"Sir, the enemy is crossing the river..." A spy reported quickly, half-kneeling at Chen Dao's feet.
Chen Dao stood and held his sword, looking into the distance, and said in a deep voice: "How far is it from Suishui?"
The spy said: "It will take at most an hour and a half to arrive."
Chen Dao nodded, smiled coldly, and said: "Let the soldiers rest for a while, and we will pursue you later."
A captain said: "General, our army is well fed and drunk, why do we need to rest?"
A strange look flashed in Chen Dao's eyes, and he said: "Have you ever surrounded prey? Hunting is different from hunting. If you want to get the most prey, you need to constantly drive away the prey and keep a certain distance, so that they will continue to be exhausted. Wait until
They can't run anymore and have exhausted their last bit of strength, and it's time to shoot them. The same is true for these enemies now. They are exhausted, but it's not enough. If they chase too fast, these people will inevitably fight to the death. Why should we pay?
So many sacrifices are made to deal with these people who are destined to die? Instead of doing this, we should give them a little hope of survival so that they can't escape."
The captain said: "If they cross the river, it may be difficult to catch them again."
Chen Dao shook his head: "Not so fast, unless these people abandon the sergeants who don't know the nature of water. But if so, those people who don't know the nature of water will definitely mutiny. Therefore, if I were the commander of the other side, I would order everyone to cut down trees on the riverside.
We need to use trees to build boats and rafts. This all takes time. Once their boats and rafts are built, it won’t be too late for us to kill them.”
Chen Dao curled his lips, raised the corners of his lips to outline an arc, and said with a sneer: "It is said that that dignified guy is good at swordsmanship. I really wanted to meet him for a while, but it's a pity!"
Although Chen Dao is a military general, he is extremely handsome. His face is as clear as a sculpture, and his angular face is extremely handsome. He looks unrestrained in appearance, but the inadvertent glint in his eyes makes people dare not
Look down. His thick black hair is pulled up high by a golden crown, and under a pair of sword-shaped eyebrows are a pair of narrow eyes, shining brightly. At this time, he seems more like an outing than chasing a group of desperadoes.
He held the hilt of the sword inlaid with gold wire at his waist and was silent for a while. At this time, a messenger hurried over and reported: "General, second general, and third general are coming with a troop of horses. Tomorrow
You can arrive in the early morning.”
Chen Dao asked: "Why is this?"
"Go down." Chen Dao concealed the shock in his heart and waved back the ordering soldiers, but he was full of doubts in his heart. Letting the Bai Qi army go out was just to deceive others. If a large army was mobilized to encircle and suppress, it would inevitably be given to others. Isn't the Lord afraid of doing this?
Is there anyone to blame?
"Could it be that... my lord has decided to fight to the death with Cao's army?" The more Chen Dao thought about it, the more confused he became. He never thought that Liu Bei had received a secret edict, so he could be so blatant.
After resting for half an hour, Chen Dao continued to lead the pursuit. More than 500 people pursued them all the way to the Suishui River. Chen Dao looked around and saw only the river flowing quietly, and not a single person on either side of the river.
"Come, search nearby for traces of the enemy." Chen Dao suddenly had a bad feeling. These people could not disappear out of thin air. He had already calculated the time accurately. The enemy should still be halfway across the river at this time.
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"General!" A military lord hurriedly came over and reported: "Many broken trees were found on the downstream river bank. In addition, there are many footprints."
Chen Dao said: "Take me to have a look."
One mile downstream, Chen Dao saw many broken logs floating in the water, and many of them were thrown onto the river bank. He suddenly realized something and said loudly: "The enemy has already crossed the river with the help of broken logs. There is no need to search anymore.
Give me the order to all cross the river and leave the baggage on the right bank for now, they can't escape far!"
Everyone listened to the order, gathered together, jumped into the river one by one, and swam to the other bank. These white men were all familiar with the water properties, and the river was not wide. Therefore, in only half an hour, more than 400 people had reached the left bank.
The captain who arrived at the shore shouted wetly to Chen Dao: "General, we found a lot of footprints and abandoned items of the bandits here."
Chen Dao nodded, smiled coldly, and murmured in a low voice: "Want to escape? Let's see where you can escape."
There were more than a dozen guards beside him. One of the guards said: "General, should we cross the river?"
Chen Dao nodded and was about to give orders to the guards. Suddenly, countless arrows were fired from behind, and the soldiers on the other side shouted in unison: "General, be careful behind you."
But it was too late, seven or eight personal guards were shot down.
Chen Dao reacted in time and immediately took action with the long sword in his hand. He turned around and took a breath. These enemies had not crossed the river at all. At this time, they had emerged from a dense forest not far away, bows and arrows.
Shoot this way.
Several feather arrows shot rapidly in the direction of Chen Dao. Chen Dao shook his long sword and knocked down several arrows. The soldiers on the left bank behind him said one after another: "General, get into the water quickly!"
Chen Dao wanted to enter the water and go to the left bank, but there were dozens of archers scattering in this direction, tightly suppressing him. As long as he turned around and turned his vest to these archers, he would probably be pierced by arrows.
In desperation, he could only bite the bullet and shoot down the incoming arrows. At the same time, a slender figure wearing a broken armor and a sword covered in dried blood came from the flank.
The person who came was none other than Gao Jin. Gao Jin did not give the order to cross the river, but made it look like crossing the river. More than seventy people were ambushed in the dense forest. They only waited for most of the White Army to cross the river before attacking the other bank.
The White Mighty Army did not cross the river.
Although this method is effective, it is highly variable and very dangerous. After all, it is hidden in the nearby dense forest. As long as the White Eye Army searches carefully, Xingzang will be found. When the time comes, he will be surrounded by these White Eye Army. Gao Jin and these seven
More than ten guards are all going to die here, with no chance of survival.
Fortunately, as Gao Jin expected, the White King Army did underestimate the enemy. They had regarded themselves and these guards as prey, thinking that they had no choice but to flee. How could they have dared to set up an ambush here.
Gao Jin had recognized Chen Dao. His eyes were very good, and he instantly knew that he was a master of swordsmanship from the way he shot down arrows with his long sword. At this time, his blood was boiling, and he quickly jumped towards Chen Dao.
When he got close, he held the Gansheng Sword tightly in his hand and was ready for a duel.
Seeing that Gao Jin was approaching Chen Dao, Liu Ye just ordered the archers: "Stop shooting and go to the river immediately to prevent the white men on the other side from swimming back to rescue."
All the guards shouted, refreshed, and rushed forward with various weapons.
Gao Jin and Chen Dao were several feet apart, sizing up the young swordsman with his eyes. They stood facing the biting cold wind, with their Gan Sheng sword pointed downwards at an angle to the ground, already in an offensive and defensive posture.
He smiled coldly: "Chen Dao, do you dare to fight me?"
Chen Dao held his sword across his chest and snorted coldly: "I don't get what I asked for!"
At this point, the situation reversed in an instant. An hour ago, Gao Jin might have wanted to fight Chen Dao, but Chen Dao might not have given Gao Jin this chance. But now, Chen Dao really wanted it.
, he understood that only by killing Gao Jin in front of him could he have a chance to escape. Thinking of this, Chen Dao's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and the sword in his hand shook slightly. On the surface, he was calm, but in fact, he had already done it.