Pang Juan was infuriated by the defeat of Guiling, what he especially couldn''t tolerate was that Sun Bin escaped under his nose. Pang Juan suspected Gongsun Yue was involved and angrily questioned Gongsun Yue: “How did Sun Bin escape? Did you help?”


    Gongsun Yue respectfully said, “I am loyal to Marshal, I would never help Marshal''s sworn enemy.”


    Pang Juan drew his sword and pointed at Gongsun Yue and said sternly, “If you don''t tell me, I''ll kill you!”


    Gongsun Yue said frankly, “You just kill me, I still don''t know.”


    Pang Juan''s eyes looked straight at Gongsun Yue.


    Gongsun Yue remained frank.


    “Zhong Liqiu must know, you call her here.” With that, Pang Juan drew back his sword.


    “She doesn''t know either.”


    “How do you know?”


    “Zhong Li Chun''s affairs are never told to her.”


    “This isn''t about Zhong Li Chun, this is about Sun Bin, she''s liked Sun Bin, she must know about Sun Bin. You call her here, I want to ask her face to face.”


    Gongsun Yue was unmoved, “It''s precisely because she liked Sun Bin that she doesn''t know. If she knew Sun Bin was still alive, she would never marry me.”


    Pang Juan pondered for a moment and said, “Although what you said makes sense, I still need to ask her face to face.”


    Zhong Li Qiu heard that Sun Bin led the Qi army to defeat Pang Juan and happily clapped her hands, “Great! I''ve long said that Mr. Sun will definitely be able to achieve great things.”


    “Don''t be happy yet,” Gongsun Yue gave her an unhappy look, ”Pang Juan already knows about your sister''s trip to Qi, and he''s tracking down the person who helped Sun Bin escape.”


    Zhong Li Qiu blurted out, “Just say it was me, it has nothing to do with any of you, if he wants to kill, just kill me.”


    “It''s not just one person he wants to kill, it''s a full family.”


    “I don''t have any relatives in Wei, I''m not afraid of killing the whole family.”


    “What about me? Am I not your kin?”


    Zhong Li Qiu was stunned, lowered her head and whispered, “You can escape, it''s enough for me to die alone, I don''t want to implicate you ......”


    Gongsun Yue held Zhong Liqiu''s hands and said gently but firmly, “If you die, I won''t live either.”


    Zhong Liqiu was touched by Gongsun Yue''s words, she asked Gongsun Yue what to do, Gongsun Yue told her to see Pang Juan and said ......


    Zhong Liqiu came to Pang Juan''s place, Pang Juan put on a frank look, “Maybe you already know, Sun Bin is still alive and has become the military advisor of Qi ......” said, he swept Zhong Liqiu a glance, “You must be very happy right?”


    Zhong Liqiu coldly said, “Not happy.”


    Pang Juan stared at Zhong Liqiu and asked, “Why are you unhappy?”


    “I hate him, he cheated me.” Zhong Liqiu reveals a sultry look and says in a hateful voice, “I don''t care about his legs or his status, I willingly married to be given to him, but he deceived me, pretended to be crazy, fled, and left me alone in Wei ......”


    “He was afraid that I would kill him, that''s why he pretended to be crazy and fled Wei.”


    “Marshal will not kill him, to kill, he has long been gone.”


    “Then you say, why did he flee?”


    “He took a fancy to my sister,” Zhong Liqiu sobbed, ”In order to abandon me, they both fled ...... I hate him, I hate my sister ...... “She didn''t know which of her nerves her words had touched, and suddenly tears welled up in her eyes, “I hate all of you! You''ve all deceived me ......” Zhong Li Qiu couldn''t say any more and lost her voice.


    Pang Juan gazed at Zhong Liqiu for a few moments, did not find any cracks, so he believed Zhong Liqiu''s words.


    To avenge the battle of Guiling, Pang Juan asked the King of Wei for permission to unite Chu, Country of Han, and Yan in a joint crusade against Qi. The King of Wei asked him what he could do to get Chu, Han and Yan to send troops to attack Qi. Pang Juan replied confidently, “The king can promise Country of Han to return the occupied cities; Yan to share the land of Zhao with it; and Chu to ally with it against Qin, and they will send troops.”


    King Hui of Wei said in a deep voice, “I can promise the State of Chu and ally with it; I can also promise the State of Yan and share the land of the State of Zhao; only the return of the city to Country of Han, I can''t agree to that, that''s the fruit that my generals and soldiers have exchanged their lives for.”


    Pang Juan said, “As long as Qi is destroyed, the great king will have no worries, and after that I will lead the army to attack Han, and the great king will get not only a few cities, but the whole Country of Han.”


    King Hui of Wei agreed with Pang Juan''s suggestion, he cautioned Pang Juan, “Marshal Pang, even if you have the help of the three kingdoms'' armies, don''t belittle Sun Bin, his talent is above yours.” He looked at Pang Juan and added: “I can more or less see the brow of the grudge between you and Sun Bin, the reason why I didn''t point it out and followed you in everything is because you''re from Wei and he''s from Qi.”


    King Hui of Wei''s words caused a fine bead of sweat to break out on Pang Juan''s forehead, he stated to King Hui of Wei, “I will never fail Your Majesty, if I don''t defeat Sun Bin, Pang Juan vows not to be a human being.”


    “Not defeat Sun Bin, but defeat Qi, defeat all the countries.”


    At Pang Juan''s invitation, Chu, Country of Han, and Yan sent troops to attack Qi, occupying several of Qi''s border cities, and pushing right up to Linzi, the capital of Qi, which was in a state of panic. King Qi Wei called the Dafus to ask about the retreat strategy, two consecutive questions, the Dafus are silent. King Qi Wei some annoyed, said: “you are my strategist sage, the current difficulties, should be for my advice, one by one why do not speak?” Seeing that no one opened his mouth, King Qi Wei was about to get angry when Tian Ji and Sun Bin, dressed in general''s uniform, hurriedly stepped into the palace. Sun Bin arched his hand and saluted, while Tian Ji knelt down and saluted, “Your Majesty, I was in a hurry to leave with my military advisor and was unable to change into my court uniform, please forgive me, Your Majesty.”


    “A great enemy is at hand, in the future, when the generals ahead meet me, they may not change their court dress, please rise.” King Qi Wei said, “General Tian, Military Counselor Sun, do you have a good plan to retreat from the enemy?”


    “Yes.” Sun Bin said, “I''ve discussed with General Tian and intend to divide and conquer.”


    “How to divide and conquer?” King Qi Wei asked.


    Sun Bin said, “Chu sends troops because Wei promised to ally with it to deal with Qin, the Great King can promise to mend the alliance with Chu; Country of Han sends troops because Wei promised the King of Han to return his cities, the Great King can send a messenger to Country of Han to reason with him, saying that if Qi is dead, Wei will have no worries, and Country of Han''s cities will be gained and lost again; Yan sends troops for the sake of Zhao''s land, the Great King can give the land given to the Great King by Zhao to the Great King. The three kingdoms of Chu, Han, and Yan were trying to achieve the same goal. When Chu, Han and Yan have achieved their goal, they will withdraw their troops and return to their countries. With the withdrawal of the three countries, Pang Juan will be alone. This is the plan to cut down the traffic.”


    King Wei of Qi asked again: “What if we fail to conquer?”


    “Give up Linzi.” Sun Bin said, “Chu, Han, and Yan are invading our country, each with their own purpose, after they get Linzi, Wei will fulfill its promise as promised. The three countries will automatically withdraw their troops when their purpose is achieved. Our army took the initiative to give up Linzi, the vitality is not injured, the strength is not damaged; Wei army get Linzi, will be proud of the enemy. We can take the opportunity to retake Linzi and recover all the lost land.”


    Just after Sun Bin spoke, Gao Dafu said “Your Majesty, Sun Bin''s idea is not feasible, Linzi has Qi''s clan temple, giving up Linzi, Qi will cease to exist.”


    Sun Bin rebutted: “When the capital of Chu was captured by Wu, Chu didn''t perish, it was Wu that perished later, how can this be explained?”


    Gao Daifu was speechless.


    Dafu Yan also objected, “Your majesty, if you give up Linzi, the people of Linzi will suffer, if you can''t protect your own people, you will lose the trust of the people, your majesty mustn''t do this!”


    Sun Bin said, “What we leave for Pang Juan will be an empty city, not only no people but no food, Pang Juan won''t be able to stay for long.”


    Zou Ji was about to say something when Bao Dafu stepped in and said “Your Majesty, whether it''s an empty city or a real city, Linzi is the capital of Qi, giving Linzi to the enemy is betraying Qi!”


    Sun Bin said: “If you don''t give up Linzi, there will be a bloody battle, the enemy is outnumbered by us, the odds are very slim, once Linzi falls, the army will be hit hard, and within a few years, it will be unable to recapture Linzi. Give up Linzi, is to recapture Linzi as soon as possible, how is to betray Qi?”


    Bao Daifu laughed coldly, “My Qi is a great country in the east, if I retreat without a fight, won''t I let the world laugh at me! I would rather die in battle than let the enemy scare me to death. Your Majesty, you must not give up Linzi!”


    Most of the Dafu do not want to leave their homes, and so does King Qi Wei, who said to the crowd, “I agree with the plan to cut off the traffic. But to give up Linzi is to give up my country, I will never agree. If anyone says give up Linzi again, he will be punished for collaborating with the enemy.”


    King Qi Wei''s idea was set, Sun Bin was not in a position to insist on giving up Linzi, he immediately sent Qin Gu and others to secretly lobby the generals of Chu, Han, and Yan to persuade them to withdraw their troops. He immediately sent Qin Gu and others to secretly persuade the generals of Chu, Han and Yan to retreat.


    When the intermediary told Pang Juan what the Chu general said, Gongsun Yue urged Pang Juan, “Marshal, it''s not too late, we''d better attack Linzi earlier, otherwise, when the lobbyist of Qi persuaded the generals of Country of Han and Yan, we''ll be alone.”


    After hearing this, Pang Juan not only did not intend to attack Linzi, but also prepared to withdraw his troops. Gongsun Yue was perplexed and asked, “Linzi is just around the corner, why is the marshal withdrawing his troops?”


    Pang Juan laughed: “Withdrawal of the army is conditional, Qi must hand over Sun Bin, and when Sun Bin is handed over, I will then swing east.”


    “Can ...... Qi agree to this?”


    “Can, they definitely promise.”


    Pang Juan sent someone to inform King Qi Wei of the conditions for withdrawing the army, and King Qi Wei immediately summoned Tian Ji and Zou Ji to the palace, and said to them, “I''m looking for you guys, there''s a very important thing ......” He paused for a moment, and continued, “Pang Juan took the initiative to Pang Juan took the initiative to withdraw his troops on the condition that he would hand over Sun Bin, the key criminal of Wei, within three days. What do you guys say about how this matter should be handled?”


    Tian Ji said, “Your Majesty, this is Pang Juan''s plot, if Sun Bin is not there, Linzi can hardly be protected.”


    Zou Ji retorted, “Even if Sun Bin is around, he''s not sure he can keep Linzi.”


    Tian Ji asked Zou Ji unhappily, “What basis do you have to say that Sun Bin is unsure?”


    “If he was certain, he wouldn''t have offered to give up Linzi.”


    “What Sun Bin said was that he would only give up Linzi if he fails to conquer Jiaotong. And now that the plan to cut down the crossroads has seen its first results, Chu has promised not to engage us, Country of Han and Yan also have this intention, and with only Pang Juan''s one country''s army, Sun Bin will not only be able to hold Linzi, but also defeat Pang Juan''s army.”


    “What if Chu changes its mind?”


    “That''s impossible.”


    The corner of Zou Ji''s mouth hooked and smiled, “Anything can happen when two armies face each other, as a great general, you must be prepared for all sorts of things.”


    “Even if Chu changes his mind, Sun Bin will still be able to hold Linzi.”


    “Then why is he advocating giving up Linzi?”


    “Sun Bin made it very clear that he was trying to conserve his strength and ultimately defeat the enemy.”


    Zou Ji shook his head, “You''re only talking about one aspect. From another aspect, Sun Bin was unsure about holding onto Linzi, if he was, he wouldn''t have risked the crime of abandoning the people of his clan and temple to evacuate Linzi.”


    King Qi Wei couldn''t help but nod slightly.


    Zou Ji continued, “Since he has no certainty in guaranteeing the safety of the Great King and the people of Linzi, we must think of another way. Pang Juan is plotting by asking us to hand over Sun Bin, but as long as we hand over Sun Bin, Pang Juan will have no reason to keep the armies of the other three kingdoms, and with the three kingdoms withdrawing their troops, it will be difficult for Pang Juan to attack Linzi, and at that time, if he doesn''t want to, he''ll have to withdraw.”


    Tian Ji is not good with words, but still insisted on his position, “If Sun Bin is there, Pang Juan wouldn''t dare to belittle Qi; if Sun Bin is not there, Pang Juan can play Qi in the palm of his hand.”


    “Don''t argue you guys.” King Qi Wei stopped the two from arguing, “I know what''s in your hearts. Although you each have your own plans, I hope that when the enemy is at hand, you will put the country first. Therefore, I''ve decided to promise Pang Juan to hand over Sun Bin within three days.”


    You could be reading stolen content. Head to Royal Road for the genuine story.Tian Ji pleaded with the King of Qi not to hand over Sun Bin, and King Qi Wei added: “I''m doing this as a delaying tactic, within three days, Sun Bin must try to get Chu, Han and Yan to retreat. Otherwise, I will hand over Sun Bin as scheduled.”


    Tian Ji worried, “Your Majesty, three days ...... is afraid that it will be difficult to get the three countries to retreat.”


    King Qi Wei coldly said, “Since Sun Bin is so resourceful, he should be able to retreat in three days; if he can''t, what''s the use of me keeping him?”


    Two days have passed since the three day deadline, Sun Bin still hasn''t come up with a good plan to retreat the enemy, Tian Ji let out a long sigh and said to Sun Bin, “Mr. Sun, I''m really sorry for you.”


    Sun Bin comforted him and said, “Don''t say that, I don''t blame you, I can only say that Pang Juan used this plan well.”


    At that moment, Zhong Li Chun angrily barged into the tent, pointed his sword at Tian Ji and questioned, “General Tian, why are you handing Sun Bin over to Pang Juan?”


    Sun Bin rushed forward to stop Zhong Li Chun, “Miss Zhong Li, it''s not General Tian''s fault, it''s the Great King''s decision.”


    “I''m going to tell the Great King that even if the three kingdoms don''t withdraw their troops you can still defeat Pang Juan, he can''t hand you over.”


    “Things have been decided and cannot be changed.”


    “Then, we''ll leave the ungrateful Qi and never come back!”


    Sun Bin advised, “If I leave, General Tian won''t be able to explain to the King and Qi won''t be able to explain to Pang Juan.”


    Zhong Li Chun complained about Sun Bin: “Mr. Sun, you always think of others, but they never think of you! You''ve done so much for Qi and they want to give you away to your enemy, don''t you feel a chill?”


    Sun Bin was speechless for a moment.


    “Let''s go, Mr. Sun.” Zhong Li Chun urged Sun Bin in a pleading tone.


    Tian Ji also advised Sun Bin from the side: “Mr. Sun, Qi has wronged you too much, just go.”


    Sun Bin asked Tian Ji: “If I leave, what about General? What about Qi?”


    Tian Ji laughed bitterly, “Handing you over to Pang Juan will make Qi even more unsure of what to do.”


    Before Tian Ji could say anything, Tian Guo barged in with a few generals. Tian Guo said to Tian Ji, “Great General, we know what to do.”


    “What to do?”


    “Kill the palace and kill all the dim-witted mediocre ministers who advocate handing over the military advisor ......”


    Before the words left his mouth, Tian Ji slapped Tian Guo''s face so hard that blood flowed out from the corner of Tian Guo''s mouth.


    “You bastard!” Tian Ji scolded, “If outsiders hear this, your wife and children will all die because of you!”


    Tian Guo said, “I''m not an asshole, I understand very well that if I hand over the military advisor, Qi will die. If Qi dies, the lives of my wife and children will also be hard to protect. Instead of the country dying and the family perishing, it is better for the family to perish and the country not to perish. I would rather have my entire family killed than let Mr. Sun stay in Qi and in the army!”


    The generals beside Tian Guo said in unison, “So do we!”


    Tian Guo stretched out his arm, which bore the sword marks left by the oath of alliance. Several other generals also stretched out their arms, all of which were also left with sword marks from the oath of alliance.


    “We''ve sworn an oath of alliance to keep Mr. Sun with our lives along with our families!”


    Large teardrops flowed from Sun Bin''s eyes. Tian Ji also shed tears as he turned his body sideways;Zhong Li Chun couldn''t help but cry out.


    Sun Bin fiercely wiped the tears from his face and said to the crowd, “None of you can die! Your wives and children can''t die even more! I will find a good plan to stop Pang Juan''s plot!”


    It was night and the moon was already in the middle of the sky. Sun Bin sits alone in his tent, gently plucking a zither in front of him. Outside the tent, Tian Ji, Zhong Li Chun, Tian Guo, Qin Gu and the others are sitting by the campfire with anxiety and uneasiness on their faces, no one is talking, just glancing at the tent behind them from time to time. The slow and difficult sound of the zither drifted out from within the tent, and for a moment the sound of the zither came to an abrupt end, and all of them turned back almost at the same time, looking at the tent with anticipation in their eyes. But the sound of the zither sounded again, still as difficult and slow. The color of expectation on everyone''s face disappeared immediately, and what came after was the same anxiety and uneasiness as before.


    Tian Guo finally couldn''t stand it anymore, and said with chagrin, “I see that the military master has no way out, and no wonder, even if the gods come, there is nothing that can be done!”


    “I wonder if Mr. Sun is intentionally delaying ......” Qin Gu spoke up at this time.


    The crowd was stunned. Tian Ji asked, “What do you mean by that?”


    “Mr. Sun doesn''t want to involve the general with all of us present, he wants to stabilize us and drag it out until the final time limit to die in the name of righteousness.”


    “We can''t let him do that!” Tian Ji said, standing up violently. Tian Guo and Zhong Li Chun also rose with him.


    “Don''t worry guys, this is just my estimation ......,” Qin Gu said while listening to the sound of the zither drifting out of the tent. At that moment, the sound of the zither became smooth. Qin Gu suddenly stood up with great excitement and said, “Great General, the military division has something!”


    The crowd excitedly rushed into the tent and asked Sun Bin if he had an idea. Sun Bin stopped playing, smiled slightly, nodded, and told everyone, “Promise Pang Juan that you''ll hand me over to him as scheduled, but ask him to accept me in front of the other three great generals. On that day, find two generals who are incredibly courageous and will die as if they were dead to escort me, hand me over to Pang Juan, ask him to verify my identity, and we''ll take advantage of the opportunity to capture Pang Juan, and force him to die, so that he''ll agree to our terms in front of the three kingdoms. Previously, the three kingdoms already had the intention of withdrawing their troops, the reason why they did not put it into action was because they did not have a decent opportunity, as long as Pang Juan agreed to withdraw his troops in public, they could leave Qi in a dignified manner, and Pang Juan would no longer have the face to stay in the territory of Qi, and the difficulties of Qi could be solved!”


    Tian Guo high-fived and praised, “Good plan! Good plan!”


    Tian Ji said worriedly, “This plan is too dangerous, if it fails, the consequences will be unimaginable.”


    Qin Gu was also very worried and said to Sun Bin: “Mr. Sun, the Great General is right, if you miss, the whole game will be lost. Do you have another plan?”


    Sun Bin said, “This is the only feasible plan, it''s because the sword is going off the edge that Pang Juan didn''t expect it. It''s just like Sun Tzu said: Attacking the unexpected, taking the unexpected by surprise. Therefore, this counter would be the safest ploy.”


    Zhong Li Chun spoke up, “Can you find someone to dress up as you, just as you fled Wei.”


    “No way,” Sun Bin shook his head, ”Last time it was because Pang Juan didn''t think of it that I was able to muddle through. This time Pang Juan will be on guard, plus I''ve been with Pang Juan for three years, he''s very familiar with my every move, if I let him see through it, it''ll be a total loss.” After a moment''s pause, Sun Bin smiled at Tian Ji, “Great General, you should trust me, I won''t do anything I''m not sure of, I''ve thought about all the steps, including the people who will escort me, decide.”


    “Good, let''s do it.” Tian Ji nodded.


    The place where Sun Bin was handed over was on the field in front of the two armies'' formation, where there was a high earthen platform with the flags of Wei, Chu, Han and Yan flying on it. In front of the platform, on one side there were neatly arranged soldiers of Wei and on the other side there were soldiers of the other three countries. The soldiers were holding halberds, like an impenetrable bronze wall. A long passageway was formed between the two columns of soldiers. Pang Juan and the great generals of Chu, Han and Yan stood under the flags of each country. Gongsun Yue was also there, and he and the other generals of Wei stood on the side of the earthen platform.


    Two carriages came from afar, followed by many Qi soldiers. On the first carriage were Tian Ji and Sun Bin, and on the second were Tian Guo and Zhong Li Chun, who was once again dressed as a woman, wearing the same general''s costume as Tian Guo.


    The carriage stopped a hundred paces away from the earthen platform, Tian Guo and Zhong Li Chun helped Sun Bin off the carriage and escorted him towards the earthen platform.


    Pang Juan who was standing on the earthen platform looked at the approaching Sun Bin and a smug sneer appeared on his face.


    Tian Guo and Zhong Li Chun escorted Sun Bin to the soldiers, one of the soldiers stopped their way with a halberd and ordered, “Put down your weapons.”


    Tian Guo and Zhong Li Chun handed the swords they were wearing to the soldier next to them.


    The soldiers got out of the way and Tian Guo and Zhong Li Chun continued toward the earthen platform escorting Sun Bin empty handed.


    Tian Guo and Zhong Li Chun arrived at the bottom of the earthen platform and a general stopped them, “Alright, hand Sun Bin over to us.”


    Tian Guo said, “The Great General has orders, we must hand Sun Bin over to Marshal Pang in person, Marshal Pang will verify his identity before we can go back and resume our duties.”


    Pang Juan on the dirt stage said to the general below the stage, “Let them come up.”


    That general dodged aside and Tian Guo and Zhong Li Chun escorted Sun Bin up to the earthen platform.


    Gongsun Yue on the side of the earthen platform recognized Zhong Li Chun and couldn''t help but stare, his right hand quietly gripped the sword at his waist. Gongsun Yue thought to himself that Zhong Li Chun must be up to something by dressing up as a general and escorting Sun Bin, he wanted to go up and expose Zhong Li Chun but was worried that Zhong Li Qiu would part ways with him because of this.


    Gongsun Yue was hesitating when Tian Guo had already brought Sun Bin to Pang Juan.


    Tian Guo saluted Pang Juan and said, “Please ask Marshal Pang to examine Sun Bin.”


    Pang Juan walked over and looked at Sun Bin and said, “Sun Bin, raise your head.”


    Sun Bin raised his head and looked at Pang Juan scornfully and said, “Senior brother, could it be that my brother is a fake?”


    Pang Juan smiled smugly at Sun Bin and said, “You always say that soldiers stand by fraud, I wouldn''t dare to be sloppy ......”


    Before Pang Juan could say anything, Tian Guo suddenly stepped forward and punched Pang Juan to the ground, extremely quickly pulling a dagger out of his sleeve and holding it to Pang Juan''s throat. At the same time, Zhong Li Chun reached out and grabbed Pang Juan''s sword in his hand to protect Tian Guo.


    The entire process was completed in a flash of lightning.


    The people on and off the stage froze for a moment before a few generals reacted and drew their swords forward. Zhong Li Chun was quick with his hands and cut down one of the generals who rushed to the front with his sword.


    Tian Guo shouted, “Nobody move, move again and I''ll kill Pang Juan!”


    The generals stopped immediately, not knowing what to do.


    Gongsun Yue''s sword has been drawn, and then thought, Zhong Li Chun has already won, will not stop until the goal is achieved; besides, his own hands may not be able to save Pang Juan, and there is also the possibility of losing Zhong Li Qiu ...... he put the sword back.


    Pang Juan lying on the ground viciously said to Sun Bin: “If you kill me, none of you will survive!”


    Sun Bin calmly said to Pang Juan, “Pang Juan, a few of us never wanted to live in the first place, especially me, instead of being killed by you, I''d rather watch you die before being killed by someone else.”


    Pang Juan gasped in anger and was momentarily speechless.


    Sun Bin continued, “If you don''t want to die, you must agree to our conditions.”


    After holding each other for a moment, Pang Juan slowly said, “Fine, go ahead.”


    “First, the armies of the four countries withdraw immediately; second, return our Qi border cities; third, promise not to invade Qi again.”


    Pang Juan was silent.


    Sun Bin smiled, “Pang Juan, you''re a man capable of greatness, now that the greatness is yet to come, wouldn''t it be a shame to die at our hands?”


    Pang Juan bit his own lip vigorously, and after a few moments, said with great reluctance and hopelessness, “Okay, I promise ......”


    Note: “Capture the Thief and Capture the King” is the 18th of the 36 stratagems, which means destroying the enemy''s main force and capturing the enemy''s leader will disintegrate the enemy''s overall force. Sun Bin used this plan to force Pang Juan to retreat, which temporarily saved Qi from danger. Pang Juan was so humiliated that he will surely take revenge on Sun Bin. To find out what happens afterward, please read the next installment: “Conserve Energy and Wait for the Exhausted Enemy”.