Before dawn, the east had turned white, and the night was no longer dark, but turned into smoke and blue. It was vague that you could see the shadows of trees and rivers in the distance.

On the Yongji Canal, thirty miles north of Nanpi County, there were more than a dozen large ships moored. Because of the melee of the Yongji Canal every year, bandit chaos was rampant, and the water transportation had been cut off for two years. Only by chance would there be flat-bottomed tugs from the government, so these dozen passenger ships were parked on the Yongji Canal to be particularly noticeable.

On the largest two-story boat, Gao Lie looked southeast with his hands behind his back, his eyes sharp as lightning, and a unique smile on his face. Guo Xuan did not retreat north in time and was eventually attacked by two large armies from north to south. Gao Lie could imagine that the battle to wipe out the Youzhou army had begun.

"The leader of the association seems to be not very at ease with Dou Jiande?" Gao Qin smiled beside him. He was Gao Lie's cousin and an important figure in the Bohai Association.

"Do you think I don't believe Dou Jiande when I deployed the Bohai Army?" Gao Lie asked with a faint smile.

"I think there is a little bit that the leader does not have to deploy the Bohai Army."

"I want our army to experience practical combat. It is rare to encounter such a miserable Youzhou Army. I have to seize this opportunity."

After pausing for a while, Gao Lie smiled and said, "Maybe there is a little bit of not trusting Dou Jiande. I asked him to station troops on the north bank of the Yellow River to lure Guo Xuan, but he crossed the river south without authorization. This shows that he has selfish intentions!"

"The master is very accurate in judging people!"

Gao Lie smiled and said nothing more. Behind Gao Lie was his young son Gao Yuanyi. Gao Yuanyi was still wearing armor and helmet, but his eyes were extremely anxious. His father had already deployed 30,000 troops directly under the Bohai Society fifty miles north of Nanpi County, but he was watching the scenery here, which made Gao Yuanyi feel extremely anxious.

Gao Yuanyi begged to look at his uncle Gao Qin. Gao Qin understood the clan's nephew's intentions and smiled and said, "The Lord, please let Yuanyi exercise!"

Gao Lie looked back at Gao Qin, then looked at his son Gao Yuanyi. Gao Yuanyi quickly knelt down on one knee, "The child is willing to make a name for his father!"

Gao Lie has three sons, both the eldest and second son are mature and steady, but the third brother is rough and impatient, and has caused trouble since childhood. When he grows up, he becomes vicious and cruel. No one of the maids and servants who serve him can survive for a year. Although his youngest son has a bad personality, Gao Lie still regards him as a treasure, which is more important than his own eyes. He hires famous teachers to carefully train him to learn martial arts, but he is afraid that something will happen to him, so he takes him by his side all day long.

Gao Lie thought about it and should indeed give his son a chance. This time, the defeated army in Youzhou was not very dangerous. He looked at his son sternly and said, "Since you are a general, you must listen to the command of the commander. I don't want Mr. Mu to come and complain to me, saying that you are willing to do whatever you want, otherwise you will not have another next time!"

Gao Yuanyi was so happy that his heart was about to explode. He hurriedly said, "The child will never let his father down!"

"Go!"

Gao Yuanyi kowtowed, looked at Uncle Concubine gratefully, turned around and ran away.

Looking at Gao Yuanyi's back running like a rabbit, Gao Qin walked up and smiled: "Yuanyi has finally grown up, so he should spread his wings and fly high,"

Gao Lie looked at his son lovingly, shook his head and smiled, "I named him 'Ying' just because I hope he can fly like an eagle, but he really makes me worried. If he has his brother a little bit steady, I will not tie him to his side all day long."

"Take it slow, he is only seventeen after all, he will mature a little later, but sooner or later."

"I hope so too!"

Gao Lie asked again: "Brother, do you think I'm a little anxious to let the Bohai Army debut this time?"

Gao Qin smiled, "It's a tiger that always shows its teeth, the army that always wants to fight. In the midst of the melee, who would have thought that this army does not belong to Dou Jiande or Gao Shida?"

Gao Lie nodded, "I think so too, and it is my wish to face the Youzhou army in the first battle!"

The sound of drums on the battlefield of Nanpi was like thunder, and the sound of killing was shocking the sky. The breakout battle had been fought for nearly an hour. Guo Xuan led 15,000 Youzhou troops to break through for the first time but failed. He was stubbornly blocked by Dou Jiande's army. Five thousand cavalrymen made the Youzhou army two, making it difficult for the Youzhou army to take care of the front and tail. At this time, Gao Shida's army came from behind, surrounding the Youzhou army firmly like dumplings.

There were bloody battles on the battlefield, corpses were everywhere, blood flowed into rivers, and broken limbs and arms were everywhere. Under the joint strangulation of more than 100,000 bandits, although the 15,000 Sui army fought to break through the siege, they still suffered heavy casualties. In particular, the Sui army was continuously divided by Dou Jiande's cavalry, and the Sui army was divided into more than a dozen pieces, with only hundreds or more than a thousand people in each piece. Faced with an enemy army that was ten times more than one, countless Sui soldiers had to kneel down and surrender.

After an hour of bloody battle, there were only more than 3,000 people left by Guo Xuan. Seeing that there was no hope of breaking through, he couldn't help but sigh, "I, Guo Xuan, are going to die here?"

At this moment, the bandit army in the northwest corner was in chaos, and a group of thousands of Youzhou troops rushed in. The leader was Guo Xuan's confidant general Bai Jing. Bai Jing raised his gun and shouted: "Governor, follow me to break through!"

Guo Xuan was overjoyed and hurriedly led three thousand troops to the northwest corner. Under Bai Jing's guidance, they made a concerted effort to break through the encirclement of Dou Jiande's army and fled to the north in a hurry.

At this time, Dou Jiande stopped the army from chasing. He looked at the Youzhou army fleeing north and said coldly: "No need to chase, there will be someone in front of him to deal with them!"

As the sky gradually became brighter, the Sui army, which had broken through the 8,000, fled northward. Although Guo Xuan's army was exhausted, they still ran northward to escape from the dangerous place. It was not until noon that they slowly stopped. Many soldiers squatted on the ground and vomited, and more people lay directly in the wheat fields, gasping for breath.

Guo Xuan was shot in a shot in the back. Although he did not hurt the vital points, he had too much blood, which made his face pale and his body very weak. He could not say a word while sitting on the ridge of the field.

At this time, Bai Jing said anxiously: "Governor, you cannot stop here, you must leave immediately!"

Guo Xuan looked back and said, "There are no more pursuers, what are you worried about?"

"The governor, not a pursuer. Before the arrival of the Beishi, a scout discovered that there was an army nearby, and there were tens of thousands of people, all equipped with Sui army, but they did not know the origin, and there was no military flag or number."

Guo Xuan was very surprised. Why was there a Sui army? Even Dou Jiande's army could not be equipped with all the Sui army. "Is it Zhang Xuan's army going north?" he said to himself.

"It must not be General Zhang's army, I suspect they are Bohai."

Guo Xuan suddenly reacted, stared at Bai Jing and said, "Do you suspect they are the army of the Bohai Society?"

“That’s right!”

Guo Xuan's heart was in chaos. There were rumors that Bohai would train a secret army, but no one knew where this army was hidden. Perhaps it was just a rumor.

At this moment, the soldiers in the distance suddenly shouted. Guo Xuan was shocked and stood up quickly. He felt a dizzy turn and his body was shaking. The personal soldiers next to him hurriedly held him. At this time, Guo Xuan also saw clearly that a large army of black appeared in the field a mile away. As Bai Jing said, there was no military flag or any sign.

"You guard the governor and prepare to break through!"

Bai Jing told Guo Xuan’s hundreds of personal soldiers a few words. He turned over and urged the horse to run towards the soldiers, shouting: “If you want to survive, fight to the death!”

Although the soldiers were exhausted, their desire to survive made them overcome their fatigue. They stood up and tied their weapons tightly. The eyes of the eight thousand soldiers were full of tragedy. The enemy would not pity them. Only by fighting to the death can they survive.

The Bohai Association's army is getting closer and closer, with a total of 30,000 troops, in a font-shaped structure. This army is usually scattered in more than a dozen manors. With the situation of Zhuang Ding, the road is blocked every winter, and the news of Hebei counties is blocked, so they will gather quietly to train the military formations in unison.

Today is their first battle with the Youzhou army. They are waiting for their work, and they are four times the number of people than the Sui army, giving them the advantage. Not only are they superior in their troops, but their equipment is also very elite. All 30,000 soldiers are wearing bright light armor, holding fine steel spears in their hands, horizontal swords in their waists, and eagle-edged helmets on their heads. They are completely equipped by the Xiaoguo Army. This is part of the equipment left by the Sui army in Goguryeo, and they have partly obtained.

The chief general of the Bohai Army was Mu Yunxin. He was about forty years old. He was burly, with a wide forehead and a very powerful appearance. He was the grandson of Mu Tipo, a powerful minister of Northern Qi, and one of the top ten core figures of the Bohai Association.

Beside Mu Honxin, Gao Lie's youngest son Gao Yuanyi, rode a strong Dayuan horse as white as snow. This was a BMW given to Gao Lie by Gogurye. Gao Lie gave it to his baby son. Gao Yuanyi carried a 70-pound golden-backed tiger-toothed knife in his hand, his eyes were filled with bloodthirsty light. He longed to kill people, and his cruel desire in his heart made him wish he could kill all the Sui army ahead into meat paste.

"Master, please give me the order!" Gao Yuanyi shouted impatiently.

Mu Shunxin smiled slightly, "Young master, don't worry, there is only a group of sheep ahead, you can slaughter it at will!"

"Then let's issue the sheep killing order!" Gao Yuanyi yelled in excitement.
Chapter completed!