Under Xuzhou, under Xiao Lan's strong troops, Zhang Zhao, Chen Deng, Mi Zhu, Mi Fang and others all surrendered, and Cao Bao and the Cao family in Xuzhou all became the souls of the Taiping army. To Xiao Lan's surprise, the Zhuge family, who had not yet moved out of Xuzhou, also joined Xiao Lan's command, and Zhuge Jin came out of the Taiping Army.

With this has always been rich in the Central Plains, Xiao Lan's Taiping army can naturally expand without scruples, the wealth of the Xuzhou government has not been underestimated, under the implementation of Xiao Lan's policy of fighting local tyrants and dividing land, the wealth of the Xuzhou Shi clan has fallen into the hands of Xiao Lan, besides, what he got is not only wealth, but also the complete attachment of the people of Xuzhou.

As soon as the recruitment order came out, there were countless people who came to sign up for the army, and Xiao Lan barely spent much effort, expanding the army by 200,000 at one time, and training it was enough to become a regular army.

Ordering Zhang Zhao, Zhuge Jin, Mi Zhu and others to preside over the government affairs of Qing and Xu Erzhou, Xiao Lan immediately ordered Wei Yan to lead 100,000 troops, Liao Hua and Mi Fang as deputy generals, and Chen Deng as military advisors, and marched strongly into Yangzhou.

Immediately, Xiao Lan ordered Xu Sheng to lead the troops to defend Xuzhou and train the new army, while he personally led an army of 100,000 and led Huang Zhong, Zhou Cang, Zang Ba and other generals to march into Yanzhou with all their might.

The army was opened, but on the second day, before entering the boundary of Yanzhou, Guan Hai led 50,000 Yellow Turban Army to serve, Xiao Lan saw this, and couldn't help but be overjoyed, and the Yellow Turban Army was reorganized and incorporated into the Taiping Army, and Guan Hai came with the army to attack Yanzhou together.

Compared with Xuzhou, Yanzhou's defense was more empty, Xiao Lan's army of more than 100,000 troops drove in, but in a few days, it occupied the entire Yanzhou, and Yu Ban came to annex.

Then, Liu Pi, Gong Du, He Man, and He Yi led more than 100,000 people to Runan, Yuzhou, and the two counties of Runan surrendered to the Taiping Army. The power has soared, not under the heyday of the Yellow Turban in the past.

With Chen Dao, Zang Ba, and Yu Banzhen guarding Yanzhou, Huang Zhong led Guan Hai, He Man, and He Yi to lead an army of 50,000 to attack Chen Liu, while Xiao Lan took Xu Chu, Zhou Cang, Liu Pi, Gong Du and 30,000 troops straight to Yingchuan. After two days and two nights of rapid marching, they finally came to Yingchuan City on the third night.

At this time, it was already evening, and the night was deep, except for the twinkling stars. There was no light, and the dim night, like a black curtain, shrouded Xiao Lan and the others tightly in endless darkness.

Quietly watched, but saw the soldiers on the city tower, three or three, standing or standing, some even holding spears against the city wall and falling asleep, after all, Yingchuan County is in the hinterland of Yuzhou. No one would have expected that Yingchuan City would be in danger, so the soldiers guarding the city did not pay much vigilance.

"Everyone, this battle must be resolved quickly and take Yingchuan City as soon as possible, understand?" Worried that Boss Dong would soon be unable to support it, and the princes of the Eighteenth Route might return to the army at any time, Xiao Lan naturally did not dare to delay for a moment, after all, although the Taiping Army now has six or seven hundred thousand troops. However, the power of the princes of all walks of life is really not to be underestimated!

For Xiao Lan, time is life, take Yingchuan as soon as possible. Let Deqingzhou, Xuzhou, Yanzhou, Yuzhou and even Yangzhou be connected, then, if the Taiping army occupies half of the Han Dynasty, when the time comes, not only will the military strength soar, but also face the princes from all walks of life. Naturally, it is also more confident.

"Don't worry, my lord, I have sent someone to inquire clearly, the defenders of Yingchuan City are only 5,000, and we have an army of 30,000, and we will definitely be able to take the city by sneaking attack at night." Seeing that there was a faint worry between Xiao Lan's eyebrows, at that moment, Zhou Cang hurriedly spoke.

"Rest assured, my lord, the personal guard battalion under my Xu Chu command is not something that ordinary defenders can resist, and Yingchuan City can't stop us!" Xu Chu stepped forward, and between his words, he swore that it was the confidence of the strong in his own strength, perseverance and bravery, and it was unshakable.

Xiao Lan said in a deep voice: "Although our Taiping Army has been almost invincible since the uprising, we can't underestimate our opponents at any time, so although it is only a city guarded by 5,000 people in front of us, we must not be careless, and when attacking the city, we must reduce unnecessary damage." ”

Liu Bi frowned and asked, "Then according to the lord's will, how should we break the city?" ”

"Wait, wait until the wee hours of the morning!" Xiao Lan gave an order in a deep voice, ordering the whole army to hide their tracks and rest in place. Although everyone was puzzled, the Taiping army respected Xiao Lan like a god, and since Xiao Lan gave the order, everyone obeyed the order and acted without the slightest objection.

The night was deep, time passed silently, and before I knew it, it had passed midnight and entered the early morning hours, which was also the time that Xiao Lan had been waiting for!

Taking a deep breath and stabilizing his mind, Xiao Lan immediately ordered in a deep voice, and said: "Xu Chu listens to the order, this commander ordered you to lead three hundred guards to steal the city, I wonder if you can be sure to take the city gate for our army?" ”

"Yes!" Xu Chu responded impressively, immediately led the troops out, took advantage of the cover of the night, tiptoed forward, with a hook lock, and quietly approached the city wall.

At this time, it was the early hours of the night, not only was the night dark, which was conducive to camouflage, but it was also the most difficult time of the day, which was the best time to steal the city.

"Up." Coming to the city, Xu Chu waved his hand at the guards beside him, and everyone understood, and the three hundred elite guards immediately dispersed, like a long dragon, along the corner of the wall, scattered, hundreds of hooks and locks, and at the same time threw them on the high wall, making a light jingling sound, although the movement was not big, but it was not weak and inaudible, if it was in ordinary times, it was naturally easy to detect, but at this time period, there were really few people who were alarmed.

Xu Chu took the lead, and the three hundred guards climbed up to the city along the hook and lock, each movement was fast and brisk, so as not to make the slightest noise.

This way the army marched forward, and the guards who stole the city did a lot more, but in comparison, it was Xu Chu, as the new leader, who had the worst skills.

"What a sound." As the three hundred guards continued to climb the top of the city, someone finally noticed the abnormality, and muttered curiously, how could he have thought that before he could react, there was a sharp pain in his neck, and in an instant, he lost consciousness.

In the dark, Xu Chu led three hundred guards to constantly wipe out the soldiers defending the city head, and killed towards the city gate, each of these people has a thousand jun combat power, which is not trivial, it is the most elite army under Xiao Lan, plus there is a tiger like Xu Chu to lead, and the combat power is even higher.

The speed of the advance was fast, and soon, it was forced near the city gate, and the countless defenders along the way had already turned into the souls of the Taiping army in their sleep.

"It's not good, someone stole the city." Killed and injured many guards in a row, although Xu Chu and the others had tried their best to be careful, but the other party still discovered the intentions of Xu Chu and the others, but these guards who had just woken up opened their eyes in a daze, and before they could fully wake up, they saw the fierce enemy bullying forward, and the sharp ice blade had already cut through the vital points on their bodies, and the blood splashed and took their lives.

In the dark night, there seemed to be countless black figures running on the city wall, and the soldiers defending the city couldn't react at all for a while, and were full of panic.

"Take the gates!" Seeing that the city gate was close in front of him, Xu Chu didn't restrain at all, and immediately shouted, and then the whole person was like a fierce tiger, rushing out first.

As one of the top generals in the world, Xu Chu Zhiyong, in the Taiping Army, second only to Xiao Lan and Huang Zhong, is enough to rank third, even if you look at the world, it is enough to rank in the top ten.

Under the leadership of such a fierce general, the morale of the three hundred guards increased greatly and their combat power skyrocketed.

The guards of the city gate who woke up saw hundreds of fierce enemies rushing towards them, and one by one, they were so frightened that they screamed and lost their voices.

However, the enemy will not have a little delay because of their fear, Xu Chu immediately killed three hundred guards before the city gate, and in a moment, they killed the city gate guards, and then Xu Chu personally opened the gate, opened the closed city gate, and put down the suspension bridge on the moat............ (To be continued.) )