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Chapter 538: The alliance splits, Dong Zhuo sends envoys frequently

Wen Pin, whose courtesy name was Zhongye, was from Wan, Nanyang.

If history had not gone as planned, he would have become a general of Liu Biao, the governor of Jingzhou, in the future. Then, like Lou Gui, they would have joined Cao Cao one after the other and ruled Jiangxia.

Not only did he not lose to Guan Yu in the battle, he also made many military achievements, and he also defeated the Wu army many times, intimidating the enemy country, and was awarded the honor of being a general and a marquis.

At present, Wen Pin is just beginning to make a name for himself in his hometown of Nanyang, and is well-known locally for his bravery and fighting skills.

However, these things were obviously unlocked information for Zhang Zi, who had just arrived.

It was only because of the recommendation of the two advisers that he sent Wen Pin as the commander-in-chief of the Nanyang Army, responsible for leading the army to Yique to implement the plan they had formulated.

Wen Pin, who was in the military camp, naturally took the military order very seriously after receiving it. He quickly reorganized his troops, mobilized 5,000 soldiers, and set out on the expedition.

At this point, Nanyang Prefect Zhang Zi became the first vassal army in the world to "respond" to the call and march towards the battlefield.

While the princes who were so close to him were acting so conflicted, the responses to Su Yao's call from other places were just thunder in the face of little action, with mostly verbal support. They were hesitant about sending troops to join the alliance, and seemed to be in a wait-and-see situation.

Especially after Sulu and Lu issued the manifesto to attack Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao also issued an order for a meeting in Hanoi, and things became even more delicate.

The princes were almost divided north and south of the Yellow River.

Under the interference and manipulation of Yuan Shao, Feng Ji and others, the princes in Hebei responded to the call from Henei.

The area of ​​Henan, on the other hand, is more divided.

In addition to Yuan Shao's associates such as General Yuan Shu, Dongjun Prefect Cao Cao, Chenliu Prefect Zhang Miao, Shanyang Prefect Yuan Yi, and Jibei Prime Minister Bao Xin who responded to his call, many people chose Su Yao's side.

In addition to the Nanyang prefect who was secretly in collusion, these people also included Yuzhou Governor Kong Rong, Yanzhou Governor Liu Dai, Xuzhou Governor Tao Qian, Yingchuan Prefect Li Min, Guangling Prefect Zhang Chao and others.

These people, together with the governors of Qingzhou under the jurisdiction of Su Yaoyao, as well as the governor of Taiyuan in Bingzhou, Zang Min, the lieutenant of Heishan, Zhao Silang, the governor of Hejian, Wang Rou, the governor of Yanmen, and the princes of Du Liaojun and Liaodong.
This time, the Guandong coalition army had much more people than the eighteen princes in history, but there were two people in the camp, forming an extremely delicate relationship.

The two forces fighting against Dong were intertwined and had their own affiliations. They were all for the same goal and were allies, but they were flying two different flags.

No one knows how they will turn out.

However, before these princes rose up and responded in droves to start substantive actions, Dong Zhuo was the first to enter the next round.

At this time, he had just received the news that the Nanyang governor had sent troops and Yuan Shao had also initiated an alliance initiative, so he immediately played two cards in a row.

One of them was naturally to send special envoys from the imperial court to various places to persuade local princes not to believe in slander, join the rebels and fight against the imperial court.

The second was to send Li Su, who was well prepared, out, nominally to continue recruiting Su Yao, but actually to bribe Lu Bu.

He had to carry out this strategy before Su Yao learned of Yuan Shao's actions, otherwise, if the situation changed and that Lu didn't take advantage of the situation, it would be disastrous.

So Li Su, who received the order, took Dong Zhuo's valuable gifts and rushed to Yique Pass at full speed.

Then he was rejected as a matter of course.
No wonder, he is already the fourth wave of envoys sent by Dong Zhuo.

It is said that things never happen more than three times. Su Yao initially listened to what these people said to see if there were any special events. However, the three waves of people only said some meaningless nonsense.

The only thing he did was to promise him a high position and generous salary so that he would stop fighting and return Yique. But Dong Zhuo was still arrogant and had no intention of surrendering, nor did he send troops to attack him.

"Damn it, I'm not stuck with a bug, am I?"

Su Yao murmured to himself:

"Dong Zhuo was quite powerful when he was at Hulao Pass, why is he so cowardly now that I'm at Yique Pass?"

"What is Hulao Pass?"

Lu Zhi, Xun Yu, Zhong Yao and others were confused, but they knew what Su Yao was in trouble for.

Originally, their high-profile release of the anti-enemy manifesto was not just for the purpose of calling on heroes from all over the world.

Otherwise, their quiet connections would not be more efficient than doing it in a high-profile manner, so why send it to the capital, or send it to Dong Zhuo first?

It's just that everyone wants to lure Dong Zhuo out of the city for a fight.

Everyone knows that the Xiliang Army is the strongest army in the world, but Lu Zhi and others have also witnessed Su Yao's performance on the battlefield.

The Chiyun Knights led by Su Yao were definitely not inferior to any other army in the world in plain field battles. Outside Pingyuan County that day, Su Yao's 800 cavalrymen charged directly into an army of 200,000, which left a deep impression on them.

Therefore, the best way to deal with Dong Zhuo was naturally to provoke him to attack Yique, use the fortress walls to consume his fighting spirit first, and then repeat the story on Pingyuan to capture and kill the traitor on the battlefield in one fell swoop.

However, this plan apparently did not go smoothly.

Perhaps Dong Zhuo was afraid of the military power of Guanjun Hou, or perhaps there were also some wise and resourceful people in Dong Zhuo's army who saw through their intentions. Dong Zhuo was reluctant to be fooled and fought a protracted war with them.

Although the Zhen family provided urgent food supplies, and the magistrate of Liang County in the rear turned a blind eye and allowed them to deliver food, this place was ultimately an enclave for them, and a war of attrition was not a long-term solution.

"Sir, if we want to gain a foothold here, the support of Yingchuan and Nanyang is indispensable," Lu Zhi suggested.

"Mr. Lu of Yingchuan can rest assured."

Xun Yu and Zhong Yao, the two fellow townsmen from Yingchuan, looked at each other and said with a smile:

"The governor Li Min and I have a long history. When the proclamation was issued, we had already signed a letter and sent it to him. I think he will certainly respond to you, Your Highness."

"It's a pity that the Nanyang governor is indecisive and not the kind of person who can get things done."

Su Yao nodded slightly when he heard this. He was well aware of Xun Yu and Zhong Yao's concerns.

The Nanyang prefect is acting like this now. Although the words in the letter are sincere, it is not difficult to see that he is indecisive.

If their side is at a disadvantage, I'm afraid they wouldn't mind stabbing them in the back. They are really cunning.

It's just a pity that Su Yao doesn't quite remember how the Nanyang governorship ended up falling to Yuan Shu. He doesn't know if this incident will happen again. If Yuan Shu really gets caught up in his trap, it would be even more disgusting.
Just as Su Yao was thinking about his next strategy, wondering whether to fast forward and wait for the next event, or try to take the initiative and kill wild monsters around Luoyang to see if he could force Dong Zhuo out, Wang Ling came hurriedly and reported that Dong Zhuo's fourth wave of envoys wanted to see him.

(End of this chapter)