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

Upon hearing this, Sun Jian suddenly panicked.

Now he only has 80,000 soldiers and horses. If he really continues to fight with Gu Rubing, he is not sure how many people he will have left in the end.

Can Liu Zhang really count on a King of Wu who has no soldiers or horses?

Thinking of this, Sun Jian immediately shook his head.

"King Lie, can we talk about this matter again? It seems that things have not yet developed to the point where we cannot discuss it, right?"

Seeing that Sun Jian still wanted to persist, Gu Rubing directly inserted two fingers deep into his body.

"Food and war horses are both indispensable. As for food, it's easy. You have to give me as much food as we have consumed during the time we are acting with you. As for war horses, I won't make it difficult for you. Five thousand will be enough."

Sun Jian hesitated for a moment.

Just then, Sun Ce on the side coughed lightly.

"Father, it's not that we can't agree to it. We don't have it, but Liu Zhang does!"

"Liu Zhang?"

Sun Jian looked at Sun Ce with confusion.

But when Sun Ce saw that he didn't continue talking, Sun Jian knew that Sun Ce was afraid that there were eavesdroppers on the other side of the wall.

"King Lie, I can give you what you said, but please give me some time for us to discuss it."

"Okay, but my time is good. It will take at most an hour. You can go out and discuss it. Just give me a result in the end."

"no problem."

Sun Jian took the two of them out of the living room.

"My Lord, can Sun Jian and the others really agree to this?"

"I don't know either, but looking at Sun Jian's expression, he didn't want to agree at first, but he must have suddenly thought of something and agreed. It seems that Sun Jian should want to find a way to eliminate Jue, but the feasibility of this method may be a bit problematic. Let's not rush and just wait. It's better if Sun Jian doesn't agree, then we will have a reason to eliminate him completely."

Gu Rubing knew that Sun Jian and his men were not far away, and Sun Ce would definitely hear what he said and tell it to Sun Jian.

This was also Gu Rubing's deliberate threat to Sun Jian.

As expected, Sun Ce told Sun Jian everything he had heard.

After hearing this, Sun Jian's face suddenly changed.

Obviously, he didn't expect that Gu Rubing actually wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to attack him. In this case, he could not give Gu Rubing any reason to attack him.

Soon, Sun Jian looked at Sun Ce.

"Cer, what is the method you just mentioned?"

"Father, you may have forgotten one thing. Our food and grass were all provided by Liu Zhang. By cutting off our information, Liu Zhang only received three months' worth of food and grass from Cao Cao. It doesn't matter who Liu Zhang gave it to. It can last us three months, but what if Liu Bei took away some of it?"

Sun Jian reacted instantly after hearing this.

Yes, if the grain and grass were snatched away by Liu Bei during transportation, it would consume Liu Zhang’s grain and grass, satisfy Gu Rubing’s requirements, and at the same time shorten his own acting time.

It's really a way to kill two birds with one stone.

"Cer is good. He is almost catching up with Gongjin in terms of strategy."

Sun Jian smiled and patted Sun Ce on the shoulder.

Soon, the three of them returned to the hall.

"You three came back so soon, but have you thought of a solution?"

"Of course, King Lie, we come here with sincerity, so we won't keep you waiting too long."

Then Sun Jian told Gu Rubing about Sun Ce's plan.

Gu Rubing had not expected that the difficult problem he had posed to Sun Jian was actually passed on to Liu Zhang who was not present. As a result, Sun Jian suffered no losses, and the issue of compensating himself with food and grass was also resolved.

As for war horses, Sun Jian could have just said that due to the long-term fighting, there were not enough war horses and he needed support from Liu Zhang.

Liu Zhang hadn't fought much in half a year, so he must have accumulated a lot of war horses. This number of war horses was not a problem for Liu Zhang at all.

"King Lie, what do you think of my plan?"

Although Gu Rubing was not satisfied, he had no choice but to do so.

After all, Sun Jian’s plan can be said to be perfect, at least he got the benefits he wanted.

"Okay, then I'll do as you say, but your intelligence must be accurate. If I cause unnecessary losses because of your intelligence, you will be held responsible."

"No problem, but King Lie, I believe that you will not only look at my intelligence. Your intelligence system is famously powerful. If there is any accident, it can't be entirely my responsibility. If your intelligence system can't find the problem, how can I find the problem?"

Sun Jian's words blocked Gu Rubing's way to blackmail him in the future.

Gu Rubing said nothing and watched them leave.

"My lord, I can lead people to intercept the food and grass sent by Liu Zhang."

"Well, Wenyuan, be careful and put your own safety first."

"Yes!"

Zhang Liao has become accustomed to Gu Rubing's concern for his subordinates, which is something other princes do not have. This is why so many people are willing to work for Gu Rubing.

After Zhang Liao left, Gu Rubing knew that his plan had completely failed. Although he had gained an advantage, he had not let Sun Jian suffer any loss, so Sun Jian still had the capital to resist.

After Sun Jian returned, he immediately passed the message to Liu Zhang, explaining that he had been ambushed by Gu Rubing, lost his camp, and now lacked food and war horses.

When Liu Zhang received the news, he was indeed a little surprised about Sun Jian's failure.

However, Liu Zhang soon received news that proved Sun Jian's statement.

At least, it is a fact that Sun Jian’s camp was lost.

Liu Zhang felt a little distressed about Sun Jian's request for food and grass. After all, he had worked hard to ask Cao Cao for these food and grass, and now he had given Sun Jian a lot of them. The food and grass left in his hands would only be enough for Sun Jian to last for two months at most.

As for war horses, Liu Zhang was not worried because he had a lot of them, and five thousand was not a lot.

Liu Zhang immediately began to arrange the transportation of food and horses.

Soon, Li Yan, with 3,000 men and the baggage camp, transported the grain transport team and horses to the front line where Sun Jian was.

On the way, Li Yan was somewhat dissatisfied with Liu Zhang's arrangements.

No matter what, he is also a famous general, but now he is assigned to the task of escorting grain and fodder.

"General, I heard that Zhang Liao, one of Liu Bei's generals, will appear in this area. We should be careful."

When the deputy general saw that Li Yan was still struggling with the issue of asking him to escort the grain and fodder, he immediately reminded him with some concern.

"Are you talking to me? It is said that Zhang Liao has entered Longbian City to help Liu Bei defend the city. How could he appear around us? I am not worried, so why should you be worried?"

The deputy general had meant well to remind them, but he did not expect to be cursed. He felt a little wronged, but he also knew that Li Yan was angry, so he could only endure it and said nothing. However, while they were talking, Zhang Liao had already taken the Eighteen Riders of Yanyun to hide in the woods on both sides, quietly observing them.

Soon, while Li Yan was still thinking about his low position in Liu Zhang's army, an arrow suddenly shot out.

Li Yan only realized it when the screams were heard.

"Oh no, it's an enemy attack, everyone hide quickly."

However, as soon as Li Yan's voice fell, Zhang Liao suddenly rushed out with a group of people.

"Zhang Liao, you dare to attack me by surprise."

Li Yan drew his knife and shouted at Zhang Liao.

However, in Zhang Liao's eyes, Li Yan's existence was just a decoration.

Seeing Zhang Liao charging straight into the crowd and leaving him aside, Li Yan was so angry that he drew his knife and rushed towards Zhang Liao.

As a famous general, Li Yan thought that the gap between himself and Zhang Liao should not be too big.

As a result, as soon as they fought, the gap between the two sides was immediately revealed.

With just one move, the knife in Li Yan's hand was knocked away.

When Zhang Liao saw Li Yan rushing towards him, he thought that Li Yan would be a tough opponent. Even if he underestimated him, he would definitely be more difficult to deal with than the average quasi-famous general. Moreover, this was a sneak attack, which relied mainly on speed. So Zhang Liao used all his strength in this attack, hoping to end the battle quickly. However, Zhang Liao really did not expect that with just one strike, the knife in Li Yan's hand would be knocked away.

When Zhang Liao saw this scene, he was obviously stunned for a moment, and Li Yan was also stunned. He did not expect that Zhang Liao's power would be so great.

Zhang Liao reacted quickly and stabbed Li Yan with the Yellow Dragon Sickle Knife in his hand.

Li Yan's strength is very poor. Even among the ranks of famous generals, he is at the bottom. But even so, a famous general is still a famous general.

The reaction speed of a famous general still exists.

When he saw the Yellow Dragon Sickle-Hook Knife was about to reach him, Li Yan turned sideways and fell off his horse.

Li Yan rolled on the ground, avoiding Zhang Liao's pursuit and successfully picked up the knife that fell on the ground.

When Zhang Liao saw this, he was too lazy to chase him anymore and simply gave up Li Yan and charged into the crowd.

The 3,000 soldiers led by Li Yan were not elite troops to begin with, and the baggage camp behind them was a combination of the old, weak, sick and disabled, and had no combat effectiveness at all.

In just half an hour, all the 3,000 men led by Li Yan died, except for those who had already escaped.

Li Yan, led by his deputy general, ran out quickly.

Looking at the food and war horses in front of him, Zhang Liao immediately ordered his men to take the food and war horses and leave first.

Zhang Liao led the remaining Eighteen Riders of Yanyun and hid again.

not long time.

Liu Zhang received news that the baggage camp had been attacked.

Li Yan was also supported by others and walked in front of Liu Zhang.

"My lord, Zhang Liao attacked us by surprise. We were no match for Zhang Liao and his 18 riders of Yanyun, and we were eventually defeated and retreated."

When Liu Zhang heard that the other party was Zhang Liao and Gu Rubing's elite troops, the Eighteen Riders of Yanyun, his anger subsided a little.

"A bunch of rubbish, forget it, go and have a rest."

"Thank you, my lord, for not punishing me!"

Li Yan walked outside and pushed the deputy general who was supporting him aside.

"Zhang Liao, just wait for me. I will not let you go."

The deputy general on the side looked at Li Yan and sighed helplessly.

The deputy general was quite disappointed with Li Yan.

After Li Yan left, Surena immediately walked up to Liu Zhang.

"King, even if General Li Yan was ambushed and defeated, he had so much food and horses, and he had so many men under his command that he could have burned the food and horses before leaving. But if Li Yan left like this, wouldn't those things be given to Zhang Liao? Li Yan's behavior is deserting the battlefield, and he must be killed to restore the prestige of the army."

How could Liu Zhang not know the situation? But as for Li Yan, or even the four people who followed him to Anluo, Liu Zhang did not want to touch them.

Liu Zhang knew clearly that in the eyes of the people of Anluo, he was not strong. If Surena had not stood by his side and helped him suppress the generals of the Anluo Empire, he would have been kicked out long ago.

And the only new things he could get were the five people he had brought with him.

Among these five people, the only one with some strength is Yan Yan, but Yan Yan is now commanding the army at the front line, and it is impossible for him to call him back just for a small matter of escorting food and grass.

"Forget it. Let's just treat this as a lesson for him. It's also a chance for him. I hope he won't do it again. If he does it again, I will punish him severely!"

Surena was extremely smart and immediately understood what Liu Zhang meant. He could only smile bitterly.

Liu Zhang’s meaning was very clear. Even if it happened again, he would not take Li Yan’s life.

"Surena, compared to Li Yan, there is something more important right now, right in front of us. If we can't get our food and fodder to Sun Jian, I'm afraid he won't be able to hold on for much longer. We must find a way to quickly deliver the food and fodder and horses to him."

Hearing this, Surena nodded, but he thought about it carefully.

"My Lord, I feel like something is wrong."

"What do you mean?"

"My lord, Sun Jian is attacking the city. If it is an attack, why use cavalry? I feel that Sun Jian is trying to gain an advantage for himself. Now we have lost 5,000 war horses, and we can't give him any more."

Liu Zhang also felt that what Surena said made sense.

Soon, Liu Zhang began to organize people and horses to transport food and fodder again.

This time, in order to ensure that Sun Jian had sufficient food and grass, Liu Zhang directly sent Sun Jian enough food and grass to last half a month.

In order to ensure the safety of the grain transport team, Liu Zhang directly sent two famous generals, Liu Gui and Ling Bao, and dispatched 10,000 soldiers to escort the grain and even 5,000 cavalry to protect the grain army in the rear.

Such a configuration made Liu Zhang feel very relieved.

After all, Zhang Liao had only 2,000 men, while they had 15,000, and two famous generals. Regardless of the number of people or the famous generals, Liu Zhang could not think of a reason for failure.

Liu Gui and Ling Bao looked at the woods on the road and couldn't help but sigh that Li Yan was a waste.

With so many people, they couldn't defend against the sudden attack of two thousand people and were beaten like that.

The two were very dissatisfied about being called over to deliver food and grass and blamed all the mistakes on Li Yan.

However, it was not long before Liu Qi was the first to discover something was wrong.

Because the surrounding woods were so quiet, this was totally inconsistent with the noise in the woods.

Liu Qi winked at Ling Bao who was standing beside him.

Ling Bao also noticed something was wrong and quietly tightened his grip on the weapon in his hand. (End of this chapter)