Choose Liu Bei at the start, I am the only one who knows the plot of the Three Kingdoms.

Chapter 419: Gambling, sudden surge in legendary general points

At this moment, Gu Rubing's face looked extremely ugly. He forced himself to suppress the anger in his heart and spoke slowly.

"Cao Mengde, is this what you mean by not endangering their lives?"

"Of course, they are still alive and well now, but because of their intelligence, they have caused immeasurable losses to my subordinates. I must pay a price. Otherwise, won't everyone come to me to stab me in the future?"

Cao Cao originally wanted to give Gu Rubing a warning and tell him that the offensive and defensive positions had been switched. Facing Gu Rubing's questioning, Cao Cao responded without any politeness.

Gu Rubing crossed his hands and fell silent. Cao Cao looked at Gu Rubing and smiled as if he had won a victory.

"Now you can have your men deliver those first-class war horses to the nearest military town."

"There's another guy."

Gu Rubing asked suddenly and coldly. Cao Cao shrugged slightly and spread his hands.

"already dead."

The moment Cao Cao finished speaking, a powerful aura rushed towards him. If Dian Wei had not stood in front of Cao Cao in time, Cao Cao would probably have been knocked over by this aura.

Cao Cao's soldiers around were knocked down by the air wave and retreated one after another. They could not stop Guan Yu's undisguised aura at all.

The next moment, several thousand cavalrymen came out from a nearby alley and surrounded Gu Rubing and his men. They were none other than Cao Cao's Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. Four thousand Tiger and Leopard Cavalrymen poured out from all directions.

Gu Rubing sneered.

"Cao Mengde, Cao Aman, you're using the same trick again. You keep surrounding me every day. I'm tired of you even if you're not. Call out who else you want, otherwise I'm afraid these people can't protect you."

"What about adding them?"

Cao Cao clapped his hands, and hundreds of people rushed onto the nearby roofs. Standing on the roofs, they all crossed their arms and looked at Gu Rubing and the others below. Facing Cao Cao's methods, Gu Rubing just felt bored.

"Send them here. When we return to Qingzhou City, the seven hundred first-class war horses will naturally be sent to the vicinity of Silizhou Military Town. If you insist on having a big battle at this time, then I have no objection. The worst that can happen is that we can turn Xudu City upside down."

"Are you threatening this Prime Minister?"

"Who gave you the guts to call yourself Prime Minister in front of me?!"

Gu Rubing and Cao Cao were confronting each other, neither of them giving in. Guan Yu rode his horse and raised his sword, slowly stepped forward a few steps, turned the sword outward, and stood behind Gu Rubing to protect him. Seeing Guan Yu coming forward, Cao Cao's eyes twitched involuntarily. After all, no one knew the upper limit of a legendary general. The advantage of numbers in front of a famous general was minimal, let alone a legendary general who could seriously injure a famous general in an instant.

Cao Cao's tone softened as Guan Yu took a few steps forward. After all, Guan Yu's previous performance on the battlefield was too horrifying. However, there was a hint of excitement in Cao Cao's nervous eyes, as if he was very much looking forward to Guan Yu's move.

"King Lie, today, my army of more than 200,000 has been surrounding you since you entered Yuzhou. Your army suffered heavy losses in the last battle. The two major forces, Ma Chao's Liangzhou, were killed by the Six-Pearl Bodhisattva and his monks, leaving only 20,000 people. Jingzhou is the main battlefield and you have no time to take care of other things. Your troops also suffered heavy losses under my desperate efforts to stop them. How can you compete with me now?"

It has to be said that under the guidance of Xun Yu, Cao Cao and Liu Zhang did play a good game and dragged Gu Rubing into the quagmire.

Facing the confident Cao Cao, Gu Rubing didn't know what to say. He especially wanted to ask who gave him the confidence. If it was before, Gu Rubing really didn't have absolute certainty that he could cope with the current situation. But now, Gu Rubing had absolute certainty, for no other reason than that behind Gu Rubing was the only legendary general in the world.

Cao Cao and the others couldn't see Guan Yu's panel, so they only knew that those legendary generals were awesome, but they didn't know how awesome they were. In Gu Rubing's view, after being promoted to a legendary general, it was as if they had completed the first step of the transformation from human to god. Various basic attributes had far exceeded the scope of humans, although they were not originally in the scope of humans.

"Even if you have thousands of troops, I only have one person."

Gu Rubing's voice was not loud, but it was resounding, and the effect was immediate. Although not many people present had seen Guan Yu in action, most of them knew that Guan Yu had seriously injured Dian Wei and Xu Chu. Dian Wei and Xu Chu represented the ceiling of martial arts in Cao's army, but they were knocked down by Guan Yu alone. How could they not be afraid?

"Yun Chang can kill a thousand men, he can kill ten thousand men, but can he kill a hundred thousand men? Can he kill two hundred thousand men? The courage of a common man is only inferior on the battlefield. No matter how powerful a general is, he will eventually run out of energy."

Suddenly, Gu Rubing burst into laughter. Cao Cao was stunned for a moment. What was he laughing at? Was what he said wrong?
"That can only mean that the man is not strong enough. If he is strong enough, no matter how many people stand in front of him, they will be like chickens and dogs."

The two sides were on the verge of a fight and could break out in Xudu city at any time. The people around had already sealed the doors and windows, not daring to leave even a crack, for fear of being contaminated by any cause and effect and being held accountable after the war.

In the end, it was Cao Cao who broke the deadlock.

"King Lie, you are joking. These generals and soldiers under my command all came here because they rely on the bravery of your soldiers. They definitely don't mean to disrespect you." Cao Cao still had a fake smile on his face. He was still wary of Guan Yu. Even if he captured Liu Bei at all costs today, he was bound to suffer heavy losses. By then, it was unclear whether he could suppress Liu Zhang. Don't think that Liu Zhang seems to be obedient to him now. That's because his strength is enough to crush Liu Zhang, so Liu Zhang has no second thoughts.

A person like Liu Zhang may cooperate with you in a friendly manner when you are strong, and he doesn't mind being driven by you. But once you show a disadvantage and he seizes the opportunity, he will become more terrifying than the enemy.

What's more, in addition to Liu Zhang, there are also Sun Jian and Shi Xie. By then, he would be the third Yuan Shao and the second Liu Bei, and would have to face the encirclement and suppression of everyone else. Obviously, this was not a good result.

Cao Cao is now in a very embarrassing situation. It is obvious that his military strength exceeds that of Liu Bei, but he dare not attack Liu Bei because there are other wolves waiting nearby. He has to take action because if he gives Liu Bei some time to catch his breath, who knows what Liu Bei will come up with.

What had Liu Bei become when the last truce lasted less than half a year?
In terms of intelligence, his baggage camp had been completely infiltrated, and all the military dispatch information was in Liu Bei's hands. There were even spies under his command who had not been caught.
Economically, Liu Bei made fine salt, which was sold all over the country's thirteen states, and he made a lot of money. Although he was not as rich as his own Lieutenant General Fa Qiu and Lieutenant Mo Jin, the people of the world could not live without salt all the time, but there were only a few in the tomb, and if they were gone, they were gone.

In the military, Liu Bei developed black gunpowder himself. In his impression, the lethality of black gunpowder should be very limited, but the black gunpowder developed by Liu Bei seemed to be much stronger. Fortunately, he had not yet experienced the baptism of black gunpowder. However, according to Cao Cao's estimation, even if Liu Bei still had black gunpowder, it should not be much;

Politically, Liu Bei himself became King Lie, and the entire state of Qingzhou was his fiefdom. Almost every general under him was given the position of governor. He truly controlled all nine states and even infiltrated the other four states.

It can be said that after a half-year truce, Cao Cao and his men were developing steadily, but Gu Rubing's strength almost doubled. Before that, Gu Rubing had to take a gamble and take hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban reserves to Yangzhou to fight Sun Jian alone.

Who could have imagined that six months later, he could face the siege of Cao Cao, Sun Jian, Liu Zhang and Shi Xie with ease on his own. If the more than 200,000 soldiers from the Western Regions had not been deployed to the battlefield, no matter how well they planned, they would never be a match for Gu Rubing.

Therefore, Cao Cao is now in a dilemma. He does not want to let Liu Bei develop with peace of mind, but he also does not want to take risks himself. After a little thought, Cao Cao's eyes became stern and his gaze became sharp, as if he had made some major decision.

"King Lie, I don't know if you would mind if your subordinates can instruct my group of stubborn soldiers and generals. There is no need to hold back. It is no problem even if they are killed. As long as your subordinates win, you can take the two of them away. I will not take any first-class war horses. If you lose, you can withdraw all your subordinates. You can take them away today. I will not make it difficult for you."

"Why?"

"If you don't agree, I will kill them both first, and then go to the palace to kill Liu Xie. I will say that you forced me to kill you. By then, even if you can unify the world, you will be labeled as someone who did something shady! How about a bet?"

Gu Rubing's eyes were dark and unclear, because no matter how you look at it, Cao Cao has no chance of winning this bet. In the competition of generals, who can stop Guan Yu? Even if Guan Yu doesn't take action, how can the others be weak? Now everyone is about to be promoted to a famous general, especially Zhao Yun, who now has 99 famous general points, and is only one step away from becoming a famous general.

The difference in military power between famous generals and first-rate generals is not that big, and it can be made up by various characteristic bonuses. Although Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong and Ma Chao are all first-rate generals, their combat power is not inferior to that of famous generals. As for generals, it is a luxury for Cao Cao to win a game, so he can only rely on his soldiers.

Gu Rubing had seen the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, which was Cao Cao's personal army led by Dian Wei and Xu Chu. Their basic attributes were roughly similar to those of the Green Dragon Swordmen and the Eighteen Riders of Yanyun. It was impossible to rely on such soldiers to win, and Cao Cao would not be so stupid. So it could only be the few hundred people who came later.

Thinking of this, Gu Rubing couldn't help but laugh. He had originally wanted to test the combat effectiveness of the 500 riders who had just changed their jobs, but he didn't expect that they would be delivered to his doorstep.

"Okay, how do we bet?"

"You and I will each send out three generals. If one of them surrenders, or is unable to fight again, or is killed in battle, that will be considered the winner. Then we will each send out four hundred subordinates. Similarly, if one of them surrenders, or is unable to fight again, or is killed in battle, that will be considered the winner. How do you do?"

Gu Rubing narrowed his eyes slightly. If Cao Cao wanted to catch all the spies, he only needed to let the special troops that he thought had a good chance of winning take action. Why did he have to let the generals take action? This made Gu Rubing cautious. He had fought with Cao Cao more than once or twice. The two of them had already figured out each other's details. Anything that did not conform to common sense would make them alert to prevent something unexpected from happening.

What Cao Cao did at this moment was not reasonable in any way. There were only two explanations. One was that Cao Cao was crazy, and the other was that Cao Cao was planning a bigger conspiracy to gain more benefits.

"of course can."

"Hahaha, you are worthy of being King Lie, you are so confident. Why not do it now?"

"it is good!"

Gu Rubing agreed readily. No matter what strategy the other party had, he just had to break it. He could break all the strategies with one force.

The two groups rushed towards the parade ground at the same time. A gleam of light flashed in Cao Cao's eyes, and then it was accompanied by deep joy, because Cao Cao discovered something incredible. Since Dian Wei and Xu Chu recovered from their serious injuries, Cao Cao basically did not let them do any strenuous exercise before they were fully recovered.

One day when he was bored, Cao Cao opened the attribute panel of the two people, but was shocked to find that Dian Wei's legendary general points, which originally amounted to more than 30 points, had increased to 55 points. Even Xu Chu, who had just been promoted to a famous general, had a full 32 points. This crazy increase made Cao Cao stunned.

When did it become so easy to gain legendary general points? How long had Xu Chu just become a famous general? How could he already have 10 legendary general points? Even though they had won a great victory in the last war, such a victory could only add points at most. According to Cao Cao's previous speculation, after being promoted to a famous general, one must kill a first-class general or a famous general to gain a large number of legendary general points.

Then the question is, where do so many first-class generals and famous generals come from for them to kill? How many first-class generals do all the forces have now? There are even fewer famous generals, who are strategic-level combat forces no matter which unit they are in, and there is only one legendary general, Guan Yu.

Suddenly, Cao Cao had an idea. He remembered when he was in Bingzhou attacking Taiyuan. It was at that time that Dian Wei was promoted to a famous general, and Xu Chu also obtained a large number of famous general points, which allowed him to be successfully promoted to famous general in this battle. At that time, the famous general points of Dian Wei and Xu Chu all came from one person, that is, the only legendary general now: Guan Yu!

(End of this chapter)