Chapter 18: The Captain of the Guard
When Zhou Han and Zhao Yun came to the county guard's mansion, a guard greeted them, and the guard saluted the two, and Zhou Han said, "How is it?" Have you ever found a talisman? The guard said respectfully: "General, my subordinates searched the mansion and found no talismans. ”
Without waiting for Zhou Han to speak, Zhao Yun asked, "When you attack the county guard's mansion, can there be other Cao Fang officials in the mansion?" The guard said: "Only the chief bookkeeper Chen Jiao is still in the mansion, and now he is watching the prison in the side room." ”
Zhou Han said with a smile: "The soldier should ask Chen Jiao!" Zilong, go! The two then went to the side room where Chen Jiao was located.
In the room...
Chen Jiao was full of bitterness at this time, when Cao Ren sent out the army, he did hand over the talisman to him, and asked him to assist Niu Jin in defending the city, and now he has become a prisoner of Liu Junjie, knowing that something is wrong, the talisman has become a hot potato! If you hand it over, wouldn't you be sorry for Prime Minister Cao's love, sorry for General Cao's trust, if you don't hand it over, how will Liu Jun's people treat themselves, yes, they don't know that the talisman is in their hands, why don't they pretend to be stupid and stunned, and make up their minds in their hearts, Chen Jiao's face looks better...
'Squeak', the door opened, was sitting in the seat, meditating on the words of Chen Jiao, heard the voice, opened his eyes, only to see two people coming in from outside the door, both are dressed as generals, the momentum is extraordinary, one is so handsome that countless girls, deep resentful women are crazy, although the other person is ordinary, but there is a kind of dusty temperament, his eyes flashed with wisdom, like thunder and lightning to look at Chen Jiao, so that his heart was shocked, there is a strange feeling that everything has been seen through, "these two must be Liu Jun generals" Chen Jiao thought in his heart! At this time, the ordinary-looking general saluted Chen Jiao and said, "Mr. Jean is frightened, and the cold is also over." The words are quite sincere, so that people do not doubt their concern, this person is naturally Zhou Han who came with Zhao Yun, Zhao Yun also gave a military salute to Chen Jiao, and said: "In Xia Zhao Yun, presumably Mr. should have heard of the name of Xia Weimo!" ”
How could I have heard of it, it was like thunder, and Chen Jiao's heart was shocked! The Zhao Yun who was killed back and forth in Nagasaka, the Zhao Yun who regarded the million-strong army as a mustard, how could Chen Jiao, the prestige of this person, not know, the shock in his heart showed a trace of floating on his face, but he immediately took away this trace of discoloration quietly, and at the same time stood up, saluted the two of them back, and said: "The prestige of the two generals, how can Jiao not know!" ”
Chen Jiao understands people, the general, who has an ordinary face, although he has not reported his surname, but his name is Han, and there is only one person in Liu Jun's ———— who has become famous.
Zhou Han and the two smiled, politely two sentences, Zhou Han had already thought about how to set the talisman from Chen Jiao's mouth when he came, put on a harmless smile, and said: "Mr. Now the Cao army has been defeated, and Nanjun is the southern gateway of Jingzhou, if you stick to it, you can resist the attack of the southern army, and if you go north, you can seize the important land of Jingxiang, my lord's will be successful, why don't you surrender my lord, it is better than the Han thief Cao Ying." ”
Chen Jiao did not hesitate, and said firmly: "Since ancient times, loyal ministers have not served the two masters, and the general Hugh has to mention the words of persuasion again, and if he dies, he will die, and he will never dare to forget the grace of the lord, and surrender people to live!" ”
Zhou Han sighed in his heart when he heard this, although he had expected it, but Chen Jiaozhen's words would rather die than surrender were indeed a bit tricky, the ancient scribes were all very backbone, otherwise how could there be that famous saying "A soldier can be killed but not humiliated"?
The two continued to persuade Chen Jiao to surrender, and in the end, Chen Jiao had to pretend to be high and loyal, "I'll let you pretend!" Zhou Han spat viciously in his heart, and said bluntly: "Chen Jiao, if you don't surrender, I won't force it, but you must hand over the talisman!" ”
Originally, Zhou Han planned to persuade Chen Jiao to surrender first, and then the talisman would naturally arrive, but he didn't expect this guy to be unproductive, and he completely wasted his tongue with Zhao Yun!
After all, I can't escape the question. Sighing secretly in his heart, Chen Jiao's face did not show the slightest discoloration, and he wondered: "Why did the general say this, the talisman is not in Jiao's hands." ”
"Enough" broke off, making Zhou Han's face a little hideous, his patience was about to run out, and his bottom line was undoubtedly going to be crossed by Chen Jiao! He and Zhao Yun gave him enough face, and persuaded each other for a long time, in exchange for this sentence, how could he not be angry!
"Ziqi, don't be impatient, I think Mr. Lai just made a mistake for a while, and he will definitely hand over the talisman!" Zhao Yun obviously didn't expect Zhou Han to suddenly get angry, and his eyebrows raised and he blushed. Zhou Han was furious, his eyes like a beast stared at Chen Jiao, as if he was going to pounce on him and tear him apart and swallow him alive! Chen Jiao was a little frightened in his heart, but there was not much fear on his face, and his eyes were relative...
"Good! Good! Good! Zhou Leng smiled, said three good words in a row, and said: "I will let you know what it means to not be able to survive and not to die!" ”
Chen Jiao tried his best to keep himself calm, but at the same time he remembered some rumors about this person, who said that Zhou was cold, arrogant, bold, brave, and wise, and forced him to be in a hurry, maybe he could do anything! Thinking of this, and thinking of the unknown fate, Chen Jiao lamented in his heart that his luck was bad and fell into the hands of the other party!
Obviously, Zhou Han was singing blackface at this time, and roared with a cruel smile: "Someone! ”
The roar of thunder made Chen Jiao almost fall down, and then Zhao Yun stepped forward and persuaded: "Ziqi, what are you going to do, no, Mr. is a weak scholar, how can you afford to be punished!" ”
Zhou Han turned his head and said with a slight smile: "Zilong doesn't need to persuade him, this guy is too ignorant of lifting, I have to give him some color to taste!" ”
"What does the general command?" Two soldiers, came in to ask for help, Zhou Han smiled evilly, glanced at Chen Jiao and said: "Take that guy, all the clothes are stripped of me, remember that it is the whole body, there is nothing left to cover the body, and then write on him the words 'Male Chen Jiao, one article at a time', and escort him to the street!" Until he said where the troop talisman was. ”
When the two soldiers heard such an interesting punishment, they also blushed, and they didn't dare to laugh out loud because of the military regulations, but Chen Jiao was already trembling with anger at this time, shouting: "Insulting Sven!" It's insulting to Sven, Zhou Han, as a general, how dare you do such a thing, you..."
Chen Jiao was so angry that he chattered endlessly, hoping that Zhou Han would take care of his identity and withdraw this ridiculous punishment order, after all, he is Chen Jiao, not You Heng, he doesn't have the courage to scold people naked, once he faces people in that form, after it spreads, he will become a laughing stock in the future, and become a joke after dinner, how can he face the world!
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"Enough! If you don't want to suffer such a great humiliation, tell me where the talisman is hidden! Zhou Han's eyes were fierce, and he drank off the chattering Chen Jiao, Chen Jiao held his breath, and his face turned purple with anger, but at this time he was just Liu Jun's prisoner, helpless, in the face of Zhou Han's coercion, Chen Jiao struggled in his heart! Zhao Yun said at the right time: "Sir, I said why do you have to hold on alone, then Cao Ren has been captured alive, and it is a matter of time before he hands over the talisman, Cao Ying has no reason to blame you for this!" ”
The corners of Chen Jiao's eyes twitched, Zhao Yun said well, the main general Cao Ren was arrested, what can he do with the overall situation as a military master, why bother to humiliate himself, thinking of this in his heart, he sighed: "Okay, but if I hand over the talisman, can you let us go?" ”
Before Zhao Yun could answer, Zhou Han smiled happily and said, "Sir, this is a wise move, as long as you hand over the talisman, I, Zhou Han, promise to let you go!" ”
Zhao Yun looked at him in surprise and said, "Ziqi, you..." Zhou Han glanced at Zhao Yun, stopped his words, and the two smiled, it turned out that Zhou Han and the two had tacitly cooperated from just now, one pretended to be a bad guy, the other pretended to be a good guy, one coerced, one persuaded each other with good words, and used both soft and hard, which forced Chen Jiao to compromise! Now Zhao Yun sees Zhou Han's eyes again, understands the other party's ghost ideas, and has a lot of tricks, and now he has to rely on his words again...
Chen Jiaoyan's face flashed with joy when he heard this, but he said cautiously: "Can you release people first?" In this way, you can rest assured that you can hand over the talisman! ”
The sly color in Zhou Han's eyes flashed, and he laughed chillingly, and said:
"Let go! Do you have the qualifications to talk to us about the conditions? Hmm..."
Zhao Yun laughed and said, "Yun has a compromise method, I don't know if the two of you are willing to listen?" ”
"Zilong, what a law"
"General, please," the two said in unison.
Zhao Yun said: "It's very simple, let's release the full pet first, and then Mr. will hand over the talisman, and then we will release you and Cao Ren, how about it?" ”
Chen Jiao's eyes were cloudy and uncertain, and he thought for a while, and said, "Okay, just follow the general!" Zhou Han sneered in his heart, and there was no objection! Next, at Chen Jiao's request, let him go to the city with his own eyes, and watch Man Pet drive away, Chen Jiao breathed a sigh of relief.
When he returned to the county guard mansion with Zhao Yun, he couldn't help but be a little puzzled and asked, "General Zhao, why don't you see General Zhou?" ”
Zhao Yun didn't see a trace of discoloration on his face and said: "There is another military business in the Ziqi camp, and now that we have released General Man, should that gentleman also fulfill the preface and hand over the military talisman!" ”
"Of course, but I also hope that the general will also fulfill the preface, and let me and General Cao go when I hand over the talisman." Chen Jiao stroked his short beard, and his cautious color did not decrease in the slightest!
Zhao Yun patted his chest and promised: "Sir, don't worry, what kind of people I am with Ziqi, how can I make the world laugh without believers." Chen Jiao saw that Zhao Yun was like this, so he was relieved, and took Zhao Yun to the mansion, on the wall behind the main seat of the main hall, behind a landscape painting, opened a dark grid, took out the talisman from it, Chen Jiao handed the talisman to Zhao Yun, and said, "Now the general can let us go, right?" ”
Zhao Yun detailed the talisman in his hand, only to see that the talisman was cast in copper, the top was oval, the bottom was upright, the front was cast with a Cao character, and the back was carved with a lifelike tiger head, seeing that the talisman did not seem to be fake, Zhao Yun received it in his arms, and then said: "Mr. and General Cao Ren are in one place, and then release you when the whole territory of Jingzhou is taken!" ”
"What! How dare you speak and not believe! Chen Jiao's eyes were like he wanted to breathe fire.
Zhao Yun's starry eyes looked back, his eyes revealed a calm that made people feel palpitations, and said with a smile: "Just now we promised to release you, but we didn't say when we will release you, and being locked up for ten and a half years is not a matter of our words!" ”
Chen Jiao felt that he had been tricked, if it was not Zhao Yun standing in front of him at this time, but an ordinary soldier, he would probably have already swung his sword at each other to relieve the anger in his heart!
However, Zhao Yun knew that his side was a little unreasonable after all, so he paused and said: "But don't worry, sir, after taking Jingzhou, we will let you go!" ”
Chen Jiao's face looked better, but the strong helplessness in his heart did not diminish in the slightest, and Zhao Yun's next sentence made his face as bitter as ashes: "Wait for Qi to come back with General Man, wouldn't it be happy for the three of you to get together at that time!" ”
Indignation, bitterness, helplessness, and many other emotions are mixed in Chen Jiao's heart, it is really a mixed taste, it turns out that they are just acting in front of themselves, Zhou Han is not here, he must be ambushed on the way back from full favor! Now I can only hope that they will keep their word, take Jingzhou and release them, Chen Jiao's mind changed sharply, and he stopped talking!
Zhao Yun would not delay any longer, and the plan could only be implemented before the news of the destruction of the Nanjun City reached Xiangyang, and he called two soldiers and ordered: "Take Mr. to the barracks, and talk to Cao Ren about it, remember!" Don't be wronged, sir! ”
The two soldiers of "Nuo" responded and took Chen Jiao to the camp.
Zhao Yun treated everyone down, and then he said to himself with a smile: "Ziqi's trick is quite effective." Then he didn't hesitate for a moment, and also went to the barracks, and led the troops to kill Xiangyang!
When Zhou Han came back with a full pet, he happened to meet Zhao Yun who was going to go out at the gate of the camp, and the two smiled at Zhao Yun and said: "Ziqi, you are so Laipi, this plan really makes Yun cry and laugh!" ”
Zhou Han smiled and pretended to be stupid, and said: "Hehe, what Laipi, Zilong let's go quickly, don't let the Xiangyang guard Xiahoudun find out that Nanjun City is broken!" ”
"Ziqi, then we will have a date later" Zhao Yun no longer hesitated at the moment, led the soldiers out of the city and quietly killed Xiangyang, behind Zhou Han's team, the soldiers were full of favors and cows, and those soldiers and horses led out from Zhao Yun actually wore Cao Jun's uniform, so the wise general who was full of favors has understood that most of the talismans fell into their hands, and most of the soldiers and horses in Xiangyang were defrauded with the talismans, and most of Xiangyang was not guaranteed!
"Let's go, enter the camp" Watching Zhao Yun, who led the troops to the battle, leave, Zhou Han shouted and led dozens of horses behind him into the camp...
Zhou Han entered the camp, and the full favor behind him began to scold again: "Zhou Han'er, you don't believe in your words, Liu Bei boasts of benevolence and righteousness, how can there be such a liar general as you under your command!" ”
Zhou Han doesn't need to pretend anymore if his plan succeeds, this full favor has been scolded many times along the way, people like him who are loyal to Cao Jun are afraid of death and threats, so Zhou Han turned a deaf ear and was not angry, but smiled and said: "Xiaoman, be good, otherwise I will arrest you to General Zhang, who likes to whip people, and you will suffer!" ”
"You... I am angry, I am also angry, "one sentence makes the full pet angry, that is a red face and a thick neck!"
Zhou Han no longer birded him, ordered the soldiers to lock up the full favor to Cao Ren, went to the tent himself, entered the tent, called two soldiers, Zhou Han wrote a battle report in person, but the handwriting was miserable, like a ghost drawing, it was really Zhou Han did not write with a brush, anyway, he could read it, and he did not write it for himself with the army's master book, so he could only do it, and when it was written, he instructed one of the soldiers, saying: "You bring the battle report here to the lord!" ”
The soldier of "Nuo" respectfully received the order.
Zhou Han said to another soldier: "Now, you go and bring up the deputy general who was captured tonight!" ”
The soldier was ordered to go to pick up people, and soon a person was escorted over, seeing that he had a short beard under his chin, and his eyes were calm and alert, because he was swept off the horse by Zhou Han's halberd, he had not yet sorted out his face, but he could vaguely see that his appearance was quite majestic, with sharp edges and corners, wearing armor, and more than seven feet tall, but he was a bit of a general! It was the captured general Fang Hua!
"Go to bind, give the seat, serve the wine and meat" Zhou Han ordered the soldiers, the soldiers listened to the order to untie the rope for Fang Hua, and then went down to prepare wine and meat, Fang Hua moved his hands, feeling that he was really numb from being tied, but he really didn't understand Zhou Han's meaning, and looked at Zhou Han who was sitting upright above with inquiring eyes, and asked: "What does the general mean by this, the general of the defeated army will not kill, but give wine and meat?" ”
Zhou Han's eyes were full of mysterious glow, and he asked rhetorically, "Your name is Fang Hua?" ”
"Exactly... Why did the general ask this? Fang Hua was a little confused, how could this young general look at him like he saw a friend!
Zhou Han remembered that before he crossed over, there was a dog friend, whose name was also Fang Hua, but the Fang Hua in front of him was just the same name, but his appearance was different, it was because of the self-reported name that he rushed to kill, Zhou Han did not kill him, at that time he heard the guy in front of him report his name, and was surprised to think that his dog friend had also passed through, but at this time it seems that it is not, and it is right, you should travel through time and space is a hitchhiker, you can wear it if you want to, but the name is the same, which also makes Zhou Han sigh in his heart: "Ape dung can't be stopped!" ”
At this time, the soldiers also brought wine and meat to the table, and Zhou Han said: "Fang Hua, there is a shortage of a personal guard captain by my side, I wonder if you are willing to do it?" ”
Fang Hua is just a deputy general, dispensable in Cao's army, not valued at all, now captured, not only has no fear of his surname, but wants to let himself be the captain of the guard, what is a personal guard, that is, a close guard, the person who protects the main general, and is also a guard who often guards the main general's side, he is a defeated general, but he is so trusted and valued, how can Fang Hua not be moved, his eyes flashed with gratitude at the moment, he couldn't help but say, knelt down and said: "Hua is willing to become the general's personal guard, and swear to protect the general's left and right." ”
"Good! The general is so bold and courageous, I finally didn't look away" Saying that, Zhou Han came down, helped Fang Hua to take a seat, and then the two of them ate and drank, like brothers who share life and death, Fang Hua also secretly praised his courage and martial arts in his heart, and was willing to become the captain of Zhou Han's personal guard, and then guarded Zhou Han's safety and made outstanding contributions, Zhou Han later sighed whenever he remembered to accept Fang Hua at this moment, and secretly sighed how correct his move was!