Zhang Bao and the others ran all the way and finally heard from the scouts the news about the rear troops and horses they had left behind.
"quick!"
"Let the former army scouts disperse and find a nearby place where they can hide!"
Zhang Bao hurriedly said to the scout.
Although Zhang Bao now wears a mask, he has replaced Wu Dayong in giving orders during this period.
Wu Dayong was just a military commander before, and he had not yet experienced anything in training soldiers.
But once decisions need to be made immediately, Wu Dayong's shortcomings are revealed.
Worrying too much, hesitating too much, worrying about gains and losses, a little greedy...
Zhang Bao directly usurped power.
Fortunately, the people in this skinning team have all been screened by Wu Dayong before, and there are basically no problems.
Even if there are any spies inside, it is almost impossible to go out and report the news.
Since entering Liaozhou, the skinning team has not stopped.
Even if they stop and want to report the news, they can't know the location of others.
To put it bluntly, if Zhang Bao and the others hadn't left traces along the way, they could have reluctantly returned along the way they came. Otherwise, they wouldn't know where they were at all.
Now in Liaozhou, there is no map at all, so the scouts can only be spread out as far as possible to inquire about news and explore the road.
Zhang Bao was afraid of missing out on the rear army he had left behind.
Now that he finally encountered it, Zhang Bao breathed a sigh of relief.
"grown ups!"
"A village was found on the right side. There is no human habitation. It was probably looted by the prairie people."
The scout hurried back to report.
"quick!"
"Let all the scouts withdraw, eliminate traces, and move closer to the village!"
Zhang Bao said to everyone.
Under Zhang Bao's arrangement, the rear troops who had been left behind moved quickly. While the troops from Beihai County behind were resting, they walked all the way to eliminate traces and quietly moved towards the village.
The same thing happened to Zhang Bao and his men. After crossing a river, they no longer took the main road, but headed towards the village from a roadless place.
The people behind were cleaning up the various traces left by the horses.
After entering the village, there were indeed no people, but there were no corpses. There were only some old people. After asking around, I found out that they had heard that the people from the prairie were coming and the whole village had fled.
Zhang Bao and others dispersed their troops and moved into houses in the village.
This village is not big, but there are about a hundred households.
Zhang Bao and his men hid their horses in houses and huts. The soldiers took off their armor and put on ordinary people's clothes. They held farm tools in their hands and concealed weapons in their clothes. They carried water and cooked meals in a serious manner.
, chop firewood and do farm work...
at this time.
Dudakula's men were chasing after him.
I have also chased him around here.
"leader!"
"There are no traces of the front!"
The forward troops said to Dudakula.
"What?!"
"waste!"
"Hurry up and take a look around!"
"The rest of the troops rest where they are!"
Dudagula shouted angrily.
After a while the people who were inquiring about the news came back.
"leader!"
"I found a village on the right. There was smoke from cooking. There should be people there."
"A group of people were found more than ten miles south, burying pots for cooking!"
"Should we go to Daxia people's villages to plunder them first, and then continue the pursuit after resting?"
The person in front asked Dudagula.
"Asshole!"
"The hatred of thousands of us prairie warriors has not been avenged, how can we stop our revenge?"
"Why did that group of people drive more than ten miles to rest? It's because we are determined to go to that village to rob them and hold us back, so that they can quickly get rid of us after they rest."
"The speed of this group of people chasing us all the way is the fastest among all the Daxia people we have ever seen!"
"If they disappear from our sight, where will we find them?"
"Everyone listen!"
"Raise your knives!"
"Follow my footsteps and use the blood of the enemy to pay homage to the fallen warriors on our grasslands!"
"rush!"
Dudagula roared, drew his knife and rushed forward.
The Beihai County camp at this time.
"Sir, it's not good!"
"There is no trace of the troops from Heyang County ahead!"
"Maybe they accelerated their march while we were resting!"
As soon as Zhou Yong picked up the bowl, he heard a scout coming back to report.
"What?!"
"Ta Niang left again?!"
"Didn't you stop eating just now?"
"Made!"
"Are you rushing to enter the bridal chamber?!"
Zhou Yong was about to cry.
I have been unlucky along the way.
When he sent troops to Liaozhou before, Ge Hong once said that he would take advantage of the troops in Heyang County.
When Zhou Yong arrived, he was dumbfounded.
There are only over a thousand people here.
A total of two thousand troops came from Heyang County, and they were all cavalry.
Fight a ghost!
Not only was he unable to deal with the people in Heyang County, but now he had to hold on to his thigh to save his life. The more Zhou Yong thought about it, the more frustrated he became.
It’s been a long journey.
Zhou Yong felt that his troops in Beihai County were like a bunch of licking dogs.
I'm trying to catch up, but I still can't catch up.
I don’t dare to stay away anymore…
"We also have backbone!"
"No more chasing!"
"Just do whatever you want!"
"Tell brothers, eat! Let's go by ourselves after eating! Are you still afraid of those prairie people?"
Zhou Yongyong picked up the bowl and started eating.
"grown ups!"
"It's not good!"
"There is a group of prairie men rushing towards us in front."
Zhou Yong had just finished his meal when another scout hurried over to report.
"Why panic?!"
"Isn't it just a group of prairie men?"
"Didn't we meet too many along the way? It was their luck that we didn't wipe them out before. Now that they have rushed up on their own, we can just deal with them."
Zhou Yong wiped his mouth and came to the front with his rice bowl.
Watching the dust flying in the distance from a distance.
"That's not right. This formation doesn't look like hundreds of people?"
Zhou Yong took a mouthful of rice and said vaguely.
"grown ups……"
"This team is estimated to have about five thousand people, and they are all cavalry."
The scout on the side swallowed.
"What?!"
"Five thousand people?"
"You didn't tell me earlier!"
The bowl in Zhou Yong's hand fell directly to the ground.
"Sir, what should we do?"
"Still fighting?"
The scout had a grimace on his face.
"Hit me!"
"All troops gather, run with me!"
Zhou Yong almost vomited blood and shouted angrily to everyone to gather.
But in the blink of an eye, Dudagula's men and horses rushed in front of them. They were cavalry and were very fast.
If Zhou Yong and the others had acted immediately when they heard the news from the scouts, it might still be too late.
But Zhou Yong held his job and looked forward unhurriedly. He waited until he saw clearly before preparing to run. How could it be too late?
Dudagula's men rushed directly into Zhou Yong's team.
Many soldiers saw the prairie people rushing over before they received the news of retreat.
Holding a bowl in his hand and chewing rice in his mouth, he was chopped down to the ground by the prairie people.
Fortunately, they reacted quickly and resisting was impossible. They rubbed oil on their soles and ran away.
Seeing this, Zhou Yong held his job there and shouted at the top of his voice for everyone to stop messing around and run with him, but no one listened to him at all.
On the contrary, many grassland people saw that Zhou Yong looked like a high official, and slowly gathered around him.
Under the cover of dozens of soldiers, Zhou Yong fought his way out and fled towards the nearby village.