Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 70: Loss of Morale
"Kill! Kill the militia! Kill the militia!"

When Gu Lian and the other man heard the sound, they were overjoyed, knowing that reinforcements from the Five Wolf Village had arrived.

"Haha, you guys have fallen into my trap! Now we are attacking you from both sides, let's see where you can escape!"

Liu He was so frightened that he was terrified and panicked that Gu Lian ripped the sleeve of his right arm. He dared not fight anymore and quickly called Zhu Ye and rode his horse back.

"Oh no! The two camps have joined forces. Retreat! Retreat quickly!"

Liu He led everyone to retreat in a "panic".

"Haha! Chase! Chase! Leave fifty men to guard the village, and the rest of you, follow me!"

Gu Lian and the other two could finally vent their anger. Without any hesitation, they took 150 to 60 people and chased after them.

Dou Quan and others began shouting from two hundred steps away, and Liu He's speed in ordering the retreat was really too fast. They retreated almost immediately after hearing the news that reinforcements were coming. In addition, the veterans were arranged at the rear of the team in advance, so as soon as the order was given, the team immediately turned around and ran back without asking any reasons.

Because of this, the reinforcements led by Dou Quan and others did not have the chance to actually engage in battle with the militia before the enemy had already withdrawn from the valley and quickly fled.

However, Dou Quan had no doubts and was unwilling to miss this good opportunity. Like Gu Lian and the other two, he led his troops in pursuit.

During the pursuit, Guan Yu, who was in charge of the rear guard, ordered the militiamen to abandon all their weapons and supplies on the mountain road and retreat lightly.

The mountain path was long and narrow, and was blocked by baggage. In addition, although the three Dou Quan brothers did not say it, they were actually still afraid of Guan Yu in their hearts. Therefore, after chasing for a few miles, they stopped and returned to the Five Tigers Camp together.

"Hahaha, what a relief! I've been a bandit for so many years, and I've never felt as aggrieved as I did a few days ago. Today I finally got rid of my anger and taught these ignorant guys a lesson!"

Gu Lian was very excited, and the others were equally happy.

"But don't be happy too soon. Although we won this time, the enemy escaped and we didn't even capture a single head. These militias actually didn't lose any strength. We still need to be careful."

Dou Quan still felt that something was wrong with the previous battle, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.

The four Gulian brothers looked at Dou Quan's expression and found it somewhat funny. They thought to themselves, "Although Dou Quan of the Five Wolfs Village is cunning, he is too timid and will never accomplish anything great."

But no matter what he thought, now it was still the Five Tigers Camp that needed help from the other party, so he had to accompany them with a smile.

"What Chief Dou said makes sense. How about this? I will send more people to Huangshui Township to gather information and see the enemy's strengths and weaknesses. Then we can make the next plan."

This is the only solution now, and Dou Quan has no other opinion.

A group of people clinked glasses and drank until they were drunk, then returned to the camp to rest.

On the second day, Gu Lian sent four or five smart spies, who quietly went down the mountain and infiltrated Huangshui Township.

At this time, the atmosphere in every village and pavilion in Huangshui Township was obviously different from that of previous days.

The atmosphere was very festive a few days ago, but today it is extremely dull. The reason is simply that the militia team, which everyone had high hopes for, suffered a defeat.

Although the villagers were somewhat disappointed, they also knew that "victory and defeat are common in the military", and that their relatives and friends had not been injured or killed because of the "proper retreat", so no one had any opinions about the militia or Liu He and others. But even if they did not blame them, they were still disappointed, and even the fear of the bandits that had long disappeared reappeared in the hearts of many villagers.

Liu He and others saw all these things and felt equally aggrieved, but no matter how aggrieved they were, they had to endure it and not tell everyone about the plan. Otherwise, someone might not be able to control themselves and behave abnormally in words and deeds, causing the plan to be leaked.

At night, the spies gathered together in a remote little shabby house, shot two wild rabbits, and used them as dinner. While eating, they discussed business.

"Hehe, I think these militias are really no good. The commander can pretend to be defeated, but the morale of the soldiers and the worry of the villagers can't be acted out."

"Yes, I think so too. We might as well go back to the mountain stronghold tomorrow morning to report, so as to avoid suffering in this broken village. It's really frustrating!"

But one person spoke more cautiously than the other two: "I think we should observe for a while. Aren't they going to have training tomorrow? Let's hide aside and see what the morale of the militia is like!"

Although the other people were somewhat reluctant, they thought that this was safer and that if they did a good job they might get some rewards after returning to the village, so they agreed.

At noon the next day, a few people picked their time, pretended to be ordinary people, and "strolled" to a place not far from Liu He's house.

At this time, it was already the hour of Wei, but it seemed that the militia had not yet assembled. There were only about 300 people, and many of them were still on their way, walking slowly and leisurely, not in a hurry at all. The militiamen who had already arrived were either sitting or lying down, and there was no trace of the ferocity they had shown when they attacked the mountain before.

This scene made Liu He and others very angry, especially those with hot tempers like Zhu Ye and Cheng Liang, who were so furious that they rushed up and started cursing.

"Are you going to rebel? I've repeatedly ordered you not to be late for the assembly, and not to be disorganized after you arrive. You must all line up at noon. Is it because I haven't punished you for a long time that your legs are itching? Damn it, you are a bunch of bastards!"

Zhu Ye's loud voice was not just for show. His roar was as loud as the howl of a wolf or a tiger, and it really scared the spies who were not far away.

However, those militiamen seemed to be used to this kind of thing and didn't even bat an eyelid.

"Hey, forget it. What's the use of training again? Aren't you still no match for the Five Tigers and Five Wolves? You're injured yourself, and you haven't recovered yet."

"That's right. If you ask me, we can't win anyway, so we might as well just disperse. After all, we've already destroyed two mountain strongholds, and we'll be robbed less often in the future. Life will finally be a little better. There's no need to train so hard and then go and die in the end."

"Not bad, not bad, I think so too!"

The militiamen kept talking to each other, and Zhu Ye and others were so angry that their hair almost stood up.

"You! You! You all! You must be punished! Run two laps for me, oh no, run four laps for me!"

But Zhu Ye's order didn't seem to be very effective. Except for one or two hundred people who started to run slowly, most other people didn't seem to take it seriously.

"You..." Zhu Ye and Cheng Liang were furious and were about to step forward to attack, but were stopped by Liu He.

"Ah... Never mind, let's all go! They've lost their hearts, and it's no use trying to keep them. No more training today."

After saying that, Liu He turned around and went to the back mountain by himself. Zhang Yong, Guan Yu and Ye Xiang followed closely behind him. Zhu Ye and Cheng Liang looked at their eldest brother, then at those "useless" militiamen, slapped their thighs in anger, and followed.

Many militiamen scattered in all directions as if they had been pardoned, and soon ran away.

(End of this chapter)