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

When Gu Rubing learned that the Gu tribe had entered the city, he immediately sent a batch of Hua Tuo's herbs, and at the same time notified Zhang Liao to stop the attack and consolidate the other four counties.

Not long after Gu Rubing issued the order, Zhuge Liang walked in, followed by an old man.

When the old man saw Gu Rubing, he knelt down on the ground.

"I am Xie Xuan, the head of the Xie family. I am honored to meet King Lie."

Gu Rubing did not expect that the Xie family would come so soon. He originally thought that the Xie family would need to consider it.

"It turns out that Patriarch Xie is here. Please take a seat."

After Xie Hui sat down, he looked at Gu Rubing.

"King Lie, you told my clansman Xie Feng before that you wanted half of our Xie family's annual income. After discussion, our Xie family agreed. But I don't know what kind of help King Lie can provide us. If it's just the so-called four major families, then isn't our contribution a bit too much?"

Apart from the Xie family, there are still three left of the four major families. Even if all the four major families were merged into the Xie family and half of their income was distributed to Liu Bei, their Xie family would only have the income of two families, one of which is their Xie family. Besides, since Liu Bei chose to help them, how could he watch so much wealth flow into the Xie family? He would definitely want a share of the pie. In this way, the Xie family would get even less.

Since the Xie family comes from a business background, it is easy for them to figure out this account.

Gu Rubing didn't expect that the Xie family had such a big appetite.

"What does your Xie family want?"

"We want the industries of the Thirteen States of the Han Dynasty."

Hearing this, Gu Rubing and Zhuge Liang looked at Xie Huan at the same time.

They thought that the Xie family might want more, possibly Yangzhou, or even the commercial rights of several states adjacent to Yangzhou, but they never imagined that what the Xie family wanted was the commercial rights of the entire Han Dynasty.

If all of this were given to the Xie family, it would be enough for them to raise an army of 500,000.

Faced with such a threat, Gu Rubing said he would never agree to anything.

"Are you from the Xie family kidding me? You want half of the Thirteen States of the Han Dynasty? I'll give it all to you. What do I want?"

Facing Gu Rubing's reaction, Xie Heng was not afraid at all, but rather very calm. This was completely within his expectations.

"King Lie, you have already received a lot. Throughout the dynasties, the royal family could only control one-tenth of the country's industries, and our Xie family directly gave you five-tenths. Don't you think it's not enough? Could it be that the descendants of King Lie want to destroy all the families of the Han Dynasty?"

After these words were spoken, not only Xie Huan, but even the surrounding soldiers looked at Gu Rubing curiously.

Some of them were children of aristocratic families, and some were from common people. They all had different ideas about aristocratic families. They had not thought about those things before, but now that Xie Heng brought it up, they had to think about it.

Gu Rubing also felt the gazes from all around him, and his heart tightened. This Xie Huan almost fell into his trap.

Before Gu Rubing could speak, Zhuge Liang on the side spoke hurriedly.

"What are you talking about, Patriarch Xie? When we, King Lie, started our business, we had the help of aristocratic families. How could we possibly take action against aristocratic families? It's just that what your Xie family wants is indeed a bit too much. The economy of the world is controlled by your Xie family. What do you want other families to do? Are you sure that after you become the richest businessman in the Han Dynasty, you will still give oil and water to other families?"

Everyone present once again turned their attention to Xie Yan.

Zhuge Liang's words pushed the problem to Xie Hong, who didn't know how to answer for a moment. He had only heard about how powerful Zhuge Liang was before, but this time, he finally saw it for himself.

"Prime Minister Zhuge, why don't we take half of the Thirteen Prefectures of the Han Dynasty? That shouldn't be too much, right? After all, we can help King Lie take over Yangzhou. Without the four major families, Yangzhou will have no foundation. If you send troops, Yangzhou will be conquered with a wave of your hand. We can also be considered to have made a contribution, right?"

"Of course there is no problem, we can accept this."

"Well, in that case, we have nothing to prove with words, so let's put it in writing."

Soon Gu Rubing signed a contract with Xie Ying.

"In two days, I will invite the Kong family to meet in Danyang County. Among the four major families, only the Wei family's industry in Yangzhou is relatively loose. Now that the five counties of Yangzhou are in the hands of King Lie, the Wei family should also be more eager to meet you."

"Okay, then I'll have to trouble Patriarch Xie."

After Xie Bing left, the smile on Gu Rubing's face gradually faded, and some murderous aura emanated from him.

"My Lord, we can't keep the Xie family."

This time, not only Gu Rubing, but even Zhuge Liang did not want to keep the Xie family.

During this meeting, Zhuge Liang discovered that the Xie family was a pair of wolves that could never be fed. If you had meat in your hand and were willing to give it meat, it would be obedient to you. But when one day you didn't intend to give it meat, it would turn around and bite you, its master, to death, and then eat the meat from its master's body.

On Zhang Liao's side, after receiving the news from Gu Rubing, he immediately withdrew his troops and stopped besieging Kuaiji County.

However, Zhang Liao did not go very far. He just retreated the camp fifty miles.

Sun Quan and his men were standing on the city wall. Those with better eyesight could still vaguely see some traces of Zhang Liao's camp.

"Bo Yan, we now have three thousand elite soldiers in our hands. Do you think we should launch a surprise attack on Zhang Liao's camp?"

Now, not only Sun Quan has such ideas, but even Lu Xun has some such ideas.

Sun Jian has always protected the special troops in his hands as if they were treasures. Now that he has the opportunity to use them, he still wants to show the strength of these special troops.

late at night.

The city gate opened quietly.

Lu Xun led three thousand special troops to Zhang Liao's camp.

Soon, three thousand people quietly reached the outskirts of the camp. The spies sent by Zhang Liao were all eliminated by Lu Xun on the way. Lu Xun was confident that Zhang Liao would definitely not be able to know his plan this time.

Soon, following Lu Xun's order.

Countless rockets flew into Zhang Liao's camp.

The entire camp was engulfed in flames.

The Taishan Tiger Bandits immediately began to put out the fire, and at the same time some of them blocked the entrance of the camp.

When Lu Xun saw the Taishan tiger bandits blocking the camp gate, he couldn't help but be amazed.

Ordinary soldiers would run around in panic when faced with a night attack like this. How could anyone know and block the door?

But Taishan Tiger Thief did it. Even when there was no one to command him, he could still make the most correct choice.

However, Lu Xun did not retreat. The Taishan tiger bandits were elite, and those he brought this time were the elite among the elite.

Soon, Lu Xun rushed in with three thousand men.

The defense line set up by the Taishan tiger bandits was torn apart in an instant.

However, when Lu Xun rushed into the camp, he found that Zhang Liao and others had not shown up, and he immediately had a bad feeling in his heart.

At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded from behind them.

"Haha, Lu Xun, I knew you would come and attack us. We have been waiting for you for a long time."

As soon as Zhang Liao's voice fell, Lu Xun saw that the camp gate they had rushed in had been blocked by the Iron Pagoda, and there were countless White Tiger Sun-Devouring Guards around it.

Lu Xun didn't expect that his action this time was so secretive. What went wrong?
The sneak attack plan had failed, and Lu Xun had no choice but to retreat in time.

However, Lu Xun wanted to leave, but Zhang Liao and his men were so well prepared that they would never let him leave easily. As the encirclement tightened, Zhang Liao and his men had already rushed in front of Lu Xun.

Facing several famous generals, Lu Xun fought fiercely for a few moves and was knocked off his horse.

Zhang Chao rushed over immediately upon seeing this.

Pang De swung his knife and was about to chop Lu Xun.

However, just as the knife was about to hit Lu Xun, Zhang Chao rushed over and blocked Pang De's knife with his body.

"General...go!"

Zhang Chao used all his strength to throw Lu Xun away.

Lu Xun then rolled over and landed next to his horse.

After mounting his horse, Lu Xun did not dare to stay any longer.

"Retreat, follow me and kill them."

After shouting, Lu Xun took out a flare and shot it into the sky.

A sharp sound cut through the darkness. When Zhang Liao and others were about to catch up, they saw countless green poisonous gases slowly floating over from the surroundings under the illumination of the fire.

"Oh no, it's poison gas, take the detoxification pill quickly."

As Zhang Liao's voice fell, everyone reacted and quickly took the detoxification pills.

But when they took the detoxification pills, Lu Xun had already left with his men.

Zhang Liao and his men wanted to give chase, but when they saw Lu Xun had already run away without a trace, they finally gave up. At least their goal this time was achieved.

Not long after he ran out, Sun Quan rushed over.

"Bo Yan, are you okay?"

"It's okay, young master. Did you bring this Gu tribe out?"

Lu Xun saw that those who came out with Sun Quan were not only the Bailing Guards, but also members of the Gu Tribe.

"That's right. Not long after you left, I received a message from the Kong family, one of the four major families."

After saying this, Sun Quan handed the message to Lu Xun.

When Lu Xun opened it and saw the contents inside, his face suddenly changed.

"The Xie family actually betrayed us. No wonder the news of this night attack was leaked. It turns out that it was all the work of the Xie family. Go back and inform the entire Kuaiji County. Anyone who encounters the Xie family must be killed without mercy."

The four major families are deeply rooted in Yangzhou, and it is impossible to avoid them completely. This also leads to the fact that there are many spies from the four major families in the Yangzhou military camp. Xie Ying received a message from the spies saying that there was a transfer in the camp.

Xie Heng was once an official in the court. Although he had never fought in a war, he knew about night attacks. After realizing that something was wrong, he immediately sent a message to Zhang Liao, which allowed Zhang Liao to launch a beautiful ambush.

However, Xie Heng did not expect that this message would completely expose himself. He was totally unaware that there were spies from the other three families around him.

Because Lu Xun's order was issued very quickly and the Yangzhou army in Kuaiji County was also very fast, not many people from the Xie family escaped. Fortunately, when Xie Zhen was preparing to cooperate with Gu Rubing, he had already withdrawn part of the Xie family's people from Kuaiji County, otherwise the Xie family would have been wiped out this time.

Zhang Liao counted Lu Xun's losses.

More than 800 bodies were found lying on the ground.

In comparison, their own losses were as high as more than two thousand, most of whom were Taishan tiger bandits.

This is the difference between an ordinary elite and a real elite.

After this, Zhang Liao adjusted the number of guards and the frequency of patrols. As for the secret sentries, he had no choice but to place them directly at the foot of the enemy's city.

One night passed.

There were corpses everywhere in the entire Kuaiji County, and these people were all from the Xie family.

Lu Xun looked at the bloodstains on the street and couldn't help but be shocked.

There are so many people in the Xie family and a county town. These four major families are indeed terrifying.

Inside the Wei family mansion at this time.

Wei Xi sat in the main seat, surrounded by several clan elders.

"Everyone, take a look. This is an invitation from the Xie family."

After saying that, Wei Yi handed the letter in his hand to everyone present.

Several people took it and looked at it.

"Clan leader, it's obvious that the Xie family wants to drag us down. We can't go to Danyang County."

When this voice was heard, many people around expressed their agreement.

Wei Yi hesitated for a moment and looked at the letter in his hand.

After a long while, he raised his head and looked at everyone present.

"Everyone, let me ask you one question. How long do you think Sun Zhoumu can hold on?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent.

They also didn't know how long Sun Zhoumu could hold out, but everyone could see that Sun Jian was at the end of his strength. Failure was inevitable, and Yangzhou was destined to be lost.

It had been five days, and Sun Jian's reinforcements had only arrived with 20,000 men. With such a small number of people, they couldn't even defend for too long, let alone counterattack. Everyone could see that Sun Jian only wanted Kuaiji County and didn't want to take back other places.

"We, the Wei family, have our roots in Yangzhou. Although we supported Governor Sun before, we can't move our family to Jiaozhou just because of Governor Sun, right? So we will listen to whoever occupies Yangzhou. This is the strategy we formulated at the beginning. Now that King Lie has occupied all places except Kuaiji County, we will join King Lie's camp sooner or later. What difference does it make if it's earlier or later?"

"Besides, I feel that it is much better to do it earlier than later."

The people present were all elders of the Wei family, and they had all worked in the business world for their entire lives. They naturally understood the logic behind this.

"Since the clan leader wants to go, then let him go. What else can we old guys say?"

Finally, after an elder of the tribe agreed, the others nodded as well.

Soon Wei Yi rushed to Danyang County.

after one day.

Gu Rubing entered Xuancheng in Danyang County, which was also the place he and Xie Bing had agreed to meet.

When Xie Heng saw Gu Rubing, he immediately came to Gu Rubing's side. When he found that Gu Rubing was accompanied by only one person, he looked at Gu Rubing with some concern.

"King Lie, we say we are here to talk, but we all know the risks involved. You only brought one person with you, isn't that a little too little?"

"Haha, Patriarch Xie, you don't have to worry about this. The man next to you is called Zhao Yun." (End of this chapter)