A place with a lot of people is probably a good place, but it is not necessarily a safe place. On the one hand, it is easy to trample, and on the other hand, it is easy to spread bacteria. If it is the current state of war, it will be even worse because it is easy to be taken away by others.

When Gao Bufan saw this dense forest covering the entire river berth, his first feeling was that it was a good place, a place for hiding whereabouts and logging. However, when he found that there were still several bands of Sui army defeated in this forest, his thoughts immediately changed. This place may not be a good place, or even a dangerous place.

The Goguryeo people are not idiots. I would like to ask about this place that is convenient for hiding whereabouts and convenient for logging and building boats. Even the Sui army defeated soldiers who were unfamiliar with the land can be found, but the Goguryeo people cannot find it?

But there were a large number of Sui army defeated soldiers gathered here, and they could cut trees and make wood rafts safely every day. The Goguryeo people were careless, so they did it on purpose directly?

Gao Bufan prefers the latter. Combined with the abnormal peace these days, he suspected that Goguryeo was "hunting", constantly compressing the space along the Liaohe line, and then forcing the Sui army defeated in the nearby area to this area, and then attacking them all.

The more Gao Bufan thought about it, the more uneasy he became. If it was as expected, then they might have been surrounded by the Goguryeo army. Once the other party formed an encirclement and blocked the entire forest, all the Sui soldiers in the forest would become turtles in the jar and could not escape even if they had wings.

So after entering the woods, Gao Bufan was not in a hurry to order the tree to cut and obtain materials, but immediately asked Pei Xingyan to send more scouts to investigate whether there were any abnormal situations within a radius of fifty miles to confirm his guess.

Pei Xingyan was shocked. The circumference of fifty miles was really outrageous. He almost had to spread all of his fifty cavalry. However, when he saw Gao Bufan's serious expression, Pei Xingyan did not dare to neglect him. He immediately arranged personnel and set out for reconnaissance in eight directions. Four cavalry were sent in each direction, and a total of thirty-two cavalry were dispatched.

"Brother Gao, what happened?" Dou Xianniang asked a little uneasy when she saw Gao Bufan sending so many scouts. Pei Xingyan, Su Dingyue and others also looked at him in confusion, which was what they wanted to ask.

Gao Bufan said in a deep voice: "We may have fallen into the encirclement of the Goguryeo army."

Everyone suddenly changed color, and Su Dingyue said in a lost voice: "How is it possible? We have set up a suspicious array on the way, and the Goguryeo people can't even find us anywhere. How can we quietly surround us?"

"How could Mr. Gao think everyone is surrounded?" Liu Ying asked in confusion.

"We are not the only one here." Gao Bufan glanced at another group of Sui troops in the distance who were cutting down trees in the sky and earth.

Dou Xianniang felt aroused in her heart and blurted out: "Brother Gao means that the Goryeo people surrounded other Sui troops in this forest, and are we diving into this encirclement by ourselves?"

Gao Bufan nodded: "It's almost the case, and I suspect that the Goryeo people were using hunting to drive all the remaining Sui army soldiers on the Liaohe line together, and then they caught them all..."

Gao Bufan explained his analysis in detail. After hearing this, everyone was shivering on their backs. Especially Pei Xingyan and the Qianniu Guards, their faces became extremely ugly. As royal guards, they knew very well what hunting was, because Yang Guang held autumn hunting at the Royal Hunting Ground almost every year. The process was very simple and grand. Tens of thousands of soldiers drove away the beasts in the hunting grounds on the periphery and forced them to gather in the same direction. Then the emperor could lead the ministers and guards to shoot the prey calmly.

Dou Xianniang naturally realized the seriousness of the matter and hurriedly said, "Then let's leave quickly."

Pei Xingyan couldn't help but frown, while Liu Ying, Han Laoshi and other villagers looked at each other. Gao Bufan naturally meant to leave here immediately, and the faster the better, but he knew that this was impossible, and even the backbone of Pei Xingyan and others were hesitant, let alone other people.

After all, the trees are dense here, and as long as you create rafts, you can cross the Liaohe River and return to your own country, who is willing to give up the nearest road home because of an unconfirmed guess? The key is that after missing this time, you will face too many uncertainties in the future. The road ahead will inevitably be full of dangers, and you may lose yourself in a foreign country if you are not careful.

Gao Bufan sighed inwardly. He knew that even if he was brilliant, the lotus could not convince everyone. After all, there were only a few who could see far-sightedness. He had to shake his head and said, "This is just my guess. We have to wait until the scouts return to confirm. Now everyone will set up camp first and eat their fill first."

Everyone was relieved when they heard this. After all, the opposite bank of the Liao River was the territory of the Sui Dynasty, so it was a pity to give up like this. Su Dingyue patted his belly and smiled: "That's right, the world is the most important thing to eat. Let's eat first."

Everyone laughed, but the atmosphere was a little relaxed, so they started camping and cooking.

Speaking of which, Gao Bufan and his group emptied all the four granaries left in the supply point, totaling nearly 700 stones, or about 70,000 kilograms. More than 700 people could not carry so much food even if they were added to some animals, so they buried some of them along the way and made some waterproofing. As long as they were not soaked in heavy rain, they could still be eaten. This is the way Gao Bufan left for himself.

Apart from the buried grain, Gao Bufan and others carried a total of 300 stones, which is more than 30,000 kilograms of grain, so the average weight of each person is not light. If weapons are added, at least about 40 kilograms.

The arrival of Gao Bufan and others naturally alarmed the other three remaining Sui army soldiers in the woods. When they found that Gao Bufan and others were carrying a lot of food, their eyes widened, especially when they smelled the fragrance of food and meat from Gao Bufan and others, they were so greedy that they kept swallowing their saliva and their minds became alive.

In order to survive, these remaining soldiers hid from Tibet, starved to death and died of illness. Even if they survived by chance, few of them could eat enough. The three remaining soldiers in this woods all had more than 300, and the largest one was even more than 1,000. Of course, there were still many remaining soldiers who had better food, but they still had few grains of food in their hands. They only relied on hunting and picking to satisfy their hunger. Even if they had some food in their hands, they were hiding tightly. And the newcomers like Gao Bufan actually ate in big bowls, and even had meat to eat. Is there any reason for it?

So, just as Gao Bufan and others were enjoying supper, they came to the door.
Chapter completed!