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

"Change the格局 (格局 refers to the overall situation or pattern)? I think it's not about changing the格局, but rather about changing the position of your Penglai Peak. Or have you always believed that Penglai itself is the格局?

Gu Rubing's words carried a hint of sarcasm.

The man in black could naturally tell.

"That's not what I meant, but if that's what you're supposed to mean, then there's nothing I can do. I'm giving you one last chance. Are you going to stop or not?"

"Never stop."

"Alright, then don't blame me. Get started!"

As the man in black finished speaking, the 100,000-strong army charged directly towards Gu Rubing and his men.

Two hundred thousand troops clashed, and in an instant, flesh and blood flew everywhere, and screams filled the air.

However, Gu Rubing ignored all of this and finally focused his attention on the man in black.

Zhang Liao knew that the battle with Penglai was beyond his control, so he directly participated in the battle involving 200,000 people.

Guan Yu and Zhao Yun charged directly at the man in black.

They knew they were no match for the enemy, but now it was a battlefield with 200,000 people.

If the men in black were placed on the battlefield, none of these 200,000 people would survive.

Seeing Guan Yu and Zhao Yun charging towards him, the man in black sneered, swung his spear, and sent both of them flying.

Seeing this, Gu Rubing frowned.

The current situation is indeed beyond his imagination.

Guan Yu and Zhao Yun stood up and continued charging towards the man in black.

As the three engaged in battle, a large number of soldiers in the surrounding area suffered casualties, all of whom were killed by the shockwaves from their fight.

For a time, no one dared to approach the three of them on the battlefield.

Under Zhang Liao's command, the Lie army has gained the upper hand, and within a few hours, this army of 100,000 will be utterly defeated.

But Guan Yu and Zhao Yun could not hold out for that long.

At this moment, both of them were covered in wounds.

Most importantly, the men in black also discovered the situation on the battlefield and set their sights on Zhang Liao.

Seeing the man in black rushing towards Zhang Liao, Guan Yu and Zhao Yun immediately rushed over and stopped him.

"You guys are really annoying."

As the man in black swung his spear, a black dragon shot out, its target being Zhang Liao.

Zhao Yun and Guan Yu reacted, and a silver dragon and a green dragon also rushed over.

The three dragons are positioned one in front of the other.

Speed ​​was Zhao Yun's advantage, and the silver dragon was the first to catch up with the black dragon, and with all its might, it knocked the black dragon off course.

It eventually crashed not far from Zhang Liao.

Zhang Liao tried his best to defend himself, but was still blasted away by the aftershock.

It was also buried by the rubble from the black dragon's impact.

"Wen Yuan".

Upon seeing this, Gu Rubing was immediately alarmed.

At this moment, Guan Yu's Azure Dragon arrived, and with the entanglement of the Azure Dragon and the Silver Dragon, they managed to control the Black Dragon.

Without Zhang Liao's command, and seeing Zhang Liao knocked away and his fate unknown, the morale of the Lie Army plummeted to its lowest point.

Meanwhile, the Wei army was in high spirits and began a full-scale counterattack.

Gu Rubing then ran to the pile of rubble, intending to remove the rubble from Zhang Liao's body.

But each of these stones weighs several hundred kilograms, which is something he couldn't move by himself.

With both sides at war, no one has time to come and help move the stones.

Just as Gu Rubing was pondering what to do...

"Lord, be careful!"

Zhao Yun's voice came through.

Gu Rubing immediately looked behind him, and the man in black was already rushing towards him at an extremely fast speed.

After the man in black eliminated Zhang Liao, he saw Gu Rubing break away from the main force and stand on the ruins, which gave him an absolute opportunity.

Given this opportunity, the man in black was not about to let it slip by, and charged straight at Gu Rubing.

Gu Rubing wanted to react, but it was too late.

Just as the man in black was about to reach Gu Rubing with his spear, Zhao Yun suddenly appeared and blocked the spear with his body.

However, Zhao Yun's body was also pierced.

Fortunately, the men in black were ordered to stop rather than kill.

This attack wasn't meant to kill; otherwise, even Zhao Yun would have been certain to die.

"Zi Long."

Gu Rubing immediately stepped forward.

"My lord, let's go quickly."

Zhao Yun spat out a mouthful of blood, then gritted his teeth and stood up, tightly protecting Gu Rubing behind him.

At this moment, Zhao Yun's silver armor was covered in blood.

Seeing Zhao Yun's expression, Gu Rubing gritted his teeth and was about to leave when the man in black flashed past Zhao Yun.

And then they arrived in front of Gu Rubing.

Their speed was so fast that even Guan Yu couldn't catch up.

"Lord!"

"Big brother!"

Two voices sounded at the same time.

"Liu Bei, Liu Bei, let's see who can save you this time."

As soon as the voice fell, the man in black thrust his spear at Gu Rubing.

However, at this critical moment...

A voice came from underground.

"Who dares to touch my lord!"

The voice fell.

All the rubble beneath everyone's feet was blasted away.

Because of the rubble, the men in black had to abandon their assassination attempt on Gu Rubing and had to retreat temporarily.

A figure rushed in front of Gu Rubing, knocking all the rubble away.

When Gu Rubing saw who it was, his eyes lit up.

"Wen Yuan, are you alright?"

"My lord, I must thank him for that attack. If it weren't for him, I would never have reached the level of a legendary general."

Gu Rubing never expected that at this crucial moment, Zhang Liao would also become a legendary general.

Now he has three legendary generals under his command. Although they are still no match for the men in black, they will be much more relaxed if they lose one of these burdens.

"Wen Yuan, you've finally caught up! We've been waiting for you for so long."

Guan Yu smiled and nodded to Zhang Liao.

"Zilong, you're injured. You protect our lord. I'll go with Guan Yu and we'll hold him off no matter what."

"Yellow Dragon!"

As Zhang Liao's voice faded.

A golden dragon appeared behind Zhang Liao.

"That's interesting. I didn't expect that I would end up helping you. Liu Bei, Liu Bei, the luck of the Han Dynasty has really helped you a lot. Even with the combined suppression of those people, you still gained a lot of benefits from it."

The man in black muttered something under his breath and then charged toward Zhang Liao.

Wielding the Yellow Dragon Scythe, Zhang Liao unleashed his full fighting power at this moment.

He concentrated all his strength into this single strike.

However, Zhang Liao suddenly realized that his strike had missed its mark.

He had only been an observer before and had no idea how strong the man in black really was.

But now that they were engaged in combat, he finally realized that this man's strength and speed surpassed Guan Yu's, and even exceeded everyone else's. Zhang Liao's attack missed, and because it was a full-force strike, it caused his body to pause for a moment.

Then Zhang Liao felt a sharp pain in his abdomen.

A jet-black spear pierced Zhang Liao's abdomen in an instant.

However, they still managed to avoid the most critical points.

Zhang Liao had only recently become a legendary general, and his control over his strength and body was not yet perfect, so he suffered a considerable injury as soon as he entered the arena.

"Everyone retreat!"

With this man in black blocking their way, Gu Rubing had to admit that they had lost this battle.

Moreover, they lost extremely decisively.

Upon hearing Gu Rubing's order to retreat, the men in black did not pursue them but watched them leave.

As for Cao Jun, they took advantage of the situation to pursue him.

This also led to a significant increase in Gu Rubing's casualties in a short period of time.

Once everyone had returned to Luocheng, Gu Rubing immediately ordered Deng Ai and the others to retreat.

After everyone returned to the city.

Only then did they learn that Gu Rubing had suffered a major defeat, with less than 30,000 of his 100,000 troops returning, and that two legendary generals had been seriously injured and were still recovering.

Deng Ai immediately led everyone to Gu Rubing's room.

"My lord, we are back."

"Okay, go and rest."

Gu Rubing looked at the map in front of him with a bad expression, while Lu Su beside him kept sighing.

Nobody knows what happened.

Deng Ai and the others looked at each other, and finally Lu Su followed them out and told them what had happened.

"The people from Penglai have made their move? General Zhao and General Zhang are both seriously injured?"

This series of news left Deng Ai and the others speechless with shock.

This is the first time a legendary general has been seriously injured.

Moreover, after returning, Gu Rubing locked himself in his room without saying a word. After handing over the task of guarding the city to Lu Su, he kept looking at the map and seemed to be studying something.

Anyone who disturbs him will be kicked out.

Now only Lu Su is allowed to enter Gu Rubing's room.

"Sir, what exactly is our lord researching?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Su shook his head.

"I've never seen it before either. It looks like a feathered arrow? But it also seems a little different. Anyway, I'm very curious."

Upon hearing this, the group stopped asking questions.

When Cao Cao saw the man in black leading a large army back, he was extremely excited. After all, this was his first major victory since he had been confronting Gu Rubing in Yizhou.

Although it was only 100,000 people, a loss that was insignificant to them, it was still a good start.

However, soon after, news arrived that made Cao Cao unable to laugh anymore.

That is, Zhang Liao also became a legendary general.

Cao Cao even suspected that the man in black was deliberately acting against him.

He used his position to help Gu Rubing's side acquire new legendary generals; otherwise, wouldn't all of this be too much of a coincidence?

Thinking of this, Cao Cao went directly to the man in black.

"Sir, you've already severely injured Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao, why don't you just kill them?"

“My mission is to inflict heavy damage, not to kill them.”

The man in black's words had made everything clear, and Cao Cao understood that this man's mission was to defeat Gu Rubing, not to kill him completely.

However, Gu Rubing now has seven legendary generals under his command. When he had six, he could stand up to the legendary generals of the three warlords. Now that he has seven, can they still be his match?

Obviously it is impossible.

If Cao Cao still wants to fight Gu Rubing, then Penglai is something he must win over.

After figuring this out, Cao Cao kept sending things to the man in black, even maids.

Seeing this, the man in black accepted all comers without hesitation.

However, whenever Cao Cao made any requests, the man in black refused them all.

This is a typical case of taking bribes but not doing any work.

Although Cao Cao was displeased, he dared not say it.

Gu Rubing locked himself in his room for a long time, and after half a month of research, he finally finished drawing the diagram in his hand.

Gu Rubing then left the room.

Only then did he see that Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and others were already in front of his room.

"Third brother, what brings you here?"

"When the Prime Minister learned about Penglai's participation in the war, he specially sent all of us here. Moreover, Zilong and Wenyuan's injuries are almost healed. Brother, this time we have seven people. I don't believe we are no match for that buff."

Upon hearing this, Gu Rubing looked at Guan Yu standing to the side.

Second brother, do you have any information about that man in black?

Guan Yu shook his head.

Gu Rubing also expressed his understanding of this situation.

They're from Penglai, so they must be hiding their identities very well. If I could find information about people from Penglai, that would be really powerful.

"Forget it, if we can't find it, we don't have to."

After Gu Rubing finished speaking, he placed the drawing in his hand into Guan Yu's hand.

"Second brother, you go there yourself and give this to Liu Ye. Tell him to work overtime and make a batch as quickly as possible."

"Yes!"

Guan Yu then turned and left.

Gu Rubing then went to Zhao Yun's room.

Upon seeing Gu Rubing arrive, Zhao Yun immediately stood up.

"I've met my lord!"

Zhao Yun knew that Penglai's participation in the war had put a lot of pressure on Gu Rubing, and that he had locked himself in his room for so many days.

Zhao Yun didn't seem to care at all that he hadn't come to see him.

"Alright, Zilong, lie down now. How are you recovering?"

"My lord, give me a few more days and I will be fully recovered. When that time comes, I must have a good sparring session with that person."

"Okay, I'll definitely give you that opportunity when the time comes, but for now, you should stay here and rest to recover."

After exchanging a few words with Zhao Yun, Gu Rubing left and headed to Zhang Liao's room.

On the way, Gu Rubing briefly glanced at Zhang Liao's attributes.

Zhang Liao's skill is Yellow Dragon.

Furthermore, Zhang Liao's attack power is increased by 1000% when he activates his skill.
This is relatively common among legendary generals.

However, Zhang Liao has a unique skill that no one else possesses.

That is, the "Death Battle" ability is still retained, and the activation time of "Death Battle" has been increased to four hours. At the same time, it can restore the stamina of the soldiers under its command by 50%, and the effect of "Death Battle" is increased by 2000%.

When famous generals become legendary generals, their original skill attributes are not increased; instead, they gain some new abilities.

But Zhang Liao was quite different from the others.

With the added bonus of fighting to the death, the combat power under Zhang Liao's command will increase exponentially.

Soon, Gu Rubing arrived in front of Zhang Liao.

Upon seeing Gu Rubing arrive, Zhang Liao immediately stood up from the bed.

"Greetings, my lord."

Zhang Liao wanted to bow, but Gu Rubing stopped him.

"Alright, your health isn't very good either. Don't make things difficult for yourself when there's no one else around. Just rest."

"Thank you, my lord!"

Zhang Liao returned to bed. (End of Chapter)