The short-sword army continued their march under the cover of night. (www.cascoo.net)
The group of one hundred people stood in pairs, several hundred meters apart from front to back.
At the very front of the procession were Chu Fan and Sun Qiang and Wu Jian, former members of the Chu family army; in the middle of the procession was Pang Jian, a ninth-rank expert; and at the very back were He Yunxiao and the female protagonists.
During this march, He Yunxiao specifically instructed the brothers of the Short Knife Gang not to light any torches.
Without firelight, it would be quite easy for a hundred-man team dressed in black to hide in the night.
Their objective was simply to reach the Chu family army's encampment, not to kill the enemy. Moreover, although this hundred-man team had a high average martial arts cultivation level, they were unarmored, making them high in attack but low in defense, and unable to confront the large Yan army cavalry head-on.
He Yunxiao only has so much stuff; if he were to encounter a large force of Yan troops, a single charge would result in the deaths and injuries of most of them. It's simply not worth it.
As the group was walking, He Yunxiao seemed to see some moving lights in the distance. He was sitting on his horse and could see further than the female protagonists and Ma De, but he couldn't be sure.
A moment later, Chu Fan once again rode his horse to the back of the group.
"Brother He, please go to the front of the group to speak," Chu Fan said seriously.
He Yunxiao also became serious. The battlefield situation was ever-changing, and there was no room for carelessness.
"Pang Jian! Come with me to a meeting!" He Yunxiao shouted, following Chu Fan to the front of the group, where Wu Jian and Sun Qiang were already waiting for him.
The march temporarily stopped, and He Yunxiao, Chu Fan, Pang Jian, Sun Qiang, and Wu Jian rode in a circle.
"Brother He, it seems the Qi and Yan armies are engaged in battle ahead. What should we do?"
Pang Jian looked at He Yunxiao, and Sun Qiang and Wu Jian also looked at He Yunxiao.
He Yunxiao frowned, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Brother Chu, I'll trouble you to go ahead and investigate the situation. We'll wait for you here. Come back as soon as you see what's going on, and please don't act rashly."
"Okay." Chu Fan agreed and immediately spurred his horse toward the battlefield not far away.
After He Yunxiao finished speaking, he continued, "Uncle Sun, Uncle Wu, you are both seasoned veterans. In this situation, what do you think we should do?"
Sun Qiang looked embarrassed, while Wu Jian's disdain for He Yunxiao was written all over his face.
Sun Qiang said, "It's nothing more than 'fighting' and 'retreating'."
Wu Jian snorted coldly, "Hmph, of course we'll go and fight the Yan army to the death. How can a real man not go to the rescue?"
He Yunxiao sensed Wu Jian's dissatisfaction, but for the sake of the bigger picture, he said nothing. A conflict at this moment would not be good for anyone.
"Pang Jian, what do you think?"
"Whether to fight or retreat, Pang Jian will only obey the gang leader's orders."
He Yunxiao nodded and then said, "Please wait a moment, everyone. I will go and consult Mr. Yuhe."
Wu Jian watched He Yunxiao's departing figure, then glanced at Sun Qiang. Sun Qiang shook his head at him.
Pang Jian observed silently without saying a word.
He Yunxiao returned to the female lead's carriage and briefly explained the situation to Ruobao.
Fan Ziruo slightly furrowed her slender and beautiful eyebrows and said frankly, "Yunxiao, our army is small in number and has no armor. We will be at a great disadvantage in battle. If the Yan army is powerful, our army should avoid their sharp edge."
He Yunxiao nodded; Ruobao meant "go".
Fan Ziru then asked, "Are our army's horses the imperial guards' horses?"
He Yunxiao nodded shyly.
Horses were unavailable during the war, so the Short Swords Army's horses were obtained through Meng Bao's connections. In a way, this meant he was living off Meng Bao.
Being a kept man is really delicious.
Fan Ziruo continued, "If the Yan army is not numerous, our army can use its superior cavalry to hold them back and give the Qi army a chance to retreat. We should harass them with bows and crossbows, but not engage in prolonged battles. It would be bad if we were captured by the reinforcements from the Yan army."
He Yunxiao nodded, indicating that he understood.
As He Yunxiao was about to get off the carriage, the three women inside almost simultaneously said:
"Small……"
"Xiao..."
"male……"
The female characters looked at each other, and finally, Xiao Xiao, who didn't follow the rules, spoke first: "Brother Xiao, be careful."
Fan Ziruo said, "Be careful."
Jiang Wuyou said with slight concern, "Young Master, please be careful."
He Yunxiao laughed, "Don't do that, don't do that. I'm so lustful, I wouldn't want to die. Don't worry."
He Yunxiao rode back to the front of the group, just as Chu Fan returned.
"Brother Chu, how is the situation?"
Chu Fan's expression was grim. "This is not good. The Yan army outnumbers the Qi army, and they can't hold on much longer."
He Yunxiao quickly asked, "How many men are there in the Yan army?"
Chu Fan: "Two or three hundred."
Where is the Qi army?
"About half of the Yan army."
Upon hearing this, Wu Jian was invigorated and said, "Half of the Yan army? That's even with us! Enough for a fight!"
He Yunxiao thought for a moment and said, "Pang Jian, you take twenty brothers to escort the women to take a detour first, the rest of you come with me!"
Wu Jian had been annoyed with He Yunxiao for a long time, and finally couldn't help but say, "What kind of time is this? Are you still thinking about a bunch of women first? Hurry up and send troops to kill the enemy!"
The Short Knife Gang's high-ranking members, including three eighth-rank leaders and a ninth-rank Pang Jian, were all by He Yunxiao's side. When they heard Wu Jian's disrespect towards his sisters-in-law, they were about to take action against Wu Jian, an eighth-rank martial artist, but He Yunxiao waved them off.
He Yunxiao said in a deep voice, "The overall situation is more important. Pang Jian, you take your men and leave first."
Seeing his boss speak, Pang Jian suppressed his anger and shouted, "Twenty men, come with me to protect my wives!"
Sisters-in-law...
Pang Jian's loud announcement made He Yunxiao so embarrassed that he kept scratching his feet.
However, this was not the time to concern himself with such trivial matters. He Yunxiao shouted in a deep voice, "Short Sword Army, follow me!"
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