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

"Ever since the allied forces and Dong Zhuo went to war, first Hua Xiong, then Lü Bu, Yuan Shao often said, 'If my generals Yan Liang and Wen Chou were here, how could Hua Xiong and Lü Bu be so arrogant!'"

"Have you all been wondering where Yan Liang and Wen Chou are?"

Han Fu gritted her teeth and let Zhang He and his blood-covered son in.

"This is my son. Zhang He risked his life to rescue him from Ye City. Ye City has already been occupied by Yuan Shao, and the troops leading the attack on Ye City are none other than our good alliance leader's beloved generals, Yan Liang and Wen Chou!"

"Now my family has fallen into Yuan Shao's hands. Of the 20 troops that participated in the allied forces, only 7 of the elite troops from Ji Province remain. Some have died in battle, and some have been taken into Yuan Shao's own hands. I am preparing to lead my army back to Ji Province and fight Yuan Shao there."

"Gentlemen, you should take a good look at how many troops each of you has left."

Farewell!

Han Fu bowed to the sixteen warlords, who looked at each other in surprise, never expecting to hear such a juicy piece of gossip.

Yuan Shao was truly a kind-faced but ruthless and cunning tyrant!

Silently, everyone raised the level of danger Yuan Shao posed in their minds, then hurriedly returned to their own tents and began to summon their troops.

Every warlord's face darkened after summoning his troops, especially Tao Qian, the governor of Xu Province; Liu Dai, the governor of Yan Province; Kong Zhou, the governor of Yu Province; Gongsun Zan, the prefect of Beiping; and Zhang Miao, the prefect of Chenliu.

Their troops were the most frequently attacked.

Even Sun Jian, who had also commanded a large army, had a dark expression, and the number of archers under his command from Jiangdong had decreased significantly.

His archers suffered relatively low losses on the battlefield, a stark contrast to their current numbers.

The difference is significant; without a doubt, someone else must have done the same dirty work as him.

Liu Bei was quite pleased, after all, he was the least experienced and had the least resources.

Relying on the bravery of his subordinates Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun, he won over many soldiers and greatly replenished his forces.

The elite troops of Ji Province, the archers of Jiangdong, the elite soldiers of Danyang, plus the elite cavalry of You Province given to him by Gongsun Zan—when had Liu Bei ever had so many elite troops under his command?!

Following the advice in the Book of Wei, he aligned himself with Yuan Shu, who then generously provided him with a large amount of grain, enough to feed his tens of thousands of troops.

Others joined the coalition with large armies and returned with their defeated troops.

Only Liu Bei, who led a few thousand men to the alliance, did not provide any food for the allied forces. When he left, he had tens of thousands of men, all of whom were elite troops. He had enough food to feed tens of thousands of men for several months, and he also had several brothers who were famous throughout the land.

It's like Qin Shi Huang eating fried dough twists while touching electrical wires, winning big.

After Han Fu left, Liu Bei greeted Yuan Shu and then quickly fled.

Han Fu and Yuan Shu jointly submitted a memorial to Liu Bei, the Chancellor of Zhao, and joined forces with Han Fu to deal with Yuan Shao.

Upon returning, Han Fu discovered that only three of the nine commanderies and kingdoms of Ji Province remained.

Changshan, Zhongshan, and Zhao are still in Tian Feng's hands, but the others have been taken over by Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Shen Pei, Guo Tu, and Xu You in conjunction with local powerful families.

They had no choice but to take a detour through Bingzhou, move their capital to Changshan State, and gather the strength of the three commanderies to resist Yuan Shao.

Among the allied forces, Yuan Shao, Han Fu, Liu Bei, Sun Jian, and Gongsun Zan were the quickest to retreat, withdrawing the moment they realized the alliance was about to fall apart.

The other dozen or so warlords were still pushing and shoving each other, pulling and tugging at each other for the sake of the alliance's interests. Under the lure of huge profits, they even forgot about Dong Zhuo's army, which was right next to them.

After Ju Shou made contact with the people inside Hangu Pass, he betrayed the allied forces completely.

Knowing that the allied forces had fallen apart, Dong Zhuo's army inside the city, led by Lü Bu, broke out of Hangu Pass and trampled the allied forces of the feudal lords.

The allied forces of the warlords were not as elite as Dong Zhuo's army to begin with. The most capable warlords had all fled, and the remaining warlords had only just gathered their troops together. They were still in a stage where the soldiers did not know their generals and the generals did not know their soldiers.

They were completely powerless to fight back against Lü Bu's attack.

Wang Kuang, the governor of Hanoi; Zhang Miao, the governor of Chenliu; Qiao Mao, the governor of Dongjun; Zhang Chao, the governor of Guangling; and Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, were all utterly defeated by Lü Bu.

Only a few thousand remnants of the army remained, fleeing in disarray.

Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, Kong Rong, the prefect of Beihai, and Yuan Shu, the prefect of Nanyang, joined forces and, with the help of the elite Danyang soldiers and the divine power of Wu Anguo, managed to fight their way out.

This wave of attacks resulted in heavy losses for the entire coalition of warlords, and the entire Guandong region was almost completely reshuffled. Dong Zhuo's army also took the opportunity to lead the Hongnong army and approach the Governor of Henan.

They were almost at the gates of Luoyang.

Terrified, Empress Dowager He quickly summoned the major aristocratic families and offered a large amount of official positions, titles, and benefits to build a defensive army of hundreds of thousands in Luoyang.

At the same time, in Qingzhou, the "battle" between Cao Cao and the Yellow Turbans was also nearing its end.

With Guan Hai as an inside agent, Cao Cao took over the entire Qingzhou with almost no effort.

By intercepting gold and silver from the Japanese islands, Cao Cao managed to sustain the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

If the Yellow Turbans can survive this year, they will be able to become self-sufficient and regain their strength to expand outwards.

Now is the time when two emperors coexist, the world is in chaos, and there is no ruler in any region. This is the golden opportunity for the feudal lords to advance.

All the feudal lords had no time to spare; they could consume as much as they could.

Everyone was scrambling to claim territory, and no one cared about a collective attack.

Not to mention that there was the great demon Dong Zhuo above them, so it was no wonder that Cao Cao had no right to attack him.

A year later, the Northern Xiongnu were wiped out again. At the same time, news came that Wei Cheng was "seriously ill." Shortly after the news arrived, Wei Cheng died in Yan. Before his death, he ordered his troops to defend the northern border to the death and not to go south to participate in the chaos in the Central Plains.

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Wei Cheng did not designate a successor to the Wei family patriarch.

The next head of the Wei family is always chosen in advance by the previous head of the family; no one else has the right to confirm the position.

Elders and clan elders of all ethnic groups have no right to this.

Therefore, the Wei family is now in a state of "great chaos". The Wei family is without a leader, and no new Wei Duke can stand up and declare which is the legitimate court.

This means that the state of two emperors coexisting will continue until a new head of the Wei family is born and chooses one side.

Or, after the war between the two sides ends, someone will be able to unify the world and become the sole emperor.

Upon receiving this news, Empress Dowager He was devastated. The Wei family had been her last lifeline, but even that was no longer reliable.

Liu Xie in Chang'an breathed a sigh of relief, after all, he had taken the throne from his elder brother.

He ultimately did not possess a formal imperial edict of succession, while his elder brother Liu Bian had the joint confirmation of the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers, as well as the endorsement of the Empress Dowager, making him more legitimate in terms of law and reason.

Now relieved, Liu Xie turned his gaze to Dong Zhuo.

The prosperity of the Han Dynasty still depends on the loyal Prime Minister Dong.