Super Martial Era: My Little World

Chapter 165: Destroying the Mountain Strongholds
At Yang Lie's command, the 210 soldiers of the Huangtian Divine Sect were mobilized and followed him towards the Goutou Mountain Stronghold in the Eighteen Strongholds Alliance.

On the sentry tower of the Goutou Mountain stronghold, a bandit sentry named Datou saw from afar the fully armed Huangtianshen Sect soldiers moving towards the mountain.

"The government is here to suppress us?"

Big Head's face changed drastically, and the alarm bell was immediately sounded.

"Enemy attack!"

"An enemy is coming?"

"..."

There was a sudden chaos in the Goutou Mountain stronghold.

Fang Dagou, the leader of the Goutou Mountain stronghold, brought his four chiefs to the watchtower to check the situation.

Fang Dagou watched the Huangtian Divine Sect soldiers from afar, frowning as he said, "They're fully armored! It looks like the government is out to round us up! But, what does their banner, Huangtian, mean?"

Second Chief Zhang Yong said, "Captain, I see these soldiers are strong and sturdy, not just any ordinary soldiers. It's time to bring out our trump cards!"

Fang Dagou's face was filled with pain as he gritted his teeth and said, "You're right! Use your trump card!"

Not long after, several bandits came out of the fortress carrying a few boxes and dumped them on the ground. A large amount of broken blue silver mixed with a large amount of black copper coins poured down and rolled directly towards Yang Lie and his group.

Yang Lie looked puzzled and asked, "What does this mean?"

Xiao Zitong said solemnly, "Could it be that those black copper coins and broken blue silver coins are poisonous? Or are they planning to take advantage of our soldiers picking up the coins and attack them? What a vicious plan! Hui, warn those soldiers immediately not to pick up the coins!"

"Idiots! Listen to me! Disobeying orders on the battlefield and stealing property is a capital offense! Anyone who dares to disobey orders on the battlefield and steal property will have his head chopped off! Do you understand?"

Nangong Hui's face darkened, and he shouted as his eyes swept over the soldiers.

"understand!"

Nangong Hui had chopped off several heads in front of those soldiers, and it was also she who led the gendarmerie to enforce discipline among the soldiers day and night. When those soldiers heard her words, they couldn't help but tremble and responded in unison.

Fang Dagou shouted, "Sir! I am Fang Dagou, the leader of Goutou Mountain Stronghold! Those copper coins and silver are just a small token of respect. Please accept them and withdraw your troops! We in Goutou Mountain Stronghold are poor and have no money to lose!"

……

Xiao Zitong said uncertainly, "He seems to want to bribe us?"

"You guessed right! He must be trying to bribe us! In ancient times, there were often cases of collusion between officials and bandits. When the government suppressed the bandits, as long as the bandits paid a sum of money, the government troops would retreat! He thinks we are that kind of government army!"

Yang Lie smiled faintly and said in a loud voice, "I am the messenger sent by the Celestial God, the Emperor of Heaven, to the mortal world. I am the leader of the Emperor of Heaven Sect, Zhang Jiao. I have taken a fancy to your Goutou Mountain Stronghold. If you surrender and convert to the Emperor of Heaven Sect, I will spare your lives. Otherwise, I will kill you without mercy!"

Fang Dagou's face darkened and he ordered, "It seems this matter cannot be resolved peacefully! Release the rolling stones and logs!"

The gate of Goutou Mountain Stronghold was wide open, and rolling stones and logs rolled along the mountain path towards Yang Lie and his group.

"Break it for me!"

Yang Lie chuckled and slapped his hands casually, sending the huge boulders and wooden planks flying one by one. Then he flicked his finger and a stone hit Fang Dagou's head like a cannonball, smashing it to pieces.

"Village leader!!"

“The village chief is dead!!” “…..”

There was a sudden panic cry from the Goutou Mountain stronghold.

"kill!"

Wang Gou'er and other soldiers of the Huangtian Sect roared and charged directly into the Goutou Mountain stronghold.

"Go to hell!"

A leader of Goutou Mountain roared angrily and slashed at Wang Gouer with a long knife in his hand.

Wang Gou'er directly used the basic swordsmanship and chopped the sword of the leader of Goutou Mountain.

when!
The two swords collided, and flames flashed. The long sword in the hand of the Goutou Mountain leader was directly shaken out of his hand, and then he was chopped into two halves by Wang Gou'er with a look of horror on his face, and blood splattered everywhere.

Most of the bandits in Goutou Mountain Stronghold were not wearing armor, and many of them, like the bandits in Lintu Mountain Stronghold, were hungry and had no fighting power. They were quickly defeated by the new soldiers of Huangtian Sect and fled in all directions.

"Drop your weapons, squat on the ground, put your hands on your head, and surrender without being killed!"

Yang Lie spoke only after he saw that Wang Gou'er and other soldiers performed well and saw blood.

The morale of the bandits in Goutou Mountain Stronghold collapsed, and they surrendered one after another. Yang Lie easily occupied Goutou Mountain Stronghold, gaining over 300 people and a small amount of cultivated land.

The Lintu Mountain Stronghold and the Goutou Mountain Stronghold were actually in a state of half-farmer and half-bandit. When they had nothing to do, they would reclaim the wasteland on the mountain, go into the mountain to pick wild fruits and vegetables, and hunt wild animals to make a living.

In the days that followed, Yang Lie continued to train his troops. Whenever he made some progress, he would attack other strongholds in the Eighteen Stronghold Alliance, using them as experience packs and health packs. As time went on, his soldiers grew stronger and stronger, and their numbers increased.

Dingtian Village is the largest of the eighteen mountain villages.

"Hahaha, I finally broke through to the realm of the Three Demon Eyes! Even going to the Great Wei Kingdom to take the military imperial examination will be very easy!"

With a hearty laugh, a tall, burly, bearded, and dashing middle-aged man emerged from a luxurious stone house. He was Xiang Dingtian, the leader of the Eighteen Mountain Strongholds.

"Congratulations to the great master for achieving his magical power!"

A thin, middle-aged scholar with a mustache and a refined appearance, dressed in scholar's attire, came over to offer his congratulations. He was Liang Jiang, the second-in-command of Dingtian Village.

Xiang Dingtian asked curiously, "Second Master, what happened? Why are you so anxious to come see me?"

"Boss, since you went into seclusion, twelve of the eighteen strongholds have disappeared. According to my investigation, they were all destroyed by an unknown force under the banner of the Emperor of Heaven. Every time a stronghold was destroyed, that force would grow stronger. I roughly estimate that the force has over a thousand soldiers and over three hundred sets of armor."

"That force probably used our Eighteen Villages as a training ground!"

Liang Jiang said with a serious expression.

"My eighteen strongholds are all located in the mountains. The passages are narrow and there are always rolling stones and wooden planks, making them easy to defend but difficult to attack. The fact that they were able to capture twelve strongholds in one go without letting a single one escape must be due to a powerful general leading his troops to attack! It just so happens that I've achieved success in my cultivation, so I want to see which bastard dares to run wild in my alliance of eighteen strongholds!"

"Second Boss, where is their lair? I'm going to make those guys pay!"

A fierce glint flashed in Xiang Dingtian's eyes. As a young man, he had a fortuitous encounter, obtaining the remains of a cultivator. He mastered the powerful Demon Eye Vajra Spear technique, and since then, he has roamed Ninglang County undefeated. His only fear was Taoist Lin Yuan, the head of Qingmu Monastery. He would dare challenge anyone other than Lin Yuan.

(End of this chapter)