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Chapter 397 Xu Chu and Xiahou Dun are promoted to famous generals, Gu Rubing avoids battle
Looking at the Six-Jeweled Bodhisattva going away, Ma Chao knew in his heart that if they continued to waste time like this, their Xiliang Iron Cavalry would be completely wiped out.

"Go back to camp!"

Ma Chao said through gritted teeth.

The battlefield in Xiliang was like a quagmire, which dragged Ma Chao in and trapped him, unable to move. Not only Ma Chao, but all the people fighting against Cao Cao were caught in a tough battle. They had always been invincible and could not conquer the enemy, but this was the first time they encountered such great resistance. They failed to break through the opponent's defense line for a week.

At this moment in Xu Du, Cao Cao was laughing heartily. His laughter spread throughout the Prime Minister's Mansion and dispersed the clouds in the sky.

"Hahaha, good. Now all of Liu Bei's troops are blocked outside by us. Jingzhou is like fish on a chopping board, waiting for me to chop it up. I believe that before long, Liu Bei's front will completely collapse!"

When Cao Cao listened to the battle reports coming back from the front line, he felt as if he were bathed in spring breeze.

"Liu Bei, all your support has been stuck in the quagmire. I want to see how you can turn defeat into victory this time!"

"Father, I suggest that you should inspect the battlefield at this time to let the soldiers know that you are with them all the time. This will increase the morale of the army."

"Yes, that makes sense. You are absolutely right. Prepare the sedan chair and set off today. This Prime Minister wants to comfort the soldiers on the front line!"

Cao Cao was at his happiest moment at this moment, and he naturally agreed with Cao Pi's opinion. In addition, Cao Cao also wanted to go to the front line to see Gu Rubing's decline. After all, he was at a disadvantage before, and now he finally had the advantage, so how could he not show off.

"Yes, father!"

Cao Pi turned and left to prepare his sedan chair, leaving Cao Cao alone in the lobby, admiring the battle reports sent from the front. The more Cao Cao read, the more beautiful they seemed to him, and he even wanted to frame them.

At noon, Cao Pi prepared his travel belongings and set out on an inspection tour with Cao Cao and his companions. Along the way, Cao Cao was overjoyed and had a smile on his face the whole time.

The ones closest to Yuzhou were the brothers Xu Chu and Xiahou who were fighting against Zhang Fei. With the initial and subsequent reinforcements of the monk soldiers, they blocked the attack of Zhang Fei and the Eighteen Riders of Yanyun. Zhang He also brought 20,000 cavalry to Zhang Fei, otherwise Zhang Fei might have been beaten back.

The powerful fighting power of the monk soldiers made Zhang Fei and his men refresh their views on the monk soldiers from the Western Regions. The cavalry, which used to be the most powerful in the Central Plains, now met their lifelong enemy.

In the evening, Cao Cao came to the place of Xu Chu and Xiahou brothers. Cao Cao, who had just stepped into the big tent, felt that something seemed to be different, but he did not think much about it.

"Zhongkang, Yuanrang, Miaocai, how is the battle going recently?"

Cao Cao's hearty laughter made them all turn their heads and look at him.

"Lord!"

"Lord!"

"Why are you here, my lord!"

The three men stood up one after another and paid homage to Cao Cao. Cao Cao waved to them and walked quickly to the main seat. Xiahou Yuan quickly gave up his seat.

"I'm here to inspect the battlefield and take a look at the battle situation in your various places. Please sit down. Please sit down quickly."

At this time, Cao Cao felt more and more that something was wrong. He felt that the temperament of the three people seemed to have changed. For some reason, he opened the panels of the three people. He was shocked when he saw it. Not only Xu Chu was promoted to a famous general, but Xiahou Dun was also promoted to a famous general. And Xiahou Yuan was only three points away from being promoted to a famous general.

Cao Cao stared at the scene in amazement. Although he had many first-rate generals under his command, there was only one famous general, Dian Wei, who had just been promoted. As a result, he had been suffering from the lack of real high-end combat power that could deal with Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhang Liao and other famous generals under Liu Bei. Now, with the two of them promoted to famous generals, and Xiahou Yuan was only a little short of that, the high-end combat power under his command would no longer be just Cao Ren and Dian Wei.

Cao Cao hurriedly opened the panel details of the two people separately to check the characteristics they obtained after being promoted to famous generals. When Dian Wei was promoted to a famous general, the characteristic he obtained was a particularly powerful one, which allowed Dian Wei to deal with Guan Yu and others alone in a short period of time.

So he couldn't wait to see what the characteristics of the two were.

[Name: Xu Chu]

[Identity: Tiger and Leopard Cavalry Commander]

[Characteristics: ...Tiger Maniac (Xu Chu has a kind personality, but a bad temper, so he is called Tiger Maniac)]

[Tiger Crazy Effect: When Xu Chu is fighting against the enemy, he will gain a bonus to all attributes that gradually increases over time. The initial bonus is +100% and reaches the maximum value after half an hour, +400%. After this attribute reaches the maximum value, Xu Chu's Wind-Splitting Sword Skill will be enhanced by 100%. PS: The bonus to all attributes only applies to the army commanded by Xu Chu, and only 50% of the maximum bonus is obtained.]

[Skill: Wind-Splitting Sword Technique lv3 (78/100)]

[Luanpi Feng Sword Technique: Xu Chu's self-created sword technique, a total of ninety-nine eighty-one swords. Wherever the sword energy passes, even the wind cannot avoid it and is broken by the sword energy. When using the Luanpi Feng Sword Technique, +200% attack power, +100% movement speed, +100% attack speed.]

[Weapon: Wind-Splitting Blade...]

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【Name: Xiahou Dun】

【Occupation: Left General】

[Features: ...Awe-inspiring (Xiahou Dun has become a famous general after a long period of development)]

[Terrible Effect: Xiahou Dun's troops gain +800% attack power, +800% defense power, +500% toughness. When the morale of this troop is higher than that of the enemy, the troops gain a 150% increase in this characteristic.]

【arms:……】……

Looking at the two people's newly acquired characteristics, Cao Cao just wanted to applaud at this moment. Let's not talk about Xu Chu first, just talk about Xiahou Dun, 800% attack power, 800% defense power, 500% toughness, this bonus can no longer be described as luxurious, it should be described as abnormal. There is also a 150% bonus to this characteristic when the morale is higher than that of the opponent, which means 1200% attack power and defense power, and 750% toughness.

Attack power and defense power are the most basic improvements to combat power, while toughness makes up for the lack of high toughness bonus under Cao Cao. Now, the toughness of his troops has also been improved, and they have also become hexagonal warriors. Xiahou Dun, who was promoted to a famous general, also has the strength to become the commander-in-chief of the three armies.

Let's talk about Xu Chu, Tiger Maniac! This is a super powerful trait that sounds awesome. Like Dian Wei, after Xu Chu was promoted to a famous general, he also gained a trait that improves his combat power. However, Xu Chu is more talented than Dian Wei in leading troops. This bonus can also be applied to his troops. Although it is only 50%, it is better than nothing.

Because the main bonus of this feature is provided to Xu Chu himself, he will gain +100% gain to all attributes at the beginning of the battle. As time goes by, it will eventually reach +400% gain to all attributes. This is almost the same as Dian Wei's Ancient Evil, and there are no side effects. It's just that it takes time to reach the maximum, and there will not be such a high gain at the beginning of the battle.

Cao Cao took a deep breath. This was such a huge surprise. Not only did he successfully resist the attack of Liu Bei's men, but also two of his powerful generals were both promoted to famous generals.

"Hahaha, you really gave me a big surprise."

Cao Cao's voice penetrated the tent and floated in the sky.

"Give you another 10,000 elite soldiers, do you have the confidence to capture Zhang Fei alive?!"

"Have!"

"Of course!"

The eyes of several people were shining. The reckless fighting in the past few days had caused them to suffer heavy losses. Now they only had 20,000 soldiers left, 10,000 infantry, and 10,000 monks. Most of Zhang Fei's men were also killed. If Zhang He had not brought him the support of 20,000 cavalry, Zhang Fei would probably only have the Eighteen Riders of Yanyun left to use.

Now if they add another 10,000 elite soldiers, they have absolute confidence that they can defeat Zhang Fei and his cavalry.

"Hahaha, fine, then I'll give you 10,000 elite soldiers!"

Cao Cao laughed loudly. At this moment, he was so happy that he could not be described. The good news one after another made him feel that the scales of the goddess of victory had tilted towards him.

That night, Cao Cao, Xu Chu and the Xiahou brothers drank until late at night. On the next morning, Cao Cao, who was still drunk, took Xiahou Dun with him to support other places. The reason why the three of them were here was because they were the best among the first-class generals. Only when the three of them joined forces could they contain Zhang Fei. Other first-class generals did not have this strength.

Among the famous generals, there are only Dian Wei and the newly promoted Cao Ren. One is responsible for dealing with Guan Yu and the other is responsible for dealing with Zhang Liao. They both have to bring a first-class general with them to suppress the other side. However, now that Xiahou Dun and Xu Chu have been promoted to famous generals, there is naturally no need to have all three of them here. One Xu Chu and one Xiahou Yuan are enough.

This time, Cao Cao took Xiahou Dun away and planned to leave him with Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu who were fighting Zhang He head-on. Cao Cao now had sufficient troops under his command, and his generals were successively promoted to famous generals. The overall combat power was improved by more than one level, which made Cao Cao feel that he was the son of destiny.

During the time when Cao Cao was inspecting along the front line, Sun Jian also learned the news of Yuzhang County's disastrous defeat and immediately launched an attack on Jiangxia County. As long as Jiangxia County and Nanjun were captured, it would be better news for them, because Liu Bei was still trapped in the south. As long as their northern front was unified, Liu Bei would be a trapped beast in their jar and would never be able to escape from their grasp.

So after Cao Cao, Sun Jian and others exchanged information with each other, they immediately decided that after taking Jingzhou, they would gradually surround Liu Bei. As long as they took down Liu Bei, everything would be solved.

As for Shi Xie in Jiaozhou, his only task now is to delay Liu Bei so that Liu Bei cannot get away in time, and Shi Xie did so. He has sent troops to leave the canyon, escorting four hundred poison girls slowly forward. They let Shi Xie delay Liu Bei, but Shi Xie was ready to eat Liu Bei directly.

Shi Yi led the heavy armored soldiers and walked in the front. Even if there were any traps, the heavy armored soldiers would not fall into trouble at the first time. In addition, there were archers and poison girls following closely behind, so they could launch a counterattack at the first time.

Before the battle, each of their soldiers had taken water that could restrain the poison, so that they could avoid being poisoned for a short period of time. This was to prevent the poison women from affecting their own people when they were poisoning them. Otherwise, they would hurt the enemy by a thousand and their own people by eight hundred, which was not their style.

On the other side, Gu Rubing was listening to Hua Tuo explaining the principle of the poison. Yes, in the past few days, Hua Tuo had already figured out how to restrain the opponent's poison, but it was limited to this kind. Just as several people were listening to Hua Tuo speaking, suddenly a scout reported.

"Shi Xie has led a large army with tens of thousands of troops, rushing here from the canyon. At that time, there were also 5,000 cavalrymen slowly advancing along the road that General Huang and his men took."

"It seems that Shi Xie can no longer bear it. Divine Doctor, how much do you think the poison will affect us if we fight him now?"

Hua Tuo frowned tightly. Although he had already removed the current poison, he could not guarantee that the other party did not have other poisons. In other words, it was 100% certain that the other party had other poisons. How could there be someone who specialized in making poison and only had one kind of poison? Who would believe it if he told others about it?

"The enemy must have more than one kind of poison. This kind of poison can be cured, but the others cannot. My advice is to avoid their attack and wait until I develop an antidote that can protect against all poisons before engaging them. This is the best strategy."

Gu Rubing also knew the pros and cons of this. He was not unfamiliar with poison. Although he had never seen it before, he had been a human for three lifetimes and had heard about it in every lifetime.

"Okay, then follow the doctor's instructions. Pass on my order. Everyone, start retreating now. Ziyi, Zilong, Hansheng, Wenchang, I believe you four all have some riding and archery skills, right?"

Gu Rubing smiled and said to the four people. Taishi Ci and Zhao Yun immediately understood what Gu Rubing meant. They knew that Gu Rubing was preparing to fight a guerrilla war, so they nodded. Although Huang Zhong and Wei Yan did not know what Gu Rubing was thinking, they both nodded.

There is no need to mention Huang Zhong, he is able to compete with Taishi Ci in archery. Under the influence of Huang Zhong, Wei Yan also learned some archery skills. All of them have archery skills.

Gu Rubing waved his hand, took out some Zhuge Crossbows and placed them in front of them. Zhao Yun and Taishi Ci each picked up one and began to adjust them, while Huang Zhong and Wei Yan looked confused.

"My lord, what is this? It looks different from an ordinary crossbow."

Huang Zhong asked doubtfully, while picking up a Zhuge Crossbow to examine it carefully. In the center of the Zhuge Crossbow, the place originally used to place the crossbow arrows was replaced by a wooden trough. In the wooden trough, there were ten crossbow arrows neatly arranged. Huang Zhong already had a guess in his mind at this moment, but he didn't dare to believe it because it was beyond his cognition.

After all, Wei Yan was not an expert in archery. When he saw Zhuge Crossbow, he just felt it was novel and didn't see anything special about it.

"This is a good thing. It's called the Zhuge Crossbow. It was researched by our Prime Minister Zhuge. Let's go and talk while we're walking. By the way, let Zilong and Ziyi show you how to use the Zhuge Crossbow."

Gu Rubing said this and walked out of the tent.

(End of this chapter)