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

The battle on Gu Rubing's side has been watched by other forces.

Cao Cao and others were a little curious about Shi Xie's sudden action, and they were even more shocked that Shi Xie lost so quickly.

There were 100,000 soldiers and horses, but Gu Rubing had already swallowed up half of them before the battle even started.

None of them had ever won when fighting against Gu Rubing, but they had never lost so quickly or so badly.

Especially Sun Jian.

At this time, Sun Jian was wandering around in the palace.

He wanted Shi Xie to hold back Gu Rubing, but no one expected that Shi Xie would be defeated so quickly and even lose his life easily.

If Shi Xie died like this, Youzhou would return to Gu Rubing's hands again, and their plan would be completely meaningless.

"My lord, at this moment, we must find a way to rescue Shi Xie, or at least let him stabilize the situation in Youzhou. Shi Xie's life and death is related to Liu Bei's front line. With this front line, at least Liu Bei can consume a lot of resources."

Listening to Zhou Yu's words, Sun Jian naturally understood, but in the current situation, he had no way to come forward to rescue people.

Moreover, the opportunity to kill Shi Xie was right in front of him. Even if he came forward as a peacemaker, Liu Bei would definitely not give him face.

Now, Cao Cao and Liu Zhang have just signed a ceasefire agreement with Gu Rubing, so they naturally will not take action at this time. Now I am the only one who can help Shi Xie.

Thinking of this, Sun Jian made a decision.

"Zhou Yu, Sun Ce, Gan Ning, Lu Xun, Huang Gai, the five of you, take 100,000 troops and head towards Liangzhou."

"Yes!"

Zhou Yu nodded immediately and began to select his troops and head towards Liangzhou.

Taishi Ci had been guarding Liangzhou, and everything had been peaceful. His daily work was routine, which made him very bored.

Until this day.

"General, not far outside the city, we have spotted Zhou Yu's troops, a total of 100,000 men."

"An army of one hundred thousand?"

Taishi Ci’s eyes widened immediately, and then he hurried to the city wall.

When he saw that there was not only Zhou Yu, but also two legendary generals, Lu Xun and Huang Gai, Taishi Ci directly ordered to defend the city, and at the same time sent a message to Gu Rubing that Liangzhou was in danger!
Outside Fanyang City.

Wei Yan walked up to Gu Rubing.

"My Lord, we have been besieging the city for more than ten days now, and the surrounding counties have been completely stabilized. When are we going to attack the city?"

"Now that all preparations are complete, we will launch the general attack tomorrow morning."

"Yes!"

Wei Yan immediately took the order and went down.

Not long after Wei Yan left.

A battle report was delivered to Gu Rubing.

This was Taishi Ci's letter asking for help, along with a piece of intelligence sent by the Captain of the Roving Crossbows from Liang Province.

When Gu Rubing saw the content of the intelligence, his face suddenly changed.

Sun Jian is actually going to take action?

Gu Rubing could never have imagined that Sun Jian would actually take action at this time. However, based on the information in the report and Taishi Ci's intelligence, Sun Jian had no intention of taking action. Instead, it seemed like he was training his troops?

This was a form of intimidation, or even a threat, which clearly expressed dissatisfaction with Gu Rubing's siege of Shi Xie.

Although Gu Rubing didn't believe that Sun Jian really dared to attack Liang Province, he was still a little worried when he thought that there was only one Taishi Ci in Liang Province. After all, the other party not only brought three famous generals, but also two legendary generals.

Using Taishi Ci to exchange for Shi Xie's life was a disadvantage for Gu Rubing no matter how he looked at it.

Thinking of this, Gu Rubing finally decided to have a good talk with Shi Xie.

Coincidentally, at this time Shi Xie's envoy came to the camp again.

Gu Rubing's siege without attacking made Shi Xie even more frightened. He kept sending messengers out, wanting to negotiate with Gu Rubing, but they were all sent back by Gu Rubing.

But this time, Gu Rubing decided to give Shi Xie another chance.

Soon, Shi Xie's envoy came in front of Gu Rubing.

"King Lie, my master wants to meet you."

"Okay, let's meet outside the city tomorrow morning."

After hearing Gu Rubing's words, the messenger nodded and turned away.

"Send a message to Taishi Ci. If Sun Jian shows any intention of attacking, immediately abandon the city and do not care about Liangzhou."

After the messenger left, Wei Yan looked at Gu Rubing.

"My Lord, the chances of Sun Jian threatening us are quite high, so we shouldn't worry too much, right?"

"It's better to be safe. I can't do such a stupid thing as betting Ziyi's life that Sun Jian won't take action."

When Shi Xie heard that Gu Rubing actually agreed to meet him, he immediately became excited.

Wang Yue, who was standing by, looked at Shi Xie and felt a little disappointed.

Judging from Shi Xie's appearance, even if he met Liu Bei, he would definitely be completely controlled by Liu Bei.
"I'll meet him tomorrow. I'll go talk to Liu Bei about the details. You just stay here and wait for my news."

Hearing this, Shi Xie was of course unwilling and he slammed the table and stood up.

"Wang Yue, you are going too far. Don't forget that I am your lord. Why do you make decisions for me? Look at the battles you have led over the past period of time. What have you done? In less than a month, all 50,000 soldiers were defeated by Liu Bei. And you still want to make decisions for me?"

Wang Yue didn't expect that Shi Xie would dare to speak to him like that. Besides, he was doing it for his own good. Shi Xie's anger was completely unjustified.

It is no wonder that Shi Xie suddenly jumped up. All along, Lord Shi Xie had been suppressed by Wang Yue. Shi Xie was completely a puppet. Now that he finally had the opportunity to negotiate, Shi Xie knew that Gu Rubing would not let him go easily.

He was worried that Wang Yue would feel that Gu Rubing's conditions were too excessive and would directly use his life to exchange for the safety of others.

All along, Shi Xie had never truly believed in Wang Yue, and this time, as his own life was at stake, Shi Xie decided not to give in at all.

Looking at Shi Xie's expression, and the fact that the soldiers in the room were looking at the two of them with strange eyes, Wang Yue finally chose not to say anything further.

In the end, Wang Yue agreed to Shi Xie's request, and the two set off together early the next morning.

In order to prepare for the meeting with Gu Rubing, and also because he was worried that Wang Yue would leave without calling him, Shi Xie did not sleep all night and sat on the city wall, waiting until dawn. Wang Yue searched Shi Xie's room but could not find any trace of Shi Xie. It was not until he arrived at the city gate that he saw Shi Xie.

"I thought you went first."

"Oh? Aren't you planning to leave me behind and go away?"

Hearing this, Wang Yue suddenly felt an indescribable sense of frustration in his heart.

All along, Wang Yue did not take Shi Xie seriously, and even just treated Shi Xie as a puppet, but he was never prepared to throw Shi Xie away. Even when encountering danger, Wang Yue would always let Shi Xie stay away from him first and protect Shi Xie's safety on the battlefield.

However, after paying so much, all he got in return was Shi Xie's cold ridicule, which made Wang Yue feel a little angry.

Wang Yue snorted coldly, turned around and walked towards Gu Rubing's camp outside the city.

However, Wang Yue's cold snort and his failure to refute his words made Shi Xie even more certain that Wang Yue might abandon him and run away alone, so he immediately followed Wang Yue.

Soon, Wang Yue, Shi A and Shi Xie arrived at Gu Rubing's camp.

It was Wei Yan who received the three people, but Gu Rubing did not show up.

"Where's King Lie?"

"Excuse me, everyone. Our King Lie is very busy. He is now reviewing the intelligence sent from various places. Please wait for a moment."

Hearing this, Shi Xie just nodded and said nothing.

Wang Yue frowned in dissatisfaction.

After all, this meeting was something they had agreed upon. Why didn't Gu Rubing come to see them now that the time had come? Doesn't he really not take them seriously?
However, seeing Shi Xie's look, Wang Yue could only suppress his dissatisfaction in his heart.

However, at this time, Gu Rubing was lying on the bed in the tent, snoring, and didn't care at all about Wang Yue and the other two who were waiting outside.

An hour passed.

Wang Yue couldn't wait any longer, so he stood up and prepared to walk into Gu Rubing's tent.

But after taking a few steps, he was stopped by Wei Yan.

"Excuse me, my lord is looking at intelligence and doesn't like to be disturbed."

"What does King Lie mean? We agreed on a time to meet, but now an hour has passed and King Lie still hasn't shown up. Does King Lie want to negotiate with us?"

"Oh? What? So you don't want to negotiate? Why should you have said so earlier? Then why are we busying ourselves with all this? Go back. The Lord said that if you don't want to negotiate, we will launch a general attack tomorrow morning and you can go back."

"you……"

Wang Yue pointed at Wei Yan and said nothing for a long time.

However, at this time Shi Xie, who was standing by, quickly came to Wang Yue and pulled Wang Yue aside.

"What are you doing? It's good enough that they are willing to negotiate with us. Just wait a while. It won't hurt anything."

"You really just want to survive, and you don't even care about your dignity."

Wang Yue snorted coldly and said nothing more. When he was about to leave, he suddenly heard some noises coming from Gu Rubing's tent, and these noises sounded like snoring.

Wang Yue heard it, and Wei Yan naturally heard it too, and they felt helpless for a moment.

My lord, your snoring is really at an inappropriate time.

Wei Yan gave a helpless smile, but still stood firm in front of Gu Rubing's tent.

"Is this what you mean by reading intelligence? He even fell asleep while reading? We are waiting outside while King Lie is sleeping inside? What does he think of us?"

Wang Yue became more and more excited as he spoke, and his hand even rested on the sword he carried with him.

Seeing this scene, Wei Yan immediately took the White Tiger Sun-Devouring Sword beside him and looked at Wang Yue vigilantly.

The soldiers around also sensed that the atmosphere was not right at this moment. A group of people rushed over, surrounded Wang Yue and the other two, and drew their swords, pointing them at the three men.

Seeing this momentum, Wang Yue suddenly hesitated.

There were only three of them, and Shi Xie was a man with no fighting ability at all. There were only two and a half of them, but they were fighting against several thousand people. Moreover, the number of people surrounding them was constantly increasing. Once the fight broke out, the three of them would definitely not have a good ending.

But now that both parties have started fighting, if we give up like this, we will definitely be laughed at by them.

At this moment, Wang Yue suddenly felt like he was in a difficult situation.

Shi Xie felt that the atmosphere around him was a little tense, and immediately put on a smile.

"Haha, it seems that King Lie is just like me. He gets sleepy when he sees the intelligence. I am the same. It seems that King Lie is really busy and fell asleep. In this case, we just need to wait. When King Lie wakes up, he can call us."

Having said that, Shi Xie pulled Wang Yue back to the previous tent.

Seeing that Wei Yan did not follow him, Wang Yue directly shook off Shi Xie's hand.

"Is life and death so important to you? You can even give up your own dignity? Can't you see that Liu Bei did this on purpose?"

"I see. So what? You rush over and fight Liu Bei? In his camp, how confident are you that you can rush to Liu Bei and kill him?"

Upon hearing this, Wei Yan fell completely silent. How could he be sure? If he was really sure, he would have taken action long ago.

"You said that dignity is more important than life. If that's the case, then why are you still asking for peace? You're fighting Liu Bei. Don't you value your life?"

Hearing this, Wang Yue lowered his head and stopped talking. He was not afraid of death, but he did not want to die like this without doing anything to help Liu Xie. Once he really died here, Liu Xie would have no hope at all.

"Since we are here to seek peace, let's put aside our so-called dignity. It is best to stay alive. Only by staying alive can we regain our lost dignity."

Wang Yue heard this and looked at Shi Xie in front of him. He found that he seemed to have never understood what kind of person Shi Xie was. All along, Wang Yue thought that Shi Xie was a waste. If it were not for Shi Xie's official position, he would never go to find Shi Xie.

But this time Wang Yue discovered that Shi Xie was the one who saw the clearest among them.

He is a person who can truly take things as they come and let them go. At least in this respect, no one present is as good as him.

Wang Yue also had an idea at this time. He wanted to hand over all the power to Shi Xie and let him be a real lord. Wang Yue also wanted to know what he could do if the situation was handed over to Shi Xie, and whether he could lead them out of the current predicament.

"From now on, all our decisions will be made by you. As long as there are no fatal mistakes in the future battles, you will be the one making the decisions."

Wang Yue was startled by Wang Yue's sudden words. He thought Wang Yue was going to leave and became a little panicked.

However, when he saw the look in Wang Yue's eyes, Shi Xie discovered that Wang Yue's eyes seemed a little gentler, not as cold and murderous as before.

"Don't worry, I will definitely take you all out of Fanyang City safely, and everyone must leave, no one will be left behind." (End of this chapter)