The seventh year of Zhongping passed, and the time came to February of the eighth year of Zhongping. They held an open-air ceremony and elected Yuan Shao as the leader of the alliance. A few days later, Yuan Shao officially launched his army. After all, millions of soldiers consumed terrifying amounts of food and grass every day.
When a large army came to respond to his call, it was impossible for him to send troops but also provide food.
Almost all the food used by the army was borne by Yuan Shao. Where did Yuan Shao get the food? Of course, it was provided by Han Fu in Jizhou and some princes.
However, no matter how wealthy Jizhou is, this food and grass cannot always be provided.
Yuan Shao sent troops. After discussion, he implemented the policy of dividing his troops and divided them into three groups. One group used Hanoi County as the main battlefield to threaten the northeast of Luoyang.
All the way to Hulao Pass in the east of Luoyang, and finally to Yique Pass in the south of Luoyang.
Among the three armies, Nanyang's side is the least, and can only be a partial force. However, Yuan Shu is the leader of Nanyang, so he is the master of this army. There are six princes in total, with a total of one million troops.
In Hanoi, there are 800,000 princes including Wang Kuang, Zhang Yang, Tao Qian, Kong Min and Su Fan.
Also be a partial teacher.
The main force was many Central Plains princes, led by Yuan Shao, who gathered at Hulao Pass to defeat Dong Zhuo's army with powerful frontal force.
As soon as the plan came out, many princes began to march out with their armies.
Su Fan followed Tao Qian to Hanoi.
Because Tao Qian, Kong Min and Su Fan had been close to each other in the coalition camp before, and the three of them had more troops, so after the three of them formed a group, they had the greatest say as a group.
Even though everyone was harmonious before, no one knew what was going on in each other's minds.
"Ning'an, in this battle, I will leave my Danyang soldiers to your command. Ning'an, you have to show the power of Xuzhou."
After the army set out, Tao Qian approached Su Fan, pulled Su Fan and said.
"Isn't this bad, Mr. Tao?"
Su Fan was a little surprised in his heart, but he pretended to be confused on the surface.
"What's wrong? I don't have many generals under my command. If I let them deal with the bandits, they may still have some ability, but they can't face Dong Zhongying's elite."
"You have the ability to lead troops, and I see that your troops are strong and have several generals. I will feel more at ease if I leave my troops and horses to you."
Su Fan didn't know whether Tao Qian was sincere or a temptation, but in the end Su Fan accepted it.
Of course, Su Fan estimated that the other party might be afraid of him and eventually compromise and become friends with him.
Tao Qian had no ambitions for hegemony. He was already in his twilight years and his descendants had not achieved much.
Although he controls most of the military and political forces in Xuzhou, he will still make those in Xuzhou fearful when he is there. If he leaves, he will offend a lot of people over the years.
Who can protect his family?
In the novel, Tao Qian entrusted Xuzhou to Liu Bei in order to save his family, which is probably what he meant.
So when Su Fan returned to the military tent and found Xi Zhicai, when he talked about it, Xi Zhicai smiled slightly and explained.
"This is a good thing for me. It will be easier to plan Xuzhou in the future."
Su Fan was really happy.
"Congratulations, lord"
Xi Zhicai also smiled and congratulated.
When they were planning to capture Xuzhou, they were also considering how to deal with Tao Qian. After all, Tao Qian had been the governor of Xuzhou for several years, and although Tao Qian was a civilian, he had experienced wars and had considerable military capabilities.
And his prestige in Xuzhou is relatively high.
It was not easy for Su Fan to capture Xuzhou without any bloodshed.
But now there seems to be a new chapter.
"If Governor Tao is sincere, it will be the best thing for the Lord."
"Zhicai, do you think Tao Qian is sincere, or is he deliberately showing weakness?" It's not surprising that Su Fan thought so, even though Xi Zhicai just explained the reason why Tao Qian did this, which was to ensure that family.
But why did they choose him? Is it possible that the aristocratic families in Xiapi, such as the Chen family, could not guarantee his Tao Qian's family?
"My lord, no matter what Tao Qian's purpose is this time, now that he has handed over the military power to the lord, the lord should take control of it first. It is best to make General Xuan Gao, uncle and nephew, etc., after the war is over. Can you conquer these Danyang soldiers?"
"The dove takes over the magpie's nest!"
Su Fan instantly understood Xi Zhicai's thoughts and nodded without any shame.
If Tao Qian sincerely wants to hand over military power and even future Xuzhou, then he is judging the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain.
At worst, he can just make the Tao family prosperous in the future. For him, this is just a casual matter.
But if Tao Qian wanted to plot against him, then it would be nothing if he did this.
"In that case, Zhicai, you have to worry more."
"Lord, don't worry"
The two of them looked at each other and smiled.
.......
The alliance army in Guandong set off in three groups. The army set off with great momentum. Dong Zhuo, who was far away in Luoyang, had already known about it.
Facing the coalition of princes in Guandong.
Dong Zhuo was actually a little panicked inside.
"Prime Minister, the Kwantung Allied Forces are attacking in three directions. It seems that they want to divide your troops, Prime Minister, but in fact they are just seeking death."
"Of the three armies attacking Luoyang, only the one at Hulao Pass in the east is the main force, with more than three million men."
"However, Hulao Pass is the most powerful pass in the world. As long as the Prime Minister sends elite troops to guard it, it will be absolutely foolproof. Although there are many coalition soldiers, they are not united, and most of them are new soldiers. They are no match for the Prime Minister."
"As for Yique Pass in the south, my lord can send Hua Xiong and Li Su to take charge, along with a hundred thousand troops. Although this pass is not as dangerous as Hulao Pass, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack."
"As for the 800,000 troops and horses in Hanoi and Guandong, Zhang Yang and Wang Kuang themselves are quite dirty. If they are mixed together and there is no infighting, it will still be good."
"The Prime Minister can send General Niu Fu to take charge..."
As Dong Zhuo's counselor, Li Ru naturally saw the worry deep in Dong Zhuo's eyes, so he quickly stood up and said.
As someone who could assist Dong Zhuo and support him from a young general on the border to a powerful prime minister today, Li Ru's ability was naturally not bad.
His foresight and vision are rare in the world.
Many people in Xiliang's army may be afraid of the millions of troops in Guandong, but in his eyes, the princes in Guandong are not much of a threat at all.
First of all, the people of the Kwantung princes are not united, which is their biggest advantage. Secondly, most of the troops of the Kwantung princes are new soldiers and their combat effectiveness is not strong. They are much worse than the border troops of Xiliang.
Secondly, Luoyang is surrounded by mountains and passes, and they also have an advantage in terms of terrain.
In the end, they still have the little emperor in their hands, and they are basically invincible.
Therefore, he was not worried at all.
The only thing that may be worrying is the interior of Luoyang City. After all, as Luoyang City, more than 80% of the ministers here are not convinced by the Prime Minister.
This is the biggest threat.
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