[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-survival-in-the-three-kingdoms-starting-with-a-h":3,"chapter-survival-in-the-three-kingdoms-starting-with-a-h-three-kingdoms-survival-starting-with-hundredfol-chapter-389":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Three Kingdoms Survival: Starting with Hundredfold Growth",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2021995,3047,"Chapter 389: Warlords Gather","three-kingdoms-survival-starting-with-hundredfol-chapter-389",389,"\u003Cp>Afterwards.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>One night passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Continued marching the next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the afternoon, they finally arrived at the agreed location for the warlord alliance, Suanzao County, Chenliu.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At this time, there were still about three days left before the official start of the main storyline [Warlords Crusade Against Dong].\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>However, various warlords such as Yuan Shao and Cao Cao had already arrived in Suanzao in advance and set up camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Flags were flying everywhere, and the large army was arrayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Li, as a warlord and a governor, having become famous in the Yellow Turban Rebellion, naturally also received...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Of course, as warlords, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and others could not come in person, they just sent people to collect the visiting cards.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Li also sent people to reply to the visiting cards one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Currently, there were eighteen warlords in the Warlord faction.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>First formation: Yuan Shao, Yuan Benchu, the concubine-born son of the Yuan family, who had served for four generations and three dukes.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Second formation: Yuan Shu, Yuan Gonglu, the legitimate son of the Yuan family, who had served for four generations and three dukes.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Third formation: Jizhou Inspector Han Fu, Han Wenjie.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Fourth formation: Garrison Captain Cao Cao, Cao Mengde.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Fifth formation: Yanzhou Inspector Liu Dai, Liu Liu Gongshan.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Sixth formation: Yuzhou Inspector Kong Zhou, Kong Kong Gongxu.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Seventh formation: Henei Governor Wang Kuang, Wang Wang Gongjie.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Eighth formation: Chenliu Governor Zhang Miao, Zhang Zhang Mengzhuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Ninth formation: Dongjun Governor Qiao Mao, Qiao Qiao Yuanwei.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tenth formation: Shanyang Governor Yuan Yi, Yuan Yuan Boye.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Eleventh formation: Beihai Governor Kong Rong, Kong Kong Wenju.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Twelfth formation: Jibei Governor Bao Xin, Bao Yuncheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Thirteenth formation: Guangling Governor Zhang Chao, Zhang Menggao.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Fourteenth formation: Xuzhou Inspector Tao Tao Tao Qian, Tao Gongzu.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Fifteenth formation: Xiliang Governor Ma Teng, Ma Ma Shoucheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Sixteenth formation: Beiping Governor Commandant Gongsun Zan, Commandant Gongsun Bogui.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Seventeenth formation: Shangdang Governor Zhang Yang, Zhang Zhisheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Eighteenth formation: Changsha Governor Sun Jian, Sun Wentai.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Among them, the ones with the most troops were the two brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Each brought 300,000 troops, while other warlords brought 100,000 or 80,000. Of course, there were also a few who came to make up the numbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Compared to the initiator of this alliance, Cao Cao, he brought less than 10,000 troops.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>I don't know if it was because the assassination failed, he fled back to Chenliu temporarily, and didn't have time to prepare troops.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Or if he deliberately brought only so few troops to fish in troubled waters.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Anyway, that guy was smiling whenever he saw people, giving people the feeling of a smiling tiger.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>I don't know how others see it, but Lin Tian always felt that Cao Cao was very asking for a beating.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If there was a chance, he wouldn't mind killing Cao Cao on the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Of course!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It could only be thought about in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If it were really on the battlefield, a guy like Cao Cao who belonged to the protagonist type of this world would be the most difficult to deal with.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Wanting to kill them would definitely not be so easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>However...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>When thinking of this, the corners of Su Li's mouth curled up, and a mysterious smile suddenly appeared on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Now that Dian Wei is under my command, will 'Cao the Wife-Snatcher' be killed by Zhang Xiu later when he covets someone else's sister-in-law in Wancheng?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"If this world follows the original Three Kingdoms historical plot, this is still very possible...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"After all, the fact that Cao Cao likes wives is an absolute nature; the phrase 'Cao the Wife-Snatcher' didn't come for nothing...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After feeling beautiful and YY for a while, Su Li began to choose a suitable place to set up camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>There were still about three days left before the main storyline officially began.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Most of the people who came now were warlords!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Except for a few players who were close and came quickly, most players had not arrived yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Basically, they would appear one after another in the remaining time.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>During this period.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Players who joined the Warlord faction needed to choose one of the nineteen warlords, including Su Li, to join.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Quite a few players wanted to join Su Li's command.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But they were all ruthlessly rejected by him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He was taking the elite route.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>All the troops under his command were at the level of special troops or above.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Mixing in some ordinary players wouldn't increase combat power, and they would be very difficult to manage.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It was completely thankless, so why accept players' requests to join?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even some beautiful female players were directly rejected by Lin Tian.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>That's right, he was just that ruthless, just that cruel!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Time passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Soon, there was only one day left until the official start of the main storyline for Chapter Two.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>On this day.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As the host, the Chenliu Prefect Zhang Miao of Yuzhou had long since arranged for his subordinates to build a high flag platform in an open area of Suanzao County. He prepared pigs and sheep for the sacrificial rites, burned incense, and offered prayers, wishing for a great victory in the campaign against Dong Zhuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Once these ceremonies were completed, he invited the various warlords to gather in the Suanzao County hall for the alliance oath-taking ceremony.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At this time, although many players had arrived outside Suanzao County and joined the camps of the various warlords.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>They were not qualified to join the oath-taking alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Never mind the qualifications for the alliance; they didn't even have the qualifications to enter Suanzao County.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>When the oath-taking ceremony began, Suanzao County had already been tightly surrounded by heavy troops dispatched by Zhang Miao; only the warlords themselves could enter.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The purpose of this was naturally to prevent spies from Dong Zhuo’s side—who were players—from infiltrating while the various warlords discussed their grand strategy to defeat Dong.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After all, whether they were players or NPCs under the warlords, anyone could potentially be an enemy mole.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Of course!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As a Prefect, Su Li was naturally qualified to enter.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"The Prefect of Changshan... has arrived!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>When Su Li entered the Suanzao County hall, the NPC guards responsible for reception even loudly formed a line to welcome him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Then, a man of short stature with a face full of whiskers followed closely behind and cupped his hands toward Su Li: \"I am Cao Mengde. I have long heard that although Prefect Su is an 'Outsider,' you are a rare talent for command. Seeing you today, your reputation is well-deserved!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As soon as Cao Cao came up, he flattered Su Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Since one does not strike a smiling face, seeing that Cao Cao spoke this way, Su Li also smiled and cupped his hands in return: \"I once heard that Captain Cao went alone to assassinate the traitor Dong. Although you did not succeed, this heroic spirit of sacrificing oneself for the world is enough to call you a lone hero. I admire you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Come on, let’s engage in some commercial mutual flattery and see who can out-flatter whom.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Hahaha, Prefect Su, that is too serious. How can I, Cao, be considered a lone hero? I am but a solitary man. I have heard that Prefect Su has an invincible cavalry unit under his command. If I had such a unit, I reckon I would have already eliminated the traitor by now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and smiled, clearly implying something.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Alright!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Su Li’s gaze turned cold. So, this fellow Cao Cao had designs on his troops.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He didn't know where this guy got his intelligence, but he actually knew about his Red Blood Dragon Cavalry.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This was clearly looking for trouble!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>However, even though Su Li knew Cao Cao’s intentions were impure, he still smiled on the surface: \"Captain Cao, that is truly an exaggeration. My troops are far from being invincible; those four words are still a long way off.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Hehe, my words are not an exaggeration at all. Furthermore, I have heard that Su Li was peerlessly heroic during the Yellow Turban Rebellion. In this campaign against Dong Zhuo, I hope to see your heroic bearing as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Seeing that Su Li’s words were airtight, Cao Cao did not continue to press the matter. After some polite pleasantries, they each took their seats.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But this conversation served as a reminder to Su Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Now that the main storyline of Chapter Two had begun, once it ended, it would likely be the chaotic melee between the warlords.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Chr\u002F>\u003Cp>\u003Cem>— Author's Notes —\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Seeking self-subscription, seeking evaluations\u003C\u002Fp>",1442,"2026-06-15T20:03:11.425Z","2026-06-17T08:45:35.663Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","3016873d888fc3efc055f6411d2d812b8c515b6099122b59fc574cf3885b13d7","three-kingdoms-survival-starting-with-hundredfol-chapter-390","three-kingdoms-survival-starting-with-hundredfol-chapter-388",480,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthree-kingdoms-survival-starting-with-hundredfol-cover.jpg"]