Volume 3: The Land of Jingchu Chapter 270: The Yellow Bird Behind
"Big headhunter, are we really here to rob food? This... even if we meet them, we will only meet their vanguard, right?" A headhunter from the White Tiger Tribe asked the leader with some trepidation in his heart.
Because of their previous experience in assisting the Jingnan nobles in rebelling against Jingzhou Prefecture , although the White Tiger Tribe still had no methodical approach when "marching", they were able to assign a "big headhunter" to be the leader to prevent a group of headhunters from fighting on their own.
However, precisely because they had fought with the regular army for quite some time, the headhunters of the White Tiger Tribe also knew what the "food robbery" operation was.
As for now... he has no intention of going around, and is ready to hit the opponent on the head with a stick directly. Is this also called robbing food?
However, Du Ke, the headhunter who was in charge of the food robbery, slapped Jingfu in the face when he heard this, and angrily said, "Are you questioning Jingfu's orders and my command?"
"No, I dare not." The headhunter who spoke earlier hurriedly explained after being slapped in the face.
"If you obey orders, you will naturally be credited and get good things, but if I hear you complain again... humph!" Lu Duko said with a cold light flashing in his eyes.
The other tribal warriors who came with him were also silent for a moment...
As Mohuken's confidant, Lu Duko naturally knew what he was here for this time - to receive the baggage sent by the Snake Repairing Tribe and take some credit for free.
Because they would certainly tell others that they were brave and good at fighting, and had meritorious service in robbing grain, without revealing that there was a secret deal, so this opportunity to pick up credit for free would of course be left to Mohuken's trusted headhunters.
Besides Lu Du Ke, there is no need to let anyone else know...
It was just like Xiyuan, who was transporting supplies, did not let others know that they were delivering food to the "enemy".
On the rugged mountain path in the forest, I saw a group of Yue warriors carrying bags of food and fodder, some of them were also carrying cart shafts, wheels, and boards... climbing up and down the hillside.
After they reached a slightly flatter road that could be used to push carts, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and sat down to rest, while looking at the blueprints and putting the carts together...
These mountain bikes were recently delivered by the Ministry of Industry. Not only are they good at pushing on bumpy roads, but they can also be disassembled and assembled, and their parts are universal.
In the Wuling area where roads are built entirely by walking on foot, it can be said to be a powerful marching weapon.
Before the army moves, food and supplies must be sent first!
Now the team of Xiushe warriors led by Xi Yuan is not only a food transport team, but also an advance team, with even scouts behind them.
Don't ask, the question is the art of war...
However, after loading the carts, the others had rested enough and were on the road again not long after. Just as they reached a wider road where two or three carts could travel together, they suddenly heard shouts and sounds of war drums coming from the dense woods on both sides.
Compared with the drum sounds of ordinary Han army, it seems heavier, but the aftertaste is shorter.
Seeing the White Tiger warriors rushing down from both sides, the grain transport team fell into panic. Xi Yuan, however, had the demeanor of a great general. He remained calm and composed in the face of danger and commanded: "Warriors protected by the Ancient Yue Snake God, do not panic or be afraid in the face of difficulties. The best way to overcome difficulties is to face them! Charge, let's charge out! Retreat!"
Hearing that the Xiyuan headhunter in charge of transporting grain had already calmly ordered the retreat, the other headhunters would be even less nervous.
Words like "retreat" and "run" were shouted throughout the grain transport team...
This is also one of the huge flaws of the ancient Yue "army". It is called an "army", but in fact it is just a "group of people" gathered together. When charging, the ancient Yue soldiers are often full of momentum and do not know what fear is. However, once the war becomes critical and they have to retreat, not only are orders spread slowly, but they often retreat in a swarm.
As a result, the Shanyue often suffered tens of thousands of casualties and tens of thousands of prisoners - this was very rare among the Han army, which advanced and retreated according to military formations, and would only occur when the army was defeated.
This is also why even if the ancient Yue tribe gathered together, they were still willing to engage in small-scale fierce battles all over the mountains when fighting - with tens of thousands of people together, it is impossible to effectively command them.
However, this time, the attackers did not seem to have much killing intent towards the already scattered Ancient Yue people. The opponent's chief headhunter, Du Ke, repeatedly gave orders to "rob food", "protect the baggage", and even shouted out the unreasonable order of "kill one person for every grain of rice missing".
This forced some of the Wuxi warriors who were originally bloodthirsty and wanted to take advantage of the chaos in the enemy army to kill the enemy to calm down and change from robbing food to protecting food and supplies...
Therefore, eighty to ninety percent of the people of the Xiushe tribe escaped, and only a small number were killed on the spot. If this record is true, Xi Yuan can also be regarded as a "famous general" of Shanyue.
However, the winner was naturally still Lu Duko of the White Tiger Tribe. After "driving away" the Yue people, he directly took over the baggage train. After a simple inventory, everyone happily transported food back.
However, he did not notice that there were several old Voldemorts in the dense forests on both sides, watching this scene expressionlessly...
Just a mile away, there were thousands of "ghost armies" covered with branches and leaves, falling behind them without a trace of noise except for the rustling sound of the leaves.
One mile in the Han Dynasty was equivalent to 300 steps, which was considered "one arrow's distance" if the second-generation Shenbi crossbow was used. On the plains, it could be seen clearly, but because it was in the mountains and forests of the Wuling Mountains, this ghostly army became invisible more than a mile away.
Even if there are people from Wuxi at the end occasionally, and they hear a rustling sound behind them, but don’t find anything after looking around, they won’t take it to heart.
After walking a few more miles, when they had to climb up and down again, the White Tigers did not dismantle the mountain carts, but simply abandoned them, and then carried, hugged, and dragged the baggage away...
However, when the team was in the middle of a dangerous mountain stream, they suddenly heard a series of fierce rustling sounds from behind, followed by exclamations and shouts of killing!
When Lu Duko found himself ambushed, he subconsciously thought that it was the insidious Xiushe Wangkong who was pretending to cooperate but was actually luring him.
Then he wondered why this army suddenly appeared from behind him, but it was too late to think about it. He could only hastily order a counterattack and beat the war drum to appease the people.
However... the entire team was cut off in the middle by a mountain stream, and many people were even still in the water, unable to go up or down. This situation would give even the masters of military strategy a headache, let alone a mere Wuxi barbarian general!
Some of the White Tiger warriors who were engaged in close combat, although they roared repeatedly, could not change the result that they were driven into the ravine and rolled down...
