Xu Junwei put his legs together and shouted, "Yes!"
A moment later, more than ten Megalodon armored vehicles roared up the mountain.
They blocked Li Mu's main force halfway up the mountain!
Both sides stopped advancing, and their respective commanders stepped forward.
The leader of Li Mu's group was a dark-faced general who glanced contemptuously at Xu Junwei's shoulder bar and said disdainfully, "A mere captain dares to block my way? Take your men and get out of here..."
Snap!
Before he could finish speaking, Xu Junwei was sent flying up with a powerful stunt.
The dark-faced men were stunned and immediately drew their guns.
However, Xu Junwei took the initiative, stepping forward and throwing one of his men to the ground with an over-the-shoulder throw. He then punched another of the dark-faced men to the ground, snatched the gun from his hand, and pressed the muzzle hard against the dark-faced general's temple.
At the same time, a cold voice came, "I told your men not to move, all of you to retreat five hundred meters, or I'll let you experience the thrill of fireworks exploding inside your head!"
Glug!
The dark-faced general was dumbfounded and dared not move an inch.
He never expected that a mere captain would dare to attack him!
"Brother, let's talk this over..."
"Discuss your mother! Get your men back right now!!" Xu Junwei roared.
The dark-faced general couldn't help but shudder and hurriedly waved his hands, "Retreat! Retreat!!"
Xu Junwei only put down his pistol after the main force of the government troops had retreated 500 meters, and then kicked the dark-faced general hard.
"Keep a close eye on them! Also, set up the mortars! If the main force of the government troops dares to come again, bomb them hard!"
...
At the government army camp, Li Mu was so angry upon receiving the news that he felt like his lungs were about to explode.
A mere captain actually managed to stop the main force of his entire army. Wouldn't people laugh their heads off if word got out?
"Where are the Wolf Guards? Go find them! Bring Commander Liu here!" Li Mu shouted to his men.
His men rushed to the Wolf Guard camp to find Liu Jie, only to be turned away at the door.
In fact, Liu Jie had already spoken to Liu Hao on the phone at this point. Liu Jie had learned that his son was cooperating with Lin Yu, which could be considered as him indirectly siding with Lin Yu.
Liu Jie was quite open-minded. Ever since he was seriously injured by Lin Yu, he had been completely convinced of Lin Yu's strength. Now, after learning from his son that Lin Yu was number one on the popularity list, he admired him even more.
In addition, he also knew that the matter of the Immortal Treasure was no small matter. Although his Liu family knew some ways to enter the secret realm, the secret realm was bound to be full of dangers. Moreover, other forces would definitely be eyeing it covetously. It was almost impossible for his Liu family to monopolize the Immortal Treasure. It would be better to find someone to cooperate with.
Liu Jie was very satisfied with Lin Yu as his partner. After all, Lin Yu was not only a powerful figure but also a supreme martial arts master. Even if the Liu family couldn't get the meat, they could at least get some soup.
Therefore, when Li Mu ordered him to send troops to deal with Lin Yu, he absolutely refused to go and simply pretended to be sick. Actually, it wasn't really a pretense, because he was already seriously injured.
A while later, Li Mu, despite his illness, came in person and went straight to Liu Jie's tent.
"Commander Liu, you absolutely must help me this time! Ever since your Liu family came to my place, haven't I treated you well?" Li Mu deliberately tried to rekindle old ties and get closer to him.
Sitting on the couch, Liu Jie slowly opened his eyes. "General, it's not that I don't want to help you, it's that I really can't help you this time! I'm seriously injured, and my son has been captured. I really have no strength left to do anything for you! Does the General really want to force me to my death... Pfft!"
Before he could finish speaking, Liu Jie suddenly spat out a mouthful of black blood, his face instantly turning as pale as paper.
Li Mu looked shocked. "You're seriously injured?"
Liu Jie shook his head and said with a bitter smile, "I've been able to live until now entirely thanks to my years of accumulated skill. However, I won't be able to hold on much longer. General, my Liu family has followed you for so many years, devoting ourselves to the cause until our dying breath. This debt of gratitude is now repaid. Please leave, General!"
After Liu Jie finished speaking, he closed his eyes and did not say another word.
“You…” Li Mu hesitated, unable to finish his sentence.
Finally, having no other choice, he flicked his sleeves, turned around, and walked out.
Liu Jie only slowly opened his eyes after he left.
"I once thought you were a ruthless hero, someone I could achieve great things by following you. But I never imagined you'd turn out to be nothing but a slippery eel. To have lived such a shameful life under your thumb for so many years is a disgrace to the Liu family! Humph!"
Liu Jie scoffed dismissively.
Looking back, I can't help but sigh.
If he hadn't been looking for a reason to stay in Changbai Mountain, why would he have willingly served under Li Mu for so many years?
At this moment, Li Mu left the Wolf Guard camp and headed towards the North Camp.
Beidaying was originally the garrison of the Buddhist army.
But now, the barracks are empty, with only a command post standing there all alone.
As soon as Li Mu entered the greenhouse, he saw a young man drinking alone, looking gloomy and somewhat delirious.
This is our newly appointed commander-in-chief, Wu Jianjun.
Since being humiliated by the commanders of the various armies of the Futu Army, Wu Dao has become a lonely figure, with only a few close friends and the guard company he brought from Yandu by his side.
With only a little over a hundred people in total, what can that do?
From a spirited military supervisor to a mere figurehead 'company commander', Wu Dao was furious.
At this moment, even if he had the Buddhist Token, it wouldn't be of much use. Even if he stayed in the Northeast, he would only be a figurehead military supervisor with no real power.
"General Li is here, please have a seat!" Wu Dao greeted him dejectedly.
Li Mu did not sit down, but instead said to him, "Supervisor Wu, I've come here this time to cooperate with you on a big heist!"
"Let's pull off a big heist?" Wu Dao glanced at him and said with a wry smile, "General Li, at a time like this, stop teasing me. The Floating Pagoda Army is no longer under my control. What can I do to help you?"
Li Mu's expression shifted slightly, and he quickly said, "You know Xu Junwei, right? He's the son of the Marquis of Guanzhong, who is your uncle-in-law. Isn't Xu Junwei your cousin?"
"Huh? You mean, cousin Junwei?" Wu Dao immediately sat up straight. Of course he remembered Xu Junwei. He used to come to the Yandu compound to play when he was a child. But after his second aunt passed away, Xu Chengyi rarely brought his cousin to the Wu family.
But no matter what, the relationship still exists, and he and this cousin got along quite well when they were kids!
Li Mu quickly said, "You probably don't know, but this Xu Junwei is now Wang Dalei's subordinate!"
Li Mu recounted the story of the 'zombies' and how Xu Junwei led his troops to block his main force.
"Young Master Wu, this is an opportunity! Our only chance to turn things around! It's also your chance to regain military power!"
Li Mu, beaming with excitement, urged, "This Lin fellow is using force to suppress the people! What is this? This is nothing short of tyranny and bullying! Now that they're tied down, as long as we go all out, we'll definitely crush them!"
"Moreover, we can use the pretext of rescuing the people this time! Once we rescue these people, we will have performed a great service! And if this matter is reported back to Yandu, that Lin family brat will definitely be punished by the cabinet, and may even be dismissed from his post! At that time, it will be a matter of course for you to take back the Futu Army, right?"
Li Mu became increasingly excited as he spoke, and Wu Dao's eyebrows gradually rose as he listened. His previously gloomy eyes began to light up.
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