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

Two days after Liu Zhang regained consciousness, he transferred 100,000 troops from the Jiaozhou border to garrison the border of Yizhou.

At this time, Cao Cao had just returned to Chengdu.

When Cao Cao learned that Liu Zhang had taken action, he was completely bewildered, having no idea what had happened.

They could only passively mobilize 30,000 troops to garrison the border.

Gu Rubing currently has no intention of getting involved in the situation in Jiaozhou. To resolve the issues in Jiaozhou and Yizhou, he needs to first resolve the issues in Youzhou.

After telling Gu Rubing what he needed to be careful about, Zhuge Liang let Gu Rubing leave.

To ensure Gu Rubing's safety, Zhuge Liang specifically ordered Zhang Liao to lead 500 Iron Cavalry soldiers to accompany Gu Rubing.

The pressure on the front lines in Jiaozhou has been greatly reduced.

Zhuge Liang finally agreed to send troops to support Youzhou.

Gu Rubing returned to Youzhou a month later.

Arrived at the Youzhou camp.

Lu Su then recounted the events of the past month to Gu Rubing.

For the past month, the two sides have remained in a stalemate in Yangle County, with neither side taking the initiative to break the deadlock.

Moreover, Xun You showed no intention of going into battle at all.

Lu Su had Wei Yan and Zhang He take turns challenging him, but Xun You inside the city acted as if he hadn't heard them at all.

The two exchanged extremely offensive insults, but the other party refused to come out, no matter who called.

Lu Su had no way to deal with this.

In addition, Lu Su had already found a group of spies, but the gates of Yangle County remained tightly closed, and the spies had no chance to enter the city.

Gu Rubing did not expect that two problems would be waiting for him as soon as he arrived in Yangle County.

After escorting Gu Rubing to the main camp, Zhang Liao did not leave but simply stayed by Gu Rubing's side.

Gu Rubing led the group to the highest mountain peak in the vicinity.

From this mountain, one can get a general idea of ​​the situation in Yangle County.

Gu Rubing saw that Xun You had arranged the city very well, with soldiers guarding all four city gates and patrol teams appearing frequently.

Finding weaknesses is obviously not easy.

Gu Rubing observed for a long time and finally realized that attacking the city was obviously impossible; the only way was to force them out.

However, after these few times, Xun You has become very vigilant, and it is not easy to lure him out.

Gu Rubing returned to the camp.

He gazed at the map inside the tent and fell into deep thought.

No one around spoke; they waited quietly.

Looking around Yangle County, surrounded by mountains and rivers, Gu Rubing already had some ideas in mind.

Soon, Gu Rubing shared his thoughts with Lu Su and the others.

Zhang Liao and his men didn't care about this; they were only responsible for their own actions, and they weren't particularly skilled in strategy or tactics.

Lu Su frowned slightly.

Because Gu Rubing's plan was far too dangerous.

One wrong move and the whole army could be wiped out.

"My lord, should we consider a different approach? If we follow your plan, it's easy for there to be a lot of casualties before the plan even begins."

"With Xun You being so cautious, how can they launch an attack without suffering some losses?"

Lu Su hesitated for a moment, and in the end could only sigh.

late at night.

Both sides fell into a stalemate.

While Gu Rubing and the others were still resting.

This time, a military camp of the Liejun suddenly caught fire.

The fire alarmed all the soldiers.

Many soldiers were making a fuss.

The fire didn't start in any of the tents where people lived, but many soldiers were still unhappy about being woken up in the middle of the night.

However, at that moment, someone shouted.

The entire military camp descended into complete chaos.

Ultimately, Gu Rubing's entire camp spiraled out of control.

Xun You was sleeping when he was suddenly awakened by shouts of battle outside the city.

When Xun You opened his eyes and heard shouts of battle, he thought that Gu Rubing had attacked the city, so he immediately got out of bed.

When he stepped out of the room, Wang Yue and Shi A were already standing outside the door.

"Strategist, good news! Liu Bei and his men have broken up their camp."

"The camp was bombed? Why?"

The possibility of a military camp being stormed is present to some extent in every military camp.

Moreover, each time the camp was attacked, the losses were devastating.

Even armies led by top generals can experience riots.

"I don't know, but according to my informant, it seems that a tent caught fire for no reason."

Xun You immediately sensed that it was a scheme.

After all, this is too much of a coincidence; the camp was suddenly overrun.

"Let's go to the city wall."

Soon everyone arrived at the city wall.

Xun You saw that Gu Rubing's camp was ablaze with flames. Such flames were not something that could be achieved by just one tent on fire; clearly, Gu Rubing's entire camp was engulfed in flames.

"If this is an act, isn't Liu Bei's investment a bit too large?"

Wang Yue looked at Xun You and asked with some curiosity.

Xun You now had some doubts about his own guesses.

But he wasn't sure, after all, Gu Rubing had fooled him too many times before.

"Send men to observe Liu Bei's camp. If there is any news, report to me immediately."

"Yes."

Gu Rubing's camp was in complete chaos.

Many people had already drawn their weapons and started slashing at each other.

In just one hour, the number of dead and injured due to the bombing had reached tens of thousands.

Despite Wei Yan and Zhang He's desperate attempts to stop them, they could only control a small group of people.

The campsite was in an uproar all night.

By daybreak, the soldiers in the camp were exhausted.

Everyone was lying on the ground, covered in blood and panting heavily.

Knowing it was over, Gu Rubing slowly stepped forward.

"Send the wounded down for treatment and count how many people are still alive."

Before long, Wei Yan arrived in front of Gu Rubing.

"My lord, our army still has 20,000 men who can fight, of whom about 3,000 are lightly wounded but still able to kill the enemy."

"Kill the enemy? Kill my ass! We're all wounded, how can we kill the enemy?"

After Gu Rubing finished speaking, he threw the bamboo slip in his hand directly in front of Wei Yan.

"Send people down for treatment immediately. As for the rest, let's retreat!"

"This……"

"I said retreat."

"Yes!"

Xun You quickly discovered the situation at Gu Rubing's camp. After learning about it, Wang Yue couldn't help but regret, saying, "We should have gone over there then and taken advantage of their confusion to wipe them out."

"The problem is that we don't know how many men Liu Bei has left. Wang Yue, take some men and go check. If we don't know, we'll see how many cooking stoves they have."

"it is good."

Wang Yue led a hundred cavalrymen out of the city quietly and then plunged into the woods.

Ten thousand soldiers may not sound like a lot, but when they actually appear in front of you, they form a dense, dark mass, making it difficult to determine their exact numbers.

In the end, Wang Yue could only count the stoves.

According to Wang Yue's investigation, this stove is enough to power 30,000 people.

Wang Yue also deduced that Gu Rubing should still have 30,000 men under his command.

Upon returning to the city, Wang Yue quickly relayed the news to Xun You.

However, Xun You did not trust Wang Yue's eyes.

Moreover, with the whole night of chaos, how could Gu Rubing have only lost so few people?
Xun You personally led Wang Yue out of the city again.

"See? I told you, it's a kitchen for 30,000 people, and you still didn't believe me."

Wang Yue was very confident in his judgment.

Upon hearing this, Xun You observed carefully for a moment, and then burst out laughing.

"Liu Bei, Liu Bei, did you think your tricks could fool me? I never expected that your losses would be so severe this time."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

Wang Yue looked at Xun You with a blank expression.

"This stove looks like it was designed for 30,000 people, but look at the firewood residue. If it was used by 30,000 people, there's far too little residue. Judging from this, Liu Bei only has about 15,000 men at most."

"Fifteen thousand? That's impossible! Such a heavy loss?"

"Pretty much. They could have caused a ruckus all night last night. Liu Bei's army is very disciplined, so it's unlikely that such a ruckus would have occurred. But that doesn't mean the soldiers didn't have grievances. They were just suppressing them. The more they suppressed their resentment, the more intense it would be when it finally erupted. In Liu Bei's case, it's clear that he suppressed it too much beforehand."

Wang Yue understood what Xun You said.

This is also something that can't be helped.

He often expressed his dissatisfaction with Xun You, but he could usually say it out loud.

These things can all be resolved as long as they are spoken out.

But these soldiers are not an option.

They might have complaints about the head coach, but even if they had ten times the courage, they wouldn't dare to say it, because saying it could very well cost them their lives.

They were holding back their anger, and naturally they needed an outlet, which meant targeting the soldiers of similar rank.

In the end, the resentment in these people's hearts grew, some from their comrades, some from their commander, and even from centurions and commanders. The more resentment they accumulated, the greater the power when it was released.

"Since Liu Bei only has about 15,000 men, we don't need to wait for them anymore. It's time for us to take the initiative."

It's impossible for Xun You to be completely without anger after fighting Gu Rubing for so long.

After all, he had been tricked by Gu Rubing many times.

This time, he can finally let off some steam.

Xun You returned to the city and immediately mobilized all the troops in the city to launch an attack on Gu Rubing's camp.

However, when they arrived at Gu Rubing's camp, the entire camp was empty, with no one inside. Judging from the signs, it was clear that they had already evacuated.

They were in such a hurry when they left that they didn't even have time to take some of the food supplies with them.

"Chase!"

Xun You immediately ordered a pursuit.

This is the perfect time to strike while the iron is hot.

However, just as they followed the trail of Gu Rubing's retreat to a grove of trees...

Suddenly, a hail of arrows shot out from the woods.

Because of the forest, the rain of arrows did not cause much damage.

But it still startled Xun You and the others.

Xun You then slowed his pace and began to defend.

However, after this volley of arrows, there was no second attack as expected, and those who had ambushed them had all disappeared.

After searching the surrounding area and confirming that there was no danger, Xun You resumed the pursuit.

However, after running for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, a pile of boulders fell from the top of the mountain.

They blocked their path.

Some soldiers were even crushed to death because they couldn't dodge in time.

Xun You immediately ordered the boulder to be moved aside, and led the rest of the people to continue their journey.

Then came logs, rockets, and even traps.

These things had limited destructive power, but they greatly reduced Xun You's pursuit speed.

The more traps there were, the more certain Xun You became of his judgment.

Liu Bei must not have many troops at his disposal, otherwise there would be no need for him to hinder his progress in this way.

Thinking of this, Xun You quickened his pace and began a rapid pursuit.

However, traps kept appearing.

a whole day.

Xun You and his men didn't even see Gu Rubing's figure; instead, they lost hundreds of men.

However, this number is nothing compared to Xun You's 50,000 men; it's not even worth mentioning.

late at night.

Just as Xun You was about to rest, countless rockets set their painstakingly constructed camp ablaze.

Although Xun You and his men put out the fire quickly, the night was a complete waste.

No one rested, and by the time they finished, it was already dawn.

Xun You had no choice but to pursue them again.

Although the night raid made Xun You very unhappy, it also proved that Gu Rubing was nearby and watching them.

This means that I will be able to catch up with them sooner or later.

Most importantly, after a day and a night of this, he was burning with rage at Gu Rubing's antics. If Gu Rubing were standing in front of him now, he would definitely tear Gu Rubing to pieces to vent his anger.

Another day has come to an end.

Every time Xun You wanted to rest, he would be ambushed, but every time he chased after him, he could find nothing.

Three full days.

Xun You didn't sleep a single time.

This pushed his energy to its limit.

If he's like this, imagine how the soldiers who live in constant fear must feel.

In the past three days, the number of dead and injured has exceeded one thousand. Although this is insignificant compared to the 50,000 people, the sight of their brothers who had fought alongside them dying right before their eyes was still a blow to many. The most crucial point is that they haven't even seen their enemies yet, leaving them unsure of who to turn to for revenge.

Wang Yue was also somewhat tired at this point.

Although he was a famous general with an extraordinary physique, even a famous general would find it hard to withstand three days without sleep and constant anxiety.

"Strategist, let's retreat. If this continues, the soldiers won't be able to hold on."

Upon hearing this, Xun You nodded, indicating that he also intended to give up.

"retreat!"

As soon as Xun You issued the order, a group of people rushed out.

Judging from their attire, this group of people are clearly Gu Rubing's men, and only about a thousand of them have rushed out.

Seeing that someone had finally come out, Xun You finally had a place to vent his anger.

"Kill them! Kill them all!"

Even without Xun You's prompting, the soldiers had already begun their frenzied attack.

All the resentment accumulated along the way was finally released at this moment. (End of Chapter)