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Chapter 534: Subjugating Zhang Ren, the "Fence-Sitter"

After listening to Liu Qi's report, Gu Rubing simply handed over all the defenses to Zhuge Liang. With such a unique legendary strategist by his side, it would be a waste of energy to show off his knowledge if he didn't use it. It would be better to focus more on other things.

For example, let’s look at Pang De, a military general who has left a significant mark in history. What kind of attributes will he gain after being promoted to a famous general?

Thinking of this, Gu Rubing's mind moved, and Pound's panel opened in front of Gu Rubing.

【Name: Pound】

[Identity: Governor of Weiwu County]

[Military General Level: Famous General (7/100) (Legendary General Points: 1/100)]

[Characteristics: courageous and good at fighting (Pang De grew up in Liangzhou and was deeply influenced by the tough folk customs of Liangzhou. He has been courageous and good at fighting since he was a teenager), loyal and righteous (Pang De is chivalrous and loyal), good at choosing good horses (Pang De has a deep understanding of choosing war horses and can be called a good horse trainer), a brave man (some people in later generations commented that Pang De is really a real man), and fast and swift (Pang De is good at surprise attacks.)]

[Brave and good at fighting: Pang De has shown his extraordinary military talent since his youth. Before he even reached adulthood, he had already fought everywhere. Pang De's attack power +700%, defense power +700%, toughness +700%. ]

[Good at identifying fine horses: Pang De is good at identifying fine horses and can accurately select the best ones from among thousands of horses. Pang De's troops gain attack power +500% and movement speed +500%. Cavalry gains double the characteristic bonus of this bonus, and the cavalry horses gain 50% reduced physical strength. ]

[Loyal hero: Wei Yan is extremely loyal. The loyalty of Wei Yan and his subordinates is 100%, and they will never betray. All attributes of Wei Yan's subordinates are increased by 500%.]

[A fierce husband: Pang De would rather die than live in disgrace. In battle, he will gain different degrees of bonuses depending on his status. When his status is higher than 50%, he will gain +1000% attack power. When his status is lower than 50%, he will gain +1000% attack power.]

[Lightning Speed: Pang De pays great attention to the speed of cavalry marches and trains his soldiers strictly. His troops gain +500% movement speed and +800% attack power.]

[Skills: Basic Stick Skills lv4 (20/100): Pang De was born with supernatural powers. When he was young, he encountered bandits and fought with them by pulling up trees to make sticks. He later developed his own stick skills, and his attack power increased by 200% when using a long stick.

Basic Sword Skills Level 5 (99/100): Pang De once received instruction from a senior monk and began to practice sword skills, which have reached perfection. When using a broadsword, he gains a +300% attack power bonus.

Eight Gates Footwork lv5 (66/100): A footwork taught by a high monk, used in conjunction with the Eight Gates Golden Lock Sword Technique, to gain a +200% movement speed bonus. 】

[Eight Gates Golden Lock Sword Technique lv5 (100/100): A sword technique taught by a senior monk. This technique is derived from the Eight Gates Golden Lock Array. With the player as the center of the array, different bonuses are gained when stepping into different positions.]

[Commander Skill: Berserk]

[Frenzy effect: Pang De's troops will gain the frenzy effect when the situation is bad. Frenzy effect: obtained by the troops]

[Equipment: Iron Rod (blank equipment), Eight-Gate Golden Lock Sword (fine product, can be grown)]

[Introduction to the Iron Rod: A stick made of iron that reaches the eyebrows, with no special effects.]

[Eight-Gate Golden Lock Blade Introduction: The Eight-Gate Golden Lock Blade, bestowed by a high-level monk, can be used in conjunction with the Eight-Gate Golden Lock Blade Technique and the Eight-Gate Footwork to enhance each other and gain multiple characteristic bonuses.]

[Effect of Eight-Gate Golden Lock Blade: Based on the Eight-Gate Golden Lock Blade Technique, different characteristic bonuses are obtained at different Bagua positions, and the Eight-Gate Golden Lock Blade Technique is enhanced with superimposed characteristics.]

【Mount: Xiliang BMW. 】

[Introduction: When it was young, it was a skinny and ugly yellow horse with a black mouth. When it grew up, it was swift and quick.]

[Mount effect: Horse speed +300%. ]

Pang De's attributes can be said to be versatile, which is very consistent with his own positioning, a strong man who is good at all aspects, among which his movement speed is particularly eye-catching. Among Gu Rubing's current subordinates, apart from Zhang Fei, there is probably only Pang De.

After Zhang Fei was promoted to a legendary general, he was obviously no longer suitable for surprise attack tactics. Originally, Gu Rubing was worried because no one could match him in this regard. Now, after Pang De was promoted to a famous general, he once again gained a bonus in movement speed, which made up for this shortcoming and allowed them to once again have the ability to launch long-distance surprise attacks.

After Gu Rubing had looked through the case carefully, they had already arrived at the place where Ma Chao and Zhang He were being treated. Since Ma Chao was more seriously injured and Zhang He was still conscious, Hua Tuo gave priority to treating Ma Chao. At this moment, the door of the room was tightly closed and no one was allowed to enter, to ensure that the treatment went smoothly and safely.

Gu Rubing could only go to Zhang He's room.

Zhang He was half-sitting on the bed studying the Art of War at this moment. When he saw Gu Rubing get up, he hurriedly wanted to get up to greet him, but his injured legs and feet were not very nimble, so Gu Rubing reached out and held his shoulders. Gu Rubing smiled faintly.

"No need to get up, Junyi, I just came to see you, I'll be relieved if you're okay."

"Please care more, my lord."

Zhang He stopped struggling to get up. He had a wound running through his leg, which was why he couldn't get off the ground.

"Thank you for your hard work in this battle, Junyi."

Gu Rubing patted Zhang He on the shoulder again. He also valued this Confucian general who had followed him for a long time. Zhang He, who was ranked among the five best generals, was destined to achieve great things. From this stop, it can be seen that Zhang He is worthy of his reputation and is indeed very capable.

"My lord, you are too polite. It is my duty to help you solve your problems."

"Okay, Junyi, you take a rest first. The doctor is treating Mengqi now. When he's done, he'll come and treat your injury."

"Thank you for your help, my lord."

Gu Rubing took Pang De and Taishi Ci away, and temporarily took the two thousand newly-replenished Eighteen Riders of Yanyun to the military town where Zhang Ren was. Even if Zhang Ren made any unusual moves at that time, they would be able to suppress him easily.

Gu Rubing was somewhat wary of this kind of person who took the initiative to ask for surrender. If it was really as Zhang Ren and Pang De expressed, then it didn't matter. It was still good to have such a Western Spear King under his command. After all, he was Zhang Xiu's junior brother and Zhao Yun's senior brother, so he would not be a fool.

If Zhang Ren was pretending to surrender, it didn't matter. With the two famous generals Taishi Ci and Pang De around him, plus the two thousand Eighteen Riders of Yanyun who were at least second-rate generals, it would not be a problem to destroy Zhang Ren and the thousands of people under his command in minutes.

Therefore, since he won't lose money on this trip anyway, Gu Rubing will definitely be happy about it.

The military town is not far from the county seat of Nanjun, but it has only one drawback, which is that it is too small. It is so small that people who don’t know would think it is a larger market town. Moreover, it doesn’t even have a city wall. There is only a section of stones piled up to the west that serves as a stone wall.

This is also the reason why this military town is so close, but no one wants to occupy it. After all, why occupy such a military town with no city, not much manpower, and not much stuff? Keep it for fun?

At this moment, Zhang Ren was stationed here with more than 3,000 of his men. Among them were some who did not have time to evacuate with Zhang Ren. After the war, they learned that some of the people who had escaped with Zhang Ren were all Zhang Ren's confidants, or those developed from his confidants, and Zhang Ren completely trusted them.

When Gu Rubing and his men arrived at the military town, Zhang Ren was already waiting at the town gate. It was more like a sign made of two pieces of wood than a city gate.

"Meet King Lie."

Gu Rubing had not yet dismounted and was still some distance away, so Zhang Ren quickly stepped forward, clasped his hands together, and bowed to salute.

As the saying goes, one should not hit a smiling person. Besides, Zhang Ren might still submit to him, so Gu Rubing naturally would not put on airs and would dismount immediately.

"I have heard of the name of the Western Land Gun King for a long time, and today I finally saw him."

When Gu Rubing said this, Zhang Ren just gave a bitter smile.

"Your Majesty, you are joking. I have never been famous before. How could Your Majesty have heard of me for a long time?"

This made Gu Rubing stunned. He didn't expect Zhang Ren to be so open-minded and would directly expose the polite words in front of him. However, what Zhang Ren didn't know was that what Gu Rubing said were not polite words. He really had a strong interest in this Western Gun King who had only a few mentions in history.

"Oh? So what you mean? I am lying?"

"The general will not dare."

As Zhang Ren spoke, he lowered his head even deeper.

Gu Rubing walked slowly towards Zhang Ren, with Taishi Ci and Pang De following behind him, so that even if Zhang Ren suddenly attacked, the two of them would be able to stop him.

"Tell me, why do you want to join me?"

"Your Majesty, do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"

"Let's hear the truth first."

Gu Rubing's eyes showed even stronger interest. If he had not been sure that Zhang Ren could not be a player, Gu Rubing might have mistaken Zhang Ren for a player based on these two sentences. After all, his speaking style did not sound like that of a person from the late Eastern Han Dynasty.

"Because I failed to defeat General Pang. If I had defeated General Pang, I would have been drinking in Cao Cao's camp and been treated as a distinguished guest by Cao Cao."

"Hahaha, okay, what about the lies?"

"The lie is that I want to follow a lord with more promising prospects. Liu Zhang has no ambition and has already surrendered to Cao Cao. If I continue to serve Liu Zhang, I will definitely become Cao Cao's vanguard. If I join the prince, I should have a better future."

"Is it all true?"

There was a hint of surprise in Zhang Ren's eyes when he looked at Gu Rubing, but he did not respond to Gu Rubing's question. The two continued to talk about this and that, and finally, Gu Rubing turned to look at Zhang Ren who was standing there.

"I have one last question. If one day Cao Cao defeated me and captured you, what would you do?"

"Then I will betray you without hesitation in exchange for a chance of survival, and then find a way to make myself a guest of Cao Cao."

"Hahaha, then can I regard your behavior as being a fence-sitter?"

"Yes."

"Okay, now that you've stated your conditions, it's time for me to say something. A great war will begin in Nanjun, Jingzhou. We're facing an enemy that is several times larger than us, and their upper and lower levels are not weaker than ours. Do you still want to continue to rely on me?"

After listening to this, Zhang Ren saluted again without any hesitation.

"I am willing to be at the service of the prince!"

"it is good!"

When Gu Rubing heard Zhang Ren's agreement, he also did not hesitate at all.

This scene not only stunned Taishi Ci and Pang De who were standing behind Gu Rubing, but also stunned the netizens in the live broadcast room.

"Did Liu Caoxie get kicked in the head by a donkey? What Zhang Ren said shows that he is just a fence-sitter. Why should we accept him?"

"Yeah, what's going on? Isn't it obvious that this is just a needle? Why let him join?"

"In fact, there is nothing wrong with what Liu Caoxie did. When judging a person, we should not look at what he says, but what he does. People like Zhang Ren who always talk about betrayal usually won't betray. "

"You're over-interpreting it, right? Then how do you explain his betrayal of Liu Zhang?"

"Dude, you're probably not a fan of Liu Zhang, right? Don't you know how Liu Zhang treats Zhang Ren? To be honest, Zhang Ren has done his best by not stabbing Liu Zhang to death."

"It doesn't matter. With Second Master Guan and Third Master Zhang around, Zhang Ren can't cause any trouble."

Comments rolled through the live broadcast room, and netizens were basically divided into two factions. One group felt that Gu Rubing should have killed Zhang Ren directly and not left himself with this time bomb, while the other group of netizens felt that people who often talk about betrayal are usually tough guys who would never betray, and they were just frustrated under Liu Zhang's command before, so they switched to others.

However, Gu Rubing had no way of knowing their opinions, so he decided to subdue Zhang Ren. He had the same considerations as the other group of netizens. In addition, as he had been a human for three lifetimes, he had a relatively good understanding of human nature, especially as he had been in the workplace for the past two lifetimes, and he had a deep understanding of it.

Therefore, he did not accept Zhang Ren on impulse, but after careful consideration. Such a famous general, who might also be a hidden SSR general, even if he really had other purposes, Gu Rubing was ready to take a gamble and see if he could make this Western Spear King serve him.

He failed to find Zhang Xiu, the Spear Master, but he managed to gather Zhang Xiu's two junior brothers. If he could recruit Zhang Xiu, wouldn't that mean he would have gathered all three of Tong Yuan's disciples? Who knows, there might be some kind of bond between them, and it could also enhance Zhao Yun's strength.

You know, Zhao Yun is a genuine SSSR general card. One Lu and two Zhao is not a joke. It's just that Zhao Yun followed him relatively late, otherwise he would have been a legendary general now.

Moreover, even though Zhao Yun is only a famous general now, with the addition of his various characteristics, his strength is not weaker than that of a legendary general. Even if he cannot win, he can temporarily block the opponent. As for famous generals, Gu Rubing can say responsibly that Zhao Yun is invincible under the legendary generals.

(End of this chapter)