In the morning light, in the Gu's army camp, several teams set off separately.
Gu Huaijiang stood there and watched Gu Jiuge and Gu Hanmo leave, while Gu Shubai stood by, puzzled.
"Father, why don't you let the children go?"
In this battle, Xikun wanted to fight on multiple fronts. He sent Gu Jiuge and Gu Hanmo to join several veterans in the army to unite in the border cities.
Only Gu Shubai remained.
He is the major general of the Gu Jiajun, and he is the person who should be dispatched the most.
After a while, Gu Huaijiang withdrew his gaze, "I judge that Zhuguan is the main battlefield of the Xikun army's offensive, so I will leave you as support."
Gu Huaijiang almost never missed his judgment on the battlefield. Gu Shubai didn't understand why he judged this way, so he subconsciously chose to believe it.
"It turned out to be the case. That's okay. The second and third brothers were first appointed as generals and lacked experience. It is better for them to practice in the sub-theater than directly on the main battlefield."
Gu Huaijiang glanced at him with a smile.
"I know it for my father. My son, how could it be possible to be jealous and become enemies. You and Jiu Song... just fine."
He mentioned this in front of Gu Shubai for the first time. Gu Shubai always thought he was not worried. It turned out that he was still worried in his heart, but he didn't say it.
"When my father first gave me Yufuxu, why didn't he miss his second brother's mood and didn't even say hello to him?"
"Why? You all like Yufu, and you have to say hello to you one by one for your father?"
Gu Huaijiang was in a good mood, and gave him a white look, "Don't think that being a father is to value you, so give Yufu to you. For your father, it is not you, but who Yufu likes. If she likes wine songs, she will take photos of her father. Probably not wrong!"
Gu Shubai secretly 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 true skill
Anyway, fortunately, he didn't make a wrong judgment.
"Go, take advantage of the sun to come out, let's take a trip to Zhushan for my father."
Zhuguan is surrounded by mountains on both sides, and the steepest peak is called Zhushan because it is shaped like a bamboo straight into the cloud.
People who have never been to the border will subconsciously think that there must be a lot of bamboo on the Zhushan Mountain. In fact, the mountain is densely forested and there are all kinds of tall trees.
"Father, there is no way to go further up."
The father and son brought only a few personal guards, and when they reached halfway up the mountain, the morning sun rose beautifully.
They didn't have time to watch the beautiful scenery of the sunrise. When they looked up and saw the straight mountain wall, they suddenly felt the difficulty of the road to the sky.
Gu Huaijiang wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Keep walking to the top. Behind Zhushan is the territory of Xikun. I will take you to see their camp."
On the last part of the way to the top of the mountain, they climbed up the cane on the cliff.
"Be careful to hide. Zhushan is the landmark of the demarcation between the two countries. We can now be said to be in the territory of Dongling or Xikun."
Everyone crawled on the top of the peak and looked at the other side of Zhushan, suddenly enlightened.
The endless black army tents are solemn and solemn, and the willow army flag of the Xikun army is faintly visible.
Gu Huaijiang said: "Xikun General Liu Kuang, claiming to lead a total of 500,000 troops across the line, and attack the country with all his strength. From these camps, can you tell that the 500,000 is true or not?"
He is testing Gu Shubai.
Gu Shubai thought about it, and quickly replied: "According to historical experience, the number of people who are known as a million troops is at most 500,000. The ones who are known as a million troops are 300,000 at best. We can see all the troops from this perspective. The account should add up to more than 100,000, and you will find the answer after you record it and calculate it carefully."
He turned his head and saw that the accompanying guards that he brought had already recorded, "But this is only the military camp closest to Zhuguan, and the ones in Weizhou and the other small border towns are counted. They wait for the second brother to investigate. The number of people who arrived will be returned, and there will be a sum. But... ”
"But what?"
"But if my father's judgment is correct, Zhuguan will only have more than 100,000 troops on the main battlefield, so Xikun has not even sent 300,000 troops, at most 200,000."
Gu Huaijiang stroked his beard and his eyes were full of admiration, "Okay, as I thought for my father. But this Liu Kuang, do you know who he is?"
Gu Shubai searched in his head. Over the years, the Xikun army has repeatedly invaded the border. He remembered many of the names and military styles of Xikun generals, but he was very unfamiliar with Liu Kuang.
"Father, does this Liu Kuang have anything to do with Liu Yinyin, a female player in Xikun more than ten years ago?"
Liu Yinyin.
Gu Huaijiang sighed suddenly, "I didn't expect you to remember Liu Yinyin. That's right, this Liu Kuang is Liu Yinyin's elder brother, from the first general of Xikun, the Liu family."
Xikun women are like men who are martial arts, but it is rare that they can match men's feats on the battlefield, and Liu Yinyin is regarded as one of the leaders.
Therefore, Gu Shubai remembers this name very clearly.
More than ten years ago, Liu Yinyin was the most promising female player in West Kunming. He was ordered by Emperor Kun to invade the east and was captured by Gu Huaijiang in the Battle of Zhuguan.
The main general was captured alive, which was a great shame for Xi Kun, especially when the main general was still a woman.
At that time, the Xikun people asked for 500 Dongling prisoners of war to be exchanged for Liu Yinyin. Gu Huaijiang had already agreed, but...
"Liu Yinyin was captured and consciously humiliated, so he took advantage of the guards not paying attention to taking poison to kill himself. At that time, Liu Kuang, as a deputy general, beheaded my Dongling five hundred prisoners in a rage."
Gu Huaijiang pointed his hand to the other end, outside the gate of Zhuguan, "It was there, and I watched the heads of five hundred soldiers be chopped off and blood flowed into rivers."
Gu Shubai only now understands why Zhuguan would be the main battlefield of this battle.