Chapter 416: Tiger Prison Pass (2)
Like Dong Zhuo, who was originally a greedy wolf, and the dragon and wolf elephant that evolved from devouring the dragon qi of the Great Han later, is such a similar existence.
If Dong Zhuo hadn't experienced a fusion of soul consciousness, which had caused a fundamental change in his heart, thoughts, and will, in fact, he would not have chosen another god of visualization at all, and the greedy wolf and the dragon wolf were the most suitable for him.
At the same time, just after Dong Zhuo came to the Tiger Prison Pass with the army.
Twenty miles away from the Tiger Prison Pass, in the camp of the coalition army, Yuan Shaogao, who had already completed the alliance matters, sat on the main seat and looked down at the leaders of the many princes and coalition forces that were separated from the left and right below, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, Dong Thief has appeared in the Tiger Prison Pass, what can you teach Yuan Shao?" ”
"At the behest of the alliance leader." The No. 1 dog leg of the Yuan family, Jizhou Thorn Shi Han Belly, took the lead and said.
For a while, most of the rest responded because of the prestige of the Yuan family.
The ones who didn't react were just three or two.
Among them are Yuan Shao's own brother Yuan Shu and good brother Cao Cao, as well as the arrogant Youzhou Gongsun Zhan.
"Well, after seeing that he was tempted, everyone below responded a lot, but Yuan Shao's face did not move, but he was also a lot happy in his heart.
Although there are a few of them that are more dazzling, but Cao Cao and Yuan Shu he knows it, and he doesn't care much, for Gongsun Zhan, Yuan Shao also knows this person, and he knows that there are a lot of calculations at this time, so he only secretly made a note in his heart.
Then he said loudly: "I mean that you have just come over, and your army has not yet run in, it is better to run in for three days first, so that the sons and daughters under your command can recognize the banner and then attack the city." ”
"During this period, the matter of grain and grass will be handed over to the highway to be responsible, and the other generals, if they have itchy hands, they can challenge one or two, so as to kill the spirit of the Xiliang army, which has already shown the momentum of our wait."
"What do you think?" After Yuan Shao finished speaking, he looked at the people below and asked.
Hearing this, everyone looked at each other and said in unison: "The words of the alliance leader are reasonable, and we should obey them." ”
"Hmm"
Later, after the main things were determined, other miscellaneous matters were naturally handled by the staff and subordinates below, and Yuan Shao and the others directly began to drink and celebrate.
Although most of the people present at this time are a little ambitious, there are really not many who want to oppose the Han Dynasty, they just want to take this opportunity to earn political prestige and lay the foundation for their future careers, so it is necessary to take this opportunity to contact and contact feelings together in the eyes of many people.
In any case, this alliance can be regarded as pulling everyone into a trench, and there is a natural basis for unity.
It is precisely because at this time that everyone has not yet completely determined the anti-Han who wants to tear their faces, so the position of the leader of the alliance will be Yuan Shao's, otherwise they will really be anti-Han, who cares about the prestige of the Yuan family!
However, I think that Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu brothers knew their goals from the beginning, and some of them were bet in advance, so they naturally knew the real purpose of this so-called coalition.
Cao Cao didn't look black, short and frustrated, after all, this was a world with the power of the Immortal Dao, even if he only relied on the cultivation of the martial arts, he couldn't be like that.
Although he is not very handsome, but he is also full of a spirit of martial arts, at this time he is talking with Youzhou Liaoxi Taishou, known as the White Horse General, Gongsun Zhan.
Cao Cao chuckled and said to Gongsun Zhan, "It seems that our alliance leader is still relatively sober?" didn't go directly to the army to kill. “
"Hehe, if he is really dizzy, then Lao Tzu really won't serve him." Gongsun Chan casually took a sip of wine and said.
"Well, although there were some family disciples in the beginning, people are still very capable, if Brother Bokui can, let's be patient a little more! After all, he is now the leader of the alliance. Cao Cao gently persuaded.
Cao Cao, who had been hidden next to Yuan Shao before, found that Gongsun Zhan was a little disgusted by Yuan Shao's previous temptation, and was afraid that this famous white horse general would be centrifuged by Yuan Shao because of this, so he immediately used the banquet to appease one or two.
"Brother Meng De, don't worry, Zhan knows the severity, but he is just a little unaccustomed to Yuan Benchu's family habits in his heart." Gongsun Chan said clearly.
"Hehe, since Brother Bokui knows it in his heart, then I won't say much." Cao Cao said with a laugh.
Later, the two chatted about the scenery of the north and their views on the political affairs of the Hu people, and they also talked very harmoniously.
A quarter of an hour later, the two separated.
After Cao Cao left, Liu Bei, who had watched the two talking from a distance, came over with two sworn brothers who pretended to be his personal guards.
Speaking of which, Liu Bei, who has no power and no power, can join in, thanks to the help of Gongsun Zhan, without his endorsement, where would Yuan Shao and these people give him Liu Bei's face.
Even so, a descendant of a down-and-out royal family who doesn't know the truth or falsehood is not very well received, so although Liu Bei had a heart before, he still didn't dare to rashly go up to talk to others.
After all, he also knows that he and others are cheeky, and people are very disgusted, in case he encounters a face-to-face scolding him who doesn't give face, it will also be a sideshow, even if Gongsun Chan is still willing to help him say a few words, isn't that also looking ugly for himself?
Therefore, during the banquet, Liu Bei was always alone in the corner, and he didn't bring his brother over until Gongsun Zhan finished talking with Cao Cao.
"Brother has some friendship with that Cao Mengde?" Liu Bei said casually in confusion.
As an old classmate and old friend of Gongsun Zhan, although he didn't have much contact before, he really knew a lot about Gongsun Chan during the period of time Liu Bei took refuge in the past, and it was the first time he saw Gongsun Chan actually have a connection with a wealthy family, especially the concubine of the Cao family like Cao Cao.
Although there are always people who Cao Cao's official eunuchs come to laugh at him later, and he often pretends to be a younger brother in front of Yuan Shao, the Cao family is not a top family in Luoyang City, but in the eyes of Liu Bei and others, Cao Cao is definitely among the children of the top wealthy families in the Han Dynasty.
"Xuande said that he laughed!" Gongsun Zhan, who took a sip of wine, said in a casual whisper: "Others don't know the identity of your brother, don't you know this old classmate?" ”
"Brother is just a child of a poor family, and before today, he will have a relationship with the wealthy family above!"
"Even the Youzhou family is not deep, let alone the great family of the Central Plains."
"What about this Cao Cao?" Liu Bei said congratulatorily: "It seems that my brother's prestige has spread from the northern land to the Central Plains, and even the children of the family like Cao Cao have come to make friends with you." ”
"Hehehe." In the face of Liu Bei's compliment, Gongsun Chan squinted and chuckled and said, "It's just to appease me for Yuan Benchu, Xuande said that I went there." ”
"The name of General White Horse is also somewhat useful in the Northland, and it is not a decisive factor in this Central Plains where you pay attention to your origin." Gongsun Chan said modestly.
"Don't you see, even if Dong Zhuo tries his best to climb to the top of the prime minister's position, isn't he not allowed by these families?"
From this sentence, Liu Bei heard the resentment in Gongsun Zhan's heart, which also belonged to the resentment of the border generals.
Liu Bei himself is deeply touched by this, so he has always grasped his royal identity, and he will never leave this signboard at any time and place, because he knows that without this signboard, he will never want to get ahead.
However, although he understood Gongsun Zan in his heart, Liu Bei would not say it on his face.
Instead, he said persuasively: "Brother drank too much, then Dong Zhuo is a traitor who brutalized the emperor and insulted the palace concubine, brother must not say this!" ”
"Hehe, I didn't drink too much, isn't this what you said to Xuande? I can't do it with you! Gongsun Chan chuckled and said: "As for Dong Zhuo, hehe, he did those things without pretense, but he didn't do it early or late, but he suddenly did it when everyone didn't expect it." ”
"I don't believe there's any insider story!" Gongsun Chan sneered and whispered.
Then without waiting for Liu Bei to persuade again, he waved his hand directly and said: "Forget it, it's over, don't mention it!" Anyway, it's always opposite, and you can only care about Dong Zhuo's own bad luck. ”
"When it comes to Xuande, don't run around this time, the Xiliang Army is not easy to deal with, just those righteous soldiers of yours can't withstand a charge, if you are far away, this time you will not be able to protect you as a brother." Gongsun Chan admonished.
"Brother has seen Dong Zhuo!" Liu Bei, who heard this, said with some surprise.
According to his understanding of Gongsun Chan, he is as proud as Gongsun Chan, even in the face of someone stronger than himself, he will never bow his head and say anything soft, but no matter how he listened to the advice just now, there was a trace of softness.
If it weren't for jealousy, Gongsun Chan would not have been able to say such a thing.
Hearing Liu Bei's surprise question, Gongsun Chan also realized that what he had just said might be a little inappropriate.
His face changed slightly, and then he said with relief: "Well, I don't know if it's Dong Zhuo, even the Xiliang Army under his command has been personally contacted by his brother." ”
"I remember that I saw it a long time ago when my brother was transferred to Xiliang to suppress the huge Jiang clan's overturn."
"I thought it was because the Liangzhou Army was too weak to cause Jiang Ji to break out, but after I went, I realized that this was not the case at all! On the contrary, it was precisely because the Western Liang Army was strong enough that Jiang Yan was only confined to Liangzhou, and even the land of Chang'an Sanfu was not affected. ”
"How strong?" Liu Bei asked in surprise. During this time, what I heard the most was how bad Dong Zhuo was, how brutal the Xiliang Army was, although Liu Bei knew that these were the words of the family, but it would inevitably have some impact if he heard too much.
After all, he, like most people, had never come into contact with Dong Zhuo, and the only time he had a distant glimpse of the might of the Xiliang Army was only during the Yellow Turban Uprising, when his teacher Lu Zhi had seen it from afar, but then he followed his teacher to the capital Luoyang, and did not have in-depth contact.
And afterwards, Dong Zhuo's battle against the Yellow Turban Army Zhang Jiao's Yellow Turban Warrior was also defeated, so Liu Bei didn't have an intuitive understanding of how strong Dong Zhuo and the Xiliang Army were.
"It's very strong, it's a little scary, whether it's Dong Zhuo himself or his Xiliang Army." Gongsun Zhan said softly: "The white horse Yicong who thinks that he is cultivated for his brother is not much worse than the Xiliang army, at most it is the direction that the cavalry is good at, but they can be called the best cavalry in the world." ”
"The white horse Yicong who can be a brother doesn't even have 10,000 people, and at his peak it was only seven or eight thousand, and now there are only about 6,000 people."
"Do you know how many Xiliang Army there are?"
Liu Bei shook his head. He has been messing around in the north before, and the highest level of contact is Gongsun Zhan, and he may know about this kind of thing.
"At least two hundred thousand." Gongsun Zhan, who had long known that Liu Bei could not know, directly reported a person Liu Bei's stunned figures.
"At least 200,000 are the strongest cavalry of the real elite, and at the same time, he also controlled two or three hundred thousand auxiliary cavalry retinues that were only one line behind."
"Although there have been wars over the years, the Western Liang Army may have suffered a lot of losses, but you don't know that in Liangzhou, human life is the most lowly, as long as you give you food, there are some top men to sell your life."
"And Dong Zhuo is almost a signboard in Xiliang, as long as he can afford it, he can pull up hundreds of thousands of reserve troops in an instant, and he only needs a few battlefield trainings to be the top first-class cavalry."
"I'm sure Dong Zhuo still has an army of at least 300,000 to 500,000, and he is still the most capable elite army in the world."
"This is the capital that he can rely on violence to directly control the capital of the Han Shengjing by taking the opportunity to enter Luoyang."
"And that's still fighting? Does anyone else know? Liu Bei looked at the people around him who were still singing and dancing, and for the first time in his heart, his admiration for them rose.
"What a big heart! At this time, I still have the heart to play. Liu Bei scolded in his heart
Although the coalition army also has an army of about 400,000, Liu Bei, who has participated in the war, naturally knows the difference between 400,000 young and strong people and 400,000 elite troops.
If you really want to completely pull away from the stance, the latter is completely an existence that can crush the former without panting.
"How could I not know." Gongsun Zhan shook his head and said: "Don't say it to others, Yuan Benchu, Yuan Highway Brothers, and Cao Cao Ke all came out of Luoyang, at that time Dong Zhuo had already controlled Luoyang, and the Xiliang Army also went to Luoyang with 200,000 troops, this time the alliance was already prepared, they must have carefully investigated Dong Zhuo's details, how could they not know!" ”
"Otherwise, when I was in Luoyang, with the family background of Yuan Shao and others, I could directly launch a mutiny in Luoyang City, just like they dealt with the Ten Standing Servants."
"Isn't it because you know that you can't fight Dong Zhuo that you have fled Luoyang one after another?"
"And that Sun Jian, that guy has worked with Dong Zhuo before, and he once offended Dong Zhuo, how can he not know Dong Zhuo's bottom."
"He is probably the most active in this coalition." Gongsun Chan said in a casual whisper.
"What are the plans of that brother?" Gongsun Chan said that this is the case, and Liu Bei can't see that Gongsun Chan clearly has other ideas and plans in his heart.
In this regard, Liu Bei, who is still relying on Gongsun Chan to survive, can only follow in his footsteps.