At noon on the tenth day of February 208 AD, the morale of the Chu army was almost boiling, and the troops were divided into three routes and launched the Northern Expedition vigorously!

Its momentum is huge, it can be called the strongest in the history of the Chu State, and the grand occasion is unprecedented.

Not counting Wang Xu, thirteen generals including Zhao Yun, Zhang He and others were dispatched, more than 60 partial generals such as Meng Da and Leng Bao, with Zhuge Liang, Tian Feng, and Xu Shu as strategists, and Fu Zhu, Chen Deng and others coordinated logistics.

The main battle force includes more than 30,000 people in the Qinglong Legion, more than 20,000 in the Southern Legion, more than 80,000 in the Suzaku Legion, more than 80,000 in the Guards Legion, more than 80,000 in the Eastern Legion, more than 10,000 in the Xiangyang Elite City Guard, and more than 26,000 people in charge of the various departments, totaling nearly 350,000 people.

In addition to the 80,000 regular reserve soldiers of the Diannong General Department and tens of thousands of people organized by each army corps, after the army set out on the expedition, the state of Chu began to comprehensively recruit the people and the soldiers of the county governments in various places to replenish it, and it is expected that as many as 300,000 or 400,000 people will form a powerful supply and transportation line, and make sufficient preparations for the expedition.

At the same time, Zhang Liao, Huang Quan, and Liao Hua, who were stationed at the eastern border pass of Yongzhou, were once again ordered to lead the soldiers of the White Tiger Legion to the east of Hangu and enter Luoyang.

The front led by Zhao Yun and Zhang Heer went out of Xinye, drove straight forward, and successively broke through Yuyang, Nieyang, Anzhong and other counties in just six days, and approached Wancheng!

Wei Guo Zhichong general, Nanyang Taishou Lejin independence is difficult to support, did not dare to lead the army to meet the battle, hurriedly shrink the troops, stick to the county capital Wancheng and Wancheng east of the main road, and quickly ordered people to send a message to Yecheng to report the emergency, within three days there were more than 30 letters one after another. Thousands of miles to expedit!

On the evening of February 18. The Middle Route Army of the Northern Expedition of the Chu State. A total of 150,000 people arrived in Wancheng.

Wang Xu personally sat in the middle route army, and besieged the entire Wancheng that night, and Wei Guole fell into a situation of holding on to the lonely city.

In the early morning of 19 February, 100,000 people including Zhou Zhi, Chen Zhi, Li Yan, and Huang Xu of the Left Route Army slowly arrived in Wancheng, and after only a short stay and rest, they were ordered to march eastward to attack another Cao army stationed on the eastern main road, and open the way to continue northward.

Today's soldiers of the Chu State are holding back their strength. The morale is high, the generals are more like chickens, and the troops have an absolute advantage, where can be held just by holding on.

Zhou Zhi was in command, and generals such as Chen Dao, Huang Xu, and Li Yan took turns to supervise the battle, and sometimes personally led troops to attack the enemy camp, day and night!

The Wei garrison guards Lu Zhao and Feng Kai tried their best, but they only held the camp for three days, and finally fell under the dense rain of arrows, giant crossbows and trebuchets of the Chu State!

When these two from Cao Cao entered Yanzhou, they followed him in the southern and northern wars. The battle-hardened veterans were both killed!

More than half of the 40,000 defenders were killed or wounded. Thousands of prisoners, the rest fled!

The journey of the Northern Expedition really began at this moment!

On February 20, Wang Xu received the good news from Zhou Zhi, and then under the construction of Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu, he ordered the Left Route Army to take the lead in advancing northward, and through the sunset, it advanced in the direction of Xi'e, Pheasant County, and Luyang, and went all the way north, with the aim of reaching Yangzhai, the capital of Yingchuan County.

At the same time, Zhao Yun and Zhang He led their troops to return to the Right Route Army, and joined the Right Route Army Wang Fei and Zhang Jing who were lagging behind, totaling 100,000 people, to speed up the march, take Wuyin in the east, and then march in the direction of Duyang and Yexian, and enter Runan in Yuzhou from Yexian to the east, with the aim of hitting Runan County.

The Northern Expedition of Chu State set off stormy waves!

Wang Xu is not dead, and the world is shocked when he fights on the battlefield again!

Wei! Wu! Xiliang!

The civil ministers and military generals of various forces, in that short period of time, seemed to have seen the most incredible thing in the world, even if they received countless urgent reports, they were still a little unbelievable.

But in the time when the various forces were transmitting news, confirming news, discussing countermeasures, and preparing for response, the army of the Northern Expedition of Chu State had already entered the Wei realm with the momentum of destroying and decaying!

Invincible!

The defenders of Nanyang of Wei were defeated, and the other was besieged in Wancheng by Wang Xu himself, without any resistance.

The four generals of the Left Route Army, Zhou Zhi, Chen Zhi, Li Yan, and Huang Xu, were divided into two routes, and they were at the same time, non-stop, and crazy rush!

In just half a month, more than 10 counties and more than 30 cities, including Liankexi'e, Bowang, Pheasant County, Luyang, and Father's City, reached Yangzhai, the capital of Yingchuan County, with the momentum of thunder, and beat the soldiers of those local county governments in Wei State.

The Right Army, which was a little behind, was slightly slower, but it seemed to have the heart to compete with the Left Army and catch up.

Zhao Yun, Zhang He, Wang Fei, and Zhang Jing concentrated their forces, and Zhang He and Wang Fei personally took the vanguard, broke the Yin, captured the Yang, occupied Ye County, and entered Yuzhou in the east!

Although they were a step slower when they sent out their troops, in the end, in just half a month, in the twenty-three cities of Lianke Nine Counties, when the Left Route Army arrived at Yingchuan Yangzhai, they almost hit the Runan County Mansion at the same time, even if it was harsh to compare the specific time, then they were only eleven hours slower, less than a day.

Two days later, Yingchuan Yangzhai and Runan County Mansion, which were empty, fell one after another!

For a time, the people of Wei were panicked and frightened!

During this period of time, Cao Cao's reaction was also extremely fast, quickly mobilized the main force, and with Cao Ren and Yu Ban as the mainstay, Wen Ping and Zhu Ling as the deputies, took the lead in commanding 80,000 elite soldiers as the front, and rushed to the front line of Chenliu County Mansion, Sujuju, and Fengqiu, not seeking to break the enemy, but only asking them to hold back the footsteps of the Northern Expeditionary Army of Chu State, and to gain time for the assembly and convergence of more main forces of Wei State.

Cao Cao's intention, it goes without saying, this is to fight to the death with the lion of Chu in Chen Liu, where he rises!

Originally, he was reluctant to mobilize the main forces stationed along the Huai River, fearing that there would be changes in Jiangdong, but with the right army Zhao Yun, Zhang He, Wang Fei, and Zhang Jing leading their troops to break Runan, he could no longer sit still, had no choice, and was forced to urgently order Sima Yi, Li Dian, Gao Lan, Cao Xiu, Guo Huai, Hao Zhao and other departments to divide their troops to fight back against Runan as appropriate, in order to delay the pace of the right route army of Chu State!

In fact, his order had not yet arrived, and only as soon as the news of the Chu State's Right Route Army breaking through the Runan County Mansion spread, Sima Yi and others stationed in the Huai River could no longer sit still.

Sima Yi summoned Li Dian, Cao Xiu, and Gao Ran, personally divided 80,000 troops, and traveled day and night to return to Runan! Only Guo Huai and Hao Zhao, two calm and wise young people who have already faintly appeared as famous generals, are in charge of the Huaihe River defense line!

At this time, Lejin of Wancheng in Nanyang has been defending for a full 20 days, and without the full support of the people, he blocked the 150,000 troops of the middle route army of Chu State, which can be described as a good general of Wei!

At the head of the city, Le Jin's strong body was already tired, and a pair of tiger eyes were full of bloodshots.

He was already too tired, and at any time the shape of Wancheng became more and more critical, and the city defense was dilapidated, and he didn't close his eyes for the past two days!

The army of Chu is attacking, and he wants to command to meet the enemy.

The army of Chu has temporarily retreated, and he will also lead his soldiers to do everything he can to repair the city defenses and add defense facilities!

He also wants to constantly boost the morale of the soldiers and give them hope!

"General Le! General Le! ”

With the sound of hurried footsteps, a lieutenant with tattered armor strode forward, his eyes gloomy.

"What?" Le Jin looked at the soldiers of the Chu State who were receding like a tide, his face expressionless.

The voice of the person who came trembled, and there was a faint cry: "General Le, how long will it take for our reinforcements to come, the Dongcheng side really can't hold on, it's been twenty days, why haven't the reinforcements come yet!" The soldiers didn't even have the strength to pick up their swords! ”

Le Jin was silent for a moment, and then said firmly: "In three days at most, reinforcements will arrive, let the brothers work hard to persevere!" ”

"......"

The person who came wanted to say more, but was glared back by Le Jin's sharp gaze.

"Nothing, get back to your position, fight to the death, and wait for reinforcements!"

The person who came opened his mouth, but after all, he didn't say anything more, and gave up his hand: "No! ”

Seeing the people coming and going, Le Jin turned his head and stared at the huge Chu army outside the city, his face pale.

One of the generals standing behind him was a rough and strong man, as the commander of Lejin's personal guards, he knew more things, and he couldn't help but step forward lightly at this time. "General Le, even if there will never be reinforcements, I am still willing to live and die with you!"

"Thank you, brother! It's me who can't stop you! ”

A crystal tear slipped from the corner of Le Jin's eyes, not for himself, but for the soldiers who followed him, and for these brothers who fought to the death side by side!

He felt guilty because he had deceived many people, and he told everyone that reinforcements were coming.

But in fact, he knew very well in his heart, where did the reinforcements come from?

There is no possibility of reinforcements at all, which is already very clear from the moment he learned that the King of Chu appeared inexplicably, that the army of Chu was as many as more than 300,000, and that there was a strong northern expedition of Chu.

Knowing that he was invincible, he did not abandon the defense in time and did not withdraw his troops in time, in order to buy time for Wei and to drag down the troops of Chu.

At this time, every day he insisted on, he could shake the outcome of the Northern Expedition of the Chu State!

This is not only clear to him, but also to Wang Xu in the army of Chu outside the city.

If it weren't for Le Jin's desperate support and stubbornly dragging him for twenty days, now that he is the middle route army, I am afraid that he would have already beaten Chen Liu, where would he still be mired in the quagmire of Wancheng!

At this time, Wang Xu stood under the banner of the Central Army of Chu State, his face full of anger.

"In 20 days, the 50,000 or 60,000 lone soldiers in Wancheng, without support and without the support of the people, dragged our 150,000 army for a full twenty days, which is really a miracle! Stories through the ages! We have really created history and miracles! ”

With a mocking scolding, he made Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu, Dian Wei, Yan Liang, Wang Ling, Xiang Tian and others all silent.

After a while, Dian Wei, who was anxious, waved fiercely with the ice and fire halberd.

"Lord, in the next wave of attacks, the last general will personally enter the city!"

In fact, Wang Xu is just venting the anger in his heart, although time is important now, it is not too worthwhile to let the generals in the army take that risk.

"That's it! Wancheng is crumbling, and then launch a general attack, all of you will be on the front line to command, take turns and keep stopping, be sure to give Le Jin the last blow! ”

"No!" The generals responded with a bang.

Wang Xu didn't stay here much afterwards, and soon returned to the camp with Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu, Wancheng was about to be destroyed, and they still needed to carefully discuss the next march plan of the Middle Route Army...... (To be continued......)