A thousand-year-old family begins with one fighting against ten thousand.

However, Cao Cao no longer needs this glory. His status is already high enough, and he is not on the same level as the 18 warlords.

Only after these eighteen warlords were rewarded and promoted in their respective regions could they stand on the same level as him.

With each step he takes, he gains even more. With Wei Xue's help, he is absorbing the Yellow Turbans of Qingzhou. Once he swallows up the entire Yellow Turbans of Qingzhou, he will be able to control the entire Qingzhou as the governor.

While other warlords had not yet developed, they swept through Youzhou and Xuzhou, and began to covet Hebei and the Central Plains.

"Understood."

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were eager to fight. They didn't really understand the intricacies of the game, but they did understand what Wei Shu had said: the better they performed in the duel, the higher the official position Liu Bei would receive.

Fighting is their forte; in this respect, they fear no one, unless another freak appears in the Wei family!

Several months later, the allied forces of the warlords arrived outside Hangu Pass, and Dong Zhuo's 50-strong army also rushed to Hangu Pass.

Chang'an's geographical advantages are too great; they can only threaten Chang'an if they break through Hangu Pass.

Otherwise, no matter how many troops they have, Chang'an can still rest easy.

Dong Zhuo's army, commanded by Xu Rong, with Lü Bu as general, Hua Xiong as vanguard, and Li Su as strategist, led 50 infantry and cavalry and was stationed at Hangu Pass.

Thanks to the height and sturdiness of Hangu Pass, even a coalition of over a million feudal lords could easily hold it.

"Hua Xiong, tomorrow you will go out to fight and assess the strength of the rats in Guandong. Fengxian, I ask you to cover for Hua Xiong."

Upon arriving at Hangu Pass, Xu Rong was in charge of arranging the defense of Hangu Pass. Li Su called the others together. As the strategist, what he wanted was never to defend Hangu Pass, but to defeat the coalition of the feudal lords.

Although both sides have information about each other, you should only listen to that kind of information and not believe it. If you do, you'll be tricked to death without even knowing it.

"Alright, my greatsword is itching for a fight!"

After Lü Bu surrendered to Dong Zhuo, he fought against all of Dong Zhuo's generals, and none of them could last 50 rounds against Dong Zhuo.

Even Hua Xiong, the former number one warrior under Dong Zhuo, only lasted 41 rounds against Lü Bu. Moreover, Hua Xiong felt that Lü Bu was giving face to Dong Zhuo and did not go all out.

Otherwise, he definitely wouldn't have been able to withstand forty-one moves from Lü Bu.

But he believed that he was invincible except for Lü Bu!

He was the fiercest general of Xiliang!

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"Report! The puppet dynasty general Hua Xiong has led his troops out of Hangu Pass, intending to engage us in a duel!"

The various lords were drinking and making merry in their tents when a messenger burst in to report.

"As expected of a scoundrel from Xiliang, he doesn't understand any manners at all."

One of the feudal lords sneered.

"Have any of you ever heard of this Hua Xiong?"

Another feudal lord asked disdainfully.

Do you know him? I certainly don't.

"I don't know him either."

"I suppose this Hua Xiong is just an unknown nobody. What great general could he possibly be from the barbarian lands of Xiliang!"

"I suspect it's just a case of choosing the best among the short."

The feudal lords laughed heartily; they were mostly from the Central Plains and looked down on the people of the border regions.

"Who is willing to fight and kill Hua Xiong?"

Yuan Shao said calmly, "As a family that has produced four generations of high-ranking officials, the Yuan family naturally has information about Hua Xiong."

But when it comes to battlefield performance, no one can say for sure whether it's true or false.

Moreover, their allied forces brought many generals, each of whom was a well-known figure in the local area.

This means that Han Fu's subordinate, Pan Feng, was known as the unparalleled general of Ji Province, and was invincible throughout Ji Province.

Even Zhang He was defeated by Pan Feng. It was only because Pan Feng died at the hands of Hua Xiong that Zhang He's historical status would have been so high.

For a specific example, look at Zhang He, one of Cao Cao's Five Elite Generals.

First Lu Bu, second Zhao Yun, third Dian Wei, fourth Guan Yu, fifth Ma Chao, sixth Zhang Fei.

Huang, Xu, Sun, Tai, the two Xiahou, the two Zhangs, Xu, Pang, Gan, Zhou, and Wei.

Zhang Xiu and Wen Yan, though brave, were tragically destined for misfortune.

Among the twenty-four famous generals of the Three Kingdoms period, Deng Ai and Jiang Wei were ranked last.

The two Zhangs refer to Zhang He and Zhang Liao. Zhang He is ranked in the top 15 here, while Pan Feng's martial prowess is even greater than Zhang He's.

This clarifies their position.

Given Pan Feng's current status, even Sheng Tian would have to address him as a leader, and even the fishmonger Gao wouldn't be qualified to see Pan Feng.

In reality, let alone Sheng Tian's brother, even his underling Director Cheng is not someone that ordinary people can meet. If they were to go down to the county, there would be very few people in the entire county who would be qualified to accompany them.

"The young general is willing to go."

A general clad in iron armor and wielding a steel spear stepped forward from behind Yuan Shu. The armor alone must have weighed dozens of kilograms. He stood motionless behind Yuan Shu for several hours, demonstrating the general's strength.

"This is my general, Yu She!"

Yuan Shu's face was full of pride. This was a general he had finally found. He was quite famous in Runan and was invincible in the area.

He brought it specifically to help him gain face in this war.

"Very well, I have also heard of General Yu She's great name. If you can kill Hua Xiong, you should be credited with the greatest merit. I will personally petition His Majesty for the general's reward."

There was a barely perceptible hint of jealousy in Yuan Shao's eyes. Everything in Runan had been inherited by Yuan Shu. That was the Yuan family's stronghold, and its talent and resources were comparable to those of an entire province.

Yu She had only been gone for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea when the messenger ran back again.

"It turns out that Yu She has already killed Hua Xiong, and the messenger has come ahead of time to report the good news!"

Yuan Shu smiled, his chin held higher than his head.

"General Yu She was slain by Hua Xiong with a single stroke!"

"What?!"

Yuan Shu was dumbfounded. He had personally witnessed Yu She's martial prowess. Yu She was his top general besides Ji Ling. How could he be killed by a mere Xiliang warrior with a single blow?!

He had just confidently declared that Yu She had definitely killed Hua Xiong, but this result made his face burn with embarrassment, as if the boomerang had pierced his own flesh.

"Who is willing to slay Hua Xiong and avenge General Yu She?"

Yuan Shao's temperament is completely opposite to Yuan Shu's. Yuan Ji is trapped in Chang'an City, and the two of them are now fighting for the Yuan family's property. It is a good thing for Yuan Shu to lose an ally.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were getting restless. As military generals, they also longed to spar with masters and make a name for themselves.

However, Wei Shu did not give them any signal, so they had no choice but to wait silently.

The other warlords remained silent. They weren't fools. Yuan Shu, as the eldest son of a family that had held high office for four generations, was a general whose strength was definitely extraordinary. Yet, even such a man was killed by Hua Xiong with a single blow. They weren't confident that their own generals could defeat Hua Xiong.

If they were to go into battle and be killed by Hua Xiong, their losses would be enormous, and they wouldn't be willing to expend so much resources for the Allied Forces.

Surprisingly, Sun Jian, the hot-tempered and fierce tiger of Jiangdong who always fought bravely, did not volunteer for battle.