Meanwhile, on the main battlefield, Ma Chao personally led his troops to attack Cao Cao's location.

Xu Chu, Cao Cao's personal bodyguard, naturally stepped forward immediately, wanting to stop Ma Chao for Cao Cao.

However, at this moment, Ma Chao only had Cao Cao in his eyes.

Relying on his superb horsemanship to evade Xu Chu's interception, Ma Chao charged straight at Cao Cao.

Seeing Ma Chao charging towards him, even the battle-hardened Cao Cao panicked: "Is today my death day?"

"Prime Minister, don't panic, Cao Hong is here!" Seeing Cao Cao in danger, Cao Hong decisively stepped forward to resist.

Unfortunately, Cao Hong's strength was far inferior to Ma Chao's, and he was thrown aside by Ma Chao's spear, falling to the ground along with his warhorse.

However, Cao Hong showed no fear and rose to attack Ma Chao again: "Prime Minister, run! I'll cover your retreat!"

At this moment, Xu Chu also arrived and joined Cao Hong in intercepting Cao Cao.

After being entangled by Xu Chu and Cao Hong, Ma Chao looked at Cao Cao who was turning to flee and shouted loudly to his soldiers, "Don't let Cao traitor get away!"

Then Cao Cao, who was fleeing, was surprised to find that every officer in the Xiliang army seemed to know him.

No matter how he ran, a group of people kept their eyes glued to him and wouldn't let go.

In the end, it was only through the desperate protection of a group of Cao Cao's generals that the wounded and unconscious Cao Cao was able to escape back to Tong Pass, which had been breached by Jia Xu's men.

When Cao Cao awoke from his coma, it was already the evening of the next day.

Cao Cao suddenly opened his eyes and subconsciously touched his head.

Seeing Cao Cao wake up, Xun Yu, who was standing guard beside him, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "Prime Minister!"

Upon hearing the sound, Cao Cao instinctively reached for his waist with both hands.

When Cao Cao saw that it was Xun Yu who was speaking, he breathed a sigh of relief and asked what the situation was.

Xun Yu told Cao Cao that they had been defeated in yesterday's battle, with more than half of their soldiers killed or wounded.

After Cao Cao was wounded and fell into a coma, it was Xu Chu who carried him to Tongguan.

The generals of Cao Cao's army also suffered injuries of varying degrees.

When Cao Cao realized that Xu Chu was not by his side, he immediately asked Xu Chu how he was doing.

Xun Yu told Cao Cao that Xu Chu had lost too much blood and was still unconscious.

Cao Cao immediately got out of bed to go see Xu Chu.

On his way to visit Xu Chu, Xun Yu also told Cao Cao that fortunately, Xu Huang and Xiahou Yuan had created an opening from Han Sui's territory according to their plan, which prevented Ma Chao from pursuing them with all his might.

Otherwise, Cao Cao might not have been able to escape.

Afterwards, Xun Yu ordered all grain and supplies to be abandoned, which led to a frenzy of looting by the pursuing Xiliang army.

Ma Chao had no choice but to allow his troops to escape, as he dared not venture too far into enemy territory alone.

When Cao Cao arrived at Xu Chu's resting place, he found Xu Chu lying on the bed with his whole body wrapped in gauze.

Cao Cao called Xu Chu's name several times, but Xu Chu did not respond at all.

Xun Yu told Cao Cao that Xu Chu had suffered many injuries while protecting the unconscious Cao Cao.

In addition, the excessive exertion during the escape caused the wound to rupture and result in excessive blood loss.

According to the army doctor's diagnosis, even if Xu Chu is able to wake up this time, he probably won't be able to go back to the battlefield.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" Upon hearing Xun Yu's words, Cao Cao's first reaction was disbelief.

However, upon seeing the unconscious Xu Chu, Cao Cao suppressed his emotions and said sadly, "I have already lost Dian Wei, I cannot lose Xu Chu as well!"

Looking at Cao Cao, who seemed to have aged instantly, Xun Yu said with some concern, "Prime Minister!"

"Wenruo, you go out first. I need to be alone with Zhongkang for a while!" Cao Cao waved his hand at Xun Yu.

When news of Cao Cao's crushing defeat at the hands of Ma Chao reached Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Liang knew that Cao Cao could only watch helplessly as Hanzhong fell into their hands.

Sure enough, Zhang Lu soon sent someone to meet with Zhuge Liang again, expressing his willingness to surrender.

However, there was one condition: that his daughter, Zhang Qiying, betrothed to Liu Feng, Liu Bei's adopted son.

In fact, Zhang Lu would have preferred to marry Zhang Qiying to Liu Bei's eldest son, Liu Shan, but unfortunately, Zhang Qiying was twelve years older than Liu Shan.

Liu Bei could not possibly agree to such a marriage.

Therefore, they had no choice but to settle for second best and have Zhang Qiying marry Liu Feng.

When Zhuge Liang relayed Zhang Lu's terms to Liu Bei via satellite phone, Liu Bei agreed without hesitation.

Liu Bei even retained Zhang Lu's position as governor and divided several counties in Jingnan to establish Liuyang Commandery, where Zhang Lu could spread his teachings.

Seeing Liu Bei's generosity, Zhang Lu readily handed over his troops and, with some followers of the Celestial Masters sect, prepared to migrate to Liuyang County in Jingnan.

When Liu Bei learned that Zhuge Liang had captured Hanzhong, he immediately shared the good news with everyone in the chat group.

Ying Zheng: "Since we have occupied Hanzhong so easily, and Ma Chao is still confronting Cao Cao, Liu Bei can send Zhuge Liang to march east from Hanzhong and take Xicheng, Shangyong, Fangling and other places."

Ying Zheng: "Then the army will sail down the river and join forces with Guan Yu to attack Xiangyang and Fancheng, driving Cao Cao's army completely north of the Yangtze River!"

Upon hearing Ying Zheng's suggestion, Liu Bei's eyes lit up.

Liu Bei: "Thank you for the reminder, Emperor Qin. I'll call my strategist right now and discuss it with him!"

Ying Zheng: "This satellite phone is truly a magical artifact! It's a pity that my group shop hasn't refreshed yet! If anyone's shop refreshes and it does, please remember to buy it for me!"

The chat group members naturally agreed with Ying Zheng's statement.

The world of courtyard houses, a home in Xiaoshan.

Today happens to be the weekend.

Looking at the conversation between Liu Bei and Ying Zheng in the chat group, Xiao Shan couldn't help but smile slightly.

He was also curious about how Liu Bei would unify the world!

Will the Han dynasty, revived by Liu Bei, truly be unshakeable and become an unbroken imperial dynasty for all eternity?

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Just then, Xiao Shan suddenly heard a commotion coming from the courtyard.

"What kind of excitement is this?" Xiao Shan couldn't help but stand up and walk outside.

Although Ding Qiunan also heard what seemed to be some commotion outside, she didn't have the same curiosity as Xiao Shan and remained quietly sitting in the room reading the medical book in her hands.

When Xiao Shan went outside, he saw that it was Liu Guangtian who had returned with his wife, Luo Yiyuan.

It seems that Luo Yiyuan is already pregnant.

Out of consideration for Luo Yiyuan's pregnancy, Liu Haizhong did not prevent Liu Guangtian and his wife from entering the house.

Liu Haizhong glared at Liu Guangtian, who was supporting Luo Yiyuan, and said coldly, "Let's go inside first!"

Hearing Liu Haizhong's words, Liu Guangtian was overjoyed.

Sure enough, after having a child, no matter how angry Liu Haizhong was, he was still different towards her than before.

After entering the house, Liu Haizhong asked his second aunt to take Luo Yiyuan to the inner room.

Then he looked at Liu Guangtian and scolded, "Liu Guangtian, I told you before, once you left this house, don't come back! What are you doing back now?"

Liu Guangtian chuckled: "Dad, I came back this time to apologize to you. I was wrong before!"

Liu Haizhong sneered, "Now that you're in trouble, you know to come to me. What were you doing before?"

After Liu Haizhong had finished cursing, Liu Guangtian shamelessly smiled and said, "Dad, please forgive me this once, even for the sake of my unborn child!"

"Hmph!" Upon hearing Liu Guangtian mention the child, Liu Haizhong didn't say anything more.

Although Liu Haizhong looked down on Luo Yiyuan, the widow, he had no objection to the child in her womb.

After all, this is a descendant of the Liu family.

Seeing Liu Haizhong's appearance, Liu Guangtian knew that there was a way.

However, he knew that these things couldn't be rushed, so he smiled and said, "Dad, Yi Yuan and I will go back first, and we'll come to see you again in a couple of days!"

"Hmph! It's almost lunchtime, what's the point of going back?" Liu Haizhong said coldly. "Eat lunch first, then get out, otherwise people will think I'm stingy with a meal!"

Compared to the tense relationship between Liu Haizhong and his son, the second aunt and Luo Yiyuan got along much better.

Auntie Er has been wanting to have a grandson for a long time!

Now that Luo Yiyuan is pregnant, Aunt Erda thinks she's much more pleasing to the eye than before!

After having lunch at home, Liu Guangtian did not take Luo Yiyuan back directly. Instead, he went to Xiao Shan's house alone, intending to have a chat with Xiao Shan.

At home in Xiaoshan, looking at Liu Guangtian sitting across from him, Xiaoshan smiled and said, "Guangtian, congratulations! You're going to be a father soon!"

"Thank you!" Liu Guangtian sighed. "Now that Yiyuan is pregnant, I realize that supporting a family is no easy task! Before, I could just take a day off when I was tired, but now I don't dare to take a single day off!"

Seeing Liu Guangtian being taught a lesson by life, Xiao Shan laughed and said, "What's the big deal? Pressure is what drives you! If you don't get married, you probably won't be able to rent a place outside in another two years!"

“That’s true!” Liu Guangtian nodded. “Renting a place outside is a bit tough, but at least I don’t have to worry about being my dad’s punching bag every day!”

Xiao Shan put down his teacup: "I wanted to try and mend things with Second Uncle when I came back this time!"

"Yes!" Liu Guangtian nodded in agreement without hesitation, "After all, my mom will have to help take care of the baby after it's born!"

Xiao Shan laughed and said, "It seems that marriage really does make a person mature!"

After seeing Liu Guangtian off, Xiao Shan returned to his bedroom, only to find Ding Qiunan sitting in a chair, lost in thought.

"Wife, what are you thinking about?" Xiao Shan walked to Ding Qiunan's side and asked with a smile.

Ding Qiunan snapped out of her daze and looked at Xiao Shan with some concern, asking, "Honey, you said Liu Guangtian and Qin Jingru got pregnant so quickly after they got married, but we got married even earlier than them, so why isn't there any sign of pregnancy?"

Seeing the worry on Ding Qiunan's face, Xiao Shan smiled and said, "Don't scare yourself! There's nothing wrong with either of us. The fact that we haven't gotten pregnant yet just means the timing isn't right!"

"Really?" Despite Xiao Shan's reassurance, Ding Qiunan still felt uncertain.

Xiao Shan wrapped his arms around Ding Qiunan's neck and whispered, "Of course it's true! Don't you know my medical skills?"

Hearing Xiao Shan say this, Ding Qiunan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After marrying Xiao Shan, Ding Qiunan learned that Xiao Shan was not only an eighth-level welder, but also had profound knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine.

They are at least much more capable than the teachers I knew back in school.

After calming Ding Qiunan down, Xiao Shan picked up the anthology on the kang (a heated brick bed) and started reading.

As he was looking around, Xiao Shan suddenly noticed that You Ruo had tagged all members in the chat group.

You Ruo: "@All members, Duan Lang wants to leave the Heaven and Earth Society. What should I do?"

Zhang Chulan: "Duan Lang wants to leave the Heaven and Earth Society? Did your father not choose Duan Lang when appointing the three hall masters?"

You Ruo: "To be precise, it was during the decisive battle to select the three hall masters that my father warned Duan Lang with his eyes, causing him to lose to Senior Brother Feng in the final battle!"

Under You Ruo's guidance, Duan Lang's current strength is no less than Feng Yun's.

Moreover, when Nie Feng fought Duan Lang, it was impossible for him to use any real force.

So normally, the winner between the two should be Duan Lang.

But how could Xiong Ba possibly allow his personally trained disciple to lose to a mere servant of the Heaven and Earth Society?

So when he saw that Duan Lang and Nie Feng were evenly matched, Xiong Ba gave Duan Lang a warning look.

Although Duan Lang was unwilling, he dared not disobey Xiong Ba, so he could only lose to Nie Feng.

You Ruo: "Moreover, when Dugu Yifang came to visit my father yesterday, he sent someone to deliver a secret letter to Duan Lang, which is why Duan Lang had the idea of ​​leaving the Heaven and Earth Society!"

Yue Buqun: "Then what are your own thoughts, You Ruo?"

You Ruo: "I originally wanted to keep Duan Lang by my side to see if I could change his fate! But now that Duan Lang wants to leave, I don't want to force him to stay. After all, you can't force a melon to ripen!"

Group leader Xiao Shan: "Since you think that a forced relationship won't work, why not just let Duan Lang leave the Heaven and Earth Society!"

……

Seeing that everyone in the chat group felt they should follow their hearts and let Duan Lang go, You Ruo sighed softly.

He then sent his maid to fetch Duan Lang.

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