Chapter 504: The King of the Mountains, Belatedly Awakened

Cao Cao stood on the city wall with his fists clenched. He wanted to say something, but found that whatever he said now was in vain and was just a pale explanation.

However, Cao Cao didn't pay too much attention to it. He was just a young first-class general. If he died, he would die. There was nothing to regret. This young general was only sent to him by Xiahou Dun. Before that, it seemed that he was only under his command. A second-rate general? He could no longer remember which battalion he was the deputy general of, because it was of no importance to him.

As if Deng Ai didn't want to be humiliated, or maybe he didn't want to see Cao Cao, he lowered his head and refused to raise it.

"Cao Cao! Run for your life, or wait there for me to take your head!"

Gu Rubing sat high on the horse, his eyes full of contempt.

"Siege the city!"

Following Gu Rubing's order, four thousand white soldiers rushed towards Xudu City like a tidal wave. More than a thousand defenders on the city wall immediately opened their bows and crossbows, trying to stop the opponent's forward momentum, but the shot fired The limp bows and arrows were all blocked by the front row of soldiers holding swords and shields.

The defenders on the city wall opened their crossbows again, and arrows fell like raindrops. However, the white soldiers were well-trained. Every few rows of them would have a row of sword and shield bearers, responsible for resisting the rain of arrows. The other white soldiers also used spears. Switch gears, this attack has no effect on them.

After only two waves of shooting, the white soldiers had already rushed to the bottom of the city, entered the blind spot of the archers' vision, escaped the attack range of the archers on the city wall, and began to attack the city gate.

As for Cao Cao on the city wall, he quickly removed the city wall when Gu Rubing gave the order. Under the protection of two hundred elite soldiers, he escaped from Xudu City through the south city gate and galloped towards Jingzhou in the south. While running, Cao Cao looked back to see if Gu Rubing had caught up. Fortunately, Gu Rubing did not appear in his field of vision from beginning to end.

Xu Ducheng was here, and Gu Rubing did not look at the outcome of the siege. The city's defeat was inevitable. The more than a thousand defenders were like a mantis trying to use a chariot under the attack of the white soldiers.

He turned to look at Deng Ai, who kept his head lowered.

"This young general is so brave, but he is with the wrong person."

As Gu Rubing spoke, he stepped forward and began to untie Deng Ai's rope with his own hands. Someone on the side stepped forward to do it for him, but was interrupted by Gu Rubing's hand.

Chen Dao, as well as several lieutenants of the Bai Jie soldiers, immediately tightened their weapons. If Deng Ai made any move, they would swarm up and capture the unarmed Deng Ai.

Deng Ai finally raised his head and looked at Gu Rubing stubbornly. Young people are young people after all. His face was full of unwillingness and his eyes were red.

Gu Rubing asked without stopping his hands.

"Looking at your young age, why did you join the army at such a young age?"

"My family is in decline and my father died. I want to earn a military salary that can support my family for my mother and grandmother."

Deng Ai's voice was low and his head lowered again, as if he was hurt.

After all the ropes around Deng Ai were untied, Deng Ai still stood there with no intention of leaving.

"Just now, you were so close to me. Even if you couldn't kill me, you could still hurt me. Why did you hold back?"

"You are Uncle Liu Huang. I heard that Uncle Liu Huang is benevolent and never harms the people. He is deeply loved by the people. Although we are enemies, I respect Uncle Liu Huang."

Deng Ai still didn't look up.

"Young man, would you like to hang out with me?"

"When one day we encounter a situation like today, won't Uncle Liu Huang abandon me like he did?"

"Ha ha ha ha."

Gu Rubing looked up to the sky and laughed when he heard this, and then patted Deng Ai on the shoulder.

"If one day it comes to this, I will fucking die in front of you, not run in front of you!"

Hearing this, Deng Ai raised his head again. Different from the last time he raised his head, this time there was light in his gray eyes again. He stared at Gu Rubing for a long time, seeming to judge whether what Gu Rubing said was true. Yes, finally, he knelt down on one knee.

"The last general, Deng Ai, is willing to go through fire and water for his lord from now on, no matter what!"

After hearing that he claimed to be Deng Ai, Gu Rubing breathed a long sigh of relief. It was really Deng Ai. This time he made a lot of money!

"Get up quickly."

Gu Rubing helped Deng Ai up, with a smile that couldn't be concealed on his face.

At the same time, Deng Ai's panel information also opened in front of him.

[Name: Deng Ai]

[Identity: Commoner]

[General Level: First-class General (12/100) (Famous General Points: 1/100)]

[Characteristics: Wisdom and courage (Deng Ai is both resourceful and brave, good at analyzing battle situations and winning by surprise), tolerant (Deng Ai is introverted and does not easily reveal his true thoughts, and can often take surprises), King of the Mountain (Deng Ai is good at In mountainous operations, the marching speed and combat capabilities in mountainous areas have been greatly improved), and soldiers are extremely fast (Deng Ai commanded operations, paying attention to speed and efficiency, and could quickly mobilize troops to form local advantages)]

[Both wisdom and courage: Deng Ai's resourcefulness and bravery complement each other, which can effectively improve the tactics and morale of his troops. Effect: Deng Ai's attack power +500%, morale +100%. 】

[Forbearance and concealment: Deng Ai's forbearance makes it difficult for the enemy to understand his true intentions, thus gaining an advantage at a critical moment. Effect: Deng Ai's army's ambush ability +250%, enemy detection difficulty +100%. 】

[King of the Mountains: Deng Ai is at ease in mountain operations, and his mountain marching and combat capabilities have been significantly improved. Effect: Deng Ai's army's mountain marching speed is +200%, and its mountain combat capability is +150%. 】

[Soldiers are valued and they are quick: Deng Ai directs operations, focusing on speed and efficiency, and can quickly mobilize troops to form local advantages. Effect: Deng Ai's movement speed +200%. 】

[Skill: Classics lv3 (15/100): Deng Ai was born in a noble family. He has been familiar with the art of war since he was a child and is good at using various tactics. Effect: Tactical application effect +30%.

Basic sword skill lv4 (18/100): Deng Ai is good at using swords and has superb sword skills. When using a broadsword, his attack power is +200%.

Basic footwork lv4 (85/100): Deng Ai has steady footwork and is good at maintaining balance in complex terrain. Effect: +50% movement speed in complex terrain. 】

[Serial Strategy lv3 (50/100): Deng Ai is good at using the Chain Strategy, using a series of carefully designed strategies to plunge the enemy into chaos. Effect: When the chain meter is activated, the enemy's confusion level +100%, and the duration +50%. 】

[Commanding Skill: Divine Speed]

[Super speed effect: When the army led by Deng Ai is marching quickly and making a surprise attack, the entire army will have a +200% speed gain, and during a surprise attack, the enemy's detection difficulty will be +150%. 】

[Equipment: Black Iron Sword (special weapon, no grade)]

[Introduction to the Black Iron Sword: Deng Ai, who was twelve years old, once read the Chen Taiqiu stele and dug out a knife under the stele. It was as black as lacquer and more than three feet long. There is always a sad and sad air on the knife, and people at that time thought it was a sacred object. 】

[Effect of the Black Iron Sword: It exudes a dark and mysterious aura, and is an ominous thing, with attack power +400%. 】

[Mount: None]

[Although Deng Ai is older, his resourcefulness and bravery are far beyond ordinary people. His experience in an aristocratic family gave him excellent training when he was young. Even if his family is in decline, he can still live in commoner clothes and achieve great achievements. 】

After watching Deng Aide's panel, Gu Rubing just wanted to say, "Awesome, isn't this the king of the mountain?" From now on, all mountainous operations can be handled directly by Deng Ai.

This is also consistent with Deng Ai in history. Deng Ai in history was the greatest contributor to the defeat of Shu, and the reason why he was able to achieve unparalleled achievements was precisely because of his excellent mountain combat capabilities and surprise attack capabilities. Now Looking at the attribute panel, almost everything matches up, which just makes up for Gu Rubing's current shortcomings.

When it comes to attacking Yizhou in the later stage, the lack of mountain combat capabilities will indeed be constrained.

Gu Rubing is still very satisfied with Deng Ai's panel attributes, and Gu Rubing also discovered that the direct gap between first-class generals is also very large. For example, some military generals who are famous in history, even if they are first-class generals , the characteristics provided and their own combat power are far superior to those of the same level of generals with less reputation.

Wei Yan, Pang De, and Deng Ai were all like this.

As time goes by, Gu Rubing understands more and more about the world, and in many cases, it does not necessarily mean that one is stronger than the enemy if his numerical value is higher than that of the enemy, but it depends on a combination of many factors.

These things were slowly researched after Zhuge Liang handed over government and military affairs to Zhuge Liang and became the boss himself. Not only that, Gu Rubing also researched how to trigger special units more effectively. With some knowledge, coupled with the buff bonus of Wei Yan's good at cultivating soldiers, the trigger rate of the special arms of Gu Rubing's generals is now close to 90%.

Those that are not triggered can be triggered multiple times later through the method studied by Gu Rubing. In other words, as long as there is enough time, Gu Rubing can make all his generals who are qualified to trigger special arms unlock their own special arms.

As for the combat power of special arms, it goes without saying much.

"Let's go home first and take a rest."

Gu Rubing took out two ingots of silver from his arms and handed them to Deng Ai, but Deng Ai blocked the silver that Gu Rubing handed over.

"My lord, the war is going on now. It won't be too late for the general to wait until the war is over before going home."

Gu Rubing was about to refuse, but Deng Ai made a condition that Gu Rubing could not refuse.

"When Cao Cao was arranging his troops, I was in the main tent, and I knew some of his arrangements. If I were there, I would definitely be able to play a big role."

As soon as these words came out, Gu Rubing's spirits were lifted. Cao Cao and Sun Jian had done a really good job of blocking news recently. No useful news had reached Qingzhou for a long time. Their current actions were all due to Zhuge Liang. Xi Zhicai, Fa Zheng and several others came together to discuss the countermeasures.

With the efforts of a few people, he managed to avoid being too disadvantaged in the early battles. But what Gu Rubing didn't know was that Jiangxia County, which he thought was fine, was now in danger. Of course, this was all later. Talked.

But now that Deng Ai has joined Gu Rubing's command, everything is different. He only needs to relay the information he knows to Zhuge Liang and the others, and then they will come up with some corresponding countermeasures based on the current situation.

At this moment, Cao Cao, who had escaped far away, finally slowed down. After he opened the panel, he found that Deng Ai's original panel had disappeared. Seeing this scene, Cao Cao couldn't help but frown.

If Deng Ai dies, then the attribute panel should turn gray. For example, after Cao Hong died in battle, the panel turned gray and should not disappear.

Suddenly, Cao Cao was shocked. If Deng Ai was not dead, but the panel disappeared, did it mean that Deng Ai had surrendered to Gu Rubing?

But Gu Rubing should not be this kind of person. The person who wanted to kill him last second could be accepted by him? This was not like Gu Rubing's revengeful character before. Cao Cao was puzzled.

Although he didn't know what reason Gu Rubing had to persuade Deng Ai to surrender, and didn't know why Gu Rubing wanted to recruit Deng Ai, after all, Deng Ai was just a first-class general, but a strong intuition told Cao Cao that Deng Ai was definitely not dead, and he should surrender to Liu Bei.

If Deng Ai really surrendered to Gu Rubing, then many of their formations would be known to Gu Rubing, and it would be too late to say anything at that time. Thinking of this, Cao Cao, who had just slowed down for a while, sped up his pace again. The two hundred elite soldiers behind him were confused. What was going on? How long had they just rested?

Cao Cao's warhorse was given to him by Han Sui at that time. It was one of the most precious horses in the Beiliang Ranch. Naturally, its physical strength could sustain a long journey, but their warhorses could not.

They had just come to Xudu from Jingzhou and participated in a war to massacre the Imperial Guards. As a result, they had to return to Jingzhou without stopping. Even if their warhorses were first-class warhorses, they could not hold on. They did not have such high endurance.

In the teahouse outside the palace, Gu Rubing sat back in his original position, his face as deep as water, as if he had lost something.

Seeing Gu Rubing like this, Zhuge Liang could not help but ask with some concern.

"My Lord, you look a little bad, but what's on your mind?"

The gate of Xudu had just been broken, and Gu Rubing should not have such a look. Zhuge Liang immediately guessed that Gu Rubing might have something on his mind.

Gu Rubing just shook his head blankly, because at this moment his mind was staring at the column of generals in his panel, where, in addition to two reds and a bunch of yellows, there was also a gray one, which was different from the gray of Pang De and the others. This gray was also yellow before.

Gu Rubing's heart suddenly sank to the bottom. Although he didn't know what the panel turning gray meant, he could guess roughly.

"Boss, do you have wine?"

The boss was shocked by Gu Rubing's sudden voice, stunned for a second, and then hurriedly came over with the wine. Gu Rubing took the wine handed by the boss and asked the boss for two more cups.

He filled a cup for himself, and filled another cup for the empty seat opposite him, and then drank it all.