Chapter 278 Cao Cao Raised His Troops

Chenliu County.

Xiahou Dun rushed into a luxurious mansion with an excited expression on his face.

"Med, Meng! There is good news."

Hearing Xiahoudun's voice, Cao Cao came out immediately, and asked with a smile, "Yuan Rang, what's the good news?"

Xia Houdun laughed and said excitedly: "Meng De, Liu Yuqing has raised troops from Liangzhou and captured the deposed King Hongnong from Dong Zhuo. Li Jue retreated into the city of Chang'an, not daring to go out lightly, and directed his troops directly at Luoyang."

Cao Cao's eyes lit up: "That's great!"

He paced back and forth in the room, and after thinking for a long time, he turned around and said, "Yuan Rang, we must not let Yuqing fight alone, so I will issue a call to action, inviting heroes from all over the world to gather, crusade against Dong Zhuo, and revive the Han Dynasty!"

Xiahoudun nodded. Whatever Meng De wanted to do, Xiahoudun would follow suit.

Balhae County.

Feng Ji held a silk book, and said in a cadence: "The traitor Dong Zhuo, who abolished the emperor, slept in the dragon's bed at night, was tyrannical and innocent, and now I would like to uphold the righteousness and order of the emperor to raise troops to challenge Dong, revive the Han Dynasty, and write a call to arms. Everywhere, it can be implemented quickly!"

Yuan Shao sat on the main seat, but he couldn't help frowning: I didn't expect this Cao Aman to seize the opportunity, but this time, I, Yuan Shao, were a step behind.

How thoughtful Guo Tu was, seeing Yuan Shao frowned, he immediately took a step forward: "Your Majesty, don't worry, although Cao Cao issued an appeal, but his official position is not very big, he is only a captain of Yixiao Cavalry, and the prefect of Chenliu is Zhang Miao. It is said that Cao Song, the father of Cao Cao, scattered all his wealth, and Chen Liu, a wealthy businessman, Wei Zi, gave his all to help. Cao Cao only got 5,000 troops, and the master recruited tens of thousands of troops in a county in Bohai. Compared with the lord?"

Hearing that Guo Tu first ridiculed Cao Cao's lack of strength, and then said how he was, Yuan Shao's mood immediately improved a lot.

On the other hand, Feng Ji said, "My lord, the key is to immediately respond to Cao Cao's appeal, and then lead the troops to Suanzao, taking the prestige of my lord as the leader of the pack."

"Okay!" Yuan Shao nodded, and stood up: "Pass a certain order, mobilize 20,000 soldiers and horses to go south, and immediately rush to Suanzao to prepare for the alliance."

"Here!" Yan Liangwen Chou, Feng Ji Guo Tu and others nodded in agreement.

But Cao Cao's call to action spread across the country, and countless princes responded one after another. In addition to Yuan Shao, governor of Bohai, Han Fu, Mu of Jizhou, Gongsun Zan, governor of Beiping, Liu Dai, governor of Yanzhou, Qiao Mao, governor of Dongjun, Tao Qian, governor of Xuzhou, and governor of Beihai Kong Rong, later general Yuan Shu, Changsha prefect Sun Jian, etc., all of a sudden the Kanto was shaken, and troops were being mobilized almost everywhere.

Luoyang, Prime Minister's Mansion.

"Damn, hate! Cao Cao and Yuan Shao's children are really mad at me!"

Dong Zhuo's face was furious, he grabbed things and threw them away, there were many precious treasures among them, but Dong Zhuo didn't care, the mansion was full of debris and the sound of breaking, and the servants in the mansion didn't dare to disturb them, otherwise Prime Minister Dong would be furious Next, how about killing them too?

"Where is the prime minister?" Li Ru hurried into the prime minister's mansion with a complexion, grabbed a servant and asked.

Seeing that it was Li Ru, the servant breathed a sigh of relief: "Dr. Li, it turned out to be you, the prime minister."

Li Ru frowned and said, "What's wrong with the prime minister, you go and report and say I'm here."

The servant hastily bowed down and said: "Dr. Li, please spare my life. The prime minister is losing his temper. If the villain goes in at this time, I'm afraid I will be implicated."

"Forget it, go in by yourself." Li Ru sighed and walked straight to Dong Zhuo's room.

Dong Zhuo was already tired from throwing things, and when he heard the sound of footsteps coming in, he immediately asked dissatisfiedly, "Who is it?"

"Prime Minister doesn't seem very happy?" Li Ru walked in.

Seeing Li Ru, Dong Zhuo couldn't help but said: "Wen You, Cao Cao dared to assassinate me, and now he openly raised his troops to rebel in Chenliu. What's even more annoying is that he actually issued a call for Dong. Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and others all How to respond?"

Originally, Liu Ye sent troops to the west, and Dong Zhuo had been under enough pressure these days, but Kanto unexpectedly broke out again. As a result, both sides of the east and west were fighting fiercely. Even if Dong Zhuo had an army of hundreds of thousands, he would not May compete with the world.

Li Ru nodded: "Prime Minister, I have a plan."

Dong Zhuo hurriedly said: "I already knew that Wen You had a plan to alleviate the current predicament, so let's talk about it quickly."

"Now that Liu Ye dominates the Yongzhou and Liangzhou states, his aura has been established. Liangzhou soldiers are brave and good at fighting, and they continue to come to Chang'an City. If we want to keep Chang'an, we must continue to increase our troops. This is not advisable."

Hearing Li Ru's words, Dong Zhuo quickly realized, "You mean to give up Chang'an?"

Li Ru nodded solemnly.

Dong Zhuo said in dissatisfaction: "If Chang'an is abandoned, wouldn't Liu Ye's army be able to intimidate Luoyang at any time, like a light on his back?"

"No, the prime minister gave up Chang'an, and then ordered a general to lead an army of ten thousand to guard Tongguan, blocking Liu Ye's way to the east. Besides, since Guangwu founded the country, Yongliang has been dilapidated. Liu Ye must be unable to invade for a few years. He must rest and recuperate. "

"And the prime minister is free to break up the northern army and divide the Bingzhou army into two groups to attack the Kanto!"

Hearing Li Ru's words, Dong Zhuo was stunned: "Go to the Kanto?" The more than ten princes in the Kanto have hundreds of thousands of troops, and their troops are in full swing, why should they provoke them?

Li Ru smiled slightly: "May I ask father-in-law, among the seven heroes of the Warring States Period, which one is stronger, Qin or the Six Kingdoms?"

Dong Zhuo said naturally: "Although Qin is strong, it has only 600,000 soldiers, while Chu has 400,000 soldiers. The soldiers of the six countries have millions of soldiers, so the six countries are naturally strong."

Li Ru said again: "Then why is it that the Qin State has few soldiers, but it can annex the world, annex the six kingdoms and make the world one?"

Dong Zhuo's eyes lit up, and he understood: "I understand, the six countries can't work together, Qin uses the power of the whole country to destroy one country, and the six countries are naturally no match for Qin."

Li Ru nodded: "Although the princes from all walks of life in the Guandong responded to Cao Cao's appeal, since they have not assembled now, naturally there is no need to worry. The prime minister can just order the army to go out and defeat each one!"

Dong Zhuo was overjoyed: "It's so good."

Li Ru added fuel and jealousy: "In addition, the prime minister can order the commentator to come to Liu Ye's army and negotiate peace with him."

Dong Zhuo gave Li Ru a strange look: "Liu Ye is the clan of the Han Dynasty, how can he let go of the truth?"

Li Ru smiled slightly: "Hasn't the Prime Minister noticed it yet? Liu Ye supports King Hongnong and wants to compete with the Prime Minister. If our army gives up Chang'an City, Liu Ye will most likely agree."

"Who can serve as an envoy?"

"Jia Xu, Wuwei, has always been witty."