Chapter 240: Dingxuzhou!
"How's the Governor going?"
"Ladies and gentlemen, Lord Zhou's condition has deteriorated, and he may die soon."
"Langya Prime Minister is besieging Langya City, this autumn of sincerity and death, if the state pastor is unconscious, Xuzhou will change hands!"
A group of officials from the Xuzhou family were even more worried when they learned that Tao Qian's situation was getting worse day by day.
Chen Deng, the captain of the Diannong School, stopped everyone's confusion: "Everyone, please listen to me, the old man of the Yuanlong family came to Xiapi to discuss important matters with your colleagues. ”
In Tancheng, the guard general Le Yi stood on the city wall, observing the army of Langya that was besieging but not attacking under the city.
He hoped that Chu Tian would attack Tancheng for days, and then hit his head and bleed.
Good at besieging cities, but also good at defending cities.
Chu Tian calmed down, surrounded the point to send reinforcements, and then sent Xue Rengui's troops to pacify the counties of the East China Sea Kingdom, making Tancheng a lonely city, but making Le Yi passive.
Le Yi sticks to the lonely city, and can only see how Yang Ye rescues.
Chu Tian's tactics are also very simple, that is, Yang Mou, encircled the point to send reinforcements, and Yang Ye had to be saved.
The lords of Xuzhou and Yang Ye led 70,000 reinvigorated Xuzhou coalition troops approached Tancheng and confronted the army of Langya.
Now there are Langya army, Yang Ye's 70,000 reinforcements, and Tancheng's 30,000 defenders near Tancheng.
Chu Tian did not fight Yang Ye in the field this time, but patiently waited for the opportunity.
Yang Ye repeatedly sent people to provoke, but the army of Langya was never moved.
The lords of Xuzhou don't know why Chu Zimou suddenly became a turtle, and some lords sent people to send women's clothes to the Langya State military camp to provoke Chu Tian to fight, emulating Zhuge Liang's humiliation of Sima Yi.
However, Chu Zimou remained unmoved and continued to avoid a fight.
The lords of Xuzhou gradually lost their breath.
Chu Zimou was unusual, avoiding and not fighting, which made them uneasy. They always felt that Chu Zimou was brewing something.
"What the hell was he thinking?"
Yang Ye led a light horse to provoke in front of the Langya army, trying to peek at the movements of the Langya army.
However, he was disappointed, the army of Langya Kingdom had been holding on and had no intention of attacking.
"What is Chu Zimou thinking?"
Le Yi was on the city wall, and he could already see Yang Ye's reinforcement banner.
According to Le Yi's assumption, the army of Langya is waiting for Yang Ye's reinforcements to arrive. Once Yang Ye's reinforcements arrive, they will fight head-on, crush Yang Ye's reinforcements, and then attack the city while Tancheng's morale is low due to the defeat of the reinforcements.
His reasoning is reasonable, and it is also the way of thinking of normal people.
But after the Battle of Xuzhou, Chu Zimou changed from a lion with teeth and claws to a turtle. Not only did he besiege Tancheng but not attack, even if reinforcements arrived, he had no desire to attack.
The two sides have been facing each other, and the food and troops in the rear continue to arrive at the front line, changing the balance of forces between the two sides.
"Chu Zimou still hasn't moved, he thinks that his supply capacity of one and a half counties can exceed the supply capacity of our three and a half counties?"
"The longer the delay is made, the better it will be for us. He will regret the tactics he has chosen. ”
After the earliest uneasiness, the lords of Xuzhou gradually calmed down, they had three and a half counties, and Chu Zimou only had one and a half counties (Langya plus half of the East China Sea country), and the supply capacity of the two sides was quite different. A protracted war is good for them.
"They must have thought I wanted to have a long standoff with them, but I was just waiting...... Waiting for Tao Qian to die......"
Chu Tian observed the military formation opposite.
His goal was simple, to drag it out until Tao Qian died.
The information about Xiapi City was constantly transmitted to Chu Tian, and Tao Qian's body was getting worse day by day, and it was estimated that he would soon be dying.
Finally, a cavalryman came to the battlefield of Tancheng and shouted: "Xuzhou Mu Taoqian died of illness!" ”
For a time, the three armies shook!
Xuzhou Mu Taoqian was defeated in the battle of Xuzhou, he was overly frightened, coupled with old age and decrepitness, he was seriously ill and died!
With his young capital, Chu Tian survived the first prince!
Xuzhou with Tao Qian and without Tao Qian is a completely different Xuzhou, and the current Xuzhou group of dragons has no leader!
"Immediately notify the envoys in Chang'an, go to the imperial court, and please seal Xuzhou Mu and General Anton!"
Chu Tian had been waiting for news from Tao Qian's last breath recently, and had already sent envoys to Chang'an.
There can only be one Xuzhou Mu, he wants to be in front of everyone and become the next Xuzhou Mu, and at the same time, General Anton!
Although it is a little unkind, Xuzhou is where the virtuous live.
If Tao Qian was not captured alive and killed, it was Tao Qian's luck.
Fang Xuanling bowed to Chu Tian: "Congratulations to the lord, who is about to enter Xuzhou and move Xuzhou Mu and General Anton." ”
"Dong Zhuo should agree if he is interested. Prepare the whole army to destroy Yang Ye's army! We also have to wait patiently for a message......"
Chu Tian suppressed the heat, and he couldn't wait to become the Xuzhou Mu, the real feudal official. After becoming the pastor of Xuzhou, he will completely pacify the troubled land of Xuzhou. The Xuzhou Alliance, which rebelled against him, would not exist, because all the Xuzhou lords would be wiped out by him.
In Tancheng, there were strangers in the defenders who received the news from Xiapi City, and the panic immediately spread throughout the city - Xuzhou Mu Taoqian died of illness!
"No...... No, Tao Qian died a few years early! ”
"The people who organized the coalition are sick and dead, whose orders should we follow?"
"This time it's over, we are guarding a lonely city, and once Tao Qian dies, the chance of winning is even slimmer."
The defenders' faces turned pale.
This time God played a joke on them.
They thought that Tao Qian's death was not yet in time, but this time Tao Qian died of illness early because of his impatience and fear, which disrupted the deployment of the coalition army.
Xuzhou Mu Taoqian is the core of the Xuzhou coalition army, once he is killed, the families of Xuzhou are ready to move.
"Everyone must not panic and still act according to the plan!"
Le Yi tried to control this group of aliens who were a little out of control.
Tancheng fell into civil strife because of Tao Qian's illness and death.
Yang Ye's army of 70,000 soon learned of the death of Mu Taoqian in Xuzhou, and there was a turmoil, and Yang Ye was almost unable to control the situation.
"As soon as Tao Qian dies, Xiapi is unstable, we should temporarily abandon the confrontation with the army of Langya State, immediately return to Xiapicheng, and control Xiapicheng."
"Xiapi City has piled up the grain and grass needed by the army, if something happens to Xiapi City, we will be very passive!"
After hasty discussions, the lords of Xuzhou decided to temporarily withdraw their troops.
They planned to save Pi first, and then rescue Tancheng.
Yang Ye learned that Xiapi would fall into turmoil after Tao Qian's death, and agreed with the decision of the Xuzhou lords to return to Xiapi, and he personally led 10,000 cavalry to the palace.
Yang Ye's retreat was orderly, obviously unwilling to give the Langya army any chance to pursue.
"Yang Ye's army of 70,000 has retreated. Mulan's Iron Eagle scouts immediately went to investigate to prevent Yang Ye from deliberately retreating and leading us into an ambush. Except for Zhou Yafu, who continued to besiege the city, the rest of the army followed. ”
Chu Tian decided to follow Yang Ye and defeat the army of 70,000!
Yang Ye's 70,000 army was not an elite, but a remnant of the remnants left after the Battle of Xuzhou, and its combat effectiveness was not very high.
"Chu Zimou has sent troops!!"
"Damn, he must have known the news of Xiapi Taoqian's death, so he didn't give us a chance to retreat!"
"Don't worry, Yang Ye will block their pursuit. On the premise that we have Yang Ye's Palace, Chu Zimou is not so easy to catch up with us. ”
The lords of Xuzhou were anxious, but they did not dare to march quickly, otherwise the formation would be chaotic, and the army of Langya would chase and kill, and the general trend would go.
"Yang Wushu is really a troublesome opponent."
Chutian sent Xue Rengui to attack the city, and the cavalry generals around him were Zhao Yun, Hua Mulan, and Hua Xiong.
Most of the generals of the Langya Kingdom followed behind Yang Ye, waiting for an opportunity.
Only the one-eyed Zang Ba is fierce and vicious, and he hates the enemy to the core.
"My lord, Chen Jue, Chen Deng, father and son united with the Xiapi family and successfully captured Xiapi City, responding to our army! All the defenders of Xiapi City have surrendered, and they are already owned by the lord! ”
After the death of Mu Taoqian in Xuzhou, the second important news came.
Chen Jue, Chen Deng's father and son saw that the situation was not good, and after Tao Qian lost his breath, they immediately sent people to control the garrison troops in Picheng and seize military power.
"The father and son of the Chen family really did not disappoint me, and they will be too guarded in the future. The whole army immediately attacked! It is surprising that Xiapi has been lost! ”
Chu Tian learned that Chen Jue and Chen Deng occupied Xiapi City, and knew that the time for a decisive victory had come!
At the same time that Chutian got the news, the 70,000 Xuzhou coalition troops who were retreating cautiously also learned that Xiapi City had been lost!
After the death of the original Xuzhou Mu Taoqian, the family considered that the future of the coalition army was uncertain and there was a lack of great lords with the ability to rule a state, so they decisively abandoned the coalition army and took refuge in the Langya country.
The situation of Yang Ye's 70,000 army was not good because of the fall of Xiapi City. They are sandwiched between Tancheng and Xiapi City, and if they are not careful, they will all be wiped out!
"Grain, our military rations are all hoarded in Xiapi City, Xiapi City has fallen, and we will soon run out of food!"
The 70,000 allied troops, realizing that food might run out, were even more panicked, and many lords were even ready to abandon their armies and flee.
The army of Langya claimed that the city of Xiapi was lost, and it was pressing forward step by step.
Yang Ye tried to curb the spread of fear in the army, but his efforts were to no avail, as morale was already rapidly declining.
"The army on the opposite side is in chaos, and it can be attacked in an all-out way."
Fang Xuanling observed the panic of the 70,000 coalition troops and reminded Chutian that the time was fully ripe.
"Destroy the enemy and avenge the day!"
Chu Tian pulled out the Tang knife and pointed directly at Yang Ye's 70,000 army!
"Kill!"
At this time, there is no formation to speak of, the opponent's army is shaken, as long as the whole line attacks, with the momentum, you can completely crush the opponent in one go!
Hua Xiong and the three hundred Xiliang Iron Riders launched an attack!
The originally invincible Xiliang Iron Cavalry was killed and wounded seventeen in the Battle of Xuzhou, and this time it will be a shame!
Mulan clamped the horse's belly and led the light cavalry to charge!
Zhao Yun's white horse and white horse cavalry followed, hunting in white robes, galloping!
Li Xiuning's women's army, Zang Ba and the infantry led by Sun Guan scrambled to be the first!
The other party lost the city of Pi because of the grain, and the army's morale was in turmoil, this is an opportunity to win the battle exploits!
Hua Mulan and Zhao Yun's cavalry was the fastest, taking advantage of the high morale to break through the cavalry behind Yang Ye's palace, and the momentum was like a bamboo!
Yang Ye held a spear and confronted Zhao Yun for the first time, and the spears of both sides struck each other, causing Yang Ye's arm to feel paralyzed.
Zhao Yun's force is very high!
"Soldiers have no morale, how to fight the enemy."
Yang Ye found that the morale of his 10,000 cavalry was shaken, and he had no intention of fighting, and he was helpless.
He now understood why Chu Tian had been holding out, and it turned out that he was waiting for Xiapi City to fall and the 70,000 allied troops to retreat in a hurry.
Yang Ye could only do his best to buy time for his lord's escape in order to fulfill the obligations of his courtiers!
Huaxiong's Xiliang Iron Cavalry played a huge role in the flat terrain, and the iron cavalry chiseled through Yang Ye's light cavalry, and two or three hundred light cavalry died under the impact of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry along the way!
"I can't let their infantry leave, I'll stop Yang Ye!"
Zhao Yun asked Mulan to rest assured to chase and kill the main force of the Xuzhou army.
Mulan's Iron Eagle scouts crossed Yang Ye behind the palace, caught up with the infantry of the Xuzhou army, and attacked, delaying the retreat of the Xuzhou army.
The panicked Xuzhou army had a trampling incident, and more than 100 soldiers died at the feet of their own people.
The ghosts of the Iron Eagle Scouts continued to appear behind them, causing the collapse of the Xuzhou army.
"Chu Zimou is going to kill him!"
I don't know which timid lord shouted, and many lords were so frightened that they broke away from the main force with a small number of cavalry and fled alone.
The lords took the lead in fleeing, which would only lead to a wider collapse of the Xuzhou army, and Mulan's cavalry pursued and killed in the rear until the Tang knife in his hand curled up......
The infantry of the Women's Army, Zang Ba and Sun Guan also caught up and participated in the encirclement and suppression of the last main force of the Xuzhou Army.
The army of 70,000 was defeated and crushed, and the whereabouts of the various lords were unknown, or they died or fled.
Yang Ye once again relied on the mobility of light cavalry to protect his lord's retreat towards their territory, Guangling County.
The avalanche-like rout spread to the Xuzhou army, and the Langya Kingdom really killed no more than a thousand enemies, but only prisoners, and the Langya Kingdom captured 20,000!
The Xuzhou coalition army, all the main forces were defeated, and after losing Xiapi City, they were unable to fight again.
The army of Langya returned to Tancheng, took 20,000 captives to show off their might under the city, and announced to the defenders in the city that the reinforcements had been broken.
Le Yi found that there were no reinforcements outside, and he couldn't hold it. Or to continue to stick to it, it doesn't make much sense.
Chang'an City, where the Son of Heaven is located.
The envoy sent by Chutian was on the table in the court, and he was arrogant: "Xuzhou Langya Xiang, the fourth world and the third duke, the above generals, when the generals are in a hurry, the divine soldiers are swept by electricity, and the attack is easy to wither, and the enemy is destroyed more than Tang Xue, Keguangzong City, and slaughter thirty-six parties!" Qingzhou Yellow Turban is rampant, Langya's children are Xingyi Division, Yi Yellow Turban Division, eliminate evil evils, shock this dynasty, and gallop overseas! ”
When Xuzhou Mu Taoqian appointed treacherous and evil people, the people suffered greatly. Langya Xiangxing soldiers to ask for it, the soldiers moved like gods, the name shook the world, determined the snow and frost, and saved the people of Xuzhou from fire and water. The people of Xuzhou sang: The world is in chaos, the city is in ruins, the mother does not protect the son, the wife loses her husband, and the rest of the country has to live in peace. Special play the Son of Heaven, please for Xuzhou Mu and General Anton, educate the people of Li, and protect the safety of the party! ”
Dong Zhuo's face twitched, and he couldn't help but get goosebumps when he heard the envoy sent by Chutian boasting about himself.
But Xuzhou Mu Taoqian is indeed dead, and the only one who has the ability to rule Xuzhou at present is none other than Chu Zimou.
Although Dong Zhuo was very reluctant, he still said: "Accurate." ”