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

Chang'an City.

Dong Zhuo looked at Yuan Shu's letter and burst into laughter.

Unexpectedly, this generation of the Yuan family has produced such a goofball.

If Yuan Feng were still alive, he would probably be driven to death by Yuan Shu.

And he even wants to marry his precious daughter?

Is Yuan Shu still dreaming?

Does his good-for-nothing son even deserve Dong Zhuo's daughter?

"How can a tiger's daughter be matched with a dog's son?"

Li Jue, Guo Si, and others stepped forward. They were old followers of Dong Zhuo, and Dong Bai was someone they had watched grow up. He was extremely well-behaved and had a sweet tongue.

They all regarded Dong Bai as their own niece, and now that Yuan Shu dared to make a move on Dong Bai, they were all furious.

"Prime Minister, give me 20 troops, and I'll bring you the heads of Yuan Shu and his son!"

Li Jue stepped forward and volunteered.

"I'll take 15."

Guo Si stepped forward and engaged in unfair competition.

Hua Xiong stepped forward and immediately asked for 10.

"Alright, alright, you lot, 10? You think you're so great?"

"Although Yuan Shu is a useless man, Ji Ling under his command is quite capable, and he also has a lot of elite troops. If they defend the city, a mere 10 troops cannot take it down."

"Wenyou, what do you think?"

Dong Zhuo looked at Li Ru beside him and asked.

"Prime Minister, we have been sending troops to Luoyang recently, and now there are 45 troops in Luoyang."

"It's a waste of Xu Rong's talents to guard Luoyang, and Luoyang doesn't need so many troops right now. We can order Xu Rong to lead 30 troops south."

"Then Generals Li Jue and Guo Si will lead an army of 20 eastward to meet General Xu Rong in Yuzhou."

"This time, we can directly annex the entire Yu Province, and then take advantage of Sun Jian's unstable foothold to seize Jing Province."

"Of the ancient Nine Provinces, the Prime Minister controlled one-third of them. Neither the Yangtze River nor the Yellow River, which are natural barriers, are obstacles for us who have occupied Luoyang and Jingzhou."

Dong Zhuo trusted Li Ru's strategies implicitly, and he refrained from expanding his territory for the past two years in order to consolidate his rule.

The killing of powerful families back then was far too ruthless. Even after two years of cleansing, rebellions would still break out from time to time under its rule.

This greatly hampered his ability to expand outwards.

However, after two years of governance, it still has the capability to send out an army of 65 to conquer other places.

After sending out these 65 troops, he still had 100 million troops left, enough to suppress the rebellion.

If it weren't for the fact that most of these 100 million troops had to be diverted to guard the border and prevent those vassal states from encroaching on the Han homeland, he would have already dispatched troops eastward.

The same scene unfolded in Jiangdong, where Sun Jian also scoffed at Yuan Shu's plan for a marriage alliance.

He ordered his men to beat the envoy away with sticks, and personally led 30 troops from Jingzhou northward to attack Yuzhou.

Cao Cao also assembled his troops and set off from Yanzhou, attacking Yuzhou from the east.

Thanks to the bravery of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, Liu Bei managed to recruit a large number of soldiers in the allied forces.

After the coalition forces disbanded, his army reached a terrifying 15 men.

It was a number he had almost never thought about.

With this army of 15, he easily suppressed the entire Nanyang. Relying on the wealth of Nanyang, he managed to support this army of 15.

But since all the places in the world already had owners, he had been waiting for an opportunity.

Now this opportunity has finally arrived.

According to Wei Shu's strategy, he began to attack the half of Jingzhou held by Yuan Shu.

Jingzhou had only recently been captured by Yuan Shu, and he had not yet been able to establish a stable rule.

In order to counter the more powerful Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao, a large number of troops were transferred back to Yuzhou, so it can be said that Jingzhou is now extremely vulnerable.

Sun Jian, who was vying with Liu Bei for Jingzhou, was also focused on vying for the even more valuable Yuzhou. Sun Jian didn't take Liu Bei seriously at all, and he never expected that Liu Bei would dare to have such audacity to compete with him for Jingzhou.

This allowed Liu Bei to seize an opportunity and easily subdue half of Jingzhou.

We are currently in the midst of a nationwide campaign against Yuan Shu, and Sun Jian is also a warlord who is formally launching a campaign against Yuan Shu. If Liu Bei were to attack Jingzhou, which is under Sun Jian's control, it would be a huge blow to his reputation.

So after taking over half of Jingzhou from Yuan Shu, Sun Jian led his troops north and, taking advantage of the fact that Yuzhou was attacked from both sides and was suffering repeated defeats at the front, he tore off another piece of flesh from Yuan Shu's back.

The war went extremely smoothly. Liu Bei felt as if he had a divine mandate when he attacked Jingzhou. Not only did he casually pick up a fierce general, Wei Yan, but he also gained the defection of Wen Ping, the former general of Jingzhou, with his troops, which allowed him to easily take over half of Jingzhou.

By the time he wanted to head north to Yuzhou, Yuan Shu's troops had already been deployed to the front lines and were suffering repeated defeats.

A large portion of the territory behind the city was undefended. When Liu Bei led his troops to rebuild it, some important towns were defended by only a few thousand men.

Liu Bei first took half of Jingzhou before heading north, and as a result, he arrived in Shouchun even before Dong Zhuo.

They arrived at almost the same time as Cao Cao and Sun Jian.

"Liu Bei, how dare you seize my Jingzhou!"

By this time, Sun Jian already knew that Liu Bei had taken half of Jingzhou. He had long considered Jingzhou as his own territory. The fact that someone dared to snatch food from the tiger's mouth, especially Liu Bei whom he had underestimated, greatly angered this fierce tiger of Jiangdong.

"Brother Wentai, you are mistaken. Yuan Shu's claim to the throne is against the principles of Heaven and Earth. All men of ambition in the world should fight against him."

"The preparatory campaign also targeted the prefectures and counties that Yuan Shu had occupied, which greatly reduced Yuan Shu's war potential and contributed to the war."

"I haven't touched a single prefecture or county that Brother Wentai has occupied."

Liu Bei didn't even blink at Sun Jian's accusations.

"You still dare to covet the states and counties under my command?!"

Sun Jian drew his ancient sword, and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei also drew their weapons at the same time.

As soon as Sun Jian made any unusual move, they would cut off his head.

"Gentlemen, gentlemen, the current trend is to destroy Yuan Shu. Whatever disputes we may have, let's put them aside for later."

Cao Cao quickly stepped in to act as a peacemaker, emphasizing that the most important thing now was to eliminate Yuan Shu, not to engage in internal strife.

Yuan Shu's forces were so wealthy that Cao Cao, the King of Qi who was struggling despite his proximity to the Japanese islands, was green with envy.

If it weren't for the fact that Cheng Yu went to the Japanese islands and the output there increased significantly, he would still be living a very frugal life.

He is now eagerly anticipating the money and provisions in Shouchun City.

"snort!"

"I'll settle things with you after this battle!"

Sun Jian snorted coldly, which was considered giving Cao Cao face.

"I'd be happy to oblige."

With a bow, Liu Bei now controlled a province and had gathered a large number of remnants of the Jingzhou army, greatly increasing his strength. Although he was not as powerful as Sun Jian, he was not someone to be trifled with either.