Duke De is here, and the position of leader of the alliance belongs to none other than Duke Xuande. What do you think?"
Others also agreed.
Although many people don't like Liu Bei now, they cannot deny Liu Bei's reputation and power.
Among the seventeen princes, Liu Bei's reputation and power are not the second choice.
Even Yuan Shao and Cao Cao are far inferior to Liu Bei.
Yuan Shao also pinched his nose and said: "What Meng De said is true. The position of leader of the alliance must be held by Duke Xuande."
At that moment, there were voices of agreement in the tent.
Liu Bei glanced at everyone calmly, and then said with a smile: "Thank you for your love, sir. However, I deeply feel that my virtue is shallow. I'd better ask my lord to choose someone wiser for the position of leader of the alliance."
After speaking, no matter what others said, Liu Bei sternly refused.
In the end, everyone saw that Liu Bei really had no intention of becoming the leader of the alliance, and they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
If Liu Bei really didn't refuse, everyone would have to hold their noses and admit it.
Fortunately, Liu Bei refused.
Since Liu Bei refused, it was logical that Yuan Shao became the leader of the alliance.
There is no choice here.
Of course some people are dissatisfied, such as Gongsun Zan.
Compared with Yuan Shao as the leader of the alliance, Gongsun Zan prefers Liu Bei to be the leader of the alliance.
After all, the relationship between Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei is now very good.
Because Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei coordinated very well with the five counties in the north.
Now the five northern counties plus Gongsun Zan have beaten the northern barbarians to pieces in the past few years.
Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao and others have also been killing like crazy in the past few years. Whenever they get the opportunity, they go to the grasslands and wander around. The barbarians they killed have begun to flee north or west.
Let's put it this way, the five northern counties plus Gongsun Zan completely formed a barrier to the north of the Han Dynasty.
The Hu people no longer dared to go south to herd horses.
In recent years, the military strength of the five counties in the North has become very strong, with tens of thousands of cavalry troops.
On the northern border, if you want to deal with the barbarians, infantry is ineffective and you must use cavalry.
And Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun, Yan Liang, and Wen Chou were all experts in commanding cavalry.
Especially Lu Bu, the strength of the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry he trained is simply terrifying.
With Lu Bu leading three thousand Bingzhou wolf cavalry, he would be able to roam the grasslands invincibly.
No one or any tribe is his opponent.
Even if he faced tens of thousands of grassland tribes, Lu Bu could kill seven in and seven out.
Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao and others are similar.
However, Liu Bei sternly refused, which made Gongsun Zan a little confused.
When it comes to understanding Jingzhou, probably no one here knows it better than Gongsun Zan.
Therefore, the current Gongsun Zan is different from the historical Gongsun Zan.
Historically, Gongsun Zan was originally headstrong and self-willed. Coupled with the fact that his White Horse Yi Cong traveled across Youzhou and defeated the barbarians, he became even more arrogant.
It was different now. He deeply felt the power of the five counties in the North.
Not to mention five counties, even if one of them was taken out, Gongsun Zan would not know that he could win surely.
Therefore, Gongsun Zan now has a vague idea, maybe he, his fellow disciple, can be the emperor?
Regarding Gongsun Zan, Chen Yuan actually wanted to take him for his own use.
In any case, Gongsun Zan is also an excellent cavalry commander.
There are never too many such talents, and they will be used in future expeditions to the west or north.
After everyone selected the leader of the alliance, the original intention was over.
But at this moment, someone suddenly said that this person was none other than Xi Zhicai.
This time when we came to Suanzao, the generals brought Zhang Fei and Huang Zhong, and the military advisors were Xi Zhicai and Xun You.
Guan Yu and Gu Yong were left behind in Jingzhou.
Xi Zhicai said: "My lords, wait a minute. Although His Highness King Yan has no intention of taking the position of alliance leader, as my lord, don't you want to give me the position of deputy alliance leader or honorary alliance leader?"
When Xi Zhicai said this, everyone suddenly understood.
Yes, although Liu Bei declined the position of alliance leader, everyone can't help but behave.
Otherwise, it would be contempt for Liu Bei.
Even if Liu Bei had no idea, people in the world would inevitably not think so.
Therefore, Liu Bei was immediately appointed as the deputy leader of the alliance, and it was agreed that Liu Bei would have the right to make emergency decisions under certain circumstances.
The certain situation mentioned here refers to the time when Yuan Shao is unable to take action, or when his troops are divided.
With hundreds of thousands of troops stationed in Jujube, the troops must be divided.
At that time, Liu Bei will be the natural commander of the other army.
This is the effect Chen Yuan wants.
If jujube wants to enter Luoyang, it is nothing more than Hulao Pass and Sishui Pass.
As for Mengjin, the coalition forces could not gather warships for a while, so they could not take a detour from the Yellow River and attack Luoyang from the north.
Therefore, what is now in front of the coalition forces are Hulao Pass and Sishui Pass.
These two levels are guarded by generals sent by Dong Zhuo from Luoyang.
Of course, there are also people stationed by Chen Yuan who had arranged earlier.
However, the two people arranged by Chen Yuan, Wei Yan and Wenpin, were the captains of Hulao Pass and Sishui Pass.
In fact, Hulao Pass and Sishui Pass are Xuanmen Pass and Yuan Pass among the eight passes in Luoyang.
Because everyone here is accustomed to calling it Hulao Pass and Sishui Pass, they called it that.
The leader of the alliance has been decided. The next day, a three-story platform was built, with flags from the five directions spread out. White and yellow axes were built on top, and military talismans were printed. Please invite Shao to ascend the altar.
Shao dressed up and carried his sword, then came forward with great emotion, burned incense and bowed before him.
Their alliance said:
The Han Dynasty was unlucky, and the imperial line was lost. The traitor Dong Zhuo took advantage of the provocations, caused 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, together with our allies, will work together to bring justice to the people.
There must be no two ambitions in integrity. If you have this alliance with Chongqing, you will lose your life and have no inheritance. The emperor, the queen, the land, the ancestors are wise, we all learn from this fact!
To be honest, this oath actually has a hidden secret.
Unfortunately, there was nothing wrong with the Han Dynasty, but there was a problem with the statement that the imperial system was out of control.
What does it mean to lose authority? Although Dong Zhuo deposed the emperor, isn't the current emperor also the son of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty?
It's not considered a loss of authority, at most it's just a matter of abolishing the direct lineage and establishing a concubine.
The problem is not that big.
The reason why Yuan Shao said this was naturally because he had ulterior motives.
After reading "Sha Xue", everyone burst into tears because of his generous words.
Liu Bei watched their performance from the sidelines and expressed that he was not disturbed at all.
He has seen through these powerful families for a long time now, and he is not surprised.
After you have finished wiping the blood, go down to the altar.
The crowd helped Shao raise the tent and sit down, and the two rows sat in rows according to their titles and ages.
Cao went on a drinking tour and said: "Today we have established alliance leaders, each of them will listen to his orders and work together to support the country. Don't care about strength or weakness."
Yuan Shao said: "Although Shao is not talented, he has been elected as the leader of the alliance by the public and others. 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. Everyone should abide by it and do not violate it."
Everyone said, "Wei Ming is listening."
Shao said: "My brother Yuan Shu is the governor of the army. We should send the food and grass to the camp, and there will be no shortage. We also need one person to be the commander of the branch, and go straight to Sishui Pass to challenge. The rest are in danger and think they can support them."
Having said this, Yuan Shao glanced at the people in the tent: "I wonder who among you is willing to be the commander-in-chief of the branch and break the Sishui Pass to boost the power of the army."
No one spoke.
Historically, it was Sun Jian who should have jumped out. Unfortunately, because of Chen Yuan's strong intervention, Sun Jian did not get the governor of Changsha, and he lost the credit for suppressing the rebellion in District Xing. Therefore, Sun Jian is now working for Yan Baihu in Wu County.
Woolen cloth.
This guy who should have been killed by Sun Ce in history will soon become the victim of Sun Jian's sword.
Therefore, Sun Jian did not come to attack Dong Zhuo. It was not because he did not want to come, but because he simply could not leave.
There is a saying that Sun Jian and Dong Zhuo were very difficult to deal with.
When they were under Zhang Wen, Sun Jian suggested that Zhang Wen kill Dong Zhuo.
It's a pity that Zhang Wen didn't listen.
However, it was also because of this that Sun Jian and Dong Zhuo developed a hatred.
As for why Sun Jian disliked Dong Zhuo, this is a mystery.
Anyway, Sun Jian just disliked Dong Zhuo.
If it hadn't been for Yan Baihu, Sun Jian would have come to chop Dong Zhuo with his sword.
Finally, Liu Bei said: "Since Bei is the deputy leader, leave Sishui Pass to me."
Seeing that Liu Bei took over the job, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
To be honest, most of the princes here are here to make soy sauce.
They had no intention of actually attacking Luoyang, they were just here to gain prestige.
Since the troops are divided, Liu Bei cannot go alone.
At that moment, Yuan Shao asked: "Is there anyone willing to follow Duke Xuande to Sishui Pass?"
As soon as Yuan Shao finished speaking, Gongsun Zan, Kong Rong, Tao Qian, and Ma Teng were willing to follow Liu Bei to Sishui Pass.
Needless to say, Gongsun Zan naturally wanted to follow Liu Bei.
Kong Rong also felt that he had friendship with Liu Bei, so it was safer to go to Liu Bei's place.
As for Tao Qian and Ma Teng, Tao Qian felt that Liu Bei was more pleasing to the eye, at least much more so than Yuan Shao.
Where is Ma Teng?
That's because my son is still studying at Xiangyang Academy, and we have some friendship with him.
As a result, these five princes formed a separate army and went straight to Sishui Pass.
The current commander-in-chief of Sishui Pass is Hua Xiong.
Of course, this was Chen Yuan's deliberate arrangement for Wenpin to give in. He asked Wenpin to wait for the opportunity, and once Liu Bei sent a signal, he would offer Guancheng.
Now, of course, is not the time yet.
When Liu Bei arrived at Sishui Pass, he did not attack the city immediately, but waited for news from Jin Fengwei.
What news? It's the news that Dong Zhuo killed Yuan Huai.
Once Dong Zhuo kills Yuan Huai, Yuan Shao will definitely go crazy and attack Hulao Pass crazily.
There is no Lu Bu in Hulao Pass today.
Lu Bu is currently killing barbarians on the grassland.
Of course, with Wei Yan here, Yuan Shao would not be able to break Hulao Pass so easily.
Moreover, it is Guo Bang who is guarding Hulao Pass now.
Guo Si was not only a very powerful person, but also had extraordinary ability in commanding troops.
Liu Ai, the minister at the time, believed that Li Jue and Guo Si were superior to Sun Jian in terms of military capabilities.
As you can imagine, this is a difficult person.
Even if Wei Yan doesn't exert any force, it will not be an easy task for Yuan Shao and others to break Hulao Pass with such a person guarding Hulao Pass.
Liu Bei arrived at Sishui Pass. Within three days, he received news from the Jinfeng Guard that Dong Zhuo had killed someone.
Not only did he kill Yuan Huai, but he also killed a large number of ministers.
Huang Wan, Xun Shuang, Zhou Ao, Wu Qiong, etc., killed hundreds of people in one go, all of whom were important officials in the court.
At this time, the Luoyang court was almost half empty.
Of course, Jia Xu and Li Ru also contributed to this.
Liu Bei, who received this news, would wait any longer. If he kept waiting any longer, Dong Zhuo would run away.
So Liu Bei beat drums and gathered his generals, anxious for the princes to come.
By the way, send a signal to Wenpin in Sishui Pass, asking Wenpin to prepare for the pass.
After a while, all the princes had rushed to the central army tent.
Liu Bei sat in the tent and said to the princes: "My lords, everything is ready. Today is the time to capture Sishui in one fell swoop and serve the country. Will you lords be willing to work hard with me?"
When Liu Bei said this, he was holding two swords in his hands, his eyes revealed a murderous look, and the majesty of the commander of the army was fully revealed.
The other people naturally had no objections and did not dare to have any.
So everyone gathered their troops and arrived at Sishui Pass.
Liu Bei was benevolent and directly ordered the Jingzhou army to advance first, while other armies from other princes suppressed the formation.
In an instant, shouts of killing rose to the sky, and thousands of Jingzhou troops braved arrows like locust feathers and began to attack the city.
Although Wenpin has been informed to prepare for the dedication of the city, he still has to put on a show to distract the soldiers on top of the city.
After all, Dong Zhuo sent Hua Xiong to Sishui Pass to guard the pass.
Sure enough, the powerful offensive of the Jingzhou Army attracted Hua Xiong's attention, and he had no time to go to the official recruitment.
Wenpin quietly came to the city gate. At this time, Wenpin's soldiers had already been ambushed. He cut down the soldiers sent by Hua Xiong to guard the city gate with three strikes, five divided by two, and then closed the Sishui Pass.
The door is open.
The process was extremely short, as if it had been rehearsed thousands of times.
In fact, this is indeed the case. The whole process has been rehearsed countless times in Wenpin's mind.
After opening the city gate, Wenpin led his soldiers and began to attack the soldiers of the Xiliang Army.
For a time, chaos broke out in Sishui Pass.
Seeing the city gate open, there was great chaos in the pass.
Liu Bei was overjoyed, knowing that it was Wenpin who opened the city gate.
At that moment, Liu Bei waved his hand and hit the two swords: "The city gate has been opened. All officers and men, follow me and charge."
With that said, Liu Bei got a BMW on his lap and rushed out at the lead.
Liu Bei knew that he would not be able to charge into battle in the future. If he did not seize the opportunity at this time, he would have no chance.
Seeing that Liu Bei actually rushed out on his own, Zhang Fei couldn't hold his own, so he immediately followed him on horseback.
Seeing the two generals charging, the Jingzhou army's morale was immediately boosted, and they rushed forward with shouts.
Liu Bei was in the middle army. When he saw that the middle army rushed out, what could the other princes do?
Of course I rushed along.
Good guy, the hundreds of thousands of troops rushed towards Sishui Pass in a swarm.
It directly frightened the Hua Xiong and Xiliang troops above Guancheng.
Not to mention the hundreds of thousands of troops outside the city, just say that the city gate has been lost, and it is useless to defend it. Let's run away.
Hua Xiong was also decisive and without any hesitation, he led the people and ran away from the Guancheng exit on the other side.