第126部分(第1/7 页)

〃We　will　pretend　to　be　deserters；〃　said　Bao　Long；　〃and　so　get　among　his　soldiers。　When　you　challenge　him；　we　will　suddenly　catch　him。〃

〃We　shall　have　to　take　some　others　with　us；〃　said　Chen　Ying。

〃Five　hundred　troops　will　be　ample；〃　said　Bao　Long。

So　in　the　night　the　two　men　and　their　followers　ran　over　to　Zhao　Yun's　camp　to　desert。

Zhao　Yun　understood　the　trick　they　would　play；　but　he　called　them　in；　and　they　said；　〃When　Zhao　Fan　tempted　you　with　that　fair　lady；　he　wanted　to　make　you　drunk　and　get　you　into　the　private　apartments　so　that　he　might　murder　you　and　send　your　head　to　Cao　Cao。　Yes；　he　was　as　wicked　as　that　even。　We　saw　you　go　away　in　anger；　and　we　thought　that　would　mean　grave　trouble　for　us；　and　so　we　have　deserted。〃

Zhao　Yun　listened　with　simulated　joy；　and　he　had　wine　served　to　the　two　men；　and　pressed　them　to　drink　so　that　they　were　quite　overe。　When　this　was　done；　he　had　both　bound　with　cords；　called　up　their　followers；　and　asked　them　whether　this　was　real　or　pretended　desertion；　and　they　told　him　the　truth。

Then　he　gave　the　soldiers　wine　and　said；　〃Those　who　wanted　to　harm　me　are　your　leaders　and　not　you。　If　you　do　as　I　tell　you；　you　shall　be　well　rewarded。〃

The　soldiers　threw　themselves　to　the　ground　and　promised　obedience。　Thereupon　the　two　leaders………Chen　Ying　and　Bao　Long………were　beheaded。　Their　five　hundred　troops　were　made　to　lead　the　way　and　act　as　screen　for　a　whole　thousand　of　horsemen；　and　the　party　set　out　at　full　speed　for　Guiyang。　When　they　got　there；　they　summoned　the　gate　and　said　that　they　had　slain　Zhao　Yun　and　had　got　back。　And　they　wished　to　speak　with　the　Governor。

Those　on　the　wall　lighted　flares　and　inspected　those　at　the　gate。　Surely　enough　they　wore　the　uniforms　of　their　o