The Eighth Route Scouts have returned to the Seventh Route, and there are still no one to return. Among the seventh Route Scouts who have returned, only three are intact, and the other four are at least one person lost, with the total number of injured as many as five.

Looking at these injured scouts, there was no need for Gao Bufan to say anything. Qin Qiong and others already believed that everyone was really surrounded by the Goguryeo army, and all looked solemn.

"Young Master Gao, how should we deal with it now?" Guo Zisheng asked in a deep voice, and the others were also paying attention to Gao Bufan.

"Because the enemy's encirclement has not yet taken shape, leave here immediately, the faster the better." Gao Bufan said firmly. Since multiple scouts were intercepted by the enemy, the other party had obviously realized that they had been discovered and must be accelerating and shrinking the encirclement at this time, so there is not much time left for everyone.

Qin Qiong obviously realized that there was not much time, so he nodded first and said, "I have no objection to the next company, but in which direction should I break through?"

"Every direction is the same, but I suggest breaking to the southeast." Gao Bufan suggested.

"What's the reason?" Luo Shixin asked.

"We came here before. We are familiar with the roads and have made some arrangements, which may come in handy." Gao Bufan replied calmly.

Qin Qiong immediately nodded and said, "Since that's the case, then break through the southeast."

Dewey is the oldest person and is obviously an old man. He complimented: "Young Master Gao is ready for the future. I admire you. You can agree to break through the southeast and follow Gao Master Gao's horse's tail."

Dewey's words sound nice, but in fact they are telling Gao Bufan that it is okay to break through the southeast, but my people don't take the lead and can only follow you.

Guo Zisheng immediately said: "Brother Du said so well, and I am willing to follow Gao Gongzi's tail."

Although Pei Xingyan did not expect Dewey and Guo Zisheng to take the lead, he was still a little unhappy when these two guys were so shameless. However, it is difficult for everyone to argue and fight within the country at the moment, so he just kept a calm face and kept silent.

Gao Bufan seemed to be completely distracted and nodded, "Since that's the case, it's not advisable to go out now. General Qin, please send some people to help transport the food."

Compared to the two "bone-shrunk boys" Dewey and Guo Zisheng, Gao Bufan naturally trusts Qin Qiong's character more. It is more at ease to hand over such important materials as food to Qin Qiong.

Qin Qiong didn't speak much, so he nodded happily and said the word "ok".

At this time, the sound of horse hooves outside the woods sounded again, and it was Han Laoshi who came back the last scout. It was Han Laoshi who saw Liu Qijin carrying blood all over his body, and only one mount came back.

"Ah, what's wrong with Qijin?" Dou Xianniang exclaimed in a flash and rushed forward to help. A group of villagers also surrounded her and helped stop the bleeding and bandage the wound.

Liu Qijin's right shoulder and left leg were shot by an arrow, and half of his body was stained with blood. Although he was very weak, his consciousness was still clear and it seemed that his life was not in danger.

Although Han Laoshi was covered in blood, he was free to move and did not seem to be injured. The blood on his body was probably already touched by someone else. He hurriedly walked to Gao Bufan and reported: "I encountered an enemy, cavalry, and more than one thousand people in the west."

Everyone present changed their expressions. It was awful. Meeting a thousand cavalry on the plain was a nightmare.

Gao Bufan looked solemn and the cavalry was fast. I believe it would be a long time to kill here, so he immediately ordered the deportation and ordered Liu Wuzhou to pour all the remaining oil into the surrounding bushes to ignite.

When everyone left the forest, many fires broke out in the forest and spread rapidly. In a moment, it had become a prairie fire, burning red for half the sky.

Qin Qiong and others did not understand Gao Bufan's intention to set fire at first, but when they saw a large number of torches lit on the other side of the river, and a large number of ships were quickly sailing from the river surface, they realized that Gao Bufan's move was to block the enemy and conceal the retreat.

"His grandma, the Bangzi Army really set up an ambush on the other side. Fortunately, we didn't cross the river, otherwise we would be dead." Luo Shixin said in a fearful way.

Dewey and Guo Zisheng were even sweating in a cold sweat, secretly glad that they did not cross the river, otherwise they would either become ghosts under arrows or fall into the Liaohe River to be turtles.

"Start!" Gao Bufan had no time to observe the enemy situation on the other side at this moment. With a command, everyone marched at full speed in the southeast direction, and every moment of life and death was to compete.

At this moment, the general Gao Jianwu on the other side of the Liao River was already as pale as ever. He saw that the cooked duck was about to fly. How could he not be anxious? Unfortunately, there was a Liao River in front of him. Even if he had two thousand elite soldiers around him, he could only stare at him.

Although Gao Bufan didn't pour much oil into the woods, there was no shortage of dead branches and leaves in the woods. Once ignited, it was out of control and spread in all directions at a speed visible to the naked eye. The fire rushed to the sky. Even the Goguryeo warships on the river felt the terrible heat and did not dare to land near the woods. Instead, Gao Bufan and others evacuated calmly. Moreover, the sky-summer fire temporarily concealed their whereabouts.

As we all know, when a fire burns, it will siphon the surrounding oxygen, which will cause the forest to be located on the river berth. The whistling wind blows straight, and it is the fire that uses the wind to help the fire power. The flames roll straight up to the sky, and the power of the sound can be imagined.

The wild beasts in the woods fled from their homes in groups of horror. Under the raging fire, a tiger with a scattered color scattered among the beasts, holding a small tiger cub in his mouth. Obviously, the fire was even more terrifying than a tiger. Under the power of the fire, the power of the tiger was insignificant, and he could only run away in a hurry with his tail.

Let’s talk about Gao Bufan and others leaving the woods and retreating south for about half an hour. A cavalry arrived under the light of dawn, like a large dark cloud rolling over, and the sound of horse hooves shook the sky and the earth.

The one who led this cavalry was Liu Zai-shang. He rushed to the scene with murderous intent. Looking at the woods that had turned into a sea of ​​fire, he couldn't help but be stunned. Then he was furious and told him intuition that he was late again!

Speaking of which, when Liu Zai Shang discovered that there was a scout from the Sui army, he immediately realized that the plan might have been exposed, so he led a thousand cavalry to speed up, but he was still one step late and couldn't help but roar: "The cunning Sui people, if you don't tear you into pieces, I will not be a human being."

At this time, the sound of hooves in the east was like thunder, and another thousand-man cavalry arrived. The leader was also a thousand-man cavalry commander, named Jin Gongcheng, who was another person in charge of this encirclement and suppression.

"Old Liu, have you killed all the Sui people?" Jin Gongcheng looked at the raging fire in front of him and asked Liu Zaishang in surprise.

Liu Zaishang gritted his teeth with a pale face and said, "Run away."

Jin Gongcheng couldn't help but change his expression and said in a silence: "Have you run away? Where did you run? Then why don't you chase after me?"

Liu Zaishang slapped his forehead and said, "Yes, chase me quickly, I'm really overwhelmed."

Jin Gongcheng snorted coldly in dissatisfaction, immediately ordered people to carefully check the surroundings, and soon determined the direction of the Sui army's escape based on the traces left on the ground, and immediately chased them in the southeast direction.

"General Liu, the Sui army fled to the southeast, and our infantry blocked it there, so they could not escape." Centurion Liu Chengwu comforted Liu Zaishang.

Liu Zai Shang nodded and said regretfully: "Old Liu, I should have listened to you before. That boy from Sui State is really too cunning."

Liu Chengwu thought to himself, what's the use of regret now, but that kid is indeed more cunning than a fox and more alert than a wild wolf. The net of heaven and earth set up by the general himself actually let him escape. No, he hasn't escaped yet, and is still in the encirclement. As long as he is caught up by two thousand cavalrymen, the kid will be dead.
Chapter completed!