Liu Bai was not afraid at all. "You have no idea how weak the Great Gan is right now. However, after entering the pass, you cannot go to Jiangyang City. You can plunder other places as you please. Even if you don't want to leave, I won't care. If you don't do as I say, I won't care if anything else happens."

Zhamut's eyes gleamed. "We have suffered for too long. This time, we must turn this vast land into my new home."

Liu Bai laughed, a laugh tinged with sarcasm, it was unclear whether he was laughing at Zhamute's overestimation of his abilities.

The battle continued, even at night, and every minute and every second was a great test for the soldiers defending the city.

Several days have passed in the blink of an eye. At this moment, Ning Ye is already close to the border. Along the way, he has almost wiped out these mountain bandits.

All in all, it only took about five days, but the number of bandits eliminated was probably as high as a thousand, and the spoils of war were countless. As for the families of those bandits and those who were captured, Ning Ye left them to fend for themselves.

It's only been five days, but now every one of Ning Ye's subordinates has changed in demeanor, exuding an aura of iron-bloodedness.

It should be noted that Ning Ye only had these fifty men under his command, and each of them had killed nearly twenty people in the past few days without suffering any casualties.

Without this armor, there would definitely be casualties among these people; right now, they are just all covered in wounds.

Ning Ye looked into the distance through his binoculars and could clearly see the fierce battle raging on the city wall. The two sides were evenly matched, and even if one side was pushed up temporarily, it was usually able to push the other back.

"Old Wang, what do you think of the current situation?"

Wang Wu also had a telescope in his hand. After looking through it, he replied, "The situation is probably very bad. Most of the soldiers defending the city are wounded, which means that there is a shortage of manpower. In addition, these barbarians are very brave in battle. Even if we repel them, we will pay a heavy price."

Ning Ye nodded. Everything seemed to be just putting on a brave face. He wondered if the arrival of the convoy transporting military equipment would change the situation.

"Alright, whatever happens here is none of our business now. Since we've come this far, I think we can head back."

Just then, Hu Laosan, who was on guard duty on the perimeter, rushed back. "We've spotted what looks like a battle taking place in the distant mountains. Should we go check it out?"

Ning Ye raised an eyebrow. According to his fourth uncle, they should have wiped out all the bandits in the area. How come there were still some who escaped?

"It seems we haven't finished our work yet. Let's go take a look and wipe out the last of these bandits so we can go back and rest."

With Ning Ye taking the lead, the others spurred their horses to follow. The sound of hooves echoed, and before long they arrived at the place Hu Laosan had mentioned. On the mountain road, they saw two groups of people fighting.

However, the two sides fighting were not mountain bandits, but Li Jiangong and the barbarians who had sneaked over.

At this point, Li Jiangong's situation could be described as extremely precarious. He only had a dozen or so personal guards left, while there were more than fifty barbarians around him.

Upon hearing the sound of horses' hooves, Li Jiangong immediately looked around and quickly located Ning Ye's location. "Sir, this group of people are all invading enemies. I wonder if you can lend a hand?"

Ning Ye shouted without hesitation, "These guys are real soldiers. Everyone, be on your guard and don't be careless. If anyone dies, you'll have to blame yourselves for being unlucky."

Li Jiangong immediately led his men downhill. After all, the cavalry couldn't possibly charge up the mountain road. Fortunately, they were now at the foot of the mountain. As long as they could leave the forest, the cavalry could exert their maximum combat power.

These barbarians then realized that Ning Ye and his group had not chosen to retreat, but instead had directly chased after them. It was only because these people were brainless that they dared to face a group of cavalry.

Ning Ye held the spear, and so did everyone behind him. The impact of the horse amplified the spear's power, and when the battle truly began, the barbarian soldiers were like candied hawthorns pierced through.

Ning Ye charged straight through, and by the time the barbarians realized the danger, it was too late. The fast-moving cavalry returned once again.

After just two charges, these barbarians were slaughtered without exception, and Li Jiangong finally breathed a sigh of relief.

At first, Li Jiangong and his personal guards were able to easily deal with the infiltrating barbarians, but as the number of them increased, the pressure became greater and greater.

Over the past few days, he has lost count of how many battles he has fought with these men, and of the personal guards he originally brought, only a dozen or so remain.

Li Jiangong barely managed to support himself. "Thank you for your help, young general. May I ask where you came from?"

Ning Ye dismounted and clasped his hands in greeting, saying, "We are not reinforcements; we are merely passing through this area. We come from Qingyuan County. May I ask who you are?"

"I remember Qingyuan County was Wang Mingyuan's territory. I had no idea he had such elite cavalry under his command."

"Although I am under Lord Wang's command, this cavalry is actually my own men. Lord Wang must be a general at the border, so is there danger here?"

Li Jiangong nodded and said, "There used to be a mountain path for gathering herbs, but these barbarians discovered it. Now they've been trying to use this path to get around to the back. Although not many people are coming, we have to keep an eye on them."

"I see. But judging from your current state, it seems you can no longer stay here."

"I would like to fight to the death here, but my personal guards are no longer able to fight. I can only transfer some more men from the border."

Ning Ye stepped forward and said, “My lord, although we are few in number, we are willing to do our part. Why don’t you leave this place to me?”

Li Jiangong said with some surprise, "Do you know that if you wanted to stay here without a transfer order, it would be a serious crime?"

Ning Ye said passionately, "The rise and fall of a nation is the responsibility of every citizen. If we turn a blind eye to this today, then I am unworthy to call myself a man."