Pick up a princess to be your wife

The militia successfully reached the stone wall, and the militiamen carrying the battering rams began to chisel at the gate.

The ladder was placed against the stone wall, and people had already begun to climb it.

"You're the first one up," the battalion commander ordered, pointing a knife at Li Mu.

"A knife is not for showing off against one's own people," Li Mu said coldly.

"If you don't move now and miss your chance, I'll chop you up! Get moving!"

The camp was being forced into this situation, which made Li Mu very unhappy.

The commander is Xiao Yunfei. Could it be that he is targeting me?

What an ungrateful bastard!

Li Mu looked up at the stone wall, which was eight or nine meters high and not easy to climb.

Even if militiamen managed to climb up, they might not be able to gain a foothold on the stone wall.

Li Mu had seen those mountain bandits fight. Their fighting strength might not be as strong as that of regular troops, but their cohesion was definitely extraordinary.

As long as Tiger Head Stronghold holds firm and does not venture out, attempting to capture this stronghold is nothing short of a pipe dream.

Li Mu held up his shield in one hand and began to climb rapidly upwards.

As he climbed, Li Mu pondered some questions.

Should he go all out and fight Tiger Head Village to the death?

Actually, he didn't want to fight Tiger Head Stronghold at all, but after thinking about it again, Li Mu still decided to put in some effort.

As for why he wanted to do this, the reasons are a bit complicated.

One point is that Li Mu also needs to accumulate battlefield experience.

"Bang~"

With a loud crash, a rock slammed into the wooden shield.

Li Mu's body sank, he withstood the pressure, and continued climbing.

"Bang bang bang~"

Several more stones slammed heavily onto the wooden shield, making it impossible for Li Mu to move forward even after climbing only halfway up.

Because the wooden shield in his hand had cracked.

"Damn it, they gave me a cheap knockoff." Li Mu cursed angrily and threw down the wooden shield in his hand.

Without the wooden shield, Li Mu could use both hands, making him more agile and faster.

But at the same time, he also lost his protection.

Li Mu could only concentrate on the stone wall, and when stones fell, he tried his best to dodge them.

There was simply no way to dodge it; we had no choice but to take it head-on.

He was assigned a suit of armor, but he felt that this rusty armor was of no use.

He had just raised his hand to block a rock when the armor attached to his arm shattered into pieces.

After Li Mu had climbed halfway up, seven or eight stones suddenly fell on his head at the same time.

After dodging several pieces, one still hit Li Mutou.

With a loud bang, the already rotten helmet shattered and fell off his head.

His armor was also in tatters.

Freed from restraints, Li Mu felt completely refreshed. But he also lost his protection.

While chainmail can protect the body from blades and spears, its weakness lies in its extremely limited defense against blunt force trauma.

When a rock hits you, it still hurts.

At this moment, Li Mu suddenly started climbing upwards with all his might.

In the blink of an eye, his head had already poked out of the stone wall.

Right in front of him were two bandits carrying stones, about to feed them into his mouth.

"Damn it, you like smashing things?"

In an instant, Li Mu drew his narrow knife and swept it across, forcing the two bandits back.

These bandits reacted quickly. The two bandits who had been forced back by Li Mu did not attack Li Mu, but instead turned and went to other places.

Three bandits immediately appeared on the stone wall, drawing their swords and surrounding Li Mu.

This gap in time is just the right time for Li Mu to jump directly onto the stone wall.

Once he takes the position, establishing a foothold for the time being shouldn't be a problem.

But at this moment, the ladder suddenly shook violently and tilted to one side by more than ten degrees.

Li Mu gripped the crack in the stone wall with his hand, which prevented him from falling.

He instinctively suspected that the battalion was plotting against him. Looking down, he saw only two or three people behind him falling off the ladder.

It wasn't that battalion commander who did it.

It must have been someone throwing stones at the ladder from the side.

Just as Li Mu was about to climb the stone wall, he saw the three bandits rushing towards him and drawing their knives to slash.

Because Zero Money Shop lost its refined iron and silver, these several thousand people came to fight Tiger Head Stronghold to the death.

Originally, Li Mu had a woman's compassion for these mountain bandits.

He didn't want to be used by others, and he didn't want to be a tool in someone else's hands.

However, in this life-or-death situation, Li Mu needs to protect himself.

In this chaotic world, a woman's kindness will not accomplish anything significant.

Three knives slashed at Li Mu simultaneously.

Li Mu immediately took a step back, and the three bandits immediately leaned out and swung their knives at him.

Taking this opportunity, Li Mu suddenly scrambled upwards, almost simultaneously wielding three knives.

He grabbed the edge of the stone wall with one hand, pulled hard, and jumped directly onto the stone wall.

At that moment, Li Mu felt a tearing pain in his left arm.

This body isn't weak, but it's far worse than his original one. He just strained his muscles from overexertion.

The three bandits never expected that Li Mu could climb the stone wall so easily, and immediately surrounded him with their knives.

When Li Mu was at a disadvantage earlier, these three bandits were no match for him, let alone now that Li Mu has a foothold.

With a series of swift strokes, Li Mu wounded the three bandits and forced them to retreat.

If he had killed them, those three bandits would all be corpses by now.

He quickly surveyed the stone wall and the situation inside the mountain stronghold.

There were fewer than two hundred people guarding the stone wall, which showed that the bandits were fighting with ease.

Inside the stronghold, the area was larger than it appeared from the outside. Besides a complex of buildings that looked similar to the strongholds Li Mu remembered, there were many other houses surrounding the stronghold.

Tiger Head Stronghold had a total of more than 500 people, but more than half of them had been killed or wounded, and now only more than 200 people remained.

This mountain stronghold is quite large; as long as there are enough daily supplies, it can accommodate at least four or five thousand people living there at the same time.

Li Mu only glanced around and didn't have much time to observe the situation of the mountain stronghold.

At this moment, several more bandits surrounded them.

While defending himself, Li Mu also protected the space behind him.

He had bought time for his brothers below. Now, as long as the militiamen climbed up, they could gain an advantage on the stone wall.

The bandits are few in number; if we can draw more defensive forces to the city, the chances of other ladders scaling the walls will be much greater.

Tiger Head Stronghold must have a backup plan, and Li Mu doesn't think he can take it down so easily.

However, if they can inflict effective casualties on Hutou Village and reduce their manpower, then the militia may be able to break through Hutou Village directly from the front.

However, after fighting fiercely with seven or eight bandits for half a day, not a single one of them managed to climb up from behind him.

Seeing Li Mu's fierceness from not far away, Zhai Fei realized that even seven or eight bandits couldn't force him to retreat an inch.

He dragged his spear and rushed toward Li Mu at top speed.