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

Seeing that Wei Yan did not stand up, Gu Rubing walked up to Wei Yan.

"Wen Chang, you were indeed careless this time. Jiang Wei is indeed very strong, but you shouldn't have lost so completely. How about this, you fight 30 battles yourself as a punishment. In addition, I will fine you one year's salary as a warning, and then let this matter go."

Having lost the fatal Jianmen Pass and the Yinping Trail, Wei Yan did not expect that Gu Rubing's punishment on him would be so lenient.

Thirty fights would be very hard to endure for others, but for him, who had been practicing martial arts since childhood, it was nothing, and the salary was even less of a concern.

"Thank you, my lord!"

Wei Yan stood up, turned around and entered the military camp.

Looking at Wei Yan's back, Deng Ai frowned.

He didn't want Wei Yan to suffer too much harm, but given the military regulations and so many people watching, the punishment was a bit too lenient.

What if everyone in the military camp learns from Wei Yan in the future? Wei Yan really can't win, but what if someone is afraid of fighting and uses the reason of not being able to win?
Thinking of this, Deng Ai hesitated for a moment, looked at Gu Rubing, and kept winking at Gu Rubing, indicating Wei Yan's matter.

Gu Rubing has been in the military camp for so many years, how could he not understand this?
There is no other way.

Jiang Wei is the first person after Zhuge Liang. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he even used a trick to harm three sages.

Facing such a person, it would be strange if Wei Yan was really his opponent.

Gu Rubing, who was well versed in the Three Kingdoms, was not surprised by Wei Yan's failure, but he could not say it openly, so he could only give him a token punishment.

Seeing that Gu Rubing was indifferent to his look, Deng Ai could not help but wanted to speak, but was stopped by Gu Rubing.

Everyone returned to the camp.

Gu Rubing sat in the commander's seat and looked at everyone present with a rare coldness in his eyes.

"I know some of you will be desperate. I was too harsh in my judgment of Wei Yan, but Wei Yan has made countless contributions on the battlefield. If you can also make as many contributions as Wei Yan, I can let you off if you make mistakes. But if you don't have the ability of Wei Yan and still want to get away with it, if I find out, I will punish you according to military law!"

"Yes!"

If it weren't for Gu Rubing's warning, the people present would have had some other thoughts, but after hearing Gu Rubing's words, everyone put their little thoughts aside.

"Okay, let's just go away if nothing else matters."

"Yes!"

After everyone left, there were only four people left in the entire tent: Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Pang De and Deng Ai.

"My lord, there are currently 60,000 people stationed in Mianzhu City, including the reinforcements sent by the Prime Minister. I have also dispersed 20,000 people in the other two counties. We should have no problem defending, but if we want to attack, it will definitely not be enough."

"Also, my lord, according to our latest intelligence, Cao Cao suddenly has a million more Western civilians, among whom 100,000 soldiers have been selected and are being trained in Annan City. It will probably not be long before those people can go to the battlefield."

After hearing the reports from Deng Ai and Huang Zhong, Gu Rubing had already made a preliminary assessment of the situation in Yizhou.

"Shi Zai, if I ask you to counterattack now, how many people do you need?"

Deng Ai looked at the map in front of him, hesitated for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "Fifty thousand people."

"Okay, when I get back and finish my work, I'll give you 50,000 people."

"Thank you for your trust, my lord."

After a night's rest, Gu Rubing and Zhao Yun immediately rushed to Yulin County.

At the same time, in the Xudu Palace.

Liu Xie coughed a few times while lying on the bed.

A eunuch slowly walked into the palace.

"Your Majesty, someone wants to see you."

"Now, in my palace, who needs to notify me when they come in and out?"

"Your Majesty, people outside said that he can only enter the palace with your permission."

Hearing this, Liu Xie sat up directly on the bed.

This was the first time in such a long time that someone told him to wait for his will.

"Who is it? Let him in."

Soon the eunuch brought in a man.

This person was none other than the long-missing Wang Yue.

"I am Wang Yue, a humble citizen. I am honored to meet your Majesty."

After saying that, Wang Yue knelt down in front of Liu Xie.

"Teacher, please stand up."

Before Wang Yue left for the last time, Liu Xie, in order to win over Wang Yue, directly worshipped Wang Yue as his teacher.

It was precisely because of Liu Xie's action that Wang Yue became more determined to keep Liu Xie's throne.

"Your Majesty, I came here this time because I have recruited a reinforcement for Your Majesty."

As Wang Yue finished speaking, Meng Huo and Miao Moqing walked in.

"Who are you two?"

"I am Meng Huo from the Gu tribe."

"I am Miao Moqing from the Gu Clan."

"I have met His Majesty!"

Wang Yue walked to Liu Xie and whispered in his ear.

"Your Majesty, they are all legendary generals, and each of them is no less powerful than Guan Yu and Zhao Yun."

When Liu Xie heard this, he instantly imagined himself ruling the world, with all the civil and military officials in the court flattering him.

"My two beloved ministers, please stand up quickly."

The reason why Wang Yue found Meng Huo and Miao Moqing was completely an accident.

After the failed assassination attempt on Gu Rubing, Wang Yue always felt that he had bad luck, so he simply returned to Yizhou and prepared to recuperate for a while. However, when he was strolling in Yulin County, Wang Yue met Meng Huo.

This was not the first time the two met, and as they were acquaintances, Wang Yue simply pulled Meng Huo over to drink.

Wang Yue, who was drunk, simply expressed his idea of ​​restoring the Han Dynasty.

When Meng Huo heard this, he had different thoughts.

He followed Sun Jian in the beginning because Sun Jian occupied Jiaozhou and Yangzhou, which were of use to him.

But Sun Jian failed and hid in the Anluo Empire in the west and never came out.

Later, he followed Liu Zhang because Liu Zhang gave them whatever they wanted. With the help of Liu Zhang, the Gu tribe recovered a lot of its vitality, but Meng Huo wanted to make the Gu tribe a country and truly strengthen it. Obviously, Liu Zhang could not do it.

As for Gu Rubing, Meng Huo didn't even want to think about it. Gu Rubing was surrounded by many powerful generals and occupied nearly eleven states. He would never be valued in the past. It was even possible that Gu Rubing would directly destroy the Gu tribe.

There was almost no one in the Han Dynasty who could help Meng Huo realize his dream, so Meng Huo was completely disappointed with his plan. But Wang Yue's words did serve as a reminder to Meng Huo.

The several major princes are definitely no longer able to help, but there is still one person who definitely needs him, and that is Emperor Liu Xie.

Liu Xie was in Xudu, but there were no masters in Xudu. Liu Xie needed some strong men to help him. As long as he controlled Liu Xie, he could get whatever he wanted.

As for Liu Xie's side, there was only one Wang Yue and one Shi A, both of whom were famous generals. It would be easy for him to get rid of them.

The top masters are himself and Miao Moqing. As for manpower, there are people from the Gu tribe and Wang Yue. Although Liu Xie is the weakest, he is indeed the one Meng Huo needs most.

After figuring this out, Meng Huo immediately pulled Wang Yue to a corner nearby.

When Wang Yue heard that Meng Huo wanted to see Liu Xie, his eyes, which had just been distracted by drunkenness, instantly returned to normal, and there was even a gleam of light in his eyes.

"You're not drunk?"

"I can be drunk or not, it all depends on what you, brother Meng Huo, think. I don't know if what you said about wanting to see His Majesty is true or false?"

"Of course it's true. If the Gu tribe wants to stand up, it must need your majesty's support. But even if I stand on your majesty's side, I still have to stay by Liu Zhang's side. If the Gu tribe wants to grow stronger, it can't be separated from Liu Zhang's help."

"I understand. I will take you to see His Majesty now."

"My dear, do you really want to help me?"

Upon hearing this, Meng Huo immediately nodded.

"Your Majesty, if I want to expand my Gu tribe, I must need your help."

Liu Xie didn't believe Meng Huo at first, but when he saw Wang Yue nod, and Meng Huo told him his purpose, Liu Xie had to believe it.

"Okay, my dear, whatever you need me to do, I can help you as long as I can."

"My lord, we don't need anything. The Gu tribe is still very weak. When the Gu tribe grows stronger and has its own territory, I will come to pick up Your Majesty and take him out of this cage."

"Okay, okay, okay!"

Liu Xie nodded excitedly.

After waiting for Meng Huo and Miao Moqing to leave, Liu Xie stood beside Wang Yue.

"Teacher, are these two people really reliable?"

"Your Majesty, I can't say we are reliable, I can only say that we all have needs, so we can use each other."

"Everything outside is troublesome to the teacher."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will definitely help you escape from the tiger's mouth."

Meng Huo took Miao Moqing with him, disguised himself, and quietly left Xu Du.

After arriving outside the city, Miao Moqing looked at Meng Huo.

"King, do we really want to cooperate with the emperor of the Han Dynasty? Once this emperor stands up, will he become a stumbling block for our Gu tribe?"

"Don't worry, he doesn't have the qualifications. He is just a useless emperor. If I let him live, he can live. If I let him die, he can only be fed to the poisonous insects."

Meng Huo just wanted to take advantage of Liu Xie's fame and status, and never thought about helping Liu Xie to restore the Han Dynasty.

The two legendary warriors disappeared without a trace, and even the intelligence network that Gu Rubing was proud of could not find any trace of them.

When Gu Rubing arrived in Yulin County, he immediately told Zhuge Liang the results of his negotiations with Sun Jian.

However, Zhuge Liang had already guessed this result, and he had already prepared Kuaiji County. All the people in it were forcibly taken to other places by Zhuge Liang, and the entire Kuaiji County became an empty county.

Gu Rubing immediately sent a message to Sun Jian, asking Sun Jian's men to enter Kuaiji County.

"My lord, there are no more wars in Yulin County. All parties are stepping up their development, but we are not making much progress at the moment. I feel that we should conduct a large-scale conscription."

"conscription?"

Gu Rubing was somewhat disgusted with the issue of conscription.

Every time he recruited soldiers, people from various forces would show up in his military camp.

It is impossible to find all these spies.

However, the fighting during this period has caused his military strength to be insufficient, so conscription may be a good option.

"Let the Prime Minister decide on these matters. I still have to deal with the affairs of Yizhou."

"My lord, it would be best if Yizhou is like this. If you think it is necessary, I can take action and take down Jianmen Pass. We have limited manpower now. After taking down Jianmen Pass, we should not take any more actions."

Gu Rubing nodded. He knew that what Zhuge Liang said made sense, but he had invested a lot of effort in Yizhou, especially in Jianmen Pass, where he had suffered a lot of losses. If he gave up just like that, he would be somewhat unwilling in his heart.

Seeing Gu Rubing's reluctance, Zhuge Liang sighed. He originally didn't want to cause any more trouble in Yizhou, but Gu Rubing thought, then he would have some good fun with the people of Yizhou.

"My lord, you go first. When I finish the affairs of Yulin County, I will go to Yizhou to help you, and then we can take Jianmen Pass and Yinping Trail."

"it is good."

Gu Rubing packed up his things simply and rushed to Guanghan County immediately. As long as Zhuge Liang was willing to take action, no one could stop them, not even Jiang Wei and Zhong Hui.

Just a few days after returning to Guanghan County, Sun Jian's 50,000 men were brought here. They were all new recruits, and had never even served on the field. When they received their weapons, they were even very curious about them.

Looking at the 50,000 people in front of him, Deng Ai looked at Gu Rubing and wanted to say something, but when he thought of Gu Rubing's identity, he held it back.

"Just say what you want to say."

Looking at the people in front of him, Gu Rubing was quite speechless.

"My Lord, have you been deceived?"

"Damn it, this is a scam, a total scam, Sun Jian, you actually fooled me."

After Gu Rubing finished speaking, he prepared to go find Sun Jian.

"My lord, you can't go to Sun Jian. He did as he said and sent us 50,000 soldiers. Even if you go now, it will be useless."

Hearing this, Gu Rubing got off his horse, looked at the new recruits in front of him, and sighed helplessly.

At this time, Sun Jian was also furious in Kuaiji County.

"Liu Bei, your brother is shameless. You left me an empty county. It's fine if there are no people, but why did you demolish the county town? You didn't leave me a single brick or tile. You are too mean."

However, Gu Rubing could not hear these words, otherwise he would definitely curse at him from a distance.

Deng Ai came to Gu Rubing's side only after he saw that Gu Rubing had calmed down.

"My lord, although these 50,000 soldiers are all new soldiers, it doesn't matter. We will definitely use our own people to attack the city. These people are definitely not suitable for going to the battlefield, but it should be no problem to let them defend the city. I will transfer the 20,000 veterans in the rear to help defend the city and change the guard at the same time."

Hearing Deng Ai's comfort, Gu Rubing could only nod.

After a few days, all the guards had been replaced and Deng Ai had prepared the army.

This time, Deng Ai was going to attack the Yinping Trail. (End of this chapter)