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Chapter 407: Gu Rubing is here, using his body as a Gu
Throughout the whole battle, Gu Rubing made Shi Xie realize how ridiculous his previous preparations were. First, the cavalry covered the charge of the Gu women and sent them to the scene. However, after the Gu women released the poison, the other side did not react at all and was still as brave as before. This made Shi Xie horrified and he quickly ordered his men to escort the Gu women back. He knew how precious these people were to Shi Xie and he dared not put them in danger.

The Gu girl was useless, so Shi Xie sent out heavy armored soldiers. He used heavy armored soldiers specifically for attacking cities and dealing with cavalry charges, but he soon discovered that these heavy armored soldiers could not withstand the opponent's attack. What Shi Xie didn't know was that the armor penetration bonus of Gu Rubing's subordinates was already as high as 80%. These heavy armored soldiers in front of them were not even as good as ordinary armor. If they were like armor, then there would be no difference between wearing no armor.

In this battle, there were 100,000 versus 180,000, a huge difference in combat power of nearly twice, but the result was shocking. The 100,000 soldiers under Gu Rubing's command defeated the opponent's 180,000 troops with a crushing force. Among them were the heavy armored soldiers that Shi Xie was proud of, and the Gu Girl who he had cooperated with at great cost. In front of Gu Rubing, they were as fragile as a piece of paper.

It was not until this time that Shi Xie understood why, despite their strong power, Cao Cao and Sun Jian still needed to form an alliance with Liu Zhang and him before they dared to launch an attack on Jingzhou. Moreover, it was only against Jingzhou, not Liu Bei himself. However, the powerful fighting force still dealt a heavy blow to Shi Xie.

Shi Xie's original ambitions were directly destroyed by Gu Rubing. Ideals are full of hope, but reality is skinny. Shi Xie returned to Jiaozhou with the remaining 140,000 troops.

In this battle, Gu Rubing's men only lost more than 4,000 people, but killed 40,000 of the enemy. This ratio was really too terrifying. In fact, Gu Rubing originally wanted to keep chasing and killing them, but on the way, a soldier shot and killed a Gu woman with an arrow. The appearance of the Gu woman was so abrupt that there was no way for the soldier to react. It did not look like she was shot to death, but more like she was seeking death on her own initiative.

After she died, her body began to rot and dissolve rapidly. In just a dozen or so breaths, she turned from a pile of flesh into a pool of black dirt. However, the pursuing soldiers did not notice it. By the time they discovered the problem, it was already too late. Pus began to grow rapidly on some people's bodies, and then quickly burst, with countless pus flowing out.

All of a sudden, all the soldiers around the corpse of the Gu woman, as well as those who crossed or passed by her corpse, all showed the same symptoms, with the poisonous pus festering until they died. Their deaths were extremely ugly, even disgusting.

This scene made the other experienced soldiers feel nauseous after seeing it. It was really too shocking. Seeing this, Gu Rubing hurriedly gave the order to stop the pursuit. He suddenly remembered some rumors he had heard in his previous life.

There are great Gu Masters who will use their own bodies as containers to cultivate Gu poisons, but the poisons they cultivate are those that can only take effect after the host's death. The purpose is to use their own corpses to take revenge when they are killed by others, making the enemy suffer inhuman torture before dying. Isn't this scene in front of us exactly like this? Those soldiers who died because of festering pustules on their bodies all had hideous expressions and experienced tremendous torture before they died.

Even Hua Tuo's anti-poison medicine could not protect against it, which is enough to prove how tricky this poison is.

Seeing Shi Xie's army gradually going away, Gu Rubing stopped chasing. This corpse of the enemy had caused them hundreds or thousands of casualties. What if several corpses were lying across the entire road? What should they do? Moreover, this time they saw where the corpse fell. What if Shi Xie hid the corpse? That would cause them immeasurable losses, so Gu Rubing decisively stopped chasing.

"It is true that you should never chase a desperate enemy."

Gu Rubing sighed. It was obvious that Shi Xie regarded these Gu girls as much more important than the soldiers under his command. The fact that he immediately transferred the Gu girls away after discovering that their poison was useless was enough to explain everything. But now he was forced to kill the Gu girls to cover their retreat. It was obvious that Shi Xie had been forced into a desperate situation and had to do this.

"This group of little poisonous people are really too evil."

Wei Yan looked at the corpse beside him and shuddered all over. This poison was really hard to guard against.

"It's okay. After Shi Xie asked his men to evacuate, he sent this poison girl here. I guess his soldiers can't resist this poison. Then we don't need to worry. Let them have fun in Jiaozhou."

Gu Rubing sneered. This move by the enemy was tantamount to blocking Gu Rubing and his men's retreat. This move could not be said to be brilliant. It could only be said that it hurt the enemy by 800 and hurt one thousand of their own. If Shi Xie wanted to enter the Central Plains again, he would have to go around Yangzhou. He had few cavalrymen and the infantry marched slowly, not to mention the heavily armored soldiers. In this way, they lost the opportunity to get support in a short period of time.

As for when the poison will dissipate, it depends on the degree of sores on the bodies of the soldiers who have been infected. It can be concluded that the poison here will not dissipate in a short period of time, at least within three to five days.

"Hahaha, Brother Wei Yan, let's go. I hope you'll have this kind of good luck again next time we meet."

Gu Rubing didn't know whether Shi Xie could hear him or not, he just said this deliberately to irritate him. It was strange that this sentence was relayed to Shi Xie verbatim by the scout under Shi Xie's command who was responsible for finding out the effect of the poison. Shi Xie was so angry that his face turned ashen, and the expression on his face was uglier than if he had eaten a dead fly.

Gu Rubing and his entourage turned their horses around and began to march towards Jingzhou in the north. The target of his group was also Jiangxia County. After all, Jiangxia County had relatively few troops and was facing Sun Jian, while Nanjun had more troops and was also hostile to Jingzhou. In addition, Liu Qi had already joined Gu Rubing's army and could enjoy various bonuses from Gu Rubing, so he would definitely be able to hold out longer. Therefore, Gu Rubing, Guan Yu, and Zhang Liao all rushed to Jiangxia County to rescue Huang Zu after they had time.

Zhuge Liang was the only one who went to Nanjun. This was because Zhuge Liang knew that Guan Yu and his men had already gone to Jiangxia County. Otherwise, the first place Zhuge Liang would have supported would also be Jiangxia County. After all, Jiangxia County was more important in terms of geographical location and strategic value.

It took Gu Rubing and his men three days of rapid march from Jiaozhou to Jiangxia County. After all, Gu Rubing didn't know the situation in Jiangxia County. Only when he could see Xiakou City did he breathe a sigh of relief. Soon, the news of Gu Rubing's arrival spread to Jiangxia County.

Guan Yu, Zhang Liao and Zhang Fei had already followed Zhuge Liang to Nanjun to help Liu Qi deal with Liu Zhang in Yizhou. Now only Huang Zu and his remaining 40,000 troops were left in Jiangxia County. Sun Jian attacked the city and wiped out Huang Zu's 40,000 troops.

Nowadays, all the princes are divided into three levels.

The first level is naturally Gu Rubing. Each person is a level and is far ahead of other princes.

The second level is Sun Jian and Cao Cao. Although they are not as good as Gu Rubing, they have many powerful generals under their command and their characteristic bonuses are also pretty good. Although they are not as good as Gu Rubing, they can still be ahead of other princes.

Liu Zhang and Shi Xie belong to the last level. Both of them lived in the frontier for many years. Although they had their own development, their vision was too narrow and their development was not good.

Liu Qi and Ma Chao are rather special. Although both of them recognized Gu Rubing as their lord, the generals under their command did not recognize Gu Rubing. Therefore, only some of their soldiers could enjoy Gu Rubing's bonus. For example, Pang De could not enjoy the characteristics from Gu Rubing. The same was true for Huang Zhong before he recognized his lord, and the same is true for Huang Zu now.

Upon hearing the news that Gu Rubing had come to Jiangxia County, Huang Zu immediately dragged his injured body to the gate of Xiakou City to welcome Gu Rubing's arrival. After all, Xiakou City was able to be defended in the end thanks to the support of Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhang Liao. If it weren't for the support of these three people, their Xiakou City would probably have become a deserted city now. Sun Jian would definitely loot everything he saw and would not leave an intact Jiangxia City for Gu Rubing.

At the gate of Xiakou City, Huang Zu and Gu Rubing met.

"Old minister, I pay my respects to King Lie!"

After Huang Zu saw Gu Rubing, he shook off Huang She's hand that was supporting him, took a deep breath, and then raised his breath to avoid showing his weakness in front of Gu Rubing. "General Huang, why are you so polite?"

Gu Rubing dismounted and walked to Huang Zu's side. He did not keep riding forward. After Gu Rubing came over, Huang Zu bowed deeply to Gu Rubing.

"Thank you, Uncle Liu, for saving my life. You saved me from the dire situation and saved the people of Xiakou City!"

"I saved you? And I saved Xiakou City?"

Gu Rubing was a little confused for a moment. He had just come out of Jiaozhou, so how could he have saved them? Huang Zu was even more confused, but he continued to speak.

"Uncle Liu, three days ago, when Xiakou City was about to fall, it was your generals Guan Yu, Zhang Yide, and Zhang Wenyuan who arrived and saved Xiakou City from being destroyed."

"Hahaha, it turned out to be my second and third brothers. I didn't send them here. They must have decided to come to Xiakou City for support after they broke through Cao Cao's defenses."

Gu Rubing told the truth. He was not willing to win people's hearts by doing something that was not his own doing. After hearing this, Huang Zu still bowed to Gu Rubing.

"Uncle Liu is wrong. If it weren't for Uncle Liu, where would the three generals come from to support us? In the final analysis, it was still Uncle Liu who saved the millions of people in Xiakou City."

As Huang Zu spoke, he was about to kneel down, but Gu Rubing quickly supported him.

"General Huang, there is no need to do this. Liu Qi is one of my subordinates, and you are Liu Qi's uncle. It is reasonable for me to help you."

As Gu Rubing said this, he wanted to help Huang Zu up, but Huang Zu suddenly coughed violently twice. Gu Rubing looked at Huang Zu in surprise.

"General Huang, are you injured?"

Huang Zu held his knees, stood up with the help of Gu Rubing, and waved his hand.

"Uncle Liu, don't worry. This old minister has an old illness. I suffered some minor injuries on the battlefield this time. The old illness relapsed and I am a little weak."

As Huang Zu spoke, he started coughing violently again, and Gu Rubing couldn't help but frown.

"This is not a relapse of an old illness, it's obviously the current injury that has triggered an old illness. Go and get the doctor here."

Gu Rubing's next sentence was directed to Zhao Yun who was behind him. Zhao Yun immediately understood and left. Not long after, he invited Hua Tuo over.

"Godly doctor, please diagnose General Huang and see if his injuries and hidden illnesses can be cured."

After hearing this, Huang Zu waved his hand, wanting to reject Gu Rubing's kindness, and spoke.

"Uncle Liu, this is a lifelong illness of mine. It cannot be cured. Please do not bother the doctor any more. You have come all the way here. Thank you for your hard work. Huang She, why don't you go and prepare a welcoming banquet for Uncle Liu and the others? What are you standing here for?"

Huang She looked at Gu Rubing with an embarrassed expression. The meaning was self-evident. He wanted Gu Rubing to persuade Huang Zu to accept medical treatment. Gu Rubing naturally knew what Huang She meant, and Gu Rubing himself would not let Huang Zu continue to be injured like this.

"General Huang, listen to me. Health is the most important thing. This is the miracle doctor of our army. Han Sheng's son was cured by this miracle doctor."

Gu Rubing told Huang Zu about how Hua Tuo cured Huang Zhong's son Huang Xu. Sure enough, Huang Zu, who had been somewhat resistant, immediately lay down peacefully. Huang Zu, as Huang Xu's uncle, knew about Huang Xu's illness. Huang Zhong traveled all over the world but failed to cure Huang Xu's illness, which even became more and more serious. They once wanted to give up, but now, Gu Rubing actually told him that Huang Xu's illness was cured by the miracle doctor in front of him.

If Huang Xu's disease could be cured, then his own hidden disease should be no problem either. Thinking of this, Huang Zu immediately stopped resisting, and without saying a word about his previous resistance, he lay down in the house next to the city gate and let Hua Tuo examine him.

Seeing this scene, several people smiled knowingly. Hua Tuo also smiled and put his finger on Huang Zu's right wrist. Soon, Hua Tuo took it off, then opened his medicine box and took out a porcelain bottle from it. After opening it, several black pills fell into his palm.

Hua Tuo picked up one of them, handed it to Huang She beside him, and began to give instructions.

"Divide this pill into eight portions. Soak each portion in a bowl of water and feed it to the general eight times a day. Drink all five pills. When all five are finished, I believe General Huang's hidden illness will be cured."

Upon hearing this, Huang Zu and Huang She's eyes widened unconsciously. They both doubted whether they had heard it wrongly. They only needed to drink eight bowls of water soaked with pills every day for five days, and the hidden disease could be cured?

The two men opened their mouths in surprise for a long time. Seeing Huang Zu's surprised expression, Hua Tuo's followers continued to take out three red pills from their medicine box.

"General Huang's injury this time is not serious. It's just that his old illness relapsed and the new injury became more serious. It's not a big problem. This pill is for replenishing qi and blood. With the old general's physique, he should be able to withstand the nourishment of the medicine three times a day. It only takes one day for General Huang's new injury to heal."

(End of this chapter)