Chapter 1304: The vast and boundless gorge

Thinking of the scene from last night, the corners of Gu Yi's mouth could not help but rise in a smile. He looked at the vast and boundless gorge and muttered to himself: "Strategist Pang Tong, I won't let you be in danger, believe me!"

Strategist Pang Tong returned to his camp, took off his armor, fell onto the bed in exhaustion, and fell into a deep sleep.

At dawn, Gu Yi led the soldiers to set off. He led the soldiers to quietly leave the mountain hollow and head north.

This time, Gu Yi personally led the army to ambush Cao Cao's army; he did not bring Strategist Pang Tong and the remaining soldiers. He did not know what consequences would arise after this operation succeeded, and he did not want Strategist Pang Tong to be implicated. So he chose to face it alone and ensure Strategist Pang Tong's safety.

"My lord, ahead is Cao Cao's camp." Zhang He looked at the towering mountain ahead and said in a low voice.

"Hmm." Gu Yi nodded.

At this moment, he had arrived in the gorge in front of Cao Cao's camp; the gorge was narrow, with steep cliffs on both sides, and there was simply no way to go.

Gu Yi observed the environment around the gorge, frowned and pondered for a moment, and suddenly said: "Everyone, pay attention; we must take a detour, detour to Cao Cao's rear, and sneak attack their camp."

"My lord is wise." The soldiers cheered one after another.

"My lord is wise."

"My lord, ahead is Cao Cao's camp." Zhang He pointed to the front of the gorge and reported excitedly.

Gu Yi looked at Zhang He and said: "Zhang He, this time you go to investigate the enemy camp."

"Yes, my lord!" Zhang He cupped his hands and accepted the order.

Gu Yi nodded and instructed: "Everyone, be careful; do not alert the enemy army."

"Obey, my lord!" The soldiers responded in unison.

Zhang He led the soldiers to Cao Cao's camp, carefully observed the terrain, and then crept toward Cao Cao's camp. They were about twenty-plus miles away from Cao Cao's camp; if they walked on foot, it would take a long time to pass through Cao Cao's camp.

"Zhang He, how far is it ahead?"

"Reporting to my lord, it is thirty miles."

"Is it very far?"

"Reporting to my lord, the gorge here is very deep, much of the terrain is very steep, and the terrain is complex; we need to spend quite a bit of time." Zhang He said.

"Hmm, let's walk another twenty miles."

"Yes, my lord."

Zhang He led the soldiers to continue moving forward.

At this time, Zhang He suddenly stopped his footsteps, his gaze looking ahead, his eyes narrowed slightly, revealing an expression of doubt.

"Zhang He, what is it?"

"My lord, I see quite a few corpses!"

"Not bad." Gu Yi nodded; he also saw the corpses ahead. Some of those corpses had already been eaten clean by wild beasts, and others had their heads directly chopped off, dripping with blood, looking shocking.

"My lord, should we save them?" Zhang He asked.

"Save them?" Gu Yi sneered: "Zhang He, I know you are kind, but you should also be clear that our strength is limited; now we can only hide in the dark and wait for an opportunity."

"But..."

"No 'buts'!"

Gu Yi shouted sternly: "Zhang He, if you think you can kill Cao Cao, then you go yourself; I won't stop you."

"I was wrong, my lord!" Zhang He lowered his head.

"It is good that you know."

Gu Yi waved his hand and turned to leave.

"My lord..."

Zhang He wanted to chase after him, but finally stopped his footsteps. He looked at the army ahead and sighed silently: "I am ultimately just an ordinary soldier."

He knew that Gu Yi was determined to act alone this time, so he dared not disturb Gu Yi.

Gu Yi led the soldiers to walk in front; he stopped from time to time to observe the terrain ahead.

His face carried a solemn look; this was the second time he had encountered such a thorny situation.

This kind of scene had also happened to Xu Chu before; he also led the army to sneak attack behind Cao Cao, and the result was heavy casualties.

This was also the reason why Gu Yi wanted to act alone.

"My lord, Cao Cao's army is about fifty meters ahead of us; should we strike now?"

"No need, let's continue on our way." Gu Yi pondered.

His destination was Cao Cao's camp; since that was the case, why waste time?

They continued to walk forward and soon arrived near Cao Cao's camp.

At this time, the army was stationed at the mouth of the gorge, busy preparing siege equipment, appearing exceptionally busy.

"Commander!"

"Commander!"

"My lord!"

"Greetings, Commander!"

The soldiers saw Gu Yi and hurriedly cupped their hands and bowed to salute, their faces revealing excited expressions.

Gu Yi raised his hand, signaling them to rise. He looked around and found that the corpses in the gorge were increasing. It looked like Cao Cao's army should have already discovered them, but he didn't expect that Cao Cao had actually dispatched most of the army to support Cao Hong this time; it seemed Cao Hong's threat was truly very great.

"Big Brother, what should we do?" Zhao Yun rode his horse to Gu Yi's side and asked in a low voice.

"Big Brother, why don't we directly attack his camp?" Chen Gong suggested.

"No!" Gu Yi refused decisively: "If we attack forcefully, we will soon alert the enemy. The enemy will definitely be on guard against us; at that time, I fear we will face big trouble."

"Then what should we do? Are we just going to wait here for their encirclement and suppression?" Chen Gong asked.

"Of course not!" A ruthless look flashed in Gu Yi's eyes, "Aren't we going to sneak attack their camp? Then we will take the opportunity to burn their camp, burn their grain and supplies; at that time, even if they send people to chase and kill us, we don't need to worry."

"Burn the grain and supplies, but our grain and supplies only have one hundred thousand shi left." Chen Gong frowned and said.

"It's fine, we still have five hundred thousand shi of grain and supplies, enough for us to persist for half a month."

"But our grain and supplies are only enough for ten days of eating."

Gu Yi smiled when he heard this and said: "Chen Gong, have you forgotten? Don't we still have over one million shi of grain and supplies?"

"But with so much grain and supplies, how to transport it?"

Gu Yi thought for a moment and said: "I remember there are still many farmlands near Cao Cao's camp, and there are many crops in there. We can transport the grain from these farmlands back, and at that time, we can solve our urgent need."

"That is excellent!" Chen Gong's eyes lit up, "Then we can act now!"

"Hmm!" Gu Yi nodded and ordered: "Pass the order down: all soldiers are to rest in place for half an hour; after the rest is finished, act immediately!"

The soldiers heard Gu Yi's order and acted one after another. They found their respective positions and began to rest and reorganize.

"Report!"

"Reporting to the Commander, we have discovered the traces of Cao Cao's army!"

"Oh, take me there quickly!" Gu Yi's eyes shot out essence when he heard this, and he immediately urged.

"Yes!" ===== CHAPTER 1305 =====