The remnants of Dong Zhuo's forces and Ma Teng of Xiliang's battle did not have much impact, at most they felt a slight envy for the two newly-born practitioners of Inner Qi Manifestation, as for the strength displayed by Zhang Xiu, it was already enough to draw the attention of all the Feudal Lords across the land.
Cao Cao led his great army directly from Yuzhou and passed through Lub Kingdom, and after passing through Faan County with strategically forward-thinking, he ordered Le Jin to lead three thousand soldiers to garrison Faan County, guard the city, and avoid the possibility of Liu Bei or Yuan Shu sending troops to cut off his return path.