Han Shimou

Later, when a few people came to the big tent, a sense of majesty and solemnity suddenly struck. The princes of the Sixteenth Routes sat down in the left and right rows according to their titles and ages. Almost all the princes in the world gathered here.Wen Han and Gongsun Zan walked in together, Wen Han sat down under Cao Cao's seat, Guan Yu and Xu Huang stood on both sides.Gongsun Zan sat under Han Fu, governor of Jizhou, and the three brothers Liu Pan and Zhang stood behind him.

Seeing that Wen Han and Gongsun Zan were sitting still, everyone cast their gazes on Cao Cao. Cao Cao stood up unhurriedly, and introduced the princes from all walks of life except himself. Cao Cao raised his glass again.

"Dong Zhuo was cruel and inhumane, deceiving the emperor and neglecting his superiors, promiscuous in the harem, and doing a lot of evil. He is the biggest treacherous minister in the history of the Han Dynasty. As the imperial court officials, we should report to the community and the people. The righteousness of the people is a model for the people of the world. This gathering of volunteers will definitely destroy Dong Gou, and make the world brighter, and help the royal family. Cao hereby expresses his thanks to you all.”

Cao Cao worshiped with courtesy and had a drink with all the princes.At this moment, Yuan Shao, who had been scrutinizing the central position without a person in the middle, withdrew his gaze, then waved his hand and said.

"Hey. Meng De's words are wrong. We are all officials of the imperial court, with imperial salaries in our hands. It is our duty to punish treacherous ministers with great favor from the imperial court. Why do we need a word of thanks. I am not talented, Yuan The family of the clan has received the favor of the emperor IV, and is willing to shed blood for the pawns under the Dong alliance, and shed blood for the alliance, and only hope that the emperor who is being tortured by Dong dog in Luoyang can be rescued as soon as possible."

Yuan Shao's righteous remarks immediately won the applause of many people. Yuan Shao squinted his eyes, humbly, but secretly glanced at Rongyang prefect Wang Kuang in his eyes.

Wang Kuang comprehended, and after the princes had spoken their words and expressed their righteousness, when the tent was quiet for a while, he suddenly opened his mouth.

"As the saying goes, a bird can't do without a head, and a bird can't fly without wings. Today, in order to uphold the righteousness, we must first establish a leader, listen to the restraints, and then enter the army. What do you think?"

As soon as Wang Kuang finished speaking, all the princes in the tent were startled and looked at each other.Cao Cao turned his eyes, he had noticed Yuan Shao's secret wink to Wang Kuang just now, and when Yuan Shao was in the tent, his eyes often glanced at the central seat, it seems that he is bound to win the position of leader.

And here, his status is the most honorable, although Cao Cao also wanted to take the position of the leader, but he was born in a family of eunuchs after all, presumably in the hearts of the princes, Yuan Shao's status is much higher than him.Cao Cao understood this, so he wanted to open his mouth to recommend Yuan Shao, so that he could sell him a favor.

But at this moment, Wen Han, who was under Cao Cao's seat, said something that made Cao Cao's heart skip a beat.

"In my opinion, Cao Mengde assassinated Dong alone in Luoyang, putting life and death aside. Dong Gou, this is a great strategy. Cao Mengde, who has courage, righteousness and strategy, should be the master of this alliance."

Wen Han's words, like countless thunderbolts from the blue sky, raged and exploded in the tent.Many princes were stunned, silently bowing their heads in thought.And Yuan Shao's eyes flickered for a while, but he recovered quickly, and was about to speak, but who knew that in the penultimate position of the right seat, he was extremely mighty all his life, with a tiger head and a tall body, and his arms seemed to be torn. The power of a bear to kill a tiger, the domineering spirit in the tiger's eyes is lost, it is particularly conspicuous among the Eighteenth Road.

This person is the prefect of Changsha, Sun Jian and Sun Wentai, who are known as Jiangdong Tigers.

"What Wen Guanjun said is very reasonable. I agree with it."

In his concise and powerful speech, Sun Jian didn't say much, but it was enough to express his meaning.The speeches of Wen Han and Sun Jian made many people agree, and Qiao Mao, governor of Dongjun County, and Liu Dai, governor of Yanzhou, agreed respectively.

Cao Cao's heart was beating wildly, but Yuan Shao became anxious, and he immediately winked at Wang Kuang again.

"Huh, although Cao Mengde has courageous strategies, after all, he was born as an eunuch, so how can he be the leader of our righteous teachers. I think that Yuan Benchu, the fourth generation and third prince, has many old officials, and is a descendant of a famous minister in the Han Dynasty. Previously Under Dong Zhuo's sword, he defied power and openly fought for righteousness, his courage and righteousness are not inferior to Cao Mengde, and his background is noble, so he should be the leader of the alliance."

"What Wang Rongyang said is very true. My Yuan family in Runan, four generations and three princes, has a noble bloodline, and my brother has always been a great talent, so he should be the leader of this righteous teacher."

Yuan Shu, the prefect of Runan and Yuan Shao's younger brother, also spoke at this time.Although Yuan Shu said so, he was disdainful in his heart. In fact, in his heart, he believed that he should be the leader of the alliance.It's a pity that his reputation is far lower than Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.But Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, of course he had to support Yuan Shao, after all, Yuan Shao and he were also born in the Yuan family in Runan.After Yuan Shao won the big position, he could also win a lot of fame and fortune from Yuan Shao.

"Hehe. Regardless of the origin of the hero, Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, was not the head of the Surabaya pavilion, and he could win the world in the end! What's more, is there any kind of prince and general Xiangning? Birth and ability are not linked!"

Wen Han's eyes were shining, and he was laughing.What he said immediately made many princes who were not of high background agree with him.

Although Gongsun Zan was born in a noble family, but because of his mother's humble status, he was only a minor official in the county at first.So I hated this bloodline theory especially, and was about to say that I was willing to stand on Cao Cao's side, but Liu Bei, who was behind him, noticed it and walked up to him and whispered in his ear.

"Brother, Yuan Benchu ​​is very powerful and occupies the county of Hanoi. In the future, he will definitely get involved in the northern area. Now that brother's power is uncertain, it is not appropriate to turn against him. Why don't you sell face with Yuan Benchu ​​first."

Gongsun Zan narrowed his eyes, thought for a while, and nodded secretly.Afterwards, he spoke and sided with Yuan Shao, Wen Han was slightly taken aback, he did not expect that Gongsun Zan would support his greatest enemy in the future.Gongsun Zan noticed Wen Han's gaze, shrugged helplessly, and then showed Wen Han a harmless smile.

So except for Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, the princes of the Sixteen Routes continued to argue for the position of the leader, and the scene was chaotic.

"My lords! My lords! Don't be arguing about this matter. We are all gathered for righteousness, and we should be united. Otherwise, how can we face Dong Gou's 30 Liangzhou army? This old man has an idea. Let me know if it is feasible. "

Suddenly, Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, yelled a few times. Seeing that Tao Qian, who is known as a good old man, was yelling, everyone stopped talking unconsciously.Tao Qian is a loyal person, but he doesn't like to fight for power and profit. He only cares about his own state, and often donates food, grass, gold and silk to subsidize neighboring states and counties, almost responding to requests.Many princes present have borrowed food and silver from him, and owe him favors, so it is not easy to interrupt this good old man's speech.

"Tao Gong has always been known as benevolence and righteousness. He is fair and upright, and he can solve the current problems."

"Well, that's right. Let Tao Gong preside over the overall situation.

Liu Dai, Inspector of Yanzhou, and Kong Ni, Inspector of Yuzhou, both of whom were also well-known, spoke at the same time, and immediately the tent fell silent, and all the princes looked at Tao Qian one after another.

"Okay. Thanks to the wrong love from all the heroes, then let the old man take charge of the overall situation. Everyone has a choice in their hearts. Benchu ​​and Mengde are almost half deadlocked. The old man thinks who will be the leader of the alliance in the end. There will be a lot of reluctance. In this way, it will drag down the volunteer teacher.

Why don't we follow suit? The agreement between the Overlord of Western Chu and Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty was that the troops were divided into two groups, one to capture Ji Pass and the other to capture Hulao Pass. The leader of the alliance, commanding the army of volunteers.

So, what do you guys think? "

"Divide the troops? Is this feasible? Our volunteers, who originally had fewer troops than Dong Zhuo's Liangzhou army, if we divide the troops again, I'm afraid Dong Zhuo will defeat them one by one!"

Beihai prefect Kong Rong frowned, then shook his head and questioned.

"No. It's just like Tao Gong said. Nowadays, the minds of the princes are divided into two factions. If they merge rashly, there will only be chaos. If they are divided into two armies, they will be able to attack everything. What's more, whether it is Yuan Benchu Or Cao Mengde is a man of great talent and boldness, while Dong Gou’s subordinates are all mediocre, so how can they be their opponents. I think Tao Gong’s idea is feasible.”

"Well. I also think it's good to be like this. If you are confused, you will have no front, and if you are united, you will be invincible. Except for Yuan Benchu ​​and Cao Mengde, everyone is not a hero. As long as you are united, no matter how many Donggou army there are, they are like chickens and dogs. Vulnerable."

When the two lords are separated, there will be competition and competition, and pressure is the driving force. Back then, Han Gaozu and the Western Chu Overlord had each other as the driving force, so the Western Chu Overlord broke the boat and the Han Gaozu's ingenious plan In finalization.The division of troops is not all disadvantages but no disadvantages. "

Liu Dai and Kong Ni spoke one after another in support of Tao Qian.After Yuan Shao heard this, although he was unwilling, among the eighteen princes, Liu Dai, Kong Ni, and Tao Qian accounted for one-third of the entire righteous army, and the three people sent troops and rations. Few, and his official seniority is the highest among the eighteen princes. If the three of them make such a decision, it will be difficult to change the situation.

"It turns out that Tao, Liu, and Kong, the three governors, all made such a decision, so I asked the three governors to be notarized."

Tao, Liu, and Kong looked at each other, and nodded after exchanging glances.

"it is good!"

"Okay!"

"Naturally."

After the princes heard that Tao, Liu, and Kong were willing to be notarized, they had no further objections, and Yuan Shao turned his eyes to Cao Cao. Cao Cao, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke at this time.

"Cao is not talented, but everyone is determined, Cao will definitely work hard and live up to everyone's expectations."

After Cao Cao finished speaking, Yuan Shao also accepted the proposal after saying some modest words.As a result, the Alliance to Eliminate Dong was formally formed, and was temporarily divided into left and right alliance leaders.The leader of the left alliance is Yuan Shao, with under his command Yuan Shu, Governor of Runan, Han Fu, Governor of Jizhou, Liu Dai, Governor of Yanzhou, Yuan Yi, Governor of Sanyang, Bao Xin, Governor of Jibei, Ma Teng, Governor of Jincheng, Wang Kuang, Governor of Rongyang, Gongsun Zan, Governor of Beiping, and Beihai Governor. Prefect Kong Rong, a total of ten princes, led about 12 troops, claiming 15.

The leader of the right alliance is Cao Cao, and under his command are the governor of Yuzhou, Kong Ni, the governor of Dongjun, Qiao Mao, the governor of Guangling, Zhang Chao, the governor of Xuzhou, Tao Qian, the governor of Pingyang, Zhang Yang, the governor of Changsha, Sun Jian, and the governor of Hedong, Wenhan. There are eight princes in total, leading about [-] troops. , known as one hundred thousand.

After all the princes agreed, they set up their accounts one after another.On the next day, in the center of each princely company's battalion, a three-story high platform was built, with flags from eighteen directions all over the place, a Baiyan Huangyue was built on it, and the soldiers' amulets were printed. The eyes are awe-inspiring, and the scene is solemn and mighty.

After a while, more than 20 soldiers from the Eighteenth Route Army shouted the names of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, and called for Yuan Shao and Cao Cao to come to the altar to pay their respects.Yuan Shao was dressed in a golden armor and scarlet battle robe, and went up from the left bench, while Cao Cao, wearing a black armor with a golden tiger pattern and a black war robe, came up from the right.