Chapter 394: The false edict shocked the world, and the coalition forces attacked Dong!
Gai Nie led Yang Shi and You Ye into Cao's camp. After hearing the news, Cao Cao hurried out to greet him. He saw Cao Mengde, who was oily-haired and dirty-faced, wearing single clothes and barefoot. When they first saw Gai Nie, they hugged each other and cried, and talked about their heartfelt feelings.
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"Brother Gai Nie, you dare to assassinate the Dong thief and escape unscathed. You are truly the bravest man in the world!"
"Ashamed, I couldn't kill the Dong thief. It's a real regret in my heart."
Cao Cao's face showed a little regret. He put his dark arm on Ganie's shoulder and comforted him: "Dong's thief came to Beijing and committed atrocities, which made people and gods angry. This thief has Wu Wenhua, Nangong Changwan, Hanchou, Bull Demon King, and Wang Mang under his command.
, Er Zhurong, Han Sui and other generals helped Zhou to commit oppression. Brother Gai Nie wanted to assassinate him, but it was as difficult as going to heaven. Why don't you come under my command and help me defeat the Dong thieves and help the Han Dynasty? Mr. Yang Shi and You Zuo, yours
What's your intention? Meng De is not talented, so I would like to ask you two gentlemen to lend a helping hand!"
Gai Nie had originally wanted to seek refuge with Cao Cao, but now that Cao Cao had offered him an olive branch, he would immediately kneel down and worship Mengde as his master!
The two literati Yang Shi and You Zuo were not as heroic as Gai Nie. They first resisted a little, and then after Cao Cao's repeated pleas, they 'reluctantly' agreed and joined Cao Cao's camp, worshiping Cao Cao as their master.
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Cao Cao was overjoyed to have Gai Nie, Yang Shi, and You Zuo to help him. So he sent people to prepare a banquet, and summoned civil and military officials from the army to help Yang Shi and the others.
At the banquet, Cao Cao frequently toasted to Gai Nie and Yang Shi and You Zuo, giving them enough face. This also made the civil and military officials in the tent "open their eyes" and did not dare to look down upon them.
The civil and military officials in the tent were getting along well with each other. When everyone was slightly tipsy, Cao Cao took advantage of the wine to propose to the military advisors Xun Yu, Guo Jia, Cao Shen and Wu Shi: issue a corrective edict and gather all the princes in the world.
, formed a coalition to attack Dong Zhuo, and attacked Sili at the beginning of spring when the flowers were blooming, to attack Dong Zhuo!
"Gentlemen, what do you think? Mr. Yang Shi and You Ye, what do you think of what I have to say?"
Yang Shi and You Ye looked at each other and did not speak. The reason why they did not speak was not because they disagreed with Cao Cao's idea of issuing a hypocritical edict to assemble a coalition army to attack Dong's thieves, but mainly because they had just arrived and were not familiar with the strength of the coalition forces.
I know very well. How many heroes are there in the world? They have only heard of the reputations of Yuan Shu in Yuzhou and Yang Jian in Jingzhou!
"Wen Ruo, what do you think?"
"Today the Han Dynasty has no master, Dong Zhuo is in power, bullying the emperor and harming the people, and the world is in disgrace. If Meng De issues a corrective edict to support the country, solicits loyal and righteous people from all over the world to come to help, and gathers heroes and princes from all walks of life to form a coalition to fight against thieves, then
The Hangu Pass, Xuanyuan Pass, Mengjin, and Hulao Pass (currently the famous passes guarded by Dong Zhuo) will be destroyed, and Dong's thieves will have no place to hide!"
Just as Xun Yu finished speaking, he saw Guo Jia speaking again.
"Yuan Shu of Yuzhou and Yuan Shao of Jizhou have a close relationship with their lord. Tao Qian of Xuzhou, Liu Bei of Qingzhou, Liu Bang of Yizhou, Liu Biao of Jingzhou, and Zhao Kuangyin of Bingzhou are all loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty, and then Bao Xin, Zhang Chao, Yang Jian, Sun Jian, Han Fu, and Gongsun Zan
, Ma Teng, Liu Yu and other princes from all sides should not be underestimated.
If the above core princes can help to defeat the Dong thief, the Dong thief will undoubtedly be defeated! As long as the Dong thief dies, his subordinates Han Shu, Er Zhurong, Wang Mang, Nangong Changwan, An Lushan, Shi Siming and other guys with wolfish ambitions will
, will definitely take the opportunity to carve up Dong Zhuo's final value and make all the Xiliang army his own.
Once the Xiliang army is in chaos, it will be the time for our allied forces to make a triumphant return, to help the Han Dynasty, revive the imperial court, and support the building before it collapses!"
"What Fengxiao said was so true that he issued a corrective edict on a certain day and invited all the princes to challenge Dong."
Cao Cao beamed with joy, and immediately ordered Cao Shen and Wu Shi (assisted by Yang Shi and You Zuo) to draft a corrective edict. When the army was ready for war, he issued a corrective edict, gathered the allies, and headed north!
"Lord, our army's finances are depleted and military expenditures are insufficient. Food, grass and supplies are already a big problem. If the tax rate is raised, the people will be unhappy and may lead to a civil uprising or mutiny."
Xun Yu, who had been in charge of internal affairs, raised this issue, which made Cao Cao frown and start thinking about solutions!
Financial affairs made Cao Cao distressed for several days. Military expenditures could not make ends meet, and there were not enough grain, grass, equipment, or weapons to support a big battle.
Occasionally one day, Xiaolian Weihong, a good friend of Cao Mengde's father, Cao Song, heard about Cao Mengde's predicament, and wrote a letter to ask about his recent situation.
In the letter, Cao Mengde informed Wei Hong of his intention to reorganize his army to prepare for war and expand his army to the north. Then he bluntly stated the current embarrassing situation and asked Wei Hong to help him to solve his urgent need!
"My uncle is in good health, and Mengde has no worries in the near future. However, he was very angry and worried when he learned that Dong's thieves had entered the capital and hijacked the emperor to order the princes.
He also suffers from insufficient military expenditure and is unable to undertake the big plan to defeat thieves. This is really the result of Mengde's grief and anger..."
The letter was sent and a reply was received soon after. In the letter, Wei Hong replied:
"The Emperor Xian is still young, and Dong's thieves are monopolizing power; the country is gradually in chaos, and the world is in turmoil; the heroes are angry, and the people are gnashing their teeth!
Although I am incompetent in literature and martial arts, I am brave and loyal, and I have hated the traitor Dong for a long time. Although I have been determined for a long time, I hate that I have never met a hero. Since I am virtuous and have great ambitions, I am willing to help my family with my money."
Cao Cao was overjoyed to be able to get help from Wei Hong. He immediately arranged for Xun Yu to mobilize these funds to vigorously develop internal affairs and business, strengthen the trade between Yanzhou and Yuzhou, Jingzhou, Xuzhou, Qingzhou and other places, and then use the remaining big funds.
Part of the funds are used for military expenses to purchase horses, weapons, armor, baggage, food and grass, and the remaining funds are used to subsidize sergeants!
Cao Cao expanded his army in Yanzhou to 50,000, then eliminated the old, weak, sick and disabled, and injected fresh blood into the army, bringing the total number of Cao's troops to 80,000. (The troops responsible for guarding Tian Hu and Chen Youliang each accounted for 15,000)
These 80,000 people are the number of people that Cao Cao reached under high load operation, and are mainly used for this battle against Dong. In normal times, it is absolutely impossible for Cao Cao to support such a huge army. After all, people eat horses every day.
If you chew it, you can’t bear it at all!
Throwing away the 30,000 defenders, Cao Cao could still lead an elite army of 50,000 to the north of Sili to attack Dong Zhuo. One of his forces could muster an army of 50,000, so how many soldiers could Yuan Shu, who was sitting in the south of Yu and Yang, mobilize?
Liu Biao and Yang Jian in Jingzhou must have fifty or sixty thousand soldiers together, right?
Cao Cao was even more delighted and saw that the time was ripe. When he asked his military advisors Xun Yu, Guo Jia, Wu Shi, Cao Shen and Yang Shi, You Zuo issued a corrective edict, and sent his capable generals to ride fast horses to various states and counties to send messages to various roads.
The princes are notifying the directors of the meeting!
After that, Cao Cao gathered his sergeants and ordered them to tie white cloth strips on their left shoulders to show the image of a rebel army; then, Mengde ordered people to put up a banner to attack Dong, with the word "loyalty" written on the front and "kuangfuhanshi" written on the back.
Four words.
When the imperial edict comes out, the world is shocked, Dong is angry, and all the heroes unite!
