People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 342 Commander-in-Chief

The meeting of the princes in Xuchang was very successful. Several princes were willing to make great efforts to form a coalition to prepare for the war against Xuanxia. Among them, whether it was Xu Shu, Liu Bei, or Zhou Yu, they were all wise men and naturally understood who the real deadly enemy would be.

Whether from the perspective of the gentry class or from the perspective of the struggle for hegemony among the princes, it is only natural to unite to resist Xuan Xia.

Even when the princes fight for hegemony, it has always been a scenario of the weak resisting the strong. And now Xu Chen is also a prince, and the most terrifying one at that. If the small princes in the south do not want to be defeated one by one, they must unite to resist the powerful enemy together.

Only Zhang Song, who came on behalf of Liu Zhang, expressed considerable difficulties, as the support that Yizhou could provide to the alliance was relatively limited.

This was because Liu Zhang’s situation in Yizhou was not very good.

There were also struggles within Yizhou. Zhang Lu and Liu Zhang, both heroes in Yizhou, had an irreconcilable hatred for the destruction of their families. No matter what the circumstances, it was impossible for Zhang Lu to reconcile with Liu Zhang. In fact, the two sides were in a relationship of life and death.

Liu Zhang had a hard time dealing with Zhang Lu, let alone using the extra strength to support the alliance to resist Xuan Xia.

Although Cao, Liu and Sun were dissatisfied with this, they could not blame anything. After all, this was the reality.

The alliance of princes in the south was thus established, and the goal of the alliance was to march north to conquer Xuanxia and recover the northern border. Of course, this was the most ideal situation. If it was too difficult to achieve this, then at least they had to maintain the status quo to preserve themselves.

The alliance has been roughly decided, and the remaining specific details need to be discussed slowly. Zhou Yu, who came from Jiangdong, has something to say about this.

"Zhou Yu thought that Yuan Shao also had an alliance before, but was defeated in the face of the Yellow Turbans. This lesson is enough to make us vigilant. The reason is that Xuan Xia led a group of people to work together, while the alliance fought on their own and was scattered. If we want to form an alliance, we must form one army. Only in this way can we have the basis to fight against Xuan Xia!"

Inside the house, Cao Cao, Xun Yu, Zhou Yu, Xu Shu and others gathered together, all surrounding the map and began to discuss the details.

The first thing to talk about is naturally the composition of the army.

None of the three parties dared to take this coalition fight lightly. After all, it was related to the life and death of the entire South. If all the forces of the South could not withstand Xuan Xia's offensive, then there would be no hope.

Hearing Zhou Yu's words, Cao Cao's eyes lit up slightly.

What Zhou Yu said next really touched Cao Cao's heart.

"If we want to form an army, we need a commander to lead it. Among all the coalition forces, Cao Gong is the most powerful. Yanzhou and Xuzhou are the frontiers of resistance against Xuzhou. Therefore, Zhou Yu proposed that Cao Gong be appointed as the commander of the coalition forces. With Cao Gong's ability, he is capable of coordinating the overall situation and arranging the war. In this way, the coalition forces can work together and give full play to their strengths."

After these words, Cao Cao liked Zhou Yu even more. This boy was handsome and also good at doing things.

At that moment, Cao Cao laughed and stroked his beard: "What Gongjin said is very much in line with my opinion. We must not repeat Yuan Shao's lesson. This proposal is very necessary. Since you trust it, Cao can only accept it with a thick face."

In response to this, Xu Shu just remained silent, which was obviously a tacit agreement.

Xu Shu certainly understood that Zhou Yu made this proposal not because he was really convinced by Cao Cao, but it was just a realistic choice.

Cao Cao is the most powerful among all the parties, and he is also the one facing the greatest pressure from Xuan Xia. He will definitely be the main force against Xu in the future.

Moreover, the greater the responsibility, the more one has to pay. It is not easy to be the commander of the coalition forces, which means that Cao Cao needs to provide more soldiers, money and food. He will definitely feel more comfortable when others spend money than when he spends it himself.

Seeing Zhou Yu and Xu Shu's attitude, Xun Yu could not help but nod. This was enough to show that this alliance was not just a mob, all parties had enough sincerity and a long-term vision. Once all the strength of the south was gathered, such an alliance would have the hope of fighting against Xuan Xia.

Afterwards, everyone discussed the number of troops to send and the preparation of food and fodder.

After these things are slowly finalized, the most important strategic goal comes. Now that the coalition has been formed, how to fight requires careful consideration.

Xun Yu glanced at everyone and said, "Xuanxia is already in a state of chaos. It cannot be defeated in one battle or destroyed in a short time. It will take a long time for the coalition forces to achieve their goals. We must be mentally prepared."

Zhou Yu deeply agreed with this: "So we should not try to win a big victory quickly. We should accumulate small victories to achieve a big victory. If we are too eager for quick success, we will suffer."

Xu Shu also said: "Compared to Xuanxia's homeland, perhaps we should focus more on the enemy in front of us. There is also a rebellion in Runan, and the coalition forces can use this opportunity to test their skills."

These people are all top talents in the world. With their opinions, they roughly determine the direction of the alliance's future operations.

However, the first person they targeted was not Xuan Xia himself, but a thorn in the side of the South.

When Cao Cao heard this, his eyes fell on the Runan area on the map. The rebellion here has been giving him a headache for a long time. Whenever he talked about this, his head would ache slightly, but he was trying not to get angry at this time.

"Lu Meng of Runan claims to be a follower of Xu Chen and has deceived the people. He is really hateful. I have long wanted to kill him, but he is cunning and roams around in the three states, making it difficult for me to deal with him. Now that the coalition has been formed, I wonder how he can still act!"

Cao Cao snorted coldly, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, and his tone was particularly cold.

The others also turned their eyes here. In their eyes, Lu Meng's force was like a small disease. Although it would not cause any major harm at present, it always made people uncomfortable.

But the efforts of each family to manage it have not been effective.

This is exactly where Lu Meng's cunning lies. These three states have different territories and it is difficult for them to interfere with each other. Lu Meng is wandering around everywhere. Once they chase him and see him running to the other two states, they can only watch helplessly.

But this situation can now be declared over.

Once the alliance is formed, the three parties will be coordinated, and no matter where Lu Meng flees, he will face iron-fisted suppression.

This thorn must be removed. In the future, we will have a head-on battle with Xuan Xia and will not be able to take care of what is behind us. If we don't care about it now, it may become a big internal problem in the future.

Moreover, the coalition forces needed a victory to boost morale and momentum, and Lu Meng's small force was just right.

Cao Cao pondered for a long time, and finally set his eyes on Zhou Yu: "Lü Meng is a little thief. There is no chance to deal with him now. We can destroy him with a flick of our hand. There is no need to make a big fuss about him. I suggest that Gongjin lead tens of thousands of troops to conquer him, but I don't know if Gongjin has the confidence to defeat the thief?"

Zhou Yu smiled and waved the feather fan in his hand, "Thanks to Lord Cao's trust, I will definitely live up to the responsibility and take the head of the thief Lu!"

Cao Cao burst into laughter, and even his headache was relieved for a while: "In that case, I will wait for Gongjin to return victoriously!"

(End of this chapter)