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

Cheng Pu looked at Zhang Liao in front of him, his face gloomy as he clenched the long sword in his hand.

"Cheng Pu, I'll give you a chance. If you can withstand the impact of my Iron Pagoda, I'll let you go."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Pu's face instantly turned gloomy.

The Jiangdong soldiers were very clear about the reputation of the Iron Pagoda. Not to mention that he only had a hundred men, even if he was given ten thousand men, he would not be sure of breaking through the Iron Pagoda's defense.

Although Cheng Pu was hesitant, he knew that if he didn't break out of Zhang Liao's encirclement, he would have no way of telling Sun Jian about the situation in the granary. After a while, all the food and grass in the granary would be burned, and the 200,000-strong army would be completely finished.

Just as Cheng Pu was considering what to do, a voice came from a distance.

"Zhang Liao!"

As soon as the voice fell, Zhou Yu rushed over with thousands of cavalry.

When Zhang Liao saw these people appear, he knew that the fire in the granary could no longer be covered up.

But Zhang Liao was not panicked, as his mission had been accomplished.

"withdraw!"

Following Zhang Liao's order, all the Iron Pagodas quickly evacuated.

Cheng Pu immediately came to Zhou Yu.

"General, something bad has happened. The granary is on fire. It must be Zhang Liao's fault. What should we do?"

Hearing this, Zhou Yu shook his head.

When Zhou Yu saw the thick smoke outside the city, he had already guessed what would happen.

When Zhou Yu went to report to Sun Jian, he heard about the two actions of sending people out. He immediately guessed that Cheng Pu was in danger, so he immediately brought people to rescue Cheng Pu.

On the way, Zhou Yu also thought of a countermeasure.

"Don't panic, I have my own way."

Zhou Yu brought Cheng Pu back to the city.

Looking at their backs in the distance, Zhang Liao sneered and at the same time passed the message to Gu Rubing.

When Gu Rubing learned that Sun Jian's food supplies had been destroyed, he immediately led a large army to besiege Longbian County.

Zang Ba led 50,000 Taishan tiger bandits and took the lead in attacking the city.

However, the Taishan tiger bandits climbed up the city wall several times, but were beaten down each time.

Zang Ba was a little anxious and personally joined the siege team. However, even so, he was still blocked by rolling stones and wooden beams at the foot of the city.

Gu Rubing, who was far away, saw this scene. He knew that it would be futile to continue fighting like this, so he immediately ordered the Taishan tiger bandits to withdraw.

"My lord, has Sun Jian's food and grass really run out? It's been such a long time, Sun Jian's food and grass should have been exhausted."

When Zang Ba returned to the camp, he immediately questioned Sun Jian's intelligence.

But it was not just Sun Jian's intelligence, even the captain of the roving crossbow army also sent in intelligence, proving that there was no doubt that Sun Jian's food supplies had been burned.

Moreover, Gu Rubing had absolute trust in Zhang Liao and was familiar with Zhang Liao's character. He would never say anything that he had not done.

"Don't doubt the matter of food and grass. Wenyuan is not the kind of person who talks nonsense to seek credit. This matter is definitely problematic. Sun Jian may have stored food and grass in a place we don't know about."

Although Gu Rubing said this, he was still a little confused about how Sun Jian did it.

At this time, Sun Jian's envoy had arrived outside Gu Rubing's camp.

Gu Rubing was somewhat surprised to hear that Sun Jian had actually sent an envoy.

At this moment, whoever sends an envoy first will admit defeat.

But since the battle to defend the city was so fierce, why send an envoy to ask for help?
Gu Rubing thought about it for a long time but still couldn't figure it out, so he finally let the messenger come to him.

"King Lie, my king wants to see you."

"Sun Jian wants to meet me? Okay, let's meet in my military camp. It's absolutely safe here. There won't be any bandits who could pose a danger to him."

Hearing this, the messenger couldn't help but smile awkwardly.

Speaking of danger, the King Lie in front of him is the biggest danger. He is more of a bandit than a bandit.

"King Lie, you are joking. There is a barren mountain outside the city. The king would like to meet you there at noon tomorrow. What do you think?"

"Sun Jian has given in? All right, then I'll do as you say. I'll go there at noon tomorrow. You'd better tell Sun Jian to bring more people with you, lest I can't help but kill him!"

Seeing the murderous aura emanating from Gu Rubing, the messenger's expression changed.

"Okay, I'll tell the king."

Looking at the messenger's leaving back, Gu Rubing immediately looked at the map.

Now the two counties have been separated by himself, but that is only on the surface. Once the two counties are connected, his division tactics will collapse. Although Zhang Liao is blocking the two counties, this is not a long-term solution after all.

Gu Rubing also had some ideas and wanted to take over the two counties through negotiation in a more peaceful way.

The next morning, Zhao Yun and Ma Chao accompanied Gu Rubing and went directly to the barren mountain.

In order to express his sincerity, Sun Jian went to the barren mountain first to wait for Gu Rubing.

"Gongjin, does the method you mentioned really work?"

"My lord, I have contacted Liu Zhang. Liu Zhang has promised to give us some food and grass. There is also some leftovers. We have to live frugally. New food and grass will be delivered in about ten days. By the time the food and grass arrives, we will have survived."

"I just don't know if Liu Bei will give us this time."

"My lord, don't worry. As long as we follow my words, Liu Bei will definitely give us time."

While the two were talking, Sun Ce beside them immediately said, "Father, they are here."

Hearing this, the two immediately stopped talking.

Gu Rubing brought Zhao Yun and Ma Chao to the top of the mountain, and happened to see several people standing on the top of the mountain.

"King Lie, you are finally here. We have been waiting for a long time."

"King Wu is here to surrender, so of course he has to come early. What good would it do if I came so early? I have to give King Wu some time to rehearse."

Upon hearing this, Sun Jian's expression suddenly changed and he clenched his fists.

Zhou Yu, who was standing by, coughed.

Only then did Sun Jian realize the purpose of his visit.

"King Lie is such a joker. We are allied through marriage, so our alliance should be the most reliable. This time, Liu Zhang really asked me to come here to help him deal with the rebellion. I didn't expect such a big misunderstanding to occur."

"I see. But the rebellion should have been dealt with by now. You should have left as soon as possible, right? Why are you still deploying 200,000 troops?"

"This is entirely because Liu Zhang did not give me the money he promised to give me. I occupied those two cities just to threaten Liu Zhang. When Liu Zhang gives me what he promised to give me, I will naturally leave. At that time, I will also give you these two cities. After all, we are an alliance, right?"

Hearing this, Gu Rubing sneered.

He didn't believe Sun Jian's words. They seemed flawless, but often such flawless statements were well-planned.

"What did Liu Zhang promise you?" "Enough food and fodder for an army of 200,000 for a year, as well as 20,000 war horses, and some armor and other things. As you know, the Anluo Empire is not short of people, but it lacks armor and war horses."

"Okay, I'll give you the things you want, and you can leave now, how about that?"

"This……"

Upon hearing this, Sun Jian immediately looked embarrassed.

Seeing Sun Jian's look, Gu Rubing did not urge him, but looked behind Sun Jian.

"Sun Jian, you brought Sun Ce, Gan Ning, and Zhou Yu with you. That's all the power you have. If I kill them here, will your Anluo Empire be mine?"

Hearing this, Sun Jian subconsciously took a step back.

Zhou Yu on the side subconsciously protected Sun Jian behind him.

Gan Ning and Sun Ce looked at Gu Rubing warily.

Zhao Yun and Ma Chao immediately walked to Gu Rubing's side. They were also a little curious. If they really wanted to take action, they could just do it directly. Why bother to tell others in advance and remind them? Wouldn't that allow others to be prepared?

The two sides confronted each other for a long time, and Sun Jian suddenly burst into laughter.

"King Lie, you won't. The two men around you are indeed very strong, but you are not sure that you can swallow us. If I leave alive, I will immediately join Cao Cao's camp. By then, you will have no allies. If several battlefields are fought at the same time, I think even you, King Lie, will definitely not be able to handle it."

Gu Rubing smiled but said nothing, because he knew that what Sun Jian said was indeed right.

"But then again, what you said does make sense, King Lie. As long as King Lie can give me the things on behalf of Liu Zhang, I will leave."

"Okay, in that case, when you withdraw from the two cities, all your belongings will naturally be sent to you from Liangzhou."

"No problem, but King Lie, as you know, in order to deter Liu Zhang, I sent out 200,000 soldiers and horses. This is too many soldiers and horses, and it will take some time for them to leave. Please be patient, King Lie."

"no problem."

After saying this, Gu Rubing turned and left.

Looking at Gu Rubing's back, Sun Jian couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Gongjin, you have really made a great contribution this time. Tell me, what reward do you want?"

"My Lord, you are joking. I don't need anything."

"Yes, you are now the Grand Commander, second only to the emperor in military affairs. You really don't need me to give you anything."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yu's expression suddenly changed.

"My Lord, what I mean is that whatever you want to give to me is up to you. I am a subject, so I have no right to ask you for anything."

"Really? Haha good!"

Watching Sun Jian leave with a big laugh, Zhou Yu couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.

Sun Jian's suspicion became more and more serious. If things went wrong, he might really lose his head.

Gu Rubing returned to the camp. Zhao Yun looked at Gu Rubing hesitantly and wanted to say something, but looking at Gu Rubing's expression, he didn't dare to say it.

"Zilong, are you trying to say that Sun Jian's words may not be trustworthy?"

Zhao Yun nodded.

"Don't worry. Sun Jian's words are of course untrustworthy. If I'm right, Wen Yuan's action must have been successful. But they should have stored a certain amount of food and grass in the city, so they can hold on for a while. The only force nearby that can provide food and grass is Liu Zhang. It seems that Liu Zhang intends to provide them with food and grass."

"Then my lord, what should we do?"

"Since Sun Jian wants to put on a show, let him do the whole thing. Aren't they waiting for Liu Zhang's food supplies? Then we'll cut off Liu Zhang's food supplies. When Sun Jian comes to ask, we'll say we stole Liu Zhang's food supplies."

Gu Rubing then passed the order directly to Zhang Liao.

Zhang Liao did not expect that even though Liu Zhang was so poor, he would still support Sun Jian.

Afterwards, Zhang Liao took the Iron Pagoda into action.

Three days later. Thirty miles away from Longbian City.

A grain transport team slowly moved towards Longbian City under the moonlight.

The leading captain looked around nervously.

"Boss, don't be so nervous. We have walked this road so many times. It won't be dangerous."

"What do you know? Although things have been peaceful recently, it is said that Liu Bei's men are wandering around. Who knows which grain transport team might be targeted."

"impossible……"

However, before the centurion could finish his words, he noticed the ground began to shake.

They have been fighting for many years and are not unfamiliar with this situation. This is a situation where a large number of cavalry are rushing over.

"No, retreat!"

However, as soon as the captain finished speaking, Zhang Liao and his men from the Iron Pagoda appeared before them.

"We finally found a big fish. If you guys don't show up, we'll starve."

Zhang Liao laughed loudly and swung the Yellow Dragon Hook Scythe in his hand quickly. In just a blink of an eye, the captain was beheaded by Zhang Liao.

Under the iron hoof of the Iron Pagoda, the entire grain transport team was defeated in an instant.

The centurion turned around and ran away with the remaining grain transport team.

As for the food and fodder, he threw them aside.

Zhang Liao has been wandering around for a while.

However, there were too many roads leading to Longbian City on Liu Zhang's side, and it was often difficult to find the right one. Even the food and fodder that Zhang Liao and his men carried with them were almost used up.

However, just when the food and grass were about to be consumed, the appearance of this grain transport team provided them with enough food and grass.

"Take what we need and burn the rest."

"Yes, General!"

Soon, a huge fire broke out and even lit up the nearby night sky.

The team guarding the city and preparing to receive food and grass looked at the fire in the distance and immediately guessed that something was wrong. But when they wanted to go out of the city to check it out, they were stopped by Zhou Tai.

Zhou Tai had already guessed what had happened. If anyone went out at this time, it would be difficult for them to come back alive.

Soon, Zhou Tai reported the situation outside to Sun Jian.

"What? The food and grass were burned? Liu Bei actually took action again?"

Sun Jian frowned slightly and prepared to write a letter to Gu Rubing to ask him to stop.

But just as Sun Jian was about to start writing, Zhou Yu immediately stopped him.

"My Lord, please wait a moment. This time, Liu Bei may have done it on purpose, just to get us to ask him." (End of this chapter)