Chapter 174 Panic
Li Yindou was really crazy. He hid in a corner of the camp where the bonfire couldn't shine, looking at the people passing by with grinning teeth. It was as if a tiger was possessed. It was a bit scary, and everyone subconsciously stayed away.
Liu Wuzhou threw a piece of firewood over to test. Li Yindou let out a low roar, grabbed the piece of firewood and bit it fiercely. After a while, his mouth was filled with blood, and his condition was scary.
"This kid is really crazy." Ruan Xiaofu shrank his neck and said with regret.
"Li Dalang is so unlucky." Ruan Dagui was also very regretful. He thought that by clinging to his thick legs and relying on Li Yi after returning to the Sui Dynasty, he would be able to live well and enjoy life, but he turned out to be a short-lived ghost.
Liu Wuzhou also felt it was a pity. In fact, Li Clan was a good way to climb up, but with the death of Li Dalang, this way was cut off. However, he was a little strange. Pei Xingyan just not long ago told everyone to beware of tigers and to stay together when leaving the camp.
As a result, Li Dalang's master and servant were bitten by tigers. This was too much of a coincidence.
At this time, Pei Xingyan happened to be passing by and walked out of the camp. Liu Wuzhou quickly stepped forward and asked with a smile: "General Pei is leaving the camp?"
Pei Xingyan nodded and said, "Chang Qing asked me to discuss some matters with Guo Zisheng and Dewey."
Liu Wuzhou quickly flattered him and said: "There are fierce tigers in the forest, and it is not safe to move at night. Why don't I bring a few more people to protect General Pei Zhouquan?"
Pei Xingyan waved his hand and said: "No need, I'm not a loser like Li Dalang. Just guard the camp. Maybe the tiger is still waiting for an opportunity nearby, so that the people on duty can wake up."
Liu Wu said sternly on Monday, "I obey my orders."
Pei Xingyan got on his horse with the horse in hand, and left the camp with his two riding brothers. At this time, a tiger roar happened to be heard from the depths of the jungle. Although it felt far away, Liu Wuzhou still made a sudden move and quickly ordered someone to stop him.
The fire in the camp burned brighter.
Pei Xingyan thought about it and brought two more men. The tigress was really scary. He and Gao Bufan didn't think much of it when they went to the tiger's den to steal the tiger cubs, but when he saw the two pieces of rotten meat from Li Yi's master and servant,
, then I realized how terrifying the tigress protecting her cubs is.
Pies don't fall from the sky, and tiger cubs certainly don't fall from the sky. The little tiger cub that rolled just under Li Yi's feet was the masterpiece of Gao Bufan and Pei Xingyan.
Gao Bufan's six senses were extremely sensitive. Both his vision and sense of smell were far superior to ordinary people. He easily found the tiger's den. He planned to lead Master Li Yi to the tiger's den, but unexpectedly discovered that there were tiger cubs in the tiger's den.
So they asked Pei Xingyan to cooperate, first luring the tigress away, and then kidnapping the cubs.
The tigress returned to the den without seeing the cub, and immediately went crazy and looked for it by following the scent. Gao Bufan had already used his superb light-weight skills to place the cub on the path where Li Yi's master and servant passed by in advance.
As if he was not dead, Li Yi actually lifted the tiger cub up. The tiger cub screamed in pain, and the tigress rushed over after hearing the sound. Then Li Yi's master and servant were in tragedy.
Tigers are unreasonable beasts, and there is no need for a reason to attack people. Therefore, when Li Yi's master and servant died tragically at the tiger's mouth, they could only blame themselves for their bad luck. No one realized that this was actually a precisely targeted murder.
It is estimated that even Li Yindou, who is crazy, has no doubt that this is an accident.
About half an hour later, Pei Xingyan returned to the camp. As Gao Bufan expected, Guo Zisheng and Dewey agreed. If everyone fell into the encirclement of the Goguryeo army, Gao Bufan would be responsible for unified command of the breakout, but they also put forward two conditions.
, first, he should not be the cannon fodder at the front, and second, Gao Bufan should be in charge of the meal.
These two conditions were not excessive, and Gao Bufan readily agreed. The food supply was sufficient for the time being. As for charging into the battle, the cavalry would naturally be in front, and Guo Zisheng, Dewey and others were not yet around. Gao Bufan could not believe in their combat prowess.
So, the matter was settled like this, and now we were waiting for the scouts who had been sent out to return. There was no sleep tonight. Gao Bufan could stay awake for several days, but ordinary soldiers could not, so except for those on duty, everyone else fell asleep.
Time passed minute by minute, and seeing that dawn was not far away, the expected sound of horse hooves still did not sound. Pei Xingyan wiped his horse's bridle over and over again, stood up and inspected the camp again and again, his anxiety was palpable.
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Half an hour passed, and there were bright lights and figures in the distance. Gao Bufan knew that Qin Qiong and others were already preparing to cross the river. He, who had always been calm, couldn't help but become a little impetuous at this time. He jumped up to a tall tree near the camp.
Look around the fields.
Just when Gao Bufan was about to come down from the tree in despair, he suddenly saw a faint fire moving in the darkness to the south. In just a few breaths, the fire changed from the size of a bean to the size of a marble. Gradually, the fire became more and more intense.
As we got closer, we could faintly hear the sound of horse hooves.
Gao Bufan was overjoyed, flew down from the tall tree and said, "The south is back, Liu Wuzhou, please take someone out of the woods to greet him."
"I have the order!" Liu Wuzhou quickly led his fifty brothers and held torches to welcome him out of the woods.
After about two cups of tea, Liu Wuzhou returned to the camp with two scouts. The two scouts looked tired and embarrassed. One of them was injured by an arrow, but fortunately it was not fatal.
Pei Xingyan asked in surprise: "But we encountered an enemy, why are you two alone?"
Pei Xingyan sent eight groups of scouts in eight directions, with four people in each group. Now only two people from this group came back, and one of them was wounded by an arrow. The situation was not good.
The two scouts nodded with red eyes and said: "We found the enemy's camp forty miles away from here. We planned to get closer for reconnaissance, but we unexpectedly encountered the enemy's secret sentinels. The leaders, Zhou Jinshui and Hu Dayong, were shot on the spot.
He was dead, we turned around quickly and almost didn’t escape.”
Pei Xingyan looked ugly. He didn't have many cavalry under his command. He lost two of his cavalry and injured one, which naturally caused him great pain. However, Pei Xingyan felt even more pain after that. The other three scouts returned one after another, and without exception they all met the enemy.
Three people were injured and three were injured.
Although there are still four scouts who have not returned, the situation has become clear. As Gao Bufan expected, the Goguryeo people are indeed hunting, and now this forest is surrounded by their army.
At this time, Qin Qiong, Guo Zisheng and Duwei's three Sui armies had already moved hundreds of wooden rafts to the river, and more than 2,000 people were ready to cross the river.
"Brother Qin, Gao Bufan didn't send anyone, let's set off. It's getting late, and it will be dawn in half an hour." Luo Shixin urged.
Qin Qiong frowned. He had obviously heard the sound of horse hooves. It was probably that the scouts had returned. But after so long, Gao Bufan still hadn't sent anyone. Could it be that the scouts sent out didn't find anything?
After waiting for a while, Qin Qiong was about to sail, when a group of people ran out of the woods. The leader was Liu Wuzhou, shouting loudly: "General Qin, General Guo, General Du, wait a minute. The scout we sent has returned. The situation is urgent.
Mr. Gao invites the generals to go to the camp to discuss breaking out of the encirclement."
Qin Qiong, Luo Shi and others looked at each other in surprise and quickly ordered to stop crossing the river. Everyone retreated to the woods temporarily and waited for the next order.
Qin Qiong, Guo Zisheng, Dewey and others hurried to Gao Bufan's camp. The matter was so important that they didn't think Gao Bufan dared to lie about this matter.
At the same time, in the darkness on the other side of the Liao River, two thousand Goguryeo troops were waiting in full formation. The leader was none other than the Goguryeo general Gao Jianwu.
Gao Jianwu stared at the fire on the other side, with a confident look on his face, and said with a smile: "Those Sui people must have thought that they would be safe if they crossed this river, but they didn't expect that this side of the Liao River was the hell where they were buried."
A military attache next to him smiled and flattered him: "The general is strategizing and everything is under control. These thousands of Sui dogs on the other side of the river will soon turn into dead dogs."
Gao Jianwu stroked his long beard under his chin and said: "Pass this general's order and prepare the warships upstream and downstream. Wait until all the Sui people are on rafts and prepare to dock here. Then we can launch.
Get twice the result with half the effort and annihilate them all!"
"The general is wise." The military attaché flattered him again and prepared to send someone to deliver the order.
Gao Jianwu's expression changed at this time, and he whispered in confusion: "Wait a minute, the situation has changed."
The military attaché was stunned for a moment, and saw Gao Jianwu staring at the other side of the river with a puzzled expression, so he also looked around, and saw that the fire on the other side gradually disappeared, and darkness returned again. He couldn't help but wonder: "What's going on?
Are those Sui dogs planning to cross the river in the dark?"
Gao Jianwu frowned, fearing that the other party would find out the clues, so he canceled crossing the river. If this was the case, it would be troublesome, because the encirclement on the other side had not yet had time to shrink to a certain range. If the Sui army in the woods was like this
If you break through at the right time, you may slip through the gap.
"Immediately send a speedboat across the river to check, be careful not to disturb them." Gao Jianwu said in a deep voice. He who was originally confident became obviously nervous.
Nearly three thousand Sui troops were herded together. If they could not be captured in one fell swoop, but they were allowed to escape, the consequences would be endless, so Gao Jianwu was a little panicked.
Chapter completed!