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Now, there was a man named Liu Biao, courtesy name Jingsheng, who was a member of the Han imperial family. He was known throughout eight commanderies and his power shook the nine provinces.

When Wang Rui, the governor of Jingzhou, was killed by Sun Jian on his northward march, Dong Zhuo, under pressure from the allied forces of the warlords, wanted to win over the famous scholars of the land, so he appointed Biao as the governor of Jingzhou to pacify the region.

Liu Biao then rode alone into Jingzhou. While the allied forces of the warlords were attacking Dong Zhuo, he quietly developed his power in Jingzhou and subdued the various counties. At this time, when Yuan Shu and Sun Jian returned to Nanyang, they were shocked to find that Liu Biao had already seized Jingxiang, with a territory of thousands of miles and nearly 100,000 armored soldiers.

Yuan Shu/Sun Jian: "???"

"Wentai, your home is gone!"

"Master Yuan, let's take him down!"

It's no wonder that Yuan Shu and Sun Jian were unprepared. After Sun Jian killed Wang Rui, the governor of Jingzhou, Jingzhou was leaderless, and many forces held their own armies and ruled their own territories.

Yuan Shu and Sun Jian were busy attending the alliance of warlords to oppose Dong Zhuo and were engaged in the great cause of restoring the Han Dynasty, so they had no time to pay attention to them.

Little did they expect that someone, hiding their identity, would dare to sneak into Jingzhou alone with an imperial edict issued by Dong Zhuo.

He even set up a treacherous banquet, a tradition passed down through the Liu family, and killed fifteen leaders of various separatist clans in Jingzhou. Then, in the name of the governor of Jingzhou, he issued orders to Jingzhou and Xiangyang, and no one dared to disobey.

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Just then, Liu Biao received a secret letter from Yuan Shao and secretly set up his troops to meet Sun Jian. However, he saw the armies of Sun Jian and Yuan Shu coming together and was filled with despair.

"Yuan Benchu, do you intend to harm me?"

"You said Sun Jian hid the Imperial Seal and told me to intercept him halfway, but you didn't say Yuan Shu would come with him, did you?"

These two, one invincible and the other with well-trained troops and ample supplies, joined forces with Sun Quan and Yuan Shao, even defeating Dong Zhuo and causing him to lose Sishui Pass.

In the end, he was so frightened that he abandoned Luoyang and fled to Chang'an. The two men did not let him go. Yuan Shu personally led the feudal lords and pursued him for three hundred miles, resulting in a great victory at Xingyang!

When all the feudal lords heard of this, who was not impressed by the power of the deputy leader of the alliance?

Liu Biao: "???"

"I'm going to fight the Sun-Yuan alliance?"

Yuan Shao, are you trying to frame me like Dong Zhuo?

Liu Biao was so frightened by the combined forces of Sun Quan and Yuan Shao that he kept the gates of Jingzhou and Xiangyang tightly shut. Under such circumstances, Sun Jian could not return to Changsha.

Yuan Shu pondered whether to go to war with Liu Biao, and sought advice from She.

Yu She certainly didn't want to fight. If a war really broke out, his lord would want him to go into battle and kill enemy generals, and he would want him to come up with strategies and plans. That was not a good time to fight.

He then said:

"This is excellent! My lord, you can take this opportunity to detain Sun Jian and plot to seize the Imperial Seal."

Yuan Shu then followed the plan and left Sun Jian to reside temporarily in the small county of Xinye. This would allow them to rest and reorganize their troops for the future, and also allow Sun Jian to stand against Liu Biao on the Han River, thus serving as a shield for Nanyang.

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Meanwhile, in the south, while the allied forces of Sun Quan and Yuan Shao were locked in a stalemate with Liu Biao for several months, Yuan Shao's plan to enthrone Liu Yu as emperor after returning to Bohai in the north also failed.

He persuaded Han Fu, Yuan Yi and other lords who followed him to prepare everything, but he did not expect that Liu Yu would not agree!

Liu Yu refused to be proclaimed emperor and firmly declined the offer!

Yuan Shao and others had no choice but to settle for second best and persuaded Liu Yu to take charge of the Ministry of Personnel and to appoint officials by imperial decree. However, Yu refused to listen and insisted on rescuing the emperor and attacking Dong Zhuo to restore the Han dynasty.

Yuan Shao: "..."

Yuan Shao was utterly disappointed and abandoned his plan to form an alliance to attack Dong Zhuo, instead turning his attention to Han Fu's Ji Province.

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Furthermore, the emperor, who had been taken to Chang'an by Dong Zhuo, was shocked to hear about Liu Yu's deeds. How could he not be moved to tears, realizing that the Han Dynasty still had such a loyal and righteous man?

Now that the Han Dynasty is in decline and the state is in ruins, we still have to rely on our relatives and elders to turn the tide!

Liu Yu's son, Liu He, was serving as a court attendant and a close advisor to the emperor. The emperor secretly sent Liu He to escape from Chang'an, sneak out of Wuguan Pass to visit Liu Yu, and ordered his imperial uncle to quickly bring troops to his rescue.

When Liu He passed through Nanyang, he thought of Yuan Shu's outstanding achievements during the war against Dong Zhuo, Sun Jian's invincible campaign, and Yu She's ability to defeat Lü Bu.

When Dong Zhuo moved the capital, Yuan Shu personally pursued the emperor for three hundred li to Xingyang, achieving a great victory. He was a model of loyalty and righteousness, a true example of a Han official.

If we could obtain Yuan Shu's assistance, march out of Nanyang, and launch a northern expedition against Chang'an, then the great cause would surely succeed. Therefore, I first came to see Yuan Shu, to inform him of the emperor's intentions, and to ask Yuan Shu to coordinate with my father Liu Yu from the north and south to jointly serve the emperor.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Shu remained calm and allowed Liu He to stay and rest for the time being. He then urgently ordered someone to summon Yu She to discuss matters.

At this time, Yu She was hosting a banquet in his mansion, and specially invited military generals such as Ji Ling, Zhang Xun, Liu Xun, Li Feng, Lei Bo, and Chen Lan to talk to them about the matter of the feudal lords attacking Dong Zhuo.

"It's a pity you all didn't see it. At Hulao Pass, Lü Bu killed more than a dozen generals in succession, his awe-inspiring presence like that of a ghost or god."

The eighteen warlords and thousands of generals were all killed, their livers and gallbladders shattered. Who among them would not be terrified?

In times without heroes, She Zheng was eager to volunteer, to kill Lü Bu with his spear, and to spread the might of Nanyang throughout the world!

My lord loves me and fears I might be in danger, so he held tightly to my sleeve, forbidding me from going into battle.

Just then, seeing that Lü Bu was arrogant and conceited, and that the allied forces had no one left, there was a foot archer who was full of passion and righteousness. He asked Tuo She to recommend him to fight, saying that he would have no regrets even if he died.

Moved by this, he recommended him to the other feudal lords.

But how could a mere foot archer be a match for Lü Bu? His sworn brother, a mounted archer, rode to his rescue.

These two brothers did not seek to be born on the same day, but only to die on the same day. How could we bear to let such righteous men waste their lives?

He then flicked his sleeves, whispered in his lord's ear:

"To kill the traitor Dong Zhuo, even cavalry and infantry archers were not spared from death."

Although I am not talented, how can I stand idly by?

"Please allow me to fight, my lord. If I am not victorious, I will not turn back!"

The lord sighed deeply and closed his eyes, unable to bear to look any longer.

She then brandished his spear and spurred his horse, protecting the mounted archers with one hand and the foot archers with the other, to fight the unparalleled Lü Bu at Hulao Pass.

This battle was so fierce that it shook heaven and earth, dimmed the sun and moon, and changed the color of mountains and rivers…

Yu She was speaking fluently and eloquently, and all the generals listened attentively, even though Yu She had already recounted the story of the three heroes of Hulao Pass fighting Lü Bu countless times.

But whenever one hears of such a contest, who wouldn't yearn for the chance to be the greatest warrior in the land among the eighteen warlords?

At first, the crowd did not believe Yu She's story, but when they found the soldiers who had witnessed the event to confirm it, they were astonished to find that Yu She had not lied at all.

At that time, Lü Bu did indeed kill several generals in succession, like a ghost or god, and no one could defeat him. It was also true that Yu She recommended a foot archer and a horse archer.

Indeed, Yuan Shu, the lord, held onto Yu She's sleeve, and the two whispered to each other. In the end, Yu She did indeed defeat Lü Bu.

The only lie is probably: "At that time, the lord did not close his eyes because he could not bear to watch anymore. Instead, he pointed excitedly at the fighting in the arena and said to the lords: 'Zichuan has gone out into battle. I think it is no longer a problem.'"

Generals Ji Ling and Zhang Xun: "..."

"Who would understand? All those boasts Yu She made were actually true!"

Just then, someone came to report, "Lord Yuan urgently requests General Yu to enter the palace for advice."

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