Outside Pingyuan County.

The sun was shining brightly, and the ground was filled with heat. The mulberry trees beside the road swayed feebly in the wind, seeming to bring some coolness.

Suddenly, the ground seemed to shake. If you look closely, you can see a well-equipped cavalry running from north to south, spreading out for several miles, with the sound of thunderous hooves. The long banners fluttered in the wind as the knights galloped.

Passers-by took a closer look and saw the word "Gongsun" written on it.

The person who came was none other than Gongsun Zan, the governor of Peiping. Gongsun Zan was one of the few princes loyal to the Han Dynasty. When he heard the news about the capital earlier, he wanted to immediately lead his troops to the capital to kill Dong Zhuo. However, as Peking was far away from Luoyang and there were many princes along the way, it was difficult to do so.

After the trip was completed, there were only 30,000 soldiers in Beiping City, while Dong Zhuo was defending Xiongguan and had more than 100,000 armored soldiers. Comparing the two sides, it was like throwing an egg against a stone.

Therefore, as soon as Gongsun Zan received Cao Cao's message, he knew that the opportunity had come. Seven days later, after preparing enough food and grass, Gongsun Zan ordered 15,000 cavalry and rushed day and night to Luoyang.

"Brother, stay!" A yellow flag was hoisted in the mulberry forest, and three horses came running towards him. Gongsun Zan heard the news and went away, but Liu Bei, the commander of Pingyuan, came.

"Brother, why are you here?" Gongsun Zan was overjoyed when he saw Liu Bei. He rode towards him and with a wave of his hand, the soldiers around him raised their flags. The fifteen thousand cavalry suddenly slowed down and came to an abrupt stop.

Seeing Liu Bei dumbfounded, he couldn't help but feel envious. He thought, since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, I have been nothing more than a sergeant. When will I have such elite soldiers? Liu Bei is an extraordinary person after all. He quickly put his feelings aside and said:

"Brother Meng looked up to me in the past and recommended me to be the magistrate of Pingyuan County. Today I heard that my brother's army is coming, so I am waiting here specially. The Han Dynasty is in danger and the emperor is in trouble. Although Liu Bei is not talented, he is willing to accompany his brother to fight against the rebels.

Dong Zhuo."

"Haha, my dear brother is too humble. With the help of my dear brother, I am even more powerful." Gongsun Zan laughed.

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Another half month passed, and the eighteen princes finally met outside Chenliu City.

There were nearly 300,000 men and horses, banners were scattered all over the place, war horses neighed, and the camps stretched for hundreds of miles.

Three hundred thousand people are galloping and high-spirited, but there are actually many problems coming one after another, such as the allocation of grain and grass, military strategy planning, and troop deployment. Therefore, the first thing the princes do when they meet for an alliance is to nominate an alliance leader.

"Unfortunately for the Han Dynasty, the emperor lost his authority. The traitor Dong Zhuo took advantage of the provocations to cause harm to the supreme leader and tortured the people. Shao and others were afraid of the loss of the country, so they gathered rebels and went to the national disaster. All of us, as allies, will work together to achieve success.

There must be no two ambitions in the loyalty of ministers. If you have this alliance with Chongqing, you will suffer the consequences of your fate, and you will not be able to inherit it. The land of emperors, queens, and ancestors will all learn from this fact!"

I saw a three-story high platform built among hundreds of thousands of troops and horses, surrounded by flags. On the platform, Yuan Shao dressed in uniform and sword, made an impassioned speech. After finishing his speech, he burned incense and worshiped. The princes pledged their blood to form an alliance.

Banquet room.

"Although Yuan Shao is not talented, he has been elected as the leader of the alliance because of everyone's love. Those who have merit will be rewarded and those who are guilty will be punished. The state has permanent punishment and the army has discipline. I hope everyone will abide by it and not violate it." At the head table, Yuan Shao said energetically.

Everyone said: "I will naturally obey the order of the leader!"

Yuan Shao chuckled, looked around at everyone, and said, "My brother Yuan Shu supervises the food and grass management, so that everyone will have no worries. Now that everything is ready, is there anyone willing to be a pioneer?"

The so-called vanguard naturally wants to fight the first battle and gnaw the first bone. If everyone here is really Yuan Shao's subordinates, they will ask for battle one after another to compete for the first merit. Unfortunately, no. Although the princes want to compete for merit, they are also afraid of their own

Too many people and horses were lost, or maybe there were other Xiao Jiujiu in mind. There was a slight silence for a while, and no one answered.

Sun Jian thought for a moment, sighed imperceptibly, left his seat, and said loudly: "Sun Jian is willing to be a pioneer!"

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Luoyang City.

"Pa" Dong Zhuo smashed the wine glass to the ground.

The soldiers who reported the military situation were too frightened to raise their heads.

"Alas, Cao Cao is so hateful! He actually goes against me again and again."

The emperor’s blood edict? How is it possible? That boy has the courage to go against me? It must be Cao Cao’s fake edict!

What a shame! They actually summoned eighteen princes to conquer me!

Lü Bu stood up and said softly: "Why should my adoptive father be angry? The princes outside the pass are treated like nothing by Bu. Please ask my adoptive father to allocate me 50,000 elite soldiers. Bu will surely come back with the heads of the princes."

Dong Zhuo was originally furious. Firstly, he was angry with Cao Cao. He first played a trick on him, and then escaped from his pursuit. Now he gathered troops to attack him. Secondly, when he heard that the eighteen princes totaled more than 300,000 troops, he felt guilty.

, was extremely frightened and annoyed. Hearing Lu Bu's contempt for the world, Dong Zhuo immediately felt at ease.

"Fortunately, I have Feng Xian, so I can rest easy."

"Prime Minister, how can I kill a chicken with an ox-dagger? If Marquis Wen goes there without bothering me, I will cut off the heads of the princes as if I were searching for something from a bag." Hua Xiong said.

"Haha, if there are generals like this, how can the princes outside the pass be moral?"

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Sun Jian's military camp.

Huang An, Qingshan and Ji Shu sat together.

"Ziyuan, do you think General Sun can break through Hulao Pass and reach Luoyang?" Qingshan asked.

"Disaster!"

The person who answered was Huang An, who frowned and shook his head slightly.

"Luoyang City was the foundation of the Han Dynasty. It was surrounded by mountains and rivers, and there were many great passes. It was easy to defend but difficult to attack. Dong Zhuo had an army of 150,000 people. At least 50,000 people had to be arranged to guard the pass."

"Looking at our army, General Sun only has 25,000 soldiers and horses. Since ancient times, the losses of the attacking side have been twice as much as those of the defending side, let alone a powerful pass like Hulao."

"In my opinion, General Sun is very brave and his men are brave and good at fighting. It is expected that the Hulao Pass can be conquered! But Luoyang City will not be able to capture it later. When Luoyang is conquered, the rescue and rescue efforts will probably not be as great as General Sun's.

That's it. I never thought that General Sun would be so brave and loyal."

Ji Shu was preparing to tell Qingshan about this period of history, but he didn't expect Huang An to answer first.

If Yuan Shu hadn't cut off Sun Jian's food and grass because he was afraid of him in history, maybe it would have been as Huang An said.

You must know that all the princes are still waiting and watching, but Huang An has actually seen this.

I had known that this cheap brother had amazing talents, but I didn't expect that his grasp of the situation would be so good. Although he is not as good as those legendary gods who are miraculous and have endless strategies, they should not leave a trace of ink in history like this.

Will he die here?

He died here before he rose to prominence. He died in Yuan Shu's conspiracy against Sun Jian.

Ji Shu looked at Huang An carefully and sighed secretly, there are countless talents in the world who have died in this troubled and chaotic world without being able to display their talents.

It's just that I'm here this time, brother, and I won't let you die here!

Huang An was stared at by Ji Shu for a long time, and he couldn't help but said with a rosy face: "What are you doing? You...you don't like men, do you?"

"Bah!" Ji Shu's face darkened and he said, "I just discovered that you are still a little clever."

"That is!"

Upon hearing this, Huang An couldn't help but hold his head high and his nose stretched out. Just as he fanned twice, he suddenly paused and rolled his eyes at Ji Shu.

"What does it mean to be clever? This is my great wisdom that sees through the world. However, I am magnanimous and forgive your short-sightedness!"

Qingshan scratched his face and said with a naive smile: "Haha, you and Ziyuan are both very powerful, you are a hundred times better than me."

Being praised by an honest person felt slightly different. Both Ji Shu and Huang An felt a little embarrassed.

"Dong dong dong"

The expressions of the three people changed, and they said in unison: "Gather the drum!"

"Let's go. I'm afraid the army is about to leave. Let's go to the commander's tent." Ji Shu said calmly.

In the handsome tent.

Ji Shu and his party accompanied him at the last seat.

"Now that the food and grass are ready, since I have been ordered to be the vanguard, I should set an example for the army. The generals will go back immediately to rectify the soldiers. After lunch, we will march immediately." Sun Jian glanced at everyone with sharp eyes and said in a deep voice.

"Take your orders!" Sun Jian's generals walked out one after another.

"Young Master Huang, please follow my army. I have a few words to say in advance. On the battlefield, anyone who disobeys orders will be killed. If anyone is unwilling to obey my order, Sun Jian, please go back." Sun Jian

He said to Huang An in a calm tone.

Although several major aristocratic families secretly provided some support to Sun Jian, only the Huang family sent their sons to help. Therefore, Sun Jian also paid great tribute to Huang. After hearing this, everyone was shocked and secretly thought that Sun Jian was really in charge of the army.

The laws are strict and everyone said in unison.

"Always obey orders."

The sun is blazing in the sky.

An army slowly arrived thirty miles away from Hulao Pass and began to set up camp.
Chapter completed!