This majestic old man is really Li Mu's father. He heard that Zhao Kuo said that he was a friend of Li Mu. Even if he had a stern face, it would be difficult to hide his inner joy. Shaking his head, he said, "I have three sons, Li Mu is the most incompetent. It is his honor to be friends with Ma Fuzi." Zhao Kuo's face narrowed and he said, "You are too humble, and his future achievements must be higher than mine."

Zhao Kuo then asked the matter. He asked seriously: "Before I arrived at Bai Ren, I observed the surrounding terrain. I found that there are many places where the army can be hidden around Bai Ren. You are a local. Which of the dense forests and mountain streams around this is the most hidden?" The old man stroked his beard and replied: "There is a dense forest south of Bai Ren, called the mourning forest. Here, there are mountains behind it, and there are thorns everywhere, and wild beasts are crisscrossing, which is hard to move forward."

"Unless you know the correct path, no one can escape from here safely. If the Bairen people encounter disaster, they will flee here. In this battle, many Bairen people have escaped here. If you want to ambush the soldiers here, I can take you in. Unless the Yan people cut down all the way, they will definitely not be able to see where the ambush is hidden."

Zhao Kuo frowned. The reason why he gave up on the high slope of the city and came to Bairen was because there was no suitable place to hide near the city. Because the location was dangerous, the surrounding jungle was seen, the road was flat, and Bairen was much better. The road was disrepaired and there were dense mountain streams everywhere. If the Yan people were to come, they would definitely come from the main road, that is, to the southeast. There was a wide plain in the southeast, which was the most suitable for camping.

Zhao Kuo knew about these situations and then smiled and said to Li Mu's father: "Then I'll bother you."

He looked at Dong Chengzi again. The fat man seemed particularly uneasy now. He originally thought that these thousands of people were just vanguard troops, so there were still many open spaces in the east of the city to welcome the subsequent main force. Who knew that this was Zhao Kuo's entire force, and he seemed a little desperate. Li Mu's father went to prepare, but Zhao Kuo pulled Dong Chengzi to the side, and he said, "I'm going to withdraw Bai Ren."

Dong Chengzi nodded in a daze and said, "Okay, retreat to Handan."

"I'm afraid it won't work. Handan is different from Bai Ren. Handan has flat roads everywhere, and there is no way to stop the Yan people. If the Yan people surround Handan and the connection between Handan and the surrounding areas is broken, it will cause the demise of Zhao."

"Then you...you...what do you want to do?"

"I will lead the soldiers to withdraw from Bai Ren and set up an ambush outside Bai Ren. You will send the people who retreat here first and let them go back to Handan."

"Okay! I'll take them back to Handan now!" Dong Chengzi nodded and was about to leave. Zhao Kuo hurriedly grabbed him and said with a smile, "You can't leave yet." Dong Chengzi asked with a sad face, "What do you want me to do?" Zhao Kuo said, "Please don't be afraid. Take a group of people, stay in Bai Ren, raise my flag on the city wall, beat the war drums, and make a look like I am holding here."

"If the Yan people are camping outside the city to prepare for rest, you will wait for the battle before making a decision. If the Yan people are going to attack the city immediately, you can abandon the guard and escape."

Dong Chengzi was still a little afraid, his face was full of entanglement, and he was unresolved. Seeing Dong Chengzi's appearance, Zhao Kuo lowered his head and looked at the short sword around his waist. He smiled and said, "The armor I wear should be left by General Dong, so is your sword?", "General Dong may not have much military achievements, but he has never been afraid in his life, nor has he retreated."

"I heard that this sword will rust if it doesn't come out of sheath for too long."

"Please be sure to help me this time. As long as I am still alive, I will not let you die first." Zhao Kuo said seriously.

Dong Chengzi gritted his teeth and nodded.

Soon, Zhao Kuo issued an order to prepare the soldiers and leave Bai Ren. Although everyone did not know Zhao Kuo's intention, no one dared to ask more questions. After the night attack on the Yan people, Zhao Kuo defeated tens of thousands of Yan people and burned all the food and grass of the enemy and also spread to the soldiers. This made the soldiers worship Ma Fuzi even more, including the people of Bai Ren.

Zhao Kuo got on the chariot again. He did not expect that Li Mu's father could still ride a horse at this age. He led the way forward and led everyone into the unfathomable dense forest. In this dense forest, it was difficult for people to walk, not to mention chariots and horses. The soldiers cut down trees in front and built roads, which was very expensive. However, gradually entering the depths of the dense forest, they could see a road that could pass through the chariots and horses.

This road was opened up by generations of people of Bai Ren. They would escape here every time they were in war. However, this time, Zhao Kuo did not want them to escape here. If he was defeated, the Yan people would definitely search the dense forest carefully. At that time, I don’t know how many people would die at the hands of the Yan people. Until night, they could not reach their destination.

According to Zhao Kuo's idea, they naturally wanted to hide in the closest place to the enemy.

At this moment, Dong Chengzi was still sending people to persuade the people of Bai Ren.

"Ma Fuzi has evacuated Bai Ren. Please return to Handan. The Yan people are about to kill Bai Ren!"

"Ma Fuzi will definitely not retreat. He must go to fight with the Yan people. We are here waiting for the news of his triumphant success!"

"Yes! You can't follow Ma Fuzi to kill the enemy. Can't you stay here to celebrate Ma Fuzi's victory?!"

Perhaps because of his excessive blind trust, Dong Chengzi's affairs were very unsuccessful. He persuaded him in a hurry, and finally some of the people were ready to leave. Then, he summoned a group of people, raised countless flags on the city wall, and prepared a lot of war drums and other items. He stood on the city wall in fear and waited. Dong Chengzi's horse was tied under the city wall. As long as things were wrong, he would ride a horse to escape from here.

Zhao Kuo and others cut out a road in the dense forest, and finally got around to the vicinity of Bai Ren. Here, he asked someone to secretly cut down trees on the road leaving the dense forest. They could not block the road of the army, but could not be exposed directly. Therefore, they needed to place these cut down trees secretly, which could not only block the view, but also easily move and form a road.

After doing this, three days had passed. Li Mu's father was unwilling to go back, but Zhao Kuo could not persuade him, and finally he used a tough order to let him leave. The old man looked very angry, and Zhao Kuo breathed a sigh of relief, allowing the soldiers to wait here with peace of mind. I hope that after the Yan people arrived here, they would camp and rest when they saw the Zhao army on the city wall. In this way, Zhao Kuo had the opportunity to attack again.

But if the enemy does not stop and attacks the city directly, he will have to go out of the forest to fight the enemy to the death.

He could no longer delay, and then Bai Ren went back to Handan.

On the fifth day, Dong Chengzi had just woken up and was pulled over to the city wall by frightened guests. He stood on the city wall and looked around. He took a breath of air conditioning. The people also learned about the arrival of the Yan people, and they all lay on the city wall and looked at it secretly. Dong Chengzi had never seen such a scene in his life. Outside Bai Ren, all of them were crowded with people and there was no end at all. They were all stationed on the plain less than a mile away from the city wall. Dong Chengzi could even see their spears with cold light.

The flag seemed to have been inserted all the places where you could see it. Under the blow of the strong wind, the officers were ordering that the roars gathered together and were deafening. The chariots lined up one after another. The Yan soldiers stood on the chariots and pointed their strong bows at the direction of Bai Ren. The cavalry were shuttled back and forth around, and more and more infantry appeared from afar, continuously.

Dong Chengzi's legs became weak and he almost fell down. The guest beside him hurriedly supported him.

The people who were unwilling to leave were now flocked to the direction of Ximen without saying a word. The guest looked into the distance in fear and asked, "Head of the family, are we going to retreat?"
Chapter completed!