I can bless thousands of magical powers.

"Sir, Lianyun Village is just ahead."

On the rugged mountain road, Feng Hui, dressed in tight clothes, said to Zhang Yuan respectfully: "My men have been keeping an eye on the village in the past few days, and no one in the village has come out!"

Zhang Yuan nodded and looked towards the village hidden on the mountain not far away.

Lianyunzhai has a history of several decades. It was built in an excellent location. The mountain it is located on is extremely steep. There is only one path for going up and down, and there are also many caves and grottoes.

It can be said that one man is able to block the passage of ten thousand. As long as we send people to guard the key places, thousands of troops will not be able to attack.

But this only applies to ordinary troops.

Behind Zhang Yuan followed three hundred fully armed elite Taoist soldiers.

In addition to Feng Hui, Deputy General Mo Wei also accompanied him.

With Zhang Yuan, such a powerful fighting force, it would be a huge joke if he couldn't defeat a group of bandits gathered in the mountains!
For Zhang Yuan, the only challenge is to capture Lianyun Village with the least casualties possible.

"Sir, please leave this task to me!"

While Zhang Yuan was thinking, Mo Wei beside him couldn't help but volunteered: "It's just a mountain stronghold. Just give me a hundred soldiers and I guarantee that I can take it down!"

Zhang Yuan hesitated for a moment and said, "I will give you two hundred soldiers, but the casualties must be limited to ten."

"can you do it?"

Mo Wei was stunned for a moment, then he patted his chest and said, "No problem, I dare to issue a military order!"

Although they are both members of the Mo family, Mo Wei is not as smart as Sun Yujiang and his cultivation is weaker than the latter.

But he is brave and courageous, and is willing to fight and take responsibility!
Therefore, Zhang Yuan specially brought Mo Wei here.

Zhang Yuan’s purpose was to train troops.

Generate income at the same time.

Lianyun Village is more than 200 miles away from Xiyuan City. The bandits entrenched in this mountain village actually pose no threat to Xiyuan, because the places where they usually rob and loot are not within the county.

In fact, Lianyunzhai is located between two counties, and the mountains are high, the forests are dense, and the terrain is dangerous, so it has not been wiped out.

But now that Zhang Yuan has targeted him, it’s a different story.

And Lianyunzhai was just his first target.

As for the situation of this mountain stronghold, Zhang Yuan asked Feng Hui to find out and sent people to monitor it.

Feng Hui is quite adept at doing these tasks.

"There is no need for a military order."

Zhang Yuan smiled and said, "Deputy General Mo, now it all depends on your performance!"

The battle to attack Lianyun Village began one stick of incense later.

Although Mo Wei was not good at planning, he was not a completely brainless person. He did not directly lead the Taoist soldiers to attack the mountain stronghold, but first led five fourth-level masters to sneak to the vicinity of the mountain road checkpoint.

Then they suddenly attacked and killed the bandits guarding the checkpoint in one fell swoop.

Lianyun Village set up a total of three checkpoints on the long mountain road, but the entire army was wiped out in just a few breaths.

It’s really a dimensionality reduction attack!

The most important thing is that the bandits in the village were completely unprepared. It was not until Mo Wei rushed to the top of the mountain and wielded the Xuanhua axe to split open the heavy village gate that they woke up from their dream.

But it was too late to organize a defense at this time.

Two hundred elite Taoist soldiers followed closely behind, pouring into the mountain stronghold like a tide and launching a ruthless massacre of the bandits inside.

These Taoist soldiers were all of the third rank in cultivation. Not only were they equipped with top-grade weapons and iron-studded armor, but they also cooperated well with each other. Killing the mob of bandits was as easy as cutting melons and vegetables.

The bandits in Lianyunzhai are not actually powerless. After all, they have been able to occupy this place for many years, so they still have some strength.

However, the fourth-level leader of the stronghold was chopped in half by Mo Wei's axe just as he rushed out, and the second and third leaders who followed him were so frightened that they fled immediately. Without a leader, the bandits were defeated.

Screams, wails, begging for mercy...

In just a few moments, the huge village has turned into a purgatory of blood and fire!
When Zhang Yuan and the remaining one hundred soldiers entered Lianyun Village, this famous mountain village had lost all resistance, including the two escaped village chiefs who were beheaded.

In the end, only hundreds of the elderly, the weak, women and children survived, kneeling on the ground trembling.

"grown ups."

A Taoist soldier came over and reported: "We found the robbers' hiding place!"

As the battle broke out extremely suddenly, none of the bandits, big or small, in Lianyunzhai were able to escape, and they had no time to take away or destroy the wealth accumulated from years of looting.

Mo Wei discovered a treasure cave inside the mountain village.

This treasure cave is divided into two grottoes, one of which stores a large amount of food and firewood, rice, oil and salt, which is more than enough to feed thousands of people for a year or two.

The other one stored various gold, silver and treasures, as well as antique calligraphy and paintings, and even a lot of silk and porcelain.

"My Lord, I have done my duty!"

Mo Wei, who was guarding the entrance of the cave, saluted Zhang Yuan in a heroic and proud manner.

This brave general was actually not very happy.

He didn't kill with pleasure.

But he completed his mission successfully, and while capturing Lianyun Village, his own casualties were negligible.

None of the two hundred soldiers died in the battle, only a few were injured!

"very good!"

Zhang Yuan praised generously: "I will remember your great achievement when I return!"

He ordered his men to take out all the valuables from the warehouse and transport them down the mountain in batches as quickly as possible.

There are auxiliary troops' chariots and horses at the foot of the mountain.

As for the elderly, the weak, women and children in Lianyun Village, Zhang Yuan distributed some silver and food to them and let them leave on their own.

This is Zhang Yuan’s greatest kindness.

If it were someone else, they would most likely wipe out the entire clan, or even claim it as a military achievement.

Zhang Yuan does not need military merit, nor does he like meaningless killing.

When night fell, a raging fire broke out in Lianyun Village.

The scorching flames burned the city wall and also reduced the bodies of the bandits left inside to ashes.

The bright fire even lit up half the sky red.

When Zhang Yuan returned to Xiyuan City with his troops.

The whole Taoist city was in an uproar.

It’s not just because Zhang Yuan wiped out a bandit stronghold this time and brought back a large amount of spoils.

The most shocking thing was that one of the carriages was loaded with heads.

The heads of these bandits were sprinkled with lime to preserve them, and then placed on the road outside the city gate in full view of the public.

Stack it up into a Jingguan to show the world!
When ordinary people witnessed this scene, they were terrified and shocked by Zhang Yuan's ferocity.

However, the powerful people in Daocheng City understood that Zhang Yuan was demonstrating against Fei Hongming.

An open, undisguised demonstration!
However, they don't know yet that this is just the beginning, and more exciting things are still to come. (End of this chapter)