Chapter 382: Sudden Accident
"Sir, War Eagle has discovered a large group of Korean troops ahead. We can't move forward any further."
King Buyeo looked at the war eagle in the sky, and the eagle circled in place. Such performance basically represented that there was a large group of troops ahead.
They were behind Goryeo, so what the war eagle saw were naturally Goryeo's troops.
"Can you find a way to see what kind of troops they are?"
Liu Yu looked up at the small dot in the sky with a frown. According to his calculations, they would join the battlefield after the front-line fighting began, but if they were discovered by unknown Goryeo troops at this location, it would be difficult to achieve their goal.
"There is no other way, my lord. Our war eagles can't do that. No one in this grassland can do that." King Buyeo explained carefully. To be honest, he felt aggrieved. Letting an eagle to scout more carefully than a human would be fatal.
Liu Yu glanced at them and said nothing. The Buyeo people were indeed a bunch of losers. It was said that the Golden Eagles of the Northern Huns could communicate smoothly back then.
Hundreds of years have passed, and these Hu people can't even communicate simply. They are just losers.
"You guys go over there and take a look at the situation. If it's not a powerful force, we will just push forward directly. If we take a detour, we may miss the final battle!" Liu Yu had a serious face and asked a few of his trusted guards to scout the situation.
It was really unlucky that he suddenly encountered a large group of Korean troops at the most critical moment. He might only be able to play a restraining role by then.
Liu Yu looked up at the small shop in the sky and felt very annoyed. An accident happening at this time was really a headache .
However, no matter how annoyed Liu Yu was, he always appeared unusually calm, with a hint of dignity on his face, which made the King of Fuyu, who was used to Liu Yu's kind side, very nervous.
After a while, the reconnaissance guards came back.
"Sir, I'm afraid we need to take a detour. There are probably more than 12,000 people here. They look well-disciplined and this is not an ordinary army!" The bad news brought back by the personal guards made Liu Yu's brows even more gloomy.
Twelve thousand people were just at his psychological bottom line . If it were a little less, he would have chosen to take direct action. However, more than twelve thousand elite troops were not so easy to deal with.
"Be prepared for action, send someone to keep an eye on the opposite side, and send someone to disperse. Once the other side makes a move to move towards us, attack directly!" After thinking for a while, Liu Yu said fiercely.
"We must kill them once we start. We must not let these people leave alive!"
Now that things have come to this, he no longer hesitates. It is impossible that all of Goryeo's million-strong army are elite troops. If he can wipe out this elite force in this place, then his mission will be largely accomplished.
"You guys go and investigate carefully to see why this troop appeared in this place. Logically speaking, all the Goryeo troops should have been in the border counties of Youzhou. How could a troop appear here?"
Liu Yu, who had made arrangements, once again asked his personal guards to investigate carefully. The sudden appearance of the troops must have a purpose, and the specific situation must be understood before starting a war.
Although Liu Yu was not proficient in military tactics, he understood the principle that knowing both yourself and your enemy will lead to victory in every battle.
On the other side, Yan Liang was also actively preparing for battle. Most of his men were infantrymen, and he himself had taken a long detour, so it was still unclear whether he could arrive at the battlefield in time.
Only at this time did he realize how stupid his previous decision was. He sent all the cavalry to Zhang He to cut in from the flank, while he himself only led the infantry to attack from behind.
The plan was very good, but in fact Yan Liang fully overestimated the mobility of his troops and misjudged the area occupied by the Goryeo army.
With Goryeo soldiers everywhere, they made a big detour before barely reaching the rear of the designated location. It was unknown whether they would have time to enter the battlefield.
"Does Xianzhi have any good ideas?"
While Yan Liang ordered his soldiers to rest, he informed his think tank that in order to deal with the Korean army, they must have cooperation among the several armies. If they missed the opportunity and the whole battle was ruined because of him, it would be too late for regret.
"General, in my opinion we have no choice but to take the risk." Gao Xianzhi took a deep breath. Now he had no way out and could only go all the way.
Betrayal once is called turning from darkness to light, but if you betray again, you will be unpopular both inside and outside, and no one will care even if you die without a burial place.
Eulji Deokmun has been killed by him. No matter how much Eulji Deokmun disobeys Yeon Gaesomun, Yeon Gaesomun will definitely push him out in order to give an explanation to domestic forces. Now he has no way to retreat.
"Our army is now disguised as the Goryeo army. When I left, the troops were not familiar with each other. Why don't we take a risk and disguise ourselves as the Goryeo troops and go straight into the battlefield."
To be honest, Yan Liang also wanted to do this at the beginning, but to be honest, the height of the Goryeo soldiers was much lower than the average height of the Han soldiers. If they really disguised themselves and got close to them, who knows what accidents might happen.
The reason why he asked his men to disguise themselves was just in case, but now it seems that the situation has come to a point where he has to try it.
"Okay! I'll do as you say!"
Yan Liang let out a breath slowly. His troops were not mobile enough and had been delayed for so long. In order to arrive on time, he had to give it a try.
"Hmm?" Yan Liang frowned and looked up at the eagle in the sky. It had been circling above their heads for several times, which gave him a bad feeling.
"Old man, check if there are any enemies around." Yan Liang called out to the old soldier with the clairvoyance. He was resting because he had overused his ability before, but now he couldn't care about that.
The old soldier with clairvoyance began to patrol without saying a word. He did not think that Yan Liang was being unreasonable. In such a dangerous place, no one would joke with their own life.
"General, a large group of cavalry has surrounded us!" The old soldier with clairvoyance glanced around and suddenly his hair stood on end.
"Goryeo's troops?" Yan Liang's hair stood on end when he heard this, and he asked while trying hard to suppress the urge to shoot down an eagle from the sky.
"They are not Goryeo's troops. Judging from their style and appearance, they seem to be from the Hu people, and they are elite at that." The old soldier with clairvoyance felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy. If he was not mistaken, the fluorescent light floating on the body of this cavalryman was a gift, and it was a symbol of eliteness.
"There are probably tens of thousands of them, and they are still pouring in!"
The old soldier with clairvoyance was filled with despair. They had only more than 10,000 infantrymen in total. Even if the opponents were all mixed barbarians, they would be defeated by numbers alone. One Han could defeat five barbarians. However, the opponents seemed to have more than five times their number. Cavalry kept appearing at the limit of his vision.
According to his estimation, there are at least 70,000 to 80,000 people.
