At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 142
As the night deepened, the camp became quiet, and the sky was full of stars. Gao Bufan sat by the campfire, carefully pondering the military map by the light of the fire.According to the description of Han Laoshi and the others, coupled with the comparison of the map, Gao Bufan has now roughly determined his current location. About forty miles to the west is Liaodong City, and there must be a large number of Goguryeo troops stationed there.

Therefore, if Gao Bufan wants to successfully sneak across the Liaohe River, it is best to go northeast, away from Liaodong City, and then find a place with a gentle current to cut wood for a boat, but not too far to the northeast, because it is more than two hundred miles away from Liaodong City. To the northeast of Goguryeo is the new city of Goguryeo, which must also be heavily guarded.

The so-called "Xincheng" is not a newly built city, but its name is "Xincheng". When Yu Wenhua and his father Yu Wenshu were defeated, they took the route of Xincheng and crossed the Liao River, but now the Xincheng has been occupied by Goguryeo troops. up.

Therefore, the best location for crossing the river is the middle line between Liaodong City and Xincheng, where the Koguryo troops patrolling must be the least and weakest, and the probability of success in sneaking across the Liaohe River is greater. Of course, it also depends on which location the river is suitable for crossing the river.

Gao Bufan was thinking about it when there was a slight sound of footsteps behind him, and then he smelled a faint fragrance of virginity. He turned his head and saw Dou Xianniang standing beside her pretty.

"Brother Gao is looking at the map?" Dou Xianniang's watery eyes glanced at the military map in Gao Bufan's hand.

This military map was exactly the one that Cui Hu had borrowed from Luo Yi, the governor of Liucheng, and it had been kept in Daqingma's luggage, so it was preserved.

Gao Bufan nodded with a smile, patted the side and said, "Ms. Xian is done with her work? It's hard work. Come on, sit down and rest for a while."

Those villagers and Sui army captives were rough people who could not read or write. Only Dou Xianniang could write and count, so she became Gao Bufan's military supply officer and personal assistant, responsible for managing food, weapons and horses, and also taking care of personnel affairs Registration management, so there are a lot of things, and I am busy until very late.

Dou Xianniang felt sweet in her heart, and obediently sat down beside Gao Bufan, the latter realized that Dou Xianniang's hair was a bit wet, and under the light of the fire, her eyebrows looked more delicate and watery, obviously just after taking a bath.

Dou Xianniang felt Gao Bufan's gaze examining her, her pretty face flushed slightly, and she asked in a low voice, "How does Brother Gao plan to cross the river?"

Gao Bufan naturally held Dou Xianniang's little hand, and said: "I have made preliminary calculations, but I still need to observe it on the spot. By the way, how many days can the grain we seized today last?"

Dou Xianniang replied with a pessimistic look: "The Goguryeo hundred-man team was supposed to escort the captives to Liaodong City, so they didn't carry much food. We now have 150 or six people. If we save some food, we may be able to persist." Three days."

Gao Bufan frowned and said: "Three days are a little short, we have to walk a hundred miles to the northeast to cross the river, and there are still wounded in the team, so we are destined to not go fast."

Dou Xianniang hurriedly said: "Then everyone can hunt and pick, and then mix it with food and cook it together. It should be no problem for ten or eight days. Uncle Han and I escaped here from Yalushui in the same way. Now It's relatively easy to hunt and gather this season."

Gao Bufan secretly thought, that is because you have a small number of people. Now the number of people has increased several times, and the demand for food is huge. Hunting and picking alone are obviously far from enough to feed everyone. Let's see how thin you and the villagers are. Now, what I want is an army capable of fighting, not a homeless dog who survives by hiding in Tibet, not to mention that hunting is a technical job, not everyone can do it, otherwise the year of famine will not be so Many people starved to death.

Of course, Gao Bufan just thought these words in his heart and didn't say them directly, so as not to dampen the girl's confidence and enthusiasm, so he smiled and said: "Xian Niang is really smart, it seems that it is right for the housekeeper to entrust you to do it. The problem of eating depends on the thread girl."

Dou Xianniang couldn't help trembling, she lowered her head shyly, and thought, as long as Brother Gao doesn't dislike Xianniang, Xianniang is willing to be the housekeeper for Brother Gao for the rest of her life.

The ancients paid attention to the family background, and the marriage was even more important to the right family, so Dou Niangxian still felt a little inferior to Gao Bufan. Gao Bufan was born after a high-ranking family and allowed Wen Yunwu, but her Dou Xianniang is now the daughter of a criminal. Even if you go back to the Sui Dynasty, you will not be able to see the light, let alone marrying Brother Gao as the main wife, even if you are a concubine to Brother Gao, you are not worthy, and even staying with Brother Gao will implicate him.

Thinking of this, the deep affection in Dou Xianniang's heart vanished in an instant, as if she had fallen into an ice cellar, she felt cold all over, her pretty red face turned pale, and she even trembled slightly.

Gao Bufan noticed the abnormality, and hastily touched Dou Xian's forehead, and found that it was cold, and couldn't help but asked in amazement: "Xian Niang, what's wrong with you? Is there any discomfort?"

Dou Xianniang forced a smile, shook her head and said, "No, maybe I'm a little tired, just rest for a while."

Gao Bufan couldn't help but frowned and said: "No, you must be hiding something from Brother Gao? Be good, to be honest, can it be that Xianniang still doesn't trust Brother Gao?"

Dou Xianniang's nose was sore, tears came into her eyes, she sniffed and said, "Brother Gao, Xianniang misses Daddy, Daddy... probably died." After speaking, she began to cry.

Gao Bufan couldn't help being stunned, he hugged Dou Xianniang into his arms distressedly, and comforted in a soft voice: "Mianxian Xian, don't worry, your father is definitely still alive, brother Gao promises to help Xianniang find your father and reunite your father and daughter."

"Really?" Dou Xianniang raised her teary eyes.

"Really, I promise!" Gao Bufan nodded affirmatively. Dou Jiande was one of the lords at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and he was also the one who had the most hope of competing with Li Tang. Logically, he shouldn't die so easily.

Seeing Brother Gao's affirmative expression, Dou Xianniang felt inexplicably relieved, and squeezed into Gao Bufan's arms with attachment. After all, she was only a girl in her teens. Suddenly, a tragedy happened, her whole family was killed, and her only relative died again. Wei Pu, if she hadn't been lucky enough to meet Gao Bufan, she would have died long ago. It was Gao Bufan who saved her several times and gave her the courage to continue living. Now Brother Gao is her reliance and everything to her .

Gao Bufan hugged Dou Xianniang's soft body, while smoothing her damp hair lightly, said softly: "When you are tired, go to sleep, everything will be fine when you wake up."

Dou Xianniang almost melted, nestled comfortably in Gao Bufan's warm and strong arms, but her heart became more and more uneasy. She wanted to tell Brother Gao several times what happened to her, but she swallowed the words again. When she went back, she was afraid that Big Brother Gao would dislike her as a traitor when he found out, and even drive her away, and draw a line with her.

(End of this chapter)