"Gentlemen, today, we will raise the righteous army to attack Dong Zhuo and purge the side of the monarch. It can be said that we have gathered many heroes. However, a snake will not run without a head. Today, we have gathered hundreds of thousands of troops. If we do not have a unified command, I am afraid that we will be defeated by Dong Zhuo one by one and become the laughing stock of the world.”The East County Governor, Qiao Mao, took the lead as the initiator.
Qiao Mao had a white face and no beard. He was wearing a wide robe and had the demeanor of a famous scholar. In fact, among the 15 people present, other than Yuan Shao, Sun Jian, and Cao Cao, who looked dignified and had the demeanor of a famous general, the rest all had the demeanor of a scholar. This made an important military alliance seem like a gathering of scholars. Looking at this table of scholars, I sighed in my heart. If we were to talk about poetry, this person would definitely win against Dong Zhuo's camp. However, if we were to talk about marching and fighting, most of us here lacked courage. A character who had not fought yet might not be able to face Dong Zhuo head-on.
Yuan Shao, who was sitting on my left, heard this and his eyes flashed. In fact, in terms of appearance and demeanor, Yuan Shao was the most outstanding among everyone present. After all, he was born into a prestigious family and everyone was born with an aura. His every move naturally had the natural demeanor of a leader.
Sun Jian had a curly beard and fierce eyes, but his killing intent was overbearing and he was too tough. Cao Cao was resolute and brave, but he lacked the grace and reputation of Yuan Shao, who had been a famous son for four generations. Moreover, in terms of official position and popularity, he was the lowest among them.
"Cao Mengde has extraordinary courage and outstanding strategy. In the past, he assassinated that old thief Dong Zhuo in the capital. His courage is the best among all of you.”Yuan Shao said in a deep voice. But I know that there is a lot of knowledge in this. In terms of official rank, the Jizhou Mu Han Fu, the rear general Yuan Shu, and the right general me are the leaders. When it comes to military affairs, most of them regard Sun Jian and Yuan Shao, the prefects of Changsha, as the most respected. In terms of fighting bravery, Changsha prefect Sun Jian is the most; In terms of battle achievements, I am the most competent, and Cao Cao has the least soldiers and the lowest rank, so his reputation is not as good as most of the people here.
Although everyone was raising the flag together, they all had their own plans. Most of the people present thought that Yuan Shao's actions were just because he was on good terms with Cao Cao and because they had once fought in the same camp, so they naturally couldn't take it seriously. "Although Cao Mengde had the righteous deed of assassinating Dong Zhuo, we are now fighting an army, not a wanderer fighting in the market.”Gongsun Zan stood up and said.
His voice was like a great bell, causing everyone's ears to ring for a while. As expected of a hero of the Northern Lands. This person was now quite close to Yuan Shao, so he naturally spoke up for Yuan Shao. I saw the joy in Yuan Shao's eyes disappear, Yuan Shu's face was expressionless, Sun Jian's brows were tightly furrowed, Cao Cao's expression was calm, and the others acted as if they had nothing to do with me.
"However, X Literature Station is invincible and can be the leader!”Yuan Shao continued. Sun Jian stood up and declined." I'm used to charging into battle. I'm not willing to be in charge of planning and dispatching things in the tent.”Sun Jian had led tens of thousands of troops stationed in Luyang. He was free and unfettered. In his heart, other than Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and Gongsun Zan, the rest were not worthy of his attention. How could he be willing to be the nominal leader of the alliance?
I smiled and remembered Guo Jia's words before the alliance meeting." Yuan Gonglu's family is well-connected. He has been a duke for four generations and is famous throughout Shandong. He has a high position and is a brave general. He can be the alliance leader.”When he said this, many people were immediately petrified. Yuan Shao was stunned on the spot. He had said so much just to attract everyone to recommend him to be the alliance leader. At that time, humility was a necessary virtue for a famous person, unlike the time and space where I came from. In the selection of a section chief, there were often five or six people in the department who voted for each person. It was likely that they had all voted for themselves. Yuan Shao would not or did not dare to mention himself as the Alliance Master. This was a basic rule and also the demeanor that a celebrity should have. How did Yuan Shao know that I had my own plans?
Although Yuan Shao was stunned, it flashed past in a flash. His face was calm and composed. He was indeed worthy of being a long-tested hero of his generation. How could a mere setback disrupt his plans and arrangements? Yuan Shu's eyes flashed with joy. Yuan Shu was the son of Yuan Feng's wife, while Yuan Shao was the son of Yuan Feng's concubine. He was adopted by his uncle, Yuan Cheng. In this era where birth was the most important, Yuan Shu was obviously a noble. Therefore, Yuan Shu had always looked down on Yuan Shao. This was an important reason.
Another reason was that their biological father, Yuan Feng, had always held a higher position than their uncle, Yuan Cheng. Therefore, as the son of Yuan Feng, Yuan Shu's official position was always higher than Yuan Shao's before everyone attacked Dong Zhuo.
Before the alliance meeting, Yuan Shao had been a minister, an imperial censor, a Puyang County magistrate, a Huben Zhonglang general, a Zhongjun lieutenant, a Si Li lieutenant, and so on. After Yuan Shu became an adult, he was promoted to filial piety and honesty by Runan County. His starting point was much better than Yuan Shao's. Later, he served as a minister (who happened to be the superior of Shangshulang), a Changshui lieutenant (who was in charge of some Hu cavalry of Changshui Tribe and was stationed in Xuanqu, southwest of Chang 'an), a Henan Yin (Henan County was the location of Luoyang, the capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty. The chief officer was not called the prefect but the Yin. The Yin's official rank was higher than the prefect), a general of Huben Zhonglang, and a general. However, as Yuan Shao showed his talents in He Jin's camp and offered a plan to invite the vassals to enter the capital to kill the Ten Attendants (although this plan was refuted by Cao Cao and eventually killed his master He Jin and was laughed at by later generations), the current Yuan family's head, Yuan Feng, the biological father of Second Yuan, began to favor Yuan Shao more.
Although Yuan Shu was very good at political trickery and was very good at being an official, he was always below Yuan Shao in terms of courage, vision, and strategy. He was even less well-connected than Yuan Shao. In troubled times, it was not about who was better at trickery, but who was better at winning in the battles between heroes. Yuan Feng knew this very well. The people of insight in the Yuan family knew this very well. The students and old friends who were related to the Yuan family also knew this very well. Only Yuan Shu did not understand it, or was unwilling to understand it. He had always been looking for a chance to make a comeback.
Today, I gave him this opportunity. Yuan Shao didn't say anything, and neither did Yuan Shu. The two of them stared at one of the leading figures of the Yuan Family, the Governor of Shanyang Prefecture, Yuan Yi. Yuan Yi was the cousin of Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao, but he was helpless against the fight between the two brothers. He couldn't afford to offend either of them, so he could only use his eyes to signal to Qiao Mao, one of Yuan Shao's agents, to make his position clear.
Yuan Shu saw that Yuan Yi didn't speak and signaled to Qiao Mao. Having been in the officialdom for a long time, he immediately realized what was going on. He quickly signaled to his old friend Liu Dai, who saw the opportunity faster than Qiao Mao and quickly stood up to agree with my suggestion.
When Yuan Shao saw this, his expression began to gradually become somewhat unsightly. The appearance of such an abnormal situation was something he had not expected. "I believe that the alliance of our Shandong heroes should be based on talent and strategy. Regardless of official rank, I recommend Yuan Benchu as the alliance leader!”Qiao Mao finally reacted. Liu Dai, who had supported Yuan Shu, immediately stood up and began to refute Qiao Mao. The two of them began to argue as they spoke. I looked at the two of them, and a strange feeling rose in my heart. According to historical records, not long after the alliance army was disbanded, the two of them turned against each other and attacked each other. Could it be because of me? Did I change history, or was history itself guiding me?
Those who favored Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao began to join the quarreling group. Sun Jian had been watching coldly after rejecting Yuan Shao's recommendation and did not interrupt. Gongsun Zan and Cao Cao supported Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao respectively. The two Yuan were evenly matched. Seeing that things were out of control, I, the initiator, said without showing any emotion,"Yuan Gonglu and Yuan Benchu both have their own support and are equally matched. I see that Brother X Wen Station hasn't spoken yet, so why don't we all listen to what X Wen Station has to say?”Yuan Shu was overjoyed. At that time, his relationship with Sun Jian was obviously much stronger. Their armies were adjacent to each other, and Yuan Shu even recommended Sun Jian as the governor of Yuzhou.
Yuan Shao's expression changed drastically. He knew that the crucial moment had arrived. Sun Jian could not help but command a large number of troops. Moreover, he had been through many years of war, and he had the ability to keep his word. "To be fair, I think Yuan Benchu is more suitable for the position of Alliance Master!”
X Literature Channel still insisted on being themselves and recommended Yuan Shao, who was not familiar with them, based on their own consideration of the future of the overall situation. In Yuan Shu's sudden change of expression and Yuan Shao's disbelief, everyone began to agree with Sun Jian's opinion. Yuan Shao was half-hearted and finally sat on the throne of the alliance leader as he wished. I had long known that this would be the outcome. Even if I accidentally disrupted the situation, the Yuan brothers took up three people in this alliance meeting: The Governor of Shanyang County, Yuan Yi, is Yuan Shao's cousin, and the General, Yuan Shu, is Yuan Shao's half-brother. In addition, there are many students and old officials in the Yuan family. If I hadn't mentioned it, Yuan Shao would have been 'popular' and there wouldn't have been much suspense. Who knew that my words would cause so many things?
After the battle for the position of Alliance Leader was settled, Yuan Shu looked at Sun Jian with a strange expression. From then on, the two Yuan brothers broke up behind the scenes, although everyone was still on good terms. More and more cracks spread between the heroes, such as Qiao Mao and Liu Dai, Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and Cao Cao and Sun Jian.。。
"Ming Gong, great things are about to happen." That night, in my camp, Guo Jia said to me with a hint of joy. "Guo Jia is indeed a peerless genius. It turned out that he wanted me to recommend Yuan Shu as the Alliance Master before the Alliance Meeting. At that time, I felt that it was very wonderful to drive a wedge between Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu. Originally, according to my understanding of history, I thought that Yuan Shao would definitely become the Alliance Master. I didn't have the mood to participate in the fight for the position of the Alliance Master. However, since Guo Jia proposed a plan to drive a wedge between the two Yuan, I didn't have much hope. It's just that Guo Jia never lied." He was good at reading people's minds, so he had mentioned it so lightly during the Alliance Leader Selection Conference. He did not expect that these few words would actually cause such a huge wave. The two Yuan brothers were divided, and the warlords were suspicious and afraid.
Only someone as perceptive as Guo Jia could think of such a plan. How could he have expected it to have such a huge effect? I couldn't help but feel glad that it was the right decision to bring Guo Jia along. If it were Xun Yu, even if he had thought of it, he wouldn't have come up with such a scheme. In Xun Yu's mind, saving the young master of the Han Dynasty might be more important, and sowing discord among the heroes should be done after the successful crusade against Dong Zhuo. However, Guo Jia didn't have these concerns. In his heart, he prioritized the overall situation of the North Sea. Since he was here, he had to come up with various plans to create the best situation for the North Sea in the future. And the heroes with their own schemes also gave him the opportunity to show off his schemes. A mere sentence had changed the general relationship between the heroes of Shandong after the war. The power of Guo Jia's scheme was indeed unimaginable!
Therefore, the alliance leader was decided. Yuan Shao took up the position of alliance leader and called himself the General of Chariots and Cavalry. He commanded the total strength of the Shandong warlords to exceed 300,000, which was called 800,000 troops to the outside world.
Seeing that the alliance leader had been decided, Cao Cao suggested,""Send Bo Hai to lead the troops of Hanoi to Mengjin, and the generals of Wild Jujube to guard Chenggao, occupy Aocang, block Yuanyuan and Taigu, and completely control the danger. He sent General Yuan to lead the Nanyang army to Dan and Xi to enter Wuguan to shock the three auxiliary areas. They should build high fortresses and deep walls, do not fight with them, and increase the number of suspicious troops to show the situation of the world, so that they can obey and kill rebels. This can be established. Now the army is mobilized with righteousness. If you hesitate and do not advance, you will lose the hope of the world. I am ashamed of you!”Cao Cao's plan was fair and upright, and he took every step carefully. It could be said to be a good plan at present. If the heroes acted according to the plan, they might be able to achieve great things. However, I knew that there were only two or three people who were willing to devote themselves to the battle, so they were rejected almost the same as the history of the original time and space. Yuan Shao and the others determined the general strategy of defending as an attack: Yuan Shao's main force was stationed in Hanoi, Yuan Shu's main force was stationed in Nanyang to dispatch military rations, Kong Wei's main force was stationed in Yingchuan, Han Fu's main force was stationed in Ye City to bear the heavy responsibility of supplying military rations, Sun Jian led tens of thousands of troops stationed in Luyang, and more than 100,000 other generals gathered in Ziziander. For a time, they formed a three-sided encirclement of Luoyang strategically.
Dong Zhuo was shocked by the prestige of the alliance army. At that time, the main force of Western Liang still had to divide their forces to defend Chang 'an, Western Liang, and other important places. In Luoyang, there were only tens of thousands of Bingzhou soldiers and elite imperial guards who were originally Dingyuan. Including the Xiliang army that was his direct line of descent, there were only 100,000 soldiers. For a time, the people in Luoyang were shaken and the world was excited. The alliance army had gained the upper hand and became the hope of the world.
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PS: I read about Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu's grudges from an expert on the Internet. I also made a comparison in a history book. It's not a common story made up by novelists. This is one of the important foreshadowing. I hereby explain. Starting point.
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