But it was said that Liu Qi led the cavalry to pursue Han Dang. At this time, there were only more than 900 cavalry left, and more than 400 cavalry were lost in the battle just now. This made Liu Qi's body hurt for a long time, which was why Liu Qi insisted on pursuing Han Dang.
Han Dang's reason. These more than a thousand cavalry are his family's assets, and they are also the only cavalry he currently has. Every death of these elites means one less. Today, more than 400 people were killed or injured because of Han Dang. How could he not be angry?
There were scattered soldiers everywhere along the way. When these soldiers saw Liu Qi and the others, they were so frightened that they knelt on the ground and did not dare to speak out. The shock to them from the more than a thousand cavalry just now was really too great.
Liu Qi led the cavalry and galloped away, completely ignoring these ordinary soldiers. On the one hand, he pursued Han Dang to express his anger, and on the other hand, he wanted to kill Han Dang. After all, Han Dang was one of the famous generals in Jiangdong.
Being able to kill him would have countless benefits for Liu Qi.
In recent years, Jiangdong has often attacked Jingzhou, especially in the Jiangxia area, which has been fighting almost every day. Liu Biao had no choice but to let it go. If Liu Qi can kill one of Sun Ce's generals, then Liu Qi's position in Jingzhou will be more stable. If there is nothing special
The reason is, then he will be the next Jingzhou Shepherd.
Han Dang in front of him had woken up at some point. After seeing his situation clearly, Han Dang asked his deputy to drive his horse to a lone horse, jumped up, mounted the horse, and galloped away. The deputy general followed closely behind him.
"Go separately." Not long after, a fork in the road appeared in front of Han Dang and the deputy general. Han Dang shouted to the deputy general. After saying that, Han chose a road near the left, but the deputy general had no choice but to take the right.
When Liu Qi arrived with his cavalry, they had disappeared. Liu Qi said to Gan Ning, "Catch a few people and ask." Gan Ning immediately led a few people to the fork in the road and captured a few people.
Seeing Liu Qi and the more than a thousand cavalrymen, their legs became weak with fear and they looked around tremblingly. The people around them were all murderous people, and they were afraid that they would be displeased and beheaded.
Liu Qi looked at the people in front of him and said, "Listen, you guys, I'm going to ask you a few questions. Whoever answers first and answers correctly will be let go. Do you understand?"
Seeing a few people nodding, Liu Qi asked: "Did someone pass by here on horseback just now?"
"Yes." Several people answered almost in unison.
"Then where did he go?"
"There." Some people pointed to the left, and some pointed to the right.
Liu Qi frowned, and several people were startled. One of them quickly said: "Two horses passed by just now. I wonder which horse you are talking about?"
"Oh, did you see that black horse going in that direction?" Liu Qi remembered that the deputy general's horse was black.
"Going to the right." Several people answered in unison again.
Liu Qi looked at the road on the right and said: "Chase." After saying this, he ignored the few people and led the cavalry to chase him. The people behind him breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the cavalry leaving, and sat on the ground, breathing heavily, with eyes in their eyes.
Full of joy.
Liu Qi led the cavalry in pursuit along the road on the right. The road became narrower and narrower, and in the end only two horses could pass side by side. Liu Qi felt that he was heading into the mountains.
After walking for another hour, the road became more and more rugged. The narrow road could only accommodate a horse. There were rolling rocks on the road. Liu Qi's face became worse and worse. He had already determined that this road led to the mountains.
, Liu Qi couldn't figure out why Han Dang ran into the mountains.
Gan Ning came to Liu Qi and asked, "Master, do you still want to go inside?"
Liu Qi thought for a while and said, "Let's go back." This road leads into the mountains, and the road below may be more difficult. If you encounter a side road again, you will easily get lost, so you might as well go back. As for catching Han Dang, let's go back.
It is not easy to catch a person in this vast mountain. If in Jingzhou we only need to block the roads around the mountain, we might still be able to catch him, but now we are in Jiangdong.
Liu Qi led the cavalry back, but before they reached the fork in the road, they heard noises on the other side. Liu Qi's face became a little solemn. He had told Su Fei not to chase Jiangdong, so the people who appeared here now were from Jiangdong.
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Liu Qi turned around and winked at Gan Ning, then ordered the others to wait where they were, and headed towards the fork in the road with Gan Ning. After a while, the two of them arrived at the fork in the road, and saw that there were already trees on the empty road.
From the high camp, there were shouts of killing from time to time. Judging from these sounds, there were probably at least 20,000 people.
"It seems that the road to Jingzhou is going to be blocked." Liu Qi looked at the camp with a worried look. This fork in the road is the one closest to You County. There is only one road from here to You County, and it is now occupied by them.
I'm afraid it will be difficult to go back.
After observing for a long time, the two retreated and called Wang Yi to discuss together. Wang Yi was shocked when he heard that someone was actually setting up camp, and then looked at Liu Qi to wait for his decision.
Liu Qi looked at Gan Ning and said, "Does Xingba have people who are good at sneaking under his command?" They couldn't go back now, so they had to try to inform Liu Pan and tell them not to worry.
Gan Ning turned and left. After a while, he pulled someone over. Gan Ning pointed at him and said, "My lord, this is Chen Qi. He is good at hiding. He is responsible for all our efforts to find out information."
Liu Qi looked at this person and saw that he was short in stature and had dark skin. He nodded and said, "Are you sure you can sneak back to You County?"
Chen Qidao: "Yes."
"You immediately sneak back to You County and tell Liu Pan that we can't go back, and tell him not to worry, and immediately send someone to inform the military advisor of the situation here. Before the military advisor arrives, they can only hold on and not go to war. In addition,
Don't tell others about me in Jiangdong and let Liu Pan find someone to impersonate me and let others know that I am in You County." Liu Qi ordered. The general who came this time was obviously extraordinary. Just from the camp, Liu Qi could tell that this person was absolutely
He is a first-class general, and Liu Pan and the others are no match at all. There are at least 20,000 people here, and although You County only has 5,000 troops, holding on is not a problem.
"Don't worry, my lord, Chen Qi will definitely bring your words." After saying that, he turned and left, and disappeared after a while. Even Liu Qi didn't notice how he did it.
Seeing Chen Qi and Liu Qi disappearing, they breathed a sigh of relief and said to Gan Ning, "It seems we can only go on." After saying that, the three of them led the cavalry and marched along the path. Not long after, they arrived at the walkway just now.
that place.
The road going down was getting narrower and narrower. Liu Qi could only order the 800 people from Feihuwei and Jinfan to dismount and lead the horses. Fortunately, there were no forks in the road and Liu Qi was not worried about getting lost. However, Liu Qi did not dare to stop because of their
Their whereabouts were not secretive, and they would be in danger if the opponent ordered people to catch up. The small space was not conducive to cavalry charges.
"Lord, look." Gan Ning pointed forward.
Liu Qi looked along Gan Ning's finger and saw a black horse stopping on the road. Next to him, Han Dang's deputy general was looking at the road ahead with a sad face. Hearing the sound, he turned his head and happened to see Liu Qi and others. He was frightened.
Immediately lead the horse forward here.
"Stop him." Liu Qi shouted.
"Hey." A feather arrow was stuck in front of the deputy general, just a few centimeters away from him. The deputy general was so frightened that he didn't dare to move anymore, but it was the arrow shot by Wang Yi. Gan Ning quickly stepped forward, grabbed the deputy general, and carried him away.
come over.
When the deputy general saw Liu Qi, he immediately knelt down and said, "General, please spare your life."
Liu Qi looked at the deputy general and asked, "Do you have any position in Han's army?"
"To tell you what the general is saying, I am serving as a deputy general in the army." The deputy general said hurriedly.
"Huh? If someone like you can become a lieutenant, it seems that Han Dang is not that good." Liu Qi was a little unhappy when he saw the lieutenant groveling.
"Yes, yes, that's what the general said. The villain only became this deputy general because of his father's and ancestors' influence."
"Then wasn't Han Dang on your horse? Where is he now?" Liu Qi asked when he saw the deputy general alone.
"He snatched another horse halfway and headed towards another intersection." The deputy general said carefully.
"As expected." Liu Qi looked at the road ahead and asked, "Do you know where this road leads?"
"The villain doesn't know." After saying this, he looked at Liu Qi carefully, fearing that Liu Qi would kill him if he was unhappy.
"You don't know that you are from Jiangdong?" Liu Qi didn't believe it.
Seeing Liu Qi's disbelief, the lieutenant general said hurriedly: "I really don't know. This is my first time to go on an expedition. Besides, I am not very familiar with the surrounding situation."
"Then why did you stop moving forward just now?"
"I want to wait for the general to retreat and go back and take another road."
Liu Qi asked Gan Ning for a long time and found nothing of value, handed him over to the custody of the Jinfan thieves, and then continued forward.