Chen Yan did arrive one step ahead of the Northwest Army. He found a hilltop to wait.

The wind here was indeed very strong. Chen Yan hid behind a big rock and piled some dry grass there, which could serve as both camouflage and windblock.

While waiting, he looked around again and found a small cave. Chen Yan looked at the cave thoughtfully.

Not long after, he returned to his position and first saw the Qingfeng Mountain bandits, who must have been the ones who tipped off the enemy.

Sure enough, not long after, the people on the mountain began to move.

Chen Yan observed the entrance. The first two were not difficult and he could still get in by force, but starting from the third one, it became very difficult.

The Northwest Army can attack with force, but it will cost a lot...

He touched his chin, wondering if the man named Li Mu could afford the price?

The cold wind blew for a while, and then the Northwest Army arrived.

Su Zhuo looked around. He knew Chen Yan had come, but he didn't know where Chen Yan was hiding.

Shi Wu and Xiao Zhuang, disguised as soldiers, followed behind him. They both looked a little nervous, yet curious, looking around like two geese with their necks stretched out...

Su Zhuo was afraid that the two young masters would mess around, so he told them: "Don't run around for a while, you two must follow me."

Shi Wu knew that he was right, but he still refused to accept being commanded by Su Zhuo.

"Why should we listen to you?"

Su Zhuo looked at him and smiled: "It's okay if you don't want to listen to me, but don't regret it if anything happens."

Xiaozhuang knows Su Zhuo well. This guy is definitely not a good guy. If you make him angry, he might really make things difficult for you.

So he pulled Shi Wu and whispered something to him.

Shi Wu barely suppressed the anger in his heart.

Su Zhuo looked at the two young masters and said in a servile manner, "How about this, we can't let you come here for nothing. When the Northwest Army takes over the checkpoint, we will go over and take a look."

Shi Wu sneered: "That's more like it."

If Xiaozhuang hadn't stopped him, he would have rushed over and killed Su Zhuo.

Su Zhuo was not angry at all. The bracelet on his hand was cold, but his heart was warm.

Shi Wu looked at the long line of troops ahead and asked, "Are we just going to attack directly? Why not try a sneak attack or something?"

In fact, Su Zhuo also felt strange. This was too ostentatious. Wasn't it telling the bandits that they were coming to fight?

Xiaozhuang also frowned slightly, not understanding how this was going on.

Su Zhuo ran to the front and saw Boss Zhuang with a serious face. He also realized the terrain of Qingfeng Mountain. It was easy to defend but difficult to attack. It would cost a lot to force it.

However, Li Mu was eager to make a contribution, and he had thought of other methods, but they were not very practical. After thinking it over, he decided that it would be best to attack directly.

They believed that even though Qingfeng Mountain had the advantage of terrain, the bandits here were just a mob and not to be feared.

Boss Zhuang tried to dissuade him, but he clearly did not have enough say in the Northwest Army.

"Young Master, we..." Su Zhuo whispered something.

Boss Zhuang frowned slightly and said, "Tell them to stay back there and don't come out."

"I see."

Su Zhuo couldn't bear the responsibility of bringing the young master of the Zhuang and Shi families to such a dangerous place. He took fifty taels and told the matter to Boss Zhuang.

Boss Zhuang knew the temperaments of those two people. If he didn't let them come, they would definitely make trouble. It would be better to let them follow and let Su Zhuo watch over them.

"Thank you for your hard work." After saying that, Boss Zhuang had no time to care about them anymore.

Su Zhuo nodded and returned to the back.

"When will the fight begin?" Shi Wu asked anxiously.

Su Zhuo looked at him and said, "I don't know about that, but General Li just issued an order that anyone who disobeys orders and acts without authorization will be shot."

Shi Wu was startled: "Why are you saying that?"

It's like it's specifically targeting them.

Su Zhuo said with a smile: "Maybe they are worried that someone will disobey military orders."

Shi Wu “…”

Xiaozhuang glanced at Su Zhuo and said to Shi Wu, "War is no joke. Let's just watch and don't go up."

Although Shi Wu was angry, he had no choice but to obey.

After all, swords and knives have no eyes, and he doesn't want to rush forward like a fool and die.

Soon after, the Northwest Army sent people to the bandits, saying that if they surrendered, they would not be killed. Of course, the bandits refused to do so, and the first round of attacks began...

Chen Yan stood on the hillside and saw the situation of the two groups very clearly.

Also on the mountain, Qin Yu was taking the pulse of the boss, which surprised him a little because the boss had a hidden illness.

The boss didn't hide it and pointed at his chest.

"When I was young, I was hit by an arrow and almost died..." he said with emotion.

Qin Yu looked at the prescription written by the previous doctor, asked some questions and said, "There is something wrong with the previous doctor's prescription."

The boss glanced at him.

Qin Yu met his gaze and expressed his opinion.

"The previous prescriptions were all nourishing, but the boss's old illness has not yet healed. Such tonics cannot be absorbed at all and will only add unnecessary burden to the body..."

He spoke very logically, and finally he wrote out a prescription himself and took people to get the medicine.

As soon as he left, the third in command touched his bald head and said with disdain: "Is this pretty boy reliable?"

He believed that the older the doctor, the better his medical skills. Qin Yu hadn't even grown all his hair yet, and it was definitely not okay for him to look so fancy.

The fourth boss is very young and quiet, usually keeping quiet. But at this moment, he laughed and said, "What are you afraid of? If anything happens to Big Brother, I will definitely cut off his flesh piece by piece..."

The Third Master waved his hands in disgust: "Stop..."

He really didn't know what was so delicious about that thing.

This fourth one is like a pervert...

The fourth boss sneered: "Third brother, you will know after trying it..."

The third in command got goosebumps.

The boss looked at the two of them with a smile, like an elder looking at two children.

"How's it going down the mountain?"

"Don't worry, big brother, those idiots from the Northwest Army can't attack us." The third in command assured.

The fourth in command licked his lips and said, "I want to go and see it too."

At this time, news came from outside that the Northwest Army had begun to attack, so the boss also stood up.

"I'm going to stretch my muscles and see if the Northwest Army has made any progress in the past two years."