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

"I say, Boyo, do we have a grudge?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Wei simply closed his eyes and remained silent.

Seeing this, Gu Rubing could only have someone take Jiang Wei away and take good care of him.

After Jiang Wei left, Zhang Fei looked at Jiang Wei's back with some dissatisfaction.

“Brother, Jiang Wei is so hostile towards us, why should we save him? If you ask me, we should just kill him and it will be a relief for us.”

“Hey, third brother, you can’t say things like that. Even the Prime Minister has praised Jiang Wei’s talent. If the Prime Minister hears you say that, he will definitely scold you.”

Upon hearing this, Zhang Fei continued to mutter his dissatisfaction with Jiang Wei under his breath, but he didn't say it out loud.

After dismissing everyone, Gu Rubing returned to his room alone.

He had already witnessed the power of those five arrows.

Although it is powerful and has high lethality, this is only for ordinary people. For legendary generals, the lethality is still too small, and it is even a bit difficult to use this arrow to attack a city.

"It seems that a small amount of this stuff is indeed not enough."

Gu Rubing then sent two more letters urging Xudu and Jingzhou to expedite the process.

After Gu Rubing left, Cao Cao began to investigate who had leaked the information.

However, after a long investigation within Chengdu, no information was found.

Cao Cao almost suspected that Tong Fei had leaked the information.

But soon, Xun Yu walked in with a message.

"My lord, Guangrou has found out some information. Just when we decided to execute Jiang Wei, Guo Huai sent a letter to Liu Bei."

"Guo Huai?"

Upon hearing this, Cao Cao looked at Xun Yu with some surprise.

Guo Huai and Jiang Wei were both young leaders whom Cao Cao valued highly.

These two people have the best relationship.

But now that both of them have betrayed him, Cao Cao finds it hard to accept.

"Immediately issue an order for Cao Ren to execute Guo Huai, and also summon Liu Zhang to see me. Tell him I have something to discuss with him."

"Yes."

After Xun Yu left, he immediately sent a message to Cao Ren.

Gu Rubing was still in his room researching, trying to see if there was any possibility of improving his device, when Lu Su knocked on Gu Rubing's door.

"My lord, the Colonel of the Crossbowmen has arrived, and he has brought some news with him."

"Let him in."

Gu Rubing knew that the arrival of the Colonel of the Crossbowmen must mean he had important news.

Not long after, a captain of the crossbowmen entered.

"My lord, we have just received news that Cao Ren is going to take action against Guo Huai. It seems that Cao Cao has discovered that Guo Huai was sending you intelligence."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Rubing burst out laughing.

I haven't contacted Jiang Wei recently; I've been waiting for this moment.

"Cao Cao's intelligence network is no good either. It took them so long to find Guo Huai. Alright, I'll go find Jiang Wei and gather all the intelligence about Cao Ren immediately."

"Yes!"

Gu Rubing went directly to Jiang Wei's room.

Jiang Wei saw Gu Rubing arrive through the window.

He was a little curious. Several days had passed since he arrived, but Liu Bei had not come to see him or even spoken to him. What was the purpose of his personal visit now?
As soon as Gu Rubing arrived at the door, Jiang Wei opened it.

"Your Highness, what brings you to me?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Rubing smiled, then walked mysteriously into Jiang Wei's room and sat down on a chair.

Seeing Gu Rubing's appearance, Jiang Wei couldn't help but frown.

Regardless, Jiang Wei disliked Gu Rubing's impolite manner, even though this was Gu Rubing's territory.

"Your Highness, please just say what you want to say."

As he spoke, Jiang Wei poured Gu Rubing a cup of tea.

Upon hearing this, Gu Rubing handed a letter to Jiang Wei.

This letter was Guo Huai's plea for help, asking him to rescue Jiang Wei.

Jiang Wei opened the letter, and his expression changed immediately after reading its contents.

During this time, he was also a little curious about how he, who was far away in Chengdu, and Gu Rubing, who was in Luocheng, knew about his execution.

Now everything has an explanation.

"I wonder what the King Lie means by presenting this letter now? Is he trying to threaten Guo Huai and get me to persuade him to surrender? If so, then I can only disappoint you."

After saying this, Jiang Wei burned the letter right in front of Gu Rubing.

Gu Rubing didn't care about this at all.

"Brother Boy, can't you think of the good things about me? Do you really think of me as such a shameless person?"

"I suppose so. If you weren't so shameless, how could we have been defeated by you time and time again?"

Gu Rubing smiled helplessly upon hearing this.

"Alright, I won't beat around the bush with you anymore. Guo Huai wrote to me asking me to rescue you, and I agreed and rescued you. However, Guo Huai didn't say what benefits he would give me. I thought that after I rescued you, you would join me, but now it seems that I was overthinking it."

"That would truly disappoint King Lie."

"Not really. I was quite disappointed at first, but now there's another good show. I can watch the excitement, so this is a kind of compensation for me."

"Watching the fun?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Wei's expression immediately changed.

He could imagine that what Gu Rubing meant by "watching the show" was definitely not a good thing.

Then Jiang Wei looked at the letter that had been burned to ashes and his expression changed immediately.

Although Cao Cao's intelligence network was not as formidable as Gu Rubing's, it was still quite good, and it was personally commanded by Xun You, so his abilities were certainly not lacking.

Cao Cao probably already knows that Guo Huai personally sent someone to deliver a letter to Gu Rubing.

Given Cao Cao's personality, he would definitely kill Guo Huai.

Is Guo Huai in danger?

Gu Rubing smiled and nodded upon hearing this.

"Not bad, he's smart enough. Cao Cao has already sent a message to Cao Ren, ordering him to execute Guo Huai. What do you think, should I save him or not?"

"save!"

Jiang Wei immediately shouted.

"Save? On what grounds? You just utter a word and expect me to save someone? Why should I listen to you? Do you know how much I lose every time I save someone? In the end, the person they save might not even be mine. Wouldn't it be better for me to put in the effort? Once is enough for this kind of thing. There's absolutely no need for it to happen a second time."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Wei naturally knew that Gu Rubing was referring to him.

After a long silence, Jiang Wei finally spoke.

"If I said I would join you because of Guo Huai, you would know that it wasn't from the bottom of my heart. How about this, I'll help you three times. Even if I don't join you, I think my abilities are enough to help you lead troops."

Upon hearing this, Gu Rubing smiled and nodded.

Although he didn't achieve his goal, the current result is still quite good.

If Jiang Wei agrees to help him, Gu Rubing is confident that he can get Jiang Wei to join him completely within these three attempts.

"Alright, three times it is. Since that's the case, I'm determined to save Guo Huai."

After saying that, Gu Rubing turned around and walked out of the room.

Jiang Wei watched Gu Rubing's retreating figure and fell into deep thought.

He didn't quite understand why Gu Rubing trusted him so much.

Soon, another message came from the captain of the crossbowmen.

Upon receiving Cao Cao's order, Cao Ren did not intend to kill Guo Huai immediately, nor did he even summon Guo Huai. Instead, he planned to send Guo Huai to his death while simultaneously gaining some advantage for the army. This surprised Gu Rubing, as Cao Ren was not as direct as before.

At this moment, Cao Ren was staring at the map in front of him, thinking about a plan, figuring out how to make Guo Huai's death more meaningful.

Before long, Cao Ren finally set his sights on the new capital.

Now Gu Rubing's army is at the city gates.

Moreover, it poses a constant threat to Chengdu, and the consequences of its fall are unimaginable.

Therefore, Cao Ren had to push the battlefield outwards.

At least it should be pushed down to Guanghan County.

For Cao Ren, the new capital was the best target.

Soon, Cao Ren summoned Guo Huai.

Cao Ren originally thought that Guo Huai was unaware that he was about to be executed.

But Guo Huai had already heard about it; Gu Rubing's spies knew about it.

Furthermore, it was guessed that the reason Cao Ren hadn't made a move was because he wanted to make his death more meaningful.

Guo Huai pretended not to know and went directly to Cao Ren.

"General, are you looking for me?"

“Yes, Guo Huai, we now have 300,000 troops stationed here, but this place is far too dangerous for Chengdu. We simply cannot guarantee the safety of Chengdu, so we must pull our defenses back.”

"Pull back? What does that mean?"

"It's very simple. I want to consolidate the defenses in Xindu City. As long as Xindu City is still in our hands, we will be like a nail in Guanghan County. At that time, even if Liu Bei makes any moves, he will have to be more cautious."

Guo Huai nodded.

"General, what are your plans?"

"If the army wants to attack the new capital, someone will inevitably need to attract everyone's attention. So I hope you can lead 50,000 troops, disguise them as 200,000 troops, and attack Luocheng."

"Attack Luocheng?"

Guo Huai immediately understood Cao Ren's meaning: he wanted him to die in Luocheng, while giving himself some more time.

"Good, General, I will definitely delay Liu Bei's army until you take the new capital."

"Well, I leave it to you."

As soon as he finished speaking, Guo Huai turned and left.

After seeing Guo Huai leave with his army, Cao Ren immediately led an army of 200,000 to head towards the new capital.

Cao Ren's plan was passed on entirely by Guo Huai to Gu Rubing.

Gu Rubing looked at the intelligence in his hand and burst out laughing.

"A new capital? Cao Ren, you really have a wild imagination."

Cao Ren thought his plan was flawless and didn't have much vigilance along the way.

His biggest concern right now is time; he doesn't know how long Guo Huai can hold on.

Now, Gu Rubing's main force is in Luocheng, not in the new capital.

As long as I can get to Luocheng before Gu Rubing discovers it, the rest will be easy.

After a day of traveling.

Cao Ren's army eventually stopped at a fork in the road.

This fork in the road corresponds to two roads.

One of them is the main road, which is more suitable for marching, but the cost is that it takes longer to travel.

The second route is a dangerous mountain path, unsuitable for large armies, but it takes very little time to travel.

After thinking for a moment, Cao Ren finally chose the mountain path.

What they need most right now is to seize the time.

Before long, Cao Ren reached the front of the mountain road.

For safety's sake, Cao Ren specifically sent scouts ahead to explore the area.

However, when these scouts saw the rugged mountain path, they had no interest in exploring it; all their thoughts were focused on how to get across safely.

However, the scouts believed that such mountain paths were not suitable for an ambush and did not search carefully at all.

Seeing that the scouts had not brought any news of danger, Cao Ren simply ordered the army to begin traversing the mountain roads.

At first, the army did not encounter any danger.

However, when they reached the most rugged part, Gu Rubing, who was hiding in the shelter, gave a cold laugh.

As soon as the command was given, a huge explosion resounded throughout the valley.

The loose rocks at the summit blocked the mountain path, effectively stopping the 200,000-strong army in the middle.

Upon seeing this, Cao Ren immediately realized that he had fallen into a trap.

"retreat!"

However, Cao Ren's order to retreat came too late.

At this moment, both the entrance and exit of the valley were blocked by Gu Rubing's army.

The two sides began to fight.

The Xiahou brothers fought desperately to carve out a path.

They covered Cao Ren and his men as they left the area.

The rugged mountain roads prevented the Wei army from exerting its full fighting capacity, and they were even unable to break through the encirclement.

The entire army of 200,000 was trapped here, and it was only a matter of time before they were wiped out.

"Let's retreat, we can't stop them anymore."

Xiahou Dun's voice reached Cao Ren's ears.

Cao Ren watched this scene with some resentment.

He couldn't understand how Liejun had guessed his plan.

His plan was perfectly flawless.

To maintain secrecy, he only told the Xiahou brothers and Xu Huang, and didn't even tell his deputy generals.

Upon realizing this, Cao Ren immediately understood.

Besides these people, there was another person, Guo Huai.

Guo Huai was also aware of his own plans.

Now that Liu Bei's army is here, doesn't that mean that Luo City, which Guo Huai is attacking, is deserted?
Liu Bei's targeted defense must have been because Guo Huai had already leaked the information to him.

"Guo Huai, you despicable man!"

Cao Ren roared to the sky, then looked at the Wei army in the distance.

The fighting continues, but so far, no one has escaped.

Cao Ren knew that his 200,000-strong army was doomed.

"Let's go, or we won't be able to leave."

The urging voices of the Xiahou brothers rang in Cao Ren's ears once again.

Upon hearing this, Cao Ren sighed.

"withdraw!"

The group then quickly left the area.

With the departure of the group, the battle was essentially coming to an end.

Of the 200,000 troops, not a single one left; aside from those who surrendered, there were only the corpses of those who died in battle.

Cao Ren immediately rushed back to Guangrou.

However, at this moment, the banners of the Lie Army had already been planted atop Guangrou City. (End of Chapter)