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

Chapter 536: Eight-Gate Golden Lock Formation, now appears!
Early the next morning.

Gu Rubing walked out of the room and first came to Zhao Yun's room.

If Zhao Yun was missing in this battle, Gu Rubing doubted whether he could have won.

At this time, Hua Tuo was feeding Zhao Yun medicine in his room, but Zhao Yun was still in a coma.

"Lord!"

When he saw Gu Rubing coming, Hua Tuo immediately put down the medicine in his hand and came to Gu Rubing.

"How is Zilong?"

"The situation is not very good. General Zhao has a special physique. Although he is recovering slowly, the speed is very slow. I am trying my best to speed up General Zhao's recovery. It is impossible to recover in a short time."

Hearing this, Gu Rubing frowned slightly and subconsciously clenched his fists.

Now that Cao Cao, Sun Jian and their troops are at the gates of the city, what he lacks most is time.

The combined strength of the four forces, whether in terms of military strength or the number of famous generals and first-class generals, is greater than his own.

In other words, the decision of when to start the decisive battle is no longer in their hands.

Gu Rubing learned from Liu Qi that Ma Chao had severely injured the Xiahou brothers, but who knew how seriously the Xiahou brothers were injured, and whether they would be unable to go to the battlefield in a short time like Zhao Yun and others.

"How long will it take? Can Zilong recover?"

After hearing this, Hua Tuo was silent for a long time.

Gu Rubing's question really stumped him. He was indeed proficient in curing diseases and saving lives, but when it came to telling when the patient would be completely cured, Hua Tuo could not give an exact time.

But Hua Tuo also understood Gu Rubing. The war was now tense, and without Zhao Yun, Gu Rubing would lose an important force, so he was naturally a little anxious.

After thinking for a while, Hua Tuo stretched out three fingers.

"It will be fine in three days?"

Gu Rubing obviously didn't believe it. He even suspected that Hua Tuo was making fun of him, and there was some anger in his tone!

"No, sir. General Zhao will be awake in three days. As for when he will recover, it will probably be around seven days."

Gu Rubing nodded, looked at Zhao Yun in the room, and was about to leave when Hua Tuo stopped him.

"My lord, General Ma has woken up. In comparison, General Ma's injuries are less serious than General Zhao's."

Upon hearing this, Gu Rubing hurried to Ma Chao's room.

There are still many things now that only Ma Chao himself can explain clearly.

Although Ma Chao was awake at this time, he needed someone's help to get out of bed. He was reading a military book in bed boredly.

When he saw Gu Rubing coming, Ma Chao immediately wanted to get out of bed, but was stopped by Gu Rubing.

"Mengqi, you are weak now, so you should just lie down in bed."

Ma Chao smiled weakly, then said with some pride: "My lord, I severely injured Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan, but their injuries are not necessarily better than mine."

"Okay, I knew that you, Mengqi, are definitely stronger than them. You should take good care of your injuries first. When you are well, we will defend Nanjun together."

After that, Gu Rubing hesitated for a moment and asked again: "Mengqi, when do you think the injuries of the Xiahou brothers can be recovered?"

It’s not that Gu Rubing didn’t believe what Ma Chao said about the heavy damage, but the time now was really important to him, especially since the opponent’s intelligence blockade was extremely tight and no one had come to report the situation of the opponent’s camp to him until now.

Ma Chao understood Gu Rubing's meaning, hesitated for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "My lord, if they want to recover, it will take at least half a month without the help of someone like the miracle doctor."

When it comes to miracle doctors, Gu Rubing immediately thought of the man named Wu Pu whom Cao Cao had found when he was in Xudu.

After learning about the situation of the Xiahou brothers, Gu Rubing chatted with Ma Chao for a while.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in!"

As Gu Rubing finished speaking, a soldier walked in.

"My lord, the Prime Minister invites you to the parade ground!"

When he heard that it was Zhuge Liang, Gu Rubing immediately remembered that Zhuge Liang had talked to him about the formation last night.

"Are you ready so soon?"

After muttering something to himself, Gu Rubing said goodbye to Ma Chao and came to the parade ground.

When they arrived, they found that the parade ground was surrounded by people. They could only see people going in, and no one could come out. The soldiers guarding outside all turned their backs to the parade ground and did not even dare to look back.

Inside the parade ground, there were shouts and the sound of a group of people walking.

Looking at the guard with a serious face, Gu Rubing looked at the soldier leading the way in front of him with confusion.

"What is the Prime Minister doing in there?"

"I don't know. The Prime Minister ordered all of us on guard to turn around and face the outside. No one is allowed to look inside the training ground. No matter what happens inside, no one can look back. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"

Gu Rubing didn't expect that Zhuge Liang would be so mysterious this time.

The soldier brought Gu Rubing to the gate of the parade ground, then turned around and refused to look inside no matter what.

Zhuge Liang was standing on the martial arts stage at this time, waving two command flags in his hands.

When he saw Gu Rubing coming, Zhuge Liang immediately put away the command flag and brought everyone to Gu Rubing.

"Lord!"

Everyone shouted in unison.

Gu Rubing looked at the lineup in front of him.

Wow, except for the three lying on the bed and Zhang Ren who did not attend, all the famous generals under his command are here.

"What are you all doing here?"

Gu Rubing looked at everyone with some curiosity.

"My lord, do you still remember the formation I mentioned? The generals are practicing with me. My lord, please follow me!"

Under the leadership of Zhuge Liang, Gu Rubing came to the martial arts stage.

When he saw tens of thousands of people standing in the parade ground, he was not very surprised, but soon Gu Rubing's eyes widened.

Because he found that among these tens of thousands of people, only half were ordinary soldiers, and the rest were special troops in his hands.

Gu Rubing had just completed the job transfer of the lost special forces yesterday, and today he was pulled to the parade ground by Zhuge Liang.

Even his own Bai Li soldiers were among them.

Zhang Fei stood beside Gu Rubing and whispered, "Brother, the Prime Minister has also transferred my Eighteen Riders of Yanyun here."

Gu Rubing nodded. Of course he saw it.

Not only the Eighteen Riders of Yanyun, but also the Qinglong Swordmen, Baiyu Light Cavalry, Iron Pagoda, White Horse Volunteers, White Tiger Sun-Devouring Guards, and even the Roaming Crossbow Captain who used to serve as scouts were among them.

These were all the elite troops that Gu Rubing could muster. Gu Rubing was somewhat curious about what Zhuge Liang's so-called formation was for.
Zhuge Liang took out the command flag and waved it in the air a few times, and the entire parade ground began to move.

Tens of thousands of soldiers completed all the movements quickly. Gu Rubing could see from the martial arts stage that this was a pattern similar to the Bagua.

"This is?"

Gu Rubing looked at Zhuge Liang.

"My Lord, this is the feast I prepared for the four-party coalition forces, the Eight-Gate Golden Lock Formation."

Upon hearing about the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation, Gu Rubing immediately became excited.

Gu Rubing is very familiar with this name. In the novel, this formation has defeated countless famous generals. The Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation is divided into the Rest Gate, Life Gate, Injury Gate, Du Gate, View Gate, Death Gate, Shock Gate, and Open Gate. The eight gates are linked together, with countless changes. It is good at using defense as offense, and can be said to be a battle formation with both offensive and defensive capabilities.

Coupled with the various bonuses brought by special troops, this Eight-Gate Golden Lock Formation will be more powerful than ever before.

Zhuge Liang looked at Gu Rubing with some curiosity. He felt that Gu Rubing seemed to be more excited than himself when he heard the name of this formation.

"My lord?"

Zhuge Liang subconsciously called Gu Rubing.

"Ah? Ahem, it's okay, this formation is great!"

Gu Rubing originally wanted to find some words of praise, but when he looked at the legendary strategist in front of him, he decided to give up, as he didn't seem to lack any praise.

However, at this time, the audience in the live broadcast room was excited.

"Oh my god! The Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation. Is Zhuge Liang going to use his ultimate move?"

"You are wrong, above. Zhuge Liang's ultimate move was to ask the heaven for another 500 years, but it was shattered by Wei Yan's kick!"

"Haha, second floor you funny idiot!"

"If it's someone like Guan Erye, can he break the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation with one sword?"

"That's for sure. In front of a king like Guan Erye, any formation is ineffective."

"That's not necessarily true. Don't forget who are guarding the formation. They are all Liu Caoxie's generals. I guess Zhao Yun and the others are also inside. I just don't know if Mr. Zhang San is inside. If they are all inside, wouldn't this formation be invincible?"

"The Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation is inherently invincible."

"Wrong. Before we borrow another 500 years from Heaven, all the formations are nothing but clouds."

"I'll give Wei Yan a kick, how will you respond upstairs?"

"……roll!"

Compared to Gu Rubing's worries, Cao Cao's feelings at this time could only be described as upset.

Dian Wei, the only legendary general in my hand, has not returned yet. If it weren't for the general panel, I might have thought that Dian Wei was dead.

Dian Wei was not dead and had not returned yet. It was obvious that he was blocked by something. The only person who could stop Dian Wei was Guan Yu.

Without Dian Wei's help, Cao Cao always felt empty and unsure in his heart.

Wu Pu had already begun treating the Xiahou brothers' injuries.

"Prime Minister."

Just when I was feeling upset, Wu Pu's voice rang out.

"what happened?"

Cao Cao was upset at the time, so naturally he didn't treat anyone well, even the miracle doctor was no exception.

Wu Pu didn't care about Cao Cao's attitude.

"General Xiahou Yuan will recover soon. As for General Xiahou Dun, it may take a long time, about five days."

"Five days? That long?"

When Cao Cao heard the news, he became even more upset.

Just as he was about to say something, a soldier came in and knelt in front of Cao Cao.

"Prime Minister, Sun Jian is here!"

Cao Cao frowned slightly when he heard this. The situation had changed and it was no longer his time to make the decision. Now that Xu Du was lost, Sili Prefecture would definitely not be able to be saved, and many of his generals were injured.

Even his legendary general Dian Wei is missing.

If Sun Jian turned against me now, I might have to go into exile outside the Great Wall.

"Please come in!"

Cao Cao calmed himself down and suddenly called out to his soldiers when they were about to leave.

"Forget it, I'll go myself!"

Cao Cao stood up, straightened his clothes, and walked out of the camp with a smile on his face.

"Haha, Sun Zhoumu, how come you have time to come to my place?"

Seeing Cao Cao coming out, Sun Jian smiled.

"Of course I have something to discuss with you, Prime Minister."

"Speaking?"

Cao Cao felt that Sun Jian's visit this time had some ill intentions.

Seeing that Sun Ce behind Sun Jian still had some anger on his face, Cao Cao suddenly became alert. This was a legendary general. If something went wrong, he would be shot and he would be really offline, and he would not even be able to go to the frontier.

"Sun Zhoumu, what are you doing? Come on, come on, whatever it is, let's go in and talk."

Cao Cao stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation.

In the past, with his status as the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, it was absolutely impossible for Sun Jian to walk in front, but this time Sun Jian simply ignored Cao Cao and walked straight into the central military camp.

Cao Cao looked a little unhappy when he saw this, but he endured it.

He knew that before Dian Wei came back, he could not turn hostile no matter what he said.

To prevent any accidents, Cao Cao immediately ordered Cao Ren, Cao Zhang and Xu Chu to follow him into the tent.

This is the only famous general still standing under Cao Cao's command.

Sun Ce showed a hint of disdain towards the three generals in front of him. In the past, he could still be wary of these three people, but now, Sun Ce was sure that he could get rid of the three of them within an incense stick of time.

Cao Cao naturally knew this truth, and he brought the three people here just for psychological comfort.

"My friend, you look unhappy. If anyone bullies you, I will help you deal with them."

Seeing that there were no outsiders around, Cao Cao directly spoke in his hometown dialect in order to improve his relationship with Sun Jian.

How could Sun Jian not understand what Cao Cao meant? He snorted coldly.

"Prime Minister, Dian Wei and I were ordered to intercept Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Dian Wei escaped during the battle and left me behind, which led to my capture. You must give your nephew an explanation for this matter, right?"

Sun Ce was extremely furious at this time. If Dian Wei had not run away, how could he have been caught? He was harmed so badly by Zhang Fei and even had to pay so much compensation in the end.

"Well, nephew, don't be angry. I will severely condemn Dian Wei's behavior and punish him. You can rest assured about this."

"Prime Minister, it's your business to punish someone. What does it have to do with us? You weren't working as a customer service representative before you came in, were you? That's a bit too much talk, isn't it? Let's talk about the compensation issue that concerns us."

"compensation?"

"Nonsense, my son was captured, do you think Liu Bei would be so easy to talk to and let him go? I bought it with my warhorse, armor, and weapons. They are all real money. You have to reimburse me, right?"

When Sun Jian said this, he became so angry that he slapped the table in front of him and broke it into pieces.

Seeing this, Cao Cao smiled and quickly comforted Sun Jian.

"I don't know, how much stuff do you plan to get?"

After hearing this, Sun Jian grinned.

"Ten thousand first-class war horses and ten thousand fine iron armors. These are what I gave to Liu Bei."

(End of this chapter)