The eighteen princes arrived at Suanzao, each numbering from 3,400 to 10,000 people. In addition to the mobilized civilians and the like, more than 300,000 people gathered here at once, forming a stretched camp as far as the eye could see. to the edge.
Of course, the various princes camped alone, but there were also friendly relations. They camped very close to each other and hugged each other for warmth. After all, Dong Zhuo was still far away in Luoyang at this time, and the only ones who could pose a threat to him were all the allies nearby.
Not to mention anything else, Sun Jian and Yuan Shu alone first killed Wang Rui, the governor of Jingzhou, and at Yuan Shu's request, killed Zhang Zi, the prefect of Nanyang. It can be seen that the real danger in the crusade against Dong Zhuo will never be Dong Zhuo. After all, Dong Zhuo can no longer It is impossible for him to escape from Hulao Pass and kill himself, and if he is not careful about his allies, he may die without a burial place at any time.
Zhang Miao, who was well aware of the dangers involved, set up camp with his brother Zhang Chao, the prefect of Guangling. Liu Bei, who was recommended by Wang Xuan, also camped nearby. There was Wang Xuan between Zhang Miao brothers, so those who arrived later Gongsun Zan naturally set up camp next to his junior brother Liu Bei. As a result, the combined military strength of the four princes reached more than 30,000 people, which was considered a considerable force among the small groups in the entire alliance.
As for Qiao Mao, although he and Zhang Miao had a common enemy, Liu Dai, he did not trust the Zhang Miao brothers. After all, the Zhang Miao brothers and several allies were too powerful, and he was afraid that Zhang Miao would swallow him up.
So it was convenient for Bao Xin and Cao Cao to join forces. With the relationship between Cao Cao and Zhang Miao, Qiao Mao and Bao Xin could rest assured that they would not be swallowed up by Zhang Miao, so they were stationed nearby.
I have to say that Gongsun Zan was a very righteous person. He completely regarded Liu Bei as his younger brother. Seeing that Liu Bei could pull up his own troops and become a prince, not only was he not angry, but he laughed happily. He felt very proud and waved his hand. , so Liu Bei was given 500 cavalry and a thousand war horses, which made Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao's eyes pop out.
Rich, so rich!
Damn it, do you still have this kind of friend? I want to order one too!
The cavalry is easy to say. As long as there are war horses, they can be trained. The problem is that war horses are hard to find. In the Central Plains, a serious war horse can be sold for one hundred thousand yuan. This is still the price before. Now that the war is going on, it can be expected that the price of war horses is still high. There can be a surge.
Thousands of war horses are worth hundreds of millions even according to the previous price. This can no longer be described as rich and wealthy. Mi Zhu is really rich if he is rich, but you ask him to take out thousands of war horses.
The current big man, that is, Gongsun Zan, can have such a skill, and the other one is Dong Zhuo in Guan Nei, but this is definitely not expected.
Gongsun Zan never lacked horses, he only lacked the food to raise them...
Gongsun Zan is so good now. He only equips his White Horse Yi Cong with white horses. The other variegated horses are used for spies, either for traveling or for sale. Well, giving them away is also a good consumption. Way.
Liu Bei was overjoyed and thanked Gongsun Zan repeatedly. Jian Yong on the side looked a little sad. Cavalry is a heavy consumer. Now Liu Bei doesn't even have a base. How can he raise so many troops and horses?
"This is Wang Xuan and Wang Zaizhi, who currently serves as Sima under Zhang Fujun. Wang Sima helped manage all these plans." When they met for the first time, Liu Bei introduced Wang Xuan to Gongsun Zan.
Forgot to point out the key,
When Gongsun Zan heard that Wang Xuan helped plan his 'little brother''s rise to power, he waved his hand and sent five BMWs directly to express his gratitude.
It’s not that there aren’t good variegated horses, it’s just that Gongsun Zan is too coquettish. At least the five horses given to Wang Xuan can be regarded as BMW horses, which are no worse than the white horse that robbed Zhang Miao. Otherwise, Gongsun Zan
I can't take it either.
This kind of BMW horse has a price but no market at all, and no one will sell it. It can be ridden by military officers who have achieved the level of Qi Lianqi. If you convert the realm, they are all war horses in the "Marrow Lian" realm.
Ordinary war horses cannot withstand the aftermath and counter-shock force of a fight between Qi Qi and Gang level warriors, so this kind of BMW horse is extremely precious.
By the way, Zhang Miao once wanted to ask Wang Xuan to get his white horse back, but when the thing was in Wang Xuan's hands... there was no return.
During this time, there were constant banquets and banquets in the military camp. There was no such thing as drinking alcohol or bringing women in the army. In other words, everyone did not take the crusade against Dong Zhuo to heart.
"Tell me, who can sit on the throne of the alliance leader this time." In a tent, Wang Xuan, Dian Wei and a group of people, the three straw sandal brothers and Gongsun Zan were drinking and chatting.
"No matter who he is, it's not our turn anyway." Gongsun Zan took a sip of wine and smacked it in his mouth, "Oh, if you drink too much good wine, these ordinary drinks will become bland and tasteless."
Wang Xuan rolled his eyes, "It's better not to think about that kind of wine, at least not now."
It is really a waste to purify the liquor which is about 30 degrees from this kind of "turbid liquor" which is only about 7 or 8 degrees.
"Don't think about it, the alliance leader must be Yuan Shao!" Wang Xuan brought the topic back to the subject. If he didn't talk about these things, how could he look so awesome?
"Eh!" Liu Bei was stunned, put down his wine bowl, frowned and looked at Wang Xuan, and asked with some confusion: "It is reasonable for the Yuan family to be in the position, but shouldn't it be Yuan Shu? He is the legitimate son, and Yuan Shao
Just a commoner."
"Just because Yuan Shu is a direct descendant, that's why he can't take the position of leader!" Wang Xuan sneered twice before continuing: "It is certain to promote the Yuan family to the top. After all, other princes do not have this prestige, so it would be a disaster to do so.
It’s not a blessing, but if these princes really want to see the Yuan family soar into the sky through this, that would be delusional.”
As he spoke, Wang Xuan looked at Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei, "Two of you, do you hope that the Yuan family will become a single family and have the power to sweep across the world?"
Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei shook their heads together, how is that possible!
Although both of them were not of high origin, they were not the kind of people who were willing to live under someone else's roof, or to be able to become a prince. The other one was willing to be ordinary. Even Zhang Miao had a heart to rebel against Cao Cao.
"Isn't that the end of it? If the direct descendant Yuan Shu is allowed to take over, then don't think about it. If this status is combined with the reputation bonus that can be obtained after challenging Dong, the Yuan family will be able to conquer half of the world with an unstoppable trend."
"The greater possibility is that with the help of this battle against Dong, we can directly swallow up most of the princes!"
"So, Yuan Shu will not be able to get the position of alliance leader no matter what. Everyone will recommend Yuan Shao, who is a commoner. Yuan Shao cannot be underestimated. Before, in Luoyang, his evaluation and strength in all aspects were even higher than Yuan Shu's. In this way, Yuan Shao
If we have the opportunity, we must take away some resources of the Yuan family from Yuan Shu, so that we can achieve the purpose of dividing the Yuan family."
"Let's see, with the help of the princes' efforts to challenge Dong this time, Yuan Shao will definitely be able to take away nearly half of the Yuan family's peripheral forces!"