Chapter 56: The Establishment of the Anti-Dong Alliance

  Just as everyone thought Dianwei was scared stupid, Dianwei moved. Cao Ren's big knife was only an inch away from Dianwei's head, but this inch couldn't be cut again. Dianwei's hands tightly clamped Cao Hong's big knife, and it turned out that Dianwei had used a move called "empty-handed entry into white blade". The thick arm bulged slightly due to exertion, and the blue veins rose slightly.

  Sweat dripped down Cao Hong's face, but the big knife didn't budge. "Open!" shouted Dian Wei, swinging his arms with great force and sending Cao Hong flying to one side. The impact was tremendous, and Cao Hong struggled to maintain even his martial spirit.

  Xiahou brothers saw this, and their eyes burst forth with lofty war intent. "Xiahou Dun (Yuan), please instruct us, Diwu brothers." It seems that Diwu's strength has gained the recognition of Xiahou brothers.

  Xiahou Dun tightly grasped the long spear in his hand, directly releasing his martial soul. It turned out that Xiahou Dun's martial soul was a black wolf. Although the wolf's combat strength wasn't top-notch, its super strong endurance and persistence had always been among the best. Xiahou Yuan's martial soul was a swift wind wolf, as the name suggests, its characteristic was naturally its speed, fast like a gust of wind.

  Facing two top-notch martial artists, Dian Wei couldn't help but release his own martial soul. A ferocious white tiger suddenly appeared behind Dian Wei, and then Dian Wei and the white tiger merged into one, leaving only a majestic tiger head and its frequently twitching tail.

  A white, holy light burst forth from Dian Wei's body, giving the Xiahou brothers a sense of reverence, a situation that only occurs when facing the king of beasts. The Xiahou brothers secretly cursed their bad luck, thinking that Dian Wei was being too overbearing, and wondered how they could even fight him, as his martial soul was on a completely different level.

  "The White Tiger's Secret Technique: Tiger Roar in the Mountain Forest" Everyone only saw Dian Wei's tiger head on his helmet, facing the sky and letting out a chaotic roar. Xiahou Yuan only felt a bloody, cruel, and evil aura approaching, scaring him to the point where he almost couldn't hold onto the large knife in his hand. Looking at his older brother Xiahou Dun, he was only slightly better off than himself, barely holding on.

  The tiger is the king of all beasts, let alone this Wei Wudi's martial soul which happens to be the White Tiger among the Four Sacred Beasts. The pressure from his martial soul was so overwhelming that Xiahou brothers couldn't muster any will to fight back. Utter defeat - the two brothers joining forces didn't even have the courage to make a move, such is the power of a top-notch warrior.

  "Wei's skill is to kill, today's sparring ends here." Tian Wei dispersed the martial soul on his body, and from Tian Wei's words, he understood that his skills were more focused on actual combat and killing, rather than sparring and showing off.

  "Diǎn brothers' martial arts are unparalleled, we brothers admire." Xiahou brothers bowed their hands to Diǎn Wèi.

  "You two are quite good, to still maintain your fighting spirit under my Tiger Roar Mountain's might is something to be proud of. You have the possibility of becoming top-notch martial generals, from this point on it can only rely on opportunity, or perhaps only through life and death experiences can you gain enlightenment."

  Warriors all admire the strong, and Dian Wei's strength has already made the Xiahou brothers submit, while Dian Wei also seems to think that the Xiahou brothers are not bad people.

  "In the presence of General Cao Cao, who was self-proclaimed, he saw a heroic warrior. At this time when the world is in great chaos and people's lives are unbearably painful, it is exactly the moment for heroes like us to serve the imperial court. A heroic warrior like you, with exceptional martial arts skills, would be wasted in these mountain villages and rural areas, wouldn't that be a pity?" Cao Cao walked forward and bowed to Dian Wei, thinking that to recruit an extraordinary warrior, he had to use some tactics. If he were like the Yuan brothers, how could he possibly recruit someone as fierce as Dian Wei?

  "Yes, Dian Wei brother, with your martial arts skills, it's a waste to be in this wilderness. I wonder if Brother Dian still remembers me?" Zhang Rui walked forward and saluted Dian Wei with a fist.

  "You're that little brother from the day at Yingchuan, how could I not remember? It's just that I've killed someone in the village and have an official case on my hands, I'm afraid of implicating all of you." This Diandi Wei was indeed honest, actually still fearing to implicate everyone.

  "Haha... Don't worry, Zhang Fei, wherever you've gotten into trouble, just let it fall on me, Cao Mengde. I'll see whose lawsuit dares to find me, Cao Cao." Cao Cao said with a heroic and carefree tone.

  "Since that's the case, then Wei will give his life to Master." The two companions who were originally meant to be together made such a simple decision, perhaps due to Cao Cao's heroic influence.

  Cao Cao immediately appointed Dian Wei as his personal bodyguard. Today, Cao Cao was at a loss for words to describe his emotions. First, his own clansmen and relatives came to surrender to him. Then, Zhang Liao, whom he had been thinking about day and night, also surrendered to him. Finally, he obtained an ultra-first-class general, which is not some ordinary cabbage or radish that can be bought on the street.

  "Zhi Bo, this time you can return to the camp and drink painfully, right?" Cao Cao rode his horse and ordered people to take Tian Wei's family members, and the army marched towards Chenliu City. "Ah, my butt, gently, gently!" Cao Hong was helped onto a horse by many soldiers, possibly because he was really hurt from that fall, and he cried out in pain, Cao Hong's miserable cries again brought loud laughter from the generals...

  "Big brother, third brother, even you two are laughing at me. I'm so angry!"

  "Mom, did you hear that ugly uncle scolding again? He's not even as good as Man'er, and Man'er isn't afraid of pain at all." The cute voice of Dian Man came from the carriage, and Cao Hong fainted after hearing it.

  Cao Cao was in his large camp, and all the brothers were drinking happily. In front of him were Wen Rong's men: Xun Yu, Xun You, Zhang Liao, He Zhi Ci, and Guo Jia. And there were also Wei's men: Dian Wei, Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, and Cao Chun. It can be said that the talents gathered together, and among so many people, Cao Cao understood that Zhang Liao was truly a great contributor, bringing himself He Zhi Ci and Guo Jia, two great talents, and recommending Dian Wei, a top-notch general, to him, making him wonder how to reward him.

  Cao Cao now truly feels that kneeling down to plead at the time was the right move, for this Zhang Rui, his efforts were worth it. "Come, fellow brothers, thanks to your trust in me, come and follow me Cao Cao, from now on we are all brothers, sharing fortune and hardship together, let us drink until we can't return tonight."

  Happy days are always short, and Cao Cao has been very busy these past few days. After receiving Cao Cao's letter, all the vassals have basically arrived within these few days.

  The first town, the governor of Nanyang, Yuan Shu. The second town, the governor of Jizhou, Han Fu. The third town, the governor of Yuzhou, Kong Rong. The fourth town, the governor of Yanzhou, Liu Dai. The fifth town, the governor of Henan, Wang Kuang. The sixth town, the governor of Chenliu, Zhang Miao. The seventh town, the governor of Dongjun, Qiao Mao. The eighth town, the governor of Shanyang, Yuan Yi. The ninth town, the governor of Jibei, Bao Xin. The tenth town, the governor of Beihai, Kong Rong. The eleventh town, the governor of Guangling, Zhang Chao. The twelfth town, the governor of Xuzhou, Tao Qian. The thirteenth town, the governor of Xiliang, Ma Teng. The fourteenth town, the governor of Beiping, Gongsun Zan. The fifteenth town, the governor of Shangdang, Zhang Yang. The sixteenth town, the marquis of Wucheng, the governor of Changsha, Sun Jian. The seventeenth town, the marquis of Qixiang, the governor of Bohai, Yuan Shao. In addition to Cao Cao's own troops, there were eighteen towns in total.

  All you lords, slaughter chickens and cows, jointly celebrate the establishment of the alliance against Dong.