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

Although Xun You, who led the troops, was not a famous general, he brought only elite soldiers with him this time.

The difference is that Gu Rubing assigned all his elite troops to Zhang He and Wei Yan, who then led them to pursue Wang Yue and Shi A.

From the very beginning of the clash, Gu Rubing's side was already at a disadvantage, but they were still able to hold on with difficulty.

But soon, Wang Yue, who was the first to leave, actually shook off Wei Yan's pursuers and rejoined Xun You's attack.

This immediately caused Gu Rubing's soldiers to show signs of collapse.

"Ming Jin retreats the troops."

After Gu Rubing issued the order, Zhao Yun personally sounded the retreat.

Zhang Fei and Huang Zhong stood aside, waiting quietly.

Xun You also saw Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei, and Huang Zhong in the distance, and couldn't help but feel nervous, worried that the three of them might suddenly make a move.

But soon, Meng Huo and Miao Moqing also appeared behind them, clearly to be wary of Zhang Fei and his men.

As the golden sound rang out, everyone began to retreat rapidly.

Xun You also ordered Wang Yue to take advantage of the situation and pursue them.

However, Xun You soon had a bad feeling.

Even though they were winning all the time, he never felt like he was victorious.

The feeling he got from the Lie Army was that their Youzhou army had won, but that their Lie Army was about to retreat.

The Lie army's retreat was not chaotic; everything was very orderly, which made Xun You feel like he had been tricked.

But for this sneak attack, Xun You went all in, with Shi A leading 50,000 troops to patrol the perimeter, drawing Zhang He and Wei Yan away, while also providing support to the front lines at any time.

Xun You believed that he had completed the entire plan and that there would be no loopholes.

With that thought, Xun You banished all his worries from his mind.

Gu Rubing quickly established a second line of defense.

However, under the onslaught of 100,000 people, this second line of defense also collapsed instantly.

In just half an hour, Xun You led his men into the rear army camp.

This was also the last direction Gu Rubing would take.

"Liu Bei, admit defeat. You have nowhere to retreat."

Upon hearing Xun You's words, Gu Rubing burst out laughing.

"Xun You, you think you've won, but do you really think you've won?"

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"Why don't you look behind you?"

Upon hearing this, Xun You's bad feeling intensified, and he turned to look behind him.

As a result, they saw flames appearing not far away, and thick smoke was slowly drifting out under the light of the flames.

"This……"

Xun You's eyes widened in shock upon seeing this.

At that moment, Xun You's mind went blank, and he didn't even realize where he was.

Soon, Xun You realized that it was his Yangle County.

"Oh no, we need to get back to the city quickly."

Xun You immediately abandoned the current battle situation and led his troops to retreat.

Although Gu Rubing was bound to lose, Xun You knew that with Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei, and Huang Zhong around, even if they defeated Gu Rubing, they wouldn't be able to cause him much harm. So it was better to go back and defend the city. Besides, this time, Yangle County was probably really beyond saving.

Seeing Xun You leave.

A slight smile appeared on Gu Rubing's lips.

"Xun You, Xun You, this time it's too late for you."

Xun You led his army and had not gone far when he saw Shi A walking towards him.

Throughout the journey, Xun You kept wondering where Gu Rubing got his troops to attack the city.

When Xun You saw Shi A leading his army over with a relaxed expression, he finally understood.

"Why did you come here? Didn't I tell you to lure Wei Yan and Zhang He away? Why did you come here?"

"They're lost! I lured them away not long ago, and they disappeared. I even sent men to search for them for a while, but we really couldn't find them. So I had to lead my troops to look for you. How did it go? Did you capture Liu Bei?"

After finishing speaking, Shi A looked excitedly towards the rear of the army.

"Why arrest Liu Bei? Look at Yangle County."

Upon hearing this, Shi A looked curiously toward Yangle County.

"This……"

Shi A finally saw the thick smoke.

"What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and leave!"

Xun You immediately led his army and began to charge towards Yangle County.

When everyone arrived at the city walls, they saw Zhang He and Wei Yan standing on the walls, leisurely watching Xun You arrive.

"Oh, isn't this Lord Xun You? Would you like to come into the city and catch up with me?"

Upon hearing this, Xun You looked at Zhang He on the city wall, and his face instantly darkened.

This time he finally understood that they had all been outmaneuvered by Gu Rubing, and this time the scheme had taken place right under his nose. This wasn't about winning or losing; it was a blatant humiliation.

Wang Yue could tell that Xun You was not in a good condition; his face was flushed, which was clearly a sign that he was about to be overcome with anger.

"Sir, let's evacuate first. Don't rush. It's just a city. We'll figure out a solution later."

Upon hearing Wang Yue's words, Xun You closed his eyes and slowly suppressed the anger in his heart.

"retreat!"

Wang Yue nodded and immediately ordered the army to take a side road and bypass Yangle County.

Looking at the path Xun You and his group had chosen from the city wall, Wei Yan couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.

They knew about this path before, but they had never taken it because they were worried about being attacked by the city's garrison.

Now the initiative is in their hands; the other side has chosen to take the back roads within the city, which is definitely an opportunity for them.

"Junyi, take a look at Xun You and his retreat route. Should we take some men and cut them off from the middle, so that they can't connect at both ends? That way, we can definitely give them a heavy blow."

Upon hearing this, Zhang He glanced at the long line of pedestrians, pondered for a moment, and finally shook his head.

"No, absolutely not."

"why?"

Wei Yan looked at Zhang He with some confusion.

"Our lord's orders are for us to guard this city and not to leave it at will. Have you forgotten how this city was captured? If Xun You takes advantage of this, wouldn't all of our lord's efforts be wasted?"

Wei Yan knew that Zhang He's concerns were valid, but seeing the excellent ambush situation before him filled him with excitement.

"Here's what we'll do: you lead the defense of the city, and I'll lead my 30,000 troops in a charge. If we succeed, we'll keep fighting; if we fail, we'll retreat."

Thirty thousand against one hundred and fifty thousand, although it seems a bit impossible.

However, it's not impossible given the excellent terrain.

Zhang He pondered for a moment, glanced at Xun You's formation in the distance, hesitated for a second, and finally turned his head away.

"What you do is your own business, I have no idea. Of course, the credit is yours, it has nothing to do with me."

"Alright, that's what I've been waiting for!"

Wei Yan turned to his deputy. "Order everyone to leave the city and engage the Youzhou army!"

"Yes!"

Wei Yan's schemes were known for being daring and extremely risky.

But it's not all useless; sometimes it can even be considered a brilliant strategy, one that even Zhuge Liang occasionally couldn't have come up with.

But this time, Wei Yan's impulsive act was deliberately provoked by Xun You.

Wei Yan led 30,000 troops and charged directly at the long dragon.

The path was so narrow that it could only allow three people to walk side by side.

Under such circumstances, one can imagine how long the army of 150,000 must have been.

Under such circumstances, with such narrow paths, Xun You and his men had absolutely no ability to launch a counterattack.

It doesn't even have the ability to defend itself.

Wei Yan saw this as an opportunity: once they reached the side path, they could basically slaughter everyone indiscriminately.

If it were Wang Yue and his men, they might have really thought as Wei Yan did, but unfortunately, this time it was Xun You who led the troops.

Just as Wei Yan was leading 30,000 troops to approach Xun You and his men.

Suddenly, countless arrows rained down from all around.

Caught off guard, Wei Yan suffered countless casualties among his soldiers.

Immediately afterwards, countless Youzhou soldiers rushed out from all sides, and those Youzhou soldiers who were originally on the path also turned around and began to surround Wei Yan.

Seeing how quickly the enemy changed tactics, and with the ambush all around, Wei Yan instantly realized that he had fallen into a trap.

Xun You had no intention of retreating like this at all; rather, he intended to lure them out.

"retreat!"

Wei Yan knew that under such circumstances, his 30,000 troops could not hold out for long, so he had no choice but to order a retreat to the city.

Unfortunately, given the current situation, it's easy to leave, but difficult to return.

Xun You was determined to swallow Wei Yan and his men whole; how could he possibly give Wei Yan a chance to go back?

Wei Yan and his men had just broken through one encirclement when a second one surrounded them.

An army of 150,000 men formed a three-layered encirclement.

When Wei Yan broke through the second level, he had less than three thousand soldiers left.

Looking at the third encirclement in front of him, Wei Yan felt a sense of despair and regret.

He regretted not listening to Zhang He back then.

In truth, Wei Yan underestimated Xun You.

On the main battlefield, Xun You suffered repeated setbacks, leading Wei Yan to believe that Xun You was not very capable, and thus he lowered his guard against Xun You.

This led to Wei Yan's defeat.

Zhang He, who was on the city wall, also saw Wei Yan's situation and immediately felt anxious.

But there are less than 30,000 people left in the city. If we rush to rescue Wei Yan, the city will surely be lost.

One was the city, the other was Wei Yan, which made Zhang He hesitate.

Just then, the city gates opened, and Gu Rubing led 20,000 soldiers in slowly.

Upon seeing Gu Rubing arrive, Zhang He immediately stepped forward and told Gu Rubing about Wei Yan's situation.

"Nonsense! How could Xun You expose such a huge loophole to you? You underestimate Xun You. Immediately take men and rescue Wei Yan for me."

"Yes!"

With Gu Rubing's orders and the city's 50,000 troops already in place, providing sufficient defense, Zhang He led over 20,000 men out to attack.

Wei Yan had already heard Zhang He's battle cries until reinforcements arrived.

Just as he was about to turn around and encourage his men, he suddenly realized that he was falling rapidly.

Wei Yan saw that he and his warhorse had fallen into the same pit at the same time.

The guards around him tried to pull Wei Yan out of the pit, but they were blocked by the Youzhou army that came.

Without Wei Yan's command, the last men under his command could not hold out any longer and were scattered and killed by the surrounding Youzhou army.

Zhang He originally thought he would find Wei Yan soon, but unexpectedly, countless Youzhou soldiers suddenly appeared around him.

These Youzhou soldiers, numbering nearly 100,000, were the soldiers from the first and second encirclements that Wei Yan had broken through.

Zhang He stood directly on his warhorse, looking at the surrounding situation, his expression growing increasingly grim.

Once this encirclement of 100,000 people is complete, his 20,000-plus people will also be devoured.

At that time, Gu Rubing's 20,000-plus men in the city would not be enough to defend it.

Just as Zhang He was hesitating about whether to retreat...

On the city wall, Gu Rubing, who was observing the battle, also noticed the situation and immediately sounded the retreat.

Upon hearing the sound of metal ringing, Zhang He did not hesitate and immediately retreated.

Gu Rubing retreated because he discovered that Wei Yan was nowhere to be found on the battlefield.

Or perhaps Wei Yan has already taken advantage of the chaos to escape.

However, given Wei Yan's personality, if he really did run away, he would definitely go into the city.

If there is no news of Wei Yan in the city, then it means the second possibility: Wei Yan has been captured.

Not long after, Zhang He returned covered in blood.

Upon his return, Zhang He immediately knelt before Gu Rubing.

"My lord, your subordinate is incompetent and has failed to find Wen Chang!"

"Forget it, let's go down and tidy up first, and prepare to meet Xun You's counterattack."

"Yes!"

Now that the city is without the famous general Wei Yan and the 30,000 troops he led, Zhang He just went out to rescue Wei Yan, but not only did he fail to rescue him, he also lost nearly 10,000 men. The city's troops now total no more than 40,000.

The idea of ​​using 40,000 men to hold off an attack by more than 100,000 was a huge challenge, even for Gu Rubing and Lu Su.

Xun You stood at the end of the path, and soon saw Wei Yan, who was tied up, being brought before him.

"Wei Yan, will you surrender?"

"Hmph, you petty man, how could I, Wei Yan, associate with such a despicable person?"

Wei Yan snorted coldly, his murderous aura chilling and sinister, causing Xun You to involuntarily take a step back.

"You have the nerve to call me a villain? Your lord Liu Bei lured me into battle and stole my cities. Isn't that the behavior of a villain?"

“My lord’s tactics are completely different from your despicable behavior. Don’t compare my lord to trash like you.”

"Fine, fine, I'm trash. Your lord's grand plan was supposed to be a complete victory, but because of you, it has turned into a crushing defeat. What do you think you are?"

"I……"

Wei Yan fell silent instantly.

This time he was indeed anxious. He never expected that after suffering a major defeat, Xun You would still be able to outmaneuver them. He had completely underestimated Xun You before.

Xun You's reaction speed is truly terrifying.

"Alright, I'm too lazy to argue with you anymore."

Xun You looked at Wei Yan, feeling somewhat hesitant.

Wei Yan's position in Gu Rubing's army was well-known; it was extremely important. (End of Chapter)