Boom, boom, boom!

War drums are thundering, phalanxes are arrayed outside Xia City, Xia City's war flags are beating, and elite soldiers and generals are wearing razor-sharp armor.

In March, the ice and snow in Langya Kingdom had melted, and the Yihe River entered the small flood season. The time agreed with the governor of Yanzhou, the governor of Qingzhou, the governor of Xuzhou, the governor of Dongjun, the governor of Chenliu, the prime minister of Jibei, and Beihai to attack the Yellow Turban Army of Qingzhou was coming!

The lineup of the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou's crusade this time was even more exaggerated than the court's lineup in the crusade against the Xiliang rebels.

The crusade army consisted of 270,000 soldiers and horses, known as a million-strong Han army, and attacked the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army from the east and west!

Qingzhou has become the hunting ground of the princes and the Yellow Turban Army!

Xue Rengui followed Chu Tian and inspected the Xiacheng army. Currently, the only generals stationed in Xiacheng were Li Guang, Xu Sheng, Xue Rengui, and Cavalry Captain Hua Mulan, who had been sent by Chu Tian to the north of Langya Kingdom to stop the invading Wu Sangui.

There are 14,000 troops in front of Chu Tian. The troops to attack the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army are not only the 14,000 troops in front of them, but also troops led by Zhou Yafu, Xue Yue, Zang Ba and others. They will later join Chu Tian in Ju County

, heading north together.

Fang Xuanling was wearing a cloak and riding a fine Turkic war horse.

If other players knew that Chu Tian gave a diamond-level war horse to a civil servant with no military power, they would be so angry that they would not be able to sleep.

But in Chu Tian's view, equipping Fang Xuanling with a good war horse is worth the money. At least when he is defeated, Fang Xuanling can escape immediately and the probability of being captured is reduced.

It was cool in summer, and Li Kui came out with all the officials of Xiacheng to see him off: "Dorgon and Wu Sangui are not easy to deal with. Behind them are hundreds of thousands or millions of Yellow Turban troops, so be careful."

"If we don't wipe out the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army now, once we let them establish a feudal kingdom that is divided into one state, the entire Eastern Han Dynasty may be swept away by their human wave tactics."

Chu Tian knew how terrible the human sea tactic was. Quantitative changes would lead to qualitative changes, and famous generals might not be able to make up for the gap in numbers.

"Where are Cao Bao and Mi Fang's 50,000 troops in Xiapi now?"

"We have arrived in Tancheng."

"Be prepared for Cao Bao and Mi Fang to attack Xia City and Langya City."

Chutian had to be careful about his allies. He had to be on guard against others.

"Please rest assured. They need a lot of food to go to Qingzhou, and they need to pass through our territory on the way. We can take the opportunity to sell military rations to them at a high price, and then buy the food from Taishan County at a low price. We can also make a small profit from Tao Qian."

"You..."

Chutian has become accustomed to it, and it seems that there are business opportunities everywhere for her.

At least Chutian doesn't have to worry about logistical issues.

Chutian has an achievement of "conquering the Yellow Turbans", which may be accomplished during this expedition against the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army.

Fourteen thousand people went north along the Yi River, from Xiacheng to Juxian, and then crossed Zhucheng, which was the territory of Beihai Kingdom.

The Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army was confronting Hua Mulan and the county magistrates in Zhucheng. Because of Hua Mulan's cavalry intrusion, Wu Sangui was unable to attack the counties with all his strength, and the counties were still holding on.

In Tan County, south of Xia City, Cao Bao and Mi Fang led 50,000 Xuzhou troops, and their march was quite slow. The two of them did not have high commanding values. It was quite difficult for them to command 50,000 troops, and they could not even lead all the Xuzhou troops.

Come to the bonus of the general and deputy general.

After the Taishan bandit generals were subdued by Chu Tian, ​​Cao Bao and Mi Fang were already the best generals under Tao Qian's command.

"I never thought that I, Mi Fang, would be able to command tens of thousands of troops!"

Mi Fang has great ambitions. He once told Chu Tian that he had the dream of becoming a general, and now he finally has the opportunity to display his talents. For a time, his ambitions are soaring.

Although Cao Bao personally commanded more than 30,000 troops, he only allocated more than 10,000 to Mi Fang. Mi Fang was a little dissatisfied, but this was already the largest number of troops he had ever commanded.

In Chenliu County, the prefect Zhang Miao recruited 15,000 troops to respond to the order of Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, and went to attack the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army.

A strong-looking general with extraordinary physical strength followed Zhang Miao, holding two halberds in his hands. According to the suggestion of his alien disciple, he hired this sergeant named Dian Wei as his bodyguard.

Cao Cao, the governor of Dongjun, was ready to attack. Generals such as Xiahou Dun, Xia Houyuan, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Li Dian, and Le Jin gathered under Cao Cao in advance. Cao Cao's power was already established.

Although Cao Cao had not yet fully entered a heroic state at this time and still had some hope for the Eastern Han Dynasty, under the influence of the strangers who followed him, he embarked on the path of separatist rule in advance.

Players who follow Cao Cao do not want him to help the Han Dynasty. These players want to be the founding heroes and occupy high positions.

A stranger's staff suggested: "If my lord surrenders one million Qingzhou Yellow Turban troops, and gets 300,000 of them to be strong and strong, and implement military farming, then there will be no worries about food in the next ten years."

Cao Cao was moved when he heard this: "This statement makes sense. Do you think the Han Dynasty can still be revived?"

The strangers all shook their heads: "It's difficult."

Cao Cao fell silent after hearing this.

Thirty thousand Dongjun Han troops, led by Cao Cao, joined Chenliu Governor Zhang Miao, Jibei Prime Minister Bao Xin, and Yanzhou Governor Liu Dai in Jibei Kingdom, preparing to invade Jinan Kingdom and destroy Jinan's Yellow Turban Army.

Cao Cao and Zhang Miao joined forces and found that there was a fierce general behind Zhang Miao. His bravery was even greater than that of the Xiahou brothers. He couldn't help but blurt out: "He is really a strong man!"

Zhang Miao said: "He is just an ordinary sergeant in the army."

Cao Cao disagreed. He had an inexplicable feeling of closeness to Dian Wei: "This man is a tiger general in the world in this crusade against the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou. He will definitely make great achievements."

Dian Wei was praised by Cao Cao and had a good impression of Cao Cao.

Players who defected to Cao Cao knew that Dian Wei and Cao Cao were compatible, and immediately became interested.

If Dian Wei can be recruited from Zhang Miao, Cao Cao's power will become even stronger.

"Find a way to kill Zhang Miao."

"Try to sow discord between Cao Cao and Zhang Miao. It is best to force Cao Cao to annex Zhang Miao's forces and unify Dongjun and Chenliu counties. Then no one in the world can compete with us."

"Yes, it is the fastest way to unify the Eastern Han Dynasty with the help of Cao Cao. Cao Cao will not show mercy at all when dealing with other civilized areas."

Player followers of Cao Cao's forces are already trying their best to help Cao Cao obtain his generals.

This crusade against the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army is the best opportunity for Cao Cao to conquer Dian Wei.

Although the princes and lords of Yanzhou, Qingzhou, and Xuzhou formed a coalition to deal with the common enemy, they were guarding against and plotting against each other internally.

Even Cao Cao, who attaches great importance to the alliance, was sold out by his players. Cao Cao did not murder his friend Zhang Miao to obtain Dian Wei, but for his own sake, his players were already plotting to kill Zhang Miao and obtain Dian Wei's loyalty.

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The Yanzhou army was engaged in intrigues, and there were also gaps between the Xuzhou army.

There is a conflict between Chu Tian and Tao Qian, but it is not obvious. Tao Qian's army is divided into two groups, the family represented by Cao Bao, who supports Tao Qian, and the family represented by Mi Fang, who intends to support Chu Tian.

In other words, Chu Tian and Mi Fang couldn't wait to see Cao Bao kill the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army.

Mr. Zhao of the Qingzhou Allied Forces supported Kong Rong, but this did not mean that Mr. Zhao and Kong Rong had no conflicts. Kong Rong had under his command the fierce general Taishi Ci whom Mr. Zhao wanted to get very much.

Despite all the conflicts within the 270,000-strong coalition, they entered Qingzhou territory one after another and began to fight against the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army.

"Leader, the main force of Langya Army is approaching, and the vanguard is less than thirty miles away from Zhucheng!"

Wu Sangui, who was stationed in the northern cities of Langya Kingdom, received a report from the Yellow Turban cavalry scouts.

"Break camp and retreat to Beihai Country."

Wu Sangui clenched his fists. He was angry with a general named Hua Mulan from Langya Kingdom.

In February, he invaded the Langya Kingdom southward and besieged the cities. However, Hua Mulan led four thousand light cavalry and marched 1,200 miles in eight days to appear on the outskirts of the cities, forcing Wu Sangui to be unable to attack the cities with all his strength.

Chu Tian set up two lines of defense, but none of them were used because Hua Mulan delayed Wu Sangui in the counties north of Ju County, preventing Wu Sangui from entering Chu Tian's sphere of influence.

During the one-month confrontation, Hua Mulan used the reconnaissance capabilities of the war eagle and the high-speed maneuverability of the light cavalry to continuously attack Wu Sangui who was besieging the city. Wu Sangui was unable to tolerate the disturbance and lost two thousand people.

Now the reinforcements from Chu Tian, ​​Cao Bao, and Mi Fang are about to arrive. If Wu Sangui does not relieve the siege, he will fall into the siege of Xuzhou Army.

"Lord County Magistrate, the Yellow Turban Army has withdrawn!"

"Long live!"

The county defenders, players, and village warriors who were surrounded by Wu Sangui were delighted. They held on for more than a month under the offensive of Wu Sangui's 50,000 Yellow Turban Army, and Wu Sangui never broke through the county seat.

Some players just sat down on the wall. For them, this month was like living in hell.

The Yellow Turban Army was like a swarm of locusts, attacking the city at all costs. As a result, two thousand of the city's defenders and local warriors died.

After Wu Sangui retreated, Hua Mulan led the cavalry into the city to supply supplies.

The county magistrates thanked Hua Mulan with tears in their eyes: "Thanks to the Prime Minister for sending reinforcements, otherwise the counties would not be able to defend themselves. From now on, all counties are willing to be managed by the Prime Minister."

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The defenders of various counties survived the disaster and did not object to their county magistrate's decision.

Without the four thousand light cavalry sent by Chu Tian to attack Wu Sangui, with Wu Sangui's tough attitude, the counties would not have been able to hold on for nearly two months.

Therefore, after Xihai County, the counties became the eighth county to be merged into Xiacheng's power.

Eight of the thirteen counties in Langya Kingdom have been controlled by Chutian.

Hua Mulan accepted the surrender of the Han troops from various counties with a clear conscience.

Many counties in the Eastern Han Dynasty were captured and occupied by player lords, but a considerable number of counties were still in the hands of local officials. The county magistrates of each county were NPC officials appointed by the Han court.

One day later, Chutian's army arrived in various counties one after another and joined Hua Mulan.

Also arriving at the same time were Zhou Yafu's 8,000 men, Zang Ba's 5,000 men, Xue Yue's 5,000 men, plus Hua Mulan's 4,000 cavalry, and Chu Tian's 14,000 men, for a total of 36,000 men.

After Chu Tian arrived, he appeased the county magistrates and Han troops in the counties. There were originally 5,000 regular Han troops in each county. After Wu Sangui's attack, this Han army basically lost its combat effectiveness. Chu Tian did not expect them to invade Qingzhou, so he ordered them to continue

Guard the counties and ensure logistics.

"Xueyue, lead your 5,000 people to the rear and ensure the supply line."
To be continued...