A pleasant day has passed just like that.
After this experience, Zhao Hao became even more familiar with the people of the West River King's faction.
Cai Yong seemed to have realized that his eldest daughter had secretly fallen for the King of Qin, and he originally thought that the relationship would end without any progress.
Unexpectedly, the Princess's residence sent a female official to communicate the matter the very next day...
"Ning'er, do you know why senior figures like Tong Yuan and Li Yan have all been reborn?"
For Zhao Hao, the most important thing right now is for Tong Yuan and the others to enter and leave the world.
The sudden emergence of these old monsters, who have remained hidden for years, must mean something big is about to happen.
“Those people were unwilling to tell me too much, and you can tell it’s related to Yu Ji.”
Zhao Hao nodded. "I knew it would be him... but I don't know what this guy is plotting. The enemy is in the open while I'm in the shadows. I'm not worried about him targeting me. I'm just afraid he'll secretly target Ning'er and Tong'er..."
Zhang Ning nodded and smiled, nestling in Zhao Hao's arms: "My husband's fortune is prosperous; how could such a careless demonic cultivator influence it?"
Zhao Hao then realized that his luck value had accumulated to a terrifying level.
Could it be... that this luck value is also directly attached to oneself?
"Ning'er, my luck..."
"Shh, I can't shorten my lifespan any further now."
Zhao Hao then realized that every time this little girl used her secret technique, it would shorten her lifespan.
"Don't frown. With your help, I've been able to persevere until now. I'm already content to see more of this beautiful land and to see the people living in peace and prosperity."
Okay, I'll let you know if there's any new information.
My body can't take your abuse. Go find the princess or one of your other sisters.
Helpless, Zhao Hao coughed twice at Zhang Chu, who was hiding to his right rear.
"Take good care of your sister."
...
When April arrived, a major event occurred.
Yuan Shu... didn't declare himself emperor, but instead declared himself king!
Among the feudal lords, Liu Biao proclaimed himself King of Chu, and together with the Cai and Kuai families, he had already defeated Zhang Xian to death and reclaimed the four commanderies of Jingnan.
Before his death, Liu Yan temporarily put aside the conflict between the Dongzhou faction and the local gentry of Yizhou, mobilized his army, quelled the rebellion in Yunzhou, beheaded Huanglong, and proclaimed himself King of Shu!
Of course, the moment he saw Jia Long's severed head, he also died.
Under Wei Zhongxian's manipulation, Liu Mao naturally succeeded to the throne of Shu and also became the governor of Yi Province. However, in order to give the local gentry of Yi Province sufficient power, the governorship of Yun Province was ceded to Liu Zhang.
In an instant, there were no kings in the world except for Sun Jian of Kuaiji, Liu Bei of Xuzhou, and Cao Cao of Yu and Yan.
Gongsun Du of Liaodong always called himself the King of Liaodong, and he never abdicated even after Dong Zhuo's defeat and death.
Now, this guy has actually raised an army of 50,000 and attacked the Youbeiping counties where Gongsun Zan is stationed!
Therefore, Zhao Hao had been making intensive preparations in Youzhou, intending to eliminate Liaodong and unify Youzhou.
But now, Yuan Shao of Ji Province has actually proclaimed himself King of Qi, forged an imperial edict and issued a proclamation, calling on all the feudal lords in the land to unite and attack Qin!
Unlike the anti-Dong Zhuo alliance, their territory is now larger and their troops are more numerous than before.
But now, if they want to deal with Zhao Hao, they can only attack him as a group, hoping to wear him down.
The only allied forces were composed of Yuan Shu, Liu Biao, and Liu Mao, who launched a fierce attack from the south on Nanyang Commandery, which was under the jurisdiction of Zhao Hao.
The three-way allied forces totaled 150,000 men, and the troop movements took a considerable amount of time. It wasn't until July that they reached the border of Nanyang County.
However, Yuan Shu sent the fewest troops, simply because Liu Bei and Cao Cao did not participate in the alliance. His army was also responsible for attacking the provinces of Yu and Xu, so he was naturally unable to spare the resources.
Yuan Shu was incredibly shrewd; the troops he sent to attack the allied forces of Cao Cao and Liu Bei were none other than Zhang Xun's troops who had been sent to cultivate land in Huaibei that day.
His forces numbered at most 50,000. When Liu Bei and Cao Cao's armies joined together, they numbered nearly 80,000. Yuan Shu clearly did not expect to gain much benefit from Liu Bei and Cao Cao's forces.
As for Yuan Shao, he mobilized a large army of 100,000 men, with 30,000 deployed to defend the Qingzhou front and the remaining 70,000, with 20,000 left in counties near Youzhou in case of unforeseen circumstances.
The remaining 50,000 troops marched westward, attempting to occupy all of Ji Province!
Zhao Hao would naturally not sit idly by and wait for his death. Zhang Han joined forces with Yang Duanhe and stationed troops in Nanjun for defense.
With Gongsun Zan holding off Gongsun Du, Zhao Yun's White Horse Cavalry and Zhao Fan's White Robe Army naturally found a place to use their skills.
As for Yue Fei's army in Qingzhou, no one knew their whereabouts for the time being.
Fan Lihua, a folk legend and a heroine of the Tang Dynasty
Command: 87, Strength: 100, Intelligence: 84, Politics: 71, Charisma: 95
Personality traits: 1. Heroine 2. Beauty 3. Heroine 4. Vanguard 5. Stone Soldier 6. Helpful Assistance 7. Bloodstained Path
"Husband, your newly recruited heroine has been a great help."
The new cavalry unit of the women's army all relies on her for training!
In Jinyang City, Zhao Hao had already prepared his troops for another personal campaign.
The difference this time is that he wants to bring the young emperor along. The women's army, expanded to 10,000 men, will serve as his guards.
This time, the tavern didn't produce any truly outstanding talents. Hun Jian, Ma Sui, Hei Chi Changzhi, and Wang Fangyi, while all capable generals, could only serve as supporting roles in Zhao Hao's current all-star lineup.
"Tong'er, it's been so long since you've been on the battlefield, are you scared?"
Liu Tong smiled and shook her head, "Actually, when I was in charge of this team, I knew why you were so obsessed with the battlefield."
"Now, I have the chance to let my foolish younger brother see clearly how hard we worked to get to where we are today. Otherwise, he would still be foolishly listening to the one-sided story of his mother who has never been to the battlefield... Sooner or later, he will be courting death."
“My husband, you know... I don’t want you to end up like that.”
Zhao Hao smiled faintly. He had already thought about these things and made arrangements for dealing with them. Liu Tong didn't need to do this at all.
"Don't worry... I won't let anyone get to that point!"
...
In August, Zhao Hao led 50,000 elite troops, including the Women's Army and the Iron Eagle Warriors, to Nanyang to confront the largest and most powerful three-way coalition.
In fact, even if Zhao Hao hadn't made this trip, with the strength of Zhang Han and Yang Duan's army, eliminating this rabble would have been a piece of cake.
But Zhao Hao would not allow anyone to challenge his authority. After this, he would completely terrify and subdue these so-called feudal lords!
However, Zhao Hao's army had only gone halfway when several reports of victory arrived one after another.
Zhao Yun led his trained White Horse Cavalry, forming a surprise attack force with the White Robe Army. After Wang Jian withstood Yuan Shao's frontal assault, the two wreaked havoc on Yuan Shao's rear, burning all his supplies and provisions!
Gongsun Zan engaged Gongsun Du in a decisive battle, defeating Gongsun Du's army in one fell swoop and beheading his vanguard general Liu Yi. Gongsun Du lost his will to advance and led his army back to Liaodong.
Gongsun Zan seized the opportunity to pursue and kill many.
Meanwhile, Yue Fei's Qingzhou army began to bare its fangs.
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