Don't say too much, Director Chen is worried that this will disturb the morale of the soldiers.
After thinking for a moment, he quickly said to the deputy general:
"Give me the order to let the army rest where it is. In addition...you can bring a group of people with me to chase Xia Yao."
"Eh?
Chasing...chasing Commander Xia?"
"Why are there so many nonsense! Just do it!"
Chen Dao shouted angrily at the deputy general.
The deputy general quickly agreed——
Everyone in the army was naturally very confused.
They were all already at the door and about to set off, so why did Chen Dao ask them to rest now?
Chen Dao couldn't explain anything, so he could only hold in his breath and silently ran towards the west with a group of soldiers.
——
at the same time…
In front of a small ravine less than five miles west of Yihan City, Yi Xiaotian and his party were being escorted forward by Xia Yao's team.
Among them is Zhao Yun.
Chen Chen has woken up now, but his expression is obviously not as natural as before.
He doesn't understand...
Brother Xia, whom he respected, seemed to be a different person today.
Not only did he hit himself... he even showed great respect to the tall man with a serious expression next to him.
Don't look at the scene now, they are escorting this group of people.
But the real situation is...this group of people is using Brother Xia and their identities to take the opportunity to escape.
It's not that Chen Chen didn't want to make this matter clear, it was actually that he found... Xia Yao was not the only one in his team who had such an attitude.
Many... or should be said to be former veterans, seemed to be silently supporting Xia Yao's behavior, which was almost tantamount to rebellion.
The remaining newcomers like him were silent and dared not speak out.
They couldn't say anything - because Xia Yao gave them an impeccable reason:
"Let's go to the ravine ahead to execute the prisoners——"
"But Commander... Now we are getting further and further away from the army... Shouldn't we tell the general about this kind of thing first?"
"Okay, okay, just say a few words...just listen to the commander."
There were not many conversations like this, until fewer and fewer people mentioned it, and everyone moved forward in silence.
Yes... the newcomers actually don't understand, and they don't understand why veterans like them set foot on the battlefield again, and what they are struggling with in their hearts when they see the people they respected the most in the past.
What they don't understand is that from the moment they decide to remain silent, these people have already put their lives at risk.
——Zhao Yun understood this, so he kept looking at Xia Yao's back from time to time as he walked.
Yi Xiaotian also understood that he had prayed for this young soldier more than once in his heart.
Qin Mi has always been silent. The situation is too complicated and he can only ensure that he will not disrupt the situation.
This scene lasts until just before entering the valley.
Suddenly, Xia Yao raised his left hand to signal the soldiers to stay where they were:
"Lao Miao, Lao Zhou, you guys press the prisoners over, and we'll go to the ravine in front to deal with them. The rest of us will wait here."
"Xia...Brother Xia..."
Chen Chen glanced at Xia Yao in the distance and hesitated to speak...
Xia Yao didn't look back at all this time. He just took a few veterans and escorted Zhao Yun and others toward the depths of the valley ahead.
Many people were eager to see it, as if they had already understood something.
Only Chen Chen saw Xia Yao's back and felt as if he and Brother Xia were about to be separated forever.
Gradually... Xia Yao and others disappeared into the distance. Chen Chen stood there blankly, and suddenly heard someone whimpering beside him.
When he turned around to look, he found that it was the veteran generals who everyone respected the most in the army, except Xia Yao, who had already burst into tears at some point.
"you…"
"The wind and sand have blinded my eyes, let's go to the side and rub them."
Even so, the veterans were still putting on a clumsy performance...but this time, everyone seemed to have a tacit understanding and not expose it.
——
Chen is very angry now.
He heard from the deputy general next to him that after someone saw Xia Yao entering a certain alley, they arrested a bunch of people and came out...
And he had never even heard of it.
From this point of view alone, concealing military information can be a big or small matter.
But if you extend it from this incident...the meaning is unusual.
If there is this time, there may be a second time...
The point is that Xia Yao dared to conceal military information at such an important time. Doesn't it prove that this guy has counter-intentions?
"There must be something fishy..."
Chen Dao recited this silently until he saw the backs of Xia Yao's soldiers from a distance.
"General, right in front!"
The lieutenant general exclaimed.
Chen Dao immersed himself in speeding up, with angry flames bursting out of his eyes.
A moment later, the two armies met... Before Chen Chen and the surrounding cavalry could realize what was happening, Chen Dao led his men to knock them to the ground and quickly controlled them.
Amidst the wailing, someone shouted loudly:
"General! General, what are you doing!"
"do what?
A bunch of traitors, search for me! Tell me where Xia Yao went!"
Chen Chen was stunned. There was enough chaos before, but now that Xia Yao is not here, Chen Dao comes to visit again...
He felt that he was suffocating in his heart. With nowhere to vent, he quickly responded to Chen Dao's roar:
"General... General! I... I know Brother Xia... ah no, where is Commander Xia Yao!"
"who?
Let him come out!"
Under the escort of Chen Dao's generals, Chen Chen knelt down in front of Chen Dao:
"I...I, I know where Commander Xia has gone."
When he said this, Chen Chen suddenly felt that there were many eyes around him staring at him.
He didn't dare to look back... let alone explain anything. He just kept saying that he could lead the way.
In fact, he just wanted to find out what Xia Yao was doing... He... was still not his Brother Xia.
"Okay, you lead the way. If you dare to lie to me, you know what the result will be."
Chen Dao managed to calm down his mood.
He asked the people around him to untie Chen Chen and gave Chen Chen a horse.
Chen Chen got on his horse, took a few deep breaths, and said to the people behind him:
"Come with me..."
——
In fact, after entering the valley, Xia Yao was okay, but the veterans following Xia Yao couldn't hold it in anymore.
He was obviously an old man in his twenties and thirties, but each one cried more ugly than the other.
Qin Mi and several of his servants were stunned. While looking at the Liu Beijun soldiers who looked fierce just now, they also looked at Yi Xiaotian and Zhao Yun... Of course, he didn't know Zhao Yun's identity yet.
only…
"General...General, I really didn't expect to see you again. This time...this time we must protect you well..."
"Hey...you guys..."
Zhao Yun sighed...
They have been untied, and this section of the road is actually a section of the road that Xia Yao forcibly requested to send more.
Yes, this is Xia Yao's original intention. Zhao Yun originally just wanted Xia Yao to turn a blind eye to them for a while. As long as they can walk out of the city gate safely, Zhao Yun will be sure to take care of what happens next.
Follow Yi Xiaotian and others to break out.
But the plan could not keep up with the changes - Chen Dao was too cautious. Even when he came to the city to chase the enemy, he still left an extremely strict arrangement at the city gate.
Xia Yao knew about this, so he asked Zhao Yun to completely follow his own arrangements...
As a result, Xia Yao escorted them all the way to the valley by word of mouth.
But in this way, he obviously ignored his own safety.
