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

Chapter 366: I can’t do business, but I can help my friends

The only one who could make the camp stand up with chess pieces and all the soldiers in mourning was Ma Teng. And there were only a handful of people who could kill Ma Teng under the protection of Ma Chao. Dian Wei and Xu Chu were among them. In addition, the two of them left Xu Du and went straight to Xiliang, so everything was explained.

Taishi Ci had been waiting outside the camp for Gu Rubing's arrival. After Gu Rubing dismounted, Taishi Ci told him everything.

After listening to this, Gu Rubing nodded slightly, then turned and looked at a man in the army. That man was protected in the middle of the army. If there was really a sneak attack by the enemy, Gu Rubing's position would not be the safest. That man seemed to feel Gu Rubing's gaze, and he rode out of the army.

"My Lord, what can I do for you?"

The person who came was Hua Tuo. Gu Rubing was also very puzzled at first. He didn't know why Zhuge Liang brought Hua Tuo to him. He was going to kill people, not save people. He originally thought that Zhuge Liang let Hua Tuo follow him because he was afraid of some accidents. Now it seems that Hua Tuo was prepared for Ma Xiu.

"I'll have to trouble you, Doctor, in a while."

Gu Rubing said with a smile, his warm smile made people feel like spring breeze. As Gu Rubing's virtue improved, his public favorability naturally rose as well. In return, he looks like this now, and every move he makes makes people feel comfortable.

"My Lord, this is my duty."

Hua Tuo bowed and Gu Rubing nodded slightly, then spoke loudly.

"Qingzhou Governor, Liu Bei, invites General Ma to have a chat!"

Not long after, a figure in white slowly walked out of the camp. It was Ma Chao, who was dressed in mourning. At this moment, Ma Chao looked more haggard than when he met Taishi Ci in the morning. His lips were pale and his face was bloodless, which was obviously caused by excessive mental and physical stress.

"Meet Uncle Liu."

Ma Chao bowed, and Gu Rubing stepped forward and shook Ma Chao's hand.

"The dead are gone, and the living are like this. General Ma, please accept my condolences."

"Thank you, Uncle Liu, for caring about my father. I would like to thank you on behalf of my father."

Ma Chao bowed again, this time all the way to the bottom. Although it is said that there are three great princes now, everyone knows that Gu Rubing is the real great prince. Now the news of Liu Biao's death has not yet spread to the world, and people don't know that Gu Rubing has already recruited Liu Qi under his command. After the news spreads, the strength of Gu Rubing, the number one prince, will be enough to crush everyone else. At that time, unless Cao Cao, Sun Jian, Liu Zhang, and Shi Xie unite, they will probably have some chance of winning.

After all, Ma Chao was still grateful to the first prince for remembering the small favor he had with his father. Even if he had some ulterior motives, what else could they have that was worth others' ulterior motives now?

"General Ma, can you let me see General Ma again?"

Ma Chao nodded slightly when he heard this and led the way for Gu Rubing and the others. In the end, only Gu Rubing, Zhao Yun, Taishi Ci and Hua Tuo walked into the mourning hall. Since they were camping outside, the environment was naturally not as good as at home. It was still cold in Liangzhou, so the bodies were still well preserved. When Gu Rubing saw it, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. The live broadcast room directly blocked the picture and covered it with thick mosaics, just like the previous times.

You know, in the great battle of Yangzhou, the number of casualties was close to 400,000, and the corpses filled the nearby hills and battlefields. Even such scenes were not blurred, but this one was. This shows how miserable Ma Teng's death was.

Looking at Ma Teng's corpse, Gu Rubing sighed in his heart. If he guessed correctly, Ma Teng should also be one of the players who entered the game. After silently bidding farewell to this familiar stranger in his heart, Gu Rubing waved to Hua Tuo behind him.

"General Ma died heroically, how could he leave like this? This is Hua Tuo, the genius doctor under my command. He can use the line to sew up the skin and flesh. You can ask him to make General Ma look good."

After hearing what Gu Rubing said, Ma Chao's eyes finally showed some color.

"A miracle doctor? Can he heal external injuries?"

Hua Tuo didn't say anything, but just nodded slightly, and Gu Rubing supplemented Hua Tuo.

"As long as he still has a breath left, the miracle doctor can bring him back from the brink of death."

After hearing this, Ma Chao raised his head and looked at the top of the tent, as if he was making a decision. While Ma Chao was still thinking, he suddenly remembered what Gu Rubing said when they met: The dead are gone, and the living are like this.

Two lines of hot tears flowed from the corners of Ma Chao's eyes. It was the first time he cried since his father passed away. All he could see was the tears flowing, but no sound could be heard. He was in great pain without a word.

"Please ask the doctor to save my brother!"

Ma Chao knelt down in front of Hua Tuo, buried his head in his arms, and his shoulders slightly shook. This man who had never cried after his father passed away showed his vulnerable side for the first time.

Gu Rubing naturally heard from Taishi Ci the news that Ma Xiu was seriously injured and dying, and Ma Dai and Pang De were seriously injured. He said that deliberately to see what choice Ma Chao would make. In the end, Ma Chao did not let him down and chose to save Ma Xiu and the others first.

Hua Tuo left under the leadership of Ma Tie. When they walked out of the mourning tent, Gu Rubing suddenly spoke.

"Just now, my scouts received news that Dian Wei and Xu Chu had left Han Sui's residence and were heading towards Xudu. It won't be long before Han Sui leads his troops to fight. How can you resist them?"

When the name Dian Wei was mentioned, Ma Chao's movements came to a slow halt and he almost couldn't control his breath. He stopped and spoke slowly.

"The hatred for my father's murder is irreconcilable. Let's start with Han Sui and collect some interest."

"What about Dian Wei? What about Cao Cao?"

Ma Chao suddenly turned his head to look at Gu Rubing, and suddenly knelt on one knee.

"I dare to make a deal with Uncle Liu, is that okay?"

"Tell me."

Gu Rubing said this as he helped Ma Chao up. Ma Chao said with a serious face.

"I will lead the remaining soldiers to defeat the enemy. After that, my name will belong to you, Uncle Emperor. Even if you ask me to die, I will never frown."

Looking at Ma Chao's serious expression, Gu Rubing slowly shook his head.

"I never trade on human lives."

"Then, can you take all the gold, silver, horses and armor from Liangzhou?"

"I don't lack these things." Gu Rubing still spoke slowly, and Ma Chao's eyes were full of doubts.

"Then, Uncle Liu, tell me what you want. As long as it exists in this world, I will give it to you."

"Hahahahaha."

Hearing what Ma Chao said, Gu Rubing suddenly laughed out loud.

"I don't want anything and I won't make this deal."

After hearing this, Ma Chao nodded slightly disappointedly, turned around and continued walking forward. Suddenly, a voice sounded from behind him.

"I won't make the deal of helping you defeat Cao Cao, but as the son of a friend, I will do you this favor. As a relative of the Han Dynasty, I will also eradicate Cao Cao!"

After Gu Rubing finished speaking, he walked forward on his own without looking at Ma Chao. Ma Chao stared blankly at Gu Rubing who was walking farther and farther away. Suddenly he smiled with relief, shook his head, discarded those messy thoughts, and followed him. The figures of the two gradually lengthened in the northwest desert.

At night, when Han Sui led a large number of troops to a road that was the only way to Wang Ma Teng's barracks, he saw Ma Chao alone, wearing a white robe and a white helmet, holding a spear and standing on his horse, blocking Han Sui's army.

Han Sui looked at Ma Chao, who was dressed in white clothes and armor, and couldn't help but say proudly.

"How is it, nephew? Being the commander-in-chief of the three armies must be much better than being the chief general under your father, right? Why don't you come and thank me, your uncle?"

Han Sui was smiling widely. In his eyes, Ma Chao was already in his pocket and he would not be able to escape. As long as he killed Ma Chao, no one would be able to stop him from unifying Liang Province. He would be the local emperor of Liang Province then. Wouldn't he be more comfortable than the real emperor who was held hostage by Cao Cao?

Thinking of this, the smile on Han Sui’s face was about to overflow from the screen of the live broadcast room.

"Nephew, I didn't kill your father. Besides, your father was too stubborn. He should have listened to Cao Cao's advice and surrendered to him. Then we wouldn't be in this situation now. Alas, Old Ma, Old Ma, you were a hero all your life, but you were foolish for a moment."

Ma Chao raised his Dragon Lance and pointed it at Han Sui from a distance.

"Shut your stinky mouth, you are not worthy of judging my father. Even if my father is truly a hero who was foolish for a moment, he was foolish enough to become sworn brothers with a villain like you!"

"Hahahaha, there's no use getting angry. Don't worry, I'll let you reunite with Lao Ma later. You can't be alive, otherwise I won't be able to sleep."

Han Sui suddenly put away his sinister smile, because countless cavalrymen had appeared on the surrounding hillsides at some point, with a total number of more than 10,000, densely packed on the sand hills. Han Sui immediately understood what Ma Chao meant and sneered.

"Oh, nephew, is this your trump card? With just this few cavalry, they are not enough to fill the gaps in my cavalry. You really disappoint me."

Ma Chao said nothing, but just stared at Han Sui quietly. His gaze was like a pool of stagnant water, which could captivate people's hearts. Han Sui, who came back to his senses, couldn't help but curse.

"You are exactly like your short-sighted father, always looking like you were sure of victory. But in the end, you still died in my hands! Same with you!"

Han Sui's eyes were bloodshot and he was completely enraged by Ma Chao's attitude. In his opinion, Ma Chao should beg for mercy. It seemed that Ma Chao had touched upon the time in Han Sui's heart that he least wanted to recall, which completely enraged Han Sui.

"Oh? Really?"

Suddenly, a voice came from nowhere, which made Han Sui's heart skip a beat. He suddenly had a bad feeling. As the voice faded away, three riders appeared in Han Sui's sight. The one in the middle had ears hanging down to his shoulders and a face as white as jade. Han Sui felt that he looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him before.

The two riders beside him, one holding a spear and the other carrying a bow, slowly walked towards Ma Chao.

"General Han, how are you?"

Gu Rubing said with a smile. The moment Gu Rubing opened his mouth, Han Sui finally remembered who the person in front of him was. It was Liu Bei who had fought in many battles and defeated Cao Cao and Sun Jian a month ago!
"Liu Bei? What do you mean by this? Are you trying to make another enemy? I didn't want to help you and Cao Cao in your previous fight. If you help Ma Chao, it will only push me towards your enemy."

Han Sui tried to threaten Gu Rubing by tying up Cao Cao so that he would not take action, but Gu Rubing just smiled contemptuously and asked the general who was holding a bow next to him.

"You two don't want to help, just stand by and watch? Very good, that's good, but why did I hear that today, two generals under Cao Cao, Dian Wei and Xu Chu, just left your house?"

Gu Rubing looked at Han Sui jokingly, and cold sweat broke out on Han Sui's forehead.

"That was a personal vendetta between Cao Cao and Ma Teng. Cao Cao sent Dian Wei and Xu Chu. They said they could help me kill Ma Teng. I had no reason to refuse them."

"Oh? So that's how it is. But I heard that you invited them from Cao Cao, and you spent a lot of money to invite them. How much did you spend?"

"Ten thousand first-class horses from Beiliang Ranch."

Taishi Ci answered from the side, and Gu Rubing laughed and clapped his hands after hearing it.

"Ten thousand Beiliang Ranch's top-grade war horses are not a small sum, right? General Han must have spent an astronomical amount just to train these horses, and now they are being given away. How dare General Han say he won't help either side?"

"This is just a deal, not a favor to him. If you are willing to send Guan Yu and Zhang Fei under your command, I am willing to pay the price."

At this moment, Han Sui had begun to tremble all over. The enemy had begun to surround them, and a bloody battle was inevitable.

"How about this? Even if you kill Ma Chao now, or ignore him, I will still give him the same reward as Cao Cao and send him to Qingzhou. How do you think that is?"

Han Sui proposed a condition that he thought Liu Bei could not refuse. Just by standing by and watching, he could get 10,000 first-class war horses. No one would resist such a deal.

"But if I kill you, then Beiliang Ranch will belong to me, and I can have as much as I want. Besides, the ones for Cao Cao should not have been delivered yet, so they are also mine. You are really confused. Even if I kill you, they are still mine."

Han Sui's smile froze on his face and gradually turned into fear. With his strength, he would have no chance of survival even if he faced any of Liu Bei's generals, let alone Liu Bei leading the troops himself. It was too late for him to escape as the cavalry behind him had blocked his retreat. This was between two sand hills and he was surrounded on all sides.

The only way out now was to charge forward. After all, there were only four people in front. Han Sui made a decision immediately, raised his spear high, and shouted.
"Brothers, charge! Kill the big-eared thief Liu Bei, and I'll reward him a hundred gold coins, and let him go to the best brothel in Liangzhou for three days and three nights! Anyone who kills Ma Chao will get the same reward!"

Han Sui no longer tried to persuade Liu Bei and prepared to make a desperate attempt to break the encirclement. Since you, Liu Bei, have already attacked me, then I will surrender to Cao Cao!
Seeing the main army launching an attack, the cavalrymen occupying the hillsides on both sides raised their Zhuge crossbows and launched an indiscriminate attack on Han Sui's troops below. There were also cavalry archers among Han Sui's troops, but before they could draw their arrows, the enemy's first cavalry archery arrived, and dense crossbow arrows fell from the sky like raindrops.

(End of this chapter)