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

Xu Huang came to Cao Cao and looked at him with some concern.

"What should we do? How can I know what to do? Without food and fodder, can we fight Liu Bei on an empty stomach?"

Cao Cao didn't know how much he regretted now. Why did he use the food and grass from the front line to give to Liu Zhang? If Liu Zhang hadn't done this, he wouldn't have had such a big gap in food and grass.

After venting his anger, Cao Cao looked at Xu Huang beside him.

"Gongming, contact the surrounding cities and see how much food and fodder they can provide. Transport all of it to the front line, and also call the military advisor over."

"Yes!"

Not long after Xu Huang left, Xun Yu received the news and came over anxiously.

"My lord, I heard that the food and grass were stolen. We must withdraw our troops."

"Of course I know. Contact Liu Bei. I want to meet with him. Let Xu Chu, Dian Wei, and Zhang Er go with me."

"Yes! And General Cao Ren is outside the tent."

"He still dares to come? Isn't he afraid that I will kill him?"

Xun Yu looked at the angry Cao Cao and sighed helplessly.

It took a while for Cao Cao to calm down his anger.

"Forget it, let him in."

No matter what, Cao Ren was a member of his own clan. If he was really killed, how would the people from other clans view him?
Soon Cao Ren walked in, and when he saw Cao Cao, he knelt down immediately.

"My Lord, the loss of food and fodder is my fault. I salvaged some food and fodder. Although it is less than half of what we had before, it is better than nothing."

"Zixiao, get up. I know you have tried your best in this matter."

Cao Ren stood up, looked at Cao Cao and said, "My lord, I am going back to Chengdu. I want to study the formation carefully. Please give me some time."

Cao Cao nodded.

Cao Ren saw disappointment in Cao Cao's eyes, which was disappointment in himself.

This kind of look made him feel more uncomfortable than killing Cao Ren. He secretly swore in his heart that he must avenge himself.

However, Cao Ren knew clearly in his heart that he could not compare with Zhang Liao in terms of strength, and he was certainly not his match in terms of soldiers. Whenever Zhang Liao appeared alone, the people around him must be elite soldiers, so he could only compare military formations.

This is a disadvantage for Zhang Liao, but it should be an advantage for himself.

After figuring this out, Cao Ren turned and left.

Gu Rubing was so happy that he couldn't express it in words.

This time, not only did they harvest a large amount of food and grass, but they also forced Cao Cao into a dilemma. Cao Cao's troubles would soon be resolved.

Not long after Zhang Liao returned, Cao Cao's messenger arrived.

"King Lie, my master invites you to meet him outside the city."

"it is good!"

Gu Rubing also wanted to meet Cao Cao. He wanted to see what Cao Cao looked like now.

Soon Gu Rubing and Zhao Yun arrived outside the city, while Dian Wei and the other two were with Cao Cao.

When Cao Cao saw Gu Rubing coming out, he pointed at Liu Bei and started cursing.

"Liu Bei, I xxx, you xxx, you idiot..."

Cao Cao cursed out all the dirty words he knew.

Gu Rubing didn't think anything of it and just thought it was a mad dog barking, while Zhao Yun's face became increasingly worse.

Zhao Yun had never had a good impression of Cao Cao, and now he was scolding Liu Bei in front of him.

Zhao Yun slowly aimed the silver spear in his hand at Cao Cao.

He blocked Cao Cao's next words.

Dian Wei stood in front of Cao Cao.

"Caozhou Mu, I hope you can keep your mouth clean. Otherwise, even if these three people protect you, you will definitely die."

"Zhao Yun, if you dare to hurt my master, we are absolutely sure to kill Liu Bei."

"you dare!"

There was already some murderous intent in Zhao Yun's eyes at this time, and he was really angry this time.

The dragon has reverse scales, which will cause anger if touched!
Gu Rubing is Zhao Yun's Achilles' heel.

Both Cao Cao and Dian Wei cursed and threatened Gu Rubing several times in front of Zhao Yun, which had pushed Zhao Yun's patience to its limit.

A silver dragon slowly emerged behind Zhao Yun.

Anyone could see that Zhao Yun was on the verge of a rage.

At this time, Cao Cao also shut his mouth appropriately.

He was really afraid that Zhao Yun would get angry and kill him regardless of the consequences. Then he and Liu Bei would die together, which would be too worthless.

"Zi Long."

Gu Rubing also felt that something was wrong with Zhao Yun and immediately scolded him.

With Gu Rubing's voice, Zhao Yun finally calmed down.

"You can talk about things if you have anything to say, but if I hear anyone say anything disrespectful to my lord, don't blame me."

Hearing this, everyone fell silent. Dian Wei and others showed dissatisfaction in their eyes, but Cao Cao's eyes were filled with fear.

Because of the existence of Dian Wei and others, Cao Cao felt confident, but not much. But no matter what, he would not bow his head and surrender.

Both sides have fallen into silence and need a step forward, that's for sure.

Gu Rubing spoke directly.

"Cao Cao, if you want to ask me to come out this time, just tell me what you want to say. But if you can only bark like a dog, then there will be nothing for us to talk about."

"Humph, we've been fighting for such a long time and have consumed so much of each other's energy, isn't it time to stop?"

"Stop? You say stop, so I stop? You say fight, so I fight. Who do you think you are? It's not impossible for you to stop. I feel very insecure in Ba County now. You give me the county cities around Ba County so that I can feel a little safe. Is that ok?"

"What? Liu Bei, you are too shameless. Nothing has happened yet, and you want to take my territory?"

Cao Cao snorted coldly and was about to say something when a voice came from a distance.

"King Lie, Caozhou Mu, stop it now!"

"Ok?"

They both looked at the person who was speaking and found that it was Liu Zhang who had already left.

"Alien King?"

Soon Liu Zhang came in front of the two men. His face was covered with mud. The guards around him had disappeared, and no one knew where the food and grass that Gu Rubing had given them were.

Looking at Liu Zhang's weak appearance in front of him, Gu Rubing frowned slightly.

"Yi Wang, what's going on?"

"King Lie, something happened."

After saying this, Liu Zhang fainted and fell off his horse. Seeing this, Gu Rubing quickly dismounted and came to Liu Zhang's side, and Zhao Yun also rushed over.

Zhao Yun checked Liu Zhang's body and said in a deep voice, "My lord, he is fine. There are no scars or skin injuries on his body. It should be caused by weakness."

"weak?"

Gu Rubing looked at Cao Cao standing aside. He was a little suspicious that it was Cao Cao who did it. Could it be that Cao Cao knew about the deal he had made with Liu Zhang?

Cao Cao looked at Gu Rubing with a puzzled look. He thought that Liu Zhang had offended Gu Rubing because of food and grass.

Their eyes met, and they both understood instantly, as if they had misunderstood each other.

"I'll take him back first and talk to him after he wakes up."

"Row."

Cao Cao nodded. Anyway, his purpose of ceasefire had been achieved. Gu Rubing should not have time to attack him. He was happy to have some free time.

Gu Rubing brought Liu Zhang back to the city and immediately ordered Hua Tuo to come over.

Hua Tuo, who was far away in Jingzhou, immediately rushed to Ba County after receiving the news.

During this time, Cao Cao also collected a lot of food and fodder from the surrounding cities, and he finally raised a batch of food and fodder in the rear and was preparing to send it to the front line.

After Hua Tuo arrived in Ba County, he examined Liu Zhang's health and found that he was just weak.

"Hua Tuo, what do you think of this man?"

"My Lord, rest assured. Follow my prescription and take it. You will recover in two days."

Upon hearing this, Gu Rubing nodded.

Two days later, Liu Zhang finally recovered.

"King Yi, tell me, what is going on?"

"King Lie, when I was about to reach Liangzhou, a group of people suddenly appeared and took away my food and grass. And judging from the route they took, they were clearly heading towards Yizhou."

"A group of people? What do you mean? What is the strength of the other party?"

"I don't know either, but my guards died after just a few moves with the opponent. My guards are all first-rate generals, so it can be seen that the opponent must be a famous general."

"Famous generals? Where do all these famous generals come from? Do you think famous generals are like dumplings, who can be dispatched at will?"

Gu Rubing didn't believe Liu Zhang's words at all.

But soon a piece of news came that forced Gu Rubing to believe it.

The grain and fodder transported from Chengdu, Yizhou to Cao Cao's front line was robbed again, and not a single person in the grain transport team was left alive. All the bodies were burned. Only a part of the grain and fodder was left, and the rest was destroyed in the fire.

When Cao Cao received the news, he immediately thought it was Gu Rubing's work, but Cao Cao also had spies. After questioning the spies, Cao Cao learned that Gu Rubing had been in the city for some time and there had been no troop movements in the city.

This made Cao Cao a little confused. The most crucial thing was that this group of people came and went without a trace. No matter how his spies investigated afterwards, they could not find any results. Cao Cao was forced to use Wang Yue and others, but there was still no result. He didn't even know how many people were on the other side.

After receiving the news, Gu Rubing was shocked but also somewhat relieved.

But soon Gu Rubing encountered the same thing, and the food and grass sent to Ba County were robbed.

The baggage train that was transporting food and fodder, a team of 10,000 people, were all killed and their supplies were also destroyed in a fire. Some of the food and fodder were taken away, but more was burned.

When Gu Rubing heard the news, he was furious and immediately ordered the captain of the Younu Army to investigate the matter.

But after three whole days, not only did the Captain of the Roaming Crossbows not get any intelligence, but a team of ten of their men also died mysteriously and silently, and their bodies were left on the hill behind the city.

Gu Rubing knew that this was a provocation, a naked provocation.

When Cao Cao learned of Gu Rubing's miserable situation, he immediately met with Gu Rubing outside the city.

"I heard that you also suffered a big blow? Haha..."

Looking at Cao Cao laughing, Gu Rubing wanted to draw out his sword and stab him to death.

"Enough of laughing? Do you know who the other person is?"

The other party attacked twice, and the methods and ways of dealing with the situation were exactly the same. It goes without saying that it was done by a group of people.

Seeing that Gu Rubing looked unhappy, Cao Cao had to restrain the smile on his face.

"I don't know. Even if Wang Yue and his men personally take action, they can't find any trace of the other party. I even wonder if there is any external force targeting us? After all, we don't know everything about the West. Is there anyone who wants to take advantage of the war between us to fish in troubled waters?"

Gu Rubing might have thought about this, but he also learned something about what the West was like from Liu Zhang. The Anluo Empire was already the largest empire in the West, but with the Anluo Empire's situation, it did not have the courage to enter the heartland of the Han Dynasty. How could other Western forces dare to enter Jingzhou and Yizhou?
Seeing Gu Rubing shaking his head, Cao Cao didn't know what to say.

"Anyway, let's stop fighting first. I always feel like we've been tricked."

"it is good."

The two hit it off.

Gu Rubing looked at the map and felt that this group of people might not be simple.

After hesitating for a while, Gu Rubing called Zhang Liao and ordered Zhang Liao to take the Eighteen Riders of Yanyun and secretly follow the baggage camp that was transporting grain and fodder.

Zhang Liao understood Gu Rubing's meaning, and then quietly led his men out of the city.

After arriving in Jingzhou, Zhang Liao met with the grain transport team. Zhang Liao did not show up, but followed quietly behind the grain transport team, with cloth on his horse's hooves to avoid making any noise.

Knowing that Zhang Liao was following them secretly, the grain transport team relaxed their vigilance and walked around in a swagger.

However, when they entered a dense forest, a thick fog suddenly arose, blocking everyone's view.

Zhang Liao and others followed behind and saw that the grain transport team was blocked by fog, so they hurriedly led the Eighteen Riders of Yanyun to charge into the fog.

After taking a few steps, I heard screams and the sound of weapons clashing.

Zhang Liao immediately led his men to rush over.

As a result, when Zhang Liao arrived, all he saw were corpses on the ground. Of the more than 3,000 people in the entire grain transport team, only more than 100 were still alive.

"What does the other party look like? Did you see it?"

"No, the general and his men were all dressed in black, with black scarves covering their faces. We couldn't see anything."

"Forget it, everyone be careful."

This time, because Zhang Liao rushed over in time, although all the people were killed, the enemy evacuated in a hurry and did not suffer any loss of food and grass. This was a blessing in disguise.

Zhang Liao personally escorted the grain and fodder, and it took a full hour before they got out of the fog.

After getting out of the fog, Zhang Liao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Only then did he realize that his hand, which was holding the Huanglong sickle-hook knife, was actually sweating.

Zhang Liao is not afraid when facing a strong enemy, but even he will be nervous when facing an opponent he doesn't even know.

"Everyone hurry up, everything will be fine once we enter the city."

"Yes!"

Everyone nodded in unison.

According to the mark on the map, there is a small town ahead with a population of only a few thousand people, a very small county town.

Zhang Liao originally just wanted to rest for a while before leaving.

But Zhang Liao, who entered the city, was stunned, and even had a look of fear in his eyes. (End of this chapter)