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Chapter 161 Cao Cao Calls Out Dong Zhuo

In February of 188 AD, Cao Cao issued a campaign against Dong Zhuo, inviting the princes of the world to crusade against Dong Zhuo.

The content of the call-to-action is: Cao et al. would like to announce to the world with great righteousness: Dong Zhuo deceived the world, destroyed the country and murdered the king;

The wolf is cruel and unkind, and the crime is full!Today, according to the secret order of the emperor, a large gathering of volunteers vowed to wipe out China and wipe out the gangsters.Volunteer Wang Xing, a total of

Vent public anger; support the royal family and save the people.When the call to action arrives, it can be implemented as soon as possible! "

There are a total of seventeen princes invited by the call to action, the first town, General Wei, Yangzhou Inspector, Zhao Lei, Zhao Zihan.In the second town, the later generals Nanyang prefect Yuan Shu and Yuan Gonglu.In the third town, the governor of Yuzhou and the prefect of Yingchuan.Kong Ni, Kong Gongxu.In the fourth town, Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, and Liu Gongshan.In the fifth town, Wang Kuang, the prefect of Hanoi County.In the sixth town, Chenliu prefects Zhang Miao and Zhang Mengzhuo.In the seventh town, Qiao Mao and Qiao Yuanwei, the prefects of Dongjun.In the eighth town, Yuan Yi and Yuan Boye, prefects of Puyang.In the ninth town, Bao Xin and Bao Yuncheng, ministers of Jinbei.In the tenth town, Beihai prefect Kong Rong and Kong Wenju. No.11 town, Guangling prefects Zhang Chao and Zhang Menggao. No.12 Town, Xuzhou governor Tao Qian, Tao Gongzu. No.13 town, Ma Teng and Ma Shoucheng, prefects of Xiliang. No.14 town, Beiping prefect Gongsun Zan and Gongsun Bogui. No.15 town, Shangdang prefect Zhang Yang, Uncle Zhang Zhi. No.16 Town, Sun Jian and Sun Wentai, Marquis of Wucheng and Changsha prefects. No.17 Town, Yuan Shao and Yuan Benchu, the Marquis of Qi Township and Bohai Prefect.

After the princes received the call to action, some sent troops immediately, while others waited and watched.

Taishoufu, hall.

Zhao Lei sits at the main seat, Zhang Han sits first on the left, Jia Xu, Jushou, Lu Su, Cheng Yu, Guo Jia, Xi Zhicai are seated below in turn; Zhao Yun sits first on the right, followed by Sitting there are Zhang Liao, Dian Wei, Wen Chou, and Xu Chu.A group of people are all indispensable civil servants and military generals under Zhao Lei's command. It is natural to gather all the people to discuss the matter of raising troops to attack Dong Zhuo.

"I called you here today because I have something very important to discuss with you." When Zhao Lei was speaking, he picked up the copy of the appeal to Dong Dong that was on the desk, and asked someone to pass it to Jia Xu for reading, saying: "This It was Cao Cao, the captain of the cavalry, who sent the letter to Wu County to discuss Dong Xi, read it all, and then we will discuss it."

Jia Xu took the lead in receiving the call to action, and then read aloud: "Dong Zhuo bullied the heavens and the earth, destroyed the country and killed the king; the palace was filthy, the palace was banned, and the souls were killed; the wolf was ruthless, and the crimes piled up! Today, according to the emperor's secret decree, a large number of volunteers, swear I want to wipe out China and wipe out the culprits. I hope that the volunteers will vent their anger; they will support the royal family and save the common people. When the call comes, it can be implemented as soon as possible.”

A passage, Jia Xu read it in a cadence, impassioned and generous.After reading the content of the call to action, Jia Xu's originally calm face suddenly became gloomy.He passed the proclamation in his hand to Ju Shou behind him, then frowned and said, "Master, Cao Cao passed the proclamation into the hands of the lord, it is really a bad person!"

Hearing Jia Xu's words, Zhao Lei immediately asked, "Mr. Jia, why do you say that?"

In fact, no matter what, Zhao Lei made up his mind to participate in the crusade against Dong Zhuo, because this alliance can be said to be unprecedentedly grand, and Zhao Lei will not miss it.But since Jia Xu said so, Zhao Lei's passionate heart suddenly cooled down.

It is quite normal to invite the princes of the world to discuss Dong.Could it be that there is something wrong with this matter in Jia Xu's eyes?
Thinking of this, Zhao Lei looked at Jia Xu, waiting for Jia Xu to explain.

Jia Xu stood up and said slowly: "My lord, the court has been made like this by Dong Zhuo. How many people are really loyal to the court? I think there are only a handful of them. The princes in the world are all sitting in one side and dividing the city. Who is willing to work hard for the little emperor in the palace. I think that among all the princes, only Cao Cao may still have some loyalty to the Han Dynasty. The other princes responded to Cao Cao's call, nothing more than seeking benefits from the alliance .”

Zhao Lei nodded and signaled Jia Xu to continue.

"Furthermore, the subordinates believe that Cao Cao's message to the lord will be unfavorable to the lord regardless of whether the lord attends the meeting or not." Jia Xu sighed and continued.

Zhao Lei asked, "Why?"

"There are two reasons. First, if the lord joins the alliance against Dong Zhuo, the lord may gain a good reputation, but has the lord ever thought about what Dong Zhuo will do? Dong Zhuo has 20 Xiliang soldiers, and when the time comes, he will fight with the princes." Dong Zhuo's fighting will definitely hurt his vitality."

"Secondly, the proclamation has been passed on to the lord. If the lord ignores it, Cao Cao and other princes will assign the lord to Dong Zhuo's side and become the target of the princes of the world. At the same time, the reputation of the lord will also be affected. People in the world will think that the lord belongs to Dong Zhuo. people."

"In this way, it will be detrimental to the lord if the lord does not participate." Jia Xu said.

"So, isn't it a dilemma?" Zhao Lei said.

"It can be said so. However, the lesser of two evils is the one. For the great cause of the lord, Yu also asked the lord to send troops to attack Dong. Although our strength may be affected to some extent, if the lord can emerge among the heroes of the world, it will show that we The strength of the Yangzhou army should be able to increase the prestige of the lord."

Jia Xu's analysis was straightforward, and after a while, the stakes of this matter have been clearly stated.

Zhao Lei was silent for a moment, thinking about Jia Xu's words.

Obviously, participating in the alliance will inevitably make Wu County, which has finally settled down, be affected by the war, but if you don't participate, you will be scolded by the world.

When Zhao Lei was thinking, Lu Su followed Jia Xu's words and said, "My lord, Zijing also thinks that my lord must participate in the battle against Dong."

Seeing that Lu Su had spoken, Zhao Lei asked with a smile, "What suggestion does Zijing have?"

Lu Su cupped his hands and said, "My lord, the fifteen thousand soldiers newly recruited by our army have been trained by General Zhao. Now they have been trained proficiently. What they lack is the experience of war. Only through fighting can this army be regarded as a real army." force."

"As for the three thousand stone army, it's also the same reason." Lu Su said

"General Zilong and General Wenyuan are both talented generals, and the soldiers they train must be brave and good at fighting. However, whether it is an ordinary army or a Shijun camp, they have just been established, and they are more than brave and inexperienced. One battle after another is used to hone soldiers. Only the battlefield can create an elite army." Lu Su said.

Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao stood up and said, "This subordinate agrees with Zijing's point of view and recommends that the Lord send troops."

Lu Su said again: "The subordinates still feel that the lord has great ambitions, and his mind must not be on Wu Jun. To compete in the Central Plains, or even the whole world, is what the lord should aspire to. Since they want to compete for the world, then these princes are all The lord's future enemies. Therefore, this time when the princes challenge Dong, the lord can take this opportunity to temper the soldiers and forge a fierce and elite army. Only then can we compete with the princes in the world."

Lu Su's conclusion above is from the perspective of military training.Because everyone's starting point is different, the end point of considering things is also different.

However, after Lu Su talked about it, he still asked Zhao Lei to participate in the feudal lords' meeting.
What he meant was that we must fight, and it was to train soldiers to fight.Because no matter how Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao trained, the only way to make soldiers mature was to fight.The feudal lords challenged Dong, heroes from all over the world gathered, and soldiers and horses from all walks of life gathered.

Zhao Lei can not only train his soldiers, but also observe the intelligence of each prince's army, and find out the strength of each prince at the same time.

Zhao Lei thought of this, and said with a smile: "Zi Jing's words are very reasonable."

Then Zhao Lei turned his eyes again, looked at Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai, and said, "Feng Xiao and Zhicai, what do you two think about this alliance?"

Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai looked at each other, and then Guo Jia said first: "My lord, Jia's opinion is the same as Wen He's and Zi Jing's, and they both must ask Dong."

"As for what brother Wenhe and Zijing said, Jia won't repeat it. From Jia's point of view, the so-called feudal lords begging for Dong is nothing more than the lords from all walks of life respond to the call in order to improve their prestige, grab talents, and expand their strength. .” Guo Jia said.

Zhao Lei nodded and continued.

"There are quite a lot of princes participating in the princes' meeting, and there are nearly twenty towns. Basically, the overlords from all walks of life in the world have gathered. The subordinates are going to the Lord's Guild, but you can watch from the sidelines and see which princes will become the master of the princes in the world today. enemy, do a good job of intelligence work for future engagements, the so-called know yourself and the enemy and you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles.”

"So according to Feng Xiao's words, the Lord has three things to do when he is going, training soldiers, winning fame, and watching people." Xi Zhicai added at this time.

After Zhao Lei heard this, he felt that Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai were worthy of military talents, and they had a very strong outlook on the overall situation.

Jia Xu and Lu Su's analysis is often about their own army, while Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai are different. They have a little more foresight than the two, and the starting point for looking at problems is also from a macro perspective. There will be a decision.

Finally, Zhao Lei habitually looked at Zhang Han and listened to Zhang Han's opinion.

Zhang Han understood, and said with a smile: "Everyone is right, this meeting must go. And everyone has explained the reason very clearly, so I won't repeat it. So then I will say Let's talk about our base camp!" Hearing what Zhang Han said, everyone remembered that they forgot about the arrangement of Wu County's hometown after talking for a long time.

"My lord, go to the League, how many soldiers to bring, and how many people to keep to guard Wu County. This is also a question before the expedition." Zhang Han said.

"Man, what's your opinion?" Zhao Lei said.

"My subordinates suggest that my lord should take the 3000 troops from Shijunying and the newly recruited 1 troops from Yangzhou to go! The [-] troops we brought from Jizhou have experienced the Yellow Turban Rebellion and are well trained to defend Wu County has more than enough. And this time the lords' alliance, we don't have to fight too hard with Dong Zhuo, we have to use the smallest loss to seek the greatest benefit."

"Of course." Zhao Lei said.

After talking for a long time, in fact, Zhao Lei is the real decision maker. After he listened to the opinions of Zhang Han and others, combined with his own thoughts, he could make a more accurate decision.

Every decision Zhao Lei makes is very important and has to be treated with caution.

(End of this chapter)