Lu Bu, God of War of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 247
Chapter 240 Seven

"It's too dangerous for the general to do this." When they heard that Lu Bu was going to Chenliu, all the generals were shocked, and tried to persuade them one by one.

"Hehe, you don't have to worry. Didn't you also say just now that Dong Zhuo and the princes are only equal in strength at this time, so how can they pose any threat to me? Besides, I am just trying to draw chestnuts from the fire, but I am not going to die." Lu Bu There is also a reason for this. The Central Plains has outstanding people since ancient times. Unfortunately, the last time Lv Bu went to Chenliu, he only saw one Dianwei. Now, Lv Bu obviously felt that he had more than enough force, but not enough intelligence.It's okay for him to be under the fence now, but once he wants to become a prince, he doesn't have a military advisor around him, so his hands are really tied.Just like going to Chang'an to set up property to make money, it would be much better if there were civil servants to help plan it. Unfortunately, Lu Bu's army is short of men, so we can only send Wei Xu there. I just hope that Wei Xu will not disappoint Lu Bu.

"Since the general has made a decision, please ask your subordinates to follow you." Zhang Liao saw that he would not move Lv Bu, so he thought that he would be able to take care of him by following Lv Bu.

"Don't worry about that. I originally planned to let you accompany me, but you are injured, so I don't know how to get well?" Lu Bu was very happy that Zhang Liao was able to invite Ying to fight by himself, but he was still a little worried about Zhang Liao's injury.

"Don't worry, general, although it's still not very fast, it's almost there." Zhang Liao said affirmatively.

"Dian Wei, Zang Ba, you all go with me this time. By the way, Gao Shun, I remember that you have a man named Cao Xing, let him follow me in the future. In addition, when you return to Luoyang, help me Tell the prime minister that I have already gone to Chenliu." The reason why Lu Bu mentioned Cao Xing was that he thought Cao Xing was not bad, and he should be given more opportunities to practice, as for the message to Dong Zhuo, it was just a perfunctory one. However, by the time Gao Shun arrived in Luoyang, Dong Zhuo should have received Lv Bu's battle report in Chenliu.

Two days later, Chen Liu welcomed the princes from all walks of life who came to participate in the alliance.In the first town, the later general Nanyang prefect Yuan Shu.In the second town, Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou.In the third town, Kong Ni, the governor of Yuzhou.In the fourth town, Liu Dai, governor of Yanzhou.In the fifth town, Wang Kuang, the prefect of Hanoi County.In the sixth town, Zhang Miao, the prefect of Chenliu.In the seventh town, Qiao Mao, the prefect of Dongjun.In the eighth town, Yuan Yi, the prefect of Sanyo.In the ninth town, Bao Xin, Prime Minister of Jibei.In the tenth town, Kong Rong, the prefect of Beihai. No.11 town, Guangling prefect Zhang Chao. No.12 Town, Tao Qian, governor of Xuzhou. No.13 town, Xiliang prefect Ma Teng. No.14 Town, Beiping prefect Gongsun Zan. No.15 town, Shangdang prefect Zhang Yang. No.16 Town, Sun Jian, Marquis of Wucheng, Changsha prefect. No.17 town, Yuan Shao, the prefect of Bohai, the Marquis of Qi Township.There are a total of seventeen towns of princes, but although Cao Cao has few soldiers at this time, as the initiator of the conquest of Dong Zhuo, he is naturally counted as a town of princes, that is, the No.18 town of princes.The number of soldiers and horses brought by the princes from all walks of life is very small. Although killing Dong Zhuo to be loyal to the country is the most important thing, but their own territories must be guarded.In this way, the big princes brought as many as 2 soldiers and horses, while the small princes also had 40 horses. In this way, the princes of the eighteen towns also gathered nearly [-] horses.

"Today we are summoned to hunt down thieves. First of all, we should make an oath, promote the leader of the alliance, and unify orders. Only then will we be able to go all the way and wipe out Dong Zhuo's Zhongxing Han Dynasty in one fell swoop." Seeing that all the princes had arrived, Hanoi prefect Wang Kuang first Said.

It turned out that when Lu Bu was in Hanoi, he killed the original prefect of Hanoi, and this Wang Kuang took advantage of the fact that Hanoi was unmanaged and Dong Zhuo's army was too late to occupy Hanoi, and then contacted Yuan Shao through various channels. Yuan Shao recommended him as the prefect of Hanoi, and Wang Kuang came out at this time to say that he wanted to support the leader of the alliance. In fact, he came out for Yuan Shao to test the minds of the princes.

"Hahaha, Prefect Wang Kuang's suggestion is indeed urgent. I recommend Yuan Shao, prefect of Bohai Sea, as the leader of our alliance. Yuan Shao, the fourth generation and three princes, is well-known in the country, and his disciples and old officials are all over the world. I believe that only brother Yuan Shao raised the banner. We If you understand the alliance, the world will surely return and be invincible." As soon as Wang Kuang spoke, Cao Cao saw the trick, but in order to convince the princes, Cao Cao did not object to Yuan Shao becoming the leader of the princes, even as long as the princes could unite Unanimously, even if Cao Cao had to pay more to help the big man, Cao Cao would not hesitate.

"Uh, hehe, our alliance is here, and there are many talents among the princes. How can I, a junior, be the leader?" Yuan Shao saw Cao Cao as the host and recommended himself as the leader. But it was not easy to accept directly, so he declined.

"Why did Yuan Benchu ​​resign, we all know Yuan Benchu's virtues very well, we are willing to follow Benchu's lead, so please don't resign." Seeing Yuan Shao's resignation, Han Fu, governor of Jizhou, also came out to persuade him.

"We all hope that Benchu ​​will follow the lead, and please don't refuse." Seeing Yuan Benchu's resignation, everyone stepped forward to persuade him.

"At the beginning, there is no virtue and no talent, but the country is in trouble. The country is prosperous, and everyone is responsible. When the country is in peril, I would like to lead you to shed the last drop of blood for the great Han society." Seeing that the generals are willing to obey themselves , Yuan Shao no longer declined, and said to the crowd.

"Hmph." Seeing that Yuan Shao had just become the leader of the Alliance, Yuan Shu's face suddenly became unnatural.Yuan Shu felt that he was not inferior to Yuan Shao in terms of strength. Why did no one recommend him to be the leader of the princes? The most abominable thing is Cao Cao. Originally, Cao Cao and Yuan Shu jointly issued a coercive edict, but now they have not nominated Yuan Shu to be the leader. As the leader of the alliance, this made Yuan Shu feel extremely unhappy.

"Brother Lu is blaming me? If that's the case, brother Lu is wrong. Yuan Shao has a high reputation and is supported by Wang Kuang and Han Fu among the feudal lords. If I nominate Lu As the leader of the alliance, I am afraid that the alliance will fall apart before it is established." Seeing Yuan Shu's displeasure, Cao Cao could only step forward to persuade him, although the confrontation between Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu is beneficial to his own development, and it can also make the discussion more difficult. Dong Dajun will not be the only family, but Cao Cao still hopes that the Dong Dajun can live in peace on the basis of maintaining balance within the Dong Dajun, so as not to destroy the Dong Dajun plan.

"According to what you said, wouldn't I, Yuan Shu, be dominated by Yuan Shao forever and never have a chance to succeed?" After hearing Cao Cao's words, Yuan Shu calmed down a little, but his anger still lingered.

"Hehe, how could this happen? There are 40 troops to challenge Dong Zhuo. Of course, it is impossible to put them in one place. At that time, we only need to propose to divide the troops and attack Dong Zhuo from Chenliu and Wancheng. In this way, Wancheng will approach Runan, Brother Gong has the final say. Although Yuan Shao is the leader of the army, he can only take care of the army along the way. At that time, Brother Gao will be a little lower in name, but when it comes to real power, he will have nothing to do with it. Poor." Seeing that Yuan Shu still couldn't let go, Cao Cao continued.

"Hehe, I feel relieved when Meng De said that." After hearing Cao Cao's words, Yuan Shu finally looked a lot better.

"The Han Dynasty is unlucky, and the emperor's principles are out of order. The traitor Dong Zhuo, taking advantage of the quarrel, harmed the supreme, and abused the common people. Fearing the loss of the country, Shao and others gathered righteous soldiers and went to the country. All of us are allies, work together, so that There must be no two ambitions in the festival of ministers. If you have this alliance, you will lose your life, and you will not be able to inherit it. The emperor's land, the ancestors' spirit, and the truth are all lessons from it!" Since Yuan Shao became the leader of the alliance, he began to exercise it at this time The responsibility of leading the princes to shed blood for alliances.

"We will obey the lord's order, fight bravely, kill Dong Zhuo, and help the great man." Hearing Yuan Shao's voice, all the princes also made an oath with blood.

After the ceremony was over, Yuan Shao held a meeting in the big tent to study the battle strategy.

"Thanks to everyone's love today, I, Yuan Shao, were elected as the leader of the alliance. From today on, we and other princes, regardless of size, strength or weakness, will do our best for our great Han society, work together to punish the rebellion, and return our great Han to the world. Now that I have become the leader of the alliance, in future battles, meritorious service must be rewarded, and crimes must be punished. The state has criminal laws, and the army has discipline. Everyone should abide by it and not violate it." Yuan Shao sat on the head of the tent and said to the princes.

"Leader, don't worry, we will follow the order of the leader and kill the rebels without hesitation." All the princes immediately stood up and saluted Yuan Shao.

"Okay, since that's the case, I'll start to issue the order. My younger brother, General Yuan Shu, and the governor-general will take care of the battalions so that they don't lack anything." Yuan Shao first gave Yuan Shu a job as the governor-general, which can be regarded as a compliment to Yuan Shu. To appease, Yuan Shu must be the most powerful one among all the princes except Yuan Shao.

"Thank you for the love of the leader. The subordinates must do their best to supervise the food and grass. It's not that there are vacancies in each battalion." Seeing that Yuan Shao gave himself the job of governor of food and grass, Yuan Shu had to thank Yuan Shao. He must be a prince like Yuan Shu who is not good at fighting. Said that the governor's grain and grass is a good job.

"Cao Cao is resourceful and resourceful. He has worked so hard to set up our coalition army. Do you have any opinions?" After reassuring Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao looked at Cao Cao who had recommended himself as the leader of the coalition.

"Cao Cao is resourceful and resourceful, and he is well-deserved of being good at planning this military division." Wang Kuang, the prefect of Hanoi, first echoed.Then all the princes didn't have any opinions. It must be that Cao Cao was the initiator of the alliance.

"Leader, my 40 troops are all in Chenliu, but the Sishui Pass is in the way ahead, and the Hulao Pass is too steep and difficult to pass. If Dong Zhuo's army can't delay, I'm afraid our army has no strength. Commander, isn’t it a mistake to capture the Zhongxing Dahan in Luoyang? My younger brother thinks that we should divide our troops into two groups, one from Sishui Hulao to take Luoyang directly, and the other to go to Wancheng, and attack Luoyang from south to north. In this way On the one hand, we can take advantage of our army's large number of generals, and on the other hand, Dong Zhuo will be able to fight on two fronts, so we can't take care of both." Seeing that Yuan Shao wanted to form an army, Cao Cao first suggested using his status as a military adviser.

(End of this chapter)