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

However, much later...

There was no sound from the surroundings.

This put the two at ease again, and they began to maneuver around the trap and continue their operation.

As for the people who fell into the pit, no one offered to help them.

After all, time is very tight.

However, after traveling for a while, just as they relaxed completely and sped up their journey, a rain of arrows fell directly down.

Caught off guard, the 50,000-strong army suffered considerable casualties in a short period of time.

The two generals once again ordered the army to assume a defensive posture.

However, after waiting for a while, no second wave of arrows appeared.

The two immediately led a portion of their army to begin searching the surrounding area.

The result was that they only found traces of a large army lying in ambush there, but they didn't see anyone.

Knowing they had already wasted a lot of time, the two resumed their journey.

However, every time the two of them prepared to travel at full speed, they would be ambushed or trapped.

This greatly slowed down their travel speed.

at the same time.

The northern camp was completely surrounded by the 70,000-strong army led by Wei Yan and Zhang He.

Wei Yan and Zhang He also fought against Wang Yue and Shi A several times.

"Hmph, once our reinforcements arrive, none of your 70,000 troops will be able to escape."

"Reinforcements? Where did you get reinforcements? It's been almost three hours since we started fighting, hasn't it? Where are your reinforcements? Did you really think Xun You would come to your aid?"

Wei Yan burst into laughter.

However, every laugh of Wei Yan was like a needle piercing Wang Yue's heart.

Wang Yue, who already had suspicions about Xun You, was now convinced that Xun You had betrayed him.

"Xun You, you beast."

Wang Yue was already angry.

At this moment, Wei Yan thought his chance had come. He swung his White Tiger Devouring Sun Blade and slashed at Wang Yue, trying to take advantage of Wang Yue's distraction to launch a sneak attack.

As a result, Wei Yan did not expect that Wang Yue would vent all his anger on him.

At this moment, Wang Yue wielded his Gentleman's Sword to block Wei Yan's attack.

He wielded the Gentleman's Sword, employing various tricky attack methods to relentlessly strike Wei Yan's vital points.

As the speed increased, Wei Yan could barely hold on.

Wei Yan regretted it at this moment, wondering why he had offended Wang Yue at this time.

As Wei Yan sustained more and more wounds, his fighting ability rapidly declined. Zhang He forced Shi A back with his spear and then rushed to Wei Yan's side, helping him block Wang Yue's attack.

"Wen Chang, are you injured? Let's retreat. Our lord said that if we can fight, we should fight; if we can't, we should retreat."

"This……"

Wei Yan was still a little hesitant. He glanced at Wang Yue, whose eyes were red, and Shi A, who was watching him intently. In the end, Wei Yan followed Zhang He and retreated.

Wang Yue did not pursue them, but watched Wei Yan and his men leave.

After walking for a while, Wei Yan and his men confirmed that Wang Yue had not followed.

The pain that had appeared on Wei Yan's face due to his injury vanished instantly.

"Sigh, the lord told us to act, but he didn't say that acting would be so tiring. I hope our efforts will be rewarded."

"Haha, Wenchang, don't worry. Wang Yue's relationship with Xun You is still under our control."

After Wei Yan and his men had been gone for quite some time, the two deputy generals arrived with reinforcements.

The two approached Wang Yue.

“From the South Camp to the North Camp, even at a slow pace, it would take three hours to get there. It has been four hours since I requested reinforcements, and you have only just arrived? If I hadn’t injured Wei Yan and forced them to retreat, the North Camp would have been gone by the time you arrived.”

The two felt very aggrieved by Wang Yue's words and recounted their experiences along the way.

Wang Yue did not believe what they said.

Gu Rubing only had 70,000 troops under his command, while Sun Jian's troops were still arriving one after another.

In this siege of the Northern Camp, Gu Rubing has mobilized all his troops. Who can ambush them and the 50,000 men they lead?

Wang Yue believed that the two men were only deputy generals and would not have dared to dawdle to provide support without orders from above; they must have received orders from Xun You.

This made Wang Yue increasingly distrustful of Xun You.

“Go back and tell Xun You not to go too far.”

The two men were a little confused about Wang Yue's meaning, but seeing Wang Yue's furious expression, they dared not say anything and immediately led their 50,000 troops back.

However, after the two returned to the southern camp, Xun You immediately had them killed on the grounds of delaying military intelligence.

But in Wang Yue's view, this behavior was just a show, a way to destroy evidence and give him no reason to cause trouble.

To this end, Wang Yue deliberately moved the North Camp further north, making it a full half-day's journey from the South Camp.

Upon seeing this, Gu Rubing burst out laughing.

From this point on, their plan can be considered a complete success.

"Zijing, you are truly remarkable. You used only two thousand men to delay an army of fifty thousand for a full two hours."

Gu Rubing couldn't help but sigh that Lu Su's talents in certain areas were no less than those of Zhuge Liang.

"My lord, you flatter me. This time, the enemy was only led by two deputy generals. If Wang Yue or Shi A had been there, or if Xun You had personally led the army, I would not have been able to delay them for so long."

"Haha, Zijing, don't be modest. Once Youzhou is pacified, I'll give you the credit."

After saying this, Gu Rubing patted Lu Su on the shoulder and then looked at the map.

"Zijing, we've been acting for so long, shouldn't we start to see the results of our hard work?"

"Of course, but my lord, you must wait until all of Sun Jian's troops arrive. Otherwise, we only have 70,000 men, which is still too few."

Xun You didn't pay much attention to Wang Yue and his group's behavior.

Five days later.

The 50,000 troops that Sun Jian promised have all arrived.

Gu Rubing knew that their plan should begin in earnest.

Upon receiving the news, Xun You learned that Gu Rubing had personally led a full army of 100,000 men towards his southern camp.

This gave Xun You an opportunity.

Now that Gu Rubing has led all his troops to attack the Southern Camp, if Wang Yue and Shi A lead the Northern Camp to launch a surprise attack on Gu Rubing's rear at this time, then this time they can definitely achieve a great victory.

At that time, Gu Rubing's entire army might be wiped out, and the recapture of Youzhou would be just around the corner.

Given Gu Rubing's current situation, he absolutely cannot muster a second army of 100,000 to head to Youzhou.

Thinking of this, Xun You immediately sent someone to the Northern Camp.

At the same time, they began to organize a large army to block Gu Rubing's army.

However, when the messenger arrived at the northern camp, Wang Yue, after learning of the situation at the southern camp, outwardly agreed to provide support, but an hour passed without even showing any intention of mustering troops. Shi A, in broad daylight, went back to his tent to sleep.

Xun You was still leading his army in a desperate struggle.

Without any capable generals at his disposal, and facing Zhang He and Wei Yan, who were like tigers descending the mountain, Xun You could only send out a large number of troops to surround and trap the two.

This method might have been useful in the past, but in the current situation, with both sides having roughly the same troop strength, Xun You quickly found himself short of manpower.

Fortunately, we can still manage.

If Wang Yue and his team arrive in time, they still have a chance to turn the tide.

Xun You held out for two hours, but still did not see Wang Yue and the others arrive.

He couldn't help but feel anxious, so he sent another messenger to the northern camp.

However, they had only just arrived at Beiying.

An arrow pierced his throat.

After the messenger fell, Shi A, who had been hiding nearby, came out and hid the messenger's body and the horse. Finally, he returned to the military camp leisurely as if nothing had happened.

Four hours later.

Xun You finally couldn't hold on any longer.

The defenses were crumbling.

They have even advanced to the rear camp.

During this period, Xun You had already sent out six waves of messengers, but none of them returned alive.

Just as Xun You was hesitating about what to do, Wei Yan and Zhang He suddenly stopped their attack.

Gu Rubing rode out slowly on his horse, Lu.

"Xun You, surrender. You have no reinforcements left. With the men you have, you can't stop me."

However, Xun You showed no interest in marrying Gu Rubing.

At this moment, he was just a little puzzled as to why reinforcements had not yet arrived.

Seeing that Xun You was ignoring him, Gu Rubing was not disappointed.

What he needed to do was to make Xun You despair, to make these 100,000 soldiers despair, so that he could become their hope.

"Xun You, I'll give you a chance. If you surrender, I'll spare these people and your life too. How about that?"

Everyone present knew that they were doomed to lose this battle.

Now that Gu Rubing had given him hope for life, they all looked eagerly at Xun You.

These soldiers were originally Liu Zhang's men. Although they were dissatisfied with Xun You's command of them, they could not say anything due to Liu Zhang's demands.

But long-standing discontent continues to accumulate.

Having received Liu Zhang's orders, they dared not show any dissatisfaction towards Xun You.

But things are different now.

Now they are all going to die in battle.

A group of people who are about to die, what else can they be afraid of?

"Strategist, shouldn't you make some kind of response? We can't just let us wait to die."

Xun You knew exactly what these people meant, and in the end, he turned his attention to the map.

When the Southern Camp was established, Xun You's cautious nature led him to leave himself a way out.

But if he really leads everyone away through this escape route, then he will have truly failed this time, and he is not very confident about how many people he can take with him.

Most importantly, this is truly the best opportunity to completely annihilate Gu Rubing.

He didn't want to leave just like that. As long as Wang Yue's reinforcements arrived, they would definitely be able to completely defeat Gu Rubing.

Xun You still wanted to rely on Wang Yue.

However, at this time, Wang Yue was in the northern camp, drinking and chatting with Shi A.

Xun You hadn't expected that no troops would be dispatched at all.

"Tell everyone immediately that our reinforcements are on their way. Tell everyone to hold on until the reinforcements arrive, then we can defeat Liu Bei in one fell swoop. On the day the city falls, you can relax for three days. I don't care what you do."

Xun You was willing to disregard everything else in order to keep his soldiers going.

This so-called three-day relaxation period was actually just allowing the soldiers to enter the city and do whatever they wanted, which could even lead to a massacre of the city.

However, Xun You's promise restored the confidence of all the soldiers, and they were even a little excited.

The morale of the troops, which had been low, was instantly restored.

Gu Rubing had not expected that his words would have no effect whatsoever.

Left with no other option, they had to order another attack.

Xun You saw that none of his soldiers could stop Zhang He and Wei Yan, and that he even had to send nearly a thousand men to block them.

Finally, Xun You looked at the six deputy generals beside him.

"Who among you dares to challenge Zhang He and Wei Yan?"

In response to Xun You's question, all six people present lowered their heads.

This wasn't the first time Zhang He and Wei Yan had clashed, and they both had some understanding of each other's strength. Anyone present who fought against the two of them would have virtually no chance of survival.

Seeing that no one spoke, Xun You's mood became even more depressed.

If even the generals under my command don't have the courage to fight against the two enemy generals, how can this battle continue?
Seeing this scene, Xun You couldn't help but recall his days in Cao Cao's army.

At that time, seeing people like Wei Yan and Zhang He, let alone famous generals in the army, even generals like Cao Zhen would dare to fight against people like Wei Yan.

In contrast, Xun You finally understood why Liu Zhang was no match for Gu Rubing.

The two sides are not even on the same level in terms of courage.

Xun You looked at the inevitable defeat before him and knew very well that he could not hold on for much longer.

Reinforcements are still nowhere in sight.

In the end, Xun You decided to lead everyone along the escape route he had prepared.

As for how many people could leave, Xun You didn't know either; he could only do his best and leave the rest to fate.

However, just as Xun You ordered a retreat, the six deputy generals standing nearby showed no intention of moving.

"Didn't you hear me say retreat?"

"Strategist, Liu Bei just said that as long as you surrender, we can live. Now we are bound to lose. Should we consider surrendering?"

These people said they wanted Xun You to consider it, but from their eyes, Xun You knew that they had no intention of letting him consider it at all, but rather wanted to coerce him.

"What are you trying to do? Do you really think Liu Bei will let you go?"

“I believe Liu Bei won’t make things difficult for us. He still needs us to build a good image. Strategist, let’s surrender together.”

After speaking, the six people slowly walked towards Xun You.

Xun You subconsciously took a few steps back, but found that his retreat route out of the camp was blocked by two deputy generals.

These people were originally Liu Zhang's men, and it was already difficult for Xun You to command them. Now, with their lives hanging in the balance, they were even more disobedient to Xun You's commands.

"You're delusional if you think you can make me surrender. Or you could take my corpse back and see if Liu Bei will let you go." (End of Chapter)