Chapter 167, Alliances

"Why are there so many?" Dong Zhuo listened, and his brows jumped: Nineteen road princes? His grandmother's, there are so many people who want to deal with me?

"The spies secretly saw that there were a total of nineteen flags of different colors and handwriting, which nineteen princes were there, and now they only know Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and others, and others don't know yet." Li Ru bowed his head and replied.

"Where are these bastards now?" Dong Zhuo was dressed neatly, pacing back and forth in the bedroom, and said with a gloomy face.

"It's already a hundred miles away from the Tiger Prison."

"What, it's all coming to your doorstep?" Dong Zhuo said in shock, "Hurry up and call the generals at all levels to convene a military conference." In addition, I also called Shuanglu, and it was quick. ”

"Yes, my lord." Li Ru bowed and retreated.

"If you want to deal with me, it's up to you to have that ability." Dong Zhuo's eyes were gloomy as he looked at the snow that had begun to melt outside the window, and gritted his teeth and muttered to himself. Fang Cai suddenly heard Li Ru's report, he was a little flustered, but when he thought of the talent under his command, the number of Wenchen military generals, and the number of Shuanglu generals, his heart gradually became steady.

"If you can defeat or even eliminate the princes of the Nineteenth Route this time, then the Han family is not in my Dong Zhuo's pocket? Haha......" Thinking about it, he suddenly laughed maniacally.

An hour later, in the lobby of Xiangguo's Mansion, there was a crowd of people - almost all of Dong Zhuo's right-hand men came.

Li Ru, Li Dao, Guo Yan, Zhang Ji, Zhang Xiu, Fan Chou, Xu Rong, Zhao Cen, Duan Xuan, Yang Ding, Wang Fang, Zhang Liao, Hua Xiong, Hu Zhen, Li Su, Lu Bu, Lu Zhan, etc.

Now Lu Bu has taken refuge in Dong Zhuo, and has also been named the commander of the cavalry, the general of Zhonglang, and the marquis of Duting; Lu Zhan turned down Dong Zhuo's reward under the pretext that he had no military merits.

Dong Zhuogao, who was thick and fat, sat at the top of the lobby, looked at the group of generals in front of him, nodded while stroking his beard, and asked Li Ru to explain the current situation in front of everyone.

"Now that the princes from all walks of life are coming in a rage, who among you will want to share my worries?" Dong Zhuo waited for Li Ru to finish speaking, and glanced around at them.

"Don't worry, the princes outside the gate regard it as grass mustard, and are willing to lead the army of tigers and wolves to behead them and hang them in the capital." Lu Bu stepped forward and made his debut. was defenseless and accepted Dong Zhuo's reward, but he was a little reluctant to go, and just took this opportunity to perform.

"Okay, I have Fengxian, sit back and relax." Dong Zhuo was overjoyed when he heard this.

Just after finishing speaking, a person in the hall came out of the crowd and said in a loud voice: "Kill chickens with a knife? There is no need for Wen Hou to go in person, I will cut off the heads of all the princes, just like probing for things. Lord, let me go in this first battle, and I will not be dishonored. ”

Dong Zhuo turned his head to look and saw that the man was nine feet long, with a tiger body and a wolf's waist, and a leopard's head and ape arms, it was Hua Xiong, and he thought to himself: Lu Bu is a first-class fierce general, and he should not be sent out when the two sides fight, so let Hua Xiong go.

So he agreed, Jia Huaxiong was the captain of the Xiao cavalry, allocated 50,000 horses and infantry troops, and immediately went to the pass with Li Su, Hu Zhen, and Zhao Cen to meet the enemy.

On the other hand, he sent someone to send his son-in-law Niu Fu, who was still holding Shaanxi, and the army.

That Huaxiong's request to be a pioneer was due to his own considerations: since Shuanglu came, Dong Zhuo didn't value me so much, and if he didn't show it again, he was afraid that Dong Zhuo would forget me. Now that the two armies are fighting, it is the time to make meritorious contributions, if I make the first meritorious service, it will definitely make Dong Zhuo re-examine me - I must overshadow Shuanglu on the wind bucket, definitely.

After Lu Zhan, Zhang Liao, Zhang Ji and others returned to their own residence in the palace, Zhang Ji said: "Look, can Huaxiong win the first battle this time? ”

"Look at his vows, I guess he can." Zhang Liaodao, with his understanding of Hua Xiong, although Hua Xiong is a little lustful, narrow-minded, and will be revenged, but when he fights, he is also quite fierce.

"When the two armies fight, they will definitely fight back and forth many times, and winning the first battle is not considered a win, only by defeating and repelling the other party, fighting until they dare not come again, or even eliminating it, can they be regarded as the final winner." Lu Zhan chuckled.

"What does Brother Lu mean, it seems that Hua Xiong is not the ultimate winner?" Zhang Ji nodded and asked.

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It turned out that after Cao Cao returned to Chenliu, due to the funding of the hugely rich Wei Hong, nearly 20,000 people came to vote in less than a month to recruit troops and horses. Among them, there are many brave warriors. Such as: Yangping Weiguo, surname Le Mingjin, the word Wenqian; Shanyang Julu people, surnamed Li Mingdian, the word Mancheng. Cao Cao was retained as a tent officer.

There is also Pei Guo's Xiahou Xuan, the character Yuan Rang, after Xiahou Ying, he learned guns and sticks since he was a child, and learned martial arts from his teacher at the age of fourteen. Some people insulted their teachers and killed them. Flee to the outside world.

Hearing that Cao Cao raised troops, he and his brother Xiahou Yuan brought thousands of strong men to the meeting. The brothers of these two people: Cao Song, the father of Cao, was originally the son of the Xiahou family, and he lived with the Cao family, so he was of the same clan. Within a few days, the Cao brothers Cao Ren and Cao Hong each brought more than 1,000 troops to help.

Cao Ren's character is filial piety, and Cao Hong's character is cheap: the two are skilled in bows and horses, and proficient in martial arts. When Cao Cao saw it, he was overjoyed and trained his military horses in the village. And that Wei Hong gave up his wealth and bought clothes and banners. There are also people who send food from all directions, and there are countless of them.

It is said that Yuan Shaode exercised the edict, but gathered the subordinate martial arts, led 30,000 troops, and left the Bohai Sea to join Cao Cao.

Cao Cao's writing was successful, so he made a text to reach the counties. The text said: "Cao and others would like to announce to the world with great righteousness: Dong Zhuo deceived the heavens and the earth, destroyed the country and killed the king; Messing with the palace ban and mutilating living beings; Wolves are unkind, and sins are accumulated! Today, under the secret edict of the Son of Heaven, a large number of volunteers were gathered, vowing to sweep away China and kill the murderers. Wangxing righteous teachers, venting public anger; Support the royal family and save the people. When the text arrives, it can be pursued quickly! ”

After the document was issued, the princes of each town raised troops accordingly:

The first town, the later general Nanyang Taishou Yuan Shu. The second town, Jizhou Thorn Shi Han Fu. The third town, Yuzhou Thorn Shi Kongling.

The fourth town, Yanzhou Thorn Shi Liu Dai. The fifth town, Hanoi County Taishou Wang Kuang. In the sixth town, Chen Liutai guarded Zhang Miao.

The seventh town, Dongjun Taishou Qiao Mao. The eighth town, Shanyang is too guarded by Yuan. The ninth town, Jibei Xiang Baoxin.

The tenth town, Beihai Taishou Kongrong. The eleventh town, Guangling is too guarded by Zhang Chao. The twelfth town, Xuzhou Thorn Shi Taoqian.

The thirteenth town, Xiliang is too shou Ma Teng. The fourteenth town, Beiping Taishou Gongsun Hao. The fifteenth town, the party is too guarded by Zhang Yang.

The sixteenth town, Wucheng Hou Changsha guarded Sun Jian. The seventeenth town, Hou Bohai of Qi Township, guarded Yuan Shao. The eighteenth town, and the state of the assassin Shi Ding Yuan.

There are 30,000 people, there are 120,000 people, and some are even less.

The princes arrived one after another, and each set up camp in the agreed place, connecting more than 200 miles. Cao Cao slaughtered cattle and horses, assembled the princes, and discussed the strategy of marching into the army.

Taishou Wang Kuang saw that there were many forces from all walks of life to crusade against Dong thieves, and Long Wushou could not do it, so he suggested at the banquet: "Today, if you are righteous, you will establish an alliance leader; The crowd listened to the restraints, and then marched into the army. ”

Cao Cao thought to himself: There are no rules, there is no circle, this move is very necessary, everyone present, the most powerful is Yuan Shao, and the prestige is also the greatest. Then he smiled and said to everyone present: "Yuan Benchu is the fourth and third dukes, and he is a descendant of the famous ministers of the Han Dynasty, and he can be the leader of the alliance." Many people chimed in.

When Yuan Shao heard this, he couldn't help but be happy in his heart, but on the surface, he repeatedly refused.

It wasn't until everyone said that it was necessary to do so, and Yuan Shao agreed.

The next day, build three layers of Taiwan, all over the five flags, build Bai Xuan Huang Yue on it, the soldiers will be sealed, and the leaders of the princes please Shao ascend the altar.

Yuan Shao dressed himself and wore a sword, and then went up, burning incense and worshipping again. He took out the covenant he had written earlier and read it aloud: "The Han family is unfortunate, and the emperor is out of control. The thief Dong Zhuo, took advantage of the provocation and indulgence, added disaster to the supreme, and abused the people. Shao and others were afraid of the loss of the society, entangled the volunteers, and went to the country. Whoever is allied with me and works together to make the ministers have no two aspirations. There is this alliance of Chongqing, and it is impossible to lose its life, and there is no legacy. The emperor and the queen of heaven, the ancestors and the spirits, are all learned! "After reading it, I will shed blood.

Because of his generous rhetoric, everyone wept and wept. The blood is gone, and I go down the altar. Everyone helped Shao to sit in the tent, and the two rows sat down according to the year of the title.

Cao Cao made several rounds of wine and said: "Today, since the alliance leader has been established, everyone will listen to the dispatch and support the country together, and don't care about the strength or weakness." ”

Yuan Shao said: "Although Shao is not talented, he is promoted as the leader of the alliance, and he will be rewarded for his merits, and he will be punished for his crimes." The state has permanent punishment, and the army has discipline. Obey it and do not transgress it. ”

Everyone is obedient. Yuan Shao said again: "My brother Yuan Shu is the governor of grain and grass, and he can deal with the camps, and there is no shortage of them. It is necessary for one person to be the pioneer and reach the challenge of the Tiger Prison Pass. The rest of them are in danger and think they will respond. ”