Chapter 348. To Die for a Cause (1)
As soon as it was decided that they were going to retreat, the Martial Alliance hurriedly got ready for it. The Dark Heavens Army was stationed a day, or perhaps just half a day away. There was no time for trial and error.
After hearing a brief explanation about the operation, they minimized the questions and proceeded in a hurry.
"While we would like to join the Evil Valley in Jiangxi or Zhejiang, that's impossible because the Yangtze River is in the way. Thus, we retreat to Hubei and Henan."
If one went west from Anhui, one would reach Hubei. If one went northwest, one would reach Henan.
Fortunately, the Shaolin Temple was located in Henan, while the Wudang Sect and the Zhuge Family were located in Hubei, so there was no need to worry about their safety.
"We'll be splitting the five thousand troops into four. About two thousand will stay behind to buy time at the headquarters, while three thousand will be divided into three groups of one thousand before retreating."
"Is this to speed up our retreat?"
"Exactly, and it's to force the enemy to split up during their pursuit."
A large army was strong, but its movements were limited. Just advancing would take a considerable amount of time, so the Martial Alliance had the advantage when it came to retreating.
"We just have to retreat successfully, and we won't have any problems afterward, but...
"The process itself is ridiculously difficult. I'm already having a headache just thinking about how we should stop that massive army." Wu Bai kneaded his temples as if he were having a headache.