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When Li Mu and the others climbed onto the high ground on the opposite bank and looked down, they were all shocked and their eyes widened.

There were two battlefields ahead. One was at the foot of the hill, where four or five hundred bandits were fighting against more than one hundred regular soldiers.

To be precise, the bandits were completely disorganized and extremely chaotic. The two hundred regular soldiers fought in an orderly manner, and the bandits would soon be routed.

There was another small battlefield on the hillside, where thirty regular soldiers were charging in one wave, scattering and fleeing fifty or so bandits.

"These five hundred-plus bandits were actually utterly defeated, tsk tsk..." Li Ertie was somewhat shocked.

This was also the first time he had ever seen a regular army in combat. Their combat capabilities and morale were far superior to those of the bandits.

The enemy, with over 500 men, couldn't possibly defeat 200 regular soldiers. They only have 15 men in total. Can they really pull it off?

“I didn’t expect there would be competitors. Our business has been stolen. Big brother, second brother, what do you say, should we fight back?” Zhao Cuo said.

"When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits. Let's wait and see, there's no need to rush," Li Mu said.

Rushing in now to join the fray, without even knowing who to fight, would undoubtedly be a foolish move.

"Big brother, second brother, look down the hill. That burly man with his bare chest is really something. He's surrounded by more than a dozen cavalrymen, and he's not losing ground at all," Zhao Cuo said, pointing down the slope.

"Brother Ertie, is this your colleague? Do you know who he is?" Li Mu asked.

Li Ertie looked at it carefully for a long time, then shook his head.

He had been a bandit for three years, and now bandit forces were springing up like mushrooms after rain. How would he know who his opponent was?

"Aren't you the number one bandit leader in Lingnan? Don't you recognize your peers?" Li Mu asked.

"do not know."

He's not the number one bandit leader in Lingnan at all; he's just boasting.

“I think it won’t be long before the outcome is decided. What should we do later? Brother, you make a decision,” Li Ertie said.

Judging from this scene, the regular army will lose at most another twenty or thirty men before they can defeat the bandits.

If the bandits don't retreat, they might all perish here.

When Li Mu takes over, he will continue to fight the regular army, which will still have at least 150 men.

There were more than ten of them, and they might not actually be able to defeat the other side.

Therefore, Li Mu felt it was best not to let the regular army win.

We must first defeat the regular army, and then fight the remaining bandits. In this way, our chances of victory will be much greater.

"Looks like we can't just sit back and reap the benefits. Brothers, let's get started," Li Mu said.

Everyone crouched down, ready to charge downhill.

"Listen to my plan, Brother Er Tie. You lead all the brothers down there. Don't engage the main force of the regular army head-on. Harass the army from the rear and create an opportunity for the bandits to counterattack," Li Mu said.

Now that things have taken an unexpected turn, Li Mu's original plan is completely useless.

Fortunately, the regular army didn't have many cavalry. As long as they avoided the cavalry and harassed the enemy infantry from the rear, they could take on several at once without much trouble.

"What about you?"

"I have my own arrangements."

"Alright, brothers, put on your masks and follow me into battle."

Li Ertie and his brothers emerged from the hillside and charged down the slope.

Li Mu then spotted the small battlefield on the slope.

One person stood out from the crowd; that person was Liu Qian, dressed in flamboyant clothes.

At this moment, he was about to be surrounded by cavalry. The infantrymen, ignoring the fleeing bandits, continued to pursue and kill Liu Qian.

Li Mu could tell that the short man dressed in flashy clothes must be the leader of this band of mountain bandits.

Seeing that Liu Qian was about to be surrounded, Li Mu rushed down.

When they were more than 20 meters away, Li Mu raised his hand and fired crossbow bolts at the leading deputy general.

The lieutenant was quite agile. When a stray arrow came, he simply stepped off his horse, leaped into the air, spun a few times, and landed steadily on the ground, narrowly avoiding several crossbow bolts.

The lieutenant only glanced at Li Mu before immediately drawing his sword and charging at Liu Qian.

Liu Qian tried to flee, but three cavalrymen blocked his way up the mountain.

Four knives came slashing at him.

"Damn!"

Liu Qian cursed loudly. Seeing that he had no way to avoid it, he gritted his teeth and decided to fight the deputy general to the death.

He wielded a short sword in each hand and lunged forward in a low-flying motion, narrowly avoiding the swords of three cavalrymen behind him, but instead met the broadsword of his lieutenant.

He twisted his two swords around the broadsword, his movements unpredictable as he closed in on the lieutenant, while simultaneously sliding his swords rapidly forward along the broadsword.

The lieutenant suddenly pulled his hand back, swung his broadsword horizontally, and knocked away Liu Qian's two short swords.

Liu Qian seized the opportunity, suddenly leaped forward, and thrust his two swords together diagonally toward the deputy general's throat.

The lieutenant was startled, but remained calm.

Suddenly, he reached out his left hand and, as fast as lightning, gripped the pair of short knives tightly.

With his right hand, he swung his broadsword down towards Liu Qian's neck.

"Oops..."

"Keng~"

Just as the lieutenant was about to succeed, a narrow knife thrust horizontally, blocking Liu Qian's neck.

The lieutenant turned his head and saw that there was an extra person inside the encirclement.

Of the three cavalrymen in front, only one remained, and he had already fallen from his horse.

"Walk."

Li Mu shouted in a deep voice, exerted force in his hand, and swung the broadsword away.

Liu Qian turned his head and looked back, but the cavalry behind him had disappeared.

Without any hesitation, he withdrew his twin swords and jumped back out of the encirclement.

At this moment, Li Mu did not stop. After pushing the deputy general away, he used his narrow sword to slash at the deputy general repeatedly.

The lieutenant had never seen such swift swordsmanship before. After taking two blows, he could no longer defend himself and fell off his horse.

Li Mu pressed his advantage, and the lieutenant, seeing that he was no match for Li Mu, turned and ran down the mountain.

At this moment, the remaining cavalrymen quickly blocked Li Mu's path, and infantrymen surged forward from the surrounding area.

An encirclement is about to form, and Li Mu may be surrounded by dozens of people.

He originally intended to kill the lieutenant first, but now that he couldn't catch up, he shot a cold arrow at the lieutenant's back.

The lieutenant staggered, probably hit by an arrow, but still managed to run down the slope.

Li Mu glanced around, then suddenly slid backward, slipping out of the two men's attack, and then leaped onto the horse's back.

He has been practicing horseback riding since he was a child, so his equestrian skills are naturally excellent.

It was like riding a horse and killing people, or a young woman getting into a bridal sedan chair—it was the first time for her.