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

Judging from the expressions on everyone's faces, the city guard knew that they didn't believe him and might even think that he and his men had used underhanded methods to capture these prisoners.

He immediately stopped following the group and felt it necessary to let the city's residents know about their efforts.

The city guard cleared his throat and said, "Gentlemen, don't get the wrong idea! These prisoners are those who surrendered after we genuinely stormed the Daliang Mountains and routed them."

After he finished speaking, he looked at everyone and saw that although they did not question him verbally, their eyes were filled with distrust.

Helpless, I could only continue to tell them about yesterday's unforgettable experience.

This city guard was a member of yesterday's vanguard team. He not only personally experienced the entire process of the city's attack on Daliang Mountain, but also listened to Li Erlong's storytelling explanation last night. Therefore, he could describe yesterday's scene vividly and eloquently.

"Two military crossbow bolts flew out from the checkpoint in an instant, the sound of them piercing the air echoing as they passed by Lord Zhao's ears, but Lord Zhao remained unfazed and charged straight toward the checkpoint."

"Lord Zhao is very skilled. He lightly touched the ground with his toes and stepped onto the checkpoint. Then, the sound of bowstrings snapping and the screams of bandits could be heard from the checkpoint. After that, the checkpoint fell silent."

"Do you know why? Because all the bandits were shot and killed by Lord Zhao!"

Hearing someone talking about what happened in Daliangshan yesterday, the surrounding residents gathered around, listening with great interest to the city guard's vivid description.

As they listened, they felt as if they were on the battlefield in the Liangshan Mountains. Whenever they heard something exciting, they couldn't help but cheer loudly.

Among the crowd, a middle-aged man dressed as a scholar listened attentively to the city guard's description, his eyes gleaming. He thought to himself, "What a great story! It seems I won't have to worry about running out of stories to tell for a while now."

Only when the city guard was so hoarse from talking and the large group was about to disappear from sight did he hurriedly stop talking, wave to everyone, and catch up with the group returning to the core camp.

After he left, the residents who remained in the area started discussing it enthusiastically.

"Tsk tsk, he speaks as if it were some kind of divine scripture, but he speaks with such vivid detail that it's probably not a lie. I never imagined that such a formidable figure would emerge from the Zhenbei City Guard!"

"That's right! With him here, the pressure on us might be less if the Tartars attack before winter!"

"Let's hope so. It's our Zhenbei City's good fortune to have such a god-like figure!"

After Zhao Daxuan returned to the main camp with the main force, he followed the remaining centurions directly to Commandant Zhang's tent to report back.

The city guards responsible for escorting the prisoners took them to the place where they were held, while the others dispersed.

Upon seeing the returning troops who had set off for the Daliang Mountains, the other city guards in the camp gathered around.

Seeing the returning group, which this time brought prisoners, everyone was immediately surprised. Some people saw familiar faces in the returning group and went up to talk to them.

A middle-aged city guard grabbed a young city guard and asked, "Brother Li, you've really got something going on this time! You've even brought back prisoners. What happened?"

The young city guard surnamed Li, who had been stopped and questioned, said smugly, "Haha, Brother Chen, you're amazing! Let me tell you, this time we didn't just bring back prisoners; we've conquered the entire Liangshan Mountains!"

"These prisoners are only those who surrendered. More than 100 bandits were shot dead on the spot by Lord Zhao in the Daliang Mountains. Now even their bodies have turned to ashes."

Upon hearing the reply, the crowd widened their eyes in surprise and exclaimed, "Lord Zhao? Which Lord Zhao? Do we have such a powerful figure in our city guard?"

The city guard surnamed Li coughed lightly, feigning mystery, and said, "Ahem, you should have heard of Lord Zhao's great name long ago, but you didn't know he was so powerful. I only found out this time when I went out."

The surrounding crowd, filled with curiosity, pressed, "We've heard of him, but who is he?"

After waiting for a while, building up everyone's anticipation, the city guard surnamed Li said, "Lord Zhao is indeed the sickly Zhao Daxuan from the rumors! But in fact, Lord Zhao is exceptionally strong and doesn't look like the sickly person in the legends at all."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "This time, the operation in the Liangshan Mountains was led by Lord Zhao, who led our vanguard of fifty men all the way up. More than two hundred bandits in the Liangshan Mountains were wiped out by Lord Zhao alone, leaving only forty-odd men."

Upon hearing this, everyone gasped. They had heard of Zhao Daxuan before, but no one had ever paid attention. Who would care about a sickly man?

Someone asked incredulously, "Really? That's amazing! I've never heard of it before!"

Upon hearing this, many members of the vanguard team chimed in, confirming, "Absolutely true! We all followed Lord Zhao up the mountain together; we can all testify to that. How could it be false!"

After the vanguard finished speaking, a commotion broke out in the crowd, and discussions arose one after another.

Someone exclaimed in surprise, "So it was him! I heard he made a pledge to kill over a hundred enemies during the operation in the Liangshan Mountains!"

Someone nearby chimed in with a relieved look, "Yes, yes, yes, a lot of people have been laughing at him for days, and some even went to Jubao Fang to bet that he couldn't complete the task. Someone even asked me to go with them, but luckily I didn't have any money in my pocket, so I didn't go, otherwise I would be crying now."

Who would have thought that someone would tell them that Zhao Daxuan, with only fifty men, had wiped out all the bandits in the Liangshan Mountains.

It could even be said that Zhao Daxuan single-handedly wiped out the entire bandit gang in the Daliang Mountains. If he hadn't personally witnessed bringing back so many prisoners and had so many colleagues as witnesses, who would believe it?

Someone couldn't help but press, "How exactly did Lord Zhao manage to storm the Liangshan Mountains? Tell us!"

The city guard surnamed Li chuckled and said, "Hehe, I've been traveling all day, and I'm exhausted and hungry. I don't have the energy to talk anymore!"

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged city guard surnamed Chen laughed heartily, grabbed the city guard surnamed Li, and headed out of the camp, saying as they walked, "Hahaha, that's easy. I'm just starting my leave, let's go to a restaurant now and have a meal and drinks!"

Seeing this, many people followed suit, and some even asked other familiar city guards about it. Soon, Zhao Daxuan's deeds began to spread among the city guards.

As the crowd dispersed, Zhao Daxuan and several centurions entered Zhang Xiaoshan's tent after reporting their arrival.

As soon as Zhao Daxuan entered the tent, he saw Zhang Xiaoshan laughing heartily as he greeted him.

Zhang Xiaoshan patted Zhao Daxuan on the shoulder and laughed, "Good lad, I didn't expect you to be so amazing! You actually wiped out all the bandits in the Liangshan Mountains all by yourself!"

Zhao Daxuan didn't reply, but frowned slightly and looked at Zhang Xiaoshan suspiciously, saying, "Lord Zhang, we just returned and haven't reported yet. How did you know?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiaoshan suddenly paused, and his laughter abruptly stopped.