"Why did the governor of Lujiang County go to Jiangnan on the way?"

The prefect of Jiujiang County was delayed by Tongque, who was invited by Chu Tian. As a result, Tongque led the Beifu army to the south of the Yangtze River and abandoned Shouchun City, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack.

He once again confirmed that this was not Tongque's plan to attack the east and attack the west, and then he felt relieved.

Tongque's Beifu Army posed a great threat to him.

The Beifu army has many fierce generals, and its soldiers are brave and good at fighting. They are good at water warfare and land warfare. They are able to run unimpeded in the Huainan area.

Tongque's strategic direction changed, creating an opportunity for the prefect of Jiujiang County to attack Xuzhou.

"Guangling County has Chen Yuanlong's 30,000 men defending it. The water network is densely covered with swamps, making it difficult to march. It is better to attack Xiapi instead. Maybe we can win."

Guo Jia followed the Jiujiang governor to Shouchun and proposed attacking Xiapi instead of Guangling.

The Guangling County defended by Chen Deng gave people no desire to attack.

"Yuan Shu has urged me many times to attack Xuzhou. Now the threat posed by the bronze bird has been removed. We can recruit tens of thousands of troops to attack Xiapi. Xiapi only has Prime Minister Li Kui and 10,000 troops. In three days, reorganize the entire army and set off!

"

The prefect of Jiujiang made up his mind to attack Xiapi.

Chen Qingzhi was not good at riding horses, but he still learned the skills of riding horses and led 700 white-robed troops to follow the large army. Although this white-robed army was light cavalry, it was a very rare seventh-level light cavalry. Generally, seventh-level troops and above are

It is heavy armored infantry or heavy cavalry. As a light cavalry, it can become a seventh-level unit, which is unusual.

In Xiapi City, Li Kui learned that the soldiers and horses of Jiujiang County were cooperating with Yuan Shu to attack Xiapi City, so he immediately strengthened the city defense and quickly recruited soldiers.

Chutian sent Li Kui to guard Xiapi, and he had some confidence in Li Kui's ability.

"This time the Jiujiang Prefect has an elite division called the White Robe Army. They are brave and good at fighting. They must defend the city and are not allowed to fight with them."

Li Kui guarded Xiapi and focused on defense. As long as he did not encounter the white-robed army outside the city, it would not be easy for the white-robed army to capture Xiapi.

"No need to defend, we will go out of the city to fight."

A voice sounded, and Li Kui reflexively stood up: "Lord."

Chu Tian took the two heroes Joan of Arc and Zheng Zhilong to Xiapi using the teleportation formation, and met Li Kui who was defending Xiapi.

Li Kui said: "Since the lord can come here, it means that Taishan County has been captured. Congratulations to the lord."

"There should be a lot of talents in Xiapi State. When governing Xiapi State, in addition to cultivating farmland and prospering the market, we should also pay attention to the trapped talents."

Chu Tian was not worried when the Jiujiang soldiers and horses came to attack him, but ordered Li Kui to continue to govern Xia Pi with peace of mind. As for the Jiujiang soldiers and horses, he could leave them to Chu Tian and the group of people who specialized in fighting.

Li Kui replied: "There are indeed many powerful people in Xiapi State. There is a powerful person named Lu in Dongcheng County in the south. My subordinates were about to go to recruit them. Unexpectedly, Jiujiang soldiers and horses came to attack, so the matter had to be shelved for the time being."

Lu surname...

Could it be Lu Su?

Chu Tian secretly made a note in his mind. It seems that Lu Su and Zhou Yu haven't established a relationship yet, so it's entirely possible to lure Lu Su over.

As for Zhou Yu in Lujiang County, Chu Tian did not believe that Lujiang Prefect Tongque would let Zhou Yu go. If Tongque chose to develop in Lujiang County, it is very likely that he would steal Zhou Yu.

Once Tongque has the Beifu Army and Zhou Yu, he is almost invincible in water battles.

"Always pay attention to the movements of Jiujiang County soldiers and horses. As long as Jiujiang County soldiers and horses arrive, we will go out of the city to fight."

Chu Tian mobilized 9,000 men from the five schools of the Northern Army and 4,000 servants and cavalry, and sent them one after another from Taishan County to Xiapi State, consuming a total of 65,000 taels of silver.

Although the amount of silver consumed is staggering, it can save a lot of marching time. The food and grass consumed during the march is also staggering, so the cost of using the teleportation array is acceptable.

"The Lord ordered us to go down the river and mobilize five thousand women's troops to go south to the Pi Kingdom, leaving only one thousand women's troops and Xia Cheng's city defense troops to defend the city."

In the cold summer, Li Xiuning received an order from Chu Tian and led an army of five thousand women and mobilized the Yihe navy. They could reach Xiapi in a few days, so there was no need to use the teleportation array...

The troops of both sides began to gather with Xiapi as the center.

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Dongcheng County, a manor, has a population of several thousand, hundreds of village warriors, and several granaries. Because the Lu family gathers surrounding village warriors and villagers to protect the environment and the people, the manor has suffered little damage from rogue bandits, comparable to a paradise. Similar manors

In troubled times, there are countless people. In troubled times, there is no government to rely on, so the villagers have no choice but to rely on powerful people to protect themselves under the powerful weapons.

"Sir, I heard that Xiapi City is recruiting soldiers and horses, and it seems that they are going to fight with the Jiujiang Prefect. These days, the war is in chaos, which is really disturbing."

A servant came to see their young master.

Lu Su, who was only seventeen years old, was practicing rural bravery. When he heard the news, he thought for a moment: "Xuzhou Mu is at war with the princes from all directions and has no time to divide his troops. It is better to add icing on the cake than to provide help in the snow. We are going to help in the battle. If we can help defend the city, maybe

You can be put to good use by Xuzhou Mu."

Xuzhou Mu's Chu Zimou was well-known, so Lu Su, who had not yet become famous at this time, tried to recommend himself to Xuzhou Mu instead of Chu Tian bowing his head and begging him.

The princes are looking for suitable subordinates, and the nobles in various counties are also looking for suitable princes to invest. Once the investment is correct, the soil can be broken and the prince can be named, and the lintel of the family will be shining. This is the so-called good bird choosing the tree to roost.

Xuzhou Mu Chu Zimou issued an order seeking talents, and Chu Zimou had a family background, which has become one of the priority targets for the nobles in various counties and counties.

"Young Master, behind the governor of Jiujiang is Yuan Jiujiu. His power extends to Yuzhou, Huainan, Nanyang and other places. If you support Xuzhou Mu, you may anger Yuan Jiujiu."

"Yuan Jiujiu is just a withered bone in the grave, so there is nothing to fear. I personally think that Xuzhou Mu is better, no, ten times better. If Xuzhou Mu can be reused, our Lu family in Dongcheng will be able to have food and clothing for ten generations. I have made up my mind.

, If there is a brave man in the manor who goes with me, it would be best, but if not, don’t force it."

Lu Su put down his books and weighed his shield at the same time, planning to go to war.

Seeing that Lu Su was determined, the servant had no choice but to comply.

This young master of theirs did not take care of the family affairs at all, but instead spent money on charity, buying weapons and shields to equip the villagers. If this continues, the huge family fortune will be ruined.

Lu Su had always been kind to the villagers. When they heard that Lu Su was going to support Xuzhou Mu, most of the village heroes in the manor responded and gathered 700 people to follow Lu Su to Xiapi.

When Lu Su saw the support of his acquaintances and villagers, he couldn't help but sigh: "You may die in this battle."

Many local heroes replied: "In the past, I received favors from the young master, but I can't repay them. I should repay them with death!"

Lu Su couldn't help but be moved, and resolutely led 700 soldiers to march northward.

In the northern part of Langya Kingdom, Xue Rengui and Zhao Yun were confronting Mr. Zhao. Xue Rengui tried to send cavalry to cut off Mr. Zhao's grain road, but Mr. Zhao was prepared for this and used more troops to protect the grain road.

Prince Zhao of Beihai was second only to Cao Cao of Dongjun among the enemies around Chutian.

Yuan Shu was big but not strong, and Zhao Gongzi was restrained by the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army, and his development speed was suppressed at the same rate as Cao Cao.

"If I had already taken possession of Qingzhou at this time, I wouldn't have worked so hard."

Mr. Zhao currently only has half of Qingzhou.

"General Guan Hai recruited 80,000 Yellow Turban troops to help in the battle!"

"Eighty thousand should be enough."

Mr. Zhao originally planned to recruit 100,000 Yellow Turban troops to make up the numbers, but Guan Hai only recruited 80,000 Yellow Turban troops. In the final analysis, a large number of Beihai Kingdom's population was plundered.

Guan Hai, the only remaining Yellow Turban general, led 60,000 Yellow Turban troops and appeared at the gates of Zhucheng. The whole city was filled with Yellow Turbans!

"Eighty thousand Yellow Turban troops were used to attack the city, and 70,000 professional soldiers forced the opponent's cavalry to fight decisively."

Mr. Zhao gathered 150,000 people in the Zhucheng area, of which 70,000 were professional soldiers alone. His tactics were simple: storm the city and drive away Xue Rengui and Zhao Yun's White Robe Legion. The White Robe Legion currently has less than 25,000 cavalry.

Facing Mr. Zhao's multi-arms army that cooperated with each other, they did not attack easily.

"There are more and more enemies..."

Zang Ba and Sun looked at the city wall and saw the densely packed Yellow Turban Army. There were not many defenders in the city, so facing 80,000 Yellow Turban Army was really difficult.

Guan Hai was not an ordinary general, he was considered a fierce general in the Yellow Turban Army.

Facing the massive Yellow Turban Army, Sun Guan wanted to retreat: "Obviously Mr. Zhao intends to use the Yellow Turban Army as cannon fodder to capture this city by force. If we really cannot hold it, we should be prepared to retreat. We have already defended this city.

Long enough."

"They are just a group of Yellow Turbans, so why be afraid!"

Zang Ba was not afraid of the Yellow Turban Army, but his fighting spirit became even higher.

After Mr. Zhao gathered enough troops, 70,000 professional soldiers advanced. Xue Rengui and Zhao Yun retreated four miles to avoid Mr. Zhao's army.

The Yellow Turban Army took the opportunity to surround the cities, prepared siege equipment, and forcibly attacked the cities.

The Yellow Turban Army originally lacked siege equipment, but when Taishi Ci attacked Zhucheng before, Taishi Ci had already supervised many craftsmen to build a batch of siege equipment.

The 80,000 Yellow Turban Army had sufficient manpower to operate these siege engines.

Hundreds of trebuchets were ready, and the Yellow Turban Army collected enough stones from the nearby hills to attack the city defended by Zang Ba and Sun Guan.

If it were just a simple Yellow Turban Army, it might be lackluster, but in the hands of Mr. Zhao, the Yellow Turban Army has become a powerful trump card.

After busy preparations, the Yellow Turban Army launched hundreds of trebuchets to throw stones at the cities. More than twenty kilograms of stones roared, destroying battlements, gate towers, and arrow towers!

The double-bowed crossbow was also used by the Yellow Turban Army to attack the city. The crossbow arrows were fired densely, and the crossbow arrows pierced the air and made a sharp sound!

The few defenders in the city hurriedly dodge stones and crossbow arrows. Even if their shields were hit by stones, they would knock down the soldiers hiding behind the shields!

A piece of battlement was destroyed by a stone. The soldiers leaning on the wall were injured by the gravel and fell to the ground, wailing in pain!

"Carry him down!"

Zang Ba urged the soldiers to brave the enemy's trebuchet attack to rescue the wounded. The Yellow Turban Army, which had a large number of siege equipment, posed a greater threat than the previous Yellow Turban Army!

"The Yellow Turban Army is attacking the city!"
To be continued...