After Cao Cao failed to assassinate Dong Zhuo, he fled back to his hometown in Qiao County without stopping.

Cao Cao kept reflecting on himself. Now that he has been designated as a rebel by Dong Zhuo and is wanted throughout the country, he may be killed by others.

Cao Cao thought about it all night, and finally came up with a way, which was to fake the imperial edict and attack Dong.

Cao Cao discussed with his father Cao Song to sell off his property and recruit troops.

"Mengde, our family doesn't have that much money. My father is incompetent and he wasted too much family wealth in his early years. I'm afraid there is nothing we can do now." Cao Song said helplessly.

Cao Cao had a lot of black streaks in his head. If Cao Song hadn't been his father, he would have really wanted to slap this prodigal father.

"My son, don't worry. There is a filial and honest Weihong here in Qiao County. He is generous and generous, and his family is extremely wealthy. He is famous far and wide. If he is willing to help, then you can rest assured to do your big things!" Cao Song also noticed that Cao Cao had a bad look on his face.

, hurriedly told the solution.

Without saying a word, Cao Cao hurriedly went to Wei Hong's house and found him. Cao Cao explained his plan to Wei Hong and showed his righteousness. Wei Hong praised Cao Cao's loyalty and decided to spend all his money to recruit troops for Cao Cao to jointly defeat the national traitor Dong Zhuo.

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Cao Cao sold off the Cao family's property and received funding from Wei Hong, so he no longer had any financial problems. Cao Cao began to recruit troops and build weapons and armor.

Cao Cao wrote an edict, pretending to be Liu Xie's order, and circulated it all over the world, calling on the heroes of the world to order a joint crusade against Dong Zhuo. At the same time, Cao Cao set up a large banner in Qiao County with the word "loyalty" and called on the heroes of the world to work together to eradicate the national traitors.

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Cao Cao's move brought him great fame, and everyone in the world knew Cao Cao's name.

Heroes from all walks of life in the world admire Cao Cao's boldness, and at the same time they also know that this is a good opportunity. If Dong Zhuo can be eradicated and the Han Dynasty restored, then everyone who participates will be remembered in history. If they fail, they will also get a good job.

Reputation is of great benefit to future power development.

Cao Cao continued to recruit troops in Qiao County. The Cao family and the Xiahou family also strongly supported Cao Cao.

He is a descendant of the Xiahou family, but he was later adopted by Cao Teng, so Cao Cao, Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, and Cao Hong are all brothers of the same clan. Heroes from all walks of life are also constantly defecting to Cao Cao, including fierce generals like Le Jin and Li Dian. Cao Cao

The core group has initially formed.

Yuan Shao also received Cao Cao's edict, admired this good friend, and quickly summoned his men to discuss. After Yuan Shao fled Luoyang and came to Bohai, he quickly organized his own power team by relying on his charm and prominent family background. Wu Youyanliang

Wen Chou and other peerless generals, Wen You and Xu You Fengji and other wise men are full of talents. Yuan Shao showed Cao Cao's edict to his men. Xu You Fengji knew at a glance that it was Cao Cao's fake, but it doesn't matter now.

As long as everyone says it is true, then this edict is true.

Xu Youfengji and others began to plan for Yuan Shao, and they agreed that Yuan Shao must participate and seize the position of commander-in-chief. They calculated very clearly that there must be many princes responding to Cao Cao's call, so there must be a commander-in-chief, otherwise it will be like a piece of loose sand.

.This position of commander can only be filled by Yuan Shao, the fourth generation and the third prince, which is of great benefit. At the same time, in order to preserve his strength, Yuan Shao's counselors also suggested that Yuan Shao not bring Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and all the elites in Bohai, Dong Zhuo

It's not that easy to deal with. This crusade may fail, so we must conserve our strength and wait until later to compete with others for world domination.

After hearing this, Yuan Shao agreed very much and led some ordinary sergeants to join Cao Cao.

Liu Yu also received Cao Cao's edict. At this time, he had just finished serving the full moon wine for his son Liu Xuan. Liu Yu also summoned his men to discuss. Tian Feng and Chen Gong said they must go, regardless of success or failure. This is

It's a good thing to expand your reputation. Although Jushou agreed to go, he put forward a different point of view.

Jushou said that Liu Yu must go to attack Dong Zhuo this time, but he cannot go early. He can only arrive at the last stage. By then, other princes have already suffered losses, and Liu Yu can dominate the family and gain greater benefits.

You will not be controlled by others, and at the same time you can avoid other people's calculations.

Jushu's suggestion was in line with Liu Yu's idea of ​​picking peaches afterwards, so he decided to follow Jushu's method.

Liu Yu specially wrote a letter to Cao Cao, praising his loyalty and bravery. At the same time, he tactfully stated that he could not leave easily due to foreign threats and would come to participate in the grand event when he was free.

After receiving this letter, Cao Cao cursed Liu Yu as despicable and secretly hated himself for knowing Liu Yu, a hypocrite.

Like Liu Yu, who was ready to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, Liu Yan, Liu Biao and other Han clan clan members had great ambitions.

There were quite a few people who responded.

They are the later general Yuan Shu, the governor of Nanyang, Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou, Kong Min, the governor of Yuzhou, Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, Wang Kuang, the governor of Hanoi County, Zhang Miao, the governor of Chenliu, Qiao Mao, the governor of Dongjun, Yuan Yi, the governor of Shanyang, and the prime minister of Jibei.

Bao Xin, Prefect of Beihai Kong Rong, Prefect of Guangling Zhang Chao, Prefect of Peking Gongsun Zan, Prefect of Shangdang Zhang Yang, Marquis of Wucheng Changsha Prefect Sun Jian, Marquis of Qixiang Bohai Prefect Yuan Shao, Xiaoqi Colonel Cao Cao, Xiliang Prefect Ma Teng, Xuzhou Governor Tao

Qian, collectively known as the Eighteen Route Princes.

What is particularly worth mentioning is that when Gongsun Zan was leading his troops across the plain, he met the three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang. Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei were brothers in the same school, so it was a rare encounter. As a landlord, Liu Bei naturally knew how to entertain them well.

Gongsun Zan knew the abilities of the three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang, so he told him that he was going to attack Dong Zhuo, and hoped that Liu Bei and the three would go together.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei had long been tired of staying in this small place in the plain, and Zhang Fei always remembered how he looked down on his three brothers and applauded loudly.

Liu Bei had stayed in the plains for a long time and was dissatisfied with his current situation. Now that he had the opportunity to make contributions, Liu Yu would certainly go.

Everyone recommended Yuan Shao as the leader of the Eighteen Route Princes.

Yuan Shao was overjoyed, pretended to decline again and again, and finally took up the post of leader with reluctance.

Cao Cao was very disdainful of Yuan Shao's hypocrisy.

Yuan Shao led the people to build a platform and point out the generals, and formed an alliance through bloodshed.

Yuan Shao was on the high platform, frothing at the mouth and dancing with joy. The princes and troops below the stage were also excited to watch.

Cao Cao suppressed his laughter while watching Yuan Shao's performance.

At this point, the anti-Dong Zhuo coalition, with Yuan Shao as its leader, launched a rebellion against Dong Zhuo, was formally established.
Chapter completed!