Just as Li Jue and his soldiers were chatting and laughing, the scouts who had been sent out to gather information returned to their camp.

"Reporting to the general, a mud city has been discovered thirty miles ahead."

Upon hearing this, Li Jue hurriedly took out the map and intelligence to compare them, and a smile involuntarily appeared on his lips.

"Brothers, there's a bandit stronghold not far ahead. Follow me and charge!"

"promise!"

Li Jue then called his soldiers to mount their horses, and everyone, disregarding the cold night wind, excitedly headed towards Tucheng.

When they were about five miles away from the earthen city, Li Jue whispered to his personal guards, "Tell the brothers to cover their horses' hooves and not make a sound. Quietly approach them!"

Soon everyone reined in their horses, then took out some rags to wrap their hooves, and slowly approached the earthen city not far away.

The group stealthily approached a sand dune about 700 meters from the earthen city. Li Jue stared intently at it and saw that the earthen walls of the city were only half a person high, and the so-called city gate was just a simple fence with no guards.

Inside the city gate, the flickering light of bonfires could be heard, and the sounds of men's laughter and women's screams could be faintly heard, suggesting that a banquet was being held.

Seeing this, Li Jue sneered and called over a guard, "Take a few men and sneak up. After they fall asleep, use the firelight as a signal and then charge in."

"promise!"

The guard obeyed the order and, with six or seven men, crouched low and tiptoed towards the earthen city. They then hid behind the half-person-high city wall, carefully listening to the sounds inside.

Because the earthen city was not very large and it was nighttime, it was impossible to kill the enemy while on horseback. So Li Jue ordered some people to stay there to guard the horses, while the rest of the men lay in ambush about 300 meters away from the earthen city.

As night deepened and all sounds ceased from inside, the guard and several soldiers slowly moved toward the city gate.

Looking through the wide gap in the city gate, the bonfire inside the city had been reduced to a pile of embers, and wine jars were scattered all around. There was no one there.

Seeing this, the guard gestured for the thinner soldier to squeeze through the gap in the city gate, then remove the bolt, and the city gate was opened smoothly.

Then Li Jue's personal guards lit a torch, came to the city gate, raised the torch, and began to swing it from side to side.

"Brothers, charge with me!"

Upon seeing the signal from afar, Li Jue gave a low shout, drew his long sword, and led his soldiers to charge towards the earthen city.

Soon, the group rushed into the bandits' lair. Looking at the simple mud houses in front of them, Li Jue couldn't help but sneer. Bandits are bandits; they don't even have the most basic sense of defense.

"Brothers..."

"Gibberish, woo-wa-wa..."

Before Li Jue could finish speaking, a strange cry came from behind him. Turning his head, he saw a bandit staring at them in terror, his mouth agape, shouting incessantly.

It turned out to be a bandit who was fast asleep. In the middle of the night, he felt a sudden urge to urinate. He walked out of the mud house in a daze and had just unzipped his pants when he saw Li Jue and his men rushing in. The bandit immediately lost his urge to urinate and started shouting.

"not good!"

Seeing this, Li Jue knew something was wrong. He twirled his long sword and swung it forcefully at the bandit. With a "thud," the sword pierced the bandit's chest, pinning him to the wall of the earthen house.

Li Jue then rushed forward and took out his long sword.

But it was too late. The commotion of the bandits inevitably woke up some of his companions, and a few quick-moving ones rushed out with their broadswords and bare buttocks.

"Damn it, brothers, follow me and kill them all! Don't leave a single man alive!"

Then Li Jue shouted and charged at the bandits who had run out.

"Kill!!"

The remaining soldiers also shouted, killed all the bandits who had run out, and rushed into the earthen houses.

These bandits had been drinking for most of the night and were fast asleep. Apart from a few who ran out at the beginning, the rest were killed in their sleep by the Liangzhou soldiers who suddenly rushed in before they could react.

He died quite peacefully.

Soon, the one-sided massacre came to an end, and all of the more than one hundred bandits in the city were wiped out.

After the battle ended, at Li Jue's command, all the soldiers began to dig deep and search for the valuables looted by the bandits.

What is the casualty situation?

On the other side, Li Jue led his men into the largest earthen house and began inquiring about the casualties.

The officer in charge spoke up, "Reporting to the general, there were only two lightly wounded in this battle, and no one died."

"That's good!"

Li Jue nodded in satisfaction, then asked, "How did those two brothers get injured? What's their condition? Remember to give them a generous reward later!"

"Uh~ One person bumped into the door frame of the earthen house because it was too dark, and got a bump on his forehead."

Another incident involved kicking down a door; the door was so dilapidated that it scratched the skin.

"Um?"

Li Jue's eyes widened. "This is what you call an injury?"

The person in charge was startled and cautiously looked at Li Jue, "Uh, then it doesn't count?"

Li Jue glanced at the person in charge, waved his hand, and said irritably, "Let's just count it for now! After all, they were injured compared to the others, so give each of them an extra five hundred coins!"

"Oh, no!"

About half an hour later, the soldiers brought all the loot they had found to Li Jue, including various gold ornaments, jewelry, and jade, filling almost a large box.

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