Fan Chou sat on horseback, looking at the big cars on the opposite position, and felt faintly uneasy.

He vaguely remembered that Zhang Liao had mentioned in his explanation for his unauthorized retreat that there was a powerful crossbow in Sun Ce's army, which not only had a long range, but also had a faster rate of fire than an ordinary crossbow, firing three times in a row, which was half as fast as an ordinary crossbow. At close range, it can pierce through wooden shields and even shoot through the body. He saw that this kind of ballista was too powerful, and in order to avoid heavy casualties, he decided to retreat first, but he didn't expect it to turn into a rout.

Fan Chou did not dare to slack off, and immediately reported to the Chinese army and asked Xu Rong to send someone to confirm. If this is true, he needs to strengthen the protection of his soldiers, otherwise the casualties will definitely be heavy. It didn't take long for Duan Xuan to come in person, and he looked at it for a moment in front of the formation, looking a little hesitant. Fan Chou rushed to his side and urged: "Duan Zhongming, yes or no, you give me the right words." ”

Duan Xuan beat a drum in his heart. He hadn't actually seen the ballistas with his own eyes, and most of the soldiers who saw them were dead.

"Zichun, I look a little similar, but it's not exactly the same. Are those spears on the outside? ”

Fan Chou squinted his eyes, and he had enough eyesight, but he still couldn't see clearly, before the two sides engaged, they were separated by more than two hundred steps, and his eyesight was not clear. Duan Xuan said again: "These southerners are just timid, and they put on a defensive posture before they fight. Zichun, you don't have to worry, just send someone up to test it later. ”

Fan Chou's face sank. "Just send someone to test it? The soldier's life is so worthless, let you use it to try? ”

Duan Xuan pursed his lips. "Fan Zichun, how can there be immortals in a war, if you are so soft-hearted, go home and forget it, what kind of battle will you fight." He looked around and lowered his voice again. "Did you see Zhang Liao?"

Fan Chou glared at him. "If I see Zhang Liao, do I want to invite you here?"

Duan Xuan didn't see any gas. "Then you didn't want to think about where Zhang Liao went?"

Fan Chou was impatient. Among the generals, Duan Xuan was the most suspicious, and if something happened, his first reaction was to put the responsibility on the shoulders of others. The last time Licheng was defeated, he just put the blame on Zhang Liao. Fan Chou was very unimpressed. Even if Zhang Liao and Sun Ce are old acquaintances, how many people are there in Zhang Liao, and how many people are there in Duan Xuan himself, and if he loses the battle, shouldn't he, the main general, find his own reason first?

Fan Chou didn't say anything, Duan Xuan touched his nose, a little boring, turned the horse's head and wanted to leave, but stopped again. He looked back at Fan Chou. "Zichun, I still feel that something is wrong. Don't be too long-winded with me......"

"I just think you're being long-winded." Fan Chou scolded angrily: "There are 4,000 people under Wang Fang, and General Xu only has 100 guards around him, what can he think?" I'm in the front army, you're in the left army, Wang Fang and Li Meng are on the other side of the river, only a little rash in him, any of us can destroy him, what are you worried about? Hold your position well, and don't try to run away anymore. ”

Duan Xuan was so angry that his nostrils smoked, kicked the war horse, and left with his guards. Fan Chou spat at Duan Xuan's back and scolded: "It's really a shame for Taiwei Duan, they are all the species of the Duan family, how can they give birth to such a wretch, timid, and have a lot of hearts, which point is like our Xiliang people, but it is the same virtue as the Kanto rats." ”

The guards beside him burst into laughter, full of disdain for Duan Xuan.

Fan Chou pinched his waist, turned back and forth twice, and called the fake captain Zhou Bin. "Let the brothers who go into battle first put on two layers of iron armor, I can't see it, be careful, don't ruin the lives of my brothers in vain."

Zhou Bin answered and turned around. The number of iron armor in the Xiliang army is limited, and everyone can't have a share, let alone wear heavy armor. Fan Chou cherishes the soldiers, which is also the fundamental reason why he can get the death force of the soldiers. Because of this, he and Duan Xuan are very incompatible.

Fan Chou turned his hands behind his back, turned back and forth twice, and looked up from time to time to look away, and the uneasiness in his heart became stronger and stronger. But what disturbed him the most was not the strange ballistas in front of the formation, but what Duan Xuan had just said.

Where did Zhang Liao go?

Did Zhang Liao and Sun Ce collude? No one can say. The people of Bingzhou are not virtuous and have the habit of betraying the lord, Lu Bu is like this, Wang Yun is the same, and Zhang Liao is no exception. If they can betray the previous lord, they can betray Dong Taishi, which makes the generals of Liangzhou very wary of them.

If Zhang Liao and Sun Ce are old acquaintances, now that Sun Ce occupies Nanyang, Zhang Liao, who is not going well in the army, wants to go to his old friend, Fan Chou does not feel strange at all. Fan Chou did not object to Zhang Liao going to Sun Ce, it was natural for people to go to a higher place. But at the time of the war, Zhang Liao suddenly disappeared, which could not help but make him vigilant.

Fan Chou wanted to go to the Chinese army to ask Xu Rong, but he raised his leg several times and took it back.

Forget it, let's go back later, and try Sun Ce's quality first. Fan Chou comforted himself.

Just when Fan Chou was entangled, a person walked out from the opposite side, holding a small flag, and walked over slowly. Fan Chou was very surprised, he didn't know what Sun Ce was doing. He signaled his subordinates to be on guard, pay close attention to the actions of the opposite side, and not fall into the trap. However, it has been quiet on the other side, and there is nothing unusual about it. The man walked in front of him, glanced at it, and walked directly towards Fan Chou, reporting his name and calling himself Zhang Bo.

"I came to exchange prisoners on the orders of General Sun."

Fan Chou was confused. This hasn't been fought yet, what kind of prisoners are exchanged. However, when Zhang Bo reported a string of names, he understood. Most of these captives were Duan Xuan's subordinates, who were captured during the Battle of Licheng, and some of them were Wang Fang's subordinates, who had been locked up by Sun Ce as coolies, and now Sun Ce had the support of the people of various cities, and there was no shortage of coolies, so he planned to put them back and replace them with a person.

Kannan.

Fan Chou didn't think much about it. He felt that this was a matter of course, although he was not his subordinates, Duan Xuan and Wang Fang should not object. He originally wanted someone to bring the messenger to see Xu Rong, but the ghost made him worse, so he decided to go in person. He had a feeling that Duan Xuan must have something to say.

When he came to the Chinese army, after listening to the meaning conveyed by Zhang Bo, Xu Rong asked Duan Xuan to be invited. As Fan Chou expected, Duan Xuan was not excited that his subordinates could survive, and he stared at Zhang Bo for a long time.

"How many people are you going to trade for Kannan?"

Zhang Bo said: "My general said that Guan Nan is the magistrate of the county, and he is a scholar, worth twenty people, and you can choose the list yourself." ”

"Twenty is too little, at least fifty."

Fan Chou was angry in his heart, and just as he was about to speak, Duan Xuan gave him a look. Fan Chou was puzzled, but he still held back.

Zhang Bo smiled, arched his hand, turned around and left. When he was about to walk out of the range of the Chinese army, Duan Xuan raised his voice and shouted: "Thirty, it can't be less." ”

Zhang Bo looked back at Xu Rong. Xu Rong looked at Duan Xuan. Duan Xuan bowed and saluted. "General, I think it can be changed."

Xu Rong nodded, picked up the pen, spread out a sharpened wooden board, and wrote down a few words. "Then let's change, you inform Li Meng and ask him to send someone over. Don't bring it to me, you can do whatever you want. ”

"Whoa." Duan Xuan bowed and saluted, and took Zhang Bo away.

Fan Chou looked at Xu Rong and then at Duan Xuan, not knowing what dumb riddles they were playing.