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Chapter 114 The Iron Sword Army Sets Off

The next day, not a single cloud covered the sky above the bandit capital. A clear, azure sky was revealed.

The bandits finally allowed these newly recruited bandits to leave the city.

However, each bandit group had dozens of the leader's trusted confidants planted within it.

Fifty people were assigned to Lin Feng's team.

The purpose of placing these people is self-evident: to monitor the various bandit groups and prevent anyone from escaping.

The bandits also distributed grappling hooks and rope ladders to the various leaders' teams.

Both the grappling hook and the rope ladder have hooks at one end. They can be thrown onto the city wall and hooked, allowing the bandits to climb up the wall using the ropes or rope ladders.

The bandits also provided them with many ropes so they could make their own rope ladders.

Lin Feng led his bandits away from the city.

The bandits under his command were very excited, and Lin Feng was also somewhat excited.

Staying in the bandit city was indeed a bit oppressive, especially the deep pit in the city center square, which made people feel uncomfortable just looking at it.

Moreover, a foul stench emanates from that deep pit.

The old bandits were used to the stench, but Lin Feng and his gang of new bandits were really not used to it.

The air is much fresher once you leave the city.

Lin Feng led his men two kilometers outside the city, then cut down trees to make rope ladders.

Lin Feng even took it upon himself to have a log, large enough for one person to hug, cut down.

They set one end of the log on fire and turned it into a battering ram.

A group of people carried the burning log and rammed it against the city gate, which really looked like an attack on the city.

Lin Feng's goal was not to wield the battering ram.

Lin Feng simply wanted to create a plausible reason for cutting down trees and carrying kerosene, so that he could set fire to the place the next day.

Lin Feng divided his men into two groups.

A group of slender people used grappling hooks and rope ladders to climb the city wall.

A group of strong or obese men carried battering rams to ram the city gate.

Of course, they only bumped into each other symbolically, after all, it was just a drill.

The chief and second-in-command, watching the group practice from the city wall, were very satisfied with Lin Feng's performance.

The leader pointed in the direction of Lin Feng and his group and said, "Ninth Boss did a good job. Give each member of his team an extra chicken leg tonight."

The second-in-command next to him nodded. "Don't let the Ninth Master's full beard and rough appearance fool you; he's got some brains."

The leader nodded, "It's easy to find a thousand soldiers, but hard to find a general."

If Ninth Master survives this battle, we'll train him properly in the future.

The second-in-command smiled and said, "I will train him well when the time comes."

The leader glanced at the second leader, wondering if they meant the same thing about training each other.

You've almost ruined several of my best men.

Seeing that Lin Feng's side was doing so well, the other leaders all followed suit.

Little did they know that Lin Feng was just putting on an act.

Lin Feng looked towards Qinghe County, wondering how Zheng Tiejun's preparations were going.

……

After Zheng Tiejun reported the message Lin Feng had conveyed to the sect, it attracted great attention from the sect.

Setting off with a large army is no small matter; a wasted trip would be a loss.

The Iron Sword Army, directly under the Sword Sect, also dispatched a large number of scouts into the Black Mountain.

They even wiped out two of the bandits' branch strongholds, leaving no one behind.

Although they do not yet know the location of the bandits' headquarters, they are already certain that a powerful bandit force is indeed hidden in the Black Mountain.

No matter how powerful the bandits were, they were nothing to the Sword Sect. The key issue was that these bandits had colluded with the Demonic Sect.

This forced the Sword Sect to take it seriously.

After confirming the news, the Sword Sect mobilized 10,000 Iron Sword Army soldiers to enter the Black Mountain.

To maintain secrecy, no personnel from other cities were used in this operation; only a few hemp-clad guards were dispatched by Zheng Tiejun to accompany the operation.

Zheng Tiejun led only five people: Zhang Xiaoyu, Sun Yu, Zhou Haitao, Lin Hu, and Zhao Youcai, who had just been parachuted into the Ma Yiwei.

Zheng Tiejun took good care of Zhao Youcai, and the two seemed to have a good relationship.

Furthermore, Zheng Tiejun put Zhao Youcai in charge of the intelligence department, making Sun Yu and Zhang Xiaoyu obey Zhao Youcai's orders.

Zhang Xiaoyu, Sun Yu, and the others were polite to Zhao Youcai on the surface, but secretly they disliked him.

This person is clearly here to steal credit; it's just a matter of how much credit they'll take.

The group met up with the Iron Sword Army and entered the mountains together.

Only after seeing the Iron Sword Army did everyone truly realize the formidable strength of the Sword Sect.

Anyone in this army is more capable than Lin Hu and Zhou Haitao.

Lin Hu and Zhou Haitao consumed eleven power-enhancing pills, increasing their power by eleven years, yet they still couldn't compare to these people.

These people's flying sword cloud-piercing steps have all reached the great mastery level.

Moreover, everyone was wearing chainmail.

Some carried bows and arrows, while others carried combined broadswords.

This broadsword is harder than the finely forged steel swords found in blacksmith shops.

But this is only the tip of the iceberg of the Sword Sect's strength.

Zhang Xiaoyu and the others each followed a centurion.

Zheng Tiejun followed the general of the Iron Sword Army.

Zheng Tiejun was very cautious in front of the general of the Iron Sword Army.

This general was named Hong Baichuan. His status even surpassed that of some prefectural city lords, far exceeding that of Zheng Tiejun, a mere county-level Ma Yiwei general.

Hong Baichuan stood on a mountaintop, gazing at the entire Daheishan mountain range.

“Mount Daheishan is too big. If we, a thousand people, were scattered into Mount Daheishan, it would be like a drop in the ocean, not even causing a ripple.”

If the undercover agent you sent can't send us the signal as agreed.

"It will be difficult for us to find the bandits' headquarters."

He was naturally asking Zheng Tiejun this question.

Since Lin Feng sent the last message, he hasn't sent any back, and Zheng Tiejun doesn't know if Lin Feng has gotten into trouble.

However, he still trusted Lin Feng's abilities.

Moreover, the army has already set off, so it's definitely not time to say anything discouraging.

"General Hong, rest assured, the spies sent by our Ma Yi Wei are highly skilled and decisive, there should be no problem."

This undercover agent is a deputy general of our Hemp-Clad Guard, named Lin Feng, nicknamed the Madman Swordsman, and is quite well-known among martial artists in Qinghe County.

Hong Baichuan paused upon hearing Lin Feng's name. "What did you just say this person's name was?"

"This man is called Lin Feng. Does Your Excellency know him?"

Hong Baichuan shook his head. "Go on."

"After I arrived in Qinghe County, I heard that the bandits were colluding with the city lord's mansion."

Of course, this is just a legend.

I wanted to verify this, so I sent Lin Feng to infiltrate the bandits.

Zhao Youcai was tasked with establishing an intelligence department.

I learned a few days ago that the bandits are recruiting soldiers and are even colluding with the Demonic Sect.

He then reported the matter to the sect.

......"

Hong Baichuan glanced at Zheng Tiejun, thinking to himself, "Why are you telling me this? You're trying to steal credit before the war has even started."

These outer disciples who hang around down the mountain are too shrewd.

If Lin Feng heard Zheng Tiejun's words, he would probably be furious.

It was clearly Lin Feng who proposed investigating bandits and establishing an intelligence department, and he even volunteered to go undercover.

Before the battle even began, Zheng Tiejun directly attributed the credit to himself and Zhao Youcai.

Of course, no one knew about Zheng Tiejun's actions; they still thought of him as the incorruptible and selfless general who was devoted to the people.

Hong Baichuan also understood the implication in Zheng Tiejun's words.

Hong Baichuan thought to himself, "No matter what you say, you can't erase the merits of that undercover deputy general."

After this battle, Zheng Tiejun and his deputy will inevitably part ways.