How many princes came to visit King Qin?
This is what everyone in the world wants to know, and what Luo Xiao wants to know most. He wants to know how many heroes of the Han Dynasty he can see.
He believed that these princes who came to Qinwang were the people who would do great things after the collapse of the Han Dynasty.
As the person who broke the destiny of the Han Dynasty, Luo Xiao believed that these people should give him a kowtow. After all, without him, it would be a dream for these people to achieve great things.
After these princes came to the vicinity of Xingyang, they began to make alliances. Such a major event was naturally recorded by historians. Who participated in the alliance, how many soldiers and horses they brought, and their words and deeds should not be left behind.
The princes of King Qin do not mean that they can be regarded as princes just by bringing a few hundred people with them.
First, you must have a reputation!
If you are not famous, even if you bring thousands of elites, you will have to sit in the back and hang out with a famous person.
This is not discrimination, but the Qinwang Alliance is actually a mutual political guarantee, and what matters is political credibility.
Who dares to vouch for someone who has no followers and doesn’t understand each other?
If he does something wrong, will the princes along the way just kick him away?
Then wouldn’t the remaining princes become a joke?
Famous people such as Yinghou Luochuan, among the princes in his group, he is the well-deserved leader of the alliance. No one can compete with him. Even if they are stronger than him, they still have to be obedient.
Second, you must have strength, not just force, but also an official position.
For example, Wushuang Hou Luokong didn't have a high reputation in the Central Plains, but along the way, not many people dared to stop him.
The tens of thousands of cavalry is one of the reasons, and the reason for his heroic cavalry general is also the reason. Among the generals in the world, there are no more than three with higher official positions than him. This is called having all the famous weapons.
After a little calculation by the princes, they found that the number of people who came to visit the king was terrifying, twenty-eight in total.
On the first route, headed by Yinghou Luochuan, Liuhou Zhang An, Fuhou Xiaoding, Anyanghou Hanli, Huaiyinhou Hanzhang, the five major Jinling county princes, a total of five princes, came to Qinwang with heroic warriors from ten counties.
On the sixth route, Luo Kong, the unparalleled lord and the brave cavalry general, has 30,000 cavalry. Apart from Dong Zhuo, King Qin is the strongest among the princes.
Dong Zhuo's strength was because Li Ru had long been disobedient and had built it according to the specifications of rebellion. The worst outcome would be to separate Liangzhou and Sili. The imaginary enemy for more than ten years was the Han Dynasty, so his strength was naturally not the same. generally.
On the seventh route, Duxianghou, Chariot and Cavalry General Huangfu Song.
The eighth route, Xincheng Rural Marquis, Zhu Jun, the general who conquered the south.
From the ninth to the twenty-second route, there are all the prefects of various counties, the prime ministers of the kingdoms, and generals with various titles. Basically, they are the chiefs of a county of about two thousand stones, or generals with a large number of troops.
For example, Hongnong, Nanyang, Runan, Yingchuan, Sanfu, Jiujiang, Jiangxia, etc.; also such as the Prime Minister of Jiaodong, the Prime Minister of Liang, the Prime Minister of Chu, etc.; and such as General Baima, General Huwuhuan, etc.
These princes were either disciples of famous Confucian sects at home or warriors under the command of Liang Qianshi in the border counties.
The Confucian classics were headed by Yuan, Chen, Xun, Wang Meng, Liu, and Kong. Under the concept of the county as the country and the governor as the king, the prefect was the easiest to gather heroes.
Gongsun Zan was among them, and Liu Bei was under Gongsun Zan. After all, Liu Bei's position as county magistrate was given to him by Gongsun Zan, and he was not qualified to be a prince.
Although Gongsun Zan's reputation is not high, his strength is considered strong among the princes. With only three thousand elite white horse followers, Gongsun Zan has already stood out.
The men in Youzhou are all good at horsemanship. Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei gathered together heroes, not counting the world's elite white-horse followers. Liu Bei recruited from Zhuo County and recruited 2,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry for Gongsun Zan. He himself also obtained thousands of troops and was very powerful.
These governors came from different directions, so they formed separate alliances, relying on their family and personal reputation, as well as their own strength to decide who would lead and who would follow.
In addition to the prefects, there are six governors, namely Dong Zhuo, the governor of Liangzhou, Liu Yan, the governor of Youzhou, Liu Dai, the governor of Yuzhou, Lu Zhi, the governor of Yanzhou, Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou, Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, and Ding Yuan, the governor of Bingzhou.
The princes each led their troops, and the cunning ones such as Dong Zhuo falsely claimed that they had twenty thousand troops, but in fact there were eighty thousand troops behind them.
This almost emptied the entire Liangzhou family. This method of raking in all the marshes was because Li Ru planned to control Luoyang with absolute strength. If anyone among the countless people of King Qin was the most rebellious, Li Ru would be second. , absolutely no one recognized the number one, not even Dong Zhuo. Maybe until now, Dong Zhuo only wanted to be a powerful official at the peak of power. He himself never thought that Li Ru wanted to directly push the Han Dynasty off the cliff.
On the surface, except for the imperial general Huangfu Song, the princes' military strength is said to be between 20,000 and 30,000, but the gap in combat effectiveness is huge. Luokong's 30,000 Western Regions cavalry is the well-deserved leader. If the tactics are suitable, Not to mention defeating ten princes, there is absolutely no problem in defeating five.
For a time, millions of troops were stationed in this narrow land for confrontation.
The princes are full of confidence.
Although the vast majority of this million-strong army are newly recruited recruits, aren't the Taiping Army also farmers?
Among this million-strong army, there are 150,000 elite soldiers who can fight the most. Marquis Wushuang alone accounts for 30,000. If you include the soldiers wearing leather armor, there are probably 500,000 armored soldiers.
…
There was blood and corpses all over the place. The tails of the arrows on the corpses no longer trembled. There were dense white bones and even colorful juices and slurries. Broken armors were everywhere. The smoke was gradually dissipating. The sound of horse hooves came and went. Running around, checking whether there were any missing people on the battlefield, almost all of these corpses were wearing the clothes of the Han army.
"That's all!"
With a heavy swing of the knife, he cut off the head of a general wearing fine armor, threw it away, and said lightly: "Pick it with lime and send it to King Qin and the princes."
…
The princes from Guandong formed an alliance in two groups, one led by Luo Zichuan, a model in the world, and the other led by Yuan Benchu, a handsome man in the world.
The Yuan family became famous when their ancestor Yuan Shen stopped Emperor Xiaoxuan's carriage to plead for his teacher, and finally became a great scholar in the country. After more than a hundred years of development, he finally became the leading wealthy family in the world.
On the path of the Confucian classics family, the Yuan family has come to an end.
Yuan Shao became the leader of the alliance at the age of 30, which fully demonstrated Yuan's years of hard work. He said with high spirits: "The King Qin's army has at least 150,000 elites who have fought in hundreds of battles. How many elites are there in the Taiping Army?
No more than 50,000!
With mighty generals like clouds, counselors like rain, and millions of soldiers assembled, how can there be any reason to be invincible?
All armies attack together to defeat the enemy and destroy the city, just in the blink of an eye! "
This is not because Yuan Shao is arrogant, but because all the princes here think so. As soon as everyone finished speaking, they saw a scribe in Confucian robes hurriedly walked in, with a look of panic on his face and holding a box. After walking in, he bowed directly. , said in a panic: "Mr. Benchu, gentlemen, news has just arrived that the King of Jiaodong died in battle. This is the head sent by the bandit army."
"What?"
Yuan Shao stood up suddenly and asked urgently: "What happened?"
The princes in the hall all looked at this scribe and the Prime Minister of Jiaodong in shock. The princes all along the way died before the war started?
The scribe calmed down a little and replied: "Benchu Gong, the King of Jiaodong left the county town and led the army to join the alliance. As a result, they encountered the Taiping Army on the road. The King of Jiaodong resisted desperately, but the rebel army was too brave.
According to the grassroots officers who escaped back, the officers and soldiers were suddenly ambushed. All they could hear was the roar of the enemy.
It was too late for them to rescue them. All the battalions were divided and they were unable to protect themselves. The entire battle did not last longer than a stick of incense, and 20,000 people were either killed or fled.
King Jiaodong was killed without even a single move. "
This scribe didn't understand war, but just listening to his story, one could feel the tension in it. There were always a lot of bandits in the Qingzhou area. The King of Jiaodong served as the King of Qingzhou and was capable of both literary and military skills.
But he was unable to get past even one move in the hands of the thief leader, and even if he was ambushed, he was completely defeated in just one stick of incense, and he couldn't even organize an effective counterattack.
All the princes in the hall who often fight, such as Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei, have frowned deeply. Warriors know best whether warriors are strong. The two looked at each other and saw the solemnity in each other's eyes.
Yuan Benchu didn't understand war, but he suffered such a blow to his morale when he first formed an alliance, and something happened when a prince came to make an alliance with him. He couldn't just sit idly by and ignore it, both emotionally and rationally.
If Luo Zichuan hadn't been born out of nowhere, he would have been a role model for the world, but Yuan Benchu, the most handsome man in the world, should let everyone in the world see why I, Yuan Benchu, could achieve such a great reputation with just a false name.
Thinking of this, Yuan Shao was furious and said loudly: "My lords, the King of Jiaodong was killed when he came to meet with the alliance. This is unfortunate, but it is not. He was loyal to the Han and deserved his death.
Aren't we gathered here from Kyushu just to use our blood to serve the Han Dynasty and die loyally?
The King of Jiaodong took the first step, and the Taiping rebels won a victory first. Will we be able to retreat at all?
Beat the drums and gather the generals to avenge the king of Jiaodong.
Be loyal to His Majesty, destroy Taiping, and prosper the Han Dynasty!
Isn't it right now? "
Yuan Shao's voice was deafening, and his face was filled with awe-inspiring righteousness. Liu Xuande looked at the majestic Yuan Benchu in front of him, and really felt that he was a rare hero in the world. He couldn't help shouting: "Benchu is righteous!"
"Original justice is righteous!"
Regardless of what everyone was thinking, at this moment the hall was shouting in unison, "Destroy Taiping and prosper the Han Dynasty."
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The emperor issued an edict and summoned twenty-eight princes and Qin Wang to surround Xingyang with millions of soldiers. The momentum shocked the later Han Dynasty, which was not seen for a hundred years. Jiao did not panic at all, but led his army to advance, attacked the king of Jiaodong, and sent out the army. Sacrifice incense, kill the king of Jiaodong and get it back. The incense is not extinguished, but it is still like searching the bag to get something, nothing more than this. ——"The Heroes of the Late Han Dynasty"
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