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

Seeing that Sun Quan and Sun Ce were getting along so well, Sun Jian didn't bother to get involved anymore.

"Alright, since no one objects to Quan'er's suggestion, shall we do as Quan'er says?"

After Sun Jian finished speaking, he looked at the people around him again.

In truth, Sun Jian also wanted to protect Zhang He.

It wasn't for any other reason than that we had been supporting Shi Xie with Cao Cao and Liu Zhang for so long, and our own supplies had been greatly depleted.

But so far, he hasn't seen any benefits; instead, he's been targeted by Gu Rubing.

His goal was to survive until the end, not to fight for supremacy. As long as he was alive, his abilities would grow stronger over time, and it was not impossible for him to eventually become a legendary general. But if Gu Rubing set his sights on him now, with the legendary generals under Gu Rubing's command, he could tear him to pieces at any time.

This is completely different from what I originally wanted.

The reason Sun Jian cooperated with Cao Cao was to allow Cao Cao and his allies to better restrain Gu Rubing and give them more opportunities to develop.

Just as Sun Jian was deciding what to do next, Zhou Yu stepped forward.

"My lord, I have a better idea."

"Hmm? Gongjin? Do you have any other ideas?"

Sun Jian looked at Zhou Yu with a puzzled expression.

"My lord, we can follow the second young master's plan to protect Zhang He. After Zhang He leaves, we will continue to secretly supply Shi Xie with provisions."

"Ok?"

Sun Jian looked at Zhou Yu with a puzzled expression. He had just betrayed Shi Xie, so how could he still cooperate with Shi Xie?
"My lord, in this world, profit is everything. They need our supplies. As long as we have supplies, no matter what we do, they will have no choice but to endure it."

Although Zhou Yu's words were somewhat unreasonable, they were also true.

They had betrayed their so-called allies more than once or twice, but every time there was a major operation, Cao Cao would still approach them and ask them to cooperate.

"Okay, okay, okay, let's go with your plan. If Cao Cao really doesn't need our supplies, we'll leave it alone. It'll save me some supplies."

After Sun Jian finished speaking, he burst into laughter.

Just three days after they finalized the plan.

Zhang He finally reached Sun Jian's range.

However, Shi A, who was in charge of the pursuit, did not slow down when he saw that it was Sun Jian's territory; instead, he sped up.

In Shi A's mind, Sun Jian was already on their side.

When he saw that Zhang He had actually advanced, he was obviously stunned, but he quickly realized that this must be Zhou Yu's plan.

After all, only by bringing people into the city can we ensure that we can thoroughly inspect our opponents.

However, just as Shia approached the city, a rain of arrows fell.

Forced to stop, Shi A looked towards the city wall.

“I am Shi A, a general under the governor of Youzhou. Look closely, we are on the same side.”

"Who says we're on your side? There are orders from above that no one from Youzhou is allowed to enter the city. Anyone who resists will be killed without mercy! That was just a warning to you. If there's a next time, don't blame us for being ruthless."

Upon hearing this, Shi A was completely stunned, utterly bewildered as to what was going on.

After Zhang He entered the city, the garrison general led him to Constantinople, completely unaware of what would happen next.

After Gu Rubing occupied Pinggu County, he rested for five full days and did not pursue the enemy.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Shi Xie deployed all his troops to Anle County.

Although Anle County is not a major military town, it is an extremely economically developed area in the entire Yuyang Prefecture.

Shi Xie has put a lot of effort into the defense of this place, and now the height of the city wall here is no less than that of a pass.

Gu Rubing searched Pinggu County for five whole days, only to find that he hadn't found a single grain or fodder.

This put Gu Rubing in a bit of a dilemma.

Logically speaking, Shi Xie's retreat was rather hasty, so it would have been impossible for him to have had time to take the grain with him. However, the grain has now disappeared, which means that the place where Shi Xie stored the grain was not Pinggu County at all, but some other place.

This was probably to prevent the current situation from happening.

However, this presents an opportunity for Gu Rubing.

Gu Rubing immediately ordered a search for the place where Shi Xie had stored the grain and fodder.

However, no matter how hard Gu Rubing searched, he couldn't find any clues.

This made Gu Rubing somewhat suspicious that the grain supplies were inside Anle City.

But Gu Rubing's guess was quickly refuted.

The informants in Anle City reported that no grain supplies had been found within the city.

This put Gu Rubing in a difficult position.

Storing provisions for tens of thousands of people is extremely difficult and absolutely impossible to avoid being discovered.

Did Shi Xie discover a new method for storing grain and fodder?

Gu Rubing looked at the map in front of him with some curiosity.

Lu Su was just as curious as Gu Rubing.

He had tried many methods, but had not been able to find the location of Shi Xie's grain storage.

Just as the two were worrying, news of Sun Jian arrived.

Zhang He has entered Sun Jian's territory and is on his way to Constantinople, where he is under Sun Jian's protection.

"My lord, Sun Jian is trying to curry favor with us. What should we do next?"

Wei Yan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Zhang He was alright.

"Trying to be friendly? Ha! Rather than saying they're trying to be friendly, it's more accurate to say they're opportunists, switching sides."

Upon hearing this, Wei Yan looked at Gu Rubing with a puzzled expression.

“That’s right. My lord, Sun Jian clearly doesn’t want to offend either side. But no matter what, Sun Jian helped us protect General Zhang He, so we should still show our appreciation. Besides, now that General Zhang He has entered Sun Jian’s territory, Shi A must have already led his troops back to Anle City, which puts us under even more pressure.”

Gu Rubing nodded.

The walls of Anle City were reinforced very high by Shi Xie, making it impossible for a single siege ladder to climb, and even catapults had difficulty hitting the walls accurately.

Shi Xie's troops had increased to nearly 60,000, while Shi Xie himself had less than 40,000, and nearly 30,000 of them were still fighting on Sun Jian's side. If they continued to fight like this, they would probably lose all the previous gains.

After considering the matter for a moment, Gu Rubing immediately sent a letter to Zhuge Liang, requesting that Zhuge Liang send troops to provide support.

However, Gu Rubing also knew that Zhuge Liang probably couldn't send reinforcements; otherwise, he wouldn't have known to ask Sun Jian for troops in the first place.

Borrow troops?

Gu Rubing realized what was happening.

Immediately, Gu Rubing made a surprising decision. "You all stay here and guard the area. Zilong, you stay here too. Don't move around and be careful. All military deployments are to be carried out by Zijing. I'm going to see Sun Jian. Zilong, you can take action if necessary."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yun immediately stepped forward.

“My lord, the journey to Sun Jian’s side is dangerous, and Sun Jian only has Junyi there. There are two legendary generals on his side. If you fight them, you will be in danger. I will accompany you. You can leave things here to Mr. Zijing. There shouldn’t be any problems.”

Lu Su had not expected Gu Rubing to make such a frightening decision. He immediately stepped forward and said, "That's right, my lord. General Zilong is right. Let General Zilong go with you. I can hold the line. If I can't, I will retreat. I will definitely be able to minimize the losses."

Upon hearing this, Gu Rubing immediately shook his head.

“We’ve got Youzhou all set this time, and no one can stop us. This time, I’m not only going to bring Junyi back, but I’m also going to borrow troops from Sun Jian. Sun Jian has been secretly supplying Shi Xie with provisions all this time. He’s been working against us for so long, we can’t just forgive them without losing anything, can we? We have to make them bleed.”

Upon hearing that Gu Rubing had actually gone to borrow troops, the others became even more opposed.

This could very well lead to a breakdown in negotiations. If the other party shows any sign of taking action, given Gu Rubing's strength, he could easily be chopped into mincemeat.

"My lord, that won't do either. This time you must listen to us. No matter what, you can't go there by yourself."

Just as Gu Rubing and Lu Su were at an impasse, Gu Rubing suddenly came up with a solution.

"How about this, I'll contact the Prime Minister and ask him to send a legendary military general over, is that alright?"

"Alright, my lord, you can take General Zilong and leave first. As for the next few days, I have my own way of keeping them in suspense."

"Ok."

Gu Rubing nodded, but he still felt it was somewhat risky.

Ten thousand men against sixty thousand, the enemy has two famous generals while I only have one, the enemy has two legendary generals while I have none after transferring Zhao Yun away.

Given such a significant disadvantage, Gu Rubing was somewhat worried about whether Lu Su could truly hold on.

After hesitating for a moment, Gu Rubing said with some concern, "Zijing, be careful. If you find yourself outmatched, retreat immediately. Protecting yourselves is the most important thing."

After giving all his instructions, Gu Rubing led Zhao Yun away slowly.

After Gu Rubing left, Lu Su immediately had a wooden sculpture made according to Zhao Yun's height.

And it was taken out three times a day.

Wang Yue and the others on the city wall observed Gu Rubing's camp every day. When they noticed that Zhao Yun was appearing more frequently, they all became a little suspicious.

After three days, Wang Yue and his team finally discovered the pattern.

It seems that Zhao Yun appears at the same time every day, standing in front of all of them, as if in a provocation.

Wang Yue felt increasingly uneasy and began to consider testing the waters.

On the morning of the fourth day.

Wang Yue immediately led 20,000 men, along with Meng Huo and Miao Moqing, to attack Lu Su's camp.

Wang Yue was quickly met with resistance.

However, after a few exchanges, Wang Yue realized that Zhao Yun still hadn't come out.

After killing a soldier beside him with a wave of his hand, Wang Yue looked at Wei Yan in the distance.

"Wei Yan, where is your Zhao Yun? Why isn't he coming out to fight?"

"Hmph, Wang Yue, you think you can rely on Zilong? I can take care of you all by myself."

Hearing this, Wang Yue became even more certain that Zhao Yun was definitely not in the army.

Wang Yue immediately gave Meng Huo and Miao Moqing a signal.

If Zhao Yun weren't here, their Gu clan would definitely make a move.

After all, they were the strongest on the field.

However, just as the two were about to make their move.

A fiery phoenix, with a resounding cry, pierced the sky.

Wherever the fire phoenix passed, the earth burst into flames.

When Meng Huo saw that the fire phoenix was coming towards him, he immediately summoned the Gu Ancestor.

The fire phoenix collided directly with the Gu worm.

The Gu Ancestor immediately let out a painful scream.

Immediately afterwards, everyone smelled the aroma of roasted meat.

Huang Zhong, carrying the Eight Treasures Qilin Bow, was standing on a tree.

They stared intently at Meng Huo and Miao Moqing.

At the same time, Zhang Fei's voice came from the side.

"You only know to look for my brother Zilong, but do you know who I am, Zhang Yide of Yan?"

As the voice faded, a black light appeared.

The black light crashed directly into Meng Huo's Gu worms.

The Gu Ancestor was instantly severely injured, and Meng Huo also spat out a mouthful of blood, his whole body weakening.

Miao Moqing immediately summoned the Gu Mother and then protected Meng Huo behind her.

When Wang Yue saw this, his expression changed immediately. Zhao Yun was indeed not there, but two legendary generals had actually come. If they were to fight, wouldn't they be doomed?

"retreat!"

With Wang Yue's command, Wei Yan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

To stop these people, Lu Su had even sent out the entire supply battalion from the camp. At this moment, there were only two soldiers in the silver ground, responsible for standing guard, just to create the illusion that they still had tens of thousands of people. After all, no one would have thought that this first wave of resistance would be all of them.

The appearance of Huang Zhong and Zhang Fei was indeed unexpected by Lu Su.

When Lu Su learned that Wang Yue was going to test him, he knew he couldn't hold on any longer.

Even Lu Su had already made preparations for retreat.

But to their surprise, just as they sent everyone out, Huang Zhong and Zhang Fei appeared in the camp.

Lu Su immediately arranged seats for the two of them.

With the imposing presence of two legendary generals, Wei Yan and his men quickly drove Wang Yue back, at least concealing their numerical disadvantage.

When Wang Yue and his group returned to the city, Miao Moqing looked at Wang Yue with some dissatisfaction.

"General Wang, what a brilliant idea you've come up with! Sending us to scout ahead? What are your spies doing? Haven't they figured out how many people are in the enemy camp, and how many legendary generals they have?"

Hearing this, Wang Yue felt a little embarrassed. It was because the information his informant had obtained was inaccurate that he had no choice but to explore the area himself. If his information had been as accurate as Gu Rubing's, he wouldn't have had to take such a big risk to explore the area.

"This incident was my fault. I didn't expect that after Zhao Yun left, Liu Bei would send two legendary generals. I was careless this time. Don't worry, I will make sure that the lord compensates you. I won't let you suffer any losses."

"Hmph, that's more like it." (End of Chapter)