Chapter 28: The Enemy Emerges

The quiet night at the foot of the mountain was broken in an instant, and the battalion of more than 100,000 people quickly boiled under Chen Kefu's order. In addition to sending several teams of men and horses to reconnoiter and report the news, the remaining half of the soldiers in the broken barracks seized the time to rest, and half were fully armed and on duty outside the camp.

And the more than 10,000 people also began to line up to receive weapons under the arrangement of Sima and Cangcao Counselor of the broken barracks, everyone was uneasy but with a trace of excitement, everyone knew that these soldiers of the broken barracks would be promoted to the next level after they went back, and even the soldiers had dozens of acres of fertile land after returning this time.

These people were all peasants, and they were sent by the imperial court to serve in the conscription at this time, and they were very clear about the affairs of the broken barracks. Everyone is very envious in their hearts, for a farmer, the most precious thing is not the gold and silver silk, but the fertile land. Although the Great Sui Dynasty has implemented the system of equal land since the beginning of the dynasty, and everyone has been granted land, but now the Great Sui has a population of more than 40 million, and the land in the world is occupied by those nobles and tyrants, and how much can each of them get.

Those who were young and brave among the people, although they were apprehensive at this time, were faintly looking forward to the appearance of the possible Goguryeo army. The so-called precious danger is sought in danger, isn't it easy to break the barracks this time and make a great achievement? Maybe this time they can make a contribution to the light of the broken barracks, even if they are rewarded with ten acres of fertile land, it is also something that cannot be sought. Ten acres of land, this is a dependence that can feed a few people in a family.

At the urging of the soldiers of the broken barracks, no one was dissatisfied with the negative mood, and everyone was working hard to strengthen the defense of the large battalion, digging trenches, tree stumps, and digging small pits to defend against cavalry in the open space outside the large camp. Everyone was in full swing, and many stout men even took off their coats directly, and worked hard with their bare shoulders by the light of the torches.

Compared with some faint worries of the people, Chen Kefu and the generals who broke the barracks were not too worried. Although this place is Goguryeo, for the Sui army, they are not afraid of fighting with those Goguryeo barbarians, what they are afraid of is that the other party will not be able to hold out. As long as the other party dares to come out to fight in the field, then these elite soldiers who crisscross the Central Plains and the Turkic steppe will be fearless.

Especially for Chen Kefu and them, whether they are away from the new city or the big camp under the Liaodong city, the cavalry is only a day's journey away from the fast horses. Even if it was really Ilmuon Zhideok, the god of war of Goguryeo, he was still fearless. As long as he sticks to the camp and does not come out, with the tens of thousands of people in the camp and the abundant equipment, he believes that he can hold it. Perhaps, at that time, they will be able to counter-encircle the incoming Goguryeo army with the armies on both sides of Liaocheng and Xincheng. If this is the case, then this is simply a credit from God, Chen Kefu is really not afraid of too much credit, now he is just a young general, and he doesn't have to worry about being rewarded for a few big achievements.

In the camp of the old man Li Benlei, Chen Kefu and the others sat there looking at the map and waiting for the news of the horses, but they also faintly expected in their hearts that the cavalry that was found was a large army of Goguryeo.

A group of people chatting about the correction were chatting with each other, and the tent was violently lifted, and a man in armor broke in with several large men with the same armor.

"Brother Pojun, I seem to have heard that the Goguryeo army is catching up, right?"

Chen Kefu frowned, this is a group of officers in the broken barracks discussing military affairs, and someone actually broke in like this, which made him very unhappy, and he was about to see which one was so blind, and he was about to take it out to play a twenty big board, emphasizing military discipline, and when he raised his eyes, he saw that the person who came was the Taifu Temple Shaoqingyu Culture who had just been called a brother and a brother during the day.

"That's just a rumor from outsiders, our outpost has found traces of cavalry not far away, it looks like a small group of Goguryeo scouting horses, and we have asked people to check it out. Brother Yuwen doesn't need to panic, you go back and continue to sleep, with our broken military camp here, it doesn't matter if the Goguryeo army is really coming or not. If you want to beat the idea of our team, the other party must also have this good tooth and mouth. Chen Kefu is not easy to blame Yu Wenhua, speaking of which, now that he is still a member of his family, he has to tell the truth.

Yu Wenhua and the two little ladies he brought were playing in the tent, but they heard the chaotic noise in the camp, and when he came just now, he thought it was just a rumor in the camp, and he was going to come over to confirm it and go back to continue to enjoy the absurdity of this rare mountain forest wilderness. But at this moment, when he really heard the news of the Goguryeo people appearing nearby from Chen Kefu's mouth, he felt dumbfounded for a while.

Although there were more than 100,000 people in the camp, there were only 3,000 men and horses in the broken barracks, and he himself borrowed 1,000 cavalry from his father this time, and the rest were all Goguryeo people except for the more than 10,000 people, and there were even nearly 20,000 Goguryeo prisoners. What if it was really the Goguryeo army that came? It was a wilderness, with no fortified city to defend and no army to fear. He is a light and thin son of Chang'an, Yu Wenhua, but he was born in a military aristocratic family in Guanyuan, the fourth and third dukes, and a good future and wealth are still waiting for him, how can he be blocked under this hill like this.

In the panic, Yu Wenhua and his face turned a little pale, "Brother Pojun, in addition to your 3,000 Po Army cavalry, there are only 1,000 Zuo Yi Guard cavalry left, and there is definitely no chance of victory against the Goguryeo people." What's more, there are so many people, and so many Goguryeo captives, what if they take advantage of the chaos to seize the camp? I think we might as well kill all those Goguryeo captives, and then let the more than 10,000 people wait for those Goguryeo people here. Brother Pojun, haven't you already issued weapons to those people, let them stick to the camp here, and I will return to Liaodong City as soon as possible to move the rescue troops. At that time, we will bring the army and the people of the battalion to attack inside and outside, and we will definitely be able to kill the Goguryeo people. Brother Pojun, my plan is good, without further ado, let's go. ”

Chen Kefu was still a little stuttering when he heard what he said at the beginning, but in the end, Yu Wenhua, who was talking more and more, of course he didn't believe in the strategy of this person whose legs were still shaking at this time. What kind of ploy is this, but this guy is afraid of death and wants to run away, and he is afraid that he will not be able to return to Liaodong City with those thousand people, so he wants to drag himself as a bodyguard to escort him to Liaodong City. In the end, he was worried that Yang Guang would blame him for abandoning the camp and escaping, so he came up with a plan to let the people guard the camp and move the rescue soldiers in the name of it.

secretly despised this frivolous boy in his heart, but Chen Kefu also admired this guy's cleverness. At such a moment, he could still think of such a way to escape so quickly, and it seems that the education of the nobles was not in vain.

Quietly signaled to the generals in the camp with his eyes, asked them not to make a sound, and walked to Yu Wenhua and his side with a slight smile, Chen Ke replied, "Brother Yuwen, your plan is really good, but those people are just farmers who have just washed their feet and come ashore, if we are here, they can still hold their positions, if we die, then these people will not say that they will defend the camp and fight to the death with the enemy." Surely as soon as we walk on the front foot, they will have to flee on the back foot, and you and I will not be able to escape the punishment of His Majesty. ”

Yu Wenhua and who are willing to wait here for death, in his opinion, how far away is it best at this time, and how far away from here is the safest. Hearing that Chen Kefu was worried about dereliction of duty and asked for guilt, he hurriedly lowered his head and whispered beside him, "It's too dangerous to stay here, as long as you return to Liaodong City, you don't have to worry." What do you say now that you are also a member of our Yuwen family, and Your Majesty will not blame us for such a trivial matter. Besides, with my old man here, and with the prestige of my Yuwen family, I can definitely keep you safe. Let's go quickly, if it's too late, if they chase after us, we won't be able to run away. ”

"Brother Yuwen, the situation is unclear at this time, I am in such a hurry to run out, what if it is only a few Goguryeo routs by then, what should we do? Isn't that a laughing stock for everyone? If it is really as Brother Yuwen expected, it is the elite army of Goguryeo who comes, then before you people understand the situation of the other party, we blindly run out, isn't it even more dangerous? At that time, we may accidentally break into someone's suit. So Brother Yuwen, don't panic, I have already sent two teams of men and horses to ask for help from General Pei Renji of Xincheng and His Majesty of Liaodong City respectively. Now, as long as we hold the camp, in less than a day, our reinforcements will arrive. There are so many military equipment in the camp, and the people are strong, so it is safest for us to stay here. Brother Yuwen, although rest assured, I am still very sure that I will be able to hold the camp in one day. ”

Chen Kefu briefly explained the danger of leaving the camp without authorization. Of course, this is just what he scared Yu Wenhua, if he really wanted to let him leave this big camp with three thousand broken army camp cavalry, no matter how strong the other party was, if he just escaped, he would still have a great chance of running away.

However, Chen Kefu can't run, no matter what, he understands the importance of the heavy war horse captives in this large battalion, and the two of them are clearly not dangerous, why should they be so complicated. An opportunity to make meritorious contributions, he will not lose it and become a runaway general.

Yu Wenhua heard Chen Kefu say this, he couldn't run first, and he was really scared for a while, his face was as white as paper. Grabbing Chen Kefu's hand, he said, "Brother Pojun, can you really hold on to this point for a day?" What if it's Yiwenzhide? Last time, my old man's army of 300,000 was all defeated by this barbarian, and there were not a single one who ran back. Against the barbarians, can we hold out until reinforcements arrive? ”