"Chu Zimou, you are worthy of it."

When Zhao Long, the governor of Wei County in Jizhou, learned that Chutian had begun to unify Xuzhou, he couldn't help but marvel at Chutian's courage.

It takes a lot of courage to pit one county against four.

It is not only the famous generals who influence the outcome of the war, but also the national strength.

"No, he has been ruling the Langya Kingdom for a period of time. In addition, many refugees from Qingzhou have flowed into the Langya Kingdom, as well as people from various states and counties who have gone to seek refuge. His Langya Kingdom is equivalent to 1.5 counties."

Zhao Long speculated on Chu Tian's strength and believed that Langya Kingdom was stronger than ordinary counties.

"Chu Zimou has begun to take action. Our anti-Cao Cao alliance must also speed up the deployment of troops, otherwise it will only be in vain to give Chu Zimou an advantage."

Because of Chu Tian's support, Prince Wen, the governor of Jiyin County, formed an anti-Cao Cao alliance.

He knew Chu Tian's intention, Chu Tian wanted to use him to contain Cao Cao.

But Gongziwen was willing to be used.

As long as he defeats Cao Cao and forces Cao Cao to surrender, he will replace Cao Cao and become the most powerful prince in Yanzhou, and then compete with Chuzi for hegemony.

In Xianyang City, Guanzhong, the lord Jiujiang Lao Qin said to a visiting counselor: "Wenhe, Chu Zimou has sent troops to attack Xuzhou Tao Qian, and our speed must be accelerated."

Jia Xu was a little surprised: "But General Fubo, who ordered the general to launch a cold arrow at Hulao Pass that day to attack Lu Bu?"

Jiujiang Lao Qin had no choice but to say: "Who else can I leave him? The other lords finally became the prefects, and now he is moving towards the state pastoral position. The other lords can only barely keep up with him."

"You want to surpass him, how can I help you?"

"I want Dong Zhuo to die."

"Dong Zhuo has a group of tiger and wolf generals under his command. Even if Dong Zhuo dies, it will be difficult for you to control them. Lu Bu, in particular, is ambitious and will not be willing to be subordinated to others."

"But I need Lu Bu and the generals of Liangzhou to increase my strength. At the same time, only with Lu Bu can I deal with Wang Tiejian, the general of the Longxi nobles."

"How do you plan to conquer and control them?"

"Instigating the relationship between the Liangzhou Army and the Bingzhou Army. The snipe and the clam are fighting over each other."

In Du Fu's Thatched Cottage in Xiacheng, Lu Zhi, who had not led an army for some time, put on his leather armor again and prepared to follow Chu Tian on the expedition.

Lu Zhi could serve as both a commander-in-chief and a military advisor.

Chutian worshiped him as military advisor and appointed Fang Xuanling as a member of the army.

Fang Xuanling's intelligence was even higher than Lu Zhi's, but Lu Zhi's influence was too great in the eyes of the aristocratic families in the Eastern Han District, so Chu Tian could only aggrieve Fang Xuanling. When making real decisions, Chu Tian would combine the opinions of the two people.

Cai Yong and a group of celebrities from the Eastern Han Dynasty came out to see Lu Zhi off: "Is this trip bad or good?"

"I'm already this old, so what does it matter if it's bad or good?"

Lu Zhi's tone was free and easy.

His life span is not many years either.

Cai Yong lamented: "We are half buried in the ground, and the future must be handed over to young people. If Chu Zimou can successfully conquer Xuzhou, then Xuzhou Mu, who is in his twenties, is simply unimaginable."

The Langya Kingdom was victorious in the water battle, and news came that the main force on land was about to move south, making the Langya Kingdom panic.

After winning, Xuzhou changed hands.

If they lose, Langya country changes hands.

The 60,000 troops of the Langya Kingdom dispatched by Chu Tian were all Langya Kingdom's elite men. Once the entire army was wiped out, the Langya Kingdom would not be able to recruit another 60,000 troops.

Chu Tian was gambling on the fate of the country.

Eight thousand cavalry gathered outside Xia City. Xue Rengui and Hua Mulan each led 4,000 light cavalry and were ready. Due to the capture of many fine war horses from Luoyang, the number of high-level cavalry troops in Langya Kingdom expanded again. Iron Eagle Scouts and the elites of the Tang Dynasty

The horse archers now number 500 men each.

The cavalry took the lead in marching.

Then came Zhou Yafu, Li Guang's infantry and archers.

There are 4,000 people in Xiliu Camp and Shesheng Camp respectively.

Li Guang also has five hundred horse archers, who can be used to contact friendly forces or interfere with the opponent when necessary.

At the Lord's Mansion, Chu Tian ordered people to pack their bags and prepare to go out with the army. In any decisive battle, he must be present because he has the aura of the entire army - the soul of the Han army.

Even a 3% bonus is extremely necessary, because a small gap may determine the outcome.

Outside the lord's mansion, Xia Liang and Li Xiuning were waiting, as well as Zhao Yun's white horse cavalry.

In this decisive battle, Zhao Yun led 1,500 white horse cavalry (including 300 white horse righteous recruits) to serve as the white horse reserve and escort.

Chu Tian led a group of soldiers out of the mansion, and the soldiers brought two horses for him.

Now Chutian has two fine mounts, a Turkic horse and a Liangzhou horse.

"The task of defending the city is left to you. Your task is no easier than fighting on the front line."

Chu Tian ordered Xia Liang and Li Xiuning to get off, and then prepared to get on the horse.

However, he found that Xia Liang gently grabbed the corner of his clothes and whispered: "Promise me, come back alive..."

Chu Tian was surprised and pretended to be confident: "Tao Qian is just a mediocre person. An army of 200,000 is like a piece of loose sand. In my opinion, it can be wiped out in a flash, so there is nothing to fear."

Chu Tian mounted his horse and led his personal guards and White Horse Yi Cong to go out.

Xia Liang, Li Xiuning and a group of women's soldiers stayed at the lord's mansion.

Li Xiuning glanced at Xia Liang and said flatly: "He doesn't seem to notice."

Xia Liang was absent-minded: "Xiu Ning, I have an ominous premonition..."

Chutian rode a Turkic horse for a while and whispered: "She seems to have put on her makeup carefully today. What is going on..."

Chu Tian was indeed amazed by her just now, but now that the decisive battle is imminent, he has nothing else to focus on.

Fang Xuanling personally went to invite Lu Zhi. He and Lu Zhi served as two military advisors, riding two war horses respectively to accompany the army. Fang Xuanling was young, while Lu Zhi had already gray hair. After all, Lu Zhi was older than Liu Bei and Cao Cao.

A figure of a generation. Lu Zhi had a good impression of Fang Xuanling because Fang Xuanling was a smart man. Smart people are always willing to deal with smart people.

The two people seemed to be talking about something, which aroused Chu Tian's curiosity.

"Two military advisors, I wonder what you are talking about?"

"I have a bet with Mr. Lu as to whether Tao Qian's defenders will leave the city to fight within ten days. Mr. Lu thinks not, but I think it will."

"If it were me, I would definitely hold on to the city and frustrate the attackers. Then the reinforcements would arrive and decide the outcome. How could I rush into battle when the enemy's morale was at its peak? Xuanling, you lost this time."

Lu Zhi was confident about himself. In his opinion, although Fang Xuanling was a leader among the younger generation, he was still young after all.

"Will you accept the challenge within ten days?"

Chu Tian was also a little surprised by Fang Xuanling's judgment.

If Tao Qian and Xiang Yan were smart people, they would have followed what Lu Zhi said and sent the main force outside the city to let the Langya army besiege Tancheng. The defenders of Tancheng knew that there were reinforcements outside, so they would definitely be able to hold on. Once the Langya army

After being unable to attack for a long time, the main force outside the city challenged the Langya army again, and could easily defeat the Langya army.

But Fang Xuanling's inference was inconsistent with Lu Zhi's and Chu Tian's judgments.

"The reason is very simple. The scouts have just brought back the information. The Xuzhou Army has broken out of camp and marched to the north, preparing for a decisive battle with us."

Fang Xuanling took out a secret report.

Lu Zhi's eyes widened: "Xuanling, you are cheating..."

Fang Xuanling made a bet with him even though he already knew that the other party was going to fight him. What else could this mean if he wasn't cheating?

Fang Xuanling smiled slightly: "A soldier never tires of deceit."

"Why did they decide to fight us if they didn't defend the city well?"

Chu Tian was surprised by the choice of the Xuzhou coalition.

Unless the opponent is absolutely sure, it will change from defensive to offensive.

Who gave them the courage to attack Langya Kingdom again?

"As soon as the news of our going south came out, they immediately went north, seemingly eager to fight us. Even if the food that Cao Bao was responsible for escorting was burned by us, the food in Tancheng was enough for them to eat for two months, so they should not be in such a hurry

Decisive battle. Therefore, my subordinates thought that they had a trump card, making them think that they could defeat our army."

"What trump card?"

"I don't know."

Fang Xuanling's expression turned slightly solemn.

You don't have to be highly intelligent to guess all the opponent's trump cards.

The trump card is the trump card because it is unknown.

"Have I underestimated them?"

Chu Tian closed his eyes and recalled all the information he had collected related to the Xuzhou Allied Forces. There were basically no flaws. He figured out the strength and composition of the Xuzhou Allied Forces, and even included Tao Qian's special unit, the Danyang Soldiers.

"We can only take one step and watch one step."

Chutian is not omniscient and omnipotent. If the Xuzhou Allied Forces really have a trump card, they can only try to find tricks. Chutian also has a trump card in his hand, and the Xuzhou Allied Forces may not know it.
To be continued...