"According to reliable information, Langya Prime Minister Chu Zimou has already fought with Lu Bu, Hua Xiong and other Dong Zhuo's generals at Hulao Pass."

"With all the elites of Langya Kingdom out, it's time to raise troops to carve up Langya Kingdom."

The second anti-Chutian alliance was secretly established. This time, in addition to the lords of Xuzhou Donghai Kingdom, Xiapi Kingdom, and Pengcheng Kingdom, the lord of Taishan County and Xuzhou Governor Tao Qian joined.

In Tan County of the East China Sea Kingdom, Cao Bao, who was secretly stationed in the army, gathered 50,000 troops and claimed to attack the bandits in the East China Sea Kingdom, but secretly went north to capture Xia City!

Several major lords of Donghai Kingdom, who were directly threatened by Langya Kingdom, raised 40,000 troops, led by a historical military general, and attacked the area called "Nine Towns in the East of the River" by Chu Tian, ​​echoing Tao Qian's general Cao Bao.

The allied forces of Xia Pi State and Pengcheng State combined 60,000 troops to follow Cao Bao's rear as reinforcements.

The lord of Taishan County sent 30,000 troops to attack Xia City from another direction.

The alliance's goal is very simple, that is to gather 180,000 troops and attack Xia City from three directions!

As long as Xia City is captured, Xia City's rule over Langya Kingdom will soon collapse, and the loyalty of officials in various places will drop significantly due to the loss of Xia City!

Whether it is Donghai Kingdom, Xiapi Kingdom, Pengcheng Kingdom, or Taishan County, they all feel the threat from Langya Kingdom. If Langya Kingdom cannot be suppressed now, when the main force of Chutian returns from Hulao Pass, these counties are likely to

Being annexed by Langya Kingdom. Now is their only chance.

When the secret alliance began to mobilize troops and horses on a large scale, it was finally unable to hide its movements, and news of the advance of various armies was quickly spread to Xia City.

"I wonder how the crusade against Dong Zhuo is progressing. Are there three heroes fighting against Lu Bu?"

Xia Liang is handling internal affairs on his behalf. So far, every time Chu Tian goes to war, she is the designated heir. Only she has the ability to take over the Langya Kingdom. Once Chu Tian dies in battle, the Langya Kingdom will become a mess. Any historical military general

I'm afraid they can't deal with it because they lack the player's system.

"It's cold, there are four groups of enemies marching quickly towards Xiacheng! The closest to Xiacheng is Cao Bao's army in Tan County. The number is estimated to be around 50,000, with 5,000 light cavalry as the vanguard. It is estimated that he wants to attack quickly.

Under Langya City, besiege the city to disable the teleportation array in Langya City and prevent the lord from coming back!"

"A coalition force from the East China Sea is rapidly approaching the Jiuzhen area of ​​Hedong, Xiacheng!"

"The Taishan County coalition forces are entering Langya Kingdom along the Yimeng Mountains and attacking Xiacheng and Langya City from the northwest. Their purpose may also be to raid Yangdu County and cut off the connection between the south, central and northern parts of Langya Kingdom!"

"Xia Pi State and Pengcheng State's coalition forces are still gathering. They are Cao Bao's backup troops."

"You discuss with Xu Sheng how to respond. Currently we only have 30,000 available troops, and there are 10,000 Qingzhou troops that have just been recruited."

When the second anti-Chutian Alliance held its army, Xue Yue, who managed the players' guild, quickly used the players' connections to collect the movements of various soldiers and horses, and immediately informed Xia Liang, who was currently at the Lord's Mansion.

"Damn it, this is happening again!"

Gritting my teeth in the summer cold.

This is not the first time that Xiacheng has been targeted, and it will not be the last time.

Because Xia City is developing too fast and its power is the strongest in the nearby area, the nearby lords will join forces to suppress the Langya Kingdom. They know that if they do not join forces, they will only be defeated one by one by the Langya Kingdom and then annexed.

Forming an alliance also gives you a chance to win.

"Lord, I must defend the Langya Kingdom while the lord is away. This is a force that I have witnessed being established with my own eyes..."

As one of the first batch of people loyal to Chutian, Xia Liang has become accustomed to the name he has been called in the past two years, and the power of Xia City that has been built up bit by bit. There is no way he will allow others to destroy it.

"Please invite General Xu Sheng to come to the Lord's Mansion!"

"Move 6,000 Qingzhou troops to defend Xia City, and 4,000 Qingzhou troops to defend Langya City!"

"Be prepared to abandon the Nine Towns in Hedong, shrink the entire line to important cities, and transport all the important materials in the Nine Towns in Hedong to Xia City or Langya City. Once the Nine Towns in Hedong are lost, we will try to regain them in the future!"

"Inform the lord immediately about the situation in Langya Kingdom, and reassure the lord, because we will guard Xia City until he returns!"

"We still have 40,000 professional soldiers and a group of city defense troops, plus temporarily recruited rural warriors. If they want to capture Xia City, they must be prepared for at least a year!"

"Each city is recruiting soldiers, giving priority to low-level infantry archers!"

Orders were quickly issued to each city, requiring each city to unleash its war potential and start recruiting a large number of troops!

Xu Sheng, the general in charge of the defense of Xia City and Langya City, arrived. He learned the news and knew what it meant.

The surrounding villages and towns can be lost, as long as they are recovered later, but the important city cannot be abandoned. The main population, wealth, and important buildings of Langya Kingdom are all located in the city. Especially Xia City, as the main city, cannot be lost, otherwise it will seriously affect everything.

The loyalty of military commanders has shaken the morale of the military and reduced the morale of the people.

"The navy camp of two thousand people can control the Yi River if they advance, and they can retreat with the Xiangyong to defend Liangshan Town. If the ships in Tan County can be interfered with to transport food to Cao Bao's army, then Cao Bao will be short of food, especially in the Xiapi Kingdom and the

The lords of Pengcheng State join forces with Cao Bao. They will have 110,000 soldiers and horses, and it will be difficult to maintain food supplies."

"Thirty thousand professional soldiers, of which 12,000 are in the south, 8,000 in the middle, and 10,000 in the north, not counting the troops recruited by Yin Li of Xihai County."

"If 10,000 Qingzhou troops are transferred to the south, Xia City in the south will have 12,000 troops and Langya City will have 8,000 troops."

Xu Sheng explained the current troop deployment to Xia Liang, who nodded from time to time.

Xu Sheng hesitated: "The question is, can Zang Ba and Sun Guan's 10,000 troops be mobilized in the north? If Zang Ba and Sun Guan's 10,000 troops can be mobilized, our pressure will be reduced, but the north will face an attack.

Threat from the North Sea Lords."

He needs a responsible person to make the final decision because Xu Sheng cannot bear the consequences.

Xia Liang guessed what Chu Tian was thinking at this time, and finally decided: "Instruct Zang Ba and Sun Guan to lead eight thousand soldiers south to Ju County to join Xue Yue, forming a reinforcement force of 12,000 people to move around Jiuzhen in Hedong as foreign aid, and

Try to defeat the 40,000 allied troops of Donghai Kingdom. Order Yinli to suppress the possible rebellion in Xihai County. Don't worry about Xiacheng. We will defend Xiacheng. General Xu Sheng, please help you strengthen the city defense. I will let people in

Produce as much city defense materials as possible in the city."

"As commanded."

Xu Sheng somewhat admired the woman in front of him.

The Second Anti-Chutian Alliance had 180,000 troops, while Langya Kingdom only had 40,000 troops at full strength. Even though the barracks in Xia City could recruit 2,000 first-order light infantry and 2,000 first-order long archers each month, they were just new recruits.

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Under the premise of such a huge disparity in the proportion of troops, they can still remain calm and deploy, which is better than the vast majority of people.

Xu Sheng went down to rectify Xia City's defenses.

Xia City, which had not fought for a long time, was once again attacked by the coalition forces, and people were panicked for a while.

Xia Liang recruited a large number of troops in the city, trained infantry, archers, and cavalry at the same time, and consumed the equipment hoarded in the arsenal.

"I heard that the lords of four counties participated in the coalition force to carve up the Langya Kingdom. The coalition force was said to be 500,000, and the leader was Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou!"

"Isn't Prime Minister Langya a subordinate of Tao Qian? Why does Tao Qian want to get rid of him quickly?"

"Because Langya Kingdom seems to be an independent kingdom, it seriously threatens Tao Qian's status as governor. How can he allow others to sleep soundly on the couch lying on his side?"

"We'd better escape from Xia City or Langya City as soon as possible."

"There is no place where there is no war, so where can we escape to? Besides, my house is still in Xia City, but it cost me 200 taels of silver!"

There are rumors in the streets of Xiacheng that 500,000 coalition troops are attacking the Langya Kingdom.

Zang Ba, who was stationed in the counties in the northern part of Langya Kingdom, set out immediately after receiving Xia Liang's order asking him to go south to meet Xue Yue.

Sun Guan, the guard stationed in Dongwu County, also received the order and immediately ordered his troops to go south.

Xia Liang's intention was already obvious. She was ready to abandon the nine towns in Hedong and even abandon the northern part of Langya Kingdom. She would shrink the defense scope and defend with limited troops until she waited for Chutian to return.

Even if Langya City's teleportation array fails due to the siege, Xia Liang believes that Chu Tian will have a way to come back.

The Xuzhou light cavalry sent by Cao Bao were extremely fast and fully prepared, bypassing Xia City and approaching Langya City. Once the city was besieged, Langya City's teleportation array would be ineffective and Chutian's army would not be able to return to Langya Kingdom immediately.

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The only people Cao Bao was afraid of were Chutian's elite troops and those top generals, but they were all fighting the elite Xiliang Army at Hulao Pass and had no time to return.

Secondly, an army of more than 40,000 infantrymen will have enough time to besiege Xia City. Whether it is a strong attack, flooding, or siege, it all depends on the situation.

Cao Bao could already see the outline of Xia City, and Xia City was at his fingertips: "Attack it directly. If it cannot be captured, wait until the 60,000 troops of the lords of Xiapi Kingdom and Pengcheng Kingdom arrive, and join forces to attack again. We cannot lose our lives by annexing Langya Kingdom.

More, otherwise it will be in vain to benefit other county lords."

"Miss Xia, Cao Bao's army has arrived!"

The defenders of the city wall discovered that the banners of Cao Bao's army appeared on the horizon. First there was a black line, and then the Xuzhou Army spread over the mountains and plains. Hundreds of war horses carrying supplies appeared within the sight of Xia City. Fifty thousand people was quite a lot.

The huge scale is enough to cover the entire sight.

Currently, Xia Cheng's 12,000 defenders have to block the opponent's 50,000 troops, and there are 60,000 reinforcements behind the opponent, and there are 30,000 reinforcements in the direction of Taishan County!

Cao Bao's army arrived at the city and began to prepare siege equipment, making preparations for both a strong attack and a long-term siege.

Xia Liang has ordered the city to be closed and under martial law, with soldiers patrolling the streets.

Rows of archers came to the city wall, and swords and chariots were prepared at the city gate. If the opponent tried to break through the city, what was waiting for them was the sharp swords and chariots, which would turn them into hedgehogs.

Xu Shengpi persisted and took turns patrolling with Xia Liang.

A large number of stones and yaksha stones were transported to the city wall.

This is the first time that Xia City has been attacked by enemies.

During the first anti-Chutian alliance, the enemy almost approached the city and was defeated by Xia Liang with 3,000 new soldiers. But this time he could not repeat the same trick because Cao Bao was already prepared for the lime fire horse formation.

We can only use the most brutal and effective method to defend, which is to defend the city.

"Why didn't the governor inform me about sending troops?!"

When Mi Fang learned that Cao Bao was the commander-in-chief and sent troops to attack the Langya Kingdom, she couldn't help but became angry. As one of Tao Qian's subordinates, he didn't hear about it at all, and was kept in the dark by Tao Qian and Cao Bao.
To be continued...