"I heard that Erlong Mountain used to be a temple. Later, the abbot of the temple grew his hair back and returned to secular life. The monks in the temple also grew their hair back and returned to secular life. They became bandits, robbing passing merchants and living a carefree life. However, there is only one road leading up Erlong Mountain, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack. The government also has a hard time taking over this place."
At dusk, at the foot of Erlong Mountain, Wang Han looked at the only road leading up the mountain and told Yang Zhi and the others about the origins of the bandits on Erlong Mountain.
"General, your subordinates are willing to go to Erlong Mountain to wipe out the bandits there," Yang Zhi said immediately upon hearing this. This was a golden opportunity to earn merit.
“I won’t intervene this time. The bandits of Erlong Mountain must have spotted us when we arrived and are certainly on guard. How to attack the mountain and how to kill the enemy is entirely up to you. There’s only one requirement: kill everyone inside before the sun completely sets, leave no one alive. After the killing, prepare food for me to eat when I come up. Don’t start cooking until we’ve killed everyone up there. Also, Li Shishi and Zhao Fujin will fight alongside you. Protect them and let them gain experience. Can you do that?” Wang Han asked.
"Before sunset, make sure to prepare a sumptuous meal for the General to eat. If either Li Shishi or Zhao Fujin is injured, or if each of them cannot kill five people, Yang Zhi is willing to take a knife to the neck." After Wang Han finished speaking, Yang Zhi immediately replied with a face full of confidence.
"We will go with Yang Zhi," the others said, indicating their stance.
“Then let’s go,” Wang Han said.
"Giddy up!" Upon hearing this, Yang Zhi and a dozen others immediately rode their horses up the mountain. Wang Han had already said that the bandits of Erlong Mountain had noticed them and were on guard, so there was no need to conceal themselves. Wang Han had given them limited time, so many time-consuming schemes could not be used.
"The imperial edict must be arriving soon; my days in this world are numbered." After Yang Zhi and the others reached Erlong Mountain, Wang Han looked up at the setting sun and thought to himself. From the moment he openly used Susanoo, Wang Han had already calculated that Emperor Huizong wouldn't waste his powerful abilities and would definitely expedite the imperial edict to send him to fight against foreign enemies. After all, he had made grand promises to Emperor Huizong and the entire court; otherwise, why would they so easily entrust him with such great power and allow him such freedom? Apart from the prolonged bandit suppression, almost everything had been planned by Wang Han.
Once all this is done, there's nothing else he can do in this world. Some might say there are many other things, like development, but to Wang Han, who has experienced too many worlds, this is a natural process of growth, and he doesn't want to interfere anymore.
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On the other side, after Yang Zhi and his group arrived at the foot of the temple on Erlong Mountain, they did not continue riding their horses up Erlong Mountain. Instead, they tied their horses to a large tree halfway up the mountain. There was only one path from the mountain to the temple and up Erlong Mountain. That was true for ordinary people. However, for Yang Zhi and his group, whose physical condition had been greatly improved by Wang Han's prescription, even though they were wearing armor, no matter how difficult the journey was in the mountains, as long as it was not a cliff or precipitous wall, it was a path.
When Yang Zhi and his twelve men arrived near the temple, they discovered that Erlong Mountain had indeed made preparations and had sent men to ambush them.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..." The arrows pierced the air. After observing the ambushing men, Yang Zhi and the others immediately took out the powerful bows from their backs and drew their bows to shoot arrows. Wang Han wanted to leave no one alive.
"Ahhh..." Screams echoed through the trees and bushes of the forest, as blood splattered from these places.
"The government troops are coming up!" With the whistling of arrows and the screams of their companions, some of the hidden bandits finally couldn't bear it any longer and ran out of their hiding place, shouting as they fled towards the temple on the mountain. Led by one of them, more and more bandits escaped from their hiding places. The enemy was in the dark while they were in the light; their identities were reversed, the enemy was in the light while they were in the dark. They were the ones ambushed and hunted down.
In less than a minute, Yang Zhi and his men had accurately shot down all the ambushers, sparing even those who tried to escape. Those who weren't killed with a single arrow were swiftly finished off with another. Even Zhao Fujin and Li Shishi were each killed by two men, thanks to Yang Zhi and his men deliberately leaving targets unattended. As their physical abilities improved, Yang Zhi and his men's overall capabilities also increased rapidly.
"Continue up the mountain." After shooting down all the bandits, Yang Zhi and the others observed the area again. Seeing that no one had escaped, they immediately set off again from the pathless part of the mountain.
Upon reaching the temple on the mountain, Yang Zhi and the others leaped over the temple wall and entered.
"Soldiers!" Inside the temple, which was already heavily guarded and brightly lit, more than ten people were on guard along the wall. Upon seeing the soldiers climbing over the wall, they immediately shouted and drew their weapons to guard against Yang Zhi and his group.
"Kill..." Upon seeing this, Yang Zhi shouted, drew his sword, and charged towards the bandits. His roar was as intimidating as a tiger's.
"Kill..." Yang Zhi took the lead, and the others naturally followed suit, drawing their swords and charging forward.
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"It's already begun. With their strength and experience, their speed is decent, and their fighting spirit is good too, racing against time." Looking at the temple on the mountain, Wang Han patted Xiaobai, who understood and headed up the mountain. Although Wang Han didn't go up, he was still thinking about things, but he kept an eye on the battle on the mountain. These were all people he had trained; how could Wang Han not lend a hand when it mattered?
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