Thief Emperor

Chapter 117 No Death and No Life

In the past, the Yuezhou Rebellion was just a noun to Li Yun.

At most, it is a variable, an influencing factor when he analyzes the situation.

And now, the impact of the Yuezhou Rebellion finally appeared before his eyes.

Even the bandits near Ningguo were affected by the Yuezhou Rebellion and wanted to join Qiu Dian's army to start the rebellion.

That night, Li Zheng, who had gone out to gather information, also returned to Xiaao Village. He brought back some information about bandits near Tianmu Mountain. Although it was not accurate, it was able to basically confirm the basic situation on Tianmu Mountain.

Li Yun sat on the bed, listening to some information brought back by Li Zheng, and then told Li Zheng about the situation in Xiaao Village.

Li Yun knocked on the table and said in a deep voice: "I thought it was the bandits roaming around who could do such a thing, but I didn't expect it was the bandits sitting in their den who did it!"

"Since this group of bandits has this idea, it means that Qiu Dian from Yuezhou has definitely recruited bandits, and not just one group."

"That's why they are so sure that they will be accepted by Qiu Dian, and that's why they do such atrocities near Tianmu Mountain!"

"And this gang of bandits robs women like this."

Li Yun snorted and did not continue speaking. Instead, he changed the subject and said, "Qiu Dian, it will never last long. At most, it will only last for one or two years, or even shorter."

Li Zheng scratched his head first, then said: "Second brother, these bandits in Tianmu Mountain all deserve to die, but Qiu Dian's recruitment of bandits..."

He looked at Li Yun cautiously and whispered, "Second brother, aren't we also recruiting bandits?"

Li Yun glanced at Li Zheng and said unhappily, "I am trying to subdue them. If we don't use the thief leader, we will mess up and start over. I am sure I can control them."

"Do you think that if the bandits in Tianmu Mountain surrendered to Qiu Dian, would King Qiu capture their leader and then split up the others and incorporate them into his own army?"

Li Zheng thought about it and replied, "Probably not. If he does that, the people in Tianmu Mountain will never take the initiative to join him."

"That's the truth."

Li Yun said "Hey" and sneered without saying anything.

Li Zheng curled his lips: "It seems that this Qiu is not a good person either."

"It's hard to tell whether he's a good person or not, but this person has no vision or insight."

Li Yun gave his own verdict.

After the two brothers chatted for a while, Li Zhengcai said, "There is only one relatively large village on Tianmu Mountain. It's hard to tell how many people there are, but after asking around, I think there are probably only about fifty or sixty people."

He looked at Li Yun and asked, "Second brother, these people should still be on Tianmu Mountain. At least they haven't had time to flee to Yuezhou yet."

"How are you going to fight?"

"What and how to fight?"

Mr. Li sneered.

"In the past, we had to attack the Ten Kings Camp from the back mountain. Now we have more than a hundred people, fighting against fifty or sixty of them. What else do we have to consider?"

"Find out the location of the village, and we'll set out tomorrow."

"If these are really the bandits who are sitting in their den, they are eating the grass near their den like this."

"I will make them remember my name for the rest of their lives."

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The next day, Li Yun left Xiaao Village with a team of thief hunters.

Before leaving, he deliberately left behind several Qingyang yamen runners including Chen Da and Huang Yong, and gave them a dozen more men, and told them to protect the safety of Xiaao Village.

He, with a group of "pure-blooded" bandits, headed straight for Tianmu Mountain.

This time, even too sophisticated tactics were not needed. Li Yun divided his troops into three groups. He led the main force directly up the mountain from the front. Zhou Liang and Li Zheng each led a group of people and went up the mountain from the small paths on both sides to clear out any enemies that might appear on the two wings for Li Yun's troops.

Captain Deng Yang followed Li Yun and looked at Li Yun who was already wearing armor. He was a little curious: "Captain, are the bandits in Tianmu Mountain so powerful? It's rare to see you wearing armor."

Li Yun didn't say anything, but looked up at the bushes beside him.

Two figures flashed by in the bushes.

Li Yun gave a wink and someone followed immediately.

"It startled them."

Li Dazhaizhu smiled, looked back at his subordinates, and said, "We've been discovered. What should we do?"

Deng Yang clenched his fists and shouted, "Charge!"

Li Yun took the lead, weapon in hand, and rushed forward.

Deng Yang followed him closely, and only then did he notice that Li Dutou was not holding the spear he usually used, but a mace.

The spikes are hideous and exaggerated.

Most of these people grew up in the mountains and were very familiar with the mountain roads. In addition, after months of suppressing bandits, they all rushed towards the mountains tacitly.

They started climbing the mountain in the afternoon, and in just half an hour they saw the Tianmu Mountain village from afar.

Li stopped and looked at the village, then turned back to look at his subordinates and said slowly: "This time, there is no need to hold back, and I don't want any prisoners."

All of Li Yun's subordinates have been to Xiaao Village.

They were born as bandits themselves and knew the bandits' taboos. They also knew that the bandits in Tianmu Mountain had aroused Li Yun's suspicion, so they all lowered their heads and shouted.

"Yes!" Li's face was calm. He reached out from his arms and took out a pure black mask, covered his face with it, and his voice became lowered.

"attack!"

As soon as the word came out, he rushed out first.

At this time, the bandits of Tianmu Mountain were already prepared. Before Li Yun rushed to the gate of the camp, he heard two ding-ding sounds. Two arrows shot into his shoulder armor and then slid away and flew out, while the other arrow hit his chest, leaving a small dent in his breastplate.

Li Yun frowned at first, then looked up at the mountain village in front of him.

At this time, he was at least a hundred steps away from the mountain village.

In other words, the other side has a very good shooter.

He no longer hesitated and shouted, "Charge with me as fast as you can!"

A group of people rushed towards the Tianmu Mountain stronghold like wolves and tigers. During the charge, at least four people fell under the enemy's arrows.

But only one of them was fatal.

At this time, Li Yun had already rushed to the gate of the village.

He brought a dozen people with him and rammed the gate of the stronghold hard. The wooden gate was immediately knocked open. Li Yun, holding a mace, hit the enemy in front of him hard on the forehead.

The brain burst immediately!

He kept walking and strode towards another bandit from Tianmu Mountain, and continued to swing his club and hit him in a simple and unpretentious manner.

The bandit was quite skilled. He held the sword horizontally with his other hand and grasped the back of the sword with his other hand. With the sound of metal colliding, he managed to block the stick.

Li Yun was a little surprised and swung the bat again.

The man's hands were numb.

At the third blow, he could no longer resist and was hit on the head, and the sword in his hand fell to the ground.

Li Yun swung his stick and swept across, hitting two more people. They cried out in pain and fell to the ground.

At this time, Li Yun was already covered in blood. He smashed the oncoming long knife with a stick, and then he bumped sideways and knocked a middle-aged bandit to the ground. Then Li approached him, grabbed the bandit by the collar with one hand, and almost lifted him up.

"Where is your village leader?"

Seeing the devil-like Li Yun, the man trembled and said in a trembling voice: "The village...the village chief went down the mountain and went...to the east."

Li Yun said "Oh".

"You went to Yuezhou?"

The bandit trembled in fear: "It should be...it should be, I don't know..."

"That was really what you did."

Mr. Li smiled under the mask and struck down mercilessly with the mace in his hand.

With a scream, Li Yun turned around and looked at the battlefield where the situation was already clear. He slowly said, "Tie up all those who surrender. In an hour, I want to see all the people who sit in the chairs of Tianmu Mountain Stronghold."

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evening.

In the main hall of the Tianmu Mountain stronghold, Li sat in the first chair, looking at the few people kneeling in front of him who had lost their human form, and waved his hand with some annoyance.

"Keep them under surveillance and don't let them die."

Deng Yang responded and took a few people with him to take these people away.

Li Zheng poured a cup of hot water for Li Yun, carefully looked at Li Yun's expression, and asked: "Second brother, are you okay..."

"fine."

Li Dazhaizhu stretched himself lazily, and said in a somewhat bleak tone: "Skinny Monkey, I originally thought that all of us were bad people."

Li Zheng looked at Li Yun and said, "Second brother, we are indeed not good people."

He looked at the blood on the ground and said, "If we were good people, we wouldn't be able to deal with these evil people."

Li Yun nodded and said with a smile: "Guess, when will the village chief of Tianmu Mountain come back?"

Bai Qi, the leader of Tianmu Mountain, brought ten girls down the mountain and headed for Yuezhou two days ago.

It goes without saying what to do.

"Don't worry, second brother, he will definitely come back."

"His foundation is still in Tianmu Mountain. He just went to Yuezhou to explore the way and give gifts."

Li Yun said calmly: "Let's stay in Tianmu Mountain and wait for him to come back."

Li Zheng lowered his head and said, "Second brother, how do we deal with these bandits in Tianmu Mountain?"

"The leader must not die."

Mr. Li had a blank expression on his face.

"The others are not allowed to live."

(End of this chapter)