I Want to Follow You and Become a Mountain Bandit

In ancient times, crossbows were more complex to make, far more lethal than ordinary bows, and were quick to learn, making them a weapon that the imperial court strictly controlled.

Civilians are strictly prohibited from privately possessing, manufacturing, or storing military crossbows.

Zhou Wanwan chuckled and said, "You do look quite like Zhang Fei, huh?"

Pei Yong glared at Zhou Wanwan and said, "Ignorant brat, I'll count to three. If you don't open the Black Wind Stronghold's gate, I'll have someone break it down."

Zhou Wanwan looked at him with a half-smile and said, "Pei Yong? General Pei? If you dare to bring your men into my Black Wind Stronghold today, kill them without mercy."

Pei Yong roared, "Insolence! Men, attack Black Wind Stronghold!"

Qin Shan and Shen Chaoge watched them from the city wall, while Pei Yong and his group were dumbfounded.

Qin Shan waved his hand and said, "Greetings, soldiers!"

Everyone was stunned. Pei Yong dismounted, knelt down, and looked at him, saying, "General Qin, this humble general Pei Yong greets General Qin."

Qin Shan quickly waved his hand and said, "What's going on? I'm your enemy now, not your friend. I'm a bandit, don't call me General Qin."

Pei Yong looked at him and said:

"No, you are General Qin, my role model for life, your humble servant..."

Bah! I won't be this pathetic general; I want to follow you and become a bandit.

The men behind them shouted, "Become bandits... become bandits... become bandits..."

Zhou Wanwan's lips twitched as she asked, "What's going on? Are we still fighting?"

Pei Yong said:

"Shoot birds? That bunch of good-for-nothings in the imperial court, I'm not playing with them anymore. I'm staying at Black Wind Stronghold, isn't Black Wind Stronghold great?"

Drinking wine from large bowls, eating meat in large chunks, living freely and unrestrainedly...

Zhou Wanwan looked at him coolly and said:

"What? You think I'm going to feed you just because you came to my mountain stronghold?"

Stop dreaming, you should just go back.

Pei Yong looked at her and said:

"You little brat, how dare you talk like that! Who asked you to support them?"

You're so small, still drinking milk! Who's raising whom anyway?

Zhou Wanwan sat on the city wall, swinging her legs, and said, "I did drink milk! Is there a problem with drinking milk? Qin Shan, Shen Chaoge, do you think there's a problem with me drinking milk?"

Qin Shan knelt down and said, "Master, if you want milk, just drink it. What's the problem?"

Shen Chaoge immediately knelt down and said, "Master, do whatever you wish."

Everyone stared wide-eyed, their eyes filled with disbelief.

Pei Yong also knelt down and said, "It was my fault. This humble servant pays his respects to Master."

Zhou Wanwan laughed and said, "Hey! No wonder you're a general, your mind is really sharp. How many soldiers do you have under your command?"

Pei Yong said calmly, "I have a total of 60,000 elite troops under my command, ready to be deployed by you at any time."

Zhou Wanwan looked at Pei Yong and said, "You didn't use a trick, did you? Pretending to surrender, then going into the stronghold to launch an attack from the inside?"

Pei Yong quickly shook his head and said, "I have never had such a thought. I was personally trained by General Qin Shan, so naturally I only obey his orders."

Suddenly, several soldiers looked at General Shen and said, "You must be General Shen? We used to serve under you, do you remember us?"

Shen Chaoge looked at them and squinted, saying:

"Zhao Hu, Third Squadron of the Valiant Cavalry Battalion; Lin Meng, Left Sentry of the Formation-Breaking Battalion; Zhou Hu, Third Squadron of the Valiant Cavalry Battalion; Chen Jian, Sharp Vanguard Battalion..."

They all knelt down in unison, and the veteran at the head of the group choked up as he said:

General Shen! You still remember us!

Back then, you led us in training in the camp and fighting on the battlefield, all to protect us.

You risked your life to fight; we will remember your kindness for the rest of our lives!

"If it weren't for you, we would have died in that battle in the Mobei long ago. Please accept our bow."

Shen Chaoge looked at them and said, "I'm so happy to see you all. Get up! I'm no longer General Shen, just a bandit now."

Those men immediately knelt down on the ground. "We have never dared to forget the general. The Shen Clan Army still has 2,652 men left, and they are all here today."

The entire Shen Clan Army knelt on the ground, looking at Shen Chaoge and saying, "General Shen..."

Shen Chaoge's eyes reddened as she looked at them and said, "I didn't expect the Shen Clan Army to still exist. Get up, all of you!"

Zhou Wanwan was helpless. There were tens of thousands of elite soldiers here; if they all stayed, who could afford to support them?

Moreover, these elite soldiers must have families, which would mean supporting hundreds of thousands more.

Zhou Wanwan shuddered and looked at them, saying, "Qin Shan, Shen Chaoge, don't act rashly. Your master's abilities are limited; he probably can't support so many people."

Are you kidding? She's only five years old!

How could she possibly support so many people all at once? She couldn't do it, not even if you killed her.

Pei Yong raised his head and said:

"Young master, I know you have concerns, but please don't have any concerns. We can support ourselves."

"Robbery is something we're good at too."

Pei Yong looked at her and said, "Can we go into the mountain stronghold first and then talk?"

Zhou Wanwan looked at Qin Shan, Qin Shan nodded and said, "Then let them come in and chat."

There were 12 generals in total, and soon they walked directly onto the Black Wind Bridge.

Pei Yong clicked his tongue and said, "If this Black Wind Bridge gets cut down, won't we just fall straight into the Black Wind River?"

The person leading the way gave a light snort:

"You're lucky today. If you had come in shouting and killing right away..."

It's probably already been swept away by the river.

The twelve soldiers behind him looked at each other in bewilderment as the man led them directly into the mountain stronghold.

Everyone was stunned. "Holy crap, this isn't a knock-off, it's a gigantic armory!"

The high city walls were filled with all kinds of heavy weapons, the most eye-catching of which were rows of ballistae.

Just looking at it makes my neck feel cold and my back feel hairy.

Zhou Wanwan didn't let them linger, but led them on their way.

In addition to ballistae, the city walls were also equipped with many repeating crossbows, which could fire multiple bolts in quick succession with a single pull, resulting in an extremely fast rate of fire.

There are also foot-operated crossbows, which are larger than ordinary bows and arrows. They are powered by foot-operated movement, have a long range and strong penetrating power, and can be used to block the roads below the mountain when placed on the city wall.

The crossbows of all colors were densely packed, leaving everyone dumbfounded and too afraid to even breathe.

Pei Yong wiped the sweat from his brow and said:

"I was so brilliant! You all should thank me, you know?"

"If I hadn't seen General Qin, we'd probably all be riddled with holes by now."

The eleven soldiers behind him also wiped the sweat from their brows.

Zhou Wanwan chuckled and said:

"To err is human, to forgive divine. We have many talented people in our mountain village, so please don't try to be clever."

Go do what you're supposed to be doing. Aren't you supposed to be guarding the frontier? Why are you coming here to attack us?

Pei Yong sighed helplessly:

"We were guarding the frontier properly when we suddenly received an imperial edict that ordered me to come and attack you."

With our abilities, we really didn't take these small-time bandits seriously, but we had no choice but to come after receiving the imperial decree. Who knew it would turn out like this?