Goose Three Kingdoms

Chapter 545 A flash of inspiration

Inside the tent, the black bear was in a light sleep.

Noticing many footsteps outside, he opened his eyes and grabbed the helmet and put it on his head without thinking.

He stood up, tied his helmet strap, and held the mask in his hand as he walked out of the tent.

Looking up at the crescent moon in the night sky, Gao Jun, who was guarding the door of the tent, stood up and said, "Your Majesty, it is four quarters past midnight."

"I'm not going to sleep anymore. Go lie down and rest for a while."

"Yes."

Gao Jun did not refuse. He immediately bowed, went into the tent, took off his helmet, and did not dare to sleep on Black Bear's bed. Instead, he lay on a pile of feather arrows.

As soon as I lay down and adjusted my sleeping position, my eyelids closed and I fell into a deep sleep.

Black Bear came to the campfire and saw Zhang Liao holding a torch in one hand and a wooden stick in the other, moving stones on the ground and playing a war game.

Black Bear didn't bother him. He found a shield and laid it on the ground seven or eight steps away. Just as he sat down, he saw Zhang Liao standing up and walking towards him: "Your Majesty, I think the situation of the battle may change tonight."

"Hold on."

Black Bear pulled out a cowhide map roll from his waist and spread it out, pressing down the corners with stones. Zhang Liao sat cross-legged near him, pointed at the map and said, "I am from a border county. Based on my understanding of Xianyu Fu and Tian Yu, they will do things that neither Your Majesty nor I expect."

"Elaborate."

"Yes, first of all, it's Tian Yu. Our army didn't cross the river tonight, so Tian Yu would never retreat easily. He would definitely stay close to the river bank to test and search carefully. He may have made up his mind at this moment. His camp is to the northeast, so he can drift across the river from the upper reaches. In this way, more than a thousand elite soldiers can reach the lake on the east side of our army before dawn."

Zhang Liao pointed to the lake area on the east side of the main camp and continued, "When I crossed the river today, I saw that the battle was over, so I inspected the upstream and downstream banks. The two rivers meet upstream, and the lake is full of water, so the water flow is gentle, which is conducive to swimming. This is a battle related to the survival of Tian Yu's clan. He is bound to be crazy, like a mad dog. If there is a glimmer of opportunity, he will do his best. Therefore, we must be on guard."

Anyway, it wasn't Tian Yu, the decision maker, who died. While he still had prestige, he would naturally push forward all the troops he could command.

Black Bear stared at the map: "I can understand that, but what other variables are there with Xian Yu Fu?"

"Tian Yu is a defeated general, so he will do his best. Xianyu Fu's brother died in broad daylight, which is an explanation to the families who followed the rebellion."

Zhang Liao changed the subject and said, "Yan Rou is dead. Xian Yu Fu is from a well-known family in the frontier counties. He is not as trustworthy as Yan Rou. Therefore, I believe that when our army attacks the Xianbei, Xian Yu Fu will send troops to the south to provoke the Xianbei to fight and wait for help, and also intend to disrupt the morale of our army."

"General, do you mean that the decoys sent by Xianyu Fu will carry torches to create momentum?"

"Yes, and we will also dispatch elite cavalry, hiding in the darkness without torches, waiting for an opportunity to fight. Add in the ambush troops that Tian Yu will inevitably bring, and our army will be attacked from both sides. In addition, the floating bridge is still there. If Tian Yu can get in touch with Xian Yu Fu, when the ambush troops clash, his army will cross the floating bridge and attack our camp directly."

Zhang Liao looked up at Black Bear and said, "Even if there is only a one percent chance, we cannot neglect it. I request that the floating bridge be demolished immediately to eliminate the hidden danger."

“It can be demolished.”

Black Bear didn't want to take any risks, so he said, "In that case, I will mobilize all my troops and attack the Xianbei camp directly."

You don't need any tents, just take some dry food and spare weapons.

After defeating the Xianbei people, there was naturally no shortage of tents to stay overnight.

The valley battlefield is only this large. Not counting the vast lake and swamp area to the east, the plains are only about twenty miles from east to west and twenty miles from north to south.

The overall shape is not square, but more like a triangle.

After defeating the Xianbei people and driving the captives south to repack the tents, Xianyu Fu could only hide on the mountain and watch. Tian Yu was luckier and could watch from across the river.

At this moment, the campfires in the Xianbei camp in the north were brightly lit. The night wind whistled on the mountain ridge, and whenever a strong wind whistled past the tent, the campfire in Kebi Neng's tent would tremble violently.

Ke Bineng was wearing armor and lying on his side on a Hu bed, with his bare feet placed in front of the campfire to be warmed.

War is a torment for the commander, and the torment is even more intense when the situation is unfavorable.

He really wanted to close his eyes for a while, but he didn't dare to sleep, and couldn't fall asleep.

My thinking became so confused and slow, and when I felt I could no longer hold on and was about to fall asleep, this drowsy feeling was like returning to my mother's arms. The sense of crisis subsided, and a sense of peace arose spontaneously and gradually spread throughout my body.

Just as he was about to close his eyes, he wanted to bite his tongue hard to refresh himself, but when he did bite it, he really didn't feel any pain.

Just when I was half awake and half asleep, a gust of wind blew past in the middle of the night, and a lot of cold wind penetrated into the tent, bringing a chill.

Ke Bineng regained consciousness immediately, stood up, clenched his fist and punched himself hard in the face. After this punch, he immediately became energetic.

But his legs and feet were weak, and after sitting on the bed for a while, he was able to barely control his legs and feet and stand up.

After walking back and forth for a few steps, he asked, "What time is it?"

A confidant who was guarding outside the tent replied, "It's about the second watch."

Hearing this, Ke Bineng punched himself in the face again, then put on his boots, slung his sword, put on his cloak and walked out of the tent. He quickly walked more than 30 steps to the edge of the ridge, looked south, and asked the leaders who followed him: "Has there been any letters or messengers from Xianyu Fu?"

"As before, warn our troops to beware of the Han army's attack on the camp."

A leader handed over two lacquer-sealed silk books, which Kebi Neng opened in public. After reading them, he said, "He said that if we are attacked, he will send troops to attack the Han army camp."

Two silk books with similar contents were passed between several literate leaders, but Ke Bineng said, "If it was just one letter, I could still trust him, but since he keeps sending letters, I doubt his sincerity."

If the letter was sent by Yan Rou, he would definitely believe it. Even if he had doubts, he would not suspect Yan Rou. At most, he would think that Yan Rou was deceived.

He and Yan Rou help each other. Yan Rou will never sacrifice Ke Bineng, as Ke Bineng is the representative of Yan Rou's interests.

Yan Rou can't possibly cut off one of his own arms. If his reputation is ruined, how can he find people to cooperate with him in the future?

Xianyu Fu is different. He doesn't care about that pitiful friendship at all. With Xianyu Fu's family background, in a world without Kebineng, perhaps the Xianyu family can live a better life.

Now that Yan Rou is dead, Ke Bineng instinctively distrusts Xian Yu Fu.

Just like before, there was no shortage of people in the Youzhou rebel army, but they let Yan Rou lead the troops to cooperate with Yuan Shang to rob and kill the black bear... Could it be because Yan Rou had good connections and could quickly borrow horses from the generals, or borrow horses from private Xianbei people?

If Yan Rou were still alive, with his full support, how could Yan Rou have become a fighting general under the command of Xianyu Fu?
As the cold wind blew from the mountain ridge, Ke Bineng began to think about his retreat.

If they retreat, the foundation of Dai County will be lost, and most of the tens of thousands of Xianbei knights who followed them will disperse.

The loss is huge, but as long as you run fast, compared to the loss of life, this loss is nothing.

Ke Bineng calmed down and told his men, "I have seen Xian Yufu act cautiously. Why would he put himself in danger for our army? Tell all the camps to prepare for war carefully and not be misled by rumors."

Seeing that Ke Bineng had no intention of leaving on his own initiative, several people bowed and said goodbye, and went to various places to implement Ke Bineng's instructions.

As long as you have no expectations, there will be no disappointment when the battle situation becomes extremely unfavorable.

(End of this chapter)