This year, as the Jin army attacked Shu, the princes of the world also began to cooperate to besiege the Jin army.
At the beginning of May, Zhu Yuanzhang, in the name of the emperor, accused Li Xiang of being disobedient and tampering with the laws of the Han family. From the eighth generation of Li Xiang's ancestors to Li Xiang, he held the emperor hostage to order the princes, suppressed aristocratic families in the north, etc., and listed Li Xiang's actions. Li Xiang was accused of dozens of crimes and ordered all the princes in the world to punish Li Xiang.
Not long after this, the princes in the north and the Central Plains responded one after another. The princes from all walks of life together claimed to have gathered a million troops and thousands of generals, and they rushed towards Li Xiang's territory.
At the beginning of September, soldiers and horses from various princes finally arrived one after another, and a war affecting the whole world was about to break out.
This time, the princes from all walks of life learned from the previous lessons and did not join forces again. After all, Hulao Pass is such a big place. Even if the civilians are not counted, the total of the millions of troops after all the wars came out, In fact, there is no such amount, but it is similar.
However, Hulao Pass did not need so many people at all, so they chose to divide their forces to attack. Under Han Xin's suggestion, the northern princes did not rush directly to Hulao Pass, but decided to cut off the connection between Bingzhou and Sizhou first.
Although Sizhou is said to be protected by the Eight Passes of Luoyang, these Eight Passes of Luoyang are also the real Eight Passes of Luoyang. What they can protect is Henan Yin where Luoyang is located. Of course, this area is also the most critical place, belonging to the heart damage position.
The three counties of Hedong, Hongnong and Hanoi in Sizhou are not within the protection scope of Luoyang Eight Passes.
Among these three counties, Hanoi was exposed to the eyes of the coalition of princes.
Therefore, under Han Xin's suggestion, this time, the method adopted by Yuan Shao and others when they attacked Hulao Pass during the Yongliang War was adopted. Hanoi was taken, and then the navy traveled to the Yellow River. This was not only to use it against Han Shizhong's troops, It also cuts off the connection between Bingzhou and Hulao Pass.
Of course, Han Xin was not prepared to challenge Mengjin and Xiaopingjin like Yuan Shao and others during the Yongliang War. The Jin army had already suffered a loss before. It made no sense to fall twice in the same place.
Therefore, after this, it is the pit opposite Li Xiang in the direction of Hulao Pass.
After Li Xiang discovered the direction of the northern princes' troop dispatches, he was not obsessed with the gains and losses of one city or one pool. He temporarily handed over the affairs in the southern part of Bingzhou to Lian Po, and then retreated all the troops in Hanoi to Mengjin. and Xiaopingjin location.
The only pity is that the soldiers can easily retreat, but so many people cannot move in a short time. Otherwise, Li Xiang doesn't mind turning the entire Hanoi into a white land. Even if it is destroyed, he will never take advantage of other princes.
Jingbei is more lively than the north.
Zhu Yuanzhang, Liu Xiu, Zhao Kuangyin, Cao Cao, and Chi You, a total of five princes, held an alliance meeting together. Although several northern princes did not attend in person, they all sent envoys to express their nominal participation in the alliance.
In fact, although there was an alliance of five princes, in fact, only four of them were part of the main force on the frontal battlefield, and Liu Xiu was basically making up the numbers at this time.
After all, Liu Xiu only had a small base under his command. Without enough territory, he could not even raise troops, and Zhu Yuanzhang did not give him the slightest chance. The princes in this group basically existed in name only.
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The reason why Zhu Yuanzhang insisted on taking Liu Xiu to play with him was, on the one hand, to prevent Liu Xiu from being petty and playing tricks on him when he could not concentrate on him at this time.
On the other hand, Liu Xiu still has a group of talents under his command, and Zhu Yuanzhang is ready to make reasonable use of these people to contribute to their career.
Among all the princes, apart from Zhu Yuanzhang, Cao Cao was the most active. Cao Cao was limited by the fact that he had not recovered the energy he had lost in the previous consecutive battles, so the force he dispatched was not as good as the others.
However, among the various princes, his will to destroy the Jin army is definitely not inferior to anyone.
This time, all the princes in the world unite to attack the Jin army. If the Jin army can survive this time, due to various reasons, there is a high probability that they will have to go out all the way in the morning to scare the monkeys.
Even if the feudal lords along the way were not wiped out just after conquering Shu, it would still be inevitable to inflict pain on the opponent.
Among the princes, those who bordered the Jin army but were relatively weak were the ones most likely to be targeted by the Jin army. The first choice was Cao Cao. What's more, this is not the first time for Cao Cao to unite to attack the Jin army.
Therefore, Cao Cao did participate in this alliance with great courage and firm will.
On the eighth day of the ninth lunar month, the alliance was held to attack tigers. Cao Cao personally led his leaders You Liang, Heipao, Heilian, Wang Feng, Ji Chang, Xu Chu and counselor Xun You to join the alliance. However, they saw flags and banners planted all over the wall. Countless flags fluttered in the wind, exuding a solemn and solemn atmosphere. Tens of thousands of Wu army soldiers were spread up and down the wall of the stronghold, and a murderous aura rushed towards their faces.
"How could the Wu army be so elite?" After a few years, Cao Cao couldn't help but sigh when he saw the Yangzhou army again. The Wu army today is more powerful than before.
Of course, the last time they met, they were still at the beginning stage of establishing their business. Compared with now, everything is definitely far behind.
Xu Chu walked behind Cao Cao and couldn't help but groaned when he heard this: "My lord, our soldiers are not inferior to him!"
"They are all tiger and wolf masters. This alliance of princes in the world has such tiger and wolf masters. Why should we be afraid of Li Zifeng?"
When Cao Cao heard this, he couldn't help but feel a surge of pride in his heart. Yes, today's Cao Cao is no longer the one who only had one or two counties in his hands during the Grassland War. He has elite soldiers under his command and top advisers to help him. Although The military strength is not as good as that of Zhu Yuanzhang, but Cao Cao is confident that after the princes defeat Li Xiang, he will not be weaker than any princes.
After all, as the prince closest to Li Xiang, when Li Xiang falls, he will definitely be able to get the cake first. Compared with other princes, he will definitely have an advantage in this regard.
When Cao Cao led his elders You Liang, Heipao, Heilian, Wang Feng, Ji Chang, Xu Chu, Xun You and his guards to the camp to prepare for the alliance, Zhu Yuanzhang, Liu Xiu, Zhao Kuangyin and Chi You had already arrived. .
It is indeed a coincidence that this time, the Central Plains princes and the southern princes all participated personally. As for the princes in the north, except for one Yuan Shao, none of them personally sent out, but each sent their capable men over.
