"The Qiang tribe that Jia Ji and the others encountered was a medium-sized tribe with two to three thousand capable warriors. It is not something we can handle now. Fortunately, according to the confession, the Qiang people who were chasing us did not know their existence. If the pursuers were

If we join forces with the tribe, we will have nothing to eat but go around in circles." Jia Mu said.

Wang Ping was a little worried and frowned: "Is it possible that the prisoner is lying to confuse us?"

"It's unlikely." Jia Mu shook his head, "We are miserable, and the Qiang people who are chasing us are also having a hard time. The prisoners confessed that out of the more than 3,000 Qiang people who came from Liangzhou and crossed the Qilian Mountains to hunt down, there are now only 800 left.

It would be good to have 500 people who are still capable of fighting after deducting the drag of injuries and diseases. Their strength is still several times that of ours, and they are not short of food or medicine. They have the initiative and have obvious advantages, but we are being hunted down.

The target has no way to retreat, but they are different. Not only did they not succeed in pursuing and killing them despite having the advantage, they also suffered such huge losses. Under normal circumstances, they should have retreated long ago."

"Had it not been for the bloody feuds that had been fought along the way, and the failure to return with no results to explain to the Liangzhou Army, the Liangzhou Qiang people would not have been so desperate. Even so, they are now relying on one breath to survive, and they do not have the problem of supply cuts.

, but the morale is obviously getting lower and lower. If they knew that there was a Qiang tribe nearby, they would have told everyone to boost their morale. Why do they need to use the dignity of the Qiang people to encourage them to work hard?"

Wang Ping was most worried about the local tribes participating in the war. At this time, he breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Very good!"

The food the team brought back was enough for everyone to eat for at least three days. With food, the brothers would have strength and more than twenty new troops. Even if the pursuers continued to pursue them, Wang Ping was confident that he would be able to deal with them.

"Don't be too optimistic. Our current situation is still very dangerous." Jia Mu said with a sinking face: "We are not far away from the Qiang tribe, and Jia Ji's team has been exposed. For the tribe, the presence of foreign soldiers around will inevitably

Be alert, maybe a search team has been sent out. If the tribe finds out that we are fighting with the Qiang people, how do you think they will react? Don't forget, there are more than a dozen seriously injured brothers in the team..."

Wang Ping was speechless, his face darkened again, and he said after a while: "You have to leave quickly."

It is a very simple truth that if a lone army operates in enemy-occupied areas, the longer it stays, the greater the risk.

Jia Mu asked back: "Where to go?"

Wang Ping glared at the other party with dissatisfaction and said confidently: "You say it!"

Jia Mu sighed. Wang Ping clearly asked him to make a decision. His decision was directly related to everyone's life and death. He suddenly felt a lot of pressure and some complicated emotions came to his mind. This feeling of being trusted and relied on was something he had never experienced before.

He passed. He knew that his abilities had been recognized by Wang Ping. As a homebody who had been idle for a long time, he was in great need of recognition and encouragement.

"Let me tell you first, the situation is complicated and the intelligence is limited. Many times I can only rely on gambling. If..."

"I am willing to accept defeat and have no complaints about winning or losing." Wang Ping said flatly. In this situation, no one dares to say that he is sure.

Jia Mu's face brightened slightly and he said, "We must not leave Line A."

Wang Ping nodded.

The four previously designed escape routes are called Lines A, B, C and D respectively. Line A is the escape route taken by Jia Ji's team. Since the Qiang tribe has been discovered on the chokepoint of Line A and Jia Ji's team has been exposed, we want to use Line A again.

The risk of crossing the border illegally is not high. In addition, there are Liangzhou Qiang chasing after you, so it is inevitable to eliminate the A line.

Line B and Line C are the escape routes of Jia Fang and Jia Zhu respectively. Line D belongs to Wang Ping's headquarters. The original plan was to effectively block the pursuers and then leave via Line D. Unfortunately, they did not expect that the Qiang people would take a detour and cross the branch road.

They were intercepted by the Qiang people and have not been able to escape. They have been fighting all the way and have never been able to return to the original route.

"Since there are Qiang tribes on Line A, the other routes may not be safe. But now that the situation is unclear, I prefer the original route instead of running around like a headless fly on the plateau. In any case, I considered it when choosing the retreat route.

It is more comprehensive, but we currently lack time and sufficient information, allowing us to quickly formulate other evacuation plans."

"So what we have to do now is to choose one of the three lines B, C, and D."

Wang Ping nodded again and said: "Suzhi, there is no need to explain too much, just tell me your decision."

Jia Mu hesitated for a moment, then laughed.

Years of unsatisfactory idleness have had a lot of impact on his mentality, which is manifested in his lack of confidence in his behavior. He often looks forward and backward. When he needs to explain his views, he has the habit of clearly stating the causes and consequences to avoid being easily dismissed by the other party. Sometimes being cautious is not necessarily a shortcoming.

But now that everyone is in danger, and Wang Ping has clearly stated his trust in him, Jia Mu's habitual behavior seems a bit inappropriate.

After all, Jia Mu is also a thoughtful person. His recent experiences have made him much more decisive. Without hesitation, he solemnly said: "Before making a decision, I have to confirm one more thing. Your answer will be directly related to the route choice."

"Um?"

"This place is no less than a thousand miles away from Ba County and is not under the jurisdiction of the Han Dynasty. Even if the lord has always cherished his subordinates and is willing to send reinforcements for rescue, the rescue must pass through the control area of ​​​​the state capital, or even pass near the state capital. Your lord is already a prince.

, and have a bad relationship with Yizhou Mu, it will be difficult to get the state government to agree to the cross-border deployment of troops from Ba County, unless you are willing to pay a price that satisfies the state government, do you think the lord..."

"My lord, I will never be stingy with my external possessions." Wang Ping said solemnly.

"Zi Jun's thinking is too simple. What the state capital wants may not necessarily be external possessions." Jia Mu sighed softly and said, "I heard that Liu Yizhou wanted to directly control the three points of Ba County, so he had to give it to the lord as a last resort.

If Liu Yizhou takes the opportunity to threaten, or takes advantage of the empty territory to attack Bajun after agreeing, how will you deal with it?"

Wang Ping was shocked. He had never thought about it in this direction.

"Even if the state government agrees, it will take time to travel thousands of miles to rescue. To be honest, we may not be able to survive until the reinforcements arrive. Moreover, the territory does not even know our location. It is very likely that the rescue will not be successful and more people will be sent in instead..."

"Looking at the opponents, there are so many Qiang tribes on the plateau that no one state or county can compete with them..."

"The cost of startup is extremely high, and the hope of success is slim..."

Finally, Jia Mu looked at Wang Ping and said word by word: "Do you still insist that there will be reinforcements?"

Wang Ping looked extremely ugly, and his palms were covered in cold sweat.

He is a military commander, and it is natural for Wang Ping to rescue his brother troops when they are in danger. Moreover, the Zhulu Army has the tradition of fully protecting its own people, and there is no discussion about rescuing people. But the Fei Army is trapped in the Qiang area, and its life or death is uncertain.

The difficulty of the rescue is not that great. In fact, it is not something that a single player's territory is capable of handling. Even putting the entire army of Bajun in it is asking for death.

What's more, the territory is surrounded by strong enemies. In the direction of Yizhou Prefecture and Jingzhou, the player forces are all watching with eager eyes. The Zhulu leader has many lines and the troops are dispersed. The rescue force that can be mobilized will never be too much. And there is not enough force to invest.

It is undoubtedly a fantasy to rescue Feijun in the area where there are millions of Qiang people.

Changing places, it seems that letting Feijun fend for himself is the most rational decision...

Wang Ping fell into silence, and Jia Mu did not rush him and waited quietly.

After a moment, Wang Ping raised his head and said firmly: "Yes."

"you sure?"

"Sure."

Jia Mu was still worried and asked: "Why?"

"There's no reason, it's just there!" Wang Ping glared at Jia Mu, his tone irrefutable.

"The reason, I must know the reason." Jia Mu remained unmoved and looked at Wang Ping calmly.

"I believe in the Lord." Wang Ping said slowly: "He will never abandon us. This is the only reason."

Jia Mu frowned. He really couldn't understand Wang Ping's blind trust in the lord, especially when he had made his interests clear to Wang Ping. Is it necessary for Wang Ping to think about which one is more important than a county or an army?

Where does peaceful confidence come from?

Absolutely ridiculous!

But Jia Mu knew that Wang Ping was a dull gourd, but he was not without his own opinions. It was difficult to shake his opinion of things. Moreover, from Wang Ping's usual words, it was obvious that he was a die-hard loyal to the lord whom he had not yet met. If he continued to question him, he might still be...

If Wang Ping regards it as disrespectful to the lord, it will be a lot of fun.

So Jia Mu stopped worrying about this issue and said to Wang Ping: "In this case, we can take Line B or Line C."

It was everyone's previous consensus to take different routes to escape to avoid being blamed by the Qiang people. Jia Mu's decision obviously overturned the original consensus.

"Don't take the D line?" Wang Ping said.

"There are three reasons why I won't leave."

"We all thought that Line A was the safest, but what happened? The intelligence was inaccurate, no line was safe, and the pursuers wouldn't give us enough time to find a way out, so we just tried our luck. Line D can also be taken, of course.

, but the longer we stay on the plateau, the more likely we are to be exposed, so we should leave the insurance as early as possible. The D line is the farthest, and we are carrying so many wounded soldiers, so there is no reason to sacrifice the near for the far."

Jia Mu squatted down, picked up a stone, and quickly drew a rough topographic map of the border on the ground. He said: "Look at the terrain and roads. If there are reinforcements, they are most likely to appear in the Black Tiger Ridge and Huangyangjian areas, away from Line B.

It’s not far from Line C, so taking Line D has the lowest chance of meeting the reinforcements.”

"Third..." Jammu paused and said with a wry smile: "If the teams on Line B and Line C are in danger, we will be the last hope to save them."

The fact that there was a Qiang tribe nearby made Jia Muru feel restless.

It is no longer realistic to seek stability at this time. The factors he considers are to escape the situation as quickly as possible and retrieve his companions who may be in danger. As for whether there are Qiang people blocking the selected route, I am afraid only God knows, even if

If you make the wrong choice, you can only say that life and death are fateful, and there is nothing you can do about it.

"Okay, which one to choose?" Wang Ping asked while looking at the map.

"I can't choose, you choose."

Wang Ping was stunned, looked up, saw Jia Mu's face full of bitterness, and suddenly understood something in his heart.

There are Jammu's relatives on both routes. No matter which one he chooses, it is equivalent to giving up the possibility of helping his relatives on the other route. If an extreme result occurs, how can he feel at ease?

"I choose this." Wang Ping pointed to one of the routes.
Chapter completed!