After a while, there were already heavy troops stationed by Dong Zhuo at Hulao Pass. The leader was Dong Zhuo's fourth general, Hua Xiong.
As for the Allied Forces, only Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were present at this time. The rest of the people have not yet arrived, and by the beginning of the next day, nearly one-third of the eighteen princes have arrived.
Several days later, all the eighteen princes gathered together. Even Liu Bei became the 18th prince in the name of the Han clan, although he only brought a few thousand soldiers and horses.
But it was indeed the eighteenth prince, which also made Cao Cao look at him. He didn't expect that a small person without a huge fortune could make so many people willing to follow him just by relying on the two words of benevolence and righteousness.
Cao Cao believed that he could not do this, so he admired Liu Bei quite a lot.
Eighteen princes, an army of nearly four to five million people. The company camp covers more than three hundred miles. As the person who proposed the alliance, Cao Cao also slaughtered the cattle and sheep and invited the other seventeen princes to gather together to discuss how to attack.
Cao Cao said: "Now our troops are gathered together for the sake of the great Han Dynasty and the people of the world."
"That's why we will sit together to attack Dong Zhuo this time, but we have eighteen princes."
"There are nearly half a million troops, but there is no leader. Therefore, I suggest that we choose someone suitable to be the leader of the alliance."
"What do you think?"
Hearing what Cao Cao said, the eighteen princes, in addition to Yuan Shu and Liu Bei, also had Cao Cao himself. No one is interested in this alliance, because if you become the leader of the alliance, you will definitely gain more benefits and the right to speak.
And he also has the power to command all armies, which is equivalent to the generalissimo who leads the entire army.
The prefect Wang Kuang stood up and said: "The reason why everyone is gathered together today is because of you, Mengde."
"So, Meng De should be the leader of the alliance."
"I wonder what you think?"
In response, Cao Cao immediately waved his hand and refused: "No, Brother Wang does not need to praise me so much."
"In my opinion, there are only two people here who are suitable to be alliance leaders."
"And these two people are brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu."
"Because the Yuan family is the fourth and third prince, I think it is very appropriate for them to choose one of them to be the leader of the alliance."
"What do you think?"
Kong Rong, the prefect of Beihai, said: "In that case, I wonder if Gongdao is willing to be the leader of this alliance?"
Regarding Kong Rong's praise, Yuan Shu refused: "Hey, I can't be the leader of this alliance."
"None of the princes here are more talented than me, Yuan Shu. I am standing here only because of my status."
"So, I think it's better for my eldest brother to be the leader of the alliance."
Even Yuan Shao himself was very surprised by Yuan Shu's words. Because no matter what the comparison is, he is now inferior to his younger brother Yuan Shu.
Therefore, although he has a great obsession with being the leader of the alliance. But he didn't hold out any hope, because Yuan Shu's aura was too bright.
Yuan Shao felt that there was no possibility at all, but he did not expect that Yuan Shu would take the initiative to give up.
At this moment, everyone followed suit again and again, after Yuan Shu repeatedly declined. He has indeed taken the position of leader.
In other words, Yuan Shao at this moment can, in a certain sense, command the princes, which is also a great right.
On the second day, a three-step high platform was built, five flags were arranged, white hats and yellow axes were erected on it, and military symbols and seals were placed on the platform.
Yuan Shao also went up to the stage with everyone's praise, took out the imperial edict and read out: "The Han Dynasty is unfortunate, and the imperial line is out of control. The traitor Dong Zhuo took advantage of provocations and indulged in harm, brought disaster to the supreme, and abused the people. Shao and others were afraid The country is in ruins, so we must gather volunteers to fight against the national calamity. We must make alliances, work together, and be united by our ambitions. There must be no two ambitions. If you violate this covenant, you will definitely lose your life and your descendants will be cut off. The land of the emperor and the empress, the ancestors are bright and spiritual, everything is true. Learn from it.”
After Yuan Shao finished reading, he threw the thing directly into the fire pit and burned it.
Later, he formed a bloody alliance with the seventeen princes, and then it was truly confirmed that Yuan Shao was the leader of the alliance.
After everyone drank in the military tent for three rounds, Cao Cao stood up and said: "Now that we have established an alliance leader, should we discuss how to defeat Dong Zhuo next?"
Cao Cao's meaning was very clear. He just wanted Yuan Shao to send troops to attack Dong Zhuo as soon as possible. You must know that there are 150,000 troops in Hulao Pass now, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Yuan Shao also said immediately after Cao Cao finished speaking: "Since everyone recommends me, Yuan Shao, to be the leader of the alliance, then I will make rewards and punishments clear for merit and demerit, and I will definitely be fair and just."
"The state has national laws, and families have family rules. So I hope everyone can abide by military disciplines and not violate them."
All the princes almost replied like this: "But according to the orders of the leader of the alliance, no one dares to disobey."
Of course, Yuan Shao also said directly: "In that case, then I will start arranging your duties."
"The food and grass in the military camp is the top priority, so I think that Nanyang Prefecture Mu will be responsible for it. Let my brother provide you with food and grass, and there will never be any shortage. What do you think?"
"The most important thing is that we need to choose a vanguard. We can attack Hulao Pass tomorrow, and the rest will occupy prominent and advantageous positions to support it."
Sun Jian, the governor of Changsha, stood up and said, "I am willing to lead the army as the vanguard."
When Yuan Shao saw that someone was willing to serve as the vanguard, he was also happy and said: "Your bravery is also famous among the princes, and you are qualified for the task."
Sun Jian was also a fool. After agreeing, he led the cavalry out to call for formation the next day. But he was beaten back directly. Because the princes' support was not timely, his troops suffered heavy losses.
Yuan Shu had already expected this. So there is nothing surprising. When everyone was looking sad, Hua Xiong on the opposite side came out with his troops to scold the formation.
The entire eighteenth coalition princes showed great anger. Then someone stood up and said, "Alliance leader, I have the unparalleled general Pan Feng, who can take Hua Xiong's head and offer it to the tent."
Yuan Shao was overjoyed and said, "Okay, someone is here to pour some wine."
"Pan Feng also came forward with a big axe, took the wine glass and drank it in one gulp."
At this moment, Yuan Shao sighed in his heart: I didn't expect that such a fierce general was not a general under my command.
He is really wise and powerful, even the ax he uses is quite heavy.
However, Yuan Shao had not yet sat down. The messenger came in and said, "Report to the leader of the alliance that General Pan was killed by Hua Xiong before he left Sanhe."
Yuan Shu was not surprised at all, because Pan Feng was Han Fu's general. He had already poisoned the cup, and he had already expected this.
Of course, Yuan Shao did this very carefully. Not many people would know, so Yuan Shao pretended to be angry and said: "Who else is willing to fight against Hua Xiong and show off the power of our army?"
Another person stood up and said: "The general is willing to go!"
However, this person was eliminated by Hua Xiong in less than one round. Several generals died under Hua Xiong's sword one after another. Among them, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei wanted to take action many times.
But they were all stopped by Yuan Shu, who knew that now was not the time. When all the princes were avoiding the battle, Yuan Shao said: "If my subordinate Yan Liang and Wen Chou were not here, how could this little Hua Xiong be so arrogant?"
Everyone just laughed at what Yuan Shao said. Everyone has their own opinions, and basically they all think that Yuan Shao himself is reluctant to give up his soldiers.
But at this time, Yuan Shu said: "Leader, why don't you let my third brother give it a try?"
"My third brother may be able to kill Hua Xiong."
Yuan Shu did not speak too harshly to avoid embarrassment. After all, reality is reality, but it is different from what is recorded in the book.
Yuan Shao: "Okay, since no one is willing to fight."
"Then let your third brother give it a try!"
Yuan Shu: "Yide, don't underestimate the enemy."
Zhang Fei: "Don't worry, brother, I'll be right back."
Then Zhang Fei rode out with the Zhangba Snake Spear in his hand. After Zhang Fei went out, he saw Hua Xiong and asked, "Are you the fourth general under Dong Thief?"
"I don't think you're any good either. Let's try your grandpa Zhang Fei's eight-foot snake spear!"
Zhang Fei finished speaking and rode up. When he was about to reach Hua Xiong, he directly used the strength of the horse's back to fly up with a snake spear of eight feet and stabbed him.
In this way, Hua Xiong was dealt with, and the people on the opposite side naturally quickly retreated back to Hulao Pass.
Drums were beating loudly above the city gate, and the soldiers were saying happily: "We won, we won!"
Zhang Fei also asked his soldiers to come over and behead Hua Xiong's head, then he carried it into the tent and threw it away, then stood behind Yuan Shu.
As if none of this is worth mentioning.
The reason why Yuan Shu stood up and asked his third brother Zhang Fei to go was because he was actually staring at Liu Bei. Now he just suddenly cut off the famous scene that originally belonged to the Liu Bei brothers.
After all, he didn't want Liu Bei's prestige to accumulate too quickly, as it would be of no benefit to him.
When all the princes went to see Hua Xiong's head, except for Yuan Shu, only the three brothers Liu Bei were not affected by it.
This also made Yuan Shu's inner defense against Liu Bei a little higher. After all, Liu Bei was really scary.
Although I also have systematic help, there is still the possibility of capsizing in the gutter. Reality is reality, and it will not develop according to your expectations.
And Zhang Fei killed Hua Xiong, giving Yuan Shu an additional thousand gold income in his system.
Cao Cao: "I didn't expect that Brother Qiu would have such a fierce general under his command. It's really admirable."
Yuan Shao: "This warrior has made such a great contribution and deserves a reward."
"Come here, bring me a thousand pieces of gold!"
In response, Yuan Shu said: "Thank you very much, leader!"
"Third brother, please thank the leader quickly."
