Regarding the possibility of competing with Liu Bei for the two states of Qingxu in the future, Chutian didn't think much about it. Regardless of whether Liu Bei chooses to develop in Youzhou or Qingzhou, this is something that Chutian can't decide, and the only thing he can do is to enhance his strength.

Even without Liu Bei, Boss Cao is still in nearby Yanzhou, which is also unreassuring.

Xuzhou is the land of four wars.

Except for the sea to the east...... No, if the borders of civilized areas are open, it is not necessarily safe to be close to the sea.

On the fourth day, Liu Bei led Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Han cavalry to leave the Han military camp.

The military Sima Zhang Tie summoned all the lords.

They were going to move the camp.

Bei Zhonglang pulled Lu Zhi out of this vacant army and participated in the siege of Guangzong County.

This siege was even more difficult than the siege of the Yellow Turban barracks.

The level of Guangzong County is an intermediate city, and it is also the base camp of Zhangjiao, so the city wall has been heightened and strengthened by the Yellow Turban Army, with a height of eight meters and a base of ten meters thick, and the earthen wall is covered with bricks, which is more solid.

When they heard that they were going to attack a medium-sized city, the lords were a little uneasy.

The eight-meter-high city wall is no longer a fortification that can be captured by a simple ladder.

It was ten times more difficult to attack the county seat of Guangzong than it was to conquer a Yellow Turban camp.

Fortunately, the main force of the siege this time was Lu Zhi, the general of Beizhonglang, and the elite of the Han army led by him.

"Pull out the camp!"

As the Han army pulled out the camp, the lords in the camp followed one after another. Unless the lord has the ability to change the situation of the battle on his own in the middle stage, it is better to follow the Han army. Now the lords, who have only a few dozen or hundreds of people, leave the main force of the Han army and send them to death.

"I finally have the opportunity to meet Lu Zhi."

Chu Tian's evaluation of Lu Zhi is not low, after all, the other party is one of the three heroes of the late Han Dynasty, and he is currently in charge of the last elite of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Lu Zhi's military camp was on the periphery of Guangzong County, with tens of thousands of Han troops and hundreds of thousands of righteous troops.

In history, Lu Zhi did not have so many soldiers and horses, but the area in "Lord" was expanded tenfold, and the population also increased greatly, so the number of Han troops and Yellow Turban troops skyrocketed. In addition, the various lords led troops to support, so it seemed crowded.

"This is the main force of the Han army in Jizhou!"

Chutian was greatly shocked, and there were thousands of Han troops patrolling the periphery of the barracks alone.

These are elite soldiers of the third order or above, with a high rank.

Not only that, Chu Tian, who was riding on a war horse, could see the tall siege towers in the Han army camp.

It was the first time he had seen a large siege machine.

The previous ladder was only a rudimentary ladder, not very technical, but flexible and convenient.

This attack on the county seat of Guangzong is obviously not realistic to climb the eight-meter-high city wall with a simple ladder.

In order to capture Guangzong City, Lu Zhi had prepared a large number of siege equipment before the battle began. Ladder trucks, siege towers, rushing cars, catapults, slings, nest cars, and at least hundreds of large siege equipment.

These large siege engines alone are already very impressive.

"He is worthy of being a famous general at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and he has been unable to defend it, in order to prepare siege equipment. Not to mention anything else, it is a catapult, if it is not a siege equipment battalion above level five, it will not be mass-produced at all. If someone comes to attack my town with hundreds of these big guys, I will surrender without saying a word. ”

Huo An, who came from the Western Regions Protectorate, couldn't help but sigh when he saw the Han army barracks displaying large siege equipment comparable to giant beasts.

Many of the surrounding lords couldn't help but nod after listening to Huo An's words.

In the early days, none of the lord's towns could withstand the attacks of large siege engines.

This siege machine is specially designed to conquer fortified cities that are heavily guarded, such as the city of Gwangjong in front of you.

Chutian's territory Xia Town does not have a special siege equipment battalion, but the simple flying ladder Chutian can be built, as for the catapult and siege tower, it is not as simple as building a pile of wood together.

Seeing the hundreds of large-scale siege equipment owned by Lu Zhi, Chu Tian couldn't help but think about whether Xia Zhen should also produce such large-scale equipment when he attacked more than a dozen county towns in Langya Country in the future.

What Lu Zhi wanted to attack was a county town with many soldiers and a strong city.

The surrounding Han army was uprooting the nearby Yellow Turban camps one by one, attracting the attention of the Yellow Turban Army for Lu Zhi's attack on Guangzong City. Once there are more troops, Lu Zhi will be transferred to attack Guangzong City. The camp where Chu Tian was located was transferred by Lu Zhi.

Under the leadership of Sima Zhang Tie of the Han army, Chutian and the others were able to enter Lu Zhi's camp and have their own camp.

In addition to weapons and shields used in battle, there are also bedding, water bladders, bowls and other utensils.

The temperature in December in the north is no joke, and without bedding, the soldiers could freeze to death in the middle of the night.

A large number of soldiers were crammed into the Han military camp, often a dozen soldiers crammed into a tent.

Chutian tried his best to ensure that one general had a small camp. Only by appeasing his generals can his loyalty be guaranteed.

However, Zhou Yafu, Liu Sandao, Gongsun Wu and other generals rejected Chu Tian's kindness and were willing to squeeze together with the soldiers. The reason is also very simple, the actions of the generals will affect the morale of the soldiers.

The reason why Wu Qi commanded the soldiers and horses was so powerful was largely because Wu Qi shared weal and woe with the soldiers, and the soldiers were willing to die for it.

Chu Tian understood the truth, and also lived in a tent with the soldiers, which flattered this group of soldiers, and their morale actually rose by 5 points.

Because Mulan is a woman, she arranges a tent alone, and the soldiers can understand.

On the fourth day, Chu Tianba's camp joined Lu Zhi, and he still didn't have a chance to meet Lu Zhi or participate in the battle, but his points still ranked first.

Not all lords fight every day, and their forces cannot afford to consume them.

Each leader mainly depends on the strategic intentions of the commander of the Han army, so that he can move with the times.

The large-scale siege equipment has been prepared, and Lu Zhi's offensive against the county seat of Guangzong is about to begin.

None of the lords had experienced such a huge siege battle, with hundreds of thousands of Han troops and rebels attacking hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban troops.

The hundreds of people brought by Chu Tian would not be able to make a splash in this battle even if the entire army was annihilated.

In the early stage, the lord only needs to follow the commander to fight, and in the middle and late stages, the number of soldiers of the lord increases, so that he can turn the tide by himself.

In other words, it is possible that all the Han lords will be wiped out in the battle against Guangzong City.

The lords were more or less uneasy.

The number of lords in Lu Zhi's military camp was larger than the number of lords in the camp where Chu Tian was before, there were about a few hundred lords, and these lords came from various states and counties.

In addition to the lords, there are also tens of thousands of freelancers.

The number of lords in the Eastern Han region was definitely not that small, some lords did not have time to participate in the first epic battle, and there were also many small and medium-sized lords who did not want to risk participating in the war.

Because many lords have died in the war.

According to Lu Zhi's movements, tomorrow, the fifth day of the battle, he will attack Guangzong City.

Chu Tian, who couldn't sleep late at night, walked out of the tent and found that many lords had gathered around the bonfire, they came from all over the world, there were lords from Jiaozhou, Yangzhou, and Yizhou in the south, and lords from Liangzhou, Bingzhou, and Youzhou in the north, and even one or two lords from Yizhou.

That's right, Yizhou is also a sacred and inseparable part of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Hua Mulan, who was also not asleep, stood outside the military tent in a daze, noticed Chu Tian coming out, and said, "Lord, it's snowing." ”