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

It wasn't just Liu Bei and Cao Cao.

Now that Lü Bu has successfully seized Xuzhou, news of him being tricked by an unknown nobody has spread throughout the land.

This marked the first time Zhou Heng's name appeared before the feudal lords of the land.

After all, Lü Bu, who had just acquired Xuzhou, should have been in high spirits.

The elite troops of Bingzhou under his command were invincible.

However, they were defeated by an unknown nobody.

This naturally aroused the curiosity of the feudal lords across the land.

Who is he?

He was able to easily outmaneuver Lu Bu, the most powerful warrior in the land.

In a short time, Zhou Heng's information was presented to all the major warlords.

"Zhou Heng first served Cao Cao, then Liu Bei, and predicted the Battle of Wancheng and the Battle of Xuzhou, but unfortunately he was not given important positions either time."

"Starting his own business without any support, he subdued the remnants of the Yellow Turban Rebellion throughout Xuzhou in just one month? And he even gained the support of the richest family in Xuzhou, the Mi family, and married their youngest daughter?"

"The most crucial point is that he's only in his early twenties?"

The countless feudal lords stared wide-eyed at the document before them.

They weren't surprised that Zhou Heng had outmaneuvered Lü Bu.

To be honest, although Lü Bu was powerful, very few of the warlords in the land really took him seriously.

After all, no matter how strong an individual's physical strength is, it is nothing more than the courage of a brute.

How could it compare to a thousand troops?

However, Lü Bu was a typical example of someone who was brave but lacked strategy.

Therefore, toying with a mere Lu Bu was naturally not enough to move them.

What truly moved them was...

The enemy has grown from nothing to its current size, with tens of thousands of Yellow Turban soldiers under its command, in just one month.

Even if they are all a motley crew.

This is not something that ordinary people can do.

You must know that there are all the feudal lords in the world.

Those who have reached this point have all spent years, or even decades, accumulating experience.

That's why we have achieved what we have today.

But the other party only took a month.

How could this not shock them?

Moreover, he started from scratch without any support from anyone.

What is this concept?

It can be said that every single feudal lord in the entire land was represented.

Which one truly started from scratch, without family or support from others, and got to where they are today?

No, none at all.

Cao Cao had the support of the Cao and Xiahou families, and his father was one of the Three Dukes. He even donated 100 million coins to secure his position as one of the Three Dukes.

He himself was also a captain of the elite cavalry.

Having a substantial financial foundation is essential to recruiting and training personnel in a short period of time.

That's how we achieved what we have today.

Yuan Shao, needless to say, was the eldest son of a family that had produced three dukes for four generations, and the resources he controlled were beyond imagination.

His students and former subordinates are all over the world.

The same applies to Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu, the legitimate son, even had an advantage over Yuan Shao, the eldest son born out of wedlock.

Most of the Yuan family's former students and officials also recognized him as their legitimate son.

As for the others, such as Liu Biao, Liu Zhang, and Ma Teng.

Each of them has a profound cultural heritage.

For generations, his family had served as officials in the imperial court.

Or they might be extremely wealthy, belonging to powerful local clans or influential families.

That's how we got to this point.

Even Liu Bei, the only one who openly started from scratch.

He was also a member of the Han imperial family.

In ancient times, especially during periods of chaos, the status of being a member of the Han imperial family could bring him immense benefits.

Not to mention that his teacher was Lu Zhi and his classmate was General Gongsun Zan.

The third brother, Zhang Fei, also had considerable wealth, but it took him more than a decade to achieve this.

Zhou Heng, however, achieved his current success in just one month, going from having nothing to his current level.

How could this not shock them?

How can I avoid making them feel incredulous?

Most importantly... if the other party had stopped there, they would have been shocked, but not so moved.

But it seems they won't stop until they scare people to death.

The other party was in a situation that was naturally unfavorable to them.

They not only built such a large team in just one month.

Furthermore, it gained the support of the Mi family, the richest family in Xuzhou.

This is the richest man in Xuzhou.

One of the four wealthiest families in the Han Dynasty.

Zhou Heng's current forces are a rabble, lacking both weapons and armor.

But everyone knew that they had the support of the Mi family.

It's only a matter of time before this motley crew is transformed into an elite force.

That's what amazed them the most.

They really can't figure it out.

What merits or abilities does Zhou Heng possess?

It's amazing that they were able to gain the support of the Mi family.

It's worth noting that even Tao Qian, the former governor of Xuzhou, did not receive the support of the Mi family.

Later, among so many feudal lords, countless people extended olive branches to them.

But no one has ever succeeded.

The only Liu Bei.

They only managed to succeed by leveraging the reputation of being a member of the Han imperial family.

But Zhou Heng, though nominally a regional lord, was nothing more than a bandit with a rabble under his command.

They really didn't know what qualifications Zhou Heng had.

In terms of status, the other party currently has nothing and is merely a commoner.

In terms of power, just a month ago, he was a thug who didn't even own a house or land.

But it just so happened that it received the support of the Mi family.

That's precisely why they found it so incredible.

"Investigate. I need to obtain all information about Zhou Heng within a month."

For a while.

Almost all the feudal lords in the world focused their attention on Zhou Heng.

Countless spies came from all directions toward Xuzhou.

Of course, this excludes spies.

Many others had ulterior motives.

For example, Yuan Shu wanted to join forces with Zhou Heng to take over Xuzhou and eliminate Liu Bei and Lü Bu.

Cao Cao and Liu Bei wanted to recruit Zhou Heng again.

Even though Liu Bei was so frustrated he felt like he was about to vomit blood, and his fiancée had been stolen from him, he still felt like he was being cuckolded.

But for Liu Da'er, brothers were like limbs, and women were like clothes.

As long as Zhou Heng can be subdued and brought back to his command.

I am confident that I can retake Xuzhou.

Even the three great Han dynasties.

As long as this goal can be achieved.

Let alone just Mi Zhen, he would be willing to give up even his own Lady Gan to the other party.

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

Jinfeng Mountain.

"My lord, something terrible has happened! Lü Bu has personally led an army of eight thousand men straight toward my Jinfeng Mountain. I'm afraid he'll be at the gates of the city in less than half an hour."

Early in the morning, Zhou Heng had just gotten up when Mi Zhu came to report to him in a very urgent manner.

"Lu Bu has arrived?"

Zhou Heng was taken aback for a moment, then realized what was going on.

"It's normal for them to come. It's been half a month since Lü Bu took Xuzhou."

"Liu Bei suffered repeated defeats under Yuan Shu's command, and without external assistance, he would surely die."