Chapter 202: Retreat
"Your Excellency, you can leave your names behind when you attack our Luoye County soldiers!" Yao Jingshun roared in a low voice.
Qingzhu did not answer the other party, but whispered a few instructions to Zhao Feng and Teng She. With a flash in their eyes, they conveyed the orders to the left and the right.
The veterans of the Shenfeng Camp naturally understood the characteristics of the Demon-Breaking Crossbow. After hearing the instructions conveyed by Zhao Feng and Soaring Snake, they couldn't help but nod secretly.
The man in black armor waited for a moment, but when he saw that the other party did not answer, he felt a little anxious. He thought: This battle has cost nearly a hundred soldiers, and nearly half of them died in the hands of this middle-aged man. If the general asks about it later, he can ask it himself. If you don't know three things, wouldn't that be an added crime?
However, the young man did not notice that the troops from Yinren Village opposite, led by three knight-level masters, gradually extended the team's front line, making the effective coverage of the Demon-Breaking Crossbow smaller and smaller.
The arrangement of Qingzhu is very simple, every three people are in groups, and every three groups are in one team. Charge in teams in echelons, with equal intervals between the three groups, forming a triangular formation, and the same interval between the three groups, forming a triangular formation. Neither disperse nor gather together, enhance the ability to advance layer by layer, alternately cover the attack, and avoid being concentrated by the enemy's magic-breaking crossbow.
It was only then that the young cavalryman noticed the change in the opponent's formation. He glanced at the battle line that had been stretched several times, and felt uneasy in his heart.
Since the soldiers on Yinren's side did not charge and attack, but only stretched the battle line, the man in black armor could not see any clues, but this did not prevent him from realizing that this method of stretching the battle line was detrimental to the magic-breaking crossbow.
"Is the person opposite General Ji's subordinate?" Qingzhu asked slowly.
Yao Jingshun stared at the middle-aged man with a sullen face and said solemnly: "I am Yao Jingshun, one of the four cavalry generals under General Ji!"
Qingzhu said with a smile: "So it's General Yao? Your name is really famous among me!"
The four cavalry generals under Ji Rentu's command are famous generals in Luoye County. They are the best in Luoye County in terms of strength and ability to lead troops.
However, the young man in black armor was not happy at all with the other party's praise. From the previous attack on Helian Tiexin to the adjustment of the formation just now, this middle-aged man whom he had never seen before, regardless of his martial arts cultivation or tactical strategy, They are all much stronger than the Four Horsemen like themselves.
"Sir, that's ridiculous! Don't you know what to call me?" This time Yao Jingshun was not like before, but asked calmly.
Qingzhu's eyes lit up and he replied with a smile: "Sir, I don't dare to accept it. There is a martial artist in Xiayinren Village, codenamed Qingzhu!"
The young man in black armor recited it silently, and finally remembered the name in his heart. It was obvious that he was very afraid of this little-known green bamboo man.
The middle-aged man saw the young man's hesitation, raised his hands and said with a smile: "Yao Qijiang, this fight is actually a misunderstanding!"
When the young cavalry man heard this, his face became a little ugly, and he thought to himself: Nearly a hundred people have died on my side, do you want to dismiss it with a misunderstanding?
"Oh? I asked Senior Qingzhu to enlighten me, but what's the misunderstanding?" the young man in black armor asked sadly.
Qingzhu smiled slightly and continued: "I am waiting to take action this time mainly to kill this beast!" As he said that, he stretched out his hand and pointed at the dead old man with white hair.
Yao Jingshun opened his mouth but said nothing. After a while, he choked out: "Oh?"
"This beast first attacked Liangchengang in Yinren Village at night, killing several of our people, and even kidnapped the blood relatives of the village's upper echelons! They forced Yinren to cede land and compensate people! We only sent troops to capture Tiexin Village out of necessity, and rescued Young Master of the Lin family!"
Speaking of this, Qingzhu became excited and his momentum was released.
The black-armored young man's heart sank, and his brows furrowed slightly, "He turned out to be a chivalrous person at the level of minor achievement!"
Not even a moment later, he stretched out his eyebrows, smiled and said, cupping his hands: "It seems like there is some misunderstanding between us! It's just..."
Having said this, Yao Jingshun lowered his head and thought for a moment in embarrassment, "There is no big misunderstanding, but the result is unbearable for me, Luoye County!" As he spoke, the young man pointed at the corpses on the ground.
The middle-aged man stared at the other party with an indifferent expression and did not answer.
The originally relaxed atmosphere between the two sides became tense as the two sides fell into silence again.
Many of the armored soldiers holding the magic-breaking crossbows began to tremble in their arms at this time.
A trace of cold sweat slowly covered the forehead of the man in black armor, and he was also preparing for the situation to develop in the worst direction.
Qingzhu finally said slowly: "Some things are hard to bear, and you have to bear it! However, our Yinren Village is not unkind. You can go back and discuss with Ji Rentu first. What kind of compensation do you want? We will discuss it later."
Hearing the other party say this, Yao Jingshun secretly breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, if the fight had just begun, his side would not have a great chance of winning. Of course, no matter who wins, it will be a miserable victory!
The man in black armor nodded and responded: "Okay, since Senior Qingzhu has said this, I will definitely tell Lord Ji!"
The soldiers from both sides faced each other and kept retreating. When they were fifty feet away, General Yao took a deep look at the middle-aged man and led a group of soldiers out of Yinren territory.
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"Lord Qingzhu!"
"Captain Qingzhu!"
Zhao Feng and Teng She both bowed.
The middle-aged man waved his hand, indicating that they didn't need to be polite.
"Congratulations to the squad leader, your cultivation has improved further!" Teng Snake said with a smile.
Qingzhu shook his head and smiled bitterly: "This is just a coincidence."
After all, it was the first time for Zhao Feng to see him, and he was not as familiar with him as Teng Snake. However, the young man was thick-skinned and still said with a smile: "Sir Qingzhu's cultivation level is something I have only seen in my life!"
"Are you Zhao Yuntian's grandson, Zhao Feng?" the middle-aged man asked curiously.
The young man nodded in response. However, he suddenly remembered what happened just now and asked, "Young man, I don't know something, please ask my senior for advice."
Qingzhu nodded and motioned for him to speak first.
"In the confrontation just now, our side clearly had the advantage. Why did the senior agree to compensate the man in black armor in the end?"
The middle-aged man thought for a moment and replied softly:
"There are three reasons for this!"
"First, our mission this time is to resist the attack of Ji Rentu's two thousand cavalry, not to start a war with Luoye County, so we should seize every opportunity to eliminate the opponent's strength at no cost, but don't fight forcefully."
The handsome young man nodded. This is the general policy and the tone of this battle.
"Second, although I asked you two to rearrange everyone's formation, these soldiers are all from Tiexin Village. If there is a fight, the cooperation will definitely not be adapted to this new formation. This will cause unnecessary casualties. So I advocate not fighting."
Zhao Feng obviously didn't expect this. He looked back at the soldiers who were following him, feeling a little embarrassed. After all, as their original commander, he didn't understand the situation as well as an outsider.
"As for the third point, I won't tell you now. You will know it later."
Qingzhu laughed twice and called everyone to rush to the northern camp of Yinren.
The handsome young man was a little helpless, but he still followed him. At this time, he really missed the rice at Yinren Village Camp!
