Since the envoy of Chang'an was also killed, and his uncle's whole family was also destroyed, Yuan Shao at this time, it can be said that he "broke the family for the country", and he really couldn't say that he would not send troops again. So Yuan Shao, in the name of the alliance leader, ordered the princes of Sujube to march, and even sent his soldiers and horses to help.

To Liu Bei's surprise, all the princes were enthusiastic to send troops, and there was no sign in history that they only knew that they would drink and not dare to send troops. It's just that the soldiers are in danger, and most of them don't dare to lead the troops in person.

The princes discussed who to nominate as the main general, and suddenly Liu Bei got up and said: "I am equivalent to this alliance, it is to crusade against Dong Zhuo, and now the alliance leader has an order to send troops, although Liu Bei is not talented, he originally led the people of the headquarters and was the vanguard of the front." ”

Liu Bei did this, not for anything else, mainly to prevent Cao Cao from recommending himself, lest Cao Cao stand up and brush up his reputation at this time. So he stood up first and brushed his prestige, which was called going his own way, so that Cao Cao had no way out.

When all the princes heard this, they were overjoyed, and they all said: "The prince is brave and good at fighting, and he is Dong Zhuo's opponent, and he is the best candidate for the vanguard." ”

This is not a lie, Zheng Tai said that none of the Kwantung princes could fight, what "Yuan Benchu is the son of the princess, born in Beijing, and is an elder woman; Zhang Mengzhuo Dongping is an elder, and he can't sit in the hall; Kong Gongxu can talk clearly, boast of withering and blowing, without the talent of a military commander, and the diligence of bearing frost and dew. Although Zheng Tai said this, he was suspected of fooling Dong Zhuo, but in fact, it was all the truth, Dong Zhuo was not brain-dead, and he couldn't deceive him if he told a lie.

Liu Bei is different, he has fought several battles with the Yellow Turban Army with real swords and guns, and he has won the battle.

Bao Xin also got up and said: "A certain is also willing to lead 20,000 horses in his headquarters to fight against Dong Zhuo with the prince." ”

Wei Zi also said that he was willing to go in person, he had 3,000 men, and Chen Liutai guarded Zhang Miao and sent some of his men and horses led by Wei Zi.

Cao Cao also led 5,000 men and horses from his headquarters to accompany him. Among them, Cao Ren, Cao Chun, Cao Hong, Cao Shao, Xiahou Xuan, and Xiahou Yuan were all in the army, but several of Cao Cao's brothers were not there.

and Yuzhou soldiers also joined in.

The whole army was 70,000 or 80,000 people, and the cavalry alone was 20,000 people. With Liu Bei as the commander and Bao Xin as the deputy, he marched to Luoyang.

Along the way, Liu Bei led a mighty army, and secretly sighed in his heart, saying that the princes begged for Dong, and no one dared to go up, only Cao Cao dared to send troops. Now it seems that it is simply the historian of the Wei State who is putting gold on Cao Cao's face, this is obviously a large collection of Kwantung princes, why did the history books become Cao Cao's fight against Dong Zhuo alone? At most, it can only be said that few of the Kwantung princes dared to go to the battlefield in person.

If Cao Cao really fought against Dong Zhuo alone, and the princes watched from the wall, Cao Cao would have 5,000 men under him, so many people would have to fight Dong Zhuo alone, and Cao Cao was not a fool.

Zhongmu County is close to Chenliu, Liu Bei led people to Zhongmu County first, originally, the world was in turmoil, Zhongmu County ordered Yang to abandon the official and flee. Ren Jun persuaded Yang Yuan to act as Henan Yin, and Yang Yuan followed him, with Ren Jun as the main book. At this time, Liu Bei led his troops to come, and everyone was at a loss, but Ren Jun discussed with Zhang Fen of the same county and decided to lead the whole county to join Liu Bei and others.

Of course, the so-called whole county is just Ren Jun and others putting gold on their faces, in fact, what they can really control is only the land of Zhongmu County.

Although there was no war, Zhongmu was taken by sending troops, which still boosted the morale of the coalition forces.

Cao Cao was arrested in Zhongmu County at the beginning, and Gongcao of Zhongmu County thought that if there was chaos today, the heroes and heroes of the world should not be arrested, so he went to persuade the county order to let Cao Cao go.

At this time, Cao Cao revisited his hometown, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion for a while, and told Liu Bei and others about it.

Liu Bei said: "Within ten steps, there will be fragrant grass, and there will be loyal people in the ten rooms." The ancients were honest and did not deceive, in this small Zhongmu County, there was this Gong Cao first, and there were Yang and Ren Erjun, all of whom were righteous people. ”

Bao Xin also said: "What the prince said is extremely true, I don't know where this gong is now, why not invite him to come and meet." ”

When I asked, I found out that this Gong Cao had already abandoned his official position and gone home when he saw the chaos in the world. When everyone heard this, they all sighed.

In Zhongmu County, a large army gathered, Liu Bei discussed with Bao Xin, Cao Cao and others how to march, but they didn't want Liu Bei and Cao Cao to argue.

Liu Bei knew that Xu Rong was defeated and lost this time, so he said: "If all the heroes rise up to fight against Dong today, Dong Zhuo will not be able to last long." However, Dong Zhuo has a strong army and cannot be defeated. Our army now occupies Zhongmu, and when the city is held according to this, Dong Zhuo is led to attack, and with the help of the geographical advantage, the thief army is killed and wounded. Then ask Yuan Benchu to send troops to Hanoi, and Yuan Highway to send troops to Luyang, and attack from three sides, so Dong Zhuo can't take care of both front and back. When the Dong thief is exhausted, we will attack him with elite soldiers again, and we will definitely win a big victory. ”

Cao Cao retorted: "Otherwise, we will wait for the rebels to rebel and riot, and now we will not advance when we see the enemy, and we will be cowardly!" What's more, opposing Dong is the desire of the people, and Dong Zhuo's thief army will inevitably have no intention of fighting and will be invincible. Now that the world can be decided, why should the prince hesitate? ”

The world can be decided! Unexpectedly, Cao Cao also had such a time when he was very stupid and naïve. It seems that Emperor Wu of Wei also grew up step by step.

Liu Bei said: "What Brother Meng De said is all on paper and wishful thinking. Dong Zhuo has commanded the army for decades, and the soldiers are all deadly. How did Meng De know that he must have no intention of fighting, and he was invincible. ”

Cao Cao said: "We will raise troops with great righteousness, punish those who have the way and punish the unreasonable, and rebel against the soldiers and ask for the subordinate, which is in line with the will of heaven and the hearts of the people." Dong Zhuo's men and horses are also soldiers of the original Han army, and they will definitely not die for Dong Thief. Therefore, I know that it must have no intention of fighting, and it is invincible. ”

Liu Bei shook his head and said: "Otherwise, Dong Zhuo has experienced a hundred battles, and the Liangbian Army under his command are all elite soldiers in the world." Our army has few military talents, and the people have forgotten to fight for a long time, although they are not a rabble, they are also unbearable to fight. Dong Zhuo's orders are single-minded, like an arm. Our army is not subordinate to each other, and each fights its own war. According to the Luoyang arsenal, Dong Zhuo has the national armor, and our army is incomplete in equipment and insufficient armor. Attacking is not the best policy. For today's plan, we should first defend the city, and wait for Dong Zhuo's sharp energy to run out, and then it is not too late to enter the army. ”

Cao Cao said: "Why are the princes so afraid of Dong Zhuo, Yang and Ren Erjun, they have been raising troops for a long time, and they have not seen Dong Zhuo send a soldier and a pawn to come, which shows Dong Zhuo's timidity, I expect that he will be powerless." ”

Liu Bei said: "Otherwise, Yang and Ren Erjun, although they have been raising troops for a long time, but the two have few soldiers, Dong Zhuo does not care, so he did not send a large army to come." Now that our army has many generals and occupies Zhongmu, Dong Zhuo does not dare to be unguarded, and will definitely send a large army to come, and our army will be strong and clear, and will not fight with it. Luoyang has long been burned to ruins, and the people around it have been forced to migrate to Chang'an, and there is no one within 200 miles. Dong Zhuo's lone army has been guarding Luoyang for more than half a year, relying on digging graves and digging graves, and motivating the army with money and goods. At that time, our army attacked it with large soldiers, so why worry that Dong Thief would not break it. ”

Cao Cao said: "Soon after the Son of Heaven moved westward, Dong Zhuo sat in Luoyang, inspiring the military with wealth and women, and the soldiers of Dong thieves may still have fighting spirit. Sun Tzu said: Where the law of war, galloping thousands of cars, leather cars thousands of times, with 100,000 armor, thousands of miles of food, then the internal and external expenses, the use of guests, the material of glue paint, the dedication of the car armor, the daily cost of thousands of gold, and then 100,000 divisions. Our army is now raising more than 100,000 troops, and if it is delayed for a long time, there is a fear that something will happen. ”

Liu Bei said: "Despite this, our army is supported by the eastern states, and they are all rich lands. The place where Dong Zhuo is based, Chang'an is dilapidated, Xiliang is barren, Luoyang is burned to ruins, and the so-called long-term tyrannical division is insufficient for the country. When his food and grass are insufficient, Dong Zhuo can be captured in a battle, and this is a soldier who surrenders without a fight. ”

Cao Cao said excitedly: "If the prince insists on not wanting to enter the army, then I will lead the troops of my headquarters," and looked at Bao Xin again, and said, "Bao Jibei is willing to help me?" ”

Seeing that Liu Bei and Cao Cao were arguing, Bao Xin was in a dilemma and felt that what everyone said made sense. At this time, seeing Cao Cao so loyal and energetic, he couldn't help but say: "I am willing to go with Meng De." ”

Liu Bei saw that Bao Xin also supported Cao Cao, and knew that he couldn't stop the two, so he sighed and said, "If the two really send troops, listen to me." ”