"Chu Zimou has returned. Now if he sends his troops south to attack Donghai Kingdom and Xiapi Kingdom, we lack famous generals and will not be able to defend them."

"His next step is probably to take over the entire Xuzhou and become a veritable Xuzhou herdsman."

The lords who participated in the second anti-Chutian alliance were afraid of Chutian's return to Langya Kingdom.

Even the second and third line defenders of Langya Kingdom can defeat hundreds of thousands of coalition forces. When Chutian's main first line force comes back, who can stop him?

The lords of the other four counties in Xuzhou all felt a sense of crisis. They had heard that Chu Tian had reported to Dong Zhuo about the pastoral affairs of Xuzhou.

If it weren't for Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu holding him back, Dong Zhuo would have almost agreed to the Xuzhou pastoral project.

But the other lords of Xuzhou knew that even if Chutian did not successfully obtain Xuzhou Mu, he would definitely kill the current Xuzhou Mu and replace him.

Once Tao Qian, the largest force in Xuzhou, was eliminated, they would be unable to stop the massive Langya army.

"It seems that it is necessary to organize a third alliance, otherwise we will be defeated one by one by Chu Zimou without any suspense."

"The goal of the third alliance is not to attack the Langya Kingdom. It is just to protect ourselves and focus on defense. Defense is much easier than attacking. As long as we use our strength advantage and strong cities to block the Langya Kingdom's army, he will

It will be plunged into a long and difficult battle, and then our reinforcements will continue to come to support and exhaust them."

"You have overlooked one thing. He has many famous generals, but we only have a few weak generals. A famous general can even increase the combat effectiveness of an army by 50%, or even double or triple it. His military strength does not seem to be much, but his combat effectiveness

But it's very strong. That's why we failed last time."

"I have a historical general Song Jiang here who can fight."

"Forget it, how badly was your general Song Jiang beaten last time in Langya Kingdom? Except for the cavalry of the 40,000 Donghai Kingdom's army that escaped, the rest of the army was wiped out!"

"..."

"Tao Qian also had no generals to use. Although Tao Qian sent a lot of people, his number of soldiers, horses, money and food was definitely still higher than that of Chu Zimou. What he lacked was just famous generals. If he had two or three famous generals, and

He is not a fool like Cao Bao or Mi Fang. Maybe he can defeat Chu Zimou with his strong strength and the support of his family. Now Tao Qian is doing his best to prepare for the war and should be able to bring out 150,000 troops."

"The famous generals in Xuzhou are almost concentrated in Chutian's hands. Where can we find famous generals?"

The remaining lords of Xuzhou had difficulty finding a qualified historical general to serve as their commander.

"The heroes of Xuzhou are all in Langya."

All the lords in Xuzhou couldn't help but sigh.

There are many generals in Langya Kingdom, how to resist them?

A lord of Xiapi State said: "I have a famous general here, Xiang Yan, a famous general of Chu State."

"Xiang Yan?"

Many lords were finally moved when they heard Xiang Yan's name.

They finally have a truly famous general!

Xiang Yan, a famous general of the Chu State at the end of the Warring States Period, and Qin General Li Xin led an army of 200,000 to attack the Chu State, penetrated deep into the Chu territory, and tried to join forces with Meng Tian. Xiang Yan followed behind and stayed for three days and nights without stopping to rest, and defeated Li Xin.

The army killed seven captains, and Li Xin fled back to Qin.

Later, Qin Shihuang sent Wang Jian to lead an army of 600,000, and then he defeated Xiang Yan and destroyed Chu.

Although he is not as good as Wang Jian and other top commanders, Xiang Yan is qualified to become a first-class commander by virtue of his offensive of defeating Li Xin, destroying Li Xin, and Meng Tian's destruction of Chu.

"When we attacked Langya Kingdom before, why didn't we make Xiang Yan a general in time?"

"I only recruited Xiang Yan who wandered into my territory in the past few days. Otherwise, how could I have been defeated by the Langya Kingdom's defending troops?"

"Temporarily lend Xiang Yan to Tao Qian, and by using Tao Qian's troops and resources, we may be able to block Chu Zimou's offensive."

"There is a lord in Guangling County who has the general Yang Wudi. If he can help Xiang Yan to command the infantry and archers, and Yang Wudi to command the cavalry, Chu Zi will make his generals hate the Yi River. Guangling County is also one of the five counties in Xuzhou. Once Chu Zi

The plot is sweeping across Xuzhou, and Guangling County, which is far away on the Yangtze River, is not immune. Therefore, the lord of Guangling County should send Yang Wudi to join."

"General Yang Ye of the Yang family?!"

"Exactly, he was brave and good at fighting. He and Song general Pan Mei attacked 100,000 Liao soldiers at Yanmen Pass. Whenever the Khitan people saw Yang Ye's flag, they immediately fled. Unfortunately, the military supervisor Wang Dong gave random orders and Yang Ye died in the Liao army.

Ambush."

"With Yang Wudi and Xiang Liang teaming up, plus Cao Bao and Song Jiang, we may not be defeated by Chu Zimou!"

"I'll contact the lord of Guangling County. He seems to be about to unify Guangling County. Yang Ye is indeed invincible. He is invincible across Guangling County."

The lords of the four counties prepared troops and horses.

They have realized that the Langya Kingdom will soon go south to occupy the entire Xuzhou, and only the lords of the four counties unite to stop the Langya Kingdom's troops.

Currently there are two great lords in Donghai Kingdom, three great lords in Xiapi Kingdom, three great lords in Pengcheng Kingdom, and only one great lord is left in Guangling County.

In addition to these big lords, there is also Xuzhou Mu Taoqian who is the largest force.

In Guangling County, a lord captured the county city, and General Yang Ye led his cavalry into the city.

Zhang Chao, the prefect of Guangling, was killed in the Battle of Hulao Pass when he was attacking Dong Zhuo. The soldiers and horses he left behind in Guangling County were annexed by the lords of Guangling County. The lord who owned Yang Ye took the opportunity to sweep the entire Guangling County, captured the county, and became the lord of Guangling County.

Most of the great lords of Guangling County had no more concessions in territory than Chutian.

But he was very afraid of Chu Tian.

The number of his generals was not as good as that of Chu Tian, ​​and he occupied Guangling County too late.

Chutian has digested the Langya Kingdom, established order in the Langya Kingdom, and formed its own system. The public support and public security in each city are very high, and there are appointed officials to handle internal affairs step by step.

The Yellow Turban Army, Taishan bandits, and mountain bandits in Langya were eliminated or recruited. There were also mountain bandits and water bandits running rampant in Guangling County. This alone is enough to show the difference between the two counties.

Once it enters a state of war, Langya Kingdom can continuously recruit troops and transport food without worries. Guangling County is no opponent.

"I am half a year behind Chu Zimou, which is already a big disadvantage. If he is allowed to annex Donghai Kingdom, Xiapi Kingdom, and our mere Guangling County, how can we block his military front? Yang Wudi, you can use teleportation with me

Arrive at Xiapi, we will go to see Mr. Zhou Mu."

The lord thought carefully and finally decided to join the army to resist Chu Tian's march south to annex Xuzhou.

Xuzhou began to prepare for war, but once again fell into chaos and chaos, and people were panicked.

Before the storm comes, everyone feels suffocated.

Tao Qian did not pay 50,000 taels of silver as compensation, but continued to recruit troops from various cities with Cao Bao's support, and then set up defenses in Tan County.

Tan County is adjacent to Kaiyang County, and Tancheng is only over 100 kilometers from Xiacheng. In "Lord", it is not that far.

So the competition between the two sides is between Tancheng and Xiacheng.

Among the five counties in Xuzhou City, except for the Langya Kingdom controlled by Chu Tian, ​​the lords of the other four counties gathered together to discuss how to strengthen Tan County's defense line and block the Langya Kingdom's troops.

Xiang Yan, Yang Wudi, and Song Jiang, three historical military generals, led by their lords, met with Tao Qian. They were historical military generals from the lords of Xiapi Kingdom, Guangling County, and Donghai Kingdom respectively.

They had famous generals, and Tao Qian had money, food, soldiers and horses, so they hit it off.

Not only Xuzhou, but other states also started civil wars, and the less powerful lords often united to deal with the big lords.

At this time, Chu Tian, ​​who was the focus of Xuzhou, was conversing with the great Confucians of the late Eastern Han Dynasty in Du Fu's Thatched Cottage.

After possessing the characteristics of "Four Generations and Three Dukes", Chu Tian found that Lu Zhi, Cai Yong and other literati looked at him differently.

In their eyes, Chu Tian was also from a noble family, so their favorability doubled and they no longer looked down upon Chu Tian.

Chu Zimou of Langya Kingdom, the fourth generation and the three princes, had peaches and plums all over the world.

Chu Tian's family background in the eyes of the heroes in the late Eastern Han Dynasty has quietly changed.

In short, with the status of aristocratic family, it is easier to win over celebrities in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.

Poet Saint Du Fu also participated in the conversation and exchanged Tang poetry with Han Yuefu poetry. Lu Zhi, Cai Yong and others were so amazed that they stayed in Xiacheng for a while longer.

Chutian planned to form a literati group in Xiacheng to completely enhance the influence of Xiacheng and become the cultural center of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Cao Wei has the Seven Sons of Jian'an, and Chu Tian can also have the Seven Sons of Langya, the Seven Sages of Kaiyang, and the Eight Great Masters of Xuzhou...

Cultural influence is equally important to the territory, improving the economy, public sentiment, and the probability of the birth of special talents.

During a chat with Cai Yong, Chu Tian learned that his daughter Cai Wenji was at Chen Liu's home, so Chu Tian reminded him to move Cai Wenji as soon as possible to prevent her from being plundered by the Southern Huns.

Cai Yong heard Chu Tian's suggestion. Although he didn't know why, he silently wrote it down.

Chu Tian was extremely benevolent and righteous.

In fact, Chutian did not need to worry about Cai Wenji being abducted by the Xiongnu, because the lord with Lianpo guarded Bingzhou and did not teach Huma to cross the Yinshan Mountains.

A soldier came to report in a low voice: "My lord, the lords of the four counties of Xuzhou are gathering in Xiapi City to discuss the future strategy of resisting the southward march of the Langya Kingdom."

"A bunch of ragtag people are worthless. If Cao Bao is still the coach, a million-strong army will be useless."

"They plan to appoint Xiang Liang as Zhonglang General to command the Xuzhou infantry and archers, and appoint Yang Wudi as the Cavalry Commander to command the Xuzhou cavalry."

"..."

Chu Tian was no longer calm now.

Whether it was Xiang Liang or Yang Ye, Chu Tian knew that one was a famous general in the Warring States Period and the other was a famous general in the Northern Song Dynasty. Both were famous generals who had fought great victories. Xiang Liang was more of a commander, while Yang Ye was more of a force.

With two famous generals joining forces, plus second- and third-rate generals such as Song Jiang and Cao Bao, and with Tao Qian's financial resources, the battle to unify Xuzhou will not be easy.

Chu Tian waved his hand and asked the soldiers who came to report the news to withdraw.

Seeing Chu Tian's serious expression, Lu Zhi couldn't help but wonder: "Why is Zimou worried? What happened?"
To be continued...