Chapter 229: Burning the Xuzhou Navy(2/2)
Xue Rengui lifted Wang Lang up with one hand.
Wang Lang truly felt what it means to be powerless in front of a fierce general like Xue Rengui.
"Since General Cao, as the general, surrenders...surrender, then I also..."
Wang Lang found a step for himself.
So Cao Bao and Wang Lang became Xue Rengui's prisoners.
The battleship raised the white flag, and the Xuzhou navy was in an uproar. Their commander actually surrendered.
A large number of ships surrendered.
Some ships that were unwilling to surrender broke out and left.
The outcome of the battle between the two navies was decided. More than 5,000 units of food were burned, and more than 20,000 units of food became spoils of war.
"With so much food, Tao Qian is really rich. No wonder he can keep recruiting troops and lose tens of thousands of people at every turn."
Sun Liuwan kicked open the wooden door of the canal. Inside were bags of grain and grass for the frontline soldiers.
Twenty thousand units of grain can feed an army of two hundred thousand for more than a month.
"With this batch of food, our food problem in Langya Country can be alleviated."
Xu Sheng was also a little surprised by Tao Qian's wealth. This was food and grass from four counties.
But from now on, this batch of grain and grass has become the spoils of war for the Langya Kingdom.
Xu Sheng estimated that he burned more than a hundred enemy ships, large and small, and captured hundreds of warships and canoes.
"Escort Cao Bao, Wang Lang and this batch of grain and grass to Xiacheng."
Xu Sheng counted the spoils and knew that this time he had made a great contribution.
In the contest with Tao Qian, Xia Liang's battle with Langya Kingdom was the first achievement, followed by this battle on the Yi River.
The water battle that took place in the Yi River area was quickly detected by the scouts on the shore. News of the defeat of the Xuzhou Navy reached Tancheng where the Xuzhou coalition camp was gathering, and the coalition forces were shocked!
Thirty thousand grains were burned and robbed, and Tancheng fell into a food crisis!
After the navy was destroyed, it would take time to reorganize the navy. During this period, the coalition forces could only use horse-drawn carriages and wooden carts to transport food, which greatly affected the efficiency of food and grass supply!
"The food stored in Tancheng can still supply an army of 200,000 for two months. After two months, the food must be transported by land. Transporting food by land is time-consuming and laborious."
"They control the Yi River and may attack Xiapi and our grain roads at any time!"
The lords of Xuzhou fell into panic.
"Chu Zimou is forcing us to leave the city for a decisive battle."
"He has many generals, and he is hoping that we will go out of the city to fight with them. Don't fall into his trap."
"If we don't leave the city, once we are surrounded by him, Tancheng's teleportation array will be ineffective, and all of us will starve to death here!"
Just when all the lords were uneasy because of the naval defeat, Xiang Yan and his lords stepped forward to calm everyone's mood: "We have a large number of troops, and we may not lose if we fight outside the city."
A lord said sternly: "Chu Zimou has many fierce generals under his command, and they are all elite divisions. Once he chooses to go out of the city for a decisive battle, he will play into his own hands!"
Another lord supported: "Yes. Someone has made statistics. The military god Chu Zimou was not defeated in any field battle. Wu Sangui, Xu Sheng, and Dorgon were all defeated by him."
"Don't worry, everyone. I have already calculated that we are at least 80% sure of winning."
Su Xin, the lord of Guangling County, appeared and believed that Yang Ye and Xiang Yan would win with a high probability of joining forces.
"Are you really so sure?"
"Believe me, with an army of 200,000 and our trump cards, victory will be easy."
"Su Xin, we believe in you and hope you will not lead us to failure."
The lord of Guangling County occupied the territory of a county, which was comparable to the size of Langya Kingdom. He also had the famous general Yang Ye, and the lord of Xuzhou took him as his leader.
"You will soon see that the war god Chu Zimou, who has been victorious in every battle, was defeated and begged for mercy."
In Xiacheng, Chutian didn't know that he had another nickname of "Military God". He was overjoyed to learn that Xu Sheng defeated the Xuzhou Navy in one battle, captured Cao Bao and Wang Lang alive, and seized 20,000 units of military rations.
"Wang Lang, Wang Situ..."
Chu Tian did not expect that the navy camp could capture this famous person.
Wang Lang later became a Situ of the Wei Kingdom, and his granddaughter Wang Yuanji became the queen of the Jin Dynasty.
It's just that Wang Lang is still very young now, and Wang Yuanji was not born yet.
If Wang Yuanji is born in the future, she might be able to marry her grandson...
Chu Tian was thinking about it, but he couldn't take advantage of the Sima family.
Considering that Wang Yuanji is still too far away, Chu Tian first solves the current problems.
Cao Bao is a representative of the family who supports Tao Qian. Chu Tian can definitely execute him and completely eliminate Tao Qian's influence.
Wang Lang was born in the Donghai Wang family. If he surrendered, he might be able to pacify the Donghai Kingdom.
After all, Chu Tian's current background is also from a wealthy family. After he completely defeats Tao Qian, the probability of recruiting Wang Lang to surrender is not low.
"The grain and grass were transported to Xiacheng to stock up. We have the grain and grass for the war. Cao Bao and Wang Lang are imprisoned in the dungeon, waiting for disposal."
Chutian knew that after the Navy took control of the Yi River, the time was ripe for launching a decisive battle.
"Three days later, we will send troops to attack Xuzhou. We must capture Tancheng!"
Chutian issued a mobilization order, and the 60,000-strong army to attack Xuzhou was ready to go!
In addition to the 60,000-strong army, the Langya Kingdom also recruited 40,000 local warriors to assist in transporting grain and grass, defending the city, and patrolling.
The Langya Kingdom's military strength has reached its limit. It temporarily mobilized all its war potential for one thing - to occupy Xuzhou!
"Prime Minister Langya, Fubo General Chu Zimou is preparing to send troops to attack Xuzhou!"
"If Xuzhou Mu Tao Qian cannot block Chu Zimou's attack, Xuzhou Mu's position will change hands!"
All players in the Eastern Han Dynasty have set their sights on Xuzhou. For the first time, a foreign lord has challenged the position of Zhou Mu!
Chapter completed!