Zhao Fan, who was about to go to the city, had already reached the range of the bow and crossbow, and when he saw the arrows released upstairs, he hurriedly stopped his horse and waved his blade with ten halberd cavalry to resist the arrows.

But how could the sword and gun stop the rapid bow and arrow, and two cavalrymen were shot in a short time, Zhao Fan saw that it was almost over, and hurriedly shouted: "Retreat!"

With that, he turned his horse's head and fled, followed by ten men.

After going out for a long time, Zhao Fan looked back, but he didn't see any pursuers, so he stopped, looked back at the city wall that was already invisible, and couldn't help laughing.

Ten horsemen looked at each other on their horses, and one of them asked puzzledly, "Why is the general laughing when he runs away from the rebel general?"

Because he had already been instructed by Chu Yang not to leak the rumors, lest it reach the ears of the enemy, Zhao Fan sold it and said: "It's okay, wait until tomorrow and wait for everything to know." ”

He looked back at the two soldiers who were hit by the arrows and asked, "How are the two of you with arrow wounds?"

The two soldiers, one covering his arms and the other his shoulders, said in unison: "The arrow pierces through the flesh and skin, and it does not hurt the muscles and bones, so it is fine." ”

Zhao Fan nodded, said hard work, and led ten people back to the camp.

Zhou Bei, who pretended to surrender, followed him to a mansion under the leadership of the soldiers, and he looked up and found that this was originally the county mansion, and now it was occupied by Ma Zhongjun.

After the soldier reported to the outside, Zhou Ting asked Zhou Bei to enter the house to see, and after entering, he saw a person sitting behind the case, thirty-four or five years old, with a beard like a needle prick on his face, five big and three thick, and he was holding a book to watch, and he didn't have to think about it to know that this person was Zhou Ting.

Zhou Ting took two steps forward and knelt down with his fists and said, "Infantry Captain Zhou Bei, I am here to descend General Zhou." ”

Zhou Ting put down the book in his hand, looked at Zhou Bei who was kneeling on the ground, and couldn't help but wonder if Zhou Bei was a fake surrender, so he asked with some defense: "The two armies are fighting, but why did you come to surrender?"

"I came here with the army to attack Lang Yuan, and later learned that there were 30,000 soldiers and horses in the general's city, but there were only 10,000 in Lu Hang's army, which was a minority, and the soldiers were all old and incompetent, so I went to Cheng Yuan to ask Lu Hang to send more men and horses, but Cheng Yuan did not listen to me, and also talked about the art of war to win more with less, and even today he delusionally wanted to take the city with 3,000 soldiers, and he was defeated! Lu Hang used this incompetent man to lead the army, and I expected that this battle would be to hit the stone with an egg, so I abandoned the darkness and came to the light. Zhou Bei knelt on the ground and told the lie that had been prepared a long time ago.

"Delusional to take my 30,000 soldiers and horses with 7,000 soldiers? Hahahaha, Cheng Yuan'er really did nothing. Zhou Ting laughed wildly after hearing this.

Zhou Bei is worthy of being a shrewd general selected by Cheng Yuan, Zhou Ting was still a little suspicious of him, but when Zhou Bei used Zhang Lan's death today as an introduction, and added fuel and vinegar to the gap in the strength of the two armies, he directly made Zhou Ting completely believe it.

"However, this guy still doesn't know that 7,000 is against 30,000, but the mantis arm is a car!" In order to act more likely, Zhou Bei echoed and patted the sycophants in the hall.

Zhou Ting laughed and got off the desk, and helped Zhou Bei, who was kneeling on the ground, and said, "General, get up quickly, in the future, you will be left and right with me, and wait for dispatch." ”

"General Xie's grace!" Zhou Bei, who was helped up, knelt back again and thanked him.

After retiring from Zhou Bei, a strategist beside Zhou Ting approached and said, "Does the general really reserve Zhou Bei under his tent?"

"Mr. Gao thinks it's inappropriate?" Zhou Ting asked.

The strategist surnamed Gao took two steps forward and looked out of the door and said: "The defense in the military horse camp is tight, and its new defeat must prevent our army from attacking the camp at night, and it must be strictly guarded.

"Hey~ Since I surrendered to him, how can I be suspicious. Zhou Ting thought about it and said with a smile.

"If he really deceives him, leaving this person in the tent will be in endless trouble!" The strategist didn't expect Zhou Ting to believe himself at all, and continued to advise.

"Zihui is too worried, if he really came to deceive me to earn me, how could he not pretend to bring troops and horses to surrender? If you don't believe it, you can call the captain who guards the gate to ask, and you and I will immediately find out. Zhou Ting stood up and walked outside the door as he spoke, and asked the guards to summon the captain of the city gate.

Gao Zihui opened his mouth and didn't say anything, so he could only wait for the captain to come before making an excuse.

Not long after, the captain entered the hall, and Zhou Ting asked, "Let me ask you, when Zhou Bei comes to surrender, will there be pursuers behind him?"

"Yes, when General Zhou came, I was afraid that he was tricking me into opening the door, so I watched from the city tower, and sure enough, I saw a small group of men and horses chasing, among which the leading general also threatened to shout, 'Don't escape the thief', a group of people went straight to the city gate, I ordered to let the arrows wound two people, and then retreated. The captain of the city gate replied with his fists clenched.

Zhou Ting smiled and let the lieutenant retreat, turned around and looked at Gao Zihui with a smile and said, "What's the matter? If you surrender by fraud, you just need to let him come alone, how dare Cheng Yuan let his soldiers chase after him again? Sure enough, Zihui is too worried, hahahaha." ”

Gao Zihui did not believe in this reason, but still analyzed and advised: "If it is a fraudulent surrender, it will be accompanied by the enemy's battalion, and what the captain will see is just acting with each other and watching with us! The general must not be unaware and must not be guarded!"

"I have been familiar with military books since I was a child, and I know that people who are suspicious do not need to be used, and the reason for employing people is not suspicious, if Zihui does not believe it, I can first idle it in the tent, and then use it after breaking Cheng Yuan's military horse, how about it?" Zhou Ting was a little impatient when he heard this, but because Gao Zihui was a strategist under Ma Zhong's account, he was really not good at attacking, so he could only put it off for the time being.

Since he can be a strategist, his mind must be higher than that of ordinary people, and he can see that Zhou Bei is deception can be seen in a short period of time, and in the same way, he immediately saw that Zhou Ting was displeased.

Gao Zihui knew very well that he was just a strategist, and Zhou Ting was the main general of this expedition, knowing that if he continued to talk about it, he would definitely attract dissatisfaction, and even blame him, so he could only keep his mouth shut and say no more, better than Zhou Ting saying that he would not give Zhou Bei real power for the time being.

Although it is said that it is not used, but the more I think about it, I still can't rest assured, leaving a belligerent general next to him is to raise tigers after all, in case you don't take precautions now, and wait for the war to prepare and then make a hindrance from it, then the gains outweigh the losses, it is better to take advantage of the present to eradicate the trouble!

"I want to repair a book to Yu Taishou, and prepare for Zhou to reduce the benefits. "Since I don't have enough power to stop you, let the Taishou stop you!

Zhou Ting was very dissatisfied when he heard this, as a general of the conquest, he made a decision, and you were a mere strategist who didn't listen to it!

wanted to have a seizure, but it was still hindered by Ma Zhong's existence, Zhou Ting could only hold this fire in his stomach, he snorted coldly and flicked his sleeve robe and went out, and said after arriving at the door: "Mr. still has to see his position clearly, don't skip the management!"

After hearing this, Gao Zihui stopped in the middle of the air with the brush in his hand, he didn't know whether the tip of the pen should be lowered or raised, his thoughts were in contradiction, and he also knew that what he said was a little too much, and he was indeed a little suspicious of using Taishou to suppress Zhou Ting.

Gao Zihui hesitated for a while, and finally decided that for the sake of the lord's great cause, he still wrote down the ins and outs of the whole incident, added his own analysis, and handed the letter to the attendant in a cloth bag after writing.

After the attendant received the letter, he was about to go out, but Gao Zihui stopped him again, frowned and said: "But if Zhou Bei is sincere in coming down, wouldn't I be jealous of the virtuous and the able?" Moreover, it chills the hearts of the soldiers, and it will be difficult for the lord to recruit talents in the future. ”

"If the gentleman is undecided, it is better to wait for some time, or to figure out or test, and then make a definition. The attendant had been waiting in the hall, so he knew the whole thing very well, and when he saw that his master was troubled by the matter, he spoke cautiously.

Gao Zihui was not annoyed by the attendant's words, but felt that the method he said was not impossible, and he could take time to test it, so he nodded and took the letter back from his hand.

After waiting for the attendant to get the order out, Gao Zihui looked outside the door and sighed, muttering that he hoped he was suspicious, and then walked out to find Zhou Ting, and faced Zhou Ting with compensation.

After Zhao Fan returned to the barracks, he led ten cavalry into the tent, knelt directly on the ground after entering, and happily reported: "The last general is fortunate not to be dishonored, and the general has been dispatched!"