In the blink of an eye, Zhou Xingyun's twenty men were like wild geese flying high together, neatly breaking away from the enemy soldiers.
"Don't even think about escaping!" Tiger Man wanted to chase Zhou Xingyun and the others, but unexpectedly the horn sounded from behind.
Hearing the loud sound of the trumpet, the more than 300 barbarian soldiers who were fighting with Zhou Xingyun and others all froze on the spot in distress.
Even the tiger man who wanted to chase Zhou Xingyun rushed for two steps before gradually stopping and looking behind him in confusion.
Tiger Man could not understand His Highness the Prince's intention, because the horns blown by the army were not a charge, but a tone telling them to stop the pursuit.
As a result, the more than three hundred barbarian soldiers could only stand where they were, allowing Zhou Xingyun and others to leave the battle line.
However, what was incredible to the more than 300 barbarian soldiers was that the Central Plains warriors who had been fighting with them for a long time did not escape after the battle.
Zhou Xingyun and others used Qinggong and retreated a few dozen meters. Seeing that the enemy was not pursuing them, they stopped retreating and stood arrogantly in front.
A strange scene appeared. The two sides were fighting fiercely one moment, and the next moment they were like chess pieces on a frozen chessboard, facing each other quietly without making any rash moves.
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Although neither side called for a truce, the fierce fighting stopped in the blink of an eye.
The current situation on the battlefield shows that Zhou Xingyun and his party are on the far left, Hu Nan and other three hundred barbarian soldiers are in the middle, and His Royal Highness Prince Ju Che and the remaining 4,700 barbarian troops are on the far right.
The three teams are located at three points and one line on a small hill, with Zhou Xingyun and others occupying the high ground.
Sooner or later, a few minutes after the two sides ceased fighting, His Royal Highness Prince Juche integrated the entire army and ordered the large troops to move closer to the tiger man.
The barbarian army of 4,700 people maintained its formation and marched steadily forward, with the sound of neat footsteps, showing off its majesty and majesty.
"Stupid." Zhou Xingyun looked at the enemy's prince, leading the army to march forward majestically, and couldn't help but cursed.
Because all this was expected by Xu Zhiqian, the enemy commander was fooled by the little cute creature's bluff without even realizing it.
Why did the barbarian army blow the horn to stop the pursuit? It was not because the enemy commander was worried about an ambush.
The result played into Xu Zhiqian's favour, creating an environment in which both sides ceased fighting and could negotiate.
"Senior Brother Xingyun is the fool. You can handle the enemy generals much better than you. We don't take unnecessary risks." Xu Zhiqian directly demolished Zhou Xingyun's platform. There is no problem in being cautious when the enemy is unclear.
There is no turning back on the battlefield. If you make one mistake, you will lose the whole game. You will not be given a chance to regret your move. Careful actions can avoid casualties. You are responsible for the lives of the soldiers.
Analyzing from the perspective of the enemy general, Zhou Xingyun and his party suddenly used Qinggong to escape. If the more than 300 tiger men pursued them directly, they would be separated from the main force.
At that time, Tiger Man and others encountered an ambush. The large army was far away from the water and could not save the fire near them. They couldn't help even if they wanted to.
Don't underestimate the distance of several hundred meters between the barbarian army and Tiger Man and the others. This distance is a huge gap for marching operations.
Xu Zhiqian took advantage of this to create opportunities for Zhou Xingyun to negotiate with enemy generals.
As mentioned before, we only have about twenty people on our side. If we want to negotiate with the enemy general, we must first create an environment for conversation.
If Zhou Xingyun's twenty or so people were to come to the door directly, and the barbarian army, which regarded the Central Plains as inferior animals, would they be well received?
According to the brutality of the barbarian army, they would most likely use force to deal with Zhou Xingyun and others directly.
Not beheading envoys is a courtesy between countries. Zhou Xingyun and others are just a group of inferior beasts from the Central Plains and have no qualifications to negotiate with them.
It was different now. Zhou Xingyun and others attacked the barbarian army unscrupulously, making the enemy generals suspect that there was an ambush around.
Then, Zhou Xingyun and others made moves to lure the enemy deeper, seeming to want to draw Tiger Man's more than 300 barbarian soldiers away.
As a result, the staff of the barbarian army had to think about whether this was a trap.
Tiger Man's three hundred barbarian soldiers were already several hundred meters away from the main force. If they were any further away, the main force would not be able to support them.
The distance of a few hundred meters is a chasm. This is not an exaggeration. If the barbarian army wants to maintain its formation and advance, it will be impossible to support the tiger man who is ambushed in front of him in one step.
Assuming that the barbarian army charged to the rescue regardless of their formation, it would be strange if a cavalry force rushed out from behind the hills and their men were not killed.
Xu Zhiqian fully considered that the barbarian army was invading the southern border of the Central Plains and fighting on an away field. They were not familiar with the environment in this area, and their marching operations must be comprehensive and clear.
When calculating against the enemy, she wants the enemy commander to see and perceive the situation she wants him to see.
Now in the view of the enemy general, Xu Zhiqian's plan was an ambush.
Zhou Xingyun's more than 20 martial arts masters charged to lure the enemy. Once they successfully disrupted the enemy's formation, the ambush lurking in the dark would appear.
In addition, there is also the issue of benefits. The enemy general must weigh the pros and cons. How much benefit can chasing Zhou Xingyun's more than 20 martial arts masters bring to our army? What is the benefit obtained after taking the risk?
In short, they are worth the risk.
The answer is ready to come out. In order to capture twenty Central Plains warriors, five thousand soldiers were allowed to take risks. I'm afraid it's not because of their brains.
What's more, Zhou Xingyun and others are very strong in martial arts and very flexible, so even if they take risks, they may not be able to catch them.
Then the enemy commander will hint to himself that he cannot act on impulse and make small gains at the expense of big gains.
Once the enemy commander has such an idea, he will fall into Xu Zhiqian's logical trap.
Xu Zhiqian wanted to make the enemy commander realize that there was almost no benefit in pursuing Zhou Xingyun and others. Only out of emotion would he risk pursuing them.
In this way, both parties will get an opportunity to talk.
Based on the above-mentioned inducements, the enemy commander now has two thoughts in his mind. One is that it is useless to pursue Zhou Xingyun and others, and the other is that there are probably ambushes around.
To be sure, with the passage of time and the inducement of Zhou Xingyun and others, Prince Juche and others were very convinced that there was an "ambush" nearby.
Why did His Highness the Prince who lives in Che Kingdom have doubts and feel that there is really an ambush nearby?
Not only are the actions of Zhou Xingyun and others suspicious, the most important thing is, why haven't the other two armies arrived yet?
There are three barbarian armies gathered in Chaoxiedao Town today, namely a 5,000-man army united by His Royal Highness Prince Juche, an 8,000-man army, and a 10,000-man army.
His Royal Highness Prince Juche is resting here, mainly waiting for the men and horses of the other two armies to join together.
If nothing else goes wrong, the other two barbarian armies should arrive here in about half an hour and join the 5,000 troops of His Royal Highness Prince Juche.
However, half an hour passed and the other two barbarian armies did not appear. Prince Juche had reason to suspect that there were some problems with these two armies on their way here.
Combined with this situation, the staff of the barbarian army all believed that there was a high probability of an ambush surrounding our army.
Not to mention the enemy's staff, even Xu Zhiqian had to put herself in someone else's shoes. When encountering such a strange battle situation, she had to be careful and think carefully before making a sudden move.
After all, it's really not worth risking more than five thousand soldiers for the sake of twenty or so Central Plains warriors.
To sum up, Xu Zhiqian sincerely felt that the enemy commander was not wrong. The enemy simply weighed the pros and cons based on reality and made the decision that best suited their own interests.
Zhou Xingyun cursed and said that the enemy was stupid. Xu Zhiqian could only give the gangster a wink and taunted Zhou Xingyun, stupid. Looking at the world, everyone is stupid.
"No! Zhiqian, are you mine or his? Why are you helping the other person talk nonsense!" Zhou Xingyun was so sad. He sincerely felt that the little cute thing was getting more and more shy recently, shouldn't he????
????????????It could be that he hasn't tormented her for too long, and Xiao Nizi needs to be dealt with.
"Okay, we all think you are more handsome than the prince who lives in Che Kingdom, so don't be sour anymore. Don't you understand that you are irreplaceable to us?" Wei Suyao said seriously.
Hu... bah~, comforted Zhou Xingyun and told him not to pay too much attention to Prince Ju Che.
Because the next protagonist is Zhou Xingyun, it’s his turn to perform...
"No. I didn't mean that. Suyao, what you said is really... well, it's mine..." Zhou Xingyun took the easy way rather than the hard one. Even Xiao Suyao, who has never been frank, praised him seriously.
, he immediately felt comfortable.
However, has Zhou Xingyun ever thought that Wei Suyao's candid compliments to him might also be a kind of 'not candid'?
Otherwise, how could Wei Suyao, who has never been frank, have the nerve to say such frank and straightforward words?
The unfrankness under frankness is the antonym of the positive word. The antonym of praising him for being handsome is...meow meow meow?
Fortunately, Zhou Xingyun didn't think too deeply, otherwise he would have been even more worried. Xiao Suyao was actually the same as Xiao Mengwu!
While Zhou Xingyun and others were chatting, His Royal Highness Prince Juche also led a large army to join Hu Nan and other barbarian soldiers.
In less than a moment, five thousand barbarian soldiers lined up in a neat square formation, clearing a highway.
Sitting on a four-wheeled chariot in the barbarian army's formation, Prince Juche, escorted by more than 500 people, moved up to the front line in an orderly manner, becoming the largest phalanx in the enemy's front line.
"Warriors from the Central Plains, you have shown outstanding bravery in the battle just now and have earned the right to meet His Highness." Among the barbarian warriors, a short-haired woman wearing a cool honey badger leather jacket carried a giant mountain-climbing ax on her shoulder.
Standing in front of the formation, he said arrogantly: "Who is your leader? Stand up and speak!"
"Have you practiced kung fu to turn your brain into a muscle? It's obvious who the leader is, can't you see?" Zhou Xingyun sincerely felt that the short-haired honey badger girl was talking nonsense, because his current position was obviously the C position.
Zhou Xingyun was located in the middle of the team, and he even pointed a few positions forward to let the other party know at a glance that he was the leader here.
Wei Suyao, Qi Li'an, Xu Zhiqian and other women all gathered behind Zhou Xingyun. The enemy generals couldn't tell who was the boss. If they weren't stupid, they were deliberately looking for trouble.