Who would have thought that Dong Zhuo, relying on his understanding of history, was actually ready for battle before the princes met the alliance, and I really don't know what kind of expressions the princes outside the gate would have after knowing the news.

It's a pity that all this that happened in Luoyang City was unknown to outsiders.

said that Cao Cao, after he fled from Luoyang that day, he did not go straight to his hometown in Qian County as in history, which was also the case, which made Huang Zhong and his party who were chasing after him pounce. Cao Cao was very clever and deliberately left a living mouth, and exposed his intentions, but instead several of them turned around and went to Jinan, the place he had run in his early years.

Jinan here, is not the so-called Jinan City, Jinan, is a vassal state, is the fief of the surname Liu, there are more than ten counties of size, when Cao Cao was here, he had vigorously rectified, "politics and religion, a county Qingping" said that it was in Cao Cao's rectification of Jinan country.

After arriving at the place, with Cao Cao's prestige in this place, he quickly took root here, if it weren't for Cao Cao's ambition to be no longer here at this time, I was afraid that this place would have already been included in his hands.

"Big brother, with our financial resources, we can only recruit 2,000 soldiers and horses now, and here in Jinan, we have been plundered by the remnants of the Yellow Turban all these years, and there is no rich grain and grass at all, which can support our military training, I want to go back to my hometown, there are still some family assets in the clan, and I will sell them when I go back, so as to help the eldest brother achieve great things." It was Xiahou Yuan who spoke out, don't look at some things, he mostly obeyed his younger brother Xiahou Yuan's words, but only he dared to say such a thing.

In the mansion, Cao Cao's brows were furrowed, during this time, he was almost sad about the matter of food, but the situation in Jinan was like this, what could he do? Glancing at the Xiahou brothers, Cao Cao hesitated a little.

Xiahoudun said the meaning, how could he not understand, but it was because he understood that he was unwilling to make this decision, the Cao family and Xiahou family, although not a wealthy family, but also a large family, money and food naturally accumulated, but the consumption of a family is definitely not a small number, if Xiahoudun sold all the assets in the family, then what should this family do in the future?

"In troubled times, it is when my generation rises up, how can the eldest brother hesitate for the slightest benefit?" Seeing Cao Cao's hesitation, Xiahou couldn't help but shout: "The eldest brother is a masterpiece of the generation, and he will definitely be able to lead us to achieve a career, what is a mere family, not to mention, when the eldest brother is successful, is there still a chance for my Xiahou family to rise?" ”

Xiahoudun's words hit Cao Cao's heart heavily, just for a moment, Cao Cao gritted his teeth fiercely, and his face showed a resolute expression: "Yuan Rang, you take someone back, go to my house by the way, and tell my father, just say that I Cao Mengde swears, for the rest of my life, I will definitely make the Cao family famous, and one day, my Cao family will be like the Yuan family, glorious Han, now, it is time for the Cao family to pay, please his old man, be sure to support." ”

"Big brother." Xiahou Yuan shouted eagerly, wanting Cao Cao to retract what he had just said, Cao Cao's meaning was clearly to break the cauldron and drag the Cao family into the chariot, with Xiahou Yuan's caution, he naturally didn't want Cao Cao to do this.

"You don't have to persuade me, since Yuan Rang dares to put his net worth on me Cao Mengde, why can't I, Cao Cao? If I don't even have this bit of courage, how can I be worthy of being treated like this? Moreover, the Cao family and the Xiahou family, after all, are both prosperous and lossy, so let's simply fight and see if there is a place for me Cao Cao in this Han world. Cao Cao waved his hand and categorically interrupted Xiahou Yuan's words.

"After I go back, remember to send someone to find Zixiao and Zilian, the children of the Cao family, you must not sit back and enjoy their success." Looking at Xiahoudun, Cao Cao said very seriously. Speaking of which, this time he was able to escape safely from Luoyang, thanks to the two brothers Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan.

Xiahoudun was fourteen years old, learning from the teacher, someone insulted his teacher, he was angry and killed, by the courage of the famous township, his brother Xiahou Yuan, martial arts and his comparable, Cao Cao in the early years in his hometown when he was implicated, Xiahou Yuan on his behalf, and was imprisoned, after Cao Cao tried to rescue, only to avoid disaster, the two of them in Cao Cao, the relationship between the young is irreversible.

The two of them originally had nothing to do at home, planning to go north to the border to join the army, mixed a future, passing through Luoyang, the two of them lived in Cao Cao's mansion on a whim, and when Dong Zhuo sent someone to assassinate, the two of them had just come to the house for two or three days, and he Cao Cao's life should not be extinguished, when the two came, they each brought a dozen or so house slaves trained by the two of them, who wanted to save Cao Cao's life in vain.

"Okay, don't worry, big brother, I'll be back in a while." As soon as he finished speaking, he briefly explained a few words to Xiahou Yuan about military training, and then strode away.

Almost at the same time, Bao Xin, Zhang Miao, Zhang Chao, Liu Dai and other princes from all walks of life in history also began to emerge one after another, either as the lord of a county, or in charge of a state, all kinds of things, dividing the Han Dynasty into countless small pieces.

At the end of the old year, following Qiao Mao's release of Dong Zhuo's text in Dongjun, at the end of the year, Yuan Shao announced the world in Bohai to crusade against Dong Zhuo, and after that, Cao Cao also announced the start of troops in Jinan, at the same time, Zhang Miao, Bao Xin, Wang Kuang, Han Fu, Yuan Yi, etc. successively issued edicts of support, and when Dong Zhuo summoned the generals to begin to arrange, there were Kong Ling, Liu Dai, Zhang Chao, Yuan Shu, Gongsun Zhan, etc.

In fact, among these many inscriptions, Qiao Mao, who was the first to stand up, is the most well-known, and the others are just spread in the respective territories of the princes to provide a reason for the princes to send troops, and this is what the ancients are best at. is the so-called Ming Zheng and obedient words, just like Liu Bei, who always flaunts himself to a height of benevolence and righteousness, so as to attract the attention of the people, and then get the support of the people. Throughout history, this has been the case almost all of them.

Cao Cao this time, because Qiao Mao suddenly appeared, failed to become the first person to eat crabs, which made his fame, not famous all over the world because of the spread, the text he sent out, basically can envelop the country of Jinan, the lack of fame, but also made his attraction to talents a lot weaker, but also made the original appearance of Lejin, Li Dian, etc., there is no trace at all.

No one knows that history, in this place, has quietly turned a corner.

In the first month of 190 A.D., the princes of the Kanto region and the county herdsmen raised troops one after another, and met in the southwest of Yanjin to carry out the alliance, which was known as the sour jujube alliance in history.