At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 166
Su Dingyue is in charge of leading the cavalry tonight, and is on standby five miles behind. When he sees the flames in the distance, he knows that the plan has succeeded. Generally go to the enemy camp to kill.

When Su Dingyue led the cavalry to kill, he found that the entire enemy camp had been plunged into billowing flames, and the camp gate had been opened wide, hundreds of comrades were pouring in like a tide, and even the newly recruited government troops were extremely brave , wailing, killing the Goguryeo defenders retreating steadily.

Su Dingyue couldn't help being dumbfounded, at this moment he finally realized the power of Gao Bufan's sentence not long ago that "only real swords and guns can eat meat". The charge is not so vigorous.

The newcomers are all so brave. As the most powerful cavalry, naturally they can't lag behind. Su Dingyue clamped his horse's belly fiercely, and the fifty cavalry forcibly smashed down a fence that was almost burned down, and then rushed in like a storm...

Although the Goguryeo defenders in the camp were superior in numbers, their old nest was burned by others. There was no desire to fight in the panic, not to mention the hundreds of Sui soldiers who were imprisoned in the prison fled in a rush, and Gao Bufan and others were mixed among the prisoners. Walking around and beheading, the defenders didn't know how many people had entered the camp from the side of the water village, so they became even more flustered.

At this time, the Sui army outside the camp gate broke in again. Under the attack from both sides, the whole line suddenly collapsed. Finally, they ran for their lives in all directions, and then Su Dingyue led fifty cavalry to enter again. The overall situation is settled!

The fierce battle lasted for more than half an hour, more than 900 defenders died, fled, and surrendered. The deputy left guard Zheng Guangzhu was quite upright, and he didn't surrender until his death. This man is undoubtedly a worthy opponent, Gao Bufan had him buried. As for the corpses of the other defenders, they were all thrown into the burning fire and turned into ashes, which saved a lot of effort.

War has always been cruel, and it is no wonder that it is said that compassion does not command soldiers. To survive in a life-or-death environment, you must have a heart of stone, otherwise you may be the next dead bone beside the Wuding River.

There are five granaries in the camp. Although the defenders have taken fire prevention measures and kept a distance of seven or eight meters between each granary and the surrounding buildings, one of the granaries was ignited by the ashes from the fire. During the fierce battle, everyone had no time to put out the fire, so hundreds of shi of grain were all burned up, and the little girl Dou Xianniang stomped her feet in annoyance.

Gao Bufan was quite indifferent. After all, it is impossible to take away all the more than [-] catties of grain. If it is burned, it will be burned, which is just a waste.

Pei Xingyan wiped the blood on the horse's lance, walked up to Gao Bufan, and said regretfully: "Mr. Chang, I have interrogated those captives. This river is indeed a tributary of the Liao River. We can enter the Liaohe River, but unfortunately there are no boats here, otherwise we would have transported the grain directly back to the Sui Dynasty, which would have saved trouble."

Gao Bufan smiled and said: "How can we take all the good things, but... there should be a boat here."

Pei Xingyan nodded and said, "I thought so too. I found out after asking that the food here is all brought in by boat from Liaodong City. After the food is shipped, the boat will go back. I won't stay here."

Gao Bufan suddenly said: "So that's the case, so there must be boats outside Liaodong City?"

Pei Xingyan shrugged and said, "There are more Korean soldiers there, maybe eight or nine thousand if not ten thousand."

Gao Bufan laughed and said, "It's true, if we go to grab the boat outside Liaodong City, it's like stabbing a tiger in the ass with a dagger."

Pei Xingyan was puzzled and said, "What do you mean?"

"—Look for shit (death)!"

Pei Xingyan couldn't help laughing, Gao Bufan patted Pei Xingyan's shoulder and said: "So let's stick to the original plan and honestly go to cut wood and make a boat, let Da Dai quickly bring everything he can bring, I'm afraid the time left for us Not too many."

Pei Xingyan nodded. This is an important supply area for the Goguryeo army. Now that it has been taken away, it is no wonder that the Goryeo people are not crazy. The escaped defenders will soon come back with a large number of troops.

This camp originally housed more than 300 Sui army captives, but naturally all of them were recruited by Gao Bufan at this time, and the number of troops under his command increased again, reaching 730 people.

At this time, the most powerful weapon to buy people's hearts is naturally food, and the most indispensable thing here is food, even firewood is ready-made, and it is convenient to fetch water from the river.

So Gao Bufan passed down the order, some of the staff were responsible for packing the food and utensils, and tried to bring all the edible and usable ones, and some of the staff would directly fire and cook to reward the three armies, and they could eat as much as they wanted. Take away, don't eat for nothing.

In addition, Dou Xianniang also asked people to kill all the poultry and livestock that could be caught in the camp, except for the horses, to eat meat, so Gao Bufan fulfilled his promise, and the new soldiers also got their wish ate the meat.

This meal was simply a luxurious feast. Everyone ate their stomachs full, and some government soldiers even shed tears of happiness. This was the most full meal they had eaten in exile for several months, and they also ate meat. It's delicious, it's refreshing, it's impossible to describe in words, the key point is that they put their lives into it, the sense of accomplishment and pride is overwhelming, sweeping away the haze of the bereaved dog over the past few months, and re-establishing Self-esteem and self-confidence have regained the sense of honor as a soldier.

The more than 300 Sui soldiers prisoners who had just been rescued were naturally not qualified to eat meat, but they were lucky enough to drink a mouthful of broth, and the food was still enough, and they were also so happy that they burst into tears. The other soldiers still couldn't help swallowing their saliva, their eyes full of envy.

Human beings' pursuit of a better life is endless, and more than 300 new captives naturally yearn to eat meat, so they soon learned from the meat-eating soldiers that only real swords and real guns kill the enemy. Only blood is eligible to eat meat, this is the rule set by the "boss" Mr. Gao!
Liu Wuzhou looked at the government soldiers proudly eating meat, and the "recruit" enviously watching the government soldiers eating meat. His mood was complicated and inexplicable. He was born in a wealthy family, he was restless since he was a child, and he was very thoughtful. The people he made friends with were from three religions and nine generations, both black and white. The clansmen feared that he would bring disaster to the family, so they didn't want to see him, and even their own brothers didn't understand, and even humiliated him.

Does the sparrow know the lofty ambition?

Liu Wuzhou left his hometown in a fit of anger and joined the servant Yang Yichen. He was selected as the commander of the army by virtue of his ability, and was later promoted to the captain. Then he followed Yang Taifu to conquer Korea. This time the Eastern Expedition failed miserably. Not only did he not have the opportunity to perform meritorious service, but he also became a deserted soldier lingering in Goguryeo.

When Liu Wuzhou fled, he met Zhou Shun, the brigade commander, and joined him. He planned to replace Zhou Shun with his own ability and resourcefulness, and pull up a team loyal to him. Killed, Zhou Shun's team was also recruited by Gao Bufan, who made wedding clothes for nothing, and even himself became Gao Bufan's subordinate.

It's not that Liu Wuzhou didn't have the idea of ​​replacing Gao Bufan, but the difficulty is obviously many times more difficult than replacing Zhou Shun, because Gao Bufan's martial arts are unpredictable, many times stronger than Zhou Shun, and there is a fierce man like Pei Xingyan beside him.

It is certain that you can't fight, so you can only play tricks, but now Liu Wuzhou found that Gao Bufan is not only high in martial arts, but also full of wit and tricks. A good hand, now it seems that I may not be able to play tricks like others, alas, it seems that I can only be a little brother honestly for the time being, unless Gao Bufan is unlucky and dies in battle one day, I will have a chance to be the boss .

When the moon was in the middle of the sky, everyone was full of wine and food, and all the food and supplies that could be taken away were packed, and they could be dispatched only after Gao Bufan gave an order.

At this time, Liu Wuzhou came to Gao Bufan and respectfully said: "Young Master Gao, everything is ready and we can set off. What should we do with those prisoners?"

In this battle, there were more than [-] Goguryeo guards who surrendered, all of them became prisoners, and now they were tied up in a row and sat on the ground, trembling, looking at Gao Bufan in horror.

Although most of these Goguryeo soldiers did not understand the Sui language, they could tell that the heroic young man in front of him was the leader of the Sui army, who could decide their lives and deaths with a single word.

Gao Bufan waved his hand and said calmly, "Let's let it go."

Although killing is inevitable in war, it is not the so-called heart of the Virgin to avoid unnecessary killing, but the fundamental purpose of war is not to kill, but to win. Although the ruthless "Three Lights Policy" can deter the enemy to a certain extent , but it will also attract the enemy's deep-rooted hatred and unhesitating death, which will eventually bring losses to itself, and even a tragic failure. Therefore, a smart army will choose to "preferential treatment of prisoners".

"Okay, this subordinate will let him go." Liu Wuzhou respectfully agreed, but he snorted in his heart. Obviously, in his opinion, this is the benevolence of a woman.

The captives were released and disappeared into the night. Gao Bufan and others also escorted the booty and evacuated overnight, rushing to the place where the wood was cut for the boat.

At dawn, the cavalry commander Liu Zaishang finally led two hundred cavalry to the supply point, but at this time the camp had been reduced to a piece of scorched earth, only the embers that had not been completely extinguished were still smoking, and one of the five granaries was burned down. The remaining four were all evacuated.

Liu Zaishang's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, and when his throat was sweet, he spurted out a mouthful of old blood. He was so regretful that his intestines were green, and he regretted not listening to Liu Chengwu a few days ago and annihilating Gao Bufan's Sui army as soon as possible. The Sui army turned around and took away their supply points!
As one of the two commanders in this large-scale siege, Liu Zaishang undoubtedly shouldered the inescapable responsibility for this matter, so he did not dare to neglect, and immediately wrote a report and flew it to Liaodong City.

In Liaodong City, General Gao Jianwu was shocked when he received a report from Liu Zaishang. The supply point guarded by 1000 taels and hundreds of soldiers was taken away by a remnant Sui army, losing nearly [-] catties of grain. When the king of Koryo questioned his guilt, he, the great general, could not escape the guilt.

This is not the key point, the most important thing is that the remnants of the Sui army, which are extremely powerful, are still in the territory, virtually threatening the safety of the entire rear, and the strength of the remnants of the Sui army is obviously growing at a snowballing speed It took only a short period of ten days to grow from dozens of people at the beginning to nearly a thousand people now. If it continues to develop, the consequences will be disastrous.

Ulji Wendeok was attacking the Sui Army's Huaiyuan Town on the other side of the Liaohe River. If there was a disturbance in the rear at this time and the front line suffered a defeat, he, Gao Jianwu, would definitely be to blame.

Ever since, the more Gao Jianwu thought about it, the more he couldn't sit still, and decided to lead the army to take care of this annoying remnant of the Sui army.

It is said that Liaodong City originally had a total of 4000 troops. For this campaign along the Liaohe River, 4000 people have been dispatched, of which [-] are cavalry. In addition, [-] people have also been dispatched from Xincheng to cooperate. More than eight thousand.

At this time, Gao Jianwu personally led 2000 people to leave Liaodong City, so there were only [-] defenders left in the entire Liaodong City.

However, Gao Jianwu was not worried. Liaodong City had high walls and thick walls, and Huaiyuan Town, across the river, had an army of [-] troops led by Ulji Wende, so Liaodong City was not in danger of being lost.

Obviously, Gao Jianwu is determined to wipe out the remnants of the Sui army led by Gao Bufan this time, so as to prevent future troubles!
Gao Bufan didn't know that he had alerted a big man to come in person. On the night he left the stronghold, he drove all night. In order to distract the pursuers, he set up suspicious positions along the way and set fire to several hilltops to cover up the whereabouts of the group.In addition, Gao Bufan also asked Pei Xingyan to lead the cavalry to go around in circles, leaving a lot of hoof tracks to mislead the pursuers.

On the afternoon of the third day, Gao Bufan and others finally arrived at the place where the wood was cut for the boat.Gao Bufan discovered that the Liaohe River turned into a big bay here, the water surface is wide but the water flow is gentle, the most wonderful thing is that the river bay is covered with dense trees for several miles, forming a huge forest with towering trees, it is A good place to log for a boat.

However, when Gao Bufan and others entered the forest, they found that there were already people lurking here, and there were more than one group. The largest group had as many as a thousand people, and there were two other groups of people, each with a population of 400 people On the left and right, each of these three groups has its own leader. They are not subordinate to each other and act independently. Their accents are quite different. They should be Sui soldiers from different places.

Now it's lively, nearly 3000 people are crowded in the woods with a radius of several miles. Although everyone is a Sui army, they hold each other together. Tree!

Ever since, from morning to night, the woods are full of the sound of cutting trees.

(End of this chapter)