In Xueyue Town, six town-level lords from the Wolf Guild gathered together, as well as a group of village chiefs and free players.

They accepted the War Spirit Guild's declaration of war.

Guilds are actually more like alliances of forces in a certain region. The Wolf Guild is in the northern part of Kaiyang County, and the War Spirit Guild is in the southern part of Yangdu County.

The two sides started a war with two counties as the border.

"I bribed a free player from the Fighting Soul Guild. The Fighting Soul Guild has assembled 8,000 troops and 5,000 auxiliary soldiers and is marching towards Xueyue Town. Qi Xiaobai, the president of the Fighting Soul Guild, serves as the commander. This battle will be a blow to us, Wolf Walk.

As far as the guild is concerned, this is a completely unforeseen disaster.”

Xue Yue, carrying a giant sword on her back, unfolded a map on the wooden table, which marked the direction of the War Spirit Guild's attack.

"President, is it possible for us to stop their attack? That's an army of 8,000 people... We only have 6,000 people if we send 500 people from each town."

"They must be confident if they dare to declare war. We should use negotiation methods to negotiate peace with them."

The members of the Wolf Guild lacked fighting spirit when faced with the enemy's overwhelming force.

There are only a few hundred soldiers in a town, but the troops assembled by a guild can reach thousands of people. The player lord has gradually acquired the ability to fight on a large scale.

"Surrender means letting people be eaten, and everyone will become a prisoner. With the town's walls, we can definitely stop 8,000 people with 6,000 troops. Moreover, the top ten lords in the Eastern Han District have promised to support us. We only need to hold on for one month.

, he will lead the army to fight here as soon as possible."

"4,000 soldiers guard Xueyue Town, and another 2,000 soldiers are stationed in Linyin Town. They are the horns of each other."

Xue Yue's straightforward deployment temporarily stabilized the determination of the other five great lords.

There are many lords in the Wolf Guild, but only a handful of lords can truly develop to the level of a town. The other lords were either annexed during the village period, or their territories were invaded by bandits or other lords.

Hearing that the top ten lords in the Eastern Han District would lead troops to support Xueyue Town, the members of the Wolf Walk Guild felt a little relieved.

The top ten lords in the Eastern Han District may have the same personal strength as a small or medium-sized guild. There is another advantage. Chutian can fully command his own army, and the president of the guild needs to coordinate among the various lords.

interests, and may even be betrayed by guild members.

The reinforcements Xue Yue mentioned have not set off yet, and Chu Tian is discussing the march route with Fang Xuanling and Zhou Yafu.

The Xiliu Camp has not yet come out, and the first group of vanguard troops are about to go north.

They say they are supporting Xueyue Town, but they are actually expanding their territory and solving their financial crisis.

"Starting from Lingyan Town, there are about four or five towns on the way that are neither enemies nor friends. We can capture these towns one by one and join forces with Xueyue Town to jointly resist the powerful enemy."

Chutian's plan was also very simple. He would push all the way north, move steadily, establish a supply line connecting Xueyue Town, and encircle half of Langya City.

"Zhou Yafu, Liu Sandao, you two will set out in three days to begin the Northern Expedition. The goal is to capture four towns within a month. Each village and town will send an additional 1,000 local warriors as auxiliary troops."

Chu Tian asked his two subordinates to lead a thousand professional soldiers and a thousand local warriors to attack the lord sandwiched between Xia Town and Xueyue Town.

These lords were scattered lords without large-scale guilds, so Chu Tian judged that when Zhou Yafu appeared outside the town with 2,000 soldiers and warriors, they would probably surrender.

"Once Xiliu Camp completes its training, I will personally lead Xiliu Camp to join you."

Chu Tian served as the commander-in-chief of the second batch of Northern Expedition troops.

This was the first time that Xia Zhen carried out the Northern Expedition in a planned way, using all its strength.

Although the seemingly vast Northern Expedition actually only took place in Kaiyang County...

This does not affect Chutian's enthusiasm. He cannot even capture Kaiyang County, so how can he compete in the Central Plains in the future?

Zhou Yafu and Liu Sandao looked at each other: "I obey."

Two subordinates are preparing to lead their troops to the expedition.

Hua Mulan was left by Chu Tian in Xia Town to continue training the cavalry and try to improve the level of the cavalry. The role of the cavalry in attacking tough battles was not too great.

After the Xiliu Camp training is over, she will lead the cavalry and go north together with the Xiliu Camp.

The cold winter has not completely passed yet, but the war spirit ignited by the War Spirit Guild has forced Chu Tian to accept the challenge.

"Try to persuade the towns along the way to surrender. After capturing a town, annex the soldiers in that town to strengthen your own team."

Before Zhou Yafu left for the expedition, Chu Tian told him to go down and believe that Zhou Yafu would make proper arrangements.

Unless other lords also have historical generals or have far more troops than Zhou Yafu, they can possibly block Zhou Yafu's offensive.

"This battle must be fought forward!"

Zhou Yafu led 500 light infantry out of the town, followed closely by Liu Sandao and 500 Xuzhou archers. Behind them were a group of country warriors carrying simple ladders and grain.

Chu Tian witnessed Zhou Yafu leaving on the city wall and continued to be busy building the town.

To upgrade to a city, in addition to population requirements, there are also requirements for the prosperity of the main town.

This means building more buildings or expanding the size or grade of existing buildings.

"The spring offensive is going to start so soon?"

Xia Liang followed Chu Tian to inventory the buildings that needed to be built, expanded, and upgraded.

"Time waits for no one. Now everyone is speculating on the time of the First National War, thinking that it will probably start after the emergence of the first city in the world. With a city, you can recruit more soldiers."

"The First National War..."

"Our Donghan District is also the suzerain of the Eastern Continent after all. If we lose the national war, it will definitely have a huge blow to the entire civilized area. The civilized areas of Korea, Japan, Annan, Toungoo, and Asan will definitely be affected after their borders are opened.

Ready to move."

"Yes, there are only two or three months until the borders between different civilizational zones are opened."

"In two or three months, there may be wars on the border...but I don't think there will be large-scale friction unless the lords on the border can assemble tens of thousands of troops."

The player lord enters the lord world in May of the first year of the lord calendar, and the civilization boundary opens one year later, which is May 1st of the second year of the lord calendar.

Liaodong County will face pressure from Wuhuan, Xianbei and the Koryo Civilization Zone at the same time.

Theoretically, the lords of the Goryeo Civilization Zone can attack the lords of the Eastern Han Dynasty across the Yalu River.

But theory is theory. In fact, they do not have the ability to carry out large-scale attacks across civilized areas. At most, they can only fight on the border.

However, after the civilized area was opened, goods began to circulate.

"Dumping silk, porcelain, and tea to Japan, Korea, and Annan, making money from them, and then using the money earned to beat them."

Xia Liang's eyes are bright and he seems to be very keen on trade.

When Chu Tian heard this idea, he immediately became interested: "What are you going to do?"

"Occupy Donglai County, which is adjacent to Jiaozhou Bay and corresponds to Qingdao Port. Or Xihai County in Langya Kingdom. Do you know Xihai County? It corresponds to Rizhao Port. Opposite these two harbors are the civilized areas of Bangzi and Japanese pirates. Their

Players are difficult to deal with, but they can dump goods to their NPC forces. In addition, coastal areas can boil the sea into salt, making the country rich and powerful. During the Warring States Period, Qi State was famous for its salt production."
Chapter completed!