"Lord Thorn Shi, we will be able to reach Khitan in another hundred miles, you see that the sun is not early, should we take a break for a while and then continue to hurry?"

Gao Baoning looked up at the scorching sun overhead, gently smoothed his lips that were a little dry from the scorching sun, looked at the tired army again, and looked at the deputy general in front of him seriously: "Have the scouts sent out have returned, have you found any traces of the enemy within thirty miles around?" ”

"Don't worry, my lord, the last general has confirmed with them that there is nothing around thirty miles away, and this place is flat and open, even if the enemy attacks, we can find it early." The adjutant said respectfully.

"Hmm!" Gao Baoning replied lightly, and continued: "Pass the order, let the soldiers rest on the spot, and continue to hurry after an hour!" In addition, send out scouts to keep an eye on the situation around us, but if you find anything, you must report it immediately! ”

"Yes!"

Seeing the deputy general leave, Gao Baoning raised his hand to wipe away the fine beads of sweat oozing from his forehead, looked at the endless grassland in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh in a low voice.

"General Gao, why are you sighing?" With a low and gentle voice, a water bladder appeared on his side, Gao Baoning looked sideways, and saw Yun Fei, dressed as an ordinary soldier, looking at him suspiciously.

Gao Baoning hurriedly turned over and dismounted, while Yunfei stepped forward to help. Standing up straight, Gao Baoning said with some sincere fear: "Mr. Yun, how can I bother you to serve me?" Rest fast! ”

"You don't have to be polite, the general is now your personal guard, and I should take care of you!" Yun Fei shook his head disapprerovingly, glanced around lightly, lowered his voice and said, "General Gao, there are many people, don't arouse the suspicion of others!" ”

Gao Baoning suddenly came to his senses and said with a smile: "What Mr. Yun reminded me is that I was just quite reluctant to go. ”

"It's okay!" Yun Fei waved his hand and said: "The general can be courteous to the old man, the kindness of the year has long been repaid, but now the old man has something to ask for, and the general doesn't have to worry about it." At the moment of the great enemy, we don't have to be too polite! After a pause, Yun Fei said again: "When the old man saw the general sighing, he seemed to have something on his mind, but he was worried that he would not be happy?" ”

Gao Baoning nodded, and said with a solemn face: "Our 80,000 army has come in a mighty way, and with happy ears and eyes, we will definitely not be unaware, but in the past few days, it is really strange that we have not led the army to attack and disturb!" ”

"Even if I am glad to know that our army has been prepared for a long time, and know that the sneak attack will not have much effect, it is inevitably a little too quiet along the way! If the Khitan tribe moves north, temporarily avoid the edge, and induce our army to go deeper, it will be okay, but I am happy but I don't make any moves, which is really incomprehensible! ”

Speaking of this, Gao Baoning couldn't help frowning and shaking his head, with a worried look: "Although Dahe Chucai dominates Kumoxi, it will take three or five months to fully integrate all the forces, if my army is on the Khitan border, why should I be happy to win against me?" I can't figure it out, I can't figure it out! I'm just glad that this person is an extraordinary mercenary, and people can't help but guard against it, I'm afraid there is fraud in this! ”

"General Gao's worries are not unreasonable, but you don't have to worry too much!" Yun Fei said with relief: "Even if he is resourceful and brave at fighting, he has no soldiers available in his hands and his foundation is unstable, how can he win against the general's army of 80,000?" ”

Speaking of this, Yun Fei couldn't help but smile proudly: "What's more, there are many disciples of my Heavenly Dao Sect in the army, as long as we can try our best to kill more generals under the command of Xingxing, the enemy's command will inevitably be chaotic and morale will plummet, and General Gao will definitely win in one fell swoop!" ”

"Now it can only be blocked by soldiers, and the water is covered by the earth." Gao Baoning sighed and said: "Mr. Yun, whether you can annihilate the fierce enemy, when the time comes, you will have to rely on the masters of your faction, Baoning is here to thank you!" ”

Yun Fei nodded solemnly: "General Gao doesn't have to be polite, this is something we have agreed on, and my Heavenly Dao Sect disciples will do their best!" ”

An hour passed quickly, and the sun overhead was not as hot as Fang Cai, and the soldiers who were hurrying felt refreshed, and their listlessness after eating and drinking was much better.

Although these soldiers have also undergone nearly three months of training, it is the first time they have gone out to fight, and it is inevitable that they will have all kinds of problems, especially in the past few days, because they are worried about the sneak attack, they are nervous, so they seem even more tired.

Fortunately, just in case, Gao Baoning and his entourage did not march fast, and the bodies of these soldiers could still withstand it. When the sun was setting in the west, Gao Baoning ordered the whole army to stop marching and set up camp on the spot, at this time they were still less than eighty miles away from the Khitan.

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"Little prince, Gao Baoning's department has stopped marching and set up camp thirty miles away!" Qin Qiong hurriedly walked behind Happy and said solemnly.

"Oh? Set up camp? Happy raised his eyebrows, his face showed surprise, and Shaoqing exclaimed: "Gao Baoning is careful, no wonder he has been able to guard Yingzhou for so many years, it's a pity!" ”

Qin Qiong frowned and said, "Little Prince, isn't our ambush useless?" ”

"How so?" Happy waved his hand and smiled: "Uncle Bao, do you really think that our 10,000 people can defeat Gao Baoning's 80,000 army?" Without waiting for Qin Qiong to refute, he happily continued: "I know that my brothers are all good men who treat one as ten, but ants bite elephants to death, you can't take it lightly, not to mention how can I bear to let my brothers be killed or injured?" ”

Qin Qiong was silent for a moment, he really didn't look down on the rabble led by Gao Baoning, and wanted the cavalry division to fight dozens of battles in the south and north, how could he ever be defeated? This is his pride, but also his pride.

Thinking back then, Gao Changgong swept through the 100,000 troops of the Zhou army with 500 elites, and now he has 10,000 iron horsemen, how can he be afraid of Gao Baoning? It's just that as Happy said, the enemy is outnumbered, and if he fights hard, even if he wins, he will have a lot of losses, and it is not worth it.

After being silent for a moment, Qin Qiong said with a solemn face: "Then what is the arrangement of the little prince?" ”

Xing Xing smiled slightly: "The reason why Gao Baoning stopped moving forward and set up camp early was nothing more than to recuperate and prevent us from attacking the camp, and in this case, we fulfilled his wish!" ”

Qin Qiong was stunned for a moment, but then suddenly realized. Since he saw through Gao Baoning's strategy, how could he ask for trouble, his so-called attack on the camp is probably more important to put pressure on the enemy and probe the enemy's military situation.

Sure enough, he listened to the joy and continued: "Uncle Bao, pass the order, let the brothers eat and drink enough, and rest on the spot, tonight we will go to attack the camp, if the enemy is heavily guarded, we will mainly harass them, so that they can not recuperate in peace; If the enemy camp really relaxes its defense, it can be a good rush to kill and give Gao Baoning a head start! ”

"Little Wangye's plan is very good, no matter how Gao Baoning responds, they don't want to live in peace!" Qin Qiong nodded in agreement.

It is true that Gao Baoning is outnumbered, but it also makes his goal too big and his mobility insufficient. Especially in this open grassland, there is no advantage of the terrain, and the cavalry sneak attack is even more advantageous. Even though Gao Baoning guessed that the happy attack on the camp was just a feint, he still didn't dare to take it lightly. Before the battle began, he thought he was passive, after all, he was too far behind in terms of mobility.

Gao Baoning also expected that he would be happy to sneak attack, so he ordered the whole army to camp early, firstly, to be as fully prepared as possible, and secondly, to allow the soldiers to have more time to rest, whether it is in the face of a possible surprise attack or the upcoming big battle, this is a must.

Time flies, and it's late at night in the blink of an eye. It's early autumn, and the night on the grassland is already quite cool, and the breeze blows, and if you wear a thin one, you can't help but shiver.

Everything is gone, but Gao Baoning's handsome tent is still brightly lit, he is looking at the map on the table with his hands, rubbing his eyebrows gently, and he can't hide the tiredness between his eyebrows, but he is not sleepy.

"General Gao, why haven't you rested yet?" Yun Fei raised the curtain and asked with concern.

"Mr. Yun, please take a seat!" Gao Baoning got up, asked Yun Fei to sit down on the side, and sighed while pouring tea for him: "The closer I get to the Khitan, the more unsteady my heart is!" Be careful to make the Wannian ship, this is our last chance, this battle is not allowed to be defeated, otherwise even if the Turks and the Zhou State join forces to attack the Qi State, it will be useless! ”

"The old man knows that the general is worried, but if you don't rest well, how can you calmly command the battle?" Looking at Gao Baoning, Yun said with relief: "Didn't the scout report that he didn't find any trace of the enemy a quarter of an hour ago, not to mention that the general also made careful arrangements, you don't have to worry too much!" According to the old man, the general should rest early, once the enemy attacks the camp, the old man will wake you up immediately! ”

"It's good!" Gao Baoning also knew that what Yunfei said was true, so he nodded and said, "There is Mr. Lao Yun, let's rest here!" After speaking, Gao Baoning did not procrastinate, so he lay down with his clothes, and let out a soft snoring sound in an instant.

Glancing at the sleeping Gao Baoning, Yun Fei gently exited the tent, sat on the ground in front of the tent, his eyes were closed, his mind was calm, and he began to meditate. With his current strength and heart, his skills are already free to be retracted, and he is not afraid of being disturbed by others.

Half an hour passed, Yun Fei suddenly opened his eyes, two sharp rays of light shot out of his eyes like sharp swords, and a shocking momentum also shot out of him, making several guards who were not far away a little chaotic full of cleverness.

"Sure enough!"

whispered, and without seeing any movement from Yun Fei, his body jumped up in the air and swept into the tent behind him like a gust of wind.

"General, wake up, someone is attacking the camp!"

"What?!" Gao Baoning suddenly opened his eyes, got up from the bed, pulled the sword beside the bed and wanted to run out of the tent.

"General, don't panic, the enemy should still be five miles away." Yun Fei hurriedly stopped in a low voice.

"Oh?" Gao Baoning stopped, looked at Yun Fei in surprise and said, "Mr. Yun is sure?" ”

Yun Fei smiled and said, "Although the old man can't command thousands of horses and thousands of troops, he is confident that his ear power is still good!" ”

Gao Baoning didn't reply, but immediately fell to the ground, put his ear close to the ground, and listened carefully, before he straightened up for a while, his face became extremely solemn, "Sure enough, someone is here!" ”