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Chapter 412: Formation Characteristics, Return to Qingzhou
Gu Rubing now dares to say bluntly that if Guan Yu goes to Xu Du now, no one else will be needed, only Guan Yu will be needed to protect Gu Rubing, and he can also wipe out Cao Cao's first-class generals. And Guan Yu must have enough strength left, and can kill seven times in and seven out, after all, there is the bonus of Gu Rubing's I am the destiny characteristic.

He took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down his excitement. Then he opened Zhang He's panel again. His intuition told him that Zhang He must have been promoted to a famous general.

Sure enough, on Zhang He’s panel, the words "famous general" lay there quietly.

[Name: Zhang He]

[Identity: Jizhou Mu]

[Military General Level: Famous General (18/100) (Legendary General Points: 2/100)]

[Characteristics: Confucian General (Zhang He is fond of Confucianism and elegance. Although he is a military general, he has read a lot of military books and is familiar with the art of war.)]

[Confucian General: Zhang He is unparalleled in his use of military strategies, understands tactical changes, is good at setting up camps and deploying formations, and arranges strategies and tactics according to the terrain. There is nothing he cannot foresee. Effect: When his troops train formations, formation experience +100%, troops attack +500%, defense +500%, toughness +300%. When this feature acts on troops in formations, the effect is multiplied five times.]

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Looking at Zhang He's characteristics, Gu Rubing couldn't help but nodded. Although the basic bonus was not high, only 500% attack power, 500% defense power and 300% toughness, but what was abnormal was its other effect. When it acted on the troops in the formation, it had a five-fold gain, similar to Zhang Liao's commander skill, fighting to the death.

And this characteristic of Zhang He can be fully utilized in Gu Rubing's hands, because just before he went to Liangzhou to recapture Ma Chao, Gu Rubing himself received a complete set of formations sent to him by Zhuge Liang. There were all kinds of formations, from one to ten, and from ten to one, as well as formations suitable for various types of troops.

During the truce in the past few months, Gu Rubing also trained his soldiers, but the effect was not very high, because Zhuge Liang only gave the specific formation changes and then went about his own business. He had no time to train these soldiers, so they were unable to practice the corresponding formations.

Now that we have Zhang He, who specializes in training formations, the formation experience value is +100%, which means that the speed at which these soldiers train formations will be twice as fast as before. So there will be no need to worry in the future. All the formations given by Zhuge Liang must be trained, otherwise how can we live up to the prime minister's good intentions.

Thinking of this, Gu Rubing couldn't help but turn his head and look at Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun noticed Gu Rubing's gaze, smiled and nodded to Gu Rubing. Gu Rubing also smiled and nodded, but at the same time felt a little sorry.

Zhao Yun was a first-rate general who had followed him for a long time. He was already a first-rate general when he first followed him, and he is still a first-rate general now. The main reason for this is that Zhao Yun has always served as Gu Rubing's personal bodyguard and had few opportunities to go on the battlefield and kill the enemy. The main source of famous and legendary general points for famous and legendary generals is to kill enemy generals and win major battles.

Zhao Yun did not have many opportunities to kill generals, and his fame points all came from victories in battles. However, there were no large-scale battles during this period of time. Only the Jingzhou encirclement and suppression campaign could be considered a large-scale battle, which earned him some fame points. Now he is still 17 points away from being promoted to a famous general.

Gu Rubing felt that he was a burden to him. If it weren't for the need to protect Gu Rubing, Zhao Yun should have been promoted to a famous general by now, and he should have accumulated some legendary general points. It would never be the case now. It is time to find an opportunity for Zhao Yun to lead the troops out to fight. It is important to promote him to a famous general as soon as possible.

After Guan Yu was promoted to a legendary general, Gu Rubing became even more certain that here, the personal abilities of the generals were far greater than those of the army. Take Guan Yu for example. Even if there was an army of tens of thousands of people surrounding Guan Yu, it would only be a matter of time for Guan Yu to kill them all.

It can be said without exaggeration that as long as Guan Yu is still there, Gu Rubing will always have the opportunity to turn defeat into victory. This is the combat power of a legendary general, comparable to an army of one hundred thousand people. Including famous generals such as Zhang Fei and Zhang Liao, they are also comparable to an army of tens of thousands of people. Of course, this is only relatively speaking. In most of the time, although they are more powerful than the army, they are not as useful as the army.

If we rank the generals according to history, Lu is first, Zhao is second, Dian Wei is third, Guan is fourth, Ma is fifth, and Zhang Fei is sixth. Guan Yu, who is ranked fourth, obtained such incredible attributes after being promoted to a legendary general. Then Gu Rubing really couldn't imagine what kind of incredible skills Zhao Yun, who is ranked second, would have.

As for Lu Bu, Gu Rubing didn't even think about it. There was no point in thinking about him. After all, Lu Bu was already dead, and there was no second Lu Bu in the world.

After everyone arrived at the prefectural governor's mansion, Huang Zu had people prepare some white porridge and pickles early in the morning. In addition, there was a table full of delicious dishes. In fact, it was not suitable to eat greasy food early in the morning, so Huang Zu prepared some white porridge to stimulate the appetite and relieve the greasiness. These soldiers usually had no time to eat when they were fighting, so there was no need to worry about their stomachs.

Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and the others had never eaten such delicious food since the Battle of Jingzhou began. Most of the time they could not even get enough to eat, let alone meat and fish. Even Zhuge Liang was the same. He had not seen meat for a long time and usually only ate simple meat.

So they all ate with relish during this meal, and since Gu Rubing and his group had already eaten yesterday, most of the fish meat was left for Guan Yu and his group.

The war in Jingzhou has ended, and Gu Rubing and his men did not stay in Jiangxia for long. On the third day after they met up with Zhuge Liang, they prepared to leave Jiangxia. Although Huang Zu was reluctant to let them go, he also knew that Gu Rubing could not stay here for a long time. Several states in the north are now empty, and if they do not go back for a long time, something bad will definitely happen.

Therefore, Huang Zu did not try to persuade him to stay too much. Just like that, Gu Rubing, who had just rested for a few days, set out on the journey back to Qingzhou again. On the way, he passed through Yanzhou and Xuzhou. Zhang Fei and Zhang Liao both left the team and rushed to Yanzhou and Xuzhou respectively.

When they were about to reach Qingzhou, Guan Yu, Zhang He, Xu Rong and others bid farewell to Gu Rubing and returned to their own fiefdoms with the soldiers and horses that were redistributed to them. Leaving their fiefdoms for a long time could easily lead to trouble, so they had to go back and stabilize the local gentry before they could go to Qingzhou again.

Yuzhang County was not lost, so Huang Zhong did not follow Gu Rubing back to Qingzhou. Instead, he led his troops back to Yuzhang County alone to serve as a vanguard against Sun Jian in Yangzhou.

Cangwu County has been destroyed and has no value anymore. In addition, Gu Rubing urgently needs Wei Yan's ability to nurture soldiers well to train new recruits and see if he can come up with some special arms. Since the last time he changed his job as the Captain of the Wandering Crossbows, he hasn't had any new arms transfers for a long time.

Gu Rubing could be said to be the one who knew the combat effectiveness of special arms most clearly. This was true of Guan Yu's Qinglong swordsmen, Zhang Fei's Eighteen Riders of Yanyun, Taishi Ci's Younu Captain, and his own Baili soldiers. Their combat effectiveness could be said to crush all other soldiers. The quality of soldiers mattered more than their quantity, and Gu Rubing knew this very well.

Therefore, Gu Rubing brought Wei Yan back to Qingzhou to help him train new soldiers. In this battle, his losses were extremely heavy. The soldiers who had just been transferred from the Yellow Turban reserve suffered heavy casualties. In addition, the troops led by Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Liao were almost all lost in the early battles with Cao Cao. Each of their states must have at least 30,000 troops to be safe. And the large states near the border, such as Liangzhou, Bingzhou, and Youzhou, will need more troops because they will also face harassment from various foreign tribes.

"I don't know how Mengqi is doing."

While riding his horse, Gu Rubing thought of Ma Chao in Liangzhou. As far as he knew, the person who went to Liangzhou to deal with Ma Chao was a man from the Western Regions named Liuzhu Bodhisattva. In addition to Liuzhu Bodhisattva, there was also Cao Zhang, a first-class general under Cao Cao, and a young general named Deng Ai.

It didn't matter if there were two less people, but Deng Ai made Gu Rubing feel a little regretful. Gu Rubing once asked the roving crossbow captain near Yuzhou to pay attention to whether there was a young general named Deng Ai, but there was no news. Now it seems that he should have been recruited by Cao Cao a long time ago, but he just showed his potential and became a second-rate general, so he was sent to Liangzhou by Cao Cao to deal with Ma Chao.

Gu Rubing is relatively relieved about Ma Chao. Ma Chao is not the only one in Liangzhou. There is also Pang De, who is also a top general. Both of them are top military generals with strong strength. Together with the combat effectiveness of the Western Liang Iron Cavalry, they are among the best among the soldiers in various states. In addition, Gu Rubing also provided Ma Chao and his subordinates and the Western Liang Iron Cavalry with high characteristic bonuses. So there should be no problem in dealing with Liuzhu Bodhisattva and others.

Five days later, Gu Rubing and his companions would arrive in Qingzhou, in his own Prince Lie's Palace. As soon as they arrived at Prince Lie's Palace, they saw two men sitting on the steps in front of their palace, eating two beef pie and drinking. Gu Rubing recognized Ma Chao at a glance. After all, Ma Chao, dressed in white robe and Xiliang brocade, was very recognizable.

With the addition of the special cut-off head sword next to him, the identity of the other person was confirmed. Pang De was the only famous person who used this cut-off head sword. Seeing the two people sitting in front of the mansion, Gu Rubing hurriedly dismounted and walked quickly towards the two people. When the two people saw Gu Rubing coming, they hurriedly patted the grease on their hands, stood up, and saluted with their fists.

"Lord."

"King Lie."

However, the two men addressed him differently. Ma Chao called him Lord, while Pang De called him King Lie. After all, now Gu Rubing was only Ma Chao's Lord, and he had not subdued Pang De, so there was nothing wrong with Pang De calling him that.

"Mengqi, Lingming, why are you two here? Has the danger in Liangzhou been resolved?"

Gu Rubing asked with concern, and Ma Chao nodded with a smile on his face.

"Thank you for your concern, my lord. Thanks to the information you gave us in advance, we were able to take precautions and avoid being ambushed by that bitch, Six-Pearl Bodhisattva. This allowed us to gain an advantage in the subsequent battle."

Gu Rubing smiled and waved his hand, then said apologetically.

"Since you joined my army, I have never given you any help, but I still asked you to help me stop Cao Cao. Thank you for your hard work, Mengqi."

"My lord, what are you talking about? Even if you weren't here, I would still be sworn enemies with Cao Cao. Moreover, I have heard that your second brother, General Guan Yu, was fighting against Xu Chu and Dian Wei in the battle between Jingzhou and Yangzhou. He beat them both severely with one blow each. That's great. It helps me get rid of my anger."

Ma Chao said while waving his fist, and at the same time looked at Gu Rubing and said somewhat embarrassedly.

"My Lord, I wonder if your second brother, General Guan Yu, has returned. I would like to pay a visit to the general and express my gratitude to him."

"Hahaha, we are all brothers, no need to be too polite. Yunchang has gone back to Bingzhou now. The Xiongnu have been uneasy lately, so Yunchang was sent back to Bingzhou to settle things down."

After hearing this, Ma Chao showed a hint of disappointment. On the way to Qingzhou, he heard about Guan Yu's two sword strikes that severely injured Dian Wei and Xu Chu, and also heard that the two had not woken up yet and were still in a coma, and it was very likely that they could not be saved. Ma Chao was even more delighted, because it was Dian Wei and Xu Chu who were hiding in Han Sui's troops and launched a sneak attack on Ma Teng, otherwise Ma Teng would not have died.

Therefore, not only Cao Cao, but Dian Wei and Xu Chu are also Ma Chao's sworn enemies. Now someone is helping him to take revenge, and there are two of them together. More importantly, he belongs to the same camp as him. How could Ma Chao not go to pay a visit? Whether it is out of emotion or reason, or in public or private, Ma Chao must go.

Seeing Ma Chao's disappointed expression, Gu Rubing immediately understood Ma Chao's thoughts. After all, he was still young and couldn't hide his true feelings on his face.

"It's okay, Mengqi. When you return to Liangzhou, you will pass by Bingzhou. You can stop by Yunchang to take a look. Yunchang usually stays in Taiyuan City and won't go anywhere else. Alternatively, you can stay in Qingzhou for a few more days. After Yunchang has settled the affairs of Bingzhou, he will come to Qingzhou. You can meet him then, and you can also get to know your colleagues here."

"That's great, but I'll have to bother you for a while longer."

"Hahaha, Mengqi, you are being polite. In my mansion, there is a courtyard specially prepared for you Liangzhou soldiers. You are the first one to move in. But don't worry, even if no one lives in the courtyard, there are always people cleaning it. You can just move in directly."

After hearing what Gu Rubing said, Ma Chao and Pang De looked at each other. Their meaning was self-evident. To be able to prepare a courtyard in their own mansion specifically for their soldiers who were thousands of miles away to stay in when they visited, let alone anything else, just this thought alone was truly rare.

"Come on, come on, don't just stand there, hurry in, I'll ask the people down there to prepare some good wine and food, tonight, don't go home until you're drunk!"

(End of this chapter)