Throughout Rigal's military history around the world, it seems that the act of retreat has never been something that people would praise about.

People praised those who fought to the death until the last man fell and the whole army was annihilated, and praised the resourcefulness of those who won by stratagem when they were outnumbered by more enemies and when they were at a disadvantage on the whole.

But when it comes to retreating, if not directly expressing disdain, most of them will become silent.

This was true of soldiers and civilians, as well as princes, nobles, generals, and marshals who were often silent when giving orders to retreat. Or to speak in unison, to promote it as a victory of sorts, to inspire.

People are disgusted with this kind of behavior, and if you ask a hundred stunned young people who have not experienced war but think they know it well, then a hundred and twenty will give you an expression that you must fight to the death.

Because this kind of behavior is essentially admitting that you are at a disadvantage, admitting your own inadequacy, admitting that you do not have the strength to confront the enemy head-on, you can only turn around and run away.

So it's no wonder that warrior cultures around the world spurn this behavior.

Yajiro, who was born in a samurai society, was not an exception, but he was deflated in the first battle of the blade in a panic and hesitation, and now his self-confidence has been greatly damaged, and he has lost his edges and corners and is less troublesome.

In other words, he will stubbornly refuse to flee and plan to fight to the death, shouting that dying on the battlefield is the fate of a samurai.

Mira's merciless slap made the young master of the same age come to his senses a little, but just now in a hurry, not only the items bought by the four women, but also his knife was thrown on the street outside. At the moment, there is only a pocket knife about 30 centimeters long, which is obviously not ideal.

Weapons such as daggers, daggers, and daggers are more popular around the world for the use of rogues, assassins, and outlaws, as they are short and easy to hide, and can be smuggled in some situations where swords are prohibited.

But as long as you have strong psychological quality and relevant training, and hold a long weapon such as a sword or spear, you are basically safe against an enemy with a dagger - we are far away.

All in all, with a sword that is extremely close to the attack, and his physical strength is not as abundant as before due to bleeding, Yajiro, who is still a teenager, wants to fight a male opponent in close quarters combat, and the probability of defeat is obviously greatly increased.

There is an old saying in the society called "the fist is afraid of the young and the strong stick is afraid of the old", in hand-to-hand combat, the advantage of physical fitness and physique is greater than the technique, and the weapon combat with the advantage of length has a higher proportion of equipment and skills brought by years of practice.

Of course, hand-to-hand combat with a short sword and a short knife and hand-to-hand combat with empty hands are two different things, but all in all, Yajiro, who is currently physically and mentally frustrated, is estimated to be 1 to 1, not to mention that the comparison of combat power between the two sides is still uneven.

- There are only two of the five who can be considered combat power, and Yajiro has lost some of his blood, although it has not injured the main blood vessels and has been stopped, but it also makes him pale and unable to stand steadily. Coupled with the frustration in his heart and the damage to his self-confidence, he estimated that not only would he not become fierce after seeing the blood, but he might be even more hesitant and afraid to start.

Because he experienced the crisis, he undoubtedly realized what he would face if he was defeated.

The barefoot are not afraid of wearing shoes, and the little master who has been raised in a good life is afraid of losing too many things, so he is bound to be slightly worse than the poor and white rogues in terms of decisiveness.

All in all, Yajiro can't be counted on. So we had to find a way to strengthen the other people's combat power, if there was anything that could be used as a weapon—Mira quickly glanced around cursory, but the results were disappointing.

If you are still in Qingzhi at the moment, it will be easier to do, Qingzhi's bamboo trade industry is developed, and bamboo poles are piled up everywhere, and you can become a simple spear with a sharpened head in your hand.

But Anshang doesn't have such a thing, and it's a slum here, and anything with some value has been picked up and reused.

Hearing and seeing, although he is still young, the excellent thinking ability and situational judgment ability passed down from the sage are still the best among his peers.

In a very short period of time, she first recovered the combat strength of another member of the team and crossed the level in her heart. He then looked around for anything that could be easily disposed of and temporarily boost the team's combat effectiveness.

Henry could choose to solve everything alone, because he had this level of combat power. In the past, Mira only saw the powerful side of the sage, but now she could understand that he had measured and calculated every time.

Henry likes to fight alone, because the way the greatsword fights combined with his speed makes it difficult for anyone to keep up with him. If a teammate who is not strong enough to fight alongside him, it will become a drag and an obstacle, increasing the Sage's need to be a target to protect.

In the past, Mira would always involuntarily pursue that back, and also wanted to rush forward and fight head-on, facing all the enemies by herself.

Maybe one day our white-haired Luoan girl will climb that peak, holding a sword in the morning sun just to give the person behind her a back, which can make people feel that they have nothing to fear, but at this stage she still can't do it.

Instead of hoping for the beauty of the distant future, it is better to do what you can do now. After coming to the strange eastern land of Crescent Continent and cutting off the logistics and intelligence support of the Mercenary Guild, the days of self-reliance became more and more necessary, so that everything our white-haired girl had learned before began to be integrated and digested into her own things.

Her thinking began to change, and she was no longer just blindly chasing the back of the sage.

She cannot, and shouldn't be, Henry Mayer.

She's her, she's Mira.

She began to do what her teacher had been emphasizing: observing her surroundings and paying attention to details.

The combat effectiveness and personal status of the companions, the combat effectiveness and personal status of the enemy, the surrounding usable environment, and all other factors.

Thinking about what can be done on a "team" basis rather than an "individual" basis to make the whole team work together to enhance overall combat and survivability - it may sound like a shift in the premise, but there are a lot of variables to be aware of: for example, your own physical strength can withstand a forced march, and your teammates may not be able to keep up.

Blaming teammates for their incompetence is something that all verbal losers can do, and instead of waiting until they fail and regretting it, it's better to make sure that everyone else can do something at the beginning.

- Aya and Sakura are basically outside the range of combat power, and these two ladies of the Japanese clan don't even have the common sense of how to fight. On the contrary, Lulu, the youngest is because of her hunter background, although her strength and weight are not good, she is petite and flexible, and has all kinds of escape experience, so she can discuss tactics at a glance.

After calculating her into combat power, which can cause at least some harassment and distraction to the enemy, the feasible options have also increased.

After quickly establishing some basic frameworks, Mira gathered everyone together and began to discuss a plan: "There are generally three ways to escape from the enemy: "Because there is a lot to say and the speed of speech is relatively necessary, she uses a more fluent Lamanite language, and asks Miss Doctor to translate it to the others."

"The first is speed, through extremely fast speed, to throw off the enemy. ”

'It's very difficult for us to do that because we don't have a complete advantage physically. Yajiro was injured, and then Sakura and Aya were not very good at long-distance running. Miss Doctor sighed quietly as she translated this paragraph.

"The second is terrain, using the knowledge of the local terrain to stun the enemy and get rid of the enemy. But it obviously doesn't work either, because it's their territory and we're all outsiders. ”

"The last is that through a strong force strike, they retreat in the face of difficulties and take the initiative to evacuate. "The girl of Roan followed the example of a sage, and raised a finger to attract everyone's attention as she emphasized important matters.

"But. Sakura stopped talking, she looked at Yajiro, who was still a little sluggish, as if she was worried that her words would hit the young master's self-confidence—but it wasn't entirely about taking care of him, the main reason was that Oiran didn't want to help the other person forward anymore.

"I can't beat it. The little young master's voice was decadent, and there was no trace of the arrogant appearance of the past. People who gloated about the schadenfreude probably began to ridicule him for not being able to withstand the setback, which was cruel but true.

Born in the wealthy Qingtian clan with a golden key, Yajiro's previous life has been smooth sailing, with the best training and the best equipment, and it is undeniable that he is indeed talented in swordsmanship.

The lack of experience in the actual combat of sharp weapons is a common problem in today's Japanese samurai society, and when Narumi and others faced the bandits before, they also had a series of tensions and fears because of the first battle - so Yajiro's situation is not uncommon.

It's just that Narumi and the others are already adults after all, and their more mature minds are more tolerant of frustration.

Adults always endure tears and pain, while children fall and break the skin of their knees and start crying to find their mothers.

The more pampered a child is at home, the less able he is to withstand setbacks on his own. The weakness that the little young master who usually looks arrogant and arrogant after being injured obviously hopes that someone will appease him, but the current situation is special, even if the other four people around him are women, no one has taken any time to treat him gently.

Our Luo'an girl even gave him a slap in the face, using a simple and rough Luo'an fighting national technique to cheer him up.

"It's a sure thing, but we don't need to wipe each other out. Mira put it this way: "All we need is for them to retreat, to experience the difficulty, to think that it is not worth it." ”

"It's like a wolverine. Lulu suddenly mentioned.

"Wolverine?" neither Sakura nor Yajiro seemed to recognize the creature.

"A creature of Yidi, small, but fierce, the bears dare not mess with it. ”

"It's not that you can't beat it, it's not cost-effective, it's small and there is no meat, and it hurts to be bitten. The girl said, and her simple words gave the others a rough idea of Mira's plan.

"Uh-huh. The white-haired girl nodded: "Fortunately, I was worried about such a problem before and did not kill it, so the current situation has not developed to the point of being unsolvable." We just need to let them understand that there is strength on this side, and it is not a blood feud in itself, and both sides can solve this matter by giving them the stairs. ”

"There's no need to fight to the death...... What does it mean. Sakura and Aya next to her nodded, but then they both looked at Yajiro.

The culture of the samurai did not tolerate such submission, and they were ashamed of compromise, believing that it was glorious to stick to one path to the black, even if it was death.

Yajiro was silent, he was clearly entangled.

On the one hand, the inner values cultivated by the samurai culture cultivated for more than ten years did not allow him to bend his knees, but on the other hand, the deflated food just now made him lose the courage to shout to fight to the death.

"I see. The young master finally nodded, and after all this plan was confirmed, the group of five stayed in place to recuperate and recuperate, waiting for those rogues to walk in from the other end of the street.

"I wish we could talk. Mira took off the hat on her head, grabbed the handle of the knife in one hand, and said to the people who came over with a solemn face.

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