To be impeded or restrained during retreat brings misfortune, friend. If it has become necessary to engage in a strategic retreat from a bad or complicated situation, certain expediencies may be in order. The image is of an exit blocked by a group of hangers-on and incompetents. Though these are not the kind of people you would normally want on your team, in a time of retreat it may be necessary to recruit them into your service. This strategy will be successful only if you keep in mind that these people are not truly qualified, and cannot be allowed to take a prominent role after the retreat has been accomplished.