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"Young man, feel free to ask," Liu Qian said with a smile.

"Tiger Head Stronghold only has five hundred men, and they lost more than half of them last time. Why were there more than six hundred men on the city wall when you were still able to lead two hundred men out to fight your way out?" Li Mu asked.

The normal person's thinking is that after Tiger Head Stronghold obtained the resources, it expanded its forces.

But Li Mu felt that things weren't that simple.

After thinking for a moment, Liu Qian decided to tell Li Mu.

"There are not only a few hundred brothers in the stronghold, but also more than 1,500 family members of the brothers. Those drinking and eating meat on the city wall are all the old, weak, women and children. The brothers in Tiger Head Stronghold who are still capable of fighting are probably less than two hundred now," Liu Qian told the truth.

"No wonder Tiger Head Stronghold is so large."

Tiger Head Village once again exceeded Li Mu's expectations.

They not only recruited bandits, but also took in their families.

The fact that the two leaders of Tiger Head Village were willing to spend grain to feed more than a thousand idle people proves that they were not just ordinary bandits who only knew how to rob and plunder.

If they can survive in this chaotic world, they will surely become a force to be reckoned with in the future.

"You flatter me, young man," Liu Qian said with a cupped-hands smile.

"I have a suggestion, but I'm not sure if I should say it," Li Mu said.

"Young man, please speak freely," Liu Qian said.

“You’re stuck in your mountain stronghold all day long. Even if you level all the mountains in Lingnan, your stronghold can only hold a maximum of five thousand people. And you also need to take in your families. Your territory is too small,” Li Mu said.

Liu Qian had been considering this issue.

Liu Qian had discussed this issue with Zhai Fei before.

Their Tiger Head Village is determined to develop and become standardized.

Their names are not legitimate, and their words are not proper. When the world is at peace in the future, they will become the target of the government's suppression.

However, Liu Qian and Zhai Fei have not yet reached a conclusion on the specific next steps.

The idea is simple, but it is difficult to implement.

"Please continue."

“You already have good resources, but what Lingnan Road lacks right now is a lack of heroic figures to step forward. Why don’t you go to Qu County and wait for the right opportunity?” Li Mu said.

Qu County is located in the northeast of Lingnan Road, separated from Huainan Road by only a river.

If Wu's forces break through Huainan Road and want to split their troops into two routes to attack Jiangnan Road, then Qu County will be Wu's second point of attack.

Li Mu's words struck a chord with Liu Qian.

With the governor stationed at Yaoguan, even if the governor performs a terrible attack, they won't have a chance.

Only in Qu County can they have the opportunity to become formalized.

“If we go to Qu County, I’m afraid our logistical support will be insufficient,” Liu Qian said.

Their roots were in Luyang County, and Liu Qian knew how to obtain logistical supplies.

He knew that Li Mu had opened a pawnshop where he could exchange various supplies, which would greatly improve logistical support.

“I run a pawnshop that buys all kinds of antiques and can exchange them for various supplies. You just need to send the antiques to Luyang County and a list of the supplies you need, and I can send the logistical supplies you need to Qu County,” Li Mu said.

"You have no proof; how am I supposed to know what supplies you can get your hands on?" Liu Qian asked, feigning ignorance.

"Isn't the chainmail I'm wearing enough to convince you?" Li Mu smiled faintly.

"Oh, I forgot about that. Little brother, I'll consider your suggestion. Since you won't come into the stronghold for a drink, then goodbye."

After Liu Qian finished speaking, he vanished in a few flashes.

"withdraw."

Li Mu led his men to hastily retreat from Zhangxianling.

The battle ended in a complete victory for Hutou Village.

It wasn't until dawn that Tiger Head Village finished clearing the battlefield.

"We killed about a thousand militiamen in total, and captured 1,600 narrow swords, 300 broadswords, 30 warhorses, and more than 300 suits of armor. Hmm... these suits of armor are all rotten, but they can be reforged into 70 or 80 suits of light armor," Liu Qian said while looking at the list.

"What about our casualties?" Zhai Fei asked.

"A total of 101 people were killed or injured," Liu Qian replied.

"After these two battles, we only have a little over a hundred brothers left." Zhai Fei sighed heavily.

"Boss, we already have so much capital. Our top priority is to expand our forces. After that, we should move to Qu County to recuperate and wait for the right opportunity," Liu Qian said.

"If we're going to Qu County, where will our logistical supplies come from?" Zhai Fei asked.

“I have been in contact with the Thirteen Protectors; they can provide us with logistical support,” Liu Qian said.

"Reliable spectrum?"

"Whether it's reliable or not, we have to take the gamble. Maybe the Thirteen Protectors are a lucky star for our rise. I have a feeling that the forces behind the Thirteen Protectors are already paying attention to us," Liu Qian said.

“How come you see?”

"Because the Thirteen Protectors just now suggested that we go to Qu County. They must want to see if we can fight against the regular army," Liu Qian said.

“Well, defeating a few thousand rabble led by an incompetent fool is hardly a feat. The fall of Huainan Road is a foregone conclusion. If we can go to Qu County and fight Wu the bandit, that will be a real test of our abilities,” Zhai Fei said.

"What does the boss think?"

“I’ll listen to your plan. After we’ve taken care of the funeral arrangements for our fallen brothers, we’ll expand our force by a thousand men. Then we’ll leave Luyang and head to Qu County.” Zhai Fei made up his mind.

“There’s one more thing to do,” Liu Qian said.

"what?"

“Gu Dian sent the refugees to transport these corpses from the mountains to outside Luyang County.”

"That's fine too."

What kind of hero hides in the mountains and reigns supreme?

What kind of hero defeats the militia?

Now that we have so many supplies and even dozens of warhorses, shouldn't we take them out and charge into battle?

Since the surviving brothers and the families of the fallen brothers were following him, he had to find a future for them.

Even if we don't secure a future for ourselves, we must at least secure a legitimate cause for everyone.

Outside Luyang County, the remnants of the defeated army gradually regrouped.

Xiao Yunfei originally intended to use all this equipment as bait.

Unexpectedly, not only were 60% of their equipment lost, but they also lost a thousand men.

After this battle, Xiao Yunfei felt a great sense of defeat.

He couldn't even defeat a few hundred bandits?

And they even lost to their opponent twice in a row!

"Disgrace, utter disgrace!" Xiao Yunfei gritted his teeth and punched the wall, carving a hole in it.

"Tiger Head Stronghold has also suffered considerable losses. We can regroup and go back to fight," Ge Desheng said.

"Where are we going to get so many weapons? After such a huge defeat, are we going to conscript soldiers from Luyang County again? You have the nerve, but I have no nerve!" Xiao Yunfei roared.

"But Tiger Head Stronghold is currently at its weakest point," Ge Desheng said anxiously.

"If it weren't for your interference, would I have suffered such a crushing defeat? Where's your subordinate? Drag him out, I'll chop him down with my own hands!"