The war horse was attached to its master and stood beside him, refusing to leave.
"Horse, horse, please go quickly. You can save my life by leading the Ming army away!" Kong Youde kowtowed and knelt down towards the warhorse.
The warhorse seemed to understand Kong Youde's words. It snorted and then galloped wildly to the right along the river.
The pursuing Ming army soon discovered the traces of the war horses and stopped them.
"There's no one up there, they must be hiding, search!"
Without his orders, the other Ming troops lined up and searched upstream and downstream along the river.
"There's someone here!" A sharp-eyed Ming soldier spotted Kong Youde.
Upon hearing the news, the nearby Ming army immediately surrounded him, intending to capture him alive.
Kong Youde drew his knife and pointed it at his own neck: "If you take another step forward, I will kill myself!"
Seeing this, the Ming army stopped and informed Li Dingguo of the news.
By the time Li Dingguo arrived at the encirclement point, Kong Youde's hand holding the knife had become numb.
"Are you Li Dingguo?" Kong Youde asked first.
Li Dingguo nodded but said nothing.
"Why don't you speak?" Kong Youde continued to ask.
Li Dingguo snorted coldly and still said nothing.
Kong Youde was a little mad. He pointed a knife at Li Dingguo's nose and said, "You...you should say something. Ask me my name or other questions!"
"There's nothing to ask," Li Dingguo finally spoke, "What can a mere lackey of the Jiannu know?"
"you..."
"Come here," Li Dingguo ordered, "arrest him and take him back to the capital to await your majesty's decision."
Just as the soldiers were about to charge forward, Kong Youde suddenly burst into laughter: "Hahaha! Want to capture me alive? That's wishful thinking!"
After saying that, he pointed the knife at his own neck and slashed it hard.
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