Chapter 260

Subsequently, under the chairmanship of Yuan Shao, the alliance leader.

The eight warlords swore an oath of alliance with blood.

They raised the banner of "Revive the Han Dynasty, return to the old capital"!

After all the procedures were completed.

The warlords took their seats one after another.

Yuan Shao took the lead in speaking in the coalition camp:

"Everyone, the last time we gathered here was three years ago."

"Nowadays, old friends are withering away one after another, while the old thief Dong Zhuo is becoming increasingly powerful; it is truly a case of heaven's wrath and people's resentment!"

"According to reports from scouts, Gu Yi, the grandson-in-law of the old thief Dong Zhuo, has already led 100,000 elite troops to station in Luoyang."

"The two gateways of Luoyang, Sishui Pass and Hulao Pass, will certainly be difficult to conquer with the addition of these 100,000 elite troops of the old thief Dong Zhuo."

"Therefore, this alliance leader intends to first set his sights on that scoundrel Sun Ce!"

"This person is exactly the same as his father Sun Jian; he is the most evil among evil people!"

"During the last coalition alliance, if it hadn't been for the betrayal of this scoundrel Sun Jian, our Guandong heroes would not have been defeated so miserably!"

Hearing what Yuan Shao said, the warlords present all nodded in deep agreement.

Especially Yuan Shu.

Our Brother Honey-Water had suffered long enough from the father-son duo of Sun Jian and Sun Ce!

These two, father and son, were each more ruthless than the other when fighting!

And they were both incarnations of executioners, damn it!

For those aristocratic families within Yuan Shu's territory, they killed every one they caught.

As long as they didn't run away in time, all their family property was confiscated, and all their heads were chopped off!

However... were the ones killed by the father-son duo of Sun Jian and Sun Ce really just aristocratic families?

They were clearly killing the "nurses" behind the scenes who were strongly supporting Yuan Shu!

Relying on Yuan Shu's chicken-like ability to fight, even with superior forces, he was no match for the father-son duo of Sun Jian and Sun Ce.

Most of the battles between the two sides ended in Yuan Shu's defeat.

Fortunately, the coalition had finally arrived now!

Yuan Shu believed from the bottom of his heart that the day of his revenge had arrived!

Therefore, the moment Yuan Shao's voice fell.

Yuan Shu immediately stood out and said through gritted teeth:

"The brat Sun Ce is a despicable and shameless person!"

"If this person is not eliminated, my heart will not be at peace!"

"Everyone, let's rest for a while, and tomorrow we shall prepare to send troops to deal with that brat Sun Ce!"

The warlords all nodded.

Although eliminating Sun Ce, who was entrenched in Yizhou, had no direct benefits for them.

But Sun Ce was, after all, on Dong Zhuo's side, and if left unchecked, he would always be a hidden danger.

However...

Just as the warlords were about to agree to Yuan Shu's invitation to send troops.

Several sentries suddenly rushed to the coalition camp!

"Alliance leader, something terrible has happened!"

"That scoundrel Sun Ce has taken all the soldiers under his command, withdrawn from Yizhou, and headed south toward Wuguan!"

Hearing this, the warlords couldn't help but look at each other, staring at each other with wide eyes.

"Preposterous!"

"Could this dog thief be thinking of fleeing from Wuguan to Chang'an to defect to Dong Zhuo?"

Yuan Shu was furious.

He had seen that he would soon be able to deal with Sun Ce.

But this scoundrel had actually fled without a fight at such an important juncture!

This feeling was just like punching cotton!

"Sigh..."

"This Sun Bofu is indeed a smart person."

"Knowing that he is no match for the coalition, he actually took the initiative to abandon the city and turn to defect to Dong Zhuo."

Cao Cao sighed with emotion.

To be honest, although they were in opposing camps, he really admired Sun Ce a little.

A real man knows when to yield and when to stand tall; this quality did not appear in ordinary people.

"Since he has fled, then let him flee."

"Gonglu, you don't lose out, do you?"

"You can just take this opportunity to reclaim the lost territory."

Yuan Shao said to Yuan Shu with a smile.

However, these words sounded even more uncomfortable to Yuan Shu's ears than eating excrement!

In those lands in Yizhou occupied by Sun Ce, there were no longer any aristocratic families.

In other words.

Even if these lands returned to Yuan Shu's hands, they were like chicken ribs, having lost their original value.

This scoundrel Yuan Shao was clearly trying to deliberately tease Yuan Shu by taking this opportunity.

But there was no way.

The gap in strength between Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao had already widened significantly.

Even if Yuan Shu wanted to speak up and refute Yuan Shao, he couldn't find a suitable excuse at this moment.

Regarding the matter of Sun Ce abandoning the city and fleeing.

Although the warlords felt somewhat shocked.

But the speed at which they accepted it was quite fast.

The only person who felt a vague sense of unease in his heart was Liu Bei.

He always felt that the direction Sun Ce fled might not be Wuguan.

Wuguan might just be a smokescreen.

Liu Bei's sixth sense was not wrong.

Although the direction Sun Ce fled looked like Wuguan at first glance.

But before he even arrived at Wuguan, he suddenly led his army to change direction and headed straight for Huainan!

As everyone knew, Wuguan had always been under the control of Old Dong.

Although this pass was not famous in the Romance, its strategic significance was quite important.

Through Wuguan, one could arrive near Chang'an directly from Nanyang.

Sun Ce deliberately fled toward Wuguan to release a smokescreen, making the Guandong warlords mistakenly believe that he wanted to abandon the city and defect to his big brother Dong Zhuo!

But in reality?

After listening to Gu Yi's strategy, Sun Ce's goal from beginning to end was Liu Bei's territory, Huainan!

Liu Bei was a new force that had only recently risen among these Guandong warlords.

Although the number of troops he could mobilize was more than Kong Rong and Zhang Yang.

But it was far inferior to Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Gongsun Zan, Tao Qian, and Yuan Shu.

This time, in order to participate in the alliance.

Liu Bei led 25,000 Huainan elite troops and the two generals Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to go out in full force.

The troops left behind in Shouchuncheng were only 5,000, and most of them were new recruits.

The person guarding the city was Liu Bei's fellow townsman, Jian Yong.

Looking at Sun Ce's side, they possessed a total of over 20,000 elite Sun Army troops!

Plus, it was led by Sun Ce himself.

And supplemented by veteran battlefield generals like Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, and Han Dang.