One hundred and twentieth seventh chapter eighteen princes to seek Dong
After listening to Wei You's words, Liu Yu's face was full of anger.
"Lord, calm down and listen to your words."
Looking at the furious Liu Yu, Wei You also sighed.
"speak."
"My lord, Yuan Shu's plan this time is very big. The Yuan family has four generations and three nobles, and the world's nobles. This time he is going to challenge the governor of Dong. Once he succeeds, he will become famous all over the world. However, the Han Dynasty is now in decline. Let's let it go.
If the Yuan family continues like this, the world will inevitably only know Yuan but not Liu.
The Lord is a clan member of the Han Dynasty, a royal nobleman, and a shepherd of Youzhou. He is responsible for taking charge of the army of a state and is very powerful. If you participate in this alliance, you can defeat Governor Dong if you can. If you don't, you will be killed.
Yuan Shu made wedding clothes, which made him famous for nothing.
This time, Yuan Shu wants to challenge the governor of Dong. If he arranges his lord's troops to serve as the vanguard and fight Dong Zhuo head-on, what will happen to us? If he wins, Yuan Shu will be able to control his people well, but if he loses, his lord is incompetent. Victory or defeat will be a mistake.
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Lord, do you still want to go?"
"The late emperor treated me like a brother, but I cannot serve the Han court. I am not a good pastor in Youzhou."
Wei You's words were like a chisel, digging into Liu Yu's heart.
When the Han Dynasty declined, he was a nobleman of the Han Dynasty but was unable to do anything about it, so he couldn't help but feel discouraged.
"My lord, you are mistaken. Why did the late emperor appoint you as the shepherd of Youzhou? Isn't it because the Han clan holds military power, so other princes dare not act rashly and ignore the Han court?
As long as you preserve your strength now, you will be the greatest deterrent to the princes from all directions.
The princes from all walks of life were in tit-for-tat confrontation with Dong Zhuo, consuming their strength.
When they are almost done fighting, the lord can send out a righteous army from Youzhou to defeat Yuan Shu first, then attack Han Fu, and then send his army south to pacify the four directions for the emperor and rebuild the Han Dynasty's eternal foundation."
Seeing Liu Yu's defeated expression, Wei You rolled his eyes and quickly offered words of comfort.
"Xun Liang's words are very popular with me. I will not go to this meeting as you see it."
"promise."
Xiangyang, Jingzhou
"My lord, Yuan Shu and Yuan Gongdao, the governor of Changshan, sent an envoy to deliver the message."
Kuai Liang held a letter in his hand and slowly handed it to Liu Biao.
"Yuan Shu Yuan Gongli?"
Liu Biao was also puzzled when he heard Kuai Liang's words.
He, Liu Biao and Yuan Shu, were two people who could not get along with each other. What was Yuan Shu trying to do when he suddenly sent a letter?
After tearing open the letter, Liu Biao frowned from the first word he read.
"Lord, what's the matter?"
The two brothers Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue looked at Liu Biao with doubts in their hearts.
"Yuan Jiujiu holds the Young Emperor's edict in hand, calls on the princes from all over the world to fight against Dong Zhuo, and invites me to send troops to form an alliance."
After Liu Biao said this, he handed the letter to Kuai Liang, his number one adviser.
"Zirou, I want to lead troops to participate in the alliance, how do you feel?"
Kuai Liang, Zi Zirou, chief administrator of Jingzhou.
"My lord, you are not allowed to go to this alliance meeting."
Kuai Liang rejected Liu Biao's idea.
"Why?"
Liu Biao was even more confused.
"My lord, you are a nobleman of the Han Dynasty and a relative of the emperor. How can you obey the orders of Yuan Shu, a dandy of the Yuan family? Wouldn't this increase the ambition of the Yuan family and destroy the prestige of the Han Dynasty?
Now that Jingzhou has just been settled, the clan traitors in many places are still repeating themselves. Rushing to send troops will only create an internal emptiness within us. Once there is a change, Jingzhou will be in danger.
You are a nobleman of the Han Dynasty, and as long as you are in the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty will not be destroyed. If anything goes wrong in this trial against Dong, the Han Dynasty will be in danger.
Lord, do you still want to go?"
Kuai Liang didn't say much, but simply mentioned his concerns. Liu Biao was not a novice, so he naturally understood the current situation.
It is unimaginable to think that when he rode into Jingzhou alone, the sacrifices he made were unimaginable. For the nine counties of Jingzhou, he not only married Mrs. Cai, the daughter of the Cai family, but also used the Cai and Kuai clans, including Kuai Liang, Kuai Yue, and Cai Mao.
It was his important force in pacifying Jingzhou.
"Since Zirou said this, we will politely refuse because Jingzhou is still undecided. If appropriate, we can send some food, grass, equipment and support."
"My lord is wise."
The same scene was staged in the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty at the same time. The pastors, governors, and governors of each state made their own choices after discussing with their own advisers.
In the first month of the spring of 190 AD, the princes of the eighteen towns responded to Yuan Shu's appeal to Dong. They all raised their troops and marched to the Jujube Alliance.
The princes of the eighteen towns are:
In the first town, the governor of Changshan, Guanhou Yuan Shu and Yuan Gongdao, led 20,000 infantry and 4,000 cavalry.
In the second town, Jizhou Mu Hanfu Hanwenjie led 20,000 infantry.
In the third town, Kong Yu and Kong Gongxu, the governor of Yuzhou, led 20,000 infantrymen.
In the fourth town, Yanzhou governor Liu Dai and Liu Gongshan led 20,000 infantry.
In the fifth town, Wang Kuang, Wang Gongjie, the prefect of Hanoi, led 20,000 infantry.
In the sixth town, the governor of Chenliu, Zhang Miao and Zhang Mengzhuo, led 20,000 infantry.
In the seventh town, Qiao Mao and Qiao Yuanwei, the governor of Dongjun, led 20,000 infantrymen.
In the eighth town, Shanyang Governor Yuan Yi and Yuan Boye led 20,000 infantrymen.
In the ninth town, Jibei Prime Minister Bao Xin and Bao Yuncheng led 20,000 infantrymen.
In the tenth town, Beihai Governor Kong Rong and Kong Wenju led 20,000 infantrymen.
In the eleventh town, Zhang Chao, the prefect of Guangling, led 20,000 infantrymen.
In the twelfth town, Tao Qian, Tao Gongzu, the governor of Xuzhou, led 20,000 infantry.
In the Thirteenth Town, Xiliang Governor Ma Teng and Ma Shoucheng led 10,000 infantry and 10,000 cavalry.
In the fourteenth town, Gongsun Zan and Gongsun Bogui, the governor of Peking, led eight thousand infantry and ten thousand cavalry.
In the fifteenth town, Zhang Zhishu, the governor of Shangdang, led 10,000 infantry and 5,000 cavalry.
In the 16th town, Wuchenghou and Changsha governor Sun Jian and Sun Wentai led 15,000 infantry.
In the seventeenth town, the Marquis of Qixiang and the Governor of Nanyang Yuan Shao and Yuan Benchu led 30,000 infantry.
In the eighteenth town, Cao Cao, Cao Mengde, the cavalry commander, led seven thousand infantry cavalry.
The eighteen princes, with a total of more than 330,000 infantry, more than 30,000 cavalry, and a total of 360,000 troops, met at Suanzao. For a time, the situation was ups and downs, and all the eyes of the world were focused here.
The big camp of Zizao is just a decoration, a place where the princes gather for alliance. Each camp has its own subordinates, and they are stationed around Zizao. The camp stretches for dozens of miles, which is so spectacular.
Seventeen princes walked into the jujube camp one after another, and Cao Cao and Yuan Shao finally met each other on the way.
"Brother Benchu, are you okay?"
Cao Cao looked at Yuan Shao and couldn't help but smile and salute him.
"Mengde, I miss you so much after we say goodbye to Luoyang."
Yuan Shao immediately gave Cao Cao a bear hug.
The two were both talented and had a good relationship when they came to He Jinfu. This is why when Cao Cao wanted to use his edict to command heroes from all over the world, the first person he thought of was Yuan Shao.
"Benchu, the highway has been in the spotlight this time. As his brother, if you are unhappy, I will definitely help you."
Cao Cao whispered to Yuan Shao in his ear.
"Meng De, you are still like that, very cunning. Gu Gu and I are half-brothers. It's not that easy to sow discord between us."
Yuan Shao also whispered in Cao Cao's ear.
"No way, I, Cao, am that kind of person. Brother Benchu is worrying too much."
"What are you two doing? After hugging each other for so long, it's time to separate."
