A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 376: After racking their brains to seek alliances, the dust has settled and thousands of armies have risen
Jujube, big tent of alliance

"Ding ding ding!" This is the sound of chopsticks hitting the wine glass.

Everyone looked over, and it turned out that Wang Kuang, the governor of Hebei Province, was knocking, hoping to attract everyone's attention.

"You are all governors and governors from various places. We have gathered together to jointly defeat the national traitor Dong Zhuo. Now that we are almost here, it is time to elect an alliance leader or gather all the allies so that they will not be defeated by Dong Zhuo one by one. "

After listening to Wang Kuang's words, everyone was speechless for a while. At this time, Jibei Prime Minister Bao Xin said:
"Prefect Wang's remarks are inappropriate. General Gongsun Zan, the general who conquered Liao, Bai Dian, the prefect of Donglai, and Sun Jian, the prefect of Changsha, have not arrived. How can we say that everyone is here?

Furthermore, Gongsun Zan was a famous general on the frontier, and the barbarians were frightened when he heard about it. His soldiers were also extremely elite, and he was an indispensable ally for our Kwantung Allied Forces.

Sun Jian, the governor of Changsha, was also a fierce general. He not only defeated the Yellow Turbans and suppressed the barbarians, but also fought against the Qiang people. Most of Dong Zhuo's subordinates were Qiang people. With the help of the governor of Sun, he got twice the result with half the effort.

He also said that Bai Dian, the governor of Donglai, was born in the Bai family, a famous family name in the world. He had a very important prestige in the world. If he joins, the alliance will be able to win the hearts of the people in the world.

Of these three people, it is impossible to lose even one person, not to mention that all three of them have not arrived yet, how can they choose the leader of the alliance first? "

"Xiang Bao is right. With the help of Prefect Bai, this negotiation for Dong will definitely be smooth sailing. Without him, no one can be missing."

"I know Sun Jian. He is a tiger general who has been personally praised by Huangfu Song, Lu Zhi, and Zhu Jun. He is extremely good at attacking tough battles. With him, the fortified city of Luoyang will not be afraid."

"General Gongsun came from a nearby county, and most of his subordinates are cavalry. Dong Dong's subordinates are mostly cavalry. We are all infantry. Without his help, this battle will be at stake!"

"···"

Seeing that many princes did not agree with the recommendation of the alliance leader at this time, Wang Kuang was a little confused and could only look at Yuan Shao vaguely.

Yuan Shao knew that this matter was difficult, but if he didn't determine his position as leader before Bai Dian arrived, what would he have to do to compete with him when Bai Dian arrived? Four generations and three men? This is a joke in front of Bai Shi.

So he looked at the other person.

"Gentlemen, would you please listen to what I have to say?"

Everyone looked up and saw that it was Jizhou Mu Han Fu. As the only Zhou Mu in the field, he still had great status and voice.

Today, there are very few people in the world who can be called state pastors. There are only a few people who are either relatives of the royal family or famous people in the world.

For example, Liu Yan, the pastor of Yizhou, is an elder in the Liu clan. Today, when your majesty sees him, he will call him "uncle emperor". He is also the hero who pacified the Yellow Turbans in Youzhou; the pastor of Bingzhou is Dong Zhuo, and there is no need to say more about this person;
Liu Yu, the shepherd of Youzhou, was a clan member of the Han Dynasty and had a high prestige among the Hu people in the north. He was praised by the Hu people as the "Benevolent Envoy". His policy of dealing with the extermination of barbarians conflicted with his own, and there were many gaps between him and Gongsun Zan.

The rest, such as Jingzhou, Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Xuzhou, Yangzhou, and Jiaozhou, only have governors and no state pastors.

Han Fu was able to become the shepherd of Jizhou. In addition to being a famous figure in the world, Han Fu was also indispensable for the operation of Situ Yuan Xu and the Bohai Yuan family. He was regarded as Yuan Xu's disciple.

"What Prime Minister Bao Guo said just now is indeed reasonable, and the words of several colleagues are also quite reasonable, but have you ever thought about it? The reason why we can safely gather here is because of speed.

Let Dong Thief have no time to react. If we delay the best opportunity to march against Dong Thief just for some false reputation, how will the people in the world look at us, and how will His Majesty in Luoyang look at us?
Ancient saying: The military situation is urgent, like fire, like arrow feathers on the string, without delay. Prefect Bai, General Gongsun, and Prefect Sun, one is to the east of the sea, one is to the north of the desert, and the other is to the south of the forest.

We are already on the border of the Han Dynasty. Just riding a horse and galloping will take more than ten days or even half a month, let alone leading thousands of troops?

Now that we are meeting here, we have been delayed for several days. Thief Dong must also know the news. If he doesn't take advantage of the fact that he has not arranged a good defense, he will definitely hit with one strike. When he arranges the defense line like an iron barrel, may I ask, How can we break through the important towns in the pass?

These words are from my heart, and I ask you to think carefully about the truth behind them, so as not to let down your majesty’s ardent hope. You must know that your majesty is still in the clutches of Thief Dong? If we delay here for another moment, Your Majesty will be in danger for another moment. "

Following Han Fu's big talk, the wind direction completely changed. Most of the princes agreed to choose an alliance leader first and lead the allied forces to take the first step. After all, the military situation was like a fire.

"But who is this alliance leader?"

The words of Zhang Chao, the prefect of Guangling, plunged the field into dead silence again.

"I recommend Bohai Governor Yuan. He is not only the fourth generation of the Three Dukes, but also one of the three people known throughout the country who refused Dong Zhuo to depose the emperor. Apart from him, I really can't think of anyone else." Wang Kuang, the Governor of Hanoi, jumped out again. said.

"Prefect Yuan is indeed a suitable candidate, but I think Lieutenant Cao is also a good candidate. Captain Cao is the first person to advocate for the rebels and should be the leader of the alliance."

Seeing that everyone wanted to belong to Yuan Shao, Bao Xin disagreed. He was a die-hard Bai sect, and his teacher was Bai Cong, a doctor from Taixue and a great Confucian.

Bai Cong is from Yuzhenfang, Bai Ya's younger brother, and Bai Dian's uncle. Bao Xin is where he is today thanks to Bai's help.

Since Bai Dian was not there, he pushed Cao Cao out. Anyway, he didn't want Yuan Shao to get what he wanted. He and Yuan Shao were both in the General's Mansion in Hejin. He knew Yuan Shao's thoughts very well and was definitely not loyal to the Han Dynasty. On the contrary, Cao Cao, although he came from a bad background, judging from his behavior, especially his political conduct when he was the prime minister of Jinan, he was definitely a capable man.

"Is Bao Guoxiang joking? Although Cao Xiaowei was the first person to launch the volunteer army, he has resigned from his official post and is at home. If the world knows that we have elected a commoner as the leader of the alliance, wouldn't it be called "the world's best"? Are you looking down upon?"

Yuan Yi, the governor of Shanyang, was also a member of the Yuan family in Bohai. He was sent to the lower level before Yuan Shao. He had been the governor of Shanyang for two or three years.

Just when Yuan Yi and Bao Xin were fighting, Yuan Shu spoke up: "Everyone, if this person, who is the fourth generation and the third prince, can become the leader of the alliance, then why can't I, Yuan Shu?"

There was no reason for Yuan Shu not to recommend himself, because there were really too few people on the field who could be related to his Runan Yuan family. Although some people were from Henan aristocratic families, they were from the Qingliu sect, and the Runan Yuan family was from the imperial party.

Although the Yuan family in Runan was the fourth and third prince, his behavior was criticized by people all over the world. Compared with the Yuan family in Bohai, his prestige was indeed incomparable.

In addition, the person who abolished Liu Bian and supported Liu Xie last year was personally presided over by Grand Master Yuan Wei. This is not a good thing in the eyes of the world.

"That is, the general is also the fourth generation and the third prince, and his position is even higher than that of the governor Yuan. Why is it that only the governor Yuan can become the leader of the alliance?"

Bao Xin, who was originally at a disadvantage, heard Yuan Shu's voice, regardless of the differences between Yuan Shu and his faction. He was just happy to find a reason to refute Yuan Yi and immediately retorted.

"you···"

Yuan Yi was speechless for a while.

"Gentlemen, please listen to what I have to say."

Han Fu spoke again: "Now the only three people who can become the leaders of the alliance are Governor Yuan, Lieutenant Cao, and General Yuan. It is meaningless to continue arguing like this.

It doesn't really matter who is the leader of the alliance. What matters is whether he can lead the allied forces to attack Luoyang and rescue the emperor. If the leader is unqualified by then, it won't matter if he changes to another.

In my opinion, it would be better to ask Governor Yuan to be the leader of the alliance, and Lieutenant Cao and General Yuan to be the deputy leaders of the alliance. This way, the harmony between the three of them will not be damaged. "

At this time, Cao Cao, who had been silent all this time, said: "I have nothing wrong with you!"

Yuan Shu also thought that he was alone and it was good to get this result. At least he could restore the reputation of his Runan Yuan family in front of the world, so he nodded and accepted it.

When Yuan Shao saw that the dust had settled, he looked puzzled: "You guys are causing me harm."

Wang Kuang said happily: "Prefect Yuan, it's better not to refuse. Who else in this account besides you has enough prestige and appeal?"

"That's right, that's right!"

Seeing everyone coming to persuade him, Yuan Shao sighed and said: "Well, since you won't give up, there's nothing wrong with me being the leader of the alliance. I just have something to say first. If Bai Taishou comes later, everyone thinks Bai Taishou is more suitable. In front of the leader of the alliance, Yuan Shao is willing to give in to show that I am not a person who is greedy for fame and fortune."

Seeing that Yuan Shao accepted, under the leadership of Wang Kuang, Yuan Yi, and Han Fu, everyone came forward to pay homage to the leader. Yuan Shao sat on the main seat with a humble face and asked everyone to get up.

The position of alliance leader has been decided, so we should start discussing how to send troops.

First of all, Yuan Shao named himself General of Chariots and Cavalry, and was appointed as the leader of the Kwantung Alliance against Dong; he recommended Cao Cao as General Fenwu, the deputy leader of the alliance, to assist him; later general Yuan Shu was also the deputy leader, responsible for the supply of food and grass to the allied forces.

The name has been decided, and then it is time to start planning the direction of sending troops.

Yuan Shao ordered his fierce generals Yan Liang and Wen Chou to lead tens of thousands of their own troops, and Hanoi prefect Wang Kuang's tens of thousands of troops to garrison Hanoi to intimidate Henan Yin from the north; Yuan Shu garrisoned Nanyang, and Kong Wan garrisoned Yingchuan to intimidate Luoyang from the south. ;

He also asked Han Fu to garrison Yecheng and be responsible for collecting and transporting grain, grass and baggage to the allied forces in Jizhou. Yuan Shao himself led thousands of elite troops, plus other troops to garrison Jujube, as the main direction of attack, and attacked Henan Yin from the east.

At the same time, as the leader of the Kwantung Alliance, he sent a letter to the two famous generals Huangfu Song and Gai Xun who led tens of thousands of imperial troops to defend Xiliang and stationed troops in Chang'an, inviting them to join the alliance to defeat Dong.

The princes who attended the alliance had soldiers under their command ranging from thousands to tens of thousands. However, they are not all elites like the Central Forbidden Army. Most of them are conscripts, and there are only a few hundred elites.

But even if hundreds of elites were surrounded by tens of thousands of conscripts, they would not be able to escape the result of destruction.

After Yuan Shao had arranged everything, Bai Dian led thousands of soldiers to the Kingdom of Jinan; Gongsun Zan just passed Zhuojun; Sun Jian had just entered Nanjun, and by the way, Wang Rui, the governor of Jingzhou who stopped him from going north, was forced to death.

(End of this chapter)