In addition to their military strength, the various princes also sent out strong generals. Although each of them left some generals to guard their homes, the final combined lineup was nothing compared to Dong Zhuo, who had been strengthened several times by the system. not bad.
Under Yuan Shao's command were Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Lu Kuang, Zhu Ling, Han Meng, Han Rong and other generals.
Under Cao Cao, Cao Ren, Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Xia Houying, Cao Zheng, Cao Zhan, Duan Zhixuan, Yin Kaishan and the newly conquered generals Yue Jin, Li Dian and Xu Chu.
Under Liu Bei's command were generals such as Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Liu Guangshi, Guan Sheng, and Zhang Qing.
Under Liu Yu's command were generals such as Tian Zaibiao, Fan Kuai, Ren Ao, Guan Ying, Fu Kuan, Zhang Ao, Yong Chi, Zhou Ke, Zhou Chang, and Tian Yu.
Under Sun Jian's command, there were generals such as Sun Ce, Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Huang Gai, Huang Xin, Tang Jian, and Wu Zhimao.
Under Liu Yu's command were Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Wenpin, Wang Zhene, Zhuge Changmin, He Wuji, Mao Dezu and other generals.
In addition to the batch of generals who were balanced out from the hands of Tao Qian, Zhu Yuanzhang, and Kong Rong.
Li Xiang's subordinates are even more exaggerated, including Xing Tian, Yue Fei, Dian Wei, Xue Rengui, Zhao Yun, Nangong Shi, Qin Qiong, Gao Changgong, Yu Chigong, Cheng Yaojin, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Li Keyong, Li Siyuan, Li Kerang, Li Kexiu, Zhang Xian , Wang Gui, Li Congrong, Li Conghou, Li Congcan, and Li Congyi gathered more than 20 generals.
Twenty-two routes to attack the Dong princes totaled 410,000 horses. The camp built is two hundred miles long. A huge army was formed, threatening Luoyang.
Although the twenty-two princes each had their own soldiers and horses to form a huge army, they came from various places after all, and there were twenty-two bosses. So it seems powerful, but if there is no unified command.
That's a mess!
Twenty-two princes gathered together to cook sheep and slaughter cattle, and jointly discussed the strategy of advancing the army.
Li Xiang glanced lightly at the twenty-two princes, and saw many of them, such as Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Sun Jian, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, etc. During the Yellow Turban, Li Xiang and these people also gave some friendship.
Among the twenty-two princes, there are many whom Li Xiang has never seen, such as Tao Qian, Zhu Yuanzhang, Liu Yu, Kong Min, Yuan Yi and others. Li Xiang also paid special attention to Zhu Yuanzhang, Liu Yu, and Tao Qian's general Zhao Kuangyin. However, Li Xiang did not pay too much attention to it. These people's territory was far away from his Bingzhou. There is absolutely no way I can match them.
"Everyone, everyone, please listen to the next words. Zhuo thieves are cruel and tyrannical. They will never be seen after the ZTE! What they say and do shows their treasonous intentions. Now we are upholding the great righteousness and raising righteous soldiers. We are going to attack Dong Zhuo. However, we have so many troops that it is difficult to coordinate them. We should establish an alliance leader to coordinate the troops so that we can advance the troops." While everyone was chatting, Li Xiang stood up and brushed his presence.
"General Wei's words make sense!" Beihai Kong Rong took the lead in nodding.
Sun Jian, the fierce tiger from the east of the Yangtze River, also stood up and said, "Yes, let's establish an alliance leader first, and then send troops to attack Luoyang and attack Dong Zhuo."
"Then who will be the leader of the alliance?" Gongsun Zan asked in a deep voice.
Well, whoever becomes the alliance leader will have a great reputation in the future. The leader of the alliance of the princes is a bit like the overlord of the princes. In fact, everyone present more or less wanted to be the leader of the alliance.
Among them, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu were the most enthusiastic about the position of alliance leader. Li Xiang had already seen that Yuan Shu was about to make a move, and almost jumped out and said that I would be the alliance leader. Although Yuan Shao was still sitting very calmly, his hand was holding the sword at his waist tightly. It was obvious that his heart was far from as calm as he appeared on the surface.
"Everyone, everyone, although Dong Zhuo is strong, he is not afraid. If we all unite our orders, we will definitely win. I would like to recommend Brother Benchu to take the position of leader of the alliance!" Li Xiang saw that their discussion was almost done, and first faced a few people. The man bowed, then turned to Yuan Shao and said.
Yuan Shao never expected Li Xiang's proposal. Among the people present, Li Xiang is the most qualified to take the position of leader. Not only does Li Xiang have the highest official position among the people present, but also because of Li Xiang's previous resume. It's so beautiful. It can be said that it is invincible to conquer the Yellow Turbans, collect the Hetao, and destroy the Xiongnu. But Yuan Shao did not expect that Li Xiang would be the first person to stand up and support him.
Although he was overjoyed, Yuan Shao still had to worry about his own image. Eating elephants shouldn't look too ugly. He immediately stood up and pretended to shirk, "Where, where, among the people present, when it comes to fighting on the battlefield, where?" There is someone who can compare to Brother Zifeng, so this position of leader should be taken by Brother Zifeng!"
"Yes, General Wei should be the leader of the alliance." Sun Jian stood up and spoke.
Warriors are straight-tempered. They like whoever they like and dislike who they dislike, and they never hide anything. As soon as Sun Jian opened his mouth, Yuan Shao's expression immediately became gloomy.
Suddenly, before anyone else could speak, Li Xiang loudly shouted again: "The fourth and third princes of Yuan Prefecture, who have many old officials and are descendants of famous Han ministers, can be the leader of the alliance! Besides, the responsibility of the leader is not to lead the troops in battle, but also to It's about coordinating all parties and maintaining logistics. I'm still young and don't know much about other things besides fighting on the battlefield. The position of leader of the alliance belongs to Brother Benchu."
Having said this, Li Xiang naturally showed that he was no longer interested in the position of alliance leader. Even if Sun Jian and others wanted to promote Li Xiang to the position, they had no choice but to give up.
As soon as Li Xiang gave up, and Yuan Shao himself made another effort, the position of alliance leader naturally fell into Yuan Shao's hands.
In fact, it's not that Li Xiang really has no idea about the position of leader. It's just that among the princes here, everyone has their own little thoughts. On the battlefield, it would be good if they don't hold back. If you hope to rely on them to defeat Dong Zhuo, then don't have sweet dreams.
Secondly, looking at Yuan Shao's behavior, even if Li Xiang is determined to be the leader of the alliance, I am afraid he will not give up easily and just give up the throne of alliance leader to Li Xiang.
By then, the two sides may still have to fight. In this large tent, although there are many princes, less than half are disciples and former officials of the Yuan family, and there are probably not many people who are willing to support Li Xiang. Therefore, Li Xiang simply gave up the position of alliance leader to Yuan Shao.
Now that the leader of the alliance has been chosen, it’s time to make an alliance with blood and send troops to sacrifice to heaven!
The next day, in the jujube camp, war drums sounded rapidly, and various princes led their soldiers and horses towards the altar.
The platform has three floors, with flags from five directions spread out. On top of it are white and yellow axes, and military symbols will be printed.
Yuan Shao dressed up, wore a sword, and burned incense to worship.
Then Yuan Shao began to read out the oath of covenant.
"The Han Dynasty was unlucky, and the imperial line was lost. The thief Dong Zhuo took advantage of the provocation and indulged in harm, causing harm to the supreme leader, torturing the people, fearing the loss of the country, and spreading all over the world. Bohai Governor Shao, Wei General Xiang, Yanzhou Governor Shi Dai, and Chenliu Governor Cao, the governor of Runan, etc., gathered the rebels and went to the national disaster. All our allies will work together to achieve the integrity of the ministers and the death of the Yuan Dynasty. We must have the same ambition. If we have this alliance with Chongqing, we will be defeated by its fate. There is no way to defeat it. Legacy. The emperor, the queen, the earth, the ancestors are wise, we all learn from this fact!
After the reading, Yuan Shao suddenly pulled out the sword from his waist, cut his finger, and a trace of blood flowed out, and dripped it into a bowl of wine. The others repeated the same action.
"Swear to kill Thief Dong!"
All the princes also followed Yuan Shao and shouted: "Swear to kill the traitor Dong."
Everyone drank together, and after finishing the bowl, the wine bowls were thrown to the ground, and the pieces were scattered all over the ground. This was an indispensable step for the alliance, forming an alliance based on blood.
