The brothers who traveled westward in those years

Chapter 304 0305, gather the eighteen princes

as long as you try very hard, you can achieve anything.

Less than a week after the proposal was sent out, many people in the thirteen states responded.They gathered troops and marched towards Luoyang, and they continued to expand their troops on the way.

Nanyang prefect Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao's younger brother, was the first force to rush to Luoyang this time.Yuan Shao was the first to notify him before, but at that time he was unwilling to take this muddy water.Because he knew that he was not sure that he could win, but it was different now, because now everyone was attacking Dong Zhuo together.

Although Yuan Shu looked down on Yuan Shao, he did not care about small things when doing big things, so how could he not distinguish between public and private.It's one thing for him to look down on Yuan Shao, but it's another thing for him to jointly attack Dong Zhuo.Yuan Shu has always been very clear about public and private interests.

Sun Jian, the prefect of Changsha, led his men and horses to leave Changsha City and headed for the capital Luoyang in a mighty way.He waited for a long time for a day, and now he was finally able to attack Dong Zhuo.Sun Jian has great ambitions, and he has two sons who share his ambitions.He has a lot of confidence, and the morale of his soldiers is even stronger.

Zhang Yang, the prefect of Shangdang, has long since disliked Dong Zhuo.Usually it's fine for him to be a domineering, but now he has made the capital Luoyang a mess, and it has also involved many rich and powerful gentry in Luoyang.If Fatty Dong is not wiped out, wouldn't they be reduced to a laughing stock for these big men and courtiers?

Gongsun Zan, the prefect of Beiping, had been unknown before, but he stole the limelight when he fought against the Yellow Turban Army.But instead of rushing to Luoyang City, he became the prefect of Beiping.Desire to kill thieves, but lack of strength, as soon as he received the letter of proposal, he set off immediately, and didn't even want to delay on the road for a moment.

Zhang Chao, governor of Guangling, Kong Rong, governor of Beihai, Yuan Yi, governor of Shanyang, Ma Teng, governor of Xiliang, Wang Kuang, governor of Hanoi, Zhang Miao, governor of Chenliu, Qiao Mao, governor of Dongjun, Tao Qian, governor of Xuzhou, Han Fu, governor of Jizhou, The governor of Yuzhou, Kong Ni, the governor of Yanzhou, Liu Dai, and the governor of Jibei, Bao Xin.

There is another one who will affect the development and direction of the entire battle situation in the future.At that time, the official worshiped Xiaoqi as the school lieutenant. His surname was Cao and his name was Cao.

Those who should have come have come, and those who should not have come have also come.Everyone knows each other, but few are really close.They all gathered in a place less than a hundred miles away from Luoyang City, and set up camp here, and these people rushed to the assembly place one after another.First report your family name, and then register the number of subordinates.

Because the princes from all walks of life came from the Kanto region of the Han territory, the name of their alliance this time was called the Kanto Allied Army.Everyone received Yuan Shao's letter of proposal, and it was because of the letter of proposal that they came here.

One world, one dream, and the goal of our trip is the same.Maybe there are some different ideas, but they must first reach a consensus, that is to kill Dong Zhuo.

Proposals were sent to thirteen states, and at least a hundred people received them.However, less than one-fifth of the people responded, and many people did not express their attitudes after receiving the letter of proposal.Not because they were indifferent, but because Yuan Shao didn't give them enough confidence.

No one in the Yuan family in Runan does not know this name.No one of the four generations and three fathers will accept it, and the famous family naturally has many fans.Many people came for Yuan Shao's name, just to get a glimpse of Yuan Shao's honor.Then follow him to attack Dong Zhuo, maybe you can get a share of the pie in the end.

The idea of ​​gathering the princes was not Yuan Shao's original idea, but the original idea was in the central army tent.But no one would pay attention to him. At that time, he only had an official position but no real power, and no one would take him seriously.

To gather everyone together, the first thing to do is to elect a commander-in-chief.People from all walks of life gather together, if they fight on their own, the gains will outweigh the losses.Only when everyone is united can we be sure of victory in joint operations.Many people call them the Kwantung Allied Army, but they prefer to call themselves the United Army.

The person who proposed to gather the princes did not get everyone's approval.Because no one will notice him, everyone is now discussing who should be the commander-in-chief.Various names were spoken by different people, but not a single one was heard to speak of the neglected one.

Because he doesn't think about the scope anymore, he doesn't even count as entering this circle.Although he also has soldiers and horses under his command, there are very few soldiers and horses under him.The situation is similar to that of Sun Jian, who is stretched when he goes out to fight.Whether there is no food or no horse feed, there will always be restrictions on such things.

A penny beats a hero, and it's true of many things.No one cares about you when you are unknown, and when you really soar, those who ignore you will still not notice you.In the past, it was because you didn't have the capital to make them pay attention, but later it was because you were no longer at the same level as them.

Here I will tell you a very strange law of nature, which many people call matching.As the saying goes, fish find fish and shrimp find shrimp and turtles match bastards.

In fact, this is called like attracts like, most of the people around successful people are successful people.Because the definition of success is not one measure of money, it is measured in many different ways.Whether success depends on one's own ability, or in other words, depends on the individual's desire for success.

People who are worth a million like to be with people who are worth a hundred thousand, but they are surrounded by more people who are worth a million, and even a certain percentage are people who are worth more than ten million.It is not necessary to use money as a measure, but this example is more realistic and easier to understand.

Someone suggested that Yuan Shu should be the commander-in-chief, that is, the leader of the Kwantung Allied Army.Someone suggested it and someone opposed it. Anyway, the person who opposed it just couldn't understand Yuan Shu.

Of course, there are still people who recommend themselves, but they are not competing for the position of leader, but hope to defeat Dong Zhuo as soon as possible.There are so many people under this group of people, ranging from three to five thousand to twenty to thirty thousand.It is consumed every day, and you need to eat and drink whether you are fighting or not.Now they are far away from home, and they can't afford to spend outside.

What's more, it is less than a hundred miles away from Luoyang City. According to their thinking, they should make a tentative attack first.Everyone brought half of their troops to try Dong Zhuo's defense first.Maybe they can find a breakthrough and kill Dong Zhuo all at once.

Those who said these words were all those prefects with tens of thousands of soldiers.Those who opposed were all the governors with three to five thousand soldiers.Tit-for-tat and no one will accept anyone, the alliance has just assembled and before the war started, they have already started to fight a little bit.

Without discussing a result, this group of people will never stop.In the end, Cao Cao, the school captain of Xiaoqi, suggested that Yuan Shao should be the leader of the allied army.As soon as these words were uttered, Yuan Shu objected.Moreover, he strongly opposed it. He even publicly accused Cao Cao, which was showing favoritism.

Because everyone knows that Cao Cao and Yuan Shao have a good relationship.And this time to convene everyone, the proposal also has Cao Cao's signature.In other words, in fact, this proposal was jointly issued by Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.Cao Cao knew that he didn't have that ability, so he wanted to push Yuan Shao to the position of leader.

Of course, whoever wants to be the leader can't be the leader. If you don't obey the crowd, you can't be the leader.Yuan Shu can't do it, and Cao Cao can't do it either.Because Yuan Shu is not familiar with everyone, and Cao Cao is just a school lieutenant now.As a school lieutenant, he has no military power yet, and all the soldiers under him were recruited by Cao Cao with all his wealth.

Some people proposed and others supported them. After a few minutes of intense discussion, Cao Cao's proposal was approved, and everyone agreed to appoint Yuan Shao as the commander-in-chief, that is, the leader of the Kwantung Allied Army.Yuan Shao led the princes to crusade against Dong Zhuo, and it was bound to destroy Dong Zhuo and restore the Han Dynasty.

After the meeting was over, Cao Cao sat alone in the military tent, and one person entered the military tent from outside.He cupped his fists and saluted Cao Cao, who burst into tears when he saw this man.No one cares about him now, let alone how he can continue to deal with the princes.Cao Cao was a little discouraged at this time, and even retreated a little in his heart.

The man greeted Cao Cao with a smile, and then persuaded Cao Cao.

The man said: "Now the Kwantung Allied Forces are assembled to attack Dong Zhuo. Within two years, the Kwantung Allied Forces will definitely win a big victory. But at that time, the Tianxia no longer had the surname Liu, and the Great Han Tianxia no longer existed. It’s hard to say what the decision is, but it will definitely not go back to the way it was before.”

At this time, Cao Cao had no advisors by his side, and he respected him three points.And this person is not yet twenty, and looks more like a fifteen or sixteen-year-old child.

Cao Cao said, "Brother Long Fei, can you give me some advice?"

Long Fei shook his head with a smile, the secret must not be leaked, once leaked it will change.Long Fei tried this matter several times when he was with Brother Monkey, and every time he wanted to save Brother Monkey, but in the end the process of the matter changed and the result remained the same.Anyway, no matter how you say it, it will all lead to the same goal in the end.

Long Fei said: "Act according to your inner feelings, don't care about other people's eyes. They ignore you now, and you will definitely regret it in the future. What you do depends on yourself. What I can tell you is You will definitely have a place in this world in the future, provided you work hard enough."

Cao Cao laughed heartily when he heard the words, and took Long Fei back to the army tent to drink three cups.He Cao Cao has never seen such a big storm, but he has never seen anyone who can see through his mind at a glance.Long Fei in front of him was the first one, and maybe also the last one.Heroes cherish heroes, but it feels a bit like heroes cherish each other.

However, Long Fei also reminded Cao Cao.No matter what happens in the future, don't trust anyone.No matter man or woman, no matter how long we have known each other, how good the relationship is.It's fine for now, but it's going to get worse and worse over the next few years.So he told Cao Cao to be careful not to trust anyone easily.

Cao Cao was already suspicious, coupled with Long Fei's repeated reminders, finally planted a hint in his heart.The psychological suggestion seems to be normal, but in many cases it will turn into an instinctive reaction.It's like if someone is hitting us head-on, we will instinctively protect our heads.This kind of reaction is close to instinct, but the reaction formed by this psychological hint is suspicious.

Yuan Shao became the leader of the alliance, so he naturally wanted to treat everyone to a good meal.After all, everyone has come from thousands of miles away, who doesn't miss the days in their own land.In order to ease everyone's tension, of course, it is also for the sake of good relations between the princes.Yuan Shao held a big banquet at his own expense, and entertained them with good wine and meat three times a day.

It's okay to eat for one day, and it's okay to drink for two days.But on the third day, these people were still eating and drinking.Cao Cao couldn't sit still anymore, so he asked Yuan Shao to volunteer, hoping that he could lead someone to attack Dong Zhuo.

Yuan Shao said that the time was not yet ripe, and asked Cao Cao to go back and wait for news.The next day Cao Cao asked for Ying again, and this time Yuan Shao told Cao Cao.Everyone is discussing tactics, and will send someone to notify Cao Cao when there is a result.And also comforted Cao Cao, as long as the war started, he would be the vanguard.

In the next few days, all the princes in the Chinese army's tent, except for drinking, drank every day.Talk about drinking happily, as if you ran so far just to drink.

Cao Cao wanted to go to hunt for thieves, but unfortunately there were not many soldiers under him. Even if they were all equal to ten, they would not be enough to give Dong Zhuo teeth.

(End of this chapter)