Chapter 377 Breakout, the result of mutual calculation!

Chapter 377 Breakout, the result of mutual calculation!

Gao Yao knew very well that he had no intention of fighting to the death with the other party. In fact, he had already made a careful plan in his mind, but this plan was too risky and could lead to eternal damnation if he was not careful.

After all, Zhang Liang was a weak scholar who was powerless. Gao Yao was a little worried. If he rashly took him with him, if something went wrong, this talented strategist would meet with an unexpected disaster. It would be a loss! Losing such a resourceful talent would undoubtedly be a heavy blow to his cause.

"My lord, please forgive me for speaking frankly. This time, I was indeed too arrogant and failed to foresee the opportunity in advance, which led to me falling into such a passive situation. However, at this moment, if I want to abandon you for my own safety, it is absolutely impossible! My lord, there is no need to persuade me anymore. Even if I go through fire and water and die, I will follow you to the death and never retreat! Throughout the ages, if the king is humiliated, the minister will die. This is an eternal truth!"

Although this fierce battle lasted only two days, every scene on the city wall and every conversation between Gao Yao and the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan were deeply imprinted in Zhang Liang's mind. After repeated thinking and deliberation, he finally found the loopholes in his strategy. In fact, it was not that Zhang Liang's strategy was not smart enough, but that he seriously underestimated the temperament and methods of the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan.

Zhang Liang had always been confident in his own plan, and he thought that this plan was ruthless enough. He even offered an entire county as bait to lure the imperial army into the trap. Moreover, with the strong support of Gao Yao behind him, Zhang Liang felt that this plan should be foolproof.

What he never expected was that the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan was even more vicious than him! The mysterious Yi Xiaochuan actually took advantage of the situation and used the entire 100,000 troops as bait without hesitation, adopting a completely opposite strategy. His real purpose was not the piece of land used as bait, but to take Gao Yao himself.

At this moment, Zhang Liang felt a deep sense of guilt in his heart. Because a few days ago, he had foreseen the possibility of such a situation. But at that time, he did not think that the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan could see through this mystery.

Even if the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan could really think of it, Zhang Liang thought it would be too difficult for him to put it into practice. After all, Gao Yao's control over the southern border was well known to everyone. If he wanted to launch a surprise attack against Gao Yao and succeed, the probability of success was shockingly low. Because of this, Zhang Liang chose to remain silent at the beginning and never took the initiative to mention this possibility to Gao Yao.

Now that things have come to this, Zhang Liang regrets it, but it's too late. He knows very well that if Gao Yao can always maintain a steady fighting style, step by step, and take steady steps, although it may not be possible to ensure that the southern border is 100%, at least it will never fall into such an extremely dangerous predicament. But now, the situation has developed to a point where it is irreversible. In addition to being full of guilt, Zhang Liang can only watch the situation develop in an unpredictable direction.

But Zhang Liang couldn't just abandon Gao Yao and leave. Although he still had his own ideas to complete, he saw possibilities in Gao Yao that he couldn't see in any other princes in the world. More importantly, Gao Yao trusted him. Zhang Liang knew that no other prince in the world would trust him to this extent just after he surrendered.

"Sir, what do you mean? You are a military strategist, responsible for making suggestions and plans, but the final decision-making power is always in my hands. You really don't need to be so cautious! Besides, I have never said that I want to fight the enemy to the death here!" As Gao Yao spoke, he quickly stepped forward, reached out and grabbed Zhang Liang without hesitation, and carefully helped him up.

"My lord, do you intend to lead the people to break out? But..." Zhang Liang was stunned at first, and then he spoke out Li Yi's idea of ​​breaking out without thinking. At this moment, apart from choosing the path of breaking out, Zhang Liang could not think of any other feasible plan after thinking hard.

Seeing this, Gao Yao did not deny it, but nodded and said firmly: "That's right! Although breaking out is full of dangers, it is the only choice in the current situation. At dawn tomorrow, I will divide everyone into ten completely different groups, and then launch a breakout operation in different directions at the same time!"

After hearing Gao Yao's words, Zhang Liang pondered for a moment, and in a moment he understood the deep meaning behind his move, and couldn't help but blurt out: "My lord, this move is to distract the enemy's attention and take advantage of the chaos to find an opportunity to escape, right?"

"That's right, a breakout is inevitable. Originally, I wanted to kill Meng Yi, but unfortunately, I made a mistake and he escaped. Now Meng Yi must be determined to take over the county and kill me. Naturally, he will be prepared for my breakout. I'm afraid that all the roads and paths leading out of here have been blocked by the enemy, and they have already dug traps for me to fall into."

Gao Yao had nothing to hide at this time and told Zhang Liang his guess. Zhang Liang was silent for a moment and nodded, knowing that Gao Yao was telling the truth.

"My lord, since you know the danger, why do you still..." Zhang Liang said with some concern. After all, the danger level at this time was very high.

"If I don't break out, the county will be lost in half a day at most. I can still have a chance of survival if I leave. I won't take the main road or the small road, but the mountain road. As long as I can successfully enter the forest, I will be sure that the imperial army will not be able to find my trace. This is also a solution that is not a solution. As for you, there is no need to take such a risk. You just need to find a civilian house in the city to take shelter temporarily."

At this time, Gao Yao had already thought of a way to leave. Although it was a bit risky, it was worth a try. As long as people left the city, they would just split up and flee. Gao Yao also ordered that once they were surrounded by the imperial army, they would just surrender. Now what Gao Yao had to do was to leave here as much as possible.

At the same time, the imperial army, which had fought a whole day of fierce fighting, was resting in the camp. The army, which was originally full of more than 10,000 men, was reduced to less than 7,000 men after the bloody battles on the battlefield. Through observation and analysis of the defense situation of Gaoyao County, the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan could easily infer that the number of defenders in the city was probably only about 1,000 at most.

If it weren't for the fact that night had fallen and the conditions for attack were extremely unfavorable, the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan would have chosen to continue the attack without hesitation. After all, the desire for victory had long been deeply engraved in his heart. And just as Gao Yao had said before, when the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan was commanding the siege, he had already cleverly laid out various key locations in advance, set up numerous traps, and arranged many ambushes to be ready.

The mysterious Yi Xiaochuan was concentrating on the map in his hand that detailed the topography of the county town. His eyes were as sharp as a hawk, as if he wanted to penetrate the paper and reach the enemy's heart. After careful consideration, his eyes finally fixed on a certain position on the map...

At dawn, the sky gradually broke and the morning light appeared. At this moment, the gates of the county town were already crowded with people.

At this moment, the heavy city gate slowly opened under everyone's expectation, making a dull sound. In an instant, like a burst of water, a large number of Southern Border Army soldiers rushed out quickly as the city gate opened like wild horses. These teams varied in size, some had only dozens of people, and some had as many as hundreds of people. After leaving the city, they rushed in different directions like arrows from a bow, launching a thrilling breakout operation.

Gao Yao was naturally among this mighty army that broke out. However, at this time, Gao Yao was not wearing any general's armor. He was wearing ordinary armor like an ordinary soldier.

At this time, Gao Yao held a Chixiao in his hand. After careful consideration last night, Gao Yao finally decided to lead his team to choose the southern city gate as a breakthrough point, and divided it into three teams. The left and right teams were located on both sides of Gao Yao's team, and they rushed forward in a corner; Gao Yao himself, without hesitation, led the main force and rushed straight to the dense forest just a mile away from the city gate.

"Kill! Kill! Kill..." For a moment, the shouts of killing were deafening and resounded through the sky. However, what was unexpected was that just two minutes later, the originally quiet surroundings suddenly rang out with shouts of killing. Countless imperial troops surged out from all directions, rushing towards the southern border troops who had broken through the siege like hungry tigers pouncing on their food.

Gao Yao opened his eyes wide, taking in the thrilling scene in front of him. At this moment, he had no time to care about anything else, and there was only one thought in his mind - he must not stop! Because he knew very well that if he hesitated at this moment, then he would be dead.

Although he was surrounded by the enemy, Gao Yao was not afraid and continued to charge forward resolutely. He knew very well that if he was trapped in the enemy's encirclement and could not break out, the consequences would be disastrous. Only by fighting hard and rushing into the forest could he have a chance of survival. After all, in the forest, the enemy's cavalry would lose its advantages in speed and impact, while Gao Yao could rely on his familiarity with the terrain to get rid of the enemy's pursuit.