Huangfu Song's series of actions successfully deceived the spies sent by Sheli to Yuyang.
Three days later, at dawn, Huangfu Song's troops finally joined up with Nanlou and Qiuliju's forces. Five days had passed since Huangfu Song received Liu Hong's urgent edict.
After half a day of marching, they finally arrived at the low-lying area thirty miles north of Chengde.
After surveying the surrounding terrain, Huangfu Song, Nanlou, and Qiuliju led the troops to the only high ground and ordered a halt to the march.
Nanlou and Qiuliju also came to the rear of the group and found Huangfusong, who was disguised as a herdsman.
Nanlou looked at Huangfu Song with a tired expression. "Commander Huangfu, you see that we brothers have been traveling for several days and are very tired. In my opinion, why don't we rest for the night and then cut down trees and build camp tomorrow?"
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Huangfu Song decisively rejected Nanlou's suggestion and then said, "Sheli must have already learned that we have stopped marching today. He can definitely guess that we want to set up camp here. If we wait until tomorrow, his cavalry will probably be charging at us!"
Qiu Liju nodded in agreement, saying, "Yes! Commandant Huangfu is right! Their scouts have been very aggressive these past few days. Our movements probably haven't escaped Sheli's notice. Setting up camp as soon as possible will give us more protection!"
Seeing that Huangfu Song and Qiu Liju insisted on setting up camp today, Nanlou no longer insisted. After eating, ignoring the complaints of his soldiers, he hurriedly ordered them to cut down trees and build camps, while Huangfu Song's Han army rested and conserved their energy.
Just as Huangfu Song had said, their actions did not escape the notice of the scouts sent by Sheli. About an hour and a half later, Sheli's scouts finally returned to the camp.
At this time, after several days of reports from his subordinates, Sheli had just confirmed the news of the Han army's retreat from Yuyang. However, the fact that Nanlou and Qiuliju continued their march and the sudden appearance of the transport team aroused Sheli's vigilance. So he immediately summoned Han Qing and others to discuss the matter.
Relic looked at Han Qing with a puzzled expression. "Mr. Han, you said the Han army has retreated, so what does it mean that they are still marching? And they are still transporting supplies, could it be that they...?"
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