace...

  "Born in this world, is there really no choice? But if it's just being manipulated by others at will, and living only for the sake of living, I absolutely cannot tolerate this way of life. The current chapter you're reading, "The Chronicles of the Otherworldly Beacon Fire", Chapter 65: Various Thoughts, has only half a chapter left. To read the full version, please search on Baidu: () and then search again: Chronicles of the Otherworldly Beacon Fire"