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

Chapter 503: Surrender or die! Abandon!
The more Cao Cao thought about it, the more frightened he became, until Gu Rubing slammed the teacup onto the table. Cao Cao then woke up from his dream. In this weather where he was shivering even wrapped in a fox fur coat, a few drops of cold sweat flowed down Cao Cao's forehead.

"Is the King of Wei frightened by the sight of the enemy approaching the city?"

A mocking smile appeared on Gu Rubing's lips. The sight of Cao Cao standing there in a daze just now was really infuriating.

Cao Cao calmed down his excited mood, chose to ignore Gu Rubing's existence, and turned to look at Zhuge Liang.

"Mr. Zhuge, would you be so kind as to allow me to have a chat with you in the palace?"

This scene made Gu Rubing dumbfounded. Cao Cao was too shameless. He was still here, but he was trying to poach people right in front of him. He really didn't treat him as a human being.

"Thank you for your kindness, King Wei. If you have anything to say, you can talk here."

Zhuge Liang naturally knew what Cao Cao meant, and he immediately rejected Cao Cao. However, Cao Cao was not discouraged. The person in front of him might be the only legendary strategist of the time. Cao Cao had been wondering why Liu Bei had developed so rapidly in this period of time. Now he finally realized that it was because Liu Bei had the only legendary strategist under his command.

By now, Cao Cao had already recognized that Zhuge Liang was a legendary strategist, and he tried every possible means to win over Zhuge Liang.

"I sincerely ask Mr. Zhuge to join Meng De. Meng De is willing to give up the position of Prime Minister. Not the Prime Minister of the vassal state, but the Prime Minister of the current court!"

As Cao Cao spoke, he sat up straight and bowed to Zhuge Liang. This action stunned the people around him. Gu Rubing clenched his fists, wishing he could punch Cao Cao in the face right now, but it was not convenient for him to do so in front of so many people.

"The prime minister of the imperial court? Can he give in just like that?"

Zhuge Liang said with some doubt. Gu Rubing suddenly raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhuge Liang with some doubt.

Hearing this, Cao Cao was delighted. Since Zhuge Liang could ask this question in front of Liu Bei, Cao Cao thought it was almost certain.

"Perhaps Mr. Zhuge doesn't know me well enough. As long as Mr. Zhuge wants, the position of Prime Minister can be given to him immediately. Even if Mr. Zhuge wants to be crowned a king, it is not impossible to discuss it."

Cao Cao had a smile on his face and looked at Zhuge Liang with anticipation, but Zhuge Liang's next words made the smile gradually freeze.

"The position of prime minister is second only to the emperor, and the king of Wei can give it to me at will. Even if I want to be crowned as a king, the prime minister can solve it. The king of Wei is really good at stretching his arms. I just don't know if Your Majesty knows about the king's impassioned words of rebellion, or does the king of Wei no longer take Your Majesty seriously and thinks that he can do whatever he wants? Or maybe? This world does not belong to the Liu family, but to your Cao family?"

Zhuge Liang had a mellow voice, and even when he said such earth-shattering words, his tone was still calm, without the slightest aggressiveness.

"Hahahahaha."

Gu Rubing laughed heartily without restraint. When Zhuge Liang asked this question just now, he had already thought that Zhuge Liang would behave like this.

Cao Cao's expression became even uglier because of Gu Rubing's ridicule. Only then did he realize that he had been fooled. He had just been distracted by Gu Rubing's unintentional action, which led to this situation.

After taking a deep breath, Cao Cao forced himself to calm down.

"King Lie, tell me, what is your purpose for coming here?"

Gu Rubing looked at Cao Cao as if he was a fool, and then repeated what Cao Cao had not heard clearly.

"Cao Cao, I am here to give you two choices. One, surrender, two, die."

"Hahahaha, Liu Bei! Are you giving me a choice? Or are you going to let me fight to the death with you?"

Cao Cao's face was ferocious. He said he was giving him two choices, but in fact there was only one choice, which was to let Cao Cao fight him to the end. After all, these two choices were equivalent to having no choice.

"A fight to the bitter end? Are you qualified to say that now?"

Gu Rubing's eyes suddenly turned cold and he interrupted Cao Cao who was about to say something.

"Do you want to buy time and wait for support?"

Cao Cao didn't say anything, which was considered as his agreement with what Gu Rubing said. Gu Rubing smiled and drank the tea in the cup.

"As far as I know, Xu Chu, who is the closest to here, will need at least two hours to rush back. If Xu Chu is now going from the border of Yuzhou to Jingzhou, it may take more than two hours. Cao Cao, think about it carefully. Surrender or die!"

Gu Rubing smiled and said that this move of cutting off the source of the trouble was a strategy planned by Zhuge Liang, and everything was exactly as Zhuge Liang had planned. There were not many people around Cao Cao, let alone any famous generals.

This is the top-level reverse thinking. In such a large-scale decisive battle, if any famous general does not go to the battlefield, there will be a huge gap. Therefore, Gu Rubing predicted that with Cao Cao's arrogance, he would definitely not leave a general by his side, at most just a first-class general.

At the same time, in order to avoid arousing Cao Cao's suspicion, Gu Rubing also sent out all the prominent generals under his command. Although some information could not be transmitted to Cao Cao for the time being, Cao Cao would no longer have any suspicion after seeing those generals in the main battlefield of Jingzhou.

Therefore, Cao Cao only brought 200 elite soldiers back to Xu Du. He didn't even want to bring any generals. Finally, he brought Deng Ai with him at the suggestion of Xiahou Dun. All of this was taken into account by Zhuge Liang. This time, Zhuge Liang was betting on human nature and Cao Cao's arrogance!

As it turned out, his bet was right. Not only did Cao Cao only bring one first-rate general and two hundred elite soldiers, he also killed the only 1,500 imperial guards who could serve as backup.

At this point, it was useless for Cao Cao to regret his decision.

Cao Cao's face was gloomy. He kept pondering in his mind. Finally, he found that the only way out seemed to be death except surrender. Cao Cao clenched his fists unwillingly.

"Did you discuss this with Liu Xie? Let him lure me back to the palace with the trick of making me a king, and then kill me here?" "Cao Cao! Pay attention to your identity. You are just a prime minister. Even if you are the King of Wei and the Regent, you are not worthy of addressing His Majesty by name, right? Just this one thing is enough to punish you for being disrespectful. You'd better remove the word Wei in your word for King."

After saying this, Gu Rubing seemed to remember something.

"Oh, no, I'm afraid you don't have the chance to get rid of this. Take him to hell, or surrender. Make your choice."

Faced with the choice proposed by Gu Rubing again, Cao Cao snorted coldly.

"Liu Bei, we are so close to each other, and there is a first-rate general behind me, aren't you afraid that I will kill you first?!"

Before Cao Cao finished speaking, he suddenly threw the quilt to the ground. Deng Ai, who was standing not far from Cao Cao, rushed towards Gu Rubing with a three-foot black knife in his hand. In his eyes, there was no one else except Gu Rubing.

"Ah."

A smile appeared on Gu Rubing's lips. Behind Gu Rubing, a rainbow light rushed out and collided with Deng Ai.

While smashing the cup, Cao Cao immediately jumped out of the teahouse, mounted his horse, and rushed towards the city of Xudu. On the city wall, there were more than a thousand soldiers responsible for guarding the capital. They were also under Cao Cao's command, but they were ordinary soldiers, not elite. Looking at Cao Cao, the two hundred cavalrymen, and the thousands of people chasing behind them, they were all on high alert. As long as Cao Cao and that man entered the capital, they would immediately close the city gates.

"Take him!"

Gu Rubing looked at Cao Cao who was fleeing and did not rush to pursue him. Instead, he ordered his troops to surround and kill this first-class general.

Killing Cao Cao was not his real purpose. His ultimate goal was just to drive Cao Cao out of Xu Du.

If he killed Cao Cao now, he would face endless harassment from Dian Wei under Cao Cao's command. For a legendary general alone, there are too many uncertainties. The more he understood the power of legendary generals, the more Gu Rubing dared not to act like this. After all, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei could not always stay by his side. Although Zhao Yun was his personal bodyguard, he was not a legendary general yet. There was a certain gap between them. Besides, not only did he need protection, but Zhuge Liang did as well.

Before killing Dian Wei, Cao Cao must be alive, otherwise he will become a sword hanging over their heads that can fall at any time.

The first-rate general who was surrounded looked extremely young, perhaps even not yet an adult. Gu Rubing looked at the young general with some doubt, and kept calculating in his mind, wondering which high-level generals could match up with the young general in front of him.

Finally, Gu Rubing's eyes fell on the black knife. There were many generals who used long swords, such as Guan Yu, Zhang Liao, etc. But there was probably only one person who fit the bill for using such a big sword, and it was a black weapon.

Deng Ai, a general of Wei State in the late Three Kingdoms period. However, according to the current timeline, Deng Ai should not even be born yet, let alone go to the battlefield. His age does not match. However, he uses a black broadsword and his combat power is equally high. Gu Rubing really can't think of anyone else.

Then there is only one explanation that can make sense, that is, the current timeline is already chaotic because the changes are too great. Sun Jian, the man who could change the course of history, did not die, and he unified the nine states by himself. Liu Xie also inherited the throne earlier, so his age also does not match.

He also just learned that in Yongchang County in the southwest of Yizhou, a famous general named Meng Huo rose up in rebellion, but now he has disappeared. All these situations indicate that the current timeline is already in chaos.

Without thinking any further, Gu Rubing looked at the two people who were fighting on the battlefield.

The general wearing the iconic helmet of the Bai Li soldiers was one of the earliest veterans who followed Gu Rubing. His name was Chen Dao. Although this general was not as famous as the Five Tiger Generals, the Five Elite Generals, the Eight Tigers of Cao Wei, or the Five Hegemons of Wu, he was also one of the important fighting forces in the later period of Shu Kingdom.

In history, the main general who led the Bai Li soldiers was Chen Dao. Chen Dao was also one of the first batch of people to be transferred to the Bai Li soldiers. He worked hard all the way and became a first-class general. Although he is not regarded as a military unit and cannot provide a large number of characteristic bonuses to his subordinates, he can enjoy characteristic bonuses. His combat power is also outstanding, but it is still inferior to the regular first-class generals.

At this moment, the two were fighting back and forth in the encirclement. Deng Ai was not weak either, wielding a broadsword with great vigor. Although he was young, he was not weaker than Chen Dao. The two were almost equally strong.

But there is a group of second-rate generals who enjoy special bonuses, as well as thousands of third-rate generals around him. Even if he is stronger, even if he is a famous general, he will probably be defeated here.

The third-rate generals of special arms are much stronger than ordinary third-rate generals, especially those under Gu Rubing and Cao Cao. This is even more true. The third-rate generals of special arms under their command can completely defeat the authentic third-rate generals under Shi Xie and Liu Zhang.

The difference between the second-rate generals of special forces and ordinary second-rate generals is very small, but it also varies due to the characteristic bonus. If the characteristic bonus is high, the second-rate generals of special forces will be stronger than ordinary second-rate generals.

As for the first-class generals of special arms, their strength is much lower than that of ordinary first-class generals. For example, Chen Dao and Deng Ai. Chen Dao, who has been promoted for a long time and enjoys high characteristic bonuses, fought back and forth with Deng Ai. You know, Deng Ai is much younger, his strength has not yet fully developed, and he has been promoted to a first-class general for a relatively short time.

Originally, Gu Rubing thought that Cao Cao might have a first-rate general by his side, but he would not be one of the well-known ones. For example, the other three of the Five Elite Generals and the only seven left of the Eight Tiger Riders would not be kept by Cao Cao. As the upper-level combat forces, they must join the war.

But they didn't expect that while these people were not there, Deng Ai emerged. As a top-ranked military general, Deng Ai's strength was still quite impressive, but he had not yet grown up. Otherwise, Chen Dao would not be Deng Ai's opponent.

However, he was now facing a first-rate general of a special army and nearly ten second-rate generals of the special army. Under their joint siege, Deng Ai was not able to kill any of them. He was hit on the head by Chen Dao's spear and fell to the ground. Then he was captured by the Bai Li soldiers who surrounded him and was tied up and knelt in front of Gu Rubing.

Looking at Cao Cao who was already standing on the city wall in the distance, Gu Rubing smiled and stretched out his hand to greet him.

"Cao Cao, you are running really fast. If you run any faster, I'm afraid you will run into Xu Chu who is heading north."

Cao Cao's face turned pale. Ever since Zhuge Liang teased him, his face had not been good. At this moment, he looked at Gu Rubing and Zhuge Liang viciously and was speechless.

But Gu Rubing had no intention of letting him go.

"You took the life of an unknown general to exchange your own life so that you could live and wait for Xu Chu. Cao Cao, you really made a good plan. I just wonder what this general you left here thinks. Does he know that the lord he tried so hard to protect and the mission he tried so hard to carry out is just treating him as a chess piece?"

Gu Rubing said something, glanced at Deng Ai who lowered his head, and uttered the last sentence.

"No, it's the abandoned child!"

(End of this chapter)