Using the Enemy to Temper Courage, Intent on Establishing the Path

Swish! Swish! Swish!

When tigers and leopards cross the forest, their speed is swift and their momentum is fierce. As they run and leap, the backs of the beasts heave violently, and the saddles on them crackle and rise and fall with them.

The bottom of the saddle, close to the back of the beast, looks hard, but inside it is made up of tiny scales that can move with the rise and fall of the saddle and cushion the impact and torsional forces.

What's even more ingenious is that there's a gap between the bottom and top of the saddle. The bottom moves with the spine, while the top remains still, ensuring that the person sitting on it won't be affected by bumps and making riding smooth.

"Alright, split into groups and explore the dense forest. Don't be too far apart; you need to be able to support each other to avoid being picked off one by one. Go!"

As soon as Lu Hu finished speaking, the riders dispersed and fled.

Because of limited mental capacity, it's impossible to connect with every rider. Therefore, when Lu Hu issues an order, he must speak aloud. Moreover, once the team is separated, it's impossible to monitor in real time. Only a few dozen people can be selected to focus on. The interaction between the teams mainly depends on the riders themselves.

However, the Tiger-Leopard Cavalry had followed Lu Hu for a long time, and each of them had died in battle in the present world. They were experienced on the Sand Battlefield and had also traveled through the mountains when they followed Lu Hu to quell the rebellion in the south. They were no strangers to fighting in dense forests.

After splitting up, Lu Hu led a force of over a hundred men deep into the Lin Zhong, constantly using various methods to determine their location, leave markers, and search for signs of human habitation.

The only trace of Qiu Yan's army is left here.

A few breaths later, he arrived at the place where the scouts had fought earlier. The two Qiu Army had turned to dust and could not be found, but they must have left traces along the way. To investigate the enemy situation and the terrain, it was impossible to send out only a team of two people. There must have been other scouts, and they must have had a way of communicating with each other. If these things could be found out, it would be very beneficial to gain the upper hand in the battle.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

As soon as Lu Hu arrived, two sounds came from the Lin Zhong. The sounds were crisp and clear, like the thuds of trees hitting branches and leaves. Before the sounds had even faded, two scouts on horseback emerged from the Lin Zhong; they were Lü Hu's scouts who had fought there earlier.

Upon their arrival, Lu Hu, without needing to give any instructions, connected his thoughts to them directly.

Unlike Qiu Yan, Lu Hu could only allocate about thirty thoughts, many of which were given to scouts, with the remainder scattered among several teams. He could barely command the army and ensure the smooth flow of military orders. Relatively speaking, the best resources should be used where they are most needed, and scouts are the vanguard and sharpest blades before the two armies clash. They cannot be neglected.

Upon their arrival, the two riders, without a word, one of them tossed out a weapon. A flash of cold light appeared, and a sharp blade pointed directly at Lu Hu. But the latter remained calm, raising his hand to grab it. A surge of strength coursed through his hand, and he caught the blade, twisting his wrist to grasp the hilt.

What was thrown over was a long sword.

Lu Hu held the knife and examined it closely. He flicked his fingers, making a sharp clanging sound on the blade, and then clicked his tongue in amazement.

"What a fine blade! Compared to this, my Great Tuo Blade is far inferior!"

This knife is about three feet long, with a guard over a foot long. There is a ring on the pommel, which gleams coldly in the sunlight, and the blade also gives a sense of toughness.

Lu Hu's discerning eye goes without saying. When he led his troops, he often relied on weapons and armor, so how could he not distinguish between good and bad swords?

"In this Military Ranks World, there's no need to consider raw materials, manpower, or manufacturing methods. As long as you understand the materials, craftsmanship, and structure, you can visualize the necessary offensive and defensive weapons. The swords wielded by these soldiers are often of the highest quality, without distinction of rank. Even if there are, the swords wielded by scouts are elite. This sword must be a masterpiece from the Continent where that person resides. Once we seize his memories, we will naturally take it for ourselves. At that time, my Lu Household Army will surely become even stronger!"

As he was thinking, his thoughts were interrupted by several screams from not far away, mixed with the roars of tigers and leopards, only the sounds had lost some of their domineering power and were more urgent!

"Oh?" Lu Hu narrowed his eyes, sneered, took the bow and arrows off his back, took an arrow from the quiver hanging on the saddle, drew the bow, and shot it towards the direction of the sound.

The arrow darted into the forest like a shadow, piercing through layers of branches and leaves with a whooshing sound. Air passed through the holes in the arrow, producing a "whooshing" sound!

As soon as the sound rang out, the riders behind Lu Hu hurriedly drew their bows and nocked their arrows. With the "bang bang bang" of the bowstrings, long arrows flew straight out, each one containing astonishing power. They pierced through the forest and trees, and although they were not dense, the sound of them breaking through the air was resounding!

Slurp slurp!

The Flying Bird in the Lin Zhong were startled and took flight.

After a volley of arrows, Lu Hu patted the tiger beneath him, and the beast leaped forward like an arrow, rushing through the Lin Zhong at high speed, tearing apart all the grass and branches in its path. A few breaths later, it brought Lu Hu to a scene of utter devastation.

This was also a dense forest, yet nearly a hundred long arrows lay on the ground, most stuck in empty spaces, while some were embedded in trees.

Among them, several figures were pinned to the ground by long arrows; they were two riders and beasts from the Tiger-Leopard Cavalry, and two scouts from Qiu Yan's side.

These people were not yet dead and still had physical forms. When they saw Lu Hu appear, the two Qiu Army scouts glanced at him, then their bodies trembled, their consciousness contracted, and they turned into two grains of sand, disappearing into the soil.

Lu Hu frowned, jerked the reins, and spurred the beast forward, but it was nowhere to be found.

Behind him, several Tiger-Leopard Cavalry followed closely, these riders did not put away their bows and arrows, and remained vigilant.

Just now, Lu Hu shot out a Whistling Arrow. The whistling arrow is a signal to shoot men and horses. It is also a sign of good training. Once the Whistling Arrow sounds, the arrow can hit even the emperor of a dynasty. It shows that Lu Household Army only knows the general and not the others.

The Tiger-Leopard Cavalry's bows and arrows were also extraordinary; they were something Lu Hu had specifically memorized and repeatedly reinforced to visualize.

This bow is called Hempback Bow, a type of composite bow, and the arrows it comes with are also extraordinary, called Steel-Point Arrow, which are exceptionally sharp.

The most basic requirement for anyone to join the Tiger-Leopard Cavalry is the ability to fire twelve arrows in succession from a distance of sixty paces away using a bow with a draw weight of one stone and two ounces. Only those who hit the target with six arrows are considered qualified.

Therefore, You Di were to fall during this round of sword rain, they would witness astonishing casualties.

"It's a pity the scouts didn't capture them alive, but from this incident, we can roughly see that the other side has already started to confuse the situation. If I'm not mistaken, these two scouts were probably deliberately discovered to make it difficult for me to determine their army's location. We'll continue to encounter scouts to mislead me, but they shouldn't be making any major moves..."

Before Lu Hu could even finish his thought, a whooshing sound came from the sky!

Buzz--

The sound of something tearing through the air was clearly from a rock, irregularly shaped but roughly the width of an arm. It flew in first, followed by many more sounds of things tearing through the air, all from rocks!

Splash!

These stones weren't densely packed, but they were all quite large. When they fell from the sky, their sheer force was enough to awe people. Even the elite Tiger-Leopard Cavalry couldn't help but be slightly affected, and the beasts they rode felt uneasy.

"Hahaha!"

Unexpectedly, Lu Hu burst into laughter. "This battle is won! That man was so foolish, thinking he could overwhelm us with his weapons, but he didn't realize that in the mountains, weapons are ultimately more for show than practical use, and will only expose his position. I originally thought he would try to confuse the enemy and buy time, but now it seems I overestimated him! Men, follow me!"

With a command that boomed like a bell, he slammed his legs together and marched forward in front of everyone!

Whew~

The remaining troops and followers roared away!

At the same time, Lu Hu sent out his thoughts, commanding the other teams. The teams then communicated with each other using communication methods and began to move, like tributaries converging into a long river, rushing towards where Lu Hu was advancing.

However, based on experience, Lu Hu still ordered a hundred soldiers to stay behind as a backup.

At this moment, two more scouts sent telepathic messages, directly targeting Lu Hu's thoughts, causing him to pause in surprise. He then laughed and said, "So that's how it is. To the west of this mountain, there is a plain. Could it be that the people on the other side are making a foolish move to force me there and then decide the battle with their cavalry? What a joke! Do they think that mere warhorses can defeat tigers and leopards?"

Amidst laughter, Lu Hu, brimming with heroic spirit, led his troops, who had gathered from all directions, toward Qiu Yan's position. Not long after they set off, various traps appeared along the way, causing the loss of several riders. However, this did not frighten Lu Hu; on the contrary, it made him even more delighted.

"The fact that they've set up their formation here proves their army isn't far away! This man clearly lacks experience in battle; he's a novice in Military School, unaware that in warfare, a relentless offensive is the key to victory. How can one win by passively defending?"

With a long howl, Lu Hu all sorts of commands to the Tiger-Leopard Cavalry behind him through his consciousness, giving them one by one. Although he could only divide his thoughts into more than thirty parts, he could convey the commands by constantly transferring the connection. However, this seemed to aggravate the damage to his consciousness, causing him to feel pain again, but he did not care about it!

With each command, the charging troops became increasingly cohesive, adjusting their formation and dodging layers of traps, like a giant arrow charging through the Lin Zhong!

At this moment, they were very close to Qiu Yan's army formation!

This scene was witnessed by the two people in the sky.

"You were already at a disadvantage, yet you forcibly used weapons. This is a superstitious act of relying on weapons and exposing your own position. This is unwise. Brother Chen, your situation as a junior is becoming increasingly precarious!" Guo Ji shook his head slightly. "However, these principles are not difficult to understand. Why do you still do this? Is there perhaps some hidden reason behind it?"

"Don't ask me, I'm not Military School, how could I understand? However, I, a descendant of Donghua, am indeed extraordinary," the Household Ancestor Chen smiled, "Just keep watching."

Below, Qiu Yan stood before the weapons and behind the foot soldiers, staring directly into the dense forest. He had already heard the sounds of the Tiger-Leopard Cavalry entering the Lin Zhong, and a glint of light flashed in his eyes.

"Using such elite troops as enemies is a good opportunity to train soldiers, build courage, and accumulate experience! Only then can we gather enough Human Thoughts plan the Tu Lang, and then return south to the Central Plains to gather support, making final preparations for the formation of humanity and Human Path."

The thought had barely formed when another command was sent out!

ps:

Thanks to "A Long Gun" for the reward!

Because an elder in my family passed away, tomorrow's update will be scheduled. However, if I finish writing very late tonight, I might forget to schedule it, so it may be put on tomorrow night. Please rest assured, there will still be two updates.