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

Chapter 339: Zhuge Liannu, showing its edge for the first time

Gu Rubing was leading his troops towards Taiyuan County at this moment. Although he had Zhuge Liang's assurance, it was impossible for Gu Rubing to say that he was not worried. After all, it was Guan Yu who was guarding there. Losing Taiyuan County was not a big problem, but if his second brother was gone, Gu Rubing would have no place to cry.

Before coming, Zhuge Liang gave him a crossbow. As soon as he held it, Gu Rubing felt the exquisiteness of the crossbow. Apart from anything else, just by looking at the ten crossbow arrows placed side by side on the crossbow, Gu Rubing knew what it was.

During the Three Kingdoms period, the Zhuge Crossbow made a splash, breaking the status quo that crossbows could only fire one bullet at a time. It played a crucial role in the war when it first appeared.

"Sir, what is this?"

Although Gu Rubing knew what it was, he still asked in a pretentious manner. Zhuge Liang bowed and said.

"My lord, please don't call me Sir anymore. Just call me Kong Ming."

"How can that be? I have made up my mind. Once this matter is over, I will appoint you as my military advisor and you will also serve as my prime minister. I hope you will not refuse."

Gu Rubing said this seriously, and Zhuge Liang had no choice but to bow again.

"Your Majesty, I, Kong Ming, thank you for your kindness."

"Sir, you haven't told me what this is yet?"

Gu Rubing was playing with the Zhuge Crossbow in his hand. Although it was made of wood, the principle behind it was almost the same as the fine steel crossbow that Gu Rubing had seen before. The continuous-fire fine steel crossbow also used the principle of leverage to load crossbow arrows. The crossbow in his hand was the same. Although it was a bit heavier, it was also one of the best weapons on the battlefield.

"My lord, this is the crossbow I researched in my spare time. The crossbows commonly used in the army are powerful, but they are too slow to load and lack accuracy. So I had an idea and made this repeating crossbow. It can load ten crossbow arrows at a time and can fire continuously without having to re-string the string to store power. The accuracy is also improved."

Zhuge Liang explained to Gu Rubing how to load and aim. Gu Rubing tried it and found that the accuracy was improved. It was much stronger than the current bows and crossbows. The continuous firing design not only did not weaken the power of the bow and crossbow, but also increased the power due to the accumulation of continuous firing.

"Hahaha, good, it's a really good thing. Sir, does this crossbow have a name?"

Gu Rubing said excitedly that the effect was better than he expected. If some elite cavalry and scouts could be equipped with this kind of crossbow, their combat effectiveness would be greatly improved.

"My Lord, this is just something I did when I was bored. It doesn't have a name yet."

Zhuge Liang smiled slightly and understood what Gu Rubing meant.

"Why don't you give this weapon a name, my lord?"

"Well, since it's a continuous-fire crossbow and it was made by you, why not call it Zhuge Crossbow?"

Gu Rubing said with a smile, expressing what he was thinking. After hearing the name, Zhuge Liang nodded.

"Thank you for the name, my lord."

His thoughts returned to the point where the Zhuge Crossbow was in the bag next to his horse's belly. The sky was already turning pale and the city of Taiyuan County in the distance had appeared on the horizon. When he saw the flag on the top of the city, Gu Rubing breathed a sigh of relief.

"rush!"

Under the command of Gu Rubing, the Bai Li soldiers began to charge and marched towards the Taiyuan County City.

When Gu Rubing saw Guan Yu covered in blood standing in a sea of ​​blood and corpses, his heart finally settled down.

"Second brother, second brother."

Liu Bei came in front of Guan Yu, and Guan Yu also smiled when he saw Gu Rubing.

"It turns out that Big Brother is here."

"Second brother, are you okay?"

"Don't worry, big brother. Only 30,000 soldiers and horses are not enough to defeat Guan."

Guan Yu stroked his beard and smiled.

"Your body is covered in the blood of the enemy, don't worry, big brother."

"Hahahaha, good, I hope nothing happens to my second brother."

Gu Rubing smiled and said, on the other side, the Bai Li soldiers had replaced the Qinglong swordsmen on the battlefield and drove Cao Cao's army back ten miles to Taiyuan County City, and they dared not advance another step.

Inside Cao's camp tent, Cao Cao was having breakfast, a bowl of white porridge with some pickles. Cao Cao ate with gusto. When he was about to finish, a soldier suddenly came to report.

"Report - Prime Minister, Liu Bei has arrived at Taiyuan with 50,000 troops. We were unable to capture Taiyuan."

"Report - Prime Minister, Liu Bei led a large army to join the battlefield. General Xiahou and General Xu were defeated."

"Report - Prime Minister, General Xiahou is asking for help!"

The three consecutive military reports made Cao Cao, who was originally in a good mood, instantly furious.

"Ah!"

Cao Cao slammed the bowl on the table. When he came to his senses, he realized that it was not rice and he could not take it back.

"Quick, send troops to support Yuan Rang and Zhong Kang. Make sure they are both safe! Retreat slowly, don't panic."

In his rage, Cao Cao did not forget to send troops to support Xiahou Dun and Xu Chu. To Cao Cao, the lives of the two were far more important than the Taiyuan County.

"My lord, Liu Bei's army has arrived. Please stay out of the way for now."

Xun Yu stepped forward and spoke, at the same time giving Dian Wei a wink. Dian Wei had always respected Xun Yu, and after seeing the look Xun Yu gave him, he understood what Xun Yu meant, bent down, picked up Cao Cao and walked away.

Cao Cao was stunned by Dian Wei's sudden move and forgot to speak for a moment. It was only the next moment that he reacted.

"Put me down, put me down."

"No, the military advisor just winked at me and told me to carry you away, my lord."

After hearing Dian Wei's words, Cao Cao was stunned, but he quickly realized who the military advisor Dian Wei was talking about.

"Put me down, is he your lord or am I your lord."

"Of course you are. But when you punished me by not allowing me to drink, it was the military advisor who brought me wine. In this case, you have to listen to the military advisor." Dian Wei walked quickly, put Cao Cao on Jueying's body, and whipped Jueying's butt. Jueying immediately started to run away. Xun Yu, who was far away, felt helpless when watching this scene. He winked at you and clearly asked you to escort the lord back, so why did you bring up the matter of giving you wine?

After watching Cao Cao leave safely under the protection of Dian Wei, Xun Yu arranged the remaining 20,000 troops to rescue Xiahou Dun and Xu Chu according to Cao Cao's instructions before he left.

After Gu Rubing made sure that Guan Yu was fine, he and the other riders joined the pursuit. Gu Rubing and Guan Yu's horses left the enemy far behind and soon caught up with the retreating Cao army.

At this moment, the two sides were only a hundred meters apart. Gu Rubing took out the Zhuge Crossbow given to him by Zhuge Liang from a cloth bag beside him, picked it up, held it level, and drew the bow in one go. There was a sound of an arrow breaking through the air, and the arrow flew out instantly. When it was about to hit Xiahou Dun, it was deflected by the butt of Xiahou Dun's gun.

Although the crossbow is more portable than the longbow and is suitable for cavalry to carry, its disadvantage is also obvious, that is, its power is inferior to that of the bow and arrow. Even the improved version of Zhuge Crossbow by Zhuge Liang has this disadvantage, but it is still much better than other crossbows.

Xiahou Dun looked at Gu Rubing holding a bow and crossbow in the distance. Even though he was furious, there was nothing he could do. He could only glare at Gu Rubing fiercely.

But the next moment, several more arrows came flying through the air. Xiahou Dun had originally shot down a crossbow arrow and relaxed his vigilance. After all, the crossbow can only shoot one shot at a time and the loading speed is very slow, so he ignored Gu Rubing who was holding the crossbow behind him. Who knew, just when he turned around, several sharp sounds suddenly woke him up. He turned around and barely avoided being shot down by several crossbows, but was still hit on the shoulder by a crossbow arrow.

Originally, Xiahou Dun's armor was hard enough to block an ordinary crossbow arrow, but Zhuge Liannu was not like a crossbow arrow, and the arrowhead pierced through the armor and pierced Xiahou Dun's shoulder.

Xiahou Dun and Xu Chu were shocked at the moment. What was that thing Liu Bei had just used? Was it a crossbow? It looked no different from a crossbow, but why could it shoot several crossbow arrows in succession?
Without time to think about it, the two led the army to fight and retreat towards Hedong County.

At noon, Gu Rubing and Guan Yu led the army back to Taiyuan County. On the way back, Gu Rubing curiously checked Guan Yu's panel. He was shocked to find that not only Guan Yu's Spring and Autumn swordsmanship had been upgraded to the maximum level, but his military experience had also increased by 20 points. What shocked Gu Rubing the most was the 36 legendary military points.

"Second brother, did you ever fight with anyone when you were stationed in Taiyuan?"

Gu Rubing asked as the two men rode their horses side by side. Guan Yu didn't want to say anything, after all, Gu Rubing had once told him not to go out of the city to fight, but in the end Guan Yu still spoke.

"Yesterday at 5 p.m., Cao Cao sent two men to challenge me. They seemed to be called Dian Wei and Xu Chu. They were quite capable and they injured me together. Yesterday at 5 p.m., when we were attacking the city, Xu Chu and another general named Xiahou Dun fought with me for a long time. They were also quite skilled in martial arts."

After listening to Guan Yu's words, the only words left in Gu Rubing's mind were "Fuck!" No wonder the legendary generals' points increased so much all of a sudden. It turned out that when he was defending Taiyuan, he had been fighting with these generals.

Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Xiahou Dun, any one of them is worth a mention, but I didn't expect that they were all beaten by my second brother yesterday.

"My second brother is always brave. I have brought a marching doctor with me. Go and treat him."

After Hua Tuo's training, Gu Rubing now has a considerable number of military doctors under his command who are able to deal with various emergencies. Of course, these military doctors cannot be compared with Hua Tuo, but they can still handle some simple knife wounds without any problem.

At this time, Gu Rubing finally had time to look at his panel. In the pursuit battle just now, he had killed quite a few Cao soldiers. It seemed that his general experience points should be almost full.

At this moment, Zhuge Liang was waiting for the two men in a tent in Taiyuan County. After seeing Guan Yu covered in blood, Zhuge Liang signaled to the military doctor to treat Guan Yu.

Guan Yu was puzzled. Who was this man, who looked handsome and had an outstanding temperament? Just when Guan Yu was about to ask, Zhuge Liang spoke first.

"Zhuge Kongming meets General Guan."

At this time, Guan Yu's armor had been taken off, revealing his bronze skin and perfect muscle lines. The marching doctor had begun to clean Guan Yu's wounds. Guan Yu wanted to get up and respond but couldn't. Gu Rubing walked into the tent and introduced Guan Yu.

"Second brother, this is Mr. Wolong, Zhuge Kongming, whom I invited from Nanyang County, Jingzhou. Sir, this is my second brother, Guan Yu."

"I have just greeted General Guan."

"Mr. Zhuge."

Guan Yu nodded slightly in response. The wound was not deep, but it was long, so it was difficult to clean. In addition, the blood had dried up, so it was a little painful at the moment, but it was naturally nothing to Guan Yu.

"Brother, I saw you use a crossbow today. It was amazing. You could fire continuously, and it seemed that the power and accuracy were improved. What is that?"

Guan Yu took the initiative to ask questions to distract attention, while Gu Rubing and Zhuge Liang sat aside.

"That crossbow is called Zhuge Liannu, and it was made by you, sir. It has improved the crossbow's troublesome loading, and also adjusted its accuracy and power. More importantly, you've seen it, second brother, this Zhuge Liannu can fire ten crossbow arrows in a row, and it takes not much longer to load ten crossbow arrows than one."

"Indeed, you are truly a god. At first I didn't understand why you wanted to go to Jingzhou in person at this time. It turns out that meeting Liu Biao was just a lie, and asking you to come out of seclusion was the real deal."

Guan Yu exclaimed in admiration, and at the same time, he also looked up to Mr. Zhuge, who looked like an immortal.

"Brother, how many of these Zhuge Crossbows are there now? Can they be produced in a standardized manner? If so, our soldiers defending the city will have a much higher combat effectiveness after being equipped with them. Also, if our scouts are equipped with such crossbows, they can not only be used for gathering information, but also become an elite force that can roam everywhere."

After hearing Guan Yu's words, Gu Rubing suddenly laughed.

"Second brother, you don't have to worry about these. Before I came, I had already ordered people to make arrangements for mass production according to the drawings given by the master. I believe that it won't be long before our troops will be able to have a Zhuge Crossbow in their hands."

Guan Yu finally felt relieved, and the three of them continued talking and laughing.

On the other side, Xiahou Dun and Xu Chu, who were in charge of the rear guard, had already reunited with Cao Cao. Cao Cao was scolding Dian Wei for carrying him away. After seeing Xiahou and the other two coming back, Cao Cao stopped scolding them and just spoke angrily.

"If you go to the military supervisor, you will receive fifty military sticks."

"promise!"

Dian Wei was delighted when he heard this, and turned away. Cao Cao sighed helplessly.

"Forget it, forget it."

Who knew Dian Wei also had a stubborn temper.

"No, I won't. I'll go right away."

After Xiahou and Xu Chu entered the tent, they immediately knelt down in front of Cao Cao.

"My lord, we are not doing well in attacking the city. Please punish us!"

Cao Cao stepped forward and helped the two men up.

"It has nothing to do with you. Who would have thought that the big-eared thief would come so quickly? He came to Bingzhou in person. I believe that Sun Jian's situation should be smooth. We just need to wait for good news from Sun Jian. You don't need to blame yourself. Go and have a rest."

Just then, Dian Wei came in with a bunch of military sticks and scratched his head.

"My Lord, what do you need so many military sticks for?"

(End of this chapter)