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Jiang Wei immediately took his personal guards and began to kill all the soldiers who were in a state of riot.

The Xiahou brothers and others also joined the battle with their personal guards.

After a night of hard work.

The riot in the military camp finally subsided.

Even Jiang Wei didn't have a good solution for the camp bombing, and he couldn't even trace the source.

The soldiers stayed together for a long time, and there were always some things that they were dissatisfied with each other, but they would suppress them.

However, this kind of resentment is suppressed too much, and sometimes a small spark can cause a melee.

Therefore, there is no way to find the source of this kind of thing.

It didn't take long for Jiang Wei to receive the number of casualties.

This time the camp bombing caused a total of 40,000 casualties.

The loss this time can be said to be quite large.

If it weren't for the support of Liu Zhang's men, the number of casualties would probably have been much higher.

This battle basically wiped out all of Wei's troops.

Deng Ai also heard about Jiang Wei and his men blowing up the camp last night, and he was extremely excited.

As a result, the Wei army under Jiang Wei's command was less than 30,000.

The coalition forces seemed large in number and powerful, but the only ones with real strength were the Wei army and Liu Zhang's men. Unless they had a very capable commander, it would be difficult to form effective combat power.

Soon, Deng Ai arrived at the door of Gu Rubing's room.

Knocked on the door gently.

"My lord, I have two pieces of news."

Soon, Gu Rubing opened the door.

Deng Ai saw that after just one day, Gu Rubing actually looked a little tired.

"Lord, are you okay?"

Gu Rubing shook his head.

For the whole night, Gu Rubing regretted why he didn't find someone to support the 30,000 people. Now that the 30,000 people were gone, what could he use to stop Jiang Wei's men? Gu Rubing kept reminiscing.

Jiang Wei should not be the kind of person who would kill people, so why would he do such a cruel thing?

"Tell me, what's the matter?"

Deng Ai placed the letter from Jiang Wei in front of Gu Rubing, and also told him about Jiang Wei's bombing of the camp.

When he heard about the bombing of the camp, Gu Rubing immediately became alert.

He had always talked about the possibility of a camp bombing, but he had never experienced one.

After listening to Deng Ai's story, Gu Rubing smiled helplessly and said, "Why don't we take advantage of their bombing to launch a surprise attack on them?"

"No, my lord. The purpose of bombing the camp is to stir up the resentment and anger of the soldiers and let them kill each other. But if we join in, their anger will have a reasonable breakthrough point. Everyone will turn their guns and aim at us. Then we will face the bloodthirsty Wei army. At that time, our losses will be particularly great."

Only then did Gu Rubing react.

Even though he had been leading troops in battles for more than ten years, this was the first time he had encountered a camp bombing. He really had no idea what to do.

"My lord, no matter what, the Wei army has lost 40,000 soldiers. With the 30,000 soldiers they have, they can't be our opponent. As for Liu Zhang's men, their fighting power can be ignored. We should have no problem defending Yufu for ten days this time."

After hearing this, Gu Rubing looked at the letter in Deng Ai's hand again, smiled and nodded.

With the letter written by Jiang Wei, Gu Rubing felt much better.

The Wei army suffered heavy losses in the camp bombing. Jiang Wei directly explained the situation in the camp to Cao Cao.

After hearing the news, Cao Cao could no longer sit still.

He gathered these 100,000 soldiers and horses by mobilizing the entire Yizhou.

As a result, in less than half a month, more than 70,000 people were killed. Is this a joke?

Cao Cao immediately rushed to the front line as fast as he could.

When everyone learned that Cao Cao was coming, they immediately went out of the camp to welcome him.

Soon, Cao Cao sat on the commander's seat in the tent, looking at Jiang Wei and others kneeling in front of him.

"Tell me, what's going on?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Wei told Cao Cao everything that had happened during this period.

However, the part about the bombing of the camp was not very clear, and it was obvious that even Jiang Wei had not figured out what had happened at that time.

After hearing everything, Cao Cao admired Jiang Wei's ability, but he was a little dissatisfied with the fact that Jiang Wei wrote a letter to apologize to Gu Rubing.

"Okay, the position of marshal will still be held by Cao Ren from now on. You still need to learn more about Bo Yue's command."

"Yes!"

Cao Cao knew that if he continued to fight like this, all his wealth in Yizhou would be lost, so he immediately didn't want to fight any further.

Now the Wei army has less than 30,000 men, while Liu Zhang's foreign army still has 60,000 men. The foreign army's combat effectiveness is low, and this is a good time for them to take action.

So Gu Rubing was already considering a counterattack.

At this time, Cao Cao's envoy had arrived in Yufu City.

When Deng Ai learned that it was Cao Cao's men who had come, he immediately brought the men to Gu Rubing.

"My Lord, Cao Cao's envoy has arrived and wants to talk to us."

"Talk? The war has already reached this point, and he still wants to talk? My 30,000-man army has been annihilated, what qualifications does he have to talk to me?"

Gu Rubing directly asked Deng Ai to drive the people away.

However, at this time, Deng Ai stood up.

"My lord, no! There are only 30,000 soldiers in Yufu City now. Although we can fight back, that is only in theory. We cannot predict whether we can fight back and what price we will have to pay after the counterattack. It is dangerous to defend Yufu City with 30,000 people. Our reinforcements will not arrive for at least several days. If Cao Cao attacks the city at this time, this..."

Hearing this, Gu Rubing was silent for a moment. Now Sun Jian was eyeing him covetously, and Liu Zhang was staring at him. He had to be on guard against these two people. According to intelligence, Shi Xie was also making moves. If he really continued to fight with Cao Cao, when other people attacked him, it would be impossible for him to stop them.

Thinking of this, Gu Rubing sighed.

"Let the messenger come in. I want to see what else he wants to say."

Soon the messenger came in, and what Gu Rubing did not expect was that the messenger was actually Xun You.

"Meet King Lie."

Hearing this, Gu Rubing looked at Xun You.

"Cao Cao is really brave. He actually dared to send you here. Isn't he afraid that I will kill you directly?"

"King Lie, no."

"Oh? How can you be so sure?"

"King Lie, you are surrounded by enemies now. There is a balance between you and our forces. If you really want to destroy us, it will inevitably break the balance. King Lie, let me ask you, are you ready to break the balance?"

After Xun You finished speaking, he kept his eyes on Gu Rubing. He was waiting for Gu Rubing's answer, and at the same time, he was guessing his own guess based on Gu Rubing's expression.

Soon, Xun You confirmed his idea. Gu Rubing was not ready for a full-scale war. "Okay, just tell me directly, what exactly does Cao Cao want to do?"

"King Lie, my lord wants to meet with you to discuss a ceasefire."

"Ceasefire? My 30,000-man army was completely wiped out, and the casualties in the frontline battles reached more than 40,000. That adds up to more than 70,000 people thrown in. You just say ceasefire? What do you think of me?"

"Don't worry, my master will definitely give you a satisfactory answer on this point."

Gu Rubing looked at Xun You in front of him. He understood that Xun You's words proved that Cao Cao was showing weakness.

"Okay, I'll give Cao Cao a chance. I hope he won't let me down. Tomorrow morning, I'll be outside the city."

"it is good!"

"My lord, this time Cao Cao attacked us and we suffered a lot of losses. We must make Cao Cao pay the price."

"Oh? What do you mean?"

Looking at Zhong Hui and Zhang Liao in front of him, Gu Rubing asked curiously.

"My Lord, I suggest that Cao Cao withdraw from Ba County."

"Yes, my lord. Let him give up Ba County to us. If we have Ba County, it will cut off Cao Cao's plan to leave Shu from the north and attack Sili."

Gu Rubing nodded.

Deng Ai, who was standing by, said nothing when he saw this.

He could imagine that it was absolutely impossible for Cao Cao to hand over all of Ba County to him.

Early the next morning.

Gu Rubing brought Zhang Liao and slowly came to the outside of the city.

Behind Cao Cao was Dian Wei.

Cao Cao did not expect that there was not even a legendary general behind Gu Rubing, which made Cao Cao somewhat excited.

At least for now, I have an advantage in negotiations compared to Gu Rubing.

"Haha, King Lie, I haven't seen him for a long time, but he is still in good spirits!"

"King Wei, that's true, but I think after the camp bombing incident, you probably have trouble sleeping, right?"

When Cao Cao heard this, the smile on his face gradually faded.

Gu Rubing's words were just rubbing salt into the wound, which made Cao Cao a little unhappy.

Dian Wei, who was standing aside, snorted coldly.

A surge of energy rushed out from Dian Wei's body.

Gu Rubing was really forced to take a few steps back. Zhang Liao put one hand on Gu Rubing's back to help him stabilize his body.

"presumptuous."

Seeing this, Cao Cao immediately glared at Dian Wei.

Dian Wei lowered his head and stopped talking.

Gu Rubing looked at Zhang Liao and found that Zhang Liao's face was just a little pale, but he had no other reaction. He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"King Wei, what a grand ceremony! A legendary general actually dared to fight me. What's the matter? Only you have a legendary general, but I don't have one?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Rubing made a clapping gesture.

Seeing this, Dian Wei on the side immediately looked around vigilantly.

Cao Cao stepped forward immediately.

"King Lie, you misunderstood. How could I show off to you? This is a complete misunderstanding."

After saying this, Cao Cao winked at Dian Wei.

Today, Dian Wei has already absorbed the abilities of E Lai, and his thinking has become unusually active.

I immediately understood what Cao Cao meant.

Dian Wei immediately stepped forward and bowed to Gu Rubing.

"King Lie, I'm sorry I didn't react just now. It was my negligence."

Gu Rubing didn't say anything, but drank tea quietly without even looking at Dian Wei.

Dian Wei hesitated for a moment and looked at Cao Cao beside him.

Seeing Cao Cao nod, Dian Wei knelt down and kowtowed to Gu Rubing.

"King Lie, please forgive me!"

"Haha, General Dian Wei, what are you doing? I didn't ask you to kowtow to me. If you do this, do I have to give you some New Year's money?"

Cao Cao immediately waved his hand.

"King Lie, since you don't want to pursue this matter anymore, let's talk about business now."

"Okay, let's talk about it. Since you want to cease fire, you should think about what you want to pay, right? Don't fool me with gold, silver, equipment, horses, etc. this time."

"Don't worry, King Lie. I'm ready. I've decided to use the two cities of Jiangzhou and Linjiang in exchange for our peace. What do you think of this, King Lie?"

Jiangzhou and Linjiang were originally big cities in Ba County. If these two cities were taken away, it would be equivalent to taking over the entire Ba County. At least, they would be able to control the entire Ba County's economy and even the food routes.

But what Gu Rubing wants is not something that simple.

There is a city in Ba County in Cao Cao's hands, so it cannot be considered his Ba County. What he wants is not to take over the entire Ba County, but to have the entire Ba County as his own.

"Cao Cao's two cities are indeed good, but I want the entire Ba County, no bargaining."

"The whole Ba County? But King Lie, without Jiangzhou and Linjiang, this Ba County is basically yours. What do you want the whole Ba County for? In terms of economy and geography, all other places combined are not as good as these two cities."

"I said, I want the whole of Ba County."

"This……"

Cao Cao had his own reasons for giving away these two cities.

Linjiangcheng and Jiangzhoucheng are indeed very important to Ba County, but at the same time, these two cities are not in their hands now. They were given to Liu Zhang in the first place.

But now Liu Zhang certainly cannot defend these two cities. Since Liu Zhang cannot defend them, they will belong to Gu Rubing sooner or later. It is better for him to give them to him directly, which can also exchange for the settlement of this incident.

Cao Cao did not expect that Gu Rubing's target was the entire Ba County, not just one or two cities.

No one understood the importance of Ba County better than Cao Cao. If Yizhou wanted to develop and Cao Cao wanted to develop, Ba County was an important part of it.

If you want to develop, you must march north. If you want to march north, you must retain Ba County, or at least one city.

What Gu Rubing said is not just a matter of Ba County, but the future of Yizhou.

"King Lie, please don't push us too far. If you want to cut off the foundation of Yizhou, be careful. Even if we die, we will bite you."

"Oh? Are you threatening me? That's a coincidence. I can accept anything except threats from others. If you don't accept it, we can continue to fight. What do you think?"

Hearing this, Cao Cao looked at Gu Rubing. He knew that Gu Rubing was qualified to say such words.

Everyone in the Han Dynasty knew that if Gu Rubing didn't care about the loss of the painting, he could easily swallow up any of their forces. No one wanted to be the first, so the two sides could only remain in a stalemate. (End of this chapter)