"Did you see clearly? The enemy has truly pitched camp?"
After a brief moment of surprise, Wei Xu's first reaction was disbelief!
Liu Bei's army had been conducting forced marches these past few days!
They had barely rested at all!
The nonstop travel had left them exhausted as well.
Such a forced march showed just how anxious Liu Bei's army was.
Yet now, halfway through their journey, there was no reason for them to stop and rest!
The soldier had no idea about any of this and merely reported the facts: "Reporting to the general, the enemy has indeed pitched camp. They are also felling trees everywhere, likely intending to build a stockade here!"
At the words "build a stockade," Wei Xu grew even more puzzled.
If they had merely pitched camp, they were simply resting. But if they were building a stockade, they were preparing to stay for a while!
Chen Gong had said nothing about this!
For a moment, he turned to Han Xian and asked, "General Han, do you know why the enemy is doing this?"
Han Xian was immediately dumbfounded. You're asking me? How would I know?
He was merely a bandit chieftain—how could he understand military tactics and strategy? Still, after thinking for a while, he answered, "Perhaps the enemy has discovered our army's trail!"
"That should not be the case. If the enemy had discovered our trail, they could simply come and challenge us to battle. Why would they need to pitch camp?"
Wei Xu immediately shook his head and rejected the guess.
Liu Bei's army was not much smaller than theirs.
Though they had prisoners with them, if they had truly discovered their tracks, they could have attacked them directly!
They were currently within the forest. As long as the enemy lit fires