Chapter 79: Alliance for the Dispute

January of the first year of Chuping.

Yanzhou, Chenliu County, and Xuanzao County.

The jujube is located at the junction of Yuzhou, Yanzhou and Jizhou, and is a must-fight for military strategists.

At this moment, on the west side of the city of Lanzao County, on a vast field, flags were waving and ribbons were flying. Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Han Fu, Kong Yichang, Liu Dai, Wang Kuang, Zhang Miao, Qiao Mao, Bao Xin, Cao Cao and other fifteen people gathered Lanzao.

More than 100,000 people gathered on the entire field, crowded together, and ordered the departments to line up and stand up separately. For a moment, people shouted and neighed, which was very lively.

As the representative of Lu Kang, the prefect of Lujiang, Zhou Yu led the generals of Gan Ning, Zang Ba, Zhou Tai, Wang Yue, and Gao Shun, and commanded the two thousand soldiers under him to line up according to each battalion.

After all, they were well-trained soldiers who began to move silently. The command of Sima in the army sounded, and after a moment, they were lined up.

Zhou Yu patrolled his soldiers with cold eyes: the flying dragon army was the most elite, everyone was majestic, wearing an iron helmet, a lock leaf mail, a white pole spear, and an iron archer. The quiver on his waist was filled with wolf teeth, a belt was tied around his waist, and a circle of daggers were hung on it; the trap camp had the most personnel, divided into heavy infantry and archers. The heavy infantry was wearing iron armor, a thick wooden shield in his left hand, a sharp spear in his right hand, and a machete behind his back; the archer was wearing yellow straight hem, a long bow on his back, and a powerful crossbow on his waist was full of feathered arrows, and everyone had a sword hanging around his waist, which must have been used in close combat with the enemy.

The soldiers in the scout camp felt the best. Each of them was wearing light armor and sat upright on the horse's back. They were all stern and arrogant, and their weapons and equipment were all: longbows, spears, machetes, and there was a leather bag hanging on each horse, with five hand axes inside. These were secret weapons.

Everyone on the Jinfan Army looked like they were weathered and frosted. It seemed that the wind in Chaohu Lake was not small, which made them look very calm and sophisticated. Each soldier wore light armor, colorful slutches on his head, longbows on his back, round shields on his left hand, and thick iron ring machetes on his right hand, which looked solemn and majestic.

Shortly after the establishment of the female barracks, except for Xiao Yuer and others riding on horseback, the dozens of other people were infantrymen, but each of them was wearing a fiery red cloak. The dazzling sunlight shone on the cloak, their faces were red, heroic and eye-catching. Especially the soldiers of other county magistrates on both sides, they secretly looked at them with their eyes, and people kept whistling at them.

Zhou Yu raised his hand upwards, and the two thousand generals immediately shouted neatly: "Our army is mighty!" "Our army is mighty!" "Our army is mighty!"

Two thousand people shouted uniform slogans, and the sound was very powerful. The voice of "Our army is mighty!" was clearly heard in everyone's ears, and they were entangled in the field and had just dispersed for a long time.

In the center of the field, a dot-stop platform was built, about three meters high and made of tamped with loess. A huge tent was set up on the edge of the dot-stop platform. Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Cao Cao and others came in and sat down. When they heard such a majestic voice, they couldn't help but change their color slightly.

Yuan Shao hurriedly ordered his personal soldiers to come over and asked, "Go and see whose troops are, so loud?"

The personal soldiers came back a while after they went out to report: "Master Bing is the army of Lu Kang, the prefect of Lujiang."

"Oh, Lu Kang's prefect is in good health, so he sent the head of the village Zhou Yu and Zhou Gongjin to come." Cao Cao said.

Yuan Shaoxi said: "I learned the news yesterday. Oh, Gongjin has helped our Yuan family a lot. My father, uncle, and cousin were all sent out of Luoyang by him. When he heard that Dong Zhuo sent someone to Yuan's mansion to arrest people, he was idle. Fortunately, they left early, otherwise there would be a prison disaster."

Cao Cao's eyes flashed and he said in a deep voice: "This Zhou Yu is both civil and military. He never thought he had such great ability to send someone away under Dong Zhuo's nose... He is really a hero of the world."

Yuan Shu snorted coldly from his nose and said lightly: "How capable can a small living nest leader have? By the way, how many people did he bring?"

The personal soldiers replied: "It's about two thousand people."

"Haha," Yuan Shu laughed and said, "Is there no one in Lujiang County? I'm afraid that Dong Zhuo's teeth are not enough to send these people."

Cao Cao retorted: "The road is wrong. The soldiers are in the spirit, not in the many. I think there were many Yellow Turban soldiers back then? They were covered with the people and claimed to be a million. Isn't it a defeat in one battle?"

Yuan Shu looked squintingly and stopped talking, showing that he was dissatisfied.

Yuan Shao smiled and said to the personal soldier: "Go and invite Lord Zhou Yu to the account to discuss matters."

In the tent.

After Zhou Yu made a fortune, he chatted with the familiar Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Zhang Miao and others, and greeted others.

Then the leaders or representatives of the fifteen people took their seats respectively.

In order to distinguish between not being the main and the guest, fifteen tables formed a circle to show equality.

Those who came to the meeting were Yuan Shao, the prefect of Bohai, Yuan Shu, the governor of Yanzhou, Liu Dai, the governor of Yuzhou, Kong You, the prefect of Chenliu, Zhang Miao, the prefect of Dongjun, Qiao Mao, the prefect of Shanyang, Yuan Yi, the prime minister of Jibei, Bao Xin, the commander of Dianjun, Cao Cao, the prefect of Henoi, Wang Kuang, and the prefect of Shangdang. The persons sent to attend the meeting were Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou, Min Chun, the governor of Jizhou, Zhang Chao, the representative of Guangling County, Zang Hong, the governor of Guangling County, Sun Jian, the prefect of Wucheng Hou, the representative of cavalry commander of Lu Kang, and Zhou Yu, the chief of Lujiang.

Zhou Yu looked around and saw that everyone was smiling. On the surface, he felt a little harmonious. He thought to himself: These people are all old foxes. If the leader is elected later, they will definitely be intrigue.

Qiao Mao stood up at this time, holding the "Three Public Secret Letters" in his hand, and said to everyone: "Everyone, the Han Dynasty is in decline, Dong Zhuo is tyrannical, cruel and unkind, and the people of the world are in the midst of water and fire. The three public officials are worried about the world, send this secret letter, asking for the righteous soldiers of the world, destroy Dong Zhuo, and clear the king. Today, the fifteen heroes and heroes gather together, all of whom came in response to this call. Here, I, Qiao, are deeply grateful to the people of the world!"

After saying that, Qiao Mao gave a deep salute to everyone.

Seeing this, everyone hurriedly stood up and returned the greeting.

Bao Xin, the prime minister of Jibei, said: "Mr. Qiao has the skills under his rule, and the people in the country are peaceful. We admire him deeply. When I was in Luoyang in the past, I saw that Dong Zhuo was ambition and had no soldiers in his hands, so I had to return to my hometown to recruit soldiers. Now I have 20,000 infantry, 700 cavalry, and more than 5,000 baggage. I am willing to be a vanguard, open the way for each army, and take Luoyang straight."

Zhang Yang, the prefect of Shangdang, also said: "Mr. Bao, I also have 20,000 elite troops under my command, and I am not a vegetarian. Let me play the striker."

Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, suddenly said loudly: "Don't fight with me! Dong Zhuo rebels and harmed my Han Dynasty. As a royal family, how can I stand by and watch? I am determined to be the pioneer."

Seeing that everyone was about to quarrel, Cao Cao hurriedly mediated, "Everyone...you guys! Please calm down and talk slowly. I can understand everyone's mood. When we gathered fifteen people, we need an action plan to exert the advantage of our troops. What's more, the Western Liang Iron Cavalry under Dong Zhuomi are all elites, and they fight alone. Do you think they can win?"

Chenliu Prefect Zhang Miao also helped, saying: "Dong Zhuo is powerful and you must unite and cannot win. The main purpose of our gathering here today is to agree on the next action plan. Can you be quiet?"

Zhou Yu watched coldly and looked at Sun Ce. After everyone finally calmed down, Zhou Yu stood up and said to everyone: "You are all important officials of the Han Dynasty. You must know the reason why snakes are headless. Before I left, Prefect Lu repeatedly reminded me that it is difficult to shake Dong's thief with the meager strength of our county. Only by uniting with everyone, acting in an orderly manner and ordering can we have hope of defeating the thief."

Sun Ce also stood up and said loudly: "Gongjin's words make sense. My father Sun Jian has already rectified his troops and went north immediately. He also asked me to come and learn more from all seniors. He also said that the fifteen-way team must choose a leader, and the center will be dispatched. The achievements will be directed and the retreat will be orderly. This matter will definitely be successful."

"The young man is so terrifying, haha." Yuzhou Governor Kong You smiled and said, "Zhou and Sun are both young and heroic nephews. There are talented people in the country, and a new generation is better than the old ones. When we are old, we must rely on you more."

Zhou Yu replied respectfully: "We are young and shallow, so please give me some advice."

Kong You said seriously: "We are launching troops for the sake of justice, so noisy may miss the military opportunity. Election of the leader is inevitable... Who do you think can do this task?"

Gang Hong, the hero of Guangling County, suggested: "Cao Cao Cao, a lieutenant of the founding hero of Pingyang, Cao Shen, was a descendant of Cao Shen, the Marquis of Pingyang. His literary and military skills were superior to others. I would like to recommend him as the leader of the alliance."

Cao Cao was happy when he heard this, and glanced around with his eyes. He found that Yuan Shao's eyes were erratic. Yuan Shu was closing his eyes to rest, so he hurriedly waved his hand and refused: "If you speak in a small way, you may not be able to take on this great task."

The Hanoi prefect Wang Kuang was a close friend of Yuan Shao. Seeing this, he said in a deep voice: "Yuan Benchu ​​has four generations and three dukes. His family's disciples and former officials are all over the world. He has a lot of reputation in the country. He has many soldiers and generals. He should be the leader of the alliance."

Hearing Wang Kuang's words, Yuan Shao's eyes no longer floated, but turned to looking around and secretly observing the expressions of everyone.

Sun Ce also said loudly: "The Later General Yuan Shu is highly respected and is occupant in Nanyang. He has many men and horses. He should be the leader of the alliance."

In fact, Sun Ce did not like Yuan Shu in his heart, but because Sun Jian considered his future prospects and decided to defect to Yuan Shu, the big tree. Before leaving, Sun Jian told him to recommend Yuan Shu, so he had to bite the bullet and say it.
Chapter completed!