Chapter 1280 Seeing Through Each Other

Gao Quan stood on the tiger's mouth tower.

The person he sent to deliver the letter of surrender had already brought him Jia Yao's words.

The man also specially described Jia Yao's appearance to him.

In that man's mouth, Jia Yao was the most beautiful woman in the world. He had never seen such a beautiful woman.

Gao Quan doesn’t care whether Jia Yao is beautiful or not.

He only cared about two things.

First, Jia Yao’s identity.

He has already found out everything from every angle.

Jia Yao is not only the princess of Beihuan, but also Yun Zheng's woman.

If Jia Yao can be captured, there may be a great chance of forcing Yun Zheng to retreat.

Second, Jia Yao’s wisdom.

Jia Yao had already warned him.

Obviously, Jia Yao was also wary of his trick of pretending to surrender.

Of course, he couldn't order his men to take off their armor, lay down their weapons, and surrender.

Without weapons and armor, they would be killed if they walked out of the city.

He now had to think about whether Jia Yao had seen through his intentions.

If Jia Yao was on guard against them launching a night attack, and they attacked rashly, facing the enemy's superior forces, they would have almost no chance of winning.

The soldiers under his command are elite soldiers who have fought in many battles. Aren’t the soldiers under Jia Yao also elite soldiers who have fought in many battles?

Gao Quan thought silently, constantly weighing the pros and cons in his mind.

"Whoa whoa……"

At this moment, cheers came from the direction of the enemy camp.

It seemed like they were celebrating their victory.

Even though they were far away, they could still hear the deafening cheers.

Gao Quan narrowed his eyes slightly and stared coldly in the direction of the enemy camp.

"Deng Deng..."

A rush of footsteps came from behind.

The deputy general quickly climbed up the city gate tower and came to Gao Quan.

"General, that's the cheering coming from the direction of the enemy's camp!"

The deputy general said excitedly: "The enemy seems to be celebrating their victory in advance!"

Celebrate victory in advance!

What they want is for the enemy to let down their guard!

Only in this way will they have a chance to catch Jia Yao.

Now, it doesn’t matter whether or not we defeat the enemy!

No matter how heavy their losses were, as long as they could capture Jia Yao, they would have a chance to force the enemy to retreat.

This is also their only chance now!

“It really is like celebrating victory in advance!”

Gao Quan nodded slightly, "However, this could also be a trap set by the enemy!"

"trap?"

The joy on the deputy general's face suddenly disappeared, "General, do you mean that Jia Yao has seen through your intentions?"

"possible."

Gao Quan nodded and said, "The fact that Jia Yao was able to take over the entire Shangqing Road in such a short time proves that she is definitely not an ordinary person. Moreover, she must be very meticulous. Since she is trying to prevent us from feigning surrender, she is very likely to deliberately make these noises to make us think that she is really careless and launch a night attack..."

Listening to Gao Quan's words, the deputy general couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

What Gao Quan said does make sense.

If Gao Quan's guess was unfortunate enough, they would not only fail to capture Jia Yao if they launched a rash night attack, but would also probably fall into a trap themselves.

At this moment, the excitement in the deputy general's heart disappeared.

"Then what should we do now?"

The deputy general asked worriedly.

Gao Quan pondered for a moment, and immediately ordered: "Send two people out of the city to the enemy camp later, ask Jia Yao whether Gao Yong has fallen into their hands, and investigate the situation in the enemy camp!"

"Yes!"

The deputy general took the order and left.

……

As dusk approached, the people Gao Quan sent out returned.

The two men reported the situation in the enemy camp to Gao Quan in detail.

When they arrived, the enemy camp was slaughtering chickens and sheep, and all the soldiers had smiles on their faces, indeed celebrating their victory in advance.

In addition, Jia Yao also told them with certainty that Gao Yong was in Yun Zheng's hands and was alive and well.

"Go down!"

Gao Quan waved gently.

The two soldiers retreated quickly.

"It seems that Jiayao did guess that we would attack at night!"

Gao Quan sighed softly.

“How come you see?”

The deputy general asked in confusion.

Isn't it normal for the enemy to celebrate their victory in advance by killing chickens and sheep?

Would it be the same if he were to celebrate his victory early?

Gao Quan: "A person who has repeatedly opened the gates of Longqing Prefecture and Heji City must be very meticulous, and his mind is definitely not ordinary!"

"She certainly won't believe we will surrender so easily!"

"The more she acts like that, the more suspicious she becomes!"

Listening to Gao Quan's words, the deputy general couldn't help but frown.

He didn't quite understand Gao Quan's logic.

However, he has followed Gao Quan for many years, and since Gao Quan is suspicious, he still chooses to believe Gao Quan.

"Then what do we do now?"

The deputy general had a somewhat sad look on his face.

We will launch a night attack tonight and talk about surrender tomorrow.

If they don't surrender as Jia Yao requested tomorrow, Jia Yao will definitely know that they are pretending to surrender.

In this way, Jia Yao will only be more cautious and their hopes will become slimmer.

"Since Jiayao has guessed our intention, let's take advantage of her!"

A cold light flashed in Gao Quan's eyes.

At the same time, Jia Yao was also chatting with several generals about what had just happened.

Jia Yao judged that Gao Quan had already suspected that she had guessed his intention.

There is a possibility that the night raid will not come tonight.

Of course, it may also happen in ways they never expected.

"Why does Madam make such a judgment?"

Wei Jianshan asked in confusion.

"Gao Yong!"

Jia Yao said seriously: "He sent someone to ask whether Gao Yong is in our hands, just to see the situation in our camp..."

If Gao Quan had no suspicion, why would he send someone to take a look?

Since Gao Quan has become suspicious, he will most likely not launch a night attack.

It seems that I have underestimated Gao Quan.

This famous general, who was revered as a god of war by the people of the Le Dynasty, was indeed something.

"If the enemy doesn't attack the camp, what else can we do?"

Qi Qi Ge asked while thinking hard.

She wondered what she would do in this situation if she were in a high position.

Jia Yao was also thinking from Gao Quan’s perspective.

Soon, she thought of two possibilities.

First, leave the infantry to continue to defend Hukou City, send cavalry to support Dushou, and continue to resist.

But this is very unlikely.

Gao Quan could temporarily stop them by doing this, but it would not last long.

What Gao Quan wants is definitely to turn the tide rather than engage in meaningless resistance.

Second, under the cover of night, quietly send some troops out of the city to choose a place to ambush, while sending people on the front to pretend to surrender, and suddenly attack them when they go to accept the surrender, killing them by surprise.

Third, continue to launch night attacks to make them mistakenly believe that the enemy has fallen into a trap. When the two armies engage in battle, immediately feign defeat and flee to attract them to pursue, thus leading them into the corresponding ambush circle.

The latter two speculations are more likely.

But the latter two speculations have their own advantages and disadvantages.

Jia Yao was just guessing and had no way of knowing what Gao Quan was thinking.

Next, Jia Yao discussed the matter in detail with the generals.

In the end, everyone agreed that the third guess was more likely.

After Jia Yao made some adjustments to the original arrangement, he ordered people to send a large number of scouts.

No matter what, they were well-rested and had the advantage in numbers, so there was no reason for them to be afraid...