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

When Ru Bing saw this, he couldn't help but frown.

This feeling of being like meat on a chopping board, passively waiting for the outcome, made him very unhappy.

In the end, Wang Yue was indeed a bit faster, taking down the Ironclad Cavalry first and arriving in front of Gu Rubing.

"Liu Bei, your death is near."

Wang Yue swung his gentleman's sword and slashed at Gu Rubing.

Gu Rubing crossed his two swords in front of him.

However, at the very moment of contact, Gu Rubing felt an immense power.

The two swords slammed directly into Gu Rubing's shoulders.

Gu Rubing's shoulder instantly bled profusely.

Even so, Gu Rubing continued to hold on.

He knew in his heart that if he relaxed at this moment, it wouldn't just be his shoulder that would be injured, but his head.

"Lord!"

Zhang Liao roared and swung his Yellow Dragon Scythe Hook at Wang Yue.

Seeing this, Wang Yue could only draw his sword and retreat.

As the Gentleman Sword left, Gu Rubing sat on the ground, panting heavily.

Wang Yue had just dodged the flying yellow dragon sickle and hook, and before he could even catch his breath, Zhang Liao's fist came flying at him.

After being hit by Zhang Liao's fist, Wang Yue's body quickly retreated.

Rubbing his abdomen where Zhang Liao had struck him, Wang Yue felt a sharp pain that made him almost unable to breathe.

Zhang Liao pulled the Yellow Dragon Sickle from the ground and came to Gu Rubing's side.

"My lord, how are you?"

"fine!"

Gu Rubing stood up from the ground, his face pale.

Looking at the still fierce battlefield, Gu Rubing paused for a moment, and finally decided to break through!

"Stop fighting them, break through immediately."

"Yes!"

Zhang Liao covered Gu Rubing's retreat and they broke through the encirclement.

A group of people ran ahead, while thousands chased behind.

Halfway there, Zhao Yun also caught up with them.

When Wang Yue and the others who had been chasing after him saw Zhao Yun appear, they turned and ran.

Zhao Yun arrived at Gu Rubing's side. Upon seeing the wound on Gu Rubing's shoulder, his aura suddenly surged, and his murderous intent instantly spread.

"My lord, I'll go and kill them."

"Never mind, Zilong, let's go back first and talk about it later."

Wang Yue's assassination attempt can be said to have made Gu Rubing's relaxed mind tense up again.

After this incident, Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun were on edge the whole way, never letting their guard down for a moment.

half a month later.

Gu Rubing led everyone back to the Jiaozhou camp.

Zhuge Liang led everyone to the camp to welcome Gu Rubing.

They also knew about Gu Rubing's injury, and Hua Tuo had been waiting for him.

Upon seeing Gu Rubing arrive, Hua Tuo immediately stepped forward to examine Gu Rubing's injuries.

After examining him thoroughly, Hua Tuo slowly said, "My lord's health is fine."

When everyone heard this, they breathed a sigh of relief.

"My lord, something's not right. Let's go to the camp first."

Gu Rubing nodded.

Soon, Gu Rubing and Zhuge Liang entered the tent, where Zhuge Liang took out the intelligence.

"My lord, according to our intelligence, Liu Zhang may be about to break free from our control and stand with Cao Cao again."

"what?"

Gu Rubing had not expected Liu Zhang to be so fickle.

"Where is Liu Zhang now? I want to see him."

"My lord, Liu Zhang is currently still in Chengdu and not in Jiaozhou at all. The grain supplies from all over the country have now been completely collected. It seems that Cao Cao has agreed to Liu Zhang's request to take on all the remaining grain supplies and to borrow 100,000 troops from Liu Zhang to protect Yizhou."

This may appear to be a deal, but everyone knows it's a sign of reconciliation between the two parties.

Gu Rubing looked at the map in front of him.

Sun Jian was right; Gu Rubing's next target was Cao Cao's Yi Province.

But if Liu Zhang were to betray him now, then he would probably have to deal with Liu Zhang first.

Regardless, we should try to win over Liu Zhang.

Gu Rubing made up his mind and then looked at Zhuge Liang.

"Prime Minister, you still need to keep things under control in Jiaozhou. I'm going to Chengdu."

"What? My lord, you want to go to Chengdu? That's Cao Cao's capital. No way, absolutely not."

Zhuge Liang felt that Gu Rubing's behavior was no different from courting death.

"Don't worry, Cao Cao won't dare to touch me. No matter what, we must win Liu Zhang over, otherwise it will turn into the same tug-of-war as before, which is not good for us."

Zhuge Liang understood this principle, and he also knew that Gu Rubing's trip there would likely not end well.

But seeing Gu Rubing's insistence, Zhuge Liang couldn't say anything more.

"My lord, would you like to reconsider? That is Chengdu, and it is said that the Gu clan has already arrived. Currently, all the legendary generals under Liu Zhang and Cao Cao are gathered in Chengdu. If you go, you may be in danger."

Upon hearing this, Gu Rubing looked at Zhuge Liang and, seeing the anxious expression on his face, burst out laughing.

"Prime Minister, when I went to cause trouble for them before, you didn't seem this anxious. What's wrong with you?"

“My lord, I didn’t stop you from causing trouble for them before because we could provide some support to the places you went before. But Chengdu is different this time. The counties before Chengdu are not under our control. If something happens to you in Chengdu, we have no one to support you. Moreover, it’s a journey to Chengdu, and we don’t know how many passes we will have to pass through. If you want to bring a large number of troops, those passes will definitely not let you through.”

Gu Rubing understood everything Zhuge Liang said.

Moreover, he didn't plan to bring many people this time; five people would be enough.

"Don't worry, Prime Minister. Cao Cao and his men can't stop me."

Seeing that Gu Rubing was still insisting, Zhuge Liang could not say anything more and could only agree to Gu Rubing's plan.

Gu Rubing looked at the others present and immediately ordered, "Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Ma Chao, step forward!"

"My subordinate is here!"

"You'll be coming to Chengdu with me tomorrow."

"Yes!"

When Zhuge Liang saw that Gu Rubing planned to take these five people to Chengdu, his worries lessened considerably.

We rested at the camp for a day.

Early the next morning.

Gu Rubing then set off with the five of them.

After finally seeing Gu Rubing's retreating figure, Zhuge Liang immediately looked at all the generals behind him.

"Everyone on high alert to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the camp's undefended territory to launch a surprise attack."

"Yes!"

After everyone left, Zhang Liao stepped forward and whispered, "Prime Minister, is there any need to be so nervous?" "It's not that I'm nervous, but the five people our lord took away are all the legendary generals here. If any of them were to ambush us now, we would have no ability to defend ourselves at all."

At this point, Zhuge Liang suddenly remembered something and then handed a brocade pouch to Zhang Liao.

"General Wen Yuan, take the Eighteen Riders of Yan Yun and 50,000 troops to Deng Ai's side, give him this brocade pouch, and tell him to act immediately."

"Yes!"

Gu Rubing led the five people, speeding up their journey, and finally arrived in Chengdu ten days later.

This time, Gu Rubing did not hide his whereabouts.

By the time Gu Rubing arrived in Yizhou, the news had already reached Cao Cao.

Cao Cao gave Gu Rubing the green light, allowing him to travel without hindrance.

Upon learning of Gu Rubing's arrival, Liu Zhang was already preparing to leave, as he did not wish to encounter Gu Rubing at this time.

However, Cao Cao did not intend to let Liu Zhang leave and insisted on keeping him there.

Liu Zhang couldn't refuse his major benefactor, so he could only stay there and wait for Gu Rubing.

A few days later.

Cao Cao found Liu Zhang.

"Let's go, Liu Bei is already outside the city, let's go see him."

Liu Zhang nodded helplessly.

Soon, the two arrived at Chengdu Foreign Languages ​​School with a group of people.

Gu Rubing, accompanied by five generals, slowly walked over.

"King Yi, King Wei, I didn't expect you to be waiting for me here. You really are giving me a lot of face."

"Haha, Your Highness is joking. If we don't give you face, who else can we give face to?"

The three of them laughed all the way into the Prince of Wei's residence.

After taking his seat, Cao Cao immediately looked at Gu Rubing.

"King Lie, you must have come here for the matter of King Yi, right? I'm so sorry you're late. I've already formed an alliance with King Yi, and we've also made a deal. Our alliance is the strongest, so King Lie, don't even think about getting involved."

"Oh?"

Gu Rubing looked at Liu Zhang, who was standing to the side with his head down.

"Otherworldly King, what do you mean?"

Liu Zhang hesitated for a moment, about to speak, but when he saw Gu Rubing's sharp gaze, he became dejected.

"King of the Otherworld, before you speak, I advise you to consider who helped you in your most difficult time, and this is how you repay me?"

After Gu Rubing's words, Liu Zhang also hesitated.

"Cough cough!"

Cao Cao's voice also came over at this moment.

"Other King, don't forget what I told you in the end: when it comes to my own life, I feel that everything else can be disregarded."

Liu Zhang trembled upon hearing Cao Cao's words.

Soon, Liu Zhang seemed to have made a decision and looked at Gu Rubing.

"I apologize to King Lie. I will repay you tenfold for the provisions you provided. But let's forget about the alliance. Now that Shi Xie has been defeated, we are all sensible people, so there's no need for those useless platitudes. Nobody knows who your next target will be, but if we want to resist you, we must all stand up and join forces."

Upon hearing Liu Zhang's words, Gu Rubing knew that it was impossible to win Liu Zhang over, and sighed helplessly.

Shi Xie's defeat served as a stark warning to all the feudal lords.

At this point, their only chance of survival was to unite and fight against Gu Rubing.

Upon hearing this, Gu Rubing got up and prepared to leave.

"Wait a minute, Prince Lie, you've had a long and dusty journey. Would you like to have a drink before you go?"

As soon as the voice fell, Xu Chu, Dian Wei, and Cao Zhang blocked the entrance.

Meng Huo and Miao Moqing protected Cao Cao and Liu Zhang behind them.

Upon seeing this lineup, Gu Rubing burst out laughing.

"You really did guess right, my Prime Minister. Can't you come up with something new? Or do you really think you can win a five-on-five fight?"

After Gu Rubing finished speaking, he waved his hand.

Guan Yu and his four companions stepped forward, unleashing an overwhelming aura that forced Dian Wei and the others present to take a step back.

Cao Cao and Liu Zhang immediately felt their blood rush to their heads, and both of them spat out a mouthful of blood and flew out of the air.

Meng Huo and Miao Moqing immediately stepped forward and helped the two up.

Cao Cao wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, then looked at Gu Rubing.

"King Lie, do you think you can leave just by relying on them?"

After saying that, Cao Cao clapped his hands.

A person walked in from outside.

When he saw this person appear, Gu Rubing couldn't help but frown.

"Gan Ning?"

Gu Rubing had no idea that Sun Jian was involved in this.

"Hehe, it's been a long time since I've seen Prince Lie."

"Hmph, I didn't expect Sun Jian to be involved here as well."

Upon hearing Gu Rubing's words, Gan Ning hurriedly waved his hand.

"Your Highness, please don't misunderstand. This matter has nothing to do with Sun Jian. I have already left Sun Jian and am now employed by Cao Cao to help me."

Such words can only be said to others, but they can never deceive Gu Rubing.

He immediately understood what Sun Jian was up to.

"You don't need to show off your childish tricks. It seems Sun Jian is destined to be involved in this. When I get back, I will make him pay the price."

"Go back? I say, King Lie, I've prepared so thoroughly. If I could just let you go back like this, wouldn't I be a huge failure?"

After saying that, Cao Cao waved his hand.

Then Cao Cao, along with Liu Zhang, left directly through the back door.

Without Cao Cao's presence, Dian Wei and his men were able to unleash their full power and began attacking Gu Rubing and his group.

However, because of Gu Rubing's presence, Guan Yu and his men dared not use their full strength and could only fight while retreating.

Cao Cao led Liu Zhang away from the Wei King's residence. Watching the occasional clash of weapons inside, Cao Cao couldn't help but laugh.

"If you dare to come to my Chengdu, then you can forget about leaving."

Just as Cao Cao finished speaking, Xun Yu came to Cao Cao's side.

"Battle report has arrived from the front lines, my lord."

"front?"

Cao Cao curiously took the battle report, then his eyes widened.

Zhang Liao led an army of 50,000 to reinforce Deng Ai.

Deng Ai's army had reached 100,000, and more troops were continuously converging on Yizhou from Youzhou.

Moreover, Deng Ai had already given orders that if Gu Rubing did not return within five days, he should disregard the rules and lead the legendary general Pang De, who was stationed in Yizhou, directly into Chengdu. All the cities along the way would be unable to escape Pang De's attack.

Upon seeing this news, Cao Cao couldn't help but feel somewhat worried.

Even if Gu Rubing were to die, Cao Cao wouldn't be sure just how crazy the Lie Army would be.

The enemy is trying to harm Yizhou, his Yizhou. If they were to harm Jiaozhou, Cao Cao wouldn't care.

After a moment's hesitation, Cao Cao finally made his decision. (End of Chapter)