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Chapter 351 Zhuge Liang's strategy, aimed at Jingzhou

If nothing unexpected happens, the three generals Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and Zhang He are among them. One is a famous general, one is a quasi-famous general, and one is a first-class general. If any one of them gets into trouble, it will be a heavy blow to Gu Rubing.

So after seeing the three consecutive waves of catapults attacking the city, Gu Rubing was a little confused, but he quickly adjusted himself. Just a few siege stones should not pose a threat to them.

An army of 350,000 had surrounded Sun Jian's troops from three sides and launched a fierce attack. Although these soldiers were not very powerful, the arrows shot from them were as deadly as those shot from other regular troops, but the degree of lethality might be different.

The 350,000-strong army overwhelmed Sun Jian's troops just in terms of momentum. Although they knew that these were only captured Yellow Turban reserve troops, they were still a little frightened for a moment. After all, they had witnessed with their own eyes the abnormal fighting power of Liu Bei's subordinates in the past two days.

"Kill them! If you kill ten people, you will be rewarded with ten ounces of gold. If you kill a hundred people, you will be promoted three levels!"

At this time, Sun Ce's voice came from behind. Sun Ce, riding a five-colored horse, rushed out from the rear with 30,000 cavalry and killed the Yellow Turban reserve troops.

After hearing Sun Ce's words, many soldiers turned their heads, either looking at their own commander or Sun Jian, trying to confirm whether what Sun Ce said was true. Those commanders who were being stared at by their subordinates couldn't stand it anymore, so they turned their heads and cast their gazes at Sun Jian.

In public, Sun Jian couldn't say that what his son said was useless, so he could only nod slowly and repeat what Sun Ce said.

"If you kill ten people, you will be rewarded with ten ounces of gold. If you kill a hundred people, you will be promoted three levels!"

After hearing Sun Jian's personal approval, those troops who originally did not dare to move forward were all excited. What a joke! Killing ten people would be ten taels of gold, and ten taels of gold would be one hundred taels of silver. One hundred taels of silver would be enough to buy a decent house in a larger city like a county town. With the remaining money, they could get married and invest in some small businesses, which would be enough for them to live a rich life for the rest of their lives.

Most of the people joined the army for the purpose of giving their families or themselves a good life. Now that bad days are imminent, the only thing standing in their way are those ten heads.

"kill!"

"Come on!"

Sun Jian's troops rushed into the battlefield like crazy, as if if they ran slower, all the heads would be taken away and it would not be their turn.

The cavalry led by Sun Ce was the first to charge into the Yellow Turban Army's reserve, just like when Zhang Liao led thousands of cavalry to charge into Sun's army, they were unstoppable.

Sun Ce's brave characteristic, which had originally dropped to a 1430% bonus, rose back to 1500% in a short period of time. In addition, in the battle with Zhao Yun before the war, although Sun Ce did not defeat Zhao Yun, he was able to fight for several rounds under the already famous Zhao Yun, which was considered a fame.

In addition, one of Sun Ce's characteristics is that the fame points required for promotion to a famous general are halved. Before this, Sun Ce had accumulated a certain amount of fame points. Coupled with the battle with Zhao Yun, Sun Ce is only 50 fame points away from being promoted to a famous general. If he can defeat Gu Rubing, Sun Ce's fame points will probably reach directly.

Lu Meng had also woken up at this moment. When he heard that almost all of his 10,000 cavalrymen were killed and most of his 30,000 infantrymen were also killed, he almost fainted. Now he regretted it so much that he wondered why he had volunteered to be the vanguard just to grab the credit, which resulted in the current situation.

The fortune that he had accumulated in Nanjun over the years was squandered in one day. Now, what Lu Meng was most grateful for was that Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun had no intention of killing him, otherwise he would not even have the qualifications to lie here and grieve.

"How many troops do we have now?"

Lu Meng asked the personal soldier who was accompanying him. The personal soldier looked sad when he heard this.

"General, we now have a total of 286 cavalry and 7,439 infantry left."

After hearing the exact number reported by his personal soldiers, Lu Meng felt his eyes go dark. He applied to be the vanguard because he thought that the enemy would be drugged and knocked out. When he entered the city, wouldn't he be able to cut off the heads that symbolized military industry? But who could have known that his plan, which he thought was perfect, was easily seen through by others?

"What's going on outside now?"

Lu Meng frowned and looked outside, shouting and killing sounds were heard everywhere.

"Haven't you managed to take down Chengde yet?"

After searching his temple, Lu Meng stood up. The personal soldiers beside him hurried over and supported Lu Meng.

"No, General. We won't fight Chengde anymore."

"Don't fight to be virtuous anymore?"

Lu Meng was even more confused. Wasn't the purpose of Sun Jian summoning these people here to capture Chengde? Why didn't they fight now?

"Yes, General. Chengde has not been taken down yet. Now Liu Bei's army has come from the north. My lord and his men are now fighting with Liu Bei's army."

"A large army? We can't even take down Cheng De, how can we fight against other people's large army? Isn't that courting death?"

At this moment, Lu Meng no longer had the arrogance of the past, and he became much more decadent. After hearing what Lu Meng said, the personal soldiers seemed to want to say something but stopped. Looking at the appearance of his personal soldiers, Lu Meng became angry again.

"What are you doing? If you have something to say, just say it. If you have something to fart, just fart!"

"General, just before the battle started, the lord said that those who kill ten people will be rewarded with ten taels of gold, and those who kill a hundred people will be promoted three levels. Moreover, the enemy is not Liu Bei's regular troops. It looks like the hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turbans that Liu Bei recruited before."

"What! Why didn't you tell me earlier! I *****! Quick, prepare the horses, gather everyone!"

After hearing the words of his personal soldiers, Lu Meng could no longer care about anything else. He got out of bed immediately and went to the battlefield to kill the enemy and make merit. He had also participated in the suppression of the Yellow Turbans, and he knew the strength of the Yellow Turbans very well. Even after being trained by Liu Bei and others, they were only a little stronger than before. They were just scattered soldiers and not worth mentioning.

"Don't worry, General. Lieutenant General Li has already taken the remaining troops to the battlefield. Before he left, he told me that the cavalry is left to you, and you can go after you wake up."

Lu Meng slapped his thigh and sat up suddenly. "Hahahaha, good, good, good! God will not let me die!"

Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and others who escaped from Chengde took their cavalry and went around to the rear of Sun's army, preparing to deal a fatal blow to Sun's army from the rear. They only had more than 20,000 cavalry and less than 10,000 infantry left. The 30,000-strong army was not a drop in the bucket, but it also did not play a decisive role in the current situation. Only by catching them off guard at the critical moment could they play a role in turning the tide.

The battle on the battlefield was particularly intense. Every soldier who wanted to get promoted and get rich was fighting desperately. The Yellow Turban reserve was not a regular army after all, so they could not get the due bonus from the troops, only half of it. In addition, the battle was not over yet, and Zhou Yu's indomitable characteristic bonus was still there. All these factors led to the Yellow Turban reserve being less powerful than Sun's army.

Gu Rubing and Sun Jian looked at each other across the crowded battlefield. Sun Jian smiled and waved to Gu Rubing, with a smug look on his face. After all, he had just seen with his own eyes that more than 30 huge siege rocks fell into the city. Zhao Yun and his men would definitely be killed without a burial place.

On the other hand, Gu Rubing felt a little heavy at the moment. Although he had absolute confidence in the fighting ability of Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and others, the battle in front of him was the bloodiest battle Gu Rubing had seen since he entered the game. Such a large-scale battle with no retreat made Gu Rubing a little unsure whether Zhang Fei and others could overcome the danger.

Zhuge Liang beside him seemed to see what Gu Rubing was thinking.

"Don't worry, lord. Last night, I observed the sky and saw that the stars of General Yide and General Zilong were extremely bright. They will be fine. On the other hand, Liu Biao's star is about to go out. I think Liu Biao will die in less than a month."

Zhuge Liang sat next to Gu Rubing. Although he had not yet been appointed as the military advisor of the three armies, Gu Rubing always treated him as a military advisor in terms of etiquette.

"That's great. Thank you for comforting me, sir."

Hearing Zhuge Liang's words, Gu Rubing breathed a sigh of relief. He knew Zhuge Liang's abilities best. Since Zhuge Liang said that everything was fine, it would be a waste of time for him to worry any more.

"My lord, I don't know what's your plan regarding Liu Biao?"

Zhuge Liang asked after seeing Gu Rubing recover a little.

Gu Rubing naturally knew that Liu Biao died of illness. He had also thought about how to legitimately transfer the entire Jingzhou to his own command after Liu Biao's death. Although he had strong soldiers and horses, he could not compare with the wealthy Jingzhou in terms of money.

Moreover, Jingzhou covers a huge area, which is a good place to train soldiers and store food and grass. At the same time, Jingzhou is connected to Yizhou in the south. Liu Zhang of Yizhou has no ambition and will be replaced sooner or later. It can be said that as long as Jingzhou is taken, Yizhou will be as easy as taking something out of a bag.

"We should resolve this battle quickly. We must establish a friendly alliance with Jingzhou before Liu Biao dies, so that we can replace him after Liu Biao's death."

Gu Rubing told him what was in his mind. He had this idea a long time ago, but he only had the idea and didn't know how to execute it.

"Sir, do you have any plan? I hope you can help me solve my doubts."

"I do have a plan..."

"What's the plan?"

Gu Rubing couldn't help but sit up straight. Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan and pointed at Chengde and the area behind him.

"Now half of Jiujiang and Lujiang counties have fallen into the hands of the lord. These two counties are the key to Sun Jian's fight against the northeast, and he will definitely not give up. The Jingzhou army led by Liu Biao should have been fighting with Yuzhang governor Gu Yong in Yuzhang. These three counties are indispensable to Sun Jian, but Sun Jian's military strength is not enough for him to take back the three counties. So we can return the cities occupied by Jiujiang and Lujiang counties under the pretext that Gu Yong and Liu Biao will divide Yuzhang."

"Sir, do you want to offer flowers to Buddha? To win Liu Biao's favor?"

"Yes, go to Jingzhou with the order to present Yuzhang County to congratulate Liu Biao. Before Liu Biao's death, make a plan of alliance. After Liu Biao returns to the west, the Jingzhou army and Jingzhou will be leaderless, and Liu Biao's son has not yet grown up. When Sun Jian learns of Liu Biao's death, he will certainly send troops to attack Yuzhang County. By then, they will only have the lord to rely on, and Jingzhou will be safe in their pockets."

After hearing Zhuge Liang's news, Gu Rubing just wanted to say, it was wonderful. With his current military strength, it was not easy to pull the front line from Qingzhou to Yangzhou Lujiang County, and it was even more impossible to send a large army to station in Yangzhou. Therefore, the captured county cities would most likely be taken back by Sun Jian. In this case, while these territories were still in his hands, he would make an exchange with Sun Jian and cede half of Yuzhang County to Liu Biao.

Sun Jian had no reason to disagree. After all, if they kept wasting time like this, it would only be a matter of time before the 200,000-strong Jingzhou army would capture Yuzhang County. Sun Jian's army was now being held back by Gu Rubing and had no way to get support, so Sun Jian could only agree and swallow his anger.

And Liu Biao, naturally, would not refuse. Giving him half of Yuzhang County for free would save him from fighting. Liu Biao would rather give him the whole County. Liu Biao also knew that once Gu Rubing was no longer a restraint, Sun Jian would immediately send troops to take Yuzhang County back. If he did not want this to happen, it was simple: he could just continue to cling to Gu Rubing.

In this way, even if Gu Rubing did not take the initiative to go to Jingzhou to congratulate Liu Biao, Liu Biao would do everything possible to invite Gu Rubing to go, and then everything would continue smoothly.

Zhuge Liang took into account not only the general situation of the world, but also the greed of human nature, which led to this conspiracy.

"Sir, you are truly a god."

Gu Rubing exclaimed, and Zhuge Liang just smiled.

"So when should we negotiate with Sun Jian?"

Gu Rubing asked the question in his mind: In negotiation, the most important thing is to grasp the timing. As long as the timing is well grasped, it can achieve twice the result with half the effort.

"No hurry, we have to fight for a while longer, until they are afraid, so that they can be controlled by us. In addition, I believe General Wenyuan must have already started a massacre in Wujun. I believe this kind of military report will be delivered to Sun Jian in no time. By then, even if Sun Jian wants to fight, what about those soldiers whose families are at home?"

At this moment, Gu Rubing really wanted to give a thumbs up to Zhuge Liangliang. He even thought of this, which was really brilliant. With such a strategist, why should he worry about not being able to unify the world?
And most importantly, Zhuge Liang's experience value is now 100. As long as the legendary strategist points are maxed out, Zhuge Liang will be able to be promoted to a legendary strategist. Last time, Zhuge Liang's legendary strategist points were only 40, but now it has risen to 57. In just a few days, it has increased by 17 points.

Gu Rubing had a premonition that when the day came when he became Zhuge Liang's military advisor, the whole world would know the name Zhuge Liang, and would also know that it was Zhuge Liang who, with his own strength, helped Gu Rubing escape from the situation surrounded by tigers and wolves and turned defeat into victory in the battle between the three great princes.

However, it is possible that Zhuge Liang's legendary strategist points can be directly stacked up. By then, he will have one, who should be the number one legendary strategist in the world. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei also gained a large number of legendary general points and experience points in this battle.

Zhang Liao was even promoted to a famous general. I believe that Zhang Fei and Taishi Ci will not be much different. After this battle, they should also be promoted to famous generals. By then, Gu Rubing will have a legendary strategist plus several famous generals and celebrities under his command.

(End of this chapter)