At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 175 Breakthrough

Seven of the eight scouts have returned, and one of them has not returned yet. Among the seven scouts who have returned, only three are intact, and at least one of the other four has lost at least one person. The total number of injured is as many as five.

Looking at these injured scouts, there was no need for Gao Bufan to say anything, Qin Qiong and others already believed that everyone had really fallen into the encirclement of the Goguryeo army, and they all looked dignified.

"Master Gao, what should we do now?" Guo Zisheng asked in a deep voice, and the others also paid attention to Gao Bufan.

"Before the enemy's encirclement circle is formed, leave here immediately, the sooner the better." Gao Bufan said firmly, since multiple scouts were intercepted and killed by the enemy, the other party has obviously realized that they have been seen through, and they must be accelerating their contraction at this time The encirclement circle, so there is not much time left for everyone.

Qin Qiong obviously realized that time was running out, and nodded first: "I have no objections, but which direction should I break out of?"

"It's the same in any direction, but I suggest breaking through to the southeast." Gao Bufan suggested.

"What's the reason?" Luo Shixin asked.

"We came from there before, and we are familiar with the roads, and we have made some arrangements, which may come in handy." Gao Bufan replied frankly.

Qin Qiong nodded immediately and said, "In that case, let's break out to the southeast."

Dewey was the oldest man, obviously an old fritter, and he complimented: "Young Master Gao is planning ahead, I admire you, okay, I also agree to break out in the southeast direction and follow Mr. Gao's tail."

Dewey's words sound nice, but they are actually telling Gao Bufan that it's okay to break through to the southeast, but my people don't take the lead, so they can only follow behind you.

Guo Zisheng also immediately said: "What brother Du said is very true, I am willing to follow Mr. Gao Jiwei."

Although Pei Xingyan didn't expect De Wei and Guo Zisheng to take the lead, he was still a little upset that these two guys were so shameless, but right now we were all in the same boat, so it was not easy to argue with each other, so he just kept his face sullen and silent.

Gao Bufan didn't seem to care at all, nodded and said: "Since that's the case, it shouldn't be too late, let's set off right away, General Qin, please send some people to help deliver the food."

Compared with De Wei and Guo Zisheng, the two "shrunken boys", Gao Bufan naturally trusted Qin Qiong's character more. For such an important material as food, it was more assured to give it to Qin Qiong.

Qin Qiong didn't speak much, she nodded briskly and said "yes".

At this time, the sound of horseshoes outside the woods sounded again, and it was Han Laoshi who had returned from the last scout. Han Laoshi was carrying Liu Qijin covered in blood on his back, and only one of his mounts had returned.

"Ah, what's wrong with Qijin?" Dou Xianniang exclaimed, and rushed forward to help. A group of villagers also gathered around, helping to stop the bleeding and bandage the wound.

Liu Qijin was hit by arrows in his right shoulder and left leg respectively, and blood stained half of his body. Although he was very weak, he was still conscious, and it looked like his life was not in danger.

Although Han Laoshi was covered in blood, he moved freely, and he didn't seem to be injured. The blood on his body was probably stained by others. He hurriedly walked up to Gao Bufan and reported: "I encountered an enemy fifty miles to the west, cavalry, more than 1000 people."

The complexion of everyone present changed drastically. It was terrible. Meeting a thousand cavalrymen on the plain was simply a nightmare.

Gao Bufan's expression was dignified, the cavalry was fast, and he believed that they would arrive here in a short time, so he immediately ordered to march, and at the same time ordered Liu Wuzhou to pour all the remaining oil into the surrounding bushes and ignite it.

When everyone left the mountain forest, many fires sprang up in the forest, and spread rapidly, becoming a prairie fire in no time, burning half of the sky red.

Qin Qiong and the others didn't understand Gao Bufan's intention of setting the fire at first, but when they saw a large number of torches lit on the other side of the river, and a large number of boats were rapidly approaching from the river, they understood The significance of Gao Bufan's move is to block the enemy and cover up the retreat.

"His grandma, the stick army really set up an ambush on the opposite bank. It's a good thing we didn't cross the river, or we would die." Luo Shixin said fearfully.

Du Wei and Guo Zisheng broke out in a cold sweat, secretly thankful they didn't cross the river, otherwise they would either be ghosts shot down by arrows, or fall into the Liao River and become bastards.

"Let's go!" Gao Bufan didn't have time to observe the enemy's situation on the other side at the moment. He gave an order and everyone marched towards the southeast at full speed. At the moment of life and death, every second counts.

At this moment, the general Gao Jianwu on the other side of the Liao River has turned pale. Seeing that the cooked duck is about to fly, can he not be in a hurry?It's a pity that there is a Liaohe River in front of him, even if he has two thousand elite soldiers by his side, he can only stare blankly.

Although the amount of oil that Gao Bufan dumped in the woods was not much, there was no shortage of dead branches and leaves in the woods. Once ignited, it was out of control and spread in all directions at a speed visible to the naked eye. The fire went straight into the sky, and even the river All the Goguryeo warships on board felt the terrible heat and did not dare to go ashore near the woods, but Gao Bufan and others calmly evacuated. Moreover, the soaring fire temporarily concealed their whereabouts.

As we all know, when a fire burns, it will siphon oxygen from the surroundings. This forest is located on a river bend, and the whistling river wind blows directly. You can imagine.

The beasts in the woods fled their homes in groups in terror. Under the raging fire, a colorful tiger galloped among the beasts, with a cub in its mouth. Obviously, the fire was more terrifying than the tiger. Under the power of the fire, the power of the tiger is insignificant, and he can only flee for his life in a hurry with his tail between his legs.

Let's say that Gao Bufan and the others left the woods and retreated southward for about half an hour, when a cavalry arrived under the light of dawn, rolling in like a large black cloud, and the sound of rumbling horseshoes shook the heavens and the earth.

The leader of this cavalry was none other than the commander-in-chief Liu Zaishang. He rushed to the scene with a murderous look, and seeing the forest that had turned into a sea of ​​flames, he couldn't help being stunned, and then became furious. His intuition told him that he was late again!
It is said that when Liu Zaishang discovered the scouts of the Sui army, he immediately realized that the plan might have been exposed, so he led a thousand cavalry to speed up, but it was still a step late, and he couldn't help drawing his sword and roaring: "Cunning Sui people, don't take you The corpse is broken into thousands of pieces, this general swears not to be a human being."

At this time, there was thunderous hooves from the east, and another thousand-man cavalry arrived. The leader of the army was also a cavalry commander named Jin Gongcheng, who was the other person in charge of this large-scale siege.

"Old Liu, did you kill all those Sui people?" Jin Gongcheng looked at the raging fire in front of him, and asked Liu Zaishang with a suspicious expression.

Liu Zaishang gritted his teeth with a livid face and said, "Run away."

Jin Gongcheng's expression changed drastically, and he lost his voice and said, "Are you running? Where are you going? Then why don't you chase after him quickly."

Liu Zaishang patted his forehead and said, "Yes, hurry up, I'm really mad with anger."

Jin Gongcheng gave a cold snort of dissatisfaction, and immediately ordered people to carefully check the surroundings, and quickly determined the direction of the Sui army's escape based on the traces left on the ground, and immediately chased towards the southeast.

"General Liu, the Sui army fled to the southeast, and our infantry blocked it there, so they couldn't escape." Centurion Liu Chengwu comforted Liu Zaishang.

Liu Zaishang nodded, and regretfully said: "Old Liu, this general should have listened to you before, that Sui boy is really too cunning."

Liu Chengwu thought to himself, what's the use of regretting now, but that kid is indeed more cunning than a fox, more alert than a wild wolf, and the net that the general personally set up let him escape, no, he hasn't escaped yet, Still within the encirclement, as long as he is overtaken by two thousand cavalry, this kid will die.

"Chengxun, elder brother will kill that kid himself to avenge you." Liu Chengwu gritted his teeth and vowed secretly, whipped his whip, and galloped his horse, wishing he could immediately catch up with Gao Bufan and kill him to avenge his younger brother Liu Chengxun.

(End of this chapter)