In Sujiazhuang, two hundred households from the Guards Department led the army to the north.
In this wilderness full of zombies, only the guards can deal with the thief army from the north in a comprehensive manner.
This is not to say that Cui Xing'an's troops are useless, but they are relatively inferior, so they can only serve as reinforcements and follow Xu and Chen's troops.
They were all infantry and had to kill zombies they encountered along the way, so they didn't march very fast.
The palace has abundant supplies. In addition to extending bamboo armor to every soldier, all guards are also equipped with bows and arrows, allowing them to kill at long and short distances.
Leading the team to the front, Xu Yu frowned and thought about what was going to happen next. As the commander of this battle, he was definitely the one with the most tired mind.
At this moment, Chen Yuhe rode up to Xu Yu and said in a deep voice: "Old Xu, have any of the detective horses you sent returned?"
Xu Yu calmly replied: "A group came back half an hour ago and reported that there was no enemy sighting within ten miles!"
"The scouting horse I sent also reported that no enemy was seen!" Chen Yuhe nodded.
Although they are confident in their own strength, they will never underestimate their enemies, so they will take every battle very seriously.
The large group of people continued to move forward, but at this moment, twenty miles in front of them, the royal palace's scouting horse was discovered by others.
When Xu and Chen sent out spies to investigate the horses, Zhu Xiaoyong himself was not idle either, and also sent out spies to investigate the situation.
They have many horses, so each team can have up to three or five people.
When they arrived near Andu County, they discovered the guards coming from the north. The two of them were sent by Xu Yu to inquire about the situation.
Xu Yu and Chen Yuhe sent out a total of twenty people to explore the area, but they were all in groups of two and searched forward across a long distance.
The two guards who were discovered left the place on horseback after assessing the situation outside Andu County.
As they continued to move forward, they did not realize that the danger was approaching.
Finally, when they heard the sound of horse hooves, the spies of the bandit army in the north were no more than twenty or thirty feet away.
Danger is coming, but when the danger is discovered, there is actually no danger.
There was an advantage in the number of people on the other side, but they were only four people. The two guards were not afraid at all.
What's more, one's own side still has armor, while the opponent only has simple protection, so it is not difficult to defeat them.
The opponent's speed is very fast, so it's definitely not possible to hit them directly. If they are hit by others on the spot, they may be knocked away.
So the two guards clamped the horse's belly, then waved their whips to speed up.
As long as they increased their speed, they could use the outflanking tactic to kill the four people who came over.
The speed of the guards increased rapidly, and finally they maintained a distance of ten feet from Zhu Jiajun, one running in front and the other chasing behind.
The spies of the Zhu Jiajun were all holding sabers. They were the best in the army and were good at horseback riding. They could charge with sabers in hand.
It's a pity that they don't have weapons to attack from a long distance, so the ten feet distance becomes a natural chasm, and they have no chance of breaking through.
But the two guards in front slowly took off the bows and arrows from their backs, and with great difficulty made the posture of opening the bows and unloading the arrows.
Why is it extremely difficult? Because this is a very difficult thing. Only a qualified cavalry can fire back, and they are not qualified cavalry.
But just this gesture frightened the people behind them so much that they turned their horses and dispersed.
With this separation, they could not help each other, but they were alone.
I saw two guards slowly adjusting their direction, targeting one of the thieves and chasing after them. After the remaining three people confirmed that they were safe, they gathered together again to pursue.
So this formed three echelons, the front, middle and back, with the ones in the back chasing the ones in front.
It was too difficult to shoot back, but it was much easier to shoot forward, so at this moment the two guards pulled up the bow strings and shot two arrows.
The horse was shaking violently, so both of them missed their shot, but the sound of breaking through the air frightened the man in front.
"put……"
One of the guards roared and did not shoot an arrow at all, but it still frightened the man in front of him.
The guard laughed loudly, and just when the man in front realized that he had been cheated, another guard immediately shot out.
This arrow hit the butt of the horse in front, and the horse immediately went crazy and started to gallop around while running.
Although the people who were sent as spies were all outstanding in the army, they were still thrown off the horse when the horse went crazy.
In fact, when they were chasing each other, the noise they made attracted many zombies, so falling off the horse meant death.
Not only could they not dismount, they also had to maintain speed, and getting entangled by the corpses was also troublesome.
At this moment, the man who fell to the ground panicked and tried to get on his horse, but was soon overwhelmed by the zombies.
The injured horse was also surrounded by zombies at this moment, tearing away its fresh flesh and blood.
The screams of people and the neighing of horses seemed particularly desolate.
The guards and Zhu Jiajun's men were all riding away at high speed at this moment. They must get away from the group of corpses as soon as possible, otherwise they will be killed as well.
But while escaping from the zombies, the two guards made a large circle and finally appeared on the left side of the Zhu Jiajun scout.
Originally, the Zhu Jiajun men were chasing behind them, but now they were advancing hand in hand, with a gap of more than ten feet between them.
One of the guards drew his sword and slowly approached the three members of the Zhu family army, while the other one used a bow and arrow to harass them.
This forced the three people from Zhu Jiajun to keep a distance from each other, otherwise they were likely to be shot.
And this passive separation once again gave the palace guards an opportunity to defeat each other.
Although the Zhu Jiajun's scouts are superior to ordinary people in all aspects, their overall quality is still a bit lower than that of the palace guards.
The guards were originally the elite of the Forbidden Army. Not only were they well-equipped this time, but they had also been upgraded by Zhao Yanxun. The Zhu Jiajun's numerical advantage was of no use at all.
So when the guards approached, the two only exchanged blows three or four times before Zhu Jiajun, the scout, fell off his horse again.
The horse ran away, and the man quickly got up and ran forward with all his strength, trying to escape from the zombies chasing behind him.
There was no need to worry about the one who fell off the horse, so the two guards continued to adjust their direction to take down the remaining two people.
Now they have been able to determine that these people are the bandits from the north. Since they are enemies, they must be killed.
The two guards cooperated with each other and repeated the previous actions. Then the third man was knocked off his horse, and he was chased by zombies. In the end, there was only a dead end.
Zhu Jiajun's scout now only had one person left. Three of his companions were killed in succession, which made him lose the fighting spirit to continue fighting, so he turned around and ran for his life.
The two guards quickly followed. They would never let this person leave alive. Even if they could not capture him alive, they must kill him.
The three people chasing him forward quickly disappeared on the official road.
