Three Kingdoms Mythology World.

Taishi Ci, historically a pillar of the Eastern Wu, has now become a core general of Lin Mu, and even fought against his lord Sun Jian to become a general. The ways of fate are truly amazing.

Afterwards, the two continued to fight. Although Taishi Ci was in a superior position, he did not have a crushing advantage. Sun Jian was also very strong. Even though they were only slightly different in strength, he fought Taishi Ci to a standstill.

"My lord, Sun Jian's methods are not just about the amplification of the [Zhenwu Totem], they may be even more advanced," Huang Zhong judged.

The trump cards, such as the Zhenwu Totem, are currently being used in the subordinate territories of the Great Grassland, since those areas require the support of a strong foundation.

"My lord, the occupied ships have been mostly cleared." After a while, Huang Ying jumped over and reported to Lin Mu.

"How many ships did you capture this time?" Lin Mu turned to Huang Ying, who exuded a heroic aura, and asked.

"The two harvests yielded seven Earth-rank warships, eleven transport ships, and fifty-seven Profound-rank ships, some of which were somewhat damaged. There were approximately eight hundred and thirty Yellow-rank ships. In addition, there were roughly thirteen thousand ships of the initial, intermediate, and advanced ranks."

"No fewer than five thousand ships were completely destroyed, and we probably looted about twenty thousand of them."

"The number that fled is roughly the same," Huang Ying reported quickly. Clearly, she had done her homework before coming.

"Not bad, the harvest is decent." Lin Mu nodded.

The majority of the spoils came from the lowest-grade ships, which also indicates the level of naval strength among the various feudal lords.

Compared to them, the combined forces of the Great Wilderness Territory are absolutely overwhelming in terms of naval strength!

It should be noted that the divine-level warships of the Great Wilderness Territory were never used from beginning to end!

Immediately, Lin Mu turned to look at Guo Jia and said meaningfully, "Fengxiao, do you think Sun Jian will report how many battle losses he suffered when he reports to Yuan Shu after he withdraws?"

Guo Jia was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, then quickly realized what he meant and asked, "Eighty percent?"

"Haha...you don't understand Sun Jian. He seems loyal and brave, but he's also an extremely ruthless and selfish person. If he reported to Yuan Shu, he would definitely say that the entire army was wiped out!" Lin Mu said quietly.

"Will Sun Jian place all the responsibility for the loss of the ships on our lord?" Huang Zhong laughed.

“Yes! He will definitely do something to make me a target of hatred, and it might spread throughout the coalition that I am attacking him, or even that I betrayed the Guandong Coalition and was a spy for Dong Zhuo.” Lin Mu said with a faint smile, as if the things he mentioned were trivial matters.

Lin Mu was indeed wrong to launch this sneak attack, but it was all for Dong Zhuo's supplies, so what if it was underhanded? However, he only got half of the ships; the other half was embezzled by Sun Jian.

Moreover, Sun Jian was no good man. His northward campaign caused quite a stir, forcing the deaths of over a dozen officials, including Wang Rui, earning him a notorious, albeit negative, reputation. This made him infamous among the powerful clans and noble families of Yuzhou, Jingzhou, and Yanzhou.

Compared to Gongsun Zan, he didn't have much goodwill towards Sun Jian...

However, Sun Jian was able to lay such a solid foundation for Eastern Wu, so he can be considered a founder of an enterprise.

"No matter what the rumors say, they won't dare to, and they won't turn against us," Huang Zhongren said soberly.

“That’s right! At this critical juncture, Yuan Shao won’t turn against us,” Lin Mu said with a slight smile.

After fighting for more than half an hour, Sun Jian seemed to have become familiar with the power and did not continue to fight Taishi Ci. He directly took out a teleportation talisman from his pocket, and the next moment he was enveloped in white light and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Thus, the battle between Lin Mu, the "First Warlord," and Sun Jian, the "Seventh Warlord," came to an end!

After Lin Mu and the others quickly finished their business, they went ashore and left the Yellow River, returning to Hulao Pass. The Yellow River matter could be left to Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin.

Just as Lin Mu had predicted, Sun Jian, who disappeared into the Yellow River, first returned to the Hulao Pass allied military camp to report the situation. All the borrowed warships had been destroyed and stolen by Lin Mu, and the blame was placed on Lin Mu, while he directly swallowed half of the ships.

Yuan Shu was furious upon learning of this, but he was at a critical juncture and dared not act. In short, the whole affair was all bark and no bite…

However, Sun Jian did not accuse Lin Mu of being a spy for Dong Zhuo, which surprised Lin Mu.

When Lin Mu returned to the camp, messengers from Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Cao Cao, and others quickly surrounded him. They had been waiting for several days.

The warlords of the Kwantung Alliance have already planned to attack the city first thing tomorrow morning. This time, they will send their entire army, determined to break through the city and march on the capital, Luoyang.

News of Dong Zhuo's relocation of the capital spread among the warlords, who wanted to intercept him before he left.

……

Just as the Guandong Allied Forces were poised to attack, Dong Zhuo and Lü Bu also led their troops to Hulao Pass via a teleportation array.

This teleportation array was set up about one mile outside Hulao Pass.

This is a teleportation array that Dong Zhuo's camp had set up in advance.

Hulao Pass is currently under war, and the teleportation array is unusable, so you can only teleport to the nearest location.

One mile outside Hulao Pass, a teleportation array with a diameter of twenty feet shone brightly, surrounded by a strange white light.

Thousands of Xiliang cavalrymen stood guard around the teleportation array.

Just then, hundreds of men in black suddenly appeared and, disregarding the Xiliang cavalry, attacked the teleportation array directly.

They're going to destroy the teleportation array!

"I knew there were rats lurking in the shadows, humph, they really did try to sabotage the teleportation array!" A burly, rugged figure slowly revealed himself. This man was Niu Fu, Dong Zhuo's son-in-law.

Seeing the dozens of black-clad men, all at least at the high-level of the Profound Rank and some even at the peak of the Heaven Rank, Niu Fu's eyes were filled with eagerness. Killing this group of hidden figures and thwarting their attempt to destroy the teleportation array would be a great achievement for him.

Niu Fu waved his hand, and the Xiliang cavalry behind him immediately sprang into action, surrounding the men in black.

However, these men in black were not to be underestimated. Their moves were fierce and ruthless, and they only wanted to rush to the teleportation array and destroy it.

"Hehe... You're asking for death!!" Facing a Heaven-ranked Martial General as the strongest warrior, Niu Fu was bursting with confidence. He brandished his spear and charged forward on horseback.

Just then, three men in black suddenly darted out, ignoring Niu Fu who was rushing up behind them, and headed straight for the teleportation array.

The auras of the three men in black surged as they charged, reaching the level of a First-Rank Divine General!
"Damn it!!!" Niu Fu sensed it and his expression changed drastically. He hadn't expected that there were three divine generals hidden among the enemy.

Their plan was designed to destroy this teleportation array.

You must know that our lord Dong Zhuo has already prepared to teleport us from Luoyang, the capital. If this fails, he will be a sinner!

"Whoosh!~~" The three generals brandished their longswords, quickly reaping the Xiliang soldiers blocking their way, and soon rushed to the teleportation array.

Just then, a cold voice suddenly rang out: "A bunch of useless trash, you can't even guard the teleportation array."

Before the words were finished, a burly and handsome general clad in black armor and wielding a halberd slowly appeared in the teleportation array.

This person is Lü Bu.

The Divine General Who Reaches the Heavens, Lü Bu!!!
As soon as Lü Bu appeared at the teleportation array, his gaze swept over the men in black with lightning speed, a disdainful sneer curling at the corner of his mouth.

He flashed and appeared in front of the three men in black like a ghost.

With a gentle swing, the halberd swept across the land, instantly slicing three men in black in half at the waist. They couldn't even withstand a single round and were utterly powerless to retaliate.

Upon hearing Lü Bu's words, Niu Fu's face darkened with anger. "You call me useless? You, a traitor who has served three masters, are no less useless..."

However, Niu Fu didn't say anything sarcastic, as it would damage unity.

However, Lü Bu is indeed very strong. With him here, Hulao Pass should be safe.

Afterwards, in order to quickly resolve the unexpected situation, Lü Bu charged directly into the group of men in black and easily slaughtered them all.

In just a short while, Lu Bu had wiped out all the men in black, ensuring the safety of the teleportation array, which relieved Niu Fu.

Lu Bu sheathed his halberd, coldly glanced at the Xiliang cavalry around him, and said, "All of you, be alert and don't give the enemy any more opportunities."

After saying that, he turned around and returned to the teleportation array.

The next moment, a flash of white light appeared from the teleportation array, and hundreds of people suddenly appeared inside. The crowd surrounded their lord, Dong Zhuo, like stars surrounding the moon.

After that, the teleportation array kept flashing white light, and the Bingzhou Iron Cavalry and the Xiliang Iron Cavalry kept teleporting over.

In the shadows of the distant mountains and forests, five men in black lurked, observing everything that was happening.

"As expected, it failed... Why did those guys launch the attack at this time? If it had been a little earlier, they might have succeeded!" A man in black said in a deep voice, his face darkening.

“This group should be from the Kwantung Army. It must have taken them quite a while to get here from there. It’s already pretty good that they launched an attack as soon as they arrived,” another man in black said in a hoarse voice.

"Commander Sui, why did you all withdraw from Hulao Pass?" a man in black asked the second person to speak.

“There are many backup plans of the Guandong Allied Forces inside Hulao Pass. Unfortunately, after Sun Jian used them once, they were on guard and swept through the area several times in detail, leaving them with virtually no room to maneuver. So we all withdrew, otherwise we would have been in danger of total annihilation,” Commander Sui sighed.

"Unfortunately, we don't have any divine generals here to be on the safe side, otherwise we would have tried to destroy the teleportation array."

"The Night Shadow Generals have all gone to Luoyang, the capital, to carry out their activities."

"Let's go, they probably don't need us here anymore, let's go and help them out."

……

Outside Hulao Pass, in Yuan Shao's camp.

"It's a failure... What a pity!!" Yuan Shao sighed softly upon receiving the intelligence.

Intelligence came from Luoyang, the capital, that Dong Zhuo and Lü Bu would be arriving at Hulao Pass via a teleportation array. Therefore, in order to prevent their arrival, a plan was devised to sabotage the teleportation array.

Unfortunately it failed.

"Benchu! Benchu!~~~" Just then, Yuan Yi's voice came from outside.

He rushed in, his face full of anger.

"Yuan Gonglu, he has occupied all three territories that the family had set up!!" Yuan Yi shouted indignantly.

"What?! He even occupied the territory belonging to the Big Dipper Yaoguang Tower?!?!" Upon hearing this, Yuan Shao abruptly stood up, his face extremely grim. (End of Chapter)