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The Tang army led by Zhao Yun was mainly composed of the border army of Yu. Recently, they participated in the Louzhai victory and the battle of defeating Wei Chou in Hanoi. The combat effectiveness rose sharply and morale rose.

The newly joined bandits were originally rebellious and fierce men. They accepted Ji Ling's recruitment and came to Hanoi from Shen Kingdom to join Fang Li in order to make achievements. At this moment, harvesting people's heads is like robbing property, and the combat effectiveness shown is not inferior to that of the border army of Yu Kingdom.

Although the remaining small number of new recruits had weaker combat power, they were equipped with captured Jin armor and weapons. Following the two fierce generals Zhao Yun and Ma Dai, they also had high morale and high fighting spirit.

Ten thousand Tang soldiers were brave, and they all fought for the first place. The Guo soldiers killed corpses everywhere, blood stained the deserted slopes, and more than 3,000 soldiers died in battle. The remaining soldiers surrendered one after another, begging not to be killed.

Zhao Yun left a side general who led 1,000 people to guard the camp. He and Ma Dai led other soldiers out of the camp overnight and rushed to Xingyang City, hoping to capture the city in one go.

But General Dong Sheng of Guo State had already expected that Chen Pi and Cui Yi had left but not returned, so he had already ordered the city gate to close and mobilized the scholars and poor people in the city to climb up to the city wall to assist in defense. Those who dared to violate the situation would be thrown into prison.

For a time, torches were gathered at the head of Xingyang City. Dong Sheng mobilized more than 20,000 people and more than 9,000 Guo troops to scatter on the city walls to guard the city. When he saw the Tang army approaching the city, he fired arrows at the same time and rolled stones like hail.

"Stop marching!"

Facing the tightly defended Xingyang City, Zhao Yun was a little disappointed, and ordered a timeout to suspend the attack with a spear.

Since ancient times, if there is no internal aid, if you want to conquer the city, you need at least five times the strength of the defenders, otherwise it will be difficult to break through the city gate.

With Zhao Yun's order, more than 8,000 Tang troops stopped their attacks and lined up under the city to stand by.

When Zhao Yun saw that the general in charge of commanding on the city wall was Dong Sheng, he immediately clasped his fists and said, "General Dong, can you still recognize Zhao Yun after leaving Cheng Gao?"

Dong Sheng held a sword in his hand and cursed loudly: "You traitors and treacherous villains, who have taken our Duke Guo hostage, even if they turn into gray, Dong will know you!"

Zhao Yun immediately speared and retorted loudly: "General Dong is simply avenge his kindness. The soldiers and generals who were killed by Wei Chou were killed, and more than 20,000 people were killed in battle between Cai Yun and Kong Mi. The Jin army may cross the Yellow River at any time and sweep the Guo State, causing the lives to be devastated and the country and the family will be destroyed.

In a critical moment, it was our General Fang Bofu who turned the tide and supported the building to fall. He first defeated Wei Chou in Henoi, and then led the Guoyu coalition forces north to attack Jin, recovered Pinglu in one fell swoop, and drove the Jin people out of Jiangguan, which allowed the peace of Guo State today.

The merger of Guo and Yu benefited the country and the people, and could resist strong enemies from the outside, and increase the exchanges between the people from the inside, and benefit the country and the people. Moreover, Duke Guo and Duke Yu have agreed to rule together, which is unprecedented. Why are you still ruthless and resisting stubbornly?"

"I'm so nonsense!"

Dong Sheng pulled the bow and took an arrow at Zhao Yun, and used it to vent his anger, but it naturally shot out.

Then he put his hands on his hips and pointed at Zhao Yun, cursing: "Since ancient times, there has been no day and no two rulers in the people. Fang Li's intention to usurp power and seize the throne is well known to everyone. Why should you say the rebels with great sound? If you sincerely want to make the people of Guo and Yu, why don't you let Yu be incorporated into Guo? Don't waste your words here again, and want to take down Xingyang Zhiguan to attack!"

"Old man, have the ability to come down and decide the outcome with me, Ma Dai?"

Ma Dai behind Zhao Yun urged the horse to move forward and shouted loudly, in return for the Guo army responding with a dense rain of arrows.

Ma Dai said to Zhao Yun angrily: "I heard from the soldiers that General Zilong, who was in Chenggao, spared his life. I didn't expect that this old thief was so stubborn and so ignorant of the current affairs! If I had known this, it would be better to chop off the dog's head with one knife!"

Zhao Yun smiled bitterly: "Wen Yuan and I also wanted to kill him, but at that time, we had not controlled the Guo army. We were afraid that we would arouse the resistance of the 30,000 soldiers of the Guo army. Therefore, we let Dong Sheng leave because we lost the big picture."

The front of Xingyang city was already very cautious. Zhao Yun was afraid of losing his troops and losing his generals, so he did not dare to forcibly attack the city. He ordered the Jin Dynasty to withdraw his troops and sent scouts to report to the commander Zhou Yu to make trouble again.

Everything seemed to be within Zhou Yu's expectations. After receiving the battle report from Zhao Yun, he pinched his chin and laughed: "The rotten ship still has three kilograms of iron. Xingyang has a history of 700 years. Isn't it so easy to get it?"

Zhou Yu summoned Ji Ling to his side and ordered: "You lead five thousand soldiers to leave the main force quickly and hide quietly south. You also ordered the craftsmen in the army to raise the Korean flag and pretend to be the Korean army."

"Oh... Could it be that General Gongjin thought Ji Dan would ask South Korea for help?" Ji Ling asked with his hands on his hips and frowned.

Zhou Yu nodded and said, "Looking at the surroundings of Guo State, Shen, Su and Ji are all small countries, and they are too busy to protect themselves. How can they have the strength to save Guo? Only South Korea, located in the southeast of Guo State, has the strength to help Ji Dan, and is most likely to help Ji Dan!"

Cao Xing, with a sharp-mouthed monkey cheek, hugged his arms in front of his chest and asked, "Our Tang Dynasty has new status and has no grudges and grudges with South Korea. Why do they have to go against my Tang Dynasty?"

Zhou Yu carried his hands on his back and forth in the commander's tent, and said in a heavy and magnetic voice: "How can others sleep soundly beside him? In terms of strength, South Korea is far inferior to Qi, Qin, Chu, and Jin, the four powerful countries of South Korea, if it wants to develop, it can only aim at the small countries of the West such as Shen, Su, Xu, and Deng. The rise of our Tang Dynasty will compete with South Korea for territory. If it receives Ji Dan's request for help, how can Han Wu remain unmoved?"

"General Gongjin meant that I was asking me to find a place to ambush the Korean army to aid?" Ji Ling still didn't guess Zhou Yu's strategy and asked, scratching his head.

Zhou Yu shook his head and said, "No, no, I have already arranged an ambush on the road from Xingyang to South Korea to capture suspicious people passing by. As long as you catch the envoy of Guo State, you can calculate the time when the Korean army comes to aid. At that time, you will lead your troops to appear under Xingyang City, pretend to open the city gate, cooperate inside and outside, and take Xingyang in one fell swoop."

Ji Ling suddenly realized and bowed his order: "The last general knows, General Gongjin is in a direct control, and Ji Ling will definitely complete the task!"

Ji Ling lit up five thousand soldiers and left the camp quietly and parted ways with the main force. Zhou Yu and Cao Xing led the remaining 15,000 soldiers to the camp south, heading straight to Xingyang City to meet with Zhao Yun's vanguard troops, and set up camp.

Xingyang is a big city that can be counted throughout the world. The city has more than 100,000 residents and the city is huge. The 25,000 troops led by Zhou Yu could not surround the city at all. Therefore, Zhou Yu ordered three camps to be set up, led by him, Zhao Yun and Ma Dai, to block the three city gates in the east, west and north of Xingyang, leaving only a way out for the Guo army.

Seeing that the Tang army reinforcements arrived at the city, Dong Sheng ordered the four gates to be closed, and the soldiers and civilians took turns to climb the city wall to garrison and did not leave. At the same time, they proposed to Ji Dan to send envoys to Yangdi, the king of Han, and ask for help from Han Hou Han Wu.

Chen Pi and Cui Yi were killed in the battlefield by Ji Dan, and 6,000 troops were wiped out, which made the young and energetic Ji Dan suffer a great blow and no longer dared to show off his blood and courage. After receiving Dong Sheng's suggestion, he immediately sent an envoy to leave Xingyang and rushed to Yangdi to ask for help.

South Korea is located in the southeast of Guo State, facing Wei State through the Yellow River to the north, and adjacent to Guo State to the west. In addition to the capital Yangdi, there are also three counties in Pingyang, Yiyang and Xinzheng, with more than 30 counties under its jurisdiction, with a population of 2.6 million.

Although the past monarchs of South Korea have been working hard, they have been difficult to make breakthrough developments due to their location in the Central Plains and are trapped in the central government by major powers.

All the kings of Han were surnamed Ji and Han, and their status was always a marquis. Not only was they one level lower than the powerful countries such as Qi, Qin, Chu, Jin, Zhao, and Lu, but their titles were not as good as those of Guo, Yu, and Song, which were once wealthy by their ancestors.

Of course, in terms of national strength and military strength, South Korea, with a population of 2.6 million and a military force of 150,000, can beat Guo, Yu, and Song, the "ancestors are more powerful than those" trio, but their status has been delayed.

The current monarch of South Korea is Han Wu, the Han Zhaohou in official history. Since he succeeded to the throne ten years ago, he appointed Shen Buhe as prime minister, reforming his internal affairs, developing the economy, and enhancing national strength.

Although there have been some developments in recent years, with the strong Qin in the west, Qi and Lu in the east, Great Chu in the south, and Han and Zhao in the north, the national strength has been limited. After all, it is a small fight and there is no sign of dominance in the world.

For this reason, Han Wu's cousin Han Fei wrote many letters to reform his internal affairs and crack down on the behavior of aristocratic forces that encircle land, and strive to make clear rewards and punishments, so that the aristocrats cannot enjoy the merit book of their ancestors from generation to generation.

Han Fei was very literary and famous among all countries. Han Wu was afraid that he would take over the leader and threaten his position, so he did not adopt Han Fei's suggestion, but only appointed him a free position in management projects, which made Han Fei sigh every day, regretting that he could not show his ambitions.

As a neighbor of Guo State, Han naturally closely monitored the changes in Guo State. When he learned that Ji Shubi was controlled by Fang Li and Guo and Yu merged into the Tang Dynasty, Han Fei wrote a letter to Han Hou, requesting to send troops to conquer Xingyang and take the opportunity to expand his territory.

But Han Wu hesitated and felt that his army was not yet known. If it was attacked by Wei, Lu, Chu and other countries around him, he would be in a state of doom. In addition, the weather was cold and the ground was freezing and it was difficult to use troops, so Han Wu decided to observe the changes in the situation.

But what the Han monarch and ministers were unexpected was that after November, the Tang Dynasty suddenly sent troops and sent Zhou Yu and Zhao Yun to cross the Yellow River and knocked directly on Xingyang, which immediately made South Korea panic.

Without sending envoys to ask for help from Guo State, Han Wu convened Prime Minister Shen Buhe, Taizhe Xialei, General Baoyuan, General Gongsun Mei, Han Zao and others to discuss countermeasures in the main hall, and Han Fei, who served as Taizhe, was also summoned to discuss national affairs.

Before the morning sun rose, there were already civil and military officials gathered in the palaces in Yangdi City, and all the wise men arrived.

At the age of 35, Han Wu, who was in his prime, knelt in the middle of the hall, swept the ministers under his feet with a sharp look, and asked loudly: "You guys, Fang Li, merged Guo and Yu into the Tang Dynasty, and his momentum was aggressive. A few days ago, Zhou Yu and Zhao Yun were sent across the Yellow River to attack Xingyang, which seriously threatened the interests of our Dahan. I wonder what you have?"
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