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Chapter 368: To subdue Ma Chao, Gu Rubing’s plan!
The blood on the sword dripped slowly onto the ground, merging with the blood from Han Sui's body on the ground. Ma Chao turned to look at the general.

"You still need to save your life to pay off your debt. It won't be too late to die after the debt is paid."

After saying this, Ma Chao threw the sword in his hand to the ground, then suddenly faced Gu Rubing behind him and knelt on one knee in front of him.

"Uncle Liu, Cao Pirate is definitely not someone I can contend with. I dare to ask Uncle Liu to accept me and help me defeat Cao Pirate!"

Ma Chao knelt on one knee, bowed his head and clasped his fists.

"Mengqi, hurry up and get up. What's wrong with you?"

Gu Rubing quickly helped Ma Chao up.

"Since you have such intention, how can I refuse?"

"Ma Chao! Ma Mengqi, I greet the lord!"

After Ma Chao stood up, he clasped his fists and spoke loudly. Zhao Yun and Taishi Ci on the side smiled brightly. After all, in the battle just now, the cooperation between the two and Ma Chao was very close, and the three of them also had a feeling of knowing each other through fighting. The only difference was that the three of them were not fighting each other, but were fighting others.

As Ma Chao loudly expressed his participation, Ma Chao's panel appeared in front of Gu Rubing.

[Name: Ma Chao]

[Status: Lieutenant General, Marquis of Duting]

[General level: First-class general (78/100) (Famous general points: 30/100)]

[Features: Resistant to ferocious tigers (Ma Chao is unmatched in courage, like a roaring tiger on the battlefield), Survival from desperate situations (Ma Chao has a tenacious character, failure does not discourage him, but only makes him more tenacious), Loyal and brave righteous man (Ma Chao is loyal, brave, and righteous), Xiliang Brocade Clothes (Ma Chao became famous at a young age, known as Xiliang Brocade Ma Chao)]

[Anti-Fierce Tiger: Ma Chao's tribe's combat power +500%, this feature doubles when facing foreign tribes. 】

[Survival from a desperate situation: Ma Chao's resilience +900%! His tribe's resilience +600%. ]

[Loyal and Brave Hero: Ma Chao's lord's public favorability +30, Ma Chao's troops +300% attack power, +300% movement speed.]

[Xiliang Jinyi: Ma Chao's combat power +300%, Xiliang soldiers following Ma Chao +800% attack power, other nationalities +200% attack power, when fighting in Liangzhou, Bingzhou, and Youzhou counties, Ma Chao gains the bonus of Xiliang Jinyi characteristics of his troops.]

【技能：经学lv2（80/100）、基础枪法lv5（100/100）、基础剑术lv4（99/100）……】

[Thirty-six Deadly Spears lv5 (73/100): Ma Chao's family-inherited spear technique, each shot attacks the vital point and kills with one strike. The Thirty-six Deadly Spears are divided into four parts. Effect: From one to four, they become stronger and stronger, +700% attack power, +30% armor penetration, the last shot is a fatal shot, attack power*200%! ]

[Swordsmanship lv4: Ma Chao created his own swordsmanship, known for his quick, accurate and ruthless moves, killing enemies when they are unprepared. Effect: +500% attack power, +100% movement speed! ]

[Commander Skill: Tenacity]

[Toughness effect: The probability of the troops under your command being routed is reduced by 100%, and toughness is increased by 300%. ]

[Equipment: Dragon Rider Spear (common equipment), Tiger Head Golden Spear (fine equipment, can grow)]

[Introduction to Dragon Rider Spear: This is the first spear that Ma Chao got after he finished his spear training as a child. Although it has no special features, it has a special meaning to Ma Chao.]

[Introduction to the Tiger-Headed Golden Spear: The body of the Tiger-Headed Golden Spear is made of mixed iron and fine steel, and is 11.3 meters long. The spear head is in the shape of a gold-plated tiger head, and the tiger's mouth swallows the blade, which is made of platinum and is extremely sharp.]

[Equipment effect: The attack power of the cavalry of the tribe is increased by 400%. ]

【Mount: Li Feisha. 】

[Introduction: Li Feisha is a famous horse from the Western Region with a mysterious bloodline, famous for its super endurance and speed. When Li Feisha runs, its speed and momentum are like a sandstorm, and everything it passes through will be destroyed. ]

[Mount effect: Horse speed +100%, horse stamina consumption -50%, attack power +200%. ]

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Looking at Ma Chao's equally luxurious panel, Gu Rubing could only sigh, they are worthy of being the Five Tiger Generals, now there are four of them, although each person's panel only looks like a higher value, but only Gu Rubing knows that each of them has one or more extremely amazing characteristics, which has caused their overall strength to undergo a terrible transformation.

Guan Yu, every characteristic is very powerful, almost the most comprehensive general Gu Rubing has ever seen, no matter it is the attribute bonus for his tribe or his own attribute bonus, even Gu Rubing is a top-notch existence. The new characteristics obtained after being promoted to a famous general also made Guan Yu, who was more inclined to combat before, become a commander who can lead troops, not to mention the commander skill of brave battle. When half of his tribes are lost, he gains the bloody battle characteristic, and his combat effectiveness will be greatly improved. This is also one of Guan Yu's trump cards, which has not been triggered so far. Even Gu Rubing is not sure how strong Guan Yu will be after the bloody battle is triggered.

Although Zhang Fei has few characteristics, but if each characteristic is taken out separately, it is no worse than Guan Yu. As a bear and tiger general, he has a magical skill that is essential for gaining experience, and he ignores physical consumption, so that Zhang Fei is always in the strongest state, not to mention being able to defeat thousands of enemies and tens of thousands of enemies. One provides Zhang Fei with a huge attack power bonus, and the other directly increases Zhang Fei's damage reduction by 50%. Combined with infinite physical strength, Zhang Fei is a walking tiger tank. In addition, he also has the commander skill, urgent troops, combined with the Eighteen Riders of Yanyun and the movement speed bonus provided by Zhang Fei, Zhang Fei is a wandering dragon that can roam in Gu Rubing's territory.

Zhao Yun, a rising dragon in troubled times, is almost invincible with his characteristics. First, the experience points he gains are doubled, similar to Zhang Fei. Second, Zhao Yun is not affected by the enemy's negative buffs. Third, the effect of strategy is increased. These three powerful characteristics increase Zhao Yun's personal combat effectiveness, as well as the others, Dragon Fighting in the Wild, Dragon's Fury in Desperate Situation, and Dragon Gallbladder Spear Soul. This means that Zhao Yun cannot lead troops at present, and can only wait until he is promoted to a famous general to see if he can obtain a characteristic that increases bonuses to his troops. However, the current characteristics can allow Zhao Yun to bathe in the enemy sea, not to mention the last time he killed seven in and seven out, even if he killed ten in and ten out, he would not have any pressure.

Ma Chao, with his special ability of survival in desperate situations, is the only person Gu Rubing has ever seen who can provide so many toughness attribute gains. The toughness gains of other people are at most 300%, but Ma Chao can not only increase his own toughness bonus by 900%, but also provide his troops with a full 600% toughness bonus. Resilience sounds very illusory, but on the battlefield, it is probably more useful than the attack power bonus. In addition, the commander skill of tenacity not only increases toughness, but also reduces the chance of troops collapsing by 100%.

You know, in most battles, one side kills the other side and then chases it down, which usually causes huge casualties. However, Ma Chao's command skill directly prevents this phenomenon from happening. In other words, even if there is only one person left in the tribe, he will fight to the end.

Movement speed, attack power, and toughness, the three of them respectively provide an extremely abnormal gain bonus for their troops. It has to be said that among the Five Tiger Generals, Guan Yu is the commander-in-chief who can lead troops to fight, and the other four have their own strengths, which are similar in the game and in history.

Now Gu Rubing is a little curious about what kind of abnormal characteristics Huang Zhong will bring, but there is no doubt that Huang Zhong's characteristics will make Gu Rubing's troops more perfect, and Zhuge Liang's characteristics and special double-panel can perfectly combine the Five Tiger Generals with Taishi Ci, Zhang Liao, Zhang He and other generals. Xi Zhicai and Fa Zheng are separated in various places to help the garrisoned generals with advice.

It can be said that Gu Rubing's current configuration is already perfect. The only shortcoming is the lack of soldiers and horses. However, Gu Rubing believes that Zhuge Liang can solve the problem of manpower perfectly, so he doesn't need to worry about it. As for horses, they are delivered to the door. Not to mention the captured horses on the battlefield, after all, these troops will be incorporated in the later stage. Just say the Xiliang horses in the Beiliang Ranch, and the 10,000 first-class war horses that Han Sui prepared for Cao Cao early on. These are things that cannot be bought with money, and now they all belong to Gu Rubing.

"Mengqi, now that Han Sui is dead and Beiliang has been settled, I need you to lead your troops to Sili Prefecture in seven days to build momentum for me."

Gu Rubing, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, and Taishi Ci rode their horses towards Beiliang Ranch. Gu Rubing also wanted to see how majestic the top-grade war horses produced by the world's number one ranch would be.

"Seven days later, will you lead troops to attack Silizhou?"

"Yes."

Gu Rubing nodded slightly, and Ma Chao immediately patted his chest.

"Just leave it to me, my lord."

"Don't ask why?"

Gu Rubing looked at Ma Chao with a smile, and Ma Chao shook his head slightly.

"My lord, there must be a reason why you didn't say it. If you want me to know, I would tell you even if you don't ask."

After hearing what Ma Chao said, Gu Rubing patted Ma Chao on the shoulder.

"You, you, I was planning to give you a surprise, but it turns out you're not interested at all."

Gu Rubing put his hands together in his sleeves to keep them warm. In this weather just after the spring equinox, the weather in Xiliang was still very cold. Even though Gu Rubing was wearing gorgeous clothes, he still felt the biting cold.

"I'm going to go to Xudu."

Gu Rubing said as he rode his horse forward.

"Now the seven states of Liangzhou, Bingzhou, Youzhou, Jizhou, Qingzhou, Xuzhou, and Jingzhou are all my territories. However, except for Qingzhou, which has the title of Qingzhou Mu, the other states do not have a proper title. How can this be possible?"

"So, my lord, are you going to Xudu this time to ask for some official positions for your subordinates?"

Ma Chao asked curiously, his eyes full of anticipation. Gu Rubing nodded immediately. Gu Rubing saw the anticipation in Ma Chao's eyes, but Gu Rubing planned to tease Ma Chao first.

"In addition to these official positions, I also plan to follow the example of my ancestor, King Jing of Zhongshan."

"My lord, are you ready to ask for a fiefdom and be crowned king?"

Not only Ma Chao, but even Zhao Yun and Taishi Ci looked at Gu Rubing in surprise. They knew that Gu Rubing had already had this plan, but they did not expect that Gu Rubing was going to get everything done this time when he went to Xu Du. After all, this was not very realistic.

No matter what, Xu Du is Cao Cao's old nest. Going to Xu Du is tantamount to entering a tiger's den. In addition, Cao Cao also holds the position of prime minister. All memorials sent to the emperor's mobile phone must go through Cao Cao's hands. Some things that are not suitable for the emperor to see will be withheld by Cao Cao early in the morning and will not be allowed to reach the emperor's hands.

Therefore, Zhao Yun and his colleagues believed that the best outcome of this trip to Xu Du would be to give them a few governor positions as rewards without giving them anything substantial. So when they heard that Gu Rubing not only wanted an official position but also wanted a fiefdom, they were all confused.

"Yes, it's time to get ready."

Gu Rubing said in a deep voice that he didn't have much time left. He had changed too many historical processes, causing things to become increasingly out of control, which in turn caused the flow of time to accelerate. Many major events had obviously not happened yet, but had already happened. Therefore, Gu Rubing had to improve his strength as soon as possible.

"Then, my lord, do you have any plans as to who will be given the fiefs of these seven states?"

Seeing that Gu Rubing had changed the subject, Ma Chao asked, and Gu Rubing smiled knowingly.

"Needless to say, Qingzhou is my fiefdom. My second brother is in charge of Bingzhou, so I am relieved. My third brother is in charge of Jizhou, so he can travel around several states and provide quick support. Xu Rong controls Youzhou and the northern barbarians so that they cannot harass us. Wenyuan is in charge of Xuzhou to fight against Sun Jian in Yangzhou. Liu Biao's son Liu Qi will take over Jingzhou to control Sun Jian. Zilong is my personal bodyguard, so he cannot be separated. Ziyi is in charge of the current intelligence organization, so he is also very important, so he does not need to apply for an official position. As for Liangzhou?"

As Gu Rubing spoke, he turned his gaze to Ma Chao. The meaning in his eyes was self-evident. Ma Chao immediately bowed and clasped his hands.

"My lord, please trust me. I am sure I can take on the position of Governor of Liang Province. I hope you will help me!"

Ma Chao was about to kneel down when he was stopped by Gu Rubing, who then said with a smile?

"Of course Liangzhou belongs to you, hahahaha."

Zhao Yun and Taishi Ci on the side also laughed. Ma Chao felt a little embarrassed and scratched his head.

"Mengqi, I need you to go to the border of Sili Prefecture in seven days, no matter what happens. Lead the troops and wait for my news."

"My Lord, rest assured. In seven days, even if an army of 100,000 men is blocking my way, I will fight my way out and go to Sili Prefecture to support you!"

Ma Chao wanted to sign a military order immediately, but was stopped by Gu Rubing. They were all worried about Gu Rubing's personal safety. After all, this was Cao Cao's base camp, and Cao Cao would have the final say once they entered. Several people expressed their concerns to Gu Rubing, but Gu Rubing just smiled, then patted his neck with a grim look in his eyes.

"Cao Cao doesn't have the strength to lift my head!"

After hearing Gu Rubing's words, the three of them looked at each other, their eyes filled with shock at what Gu Rubing had said. With Cao Cao's strength, he couldn't even lift his head. What a domineering statement. If it came from someone else's mouth, they would definitely think it was bluffing or bragging, but when it came from Gu Rubing's mouth, there didn't feel any sense of incongruity, because they all knew that was the fact.

(End of this chapter)