Chapter 70 The princes gathered together, all of them were as timid as mice
Chang'an was Dong Zhuo's base camp, and he still had hundreds of civil and military officials with him, so the big man was still in his hands.
"Military advisor, we must not let Dong Zhuo move the capital!" Cao Cao's eyes became profound.
Obviously he was extremely concerned about this point. If Dong Zhuo succeeded in moving the capital, he would really be letting the tiger go home.
If this move is successful, then all his efforts to gather eighteen princes after going through difficulties and even break through Hulao Pass will be in vain in an instant, and all his previous efforts will be wasted!
Zhao Feng nodded lightly and said: "Master, don't panic, now we want to keep Dong Zhuo, but there is no way we can do it by ourselves."
You must know that Dong Zhuo has hundreds of thousands of troops, several times that of Cao Cao. It is obviously unrealistic to defeat Dong Zhuo just by relying on his own strength.
If Dong Zhuo didn't have strong soldiers and horses, why would he need to gather the power of the eighteen princes?
Zhao Feng nodded: "Dong Zhuo is naturally afraid that we will attack Luoyang, and he must be preparing to evacuate to Chang'an at this moment."
"If you want to stop Dong Zhuo, the sooner he sends troops, the better."
Hearing this, Cao Cao nodded. He naturally knew the importance of the matter. As long as it was delayed, it would give Dong Zhuo enough time to evacuate. The longer the delay, the more difficult it would be to stop Dong Zhuo from moving the capital.
Hulao Pass is already a long way from Luoyang, not to mention that they will inevitably bring a large army there, and the marching speed will be even slower.
Cao Cao looked at Zhao Feng and said, "Then I will summon the princes to discuss it tomorrow!"
Faced with Cao Cao's suggestion, Zhao Feng did not reject it, although Zhao Feng had already thought of the outcome of the final discussion and would never be favored by the princes.
However, Zhao Feng is confident that he can win over the support of several people by stating his position.
The next day, the princes' positions.
"Brother Meng De, what are you gathering me for?"
"That's right. Now that Hulao Pass has been broken, why should brother Meng De be so anxious? Thief Dong can't run far!"
"Can Dong Zhuo still take Luoyang and run away?"
"That's right!"
Countless people were talking, with doubts in their eyes. Cao Cao suddenly called them over to see what he was going to do.
Now that Hulao Pass has just been conquered, shouldn't it be time to renovate and celebrate? This Cao Mengde would actually do something disappointing!
Yuan Shao also stood up and said in a deep voice: "Now that everyone is here, Brother Meng De, just tell me if you have anything to do."
Looking at the deserted princes, Cao Cao also showed a hint of disappointment and said in a deep voice: "I have asked the princes to come here today to discuss important matters. Please be patient and calm."
As Cao Cao spoke, everyone quickly became quiet.
After all, the princes' fear of Cao Cao has not disappeared in the past few days, and everyone looked towards Cao Cao curiously.
Cao Cao was able to break through Hulao Pass alone, so why did he have to summon the eighteen princes to discuss it?
Thinking of this, everyone showed curiosity.
Cao Cao stood up and saw that everyone was quiet, then he continued: "I have received the latest news from Luoyang, that Thief Dong is planning to move the capital to Chang'an!"
"You all should understand what it means to move the capital to Chang'an, right? You must also know the consequences, right?"
After hearing this, everyone hesitated for a moment and became quiet, with astonishment in their eyes.
The Han Dynasty had established its capital in Luoyang for 300 years, but the traitor Dong actually wanted to move the capital?
Countless people fell silent and looked at each other. The originally noisy environment fell silent for an instant. Yuan Shao also put away the contempt in his eyes, showed a touch of shock, looked at Cao Cao and said:
"What do Meng De think? We are determined to help with all our strength from the beginning!"
Others also agreed. After all, everyone knew Cao Cao's ability. He was able to break the Hulao alone. This was a feat that no one could do.
After all, the verbal support from these princes was not lacking at all.
Cao Cao looked at everyone and said seriously: "If you prevent Dong's traitor from moving the capital, if you let Dong's traitor return to Chang'an, you all know the consequences."
There was a strange light in the eyes of countless people.
Han Fu raised his head and asked, "How do you think Brother Meng De can prevent the Dong thief from moving the capital?"
As these words were spoken, everyone turned their gazes towards Cao Cao.
Looking at everyone's eyes, Cao Cao naturally knew what they were worried about, so he shouted loudly with sharp eyes: "Lead the army to Luoyang!"
"If Thief Dong wants to move the capital, he will definitely bring hundreds of civil and military officials with him, so it will take a lot of time. Please follow me and send troops to Luoyang!"
After saying this, everyone fell silent again, with different expressions, and their eyes were shining with light, and everyone was thinking.
Under Cao Cao's sharp gaze, countless people were thinking, but no one spoke for a while.
Then one person stood up first, and Cao Cao's eyes suddenly lit up.
This man was Han Fu, the shepherd of Jizhou. He bowed and said with a smile, "Jizhou has a vast territory and a sparse population. However, since Duke Cao wants to send troops to Luoyang, Wen Jie is willing to provide Duke Cao with some military pay."
After hearing what Han Fu said, everyone's eyes sparkled, this old fox is so smart!
Cao Cao's eyes dimmed, revealing a hint of disappointment.
These old foxes are indeed extremely stingy.
"I think Duke Cao's move is feasible, so I will give him a hundred good horses as a gift!" The person who spoke was Ma Teng, the prefect of Xiliang.
They are all old foxes. The attitude of these people is very clear. If you want to intercept Dong Zhuo, we will support you. If you want troops, it is impossible!
Yuan Shao also smiled and said: "This alliance leader has never heard of this news. Perhaps this news needs to be scrutinized to identify the truth and falsehood."
"It would be too reckless to send troops so eagerly. Why don't we confirm the authenticity of the news first and then discuss it."
Hearing what Yuan Shao said, countless people breathed a sigh of relief.
I have to say that in terms of escaping, the alliance leader is still stronger, and others have also agreed.
"We think so too. It's not that I disagree with Brother Meng De."
"This is too hasty. We haven't received the news yet. What if the news is false?"
After hearing everyone's speech, Cao Cao almost exploded with anger. After all these people said this, there is still a need to continue the discussion.
"That's all, everyone, it's Meng De who's disturbing us!"
Others still looked polite.
"I can understand Brother Mengde's mood."
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. We admire Mengde for having such a heart."
The alliance of princes obviously had different intentions and ended up breaking up unhappy.
Zhao Feng had already thought about this situation. If these guys really wanted to contribute, Hulao Pass would have been broken long ago.
After returning to Cao Jun's camp, Cao Cao was a little depressed, because such a good opportunity was lost to this group of people.
Yuan Shao, in particular, was indecisive and would only run away from everything he faced.
Zhao Feng exhaled and said: "Master, don't panic, if you contact those princes, you should still be able to give it a try."
After hearing this, Cao Cao calmed down a little.
"Which ones?"
"When I summoned the princes for discussion, why didn't they stand up?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Feng smiled calmly, his eyes twinkling.
"Because they each have their own agenda and don't want to reveal their intentions."
