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

Lu Su was all too aware of this situation; he had long heard of the strange things associated with the Gu clan.

"Oh no, run! This is fake!"

After Lu Su finished speaking, he rushed to Gu Rubing's side.

Wei Yan and his men covered Gu Rubing's rapid retreat.

After a stick of incense.

Shi Xie's body suddenly exploded.

A thick green fog began to spread through the air.

Without Gu Rubing saying anything, the soldiers immediately took out Hua Tuo's medicine powder.

With the presence of the powder, the poisonous gas cannot interfere with them for a short period of time.

The crowd dispersed.

Only after all the poisonous gas had been completely dispersed by the wind did the group dare to surround it.

"My lord, this is not Shi Xie, but a member of the Gu clan."

Zhang Liao stepped forward, and Shi Xie's body was lifted up.

Gu Rubing then noticed that this person looked quite similar to Shi Xie, and there was blood on his face as well. Moreover, this person was obviously there to impersonate Shi Xie, and even the lines on his face were drawn in imitation of Shi Xie.

"Shi Xie really has some good methods. I thought he had finally stood up this time."

"My lord, we have now taken Xiangping and the entire Youzhou is under our control. Should we send men to blockade Youzhou and capture Shi Xie?"

"No need. We don't know when he ran away. If he ran away last night, he would probably have left Liaodong by now. Let's just say Shi Xie is lucky this time. Let's bring peace to Youzhou immediately."

"Yes!"

After giving these instructions, Gu Rubing went directly into Xiangping.

In the woods not far outside the city.

Shi Xie, along with Wang Yue and the others, were hiding inside.

"My lord, what should we do now?"

"Let's go find Sun Jian."

Shi Xie knew that only Sun Jian might be able to save his life now.

After Gu Rubing occupied Youzhou, he did not leave immediately. Instead, he rearranged the entire Youzhou and left Lu Su in Youzhou.

Two weeks later, the whole country enjoyed a bumper harvest.

This relieved Gu Rubing.

However, another message was delivered to him.

That is, Shi Xie appeared in Sun Jian's territory.

Gu Rubing could be said to hate Shi Xie to the core.

He said he was so hopeless before, but then he ran away at the last minute and even found a stand-in to fool himself.

"My lord, now that Shi Xie has appeared with Sun Jian, should we go and find Sun Jian?"

"I will go and look for him, but only to demand what Sun Jian owes me. As for Shi Xie, I know that Sun Jian will never hand him over."

After making up his mind, Gu Rubing led Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, and five hundred Iron Cavalry directly to the Anluo Empire.

At this moment, Cao Cao watched as countless grains and fodder slowly entered the warehouse, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Although Shi Xie was defeated, he played his role to the fullest.

It was delayed until at least the harvest season.

Now we definitely have enough food for our troops.

"Someone, invite Liu Zhang to Chengdu as a guest!"

"Yes!"

When Gu Rubing arrived in Constantinople, Sun Jian knew that Gu Rubing's arrival at this time was definitely not for anything good.

When Sun Jian welcomed Gu Rubing, he kept trying to find out the purpose of Gu Rubing's visit.

However, Gu Rubing didn't say anything.

Sun Jian kept wondering if he had offended Gu Rubing again, or if his act of taking in Shi Xie had been discovered.

Under tension.

The group finally arrived inside the palace.

Looking at the tall palace in front of me, it was clearly even taller than before.

"The palace built by the King of Wu is even taller than the palace of the Emperor of Han. It seems that the King of Wu is living a pretty good life."

"Haha, Your Highness is too kind. May I ask what brings Your Highness here?"

"It's nothing. Since King Wu is living a good life, shouldn't we settle these debts?"

"debt?"

Sun Jian was clearly taken aback when he heard those two words.

He believed that he did not owe Gu Rubing anything. In fact, Gu Rubing had borrowed at least 200,000 troops from him and had not repaid them. Was he here to return the troops?

Thinking of this, Sun Jian couldn't help but shake his head.

This is no joke! He lent it to Liu Bei, how could he possibly return it?

Seeing Sun Jian shake his head, Gu Rubing knew that Sun Jian did not understand what he was talking about.

"It seems that King Wu does not know what I am talking about. In that case, let me remind you. If I remember correctly, your second largest city, Nisa, should be gone now. The land around Nisa should also be mine. Now that the grain has been harvested, where is my grain?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Jian nearly spat out the tea he had just drunk.

This Gu Rubing took nearly 200,000 troops from my side, without even returning them or saying a word, yet he cares about the meager provisions in Nisa.

Although Nisa is the second largest city, there is relatively little usable land around it, and the grain it has collected is only about ten million shi. How dare he accept such a small amount of grain?

Sun Jian grew angrier the more he thought about it, and finally smashed the table with his fist.

"King Lie, don't go too far. You have the nerve to ask for that little bit of grain? Where are the troops I lent you? The war in Youzhou is over now, don't you think you should return them to me?"

"Oh? You need to return them? I'm sorry, I really forgot about that. It's not impossible to return the troops to you, but I heard that Shi Xie is hiding here. I wonder if that's true? The matter in Youzhou is indeed over, but Shi Xie hasn't been captured yet. To be precise, the battle isn't over yet."

"This……"

When the topic of Shi Xie came up, Sun Jian immediately lost his confidence.

"Haha, this matter of troops is easy to discuss, Prince Lie, you really know how to joke. How come Shi Xie is with me..."

"Is that so? Since King Wu doesn't want to talk about Shi Xie, then let's talk about the grain supply problem in my city of Nisa."

“Of course, of course. This year’s harvest in Nisa City is ten million shi of grain. I will send someone to deliver it to Jiaozhou right now.”

"Ten million shi? I don't think so. No matter what, your Nisa is the second largest city. This harvest is still too little. Or is it that the grain was skimmed off when it reached you?"

Upon hearing this, Gan Ning couldn't hold back any longer and immediately stepped forward.

"King Lie, what do you mean by this? The land is ours, the people who take care of it are ours, and the people who collect the grain are ours. When we collected the grain, it was only ten million shi, and we didn't even ask you for any payment. On what grounds are you accusing us of exploiting you?"

"Shut up, Xingba. Since when did it become your turn to speak?"

Upon hearing Sun Jian's words, Gan Ning returned to stand behind Sun Jian.

"Your Highness, I'm sorry, but tell me, how much grain do you want?"

"Thirty million shi of grain and fodder, I feel that this harvest should be around this much."

"Why don't you go and grab it?"

Gan Ning couldn't help but speak again.

However, as soon as he opened his mouth, Gan Ning felt a cold gaze lock onto him.

The look in his eyes carried not only coldness but also a threat, as if he would be killed if he took another step forward.

Soon, Gan Ning looked in the direction of the gaze and discovered that it was Zhao Yun.

"King of Wu, what do you think?"

Sun Jian remained silent for a long time before finally nodding. Gu Rubing was pressing him relentlessly, and although he hadn't mentioned Shi Xie's matter, it was clear that Gu knew Shi Xie was with him. If he continued to insist, he feared he would lose control of Shi Xie's situation.

If we can use 30 million shi of grain to drive away this plague god, that would be the best thing ever. "Alright, 30 million it is, I'll go arrange it now."

Gu Rubing smiled and nodded.

Sun Jian quickly arranged for people to begin transporting the first batch of grain.

After reading all this, Gu Rubing prepared to leave.

Sun Jian escorted Gu Rubing outside the city.

"King Lie, now that the matter of Youzhou is resolved, shouldn't Cao Cao's Yizhou be next?"

"Yes, I hope you won't secretly attack me when the time comes."

"Haha, Prince Lie, don't worry."

Gu Rubing nodded and led Zhao Yun slowly toward the Jiaozhou camp.

Watching Gu Rubing completely disappear from his sight, Sun Jian slowly whispered, "Don't worry, I will definitely take action."

Like Sun Jian, there was a group of people who watched Gu Rubing leave.

"My lord, Liu Bei has already left. Shouldn't we make our move?"

“Wang Yue, I am no longer the governor, so you don’t need to call me lord anymore. Just call me Shi Xie.”

"This……"

Seeing Wang Yue's hesitant expression, Shi Xie couldn't help but sigh.

He was prepared to die that day, but if Meng Huo hadn't come in at the last moment and brought a double with him, he might have really died.

"Let's do it. Liu Bei only has Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun, and five hundred Ironclad Cavalry with him. We just need to find a way to lure them away."

"But my lord, we are not capable of luring Zhao Yun away."

"Of course."

Shi Xie clapped his hands.

Meng Huo quietly emerged from the corner.

"It's up to you. Just hold Zhao Yun off for a while."

"Do not worry."

After traveling for two days, Gu Rubing led the group out of the Anluo Empire and into Liangzhou.

"Alright, everyone's tired, let's take a day off."

With the matter in Youzhou resolved, Gu Rubing felt relieved and was no longer in a rush to do things.

However, while the Ironclad Cavalry was busy setting up camp, Zhao Yun was warily watching the distance not far ahead.

"who?"

Zhao Yun immediately roared.

Zhang Liao and the others immediately surrounded Gu Rubing, protecting him in the middle.

However, they waited for a long time but did not see anyone.

Just as Zhang Liao was about to look at Zhao Yun and ask what was going on, a rustling sound suddenly came from all around.

They recognized the voice immediately; it was the voice of the Gu worm.

"Careful, quickly sprinkle the powder."

As soon as the voice fell, countless Gu worms crawled out from all around.

The Ironclad Cavalry, which was already prepared, immediately scattered the medicinal powder.

The medicinal powder protected everyone, while the Gu worms swarmed around it, crawling incessantly, searching for a way out.

"Get out of here."

As soon as Zhao Yun finished speaking, a silver dragon suddenly flew out and rushed towards a tree in the distance.

After a loud "BOOM!"

The large tree fell to the ground with a crash, and Meng Huo appeared before them, along with Meng Huo's Gu Ancestor.

"Meng Huo, I didn't expect you not to go back."

Upon hearing this, Meng Huo smiled and then waved his hand gently.

All the Gu worms scattered.

"Zhao Yun, everyone says you are second only to Guan Yu. I want to test you and see what makes you so special."

Zhao Yun didn't speak but looked at Gu Rubing beside him.

When Zhao Yun saw Gu Rubing nod, he slowly walked out.

"You will regret this."

After Zhao Yun finished speaking, he charged towards Meng Huo.

To avoid hurting Gu Rubing, Zhao Yun led Meng Huo to a very far place.

As Zhang Liao watched Zhao Yun leave, he felt a sense of unease for some reason.

"My lord, please do not leave my side in the future."

Gu Rubing naturally sensed that something was wrong and nodded.

Just as they were speaking, countless people rushed out of the surrounding woods.

And they surrounded Gu Rubing and the others.

Zhang Liao did a quick calculation and found that the enemy had a force of ten thousand.

"kill."

It's unclear who gave the order, but they charged straight at Zhang Liao and his men.

With a disparity of 10,000 against 500, Zhang Liao launched a desperate battle.

With the added boost of fighting to the death, the combat power of all Ironclad Pagoda members increased rapidly, and the strength of all members surpassed that of first-class generals.

In their eyes, an army of ten thousand men posed no threat whatsoever.

Watching Zhang Liao and his men fighting in the distance, Gu Rubing stood quietly in place, holding two swords.

Just then, a voice appeared behind Gu Rubing.

"How can the dignified Prince Lie not even have a single guard by his side? Isn't that a bit too pitiful?"

Upon hearing the sound, Gu Rubing immediately looked behind him.

Wang Yue and Shi A slowly emerged from under a tree at the back.

Upon seeing these two appear, Gu Rubing's face instantly darkened.

"It seems that Shi Xie is the one who attacked me."

"Liu Bei, even if the Heavenly King himself came, he couldn't save you this time."

After saying this, Wang Yue and Shi A drew their swords and charged at Gu Rubing.

Seeing this, Gu Rubing showed no intention of resisting and turned to run away.

And in the blink of an eye, he was in the midst of the chaotic battle among the Ironclad Cavalry.

Zhang Liao also saw Wang Yue and Shi A chasing after Gu Rubing.

Immediately, half of the Ironclad Cavalry was separated to protect Gu Rubing.

Although these ironclad cavalry were no match for Wang Yue and his men, they were still able to buy them some time.

Zhang Liao, along with the remaining men, sped up their efforts and dealt with the remaining people.

The two sides actually started a competition at this moment.

Wang Yue and Shi A fought against 250 Iron Pagoda soldiers, while Zhang Liao led the Iron Pagoda soldiers against an army of 10,000.

Whoever gets rid of the other first will win Gu Rubing.

Zhang Liao was giving it his all, while Wang Yue was also increasing his speed. (End of Chapter)