Cao Cao's words resonated with everyone. After all, the current situation was clear: the Yellow Turban rebels were powerful and occupied four provinces. If the war dragged on for too long, it would not be good for the allied forces.
After a moment's thought, Dong Zhuo said, "Mengde's suggestion is excellent, and I agree with it. Do any of you have any objections?"
"In addition..." Cao Cao hesitated before continuing.
Dong Zhuo asked in confusion, "Is there anything else, Mengde?"
"Actually, our biggest enemy is not the Yellow Turban Army, but just one person!" Cao Cao said slowly, his face turning gloomy.
"Oh? Who is it?" Dong Zhuo pressed.
"Lu Li, Lu Xunzhen!" Cao Cao uttered two words.
Many people are unaware of Lu Li's deeds; only a few, such as Cao Cao, know them.
"He's just a teacher at Yingchuan Academy, what's so scary about him?" Yuan Shu said disdainfully.
Cao Cao shook his head: "Brother Gonglu, if you underestimate Lu Li, you'll probably suffer a loss."
"Oh? Does Lu Xunzhen have some amazing abilities?" Yuan Shu said disdainfully.
The others also mocked him, saying, "What is there to fear about a scholar?"
Cao Cao sighed. These people had no idea how terrifying Lu Li was. Lu Li was no ordinary man; his schemes were enough to destroy them all!
"Mengde, could it be that this guy surnamed Lu is really that powerful?"
Seeing that no one believed him, Cao Cao smiled bitterly and said, "My 300,000-strong army was defeated in Bingzhou earlier, which was Lu Li's plan."
Upon hearing this, the crowd, who had been full of disdain, immediately became more composed. Three hundred thousand troops had actually been defeated by a mere academy teacher. This could only mean that Cao Cao was incompetent.
"Mengde, you have the nerve to say that? Three hundred thousand men, chased by twenty thousand, forced to cut off your beard and abandon your robe. Aren't you ashamed?" Yuan Shu sneered.
Cao Cao's face twitched a few times, but he did not refute it, because this matter was indeed a shame he could not erase.
"Yes, I have indeed lost, but if you underestimate Lu Li, you will surely suffer a great loss!" Cao Cao said earnestly.
Yuan Shu, however, showed no appreciation whatsoever. Instead, he mocked, "Ha, Mengde, you praise Lu Li so highly, then I'd like to see what Lu Li is really capable of?"
As for Yuan Shu, he felt that Cao Cao had mythologized Lu Li too much. To put it bluntly, he was just a teacher in an academy. How could he possibly control the war situation in the world?
Cao Cao glanced at Yuan Shu, shook his head, realizing he couldn't explain it to Yuan Shu, but he was too lazy to do so anyway.
He looked at Dong Zhuo and continued, "Prime Minister, Lu Li is definitely not to be underestimated!"
Dong Zhuo smiled and nodded, saying, "Mengde, I know him better than you do."
Of all the warlords present, those who had truly experienced Lu Li's prowess were none other than Cao Cao and Dong Zhuo. Although the other warlords had not experienced it firsthand, they could guess a thing or two from the words of the two.
Ten days later, news came from the Black Ice Platform, but Lu Li already knew about it.
The commotion caused by the various warlords was too great; a million troops had gathered outside Luoyang. This was something that couldn't be kept secret, and besides, the allied forces never intended to hide it.
"My goodness, a million-strong army, that's terrifying!" Xu Ermao swallowed hard.
Lu Li frowned deeply. He never expected that Dong Zhuo would really be unable to sit still this time, gathering various warlords and amassing a million-strong army to attack him.
Most importantly, they chose Guandu as the battleground. Previously, the Yellow Turban Army had won the Battle of Red Cliffs, and now it was Guandu again.
This battle determined the fate of the Han Dynasty. If the Yellow Turban Army won, these warlords would no longer be a match for them, and Laifu would be able to unify the world.
If this battle is lost, the Yellow Turban Army will be doomed, so he cannot afford to lose no matter what!
"Master, what should we do? A million-strong army is pressing in. How can we stop them?" Ma Chao asked worriedly.
Lu Li took a deep breath and said slowly, "It's alright. I informed Lai Fu a few days ago that the troops from Yizhou and Jingzhou should arrive in about ten days at most."
The allied forces numbered a million, and the Yellow Turban Rebellion was no less so.
It remains to be seen who will emerge victorious.
But Lu Li always felt uneasy. He looked up at the sky and seemed to feel immense pressure.
"Is the will of Heaven... about to correct history again?"
After waking up at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Lu Li has been trying to change history.
The reason he was able to win the Battle of Red Cliffs last time was because he severed the shackles of the connection between heaven and earth, thus diverting the attention of the Heavenly Dao.
Asking Zhuge Liang to pray for the east wind is just a deception to mislead the will of Heaven.
During the Battle of Guandu, Lu Li felt a constant sense of unease.
His sixth sense was extremely accurate, especially when he had no internal energy left, this sense of crisis became even stronger.
He always felt that the Battle of Guandu was the beginning of a historical correction by Heaven.
What Lu Li had to face was never those feudal lords, but the will of Heaven.
He and the Heavenly Dao were like two chess players, with the heavens and earth as the chessboard and all living beings as chess pieces. At the end of the Qin Dynasty, he failed and also became a chess piece of the Heavenly Dao.
But this time, Lu Li is going to fight against the Heavenly Dao!
Lu Li would not easily admit defeat, nor was he willing to be a pawn of the Heavenly Dao. Ever since he learned of the fate of the human race, he had shouldered the mission of saving the human race.
With a major battle imminent, troops from Yizhou and Jingzhou were almost entirely mobilized and rushed towards Guandu!
"Sir!" Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, and others arrived ahead of time because Yizhou was very close to Bingzhou.
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