After the discussion, the leader led six thousand brothers from the mountain stronghold to Duxiu Peak in a hurry, only to find that Lin Mo had already led his troops to the top of the mountain and had set up a strong defense line!

Perhaps out of fear of Xu Chu, or perhaps to reduce casualties among his men, the chief chose to surround the enemy without attacking once he reached the foot of the mountain.

He followed the third leader's advice, surrounding them without attacking, cutting off Lin Mo's water supply, and starving them to death.

To the chief's utter surprise, his troops had barely arrived and hadn't even had time to set up camp when they heard a bugle call.

"What's going on?" The leaders were completely dumbfounded.

Upon closer inspection, they saw Xu Chu leading the Great Xia soldiers, charging fiercely towards them from the mountain peak.

Seeing this situation, especially the incredibly fierce Xu Chu, the leader was greatly surprised and quickly ordered his men to form a battle formation to meet the enemy!

However, to the chief's utter astonishment, Xu Chu had outwitted them all.

The Xia soldiers fired a volley of arrows from a distance of several dozen meters before immediately turning around and fleeing up the mountain.

This barrage of arrows, a mere greeting, claimed the lives of dozens of brothers in the stronghold, enraging the leaders to the point of screaming in fury.

Zhu Meng and the injured second-in-command were furious and about to launch a strong attack when the first and third leaders immediately stepped forward to stop them, saying, "Brothers, this kid is deliberately provoking us."

This mountain is easy to defend but difficult to attack; we must proceed cautiously and not act rashly!

Although they were furious, they could only suppress their anger.

But what Lin Mo did next made them unable to tolerate it!

Not long after, Xu Chu arrived again with his men.

This time, in addition to being armed with bows and arrows, he also brought some big news!

Bucket after bucket, hundreds of soldiers of the Great Xia Dynasty had stored up their excrement all day long!

The filthy, foul-smelling sap, carried by the strong winds from the mountain, suddenly assaulted the heads of the bandits below.

The tangy sensation was intense (I won't go into the specific details, readers can use their imagination)!

After splashing the food, the Xia soldiers on the mountaintop didn't forget to mock, "Cowards only deserve to eat shit at the foot of the mountain!"

"Come on, you piece of trash, attack if you dare!"

“You look like trash, but you’re just good-for-nothings.”

A barrage of modern, witty insults left the bandits blushing.

"Brother, are you still going to endure it?"

"I can't stand it anymore, brother! We have six thousand men, while this brat only has a few hundred! Why are we afraid of him!"

In this situation, I definitely can't tolerate it anymore. If I continue to tolerate it, I'm afraid my men will betray me.

"Brothers, charge!" the leader roared, then drew his single-edged sword.

Just then, the third leader stepped forward and stopped him, saying, "Wait!"

"Third brother, are you telling us to put up with this?"

"No, no!" he shouted. "These Great Xia soldiers should be Marshal Lin's elite troops from before. We should feign an attack on one side and then launch a main attack on the other to take down the earthen hill as soon as possible."

"Very well! You're the most meticulous one!" the leader said.

He adopted the third leader's suggestion and divided the 6,000 troops into two teams, one of which was responsible for a feint attack and the other for the main attack.

While the bandits at the foot of the mountain were preparing, the troops on the mountain, under Lin Mo's command, had also built up their defenses and were ready for battle!

"My Fan Kuai, the rest is up to you now. Don't let me down!" Lin Mo patted Xu Chu on the shoulder, mimicking Cao Cao's tone, and encouraged him.

Upon hearing this, Xu Chu was immediately reminded of Cao Cao, and his heart was filled with excitement, as if he had been injected with chicken blood.

"Your Highness, rest assured, if they want to kill me, they'll have to step over your dead body first!"

Lin Mo: "..."

"Ah, no, I misspoke!" Xu Chu corrected. "Unless you die, I will absolutely not die!"

Lin Mo's smile at this moment was even more unsightly than a bitter one.

Xu Chu scratched his head, about to speak, but Lin Mo interrupted him, "Alright, you'd better not say anything, go fight!"

"Yes, sir!" Xu Chu roared and led his men to meet them.

"System, can I use points to increase the intelligence of my generals?" Lin Mo thought to himself.

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On the main battlefield, when the leader organized his troops to charge forward regardless of the consequences, the battle suddenly became extremely intense.

Duxiu Peak was easy to defend and difficult to attack, so the bandit troops could only rely on the fortifications on the mountain to slowly move up the mountain.

Once we reached the halfway point up the mountain, the speed slowed down even further.

Xu Chu was a veteran of countless battles and was very skilled in mountain warfare.

The system weakened his intelligence in certain areas, but did not deprive him of his intelligence in warfare.

Under his command, wave after wave of arrows rained down on the bandits.

The powerful barrage of arrows forced the bandits to hide behind trees and rocks.

As a result, the speed of the attack became slower and slower, and sometimes they could not advance more than a few steps even after the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

Occasionally, a few fearless bandits would retaliate with scattered arrows, but such attacks had little effect and they were instead shot dead by the Xia archers who were positioned on higher ground.

Overall, the outnumbered bandits were at a disadvantage and were suppressed by the Xia soldiers.

In an attempt to change the course of the battle, the leader and Zhu Meng, armed with single swords, charged to the front lines.

After the bandits regrouped, the leader shouted, "Brothers, we are all the bravest heroes in Sichuan. The other side is just a bunch of dog soldiers."

We outnumber them ten to one, victory is sure to be ours!

I assure you, each of you who kills these treacherous soldiers will be rewarded with ten taels of silver upon returning. But if anyone is cowardly and deserts in the face of death, I will surely rip out their heart and eat it as a snack!

After saying that, the leader took the lead and rushed to the front.

Upon seeing this, all the bandits glared menacingly.

These people already lived a life of constant danger, but they hadn't fought any real battles for a long time and were having trouble adapting.

But the restless and ferocious heart still flowed in their blood, and the leader's words ignited the bloodlust in their bones.

The drumbeats of the bandits' charge set the rhythm of battle, and thousands of bandits rushed towards the mountain.

The sheer number of men overcame the Xia soldiers' arrows, and soon the bandit leader led his men to break through the Xia's defenses.

Thousands of bandits surrounded them from all directions, their hands wielding cold iron, but their eyes were filled with panic. Xu Chu could sense their intense fear.

"Come on, you scum, come and die!"

He charged left and right, severing the first man's arm, splitting through the second man's shoulder, and the third man chopped his axe into a bandit's wooden shield.

The bandit tried to smash his shield into Xu Chu's face, knocking him over, and then launched a deadly attack as Xu Chu tried to get up.

But he underestimated Xu Chu's strength. Xu Chu roared, raised another single axe in his left hand, and cleaved it down with tremendous force, splitting the wooden shield in two. The axe struck the bandit's head, cleaving through his helmet, hair, and skull.

He turned to find the next victim for his axe, only to find the enemy leader right in front of him.

"This is that fierce general!" The chief immediately realized.

"So you're the leader of these scumbags?" Xu Chu asked with a disdainful look. "Killing you is the first merit!"