Naruto Puppet Master

Just like Dong Zhuo, he originally had the appearance of a greedy wolf, and later evolved into the appearance of a dragon and wolf that swallowed up the dragon energy of the Han Dynasty. They are such similar existences.

If Dong Zhuo had not experienced a fusion of soul and consciousness, which caused a fundamental change in his original thoughts and will, in fact he would not have chosen another god of visualization at all. Greedy Wolf and Dragon Wolf were the only gods. is the most suitable for him.

At the same time, just after Dong Zhuo led his army to Hulao Pass.

Twenty miles away from Hulao Pass, in the coalition camp, Yuan Shaogao, who had already completed the alliance matters, was sitting on the main seat, looking down at the leaders of the numerous coalition forces separated on the left and right below, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, Thief Dong has appeared. Now that we are at Hulao Pass, what can you teach Yuan Shao?"

"As ordered by the leader of the alliance." Han Fu, the number one loser of the Yuan family and the governor of Jizhou, took the lead and said.

For a time, most of the others responded because of the Yuan family's reputation.

There were only three or two people who didn't respond.

Among them were Yuan Shao's biological brother Yuan Shu and his good brother Cao Cao, as well as the aloof Youzhou Gongsun Zan.

"Well, after seeing how many people below me responded to my test, Yuan Shao's face didn't move, but he was also very happy in his heart.

Although there were a few of them that were more eye-catching, he knew about Cao Cao and Yuan Shu and didn't care much about him. As for Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shao also knew about this person and knew that there were many times of care at this time, so he just kept it secretly in his mind. made a fortune.

Then he said loudly: "I think you have just arrived, and our army has not been run in yet. It is better to run in for three days first, so that the men under my command can recognize the flag and then attack the city."

"During this period, the food and grass matters will be left to the highway. If the other generals are itchy, they can challenge one or two, or kill the Xiliang army. The vigor of the Xiliang army has matched our momentum."

"What do you think?" After Yuan Shao finished speaking, he looked at the people below and asked.

Hearing this, everyone looked at each other and said in unison: "The words of the leader are reasonable, and we should obey them."

"Um"

After the main things were determined, other miscellaneous matters were naturally handled by the staff and generals below. Yuan Shao and others immediately began to have a banquet and celebrate.

Although most of the people present at this time had some ambitions, there were actually not many who wanted to oppose the Han. They just wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to earn political reputation and lay the foundation for their future career, so they took advantage of this opportunity. Many people think it is necessary to take this opportunity for everyone to connect and bond together.

In any case, this alliance can be regarded as pulling everyone into the same trench, and there is a natural basis for unity.

It is precisely because at this time everyone has not yet completely determined who is going to fight against the Han, so the position of alliance leader belongs to Yuan Shao. Otherwise, if he really wants to fight against the Han, who will care about the reputation of the Yuan family!

But just like the two brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu knew their goals from the beginning, some people who were betted in advance naturally knew the true purpose of this so-called coalition.

Cao Cao is not dark, short, and depressed. After all, this is a world with the power of immortality. Even if he only relies on martial arts training, he cannot be like Zhang.

Although he is not very handsome, he still exudes a strong and heroic spirit. At this time, he is chatting with Gongsun Zan, the governor of Youzhou and Liaoxi, who is also known as the White Horse General.

Cao Cao chuckled and said to Gongsun Zan: "It seems that our alliance leader is relatively sober? He did not directly lead the army to kill."

"Haha, if he really loses his head, then I really won't serve him anymore." Gongsun Zan casually took a sip of his drink and said.

"Well, although some of the disciples from the aristocratic family have a bad temper at first, they are still very capable. Brother Bo Kui should be patient if possible! After all, he is the leader of the alliance now." Cao Cao gently persuaded.

Cao Cao, who had been hiding next to Yuan Shao before, discovered that Gongsun Zan was a little disgusted with Yuan Shao's previous temptations. He was deeply afraid that the famous White Horse General would alienate Yuan Shao because of this, so he used a banquet to appease him. .

"Brother Meng De, don't worry. Zan understands the importance, but he just doesn't like Yuan Benchu's family habits." Gongsun Zan said clearly.

"Haha, since Brother Bo Kui knows what's going on, Cao Cao won't say much." Cao Cao said with a smile.

Then the two chatted about the northern scenery and their views on the political affairs of the Hu people, and they had a very harmonious conversation.

After a quarter of an hour, the two separated.

After Cao Cao left, Liu Bei, who had watched the two talking from a distance, came over with his two sworn brothers pretending to be his personal guards.

Speaking of which, the powerless Liu Bei was able to join in thanks to Gongsun Zan's help. Without his endorsement, how could people like Yuan Shao give Liu Bei face?

Even so, a descendant of the down-and-out royal family who still doesn't know the truth is not well received by others. Therefore, although Liu Bei had intentions before, he still did not dare to go up and talk to others rashly.

After all, he also knows that others are disgusted when he and others act shamelessly. If he encounters someone who doesn't give face and scolds him in person, it will be unreasonable. Even if Gongsun Zan is willing to help and say a few words, isn't it just making himself look bad? ?

Therefore, during the banquet, Liu Bei stayed alone in the corner. It was not until Gongsun Zan and Cao Cao finished talking that he came over with his brothers.

"Brother has some friendship with Cao Mengde?" Liu Bei said casually in confusion.

As an old classmate and friend of Gongsun Zan, although he had not had much contact with him before, Liu Bei had learned a lot about Gongsun Zan during the period when he went there. This was the first time that he saw that Gongsun Zan was related to a wealthy family. , especially a direct son of the Cao family like Cao Cao.

Although there are always Cao Cao officials who laugh at him later, and he often pretends to be his younger brother in front of Yuan Shao. The Cao family is not a top-notch family in Luoyang City, but in the eyes of people like Liu Bei, Cao Cao is definitely one of them. He was among the children of the top wealthy families in the Han Dynasty.

"Xuande is joking!" Gongsun Zan, who had taken a sip of wine, whispered casually: "Others don't know my brother's identity, but you, an old classmate, don't know it either?"

"My brother is just a kid from a humble family. Before today, how could he have any friendship with the wealthy family above?"

"Even the Youzhou family can't go deep, let alone the big family in the Central Plains."

"What about Cao Cao?" Liu Bei said congratulations: "It seems that my brother's reputation has spread from the North to the Central Plains. Even the children of Cao Cao and other aristocratic families have come to befriend you."

"Hehehe

. "Facing Liu Bei's compliment, Gongsun Zan squinted his eyes and chuckled and said: "He just came to appease me for Yuan Benchu. Xuande said he went there. "

"The title of General White Horse is of some use only in the North. How can it be a decisive factor in the Central Plains where origin is important." Gongsun Zan said modestly.

"Don't you see, even if Dong Zhuo worked hard to climb to the position of prime minister, wouldn't he be tolerated by these aristocratic families?"

From these words, Liu Bei heard the resentment in Gongsun Zan's heart, which belonged to the border generals.

Liu Bei himself was deeply aware of this, so he always took care of his royal status and would never abandon this sign no matter when or where, because he knew that without this sign, he would never get ahead.

However, although he understood Gongsun Zan in his heart, Liu Bei would not say it out loud.

Instead, he said in a persuasive manner: "Brother, you drank too much. Dong Zhuo was a traitor who harmed the emperor and insulted the concubines. Brother, please don't say this to anyone else!"

"Haha, I didn't drink too much. Didn't I tell you this to Xuande? I'm not as good as you!" Gongsun Zan said with a chuckle: "As for Dong Zhuo, haha, it's true what he did, but it's too early. He did it late, but he did it suddenly when no one expected it."

"I don't believe there is no inside story!" Gongsun Zan sneered and whispered.

Then, without waiting for Liu Bei to persuade him again, he waved his hand and said: "Forget it, it's over now, don't mention it! Anyway, we are in opposition, and we can only worry about Dong Zhuo's own misfortune."

"When it comes to Xuande, please stop running around this time. The Xiliang army is not easy to deal with. Just those warriors of yours cannot withstand a charge. If they are far away, I will not be able to protect my brother this time." Stay with you." Gongsun Zan warned.

"Brother, I have seen Dong Zhuo!" Liu Bei said in surprise when he heard this.

According to his understanding of Gongsun Zan, as proud as Gongsun Zan would never bow his head or say anything submissive even when faced with someone stronger than him, but there was always a hint of submissiveness in the words he just said.

If it weren't for fear, Gongsun Zan would never have said such a thing.

Hearing Liu Bei's surprised question, Gongsun Zan also realized that there might be something wrong with what he just said.

His face changed slightly, and then he said with relief: "Well, I don't know if it's Dong Zhuo, but even the Xiliang Army under his command, I have personally contacted him."

"I remember that I saw it a long time ago when my brother was transferred to Xiliang to suppress the huge Jiang clan's comeback."

"I thought it was because the Liangzhou army was too weak that Jiang Wen broke out, but after I went there I realized that was not the case at all! On the contrary, it was precisely because the Xiliang army was strong enough that Jiang Wen was confined to Liangzhou. None of the three auxiliary areas of Chang'an were affected."

"How strong is it?" Liu Bei asked in surprise.What he heard most during this period was how evil Dong Zhuo was and how cruel the Xiliang army was. Although Liu Bei knew that these were the words of a noble family, hearing too much would inevitably have some influence.

After all, like most people, he had never come into contact with Dong Zhuo. The only time he had a glimpse of the power of the Xiliang Army from a distance was during the Yellow Turban Uprising. His teacher Lu Zhi saw it from a distance, but then He followed his teacher to Luoyang, the capital, and had no in-depth contact with him.

Afterwards, Dong Zhuo was defeated by the Yellow Turban warrior Zhang Jiao of the Yellow Turban Army. Therefore, Liu Bei did not have an intuitive understanding of how strong Dong Zhuo and the Xiliang Army were.

"It's very strong, so strong that it's scary, whether it's Dong Zhuo himself or his Xiliang Army." Gongsun Zan said softly: "Brother, I think that the white-horse Yi Cong whom I have cultivated wholeheartedly is no better than the Xiliang Army." The difference is just that the cavalry specializes in different directions, but they are all considered to be the best cavalry in the world."

"But my brother Baima Yicong doesn't even have 1 people. At its peak, it only had 6000 or [-] people. Now it only has about [-] people."

"But do you know how many Xiliang troops there are?"

Liu Bei shook his head.I had been hanging out in the Northland before, and the person with the highest level of contact was Gongsun Zan. He might know about this kind of thing.

"At least 20." Gongsun Zan, who had long known that Liu Bei could not know, directly reported a figure that stunned Liu Bei.

"There are at least 20 truly elite and strongest cavalry. At the same time, he also controlled an entourage of 30 to [-] auxiliary cavalry, just short of the first line."

"Although the wars have continued over the years, the Xiliang army may have suffered a lot of losses, but you don't know that in Liangzhou, human life is the lowest. As long as you have food to eat, there are top men who will work for you."

"And Dong Zhuo is almost a signature in Xiliang. As long as he can afford it, he can raise hundreds of thousands of reserve troops in an instant. He only needs a few battlefield trainings to become the top first-class cavalry."

"I'm sure Dong Zhuo still controls at least 30 to 50 troops, and they are still the most capable elite troops in the world."

"This is how he can directly control Shengjing of the Han Dynasty through violence and the opportunity to enter Luoyang."

"Then we still fight like this? Does anyone else know?" Liu Bei looked at the people around him who were still singing and dancing in Qing Yan in horror, and for the first time he felt admiration for them in his heart.

"How fucking cruel! You still have the heart to play at this time." Liu Bei cursed in his heart.

Although the coalition forces also have about 40 troops, Liu Bei, who has participated in the war, naturally knows the difference between 40 young civilians and 40 elite troops.

If you really want to fully open up your posture, the latter can completely crush the former without even taking a breath.

"How could you not know?" Gongsun Zan shook his head and said, "Others don't tell me, but Yuan Benchu, Yuan Gulu brothers, and Cao Cao all came out of Luoyang. At that time, Dong Zhuo had already taken control of Luoyang, and the Xiliang army also went to Luoyang for 20 years. When Wan entered Luoyang, it seemed that the alliance was well prepared this time. They must have carefully investigated Dong Zhuo's details, how could they not know!"

"Otherwise, when we were in Luoyang, with the family background of Yuan Shao and others, they could have directly launched a mutiny in Luoyang City, just like they did against the ten permanent servants."

"Isn't it because you knew you couldn't fight Dong Zhuo that you fled Luoyang one after another?"

"And that Sun Jian, that guy has worked with Dong Zhuo before and even offended Dong Zhuo. How could he not know Dong Zhuo's background?"

"I think he will be the most active among the coalition forces after this time." Gongsun Zan said casually in a low voice.

"What are your plans, brother?" Gongsun Zan said for this reason, but Liu Bei couldn't tell that Gongsun Zan clearly had other thoughts and plans in his mind.

In this regard, Liu Bei, who was still relying on Gongsun Zan for survival, naturally had no choice but to follow his footsteps.