Thief Emperor

Chapter 121 Vulnerable

Li Yun naturally didn't know that Cui Shao was looking for him, as he was busy managing Tianmu Mountain.

Tianmu Mountain Village was not a small village, but with more than a hundred people crammed in at once, it was still a bit crowded.

Of course, people can still live there, the main thing is to make some modifications to the defensive fortifications of Tianmu Mountain.

Previously, Li Yun entered Tianmu Mountain with almost no obstacles. Although they were outnumbered, if Tianmu Mountain had left some manpower on some of the necessary roads, it would cause considerable trouble to Li Yun and others.

And the village leader Li, with a dozen people, searched for several strategic locations along the entire Tianmu Mountain Road, and then began to establish defense points and prepare to deploy manpower here.

When everything was almost done, Li Yun first picked out two people from the dozen or so people in Yuezhou, and then brought them to the gate of Tianmu Mountain Stronghold.

At the entrance of the village, Li used a dagger to pick the ropes on their bodies and said calmly, "You two, I don't need to say much about Bai Qi's character. At least three villages near Tianmu Mountain were burned, killed and looted by them."

"If I get rid of him, I am also getting rid of harm for the people."

At this point, Li Yun looked at the two people and continued, "After you go back, report the matter of Tianmu Mountain truthfully. If Yuezhou wants to send troops to retaliate because of Bai Qi's matter, then..."

"I'll be waiting for you at Tianmu Mountain."

After saying that, Li Yun waved his hand and asked the two men to go down the mountain.

The two had been scared to death these days. After hearing Li Yun's words, they hurriedly bowed their heads tremblingly, then turned around and ran away.

Li Zheng stood beside Li Yun and said with a smile: "Second brother, do you think that King Yue will come to attack us?"

"I do not know."

Li said calmly, "They have set up their business, and Qiu Dian can't take care of everything by himself. It's hard to say whether this matter will reach his ears."

"but…"

"He is the one who got people together. Whether he knows it or not, the actions of the entire Yuezhou Army will be blamed on him in the end. Once these rebels in Yuezhou send troops to attack Tianmu Mountain because of a beast like Bai Qi..."

Having said that, Li Yun sneered and didn't continue.

Li Zheng on the side clenched his fist and said: "If they come, fuck them!"

"Skinny monkey."

Li Yun suddenly called out, and Li Zheng quickly responded, "Second brother, go ahead."

"Take a few people with you and tie up Bai Qi and the few leaders of Tianmu Mountain who are still alive, and send them to Xia'ao."

Li Zheng smiled and nodded: "Okay, I like this, I will arrange it now."

Li Yun hummed and said calmly: "You stay in Xia'ao for a few days and don't let these people die so easily."

"Don't worry, brother. I understand!"

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In a blink of an eye, half a month passed. Li Yun and others had established a firm foothold in Tianmu Mountain. Even some people in the anti-theft team did not want to leave Tianmu Mountain and were ready to settle down here.

At this moment, a team of more than 300 people had arrived at the foot of Tianmu Mountain.

The leader of the team was a middle-aged man in his thirties with a rat-like beard. He sat on horseback, looking at Tianmu Mountain right in front of him, pointed his finger and asked, "Is this the place?"

The person leading the way was one of the two people that Li Yun had let down the mountain. He was currently holding the horse for the middle-aged man. Upon hearing this, he lowered his head and said, "Yes, Master He, this is it."

The person who was called Master He was none other than Qiu Dian’s brother-in-law He Gang.

When Qiu Dian just rebelled, the He family, as Qiu's in-laws, were scared to death. After all, this was a crime punishable by the execution of nine generations of the clan, and the He family was Qiu Dian's wife's family.

However, as Qiu Dian's influence grew, people from the He family took the initiative to join Qiu Dian, especially He Gang, his brother-in-law. He now helps Qiu Dian with some chores in Yuezhou. Although he does not have any real title, his power is considerable.

Of the ten girls that Bai Qi gave to Qiu Dian, Qiu Dian only saw two of them, and the remaining eight were taken into He Gang's room.

It was for this reason that the news that Bai Qi was captured in Tianmu Mountain angered Mr. He. He even led a team of about 300 people from Yuezhou, hundreds of miles away, to Tianmu Mountain to "quell the rebellion."

Qiu Dian was worried because he had no trusted men to lead the troops. When he heard that He Gang was going out to suppress the bandits, he did not refuse but really assigned him 300 men to give He Gang some training.

After all, the territory will become larger and larger, and there will be a shortage of manpower in many places. If He Gang can become a qualified general, he can also help Qiu Dian do a lot of things.

He Gang looked up at Tianmu Mountain and asked, "How many people did you say were on Tianmu Mountain last time?"

"Master He, I don't know exactly how many people there were." "When the fight started that day, I only saw dozens of people. They were captured by the people in the village without knowing what they were. They didn't say who they were, but according to what Bai Qi said before, there should be more than 60 bandits in Tianmu Mountain."

"If the bandits from Tianmu Mountain rebelled and captured Bai Qi, there should be only 50 to 60 of them."

"Fifty or sixty people."

He Gang looked back at the hundreds of people behind him, a somewhat arrogant smile appearing on his face.

"In that case, there is no need to think of any way to attack. We have more people and more power."

He Gang waved his hand and shouted, "Charge to Tianmu Mountain and let these blind bandits know how powerful we are!"

The three hundred people shouted loudly and rushed towards Tianmu Mountain in a mighty manner.

Their formation was disorganized and there was no rhythm, the whole team was in chaos.

We finally reached the halfway point of the mountain. Before we could see what the Tianmu Mountain stronghold looked like, we heard a few "whoosh" sounds and a dozen people in front of us fell down!
Crossbow arrows!

Some people were hit in the vitals by the crossbow arrows and fell down immediately, while others were shot to the ground and cried out in pain!
"Crossbowmen stand back and reload arrows, archers release arrows!"

Then a loud shout was heard from halfway up the mountain, followed by a sparse shower of arrows falling down.

Although the number was not large, they were shot from high to low, without any need for throwing, and the force was more direct. Several people were shot to the ground at that moment!
He Gang was standing in the middle of the team. Seeing this, he swallowed and became a little scared.

He had never been to the battlefield, and naturally had never fought a war. He had not even seen a few deaths. Seeing more than a dozen people fall to the ground, He Gang waved his hand and shouted, "Charge, charge!"

However, few people listened to him.

These makeshift teams had no discipline at all. When they saw the people in front of them falling to the ground and heard someone shouting "crossbow arrow" in fear, who would dare to move forward?
Everyone shrank back.

At this moment, Li Yun had already taken the initiative to attack, and rushed out with twenty or thirty elite soldiers under his command!
The mountain path was narrow, and it would not be of much use if too many people came up. In fact, if Tianmu Mountain had twenty crossbows and a little more defensive awareness, it would not have been easy for Li Yun to attack that day.

Li Yun and Zhang Hu rushed to the front, one holding a long knife and the other holding a mace. With just one charge, they broke up the formation of three hundred people!
Li rushed into the crowd, grabbed He Gang by the collar, and smiled: "Are you He Gang?"

He Gang was not tall to begin with, and was almost lifted up in the air by Li Yun. He bravely gritted his teeth and said, "You know who I am, why don't you put me down!"

"It's He Gang indeed."

Li Yun smiled: "You are a treasure. If I catch you, I can get a lot of benefits."

He Gang was terrified, but he still cursed loudly: "You are a lackey of the imperial court! You are a lackey of the imperial court!"

Li Yun turned a deaf ear and left He Gang to Li Zheng who was following him, then more than a hundred people in the mountain village rushed out to kill them all.

In just one hour, more than 300 people were dispersed and disappeared without a trace.

These people either flee back to Yuezhou or flee back to their hometowns. They have no other choice.

To put it bluntly, these people in Yuezhou are still in the stage of unorganized and undisciplined peasant army, and their combat effectiveness is really worrying.

Not to mention that they were the attacking party, even if these 300 people were allowed to guard Tianmu Mountain, it would not be too difficult for Li Yun and his men to take it down.

As this decisive battle came to an end, Li Yun smiled and brought He Gang back to the Tianmu Mountain stronghold.

Just as Li was finishing his meal and preparing to question He Gang, a group of soldiers rode into Xiaao Village. The leader of the group was a bearded man. When he saw Chen Da guarding the village, he jumped off his horse and shouted, "Is this the Xuanzhou anti-theft team?"

Chen Da went up to greet him and saluted: "I am from the Xuanzhou Anti-Theft Team. Who are you?"

The bearded man was furious when he heard this and shouted, "Since you are the Xuanzhou anti-theft team, why did you run to Tianmu Mountain? Is Tianmu Mountain in Xuanzhou? Is it in Xuanzhou?"

"Do you know how long we have been looking for you?"

Chen Da scratched his head and said, "We go wherever there are bandits."

"Where's Li Dutou?"

Chen Da said, "On the mountain."

After the bearded man confirmed Chen Da's identity, he handed a document to Chen Da.

"This is from Envoy Cui, and it's addressed to Captain Li!"

"Also, Envoy Cui wants to see Captain Li. Tell him to hurry back to Xuanzhou!"

(End of this chapter)