December, the third year of Zhongping (186 AD).

The Xianbei invaded You and Bing states, and the emperor summoned Zhang Wen back to the capital.

The [Xianbei Disaster] event appears.

After the event was launched, it did not cause much response among players.

Ten times the military merit, and a penalty for death, this alone is enough to discourage most individual players, because the difference between the death penalty and the benefits is too great, and the gain does not outweigh the loss. When facing the Xianbei Legion, individual players have only one way to go, and that is death.

But the system is not an activity prepared for every player.

If every player participates in this [Xianbei Disaster], there is a chance to avoid punishment. Not to mention Youzhou and Bingzhou, even the entire Xianbei territory will be razed to the ground by the players.

Now there is a personal dungeon for players [Beacon Fire Play with the Princes], with no penalty for death. You can safely clear the dungeon every week and earn merit points. Even if you don’t pass the level, you can still get good merit benefits, which is much better than participating in Xianbei activities.

At the same time, due to geographical restrictions, the event has some advantages for lord players in Youzhou and Bingzhou, who can lead the soldiers of their territories to participate. Players in other regions have few opportunities.

Crisis and opportunity coexist.

Xianbei soldiers can be refreshed and resurrected. Once the territory is captured by Xianbei soldiers, it will become ruins and suffer huge losses.

Even if the lord player does not want to participate in the event, he will still passively defend until the end of the event after the Xianbei soldiers invade the You and Bing states.

Individual players cannot defeat the enemy and can move to other areas for development, but the lord players have large empires and cannot leave. At the same time, lord players in other places will restrict new lord players from moving in to prevent them from grabbing resources.

On the forum, the lord players in Youzhou and Bingzhou wailed, regretting that they had chosen Youzhou and Bingzhou as the locations of their territories. Many lord players who could be transferred packed up their belongings and moved overnight.

"Did the Dynasty officials consider the feelings of players in these regions when they launched the event? Did they want to torture us to death?"

"Bullshit! You players in Youzhou and Bingzhou suffered huge losses. Why don't you look at how much our players in other regions suffered during the Yellow Turban Rebellion?"

"Players in Liangzhou are saying that since the start of the game, the Qiang, Hu, and Di peoples in Liangzhou have been causing chaos everywhere, and there's been no military success. What are the players in Liangzhou saying? If you want a peaceful life, don't play Overlord."

"Players in Jiaozhou said that those Baiyue barbarians are much older."

"Yizhou: The Five Pecks of Rice Sect is on the rise."

"The Jizhou Black Mountain Army is still powerful."

"Among the Thirteen Prefectures of the Eastern Han Dynasty, where is there any place left to rest and relax? During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, how many people lost their fortunes? What did they say?"

“…”

There was a big argument in the forum.

Complaints were drowned out, and countless players were complaining about their own development situations, especially those in small guilds. The development environment was even worse. In addition to facing competition from system bandits and other lords, they also had to face threats from large guilds.

Hanjiang City.

While Lin Han was still comfortably thinking about how to conquer Bao Si, an imperial edict arrived unexpectedly.

"Xiao Hange, listen to your orders."

"In the past, the Hu people, Qiang Qu, unleashed their forces and invaded Han territory, slaughtering the people. General Xiao first conquered the Three Prefectures, quelled the rebellion, and later beheaded Zhao Ci. His military exploits were remarkable, his wisdom and courage both brilliant and undeniable. All the ministers commended him, and I am deeply pleased. I now appoint General Xiao Hange as General Breaking the Enemy, granting him the title of General of the Northern Guards, and he will lead 30,000 troops today. He will receive the mandate of Heaven and assist Zhang Wen in conquering the barbarians and the Huns, wiping out the Xiongnu invaders, preserving the Han territory, and promoting the might of the Han Dynasty."

"I accept your order."

Lin Han took the imperial edict and cursed in his heart.

Is there no one left in the Han Dynasty court?

Let him go to conquer the Xianbei, and he can be thought of while he is in Jingyang.

"Emissary Huang, I am 18,000 miles away. Who recommended me to pacify the Xianbei?" After receiving the order, Lin Han asked the envoy who came to deliver the order and stuffed some silver into his hand.

Weighing the silver in his hand, Envoy Huang smiled and said, "The emperor has ordered the Grand Commandant to return to the capital. General Zhang Wen recommends you as the General of the Northern Army to lead the troops."

"Thank you, Envoy Huang." Lin Han thanked him and said, "In the future, please speak well of me to His Majesty."

Lin Han signaled his subordinates to give another five taels of gold to the messenger.

Seeing this, the messenger was overjoyed. He congratulated Lin Han and left happily.

He originally wanted to live in peace and quiet for a while and develop in a low-key manner, but he didn't expect to receive an imperial edict asking him to lead the troops to the north to assist Zhang Wen.

This Northern Expedition is quite troublesome.

Today, the imperial court is weak, people's hearts are unstable, and everyone below has their own ulterior motives.

Historically, Zhang Wen was dismissed from his position as Grand Marshal after failing to achieve success in this Northern Expedition. Lin Han was afraid of getting himself involved if something went wrong, so he had to find a way to extricate himself from this matter.

After the messenger left, Lin Han immediately summoned his subordinates in Hanjiang City.

In the meeting hall, Jia Xu, Tian Feng, Dian Wei, Ji Ling and Bai Qi were all there. Gan Ning was concentrating on preparing the navy at this time, and Lin Han did not call him back.

"What do you think of this imperial edict?"

Lin Han placed the imperial edict on the table.

"I asked the messenger, and it was Zhang Wen who recommended me to lead the army. I'm not in the imperial court, and I'm a million miles away from Luoyang, not to mention Youzhou and Bingzhou."

Everyone looked at each other.

"Speak freely, there is no need to be secretive between us." Lin Han said.

"If it's Zhang Wen, that's easy to say," Jia Xu said. "During the Sanfu Rebellion, our achievements were obvious to all. He wants to achieve even greater success, so it's reasonable for him to recommend us. But there's one thing we should pay attention to."

"What's the problem?" Lin Han asked.

"Faction," Tian Feng said suddenly. "My lord, you're not originally in the court, but there are undercurrents of strife within. Zhang Wen may have recommended you for your military achievements. My lord is brave, so he'd certainly not let you go if he could use you. Secondly, he may be trying to win you over and make you a member of their faction."

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