The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 505 Once Bitten by a Snake
On the official road, a group of soldiers with yellow scarves wrapped around their heads stood on the official road, holding long guns and looking around vigilantly.

Lu Bu, who was wearing a brocade robe, lightly pulled the reins, leading the horses sitting under him, and kept scanning the forest on both sides.

A rush of horseshoes suddenly sounded from the front, and Lu Bu's attention was also attracted.

"General, the enemy's rear has just entered Jieshan Road!"

The scouts carrying the command flag clasped their fists and saluted Lu Bu, reporting loudly.

Lu Bu's face was serious. The more he looked at Jieshan, the more frightened he became. The dense forests on both sides seemed to hide thousands of ambush soldiers, which made him feel uneasy.

In the distance, no birds were startled, and the roar of beasts and insects came from the forest from time to time. Everything seemed to be normal. It seemed that there were no ambushes hidden in the mountains and forests.

Once bitten, twice shy.

It's no wonder that Lu Bu is so cautious about the mountain road.

When Lu Bu was still the military lord of Shangjun, he followed the large army from the mountain road to support Beiqu City. There were scouts along the way, but he was defeated by the Yellow Turban Army in the first battle.

If Xu An hadn't surrendered before the battle, then Lu Bu would have died on that nameless mountain road.

Since being ambushed in that battle, Lu Bu has indeed had a little shadow over Shan Dao.

Now it is the same situation. The road from Jishan Pavilion to Fenyin through Jieshan must pass through Jieshan Road, which is also a mountain road with unknown terrain.

He also led soldiers who were not familiar with mountainous terrain, and most of the scouts were soldiers who were good at fighting in vast terrain.

Lu Bu was indeed a little afraid of being ambushed again. If he was ambushed here, not to mention all his previous military exploits would be ruined, he might be held accountable for his death.

And now the Yellow Turbans on other roads are advancing all the way, winning steadily.

If he was defeated in an ambush, even if he escaped with his life, his status would undoubtedly plummet as a result.

"Both sides of Jieshan Road have been inspected according to the general's order, and no trace of the enemy's ambushes has been found..."

Not long after, the scouts in charge of the investigation also turned back.

Lu Bu was even more hesitant in his heart. If he didn't pursue now, the Xiliang army might retreat to Fenyin safely.

Once the Xiliang Army retreated to Fenyin City, they could safely withdraw from Hedong County.

Now his meritorious service is only mediocre. Although Guo Si was beheaded and killed in the previous battle on the South Bank, he held his position.

But chasing the main force of the Xiliang army along the way did not make many achievements.

The chief general of the Xiliang army made frequent tricks along the way, which caused Lu Bu a lot of headaches. Although they were resolved one by one, the results were not great.

But I heard that Gong Du was about to break through Anyi, and even sent an army to attack Dongyuan City, cutting off the road to the north of Hongnong County.

This battle will probably only promote a general from the fourth rank. If he has no way to achieve more victories, his position should remain unchanged after this battle is over.

Lu Bu narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at Jieshan not far away.

Jieshan Road is rugged, and there are still many imprints on the road, which are the imprints left by the Xiliang Army's withdrawal.

Gritting his teeth, Lu Bu raised his halberd, and was about to issue the military order to march, when he suddenly remembered something.

He turned his head and asked the first scout who reported.

"What did you say earlier?"

The scout froze for a moment, but replied immediately.

"Reporting to the general, before I go down, I said that I saw the enemy's rear just entering Jieshan Road..."

Lu Bu's eyes flickered slightly, and he pointed to another scout and asked.

"And you, tell me the results of the investigation!"

"There are no traces of enemy ambushes found on both sides of Jieshan Road..."

Before the scout finished speaking, Lu Bu's complexion changed suddenly, he suddenly swung his halberd, and said sharply.

"The rear team becomes the front team, and the front team becomes the rear team. Slowly evacuate. I will personally go to the rear. If anyone in the team moves without authorization, leaves the army formation, and causes a commotion, they will be killed without mercy!!!"

The generals of the Yellow Turban Army around were startled by Lu Bu's sudden change. After many days of training, they quickly responded to Lu Bu's military order.

Accompanied by the sound of trumpets one after another, the Yellow Turban Army slowly retreated back.

The soldiers following Lu Bu's pursuit were all cavalry, and they were all elite cavalry from the Xiaoqi Battalion. It didn't take much time to complete the team change.

Lu Bu was holding a painting halberd and leading his war horse. Dozens of cavalry guards followed Lu Bu, all holding weapons and staring vigilantly around the road.

Between the dense forests on both sides of the road where Lu Bu was, Jia Xu could clearly see that the Yellow Turban Army was about to enter their ambush range, but suddenly chose to retreat for some unknown reason.

Jia Xu's face was a little dignified. The leader of the Yellow Turban Army, Lu Bu, seemed to be very wary of an ambush.

They were very cautious along the way, even in pursuit, they still did not forget to dispatch scouts.

If it is an ordinary general and school, chasing a group of defeated troops, it is easy to forget to send out scouts, or the range is small and vigilance is not high.

But this Lu Bu, every time he encounters a strange place, he will stop and investigate, and only after there is no situation, he will continue to lead his army to pursue it.

But this also made Jia Xu discover the characteristics of Lu Bujun's scouts.

Because it was a chase, and to save time, the number of scouts sent by Lu Bu was still not as many as the usual march.

Every time a scout searches a place, there will be a period of vacuum in that place, and no new scouts will appear.

Because the entire army of Lu Bu's army is cavalry, the vacuum period is very short, and that Lu Bu just led the cavalry across the searched place.

It is precisely because of this that Jia Xu gave up his original plan to set up an ambush in Jieshan Road.

He knew that Lu Bu must search Jieshan Road carefully, so he placed two ambush soldiers on both sides of the entrance and exit of Jieshan Road.

First hide in two concealed hiding spots. When chasing, the scouts will search limitedly, and generally speaking, they will not search too far.

When the scouts of the Yellow Turban Army searched Jieshan, Jia Xu also led the ambush and quietly found out the hiding place. Asuka had been expelled long ago, so no Asuka was alarmed.

They were waiting for Lu Bu to lead his army to throw themselves into the trap, but they didn't expect that Lu Bu seemed to have discovered something.

"Military division, why don't you come up at this time? If you don't act, then Lu Bu will leave!"

Li Jue suppressed his anger and roared in a low voice.

Jia Xu also lowered her voice, and vetoed Li Jue's proposal.

"We are all infantry, how can we catch up with the opponent's cavalry."

Li Jue clenched his fists tightly, his eyes almost burst into flames, and his face was flushed red.

He knew what Jia Xu said was right, the other party hadn't been fooled, even if they attack now, it is impossible to keep the Yellow Turban Army and Lu Bu behind, but he is really not reconciled!

Li Jue let out an angry roar, and punched hard on the tree trunk beside him, causing the fallen leaves to fall one after another.

(End of this chapter)