After Liu Bei heard Chen Meng's words, he was suddenly startled. He seemed to suddenly understand something.
"Fourth brother, do you mean..."
"Yes, that's it, brother."
"From my point of view, these princes must be thinking in their hearts whether it is necessary to save the emperor Liu Xie now, and whether the Han Dynasty can survive this troubled times safely. But these people are thinking in their hearts
That’s all, I don’t dare to say it out loud.”
"It is also because of this that these princes will desperately preserve their power so that they can gain greater benefits in this troubled world."
Chen Meng came to Liu Bei's ear and whispered to Liu Bei. After all, this idea was too dangerous, and Chen Meng only dared to whisper it to his eldest brother Liu Bei.
After Liu Bei heard this, his expression changed drastically and he stared at Chen Meng. After a while, he couldn't help but start walking back and forth in the military tent.
These days, Liu Bei sometimes has been thinking about why the princes who participated in the alliance against Dong were more serious and more angry than the last when they swore the oath, but after the oath, they were more arrogant and more angry than the last one.
To shrink back.
It is not that Liu Bei has not thought about what Chen Meng said, but this result only flashed through Liu Bei's mind. Liu Bei did not want to think about it, and he did not dare to think about it.
But in reality! Chen Meng’s words forced Liu Bei to face this practical problem.
When Chen Meng felt that he was about to be shaken by Liu Bei's back and forth, Liu Bei finally stopped and said to Chen Meng:
"Fourth brother, what you said may be true, and it is very likely to be true. But I, Liu Bei, don't want to think about it."
"I, Liu Bei, am a descendant of the Han royal family, and it is my duty to revitalize the Han Dynasty. Although I complained about the Han Dynasty in the past, I only complained about the Han Dynasty today, but I have never complained about the Han Dynasty.
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"Although I, Liu Bei, am not as good as the great ancestors and great ancestors, I still have the ambition to help the Han Dynasty and revive the Han Dynasty."
"If all the heroes in the world want to replace the Han Dynasty, then I, Liu Bei, will swear to destroy all the heroes in the world."
As soon as Liu Bei said this, Chen Meng knew that sending troops together with Cao Cao was inevitable.
Liu Bei also has his own persistence, and sometimes this persistence cannot be changed by anyone. After all, Liu Bei is also a generation of tycoons. If he had no persistence at all, he probably would not become a generation of tycoons.
"Brother, in this case, I don't advise you not to send troops at this time. However, we must pay attention to preserving our own strength when the time comes! We can't compare with your brother Meng De."
It is normal for a team to have different opinions, but when the top leader decides to do something, those who hold different opinions should not hold back even if they do not contribute.
Chen Meng and Liu Bei are now a team, and Liu Bei is the top leader of this team. Since the top leader has decided to send troops with Cao Cao to attack Dong Zhuo, what Chen Meng needs to do is to unconditionally and do his best to support Liu Bei.
This action.
Trying every means to reduce Liu Bei's losses has become Chen Meng's main goal now.
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In fact, Dong Zhuo is not stupid, and he even has some cleverness. Otherwise, after both He Jin and the eunuchs are eliminated, Dong Zhuo will not be the biggest beneficiary.
Dong Zhuo was able to become the prime minister because Dong Zhuo firmly grasped one thing, military power. When Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was in power, he wanted to take back Dong Zhuo's military power and promised Dong Zhuo a high-ranking official in Luoyang, but Dong Zhuo did not accept it for the sake of military power.
Later, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty appointed Dong Zhuo as Bingzhou Mu in order to take back Dong Zhuo's military power. However, Dong Zhuo was very smart and did not give up military power. He also wanted Bingzhou Mu and military power. When he took up the post of Bingzhou Mu, he also brought 3,000 troops with him.
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It was these three thousand soldiers and horses that allowed Dong Zhuo to go to Luoyang to welcome the emperor into the palace, and prevented Dong Zhuo from being killed by Yuan Shao before he entered Luoyang.
After entering Luoyang, Dong Zhuo quickly took He Jin and He Miao's troops into his own, and also annexed Ding Yuan's troops, so that the nobles in Luoyang City who had originally had some ideas did not dare to act rashly.
Dong Zhuo's approach allowed him to have nearly 200,000 elite Han soldiers, and he suddenly had supreme power. In the end, he lost himself in power.
But Dong Zhuo's intelligence is far inferior to that of the nobles in Luoyang City. After entering the capital and being by the emperor's side, it is no longer enough to only play military affairs. The main thing in the court is politics.
!And this happens to be what Dong Zhuo lacks the most.
When the nobles in Luoyang City told Dong Zhuo not to kill Yuan Shao, Dong Zhuo couldn't understand the serious relationship between them. Not only did he not kill Yuan Shao, he also appointed Yuan Shao as the governor of Bohai County.
When the nobles in Luoyang City told Dong Zhuo to appoint the sons of the nobles as prefects and county guards, Dong Zhuo agreed.
When Shangshu Zheng Tai listed ten reasons and told Dong Zhuo not to send troops to the coalition, Dong Zhuo agreed.
When the appointed gentry sons came over with troops, Dong Zhuo finally understood and killed Zhou Ao, Wu Qiong, He Yong and others who told him not to kill Yuan Shao.
The troops of the anti-Dong alliance came to their doorstep, but Dong Zhuo believed Zheng Tai's words and gave up sending troops, and handed over the military power to Zheng Tai.
Fortunately, Dong Zhuo was not too stupid and took back his military power in time, and demoted Zheng Tai from Shangshu to Yilang.
As time went by, Dong Zhuo finally saw clearly who his biggest enemy was. In March, he executed more than 50 people from the Yuan family, including Yuan Shao's uncle and Taifu Yuan Wei, down to Yuan Wei.
After Liu Xie left Luoyang, Dong Zhuo did not leave Luoyang, but stayed in Luoyang with his troops, preparing to teach these Kwantung Allied Forces a lesson.
After the emperor left, the former court became the meeting hall of Dong Zhuo Group.
Lieutenant Commander Li Ru, Chief Bo Tianyi, Lieutenant Commander Xu Rong, Lieutenant Commander Hu Zhen, Colonel Li Que, Colonel Guo Si, etc. were in the conference hall, discussing with Dong Zhuo how to defeat the Kwantung Allied Forces.
"Prime Minister, our army's scouts have found out that among the Kwantung coalition forces, the coalition forces in Suanzao County have the largest number, with a number of no less than 100,000." Zhonglang General Xu Rong said.
"Xiangguo, now our elite Liangzhou cavalry has arrived in Luoyang. With these Liangzhou cavalry, it will be no problem to capture these rabble. Prime Minister, please send troops!" said Zhonglang General Hu Zhen.
"Hmm...Okay. I have the Xiliang Iron Cavalry here, so this battle is worry-free! But do you have any ideas on how to defeat the Kwantung Allied Forces?" Dong Zhuo said.
The doctor ordered Li Ru to stand up and said:
"Prime Minister, I heard that the coalition forces in Suanzao are eating, drinking and having fun every day! No one dares to send troops to attack us. They are really just a mob!"
"That being the case, I thought we could sneak attack the Kwantung Allied Forces in Suanzao and take advantage of their unpreparedness. In this way, our army will definitely win a great victory."
When Dong Zhuo heard this, he felt that this was feasible and immediately said:
"Xu Ronggui, I order you to personally lead 40,000 Liangzhou cavalry and 40,000 soldiers from the fifth school of the Northern Army to launch a sneak attack on the jujube."