Lu Bu, God of War of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 375

"The defeated general An dares to speak bravely. Thank you, General Guo Si, for not killing him. I am willing to go and persuade Xu Rong to surrender. Please ask the general for approval." Hearing Guo Si's words, Fan Chou's heart moved, although he surrendered to Wang Yun soon after. Being Guo Bang might be a little fussy, but the current situation forced him to make the decision himself, how could he not bow his head under the eaves.

"Hahaha, General Fan Chou has such a heart, so I naturally can't ask for it. General Lao Fan Chou went to persuade General Xu Rong to surrender." Guo Si made a gesture of invitation.

"Thank you, General. I'm here to persuade General Xu Rong to surrender." After finishing speaking, Liao turned around and walked towards the gate of the city. The soldiers who were following Fan Chou had dropped their sabers on the ground at this time, and they were all dejected. Awaiting the fate of being captured.

"Mr. Jia Xu, why do I have to persuade Fan Chou and Xu Rong to surrender? It's better to kill those who are looking for Sanmu to strangle to death. They can betray Wang Yun now, but they may not betray us in the future." After watching Fan Chou go away, Guo Bang turned around and asked Jia Xu who hadn't shown up behind him.

"Even if Fan Chou and Xu Rong are killed today, we should really worry about the tens of thousands of elite soldiers under Ma Teng, but as long as Fan Chou and Xu Rong surrender, it will be different. We can use these two to kill Ma Teng. If you are caught off guard, our army in Chang'an will be at your fingertips." Jia Xu said slowly and calmly.

"Hahaha, sir is really good at calculating. I only saw the victory in front of me, and I really didn't see the future. It really made me laugh." Guo Si didn't expect Jia Xu to be calculating everywhere in this war. Not only did the division of troops make it impossible for Ma Teng's army to look at each other, but now he fantasizes about recruiting Xu Rong and Fan Chou and then cooperating with the outside.Thinking of this, Guo Bang is paying more and more attention to Jia Xu. It is hard for Guo Bang to imagine what this battle would be like without Jia Xu's help.

While speaking, he saw Fan Chou leading Xu Rong towards Guo Si.

It turns out that when Fan Chou found Xu Rong, Xu Rong was already completely surrounded, and a group of soldiers struggled to support themselves in the encirclement, and they were about to be broken by Duan Yan.At this moment, Fan Chou arrived in time, and naturally persuaded Xu Rong without much effort. Xu Rong and Fan Chou must have been Dong Zhuo's subordinates in the first place. Not only did he not have a good future, but he almost lost his life.

"I report to General Guo Si, I have honored my mission and persuaded General Xu Rong to surrender." Fan Chou first prostrated himself on the ground and said when he came to Guo Si.

"My servant, Xu Rong, pays homage to General Guo Si." Vanity also bowed to the ground afterwards, although he still felt a little resigned, but the army was defeated like a mountain, and if he wanted to survive, he had to surrender, but there was nothing to say.

"Hahaha, with the help of two generals, I, Guo Si, have even more wings." At this time, Guo Si rushed over to help the two of them up, and said with a smile.The look of meeting an old friend.

"It's our honor to be able to serve the general." Fan Chou and Xu Rong said hastily when they saw Guo Si supporting each other.

"Hehe, why do you have to be so polite because you are an old friend of General Guo? Now everyone avenges the prime minister together. Wouldn't it be a good thing for the Qing Dynasty? When Wang Yunma Teng and other rebellious officials and thieves are executed, how can General Guo Si treat the two of you badly?" At this time, Jia Xu also came out from behind, Xu Rong and Fan Chou had just surrendered, and if they want to make these two people work for their side, of course they have to appease them, otherwise how can they make people feel at ease.

"Mr. Jia Xu is right. We are a family, so why be so polite." Seeing what Jia Xu said, Guo Si also stretched out his hands cooperatively, and embraced Fan Chou and Xu Rong, one left and one right, and the three hooked up. Shoulder to shoulder is like a good brother.At this time, I heard Guo Bang order to the soldiers behind him: "I will give an order tonight, and I will hold a banquet tonight, and treat my two good brothers who have not seen each other for a long time."

At this time, the weapons of the surrendered soldiers were confiscated, and they were detained, waiting for the final disposal.

"Come on, everyone raise your glasses with me, and welcome the return of the two brothers Fan Chou and Xu Rong." At the banquet, Guo Bang first raised his wine glass to the generals.A look very happy Fan Chou and Xu Rong surrendered.

"Thank you General for your generosity. The General treats me like this. I will be the one who died in battle for the General." After drinking for three rounds, the atmosphere became more intense. Fan Chou stood up and raised his glass to Guo Bang.

"General Guo Si treated the two of us like this, and we can only repay with our lives. From now on, as long as the general gives an order, Xu Rong will never frown." Seeing what Fan Chou said, Xu Rong also stood up. Get up and show your loyalty.

"There are two words like this, what can I, Guo Bang, ask for?" Seeing the loyalty of the two, Guo Si said very happily.

"By the way, General Guo Si, why haven't we seen General Li Jue? This time Ma Teng led the troops to come, but two generals are required to do it." Fan Chou was a little surprised that he hadn't seen Li Jue from the beginning, although Li Jue Guo Bang intends to surrender, but it is impossible that he has not made any preparations.

"Hahaha, let's not hide it from you two, in fact Li Jue has already led troops to Chang'an, and it may take Chang'an in a few days, and I am responsible for leading troops here to attract Ma Teng." After speaking, Guo Bang haha Laugh out loud.

As soon as Guo Si said this, it made Fan Chou and Xu Rong's hearts skip a beat. Only then did they realize that Ma Teng and Wang Yun had already forgotten about it from the very beginning. They only thought of sending troops to capture Fufeng and Tianshui. Others were also thinking about Chang'an. Ma Teng led troops to attack this time. Chang'an only had [-] troops to defend. How long can such a small number of troops defend?
"In this way, is it true that the morale of the Tianshui and Fufeng counties was low and the soldiers fled, isn't it?" Xu Rong thought of another thing at this time, so he asked.In today's battle, Xu Rong has already seen the defensive situation in Fufeng City, and Guo Si said just now that Li Jue has led troops to Chang'an. Based on this calculation, the two counties of Tianshui and Fufeng should have enough soldiers and food, and where are the soldiers? The horse escaped and said.

"Hahaha, there was indeed a situation where soldiers and horses fled, but now that Mr. Jia Xu is here, the situation of soldiers and horses fleeing has already been resolved." Speaking of this, Guo Si looked at Jia Xu next to him and said with a smile.

At this time, Fan Chou and Xu Rong realized that they had already lost in this war. Thinking about Ma Teng who was still rushing over, the two couldn't help but feel a little funny. Even if Ma Teng arrived in Fufeng now, what could he do? ?Once Chang'an is lost, it is nothing more than a lost dog.

"Speaking of which, Ma Teng is indeed a character, but he is difficult to deal with leading troops this time." At this moment, Jia Xu who was at the side suddenly sighed and said.It seems to be a little jealous of Ma Teng.

"Hey, I have fought against Ma Teng for many years, and I know very well that this man has a strong and unyielding temper, and his soldiers are elite. He is indeed my formidable enemy." Hearing what Jia Xu said, Guo Si also sighed and said seriously.

"Hahaha, General Guo Si, Mr. Jia Xu, you two don't have to worry, we are enough to break the horse." Seeing that Guo Si and Jia Xu were in a dilemma, Fan Chou stood up suddenly and said with a laugh.Now that he has surrendered, he must show something, Fan Chou thought very clearly.Although he had surrendered at the moment, Ma Teng didn't know about it. Those who knew were all in Fufeng City. As long as they were careful, the news could still be kept secret, and Fan Chou and Xu Rong could use this opportunity to raid Ma Teng. Teng.

"General Fan Chou is right. I am willing to help General Fan Chou to join Ma Teng's army, and then make peace inside and outside. I will definitely defeat Ma Teng's army." Seeing Fan Chou's thoughts, Xu Rong also stood up and said. .

"Hahaha, with the help of these two, Ma Teng will definitely lose." Seeing Fan Chou and Xu Rong's single-minded pursuit of the battle, Guo Bang said with a smile.

"Generals, I think it's not too late. If you want to raid Ma Teng, you must start early. If you are late, you will change." It is naturally impossible for Ma Teng to know about Xu Rong and Fan Chou's surrender, but the longer the time drags on, the possibility that Ma Teng knows The greater the sex, Jia Xu certainly hopes to get rid of Ma Teng as soon as possible.

"Okay, the two of us will set off tonight. Even if Ma Teng is cunning, he would not have thought that we have already surrendered to the general." Seeing that Jia Xu's words were reasonable, Xiang Kuang said immediately.

"It's so good, let Duan Yan lead 1 troops to go with you to help you." Although Guo Si said this tactfully, the meaning in his words was very clear.That is, the captured soldiers will not be released tonight, and the soldiers and horses brought by Fan Chou, Xu Rong and Duan Yao can only be Duan Yao's [-] horses, which is tantamount to depriving Xu Rong and Fan Chou of their military power , and what Xu Rong and Fan Chou can do is to cheat Ma Teng's trust.

"General Guo Si, don't worry, with the two generals Fan Chou and Xu Rong leading the team, this trip will be safe." Hearing the meaning of Guo Si's words, Duan Yan stood up and said.

"Don't worry, General Guo Si, we will do our best to assist General Duan Yan." Seeing Guo Si's intentions, Fan Chou also said.At this time, Guo Bang's distrust made Fan Chou unable to resist. Without his own soldiers, even if he fled back to Ma Teng, Ma Teng would find a chance to kill him. As for fleeing back to Chang'an, did he go? Are soldiers and horses of any use to Ma Teng?At this point, both Fan Chou and Xu Rong can only follow Guo Si.

"Hahaha, I, Guo Bang, will definitely not forget all of you after this is done." Guo Bang picked up his wine glass and drank it down.

That night, Duan Yan selected [-] elite soldiers, put on the clothes they had pulled off from the surrendered soldiers, dressed up as defeated soldiers, and fled in the direction of Ma Teng's army.In the early morning of the next day, Guo Sijun packed up his luggage and followed the mark left by Duan Yao all the way to catch up.

In the barracks outside Xianyang City, Ma Teng was throwing a banquet for the three brothers Liu, Guan and Zhang.The exchanges with the three brothers Liu, Guan and Zhang these days made Ma Teng know that Liu Bei is brave and resourceful, and Zhang Fei and Guan Yu are extraordinary in martial arts, so he paid more attention to Liu Bei, and at the same time he was very jealous of Liu Bei's good luck. In any case, he is more famous and powerful than this little Liu Bei, but why Liu Bei can get a good general like Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and if he hadn't given birth to a son like Ma Chao, he would feel ashamed to face Liu Bei.

"Come, come, Liu Bei, let's have a good chat today." The battle is imminent, and Ma Teng can only taste the fine wine, but this does not affect Ma Teng's mood of eating meat.

"Thank you, General, for your kind hospitality. These days are really causing trouble for the General." Seeing that Ma Teng's kindness is difficult to refrain from, Liu Bei is a little disrespectful, and is not easy to accept Ma Teng's kind treatment.

"Haha, Brother Liu Xian, you and I hit it off right away, why bother to say these things, from now on your business will be my business." Ma Teng laughed, the meaning of the clothes and Liu Bei's friendship, the intention of soliciting is obvious, but how could Liu Bei be like that? The kind of person who is willing to depend on others.

"General, General Fan Chou and General Xu Rong have been dispatching troops for a long time. I wonder when General Ma Teng will drive his troops to Fufeng?" Since arriving in Xianyang, Ma Teng has slowed down his marching speed, as if he is not concerned about the forward battle. Why do you care? This made Liu Bei very confused and had a bad premonition.

"Hehe, my virtuous brother is a member of the royal family. Naturally, you don't need to hide these things from my virtuous brother. Fan Chou and Xu Rong are the remnants of Dong's rebels. I intend to let them fight against the rebels, and then reap the benefits of being fisherman." Ma Teng laughed. He spoke his mind without hesitation.

Hearing Ma Teng's words, Liu Bei shook his head secretly. Although the result was similar to what Liu Bei had guessed, but in front of the enemy, Ma Teng's actions would be tantamount to self-destructing the Great Wall. Thinking of this, Liu Bei couldn't help but start fighting.

"General, even though General Xu Rong and General Fan Chou used to be Dong Zhuo's subordinates, but now they have turned their backs on the dark side and become the generals of the imperial court. If the general ignores them like this, wouldn't it make people who love the imperial court chill? Guo Si is not an ordinary person, and the general should unite with allies to wipe out Li Jue, Guo Si and other traitors in one fell swoop." Although Liu Bei knew that this sounded bad, he said resolutely that the current imperial court must be weak and already Can't stand the toss, Liu Bei can see this, could it be that Ma Teng can't see it?
"Report, the general is not well. General Xu Rong and General Fan Chou were defeated outside Fufeng City, and now some defeated soldiers have fled back." At this time, a soldier suddenly broke in and reported to Ma Teng.It turned out that when Li Meng and Hu Zhen attacked the camp, some soldiers escaped, so they were able to report to Ma Teng in time.

"These two trash were defeated so quickly?" Although Ma Teng had no good intentions towards Xu Rong and Fan Chou, he was still surprised to hear that Xu Rong and Fan Chou were defeated so quickly.

"Hey, if I knew this, I should have let our three brothers be the pioneers. Xu Rong and Fan Chou didn't have it. Twenty thousand soldiers were defeated so quickly. They are really incompetent." Zhang Fei said it heartlessly.

"How are Fan Chou and Xu Rong? Are they dead or alive?" Hearing Zhang Fei's words, Ma Teng couldn't help but blush. After all, Ma Teng was also responsible for the defeat of Xu Rong and Fan Chou, so Ma Teng He licked his lips, and asked the soldier about Xu Rong and Fan Chou.

"The soldier who escaped only said that the two generals Fan Chou and Xu Rong attacked Fufeng City at night, but they didn't know anything else?" The soldier thought for a while before saying.

"Could it be that none of the soldiers who attacked Fufeng City with the two generals escaped back that night?" Hearing this, Liu Bei suddenly noticed something and hurriedly asked the soldier.

"This? The villain doesn't know." Seeing Liu Bei's question, the soldier could only answer truthfully.

"Report, there is a battalion of defeated troops coming from outside the camp. It seems that General Fan Chou and General Xu Rong have returned." At this moment, another soldier came to report.

Although Fan Chou and Xu Rong took Duan Yan and their soldiers and horses on the road overnight, they were one step too late. Other soldiers fled back to Ma Teng's place before them, but these soldiers did not know what to do. relation.

"Hmph, are these two idiots Xu Rong and Fan Cong still alive? Bring them to see me." Hearing that Fan Cong and Xu Rong rushed back, Ma Teng felt a burst of anger welling up and shouted at the soldiers.

Not long after, I saw soldiers walking in with two generals dressed in rags and covered in blood. At first glance, they were Fan Chou and Xu Rong. The scars on their bodies were real, after all, they were real. After going through a bitter battle, this is not fake, but the bloodstains on their bodies are not original, but wiped off after leaving Fufeng City.

"Xu Rong, the defeated general, Fan Chou sees the general." As soon as they came to Ma Teng, Xu Rong and Fan Chou knelt on the ground in shame and said.

"Hmph, you two are the vanguards of our army, but you were defeated by the enemy. This is an unforgivable crime for our army. Someone will drag you down and behead me." Now that Xu Rong and Fan Chou were defeated, Ma Teng naturally couldn't help it. Needing to save some face for the two, he directly ordered to kill them. In this way, Ma Teng would naturally annex the remaining soldiers and horses of the two. With such a plan, Ma Teng naturally acted mercilessly.

"The general is merciful. Since these two generals have escaped after a lot of hardships, why don't the general give them a chance, at least hear why they lost the battle, and then decide how to deal with them. It's not too late." See Ma Teng wanted to kill Xu Rong and Fan Chou, but Liu Bei stepped forward to stop him.This was not because Liu Bei wanted to save the two, but Liu Bei instinctively felt that the failure of Fan Chou and Xu Rong was not that simple.

"General, the two of us lost the battle, and death is not a pity. Even if the general didn't kill us, we would have no face to come back to see the general. It's just that we accidentally came across an important military situation, and the subordinates knew about it. It’s a big matter, so I fought my way out of the siege, just to report to the general. Please kill us after listening to the general.” At this time, Xu Rong suddenly smiled miserably, and then He raised his head and said to Ma Teng.

(End of this chapter)