The words "pursue again" were simple enough on paper, but the meaning they carried was far from simple, even containing many subtleties.
"Academician Qiu had just broken through the main camp. He did not even rest before continuing the attack?"
"From the earlier account, Zhao Hong had used the Chain Camp Formation recorded in the Essentials of the Military Classics. Since several major camps had already been breached, even if Zhao Hong had not been captured or killed, he was no longer a threat. This was precisely the time when one should not pursue a cornered enemy."
"Besides, where was the Academician pursuing them to? The White Lotus Sect's forces had gone no farther than the river, and the Academician had already routed them all. If he continued pursuing, where would he go? The south had been tightly managed by the White Lotus Sect. Entering it would be the same as advancing deep alone!"
The phrase "pursue again" conveyed both fleeting time and a swift decision. Placed in the sentence, it gave an urgent, relentless impression. Thus, the many generals present all tasted something extraordinary within it.
After murmured discussion, the generals' gazes all settled on Wu Erlang. He stared wide-eyed at the dossier in his hands, his face full of shock.
Smack!
At that moment, Wu Siping, seated at the head, stretched out a leg and viciously kicked Wu Erlang in the backside. "Why did you stop in the middle of reading? Hurry up and continue! Do not just read it for yourself; your old man wants to hear it too!" "Y-yes..." One kick brought Wu Erlang back to his senses, and he hurriedly continued. "The Academician led his army in pursuit, catching up with the rebels' Hongzhou Camp before dawn. He broke through seventy-two strongholds, beheaded eight thousand