Gao Bufan and Yuchi Jingde pursued Li Mi closely, and did not stop until it was completely dark. By this time, they had entered Xindu County.

Yuchi Jingde suffered a heavy loss in the ambush in Hengyang County and lost half of his cavalry, so he put all his energy into avenging Li Mi. If Gao Bufan hadn't ordered to stop the pursuit, he would have lit torches and chased him all night.

From Gao Bufan's point of view, it is obvious that a serious hero like Li Mi cannot be killed easily, so if he continues to pursue him, there is a high probability that he will escape, and he may even be killed by a retaliate. After all, God

It was dark, the road conditions were unclear, and the soldiers under his command had been fighting fiercely for a day and were exhausted. They had to stop and rest, otherwise something would easily happen.

After this battle, Gao Bufan was undoubtedly more cautious, and he did not dare to look down upon these historical heroes. Li Mi was a man of strategic ambitions, and would do nothing if he did not take action. Once he made a move, he would make a big move. For example, this time, he laid down the enemy without any sound.

In such a big game, I was deceived. If it weren't for the unexpected factor of the second brother, I would definitely be the one who failed miserably.

Thinking of this, Gao Bufan still had more than enough intentions and secretly broke into a cold sweat. Dou Jiande, an old fox, was not easy to deal with. I heard that Wang Shichong was even more insidious and cunning. He was not a fuel-efficient lamp. He would have to

If you want to remain invincible among such a group of human beings, you have to be more cautious, otherwise you will really be eaten to the bone.

Let's say that Dou Jiande retreated all the way upstream, and Lu Sheng led two thousand infantry to follow him, always looking for a chance to catch him, but until dark, this opportunity did not appear, because Dou Jiande was very cautious, and he led the elite infantry to the rear, and there were still more infantry behind him.

Hundreds of cavalry were hidden in response. Once the Sui soldiers pounced on them, they would definitely not be able to take advantage, and they would even be hit head-on.

Now that it was dark, the situation was reversed. It was Lu Sheng's turn to worry about being ambushed, so he had to stop chasing and found a high ground to set up camp to prevent Dou Jiande from trying to counterattack.

"Da Sima, the Sui army stopped and set up camp."

After hearing the report, Dou Jiande breathed a sigh of relief and continued to retreat upstream for more than ten miles. Then he ordered the bamboo rafts he carried to be pushed into the river to cross the river in batches, and he himself led the elite troops to the rear.

"Da Sima, Miss Dou is here!"

Most of the troops had crossed to the other side, and Dou Jiande was preparing to cross the river when a soldier suddenly reported loudly.

Dou Jiande frowned and said, "Xian Niang is here? Where is she?"

The soldier pointed to the direction downstream. Dou Jiande hurriedly looked up and saw a fishing boat coming up from the downstream. A fishing lantern was hung on the bow. His daughter Dou Xianniang was standing gracefully on the bow. Two women in fine clothes were standing on the bow.

The soldiers are responsible for rowing the boats.

"Dad!" Dou Xianniang couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that her father was safe and sound, and jumped ashore.

Dou Jiande's eyes flashed, he frowned and asked: "Xian Niang, where are you from?"

Dou Xianniang said with a guilty conscience: "My daughter is coming from home. Dad, you are going too far. Why didn't you tell your daughter about such a big thing?"

Dou Xian Niang used the attack instead of the defense, and was the first to challenge her father's attack. It seemed that the military skills she had read recently were not in vain.

Dou Jiande snorted coldly and said: "What are you telling me? Do you want me to cause trouble like this? From now on, you should take care of the affairs between men. Just stay at home and accompany your mother."

Dou Xianniang pouted and said, "If father is defeated, there is no need to vent his anger on his daughter!"

Dou Jiande couldn't help but became furious and raised his hands to strike. Dou Xian's mother's eyes turned red, she closed her eyes and said loudly: "You go ahead and beat your daughter to death. Anyway, my mother is dead, and my sister and brother are also dead. There is nothing in this world."

No matter how much you love me, you and your stepmother will only have a few more!"

Dou Jiande's palm froze in mid-air and shivered for a while, then he finally put it down silently, covering his chest with a look of pain on his face.

Dou Xianniang opened her eyes slightly and was startled when she saw what happened. She hurriedly stepped forward to support her father and stroked his chest, and asked anxiously: "Dad, what's wrong with you? Are you injured?"

Dou Jiande took a long time to breathe out, and said with a heavy snort: "Isn't it because you, the rebellious woman, are so angry? Is it because you secretly reported the letter to Gao Changqing, so he was able to escape from our encirclement in time?"

Dou Xianniang shook her head and said, "No, my daughter has arrived and you have already surrounded Brother Gao in the bamboo forest. You can't blame me for this."

"How dare you lie? You want to be angry with my father!" Dou Jiande covered his chest again, as if he might have a heart attack at any moment.

Dou Xianniang said aggrievedly with red eyes: "My daughter didn't lie to you, she just... sent some food to Brother Gao!"

"What else?" Dou Jiande said angrily.

"Gao Shibo is looking for reinforcements!" Dou Xianniang whispered.

"Rebellious girl, you...you want to harm your own father!" Dou Jiande rolled his eyes in anger.

Dou Xianniang hurriedly stroked his chest and patted his back, saying, "I'm sorry, dad, don't be angry. Brother Gao said he wouldn't hurt you. Look, dad's loss is not big. Brother Gao is very sad."

Obviously showing mercy."

Dou Jiande said angrily: "What do you mean you won't hurt me? That guy sent two thousand troops to follow your father. If your father hadn't had two brushes, there's no telling whether he could have crossed the river alive!"

Dou Xian Niang muttered: "Anyway, Dad, you are not doing well now."

"That's unreasonable. I don't know what kind of drug Gao Changqing gave to you, a rebellious girl." Dou Jiande was still angry. Suddenly he saw many torches appearing on the lower reaches of the other bank. He couldn't help being slightly surprised and hummed: "I'll take care of you when I get back.

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After Dou Jiande finished speaking, he jumped on the boat. Dou Xian Niang also quickly boarded the boat. The father and his wife crossed to the other side. Soon, the torches downstream were getting closer and closer, and a soldier quickly ran over to report: "Da Sima, is the East China Sea Company."

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Dou Jiande glared at his daughter and whispered: "Don't talk nonsense when you see Mr. Donghai later. If Mr. Donghai asks, just say that you are here specifically to see dad. Do you hear me?" After saying this, he swept his eyes sharply.

Two female soldiers behind Dou Xianniang.

"I know." Dou Xianniang nodded and whispered, and the two female soldiers also nodded in agreement.

Soon, Dou Jiande and Gao Shida joined forces. The latter had just suffered a huge defeat. Almost the entire army was wiped out. He was almost alive. He was as frightened as a bird. Moreover, he was tired and hungry, and he was not in the mood to see Dou Xianniang.

I was harassed, so I just asked a few questions and then went back to camp to rest.

Early on the next morning, Dou Jiande, Gao Shida and others hurried south back to Gaojibo. Now that they had lost half of their elite troops, they were also worried that the officers and soldiers would take the opportunity to encircle and suppress them, so they did not dare to stay outside for a long time.

When Dou Jiande returned home, his wife, Cao, knelt down on the ground with an apologetic look on her face and said: "The line lady kept pestering me, so I couldn't help but tell her, but I didn't expect that it ruined the important affairs of the family."

Dou Jiande sighed, helped Mrs. Cao up and said, "It's not your fault. I had expected that you would tell this girl, Xian Niang, so I told you the news in advance."

Ms. Cao said in surprise: "Master, why is this?"

Dou Jiande said helplessly: "Young women are not allowed to stay in college. Xian Niang has given her body and soul to Gao Changqing. You can't let Xian Niang be a widow, right? I thought I could at least cripple Gao Changqing's team this time and let him serve in the court."

If you can't survive, treat him as

When I was desperate, I took action to recruit him to marry the line lady. Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. This boy's luck was also very good. He escaped from our encirclement from all sides at the beginning. Otherwise, when the line lady arrived,

it's all over.

As a result, in the end, Gao Changqing was not only not crippled, but actually crippled our four coalition forces. Now, Gao Changqing deserves to be reused by the court. Soldiers and bandits are incompatible. I am afraid that sooner or later, we will still have to fight each other.

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When Mrs. Cao heard this, she couldn't help but said worriedly: "Then what should we do?"

Dou Jiande said helplessly: "Let nature take its course, but I think that when Gao Changqing develops his power in the local area and raises horses, he may not be truly loyal to Yang Guang."

Dou Xianniang actually knew that Xu Shiji secretly built the Youyan Iron Cavalry at Yufeng Racecourse. It was obvious that Dou Xianniang had been very tight-lipped and did not even reveal it to her biological father, otherwise Dou Jiande would not have to guess anymore.

"Master, I heard that Duke Donghai suffered a great loss this time. Only a hundred people came back from more than three thousand people." Cao said in a low voice.

Dou Jiande nodded, Cao's eyes flashed, and he hesitated to speak. The former frowned and waved his hands and said: "You don't have to say it, this matter is definitely not feasible. Doing so will only lose benevolence and bring infamy, and people will turn against you. The gain outweighs the loss!"
Chapter completed!