Your Majesty, please spare Diao Chan; your yang energy is too strong.

Everyone looked on in disbelief.

This goes beyond mere recklessness; it's enough to explain it.

This shows a complete disregard for Yuan Shao.

They disrupted someone else's marriage and launched a surprise attack on their wedding procession from their own base.

They even arrested someone's son.

Now they're even impersonating someone else's son to come and fetch the bride.

Are you kidding me?

They could imagine how furious Yuan Shao would be if he received this news.

"There's no point in us speculating here."

"Now that they're here, there's no way to avoid them."

"Just go out and take a look, and you'll know."

"there is always a solution to a problem."

"If that's the case, then there's nothing we can do."

"However, the situation is still unclear. Yue'er, give the order immediately."

"Have your guards get ready."

"If any unforeseen event occurs, we will not become lambs to the slaughter."

Zhen Jiang waved her hand and said domineeringly.

"Yes."

Yue'er nodded quickly and went to prepare.

"Come on, sisters, let's go and meet this groom."

Zhen Jiang said.

“Sister, the other party’s identity is still unclear, and we don’t know if they have any malicious intent. Shouldn’t we preserve some of our strength so that if things change, at least our Zhen family won’t be destroyed?”

"They will also have the strength to make a comeback in the future."

Zhen Mi hesitated for a moment before speaking.

It's not surprising that she has such thoughts.

In fact, many powerful families did this in this chaotic era.

This way.

Even if the family is wiped out, at least there are still some survivors.

They will not be childless.

Although they were women.

However, the Zhen family had very few male descendants.

Therefore, my way of dealing with people and things from a young age is also based on my own experience.

Naturally, we must consider the Zhen family's interests.

"No need."

"When the nest is overturned, how can the eggs remain intact?"

"It's a blessing, not a curse. It's a curse that cannot be avoided."

"Moreover, so far, the other party has only come under the guise of proposing marriage, and has not directly attacked our Zhen family."

"This shows that the other party also doesn't want to antagonize the Zhen family."

"Let's see how things go for now."

Zhen Jiang waved her hand.

He's someone who's in charge of a powerful family; if he were to be so frightened as to run away just because of some random guess, it wouldn't be right.

Wouldn't that be incredibly embarrassing?

"Yes."

...............

In fact, the Zhen family is not the only ones with this question.

The Prefectural Governor's Office of Zhongshan Commandery.

The governor of Zhongshan Prefecture also had the same doubts.

I just received news that my lord's second son was attacked on the way.

The entire army has been wiped out, and even the fate of the second young master himself is unknown.

As soon as I received the news, the wedding procession arrived.

How could this not leave him completely bewildered?

If it weren't for those soldiers who escaped and made solemn vows and guarantees...

Even if you beat him to death, he still won't believe it.

"My lord, it's that group of rebels, it's Zhang Yan, it's Cao Cao, they must be impersonating the Second Young Master."

"Zhang Yan and Cao Cao conspired to launch a surprise attack on our wedding procession; their intentions are despicable."

"Now they're impersonating the second young master to come and fetch the bride."

"They clearly want to sabotage the marriage alliance between our lord and the Zhen family."

"We absolutely cannot let them into the city."

"Otherwise, the entire Zhongshan County, with its hundreds of thousands of residents, would be destroyed."

"The soldier who escaped said anxiously."

Under Zhou Heng's deliberate hype, even before the Mi family had begun to exert their influence, the situation was portrayed as something else entirely.

The soldiers also believed that Zhou Heng's army was a joint force of Zhang Yan and Cao Cao.

After all, aside from themselves, who else would suddenly announce at the start of a battle, "I am Xiahou Dun, a general under the command of the Grand Commandant?"

Who is Sikong? Everyone in the world knows him: Cao Cao, the Sikong of the Han Dynasty.

With this title and prior statement, who would dare not believe it?

Zhou Heng himself was speechless.

He had only asked Liao Hua to impersonate Zhang Yan and Cao Cao's troops.

As a result, this old fellow opened his mouth and said, "I am Xiahou Dun under the command of Sikong. Who dares to fight me?"

Zhang Liao, standing next to him, was even more ruthless, declaring directly, "I am Wang Dang, a general under Zhang Yan of the Black Mountain Army."

Poor Wang Dang, having witnessed this scene firsthand, was nearly driven mad with rage.

However, there is still some consolation.

At least after this battle, Wang Dang's reputation will be enough to spread throughout the world.

You said it was under these circumstances.

Anyone would not consider them to be Cao Cao's or Zhang Yan's men.

Not to mention the ordinary soldiers.

Seeing this grand wedding procession arriving now, people naturally assume, based on preconceived notions, that it belongs to Cao Cao and Zhang Yan.

"Cao Cao and Zhang Yan?"

"Is this a preparation for a complete break with the lord?"

The governor of Zhongshan touched his forehead, looking somewhat tired.

Frankly, he didn't believe that Cao Cao would offend his lord at this time.

After all, Cao Cao had just issued a proclamation to punish the traitor and was launching a vigorous attack on Yuan Shu.

You offended Yuan Shao at this time.

Wouldn't that force Yuan Shao to ally with Yuan Shu?

Cao Cao absolutely did not want to see this happen.

But his own soldiers spoke with such conviction that he couldn't help but have doubts.

The most crucial thing is...

Aside from Zhang Yan and Cao Cao, Yuan Shao couldn't think of anyone else who would dare to offend him.

Only Cao Cao had that qualification.

So even if he didn't believe it, he had no choice but to believe it.

Because that's already the best explanation.

Otherwise, who could send a large army into Ji Province without anyone noticing?

Who would dare offend Yuan Shao at a time like this?

There were only two people.

Zhang Yan and Cao Cao.

Zhang Yanren was hiding in the Taihang Mountains, commanding a million-strong Black Mountain Army.

It's not impossible for them to send a large army.

As for Cao Cao.........

Normally speaking, we really don't want to offend Yuan Shao right now.

But if Zhang Yan were to help...

Offending Yuan Shao is not necessarily a bad thing.

After all, Cao Cao was also afraid of the two Yuan brothers joining forces.

While attacking Yuan Shu, it's possible that they might also give Yuan Shao something to do.

Moreover, they have the assistance of a million-strong Black Mountain army.

Why not?

Thinking about it this way, the governor of Zhongshan felt his scalp tingle.

It should be noted that Yuan Shao's entire army is currently concentrated in Youzhou.

They are currently engaged in a decisive battle with Gongsun Zan.

The number of troops left in Ji Province was not particularly large.

Moreover, most of the troops left behind were stationed with Cao Cao, to guard against Cao Cao's sneak attacks.

Therefore, there were not many troops in each county.

Especially Zhongshan County.

In name, he was the prefect.

However, the entire Zhongshan Commandery was tacitly granted to the Zhen family by Yuan Shao.

It's impossible for them to send a large number of troops to be stationed here.

Otherwise, what are you going to tell the Zhen family?

Therefore, the entire Zhongshan Commandery had no more than two thousand soldiers.

Two thousand soldiers wanted to stop Yuan Xi's army of over ten thousand.

No matter how he thought about it, it gave him the creeps.