"This treacherous son, how can he lead people to the assembly alone? Doesn't he drag me into the water by doing this?"
At the Xiaolin Mountain Station, Sun Jian was furious when he learned that Sun Ce had brought a thousand people to Dingjun Mountain to gather.
Lu Su, who was standing next to him, saw this and quickly stepped forward to comfort him: "My lord, please don't be angry. The eldest son's move is not necessarily a bad thing. It may be a talisman for our current situation."
"Oh, what do you mean by Zijing? Could it be that Bo Fu brought people to assemble and it turned out to be a good thing?" Sun Jian asked doubtfully.
Lu Su nodded and immediately analyzed the current situation for Sun Jian.
"My lord, Dong Zhuo has been destroyed now. Judging from the current layout of the spiritual realm, it is true that the Yuan brothers are the dominant family. But let's not forget that Cao Cao is not easy to mess with."
"He was able to destroy our 120,000 coalition troops by himself, which shows his extraordinary ability."
"Now the Yuan brothers are openly declaring war on him, and no matter which side will win, we should remain on hold."
"If the Yuan brothers win, then we can call the eldest son back and reprimand him, saying that he left the camp without your permission."
"But if Cao's thief wins, then we can say that we are threatened by the Yuan brothers. In fact, we are in Yuan's camp and our hearts are with Cao. Letting the eldest son gather is our sincerity."
In fact, Lu Su's thoughts are also a true reflection of the hearts of most of the hesitant princes.
They did not directly refuse Cao Ning's recruitment order, but used the excuse of being entangled in trivial matters and being unable to leave to delay the assembly.
In fact, what they really want to see is who will win in this battle between Yuan and Cao.
Once the winner is determined, the losers will definitely face the dilemma of being surrounded on all sides, and they will also attack in groups.
After listening to Lu Su's analysis, Sun Jian's expression improved significantly.
Holding the hilt of the sword in his hand, he walked around for a long time, then suddenly looked at Lu Su with a frown: "Zijing's method is indeed good, but will it bring about the reputation of being a double-edged sword?"
The ancients valued integrity the most, especially princes like Sun Jian who were entrenched in one area, and their reputation was particularly important.
Just like the former Uncle Liu Huang, he only had three pillars of capital based on his reputation.
"Lord, don't be anxious. In my opinion, we have no choice but to do this. Furthermore, we are not the only ones in the spiritual realm who do this. Are they not famous heroes all the way?" Lu Su advised.
"Well, what Zijing said makes sense!"
When Sun Jian heard Lu Su's explanation, he felt obviously much more comfortable.
He nodded seriously: "Okay, if that's the case, then just do as Zijing said. Even if something happens in the future, I will take care of it."
"yes!"
"Report to my lord, come and report with the scouting horses. The sky is full of dust in the direction of Tiandang Mountain, and there seems to be signs of recruiting a large group of people."
"A large group of people? Could it be that Cao Cao decided to send troops to conquer the Yuan family?"
Sun Jian was suspicious for a moment, then waved his hand: "Send out a few more scouts immediately to find out the situation."
"yes!"
"Report!"
Before the previous scout who reported the military situation had left, another scout with a two-color dragon flag on his back outside the tent broke in.
Sun Jian said impatiently: "What happened again?"
"Yes, it's the eldest son..."
"Bo Fu? What happened to him?"
Hearing that the news was about Sun Ce, Sun Jian immediately became nervous.
"Could it be that Cao Cao, the traitor, took his anger out on Bo Fu when he saw that I didn't go to assemble in person?" Sun Jian asked in panic.
"My lord has misunderstood. The eldest son is safe and sound."
The scout knelt down on one knee, cupped his hands and explained, "It was the eldest son who led his men to kill the Yuan brothers."
"What!!!"
Sun Jian staggered back a few steps, almost losing his balance.
Lu Su, who was standing by, quickly asked about the situation: "Tell me quickly, what is going on?"
Although the two brothers Yuan Shao had been defeated miserably before, they still had 20,000 men. With Sun Ce's 1,000 men, how could they possibly be destroyed?
"yes!"
When the scout saw this, he quickly explained: "It was the eldest son driving a big boat that suddenly broke through the gate of the stronghold of Tiandang Mountain. Lu Bu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun, who had been ambushing outside the mountain for a long time, took advantage of the situation and rushed into the stronghold. Now Tiandang Mountain has been leveled.
Already."
"What!!! Is this the end of the Yuan family?"
Sun Jian stood there blankly and looked at each other with Lu Su.
Just a few minutes ago, they were lamenting that the Yuan brothers had foreseen this and hid most of their men in their hands.
But he didn't expect that just after such a while, the Yuan family, which held a large number of troops, would be gone.
...
At the same time, all the princes who received the news raised their troops one after another, planning to go to Tiandang Mountain to help wipe out the remaining forces of the Yuan family.
In fact, they were worried that Cao Ning would be angry with them, so they rushed over to put on a show before the war was completely over.
"How is the situation now?"
"It is said that the village gate has been breached and Yuan Shu has been killed by Lu Bu!"
"Why are you moving so fast... Oops, why are you bastards in such a mess? Stand still, stand still."
In Xiaobei Chenshan, after learning the news, Liu Biao immediately summoned all his men, and he personally wore a suit of armor to give a lecture in the school field.
"Everyone, the Yuan brothers have been tyrannical in the Spiritual Realm all year round and bullied their fellow sects. Today we are going to act on behalf of Heaven and go out to exterminate this thief."
"This battle must be a complete victory, so that we can leave a mark in history."
"You all have confidence!"
Although it was a temporary plan to send troops, Liu Biao, who always paid attention to sending troops with a reputation, still made an impassioned pre-war mobilization.
"Put justice on behalf of heaven and destroy the Yuan thieves!"
As usual, the soldiers of the three armies shouted in unison, with great momentum!
This made Liu Biao very satisfied, so he immediately waved his hand: "Let's go!"
"The whole army stands still!"
But they never thought that the army would be blocked by Cao Ning's envoy before they left the village gate.
Gao Shun broke into the village gate alone and shouted loudly in front of thousands of officers and soldiers: "Gong Cao has an order. All the princes and horses are on standby. No one is allowed to go out without an order."
Liu Biao, who had just put on his armor and was about to go to Tiandang Mountain, was immediately stunned. He was so frightened that he took a few steps back and said nervously: "General, I also have good intentions, otherwise you can let us help..."
"Where did you come from with all this nonsense!"
Gao Shun completely ignored Liu Biao's status as a prince, drew his sword and pointed it directly at the bridge of his nose: "Didn't you hear Duke Cao's order clearly? Just stay with me."
"..."
Liu Biao immediately trembled with fright and did not dare to say another word.
The same scene was staged in several other princes' camps one after another, frightening the originally hesitant princes into losing their minds.
