The beginning of the Three Kingdoms Cheng Yuanzhi

Chapter 99 The Furious Dong Zhuo (210)

Hulao Pass (renamed Sishui Pass after the Tang Dynasty) is an important pass guarding the eastern gateway of Luoyang, Kyoto.

According to legend, King Mu of Zhou raised the tigers he offered here in captivity, hence the name Hulao.

In the Qin Dynasty, the customs were set up here, and in the Han Dynasty, the county was set up here. All subsequent dynasties set up defenses here.

Hulao Pass is connected to Songyue Mountain in the south, the Yellow River in the north, mountains in the west, and an open land in the east.The mountains and mountains are intertwined, creating natural dangers.There is a strong trend of "one man can guard the pass, and ten thousand men cannot open it". It is a battleground for military strategists of all ages.

Going west from Xingyang, crossing the Sishui River, is the Hulao Pass.

In February of the first year of Chuping (190), the Kwantung heroes raised their troops to attack Dong Zhuo and gathered in Suanzao.

Outside the camp of the alliance, every time a prince came, the announcer stretched his neck and sang in a long voice:

"On the first route, Nanyang guards Yuan Shu, commanding [-] infantry...

On the second route, Jizhou Mu Han Fu commanded [-] infantrymen...

The third route, Bohai Governor Yuan Shao, unified the ten thousand infantry...

In the fourth route, Kong Ni, the governor of Yuzhou, unified the ten thousand infantry...

On the fifth road, Liu Dai, the governor of Chongzhou, unified the ten thousand infantry...

On the sixth route, Zhang Miao, the prefect of Chenliu, unified the ten thousand infantry...

On the seventh route, Qiao Mao, the prefect of Dongjun, unified the ten thousand infantry...

On the eighth route, Yuan Yi, the prefect of Sanyo, led [-] infantry...

On the Ninth Route, Bao Xin, Prime Minister of Jinbei, unified the ten thousand infantry...

On the Tenth Route, Kong Rong, the prefect of Beihai, unified the ten thousand infantry...

Route No. 11, Zhang Chao, the prefect of Guangling, unified ten thousand infantrymen...

No.12 Road, Tao Lian, governor of Xuzhou, commanded [-] infantry...

No.13 Road, Zhang Yang, the prefect of Shangdang, unified the ten thousand cavalry...

No.14 Road, Sun Jian, the prefect of Changsha, commanded [-] infantry...

No.15 Road, Yin Wangkuang of Henan Province, commanding [-] infantry...

No.16 Road, Yuanshe, Hanoi, commanding [-] soldiers and wolf cavalry in Bingzhou...

No.17 Road, Chen Liu Cao Cao, commanding [-] infantry...

No.18, Gongsun Zan, the prefect of Liaoxi, unified the five thousand elite cavalry..."

After singing, the announcer was about to retreat, but Gongsun Zan stopped him, and introduced a person beside him to the princes, saying that he was the empress of King Jing of Zhongshan and Liu Bei, the commander of Pingyuan. People came to help.

The announcer had no choice but to continue singing loudly:
"Road No. 19, Liu Bei, the magistrate of Pingyuan County, commanded fifteen cavalry..."

The nineteen princes have a total of 25 soldiers and horses, each with civilian officials and military commanders.

Jizhou Mu Hanfu was responsible for supplying most of the food and grass for the coalition army; the remaining third of the food and grass was provided by Yuan Shu, the richest of all the princes.

From here alone, it can be seen how wealthy Yuan Shu is.

Han Fu relied on the resources of Jizhou to be able to supply food and grass for 10,000+ people.With only one county, Yuan Shu provided one-third, or about six princes, of the food and grass.

At this time, both Cao Cao and Yuan She had no official positions and could not command troops in name. Therefore, Yuan Shao conferred the posts of General Fenwu and General Yangwu respectively in the name of the leader of the alliance. Fake official title.

Yuan Shao proclaimed himself a general of chariots and cavalry. After praying to the world and drawing blood for an alliance, he led the heroes to march to Hulaoguan.

Thirty miles to the east of the Hulao Pass, in the Huimeng camp, all the princes sat together, their gazes flicked past Liu Bei who entered in disorder from time to time, and the contempt on everyone's faces was clearly visible.

They already knew at this time that when Gongsun Zan passed through Pingyuan County with his troops, he met the three brothers Liu Bei who came to see him off.

Gongsun Zan has always been very considerate of Liu Bei, his younger brother. When Liu Bei suppressed the rebellion against Zhang Chunzhang, Liu Bei had little merit, so Gongsun Zan recommended him as Pingyuan Commander.

Encountered on the way this time, Gongsun Zan yawned, and casually proposed to take Liu Bei to join the alliance.

These words are meant to be polite.

Unexpectedly, Liu Bei was overjoyed when he heard this and did not return to Pingyuan County. He immediately led his horsemen to follow Gongsun Zan all the way.

The princes all looked at Liu Bei with question marks on their faces.
Little brother, what's the matter with you?

Forget about being a small official, why did you bring so few people to the alliance?

Doesn't Pingyuan County even have five hundred soldiers?

You, a member of the emperor's family, have messed up too badly...

There are [-] troops, such as Yuan Shu, and [-] to [-] soldiers, such as governors and prefects of various states.

All have 1 horses or more under his command.

Since Cao Cao had no official position, he only managed to raise 5000 troops with the support of the Wei family and dispersed his family property; Wang Kuang, because he took office in a hurry, devoted the entire county's efforts to only raise [-] troops.

The princes thought that this was already the lowest level of soldiers and horses.

Didn't realize it was lower.

Just fifteen rides!
Good guy, this Liu Bei is so...so...unique and different.

Liu Bei sat in the last position with a carefree attitude, calmly facing the inspections of various princes, motionless as a mountain, and not confused when he saw embarrassment.

Not to mention, Liu Bei's posture made all the princes embarrassed to stare at him.

Cheng Yuanzhi was sitting close to Yuan Shu, and the latter leaned over and whispered: "My dear brother, this person has a thick skin."

From this sentence alone, we can see that Yuan Shu's emotional intelligence is not very high.

Look at what Yuan Shao said, "You can sit here not because of your official position, but because you are a member of the imperial family."

But this can only be regarded as a fair statement, and it is still a bit heart-breaking to listen carefully.

The language of higher emotional intelligence should be: "This person is quite extraordinary."

The translation is: This person is really thick-skinned!

The same meaning, but different ways of describing it give people very different feelings.

Cheng Yuanzhi nodded without saying a word, knowing that Liu Bei was actually holding on. The latter had already learned the dark essence of "as long as I am not embarrassed, others will be embarrassed."

Yuan Shao looked around the princes in the tent, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, the Hulao Pass is right in front of you, who would like to be the vanguard and fight for the people of the world?"

"Cao Cao is willing to go!"

"Bao Xin is willing to go!"

"Zhang Chao is willing to go!"

"Zhang Yang is willing to go!"

"..."

As soon as Yuan Shao's voice fell, a group of people stood up in a hula, and a dozen princes clasped their hands together, rushing to be the vanguard and attacking Hulao Pass.

Only Tao Qian, Kong Rong, Sun Jian, Yuan Shu, and Cheng Yuanzhi were not listed.

The former two were too old to be the vanguards in the fight, Sun Jian was too slow to speak, and Yuan Shu was the head of logistics, as long as the food and grass were arranged, there was no need to go into battle.

Only Cheng Yuanzhi looked confused.

Why is this scene different from the one I imagined?

According to the history of later generations, in this alliance, all the princes had their own ulterior motives. Instead of entering the decisive battle, they also held each other back and gank teammates.

What's more, they are stationed in Suanzao and use public funds to drink and have fun every day. Once the public funds are spent, they will become birds and beasts.

After everyone went back to raise the second batch of public funds, they reunited with Suanzao again, called "Discuss Dong", but in fact continued to eat and drink with public funds.

Dong Zhuo waited lonely in Luoyang, and finally took the emperor to Chang'an leisurely...

Leave an empty city to the princes of the Kanto.

what happened?Could it be that I came to the wrong era?
Looking at the angry crowd and the princes scrambling to be the first to be the vanguard, Cheng Yuanzhi should be able to swallow a whole cow with his open mouth.

At this time, Sun Jian came out.

He came out.

He cupped his hands and cupped his fists, and said in a deep voice, "Leader, Sun Jian is also willing to be the vanguard!"

After hearing this, all the princes who were blushing just now breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhang Yang said: "Wentai is brave, I am not as good as you, I will let you be the pioneer!"

Zhang Chao said: "Wentai is going, I will not snatch the vanguard!"

Cao Cao said: "Wen Tai, I am optimistic about you!"

Bao Xin said: "If Wentai is the vanguard, we will surely win!"

With a whimper, all the princes retreated to their original seats, leaving Sun Jian alone in the middle of the big tent.

Yuan Shao stood up and said with great joy: "Okay! I will order Wentai to be the vanguard and lead my troops to attack Hulao Pass. My leader will hold the battle for you from behind! If your front army is not what you want, I will personally lead the army to fight with it!"

"???"

This time it was Sun Jian's turn to be trapped.

Looking at the familiar scene in front of him, and the princes who were calculating each other and dragging their feet, Cheng Yuanzhi heaved a long sigh of relief and felt relieved.

This is the smell...

I came to the right place!

Sun Jian was appointed as a general, and he didn't refuse. He immediately returned to the camp and ordered his troops to attack Hulao Pass.

The rumbling drum immediately resounded through the sky...

In front of Hulao Pass, there was a sudden storm, hundreds of thousands of flags moved, and the war was about to break out.

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Luoyang, capital of Han Dynasty
Facing the Kwantung Army's advance, Dong Zhuo was shocked.

First, his son-in-law Niu Fu led [-] troops, and rejected the Baibo army in the north.

Taking Hua Xiong as the vanguard, he led an army of [-], and rushed to Hulao Pass with Hu Zhen and Zhao Cen Xingye to resist the enemy.

At the same time, Dong Zhuo sent his son-in-law Li Ruzhen to kill the deposed emperor Liu Bian and his mother He Hou, killing Liu Xie as emperor and cutting off the thoughts of all the princes.

Later, Lu Bu was ordered to arrest Taifu Yuan Kui's family and Sikong Cai Yong's family.

After issuing the order, Dong Zhuo was so angry that he blew his beard and stared, thinking bitterly in his heart:
Good old Yuan Kai, the old man treats you well.You actually let the two nephews and adopted sons all jump out to resist the old man. If you don't kill your whole family today, how can you be worthy of the violent temper of the old man!

Well, there is also the immortal Cai Yong.

Well, there are also servants Zhou Yu and school captain Wu Qiong who suggested that the old man should make Yuan Shao the guard of Bohai Sea.

Cut it, cut it all!

(End of this chapter)