Goose Three Kingdoms

Chapter 544 Opening the Net and Waiting
The setting sun was nearby, and black bears were camping around the car on the south side of the valley.

At this moment, in various places in the valley on the north side, the three camps that were breached during the day were still burning. Scattered Xianbei people came here to clean up the battlefield and collect supplies they could use.

As for collecting the headless corpses, these Xianbei people do not have the motivation or the mood to do so for the time being.

The Youzhou people were also cleaning up the battlefield. Zhang Fei didn't have time to clean it up in detail. Some wounded soldiers and those pretending to be dead got up and retreated to the camp with the help of friendly forces.

The black bear climbed up to a high place and looked for a moment, watching the orange sun gradually set, then got off the car.

There was a burning campfire nearby. When he arrived, Fa Zheng, Zhang Liao, Zhang Fei and Mi Fang all stood up and bowed to him.

He just waved his hand and sat at the top, where the bed was covered with thick straw and a rough tiger skin.

After sitting down, Black Bear said, "I miscalculated before. General Wenyuan did not demolish the wooden bridge. This was a brilliant move."

Zhang Liao quickly replied: "I just wanted to confuse Tian Yu, I had no other intentions."

Before this, Black Bear's idea was to dismantle the pontoon bridge so that the entire army could concentrate on dealing with the enemy head-on.

But in the valley river, doesn’t Tian Yu have any other way to cross the river?
As long as we are willing to sacrifice and spend money, even if it is difficult for Tian Yu's entire army to be deployed across the shore, it is not difficult to deploy hundreds of elite troops.

But Zhang Liao left the wooden bridge, which was very interesting. The army gathered by Tian Yu didn't even dare to get too close.

While not daring to get close, even if Tian Yu wanted to withdraw his troops in a big step, he would fall into anxiety caused by fear of gain and loss.

In a war, you have to cause trouble for the enemy, making them exhausted and, best of all, agitated to the point that they make fatal mistakes.

Black Bear just smiled at Zhang Liao's modest answer, and turned to look at Zhang Fei: "Today I am not happy to defeat the enemy, but I am happy to see General Yide. Open a jar of wine to celebrate this event."

Zhang Fei wanted to refuse, but seeing that people around him agreed one after another, he secretly reminded himself to drink less.

Soon, a personal soldier brought a jar of wine. Gao Jun opened the seal and poured wine for everyone. Zhang Fei was stunned when he saw Gao Jun. He turned to look at Zhang Liao. Zhang Liao also noticed the doubt in Zhang Fei's expression and nodded slightly without saying anything.

Black Bear took the lead in picking up the wine bowl and said to Zhang Fei: "This was brewed during the army's leisure time when the road was blocked by rain. There is not much left, but most of it is top quality. I want to keep it as a souvenir in the future."

Brewing wine naturally would not be affected during marching and fighting, but now that they can still brew wine calmly in such a critical situation, Zhang Fei doesn't know how to comment on this wine.

Black Bear looked at Zhang Fei and said, "I've heard many people say that General Yide likes to drink fine wine. This is the only wine we have in the army. Let's drink it first and then discuss military affairs."

"Yes, thank you, Grand Marshal, for the wine."

Zhang Fei held the wine bowl with both hands. When Black Bear was drinking, Zhang Fei was the first to raise his head and gulp it down. Then he showed the wine bowl, and others started drinking.

After drinking the wine, Zhang Fei felt that his fatigue was mostly gone, and he said with emotion: "This wine given by the Grand Marshal has given me strength and relieved my fatigue and boosted my energy."

"Since you are relieved, drink another bowl."

Black Bear signaled Gao Jun to come to Zhang Fei to pour wine, and Black Bear turned to ask: "What do you think will happen tonight?"

Zhang Liao was the first to react, but his expression did not change, as he looked like he was thinking with his brows down.

Fa Zhengze spoke first: "Your Majesty, are you saying that the enemy will adopt tactics that are beyond our expectations?"

"Yes, since the battle with the rebels, our army has fought many night battles and achieved great success. Both Xianyu Fu and Ke Bineng know this, and so do all of you. Tonight, after Taishi Wengong has rested, we will launch a night attack as well."

"If our army breaks through head-on, Kebi Neng will only die. The Xianbei people will fight to the death tonight. Xianyu Fu is a veteran general in the border counties. How can he just let our army attack without any care? What can he do?"

As Black Bear spoke, he reached out to take the plate that Gao Jun brought, and placed it on his knees. He used a wooden spoon to scoop out a piece of sticky corn rice ball, put it in his mouth, chewing slowly, savoring its sweet taste.

He was dizzy and his sense of taste was almost numb from eating so much horse meat during this period.

Fa Zheng immediately asked, "Your Majesty, do you still want to attack the Xianbei?"

"If I don't move, Xian Yu Fu won't move either." After swallowing, he picked up the soup bowl on the plate, took a sip of the wild vegetable soup with only salt, and continued: "Tonight I will seize half of the North Mountain to lay a solid foundation for the passage of the entire army tomorrow. Before that, Xian Yu Fu must be severely damaged. Otherwise, he will have troops hanging around tomorrow, and our army will not be able to do its best to attack the mountain."

If they attack all at once and defeat the Xianbei people, the entire army will be able to get out of the valley during the pursuit.

Whether it is during attack or pursuit, keeping Xianyu Fu by the side is a major hidden danger.

The mountain road in the north is not that steep, but the difficulty lies in the high mountains and highlands in the west, which are the main positions of the Xianbei people, and the east is a swamp, water and low-lying land, which makes it impossible for military convoys to pass.

Only by defeating the Xianbei people who were defending the mountains could we pass along the hills.

Mi Fang, who had not had a chance to speak up, was too embarrassed to speak up because of Zhang Fei's presence. He could not help but say, "Your Majesty, if Xianyu Fu is unwilling to send troops, then he is just making a false move, isn't that right?"

"Haha, whether he comes or not, I will seize the North Mountain at night. When tomorrow morning comes, my banner will be planted on the highest point of the mountain!"

Black Bear patiently explained to Mi Fang: "If he doesn't come to raid the camp, and I attack Kebineng's main camp fiercely, if he still refuses to support, the morale of the Xianbei people will surely drop greatly at dawn tomorrow, and they will not be willing to die peacefully. Without the Xianbei people blocking the way, when I return to Dai and gather troops, none of them will be able to escape."

The Xianbei people were resentful of their incompetent allies, and it was not something Ke Bi could easily persuade them to change.

After all, this war was a rebellion by the Youzhou local tyrants, and the Eastern Xianbei were passively involved. How could the lower-class Xianbei people not have their own ideas?
The interests of Kebi Neng and the eastern Xianbei nobles were actually different from those of tribal warriors and ordinary herdsmen.

They could still suppress and rule in normal times, but when they were faced with internal and external difficulties and suffered repeated defeats, the Eastern Xianbei would easily disintegrate.

In order to prevent the Xianbei people from disintegrating, Xianyu Fu must take some action tonight!
Listening to Black Bear's calm analysis, Mi Fang immediately understood.

After going through so much suffering, whether he can escape from the prison in one fell swoop depends on tonight.

Therefore, Xianyu Fu will never give up easily. Once he allows the Grand Marshal to break through the siege and reach Dai, drastic changes will occur within the Youzhou rebels!
By then, the scene of borrowing the general's head for use will probably happen everywhere.

At this time, Zhang Liao asked, "Your Majesty, do you want to set up an ambush and force Xianyu Fu into it?"

"Yes. He can still decide the direction of his troops. When our army defeats the Xianbei people tomorrow, the morale of his troops will also be disrupted and collapse."

Black Bear took another sip of the soup and chuckled, but there was no real smile: "It is better to deceive and force the soldiers under his command to die than to die himself. Ever since I gave up Hengshan and told Feihu, his demise was doomed."

Zhang Fei then tasted the wine in the bowl and drank it, and said: "Grand Marshal, please be at ease. If Xianyu Fu dares to come, I will let him stay here to keep his lonely brother company."

He also knew that he would not be assigned the night attack mission. All he could do was to take a good rest and then fight this ambush.

Almost at the same time, Xianyu Fu also summoned military officers to make detailed arrangements for the night attack tactics.

Just as Black Bear and the others analyzed, Xianyu Fu had no other choice. He knew the character of the Xianbei people very well. They must have been driven by hatred after suffering such a great loss today.

But as long as they suffered a heavy blow, the remaining Xianbei people would immediately wake up and scatter, and this process was simply beyond the control of Ke Bi.

Given the Guanzhong soldiers' ability to fight at night and attack strongholds, Xianyu Fu didn't think the Xianbei people could hold out for long.

Even Kebi Neng would not fight to the death, he would just leave Dai County and move back to the outside of the Great Wall.

By preserving the tribe, Kebi can rise again and become stronger at any time.

Perhaps this war will allow Kebi to grow stronger faster.

Now, his status as the leader elected by the various Xianbei tribes in the east has increased Kebi Neng's power, but it has also restricted his development.

If the Xianbei people were not so furious, Kebi Neng might have withdrawn his troops long ago.

After suffering such a great loss during the day, the next time a war breaks out, it will be the turn of Kebinen’s headquarters and friendly tribes. This group of people may not be happy about this.

(End of this chapter)