Chapter 213

December of the seventh year of Zhongping.

Su Fan's army arrived at the coalition camp in Chenliu.

At this moment, the coalition camp already had nineteen feudal lords, more than the original romance and history.

And Su Fan also knew clearly that some feudal lords were rushing here.

As for how many feudal lords there were in the end, even Su Fan didn't know.

However, like the historical romance, those feudal lords of the Liu clan did not arrive. Liu Yu, Liu Biao, and others were all in their own territory and did not send a single soldier or general.

Su Fan naturally knew the thoughts of these people.

As relatives of the Liu clan, they naturally could not come. First, Dong Zhuo did not rebel, and the current emperor was still Liu Bian.

If they came, the meaning would be different.

Secondly, they probably saw the sinister intentions of the Yuan clan and naturally would not come to lift up Yuan Shao.

And if they didn't move, they could also deter those with ambition.

As for whether there were other thoughts, maybe there were, maybe not.

But even without the Liu clan relatives, the coalition army that came to the alliance already exceeded three million, and this number was still increasing.

Su Fan estimated that the final army would exceed five million.

Su Fan brought an army of fifty thousand this time, which was in the middle. Those large feudal lords, such as the Inspector of Jizhou, Han Fu, brought a full three hundred thousand troops.

It could be considered the number one among the feudal lords for now, and the small ones also had ten thousand troops.

Jizhou was already prosperous. Although it experienced the ravages of the Yellow Turbans, it slowly recovered in a few years.

It was normal for Han Fu to have so many troops.

Su Fan's fifty thousand troops were not eye-catching, and Su Fan's reputation among the many feudal lords was even less obvious. Coming to the coalition, he was also arranged in a relatively marginal place.

Su Fan didn't care about this.

"Ning'an, you're here."

Of course, in the camp, there were Su Fan's acquaintances, and that was the Inspector of Xuzhou. Others might look down on Su Fan, but Tao Qian, as the Inspector of Xuzhou, would not.

In these years, he could still feel the changes in Donghai Commandery.

What's more, when the Yellow Turban army was not eliminated in Yingchuan, several Yellow Turban Channel Commanders died at Su Fan's hands.

The army under Su Fan was quite elite.

In the years when the Yellow Turbans ravaged, Xuzhou was rarely severely damaged, and this was all Su Fan's credit.

"Inspector Tao."

Seeing Tao Qian, Su Fan hurriedly stepped forward to salute. Regardless, Tao Qian was now the Inspector of Xuzhou, and by now, the Inspector vaguely had the power of a Provincial Governor.

"Everyone, this is a talent of our Xuzhou. Xuzhou was not ravaged by the Yellow Turbans this time, thanks to Ning'an."

Those with Tao Qian were some famous scholars, such as Kong Rong, Han Fu, and Kong Zhou.

"I have met Master Han, Master Wenju, and Master Kong."

Su Fan, hearing this, also hurriedly stepped forward to bow and salute one by one.

Su Fan's appearance was excellent, and coupled with his cultivation of the Dao since adulthood, a unique aura made these three people nod one after another when they saw him.

This era, like later generations, had appearance discrimination.

Why was the Phoenix Fledgling Pang Tong difficult to get a wise master at first in the romance? Besides his personality, it was also because his appearance was extremely ugly.

The first impression was not good.

Su Fan's appearance could not be called handsome, but he had a rather immortal aura.

Coupled with several lifetimes, even if Su Fan was not deeply involved in the classics, his metaphysics was quite profound. Kong Rong and others were famous scholars and were very proficient in Confucian classics and Daoist metaphysics.

Some of Su Fan's insights also surprised these people greatly. After some exchange, the relationship became even more harmonious.

In this way, Su Fan also integrated into this coalition.

Because of the introductions of Kong Rong and Tao Qian, Su Fan was no longer unknown. Of course, in this coalition camp, if he wanted to have any status, it was absolutely impossible.

The feudal lords who participated in the coalition and responded to the appeal were mostly divided into three categories. The first category, such as Yuan Shao, were top-tier noble families. Maybe their official positions were not high, but relying on their rich family background, their prestige and military strength were very strong.

The second category was such as Kong Zhou and Tao Qian. Their family background was medium, and they could only be considered second or third-tier noble families, but because they were famous scholars and had been officials for many years, they had reached high positions and could be considered to have strong troops and horses.

The third category was those whose family background was not enough and whose reputation was not big. They were local noble families who came to respond to the coalition, nothing more than to gain a reputation and fight for a little benefit for their own family.

It stood to reason that Su Fan was in this category.

Su Fan had been in this coalition camp for nearly a month. Almost everyone in the world who could respond to Yuan Shao's appeal had come.

Su Fan estimated that there were about twenty or thirty routes, among which the powerful ones, such as the Yuan brothers, although they both held the position of Prefect, relied on the foundation of the family, and each brought quite a few troops.

Even compared to Han Fu, it was not much worse.

And the small feudal lords, even some were County Magistrates, also ran over.

Yuan Shao did not refuse. After all, these people came in response to his appeal. The more people there were, the more it represented his prestige, right?

He had to show that he was polite to the wise and condescending to the scholars.

Among them were those Su Fan was unfamiliar with, and those he was familiar with.

For example, Su Fan discovered the three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang under Gongsun Zan's camp.

These three had indeed contributed a lot to suppressing the Yellow Turbans back then, especially in helping Lu Zhi pacify the Yellow Turbans in Jizhou, which was quite forceful.

The reason why Lu Zhi could pacify Jizhou so quickly, besides the mysterious disappearance of the three Zhang brothers, was the bravery of Zhang Fei and Guan Yu.

After the Great War of Guangzong, these two fierce generals were simply invincible on the battlefield. The Yellow Turban army could only barely resist by relying on the Yellow Turban Guards.

However, the Yellow Turban Guards were consumables. Once they were exhausted, they were naturally broken through by Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, and then defeated.

However, the credit established by the three was absolutely no lower than that of Sun Jian and Cao Cao. As for the result, Cao Cao and Sun Jian both received their respective promotions and became Prefects of a commandery.

Only Liu Bei was implicated by Lu Zhi.

There was no other way. Finally, the three Liu Bei brothers could not stay in Luoyang, so they discussed it and returned to Youzhou, finding their former fellow apprentice Gongsun Zan.

Gongsun Zan was not a heartless person. He also felt a bit of pity for his former fellow apprentice. He knew the credit established by his fellow apprentice, but the court was not something he, a small Prefect, could change.

Fortunately, in this Youzhou, his reputation as a border general was enough, and coupled with obtaining the position of Prefect of Beiping, it was still very easy to settle his fellow apprentice.

What's more, his fellow apprentice, although he had always been very unlucky, had two peerless fierce generals accompanying him.

Gongsun Zan also wanted to win over Liu Bei. If he could win over two peerless fierce generals, it would definitely be a great improvement for his own strength.

Besides, in Gongsun Zan's army camp, there was also a peerless fierce general, and that was Zhao Yun.

In this world, it was very difficult to hide one's strength in the army, unless you really didn't want to show your strength. Since that was the case, why join the army?

Gongsun Zan discovered Zhao Yun early on and then promoted him directly, unlike in the romance world.