Chapter 991 Arriving at the Jujube

Ten days later, Shang Ji and Lu Bu stepped into the territory of Chenliu. Cao Ren, who had been waiting here, immediately led the crowd to welcome him. Another day later, everyone came to the temporary destination Suanzao.

Shang Ji and Lu Bu were already the latest princes to arrive, and Sun Jian, who was far away in Changsha, arrived in Suanzao at sunset yesterday.

"Hahaha, Marquis Ning and General Lu, the two of you are finally here. With the Daxing kings and masters gathered here, it will be easy to destroy Dong Bandit!"

As the host (the Suanzao is in the territory of Chenliu), Cao Cao greeted him with a big smile.

"Brother Lao Mengde welcomes you, I am honored!"

Shang Ji and Lu Bu got off their horses and greeted each other with a smile.

After Cao Cao's death, no matter what the relationship was, Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao, Liu Bei and other princes came out to greet him one after another, and the scene was once exceptionally harmonious.

"The prestige of Ninghou and General Lu is well known in the world. With the help of the two of you, it will be just around the corner to help the Han Dynasty!"

"General Lu is brave and invincible, defeating Bandit Dong is easy!"

"Hahaha, Marquis Ning's subordinates are like clouds, and with Marquis Ning's help, why worry about the rest of the world?"

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Everyone carried the bridal sedan chairs, and it didn't cost money to flatter them anyway, so all kinds of flattery poured in one after another.

After half an hour of being courteous at the gate of the camp, he walked into the tent of the coalition commander.

Although the atmosphere is harmonious and everyone is like brothers, in fact, according to the situation controlled by Shang Ji, the relationship between the princes is intricate and cannot be explained clearly in a few words.

First of all, the strength of the nineteen princes is very different.

People like Shang Ji, Lu Bu, Han Fu, Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shu are in the first tier, Gongsun Zan, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Jian are in the second tier, and the rest can roughly be classified as the third tier.

In the camp of princes, Shang Ji is the strongest in overall strength. If the princes are pulled out for a decisive battle alone, the comprehensive combat power of Shang Ji's army should not be much different from the sum of all the princes in the third tier.

However, Shang Ji dispatched the least troops in the battle against Dong. If calculated simply based on the overall combat power of the troops dispatched, Shang Ji is second to Yuan Shao, Lu Bu, and Cao Cao, and roughly in the same rank as Sun Jian and Liu Bei.

The difference in strength brings about the unequal right to speak. Of course, Yuan Shao has the most important right to speak. No business can compare to others in this regard. How long has it been since Shang Ji came to Fenghuo? The Yuan family's four generations and three princes are not just talking. Yuan Shao has been in the power center of the Han Empire for forty or fifty years.

To put it bluntly, all the princes present are inextricably linked to him, and this influence is far beyond what Shang Ji can match.

Over the years, merchants have fought here and there, and they have established a great reputation, but others compliment you on the surface, saying that you are a god at the time, and praise you to the sky, but they may call you a rough and reckless in their hearts!

If Shang Ji can lead more troops, for example, bring three million elite troops to participate in the battle against Dong, it is estimated that he can have a second voice. dm

It's a pity that Shang Ji only brought 300,000 troops, which invisibly reduced his influence, and his right to speak was greatly reduced, even inferior to Cao Cao.

Although Cao Cao didn't issue a dissent against Dong as in the Romance, as the host of the alliance, with the help of geographical advantages, he was able to gain a lot of limelight, second only to Yuan Shao in the right to speak.

Lu Bu's situation is somewhat similar to Shang Ji's. It can be regarded as a weakened version of Shang Ji, and the right to speak is not much higher.

Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao have not yet formally broken up, and the two still need to maintain the persona of being brothers and sisters in front of the outside world. The light of Yuan Shu, the younger brother, is completely blocked by Yuan Shao.

As for Liu Bei, Sun Jian and his ilk, the future overlord obviously still needs time to develop. According to Shang Ji's intelligence, Liu Bei formed an alliance with Cao Cao, and Sun Jian formed an alliance with Yuan Shu. To say it's an alliance is actually a euphemistic way of saying it, and it's actually like being a younger brother.

As for the remaining Yuan Yi, Wang Kuang, Zhang Miao, Zhang Chao, Qiao Mao and others, there is nothing to say, they basically appeared in the form of vassals and younger brothers.

The princes are connected horizontally and vertically, there is me in you, and you are in me, the relationship is complicated in the wrong way,

On the contrary, Shang Ji has become a clear stream among the princes. Except for a slightly better relationship with Lu Bu and Liu Bei, many princes don't even know each other.

At this time, Suanzao has turned into a super huge barracks, tens of millions of troops gathered here, and there are barracks of all sizes within hundreds of kilometers.

This is only a part of the coalition army. Among the nineteen princes, Yuan Shu sent the most troops in terms of strength alone. Although Yuan Shu was only a prefect in name, he controlled Runan County and most of Nanyang County. The merchants are still abundant, and it is easy to mobilize an army of 9 million to challenge Dong.

Followed by Han Fu and Lu Bu, Han Fu dispatched 8 million troops. Although the total number of troops in Bingzhou is not large, but because it has the most extensive power transfer with Dong Zhuo, they almost fight with all their strength, so the 7 million Bingzhou troops participated in the battle against Dong Zhuo .

The strength of the rest of the troops varies. Apart from Shang Ji, Zhang Chao, who sent the least troops, also dispatched 1.7 million troops. After a comprehensive calculation, the total strength of the coalition forces is as high as more than 70 million!

Of course, with so many troops, it is impossible for all of them to come to a small jujube. In that case, the coalition forces will collapse without a fight!

The battle against Dong has got rid of the original one-on-one battle mode, but a super-large battlefield that stretches for tens of thousands of miles. The northernmost point of this war is the junction of Bingzhou and Liangzhou, and the southernmost point is the junction of Yingchuan County and Sili in Yuzhou. Hundreds of millions of troops from both sides were deployed along the front line to confront each other.

Of course, this kind of confrontation is mainly about containment, and except for a few areas, the fighting intensity is not high.

The victory or defeat of the battle depends on the armies of the princes gathered in the Suanzao area. These armies are the essence and main force of the coalition forces.

Long before Shang Ji arrived, a large number of Qianhuan and Yingyi Miwu had been secretly lurking in the Suanzao area to investigate the current situation of the coalition forces.

According to the report sent back by Qian Huan, the main army of nearly ten million in the coalition army is at least Tier 5, and they are basically special units. About two-fifths are Tier 6 troops. As for the number of Tier 7 troops, no matter how powerful they are It is not clear.

Currently in Suanzao, it is true that first-class generals are not as good as dogs, super-first-class generals walk all over the place, top-level generals dare not shake, the number of high-ranking generals is countless, and Qian Huan dare not be presumptuous.

As the host, Cao Cao quickly arranged the 300,000 troops brought by Shang Ji properly. This also reflects Boss Cao's ability from the side. Taking care of tens of millions of troops belonging to 19 forces, as well as a large number of aliens, is not an ordinary difficulty!

Cao Cao was able to arrange it properly, and he had no complaints in all aspects, which shows his ability.

However, what makes Shang Ji feel sore is that nearly tens of millions of troops gather jujube, the first thing the princes do first is to eat it!