After the ceremony of the alliance of blood, the princes of the Eight Routes who came to the alliance this time officially formed an alliance.

Although the composition of the Allied forces was extremely diverse, the good and the bad, and the weapons and equipment were very different, after the alliance was formed, it was an extremely large and powerful alliance army.

The alliance of the Eighteenth Route Princes sounds far less powerful than the Eighteenth Route Princes who fought against Dong Zhuo five years ago, but in fact it is not.

Judging from the number of troops alone, the strength of the allied forces this time is higher than that of the former Chen Liuhui Alliance.

In the past, most of the eighteen-way princes of the Chen Liuhui League raised troops in a hurry, and among the princes of each road, there were more than 40,000 soldiers and horses, and as few as a few thousand, so all the soldiers and horses increased by about 400,000, but the people and horses of the Central Plains Alliance were as many as 500,000.

Judging from the generals and weapons, the current gap between the allied forces of the Central Plains princes and the former army of thieves is almost incomparable.

At that time, the princes of the Eighteenth Route hurriedly raised troops and hurriedly met the alliance, and many of the soldiers and horses under the princes were temporarily recruited by the townspeople, and the weapons and armor were extremely poor, and the lack of training could be imagined. The reason why Chen Liuhuimeng was able to win was because of its huge momentum and large number of people, of course, there were also elite soldiers who could fight well, such as the Jiangdong Tiger Sun Jian's more than 10,000 soldiers who were elite divisions that had been in battle for a long time.

At the same time, there are now many more generals under the command of the Eighth Route Princes than in the past. At that time, there were almost not many generals under the command of the princes of all walks of life, just like Yuan Shao's subordinates at the beginning, only the general Yan Liangwen Chou, and the remaining generals such as Zhang He, Gao Lan, Han De, Jiang Qi and other generals had not yet joined his command; This was not only the case for Yuan Shao, but also for the other princes. Because of this, the three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang were given the opportunity to show their skills, and then became famous in one fell swoop. If it were to be changed to the present, there would be hundreds of famous generals among the allied forces of the Hanoi princes, and Lu Bu was among them. How could it be the turn of the three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang to make a name for themselves in front of the battle?

This time the Hanoi Alliance, the princes of the Eight Roads ascended the altar to sacrifice to heaven and earth, and the blood was an alliance. Yuan Shao of Jizhou was elected as the leader of the alliance, and Cao Cao of Yanzhou was elected as the deputy leader of the alliance, and the allied army had a total of 470,000 soldiers and horses, known as 700,000 to the outside world. It can be said that the flag hunting is boundless, the soldiers are covering the sky and the sun, the momentum is huge and earth-shattering, and the military power is at its peak and shakes the world.

The most eye-catching scene during this period is that Sun Ce, the son of Jiangdong Tiger Sun Jian, replaced Yuan Shu and ascended the altar to worship the sky. Stand side by side with the princes of the Seven Roads and form a bloody alliance. In this way, Sun Ce rose to prominence and became known to hundreds of thousands of Allied soldiers, and then spread throughout the counties of Sili. It then spread to all states and counties in the world. However, what people in the world don't know is that Sun Ce's ascension to the altar was just Yuan Shao's temporary idea. It was all caused by Cao Cao's advice.

The commander of the Chinese army.

After the altar is bloodied. The princes from all walks of life walked into the big tent one after another, and Sun Ce was among them.

"Thank you General Cao for your help, thank you for your kindness, and wait for Sun Ce to repay you in the future!" Hurried to Cao Cao's side, Sun Ce bowed and waved his hands very gratefully and said.

Cao Cao stopped when he heard this. Standing at the door of the handsome tent, he looked at the heroic Sun Ce with a smile on his face, and said with a smile: "Bo Fu doesn't need to say thank you, it's just a gesture, so why worry about it." ”

There was a pause in his tone. Cao Cao said with emotion: "In the past, Cao had a close personal relationship with Ling Zun and Sun Jian, and joined forces to break through Luoyang, and then borrowed 3,000 war horses from Ling Zun to chase and kill Dong Zhuo, and fought with the Xiliang army in Xingyang. It's a pity that in that battle, Cao was outnumbered and returned defeated, and all the soldiers and horses were lost. Today, I can see Bo Fu's majestic and heroic hair, mighty and extraordinary, just like the Jiangdong Tiger Sun Jian in person, the virtuous nephew and Ling Zun are extremely similar, presumably they must be brave and powerful, and their intelligence is not inferior to Ling Zun Sun Jian. Such a talent is the general that my allies urgently need, as the so-called virtuous do not avoid relatives, Cao's recommendation of virtuous nephews to the altar is also out of a public heart, not afraid of people's words! ”

Inadvertently, Cao Cao already regarded Sun Ce as a nephew in his later life, and his affection was sincere, which was moving.

"Cao Gong has won the award." After Sun Ce heard this, he felt very cordial to Cao Cao, and subconsciously used his honorific title, bowed down and said: "The little nephew is rash and reckless, and the previous etiquette was not careful, please forgive Cao Gong!" ”

"Virtuous nephews don't have to be formal, they are serious." Cao Cao hurriedly stretched out his hand to grab Sun Ce, and said with a smile: "The virtuous nephew is the son of the old man, and he and I are familiar at first sight, we are not outsiders to each other, and there is no need to be polite in the future." ”

While speaking, Cao Cao walked towards the big tent with Sun Ce, and said as he walked: "I heard that Bo Fu inherited Ling Zun's last wish and led his troops back to Jiangdong, but I don't know why he is now under Yuan Shu's command?" ”

Sun Ce's expression changed slightly when he heard this, and he whispered with a guilty face: "It's a shame to say, the little nephew originally wanted to uphold his father's will and garrison Jiangdong, but I didn't expect that the counties and counties in Jiangdong were deceiving me when I was young and incompatible. In desperation, the little nephew had to lead his troops to live in Xuzhou, and then there was some misunderstanding, and he was forced by Tao Qian to defect to Yuan Shu's command to settle down. At first, the general did not want to send troops, but he received invitations from the lord of the Yuan League three or four times, and it was difficult to refuse. And my Sun Ce and Xiliang Li Li have a deep enmity like the sea, so I asked the lord to order the leaders to come to the alliance, and vowed to kill Li Thief. When the lord saw that I had made up his mind, he allocated 20,000 soldiers and horses to me, and ordered me to join the alliance on behalf of the lord and fight against the Li thief together with all the princes! ”

"I see." Cao Cao's expression moved slightly, a trace of different color crossed his eyes, and he asked casually: "The enmity between the virtuous nephew and Li Thief is as deep as the sea, why have I never heard of it before?" I wonder if the virtuous nephew can tell each other? ”

Sun Ce's voice changed when he heard this, his face was gloomy as ice, and he said in a deep voice with a rather angry expression: "There is nothing to say about this matter, even if I don't say it myself, I think Cao Gong will know about it later." Has Cao Gong ever heard of Zhou Yu? ”

"Huh?" Cao Cao was shocked when he heard this, and said urgently: "I have heard of Zhou Yu's name Cao, not only I have heard it, but all the princes here know this person's name. ”

Why is that? In just a few months, how can everyone know about Yangzhou? Sun Ce interjected with a stunned expression.

Seeing the expression on Sun Ce's face, Cao Cao knew that Sun Ce must not know about the Battle of the Green Wolf Valley, otherwise he would not have asked such a question. However, he saw some clues from Sun Ce's expression and demeanor, and the relationship between Sun Ce and Zhou Yu must be extraordinary, and it seems to be very familiar.

This surprised Cao Cao, and immediately sat down with Sun Ce on the left side of the big tent, and explained in a low voice: "The virtuous nephew is far away in Yangzhou, and he doesn't know much about the recent situation in Xiliang. You may not know that just a month ago, Li Thief appointed Zhou Yu as the main general, leading 100,000 Xiliang Iron Cavalry to fight against the Southern Xiongnu barbarian army. Half a month ago. Zhou Yu led his troops to fight with the Yufu Luo barbarian army in the Blue Wolf Valley, annihilating 110,000 barbarian troops in one fell swoop, and then chased and killed all the way, killing Yu Fuluo's army to lose their armor and run for their lives. Therefore, in the battle of the Green Wolf Valley, Zhou Gongjin became famous in the first battle and became famous in the Central Plains states, and he was actually the number one commander under Li Thief. ”

"Is that so?" After Sun Ce heard this, his expression quickly dimmed, and he was stunned. Stunned.

Cao Cao's heart moved when he saw it, and asked softly: "The virtuous nephew just said that he had a grudge against Li Thief, could it be because of Zhou Yu?" ”

"Oh, Cao Gong's eyes are like torches, it's true." Sun Ce woke up when he heard the sound. With a gloomy face, he said angrily: "I can't hide it, I have known Gongjin for many years. Like brothers. Swear to live and die. Unexpectedly, when Li Thief traveled to Yangzhou, he heard the name of Gong Jin, and then snatched his love, forcibly abducted Gong Jin, and forced Gong Jin to use it for his own use. When I learned that I had led troops to intercept him, it was too late, and Li Thief had already returned to Chang'an. And Gongjin was also forced by Li Thief to join the Xiliang Army. Li Thief's move is tantamount to taking away my brother and deceiving me too much, if I don't take revenge, what face will my Sun Ce have to live in the world? ”

Cao Cao was stunned when he heard this. looked at Sun Ce suspiciously, but he didn't think much of Sun Ce's words.

If, as Sun Ce said, Li Li kidnapped Zhou Yu and returned to Xiliang, and then forced Zhou Yu to join the Xiliang army, how could Li Thief appoint Zhou Yu to lead the army alone to fight the barbarian army? Could it be that Li Thief has a problem with his brain, knowing that Zhou Yu is not willing to serve his life, but he still entrusts him with important tasks and grants military powers?

Obviously, the answer is no. Xiliang Li Li is not stupid, on the contrary, his people are as cunning as a fox, treacherous and wise, scheming like the sea, and unfathomable. If this were not the case, why would the princes of the Central Plains join forces to deal with Li Li?

It was because Cao Cao did not believe what Sun Ce said at all, and the facts were determined to be exactly the opposite of Sun Ce's words. Zhou Yu must have turned his back on Sun Ce and willingly joined Li Li's command, only in this way could he gain Li Li's trust, and then entrusted him with the important task of leading an army to fight alone. However, Cao Cao could see from Sun Ce's annoyed and angry expression that he hated Li Li to the core, and the source of his hatred was Zhou Yu. And this is exactly what Cao Cao wants to see, the enemy of the enemy is the ally, and it can be used by me.

"Bo Fu doesn't need to be angry, just hold back for a while, and don't be impatient." Seeing that Sun Ce was furious, Cao Cao said with good words: "Now is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, my allied army has an army of 500,000, which is nearly twice as large as the Xiliang army, and it is entirely possible to destroy the Li thief in one fell swoop." On the occasion of this great event, it is a great opportunity for Bofu to make contributions on the battlefield and become famous in the world, as long as we can defeat the Xiliang army, why worry about the Li thief? Once the Li thief is ambushed, Zhou Yu will naturally be able to get out of trouble and return to Bo Fu's side, and then your brothers will be able to fight side by side and make contributions. ”

Cao Cao's voice fell, but seeing Yuan Shao, who was sitting on the upper ranks, raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and then said loudly: "Generals, now we have 500,000 soldiers, a group of heroes, and a thousand generals. At this point, most of the world has been under our feet, and there is a small piece of state and county left to be taken at the snap of a finger, just after the Li thief is exterminated, the Han River and the mountains are in the pockets of the generals! ”

As he spoke, Yuan Shao raised the wine bottle and stood up, "The generals drink this bottle with me, and I wish my allies to be invincible and break the Li thief Xiliang army!" ”

"Please!" The princes under the tent got up and raised their bottles to return the salute, and then drank it all, and then sat down separately.

Yuan Shao sat down with a smile on his face, and said with a smile: "Now that the allied forces have been assembled, the army is ready to go. I mean, Cao Cao, the deputy leader of the alliance, is responsible for planning the war, General Zhang Yang of Hanoi is responsible for the grain and grass of the allied army, and General Lu Bu is the vanguard general, and the army will go out tomorrow! ”

"Wait!" Just as Yuan Shao's voice paused slightly, Sun Ce, who was sitting next to Cao Cao, suddenly got up and interjected: "The last general asks Ying to be the vanguard of the allied forces and take the lead in leading the troops into battle!" ”

"Humph!" Hearing this, Lu Bu snorted coldly: "Sun Ce'er, you dare to despise me? ”

"The position of the vanguard of the allies, the capable live in it, if Wen Hou is unwilling to give in, I am willing to learn Wen Hou's high moves!" Sun Ce did not give an inch, and provoked without showing weakness.

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the big tent instantly condensed, and the princes from all walks of life were silent, looking at Sun Ce in shock, and secretly surprised in their hearts: "This is a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers!" ”

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