In the early morning light, in the Gu family army camp, several teams set off separately.
Gu Huaijiang stood in place watching Gu Jiuge and Gu Hanmo leave, while Gu Shubai stood aside, feeling puzzled.
"Father, why don't you let the child go?"
Xikun wanted to fight on multiple fronts in this battle, so he sent Gu Jiuge and Gu Hanmo together with several veterans in the army to fight in various border cities.
Only Gu Shubai was left behind.
He is the major general of the Gu family army, and the person who should be sent out the most.
After a while, Gu Huaijiang looked back, "I judge that Zhuguan is the main battlefield for the Xikun army to attack, so I keep you as support."
Gu Huaijiang almost never misses his judgment on the battlefield. Gu Shubai didn't understand why he made such a judgment, so he subconsciously chose to believe it.
"It turns out that's the case. That's okay, the second and third brothers were appointed as generals at the beginning, and they lack experience. It's better to let them practice in the sub-battle zone than to go directly to the main battlefield."
Gu Huaijiang glanced at him with a smile.
"As a father, you know. My son, how can you be jealous and turn against each other. You and Jiuge... just be fine."
It was the first time he mentioned this in front of Gu Shubai, Gu Shubai always thought that he was not worried, but it turned out that he was still worried in his heart, but he didn't say it out loud.
"When my father promised me Yufu, why didn't he think about the mood of the second brother, and didn't even say hello to him?"
"What? You all like Yufu, so I have to say hello to you all as a father?"
Gu Huaijiang was in a good mood, and gave him a blank look, "Don't think that being a father is because you value you, so I promised you Yufu. It's not you who are looking for my father, but who Yufu likes. If she likes wine and songs, I will take care of you for my father." Promise!"
Gu Shubai breathed a sigh of relief. A father who can't take care of his daughter can accurately judge his daughter's preferences. Is it luck or real skill
In any case, fortunately, he was not wrong in his judgment.
"Let's go, before the sun comes out, I will take a walk with my father to the bamboo mountain."
Zhuguan is surrounded by mountains on both sides, and the steepest peak is called Zhushan because it is shaped like a bamboo and goes straight into the clouds.
People who have never been to the border will subconsciously think that there must be a lot of bamboo on the bamboo mountain, but it is not the case. The mountain is densely forested and there are all kinds of towering trees.
"Father, there is no way to go any further."
The father and son brought only a few personal guards, and went up to the mountainside, where the rising sun was beautiful.
They had no time to watch the beauty of the sunrise, and when they looked up and saw the straight mountain wall, they suddenly felt that the road to Shu was more difficult than going up to the blue sky.
Gu Huaijiang wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Go on and go to the top. Behind the bamboo mountain is the territory of Xikun. I will take you to see their camp."
The last section of the way to the top of the peak, they climbed up the vines on the cliff.
"Be careful and conceal it. Zhushan is a landmark for the demarcation and governance of the two countries. Now we can say that we are in both Dongling territory and Xikun territory."
Everyone crawled on the top of the peak, looked towards the other side of the bamboo mountain, and suddenly saw the light.
The endless black military tents are solemn and solemn, and the willow flag of the Xikun army can be seen faintly.
Gu Huaijiang said: "The Great General of Xikun, Liu Kuang, claims to lead a total of 500,000 troops along the entire front line to attack the east with all his strength. From these tents, can you tell whether the 500,000 is real or not?"
He was considering Gu Shubai.
Gu Shubai thought for a while, and quickly replied: "According to historical experience, those who claim to have an army of one million have at most 500,000. Those who claim to have an army of 500,000 have at most 300,000. We can see all the troops from this angle. Accounts should add up to more than 100,000, and the answer will be found after the detailed records are back and calculated.”
He turned his head and saw that the accompanying guards had already recorded it, "But this is only the barracks closest to Zhuguan, and the one in Weizhou and the other small border towns are also counted. Wait for the second brother and the others to investigate The number of people who arrived will be sent back, and there will be a total. But... "
"But what?"
"However, if my father's judgment is correct, there are only more than 100,000 troops in the main battlefield at Zhuguan, and the troops sent by Xikun this time are not even 300,000, at most 200,000."
Gu Huaijiang stroked his beard, his eyes were full of admiration, "Okay, it's the same as thinking about my father. But this Liu Kuang, do you know who he is?"
Gu Shubai searched in his mind. For so many years, the Xikun army has repeatedly invaded the border. He has memorized the names and military styles of many Xikun generals, but he is very unfamiliar with this Liu Kuang.
"Father, is this Liu Kuang related to Liu Yinyin, the female general of Xikun more than ten years ago?"
Willow shade.
Gu Huaijiang suddenly sighed, "I didn't expect you to remember Liu Yinyin. That's right, this Liu Kuang is Liu Yinyin's elder brother, and he came from the Liu family, the number one general in Xikun."
Women in Xikun are just as good at martial arts as men, but it is rare that they can compete with men in meritorious deeds on the battlefield, and Liu Yinyin is one of them.
Therefore, Gu Shubai remembered this name very clearly.
More than ten years ago, Liu Yinyin was the most favored female general in Xikun, ordered by Emperor Kun to lead an army to invade the east, and was captured alive by Gu Huaijiang in the Battle of Zhuguan.
It is a shame and humiliation for Xi Kun that the general is captured alive, especially if the general is a woman.
At that time, the people of Xikun asked to exchange Liu Yinyin with 500 Dongling prisoners of war. Gu Huaijiang had already agreed, but...
"Liu Yinyin felt humiliated when she was captured, and she took advantage of the guards' attention to swallow poison and committed suicide. At that time, Liu Kuang, as a lieutenant general, beheaded five hundred of my Dongling prisoners in a fit of rage."
Gu Huaijiang pointed his finger at the other end, outside the city gate of Zhuguan, "There, I watched the heads of five hundred soldiers being chopped off, and blood flowed like a river."
Only now did Gu Shubai understand why Zhuguan was the main battlefield of this battle.