Liaodong City is located on the east bank of the lower reaches of the Liao River, almost across the river from Huaiyuan Town of the Great Sui Dynasty. It is the first heroic city on the northwest border of Goguryeo. Emperor Yang Guang of Sui Dynasty's first stop in the east expedition to Goguryeo this time was Liaodong City. Unfortunately, he was unable to take it down in the end and even fled back to the country in a panic. More than one million troops were almost destroyed in Liaodong. The losses were so heavy that it was shocking that the whole country was shocked.

Yang Guang's gamble to bet on the national fortune this time has undoubtedly failed, and it was a complete defeat. The national strength has been hit hard, casting a shadow on the already turbulent domestic situation. The short-lived Sui Dynasty began to enter the countdown.

Standing on the head of the Liaodong City, you can clearly see the Liao River several miles away. It belongs to the middle and lower reaches of the Liao River. The terrain is flat, the river surface is wide, and the water flows are gentle. It is suitable for building a floating bridge. At this time, a floating bridge is built on the river surface.

This floating bridge was originally built by the Sui army. When Emperor Yang Guang of Sui escaped, the floating bridge was destroyed by the Goguryeo army that was pursuing him. Later, Wende of Yizhi led a 50,000 army across the river to attack Huaiyuan Town of the Great Sui Dynasty. On the basis of the original, he rebuilt the floating bridge. He also sent troops to guard the two ends of the floating bridge and built a water camp.

The night breeze is blowing, the moon is shining, it is mid-April, just after the sixteenth, the moon is still quite round, but a small piece is missing, and the hazy light spreads throughout the river, but the water surface is sparkling, and patrol boats hanging fishing lights can be seen upstream and downstream of the pontoon bridge.

Pei Xingyan was hiding in the shadow of a clump of reeds by the river, and two brothers were squatting deeper in the shadows behind him. A water village was less than thirty meters downstream. One end of the floating bridge was within the range of the water village, so if you want to pass the floating bridge, you have to take the water village first.

After three consecutive days of observation, Pei Xingyan had roughly figured out the situation. There were about 100 garrisons in the water village here, including twenty-five ships of all sizes and sizes, and six small patrol cranes. Each time, two bows were sent to patrol the river surface, and another shift was changed every four hours. In other words, patrol boats were swimming on the river surface for twelve hours a day.

The situation in the water village here is almost the same. As for the situation on the other side of the floating bridge, Pei Xingyan couldn't even spy because the distance was too far, so he was not clear yet. He must be similar to that on this side. There may be more people stationed on the shore. After all, the other side is the border of the Great Sui Dynasty, so it is not surprising to send more people to guard it.

"Boss Pei, my subordinate is anxious to pee. Can you put the youngest first and put two pounds lighter?" A brother whispered, looking like he was not feeling very uncomfortable and shivered.

"You have been told not to drink river water, I deserve it, so I can hold it in!" Pei Xingyan said.

"I can't hold it in. I'm going to pee my pants. I've been getting angry recently and my urine is yellow, which makes me feel a little bit big."

Pei Xingyan said intimately that he would not smell the smell of urine, so he had to retreat quickly. The three of them quietly left the water camp and returned to the place where the horses were hidden in the upper reaches. The brother quickly urinated at the Liaohe River, and then walked back comfortably. While tying his belt, he said, "Boss Pei, we come here every day to squat at the walls, and almost counted how many hairs there were in the water camp. Don't have to come again tomorrow night, right?"

This guy is named Zhou An. He is smart and agile. He is a good reconnaissance expert. His shortcomings are that he talks too much, he loves to brag and is exaggerated.

Pei Xingyan scolded: "You guy knows nothing. There are only one hundred people in the water village today, which does not mean that there are still two hundred people tomorrow. The battlefield changes rapidly. Only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you be defeated in a hundred battles."

"Boss Pei is indeed skillful in military tactics and can be used with ease. My subordinates admire him so much that he is eager to die. However, you don't need to do this kind of thing in person, just leave it to my subordinates." Zhou An flattered him very exaggeratedly.

"Get out!" Pei Xingyan kicked the guy aside without any hesitation, then turned over to the horse. Zhou An and another brother hurriedly followed him onto the horse.

"Boss Pei, everyone has been wandering around Liaodong City for almost ten days. Young Master Gao hasn't arrived yet. Could it be that he has fallen?" Zhou An hesitated for a moment and couldn't help asking.

Pei Xingyan frowned. At first, he was full of confidence, but as time passed, he couldn't help but feel a little shaken. Logically speaking, even for infantry, ten days should be enough. Could Gao Changqing really fall into a fight?

Another brother said in a daze: "If Mr. Gao falls, what should we do? We are afraid that we will not be able to attack the water camp."

Zhou An gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "If you can't conquer, you have to attack. I have had enough. I will either fight for a bloody path or die here. His grandmother, I will be a hero again in 18 years."

Pei Xingyan glanced at the guy and said, "Don't worry, with Gao Changqing's ability, no one can keep him even if he falls. As long as he is still alive, he will definitely come here to meet him."

Zhou An said in front of him: "That's right, just the powerful martial arts and archer riding and shooting bowman, and Qingyun's so majestic hero, it would be hard for anyone to stop him if he wanted to leave. This is a worry for all of us."

drive……

The three of them rode their horses under the moonlight and returned to the camping place for about one stick of incense. As soon as Pei Xingyan got off the horse, Su Dingyue quickly came up and whispered: "Xingyan, I caught another one, plus the two I caught in the morning and the two I caught in the afternoon are already the fifth ones."

Pei Xingyan looked at him sharply, and with the light of the torch, he saw five Goguryeo messengers tied up and threw them on the ground, their mouths blocked, and their eyes were frightened.

Speaking of which, the place where Pei Xingyan and others are hiding is about five miles south of Liaodong City, which is in a small wood next to the official road. This morning, everyone found a Goguryeo messenger riding a horse, so they caught him and found the letters on him. Unfortunately, they did not recognize the text on it and could not understand Goguryeo. They could only tie up the messenger and detain it. As a result, they caught five messengers in one day, one of them was caught just now.

Although he could not understand the letters carried by the messenger, he sent five messengers to send him a message within one day, and the fools could guess that it was an emergency military situation. Unfortunately, Pei Xingyan and others did not understand Goguryeo. Otherwise, after interrogation, they might be able to find valuable information.

Pei Xingyan was unwilling to give up, so he took out Gao Bufan's original trick, pointed at the eyebrows of the five prisoners with a horse spear and shouted sternly: "Those who understand the Great Sui Dynasty can survive."

As a result, the five messengers looked at each other. Even though Pei Xingyan cruelly killed one of them, the remaining four did not say a word of Sui State. It was obvious that they didn't understand.

Pei Xingyan had no choice but to give up and planned to wait until Gao Bufan came before interrogating him. He had a translator in his hand.
Chapter completed!