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

The entire county town was empty, with no one in it.

Abandoned farm tools were scattered all over the ground.

Having just experienced such a magical situation, Zhang Liao couldn't help but feel a little worried about the current situation in the city.

At this time, although it is getting dark, it is definitely not curfew yet.

"General, something seems to be wrong in this city."

"Of course I know, everyone be careful."

After Zhang Liao finished speaking, he tightened the Yellow Dragon Scythe Hook Knife in his hand and looked ahead nervously.

However, after walking for a while, although they did not see anyone, they also saw a large pool of blood on the ground.

Following the blood trail, everyone came to a square in the city.

Seeing the scene before them, everyone's expression changed.

The central square of the city was littered with corpses, all of them civilians.

The bodies were arranged in a circle, with the young and middle-aged men at the outermost edge, the women at the inner edge, and finally the children and the elderly.

Zhang Liao immediately dismounted, came to the front of the corpses and examined them carefully.

It was discovered that these people were all killed with a single knife, and the perpetrators must have been frequent killers.

Ordinary bandits certainly don't have such ability.

Zhang Liao quickly thought of the mysterious group of people who had attacked the baggage camp before.

These people have always been around them, coming out from time to time to cause trouble. Now they are even attacking the people and committing a massacre.

"Someone, tell the lord what happened here. The rest of you, bury these people properly. We will stay here tonight."

"Yes!"

Soon, Zhang Liao walked to the top of the city wall and saw the woods outside the city.

For some reason, Zhang Liao always felt that there were many pairs of eyes in the woods staring at him. This feeling made Zhang Liao very uncomfortable.

A day later, when Gu Rubing got the news, he was also very surprised. Thousands of civilians in a city were killed, but he didn't know anything about it. This also made Gu Rubing a little worried about the current situation of Zhang Liao and others.

"Zang Ba, take the remaining Taishan tiger bandits to support Zhang Liao and transport the food and grass back."

"Yes!"

Looking at Zang Ba's back, Gu Rubing looked at Zhao Yun behind him.

"Zilong, what do you think about this matter?"

"My lord, since this group of people attacked Cao Cao and then attacked us, this means that this incident should have nothing to do with Cao Cao, and Cao Cao should not have a master who can do this. Now there are only us, Cao Cao and Sun Jian in the Central Plains, the three major princes. Since it is not us or Cao Cao, it can only be Sun Jian. According to what Yun knows, this strange attack method, the Gu tribe in Sun Jian's hands seems to be able to do it."

"Gu tribe?"

Gu Rubing fell into deep thought.

Normally speaking, the only people who could kill people silently were the mysterious Gu tribe. However, Sun Jian was arguing for Jiaozhou now, and he had just made Sun Jian a king in the name of Liu Xie, so he should be in high spirits and would not attack him.

"Send a message and ask Wei Xi to come see me."

"Yes!"

The appearance of this group of people made Gu Rubing and Cao Cao a little nervous, but at the same time, they also set their sights on Sun Jian in Jiaozhou.

Among the three great princes, only Sun Jian stayed out of the matter, and Jiaozhou where Sun Jian was located connected Yizhou and Jingzhou, so he could easily do such a thing. In addition, there was the mysterious Gu tribe, and their strange means of attack also fit the current situation.

But soon, news came from Sun Jian.

After Liu Zhang's food and grass were snatched away by Gu Rubing, Liu Zhang cried poor to Cao Cao. Cao Cao then gave the task of resupplying the food and grass to Sun Jian and asked Sun Jian to go by water.

But soon after the Eastern Wu warships entered and left, they were intercepted by a fleet. Not only did they steal the food and grass on the ship, but they also killed the soldiers on board.

When Sun Jian got the news, he contacted Gu Rubing immediately.

When Gu Rubing saw the letter sent by the messenger sent by Sun Jian, he could feel Sun Jian's anger. On the piece of letter, except for the first sentence with his name on it, the rest were greetings to his family.

Gu Rubing was a little confused by Sun Jian's scolding. He was already against Cao Cao, so why did Sun Jian come to join in the fun?
When he read the second page, Gu Rubing realized that Sun Jian’s fleet had been attacked and all the food and grass were gone.

"Go back and tell your lord that we are very busy in Ba County and have no time to do anything to your lord. There is a misunderstanding. In addition, not only your lord is in trouble, but also Cao Cao and I are in big trouble. Let your lord find out who those people are. We have been investigating recently. If you don't believe it, let Sun Jian ask Cao Cao."

After sending the messenger away, Gu Rubing felt like his head was about to explode. A group of people appeared inexplicably and attacked the three of them at the same time. Every time they attacked, they did not give the other party a chance to survive.

With this kind of tactics, no one would believe that the three parties who launched the attack on them were not a group of people.

Gu Rubing knew that he could not guess it by himself. In this case, he could only go back and ask Zhuge Liang. Perhaps his prime minister would have some ideas.

After making the decision, Gu Rubing sent a messenger to inform Cao Cao to cease fire.

After receiving Cao Cao's reply, Gu Rubing left all the people he brought with Pang De, and he took Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, Zhang Ren, Wei Yan, and some special troops to Guiyang County.

On the way, Gu Rubing passed by the small county town that Zhang Liao mentioned.

Looking at the empty county town and listening to Zhang Liao's description of the tragic scene at that time, Gu Rubing couldn't help but feel a little angry.

"After we return, we will do our best to search for those people. If we can find them, we will make them feel what it means to be unable to live or die!"

"Yes!"

There was no one in the city now, which was a good opportunity for Gu Rubing to take a rest.

The army could go directly into the city to rest, so there was no need to worry about disturbing the people.

However, the hour of Chou is approaching.

The soldiers standing guard at the city gate were also taking a lazy rest.

Suddenly, several flying knives flew out from the dark and killed these soldiers silently. Then their bodies were dragged away.

It's just dawn.

Gu Rubing walked out of the room, and Zhao Yun also came over.

"My Lord, shall we set off now?"

"Let's go!"

"Yes!"

Soon, everyone gathered and started heading towards Guiyang County.

Because of the presence of that group of mysterious people, everyone was very cautious when traveling, which resulted in a very slow pace. In a whole day, they did not reach the next county town.

In the end, everyone had to camp in the wild.

Gu Rubing was sitting in the commander's camp, looking at a map, when a soldier came in carrying food.

"My lord, please have a meal!"

Gu Rubing had no doubts and sat down to start eating.

But after taking a few bites, Gu Rubing suddenly felt something was wrong. The food tasted bitter.

Is the food burnt?
After all, they were cooking in the wild, the environment was a bit bad, and the food had some strange smells. Gu Rubing could understand that. In order to prevent the soldiers who cooked from being punished, Gu Rubing did not say anything.

But soon, Gu Rubing felt a sharp pain in his abdomen and spurted out a mouthful of black blood. Gu Rubing finally understood that it was not the food that was burnt, but someone had poisoned him.

At this moment, Gu Rubing did not even have the strength to speak. In order to be discovered by the soldiers standing guard outside, he swept the food on the table to the ground when he fell.

Soon the noise inside the tent aroused the suspicion of the people standing guard outside, and two soldiers walked into the tent.

When he found that Gu Rubing was missing, he immediately called out tentatively, "Lord?"

Gu Rubing heard the voice and wanted to speak, but he really had no strength left. He used the last of his strength and only made a very small sound.

After hearing the sound, the two men immediately came to Gu Rubing.

Seeing that Gu Rubing's lips were turning purple, it was obvious that he was poisoned.

"Oh no! The lord has been poisoned. Someone come quickly."

Zhao Yun was the first to hear the sound and rushed over immediately. After seeing Gu Rubing's condition, he picked up Gu Rubing and prepared to rush out.

"Zilong, what's going on?"

Zhang Liao and others who had rushed over just walked in.

"The Lord has been poisoned. I will take him back to Guiyang County first. You will follow behind with the army. Be careful."

"it is good."

Zhang Liao nodded hurriedly.

With Gu Rubing no longer in office, the command of the military camp naturally fell into the hands of Zhang Liao.

However, what they brought back this time were special troops, all of them were real elites. As long as there was someone to take charge of the overall situation, they would not be in chaos.

"Everyone, be quiet. Don't tell anyone what happened tonight. Otherwise, your entire clan will be killed!"

"Yes!"

All those present were elite troops, all loyal to Gu Rubing. They naturally knew what to say and what not to say.

Zhao Yun and Gu Rubing hurried on the journey at full speed. Without the burden of the large army, Zhao Yun's speed was very fast. In just one night, Zhao Yun arrived at Guiyang County.

When Guan Yu and others saw Zhao Yun coming back, they were about to step forward to say hello, when they suddenly saw Zhao Yun holding Gu Rubing in his arms.

"Big brother!"

Zhang Fei was the first to react and rushed to Zhao Yun.

"Yide, quickly ask Mr. Hua Tuo to come over."

"it is good!"

Zhang Fei did not dare to delay and immediately went to find Hua Tuo.

Zhao Yun put Gu Rubing on the bed. Guan Yu's face had turned gloomy at this time.

Anyone could see that Gu Rubing was poisoned.

"Zilong, what's wrong with you? When my elder brother disappeared, he was under your protection. This time, my elder brother was poisoned, and you failed to protect him. How did you protect my elder brother?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yun knelt down in front of Guan Yu.

"Second Brother Guan, please kill me! It's all because of Yun's failure to protect the lord, causing him to fall into the hands of the murderer!"

Looking at Zhao Yun's appearance, Guan Yu sighed, and the anger in his heart was suppressed a little.

"Okay, get up now. I won't kill you. Wait until Big Brother recovers and let Big Brother deal with you personally!"

Although Guan Yu was blaming Zhao Yun, he also knew that Zhao Yun was not a careless person, and there must be a reason for the failure of this protection.

But in the current situation, he didn't have time to ask those questions.

Soon, Zhang Fei came in with Hua Tuo.

Hua Tuo was a little dissatisfied at first. After all, Zhang Fei was a legendary general with terrifying strength. How could his old arms and legs withstand Zhang Fei's dragging?

But after seeing Gu Rubing's condition on the bed, Hua Tuo didn't care about those things and hurried to Gu Rubing.

After carefully examining Gu Rubing's condition, Hua Tuo frowned.

Hua Tuo was rarely seen frowning, and every time he was seen frowning, it meant that the patient's condition was very bad, and he was even somewhat helpless.

There is also a saying in the army that if Hua Tuo frowns, he will surely die.

At this moment, everyone wanted to see Hua Tuo smile in a relaxed manner.

"Mr. Hua Tuo, how is the lord?"

"The poison has penetrated deep into the internal organs and can only be cured with rare medicine. All I can do is delay the lord's illness."

"Miracle medicine? What miracle medicine?"

When Zhao Yun learned that Hua Tuo had no way to help him, he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave. The chill emanating from his bones made everyone present realize that something was wrong with Zhao Yun. Just when Guan Yu was about to step forward to check on Zhao Yun, Zhao Yun seemed to have thought of something and returned to normal.

"It's that kind of precious medicine, but the problem is where can we find it now? I can only give King Lie three days at most. I heard that there are many rare medicines in the Western Regions. Otherwise, if you go to the Western Regions, you may be able to help the lord find a glimmer of hope."

"Okay, I'll go right away."

Zhang Fei turned around and was about to leave.

"Wait, Yide."

Zhao Yun called Zhang Fei and then looked at Hua Tuo.

"Mr. Hua Tuo, I don't know if the Tianshan Snow Lotus from the Western Regions will work."

"The Tianshan Snow Lotus is indeed a miraculous medicine, but I'm afraid it's not effective enough. Do you have any, General? If you have any, please show it to me. I can't say it will cure the disease, but it should be able to extend some time for the lord, so that the generals can also have more time."

"What if it's Jiuye's?"

"Nine leaves?"

Hua Tuo stood up directly and looked at Zhao Yun in front of him with some excitement.

"Yes, it's Jiuye."

"Of course it can be done. It's a top-notch miraculous medicine. Not only can it remove poison, it can also extend your life. General Zhao actually has such a miraculous thing?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yun immediately shook his head.

"I don't have it, but I know Cao Cao has it. When Dian Wei and Xu Chu were seriously injured by Guan Erge, it is said that Cao Cao used the nine-leaf Tianshan Snow Lotus to revive them. We can go to Cao Cao and ask for it."

"Yes? I'm afraid Cao Cao..."

Hua Tuo knew that this nine-leaf Tianshan Snow Lotus was an extremely precious item no matter who held it. It could save lives. If it was not for an important person, Cao Cao would never give it to him. If Cao Cao knew that it was Liu Bei who was poisoned, he would be even less likely to give it to him, and might even add insult to injury.

"If he doesn't give it to me, I will rob it. Even if it means risking my life, I can still destroy Cao's army."

After Zhao Yun finished speaking, he turned and left.

Guan Yu and others also followed Zhao Yun.

Zhuge Liang also rushed over at this time, and he realized that something had happened to Gu Rubing.

By the time Zhuge Liang arrived, Zhao Yun and his men had already left. (End of this chapter)