d　slay　Zhu　Bao；　I　could　take　that　as　proving　you　were　sincere　in　your　surrender。〃

〃Do　not　doubt　me。　What　if　I　go　and　capture　this　man？〃

〃If　you　did　that；　my　doubts　would　be　set　at　rest。〃

Thereupon　Gao　Ding　and　his　subordinate；　E　Huan；　led　away　their　troops　to　the　camp　of　Zhu　Bao。　When　they　were　about　three　miles　from　his　camp；　Zhu　Bao　appeared　with　a　cohort。　As　soon　as　they　recognized　each　other；　Zhu　Bao　hastily　came　forward　to　parley。

But　Gao　Ding　cried　out　to　him；　〃Why　did　you　write　a　letter　to　the　Prime　Minister　and　so　intrigue　with　him　to　get　me　killed？〃

Zhu　Bao　stared　open　mouthed　and　could　not　reply。　Then　E　Huan　rode　out　from　behind　his　chief　and　struck　Zhu　Bao　with　his　halberd　so　that　he　fell　to　the　ground。

Thereupon　Gao　Ding　shouted；　〃The　soldiers　should　either　yield　or　be　slain！〃

And　they　yielded　in　a　body。

Gao　Ding　then　went　back　to　Zhuge　Liang　and　offered　the　head　of