At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 173 Coordination and Command
Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin were the first to lead people to the scene. At this time, the Siberian tiger had already gone into the dense bushes with its cub in its mouth and disappeared, leaving only two piles of messy pieces of meat. Hugging the tree trunk and trembling, his expression was horrified, his eyes were dull, and his upper and lower teeth were fighting with each other.

Qin Qiong, Luo Shixin and the others looked at the two piles of bloody pieces of meat with awe in their hearts, and the other Sui soldiers turned pale, holding their weapons vigilantly and looking around.

Guo Zisheng from Xiangyang also arrived with his team, glanced at the two shocking piles of wreckage on the ground, and guessed eighty-nine points in his heart, but he still cupped his hands at Qin Qiong and asked, "General Qin, what happened?"

Qin Qiong said: "The big worm should have done it, it never left the woods at all."

Guo Zisheng couldn't help but tremble, and subconsciously looked around in the darkness. He was one of the first to enter the woods, and two of his subordinates were taken away by tigers that night, so he knew that there were tigers in this woods, and he specially organized men to hunt and chase them away. After several times, Qin Qiong and another group of Sui soldiers also entered the woods. It is estimated that they saw a lot of people, and the tiger never appeared again. Tonight they ran out to eat people again, and killed two of them at once.

"Your people?" Guo Zisheng pointed to the two piles of minced meat on the ground and asked Qin Qiong.

Qin Qiong shook her head, her brows were tightly frowned, and she secretly groaned in her heart. Although Li Yi was killed by a tiger, it happened after he left his camp. If the Li family pursued it unreasonably, they might blame him. On his own head, the tiger still left a troublesome life.

"Hey, isn't that the person next to Mr. Li?" One of Guo Zisheng's soldiers recognized Li Yindou and couldn't help blurting out.

Guo Zisheng took a closer look and recognized it, his expression became serious, it's broken, one of the two piles of minced meat could be Li Dalang from the Li Clan, right?Now Li Hun, Duke of the State of Yi, is about to slap his claws.

At this time, another group of people rushed to the scene with torches, and it was Gao Bufan, Pei Xingyan and others. When Dou Xianniang saw the bloody mass of severed limbs on the ground, her face turned pale, she covered her mouth and turned away. Don't dare to look around.

However, a faint trace of excitement flashed in Pei Xingyan's eyes. Judging from the remaining pieces of clothes, the pile of minced meat must be Li Yi's idiot.

Liu Wuzhou looked suspicious, walked to the side of the two piles of minced meat and squatted down to observe for a while, then turned his head and said: "Master Gao, it seems that Li Dalang and Li Jindou were killed by tigers, most of the wounds were claw marks, and the bones were also chewed to pieces. .”

"Tiger, there are tigers, help!"

Li Yindou, who had been hugging the tree trunk and trembling, heard the word "tiger", as if he had been stimulated, suddenly screamed in horror, and slammed his head against the tree trunk, bleeding all over his face, and then Awow screaming, scratching the tree with both hands desperately, and biting the bark with his mouth, making him crazy.

Everyone at the scene couldn't help but looked at each other, the guy who dared to feel scared was already mad, Qin Qiong was inexplicably relieved when he saw this, two of them died, and the remaining one survived and went crazy again, as long as the Sui soldiers guarding the camp didn't say anything, there would be no He knew that Li Yi had been to his camp before the accident.

Gao Bufan sighed and ordered: "Xingyan, bury Li Dalang, and take Li Yindou back to the camp to bandage up."

Although Pei Xingyan hated Li Yi very much, death was the most important thing, so he dug a hole on the spot and buried Li Yi and Li Jindou, and the crazy Li Yindou was brought back to the camp for resettlement.

As the saying goes, the matter has nothing to do with oneself and hangs high, Guo Zisheng and De Wei who came behind expressed their gratitude to Gao Bufan for the food and left.

Qin Qiong cupped his hands towards Gao Bufan and said, "By the way, I would like to inform Mr. Gao that a certain family will cross the river before dawn tomorrow. Guo Zisheng and De Wei will also act together with a certain family. I wonder what Mr. Gao's plan is?"

Gao Bufan couldn't help but frowned and said, "In such a hurry?"

Qin Qiong said apologetically: "I have been staying in the woods for many days, and the wooden ashtray has been finished. It is not suitable to stay here for a long time, so I will not wait for Mr. Gao, but if Mr. Gao is willing, I can send some people to go with him before crossing the river tomorrow." Let a certain family cross the river together, and when I cross the river, your people will support the wooden squall back here."

Gao Bufan shook his head and said: "The wooden raft is not as light as a boat, even if it crosses the opposite bank, it will inevitably drift downstream for a certain distance, and it will be very troublesome to go back against the current, and it will probably be dawn by then, so it will not work. "

Qin Qiong frowned and said, "That's true."

Gao Bufan smiled and said: "I appreciate General Qin's kindness, but I hope that General Qin can delay crossing the river."

Luo Shixin was displeased when he heard the words: "Why did you refuse? Just to wait for you? You have more than 700 people and dozens of horses. It will take ten or eight days at the fastest to build enough wooden rafts. The dishes are cold, why should we stay and die with you?"

"Shixin, don't be rude." Qin Qiong reprimanded.

Luo Shixin said anxiously: "Brother Qin, what I said is the truth. Gao Changqing brought a supply point of the Goguryeo people. The Goguryeo people's army will definitely come to kill them soon. We can't stay here any longer. Staying here is undoubtedly waiting for you." die."

Pei Xingyan was upset, and said with a sneer, "I'm afraid that you are going to die by crossing the river. It's hard to persuade the damned ghosts with good words, Changqing, since they are going to die, let's leave it alone, lest others think that we are deliberately dragging them down."

"Bullshit!" Luo Shixin said angrily.

"Boy, if you have the guts to say it again, I think you owe repairs." Pei Xingyan also said angrily.

Seeing that the two were about to fight again after a disagreement, Qin Qiong stopped Luo Shixin with stern eyes, and Gao Bufan also quickly stopped Pei Xingyan.

Qin Qiong cupped his hands at Gao Bufan and said: "Although a certain family promised Mr. Gao before, it will agree to Mr. Gao's matter, but it is related to the lives and deaths of thousands of brothers below. Forgive a certain family for not delaying crossing the river. Please forgive me, Mr. Gao. .”

Gao Bufan nodded and said: "I understand, but General Qin might as well listen to my reason before making a decision?"

Qin Qiong looked pale, nodded and said: "A certain family is all ears."

Gao Bufan explained his conjecture in detail, and Qin Qiong couldn't help becoming serious after hearing this, and Luo Shixin also put away his aggressive attitude, and stood aside silently.

Gao Bufan hit the rails while it was hot: "If it is not bad, we people have already fallen into the encirclement of the Goguryeo army. At this moment, there are Goguryeo ambushes on the other side of Liaoke, even upstream and downstream. Waiting for you to board the wooden raft When crossing the river, that's the best time for them to launch."

Qin Qiong's face became more and more dignified. He was not only a brave general earlier, but also well versed in the art of war. As the saying goes: if you fail to cross the river and hit the middle, if you and yourselves are riding clumsy wooden squalls, if you are attacked by Goguryeo in the middle of the river The water army attacked, and then the Goguryeo army blocked the two sides of the strait to attack, then the people like myself would only be wiped out.

Thinking of this, Qin Qiong couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat. Although Luo Shixin felt terrified, he still took chances and retorted: "All this is just your guess. If you guess wrong, wouldn't everyone miss a chance to cross the river?" Great opportunity."

Qin Qiong nodded when he heard the words: "Indeed, this is just Mr. Gao's guess. Everyone has worked hard for many days to make the wooden squall, and it is about to be completed. Just relying on Mr. Gao's guess, everyone's previous efforts will be wasted. I'm afraid everyone would not agree."

Gao Bufan also knows this reason, not to mention Qin Qiong and others, even the people under his command, I am afraid that not many people are willing to let them leave this forest immediately, after all, the other side is his motherland, and leaving here means The farther you are from your home country, the farther you are from home and family.

"Before it got dark, I had sent more than [-] scouts in eight directions to investigate the movement within [-] miles. I believe that there will be definite news by tomorrow morning at the latest. General Qin only needs to refuse to cross the river for a day." Gao Bufan said sincerely .

As the saying goes, more people are more powerful. If everyone is really caught in a tight siege, people like Qin Qiong will be an important help to break through. That's why Gao Bufan tried his best to keep them, and even took the initiative to give food. This is not to win people's hearts, but to let them Eat enough and have the strength to deal with the next battle. This is the so-called helping others, which is helping yourself.

Qin Qiong obviously also felt Gao Bufan's sincerity, pondered for a moment and said: "It's not that a certain family can't trust Mr. Gao, but the order to cross the river has already been issued, and the brothers below know that they will cross the river before dawn tomorrow. I won’t be happy, so how about it, if Mr. Gao’s scouts can bring back definite news before dawn, a certain family will cancel crossing the river, so that there will be an explanation for the brothers below.”

Gao Bufan sighed secretly, well, it depends on God's will, he nodded and said: "In that case, let's wait for the news, but I have a request."

"Master Gao, please tell me." Qin Qiong said politely.

"If it is finally confirmed that my guess is correct, I hope that General Qin will obey my coordination and command so that we can work together to break through." Gao Bufan said in a deep voice.

Luo Shixin looked at Qin Qiong. This kid also knew that the matter was important, so he didn't intervene this time.

Gao Bufan met Qin Qiong's tiger eyes clearly, and the latter looked at him for three seconds, then lowered his eyes and said, "Is this one thing that Mr. Gao asked Qin Qiong to agree to?"

Gao Bufan nodded and said: "Of course, from now on you and I are both clean."

Qin Qiong nodded and said: "Well, a certain family agrees to you, but the premise is to confirm your guess first."

Gao Bufan heaved a sigh of relief. As long as Qin Qiong is dealt with, the remaining two small groups will be easy to deal with. They can either follow the team or wait for their own death. As long as they are not idiots, they all know how to choose, and smiled: "Of course, in addition , Guo Zisheng and De Wei, I would like to trouble General Qin to communicate, and I will explain to them as well."

Qin Qiong said straightforwardly: "OK!"

(End of this chapter)