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

Two days later, Gu Rubing, together with Taishi Ci Zhao Yun, led a group of cavalry back to Taishan County.

"Brother, why are you back so soon?"

Seeing Gu Rubing rushing back after only six days away, Zhang Fei's eyes widened and he asked with some shock: "Has that guy from Lu Bu already captured Guangling?"

"No."

Gu Rubing shook his head, a smile appeared on his face, and then he told everyone in the camp about the incident of shooting a halberd at Taishi Ciyuan Gate.

"There is actually such a way!"

After hearing this, Zhang Fei looked excited, turned to look at Fazheng and Xi Zhicai, and said, "Both strategists have never imagined this!"

Xi Zhicai had a look of amazement on his face, and he cupped his hands and said, "My lord, this plan is indeed beyond my expectation. After all, the shooting of the halberd at the camp gate is really unbelievable. I'm afraid Lu Bu would not have thought that someone could be like him and shoot the halberd at the camp gate." A small branch of a halberd.”

"Hahaha."

Zhang Fei laughed loudly and said: "Those servants with the third surname thought that their archery skills were unparalleled, so they underestimated the heroes of the world, but they never thought that there are people whose archery skills are not inferior to him!"

Zhang Fei looked at Tai Shici and said, "If my eldest brother hadn't said it myself, I wouldn't have believed that Ziyi could hit the small branch of the halberd at the gate. Ziyi is really worthy of his shot!"

"General Zhang is so complimentary."

Taishi Ci said with a smile on his face, cupping his hands.

"How is the situation with Zang Ba these days?"

After chatting for a while, Gu Rubing looked at Guan Yu and asked.

"Brother."

After hearing Gu Rubing's words, Guan Yu immediately held up his hands and said, "It's nothing. After the eldest brother left, Zang Ba still couldn't get out. But I got news that Zang Ba's side had very little food and grass left. In less than a month, , we will definitely run out of food, and if we raise an army to attack at that time, we will definitely be able to defeat Zang Ba."

"Okay, in that case, let's continue to besiege Mount Tai."

Gu Rubing nodded and said.

"My lord, we don't have to fight with each other. The tide is now against our army. Zang Ba is desperate. My lord can send lobbyists to Zang Ba to explain his interests and persuade Zang Ba to surrender."

At this time, Fazheng suggested: "Zang Ba is a bandit, but he is extremely powerful and powerful. If the lord gets it, he will be a general. If Zang Ba refuses to surrender, it will not be too late to fight again." "

Recruit Zang Ba?

Hearing this, Gu Rubing couldn't help but be stunned and suddenly fell into thinking.

One disadvantage of recruiting Zang Ba is that if Zang Ba is recruited, even if Zang Ba really surrenders, Taishan will probably still be under Zang Ba’s control. After all, Taishan County is Zang Ba’s base, and Taishan thieves are all Take orders from Zang Ba.

But if you capture Mount Tai and defeat the bandits, you can completely control Mount Tai.

However, the advantage of choosing to recruit troops is obvious, that is, he can capture Taishan County without spending a single soldier, and he can also accept the fierce general Zang Ba.

Although Zang Ba is not as good as Guan Zhang and Zhao Taishi, he can be regarded as the top military general during the Three Kingdoms period. More importantly, Zang Ba also has a special thief and bandit unit called Taishan Bandit.

After all, even Zhao Yun and Tai Shici do not have special units, and the Taishan bandits are a special unit, unlike the Bailian army, there are extremely many Taishan thieves.

More importantly, Zang Ba has a high probability of possessing the characteristics of a commander, and is a commander who can act alone and command large armies in battle.

Although Zang Ba has always been a vassal of Cao Wei in history, and even Cao Cao was unable to mobilize military power, during the Cao Wei period, Zang Ba never rebelled, so if Zang Ba is really willing to surrender and let Zang Ba continue to control Mount Tai, there is no point. No.

Zang Ba is different from Lu Bu. If you can't suppress him, he will have second thoughts. But if you can suppress him, he will be loyal. And Lu Bu is a man who lives between heaven and earth. How can he stay depressed and depressed for a long time?

Therefore, when Tao Qian was still alive, Zang Ba still ruled Langya separately, but after Tao Qian's death, Zang Ba naturally no longer listened to the orders of the pottery merchants and became completely independent.

But in history, after Cao Cao's death, Zang Ba gave Cao Pi a headache for a while, but in the end he completely surrendered to Cao Wei, fought for Cao Wei everywhere, and became a marquis and prime minister.

Thinking of this, Gu Rubing finally nodded and said, "That makes sense."

"Lord, I am willing to serve as an envoy and go to tell Zang Ba to surrender."

Hearing Gu Rubing's words, Sun Qian suddenly stepped forward, took the initiative to ask for help, and spoke.

Hearing this, Gu Rubing turned to look at Sun Qian, his eyes flashing slightly.

Nowadays, Jian Yong is in the plains, and only Sun Qian is with the army. As we all know, Sun Qian, as Liu Bei's early counselor in history, is not good at making plans, but he is good at diplomacy.

Moreover, in this game, Sun Qian has the characteristics of a lobbyist. If the lobbying fails, there is a chance that the rejecting party will get negative effects, so Sun Qian is indeed the most suitable person to send as an envoy.

Thinking of this, Gu Rubing nodded and said, "Okay, I'll leave this matter to you Gongyou."

"Don't worry, my lord."

Sun Qian cupped his hands towards Gu Rubing, then turned and left.

…………

At this time, the atmosphere in Zang Ba's camp was extremely depressing.

"How many days will the army have enough food to last them?"

Zang Ba sat on the main seat, his face extremely ugly, and he asked.

"Back to my lord, I can only last for a month at most."

Sun Guan looked a little haggard, took a deep breath, and answered.

"What if we use Dendrobium vulgare to divide grain instead?"

Hearing this, Zang Ba's face turned even darker. He thought about it and asked.

"Even if we use dendrobium to divide the grain, it will only be enough for two months."

Sun Guan hesitated for a moment, and finally said truthfully: "What's more, if we use Dendrobium to divide the grain, the brothers will be resentful and dissatisfied, and they may mutiny."

Hearing Sun Guan's words, Zang Ba suddenly had a headache.

He knew the temperament of the Taishan bandits under his command very well. Although the Taishan bandits were brave, if he used Dendrobium to distribute food, the Taishan bandits would inevitably mutiny.

But there is no other way. As a bandit, he does not engage in production and mainly plunders food and grass. Now Liu Bei has led an army of 50,000 and has surrounded Mount Tai for more than three months. The food in his camp is almost exhausted.

"My lord, in my opinion, it's better to take advantage of this moment to go out and have a showdown with Liu Bei!"

Chang Xi raised his hand and said: "There is a shortage of food in the stronghold, so it is really difficult to defend it for a long time. Mount Tai is our home field. If we kill Liu Bei down the mountain, even though Liu Bei has many soldiers, with the bravery of our army, it is not impossible to fight against him!"

Hearing this, Zang Ba fell silent immediately.

At this moment, Zang Ba's bodyguard suddenly walked into the camp and said to Zang Ba: "My lord, there is a man outside the stronghold who claims to be an envoy from Liu Bei and wants to see my lord!"

"Liu Bei is here to envoy?"

Hearing this, everyone in the camp was stunned.

"Forget it, let him come in and see what he has to say." Zang Ba thought for a moment, waved his hand, and said.

"yes!"

The guard immediately handed over his hands and turned to leave.

Soon, Sun Qian came to the camp under the leadership of Zang Ba's personal guards.

"Sun Qian has met General Zang."

After seeing Zang Ba, Sun Qian immediately raised his hands and said.

"Why did Liu Bei send you to my place?"

Zang Ba's eyes were a bit evil, and he did not hide his murderous intent at all. He spoke to Sun Qian in an extremely cold voice.

Although Sun Qian clearly sensed Zang Ba's murderous intention towards him, his expression remained as usual. He cupped his hands and said, "The only person my lord respects is the general. I am here to persuade him to surrender."

"Persuade to surrender?"

Zang Ba was not surprised by Sun Qian's words. His voice was extremely cold and he said, "I still have 30,000 Taishan troops under my command, and because of the natural dangers of Mount Tai, you are now here to persuade me to surrender. What a big statement!"

Sun Qian cupped his hands and said: "My lord now has an army of 50,000 soldiers with sufficient food and supplies. He also has four generals: Guan, Zhang, Zhao, and Taishi. Although the generals have the natural dangers of Mount Tai, they can use the land of a county to compete with the land of a state. , which is really unwise.”

Upon hearing the news of the four generals Guan, Zhang, Zhao, and Taishi, a look of fear suddenly appeared on the faces of the generals in the tent.

Obviously, Zang Ba and the others remembered their previous defeat by Zhao Yun and Taishi Ci when they were in Langya. The Taishan bandits in Langya were almost completely wiped out, so they had no choice but to abandon Langya and retreat to Mount Tai.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are also the shadows of famous trees. Although they have not faced off against Guan Zhang yet, they do not dare to underestimate them.

"Oh, since ancient times, there have been countless people who have defeated the strong with the weak."

At this time, Chang Xi sneered and said: "Our army is brave and good at fighting, especially in rugged terrain like Mount Tai. How do you know that our army is not an opponent? Liu Bei led his army to attack several times before. Aren’t they all coming home defeated?”

"But as far as I know, there is not much food and grass left in the general's camp."

Sun Qian shook his head and said: "Our army has been surrounded for several months. If the army is surrounded for several more months and the general has no external aid, I am afraid that the camp will be completely exhausted. We will win without a fight."

Hearing this, the expressions of everyone in the camp couldn't help but change.

What they are worried about now is nothing more than that Liu Bei will continue to lead his troops to blockade and besiege Taishan County. When their camp is completely exhausted, they will attack Taishan.

When Sun Qian saw this, he immediately struck while the iron was hot and continued: "My lord cherishes his talent and knows that the general is the most powerful general in the world. He really can't bear the endless fighting between the two families, so he asked me to come and persuade him to surrender."

"If the general surrenders, the lord will reuse the general. But if the general does not surrender, the two families will have to fight against each other. When the time comes, the sword has no eyes, and it may be difficult to protect the general. I hope the general will think twice!"

Hearing this, a hint of anger suddenly appeared on Zang Ba's face, and he asked: "Are you threatening me?"

"Don't dare, General, it's just a fact."

Sun Qian said: "Nowadays, the Han Dynasty is declining, the world is in chaos, and the heroes are constantly fighting. They all want to unite the world. As a clan member of the Han Dynasty, my lord wants to help the Han Dynasty. The generals can stand on their own and be brave and brave. Isn’t it a pity that a great man of this world should end up as a thief?”

"I'm here not only for my lord, but also for the general!"

Sun Qian cupped his hands and said with a sincere face: "If the general can abandon the dark side and turn to the light, the lord will entrust him with important tasks. By then, the general and my lord will build a great cause and create a good story. Wouldn't it be beautiful?"

Upon hearing this, all the generals in the camp fell into silence.

In fact, they all knew very well that if they continued to resist, they would have little chance of victory. In fact, many people had already thought about surrendering, but Zang Ba didn't say anything, and they didn't dare to mention it.

Zang Ba has unparalleled prestige among this group of Taishan thieves.

"I hope you and the general will think twice."

At this time, Sun Qian cupped his hands again, bowed deeply to everyone in the tent, and said, "I'll take my leave."

Seeing that Zang Ba and others did not submit immediately, Sun Qian was not surprised.

After all, as the leader of Mount Tai, even if Zang Ba really wanted to surrender, he would not be able to agree to it directly in person. He would have to discuss it, not to mention that as soon as he said it, Zang Ba surrendered directly, which would not be justified in terms of face.

Therefore, Sun Qian stopped staying and turned around to leave, preparing to give Zang Ba and the Taishan generals time to think about it.

Seeing that Sun Qian was about to leave, Zang Ba did not say anything to stop him.

After Sun Qian left, the tent suddenly fell into a dull mood.

"Everyone, do you think we should surrender or fight?"

At this time, Zang Ba took the lead in breaking the silence and suddenly asked.

"this……"

All the generals in the camp looked at each other with a trace of hesitation on their faces.

"My lord, Liu Bei's military strength is now at its peak, but our army is short of food and it is really difficult to resist. I think we can surrender to Liu Bei."

In the end, it was Sun Guan who spoke first.

"Yes, my lord, Liu Bei has a reputation for benevolence. If my lord surrenders to Liu Bei, Liu Bei will definitely treat me favorably."

"Liu Bei once defeated millions of Yellow Turbans, and his reputation is astonishing throughout the world. As the governor of Qingzhou, if my lord surrenders to Liu Bei, it will not damage my lord's reputation."

"What Sun Qian said makes sense, and it was not us who surrendered on our own initiative, but Liu Bei who persuaded him to surrender. In this case, Liu Bei must treat the general favorably, otherwise who would dare to surrender to Liu in the future?"

"That's the truth."

Seeing Sun Guan speak, other generals also spoke one after another, also in favor of surrender.

"So, do you want me to go to Liu Bei's tent and become a defeated general with a low eyebrow?"

Zang Ba looked around, with no trace of joy or anger on his face, and asked.

Upon hearing this, the entire camp suddenly became silent.

After a moment, a look of helplessness appeared on Sun Guan's face, he raised his hands and said: "My lord, this is the time and the situation!"

"Time and momentum..."

Zang Ba looked around at the generals in the camp again and repeated Sun Guan's words. With a look of loneliness on his face, he shook his head and said, "That's it, I'll think about it again."

Upon hearing this, all the generals in the camp bowed their hands to Zang Ba.

Soon, more than ten days flew by.

Gu Rubing led tens of thousands of people and continued to blockade Taishan County. During Gu Rubing's months-long blockade, Zang Ba's army finally ran out of food!

Seeing that Zang Ba had not surrendered, Gu Rubing was already ready to launch a general attack in five days. When he was attacking Zang Ba, his guards suddenly walked into the camp in a hurry.

"Report! Lord, Zang Ba said he is willing to surrender to the Lord, and has already brought Sun Guan, Chang Xi, and Yin Li to the outside of the stronghold!"

Hearing this, Gu Rubing was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes immediately lit up!