Kong Ling's worries are not unreasonable, whether it is Wang Rui or Zhang Zhi, their identities are very similar to him, they are also in important positions, and they are also 'celebrities' who are not famous for knowing soldiers. Sun Jian can kill Wang and Zhang, and Xu Chu can naturally kill him Kong Ling.

Soon after the news from Nanyang reached Yingchuan, Yao Sheng and Zuo Heng also returned from sour dates.

Bao Xin was still thinking about sending troops.

Yao Sheng brought Bao Xin's original words: 'The princes of sour jujube hold wine meetings day and night, do not want to forge ahead, and no one wants to listen to the words of the letter. Then he wanted to join the volunteers with Zhong Kang and Meng De, and attacked from two ways to defeat Dong Thief. ’

Xu Chu asked Yao Sheng, "How many soldiers and horses does Bao Jibei have?" ”

Yao Sheng replied: "There are 20,000 foot riders, all of whom are young and strong righteous servants in Mount Tai and Jibei. ”

Xu Chuxin said: At least half of Bao Yuncheng's subordinates are Taishan private songs attached to him, and their morale is available, but they are newly recruited, and it is difficult to compete with Dong Zhuo's elite head-on.

Bao Xin's hometown of Taishan after leaving Luoyang was only more than three months away from today, and it was difficult to train an elite army in more than three months, especially compared with the soldiers under Dong Zhuo.

In fact, Xu Chu and Cao Cao's soldiers and horses also had the same problem, and they were far inferior to the soldiers under Dong Zhuo's command in terms of elite. Among the heroes who participated in the discussion of Dong, at this time, there really was anyone who could have a long and short private song with Dong Zhuo, and probably only Sun Jian.

"It's a pity that I couldn't come to the Eastern Han Dynasty a few years earlier." Xu Chu sighed.

If he had arrived in the Eastern Han Dynasty earlier, he would have been able to participate in the Yellow Turban Rebellion and the pacification of the Xiliang rebels, and at this time he would have had the opportunity to forge a strong private army.

Thinking like this, Xu Chu immediately set his eyes on the war in front of him.

The current battle situation can be described by the word 'dull'; Sun Jian and Yuan Shu on the Nanyang side have just joined forces and have not yet made any move; no one on the Suozao side wants to send troops except Bao Xin, and the fact that Dong Zhuolu killed Liu Wei has dispelled the fighting spirit of many people; on the Hanoi side, Yuan Shao and Wang Kuang are also watching, and with Xu Chu's understanding of Yuan Shao, this prince will not make a big move when he learns that the coalition forces from all walks of life have not moved.

The coalition forces are sitting and watching, and Dong Zhuo's side, according to the available information, is starting to move the capital.

All things considered, Xu Chu suddenly felt that time was running out - if he didn't look for fighters, the opportunity to establish meritorious deeds would be gone.

But if you really want to find a fighter, you can't find it for a while. Recently, although Xu Chu's mind is mostly on Kong Ling, he is also paying close attention to the movements of Dong Zhuojun in the area of Yuyuan Pass, and there are more than a dozen scouts sent out.

The scouts did not detect any traces of the activity of Xu Rong and Li Meng's subordinates, and it is conceivable that Xu and Li had either retreated to the Guannei or were ordered to plunder elsewhere.

So if you want to fight, Xu Chu has only one choice: knock!

It is not a good choice to attack Yuyuan Pass, and it is almost impossible to attack this Xiongguan with the forces of Xu Chu and Cao Cao. If you can't attack hard, it is feasible to pretend to knock and detour to other places. After all, the real significance of Xu Chu's expedition this time is not to settle the situation in a war and cut off Dong Zhuo - that is too whimsical, the real purpose is to make a name for himself, as long as this move can attract Dong Zhuojun's hatred, fight a few battles, defeat will not lose, and win will be bloody.

summoned everyone to the tent to discuss the war, and the opinions of the three masterminds of Guo Jia, Xu Shu, and Xi Zhong were similar to Xu Chu.

Xu Shu put forward an idea: If Xu Chu and Cao Cao led troops westward in a high-profile manner, would they win the support of some people who were interested in currying favor with Dong and Kuang Han? The people Xu Shu was referring to who could be won over were the captains of the counties and counties in Kong Ling's army, which had complex compositions.

Some of the school captains from Runan, Liang, Lu and other counties were indeed taken by Kong Ling for their own use, such as Kong De; It is more because of the discussion of Dong that they joined the ranks of Kong Lingjun, in other words, they did not wholeheartedly support Kong Ling, but supported the matter of 'seeking Dong' itself.

The incorporation of Kong Ling's soldiers and horses was already within Xu Chu's plan, and Kong Ling's prestige in the army was already at the bottom, so he sent people to lobby at this time to get twice the result with half the effort.

Xi Zhong said: "Lord, this matter still needs General Cao's help." ”

Xu Churanzhi, the role of fame is fully displayed at this moment, and with Cao Cao coming forward, there will be much less obstacle to recruiting generals under Kong Ling.

Without further ado, Xu Chu immediately went to find Cao Cao.

When he arrived at the camp of the Cao army, Cao Cao came out of the tent to greet him, and said loudly from afar: "Zhong Kang came just in time, and the foolish brother is about to look for you." ”

"Oh?"

"The original letter has arrived."

"Is Ben Chugong's letter only addressed to Brother Meng De, or is it available from all coalition forces?"

"Yes, you see."

Xu Chu took the letter and expanded it, but it was Yuan Shao who said that he rushed to Hanoi from Bohai County to join forces with Wang Kuang, and the two armies combined had more than 50,000 people, but Jizhou Mu Hanfu, who supplied grain and grass, was reducing the grain and grass delivered day by day, and he was both angry and helpless. Therefore, at the same time, he wrote a letter to Chenliu, Yingchuan, and Nanyang, and ordered all the princes to march immediately in the name of the alliance leader.

Xu Chu said: Grain and grass are one of the factors that Yuan Shao is eager to enter the army, and I am afraid that there is another fact that has to be accepted: Yuan Shao is the leader of the coalition army, and Dong Zhuo is the first to bear the brunt, and he must take Hanoi first.

Yuan Shao is under a lot of pressure.

Xu Chu asked: "Brother Meng De, in addition to Hanoi, does Han Jizhou also supply military rations to sour jujubes?" ”

Cao Cao nodded, and said with a worried face: "Jizhou is a big state in the world, extremely rich, and tens of millions of acres of fertile land in the state, so most of the military rations of the Hanoi and Sujube armies are from Jizhou. ”

Xu Chu understood, Hanoi plus sour dates, there are about 200,000 soldiers on both sides, and nearly 20,000 stone grains will be eaten in a day, even if the wealth is as rich as Han Fu, it is unbearable. Another one, Han Fu was originally reluctant to be restrained by Yuan Shao, but he couldn't resist the 'hope of the world's corporals', and he couldn't resist the 'Three Princes Transferring the Book', and now the coalition forces from all walks of life are hesitant and have no achievements, and the so-called Three Princes Transferring the Book has already been seen by someone to see that it is fake, and Han Fu is even more reluctant to continue to give food.

Seeing that Dong Zhuo was about to become a laughing stock, and seeing Dong Zhuo staring at him, how could Yuan Shao not be in a hurry?

But in a hurry, I'm afraid that no one will listen to the orders of his alliance leader. Since the start of the army, the princes of the sour jujube have their own ghosts, and Yuan Shao is far away in Hanoi, where to command, the sour jujube command does not move, and his younger brother Yuan Shu does not command the move. The only ones who can be counted on are Cao Cao, Bao Xin, and Xu Chu.

Xu Chu sighed: "There was a problem at the beginning, I should do my best to help." Brother Meng De, I came here to discuss with you about going to Kongyu Prefecture to 'borrow troops', and when I borrow soldiers and horses, you and I will be able to go west to Yuyuan Pass!" ”

"Coincidentally, the foolish brother is also thinking about borrowing something from Kong Yuzhou."

"What's that?"

"Armament."

The two smiled heartily and entered Cao Cao's tent. Putting aside the matter of borrowing things for the time being, Cao Cao took the map, put it on the ground, drew his sword and pointed at Yuyuan Pass, and said: "Zhong Kang, after borrowing soldiers, horses, and ordnance, our army can indeed be strong, but among the eight passes in Luoyang, the terrain of Yuyuan Pass is steep, which can be called a male pass, and it is not easy to obtain." Zhongkang? Zhongkang? ”

After a few calls, Xu Chu did not react.

Xu Chu was distracted, he was thinking about a question - where would Lu Bu come from. He didn't want to avoid Lu Bu, on the contrary, he really wanted to meet Lu Bu on the battlefield.

Xu Chu has Gan Ning, Le Jin, Dian Wei and so on, these famous brave generals in the Three Kingdoms era, but no one is born invincible. Besides, Xu Chu himself also needs an opponent like Lu Bu to hone himself.