Pick up a princess to be your wife

This guy is a member of the Thirteen Protectors of Lingnan. He also has a chainmail hidden in his clothes, which is why he is invulnerable to swords and spears.

The Thirteen Protectors of Lingnan had recently collaborated with them to rob Zero Bank, but this kid showed no gratitude and was ready to fight to the death right away.

"Why fight amongst ourselves?" Liu Qian asked.

Zhao Cuo didn't think that much about it. Taking advantage of Liu Qian's hesitation, he prepared to climb up the city wall and occupy a piece of land first.

As long as he can establish himself, his brothers will be able to keep coming up behind him.

Liu Qian smiled with narrowed eyes and flicked his sleeve.

Zhao Cuo thought there was a hidden weapon, but the king leaned back and hung upside down on the ladder.

No hidden weapon flew past, and only then did he realize he had been tricked.

He immediately straightened up, suddenly exerted force with his feet, and at the same time swung his knife at the top of the stone wall, trying to take the opportunity to climb the stone wall first.

"See you later, kid."

If Liu Qian wanted to kill Zhao Cuo now, the latter would already be dead.

But he had been saved by the Thirteen Protectors, and Tiger Head Village owed them a debt of gratitude.

Now that he knew the other party's identity, he didn't intend to kill Zhao Cuo.

Liu Qian leaped onto the stone wall, dodging Zhao Cuo's broadsword with uncanny skill, and then pushed the cloud ladder forward.

The ladder suddenly swung backward, and it looked like Zhao Cuo was about to fall down with it.

"Push!" Zhao Cuo suddenly shouted, and seven or eight people below him held the ladder and put it back on the stone wall.

"what?"

Seeing Zhao Cuo swing his sword at him again, Liu Qian quickly leaped backward.

Although it seemed like a minor mistake that nearly cost Liu Qian his life, it was actually all under his control.

"Boss, stab him down." Liu Qian said, then immediately added, "Don't kill him, use the end of the spear."

A long spear was thrust at Zhao Cuo.

Zhao Cuo raised his sword to strike, but the broadsword in his hand did not even shake the long spear.

The spear pierced his chest.

The force was so great that Zhao Cuo was no match for it. He was sent flying backward and crashed into the crowd, knocking over at least three or four people.

"Why such womanly compassion?" Zhai Fei asked.

He could have directly attacked, but he listened to Liu Qian instead.

“The Thirteen Protectors,” Liu Qian said.

"I see." Zhai Fei finally realized.

“That kid is even fiercer than last time, but he’s still clearly a greenhorn,” Liu Qian said.

Li Ertie and the others below watched as Zhao Cuo nearly climbed the stone wall and then flew down from the cloud ladder, and they were sweating bullets for him.

Before they set off, Li Ertie had repeatedly told Zhao Cuo not to rush to the front.

This kid would definitely be obedient if he were with Li Ertie and Li Mu, but without them, he becomes a wild horse.

Li Ertie rushed over and saw Zhao Cuo, who had fallen into the crowd, getting up covered in dust and dirt. Only then did he feel relieved.

"Are you okay?"

"We can go for it again!"

Zhao Cuo staggered a couple of steps, feeling dizzy and disoriented, and almost fell over.

"Screw you!" Li Ertie slapped Zhao Cuo on the head.

Although Zhao Cuo did not climb the stone wall, his actions just now greatly boosted morale.

The other militiamen on the ladders climbed even more desperately.

Even Xiao Yunfei, who was at the rear, did not expect that the militia would be so enthusiastic as soon as they arrived.

If they had the best equipment, they might actually be able to take down Tiger Head Village.

As one militiaman after another fell from the ladder, some dead and some wounded, no one was able to climb the stone wall successfully.

Stones continued to fall from the stone wall, gradually driving back the militia's attack.

As the attack stalled, the militia suffered increasing casualties, and all they could do was fire arrows at the stone wall with their horse bows, which were hardly lethal.

After nearly half an hour of fighting, the militia had suffered more than two hundred casualties, and their morale was beginning to decline.

Xiao Yunfei immediately ordered a retreat.

He set up an integrated offensive and defensive formation on the hillside and ordered it to be repaired.

"Damn it, we almost got into a fight," Xiao Yunfei said angrily.

"A small mistake can lead to a huge disaster. Tiger Head Stronghold hasn't even shown its true strength yet, how could it be so easy to break through?" Ge Desheng said.

“Tiger Head Stronghold suffered over two hundred casualties last time, so they don’t have many men now,” Xiao Yunfei said.

"Hmm... Continue the offensive during the day, but be sure to control casualties," Ge Desheng said.

Xiao Yunfei nodded, then got up to inspect the area and boost morale.

The burly man who had been beaten down by Zhao Cuo in his battalion was still not entirely convinced of Zhao Cuo's abilities.

But after seeing how brave Zhao Cuo was, he was completely convinced.

If it were him, he definitely wouldn't have the guts to risk his life climbing up there. Even if he could climb up, he wouldn't have the ability to personally kill a bandit.

The key point is that Zhao Cuo not only didn't die, but he actually survived.

"Battalion Commander, you're really something! I misjudged you before. If I make it back alive, just tell me what you need from me in the future, and I'll do my best to help," the burly man said.

"I didn't even make it up. I only killed one bandit. What a load of rubbish," Zhao Cuo said in frustration.

"Battalion Commander, under your leadership, our battalion is much fiercer than the other battalions."

"That's right, you truly deserve the title of battalion commander."

"Let alone a battalion commander, even if General Xiao made you a deputy commander, it would be only right and proper."

"Battalion Commander, you're so capable, you should teach us how to fight and how to survive that dangerous situation we just faced."

The crowd surrounded Zhao Cuo, chattering incessantly.

"All quiet."

Zhao Cuo raised his hand and waved it, already displaying a maturity beyond his years.

"Warfare is about experience. Only by daring to fight and kill can you possibly earn merit. As for how to survive, if you survive this time on the battlefield, your chances of surviving next time will increase exponentially. If you continue to survive on the battlefield next time, your chances of surviving the time after that will be even greater," Zhao Cuo said.

This was taught to him by Li Mu. After fighting twice, Zhao Cuo had already gained his own insights.

If he has another chance to climb the city wall next time, even if he can't make it, at least he will have the experience and more ways to deal with it.

“These experiences can only be accumulated and understood on the battlefield. I can’t explain them to you just by talking about them,” Zhao Cuo said.

Everyone nodded thoughtfully.

Those with experience could indeed find the truth in what Zhao Cuo said in other people's lives.

Few new recruits survive when they go to the battlefield.

But those veterans who had been through many battles were generally able to return home safely after going to the battlefield.

At this moment, Xiao Yunfei walked over.

"Well done. I will personally record your merit and award you two hundred taels of silver. In addition, every person in your battalion will receive an extra tael of silver regardless of their performance in killing enemies," Xiao Yunfei said in a deep voice.

Upon hearing this, everyone was so excited that they thanked them repeatedly.

"No reward for no merit."