Chapter 179 Ye Feng establishes his authority, and Zhang Fei beats Yuan Shu with a stick!
After staying in Xindu for two days, in addition to instructing Qu Yi on the methods of marching troops into battle formations, Ye Feng spent most of his time accompanying his fifth cousin from the Zhen family who had already settled in Xindu City.

After all, five stunning beauties cannot be neglected, otherwise if their homes are stolen by others, it would be a huge loss.

Two days later, Ye Feng continued to march south with an army of 50,000.

Ten days later, the Yellow River was filled with roaring waves and thousands of boats were vying to cross the river.

On the south bank of the Yellow River, seventeen princes had already arrived with their troops.

Seeing with their own eyes the 50,000 elite soldiers brought by Ye Feng, with their impressive momentum and high morale, the seventeen princes all looked unhappy.

I am afraid of being compared with others in everything.

Although they have an army of more than 250,000 behind them, in terms of momentum, they are far inferior to Ye Feng's army of 50,000.

He met with various princes, exchanged greetings, and the atmosphere was harmonious.

Welcoming Ye Feng into the general's tent, Yuan Shao pointed to the commander's seat and said with a smile, "Ye Meng led the army to defeat 100,000 elite Wuhuan troops, and his name is known all over the grassland. Now when the name Ye Feng is mentioned, I heard that the children on the grassland don't even dare to cry."

"Even the champion general Huo Qubing was only as famous as him."

"Please take a seat quickly!"

As soon as Yuan Shao opened his mouth, the other princes began to praise him. Even Kong Rong, who had a grudge against Ye Feng in the past, did not spoil the fun. It was obvious that Yuan Shao had done ideological work on him in advance.

Ye Feng was not polite either. He strode to the position of the leader and bowed to everyone. "At present, Dong Zhuo is holding the emperor hostage and controlling the princes. Outside, the Huns are invading Bingzhou. The situation is urgent. Don't worry about those red tapes."

"Today I am the leader of the alliance. Let me ask you one more question: Are you sincere in electing me as the leader? Are you willing to follow my orders?"

As the voice fell, a faint majesty emanated from his body.

The seventeen princes present all felt a sense of oppression, and it seemed that even the air had become heavier.

Yuan Shao didn't expect Ye Feng to be so anxious and wanted to establish his authority as soon as he arrived.

I thought that if I pushed Ye Feng to the position of leader, he would be complacent and easy to deal with.
There was a trace of regret in his heart, but he smiled and said: "Among all the gentlemen present, only Alliance Leader Ye has the highest rank and has experienced many battles. We sincerely support him and have no other thoughts."

Cao Cao nodded in agreement: "When Marshal Ye was in Luoyang City, the traitor Dong Zhuo had to keep his tail between his legs and dared not make any unusual moves. Once you take action, you will surely restore order to the Han Dynasty."

Liu Bei, who used to have little presence among the seventeen princes, also smiled and said, "Under Marshal Ye's leadership, within three months, we will surely be able to pacify the traitors and support the government."

The other princes were not as familiar with Ye Feng and did not flatter him too much.

Yuan Shu, Kong Rong and other princes who were dissatisfied with Ye Feng did not say anything against him.

Ye Feng glanced at the people present with a smile and said, "Since you are all so sensible, how can I, Ye Feng, not try my best?"

"But I have to say this first. Anyone who pretends to obey but actually disobeys me, sabotages our alliance, or colludes with Dong Zhuo and disrupts our army's morale will be killed without mercy!"

The murderous intent instantly filled the entire tent. Many people with ulterior motives shuddered subconsciously, and the smile on Yuan Shao's face was also very forced.

Ye Feng did not allow the other lords to speak, and continued, "I am the leader, so naturally I must have a deputy leader."

"General Yuan Shao will take over this position."

"General Cao Cao is in charge of all logistics, including the mobilization of food and fodder, the replenishment of troops, and the distribution of weapons."

"Generals Sun Jian and Ma Teng will lead 30,000 elite soldiers as the vanguard. In three days, the troops will march to Sishui Pass."

Cao Cao, Sun Jian, and Ma Teng were delighted when hearing this, and said, "We will follow the leader's orders."

But Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and others all looked unhappy.

If they follow Ye Feng's arrangement, all military affairs, big or small, have nothing to do with them. How can they sideline Ye Feng?

Pushing Ye Feng to the position of leader was to let him fight Dong Zhuo to the death, not to let him sit back and reap the benefits. Kong Rong, Kong Zhu, and Yuan Shu all looked at Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao had no choice but to bite the bullet and said, "Alliance Leader Ye, we have already arranged all the military affairs. If we change positions again, I am afraid it will take three days to adapt. The worst thing in the army is to change orders every day. If people are uneasy and morale is low, it will be a bit bad if we lose 30% of our troops before the battle."

"Why don't we just leave the rest of the place alone for now?"

Kong Rong, Kong Zhu and others chimed in, "What Yuan Zong said is absolutely right."

"Alliance Leader Ye has just arrived at the coalition and is not familiar with the various princes. It won't be too late to make adjustments after you are familiar with them."

Ye Feng shook his head: "It is precisely because I am not familiar with you that I deliberately let Cao Meng, who I am familiar with, take charge of the logistics and supplies."

"When I was fighting against the Yellow Turbans, I knew his abilities very well. As for General Sun Jian and General Ma Teng, they have made great achievements in battle, so it is only natural for them to be the vanguard."

"I know you are worried about losing the first battle, so I hereby issue a military order. If the adjustment of positions leads to a loss in the first battle, I, Ye Feng, will take the initiative to resign from the position of leader."

Having said this, Yuan Shao looked extremely depressed, but he didn't know what to say.

He could bear it, but Yuan Shu on the side couldn't stand Ye Feng's arrangement.

He was the legitimate son of the Yuan family and his family background was higher than that of Yuan Shao.

It was already uncomfortable to condescend to the position of deputy leader and be in charge of the coalition's logistics affairs. Originally, they discussed not giving up the position of deputy leader, but the power was no less.

After Ye Feng's adjustment, he instantly became a passerby. How could he swallow this?
Taking two steps forward, without clasping his fists or bowing, Yuan Shu snorted coldly, "Ye Feng, we respect you as the leader of the alliance only because of your title of Duke Zhenbei and the contributions you have just made to the Han Dynasty. This is not to allow you to cover up everything in the coalition and exclude dissidents."

A cold look flashed across Ye Feng's eyes: "You don't obey the leader's order?"

"Or are you planning to sideline me as the leader and push me out to the front as a target?"

Yuan Shu laughed: "You are just a young boy, I..."

Before he finished speaking, a terrifying soul pressure emanated from Ye Feng.

Yuan Shudi hurriedly used his mid-stage strength to activate his hidden energy, but how could he compete with Ye Feng's spiritual power?
In an instant, all the internal organs in the body were severely damaged.

"Pfft."

After spitting out a mouthful of blood, Yuan Shu knelt down in front of Ye Feng.

"Yuan Shu disobeyed the order of the leader and offended me. He shall be punished with twenty military sticks!"

"Who is willing to execute me?"

The princes present all looked unhappy and subconsciously took two steps back. Naturally, they did not want to offend Yuan Shu.

But there are always young and incompetent people. Zhang Fei behind Liu Bei had long disliked Yuan Shu.

Ever since they first met, Yuan Shu ridiculed Liu Bei for being a mat weaver and shoe seller, Zhang Fei had held a grudge against him. At this moment, he was very happy and walked out from behind Liu Bei.

"I am willing to carry out the execution on behalf of the leader!"

As he spoke, he picked up a military stick from the side and without waiting for Ye Feng to say anything, he couldn't wait to hit Yuan Shu on the back.

Liu Bei's face changed drastically, but he didn't have time to stop it.

"Bang bang bang!!"

The sound of military sticks hitting each other was heard, and a scream came from Yuan Shu's mouth.

Ye Feng's cruelty made all the princes look unhappy.
(End of this chapter)