Ji County, the main camp of the rebel coalition.

Outside, the snow was white and the air was thick with activity, but inside, it was bustling with activity, filled with the sounds of traditional Chinese instruments.

A group of scantily clad women, feigning smiles, danced gracefully in the central military tent.

The enchanting dance moves, the soft music, and the aroma of mutton and fermented rice wine permeating the large tent.

A group of vulgar men drank wine, ate meat, and stared lustfully at the writhing breasts and buttocks, their animalistic desires already rising.

The rebel leader, Zhang Ju, a native of Yuyang, sat in the central seat, with General Mitian and Prince Anding, Zhang Chun, to his left.

Zhang Ju had served as the governor of Mount Tai and possessed considerable political ability.

When Bian Zhangbei Gong Boyu and others raised an army in Liangzhou, the imperial court conscripted three thousand elite Wuhuan cavalry from Youzhou to quell the Liangzhou rebellion.

Zhang Chun requested to command this army, but the court refused and instead placed three thousand cavalrymen under the command of Gongsun Zan, which Zhang Chun deeply resented.

The imperial court withheld military rations and delayed military pay, leading to the defection of all three thousand cavalrymen to their homeland.

Zhang Chun then urged Zhang Ju: "Now the Wuhuan have rebelled and are all willing to rise up in rebellion. The Liangzhou bandits have risen up, and the court has been unable to quell them; in Luoyang, a child with two heads has been born. This is a sign that the Han Dynasty's fate is waning and that two rulers will emerge in the world. If you join me in leading the Wuhuan in an uprising, perhaps we can achieve great things!"

Are kings and nobles born with a special destiny?

Without hesitation, Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju started an uprising in Yuyang, and displaced people from Youzhou's Youbeiping, Liaoxi and other counties flocked to join them.

In less than a month, the number of followers of the two men who rebelled reached more than 100,000, creating a formidable force.

The two burned down the city walls, plundered the people, killed the Protector of the Wuhuan, Gong Qichou, the Prefect of Youbeiping, Liu Zheng, the Prefect of Liaoxi, and others, and occupied the three prefectures of Yuyang, Youbeiping, and Liaoxi.

At the same time, they joined forces with Qiuliju, the leader of the Wuhuan, and Murong Mohuba, the leader of the Murong Xianbei, to launch an attack and occupy Youzhou.

The combined forces of the three parties numbered as many as 300,000!

Shanggu and Daijun were divided up by the Xianbei people. Zhang Chun advised Zhang Ju to cede Youbeiping to Su Puyan, the King of Wuhuan, to garrison.

Immediately afterwards, they raised an army of 200,000 to attack Ji County.

Ji County was the seat of Youzhou Prefecture. Taking Ji County would mean that Youzhou had fallen into the hands of the rebels.

So the once vast Youzhou was reduced to only Zhuojun, the three commanderies of Liaodong, Lelang, and Xuantu under Gongsun Du's administration, and some areas of Liaodong's vassal states.

The two men started their rebellion just as Liu Yu was visiting the capital.

With no leader in Youzhou, Liu Yu's son Liu He, along with his subordinates Yan Rou and Xianyu Fu, held Ji County to the death, while the remaining officials and troops retreated to Zhuojun.

Gongsun Zan, the only one capable of fighting, raised his price again, trying to take the opportunity to ask Liu Yu for territory and official positions.

Youzhou is now in dire straits.

However, with Liu Wei's arrival, after reorganizing the troops and devising a counterattack plan, he resolved the problem of Gongsun Zan as soon as possible, and the situation in Youzhou changed immediately.

While the rebels were still indulging in revelry as the heavy snow fell, Liu Wei's troops had already taken advantage of the snowfall to make their move.

Qian Zhao led a thousand elite cavalry deep into Youbeiping, with the aim of attacking Su Puyan, the Wuhuan chieftain, and seizing Lulong Pass.

Zhao Yun and Wang Fangyi led their elite troops into the two prefectures of Dai and Shanggu, and blocked Juyong Pass.

The army of Liu Du and Li Su from the Hetao region recovered the two prefectures of Dai and Shanggu and entered Juyong Pass.

Liu Yu's army in Fanyang was ready to march on Ji County at any time; Zhang Yan's Taiyue Army was also waiting for the arrival of a full-scale counterattack.

Meanwhile, Liu Wei, in Yi County, led Zhang Liao's 1,700 cavalry, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's 500 cavalry, and Murong Ping, Tian Yu, and Yan Yun's 17 cavalrymen, across the Yi River, aiming to capture Lu County...

Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun were completely unaware of all this.

"Hahaha, that old bastard Liu Yu has been out of the public eye ever since he led 5,000 troops from Fanyang to attack us in an attempt to relieve the siege of Ji County, only to be soundly defeated by us!"

Zhang Ju burst into laughter.

Zhang Chun's eyes gleamed, but the alluring, scantily clad woman in the tent did not stir any emotion in him. Compared to power, women were worthless.

Hearing Zhang Ju speak, he echoed in agreement:

"That's right. Fan Yang only had five thousand soldiers, and we killed half of them. He must be heartbroken!"

"King Qiuliju's strategy is truly brilliant! By besieging Ji County without attacking, Liu Yu will surely come again!"

When Qiu Liju heard Zhang Chun praising him, he couldn't help but feel smug: "This plan was actually suggested by my nephew, Dunta."

Beside him was his nephew, Dunta.

Meanwhile, his own son, Louban, was supervising the army under the command of King Qiao and King Hanlu.

Dunta was more capable than Louban.

Unfortunately, he wasn't her biological son, so Qiu Liju could only lament that his son was disappointing.

He hoped that after his death, Dunta would faithfully assist Louban in managing the Wuhuan tribe.

Murong Mohuba, standing to the side, sneered inwardly. If it came to sons, weren't his sons Murong Muyan and Murong Yunhai far more capable than this Dun Ta?

His younger brother, Murong Hu, went far away to the northern desert at a young age, and they went their separate ways, with their families flourishing.

I heard that he served under the Tuoba Xianbei, but I don't know what's become of him now.

Like father, like son!

Zhang Ju also laughed and said, "King Qiuliju, with the heavy snow blocking the roads in Youzhou, I doubt Liu Yu will be able to do anything!"

"Your strategy of besieging but not attacking, hoping to lure Liu Yu to lead his troops to ambush you, will probably not be so easy."

Qiu Liju smiled faintly: "You two need not worry. There is Liu Yu's son, Liu He, and five thousand elite soldiers in Ji County."

"Moreover, Ji County is the seat of Youzhou, and Liu Yu will absolutely not let it fall."

"How about we send troops to put some pressure on him? What do you think, Murong Khan?"

Qiu Liju still held Murong Mohuba in high regard.

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