Facts have proved that Jia Xu's judgment of the situation after the establishment of the Thief Alliance is very accurate, and it can be said that it is not bad at all.

At the same time as the contract was signed by the Thieves Alliance, Liu Biao of Jingzhou raised 80,000 troops to attack Yuan Shu in Huainan, causing Yuan Shu, who had just sat on the dragon chair for less than two months, to rush to the battle.

Before that, after learning the news of Yuan Shu's proclamation as emperor, Jiangdong Sun Ce notified the world as soon as possible, officially broke away from Yuan Shu's command, and did not hesitate to break off relations with Yuan Shu. In addition, Sun Ce wantonly hunted down Yuan Shu's cronies and civil officials in the four counties of Jiangdong, using decisive and brutal methods, clearly stating his position, supporting troops and self-reliance, and seizing Jiangdong.

When the land south of the Yangtze River was filled with smoke, the battle between Yuan Shao of Jizhou and Gongsun Zan of Youzhou had lasted for three months. In other words, when Huainan Yuan Shu was proclaimed emperor, Yuan Shao had already come out of the shadow of Liu Xie's violent death. Immediately, instead of giving up on himself, he accelerated the pace of attacking Youzhou, trying to get rid of Gongsun Zan and seize Youzhou in one go before the princes of the towns formed a crusade alliance.

It is a pity that since the soldiers of Jizhou learned that the Son of Heaven died violently and that the Son of Heaven was killed by their own lord Yuan Shaoyu, their morale was weakened, their morale was sluggish, and their combat effectiveness dropped sharply, which was not as good as before. In this way, the progress of the Jizhou army's attack on Youzhou can be imagined; The city that could have been swept down with a drum was fought extremely hard, and the city was attacked for many days, but it was still unable to be captured for a long time.

On the contrary, Gongsun Zhan, who had made up his mind to defend the city, swept away the malaise and was ambitious. On the one hand, he sent Tian Kai to lead his troops to resist the attack of Yan Rou's rebels and stabilize the rear; On the one hand, he personally led the army to resist the attack of the Jizhou army. And put on armor and climbed to the head of the city, personally went into battle to fight, and commanded the army to defend the city. With the success of repelling the strong attacks of the Jizhou army again and again. The Youzhou army under the command of Gongsun Zhan was greatly boosted, the fighting spirit was high, and the fighting became more and more courageous, which forcibly stifled the strong offensive momentum of the Jizhou army, making the two armies fall into a stalemate and confrontation again.

Just as the battle of Jiyou was in full swing, Gongsun Du of Liaodong sent his eldest son Gongsun Kang to lead 20,000 cavalry to aid Gongsun Zhan, and then fought with Yan Rou's rebels. It greatly reduced the pressure on Gongsun Zhan's rear defense, allowing him to mobilize more soldiers and horses to confront and fight against the Jizhou army.

At the same time, Cao Cao of Yanzhou issued a war letter to Yuan Shao. Officially declare war. At the same time that the war book was passed to Yuan Shao, Cao Cao led an army of 70,000 to attack Qingzhou, and continued to attack the city and pull out the fortress in ten days, which was unstoppable. Yuan Tan, who was sitting in Qingzhou, was caught off guard by Cao Jun. Then he quickly mobilized his troops and horses. Engaged in a fierce battle with Cao Cao's army in Pingyuan City.

At this point, the alliance of thieves had just been established, and the princes of the towns couldn't wait to lead their troops to the battle, and they were taken by surprise and launched an attack as soon as possible. In just half a month, the princes of the five routes in the alliance sent troops one after another, encircled and suppressed Eryuan on the two battlefields of Hebei and Huainan, and won the victory. Played well. At the same time, all the princes adjacent to Xiliang Li Li gathered heavy troops on the border. Always beware of the Xiliang Army sneaking up on their territory.

As a result, the princes of the ten towns in the world have been involved in this war of rebellion, and the centers of the war are Yuan Shao of Jizhou and Yuan Shu of Huainan. The remaining princes of the three towns are still watching from the wall.

Yizhou Liu Zhang doesn't need to say much, Shu Dao can not only block others, but also himself, others can't get in, and he can't get out. Seeing that the princes of the Central Plains towns were in full swing, Liu Zhang could only sit in Chengdu and sigh, even if he had the heart to mix with one foot, but he was blocked by Shu Dao, what could he do in vain?

Xuzhou Lu Bu, who took the initiative to join the table after getting some benefits from Yuan Shu, now sees that Er Yuan has become the target of public criticism, and he is in danger, he is tormented and regretful. If he had known that Xiliang Li Li would unite the princes of various towns to crusade against Eryuan, he would not have taken the initiative to join Yuan Shu no matter what, and now Yuan Shu is besieged by the princes of the two roads, and he is in danger, he is like sitting on pins and needles, and he is anxious. Once Yuan Shu is defeated, will the princes of each town raise their teachers to ask for their guilt, and then wave their troops to attack Xuzhou? This question has been lingering in Lu Bu's mind, he is not afraid of Liu Biao in Jingzhou, nor is he afraid of Sun Ce in Jiangdong, but he is afraid of Li Li in Xiliang, and he is very afraid.

However, the current situation is unclear, and Lu Bu really can't make up his mind, and he doesn't know how to deal with himself and which side he should lean on.

The last prince to watch from the wall was Xiliang Li Li, who was the leader of the alliance. What is surprising is that he, the leader of the alliance, did not send a single soldier, but no prince stood up to accuse or urge him to send troops, but accepted this fact with peace of mind.

There is no doubt that Li Li's every move has attracted much attention at the moment, and once the troops and horses are mobilized, it will immediately attract the attention of the princes of various towns, and the princes adjacent to him will panic. For this reason, the princes of all towns unanimously elected him as the leader of the alliance of princes, since he is in the position of the leader of the alliance, he should have a high demeanor, at least a high profile, such as turning his back on his allies, sending troops to sneak attack, stealing the fruits of the alliance's victory, etc., can be put away as soon as possible, so as not to laugh at the generosity and make the world despised.

Because of this, when the smoke was rising in the states of the world, Li Li sat firmly on Diaoyutai despite the wind and waves, sat in the Luoyang County Shoufu and leisurely tasted tea, and the hundreds of thousands of troops under his command stood still and watched from the wall. This time, he was not a fisherman on his own deliberate purpose, but was pushed up by the princes of various towns. What a weird thing!

Since ancient times, all the princes who have been elected as the leaders of the alliance have always been the princes who have contributed the most troops and the greatest efforts, and the idle princes and alliance leaders like Li Li are absolutely unprecedented.

This is the only one of its kind.

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Luoyang County Shoufu. An hour ago, the door of the main hall was closed, but at this moment, it suddenly opened, and dozens of Xiliang generals walked out of it.

Seeing the generals walking out of the palace one after another, Li Li stood in the center of the main hall with his hands behind his back, and without looking back, he instructed Mi Zhu, who was lying on the desk at the corner of the hall: "Copy seven copies of the general's order, and send fast horses to quickly deliver them to the princes of each town, so as to save them from misunderstanding." ”

"No, Weichen obeys." Mi Zhu got up when he heard the sound, respectfully accepted the order, then picked up the bamboo slip on the desk and bowed to retreat, and quickly left the main hall.

The people who remained in the hall at this moment were all important henchmen under Li Li, Jia Xu, the left army division, Guo Jia, the right army division, Bo Cai, the general of Zhendong, Huan Fei, the commander of the Flying Bear Battalion, Xu Chu, the commander of the Qinglong Battalion, Gao Shun, the commander of the trapping camp, and Zhou Yu, the general of Anbei who came by order.

After Mi Zhu left with the copied bamboo slips, Li Li strode to the inner room behind the main hall, and casually beckoned everyone in the hall to go to the inner room to talk.

After a brief greeting, the chief minister sat down. Li Li got straight to the point and said: "You have all heard the arrangements for the princes of the towns just now. When the princes joined the alliance before, it had been agreed that whoever captured the city in this battle against thieves would own it, and the other princes were not allowed to loot it until the second Yuan was completely wiped out. I am the lord of the princes' alliance, and I am also the notary and overseer of this resolution, and I am responsible for administering justice to the princes of the towns. Whoever dares to break the covenant, I, Li Li, have the responsibility to recover the lost territory for the princes who have lost the city, and those who dare to disobey the order will be resolutely exterminated.

Secondly, there were two main battlefields in this battle against Yuan, one in Hebei and the other in Huainan, so the alliance had two deputy alliance leaders. The Hebei battlefield is dominated by Cao Cao of Yanzhou, who will lead his troops to attack Qingzhou; The Huainan battlefield was dominated by Liu Biao of Jingzhou, who led the Jingzhou army under his command to attack Yuan Shu with Jiangdong Sun Ce, and whoever won the territory belonged to whom. And I led the army into Liaodong, and together with the three forces of Liaodong Gongsun Du, Youzhou Gongsun Zhan and the rebel leader Yan Rou, swept away the Wuhuan tribe and the Xianbei barbarian army entrenched on the border of Youzhou, and then waved south to eradicate Yuan Shao in Jizhou.

Finally, there was an agreement that whoever killed Yuan Shao or Yuan Shu would own the county where the governor's mansion was located. This means that the money and grain accumulated by the Yuan brothers for many years will belong to them, and it is useless for the other princes to be angry, after all, the Yuan brothers are the top priority in the battle against Yuan, and it should be so.

These three covenants were made by me, and therefore our army must abide by them and not transgress them. In the final analysis, it is a sentence: people do not stand without faith. I, Li Li, have always been known for being true to my word, and this time is no exception. I hope you will keep it in mind, and don't let me Li Li lose his trust to the princes of the towns. ”

"No!" Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Zhou Yu and others responded in unison.

Li Li bowed slightly, a smile appeared on his face, and then he turned his head to signal to Jia Xu and asked him to convey the order on his behalf.

Jia Xu immediately understood, and said aloud with a solemn expression: "Adhering to the will of the lord, our army will maintain its current strength in this battle against Yuan, and will not transfer other troops and horses to participate in the battle. According to the order of the lord general, Zhou Yu, the general of Anbei, was in charge of the division of the Chinese army, served as the chief general of the Chinese army, sat in the division with the flag of the commander, dispatched in the center, and waited for the opportunity to send troops in the south and north battlefields. Bo Cai is the deputy general of the Chinese army, Jia Xu is the military advisor, in case of emergencies, the three of them will discuss on their own, and allow them to arbitrarily decide on the spot, and then report afterwards. ”

Before the words fell, Jia Xu retreated behind Zhou Yu, bowed to Li Li with Zhou Yu and Bo Cai, and received orders in unison.

After the ceremony, Jia Xu came out of the crowd and continued to report the military order: "The lord general ordered, the three battalions of the Wuwei Battalion, the Flying Bear Battalion, and the Qinglong Battalion stayed in the division and waited for General Zhou Yu to dispatch. The lord general personally led the Wuwei battalion, the Feiyan light cavalry, the Wushuang iron cavalry and the 10,000 trapping camp, and the same 10,000 Jin Qiwei and 20,000 soldiers from the county government, a total of 130,000 troops to go to Youzhou. Among them, Zhao Yun's Wushuang Iron Cavalry is the front army, Zhao Yun is the vanguard general, Jin Yiwei, Wuwei Battalion, and the three battalions of the trap camp are 50,000 soldiers for the Chinese army, Zhang Liao and Gao Shun are the deputy generals of the Chinese army, Feiyan light cavalry and 20,000 county soldiers are the rear army, in charge of the army, and Zhang Yan is the chief general of the rear army. Guo Jia, the right army division, the general's mansion Peng Mizhu and the general's mansion sacrificial wine went out with the army, set off two days later, and gathered the army in Youzhou Dai County half a month later, waiting for the opportunity to march into Youzhou! ”

"No!" Guo Jia, Gao Shun, Huan Fei, Xu Chu and others responded in unison.

After receiving orders one after another, generals such as Zhou Yu, Bo Cai, and Huan Fei couldn't help but wonder, I don't know who the general's mansion sacrificial wine mentioned in the military order is, and why have they never heard that the general's mansion also has the duty of sacrificing wine before? However, Li Li didn't give any explanation for this, smiled silently, and his eyes showed a look of expectation, as if he had high hopes for the sacrificial wine of the Great General's Mansion, which had never appeared.

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