Warlords: Rise of the System

What Lu Tianhao is most interested in now is this group of defeated soldiers.

According to the scouts' report, there were several thousand soldiers in this group.

If we can recruit them, our team will be much stronger.

Ding Xuguang's 3rd Armored Regiment currently has no tanks or armored vehicles.

After Lu Tianhao put the tanks and armored vehicles into the space, he never took them out again.

Ding Xuguang and his soldiers hurried to the rear of the army to serve as the rear guard.

It didn't take long before they encountered the fleeing soldiers in a hurry.

These defeated soldiers were obviously frightened when they encountered Ding Xuguang's 3rd Armored Regiment.

When did they get here and there was actually an army blocking them?

"Which unit are you from? What's the situation ahead?" Ding Xuguang's troops stopped the group of deserters.

Only after hearing the language of Tianlong Kingdom did the soldiers feel relieved.

An officer came out and said, "We are the rearguard troops sent by Marshal Jiang, and we are the only ones left now.

Whose army are you from? Why are you blocking our way?"

Ding Xuguang walked forward and said, "We are the troops under Brigade Commander Lu Tianhao. We stopped you just to ask what's going on ahead?"

The officer's expression improved a little, "There is a bandit detachment chasing us from behind, they are still eight or nine miles away from us.

It will only take them an hour or so to catch up here.

Well, we have to hurry on, please make way for us."

Ding Xuguang asked the soldiers to make way for them to pass.

They learned that there were bandit troops pursuing them and they were not far away.

Ding Xuguang quickly ordered the soldiers to build fortifications to prepare to block the bandit army.

The defeated soldiers soon met Lu Tianhao and his men.

Lu Tianhao asked someone to stop them and meet their leader.

There were only more than 5000 people left in this stranded force, and the one in charge was a regiment commander.

The team leader's name is Cui Jiantao.

Lu Tianhao asked, "Captain Cui, where are you going to take these people?"

Cui Jiantao was a little confused by the question, "Of course I want to bring these troops back to Marshal Jiang."

Lu Tianhao sighed softly, "You were left behind to cover the retreat. Was it voluntary or assigned?"

Cui Jiantao's face darkened. These remaining troops were all assigned to stay behind.

After fierce fighting, most of the officers and soldiers of the few divisions that were left behind were killed.

Only about 5000 of them fought desperately to break out, and the highest-ranking officer left was the regiment commander Cui Jiantao.

After breaking out, Cui Jiantao didn't think too much and just wanted to get rid of the bandits chasing him as soon as possible.

As for where to take these 5000 people, he hadn't thought about it at all, and just answered casually.

Deep down, Cui Jiantao never thought of returning to Marshal Jiang.

After all, these remaining troops were almost treated as abandoned pawns, and no one would have thought that they would come out alive.

Cui Jiantao was also a smart man. "Captain Lu, you recruited us. Aren't you afraid that Marshal Jiang will come after you in the future?"

Lu Tianhao smiled and said, "I was also tricked by your Marshal Jiang. He transferred me to where the danger was.

As for him, when he saw that the situation was not good, he withdrew his large army.

We, the reinforcements, were left behind to cover his retreat.

We have also paid a lot, so he should give us something in return.

I think your 5000 men are pretty good, able to break out from the heavy encirclement of the bandits.

It can be seen that you are brave and knowledgeable, so I will accept you as a reward from Marshal Jiang.

Captain Cui, I wonder if you have the courage to bring these people to join my army?"

Captain Cui also laughed, "Brigade Commander Lu, please don't use this provocation method, I just fall for it.

As long as Commander Lu doesn't mistreat the brothers, I will agree on their behalf and join your army."

Lu Tianhao stretched out his hands and shook hands with Cui Jiantao enthusiastically, "Don't worry, Captain Cui, if you join my team, I will definitely not treat you unfairly."

Wang Hui spoke up, "Captain Cui, our brigade commander has a rich family background and will definitely not let the soldiers down."

Looking at the exhausted appearance of these 5000 people, they probably haven't eaten for a long time.

Although it was already past lunchtime, due to the rush to travel, Lu Tianhao's troops only ate some dry rations and did not have a proper hot meal.

Lu Tianhao immediately gave orders to let the soldiers have a good rest and have a full meal before marching again.

Cui Jiantao said quickly, "Commander, this is not appropriate. There are pursuers behind us. If we stop like this, they will catch up with us quickly."

Lu Tianhao patted his shoulder and said, "Don't worry, Ding Xuguang will stop them."

Lu Tianhao said to Wang Hui, "You stay here and take care of the soldiers so they can have a good meal and take a rest.

Make more food so that the refugees can have a good meal.

I'll go to Ding Xuguang to see if I can beat up the bandits chasing us."

Wang Hui nodded in understanding. It seemed that the brigade commander wanted to go to the back and catch the pursuing thieves in one fell swoop.

Since we were on the march, the meals were relatively simple, and rice with braised pork was enough.

Lu Tianhao's troops are no longer surprised by this kind of food.

The more than 5000 soldiers and civilians who broke out had never eaten such a sumptuous meal.

After the meal, his mouth was full of oil, his stomach was bloated, and he kept burping.

Lu Tianhao didn't know all this, but quickly came to the defensive position set up by Ding Xuguang.

Seeing Lu Tianhao's arrival, Ding Xuguang finally felt more confident.

"Commander, you are here. The bandits' pursuers are not far from us. They will catch up with us in less than half an hour."

Lu Tianhao asked, "How many bandits are there in pursuit?"

"It should be a bandit group with more than 3000 people." Ding Xuguang said.

"But our scouts have discovered that there are still many bandit troops gathering behind this brigade."

Lu Tianhao sneered. It seemed that the bandits were determined to destroy us. They mobilized so many troops, they must be targeting him.

In order to achieve a quick victory, Lu Tianhao decided to quickly deal with the pursuing bandits, and then quickly evacuate and disappear without a trace.