Knight of the Blue Lagoon (The Past of Tao v)

88. Pursuit:

It is easy to chase the poor bandits bravely, but do not pretend to be a learned overlord.

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Looking at Daozhi's lonely figure, Suosuo wanted to go over to accompany Daozhi, but was stopped by Li Lai:

"Sister, please don't. For so many years, these wills have been suppressed in the general's heart. I'm afraid not many people in the world can bear it. Let the general stay alone for a while at this moment. He needs some time to recover from his depressed heart."

"No wonder we felt so comfortable with the general. It turned out that we all had the same experience, but the general was too……"Suosuo hugged her brother and shed tears.

"How can people come together if they are not the same kind of people? Sister, don’t worry too much. The general will be fine. There is no success without reason. These extraordinary human experiences have also made the general what he is today. God will not bully anyone, but will only use it. Time will adjust, everything is determined."Li Lai hugged his sister.

The flames were beating gently, and the dead and still earth suddenly turned into a newly awakened lion, with its mouth wide open, looking up to the sky and howling in the dark night. Dao Zhi's figure was like a ghost. , walking among the gloomy and terrifying, the danger makes him emit the light of darkness

"Brother, the general allowed us to kill the former Minister of War. Why didn’t the general kill Chao Ran?"Sosuo

"This may be why everyone is willing to follow the general."Li Lai.

It was almost dawn. Daozhi turned around and looked at Li Lai and Suosuo. They walked over.

"General?"Suosuo's eyes are still moist.

"I'm fine, let's discuss the next war."Daozhi quickly recovered his condition.

"The Youfan army still has 80,000 troops behind them, with infantry as the main force. Will they fight?"Sosuo

"Leading the 80,000-strong army was the aloof confidant General Xiao, who was also considered brave and resourceful."Li Lai

"Just now when we were counting the casualties and prisoners of war of the Youfan army, we found that their guide was missing. He must have escaped during the battle to report the news."Suini

"I immediately sent someone to chase him."Sosuo

"Wait, don't worry, the initiative in the war now lies with us. What do you think?"Daozhi

"Take advantage of the victory and pursue it."Li Lai

"war."Sosuo

"war."Suini.

Li Lai considered the safety of Dongfu Country, Suosuo and others thought about the lives of the people, but Suini thought more about the dignity of the people of Dongfu Country. In recent years, Dongfu Country has been in a storm, and His Majesty, for Dongfu Country, The country's stable development has been tolerant, and the people have been exploited by the officials and gentry over and over again. They have grievances, and the Dongfu army has become synonymous with cowardice. In the Blue Lake countries, the people of Dongfu are inferior people. The people are too Victory is needed to wash away the injustice that has been endured for a long time, and Dongfu Kingdom needs victory to establish its majesty. The morale of the soldiers has never been seen so high. Although this war was a complete victory, everyone knows that compared with Dongfu This victory is far from enough for the suffering that Fu Guo has suffered.

Tao said:"If these 80,000 troops withdraw, it will be difficult to handle in the future."

"You can't let them go back."Li Lai

"The guide knew that the two armies were fighting fiercely, and his ability to escape meant that he might not have seen the final result. If he knew the result, General Xiao would most likely retreat, and he would have to confront them before the guide arrived."Suini

"The guide has been walking for most of the day, how can he catch up with him?"Sosuo

"We found a few people to pretend to be the escaped Youfan army. We said that the Dongfu army had suffered heavy losses and had no reinforcements, so we lured them to fight."Suini

"Let them know that we have suffered heavy losses and have no reinforcements, which will definitely increase their morale and stimulate their will to win. After all, we have few people and will lose everything if we use them up. It is very important that we do not suffer heavy losses in this battle. The reason is that they are already very fragile and have low morale, so we have the opportunity to take advantage of them and reduce their mental strength to almost zero. It is not that our soldiers are stronger than them."Daozhi

"If we fight in valleys and gorges, we cannot set up formations and can only fight a war of attrition, which is very detrimental to us."Li Lai

"Different from this battle, the 80,000 Youfan troops behind were moving slowly and would not be as tired as the vanguard army. Moreover, they were mentally prepared. A mental blow might not have much effect, so they could not fight head-on."Daozhi

"General, do you have any good ideas?"Li Lai.

Dao Zhi kept looking at the map and suddenly said:"No matter what, I don't think it will be possible to withdraw immediately. At least they will come here, and they will feel safe here."

"Here, unexpected things turn the safest place into the most dangerous place. This is the camp into the mountains. The mountain road is narrow, easy to defend and difficult to attack. There are mountains and forests on the other side of the camp, making it easy to ambush. Presumably they will not move forward after arriving at the camp, and will rest in the camp. They will wait until the waterway army cuts off our retreat, then cross the mountain road to meet up, and concentrate our forces to attack the hinterland of Dongfu Kingdom. As long as we can reach the camp first, everything will be fine. Done."Li Lai

"But we don't have enough time to get here first?"Sosuo

"How long do we need in the past?"Daozhi

"About 6 days of riding?"Li Lai.

"where are they?"Sosuo

"The prisoners of war said that they set off at the same time as Chao Ran and had food and supplies, so it was relatively slow. Normally, they should be able to reach the camp in 4-5 days."Li Lai.

Dao Zhi looked around at the people around him and asked:"Soldiers, are you okay?"

"The soldiers were all in high spirits and felt that it was not enough. There was no problem. They should be able to arrive before the guide saw the army."Suini.

Victory brings a kind of strength to the soldiers, especially in spirit. This kind of strength makes them tireless, fearless of hardships and dangers, and move forward bravely.

"Soldiers are valuable and quick."Tao Zhi ordered Suini to return to Chenzhou with 10,000 Dongfu troops and 20,000 cavalry troops. After a short rest, the rest of the soldiers packed cooked horse meat and a pot of wine, and each soldier had a cup of wine. Three war horses were about to set off in the early morning.

A man hurriedly came to report:"General, Chao Chao is dead.""

"How did you die?" Suosuo asked

"His orifices were bleeding, as if he had suffocated himself to death. Li

Lai and Suosuo turned their eyes to Dao Zhi, who said calmly:"If he dies, he will die. He is a pathetic person. Keep the body well and transport it back first."

Dao Zhi turned around and ordered:" Let's go.""

The Dongfu Army rode the superior war horses that had captured the Youfan Army and walked toward the mountains. The mountain road that had just been calm for a moment became boiling again. The next evening when they arrived at Sanguangdi, they saw a fresh corpse and a horse. The horse fell on the ground. Li Lai asked the accompanying prisoners of war to confirm their identity. They were not the guides. There was a cut on the horse's throat and blood was flowing all over the ground. Part of the meat on the horse's back was cut off. There were no signs of fire around it. It seemed that it was eaten. Horse meat and horse blood.

Li took a look around and said:"Sixty years ago, the Kingdom of Ying secretly dug rocks into the mountain in order to invade the Dongfu Kingdom. The mountain road was rugged. It is said that this was a place where the slave workers who dug the mountain road used to rest. The mountain road was opened Later, in order to keep the secret secret, the Great Ying Kingdom killed all the slave laborers in the mountains and the women captured from neighboring countries for the entertainment of the Great Ying Army. Later, this place became the place where key criminals from the Kingdom of Xilu and the Kingdom of Ying were dispatched, and it was also a place of refuge for desperadoes. It gradually formed a village, filled with people who were full of evildoers. The world shunned it, and it became the so-called place of no regard. Therefore, it is located between Daying Kingdom and Dongfu Kingdom. Daying Kingdom cannot control it, and Dongfu Kingdom cannot control it. The Blue Lake Treaty is even less willing to control it. There is also a saying that the air there leads to the underworld, attracting the evil on the Blue Lake. Because in the world of the sun, heaven doesn’t care, earth doesn’t care, and humans can’t control it"

"It seems that Daying Kingdom had planned for a long time to invade Dongfu Kingdom, and it would take decades to open this mountain road."Daozhi

"The Kingdom of Great Britain once sent many people to study in Dongfu Country. They knew Dongfu Country best, and they were also the most aware of Dongfu Country's decline. To them, Dongfu Country at that time was like a fat sheep, and all countries wanted to divide it. A piece of meat, but the Great Ying Kingdom did not have the strong strength of the Luoba Kingdom. They planned to invade secretly, but were overtaken by the Luoba Kingdom."Li Lai

"Um."

The soldiers made a slight adjustment, leaving the tired horses behind and continued to move forward.