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Chapter 672 Surrender
Zhou Bi frowned, cursed inwardly, and sent someone to check.

There was another scream, and soon, only two of the seven or eight people who had gone out came back, one of them had a crossbow arrow on his arm.

After hearing what the two said, Zhou Bi cursed inwardly and whistled three times in succession. The crowd left a few minions to ambush in the woods, and the rest of them galloped through the mountains and forests and returned to the big camp on the top of the mountain.

In the next few days, Zou Run, Zou Yuan and others steadily advanced forward under the vigilance of hunting dogs and lion-headed geese.

Zhou Bi and Mao Xi on the mountain also wanted to stop them, and they sent people down the mountain to harass them several times. Not only did they not kill or injure the Liang soldiers, they also asked Jie Zhen and Jie Bao to set up ambushes several times, and even Mao Xi was shot by an arrow.

As a result, the minions in the mountain stronghold dared not come down the mountain to harass, and could only watch Zou Run and his men leading the soldiers to cut wood.

In just over ten days, they had cut out a path ten steps wide that reached the first pass wall on the mountainside.

Mao Xi was shot in the back by an arrow. Although the arrowhead was removed and medicine was applied to the wound, he could only walk with difficulty in the past few days.

Zhou Bi had no one to discuss with, and could only watch the Liang soldiers advance in the mountain stronghold every day.

Three days ago, Zhou Bi was unwilling to give up, so he led 200 people down the mountain to rob the camp, but was killed by Jie Zhen who was lying in ambush in the woods.

Seeing that there was no chance to take advantage of, Zhou Bi gave up hope and just hid in the village drinking every day, hoping that the one-month period would pass quickly.

Three days later, the Liang soldiers finally opened up the road and set up camp at the foot of the wall of the first pass.

In the mountain stronghold, Mao Xi found Zhou Bi with injuries.

When Zhou Bi saw this, he quickly helped Mao Xi sit down and complained, "Brother, you are injured, why did you come here? Just call me if you need anything."

Mao Xi said worriedly: "Brother, given the current situation, we may not be able to hold on to the stronghold."

Zhou Bi listened and nodded, saying, "I know what you said. I have already sent people to transport most of the wealth and food in the mountain stronghold to the secret warehouse in the back mountain. If we can't resist, we will disperse into the mountains and forests and wait for the Liang soldiers to withdraw."

Mao Xi sighed and said, "Brother, this time is different from the past."

"In the past, we have been defeated many times. When they saw the terrain we are in, they rushed into the woods recklessly, allowing us to ambush them. The cautious ones only challenged us down the mountain. There were also those who set fire to the mountain, but none of them could protect us as thoroughly as this group of people."

"Even if we can retreat to the back mountain now, I'm afraid it won't be safe if we see what this group of people are doing."

After finishing this long speech, Mao Xi was already out of breath.

Zhou Bi patted the back of his head and said, "Brother, when have we ever encountered such a cautious approach? There are hunting dogs and geese in the woods, so we can't get close. Brother, do you have any ideas?"

Mao Xi panted and said, "Brother, although we are free and easy here, it is quite boring. We have met an opponent this time, so we might as well fight him openly. If we win, it will boost morale, and we can also defend the three passes."

"If you lose, there's no need to say anything, just surrender."

After saying that, Mao Xi stared at Zhou Bi.

Zhou Bi pondered for a moment and said, "Brother, we have thought about joining a powerful force, but now I am unwilling to submit to Zhao Zhen of Liang State, who I have never heard of."

"Brother, think about it the other way around. It is precisely because Liang State is a small power that we have the opportunity to make a name for ourselves."

After hearing what Mao Xi said, Zhou Bi stood up and paced back and forth. After a moment, he said, "Okay, let's give it a try."

As he said this, he was about to take the axe and go down the mountain.

When Mao Xi saw this, he hurriedly stopped him.

"Brother, you have drunk wine today, and you should send someone down the mountain to deliver the letter of challenge and arrange a fight tomorrow. You can also see the other side's intention."

At that moment, Zhou Bi had someone write a declaration of war, and also sent two brave minions down from the wall to the Liang army camp to issue the declaration of war.

After reading the letter of challenge and discussing it for a while, Jie Zhen said to the visitor, "You two go back to report to [Changjiaolong] and tell him that we have accepted the challenge. We were going to attack the mountain today, but let's wait for one day. If [Changjiaolong] doesn't come out tomorrow, we will not leave a single person alive when we capture the mountain stronghold." After hearing this, the two minions hurried back to the mountain.

On the second day, Zhou Bi came out from the gate holding a steel fork, leading thirty or fifty strong minions. Jie Zhen, Jie Bao and others were also ready.

Because they didn't know the martial arts of Zhou Bi and Mao Xi, the Liang State had already discussed that the most powerful martial artist, [Double-tailed Scorpion] Jie Bao, would face [Long-legged Dragon] Zhou Bi, and [Unicorn] Zou Run would face Mao Xi.

Zhou Bi shouted, "Zhou Bi is here, who will fight me?"

After hearing this, Jie Bao also came out from the battlefield and shouted, "Why are you the only one here? If you are a fighting general, why don't you come out with us?"

Zhou Bi laughed and said, "If you can defeat the steel fork in Grandpa's hand, we will naturally surrender. If you can't win, you can leave quickly and we will not invade you anymore."

After hearing this, Jie Bao cursed, "Whose master are you? Today I want you to recognize me as your master."

As he said that, he raised the three-pronged lotus fork in his hand and ran straight towards Zhou Bi.

The two men fought back and forth under the wall, up and down, for twenty or thirty rounds, with no clear winner.

Seeing that Zhou Bi was quite skilled in martial arts, Jie Bao showed off his weakness, stepped on a stone and seemed about to fall.

When Zhou Bi saw this, he rushed forward. Jie Bao shouted loudly, threw away the three-pronged lotus fork in his hand, and rushed towards Zhou Bi.

Although Jie Bao was only about seven feet tall, he was strong and powerful. He grabbed the steel fork in Zhou Bi's hand and tripped him, causing Zhou Bi to fall.

Before Zhou Bi could get up, Jie Bao had already picked up the steel fork and held it against Zhou Bi.

Seeing this, Zhou Bi gave up struggling, dropped the steel fork in his hand, and knelt on the ground.

When Jie Bao saw this, he took back his steel fork and shouted, "Are you convinced?"

Zhou Bi said: "My skills are inferior to yours, so I am willing to surrender."

As he said this, he waved his hand.

The door opened wide and two minions supported a man and walked out slowly.

Jie Zhen and others also came forward.

Zhou Bi pointed at the pale-faced Mao Xi and said, "This is Brother Mao Xi. He was hit by a crossbow arrow in the pine forest a few days ago and has not recovered yet. He cannot come to greet you. Please don't blame me, generals."

After hearing this, Jie Zhen stopped Mao Xi from bowing, and held Mao Xi's arm with his hand, saying, "Since Chief Mao is injured, there is no need to do this."

Mao Xi quickly expressed his gratitude.

At this time, the battle between Zhishilang and Wangbo was also fierce. When the troops were withdrawn at night, Zhao Zhen saw the situation of the Long-legged Dragon battlefield.

world log
[Long-legged Dragon] Great victory on the battlefield, national reputation +1, politics +1, military +1.

Do you want to spend 100 points of luck to integrate the [Long-legged Dragon] world into the Liang State?

Although it came much later than expected, we still won a great victory in the end.

Zhao Zhen placed the [Long-legged Dragon] world in the fog further west than the [Bi Mingwei and Bai Xuanwei] world and no longer paid attention to it.

Put your energy back on the battlefield here.

(End of this chapter)