Gai Nie led Yang Shi and You Zuo into Cao's camp. After hearing the news, Cao Cao hurried out to greet him. When he saw Cao Mengde, who was oily-headed and dirty-faced, wearing single clothes and barefoot, they embraced Gai Nie and cried. !
"Brother Gai Nie, you dare to assassinate the Dong thief and escape unscathed. You are truly a warrior in this world!"
"Ashamed, I am really sorry that I could not kill the Dong thief." Cao Cao's face showed a hint of regret. He put his dark arm on Gai Nie's shoulder and comforted him: "The Dong thief entered the capital and committed atrocities, which made people and gods angry; Under this thief are Wu Wenhua, Nangong Changwan, Han Shui, Niu Mowang, Wang Mang, Er Zhurong, Han Sui and other generals who will help Zhou commit his crimes. If brother Ge Nie wants to assassinate him, it will be as difficult as climbing to the sky. Why don't you come under my command and help me in the crusade? Thief Dong, help the Han Dynasty? Mr. Yang Shi and You Zuo, what are your intentions? Meng De is not talented, so I still ask these two gentlemen to lend a helping hand!" Ge Nie originally wanted to seek refuge with Cao Cao, but now Cao Cao is like this When he was offered an olive branch, he immediately knelt down and worshiped Mengde as his master!
The two literati Yang Shi and You Zuo were not as heroic as Gai Nie. They first resisted a little, and then after Cao Cao's repeated pleas, they 'reluctantly' agreed and joined Cao Cao's camp, worshiping Cao Cao as their master. !
Cao Cao was overjoyed to have Gai Nie, Yang Shi, and You Zuo help him. Then he sent people to prepare a banquet with wine, and summoned civil and military officials from the army to help Yang Shi and the three of them cleanse themselves from the dust.
At the banquet in Junqu Pavilion, Cao Cao frequently toasted to Gai Nie, Yang Shi, and You Zuo, giving them enough face. This also made the civil and military officials in the tent "open their eyes" and did not dare to look down upon them.
The civil and military officials in the tent got along well with each other as they exchanged cups and drank wine. When everyone was slightly tipsy, Cao Cao took advantage of the wine to propose to his military advisers Xun Yu, Guo Jia, Cao Shen and Wu Shi: issue a corrective edict and gather all the princes from all over the world. , formed a coalition to attack Dong Zhuo, and attacked Sili at the beginning of spring when the flowers were blooming, to attack Dong Zhuo!
"What do you think, gentlemen? Mr. Yang Shi and You Ye, what do you think of my words?" Yang Shi and You Ye looked at each other and did not speak. The reason why they did not speak was not because they disagreed with Cao Cao. The idea of issuing corrective edicts, gathering coalition forces, and attacking Dong's thieves was mainly because they had just arrived and did not know much about the strength of the coalition forces.
How many heroes are there in the world? They have only heard of the reputations of Yuan Shu in Yuzhou and Yang Jian in Jingzhou!
"Wen Ruo, what do you think?"
"Today the Han Dynasty has no master, Dong Zhuo is in power, bullying the emperor and harming the people, and the world is in disgrace. If Meng De issued a corrective edict to support the country, solicit loyal and righteous people from all over the world to come to help, and gather heroes from all walks of life to form an alliance to defeat the thieves, then The Hangu Pass, Xuanyuan Pass, Mengjin Pass, and Hulao Pass will be destroyed, and the Dong thieves will have no place to hide!" Just as Xun Yu finished speaking, Guo Jia spoke again.
"Yuan Shu of Yuzhou and Yuan Shao of Jizhou have a close relationship with their lord. Tao Qian of Xuzhou, Liu Bei of Qingzhou, Liu Bang of Yizhou, Liu Biao of Jingzhou, and Zhao Kuangyin of Bingzhou are all loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty, and then Bao Xin, Zhang Chao, Yang Jian, Sun Jian, Han Fu, and Gongsun Zan , Ma Teng, Liu Yu and other princes should not be underestimated. If the above core princes can help to defeat the Dong thief, the Dong thief will undoubtedly be defeated! As long as the Dong thief dies, his subordinates Han Shu, Er Zhurong, Wang Mang will , Nangong Changwan, An Lushan, and Shi Siming, these guys with wolfish ambitions, will definitely take the opportunity to carve up Dong Zhuo's final value and make all the Xiliang Army their own. Once the Xiliang Army becomes a mess, our coalition forces will be the ones to intervene. At the time of triumph, we will support the Han Dynasty, revive the imperial court, and support the building before it collapses!"
"What Feng Xiao said is very true. I will issue a corrective edict on a certain day and invite all the princes to challenge Dong." Cao Cao smiled happily. When he ordered Cao Shen and Wu Shi to draft a corrective edict, when the army was ready for war, he Issue an imperial edict, gather allied forces, and head north!
"Lord, our army's finances are depleted and military expenditures are insufficient. Food, grass and supplies are already a big problem. If the tax rate is increased, the people will be unhappy and may lead to a civil uprising or mutiny." Xun Yu, who has been in charge of internal affairs, raised this issue , this made Cao Cao frown and start thinking about solutions!
Financial affairs made Cao Cao distressed for several days. Military expenditures could not make ends meet, and there were insufficient grain, grass, baggage, and ordnance to support a major battle.
Occasionally one day, Xiaolian Weihong, a good friend of Cao Mengde's father, Cao Song, heard about Cao Mengde's predicament, and wrote to him to inquire about his recent situation.
In the letter, Cao Mengde informed Wei Hong of his intention to reorganize his army to prepare for war and expand his army to the north. Then he bluntly stated the current embarrassing situation and asked Wei Hong to help him to solve his urgent need!
"My uncle is in good health, and Mengde has no worries in the near future. However, he was very angry when he learned that Dong's thieves had entered the capital and hijacked the emperor to control the princes. He became worried and gradually became ill. He also suffered from insufficient military expenditure and was unable to undertake the plan to defeat the thieves. It is true that Meng De was so sad and angry..." After sending the letter, he received a reply soon, and in the letter Wei Hong replied: "The Emperor Xian is still young, Dong is in power; the country is gradually in chaos, the world is in turmoil; the heroes are angry, and the people are gnashing their teeth! Although I am a literary scholar, He is not good at martial arts, but he is brave and loyal. He has hated Dong for a long time. Although he has been loyal to Dong for a long time, he hates that he has never met a hero. Since he is virtuous and ambitious, he is willing to help with his family's money." Being able to get help from Wei Hong, Cao Cao Overjoyed, Dang even arranged for Xun Yu to mobilize these funds to vigorously develop internal affairs and business, strengthen trade between Yanzhou and Yuzhou, Jingzhou, Xuzhou, Qingzhou and other places, and then use most of the remaining funds for military expenses. Purchase horses, weapons, armor, baggage, food and grass, and the rest will be used to subsidize the sergeants!
Cao Cao's forces in Yanzhou expanded to 50,000, and then eliminated the old, weak, sick and disabled, and injected fresh blood into the army, bringing the total number of Cao's troops to 80,000.
This 80,000 people was the number of people that Cao Cao reached under high load operation, and was mainly used for this battle against Dong. In normal times, it is absolutely impossible for Cao Cao to support such a huge army. After all, people eat horses every day. If you chew it, you can’t bear it at all!
Throwing away the 30,000 defending troops, Cao Cao could still lead an elite army of 50,000 to go north to Sili to attack Dong Zhuo. One of its forces can muster an army of fifty thousand. How many soldiers can Yuan Shu, who is sitting in the south of Yuyang, command?
Liu Biao and Yang Jian in Jingzhou must have fifty or sixty thousand soldiers together, right? Cao Cao was even more delighted, and when he saw that the time was ripe, he immediately asked his military advisers Xun Yu, Guo Jia, Wu Shi, Cao Shen, Yang Shi, and You Zuo to issue corrective edicts, and dispatched his capable generals to ride fast horses to various states and counties to send messages to all roads. The princes notify the board of directors to discuss the matter!
After that, Cao Cao gathered his sergeants and ordered them to tie white cloth strips on their left shoulders to show the image of a rebel army; then, Meng De ordered people to put up a banner to attack Dong and wrote a letter on the front.
The word "loyalty" and the four words "kuangfuhanshi" are written on the back. When Jiao's edict came out, the world was shocked, Dong was angry, and all the heroes united!
——————There is a sad story, Hongdou has started school!
