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When Zhang Liao saw this situation, he immediately ordered some people to leave the city.

Looking at the ongoing battle, Zhang Liao couldn't help but frown. If they continued, they would not be able to resist the poison gas and would be exposed. Once the opponent found this weakness, their presence would be in jeopardy.

Just when Zhang Liao was thinking about what to do, Guan Yu came back with Zhao Yun and others.

Even though they had surpassed the level of Martial Saint in that hour, Guan Yu and Zhao Yun were still legendary generals who could kill dozens of people with just one sword.

After seeing the situation on the city wall, Zhou Yu immediately ordered a retreat.

After all, their legendary generals have already returned, so no matter how many people you send, it will be in vain.

Zhang Liao also breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Zhou Yu and his men withdraw their troops.

However, Zhang Liao was still very unhappy with Zhou Yu's behavior of coming and going as he pleased.

After the poison gas dissipated, all the evacuated people returned to the city.

Guan Yu breathed a sigh of relief after making sure everyone was fine.

After learning that Hua Tuo was unable to dispel the poison, Guan Yu became a little worried. If someone was infected with the poison, it would be really bad.

Zhang Liao stood on the city wall, looking at Zhou Yu's military camp with resentment and anger in his eyes.

"Wenyuan, why don't you go back and rest?"

Guan Yu walked to Zhang Liao's side and looked at Zhou Yu's camp in the distance.

"Yun Chang, tell me, if I lead my troops to launch a night attack, what do you think the cost will be?"

"That won't do. The six legendary generals are all in the barracks. Wouldn't it be suicide for you to go there? You'd better stay here. Hua Tuo must have run out of antidote. We should withdraw our troops."

"Withdraw? Just leave like that?"

Guan Yu understood Zhang Liao's reluctance, but there was nothing he could do. He was also unwilling to accept it. As a legendary general, he was detached from the mundane world and naturally did not worry about the poison. But his soldiers were not like that, and neither were famous generals like Zhang Liao. For the sake of everyone's lives, Guan Yu could only choose to retreat and give up the entire Yulin County.

Zhang Liao looked into the distance, his mind recalling the appearance of the soldiers before they died during this period. Some of these soldiers were ordinary soldiers, some were Iron Pagodas, and some were even his own guards. They had been through life and death with him, and the expressions on their faces before they died were all smiling, more like a kind of relief.

Go? Do you really want to go?
Zhang Liao kept thinking.

Just then, a voice came from behind.

"What are you two doing here? I'm back, and you don't even bother to greet your lord?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Liao turned around immediately.

Guan Yu also looked at Gu Rubing behind him in surprise.

"Big brother!"

"Lord!"

Standing behind the two were Gu Rubing and Zhuge Liang who had rushed back, and Huang Zhong who had become a legendary general.

The reason why the two were able to return so promptly was entirely due to the cooperation between Rome and Parthia.

After Sulla and Surena met, they both declared war on each other.

The two domestic war factions didn't even know what was happening before they saw that both sides had already stationed troops on the border.

Several pro-war people immediately found Sura.

"Emperor, our enemy now is the King Lie of the Han Dynasty. We cannot fight among ourselves."

"Can't fight among ourselves? Pompey, look at what the Parthians did behind our backs while we were attacking the Han Dynasty?"

After Sulla finished speaking, he threw the battle report in his hand in front of Pompey.

Pompey picked up the battle report from the ground and saw that the Parthians had occupied the important Roman city of Milan while they were fighting.

As for the 500 soldiers guarding Milan, they were all killed.

"Emperor, this Milan..."

Before Pompey could finish his words, he was stopped by Sulla.

"What's wrong with Milan? Tell me, what's wrong? You're not going to tell me that Milan originally belonged to someone else? You're talking nonsense. Milan originally belonged to us. You guys only have the Han territory in your eyes. Don't you care about your own home?"

Sura's words were so righteous and stern that the so-called war advocates had to shut up one by one.

Looking at the pro-war factions in front of him, Sura knew clearly that not all of these people were Sun Jian's spies, and many of them were just deceived.

Sura would tolerate such people as much as he could, and if he really couldn't tolerate them, he would just say a few words.

At the same time, there were constant disputes within Parthia.

Surena looked at the several famous generals in front of him who were arguing non-stop.

Some of them demanded to continue the attack on the Han Dynasty, while some thought that it was time to take action against Rome. Others directly pointed out Surena's wrong decision and that they should now rest and recuperate.

The three groups were arguing fiercely.

Surena watched quietly without saying a word.

After a while, the three of them were tired of arguing and their mouths were dry, but Surena had no intention of giving them water.

"King, can you please give us some water?"

"not good."

Surena's words made everyone present open their eyes wide.

What kind of king is this? He won't even give me a sip of water.

The three groups looked at Surena in confusion at the same time.

"Why are you drinking water? Keep arguing? I want to see who can win the argument and who can make the decision for me."

Hearing this, everyone reacted.

Yes, what was the point of them arguing for so long? In the end, it was not Surena, their king, who made the final decision.

"King, no matter what, now is not a good time to attack Parthia. We should seize the territory of the Han Dynasty. That way we can have the support of Cao Cao of the Han Dynasty. With these, it will be easy to destroy Rome."

Surena looked at the person speaking in front of him and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Atabanu, what did Cao Cao give you?"

"Hmm? What did you say, King?"

"I say, how many good things did Cao Cao of the Han Dynasty give you to make you speak for Cao Cao like this." Atabanu was a famous general, and like Surena, he fought his way to the top of the army. In the army, he was not convinced by Surena. Now that Surena has become the king, he is even more dissatisfied in his heart. So after learning that Surena had the support of Cao Cao, he secretly came to Cao Cao and took the initiative to act as Cao Cao's spy in Anxi, watching Surena.

Once Surena did something to threaten Cao Cao, he could tell Cao Cao and use Cao Cao's hand to kill Surena, and then he could become king.

But what Atabanu didn't know was that Cao Cao had never thought of making him king. Compared to Surena, Atabanu was even more unreliable. He was a hungry wolf, the kind that could never be tamed.

"King, I don't understand what you mean. I am a Parthian. How could I have any connection with Cao Cao?"

"Really? Do you really think I know nothing? Do you think I don't know anything just because you killed the confidant who accompanied you to meet Cao Cao secretly? Do you still think I'm just a general?"

Atabanu's face suddenly changed when he heard this.

Only one of his close confidants knew that he had met Cao Cao. After he left Cao Cao's camp, he killed the man, and he should have done it without anyone knowing. How could Surena know about it?

Atabanu has always been famous for his cruelty. When the soldiers saw him, there was a hint of fear in their eyes. When they saw Atabanu, they wanted to stay away from him. This also led to the fact that when he appeared, there would usually be no one around him.

This is obviously different from Surena's reputation in the army.

Surena was very popular in the army, and he basically did everything himself, big or small. If the soldiers had any difficulties, he would help them if he could, without any airs of a general.

But Atabanu's character shaped all the great military achievements, and following him would lead to better development. So even though he was famous for his brutality, he still had many confidants around him.

And Ataba did not disappoint his confidants, and most of the people around him had good development.

But such people are often the ones the king is most worried about. Surena had long forgotten about him and had placed his own spies around him. Atabanu's every word and action was also under Surena's surveillance.

It was also Atabanu's bad luck. The confidant he found had a very good private relationship with Surena's spy. Before the action, the confidant was still boasting to the spy that he was going to meet Cao Cao with Atabanu, and there would be a chance for promotion and wealth immediately.

"Since you already know everything, I have nothing more to say. Yes, I was sent by Cao Cao to watch over you. Why are you unhappy? Do you want me to tell Cao Cao that you want to rebel against him?"

"Then you go ahead."

"Ok?"

Atabanu thought Surena would be scared, but when she saw how calm he was, she got a bad feeling.

Surena just clapped his hands.

A group of soldiers rushed in from outside and captured Atabanu directly.

"What are you doing? Aren't you afraid that my men will retaliate against you? And if you touch me, Cao Cao will not let you go."

"Do you think Cao Cao would turn against me just because of a dog like you? You think too highly of yourself."

After saying this, Surena drew his sword and killed Atabanu in front of everyone.

Now, the war faction dared not say a word. They felt the murderous aura of the battlefield from Surena.

Surena looked at the others present and asked expressionlessly, "Does anyone else have any objections?"

Upon hearing this, the people present shook their heads. How could they dare to have any opinions?

"Then it's decided. We will declare war on Rome. As for the Han Dynasty, let them do whatever they want. We won't get involved."

After seeing that both the Parthian Empire and the Roman Empire had withdrawn their troops, Gu Rubing and Zhuge Liang left Taishi Ci in Liang Province and hurried back with Huang Zhong.

The three men returned quietly without disturbing or notifying anyone. When they arrived at the city gate, a centurion recognized Gu Rubing.

"Brother, is everything in the Western Region over?"

"For now, we have already played all the cards in our hand. It depends on how Cao Cao and Sun Jian respond."

Guan Yu didn't understand what Gu Rubing meant, but he knew that since Gu Rubing was back, the current situation might be able to turn around.

Guan Yu then told Gu Rubing about the current situation.

When Gu Rubing heard that Guan Yu was going to give up Yulin County, he nodded in agreement. Even in his current situation, he would definitely choose to leave Yulin County.

Seeing that Gu Rubing also agreed with his decision, Guan Yu immediately turned around and prepared to inform everyone.

Zhuge Liang didn't say anything, but looked at Zhang Liao.

He noticed that when Zhang Liao heard that they were going to evacuate, a hint of sadness flashed in his eyes.

"General Wenyuan, do you disagree with retreating?"

When Zhang Liao heard Zhuge Liang calling him, he immediately bowed.

"Prime Minister, you misunderstood. I certainly agree with the decision of my lord and General Guan, but too many brothers' lives have been lost here. I don't know if it is right to leave like this."

After hearing this, Gu Rubing looked outside the city. For some reason, he suddenly found that this place was very similar to Jiangxia.

It was also that feeling of powerlessness and being forced to retreat.

"My lord is right. We must leave, but before we leave, we must leave something for them. General Huang has come back with us, so we can't just do nothing, right?"

Huang Zhong laughed loudly when he heard Zhuge Liang's words.

Guan Yu looked at Huang Zhong and immediately bowed and said with a smile: "Congratulations, General Huang, for becoming a legendary general. This way, we don't have to worry about the other side having more legendary generals than us."

"Did you fight with them?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Rubing immediately looked at Guan Yu.

"Yes, big brother. Originally, we could have overpowered the opponent, but the opponent has two more legendary generals than us, so Zilong and I can only challenge two each. Now we can barely tie. However, if General Huang is added, I am sure that I can overpower the opponent."

Gu Rubing was not surprised that Guan Yu could fight two people at the same time, but he did not expect that Zhao Yun could also fight two people at the same time.

As expected of him being the second most powerful general, he is indeed very powerful!
Gu Rubing was thinking in his heart, and suddenly remembered Zhuge Liang's words. Gu Rubing looked at Zhuge Liang.

"Does the Prime Minister have any good ideas?"

Zhuge Liang nodded, then looked around and said, "General Huang is now our special force. No one should know that he is a legendary general, so we should make good use of this. Since we are leaving, we should leave him a little gift, right?"

Gu Rubing had no idea what Zhuge Liang was going to do, so he could only follow his instructions.

Early the next morning.

When Zhou Yu led the army and was about to let Meng Huo poison the city, he saw that the city gate was open and there was no one on the city wall.

Zhou Yu immediately thought that this was a full set, but Zhou Yu quickly reacted.

Who would set such a trap? Only fools would fall for it. Gu Rubing is surrounded by capable people. Such a stupid trap will not work no matter what they say.

Zhou Yu hesitated for a moment, then immediately ordered Huang Gai and Xu Huang to lead 50,000 men and slowly enter the city. (End of this chapter)