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

Chapter 385: Change of plan, attack

After he finished speaking, both of them looked at Zhuge Liang in astonishment. The troops that Zhuge Liang asked Taishi Ci to bring from Qingzhou were actually almost the same as the troops that Gu Rubing wanted, with only a difference of 200 scouts. This was because Gu Rubing did not take the scouts into consideration.

Zhuge Liang perfectly predicted Gu Rubing's needs and actually brought the person here directly. Gu Rubing remembered something and looked up and asked.

"Did you bring the gunpowder, too?"

"I brought it. Three thousand in total."

Hearing this, Gu Rubing was shocked beyond words. Even though he knew that Zhuge Liang had great powers, it was hard for him to imagine that Zhuge Liang, who was in Qingzhou, had already planned the blueprint for the world and even knew exactly what Gu Rubing was going to do next.

Gu Rubing didn't even dare to think about what his current situation would be like if Zhuge Liang was not under his command, but under Cao Cao or Sun Jian?
"As expected of the Prime Minister, you are as good as a god."

Gu Rubing smiled and shook his head.

Three days ago, when Taishi Ci set out from Qingzhou, several riders rushed to Liangzhou, Bingzhou, Jizhou and other places to ask for support.

The Thirteen States in the Central Plains, which had been quiet for nearly five months, were about to become chaotic again, and the instigator of all this was now waiting for the news of Liu Bei leaving Yuzhang County. As long as Liu Bei left Yuzhang County, they would work together to capture Jingzhou as quickly as possible.

At the junction of Yuzhou and Jingzhou, Cao Cao stood on a mountain, looking down with cold eyes.

"Has Liu Bei not left Yuzhang County yet?"

"I haven't received any news from Sun Ce yet."

Xiahou Yuan was waiting behind Cao Cao. Cao Cao exerted a little force on the hilt of the sword, and his knuckles turned white. He always had a bad premonition in his heart.

"No more waiting! Inform the three of them to attack together at midnight on the 15th! If anyone doesn't attack, then there's no need for the alliance to exist. Everyone, just wish for the best."

"What about Liu Bei?"

"I now suspect that Liu Bei may have left long ago! He is not in Yuzhang County at all. Those pigs in Jiangdong have done this kind of thing before."

Cao Cao said angrily. He couldn't help but think of the last time Sun Jian greeted his whole family. He became even angrier and wanted to give him two slaps in the face right away.

Xiahou Yuan saw that Cao Cao was not in good condition, so he didn't ask any more questions. He took the order and turned to leave.

Before Cao Cao traveled through time, he was an authentic game player. He could often use his intuition to predict the outcome of a game. For some reason, his intuition now told him that he would definitely lose this game. Cao Cao thought hard, but he really couldn't figure out where he would lose. However, his intuition had never been wrong, which made him very conflicted.

Sun Jian, Shi Xie and Liu Zhang all received notification from Cao Cao soon. Although they didn't understand why, they finally gathered at the designated location, because Cao Cao's words "May it be your own fault" had forced them into a desperate situation. They could either give it a try and perhaps there would be a chance, or wait for death to come.

At 11:00 PM on the 15th, all four sides launched attacks at the same time. With such a grand scene, I'm afraid the netizens in your live broadcast room don't know which live broadcast room to watch.

Under Sun Jian's command, Zhou Yu was in charge, as were Sun Ce, Gan Ning, Huang Gai, Lu Meng, Lu Xun, Zu Mao... Almost all the famous generals of Jiangdong gathered at the junction of Yangzhou and Jingzhou. Each of them led a team to charge, and the shouts of killing shook the sky.

Zu Mao and Lu Meng were responsible for attacking Yuzhang County. Zu Mao led 30,000 cavalry and Lu Meng led 50,000 infantry, preparing to conquer Yuzhang County in one fell swoop. Gan Ning and Huang Gai had already led their troops. Like a long knife, they inserted directly between Yuzhang County and Changsha County and Guiyang County, blocking the possibility of the two counties sending troops to support Yuzhang County. Zhou Yu led the remaining troops to press Jiangxia, pretending to attack Jiangxia, but in fact he was waiting for Yuzhang County to be conquered, and then he would form an alliance with Gan Ning and Huang Gai, and finally attack Jiangxia County with all his strength.

At this moment, Zu Mao and Lu Meng had already approached the city of Nanchang County, but they found that the city of Nanchang County was extremely quiet. Not to mention people, there was not even a light.

"Tsk, what are Liu Bei and Huang Zhong doing?"

Zu Mao clicked his tongue impatiently. He was not going to come here this time, but Sun Jian and Zhou Yu were worried about Lu Meng, so they let him follow.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Lu Meng couldn't help but recall the night in Chengde Military Town. The situation that night was so similar to the current one.

"No, no, this is a trap, you can't go in!"

Lu Meng suddenly reined in his horse and stopped moving forward. It was the dead of night and he was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat.

Zu Mao had always looked down on Lu Meng because of his domineering attitude. When he heard Lu Meng say such things, he snorted coldly while holding his sword.

"Old Lu, if you're scared, just tell me and let Grandpa lead the way for you. Don't talk nonsense here."

"No! It really is a trap! It really is. It was like this last time in Chengde Military Town!"

Lu Meng said excitedly, and because of excitement and fear, his whole body was shaking slightly.

"Darong, believe me, their archers are hiding on the city wall. Once we go in, they will shoot without limit. There are also cavalry hiding in the city. They used this tactic last time and killed tens of thousands of our soldiers. Don't be fooled again."

Hearing him say this, Zu Mao finally paid some attention and re-examined the dead silent city in front of him.

"It's okay. We'll know if there's anyone there once we try."

Zu Mao stopped hesitating and waved his hand behind him. This time, conquering Yuzhang County was the top priority. Only by taking Yuzhang County, they would not face the situation of being attacked from both sides when attacking Changsha and Guiyang counties. So in this battle, all the large siege equipment in Jiangdong was given to them to attack Yuzhang.

Seeing that Zu Mao had decided not to enter the city and began to organize a catapult attack, Lu Meng finally felt relieved.

"attack!"

With a loud roar from Zu Mao, twelve catapults were swung together, and twelve huge rocks burning with gunpowder rolled and smashed towards the city. The rocks fell on the city walls one after another, causing gravel to splash, and the pine oil coated on the outer layer of the rocks dispersed, throwing flames on the city walls.

The soldiers who were originally hiding on the city wall were unable to stand steadily due to the impact of the huge rocks hitting the wall. Some soldiers were even affected by the flames and caught fire. Even though they were on fire, the soldiers remained calm and immediately took off their armor and threw it away. No one caused a commotion. The strict discipline made the netizens in the live broadcast room sigh.

"Liu Caoxie's soldiers are really something. They are all trained troops from the Yellow Turbans' reserve forces, but now they are able to remain calm even when facing a huge disaster. They are really amazing. No wonder Liu Caoxie's army is invincible and unstoppable."

"Isn't this similar to the army of our Flower Planting Family? Not only is it strictly disciplined, but it is also powerful. More importantly, it is a righteous army. Just like Gu Rubing controlled the army and did not allow it to harass the people, thus gaining their love, our Flower Planting Family is like this, not taking even a single needle or thread from the people."

"Liu Caoxie is really promoting our culture, and he has implemented it in the game. Based on this, I vote for Liu Caoxie among them." "I used to be optimistic about Cao Zhonger, but ever since he colluded with the enemy in the Western Regions, sought help from the Western Regions, and wanted to give Yizhou away, I have been completely disappointed in Cao Zhonger. He will do anything to win."

The strict discipline of Gu Rubing's troops amazed netizens. At the same time, many people stopped being fans of Cao Cao because of his act of uniting the Western Regions soldiers and are no longer fans of Cao Zhonger.

"Pass on my order. All those on the south wall, get down from the tower! Everyone else stay where you are!"

Taishi Ci, who was ambushing on the east city wall, made a prompt decision and stopped ambush on the wall and began to move towards the city gate.

Outside the city, the huge catapult continued to swing, throwing twelve huge stones. At this moment, these twelve huge stones had produced a chain reaction with the last time. A part of the south wall had been damaged, and a small section of the wall had been blasted into a gap. From a distance, it looked like a section of the wall had been dented.

After three consecutive attacks by catapults, the southern city wall was already in ruins. Zu Mao glanced at Lu Meng indifferently.

"Can you rest assured now?"

Lu Meng saw that the southern city wall had been almost completely destroyed. If there were really people hiding on the wall, they would have been smashed into pieces by now. So he nodded, but he was still confused.

"Why is there such a big commotion, but not even one of Huang Zhong's soldiers showed up? This is too unreasonable."

Ever since Lu Meng was ambushed in Chengde Military Town last time, he had a trauma in his heart. He was no longer as bold as before, nor was he as ambitious as before. Now, he was more like a qualified general.

"Ziming? Are you still the Ziming I know? When did you become so cautious?"

Zu Mao looked at Lu Meng in confusion, his face full of disbelief. This was different from the Lu Meng he knew before. The Lu Meng he knew before would always be the first to charge into battle and take the credit. But now he was so cautious. For a moment, he didn't know if there was something wrong with Lu Meng's brain.

"You don't understand. Liu Bei's army is too terrifying. They seem to be omnipotent. Once they only used 10,000 people to kill my 20,000 cavalry. Those were 20,000 cavalry, my most elite cavalry. In the end, they only lost less than 4,000 people to kill all my 20,000 elite cavalry. And that ring-eyed thief knocked me unconscious with just one spear. You have never fought against Liu Bei's army, so you don't understand."

Lu Meng murmured to himself that the last battle in Chengde had crushed all his arrogance and made him truly realize that there are always people better than you.

"Is it that exaggerated? A spear knocked you out? What kind of strength does that require?"

Zu Mao was even more surprised. Although Lu Meng was arrogant and looked down on everyone, he was still very powerful. So even though many people did not submit to Lu Meng, they still could not do anything to him because his strength was there.

"I don't know. I didn't even fight him. He roared so hard that my eardrums vibrated and I almost became deaf. Before I could react, he rushed over and hit me in the chest with a spear."

Recalling the scene of that day, Lu Meng still feels a lingering fear. If that ring-eyed thief had suddenly decided to stab him with a spear, the grass on his grave would be very tall now.

"Okay, Ziming, don't overestimate the enemy."

Zu Mao waved his hand at Lu Meng and stopped listening to what Lu Meng had to say.

"Our opponent today is Huang Zhong, not Liu Bei."

"But Liu Bei should still be in the city, and he still has 4,000 Baiqi soldiers, who are Liu Bei's personal troops."

"Shut up, Lu Meng!"

Zu Mao finally couldn't stand Lu Meng's nagging anymore.

"If you are afraid, just stand aside and watch carefully. This time, I will defeat the invincible Liu Bei in your eyes!"

"attack!"

Zu Mao waved his sword, pointed at the city wall which was already on fire, and launched a charge. Thirty thousand cavalrymen followed Zu Mao in the charge. At the front, Zu Mao swung his sword, and the city gate, which was already shaky due to the fire, was split open by Zu Mao's sword. The huge city gate fell to the ground with a loud bang, making a huge noise that echoed in the empty city of Nanchang.

After patrolling the city for a full circle, the cavalry did not find any figure and finally gathered at the South Gate. Lu Meng was still outside the city and did not come in.

"There is no one in the city. It is an empty city. Didn't the people watching here send us a message? When did they withdraw?"

Zu Mao asked Lu Meng outside the city gate in confusion, and Lu Meng shook his head.

"There is no news, just a fixed pigeon message every day."

"That's strange. Where did all the people in Nanchang go? I can understand if there are no troops, but why are there no civilians?"

Zu Mao felt more and more puzzled and angry at the same time. He should have been fighting Huang Zu in Jiangxia County City, but now he was here, conquering an empty city with Lu Meng. This made him very unhappy. When he saw Lu Meng outside the city who did not dare to enter, his anger grew even greater.

"Have you checked the city walls? Are there any ambushes on them?"

Lu Meng still had no intention of entering the city and remained standing outside the city. Zu Mao was about to be unable to suppress his inner anger, but he still patiently replied to him.

"We are all cavalrymen. Do you want us to dismount and run to the city wall? Or do you think we can just ride up there? Shouldn't the infantry enter the city to check this out?"

After hearing this, Lu Meng nodded and realized that he was a little too stressed. When he heard that Liu Bei was in the city, he became so confused that he couldn't even make some basic judgments.

"Enter the city!"

As Lu Meng gave the order, the infantrymen who had been given countless cold stares by the cavalry outside the city became indignant. Lu Meng's behavior just now undoubtedly made them dissatisfied. Now when they heard that they could enter the city, several lieutenants drew their swords or raised their spears high.

"Enter the city!"

All the infantrymen started running towards Nanchang City. Lu Meng rode on his horse and hurried towards the city at a leisurely pace. When he walked out of the city gate and entered Nanchang City, Lu Meng's mind suddenly became clear.

The lack of information does not necessarily mean that there is no movement in Nanchang City. It is possible that the spies were captured and no useful information was passed back. Thinking of this, Lu Meng broke out in a cold sweat!
(End of this chapter)