Bronze door through time and space

Chapter 620 The Imperial Seal
When troops from various places went to the alliance, Liu Bei found that he was not the only one who was dishonest. Each of these grandsons had hidden soldiers, and as soon as they saw the time was right, their military strength expanded in a short period of time, ranging from 30,000 to 50,000 and as many as 70,000 to 80,000. Who would believe that they did not prepare in advance?

Soldiers and generals are not grown out of the ground. It takes at least half a year to train them. If you want to form an army, don't even think about it without a year or two.

It doesn’t matter if there are few soldiers, but once the number of soldiers exceeds 10,000, if they are not trained, we won’t even know which direction the enemy is.

Obviously there are not so many fools in this world, especially those who can sit in high positions.

Sometimes they do nothing because of compromise or other purposes, not because they don't have the ability to do so.

The Luoyang Rebellion made them see an opportunity and reach a consensus, so they all used their own skills to start expanding their armies, but they kept it hidden and unknown to outsiders.

These people are all from aristocratic families. Everyone of them has thousands of acres of fertile land. Many of them rely on them for their livelihood. They can easily select three to five thousand strong men and train them as soldiers.

This is the family's heritage and foundation. Otherwise, Liu Hong would have gone crazy and madly targeted the family. It is because the family really has the power to threaten the imperial power.

Of course, these people expanded their army not because they wanted to rebel, even Yuan Shu didn't have this idea at the time. The main reason was that Dong Zhuo's disturbance created a large power vacuum in the court. Although the turmoil would last for a long time, it also represented countless opportunities.

During this period, whoever had soldiers in hand would have greater say. To put it bluntly, these soldiers were nothing more than bargaining chips for them to fight for power and profit, and they did not really value them. Therefore, everyone brought enough soldiers and generals with them, for fear of falling behind others in momentum.

Try it when the situation becomes one of warlords, and you will find that everyone will have to leave enough soldiers to defend their home.

However, this also led to the expansion of the military force to nearly one million after the eighteen princes joined together.

The Anti-Dong Alliance was established, with members including Yuan Shu, Han Fu, Kong Rong, Liu Dai, Wang Kuang, Zhang Miao, Qiao Mao, Yuan Yi, Bao Xin, Kong Rong, Zhang Chao, Tao Qian, Liu Bei, Gongsun Zan, Zhang Yang, Sun Jian, Yuan Shao, and Cao Cao.

In fact, except that Ma Teng was replaced by Liu Bei, just like the eighteen princes in the original history, it is obvious that the river of destiny is still flowing stubbornly according to inertia.

However, when a huge rock named Yan Xu appears in the river, what kind of waves will it stir up?

Among the eighteen princes, Liu Bei had quite a few soldiers and was also quite famous, so he at least had a place. But he closed his eyes slightly, imitating his second brother's squinting. No one knew whether he was listening or dozing off. Anyway, he did not participate in any struggle for power.

These people are happy to do so. The louder they shout and the more loyal they show, the greater the benefits they will receive in the future.

This naive idea continued until Dong Zhuo burned Luoyang and moved the capital to Chang'an. During this period, countless powerful people had their properties confiscated, and died on the roadside during the forced migration, just like wild dogs. This completely tore apart the majesty that the Han Dynasty had built up over 400 years, and blatantly revealed that strength is the truth in troubled times.

The people who saw this scene truly completed the transformation of their mentality, transforming from local officials into real princes.

By then, no one would care about the so-called emperor anymore, because he was just a puppet and they also had the opportunity to become emperor.

At this time, Yan Xu had already arrived in Luoyang and found the dry well.

After helping the poor maid to reincarnate, Yan Xu felt a little troubled because he had no idea where to start because of the dragon of destiny lurking in the well.

It is not difficult to break up this dying dragon of destiny, but he will have to bear the consequences.

Cutting off the last bit of luck of a dynasty would have serious consequences.

Sun Jian took it, and as a result, two generations of his father and son paid with their lives. This is an example.

You know, if this incident hadn't happened, Sun Jian would have become one of the founding emperors of the Three Kingdoms, just like Cao Cao and Liu Bei. In other words, the Wu Kingdom repaid this karma by becoming the founding emperor and the crown prince.

But if he didn't take it, he would feel itchy again, because Yan Xu had a new idea in his mind that he needed the imperial seal to verify.

After some thought, Yan Xu finally got the imperial seal because he promised the Dragon of Destiny that the Han Dynasty would continue to be passed down.

He didn't fool around because it wasn't difficult.

Liu Bei was a genuine descendant of the Han royal family. If he unified the world, he would definitely continue the Han Dynasty, because the Han Dynasty had been passed down for four hundred years and the inertia was too great.

And this is not without precedent. Wang Mang usurped the throne, but the Han Dynasty still lasted another two hundred years.

With this promise, the dragon of destiny returned to the imperial seal.

Yan Xu put away the imperial seal, forged a fake one, hid it in a dry well, then left quietly, looking for a place to go into seclusion.

When Dong Zhuo, who was lying on the dragon bed and considering whose card to turn over, learned that the princes had gathered a million soldiers and were planning to chop him into meat sauce, he felt unwell. Little Dong, who had just poked his head out from under his fat belly, shrank back sensibly.

He wanted to use Lu Bu's ultimate weapon, but his subordinate Hua Xiong refused to accept it. He first used sweet words to control the arrogant Lu Bu, and then asked for a fight.

Taking into account that although Lu Bu was useful, he was not his direct descendant, and Dong Zhuo also needed to consider the balance of his subordinates and could not let Lu Bu dominate alone, so he promoted Hua Xiong to the rank of Captain of Cavalry, and allocated 100,000 cavalry and infantry, and went to the pass overnight with Li Su, Hu Zhen, and Zhao Cen to meet the enemy.

However, Sun Jian asked for the position of vanguard and led his troops to attack Sishui Pass. However, it was unknown what Jibei Prime Minister Bao Xin was thinking. He was afraid that Sun Jian would seize the credit, so he secretly sent his brother Bao Zhong to lead the troops to take a shortcut and challenge the enemy at the pass.

Hua Xiong, who was eager to make a contribution, could not bear it any longer. He immediately led his troops out of the pass and shouted loudly!
"The thief will leave!"

Before Lu Bu came, Hua Xiong was the most powerful general under Dong Zhuo, and his strength was definitely not weak. His broadsword, wrapped in flames, went straight for the vital points. Bao Zhong was frightened by his momentum for a moment, and was about to retreat, but he could not dodge in time and was beheaded by Hua Xiong with his sword. He did not even have time to use his martial arts skills. He was really cowardly to a certain extent.

With this level of skill, where does he get the confidence to take credit for himself?
With the death of the main general, the army was defeated and many officers were captured alive. Hua Xiong burst into laughter and felt proud.

There was no way out. Lu Bu was too strong. Even though they were in the same camp, he brought tremendous pressure to Dong Zhuo's generals. Therefore, they immediately sent someone to deliver Bao Zhong's head to the prime minister's residence to report the victory.

Dong Zhuo was overjoyed and proud when he received the good news. He thought to himself that besides Lu Bu, he also had other talented people under his command, so he promoted Hua Xiong to the position of commander-in-chief.

However, Hua Xiong's happiness did not last long as he encountered a strong enemy.

Sun Jian was not Bao Zhong, nor was he a lone man. Although the four generals under his command were not first-rate, they were rare second-rate generals. Cheng Pu rode his horse and held his spear, and took Hu Zhen's life in a few rounds, winning the first victory.

If Sishui Pass had not been a rare strategic pass that was difficult to capture, Sun Jian would have won the battle in one go.

Even so, his confidence increased greatly. He ordered people to build siege equipment and sent people back to urge for food and grass.

It’s a pity that the world is just a makeshift team, and there are always more bad teammates than good teammates.

Yuan Shu, who was in charge of food and fodder, heard that Sun Jian had won first and became jealous. He withheld food and fodder, causing Sun Jian's army to lose morale due to lack of food and fodder. Hua Xiong seized the opportunity and launched a surprise attack at night, resulting in a great defeat for Sun Jian's army and the death of Zu Mao.

(End of this chapter)