Chapter 118 Zhuge Ruobao
It would be difficult for the New Chu Army to leave, let alone Black Tiger Village, which had some financial resources on their side.
Under Zhang Hu's strong pressure, more than 10,000 people in Heihu Village dragged their feet and retreated south. Unlike the new Chu army, which had been reorganized by Weak Bao and acted vigorously and resolutely, the men and horses in Black Tiger Village had different opinions on the southward retreat and were quite complaining.
Many people even bluntly stated that they wanted to annihilate the invading Yan army, which made Zhang Hu feel very headache. He also somewhat understood why Fan Ziruo wanted to establish a new Chu army with strict systems.
Although part of the Black Tiger Village is composed of the old troops of the Chu family who broke away from the Qi Army, most of the people in the village still belong to the role of green forest heroes. This class of men and horses, not to mention armor, even weapons cannot be unified. Some use knives, some use swords, some use sticks, whatever comes your way. They both have some skills on their hands, but there is no coordination between them.
Zhang Hu didn't need to think too much. If this group of people were attacked by Yan Jun's heavy armored cavalry, they would die in waves.
Zhang Hu, He Yunxiao and others rode at the front of the team.
From time to time, a sentry came over and said, "Reporting to the master, no new Chu family troops were found in the front. However, there are traces of marching."
"How far forward did you search?" Zhang Hu asked.
"Fifty miles."
Zhang Hu's expression remained unchanged, but his heart trembled. The marching speed of the new Chu army greatly exceeded his expectations.
Qi State does not have a mechanized army. The so-called march relies entirely on soldiers running on two legs. To a certain extent, the faster the troops march, the higher their combat effectiveness. Because the marching speed not only reflects the personal qualities of the soldiers, but also the cohesion and execution capabilities of the army.
"Zhou Ping, tell the leaders to hurry up," Zhang Hu said.
After Zhou Ping accepted the order, he returned soon.
"Brother..."
"What's wrong?"
"I asked the leaders to speed up, but they said they couldn't speed up."
Zhang Hu was stunned, "Why? The Yan army is coming to kill them soon. Don't they know?"
Zhou Ping smiled bitterly and said: "That's what I said too. Who would have thought that they were talking to themselves and said, 'I have my own military intelligence here'."
He Yunxiao tried hard to hold back his laughter.
Seeing this situation, Zhang Hu opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.
"Lord He!" Xiao Bao's scouts rushed over with their kits in hand.
"Master He, Mr. Fan gave you the tips bag. She asked you to open it in the order of red, green and blue every time you are in trouble."
He Yunxiao looked strange when he took the kit, and he felt like he was Zhao Yun.
"Did she say what kind of situation is considered difficult?" He Yunxiao asked the little scout.
"Return to your lord, Mr. Fan didn't say anything."
He Yunxiao waved his hand, indicating that the scout was okay.
At present, the marching speed of Black Tiger Village cannot be increased, and I don't know whether it is difficult or not.
Before He Yunxiao could react, another scout came to report, this time not looking for him, but looking for Zhang Hu.
"Master! Oh no! The Yan army is less than thirty miles away from us!"
"What!? Have you seen their formation clearly?" Zhang Hu's expression changed.
"Hold the flag with the word 'Yan' on the black background, and it's so dark. When I saw it, I hurriedly came to report it!"
He Yunxiao encountered the Yan Army once. The so-called "black and overwhelming" situation probably refers to the Yan Army's heavy armored cavalry wearing thick black armor.
Zhang Hu, as the vanguard general of the Chu family army, had fought against the Yan army many times, so he could naturally tell where the Yan army was coming from.
He said with a gloomy face: "I know. Zhou Ping, you go and notify the leaders again and tell them that the Yan army has arrived. If you don't run away quickly, you will definitely die!"
Zhou Ping: "Okay!"
Previously, Heihuzhai's march was slow, and He Yunxiao thought that this might not necessarily be considered "difficult", but now that the Yan army is pursuing them from behind, it must be considered "difficult". Not even just "difficult", but "fatal"!
Without saying a word, He Yunxiao quickly opened Xiubao's first red bag.
There was a note in the kit, and it read: Those who gather together die, those who disperse live. The woods are not conducive to the cavalry's march, and can cause the slow-moving ones to disperse into the woods, waiting for an opportunity to meet again.
Time is life, He Yunxiao handed the note to Zhang Hu without saying a word.
Some weak treasures were inconvenient to say, but He Yunxiao said directly: "Uncle Zhang, there are some brothers who don't obey the command, let them go. Black Tiger Village goes south and leaves the original territory. Will there be any supplies for a while? Supplement. If you take too many people, you won’t be able to feed them.”
Zhang Hu gritted his teeth and said: "Zhang Xiong! You lead the brothers here to speed up! I want to go to the back of the team to see for myself. If there is any emergency, you listen to He Yunxiao!"
"Brother, I want to go together!"
"Military orders are like mountains and should not be trifled with. You go with He Yunxiao."
With Zhang Xiong's size, it would be too difficult for the horse to ride a horse. He usually runs or rides in a multi-horse chariot.
Zhang Xiong turned to look at Zhang Hu's leaving figure, and then glanced at He Yunxiao on horseback.
"What kind of kung fu do you practice?" Zhang Xiong asked.
He Yunxiao touched his head and said, "It's just ordinary internal martial arts."
"Then why are you stronger than me?"
"Aren't you injured?"
Zhang Xiong was speechless. He was indeed injured by Han Yue, but even so, He Yunxiao shouldn't be able to withstand it.
"After I recover from my injury, let's test our strength again." Zhang Xiong said again.
Even Brother Chu can't compare... You want to show off to me? Young man, don’t you look at who I am? Does that give you a chance to show off?
He Yunxiao decisively refused to give Zhang Xiong a chance to show off, and said: "No more competition, you are awesome, I will admit defeat."
Zhang Xiong:......
After getting rid of some of the disobedient little leaders, the marching speed of the people in the Black Tiger Village increased significantly. But two legs can't outrun four legs after all, and the distance between the Black Tiger Village and the Yan Army is still shrinking.
Zhang Hu looked at He Yunxiao and said, "Nephew He, let's go into the mountains to hide."
He Yunxiao didn't even think about it and said, "Uncle Zhang, those little leaders can hide in the mountains because they are few in number and are not the target of the Yan Army. Even if we go into the mountains, we will still be caught up by the Yan Army."
"What should we do then?"
He Yunxiao: I'm not going there either. Wouldn't it be over if you had left earlier?
When the difficulties came again, He Yunxiao opened Ruobao's brocade bag again.
On it, Ruobao wrote in beautiful small regular script: Throw away the armor, cut down the trees, and set up a false formation.
He Yunxiao didn't have time to think about it, so he handed Ruobao's small note to Zhang Hu and asked him to do it immediately.
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The five thousand heavily armored cavalrymen of the Yan Army hurried on their way.
The horses' hooves hit the road tirelessly, making a terrifying crackling sound.
"General! Look at the weapons all over the ground. The Qi army is already panicking!"
The general leading the Yan army was not as excited as the deputy general. He looked gloomy. After careful observation, he stopped the giant beast that was rushing forward.
"Stop first."
"General! We are almost catching up! And the Qi army is already defeated. We just need to continue chasing."
The general of the State of Yan turned over and dismounted, and walked to a cut tree on the side of the road. Such cut trees are everywhere around.
He touched the broken part of the tree, which was smooth and tender. At a glance, it was just cut with a sharp weapon.
The general of Yan said solemnly: "The weapons on the ground are real, and the trees cut by sharp weapons are also real. Chang Wu, what do you think?"
"Trees can be used as traps. Is there a trick ahead? Abandoning weapons is their deliberate strategy to lure the enemy?"
The general of Yan thought for a while, got on the horse and said: "We have to step on it to know whether there is a trap. If we retreat without fighting, you and I will be in trouble. Get on the horse, let's continue chasing!"
Chang Wu said: "Yes! Keep chasing! Go!"