At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 167 Guess
A place with a lot of people is probably a good place, but it may not be a safe place. Firstly, trampling is easy to happen, and secondly, it is easy to spread germs. If it is the current state of war, it will be even worse, because it is easy to be blamed by others.

When Gao Bufan saw this dense forest covering the entire river bend, his first feeling was that this was a good place, a good place to hide his whereabouts and cut wood for materials. When the Sui army was defeated, his thoughts immediately changed. This place may not be a good place, or even a dangerous place.

People in Goguryeo are not idiots. How can I ask that such a place that is convenient for hiding and logging and building boats can be found even by the defeated soldiers of the Sui army who are not familiar with the place, but will the people of Goguryeo not be able to find it?

However, a large number of Sui army routs gathered here, and they were able to cut down trees and build rafts every day. The Goguryeo people were negligent, or did they do it on purpose?

Gao Bufan is more inclined to the latter, and combined with the abnormal calm these days, he suspects that Goguryeo is "hunting", constantly compressing the space along the Liaohe River, and then forcing the Sui army's rout in the vicinity to come here, and then And then catch them all.

The more Gao Bufan thought about it, the more uneasy he became. If it is as he expected, then they are probably already surrounded by the Goguryeo army. Once the opponent forms a siege and seals off the entire forest, all the Sui soldiers in the forest will become If you are the turtle in the urn, you can't escape with wings.

So after entering the woods, Gao Bufan was not in a hurry to order to cut down trees for materials, but immediately asked Pei Xingyan to send more scouts to check for any abnormalities within a radius of [-] miles, so as to confirm his guess.

Pei Xingyan was taken aback. The survey range of fifty miles was a bit outrageous. He almost sent out all fifty of his men. But seeing Gao Bufan's solemn expression, Pei Xingyan did not dare to neglect and immediately arranged for manpower , and started reconnaissance in eight directions, and sent four cavalry in each direction, adding up to a total of 32 cavalry.

"Brother Gao, what happened?" Dou Xianniang asked uncomfortably when she saw Gao Bufan suddenly dispatched so many scouts. Pei Xingyan, Su Dingyue and others also looked suspiciously, which was what they wanted to ask.

Gao Bufan said in a deep voice, "We may have fallen into the encirclement of the Goguryeo army."

Everyone couldn't help but suddenly changed color, Su Dingyue lost his voice: "How is it possible? We have set up suspicious formations along the way, and the Goguryeo people probably can't even find us anywhere. How can they surround us quietly?"

"Why does Mr. Gao think that everyone is surrounded?" Liu Ying asked in puzzlement.

"We're not the only ones here." Gao Bufan glanced at another group of Sui troops in the distance who were cutting down trees in full swing.

Dou Xianniang's heart moved, and she blurted out: "Brother Gao, you mean that the Koreans surrounded other Sui troops in this forest, and we plunged into this encirclement by ourselves?"

Gao Bufan nodded: "It's almost like this, and I suspect that the Koreans used the method of hunting to drive all the remnants of the Sui army on the Liaohe River together, and then wiped them all out..."

Gao Bufan narrated his analysis in detail, and everyone's backs were shivering after listening to it, especially Pei Xingyan and the Qianniuwei, whose complexions became extremely ugly. As royal guards, they knew very well what hunting was, because Yang Guang holds autumn hunting in the royal hunting ground almost every year. The process is very simple and grand. Tens of thousands of soldiers drive away the wild animals in the hunting ground and force them to gather in the same direction. Killed the prey.

Dou Xianniang naturally realized the seriousness of the matter, and said quickly: "Then let's leave quickly."

Pei Xingyan couldn't help frowning his thick eyebrows, while Liu Ying, Han Laoshi and other villagers looked at each other in blank dismay.Gao Bufan naturally meant to leave here immediately, and the sooner the better, but he knew that this was impossible, even the backbones like Pei Xingyan were hesitant, let alone other people.

After all, there are dense trees here, as long as you build a wooden raft, you can cross the Liaohe River and return to your own country. Who would give up the shortest way home because of an unconfirmed guess?The point is that if you miss this time, you will face too many uncertainties in the future, and the road ahead will inevitably be full of dangers. If you are not careful, you may die in a foreign country.

Gao Bufan secretly sighed, he knew that even if he was eloquent, he would not be able to convince everyone. After all, there are always only a few people who can see farsightedly, so he shook his head and said: "This is just my guess, I have to wait for the scouts to report back." Confirm, now everyone sets up camp first, and we will talk when we are full."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard the words. After all, the other side of the Liao River was the territory of the Sui Dynasty, so it was a pity to give up like this.Su Dingyue patted his stomach and laughed: "That's right, eating is the biggest meal in the world, let's talk about it first when we are full."

Everyone laughed, but the atmosphere became more relaxed, so they began to set up camp and cook.

It is said that Gao Bufan and his team emptied the remaining four granaries in the supply point, totaling nearly 700 shi, or about [-] catties, more than [-] people, even with some livestock, it is impossible to carry so much grain , so I buried a part of it along the way, and made some simple waterproofing. As long as it does not encounter heavy rain and soaks, it can still be eaten when dug out. This is the way Gao Bufan left for himself.

Excluding the buried grain, Gao Bufan and others carried a total of 30,000 shi, which is more than [-] catties of grain, so the average load of each person is not light. If weapons are included, it will be at least about [-] catties.

The arrival of Gao Bufan and others naturally alarmed the other three remnants of the Sui army in the woods. When they found that Gao Bufan and others were carrying a large amount of food, they couldn't help but stare, especially when they smelled the camp of Gao Bufan and others. When the smell of rice and meat came out from inside, each of them swallowed greedily, and their thoughts came alive.

These remnant soldiers hid in Tibet for their lives, and countless died of starvation and disease. Even if they survived by chance, few of them could have enough to eat.The three groups of remnants in this forest all have more than [-] soldiers, and the largest group even has more than a thousand soldiers. Naturally, they are better mixed among the many remnants, but they still don't have a few grains in their hands, and they only rely on hunting and picking to satisfy their hunger. , Even if there is some food in their hands, they are well hidden, but the newcomers like Gao Bufan actually eat big bowls, and even eat meat, is there any reason?

Ever since, when Gao Bufan and the others were enjoying their dinner, trouble came to their door.

(End of this chapter)