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

Those around Gu Rubing, seeing his fury, dared not speak, but they could not simply stand there idly, and eventually all turned their gaze to Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei who were present.

After all, they were the only ones with the best relationship with Gu Rubing, and they were legendary military generals. No matter what Gu Rubing did to them, as long as he didn't kill them with a single sword, they could withstand it.

After hesitating for a long time, Zhao Yun finally looked at Zhang Fei.

Seeing everyone's expectant gazes, Zhang Fei steeled himself, stepped forward, and hesitated for a long time.

"Big brother, don't be angry!"

When Zhang Fei uttered that sentence, everyone rolled their eyes at him.

Zhang Fei could only scratch his head awkwardly. He had no choice but to go into battle and fight, but how could he know how to comfort people like this?
Zhao Yun knew that he had to take action himself at this point.

"My lord, I feel that since we don't know what Wang Yue is up to and is provoking us like this, why don't we go and test them tonight?"

"Try it? Zilong, you mean a sneak attack?"

"Yes!"

Gu Rubing nodded; this was perhaps the best solution.

Regardless of what preparations Wang Yue and his group made, a surprise attack would naturally reveal the truth.

Night falls.

Taishi Ci led 20,000 cavalrymen and, under the moonlight, left Yumen Pass and slowly approached Wang Yue's camp.

After everyone was in ambush, Taishi Ci led his men to walk around the camp.

The result was that they only found a few sentries hiding in the corner, but when they were discovered, they were fast asleep.

This shows absolutely no awareness of the dangers of war.

Taishi Ci even began to doubt whether he had fallen into a trap.

After hesitating for a moment, Taishi Ci decided to take action. After all, he had only brought cavalry with him, so even if he fell into a trap, he could just run away.

Soon, Taishi Ci, wielding two halberds, led 20,000 men into the camp.

The guard at the gate was still asleep when he suddenly heard a commotion in the distance.

They had just groggily opened their eyes when they saw Taishi Ci standing in front of them. Before they could react, they felt a chill in their throats, followed by a sharp pain that left them weak and causing them to collapse to the ground.

Twenty thousand men entered the camp and set fires everywhere.

Many soldiers were awakened by the noise and rushed out of the camp without even taking their weapons.

However, these unarmed men were no match for the 20,000 cavalrymen and instantly became the victims of their blades.

After a round of attacks, Taishi Ci was also a bit bewildered.

Logically speaking, this expeditionary force should consist of the most elite troops. Even if they couldn't muster that many elite troops, they should at least be troops that have undergone a considerable period of training.

But after this round of fighting, the soldiers in the vanguard camp they attacked all seemed like new recruits, or even as if they hadn't received much training. They didn't even understand the most basic principle of grabbing a weapon first when attacked.

Are these really the expeditionary force? Or just conscripted soldiers?
The more Taishi Ci fought, the greater his suspicions became.

Wang Yue quickly received news that the vanguard camp had been attacked, and immediately led the central army to provide support.

The fighting power of the central army is far superior to that of the vanguard.

The 20,000 cavalrymen immediately encountered resistance.

Taishi Ci knew that this was someone else's main camp and he couldn't linger here for too long.

"Set it on fire, retreat!"

As Taishi Ci gave the order, the 20,000 cavalrymen threw their last torches around them and turned to run.

Wang Yue wanted to give chase, but seeing the camp engulfed in flames, he had no choice but to stay and fight the fire.

Taishi Ci soon returned to Yumen Pass.

Gu Rubing immediately stepped forward to inquire.

"How is Ziyi?"

Upon hearing this, Taishi Ci frowned slightly, and then recounted everything he had discovered to Gu Rubing.

"A group of new recruits?"

Gu Rubing looked at Taishi Ci with a blank expression, somewhat disbelieving.

Facing off against themselves, the opponent dares to send a bunch of rookies? What are they trying to do? Are they about to admit defeat?
Although Gu Rubing didn't understand what Liu Zhang and Sun Jian were thinking, he could understand their confusing behavior during this period if they were new recruits.

The new recruits were far inferior in both physical fitness and combat ability.

Regarding the 200,000 new recruits.

Liu Zhang and Sun Jian also looked helpless.

These 200,000 troops were agreed upon by them initially, with each person contributing 100,000.

The opposing side all assumed that the enemy would send veterans or elite troops, so they all sent new recruits to make up the numbers. In the end, Wang Yue led 200,000 new recruits on a distant expedition.

In the end, Wang Yue took the blame for everything.

Surena was somewhat helpless in the face of this situation. As generals, they could only endure and bear all the scheming among the feudal lords.

As the night passed, Wang Yue discovered that Taishi Ci's sneak attack the previous night had cost him 20,000 men.

He now has only 150,000 troops, 100,000 of whom are new recruits. Under such circumstances, how should he fight?
Left with no other option, Wang Yue went directly to Surena.

Surena also knew about the ambush last night, and was even more aware that Gu Rubing must have already found out about their situation.

“Surena, this battle is over. What do you think we should do? We can’t even hold our camp, let alone attack the city.”

Seeing Wang Yue's shrug, Surena looked across the entire camp.

An idea immediately came to mind.

Early in the morning, Gu Rubing walked out of his room and sat directly on the city wall, looking into the distance.

He wanted to know if Wang Yue would dare to attack the city today.

However, after waiting all day, Wang Yue still hadn't shown up.

The message relayed by the captain of the crossbowmen was that Wang Yue was training his troops.

With a major battle imminent, Wang Yue is only now starting to train his troops. What was he doing all this time?
Gu Rubing looked at the intelligence report and burst out laughing.

"Since you're not coming, then I'll go. I want to see what you can do to stop me, Wang Yue."

Gu Rubing then summoned Taishi Ci.

"Ziyi, go and launch another surprise attack tonight."

"Yes, my lord!"

As night fell, Taishi Ci once again led 20,000 cavalrymen on their journey.

Having learned from yesterday's experience, Taishi Ci was much bolder this time.

Taishi Ci quickly arrived at Wang Yue's vanguard camp.

Taishi Ci observed the situation and found it to be similar to yesterday, so he stopped hiding and simply led 20,000 cavalrymen to charge out.

The vanguard camp was just as panicked as it had been the day before. This time, when they rushed out of their tents, they did carry weapons, but as soon as they came out and saw the well-equipped cavalry, coupled with the murderous aura filling the air, none of them had the courage to even swing their weapons. Instead, they grabbed their weapons and ran away.

Taishi Ci immediately ordered a pursuit.

These new recruits, though running, didn't leave the front camp's perimeter; instead, they ran around the camp. After chasing for a while, Taishi Ci sensed something was wrong and immediately looked outside the camp.

Taishi Ci had excellent eyesight; even in the dark, he could see many details that others couldn't.

This time, Taishi Ci saw many feathered arrows in the darkness, aimed at them.

"Oh no, we've fallen into a trap! Everyone retreat!"

As soon as Taishi Ci finished speaking, all the cavalrymen began to rush out towards the camp.

However, at that moment, a rain of arrows shot out from the shadows.

Moreover, many of them were rockets, which startled the horses, causing them to run around wildly, and many people were trampled to death.

When they entered, there were no barricades outside the camp, but now they are blocking the camp entrance, making it difficult for even people to get out, let alone horses.

Seeing this, Taishi Ci could only grab the corpses on the road and smash them hard against the barricades.

The surrounding cavalrymen followed Taishi Ci's example, slamming the corpses hard against the chevaux-de-frise.

In a short while, the barricades were knocked to the ground, finally revealing an opening, and Taishi Ci immediately led his men out.

During this time, the rain of arrows never stopped; it seemed like the enemy's arrows were inexhaustible.

By the time Taishi Ci returned to Yumen Pass, his 20,000 cavalry had dwindled to less than 10,000.

Moreover, Taishi Ci also had some grazes from arrows on his body.

"My lord, we have been outmaneuvered by the enemy and have suffered heavy losses!"

After Taishi Ci finished speaking, he knelt down directly in front of Gu Rubing.

Gu Rubing also realized that he had been careless. Although the other side were all new recruits, their camp had a top strategist like Surena. Moreover, Surena was an extremely strange person with a strong learning ability. Gu Rubing had even suspected that Surena might have a special ability to learn.

"Ziyi, get up and go get your wound bandaged. This isn't your fault; I underestimated these guys."

Taishi Ci was finally able to leave with the help of his soldiers.

Watching Taishi Ci's retreating figure, Gu Rubing sighed. This loss was entirely due to his carelessness.

This also taught Gu Rubing a profound lesson, especially when facing Surena, he could not be given any chance.

Gu Rubing quickly summoned all the soldiers to the government office.

Gu Rubing already had an idea.

After Gu Rubing shared his idea with everyone, they immediately nodded in agreement, all of them strongly supporting it.

The second day was still very peaceful.

Last night's victory did not go to Suleina's head, which left Gu Rubing quite helpless. Fortunately, his plan was specifically for tonight.

late at night.

Taishi Ci once again led 20,000 troops and charged towards Wang Yue's camp.

Having learned from the two night raids, Wang Yue increased the number of his agents; with so many agents, there were bound to be some who weren't sleeping.

Eventually, a few informants discovered Taishi Ci's whereabouts and informed Wang Yue.

Upon learning that Taishi Ci had returned, Wang Yue smashed the teacup in his hand.

"What is Taishi Ci trying to do? Has he gotten used to coming here? Does he think this is his home? Can he just come and go as he pleases? Does he really think this place is so fun? Everyone, prepare for battle!"

Under Wang Yue's orders, all the soldiers were ready for battle.

However, at this moment, Taishi Ci stopped a hundred meters away from Wang Yue's camp.

Wang Yue had been waiting inside the camp.

But Taishi Ci showed no intention of attacking and just stood there.

The two sides remained deadlocked for an hour, until finally Taishi Ci turned and left.

As they were leaving, they made a great commotion with gongs and drums, accompanied by shouts of battle.

Wang Yue thought Taishi Ci was about to make a move, so he immediately ordered the archers to prepare the arrows.

However, after waiting for a long time, the sound grew farther and farther away. When it completely disappeared, Wang Yue still didn't see anyone. Finally, his informant returned and reported that Taishi Ci had left. Only then did Wang Yue order his troops to withdraw.

Wang Yue didn't know what Taishi Ci meant, but Surena understood it immediately.

"This is a harassment tactic, designed to prevent us from getting proper rest and thus keep us from having any energy during the day."

Upon hearing this, Wang Yue couldn't help but curse Gu Rubing inwardly for being shameless.

Looking at the soldiers present, Surena already had a plan in mind.

Then Surena divided all his soldiers into two groups, one responsible for the night and the other for the day, and the two groups took turns sleeping.

The very next day, Gu Rubing discovered that his plan had been seen through.

No matter how much Taishi Ci banged the drums and gongs, the group responsible for the daytime never came out and remained asleep.

"As expected of Surena, you figured out my plan so quickly and even came up with a way to counter it. I really underestimated you."

Gu Rubing muttered to himself.

However, this harassment tactic has never been the main strategy; it is usually just one part of a series of interconnected plans.

Then, Gu Rubing looked at everyone present.

"Although Surena reacted faster than we expected, it doesn't matter. This did not affect our plans. The follow-up plan will begin tonight."

"Yes!"

Everyone said in unison.

Night falls.

Surena followed his previous instructions, waking everyone up for the night and letting those on guard duty during the day rest.

at this time.

Gu Rubing opened the city gate of Yumen Pass.

Taishi Ci led 20,000 troops out of the city first, and as before, stood 100 meters away from the camp to wait.

Surena ignored these people.

But soon, Surena discovered that his informants reported that the gates of Yumen Pass had reopened and tens of thousands of people were coming out of the pass.

Upon hearing the enormous number of tens of thousands, Surena immediately had a bad feeling.

Surena then woke everyone up, sensing that this time the enemy was truly going to attack them.

Soon, Taishi Ci's forces had reached 100,000 men.

Surena woke everyone up and lined up outside the camp to face Taishi Ci.

Wang Yue's palms were sweating. Although they numbered over 100,000, most of them were new recruits, and he wasn't very confident in defeating Taishi Ci's troops.

However, to Wang Yue's surprise, Taishi Ci withdrew his troops just one hour later.

"Taishi Ci, what exactly do you want?"

"What are you doing? Oh, my lord said we should admire the moon before going to bed, so we came to admire the moon. Now that we've admired it, we should go back to sleep. Don't you want us to leave? Of course, we can stay." (End of Chapter)