Hearing this, Zhang Lu's face changed, and under his anger, his beard began to tremble, and he yelled at the comer: "What did you say? General Zhong hasn't been confronting Chen Quan, and although Zhong Kui is a little ugly, he is also very cautious in dealing with people, how can he be successfully attacked by Chen Quan? What's going on? ”

"A few days ago, General Zhong's soldiers caught a secret envoy of Chen Quan, saying that they had secretly completed the transfer of troops and were ready to join Pang Yi to attack Jiameng Pass; The detailed work sent by General Zhong also reported that Chen Quan's army was frequently mobilized, so he thought that Chen Quan had no main force in the city at this time, so he sent a large army to attack Jiangzhou; Unexpectedly, all this was Chen Quan's trick, and after being ambushed by Chen Quan, Xuanhan was also attacked by Chen Quan's generals. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info General Zhong had no choice but to lead the army to break through and retreat, but Chen Quan was still pressing, and sent a small one to ask for help. That Chen Quan is not only wise and resourceful, but also brave in battle, and is really a great enemy. ”

The so-called soldiers are not tired of deceit, on the battlefield, ever-changing, virtual and real, it is really difficult to decide, can seize the opportunity, defeat the enemy in one fell swoop, you can achieve fame; On the contrary, if this is a trap, it can only become a defeated army. Although Zhang Lu understood this truth, he couldn't help but scold: "Zhong Kui's unscrupulous person misunderstood me!" ”

At this time, Yan Pu stepped forward and said, "The lord doesn't need to be upset! Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, and it is understandable that General Zhong was careless for a while, so Chen Quan is indeed a brave and resourceful person, and defeat in his hands is nothing. ”

Yan Pu's words did not make Zhang Lu angry, but instead threw his anger at Yan Pu, "Mr. Yan, this Zhong Kui was recommended by you, and now that he has been defeated, you will defend him, what is the reason?" Will I, Zhang Lu, still blame you for recommending people for not being virtuous? ”

When Yan Pu heard this, he hurriedly defended: "Lord, the subordinates don't mean this, it's just ......"

Zhang Lu snorted and interrupted him, "Don't say more!" For the sake of taking down the credit of Jia Mengguan in the past, I will not punish him for the time being. However, I intend to let General Ding replace him to lead the army, and Zhong Kui will be the deputy general for the time being, assisting General Ding, what does Mr. Yan think? ”

Yan Pu didn't have any opinion on Ding Yanping, after all, Ding Yanping's martial arts were indeed outstanding; It's just that he knows Zhong Kui's character, and if he is demoted, I'm afraid it will make Zhong Kui dissatisfied; Although Zhong Kui is a little ugly, he has a natural advantage in the Banban Army, and he has won the hearts of the soldiers of the Banban Army.

It's just that no matter how much he thinks about it, he can't speak at this time, Zhang Lu is angry now, and if he continues to talk about it, he will only burn himself, and it will not benefit him at all.

"Lord Mingjian, General Ding is brave and unparalleled, this trip will definitely be able to break Chen Quan and regain the lost ground!"

At this time, Zhang Lu's color finally eased slightly, turned to look at Ding Yanping and said, "General Ding, I don't know if you have confidence?" ”

Ding Yanping nodded solemnly, "The last general will definitely go all out and fight bravely to kill the enemy to repay the grace of the lord!" ”

"Good, good! General Ding, now that the situation is critical, you can set off, and then take 5,000 soldiers and horses to join forces with Zhong Kui, with General Ding's martial arts, forgive him what little Chen Quan can do! ”

In Zhang Lu's heart, a veteran like Ding Yanping is even more reassuring, on the other hand, Zhong Kui's appearance does make Zhang Lu very uncomfortable, although his martial arts are good, but as the number one general under his command, he looks like this, he feels that his image as the leader of the Five Dou Mi Sect will also be affected to a certain extent. There was no choice before, but now that there is Ding Yanping, it is just this opportunity to let Ding Yanping take the position.

Ding Yanping took the generals, triggered from Hanzhong and went straight to Ba County, and the army marched for three days before arriving, and after meeting with Zhong Kui, Ding Yanping immediately announced Zhang Lu's appointment and dismissal order. Zhong Kui suddenly snorted coldly and brushed his sleeves away, which made Ding Yanping feel disgraced.

Ding Yanping secretly thought in his heart, "Now that I don't have the merit of size, the lord directly promoted me to be the main general, and it is reasonable for Zhong Kui to be dissatisfied." But before leaving, I heard Mr. Yan say that Zhong Kui's prestige in the Banban army is extremely high, and I can't get too stiff with him, after all, discord between generals and commanders is a taboo in the army. Anyway, I will personally set up a banquet to invite Zhong Kui later, and it is the best plan to eliminate the dissatisfaction in his heart. ”

When Ding Yanping finished stationing the army, Ding Yanping asked people to prepare wine and food, and asked Zhong Kui to come to the banquet. Zhong Kui saw that Ding Yanping had no shelf, and the anger in his heart went a little.

When Zhong Kui arrived outside Ding Yanping's tent, he saw Ding Yanping standing outside the tent, and took the lead in saluting: "General Zhong, please come inside!" ”

Zhong Kui saw Ding Yanping so enthusiastic, but he regretted his initial approach in his heart and was ashamed. Fortunately, his face was dark, even if his face was a little red, no one else could see it. He also bowed back, didn't speak, just followed Ding Yanping into the big tent.

After the two of them took their respective seats, Ding Yanping first picked up the wine and said to Zhong Kui: "General Zhong, the hard work is high, Ding admires, this cup is my respect for you." ”

Zhong Kui smiled, "Ding Shuai has won the award, what's the use of more credit, if you accidentally lose everything!" Ay! Today's defeat is my shame, and one day I must take revenge myself! ”

Ding Yanping nodded, "General Zhong, I have a heartfelt word to say to you: The lord asked me to take your place this time, not that the lord doesn't believe in you, he asked you to be with Ding to believe in General Zhong's ability, but you need to give an explanation to the soldiers." Before leaving, the lord had already instructed me to listen to General Zhong's advice, so I invited General Zhong here today to hear what General Zhong has to say now. ”

Zhong Kui was finally convinced by Ding Yanping's words, and the dissatisfaction in his heart almost dissipated.

"Ding Shuai, now that Chen Quangang has won a big victory, the morale of the army is booming, and our army is invincible, so we can only hold on. Wait for its sharp energy to be broken, and then hit it with one blow, and you can get the full merit! ”

Ding Yanping thought about it and hesitated a little, but still nodded.

On the second day, Chen Yucheng personally led the army to the outside of the city, and shouted loudly: "Zhong Kui, you are not only ugly in appearance, hateful in appearance, but also timid as a mouse, which really makes Chen look down on you, if you are still a little bloody, go out of the city and fight with me!" If I am defeated, then I will give up, and if you are defeated, I will surrender the city, and you will fight with me. ”

As the saying goes, you don't slap people in the face, and you don't scold people short, when Zhong Kui heard Chen Yucheng's bottomless scolding, he was already angry and his hair stood upside down, grabbed his weapon, and was about to rush out.