The first thousand two hundred and eighty-seven chapters
At the beginning of the sixth year of Dali.
At this time, it had been more than two years since Lihuang Wuxin left the Dali Dynasty and arrived in the Han Dynasty. He finally emerged and had the power to protect himself and a foothold.
The Eighteen Prefectures of Xiangyang announced to the world that they would participate in the "heroes against Dong" campaign.
The two emperors of Xiangyang came out together, with their respective 30,000 personal guards and 300,000 personal guards, and nine of the eighteen palaces, each with 100,000 elite troops and one million regular troops.
There are a total of 1.56 million elite divisions and 9 million regular troops, known as the 20 million army.
On the day the troops were dispatched, hundreds of ships surged across the five rivers in Xiangyang, thousands of ships came out together, and there were even more troops all over the mountains and plains heading north by land.
As soon as this matter spread, the whole country was in an uproar and discussed a lot.
Looking at the major forces in the "Conquest of Dong Heroes", the Xiangyang Army, which was the last to declare its participation in the war, came from behind and became the largest and strongest force in the war. It was even inferior to the Wei Empire.
From this moment on, the Xiangyang Army, the Second Emperor of Xiangyang, and especially Emperor Li, who had always been underestimated, officially entered the historical stage of the Han Dynasty.
At this point, the heroes who attacked Dong settled down and became known as the Five Emperors, Eighteen Princes, Thirty-six Rebels, and One Hundred and Eight Heroes, basically encompassing the entire Han Dynasty.
With Tiandu as the center, look at the world...
The rebel armies spread all over the place, weaving into a spider web like a dragnet, and swarmed towards Tiandu.
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The Capital of Heaven has stood erect for eternity and is known as the Capital of Heaven that cannot be broken.
In other words, any city that can be called the Capital of Heaven has the ability to be "indestructible" and is an extraordinary city that cannot be broken by external forces.
Tiandu is not only the capital of the Han Dynasty, but also the core city of politics, economy, culture, and military. The geography is also unique. It is not only protected by the ancient immortal formation inherited from ancient times, but also has the three gates of heaven, earth, and people, guarding Tiandu.
It can be said to be impregnable in all aspects, and it is a veritable "unbreakable capital", not just the capital of the capital.
(ps: The geography of the three passes of heaven, earth and man corresponds to Hulao Pass, Tongguan and Hangu Pass, so everyone will know more clearly!)
The place where the Dong Qun heroes will meet this time is at Tianguan (compare Hulao Pass)!
Those who have some military knowledge and wisdom will naturally understand that if they really want to destroy Dong Mo, it is best for heaven, earth and people to attack the three passes together and surround Dong Mo within the pass.
However, countless emperors, geniuses, power lords, etc. tacitly ignored this "military common sense" and "worked together" to gather their armies to Tianguan, including Wu Xin and Diao Chan's Xiangyang army.
What is even more speechless is that many forces declared their participation in the war and sent representatives and strong men to the alliance point. However, the army did not move or did not go to the alliance point. They were not as "kind" as Wu Xin. Really
The troops are sent out!
This is the bad nature and huge drawback of the alliance!
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Tianguan is the gateway and important pass to the east of Tiandu. It is connected to Songyue Mountain in the south and the Yellow River in the north. The mountains are intertwined and form a natural danger. There is a strong trend of "one man can guard the pass and ten thousand people cannot open it", and it has been a battleground for military strategists of all ages.
, and is recognized as the first level of the Han Dynasty.
As soon as the "Call against Dong's Thief" spread, Dong Zhuo lost the hearts of the people and the whole country rebelled. Dong Zhuo promoted the palace lords and governors who were stationed in various places to guard against the enemy. In order to clear up the relationship, they also announced their response to the cry.
It can be said that Dong Zhuo has lost control of other areas except the Tiandu area and the area to the west.
In this way, the heroes from all over the world marched straight in and reached the most critical pass.
Tianguan is the gateway to Tiandu, and it is also a key pass for Dong Zhuo to dominate Tiandu. It has always been in Dong Zhuo's hands. Only then did Dong Zhuo dare to wreak havoc in Tiandu with confidence!
About half a month after the "Call against Dong's Thieves" was spread, there was a continuous wave of troops pouring into the vast plain before Tianguan.
The first force to arrive at Tianguan was the Wei army led by Emperor Cao Cao. Two of the four great war kings of Wei came, and they were still the Xiahou brothers... Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan. Cao Hong, Cao Ren and the other great
The famous general of Wei did not appear. According to Cao Cao, he was in charge of the Wei Dynasty.
As the initiator, Wei Emperor Cao Cao not only led his own army to conquer the country, but also brought the world-famous Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, two elite Xiahou troops, and millions of elite Wei troops, for a total of about five million elite troops.
This was already an extremely powerful fighting force, but Cao Cao did not attack it immediately.
Of course, even if Cao Cao attacks immediately, the seemingly powerful five million elite soldiers are unlikely to capture Tianguan, and if they are lucky enough to capture it, they will suffer heavy losses.
This is Tianguan!
The second force to arrive at Tianguan was Yuan Long and Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao is much more honest than Cao Cao, otherwise he would lead the army himself, and he has the most capable, famous and powerful two pillars Yan Liang and Wen Chou, as well as Qu Yi, Zhang Nan, Jiao Chu, Gao Gan, Lu Xiang and Lu Kuang
Other famous generals also went to battle, bringing with them personal guards, elite soldiers, etc., with a total of more than nine million troops, known as an army of 15 million.
The third force that arrived at Tianguan was Yuan Hou Yuan Shu.
Yuan Shu is the direct son of the Yuan family, but he is much inferior to Yuan Shao. Although he also led an army to conquer, he only had Ji Ling, Zhang Xun, Chen Ji, Lei Bo, Han Xian, Chen Lan and other famous generals, who were obviously inferior to Yuan Shao.
The lineup is more than one level lower, and the army only has more than three million soldiers.
With Yuan Shu's power and strength, he had tried his best, but the gap was still not small. He was not included in the "Emperor" list at all, and was directly ranked among the "Eighteen Princes".
Yuan Shao, who was born as a concubine, represented the world-famous Yuan family and became the representative of the Yuan family. Yuan Shu became the first of the "Eighteen Princes". This was because of the Yuan family's extremely high reputation.
One can imagine Yuan Shu's shame, anger and embarrassment.
The fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh arrivals were "prince"-level forces such as Yuan Yi, the lord of Shanyang Palace, Gongsun Zan, the Marquis of Yi, Qiao Mao, the lord of Dongjun Palace, and Bao Xin, the Prime Minister of Jibei.
The eighth arriving force was the Shu army led by Emperor Liu Bei. Guan Yu, the most famous martial sage of the Great Shu Dynasty, and Zhang Fei, the Yihou, followed closely, as well as the White-Er Imperial Guards, Qinglong Sword Cavalry, Heisha Lancer and other powerful forces.
The three top elites of Shu, who are so powerful in the world, participated, as well as eight million elite soldiers of Shu, making them the second largest force after Yuan Shao.
It is worth mentioning that the famous Shu celebrities such as Silver Dragon Zhao Yun, Wolong Zhuge, Fengchu Pang Tong, etc. did not show up.
Then there are the Thirty-six Rebels, the One Hundred and Eight Heroes, etc...
The so-called Thirty-six Rebels refer to forces with more than 100,000 troops, which are basically first-class wealthy families, sects, etc.
One hundred and eight heroes refer to forces below the first-class, ranging from thousands to tens of thousands, and do not refer to individual individuals. Very few second- and third-rate forces have dispatched more than 100,000 disciples, but due to the differences in power levels
Guanxi, he was still not included in the ranks of "Rebels" and was ranked at the bottom of the "Heroes".
Of course, there are countless third-rate and lower forces, and countless passionate individuals who come one after another, but they are not among the four major ranks. This is fame and prestige!
The alliance before Tianguan lasted for more than a month. Those who should come, want to come, and will come, have basically arrived!
What is quite controversial is that the Wu Dynasty, which responded to the call very early, never appeared.
At this time, the Second Emperor of Xiangyang had just officially announced that he would send troops to the north to join the alliance!
