Generally speaking, in those awful domestic TV dramas, the plot would develop like this:
"Go!"
"I'm not going!"
"Go!"
"No, if you're going to die, we'll die together!"
Then the enemy would tacitly give this pair of doomed lovers (brothers?) enough time to finish their conversation, heightening the tragic grandeur of one person's sacrifice. In the end, the other would have no choice but to flee.
Fortunately, Sun Ce was decisive. He didn't put on some "I'm not going" act. Instead, he swept his gaze across the battlefield and shouted:
"If none of you can escape, you may surrender!"
After saying that, Sun Ce took a spear thrust from Zhang Xiu, then feinted with his own spear to force Pang De back. He turned and left without the slightest hesitation.
In his Berserk state, Sun Ce ran incredibly fast.
Zhao Yun spurred his horse in pursuit, while Pang De and Zhang Xiu also intended to chase after him.
Bai Xiaowen shouted, "Don't pursue him!"
The greatest taboo in a team battle was seeing a fleeing enemy with barely any health left and chasing him to the death, only to lose the main team fight.
In a sense, the fleeing enemy with barely any health and the superior forces pursuing him formed an exchange.
Bai Xiaowen had no intention of letting Sun Ce trade Zhao Yun, Pang De, and Zhang Xiu—the three lords—for himself. Although the Yuan Army still had enough troops to crush the Jiangdong Army, many stragglers might escape in the process.
Besides, Sun Ce had a Berserk state. His injury stagger had been greatly reduced, and his movement speed had increased by 20%, making him very difficult to catch.
With Zhao Yun and the other two generals staying behind, the scattered Jiangdong Army stood even less of a