General Zhou!
Su Chen spoke to General Zhou beside him, who immediately replied respectfully, "Your subordinate is here."
"I currently have 1,400 soldiers under my command. If I give them to you, how effective will they be?"
General Zhou frowned, thought carefully for a moment, and then said, "If there is enough training time, coupled with the advantages of Array Formation and terrain, we can temporarily hold off 30,000 troops."
Is it only 30,000?
Su Chen wasn't too surprised by this result, after all, there were only so many people, and he didn't really intend for General Zhou to do anything big.
Let's keep going.
As soon as Su Chen finished speaking, a man dressed in black stepped forward. He quickly arrived in front of him, knelt down, and said, "Master, there is a group of Bandits ahead, about two hundred of them."
Upon hearing the word "Bandits," Su Chen immediately realized what was going on.
Yes.
In this worldview, the laws in many places are imperfect and communication is extremely inconvenient, which leads to the existence of Bandits in many places. Although these Bandits could not shake the entire Great Yu Dynasty, they did exist.
Su Chen's lips curled up slightly.
Let's start right here and overthrow the entire Great Yu Dynasty.
My understanding of the Great Yu Dynasty during this period is that the country was peaceful and prosperous, the military was strong, and the people lived well. The conditions for uprisings were not met, let alone rebellions.
Therefore, Su Chen only had one option.
That is to use one's own strength to forcibly defeat the entire Great Yu Dynasty.
Compared to the previous battle, this one was on a completely different level of difficulty.
With that in mind, Su Chen immediately summoned 1,400 soldiers.
Immediately following were fifty Cavalry, ninety Imperial Guard, and over four hundred Death Servants all summoned.
The reason I hadn't summoned it before was because I felt it wasn't safe enough. If I had summoned it rashly, I wouldn't have had Trump Cards to escape danger.
But now it seems that it's no longer necessary.
Su Chen spoke calmly, "Surround the area in front, and don't let a single one of them escape."
The army immediately and silently converged on the front in an encirclement formation, while Su Chen only had a hundred men by his side. However, these hundred men were all Death Warriors, and General Zhou was also by his side.
Even if they encountered more than two hundred bandits, they wouldn't have to worry at all.
Not far ahead, on a country road.
A group of carriages was slowly moving forward, carrying people of all ages. They were clearly not a caravan, but rather families moving together.
The group consisted of about forty people, with women, children, and men making up nearly two-thirds of the population, and only one-third being adult men.
Only three or five of them had weapons; the rest had kitchen knives and farm tools.
"Master, do you think the Zhao Family might catch up with us?"
Inside the carriage, a Middle-aged Man who looked to be in his forties had a worried expression on his face. Upon hearing what the woman beside him said, he frowned and finally sighed helplessly.
"It's hard to say. We didn't use any pipes, and we made all the necessary arrangements before leaving. Plus, we deliberately took a longer route. Even if they know we've left, they probably won't be able to find us."
Upon hearing this, the woman visibly breathed a sigh of relief.
Beside the two was a girl who looked to be in her early thirteens, with a beautiful and delicate appearance. She wore a light green Long Skirt and had an outstanding temperament.
"That despicable Zhao Family, seeing they couldn't defeat our Xu Family, actually resorted to such underhanded tactics to frame us. They are utterly despicable and shameless."
Xu Yuheng sighed helplessly, "They all say that the Zhao Family has the county magistrate's support. I thought it was just a rumor, but it turns out it's true. This time, the scheme to frame our Xu Family was full of loopholes, and as a result, the county magistrate directly sentenced our Xu Family to death."
"Non-Self hadn't left quickly, my entire family might have been Beheading."
Thinking about this, his eyes were filled with lingering fear.
If the Xu Family were to die because of him, he would find it impossible to rest in peace even in the afterlife.
They brought plenty of food and silver, intending to head directly to the Southern Continent. Although conditions there were worse than in the Eastern Continent, at least they wouldn't die.
Xu Yuheng couldn't help but sigh again; the journey to the Southern Continent was fraught with peril.
At their pace, it would take them at least a month. Fortunately, it's summer now; if it were winter, the elderly and children among them would definitely not be able to endure such a long and arduous journey.
Xu Yuheng stepped down from the carriage and said, "Gentlemen, let's hurry. We can only relax once we're out of Anping County. Otherwise, the county magistrate and the Zhao Family won't let us off the hook."
Upon hearing this, the Xu Family members felt extremely heavy-hearted.
The last thing people in this era want to do is leave their hometown.
But now they are forced onto this path; if they don't leave Anping County, they will only face death.
Sobbing sounds rose from the crowd. A middle-aged father and daughter, with a young child beside them and an infant in their arms, were crying. Her eyes were red and tears were streaming down her face.
Beside her, a Middle-aged Man also had slightly reddened eyes.
Xu Yuheng suddenly frowned. "Wait a minute."
He took two steps forward, then looked ahead with a serious expression.
Suddenly, a group of people emerged from the Mountain Forest. They wore yellow silk shawls around their waists and carried large knives on their shoulders. The leader had three knife scars on his face and wore a ferocious smile.
"The Yellow Banner Gang!?"
Upon seeing these people, Xu Yuheng's expression underwent a dramatic change.
The Yellow Banner Gang consisted of two to three hundred bandits from the surrounding mountains. They frequently robbed Past caravans. The government had sent people to suppress them, but they were never completely wiped out.
I don't know if it's because I can't do it, or because I don't want to.
The Yellow Banner Gang was notorious in the surrounding counties, Xu Yuheng never expected that they would be so unlucky.
"Oh, you actually recognize the Yellow Banner Gang."
The burly man at the head of the group revealed a sinister smile. Yuelai and more people emerged from behind him, roughly estimated to be at least a hundred, and each of them was armed. Clearly, they were not a match for the Xu Family.
The scarred man took two steps forward and said coldly, "Since you recognize my Yellow Banner Gang, you should know what we do, right?"
A sense of fear crept into Xu Yuheng's heart, as did many others in the Xu Family.
They had naturally heard of the Yellow Banner Gang; they were ruthless people who lived on the edge of a knife. Once you got involved with them, it was basically a matter of death or serious injury.
"We've naturally heard of the Yellow Banner Gang's reputation."
Xu Yuheng forced a fawning smile onto his face.
"Stop trying to get close to me!" The scarred man sneered twice. He glanced around at the Xu Family's convoy. Although there were quite a few women inside, their looks were rather ordinary and hardly beauties. His eyes revealed disdain.
"Alright, we Yellow Banner Gang don't just kill anyone we see. We'll give you a chance to live. A thousand taels will buy your lives. If you can pay it, I'll let you go. If not, you'll all die here today."
One thousand taels!?
Xu Yuheng's smile immediately turned extremely ugly.