What is history: it is the echo of the past to the future, the reflection of the future on the past. - Hugo
Dong Zhuo was in turmoil
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Dong Zhuo was in turmoil, he dominated the government and the opposition, abolished the emperor and harmed the people, and the whole country gritted his teeth in hatred for Dong Zhuo's various atrocities, and later under the call of Dong County's Taishou Qiao Mao, the Eighteenth Route Princes collectively raised an army against Dong Zhuo, and the Eighteenth Road Princes elected Zang Hong to preside over the alliance, at that time Zang Hong was still only a small role of majestic, and any one of these princes who came had more weight than him, so when the Eighteenth Road Princes were in alliance, they actually did not really elect a strong and powerful ally, everyone I pushed you. You pushed me to the bloody Zang Hong.
Let's take a look at which eighteen roads are the eighteen princes of the EighteenThrums:
The first way: Nanyang Taishou Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu is Yuan Shao's younger brother, he and Yuan Shao enjoy the same family background as the fourth and third dukes, the family is rich and powerful, political resources are extremely rich, and Yuan Shao, Cao Cao at the same time when he raised troops he was still a relatively high official general, his power is in the Nanyang area of Henan Province, is the most powerful of the Eighteen Road princes.
The legendary ally Yuan Shao
The second way: Jizhou Thorn Shi Hanfu, at that time Jizhou was richer than other places, and it was densely populated, the soldiers were well fed, and the congenital conditions were very good.
The third road: Yuzhou thorn Shi Kong Ling, YuZhou included most of the area of present-day Henan Province, Shandong, Hebei, Shanxi land also covered some, but the history of the Three Kingdoms recorded kong Ling as a person relatively little.
The fourth way: Yanzhou thorn History Liu Dai, Yanzhou is now the eastern and western shanxi, northeast Henan, southeast Hebei this area, Liu Dai from the genealogy point of view is considered to be the han family of the clan relatives, of course, more than Liu Bei to root Miao Hong, the strength of the upper.
Fifth Road: Taishou Wang Kuang of Hanoi County, Hanoi includes present-day northern Henan, southern Hebei and northeastern Shanxi, Wang Kuang was defeated by Dong Zhuo during the conquest of Dong Zhuo, and his strength was in the middle.
Sixth Way: Chen Liu was too defensive of Zhang Miao, Zhang Mi's family was relatively good, and he was also very righteous, he was still very famous at that time, and he was defeated by Dong Zhuo when he fought with Dong Zhuo, and his strength was average.
Cao Cao has not yet risen
The seventh way: Dongjun Taishou Qiao Mao, is to call on the big guys to clean up Dong Zhuo's Qiao Mao, this person will not mention, the strength is too weak.
Eighth Way: Shanyang Taishou Yuan's will, he is Yuan Shao's cousin, there are few records about him, everyone knows that there is such a person on the line.
The ninth way: Bao Xin, the minister of the state of Jibei, Jibei is a feudal state, Jibei xiang is the minister of the state of Jibei, Bao Xin is the first person to see through Dong Zhuo, at that time he advised Yuan Shao and Situ Wang Yun to kill Dong Zhuo, but unfortunately these two did not listen, Bao Xin is also the eighteenth road princes when they asked Dong Zhuo for real swords and real guns and Dong Zhuo's people, very bloody, but unfortunately the strength is average.
The tenth way: Beihai taishou Kong Rong, the child who let the pear in the allusion is him, Kong Rong became famous at a young age, was a celebrity at that time, the reputation is better, he can't fight.
Eleventh Road: Guangling Taishou Zhang Chao, Zhang Chao is the younger brother of the Sixth Road Prince Chen Liu Taishou Zhang Miao, and his strength is average.
The twelfth way: Xuzhou thorn Shi Taoqian, Tao Qian is a good at governing internal affairs, but not good at leading soldiers to fight, he can occupy Xuzhou in the chaotic world of the crowd is his own cunning, although this person is not good at conquest, Xuzhou is still a little strong under his governance.
Thirteenth Road: Xi Liang is too defensive of Ma Teng, he is Ma Chao's father, the combat effectiveness of the Western Liang Army is still very strong, even Cao Cao, who has fought through the invincible hands of the Central Plains, also used tactics to disintegrate this force, and the strength is medium and high.
The Fourteenth Road: Beiping Taishou Gongsun Zhan, the early Gongsun Zhan was absolutely strong, the Xianbei and Wu people in the northern realm were frightened by him, and at the beginning of the battle with Yuan Shao, they did not lose the wind at all, and they were the strongest existence among the eighteenth road princes.
Fifteenth road: Shangdang is too defensive of Zhang Yang, and his strength is average.
Sixteenth Road: Changsha Taishou Sun Jian, Sun Ce and Sun Quan's father, a generation of fierce people, known as Jiangdong Fierce Tiger, is also one of dong Zhuo's few strong opponents, he and Yuan Shu have a certain attachment relationship, so many of his credits are finally counted on Yuan Shu's head, not well received.
Seventeenth Road: Yuan Shao, the fourth prince of the Third Duke and the spokesman of the famous and prestigious clan, the Romance of the Three Kingdoms interpreted him as the ally of the eighteenth road princes, and he forced Han Fu to cede Jizhou during the crusade against Dong Zhuo, becoming the only princely force at that time to be indistinguishable from Yuan Shu, and his strength was strong.
Eighteenth Road: Cao Cao, at that time Cao Cao was still a full-fledged and enthusiastic young man, after the assassination of Dong Zhuo failed, he ran to join the alliance, at that time his team had not yet been pulled up, and his strength was still relatively weak.
According to later research, the combined forces of princes who rebelled against Dong Zhuo actually had only thirteen roads, and The strongest of the thirteen roads of Kong Rong, Zhang Yang, Ma Teng, Tao Qian, and Gongsun Zhan did not participate, so the comparison between strengths excluded these five families, and the remaining Yuan Shu, Han Fu, Kong Ling, Liu Dai, Wang Kuang, Zhang Miao, Qiao Mao, Yuan Yi, Bao Xin, Zhang Chao, Sun Jian, Yuan Shao, and Cao Cao Were the strongest of the thirteen roads, followed by Han Fu, Liu Dai, Kong Ling, and Wang Kuang, and the third was Zhang Miao, Yuan Yi, Bao Xin, Zhang Chao, Sun Jian, Cao Cao, and Qiao Mao. Sun Jian and Cao Cao ranked last because they had not yet become princes in the substantive sense.