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

On the second day, Hua Xiong reappeared at the front of the battle. Pan Feng wanted to continue fighting, but Han Fu stopped him.

Having witnessed the battle between Hua Xiong and Pan Feng, none of the generals under the feudal lords were confident that they could defeat Hua Xiong.

"Whoever can slay Hua Xiong will be granted the title of Marquis within the Pass!"

Yuan Shao also spared no expense, leaving his generals in Ji Province to cooperate in the operation to seize the province.

I should have kept one; this would have been a great opportunity to make a name for myself.

Should we transfer one of Yan Liang or Wen Chou over now?

Yuan Shao was conflicted; there were advantages to being transferred here, and there were also advantages to not being transferred here.

His character flaws were magnified at this moment; he was good at scheming but indecisive.

"Yun Chang, I'm entrusting this to you."

Seeing that Hua Xiong is now qualified enough, if Guan Yu can kill Hua Xiong in the shortest time, he will definitely make his name known throughout the country.

"Leave it to me."

Guan Yu stood up. "I am willing to go!"

"Very well, this wine is to rouse the general on his journey!"

Yuan Shao raised his wine cup and stepped forward to hand it to Guan Yu.

Guan Yu still remembered Yuan Shao's scheme against Pan Feng yesterday, so he dared not drink the wine.

"Pour the wine, I'll be right back!"

After saying that, Guan Yu turned and left, determined not to drink the wine.

After Guan Yu left the camp gate, he mounted his warhorse, his Green Dragon Crescent Blade gripping the hilt with one hand and the handle with the other, the blade dragging on the ground, leaving an ever-deepening gash.

This is Guan Yu's dragging sword technique, which allows him to unleash several times his usual power. However, it only lasts for three moves. After those three moves, due to the burst of power from those three moves, he will only have about 70-80% of his usual strength left.

However, these three moves were enough to kill Hua Xiong.

"The one who will kill you is Guan Yu of Hedong, Guan Yunchang!"

Upon approaching Hua Xiong, Guan Yu roared and, with all his might, raised his sword and swung it fiercely at Hua Xiong.

I'm going to die! I'm going to die!

Hua Xiong held his sword in front of him, but Guan Yu's strike sent him flying, sword and all.

Guan Yu, seizing the advantage, pressed his advantage and aimed his second slash at Hua Xiong's neck.

"Whoosh!"

An arrow flew toward his face, and Guan Yu had no choice but to change his move and use his broadsword to block the arrow.

The forced change of tactics greatly damaged Guan Yu, causing a flush to appear on his face and a mouthful of blood to rise to his throat, which he forced down.

The flush on her face was not noticeable because she was naturally blushing.

Guan Yu knew that with this skilled archer around, he couldn't possibly kill Hua Xiong.

So he pretended to be unharmed and slowly retreated.

Although he failed to kill Hua Xiong, defeating him in a single move proved Guan Yu's strength.

After returning to the main camp, Guan Yu was praised by the warlords, and Yuan Shao kept his word and wrote a memorial to celebrate Guan Yu's victory on the spot.

Now that the two courts are at war, as long as the court isn't stupid, it won't reject the proposal, so Guan Yu's position as Marquis of Guannei is secure.

"Do any of you know who the archer was?"

Yuan Shao asked the assembled lords in the camp.

That was a master archer, a huge threat to the feudal lords themselves. It would be such a shame if he were shot to death by an arrow while supervising the battle.

"If I'm not mistaken, that should be Lü Bu, also known as Lü Fengxian, the man among men and the horse among horses."

General Gongsun Zan, the White Horse General, touched his precious bow. He was also a skilled archer, but he could tell that he was no match for Lü Bu.

"Legend has it that this man was originally the adopted son of Ding Yuan of Bingzhou. Later, he discovered that Ding Yuan was the enemy who killed his parents and slaughtered his entire village, so he killed Ding Yuan and defected to Dong Zhuo."

"When he was in Bingzhou, he was extremely brave in battle and was known as the Flying General."

"Hua Xiong was once the fiercest general in Xiliang, but after Lü Bu surrendered, he was relegated to second place."

"This man's bravery surpasses even that of Hua Xiong!"

Although Bingzhou and Youzhou are no longer the northernmost prefectures, their people are still fierce and know about each other's tough guys.

"General Guan, are you confident you can defeat Lü Bu?"

Yuan Shao looked at Guan Yu. In his heart, his beloved generals Yan Liang and Wen Chou were definitely better than Hua Xiong, and Lü Bu was definitely no match for Yan Liang and Wen Chou.

Unfortunately, neither of them was by his side. He originally thought that each of the feudal lords should have capable people by their side. As the commander of the allied forces, he only needed to sit in the center. No matter which general by the feudal lord's side won, he would have a share of the credit.

But I didn't expect the feudal lords to be so useless. However, this seems to be a good thing. If the feudal lords are a little useless, it will be easier for him to unify the Han Dynasty.

Whether we can win or not, we'll only know after the fight!

That arrow today shows that Lü Bu's strength is no less than his, but Guan Yu naturally has his pride and will never surrender without a fight.

With the battle over, Yuan Shao continued to lead the feudal lords in a banquet in their camp.

Suddenly a messenger came to report that the gates of Hangu Pass had opened and that ten carts of supplies were being unloaded and heading towards the allied forces of the feudal lords.

"Could it be that Dong Zhuo is afraid?"

After drinking, Yuan Shao laughed heartily, his face flushed. With a wave of his hand, he led the other warlords to see the gifts Dong Zhuo presented as a plea for mercy.

Those who were still conscious could smell the pungent rust odor emanating from this so-called gift.

However, Yuan Shao was already quite drunk. Under his leadership, he had defeated Dong Zhuo's vanguard general, the former number one warrior of Xiliang. He was very pleased and drank a few more cups.

The alcohol had numbed his mind, preventing him from smelling the rust.

All the other lords stopped in their tracks, but he alone continued walking forward.

"Why have you all stopped? Let me reveal what Dong Zhuo is really up to!"

Yuan Shao pulled back the black cloth covering his eyes, stood there stunned, and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Before him lay the head of Yuan Wei, and the others were the heads of his direct descendants, including the rightful heir Yuan Ji.

Even in his dying moments, Yuan Wei couldn't believe it. Dong Zhuo was his protégé and former subordinate; how dare he kill him?!

Dong Zhuo is cutting himself off from all the powerful families in the land!

This is digging their own grave!

How dare this barbarian!

"Dong Zhuo, I will never let you get away with this!"

Yuan Shao sobered up instantly; he never expected that Dong Zhuo would dare to exterminate his entire Yuan family!

Even the powerful Ten Attendants, or rather Emperor Ling of Han behind them, dared not directly target the Yuan family.

Dong Zhuo completely abandoned political rules. Strangely, the powerful families who fought within the rules finally witnessed the rules of a chaotic world.

That means having soldiers is the key to success!

Military power is power!

No wonder those top wealthy families are vying to go out and be granted fiefdoms. Once they go out, they become military nobles with their own fiefdoms and their own armies, which gives them the confidence to speak out.

Disciples and former officials, a century of reputation, family ties, and a distinguished lineage are all no match for the gun in one's hand.