"A group of approximately 20,000 infantry archers appeared in Jiqiu County, suspected of going to meet Yang Wudi!"

Wu Dun, the general stationed in Jiqiu County, was always paying attention to the movements of the Xuzhou coalition forces in the south.

The commander-in-chief Xiang Yan on the opposite side sent 20,000 infantry and archers to assist Yang Ye and prevent Yang Ye's entire army from being annihilated.

Facts have proved that Xiang Yan's judgment was correct. Yang Ye was besieged by the main cavalry of Langya Kingdom, losing three thousand cavalry, and then retreated while fighting.

There were too many generals on the other side, and they had an advantage in the field of vision. Yang Ye's every move seemed to be under the surveillance of the other side.

Yang Ye was not captured so easily. Hua Mulan, the only one who fought against him for a round in the rebel army, did not gain an advantage.

Yang Ye did not choose to get too entangled with the opponent's generals, and relied on his military superiority to break through the encirclement. Even though several generals surrounded him, it was difficult to completely destroy Yang Ye's cavalry.

"There are enemy reinforcements approaching. They may number more than 10,000 people and their types are unknown. Stop the pursuit!"

Hua Mulan's war eagle sensed the arrival of Xiang Yan's reinforcements, and Hua Mulan immediately notified the three armies.

The intelligence that War Eagle can provide is limited, but it is enough to make simple decisions!

Xue Rengui, Zhao Yun, and Li Guang stopped chasing.

Sure enough, 20,000 infantry archers sent by Xiang Yan appeared at the end of the plain to rescue Yang Ye, who was being hunted.

Yang Ye received reinforcements and was able to reorganize his scattered troops, but he lost 3,000 cavalry.

"The Langya Kingdom is so powerful that it is difficult to match it. Fortunately, the Langya Kingdom only has ten thousand riders, so the outcome is yet to be seen."

Yang Ye fought against the generals of Langya Kingdom for the first time and was impressed by the strength of Langya Kingdom.

It is not unreasonable that Langya Kingdom can compete with the remaining four counties in Xuzhou with one county.

The two sides faced off in the Jiqiu County area. Yang Ye's morale was frustrated. Even with 20,000 infantry archers, it was still difficult to launch an attack, so he slowly retreated.

After Yang Ye withdrew, Xue Rengui, Li Guang, Hua Mulan, and Zhao Yun also returned to Xiacheng one after another.

In the first confrontation between the two sides, Yang Ye suffered a small loss, but the problem was not big. The three thousand cavalry were only one-tenth of the cavalry strength of the Xuzhou coalition. Yang Ye also killed and wounded hundreds of Langya Kingdom cavalry, including some who were killed by Yang Ye.

A high-ranking cavalryman stabbed to death with a spear.

"Yang Ye lived up to his reputation of being invincible. He went deep into our Langya Kingdom and was chased by four generals, but he was still able to retreat safely."

When Hua Mulan and others came back to report that the pursuit of Yang Ye was fruitless, Chu Tian only praised Yang Ye and had no intention of blaming the generals.

The fact that the opponent has famous generals is not the most difficult thing. The most difficult thing is that the opponent has famous generals and has a military advantage, which makes Chu Tian very uncomfortable.

Yang Ye defeated three thousand cavalry and could easily replace them.

"Since Yang Zhong took the initiative to invade Xia City and test our strength, it means that they are almost ready for a decisive battle."

From Yang Ye's actions and the intelligence from the scouts, Chu Tian roughly deduced that the Xuzhou coalition forces had been assembled.

He also had to make arrangements for the decisive battle.

During the summer break, I am planting flowers and plants in my yard and keeping it in order.

"The Lord has convened a military meeting and invited Miss Xia to attend."

The soldiers from the Lord's Mansion came to report.

"Do I want to participate too?"

"My lord has said that all talented people must attend the meeting and use all their strength to capture Xuzhou."

"I'll go right away."

Chu Tian held a secret meeting in the Lord's Mansion to prepare for the decisive battle in Xuzhou.

The purpose of going south to attack Xuzhou this time is to annex four counties in Xuzhou and quadruple the territory of Langya Kingdom!

Regarding the competition for the position of state pastor, Chutian tried his best to mobilize all talents in order to increase the winning rate as much as possible.

The incident of Yang Wudi's invasion made Chu Tian realize that the opponent had a military advantage. In a confrontation between the two sides, the military superiority might offset his own military superiority.

It is said that two fists are no match for four hands.

As long as the opponent's general does not make any foolish moves and fights steadily, the superiority in military strength will be fully demonstrated.

Almost all the senior officials of Langya Kingdom were summoned, and Xue Yue, as the city lord, was also recruited again. She was responsible for contacting the free players in Xuzhou and obtaining information about the Xuzhou coalition through them. These players can be said to be spies.

Xue Yue felt helpless that she was drafted to fight again.

Chu Tian, ​​Xia Liang, and Xue Yue wanted to farm well, one wanted to make money, and the other wanted to be a city lord. However, the enemy attacked Langya Kingdom again and again, forcing them to fight.

"Zhao Gongzi of the Beihai Kingdom has begun to attack Jimo. He has no time to intervene in our internal struggle in Xuzhou, and I have no time to intervene in the Beihai Kingdom. Therefore, I have reached an alliance agreement with him. We can appropriately reduce the force in the north and concentrate the main force in the south. Zang

Sun Guan led his troops to the south, and Sun Kang went to the north to take over the defense, with five thousand troops."

"Xueyue moved to Ju County and was responsible for providing players with intelligence. She was also responsible for transporting food, weapons, and recruits from the north and center to the south. She did not have to participate in the battle on the front line."

"Each town continues to recruit troops to replenish frontline losses at any time."

"The summer is cold, Li Xiuning is responsible for guarding Xia City, with a strength of 5,000 women's troops, 5,000 new troops and 10,000 Xiangyong."

"Liu Sandao is responsible for guarding Langya City, with 5,000 troops, mostly new soldiers."

Chu Tian took the lead in considering candidates to guard his family.

The defense of Xiacheng is a top priority, because Chutian concentrates almost all the remaining food and weapons in Xiacheng. Once Xiacheng is lost, it will be a fatal blow to the army on the front line.

In the Battle of Guandu, the Wuchao where Yuan Shao stored grain and grass was set on fire by Cao Cao, which caused chaos in Yuan Shao's army.

Xia Liang replied crisply: "My subordinates will definitely defend Xia City with General Li!"

"Then comes the offensive route and candidates. The main battlefield is in Tancheng, that is, the plains around Qiu County. The first stage of the operation is to destroy the main force of the Xuzhou coalition and capture Tancheng."

"The operational goal of the second phase is to besiege Xiapi, flood Xiapi, and capture Tao Qian alive."

"In the third stage, divide your forces to pacify Donghai Kingdom and Xiapi Kingdom, attack Pengcheng Kingdom and Guangling County, then Xuzhou can take over."

"Zhou Yafu, the governor's main infantry force, and Li Guang, the governor's main longbowmen, serve as the central army. A total of 30,000 people."

"Governor Zhao Yun has 1,500 white horse cavalry as the white horse reserve, and Hua Mulan and Xue Rengui each lead 4,000 cavalry as the left and right wings."

"Hua Xiong leads 1,000 heavy cavalry, Zang Ba leads 5,000 infantry archers, Sun Guan leads 3,000 infantry archers, and Mr. Lu and I personally lead 7,000 infantry archers as the main reserve force."

"Fang Xuanling urged the siege equipment battalion to transport the siege equipment to the bottom of Tan City."

"Xu Sheng led a 10,000-strong navy battalion to fight for control of the Yi River, transport grain by water, and prevent the enemy from cutting off the grain route."

Chu Tian made arrangements one by one. In order to go all out, he even went into battle himself.

Now Chutian's appearance is no less than that of gold-level historical generals.

Chutian also has the effect of the fanatical belief of "Great Master", which can make soldiers burst into stronger combat effectiveness in a short period of time.

This is the most luxurious lineup Chutian can come up with so far.

Chu Tian could not divide his troops because the Langya Kingdom only had such a small number of troops. It was undoubtedly the most labor-saving to attack south along the river and from a high position. In addition...

"The Mi family is willing to help us fight for Xuzhou."

Chu Tian dropped an important message.

Chutian's power has touched the Mi family's hometown.

Whether it was the last battle with the Langya Kingdom or the current threat to the Mi family's hometown, as well as the prestige of the Fourth and Three Dukes of Chu Tian, ​​they have become favorable conditions for the Mi family to switch to Chu Tian's side.

The support of the aristocratic family was very important for Chutian to seize and stabilize Xuzhou.

Chutian is more like an outsider to them. If they want to quickly stabilize Xuzhou, they cannot do without the help of local aristocratic families.

As for how to weaken the influence of the aristocratic family, that is a matter for the future.

Fang Xuanling asked: "What is the attitude of other aristocratic families?"

"Other aristocratic families are still waiting and watching. If we win, they will switch to our side. If we fail, they have no loss. They are just a bunch of losers, but this has nothing to do with them personally, but the background of their aristocratic families determines that they will be like this.

Do."

Chu Tian has dealt with the Xuzhou family a lot, and he knows the family's urinal nature. In the final analysis, they are still doing it for their own interests.

They will follow you only if there is benefit, but if there is no benefit, they will be abandoned.

Moreover, the aristocratic family had good fortunes among the major princes, and whoever occupied Xuzhou had to make good friends with them, and they would never lose.

The Mi family can decide which side to take before the decisive battle, and it can be regarded as a family that supports Chu Tian.

The Mi family's adventures also bring rewards.

Once Chutian takes control of Xuzhou, there will definitely be huge rewards for the Mi family.

If Chu Tian fails, the Mi family may be suppressed by Tao Qian.

"Tao Qian has a group of Danyang troops from Yangzhou, which are a special type of troops."

When Chu Tian deployed his troops, he also had to consider Tao Qian's troops.

There are not many special arms in the Xuzhou Allied Forces. Among them, the Danyang soldiers brought by Tao Qian from Yangzhou are special arms. They are brave and good at fighting. Tao Qian always holds them in his hands and uses them to suppress the major families.

"The leader is Xiang Yan, he may be good at defense."

"Their heavy cavalry number is about 1,500. They can use the heavy infantry's gun-shield phalanx and the armor-piercing heavy arrows of the Shesheng Battalion to break it."

"The number of cavalry is about 30,000, the navy is 20,000, and the remaining more than 100,000 are infantry."
To be continued...