"Now that we have great righteousness, we must establish an alliance leader, and everyone will obey and restrain us, and then we will march forward."
Now that the dishes have been served and the wine has been filled, the guests should sit down and prepare to eat. And because this banquet is not a separate table but a large round table that is said to be very unhealthy, so I want to eat full
Even if you eat your favorite dishes, you have to spend some time to reserve some physical energy, otherwise you will definitely not get any good harvest in the next battle.
Of course, some people who are destined to have a good seat and have the food they want to eat don't have to worry about it. On the contrary, some people still hope to eat the leftovers left by such people, at least
If you don't care about the appearance, the taste is still guaranteed, especially if these people don't have enough ability to fight on the big round table.
Some people are willing to die standing, while others are willing to live squatting. Everyone has his or her own way of living, and some ways of living may seem very unnoble and even make people despise them, but as Lao Zhuang said well: "A child is not a fish.
How do you know the joy of fish?" Only you know the joys and sorrows best.
No, the alliance preparation meeting had just begun, and the alliance leader's throne in the middle was symbolically empty, and Wang Kuang couldn't wait to speak.
I won’t go into detail about Wang Kuang’s misery. Anyway, his only hope now is that Yuan Shao can send troops to help him take back Hanoi. Otherwise, he can only wander around like a bereaved dog, or he can seek refuge with a prince to beg for a bowl of scraps.
Therefore, now Wang Kuang can be said to be the one who hugs Yuan Shao's thigh the most firmly among all the princes here. Even Cao Cao, Yuan Shao's good friend, cannot compare with him. After all, Cao Cao is also flirting with Zhang Miao, a good friend.
, even Bao Xin, the Prime Minister of Jibei, was very convinced of Cao Cao. After all, Yuan Shao was still far away. When the distance is far, the beauty is gone, and Cao Cao also had some feelings for others.
In fact, Wang Kuang had no choice but to hug Yuan Shao's thigh, because he knew very well that among the princes who could help him realize his dream, only Yuan Shao was the most suitable.
The first and most important is the problem of the army.
Among the soldiers who were withdrawn from the northwest, Wang Kuang was also one of the beneficiaries. Although he did not get the best part like Yuan Shao and Han Fu, it was precisely in this way that he learned from the side the combat effectiveness of all the princes in the world.
Although he grew up in the mountains of Mount Tai and has a deep understanding of the power of Mount Tai's crossbows, the group of regular soldiers who came back from the northwest, who were just county soldiers or newly recruited soldiers before, were said to be more experienced than those he recruited in Mount Tai.
The performance of rich soldiers was even better. Only then did Wang Kuang know what elite soldiers looked like.
Yes, the main enemies in Taishan County are bandits and bandits. These guys are very cunning. If they can fight head-on, they will never do something like killing an enemy by a thousand and damaging themselves by eight hundred. So they are mostly fighting against powerful business travelers.
They hide and seek, and will retreat immediately if they find something is wrong. This also makes most of the battles less intense, and only a few battles will turn into life-and-death strangulation battles.
But the northwest battlefield is different. Although Bian Zhang, Han Sui and others all like to use their brains, the temperament formed by the Qiang people's thousands of years of history is obviously not something they can change overnight.
What do the Qiang people like to do the most? Of course, it is to completely crush the enemy in a face-to-face battle. Even the Qiang people accept using various means to mobilize the enemy's power to change the local balance of power between the two sides, but the decisive factor in victory or defeat is still a frontal strike.
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What troubled Han Sui and Bian Zhang the most was that the Qiang people often disobeyed orders when they were fighting. It was not until the anger in their chests was vented that they would make the right choice according to the orders. Although this made the Han army
The pressure on defense is huge, but this kind of high-intensity battle can easily train soldiers, and those who survive can become experienced veterans. At the same time, it also creates many opportunities to encircle and annihilate the opponent. Huangfu Song, who knows his opponent well
You can often make a hearty meal of dumplings.
Otherwise, with Han Sui's cunning, Bian Zhang's agility, Ma Teng's bravery, and the strength of the Qiang people, how could Huangfu Song safely defend the entire line of defense while still launching a few counterattacks from time to time?
The result of this difference is that the soldiers under Wang Kuang who returned from the northwest battlefield are more capable than any other army.
If this is the case in the northwest battlefield, what about Li Shushi's troops who had been dealing with foreign tribes for several years in Bingzhou?
So if we take this as a standard, then in Wang Kuang's mind, there are only three princes among the Guandong princes who will join the alliance this time that can rival Li Shushi's army - Yuan Shao, Han Fu and Sun Jian.
In addition, Wang Kuang felt that Cao Cao's troops seemed to have some good elites, but they were not many in number, so he didn't take them seriously.
Sun Jian's troops are also capable of fighting, but Changsha is too far away from Hanoi. And since the incident of Sun Jian killing a prefect and a governor broke out, although the princes did not say it openly, they were secretly on guard. God knows what they said.
If you accidentally provoke the God of Killing with any action, it would be too bad if you fail to invite foreign aid and end up incurring the consequences.
As for Han Fu? Don’t you know that Bohai County, where Yuan Shao is located, belongs to Jizhou? Then do you think Yuan Shao, a guy with great ambitions, will be controlled by Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou? Rather than surrendering twice then, it is better to surrender directly to Yuan Shao.
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"The fourth and third princes of Yuan Benchu, who have many old officials and are descendants of famous ministers in the Han Dynasty, can be the leader of the alliance."
Cao Cao, who was a good friend when Yuan Shao was around, naturally wouldn't be half-hearted and immediately stood up and shouted. But then again, this ceremony was just a formality, and the real deal had been negotiated in private before.
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At this time, even the most unwilling Yuan Shu will not jump out to look for trouble again, because it means that he will face the dissatisfaction of the other sixteen towns of the princes, which will definitely not be of any benefit to his possible future career.
Of course, it would be unrealistic for you to let Yuan Shu happily watch Yuan Shao, the brother of a concubine, ascend to the position of alliance leader. However, as long as he does not cause trouble, Yuan Shao will never force him with his expression, because the fact that he is the alliance leader is enough to hurt Yuan Shu's face.
Well, if he adds insult to injury, it will definitely not be Yuan Shu's face that is damaged. Yuan Shao has always grasped the principle of going too far and not doing enough.
So, the next story was very harmonious. Everyone (including Yuan Shu) unanimously recommended Yuan Shao to be the leader of the middle alliance. However, Yuan Shao declined with various reasons. Everyone cited scriptures to prove that Yuan Shao could not occupy that position.
And Yuan Shao also cited classics to prove that he really shouldn't be in that position.
Well, if Li Shushi were here, he would definitely have a huge headache, because these people finally showed their professional skills in this painful link. If nothing else, it would be straightforward for Li Shushi to smash down those piles of poems.
Rest vegetables.
Of course, someone has already stopped eating at the scene, and that person is our lovely Koto Moehu-chan.
Sun Jian is not uneducated, and he is not an idiot like Li Shushi (you ask a science student to learn small seal script and subtitles? Being able to understand it after so many years is already a huge improvement. Want to compete with Zhong Yao in calligraphy? Or just study
Go hug Su Xiaoluoli), but his enthusiasm for studying is probably on the same level as Xiang Yu, so Sun Jian said that he is now a big man.
Well, just like a poor child who failed in inorganic chemistry in the first year and now is in the physical chemistry class, Sun Jian just wants to find a fly swatter to swat those annoying flies, and then he can
Have a good sleep.
Moehu-chan, luckily you didn't fall into the hallucination completely, otherwise the watermelon rind and pulp on the ground would definitely be very warm.
After a lot of noise (words from the memoirs of Menghu Jiang), Yuan Shao finally "reluctantly" sat on the alliance leader's throne, which represented power and obligation but seemed to have more power than obligation (or should explain that he had obligations but did not fulfill them).
The next day.
Everyone came together to the rooftop sacrifice platform located on the east side of the company camp. This rooftop sacrifice platform was supervised by Zang Hong. It was three stories and five feet high, with flags from five directions scattered under the platform. On the top of the rooftop sacrifice platform was placed a rosewood tree.
The incense case is completed, with white jade and yellow axes placed on both sides of the incense case.
Zang Honglai was still in charge of hosting the ceremony. He was wearing a navy blue crane cloak and a blue turban on his head. He held an iron sword in his left hand that glowed with purple energy and looked unusual at first glance.
Holding a small box that is not inconspicuous.
Of course, even though the box is not very eye-catching, the total of Zang Hong's outfit is not as valuable as the contents of the box, because the small box contains military talismans and general seals representing the leaders of the Guandong princes.
"The auspicious time has come, please come to the stage to worship!"
As the pointer of the sundial reached a specific position, Zang Hong declared loudly and energetically under everyone's expectant and attentive eyes. At this time, Yuan Shao, who was also wearing golden armor like Yuan Shu, also arranged his appearance and sword,
Taking the military talisman and general's seal from Zang Hong's hand, he climbed up the steps of the sacrifice platform.
Behind Yuan Shao were the other sixteen princes, among whom Cao Cao, Yuan Shu and Zhang Miao followed Yuan Shao as the second row.
One of the three of them is holding a small bronze cauldron filled with dark red liquid. One is holding a roll of silk with faint traces of ink on it. The other is holding a tray covered with red silk.
, I don’t know what it is used for.
Everyone climbed onto the altar. Yuan Shao placed the military talisman, the seal and the small cauldron containing the dark red turbid liquid on the incense table, then burned the incense and worshiped. Then, he took the roll of silk from Yuan Shu, unfolded it and said:
"Unfortunately for the Han Dynasty, the emperor lost his authority. The traitor Dong Zhuo took advantage of the provocations to cause harm to the supreme leader and tortured the people. Shao and others were afraid of the loss of the country, so they gathered rebels and went to the national disaster. All of us, as allies, will work together to achieve success.
There must be no two ambitions in the loyalty of ministers. If you have this alliance with Chongqing, you will suffer the consequences of your fate, and you will not be able to inherit it. The emperor, the queen, the land, the ancestors are wise, and we can all learn from this!"
After burning the alliance letter and scattering the ashes into the small cauldron, Yuan Shao bowed three times again. Then, he turned around and uncovered the red silk covering the tray, and everyone saw what was under the red silk.
Covered by a pile of copper coins.
"If our ancestors believe that Shao and others are doing something to protect the country and care for the people, please ask the copper coin to be turned face up!"
With that said, he overturned the tray in Zhang Miao's hand. Suddenly, copper coins flew everywhere, and the sound of jingling could be heard.
The result...
"Hahahaha...Have you seen it? Our ancestors are all supporting our actions. Our army will win! Someone, please nail the copper coins here. When the master is defeated, we will return here to fulfill our wish!"
Of course, seeing a group of fanatical guys, Cao Cao said that he had never heard of Li Shushi's story about some kind of magic copper coin (note).
Thus, a successful, victorious, and iconic heaven-sacrifice event came to a successful conclusion.
It’s so gratifying, so gratifying~
Note: The most famous person for this story about scattering copper coins is probably Di Qing, the most outstanding general in the Northern Song Dynasty. He had higher military exploits than Yue Fei in the Southern Song Dynasty, suffered more unfair treatment than Yue Fei, and died more unjustly than Yue Fei, but his reputation was not as wise and brave as Yue Fei's.
