"Chu Zimou has already returned. Now, once he marches south to attack Donghai and Xiapi, we will not be able to defend because we lack famous generals."

"Most of his next steps are to take down the entire Xuzhou and become a veritable Xuzhou shepherd."

The lords who participated in the second anti-Chutian alliance were afraid of Chutian returning to Langya.

Even the second- and third-line defenders of Langya Kingdom can defeat the coalition forces of more than 100,000. When Chutian's first-line main force comes back, who can stop him?

The lords of the other four counties and states in Xuzhou felt a sense of crisis. They had heard that Chu Tian had reported to Dong Zhuo the matter of Xuzhou shepherds.

If it wasn't for Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu holding back, Dong Zhuo almost agreed to the Xuzhou animal husbandry.

But the other lords of Xuzhou knew that even if Chutian did not get Xuzhou Mu, he would definitely kill the current Xuzhou Mu and replace him.

Once Tao Qian, the biggest force in Xuzhou, was eliminated, facing the mighty Langya army, they would not be able to stop them at all.

"It seems that it is necessary to organize the third alliance, otherwise we will be defeated by Chu Zimou one by one, there is no suspense."

"The goal of the third alliance is not to attack the Kingdom of Langya, it's just for self-protection, and the main focus is on defense. Defense is much less difficult than attacking. As long as we use the superiority of our troops and the strong city to block the troops of Langya Kingdom, he will It's going to be a long, tough battle, and then our reinforcements keep coming to support and drain it."

"You have overlooked one point. He has many famous generals, but we only have a few weak generals. A famous general can even increase the combat effectiveness of an army by 50%, or even double or double. His strength does not seem to be many, and his combat effectiveness But strong. That's why we failed last time."

"I have the historical military general Song Jiang here, who can fight."

"Forget it, how badly was your general Song Jiang beaten in Langya last time? Except for the cavalry that escaped, the rest of the 40,000 Donghai army was wiped out!"

"..."

"Tao Qian doesn't have any military generals to use. Although Tao Qian has given away a lot of people, the amount of money he has for his soldiers and horses is definitely higher than that of Chu Zimou. What he lacks is only famous generals. If he has two or three famous generals, and It’s not the sloppy bag of Cao Bao and Mi Fang, maybe he can defeat Chu Zimou with his strong strength and the support of his aristocratic family. Now Tao Qian, with all his strength to prepare for the battle, should be able to use 150,000 troops.”

"Xuzhou's famous generals are almost concentrated in Chutian's hands. Where can I find famous generals?"

It is difficult for the remaining lords of Xuzhou to find a qualified historical military general to serve as their commander.

"The heroes of Xuzhou are all in Langya."

The lords of Xuzhou could not help but sigh.

There are so many generals in Langya Kingdom, how to resist them?

A lord of Xiapi said: "I have a famous general here, Xiang Yan, a famous general of Chu."

"Xiang Yan?"

Many lords finally moved when they heard Xiang Yan's name.

They finally have a real star!

Xiang Yan, a famous general of Chu State at the end of the Warring States Period, Qin general Li Xin led an army of 200,000 to attack Chu State, penetrated deep into Chu territory, and tried to join forces with Meng Tian. Xiang Yan followed him, rested for three days and three nights, defeated Li Xin's army, beheaded the seven commanders, and Li Xin fled back to Qin.

later,

Qin Shi Huang also sent Wang Jian to lead an army of 600,000 people, and only then did they defeat Xiang Yan and destroy the state of Chu.

Although he is not as good as Wang Jian and other top commanders, Xiang Yan is qualified to become a first-class commander by defeating Li Xin and destroying Li Xin and Meng Tian's offensive to destroy Chu.

"Why didn't you order Xiang Yan as a general when you attacked Langya before?"

"I also recruited Xiang Yan who wandered into my territory in the last few days. Otherwise, how could I have been defeated by Langya's defenders."

"Lending Xiang Yan to Tao Qian temporarily, and using Tao Qian's troops and resources, may be able to block Chu Zimou's offensive."

"There is a lord in Guangling County who has a military general Yang Wudi. If he can help Xiang Yan command the infantry archers and Yang Wudi command the cavalry, then Chu Zimou will hate the Yihe River. Guangling County is also one of the five counties in Xuzhou. The plot swept the entire Xuzhou, and Guangling County, which was far by the Yangtze River, was not immune. Therefore, the lord of Guangling County should send Yang Wudi to join."

"Yang family general Yang Ye?!"

"Exactly, he was brave and good at fighting. He once attacked 100,000 Liao soldiers with Song general Pan Mei at Yanmen Pass. Whenever the Khitan people saw the flag of Yang Ye, they fled immediately. Unfortunately, the supervisor Wang Cheng gave random orders, and Yang Ye died in the Liao army. in ambush."

"With Yang Wudi and Xiang Liang joining forces, plus Cao Bao and Song Jiang, we may not necessarily lose to Chu Zimou!"

"I went to contact the lord of Guangling County. He seems to be about to unify Guangling County. Yang Ye is indeed invincible. He is invincible across Guangling County."

The lords of the four counties have prepared troops and horses one after another.

They had realized that the Langya Kingdom would soon go south to occupy the entire Xuzhou, and only the alliance of the lords of the four prefectures could block the Langya Kingdom's troops.

At present, there are still two great lords in Donghai Kingdom, three great lords in Xiapi Kingdom, three great lords in Pengcheng Kingdom, and only one great lord in Guangling County.

In addition to these big lords, there is also Xuzhou Mu Taoqian who is the biggest force.

In Guangling County, a lord captured the county seat, and general Yang Ye led cavalry into the city.

During the crusade against Dong Zhuo, Zhang Chao, the prefect of Guangling, was killed in the battle of Hulao Pass. The troops he left behind in Guangling County were annexed by the lord of Guangling County. Most of the great lords of Guangling County, the territory is not much less than that of Chutian.

But he was very afraid of Chutian.

The number of his generals is not as good as Chutian, and it is too late for him to occupy Guangling County.

Chutian had already digested the Langya Kingdom, established order in the Langya Kingdom, and formed a system of its own. Each city had a high level of public sentiment and security, and the appointed officials handled the internal affairs step by step.

The Yellow Turbans, Taishan Bandits, and Bandits in Langya were eliminated or recruited. There are still bandits and water bandits running rampant in Guangling County, and this alone is enough to see the gap between the two counties.

Once it entered a state of war, Langya could continue to recruit troops and transport food without any worries, and Guangling County was no match.

"I'm half a year behind Chu Zimou, which is already a huge disadvantage. If he is allowed to annex Donghai and Xiapi, and Guangling County in our district, how can he stop his troops? Yang Wudi, you can use teleportation with me. Array, arrive in Xiapi, let's go to see the state shepherd."

The lord thought for a while, and finally decided to join the army that resisted Chutian's southward annexation of Xuzhou.

Xuzhou began to prepare for the war, and once again fell into chaos and panic.

Before the storm came, everyone was suffocating.

Tao Qian did not pay out 50,000 taels of silver as compensation, but continued to recruit troops from various cities with the support of Cao Bao, and then set up defenses in Tan County.

Tan County is adjacent to Kaiyang County, and it only takes more than 100 kilometers from Tancheng to Xiacheng. In "Lord", it is not far.

So the contest between the two sides lies between Tancheng and Xiacheng.

Among the five counties and states in Xuzhou City, except for the Langya state controlled by Chutian, the lords of the other four commanderies and states gathered to discuss how to strengthen the defense line of Tanxian County and block the troops of the Langya state.

Xiang Yan, Yang Wudi, Song Jiang, three historical military generals, led by their lords, met Tao Qian. They are the historical military generals of the lords of Xiapi Kingdom, Guangling County and Donghai Kingdom.

They have famous generals, and Tao Qian has money, food, soldiers and horses, so they hit it off.

Not only Xuzhou, but other states also started civil wars, and the less powerful lords often joined forces to deal with the big lords.

At this time, Chu Tian, ​​who was the focus of Xuzhou, was talking to the great Confucian scholars in the late Eastern Han Dynasty in Du Fu's Thatched Cottage.

With the characteristics of "four generations and three princes", Chu Tian found that Lu Zhi, Cai Yong and other literati looked at him differently.

In their eyes, Chutian is also from a noble family, and their favorability has doubled, so they no longer underestimate Chutian.

Chu Zimou of Langya State, four generations and three princes, filled the world with peaches and plums.

Chutian's family background in the eyes of heroes at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty has quietly changed.

In short, it is easier to win over celebrities in the late Eastern Han Dynasty with the identity of a family.

The poet Du Fu also participated in the conversation and exchanged Tang poetry with Han Yuefu poetry, which amazed Lu Zhi, Cai Yong and others, so they stayed in Xiacheng for a while.

Chutian plans to set up a literati group in Xiacheng to completely enhance the influence of Xiacheng and become the cultural center of the Eastern Han District.

Cao Wei had the seven sons of Jian'an, and Chutian could also have the seven sons of Langya, the seven sages of Kaiyang, the eight masters of Xuzhou...

Cultural influence is equally important to the territory, improving the economy, popular sentiment, and the probability of the birth of special talents.

During a chat with Cai Yong, Chu Tian learned that his daughter Cai Wenji was in Chenliu's house, so Chu Tian reminded him to move Cai Wenji as soon as possible to prevent it from being plundered by the Southern Xiongnu.

When Cai Yong heard Chu Tian's suggestion, although he didn't know why, he silently wrote it down.

Chutian is considered to be benevolent and righteous.

In fact, there is no need for Chutian to worry about Cai Wenji being kidnapped by the Xiongnu, because the lord with Lian Po is in Bingzhou and does not teach Huma to pass the Yin Mountain.

A personal soldier came to report in a low voice: "My lord, the lords of the four counties of Xuzhou are gathering in Xiapi City to discuss the strategy of resisting Langya's going south."

"A group of rabble, nothing to talk about. If Cao Bao is still the coach, the army of millions will not help."

"They plan to appoint Xiang Liang as Zhonglang general, command the Xuzhou infantry archers, and appoint Yang Wudi as the cavalry captain, command the Xuzhou cavalry."

"..."

Now Chu Tian is not calm.

Whether it was Xiang Liang or Yang Ye, Chu Tian knew that one was a famous general in the Warring States Period and the other was a famous general in the Northern Song Dynasty, both of whom had won great battles. Xiang Liang is more inclined to command the commander, Yang Ye is more inclined to force.

With two famous generals joining forces, coupled with second- and third-rate generals such as Song Jiang and Cao Bao, with Tao Qian's financial resources, the battle to unify Xuzhou would not be easy.

Chu Tian waved his hand and asked the personal soldiers who came to report the letter to withdraw.

Seeing Chu Tian's solemn expression, Lu Zhi couldn't help but wonder, "Why is Zimou worried? What happened?"

"Hey, under the emperor, he helped the imperial court to pacify the Yellow Turbans in Jizhou, incorporate the Taishan Bandit, suppress the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans, and attack the national bandit Dong Zhuo. He has made great achievements in battle, and is dedicated to peace in the world. However..."

Chu Tian sighed.

Lu Zhi and Cai Yong glanced at each other, curious about the troubles of this young junior: "Zimou may as well say it straight, if I can wait to the best of my ability, I will definitely help each other."

"However, Mu Taoqian of Xuzhou has repeatedly sent troops to attack the country of Langya, and the war has spread to the civilians, and bones are everywhere. Not long ago, I went to Luoyang to attack the country's thieves, but he attacked the country of Langya with troops, which almost cost me all my previous achievements. Now, he has another 300,000 troops. It is really worrying to plan to destroy the Langya Kingdom in one fell swoop. Tao Qian can’t use people, and only his nepotism will endanger one party.

Chu Tian tried his best to exaggerate Tao Qian's shortcomings in order to attract the sympathy of celebrities such as Lu Zhi and Cai Yong.

He is the weaker one.

A prefect sent troops to attack Dong Zhuo, but was bullied by the state shepherd.

After hearing what Chu Tian said, Lu Zhi and Cai Yong, who had a good impression of Chu Tian, ​​sympathized with Chu Tian.

This is the case.

Chutian went to participate in the crusade against Dong Zhuo, but Tao Qian did not participate. In contrast, Chutian, the face of Langya, was more popular among celebrities in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Tao Qian used to have the advantage of fame, but now Chutian's "four generations and three princes" are more attractive to the family than Tao Qian.

So it is not difficult to understand that Lu Zhi and Cai Yong tend to help Chutian.

"I plan to count Tao Qian's crimes, attack Tao Qian, and save thousands of people in Xuzhou from dire straits. But there is a lack of military advisors, so I dare to ask Lord Lu to come out and serve as a military advisor to Xuzhou."

Chutian tried to recruit Lu Zhi for the first time.

Lu Zhi's qualifications were so old that Chu Tian didn't dare to invite Lu Zhi out of the mountain easily. And I really don't know what position to give Lu Zhi.

Lu Zhi's official position was higher than that of Chutian, so he couldn't be a Sima of another department or a commander, even if he was a school captain, it was too low.

Lu Zhi's former general, Beizhong Lang, was already a high-ranking officer, unlike now, there were generals everywhere.

So Chu Tian thought about it and decided to let the old Lu Zhi serve as the military advisor and Fang Xuanling to join the army. In fact, both can be used as strategists.

Lu Zhi is a commander-in-chief and an intellectual hero, while Fang Xuanling is an intellectual and political hero.

Chutian has only Fang Xuanling as a strategist and can only take care of it all the way.

If there are several advisors and one advisor for each general, the actual combat effectiveness of the legion will increase.

Lu Zhi finally moved a little when he heard that Chu Tian wanted to worship him as a military advisor.

Even if people are old, a hero is a hero after all. When there is a real opportunity, most of them will still be unwilling to be lonely. That's why Lian Po is old and can still eat with emotion.

In the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Lu Zhi was replaced by Dong Zhuo before the fight was over. After all, Lu Zhi had some regrets.

"If the two sides are at war, maybe I can be a military advisor..."

Hearing that Lu Zhi finally let go, Chu Tian couldn't help being overjoyed.

So, Lu Zhi is allegiance to him?

However, the system does not have any prompts to identify the master.

Chu Tian understood, Lu Zhi estimated that he was in the same state as Zhao Yun now - willing to contribute, but for some reason, he was not willing to accept the master.

Zhao Yun was unwilling to become a new master in a short period of time, while Lu Zhi did not recognize the master because he was too senior to recognize the master easily.

It's good to be able to work for yourself.

Chutian did not force Lu Zhi to consider himself the master.

As for whether Lu Zhi would betray, most likely he would not. It is harder for such upright people to betray them than to kill them.

In this way, Chutian has two military advisers, Fang Xuanling, and Lu Zhi, who has not yet recognized the master but promised to serve.

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