Chapter 289 Retreating southward in a roundabout way

Two hours later, a hill appeared in front of them. The hill was covered with snow and was completely bare. The team stopped. Luo Zheng looked at the hill, letting the wind and snow blow on his face. He remained motionless, his eyes shining with the light of wisdom. , constantly deducing various possibilities in his mind, Zhou Gang, who was responsible for guarding the back, hurried over, saluted and said: "Captain, no pursuers were found behind you."

Everyone looked at Luo Zheng in surprise. After Luo Zheng signaled Zhou Gang to continue the investigation, he said to everyone: "There are two possibilities. One possibility is that the enemy failed to outflank from both sides. In addition, the losses were not small and it was getting late. So we chose to Spend the night in the woods and wait until tomorrow; the second possibility is that the enemy did not outflank both sides, but blocked our retreat to the south, thinking that we would choose to retreat directly and not have time to come over."

Everyone nodded politely upon hearing this, and the scholar said: "No matter what it is, the enemy will not pursue us. What should we do after we have formed an alliance? Should we retreat south or continue to the west?"

"In my opinion, we can just go back the way we came and catch them off guard. The enemy will definitely not think that we will counterattack, what do you think?" The gardener who likes to attack said murderously, with a look of fighting intent.

Everyone's eyes lit up and they were all moved by this proposal. Just now they killed the enemy by surprise and finally jumped out of the encirclement. Who would have thought that everyone would fight back? They all looked at Luo Zheng, waiting for orders. Song Li said inappropriately: "Arrogance, you can never do anything again. How can you fight back? That's nice to say."

"You?" The gardener's eyes widened angrily, staring at Song Li, wanting to draw a gun at him.

"Before the war, analyze the enemy's situation and discuss tactics. What's wrong with the fine traditions passed down by our predecessors? Talking bad words in a weird way is inappropriate, right?" The scholar looked at Song Li with some dissatisfaction.

Song Li knew the scholar's background and didn't want to make too many enemies for himself or bring trouble to the family. He didn't refute, turned his face away and said nothing with a cold expression. Luo Zheng glanced at Song Li and said, "Okay. Brother gardener, why do you need to be like him?"

"Okay, I'll listen to you." The gardener glared at Song Li and stopped talking.

"Brother Gardener's suggestion is good, but he overlooked one point. There is an open wilderness before entering the woods. Once discovered, the enemy can rely on the woods to fight us back. They have many people and have a geographical advantage. We are not opponents. We can't The victory is based on the enemy's carelessness. The enemy will definitely be careful after suffering a loss. Moreover, they are better at fighting in the snow than we are. We cannot afford failure." Luo Zheng said seriously and glanced at the gardener.

The gardener nodded without retorting, and Luo Zheng continued: "Also, there is no need for the enemy to send people to investigate our whereabouts. The military satellites of the Polar Bear Country are more powerful than us, and they know our location clearly, so, No matter how or where we retreat, they know."

"You are withdrawing to the west just to confuse the enemy?" The scholar asked in surprise. Seeing Luo Zheng nod, he pondered for a moment and continued: "It makes sense. After the enemy discovers that we are going west, there will be many opportunities to deal with us. It is better to stay in the woods. Recharge your batteries and fight again tomorrow, but we are exhausted and no match for them."

"So, we now have two options, either rest in the mountains ahead for a night and talk about anything tomorrow, or continue on the road and use the evening to evacuate south. The enemy also needs to rest. If we retreat south, the enemy will not have time to pursue us. But , the team is exhausted and is not conducive to a long-distance emergency march." Luo Zheng said helplessly.

"Continue to withdraw south and wait for death. We will be even more passive. It's freezing cold and we can't sleep even if we stop. It will only make everyone's physical strength more exhausted. It's better to leave this damn place as soon as possible and just climb over the mountains ahead. , the temperature will rise a lot, and then we will slowly deal with the enemy." The monk immediately suggested.

Luo Zheng glanced at the monk and said with a smile: "That's what I meant too. The enemy could guess that we were going to shoot back, and they could also guess that we were looking for a place to rest, but they never expected that we would rush on the road all night regardless of life and death. However, it would be best if we Ask for everyone’s opinions, morale is very important.”

The scholar and others immediately exchanged opinions with their respective teams, and the opinions were quickly unified. In the face of life and death, this choice was not difficult. Everyone was willing to evacuate south and travel overnight. After Luo Zheng got this result, he smiled with relief. As long as the morale is high, , rushing was not a problem, and it was over after a while, and he immediately said: "In that case, retreat south."

"Withdraw south." Everyone shouted excitedly, and the strong fighting spirit seemed to melt the icy world.

"After all, it's not about retreating south. It would be better to retreat south as early as possible. Why waste so much effort?" Song Li muttered in a low voice.

The scholar happened to come over and heard Song Li's whisper. His face turned cold. After thinking for a while, he said coldly in a low voice: "Major Song, for the sake of the friendship between the two families and my colleagues, I remind you to withdraw now. Everyone retreats together, morale is high. We retreated just now and left a team behind to attack the rear. The nature is completely different. You should be able to see this. If you want to survive, it is best not to say weird things in the future."

"Huh?" Song Li was startled and immediately realized that the power was not mine. He had been isolated. If he pissed off these people, he would be finished if he was left here. Or he could just find any reason and die as well. Think about it. Finally, he broke into a cold sweat and glanced at Luo Zheng's back bitterly, but said nothing more.

The scholar was relieved when he saw that Song Li did not refute. In terms of military rank, Song Li was the highest here. In terms of family background, no one here could compare. For the stability and unity of the team, and to make Luo Zheng have fewer enemies, the scholar spoke out. , awakened Song Li. After the effect was achieved, the scholar was too lazy to join Song Li, and hurried forward, catching up with Luo Zheng, and whispered: "Brother, I think the enemy will notice that we have changed direction and surround us in front. ,What do you think?"

"Even if the enemy knows that we have changed the route, it will take time to mobilize troops. Judging from the map, the road they took around is not easy to walk, and they need to cross mountains and ridges. However, we directly entered the canyon, and the route we took was relatively smooth. Luo Zheng said, taking out the map and spreading it out, pointing to a place, and continued: "Based on the route and speed, they can only stop us at this place, and it will take until noon tomorrow to get here."

"What's your plan?" The scholar nodded in agreement.

"I plan to march overnight and arrive here tomorrow morning. This is a canyon covered by woods. The troops will go into the woods to rest and send out reconnaissance posts. If the enemy blocks the road in front, they will be highly concentrated during the day and will not be able to survive at night. , we will operate at night, if the enemy does not block the road, it is best to pass directly." Luo Zheng pointed to another location on the map and said coldly.