Zhou Yafu was a decisive person, and after agreeing with Qi Xiang's point of view, after making adjustments, he took the lead in sending troops to Sanchuan County and attacking Hanoi County of Wei.

Because Ji Shu's strategy of attacking the east and the west was seen through, the number of troops deployed in Hanoi was less than 50,000.

Moreover, they are still scattered in several counties, in other words, the average defender of a county is only about 10,000 people.

Zhou Yafu also knew that the fighter plane was fleeting, and directly led 100,000 people to attack Hanoi almost regardless of casualties.

In just one day, three county governments were uprooted.

Zhou Yafu's actions caught Ji Shu off guard.

Hanoi's troops were weak, and he originally wanted to lure the Han army to attack, lure the enemy into depth, and defeat the Han army within the scope of Wei.

However, that should also be after the war between the Chu State and the Qi State.

After all, after the start of the Qi and Chu wars, the strength of the Chu State was limited to the border of Qi and Chu on the surface, which was in line with the strategy of the soldiers.

Moreover, Zhou Yafu obviously did not rush forward, and after capturing two more county towns the next day, he waited for work.

Around these counties, a large number of scouts were arranged, apparently intending to fight a war of attrition.

Originally, Chu State's plan was also messed up all of a sudden because of this.

It's just that Ji Shu is a veteran after all. After learning about Zhou Yafu's actions, he also immediately knew that the original plan had been aborted.

In just one day's work, Ji Shu and the generals under him re-studied a new set of plans.

Hanoi County is of great significance to the Chu State, if it is really controlled by the Han State, then the east can enter the East County, and the south can go down to the Yingchuan. Strategically, it is extremely unfavorable to the state of Chu.

On the fourth day of Zhou Yafu's attack on Hanoi County, the more than 100,000 Chu troops that were originally entrenched in Dong County began to move towards Hanoi County.

Even the 50,000 Shenwu troops were all evacuated, leaving behind, but only three or four lesser-known armies, as well as 50,000 horses from the Wei State.

These horses, combined, have nearly 100,000 in total, which is enough to deal with the threat from the Qi State.

Huge military changes, Xia Huan naturally knew about it.

It's just that Ji Shu's purpose was to let Xia Huan play soy sauce. How could it be possible to transfer Xia Huan to the real front line?

Therefore, Xia Huan with more than 2,000 Changxiu troops was still stationed on the edge of Dongjun to guard against the Qi army.

"What a fucking bad luck!"

In the barracks, Yu Meng slapped his saber on the table fiercely, looking annoyed.

"After training hard for nearly two months, I ended up running to Dongjun to eat ashes!" Yu Meng scolded angrily while roughly removing his armor.

Similarly, Wang Yan, who is a thousand-person general, is also very depressed, like Yu Meng, he also has the determination to die, and wants to go to the battlefield and make contributions.

This was his previous dream, however, Ji Shu's arrangement obviously made this idea of his fall through.

watched the evacuation of the well-trained Fan army, and in the end, only a few Fan troops with weak combat effectiveness were left, and there was a group of Wei troops who could be called ruffians.

Wang Yan's blood was as if it had been poured with ice, and it cooled down in an instant.

Not only Yu Meng and Wang Yan, but likewise, dissatisfaction also spread throughout Changxiujun.

If the officers and men of Changxiujun were still dissatisfied with the desperate training of more than a month before, then after learning that they were going to the front line, this dissatisfaction suddenly turned into gratitude and excitement.

Unlike the Wei army, which was waiting for death, military exploits have always been the foundation of the Chu State.

No one wants to work hard for more than a month, and then go back without even seeing a single hair.

Just when Yu Meng and the other Changxiu soldiers complained, they didn't know that Xia Huan had quietly passed in front of their camp.

"Your Highness, the military spirit seems to be a little impetuous......"

Under the silent autumn night, there is less summer anxiety and more coolness.

Similarly, Chen Zhaoming is obviously a little resentful of the complaints in the army.

Born in the Shenwu Army, he has a bit of a belligerent factor compared to ordinary people.

Xia Huan stood on a small slope in a camp, looked at the entire camp, and asked casually, "What about the other generals?" How are they doing? ”

"Hey, don't mention it." Chen Zhaoming waved his hand and sighed.

"Your Highness, I also went to inquire, most of these armies are old roots. There is no backing behind it, what do you say? ”

Xia Huan nodded, understanding what Chen Zhaoming meant.

Anyone who served in the army in the Chu State could get a share of the land at home, and it could also be passed on to the next generation. And the condition is that the next generation must also join the army.

This is somewhat similar to the government military system during the Tang Dynasty. It's just that, unlike the government military system, these people don't need to work, they only need training.

The advantage of this system is that the combat power of the Chu army is much higher than that of the other two countries, but the disadvantages are also obvious.

In addition to the need for a large number of land assets as support, there will also be a number of unenterprising fanjun.

After all, the *** who sits back and enjoys it will obviously be more than a little lazy compared to the military generation that has nothing.

And like these few armies left behind, most of them have no backers behind them.

When fighting a war, not to mention charging into battle, the reward for meritorious deeds is always behind. Over time, the combat effectiveness will also come down.

Maybe they still need to practice the formation every day, but when it comes to the will to fight, they are definitely not as good as other armies.

This Northern Expedition of the Chu Army can also be said to be a time when the strength accumulated by the Chu State in the past 20 years competes with the strength accumulated by the Han State.

Although it is cruel and cannot tolerate the slightest mistake, there are also huge interests behind it.

The declining Qi State is no longer even able to control the little brother of the Yan State, and compared with the powerful Chu State, it is obviously not an opponent.

As long as Emperor Qi's brain is not sick, he will definitely not command the Qi army to fight desperately against the Chu army.

What's more, Pengcheng of Chu State also has the army of the King of Huainan eyeing him.

Even if Qi Guo really called, at most it would be just a show.

Moreover, from the very beginning, Qi Xiangkuaimu's purpose was to fight a protracted war with the Chu army. On top of logistics, drag down the Chu army.

Neither side plays, you are happy, I am happy.

And such a result naturally led to the fact that whether it was the East County of Wei or the Xue County of Qi State, the defenders were a little lax. In other words, the fighting spirit is not high.

For those fanjun in Chu who don't hurt their grandmothers and uncles don't love, although their military exploits are gone, they don't have any worries about their lives, and it's not unacceptable.

After thinking for a moment, Xia Huan continued to ask: "Now the whole army, who is in charge?" ”

Chen Zhaoming was slightly stunned, and then replied: "It seems to be a person named Zhou Yu." ”

"Zhou Yu?"

Xia Huan thought about it carefully in his mind, and was sure that among the cronies around Ji Shu, there was no such person.

However, thinking about it, everyone knows that the possibility of war breaking out on the Qichu border is not very likely now, how can it be possible to stay here?

"Zhaoming, help me do something."

"Your Highness, please command!"

"After a while, you take a letter from me and go back, and directly ask Master Chen to hand it directly to your father."

"Whoa!"

"In addition, when you come back, bring me a cart of fine porcelain from Yingshang."

"Fine porcelain?" Chen Zhaoming showed a look of doubt, and didn't understand what he was doing with fine porcelain at this time. Could it be that you want to bribe the person named Zhou Yu?