Only then did the other generals remember this and immediately said: "Prince, I am willing to lead troops from the North City Gate to support the West City Gate."
The North City Gate is the closest to the West City Gate, not to mention the east and south gates. There is a mountain in the middle, so you need to go around a long way to get to the other side.
Hearing this, the others immediately followed suit.
Of course, the second prince could not let so many people go, so he ordered General Gao, who was the first to ask for orders, and said: "I will give you 10,000 soldiers and horses, and you must capture the west gate from outside the city."
The more Prince Gao Er talked about it, the more he thought it was a good idea, and said: "Now that their city gate is open, you can enter directly from the outside."
General Gao thought so too, that's why he asked for orders so quickly.
Others turned to look at him, a little envious and jealous. Why didn't they seize the opportunity?
This can be considered a great achievement.
General Gao went to order the troops, and then led his people to the north gate.
By this time, it was already dawn.
After arriving outside Beicheng, Qibi Heli began to camp and sleep. He was awakened by the sun. He climbed up from the leaves and touched his arm first. He felt that the wound was fine and there was no more bleeding. Then he pressed his arm.
There is nothing wrong with my waist, and the wounds that have scabbed and healed have not reopened.
He then leaned against the tree, waved to Xue Bei, and asked, "What's going on at the city gate?"
"There is no movement at all," Xue Bei said, "General, I see that their attention is all on the west gate. We are all stationed five miles away, but there is no movement at all on their gate tower."
Qibi Heli pondered, "Is it because we were too quiet that they didn't notice?"
Xue Bei: "...Does the general want them to find out?"
Qibi Heli thought for a while and then said: "Forget it, wait a little longer, Ashina will definitely be able to block it. Let's eat first, then rest for a while. If they haven't noticed it yet, then go out and walk around to let them notice."
He regretted: "It's a pity that we only thought about a sudden attack and not about attacking the city. Otherwise, the current North City Gate would be very suitable for attacking the city."
Xue Bei said nothing.
How can we attack a city if we don't have ladders, trebuchets, and battering rams?
Qibi Heli waved his hand, "Let everyone have breakfast."
Xue Bei then ordered to go down and eat first.
The soldiers took out their own dry food from the cloth bags on their waists. Because they knew that there would be a desperate battle and the main tent was coming soon, they did not skimp on the dry food and ate as much as they could.
After breakfast, everyone was still sitting with their hands and feet spread out, and the horses were put aside to nibble on the sparse grass.
Many people took out a handful of beans and the like from the cloth bags on their waists and fed them to the horses. The cavalrymen all cherished their horses. In addition to carrying some of their own rations, they would also bring some for the horses.
Qibi Heli took a look and then reached out to touch his beloved horse. He also pulled off a cloth bag from his waist, took out a handful of beans for it to eat, and said: "When the main tent arrives, I will let you eat to your heart's content."
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The horse snorted at him, and the man and the horse were in a gentle mood. The scouts came running to report: "General, their scouts have left the city."
Qi Bi couldn't help but sit up straight.
When a large army travels, it is customary for the scouts to go first.
Scouts always run behind the army.
However, Qibi Heli had been asking people to pay attention to the situation at the North City Gate, so he opened a small door there and released four scouts. They knew immediately.
Qibi Heli took a look at his team. They were resting in the woods on the roadside. Although they avoided the main road, as long as they were not blind and deaf, they could be spotted by passing this road.
Qibi Heli thought for a moment and said, "Let the person stay."
The marks were so big that there were many people like him who simply broke branches and lay on the grass. It was impossible to clean them up.
Moreover, it was only five miles away and would arrive in a matter of seconds, so Qibi Heli immediately decided not to waste the effort.
They came here not to set up an ambush, but to stop people leaving the city, so they had no intention of hiding their whereabouts from the beginning.
The scouts followed the order and soon led their men to capture the four scouts who came on horseback.
It's not that Goguryeo's scouts were incompetent, but who would have thought that while running on the official road, enemy troops would suddenly appear in front of them?
However, they had been trained for such a situation. The four of them did not panic. They turned their horses' heads directly and entered the forest, hoping to go back through the forest to report the news.
As a result, as soon as they entered the forest, they were knocked down by people who jumped out of the trees, jumped off their horses, and even used them as backers...
The Goguryeo scout felt that all the bones in his body were about to break, so he pushed the man off his body with all his strength, got up and was about to run, but as soon as he raised his head, he was hit by three or four spears.
He was stunned.
His other three companions also stared blankly at the people surrounding them.
There are at least two to three hundred people here, right?
It is difficult for two fists to defeat four hands, let alone there are so many more people than them.
The four people were escorted to Qibi Heli.
Qibi Heli asked them curiously, "Where are you going?"
If the four of them don't answer, they won't be considered traitors even if they are beaten to death.
Qi Bi didn't bother to ask, he rubbed his chin and pondered, "Do you want to surround Wei to save Zhao, attack Liaodong City, and force us to return for a visit?"
Four people:……
Xue Bei: "...General, they probably want to attack the west gate and capture it from the outside."
Have you forgotten why they came here?
Qibi Heli said: "The best time is before dawn. It's already dawn now, and our reinforcements are coming. They may not be able to capture the west gate if they go now. They might as well go to Liaodong City and directly cut off our army."
The way back.”
Qibi Heli was shocked when he said this, "Isn't that what you planned?"
Xue Bei was also unsure. He stared at the four scouts and saw that their faces were numb and he couldn't understand what they meant. He became a little anxious and immediately said: "General, we can't let them leave the city. The Lord is in charge."
account."
Even if the Goguryeo soldiers might not be able to defeat their Jin army, it would still be a sin to frighten the Holy Master, and they absolutely could not take such a risk.
Qibi He Li was convinced, and immediately mounted his horse and shouted: "Line up, let's go call the formation."
The soldiers immediately got up, arranged their clothes and weapons, and then mounted their horses.
General Gao, who had arrived at the North City Gate and was waiting for the scouts to come back and report, unexpectedly did not expect the scouts to come back. Instead, he waited for the Jin army.
How could Qibi ask his soldiers to call for formation?
His soldiers took a sip of water first, cleared their throats, and then stepped forward on their horses. They were so angry that they rushed to the city gate with a loud voice: "Grandsons guarding the city, grandpas are here. Why don't you open the doors to greet them?"
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Hearing this familiar cry of formation, General Gao almost fell off his horse. He asked with a blue face: "Why are the Jin troops here?"
The city guard was also confused. How did he know why the Jin army was here?
No, it's normal for the Jin army to be here, aren't they going to attack the city?