After Cao Cao's assassination of Dong Zhuo failed, he fled all the way back to his hometown in Qian County. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Cao Cao constantly reflected on himself. Now that he has been designated as an anti-thief by Dong Zhuo and is wanted by the whole country, I am afraid that he will be murdered by others.

Cao Cao thought about it all night, and finally thought of a way, that is, to ask for Dong.

Cao Cao consulted with his father Cao Song and prepared to sell his property and recruit troops.

"Mengde, our family doesn't have that much money. As a father, he was incompetent, and he wasted too much family wealth in his early years, and now I'm afraid I can't do it. Cao Song said helplessly.

Cao Cao was full of black lines, if it weren't for Cao Song being his father, he really wanted to slap this loser's father.

"Don't worry about my son, there is a filial piety and honesty here in Qiaoxian County, who is righteous and squanders money, has a huge wealth, and is famous far and wide. If he is willing to help, then you can do big things with confidence! Cao Song also found that Cao Cao's face was not good, and hurriedly said a solution.

Cao Cao didn't say a word, and hurriedly went to Wei Hong's house and found him. Cao Cao explained his plan to Wei Hong, and he knew that he was righteous. Wei Hong praised Cao Cao's loyalty and decided to do everything he could to recruit soldiers and horses for Cao Cao to jointly crusade against the national thief Dong Zhuo.

Cao Cao sold the Cao family's property and received financial support from Wei Hong, and there was no problem with financial resources. Cao Cao began to recruit troops and horses to build weapons and armor.

Cao Cao wrote an edict, pretending to be at the behest of Liu Xie, and sent it all over the world, calling on the heroes of the world to order a joint crusade against Dong Zhuo. At the same time, Cao Cao set up a banner in Qian County, with the word "loyalty" written on it, calling on the heroes of the world to jointly eradicate national thieves.

Cao Cao's move gathered a huge reputation for himself, and everyone in the world knew Cao Cao's name.

Heroes from all walks of life in the world admired Cao Cao's boldness, and at the same time knew that this was a good opportunity, if Dong Zhuo could be eradicated and the Han family could be restored, then everyone who participated would be able to go down in history. If it fails, it can also get a good name, which will be of great benefit to the development of the power in the future.

Cao Cao continued to recruit troops and horses in Qian County, and the Cao family and the Xiahou family also strongly supported Cao Cao, Xiahou Tang and Xiahou Yuan of the Xiahou family came to take refuge with thousands of people, and Cao Ren, Cao Hong and other Cao Cao's cousins were all invested in Cao Cao's command. Cao Cao's father, Cao Song, was originally a son of the Xiahou family, but later passed on to Cao Teng, so Cao Cao and Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, and Cao Hong are all brothers of the same clan. Heroes from all walks of life also continued to defect to Cao Cao, including fierce generals like Le Jin and Li Dian, and Cao Cao's core group was initially formed.

Yuan Shao also received Cao Cao's edict, admired this friend, and hurriedly convened his subordinates to discuss. After Yuan Shao fled Luoyang and came to Bohai, he quickly organized his own power team by relying on his own charm and illustrious family background. Wu has peerless generals such as Yan Liang and Wen Chou, and there are wise and resourceful people such as Xu Yu Fengji, which can be described as full of talents. Yuan Shao showed his subordinates Cao Cao's edict, and Xu Yu Fengji knew at a glance that it was Cao Cao's fake, but now it doesn't matter, as long as everyone says it's true, then this edict is true.

Xu Youfengji and others began to plan for Yuan Shao, and agreed that Yuan Shao must participate, and at the same time seize the position of commander. They calculated very clearly, there must be many princes who responded to Cao Cao's call, so there must be a commander, otherwise it will be like a plate of scattered sand. This position of commander can only be done by Yuan Shao, the fourth and third dukes, which is of great benefit. At the same time, in order to preserve his strength, Yuan Shao's strategists also suggested that Yuan Shao should not bring Yan Liangwen over and that all the elites would be in the Bohai Sea, Dong Zhuo was not so easy to deal with, and this crusade might fail, so he must preserve his strength and wait until he competes with others for world dominance in the future.

After hearing this, Yuan Shao agreed very much, and led some ordinary sergeants to join Cao Cao.

Liu Yu also received Cao Cao's edict, and at this time, he had just finished the full moon wine for his son Liu Xuan. Liu Yu also convened his subordinates to discuss, and Tian Feng and Chen Gong said that they must go, no matter whether the result is successful or unsuccessful, this is a good thing to expand their prestige. Although he agreed to go, he put forward a different point of view.

Fu Zhu said that Liu Yu had to go to this crusade against Dong Zhuo, but he couldn't go early. He could only be present at the last time, when the other princes had already lost money, and Liu Yu would be able to dominate the family and obtain greater benefits, and he would not be controlled by others, and at the same time he could avoid the calculations of others.

The suggestion of Frustration was deeply in line with Liu Yu's idea of picking peaches afterwards, and he decided to follow Frustration's method.

Liu Yu specially wrote a letter to Cao Cao, praising his loyalty and bravery, and at the same time euphemistically saying that he could not easily move because of foreign threats at present, and when he freed his hands, he would come to participate in the grand event.

After Cao Cao received this letter, he scolded Liu Yu for being despicable, and secretly hated that he had no eyes and knew Liu Yu, a hypocrite.

Like Liu Yu, who is ready to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, Liu Yan, Liu Biao and other Han clan relatives, their ambitions are not small.

There are quite a few people who respond.

They are the later generals Nanyang Taishou Yuan Shu, Jizhou Thorn Shi Han Fu, Yuzhou Thorn Shi Kong Ling, Yanzhou Thorn Shi Liu Dai, Hanoi County Taishou Wang Kuang, Chen Liutai Shou Zhang Miao, Dongjun Taishou Qiao Mao, Shanyang Taishou Yuan Yi, Jibei Xiang Bao Xin, Beihai Taishou Kong Rong, Guangling Taishou Zhang Chao, Beiping Taishou Gongsun Zhan, Shangdang Taishou Zhang Yang, Wucheng Hou Changsha Taishou Sun Jian, Qixiang Hou Bohai Taishou Yuan Shao, Xiaoqi Captain Cao Cao, Xiliang Taishou Ma Teng, Xuzhou Thorn Shi Taoqian, collectively known as the Eighteen Road Princes.

It is particularly worth mentioning that when Gongsun Zhan led the soldiers and horses through the plain, he met the three brothers Liu Guan and Zhang. Gongsun Zhan and Liu Bei are brothers in the same class, and it is rare to meet, Liu Bei, as a landlord, naturally knows how to entertain well.

Gongsun Zhan knew the skills of the three brothers Liu Guan and Zhang, so he said that he was going to crusade against Dong Zhuo, hoping that Liu Bei and the three would go together.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei have long been tired of staying in this small place in the plains, and Zhang Fei has always remembered that he looked down on his three brothers back then, and applauded loudly.

Liu Bei has been in the plains for a long time, and he is also dissatisfied with his current situation, and now that he has the opportunity to make contributions, of course Liu Yu will go.

Everyone elected Yuan Shao as the leader of the Eighteen Road princes.

Yuan Shao was overjoyed in his heart, pretending to refrain repeatedly, and finally said that he was reluctant to become the leader of the alliance.

Cao Cao was very disdainful of Yuan Shao's hypocrisy.

Yuan Shao led everyone to build a platform and point generals, and made an alliance with blood.

Yuan Shao was on the high platform, foaming at the mouth and dancing with his hands. The princes and armies in the audience were also enthusiastic.

Cao Cao forced a smile and watched Yuan Shao's performance.

In this regard, with Yuan Shao as the leader of the alliance, the anti-Dong Zhuo United Army was formally established to raise an anti-flag against Dong Zhuo.

The murderous aura floated in the direction of Luoyang.