The ninth son of the emperor was demoted at the beginning. I have a famous Chinese general.

"Trapping over ten thousand bandits in the valley?"

"Hahaha, General Zhang is really brave."

Hearing this, Ning Quan couldn't help but burst into laughter.

He didn't expect that Zhang Liao could come up with such a trick. It was really amazing.

There are many bandits in Qilian Mountain, among which the seven largest gangs are close to the eastern foot of Hulan Mountain, three of which have been eliminated before.

If we can eliminate three more, only the last one will remain, and the problem will be easily solved.

Zhang Liao is indeed a famous general, he is simply perfect!

"Immediately send a message to General Li Cunxiao, asking him to bring his troops to support us and ensure that all three gangs of bandits are completely wiped out."

Ning Quan gave the order immediately.

"I will obey my orders."

Hearing Ning Quan's words, Li Jing retreated.

While Ning Quan and Li Jing were talking, the cries of killing were already deafening in a valley somewhere on the southern foot of the Qilian Mountains.

Zhang Liao was leading his soldiers in a brave battle, blocking the exit of the valley.

It is easy to imagine how difficult it would be for two thousand soldiers to fight against five times the number of bandits.

Despite the terrain advantage, they were still in trouble.

The bandits also knew that if they could not get out of the valley, death would be waiting for them.

Therefore, they attacked like crazy, without caring about their lives at all.

If Zhang Liao had not led the troops and acted so bravely, they would have been defeated long ago.

Even so, if reinforcements don't arrive in time, they won't be able to hold out for long.

"Soldiers, hold on for one day, and reinforcements will arrive."

"Before this, anyone who dares to take a step back will be killed!"

Zhang Liao roared.

"promise!"

The soldiers shouted in unison.

They also understood that if they retreated at this critical moment, only death would await them.

Either they were killed by bandits or dealt with by military law.

"Hahaha, I advise you to give up resistance and let us out. A mere two thousand people can't stop our offensive at all."

In the distance, a bandit leader laughed.

"Humph, dreaming!"

Hearing the bandit leader's ridicule, Zhang Liao snorted coldly, took out his bow and arrow, put it on the string, and instantly pulled it into an arc.

Then let go and shoot!

call out!

With a sound of breaking air, an arrow shot towards the bandit leader like lightning.

"Pfft."

There was a muffled sound, and the arrow pierced the bandit leader's throat, causing him to open his eyes wide and fall in a pool of blood.

Seeing this, all the bandits showed fear.

"Don't be afraid, keep attacking. They are outnumbered and can't stop us."

"Those who don't want to die, come to me."

Looking at the panicked bandits, several bandit leaders shouted loudly.

"Kill."

Suddenly, the bandits waved their weapons and rushed towards Zhang Liao again.

..........

at the same time.

After receiving the order, Li Cunxiao immediately led two thousand auxiliary troops to set off.

The heavy cavalry moved too slowly, so they could only bring auxiliary troops to support them.

Although they are auxiliary troops, they are well-equipped and well-trained, and are no less capable than ordinary infantry.

The key is that all auxiliary troops can ride horses and move quickly.

Li Cunxiao traveled day and night and arrived in just one day.

At this moment, Zhang Liao and his soldiers were in danger.

However, the arrival of reinforcements reversed the situation.

"kill."

Li Cunxiao shouted loudly.

He rushed into the valley first and instantly chopped down several bandits.

Following closely behind, two thousand auxiliary troops rushed into the valley.

In one encounter, he killed hundreds of bandits.

Seeing the enemy reinforcements coming and being so fierce, the remaining bandits were immediately defeated and knelt down to surrender.

Several bandit leaders still wanted to resist, but were beheaded by Li Cunxiao himself.

In less than half a minute, the battle was completely over.

Nearly half of the bandits were killed or wounded, and the rest all surrendered.

"Thank you, General Li, for the rescue."

Seeing this, Zhang Liao finally breathed a sigh of relief and stepped forward.

"Haha, General Zhang, you're too polite. We're all comrades."

"If you hadn't blocked them in the valley, there wouldn't have been such a great victory."

Li Cun quickly said politely.

"General Li, the three gangs of bandits have been completely wiped out, and their lair must be empty."

"Rest for a night. Tomorrow we will split up and completely eradicate their lair."

Zhang Liao suggested.

"Excellent! Then let's do as General Zhang says."

"Well, in that case, let's quickly clean up the battlefield, then have an early meal and rest."

Zhang Liao nodded.

"okay!"

Li Cunxiao agreed and immediately ordered everyone to start cleaning up the battlefield.

Soon, the entire battlefield was cleared.

As for the corpses, they were burned directly to avoid causing plague.

The next morning.

Leaving behind a thousand soldiers to guard the prisoners of war, Li Cunxiao and Zhang Liao set off with an army of two thousand.

After that, it took only two days to capture the three bandit lairs and seize countless food, fodder, gold, silver and treasures.

In addition, there were thousands of bandits' families, as well as women and civilians who had been looted.

After completely dealing with these three gangs of bandits, only the last one remained on the eastern foothills of Qilian Mountain.

This group of bandits is called Qinglongzhai.

They are the most powerful group of bandits. Their leader is named Cai Sheng. It is said that he is very skilled and has the ninth-grade cultivation level.

The number of bandits under his command is close to 10,000.

However, this group of bandits can only be eliminated later. Zhang Liao suffered heavy casualties among his soldiers in this battle and urgently needed rest.

Li Cunxiao's troops must also be rushed back immediately.

This was what Li Jing specifically instructed before leaving. After Li Cunxiao left, there were only two thousand soldiers left in Hulun City.

If there is an attack from foreign enemies, it will be very dangerous.

So, after discussing it, the two decided to lead the army back.

......

At the same time, outside Liulin Castle.

Xiang Yu was stationed here with a thousand soldiers.

Xiang Yu was ordered by Li Jing to be here to support Huo Qubing at any time.

"Report...General, the Huns are invading."

At this time, a scout came running to report.

"What? Huns?"

When Xiang Yu heard the scout's report, his face changed.

Huo Qubing had just sent back news two days ago that the Donghu tribe had been completely defeated. How come a group of Xiongnu suddenly appeared?

"Report... General, Generals Huo and Lu have returned."

Just then, another scout came running over.

"what?"

After hearing the scout's words, Xiang Yu became even more confused.

Why are they our own troops and the Huns?

Did they suffer a defeat and were pursued by the Huns?

"General, the Xiongnu soldiers returned with General Huo."

Xiang Yu was just about to order a battle, but the scout's words shocked him and his face was full of surprise.

"Send the order to prepare for battle."

"Let me go and see for myself."

After thinking for a moment, Xiang Yu gave the order.

Then he took a few scouts and headed in the direction where Huo Qubing came from.

Soon, he saw Huo Qubing and his men.

Of course, Xiang Yu also saw the Hun soldiers in the team.

These Hun soldiers followed Huo Qubing obediently and talked and laughed with their own soldiers.

"What's happening here?"

Seeing this scene, Xiang Yu was confused.

At this moment, the team was approaching.

"General Xiang, thank you for waiting here all this time. I am very grateful to you."

When he saw Xiang Yu, Huo Qubing smiled and bowed.

Huo Qubing knew that Xiang Yu was stationed here with his troops to support him.