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

Moreover, all 90,000 of them were elite troops.

After two years of training...

He has Gao Shun and his own modern training methods.

Any one of them could be an army.

Putting everything else aside, just consider my 90,000 men forming a square formation there.

Step forward.

That would be enough to scare ordinary feudal lords so much that they would wet their diapers.

Their military bearing is impeccable; this is no joke.

The explosive growth in strength over just two years is astonishing.

Zhou Heng truly brought Zhu Yuanzhang's policy of "accumulating grain, building high walls, and delaying the proclamation of kingship" to its extreme.

This is why Zhou Heng previously didn't care about Lü Bu and Liu Bei.

To have such a powerful force in one's own hands.

With only 20,000 troops under Lü Bu and Liu Bei.

To think they could stir up any trouble is simply a pipe dream.

Over this period of development, the organization has also recruited a number of talented individuals.

Regarding military generals, the list includes Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Liao Hua, Zhou Cang, Chen Chong, Mi Fang, and Zhang He and Gao Lan (whose names are yet to be determined).

This lineup is arguably no less impressive than Cao Cao's.

In other words, the civil officials were still lacking.

However, the civil officials have also made significant progress during this period.

First and foremost is Mi Zhu, who can be considered a first-rate politician during the Three Kingdoms period.

In two years, he transformed Xuzhou under his command into an impregnable fortress.

He deserves a lot of credit.

Secondly, Chen Deng was also successfully tricked into joining Mi Zhu's ranks during this period.

Of course, it's more accurate to say that the other party took the initiative to come to us than to deceive us.

The current situation in Xuzhou.

Even a normal person could understand it.

The era of Lü Bu and Liu Bei has passed.

Zhou Heng's strength is increasing day by day.

If nothing unexpected happens, Zhou Heng will definitely be in charge of Xuzhou in the future.

Chen Deng comes from a prominent local family in Xuzhou.

A brain is still very useful.

In any case, it's not bad to have your name on the signboard.

Today, they guard the surrounding counties.

However, it was only nominally under Zhou Heng's name; Zhou Heng did not send troops to garrison it.

To reiterate, Xuzhou was not Zhou Heng's objective.

Zhou Heng's purpose was merely to use this place as a springboard.

Some members of prominent families in Xuzhou also chose to register their names under Zhou Heng's name.

They are a group of quite a few talented people.

However, Zhou Heng could not give important positions to any of these people, except for those who came from prominent families.

The most crucial element is Zhou Heng's army.

They were all ordinary people.

If you rely on powerful families, you'll never solve the problem of powerful families.

Therefore, Zhou Heng simply registered the other party under his own name to handle some issues in the surrounding counties.

It was essentially the old feudal system.

Just like the Shang Dynasty.

It's just a nominal title; in reality, it's all self-governing.

The situation in Xuzhou is far too complex.

Zhou Heng was not confident in establishing himself here, so there was no need for him to make a big effort to rectify the situation.

Anyway, he'll be leaving soon.

In addition to this group of talents.

Only Xin Ping remains.

It's still pending.

As long as Yuan Shao is defeated, he will eventually come to my aid.

It’s not bad.

With such a group of civil and military officials, along with an elite army under their command and ample funds and provisions, they possessed a formidable force.

You could say it like this...

With Zhou Heng's current strength, he can directly confront all the major warlords in the world.

It's not entirely impossible to win.

"That is indeed a problem, but I have other things to do right now, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to mobilize troops in the short term."

Zhou Heng nodded without saying anything more.

Although his troops are now strong and well-equipped, if he were to rescue Zhang Yan...

There's nothing too serious about it.

However, his troops still have a great use.

It is absolutely forbidden to use it at this time.

"Zhou Lang, if you don't send troops now, I'm afraid there will be no one in the world who can save us."

Upon hearing Zhou Heng's words, Zhang Ning's face turned pale.

I thought Zhou Heng didn't send out many troops.

If Zhou Heng does not send troops.

For the Montenegrin army, this was a fatal blow.

After all, right now, Zhou Heng is the only one in the world who can save Zhang Yan.

Almost no one would do that.

For the Black Mountain Army, there was no choice but defeat and death.

“Silly girl, who said that Zhang Yan can’t be saved if I don’t send troops?”

Seeing the anxiety in the other person's eyes, Zhou Heng was speechless.

"Ok?"

“If Zhou Yu doesn’t send troops, how can our Black Mountain Army get out?”

Zhang Ning was somewhat puzzled.

"All we need to do is get Yuan Shao to open a gap."

Zhou Heng smiled.

"Would Yuan Shao agree to open a passage?"

Zhang Ning was a bit confused, completely unaware of what Zhou Heng meant.

"Hehe, don't worry, just stay here comfortably for the time being."

"Believe me, Zhang Yan's troops will arrive in Xuzhou safely within three months."

Zhou Heng did not offer much explanation.

After all, this involves some secrets about his cooperation with Yuan Shao.

He and Yuan Shao are currently in a honeymoon period.

It shouldn't be too difficult for him to open a door and let Zhang Yan out.

After all, Yuan Shao's ultimate goal was to eliminate the hidden dangers in his Ji Province.

That way, I won't have any worries anymore.

It doesn't mean that Zhang Yan must be eliminated.

There's no real benefit to him in pursuing a life-or-death feud with Zhang Yan.

On the contrary, there may be considerable hidden dangers.

Secondly, Zhou Heng and he are currently in a cooperative relationship.

When Zhou Heng writes a letter, he will inevitably have to give him some face.

If they don't give it to us, how can we proceed with the cooperation later?

Will Zhou Heng feel dissatisfied?

At that time, not only will the cooperation be completely destroyed.

It also completely offended Zhou Heng.

If at this time, Zhou Heng were to send troops from Qingzhou to attack his Qingzhou.

The other side has not yet dealt with Gongsun Zan.

Fighting on two fronts is not a good thing for him.

Therefore, regardless of whether the other party is willing or not, as long as Zhou Heng writes this letter, the other party must do as he says.

Otherwise, you'll be facing attacks from both sides.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Yuan Shao seems to have the upper hand against Gongsun Zan and Zhang Yan.

If we add Zhou Heng as well.

Encircled from three sides.

Even if Yuan Shao had extraordinary abilities, it was impossible for him to escape unscathed at this time.

At that time, the situation will reverse.

It's not that Zhang Yan would be willing to come out just because he wanted to.

"it is good."

Zhang Ning was unaware of Zhou Heng's plans.

However, I still have absolute trust in the other party.

He simply nodded.

“Very good, Ning’er, it’s still early, let’s do it again.”

Zhou Heng chuckled.

He immediately lunged forward.

Soon another major battle broke out.

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

at the same time.

Just as Zhou Heng was living a life that everyone envied in Xuzhou.

The situation on the other side is also changing rapidly.