Among the nineteen princes, each led a small number of soldiers and horses, ranging from twenty thousand to ten thousand. Eighteen of them were stationed dozens of miles outside Hulao Pass in the east of Luoyang. The camps of each prince stretched for two miles. More than a hundred miles away, it is very spectacular.

On the other hand, Ma Teng, the governor of Xiliang, came from Xiliang and was separated from the other eighteen princes at the east and west ends of Luoyang and could not cross over, so he led his army to station outside Hangu Pass in the west of Luoyang.

Liu Feng knew that all the princes who could respond to Cao Cao's call and join the coalition to attack Dong Zhuo only raised troops to join for their own interests.

All they want is the reputation of being a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty and eliminating thieves for the country.

Therefore, no one is willing to give up his entire family fortune.

After all, the world is now almost in chaos. Gongsun Zan's plan to kill Liu Yu can almost be said to be the prelude to the troubled times where princes from all over the world are fighting and attacking each other.

Under such circumstances, no one would be willing to go out in full force to save a young emperor who even needed help with government affairs.

After all, no one wants to go out to beg for thieves, only to find that their hometown has been beaten down when they come back.

Therefore, most of the princes did not bring many soldiers and horses, but kept their troops in their hometowns for encirclement work.

In addition to worrying about the safety of their hometown, everyone has their own thoughts.

As the saying goes, one monk carries water to drink, two monks carry water to drink, and three monks have no water to drink. The reason why this happens is because everyone wants to get something for nothing.

And the princes from all walks of life also held the same idea.

If you bring too many people with you, wouldn't you have to deal with it yourself if something happens?

At that time, you will be the one who loses the troops, but the reputation and credit belong to everyone. Instead of doing this, it is better for you to lead fewer troops, lose fewer people, and still gain the same reputation.

On the other side, Dong Zhuo in Luoyang learned that the eighteen princes gathered outside Hulao Pass, so he prepared to send his first general Lu Bu to Hulao Pass to resist.

At this time, although Lu Bu had been in Bingzhou and rarely appeared in the Central Plains, his reputation had already spread throughout the Han Dynasty.

Lu Bu has grown much taller than his peers since he was a child. When he was seven or eight years old, he could chase after children of thirteen or fourteen years old and beat them until they cried.

After he came of age, Lu Bu had been serving in Bingzhou because of his proficiency in bow and horse, bravery and martial arts.

After Ding Yuan became the governor of Bingzhou, he saw that Lü Bu was brave and no one in the army could defeat him, so he became interested in talents, promoted Lü Bu to his chief minister and adopted him as his adopted son.

For many years in Bingzhou, Lu Bu served as the commander of the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry for a long time. Although there were only three thousand people, no one from the entire foreign race in Bingzhou dared to underestimate this troop.

Especially the commander-in-chief Lu Bu, with his square halberd, fought all over Bingzhou with few opponents, and all the foreigners heard about Lu Bu and fled. It can be said that the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry led by Lu Bu was born after Liu Feng and his Dragon City Iron Cavalry. Before, the entire Han Dynasty was a nightmare for the foreign races around it.

Because Lu Bu was indeed very skilled in martial arts and had never been defeated in Bingzhou for many years. In addition, he often used one enemy to defeat many, and took the heads of generals from ten thousand troops like a bag of treasures. Therefore, Lu Bu was said to be the most powerful general in the world.

Later, Dong Zhuo entered Luoyang and took control of the power in the court.

He knew that his behavior had completely offended the emperor, the nobles and the court ministers, so in order to consolidate his rule and ensure his own safety, Dong Zhuo sent someone to secretly meet with Lu Bu.

In order for Lu Bu to kill Ding Yuan and serve for himself, Dong Zhuo gave him the best horse in the world, the Red Rabbit Horse, and appointed Lu Bu as the Cavalry Commander after Ding Yuan's death.

Lü Bu was very fond of the red rabbit horse given to him by Dong Zhuo, and immediately expressed his respect for Dong Zhuo as his adoptive father.

Since then, Lu Bu has become Dong Zhuo's most powerful general.

Therefore, when Dong Zhuo saw that the alliance had many soldiers and generals, he wanted to directly send his most powerful general Lu Bu to Hulao Pass to resist the alliance.

At this time, someone stood up and said:"The coalition of princes is just a rabble in name only.

To deal with this group of self-righteous wine sacks and rice sacks, wouldn't General Lu personally take action to kill a chicken with a butcher's knife?

Xiangguo, General Lu, You guys will wait in Luoyang for a while, my subordinates are willing to go to Hulao to resist the coalition forces of the princes. Please wait for the news of the defeat and retreat of the coalition forces of the princes."

Hearing this, Dong Zhuo immediately looked at the speaker.

But he saw that this man was nine feet long, with the body of a tiger, the waist of a wolf, and the head of a leopard and the arms of an ape. He was none other than the fierce general Hua Xiong of Kansai.

Although Hua Xiong is not as good as Lu Bu in martial arts, he is still a famous and powerful general under Dong Zhuo.

When Dong Zhuo saw Hua Xiong volunteering, he immediately agreed.

On the other side, the allied forces of the princes brought all the eighteen armies except Ma Teng to the camp, and all the princes gathered in the central tent to discuss strategies to break the barrier.

After everyone sat down, Wang Kuang, the prefect of Hanoi County, took the lead and said:"Dear colleagues, today more than a dozen of our princes gathered outside Hulao Pass to jointly attack the national traitor Dong Zhuo.

Although there are many talents in our army, Dong Zhuo must be a warrior. We have won.

But although we have many talents, after all, we are all princes of the same party, and it is inevitable that we will have differences on certain things.

As the saying goes, 'A snake cannot move without a head, and an army without a leader will cause chaos.' I suggest that we We should first select one person to be the leader of the alliance against Dong and unified command of the coalition of princes."

As soon as Wang Kuang said this, he immediately got the approval of everyone, and they all said that a person with high moral character, reputation and strength should be selected to serve as the leader. Leader.

Zhang Yang, the governor of Shangdang, had always been on good terms with Cao Cao, so he was the first to say:"Cao Cao, the commander of the valiant cavalry, is the initiator of this alliance of princes. In my opinion, Cao Cao can be the leader of the alliance." After listening to Zhang Yang's words, Cao Cao He hurriedly said:"Although I am the initiator of the alliance, Cao Cao knows that his ability is limited and his reputation is small, so he cannot serve as the leader.

Therefore, it is better to invite other talented people to serve as the leader."

Han Fu, the shepherd of Jizhou, saw Cao Cao's refusal and said hurriedly :"Yuan Shao, the prefect of Bohai, was once the captain of the Sili school and had outstanding abilities. He also came from the Yuan family in Runan. The Yuan family has four generations and three sons, which can be called the largest family in the world.

Yuan Benchu ​​is an upright man and a polite corporal, so he can serve as the leader of the alliance."

Han Fu is a disciple and former official of the Yuan family in Runan. It was because of the promotion of the Yuan family that he became the governor of Jizhou and later the shepherd of Jizhou, so he naturally supported Yuan Shao.

As soon as Han Fu mentioned Yuan Shao, he was immediately recognized by nearly half of the princes.

But Yuan Shao repeatedly declined and said:"Although Shao comes from the Yuan family, he is still much inferior to Liu Feng, the king of Bingbian, who is a clan member of the Han Dynasty.

Therefore, Shao proposed that King Bingbian be the leader of the alliance." After hearing what Yuan Shao said, Liu Feng's lips curled up. He raised his head slightly and said,"Since Brother Benchu ​​sincerely invites you, I can't refuse. In this case, I would rather obey your orders with due respect."

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