A thousand-year-old family begins with one fighting against ten thousand.

"We are certain of victory in this battle!"

Liu Xiu stood before the army, boosting morale, wearing a gleaming suit of armor.

"The other two pacification armies have already achieved victory, and even Commander Ma has annihilated Wang Kuang. The army is less than ten miles away from here."

"Once we've drawn the rebels' attention, they'll attack us from behind."

"To achieve great deeds, to be appointed generals and ennobled, the day is here!"

"Victory is certain!"

"Victory is certain!"

"Victory is certain!"

After Liu Xiu shouted "Victory is certain!" three times, he suddenly felt the sky brighten. Everyone looked up and saw a meteor with a long, fiery tail growing larger and larger in their field of vision.

A sense of fear and despair rose within the army: Was destiny not with them, but with the traitors?!

At the same time, the same thought arose in their minds: How could they possibly prevail against the immense power of heaven and earth?!

Even someone as resolute as Liu Xiu lost all confidence in the face of this scene that seemed like divine punishment.

Everyone watched in despair as the meteorite drew ever closer in the sky, then narrowly missed its mark and fell.

Wait, it just grazed the edge?

Liu Xiu and the others then realized that the meteorite had not fallen on their heads.

Instead, it landed on...

On the heads of the rebels outside the city!

"Heaven has decreed the fate of Han; Heaven is aiding Han! Victory in this battle is assured!"

Liu Xiu was the first to react and shouted loudly.

The soldiers snapped out of their despair and realized that the situation had turned around. The more desperate they had been before, the more confident they were now, and their morale and confidence soared to an extreme.

"Heaven's mandate is with the Han!"

The soldiers shouted and followed Liu Xiu as they charged out!

The rebels outside the city also saw the meteor in the sky, and they watched helplessly as it fell toward their commander's camp.

"Divine punishment! This is divine punishment!"

"This is divine punishment for betraying the Han Dynasty!"

The entire army was gripped by fear. They were originally rebels, and before their betrayal, the Han Dynasty was flourishing and expanding its territory.

Heaven's favor still lingered on the Han Dynasty.

Their rebellion will naturally cause them to lose the favor of Heaven, and it is only natural that they will be punished by Heaven.

The news spread like wildfire, and the fact that the meteorite had struck their commander's camp and killed him quickly reached the entire army.

Meanwhile, the Han army inside Kunyang City, shouting the Mandate of Heaven, charged into the city.

Having witnessed the divine punishment of the falling star, the rebels lost all morale and, upon seeing the Han army approaching, knelt down and surrendered.

Those who did not surrender scattered and fled in other directions.

Only the sons of powerful families knew they had no choice; being captured meant certain death.

Moreover, they have hundreds of thousands of troops at their disposal, and the army in Kunyang City is no match for them in a direct confrontation.

Therefore, the army is still doing its best to organize a counterattack.

Liu Yan's army, which had made an agreement with Liu Xiu, attacked from behind and scattered their newly organized army once again.

Seeing the large horse-shaped banner in Liu Yan's army, these people thought that Ma Wu's army, which had annihilated Wang Kuang, had arrived, and their last will to resist vanished.

In this way, Liu Xiu incorporated this 40-strong army with almost no effort.

When the battle report reached Ma Wu, his face twitched violently.

He knew that he could no longer suppress Liu Xiu and his brother.

Such tremendous results, and the destiny represented by the falling meteor, made him secretly regret targeting Liu Xiu and his brothers.

He's starting to get scared. He's scheming against Liu Xiu and his brother, what if a meteorite just hits him on the head and kills him?!

Frightened, Ma Wu sent the battle report to Chang'an verbatim, and at the same time reported all of Liu Xiu and his brother's military achievements to Emperor Ping of Han without missing a single one, saying many good words to recommend Liu Xiu and his brother for credit.

The imperial court in Chang'an was stunned when it received the battle report.

One can't help but sigh that the Liu and Wei families are indeed blessed by fate.

One, aided by destiny, pierced the city gate with a single halberd strike.

Another stroke of luck occurred when a meteorite fell from the sky and killed the opposing commander.

What's even more interesting is that neither of these two people who were favored by fate belonged to the main branch, but rather to a branch.

What will the main forces of these two companies do?

Is it support, or...?

Wei An naturally chose to support him, as he was well aware of what Wei Xian meant by this so-called destiny.

Moreover, this is a time of great expansion and development, and the Wei family needs someone with unparalleled martial prowess to suppress all dissent and ensure the smooth implementation of China's grand plan for the next millennium.

Emperor Ping of Han was filled with gloom; he was the true emperor, the master of the Han Dynasty.

Fate did not reside in him, but in a fallen member of the Liu family. What does this signify?

He has been abandoned by Heaven, and Heaven has chosen another person to inherit his destiny.

This is something he cannot accept.

In particular, his trusted confidant Ma Wu did his utmost to plead for Liu Xiu's merits in the letter.

It hadn't been long, and Ma Wu was still Liu Xiu's superior, yet he was easily won over by Liu Xiu.

Is this the terror of the chosen one?!

We absolutely cannot allow Liu Xiu to continue growing stronger!

"Someone, prepare the sedan chair; we're going to Lord Yan's residence."

Upon arriving at the gate of the Duke of Yan's residence, Emperor Ping of Han pondered for a moment and then instructed those around him, "Go and arrange for someone to forge a plaque for the Prince of Zhongwu's residence, and then put it up."

The back garden of the Yan Duke's mansion was a place that almost every emperor of the Han Dynasty would visit.

The heads of the Wei family throughout history have received the emperor here, a tradition that began when the first head of the family, Prince Zhongwu, received Emperor Taizu Gao.

"I've heard that General Wei Xian is already on his way back to the capital?"

Emperor Ping of Han was the first to initiate the conversation.

Wei An smiled and nodded, understanding in his heart, and his evaluation of Emperor Ping of Han dropped considerably.

He is too petty and intolerant of others.

"With one halberd, the city gate was breached. Congratulations to the Wei family for producing another figure like the Loyal and Martial King."

Emperor Ping of Han said.

"Your Majesty flatters me. I only possess some brute strength, but I am far inferior to the First Ancestor."

Wei An said.

No matter how Wei Xian compares to the First Ancestor, King Zhongwu, if Wei Xian knew that Emperor Ping of Han was comparing him to the First Ancestor, he would be so frightened that he would immediately kneel in the ancestral hall for three days and three nights.

"That's the Loyal and Martial King. Even if he can only be compared to him in terms of martial prowess, he is a rare talent who is hard to find in all the ages."

Emperor Ping of Han praised him lavishly, carefully observing Wei An's expression.

Wei An chuckled and shook his head. "Even in terms of martial arts alone, they are far from being a match."

"Wei Xian was able to breach the city gate with a single halberd strike because that was the most he could do."

"The First Ancestor was able to break through the city gate with a single halberd strike, but that was just a casual attack of his, far from his peak."

Emperor Ping of Han scoffed at this, saying that being able to break through a city gate with a single halberd was already a rare feat throughout history.

Besides these two, you can't find a third one going back 2000 years.

If these are all casual strikes, then is the real strength really that of someone who can lift mountains?

Are you kidding me?!

This is reality, not a story!

The Wei family is truly shameless, praising their ancestors so much.