The video takes us to ancient times; Li Er transforms into the Tongtian Emperor of Shu Han.

Huangfu Song has surrendered!

Along with the more than 30,000 prisoners of the 50,000-strong army, they all surrendered to the Yellow Turbans!

From this moment on, the immortal's prophecy underwent a true transformation!

It was from this battle that Xiang Yu truly became involved in this challenge!

This news caused an uproar throughout the world.

No one could have imagined that the Yellow Turban Army, which had been repeatedly defeated by the imperial court, would have such a completely different outcome simply because of the addition of Xiang Yu!

When the news reached Luoyang, Emperor Ling, Liu Hong, was so angry that he kicked the palace maid beneath him to the ground.

"Huangfu Song has rebelled!?"

"I have treated him well, given him complete trust, and entrusted him with military power to quell the rebellion. How could he dare to rebel?!"

Huangfu Song's rebellion and Lu Zhi's imprisonment meant that there was almost no one else available in the court!

"Your Majesty, the Yellow Turban Rebellion is advancing fiercely, and the court currently has no large enough army to quell the rebellion. What should we do? Please make a decision as soon as possible."

Zhang Rang whispered to himself.

As the head of the Ten Attendants, he wielded unparalleled power in the palace.

But when it comes to the next decision, only Liu Hong in the entire palace is qualified to make it!

The suggestion was made by Liu Yan, the Grand Master of Ceremonies, when the Yellow Turban Rebellion began and eight provinces quickly lost contact with each other.

Abolish state governorships and establish provincial governorships!

The governors were high-ranking officials from the imperial clan, whose power surpassed that of the prefects. They held all the power in their hands, including the ability to conscript soldiers and mobilize large armies at their own discretion!

In his view, only by doing this could the Yellow Turban Rebellion be effectively stopped!

Originally, this proposal was supposed to be formally implemented in the fifth year of the Zhongping era.

However, due to Huangfu Song's surrender and the changes brought about by Xiang Yu's prestige, this suggestion had to be adopted by Liu Hong five years earlier!

Seeing the imperial edict that Zhang Rang had prepared long ago, Liu Hong stamped it with the imperial seal without much hesitation.

As long as the rebellion can be suppressed, nothing else matters!

Anyway, those lowly people, their deaths are nothing to stop him from building his palace!

From that day onward, the power of governors and prefects plummeted, replaced by warlords who carved out their own territories in various regions!

In order to effectively suppress the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the governors of each state rapidly expanded their armies.

Some even chose to surrender and incorporate the Yellow Turban Army!

Upon learning of this situation, Huangfu Song felt even more strongly that the Han Dynasty was truly beyond saving.

He repeatedly pleaded with Xiang Yu to give him a large army.

He wanted to fight against the Han Dynasty on their behalf, while also connecting with the other provinces and establishing links with the Yellow Turban rebels in other places, instead of continuing to fight separately.

We don't need many troops; the 30,000 or so people we recruited to surrender back then will suffice!

But each time, Xiang Yu refused and declined.

This should be the fourth time.

"Overlord, we really can't delay any longer. The imperial court has abolished the prefectures and established governors. If we don't take action, the Yellow Turban Rebellion in various places will soon be suppressed!"

"At that time, the Han Dynasty will certainly be in danger, but our situation will not be much better, because we will be the target of everyone's attacks!"

"Moreover, it would be such a waste to just give up the eight provinces!"

The Han Dynasty only had thirteen provinces in total, and currently eight of them are under the control of the Yellow Turbans!

This is the most solid foundation for conquering the world!

"Do you think we can hold onto the eight provinces?"

"Who will guard the area, you or I? Do you know how to create clones?"

"Besides, do you think the Yellow Turban Army is a monolithic entity? Do you really think everyone is a saint like Zhang Jiao?"

Xiang Yu was so annoyed by him that he retorted directly.

He knew, of course, that if he could take over these eight provinces, the destruction of the Han Dynasty would be just around the corner.

But the problem is, even if we capture it, who will defend it!

There are no capable people in the Yellow Turban Army right now, except for Huangfu Song!

Having too few capable people means that conquering a country is easy, but maintaining it is extremely difficult.

Xiang Yu had already experienced this trouble once.

In his memory, every time he defeated Liu Bang, that rogue would always take advantage of him in some other way.

Even in the end, despite his repeated victories, Liu Bang's forces only grew larger with each battle!

If we continue to attack relentlessly, the result will only be the same as before: the more we fight, the greater the losses we suffer!

"Do you think it's possible that Lu Zhi might..."

Seeing that Huangfu Song was speechless after being rebuked, Xiang Yu suddenly asked.

“Absolutely impossible. Zigan is far more pedantic than I am. He was loyal to the Han Dynasty his entire life and would never do anything rebellious.”

"Moreover, he comes from a prominent family, and if he rebels, it will implicate many people."

If you were to talk about someone else, perhaps you would still have a chance.

But Lu Zhi,

Absolutely impossible!

Because behind him was the Lu family of Fanyang!

In essence, the Yellow Turbans sought to overthrow not only the Han Dynasty but also powerful and influential families!

Would Lu Zhi help the Yellow Turbans overthrow his own family?

"Do you have anyone else you can recommend?"

Huangfu Song: "..."

No!

Overlord, you need to get your act together! You're a rebel!

They were still the lowest-ranking peasant rebels among the rebel forces!

If you don't conquer cities and seize territories, do you expect others to flock to you just because you hear of it?

Your status might be an advantage in other eras, but in the Han Dynasty, it's a disadvantage!

We are the mortal enemies of the Han Dynasty, Overlord!

"In that case, we can skip Guangzong."

Xiang Yu thought for a moment, as if he had made a major decision.

"Huh? Then what about us?"

Huangfu Song panicked.

Are we just going to give up this last piece of land that we can control?

"Fortunately, we now have a strong and well-equipped army. With our troops mobilized, we will march straight towards Luoyang!"

Huangfu Song slowly typed a question mark at this.

My brother, are you serious?

Even with the surrendered soldiers from the imperial court, your troops number only a little over 100,000.

Is this the start of an attack on Luoyang?

No, do you really think the Han Dynasty is made of clay?

“I admit that we have a strong army, but we can’t even conquer eight provinces. If we advance on Luoyang now, even if we take it, it will surely attract the siege of other governors. Can we really hold it?”

He quickly tried to persuade her.

In short, bro, calm down!

"The purpose of attacking Luoyang is to provoke them into besieging it."

"Gather together and annihilate them in one fell swoop!"

Since we can't find enough trustworthy people to be stationed in the various states and counties, let's get straight to the point!

"Excellent, this idea is very much like Xiang Yu's!"

Li Er nearly spat out his tea.

That's really reckless; only someone like Xiang Yu could make such a decision!

Old Zhu felt increasingly helpless as he watched.

"We are indeed not on the same path as this Hegemon of Western Chu. Every step he takes is beyond our expectations!"

We can march south and take Jiangnan, then take the four commanderies of Jingzhou, and if all else fails, take Yizhou!

These states are all considered wealthy and are excellent choices.

Even if Xiang Yu has no one else to use, he can simply hand one of the two over to Huangfu Song to guard the area.

Unfortunately, this step he took was something no one expected.

"Indeed, that's very much like Xiang Ji. If he had had the patience for slow development, he wouldn't have suffered such a crushing defeat back then."

Liu Bang also laughed and made a sarcastic remark.

"However, there were people who could stop him in the early Han Dynasty, but in the late Han Dynasty..."

"I will kill gods if they stand in my way, and I will kill Buddhas if they stand in my way! That's what I said!"