A sickly fellow ridiculed by the entire army? I'll be the most beautiful woman in the barracks!

A moment later, everyone in the camp had assembled in front of the camp, fully equipped and ready to go. Most of the city guards had solemn expressions on their faces.

Based on past experience, this bandit suppression mission should be relatively easy.

Everyone went for a walk on the mountain, challenged each other, and casually shot a few arrows as a formality. Then they could go back and report.

But swords have no eyes, and it's not uncommon for people to be seriously injured by stray arrows.

Who knows what unexpected things might happen on the battlefield?

So even though many people weren't here for the first time just going through the motions, most still treated it with caution.

At the front of the procession, Gao Yuan rode his horse, looking down at the crowd with a serious expression.

"Gentlemen, listen to my command! Today's battle is of utmost importance. I have decided to send out an advance force, which is only allowed to advance and not retreat. Anyone who retreats will be executed on the spot. The rest of the troops will follow, and we will advance in one fell swoop to the bandit stronghold in the Liangshan Mountains!"

As soon as the words were spoken, many soldiers looked worried, fearing they might become part of the vanguard squad.

Gao Yuan's sharp gaze swept across the faces of the soldiers, pausing slightly when it passed over Zhao Daxuan before settling on Deng Rong, who stood in front of Zhao Daxuan.

Then he said in a deep voice, "Deng Rong, listen to my order! I appoint you as the captain of the vanguard, leading fifty men in an immediate attack. There must be no mistakes!"

Deng Rong gritted his teeth, stepped forward, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and accepted the order, saying, "Your subordinate obeys!"

Gao Yuan nodded, then selected several ten-person teams to form a vanguard team, led by Deng Rong, and set off.

These people not only served to cover up the truth, but also to cut off Zhao Daxuan's escape route.

If Zhao Daxuan dares to desert his post, so many people will surely be able to execute him as a deserter.

The selected team members all wore expressions of distress.

No one dared to complain about Gao Yuan; they could only look at Zhao Daxuan with reproach.

It must be that Zhao Daxuan offended Gao Yuan that led to this situation. Everyone secretly cursed this guy as a troublemaker.

Deng Rong stood at the front of the vanguard, pointed at Zhao Daxuan, and said in a deep voice, "Zhao Daxuan, lead the way, everyone else follow behind. Let's go!"

At this moment, Zhao Daxuan stood in the vanguard, wearing standard leather armor, holding the bow lent to him by Captain Zhang Xiaoshan, carrying two quivers of arrows on his back, and a standard longsword at his waist.

This is all the equipment he has today. The system's Divine Might Armor is too dazzling for him to wear, and it's not useful for dealing with small bandits.

He had anticipated Gao Yuan and Deng Rong's arrangement, so he wasn't surprised. He just sneered and ran ahead first, leaving the others with no choice but to follow.

The vanguard team continued along the mountain road. Zhao Daxuan had already traversed this road the night before, so he was very familiar with it.

Before long, they arrived at the crossroads at the foot of the mountain. Zhao Daxuan did not stop and went straight through, heading up the mountain.

The surrounding trees grew increasingly lush, and the group remained quiet, with no one speaking except for the chirping of birds, the rustling of footsteps, and the sound of panting.

As they ventured deeper, Zhao Daxuan grew increasingly cautious, his eyes constantly scanning his surroundings. He knew there would be an ambush along the way, but he didn't know where they would be lying in wait.

When they reached a slope, Zhao Daxuan suddenly stopped.

If he remembered correctly, this place was not far from the bandit's checkpoint, and it was also a hidden outpost, making it the best ambush point along the way.

Seeing Zhao Daxuan stop, Deng Rong frowned. He had also noticed that this was a good ambush point, and the bandits of Daliang Mountain might be lying in wait here.

Deng Rong's lips curled into a slight mockery as he sneered, "Zhao Daxuan, what are you doing stopping?! Hurry up and move! Stop dawdling, do you even want to fulfill your military pledge?"

Zhao Daxuan glanced back at Deng Rong indifferently, chuckled, and said, "Squad Leader Deng, why the rush? Remember to record my military merit later!"

Having said that, he gripped the bow and arrow tightly in his hand and walked forward slowly with a wary look in his eyes.

Upon seeing this, Deng Rong's eyes flickered. He raised his hand to stop the others and shook his head, signaling them to stop and wait.

At this moment, Thirty bandits were lying prone behind the slope. The leader was observing from the shadows. After noticing Zhao Daxuan's unusual behavior, he knew that he and his men might have been discovered.

He snorted coldly, knowing he couldn't catch his opponent off guard, and could only wave his hand dismissively, shouting, "Attack!"

As soon as he finished speaking, two rows of people stood up from behind the slope.

The first row of ten men, each holding a bow and arrow, immediately drew their bows and nocked arrows, then fired them fiercely at Zhao Daxuan, who was at the front.

The second row of twenty bandits, wielding long knives, grinned maliciously and shouted "Kill!" before rushing down the slope, raising their knives to attack Zhao Daxuan.

Zhao Daxuan had been observing for a long time, and he stopped when the bandits behind the slope stood up.

On the battlefield, eliminating enemies with ranged attack capabilities as quickly as possible is of paramount importance!

Zhao Daxuan raised his bow and arrow, reached his right hand into the quiver on his back, and three arrows were held between his fingers. He quickly drew the bowstring taut and shot it at the first row of bandits without even looking.

The sound of arrows piercing the air rang out, a few cold glints flashed by, followed by three muffled thuds of sharp weapons piercing flesh.

"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"

Several arrows instantly struck the foreheads of three bandits, piercing deep into their skulls and bursting into a brilliant spray of blood.

The three died instantly, collapsing to the ground.

After firing the first arrow, Zhao Daxuan remained still and continued to reach for the quiver behind him.

His hand speed was so fast that only a blur could be seen as he drew his bow, nocked an arrow, and fired it again.

"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"

Three more muffled thuds rang out. The three bandits were completely powerless to resist and died instantly before they could even react!

After shooting the second arrow, Zhao Daxuan felt a chill run down his spine. Before he could even check the result, he twisted his legs, causing the soil to crack, and dodged to the side.

His figure was like a ghost, too fast for the naked eye to catch, and he brushed past several arrows in an instant.

While regaining his footing, he nocked three more arrows and fired them at the remaining four archers.

"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"

Unsurprisingly, after three muffled thuds, only one archer bandit remained.

The last remaining archer bandit was filled with horror. He stiffly twisted his neck and looked at his nine companions who had already fallen into a pool of blood beside him.

At this point, he no longer had the courage to shoot the arrow that was already nocked on his bow.

The way they looked at Zhao Daxuan was as if he were a monster.

Zhao Daxuan's right hand moved like a phantom, firing another arrow and ending the opponent's life.

All of this happened too fast.

At this point, the bandits who were rushing down the slope were still halfway there, and the shouts of battle from their mouths had not yet dissipated.

It wasn't until they noticed that the archers behind them had stopped firing arrows, and instead Zhao Daxuan was slowly raising his bow and aiming at them, that they realized something was wrong.