"Very good, you will be a member of the Northern Army in the future!"

Mi Fang patted Xia Houen on the shoulder and accepted the sword god Xia Houen into the fifth school of the Northern Army.

Xia Houen was carrying a long sword on his back, and he had just performed swordsmanship in front of Mi Fang and the others.

Xia Houen's swordsmanship was superb, and in the eyes of Mi Fang, Xing Daorong and others, they were shocked, thinking that Xia Houen's force might exceed anyone they had ever seen.

As a result, Xia Houen, with his superb swordsmanship, was recognized by Mi Fang, who was already a general of Wuwei.

General Wu Wei is already a high-ranking general.

Mi Fang has followed Chutian for more than ten years, the Mi family funded Chutian to make a fortune in the early days, and recently Mi Zhu donated another million taels of silver, so Mi Fang is on the rise in Chutian's power, as long as he doesn't make big mistakes, he still has the opportunity to be promoted.

"When will the Fifth School of our Northern Army go on the expedition? My sword is hungry and thirsty. ”

Xia Houen was eager to try.

"Don't worry, our Fifth Colonel of the Northern Army will soon go to deal with the Beifu Army in Jiangdong. The Beifu Army knows, right? The most elite legion under King Wu. If one is not careful, he may be defeated by the Beifu army. We can't afford any failures in the Fifth School of the Northern Army. ”

Mi Fang also knows that if you want to climb up, you must try to avoid defeat.

Countless celebrities will reach the end, and it is easy to fall short.

"Beifu Army? Just let my long sword sweep away all the strong enemies for King Xia! ”

At this time, Xia Houen was still full of confidence and thought that he could make immortal achievements.

"With Brother Xiahou's swordsmanship, I have no doubt."

Xing Daorong and Wu Anguo were frightened by Xia Houen's gorgeous swordsmanship, so they also had confidence in Xia Houen.

The Fifth Colonel of the Northern Army and the Sanhe Cavalry assembled in Xiacheng and prepared to attack the Beifu Army occupying the eastern part of Langya State.

The Beifu army occupied the eastern part of Langya State, but did not dare to attack Xiacheng, because Xiacheng was located in the Yihe and Shuhe plains, which was suitable for large cavalry charges.

Chutian personally went on an expedition to try to recapture the county seat occupied by the Wu army.

The Roman legions were already engaged with the Beifu army, and the Shenji battalion joined up with the Roman legions.

The Fifth Colonel of the Northern Army and the Sanhe Cavalry attacked Xihai County from the other direction.

The army of Langya State was mobilized, and at least 200,000 Xia troops were pinned down in Langya State.

On the surface of the Yellow Sea, the Jiangdong Navy Division attacked Huang County, Donglai County, in an attempt to destroy the Fubo Army.

However, the Fubo army received an order in advance and retreated to Liaodong, avoiding the Jiangdong naval division.

There were 30,000 garrisons in Huangxian to prevent the Jiangdong Naval Division from capturing Huangxian.

The bronze bird stood on the deck of a huge building ship, overlooking the heavily guarded Huangxian County.

After Chutian transferred back 300,000 Praetorian Guards to defend Xuzhou and Qingzhou, the Jiangdong Naval Division could not occupy the coastal county as easily as it began.

"Xia Jun has already taken precautions. Sure enough, without a strong cavalry, it was difficult to succeed in the Northern Expedition. The only Zhu Yuanzhang who succeeded in the Northern Expedition? Is it also because the Mongols bred a large number of war horses on the Jianghuai side? Zhu Yuanzhang had a cavalry that was not weak, and at that time the Mongols in the north were mired in civil strife......"

Bronze Sparrow's predicament at this time? Same as separatist forces such as Eastern Wu and Southern Song Dynasty? Even if some northern counties are temporarily captured, there is no large-scale cavalry? It's also hard to hold.

Lü Meng once explained to Sun Quan that even if he took Xuzhou, he would not be able to hold Xuzhou for a long time.

At this time, Lu Meng was dressed in white? Lu Meng, who was carefully cultivated by the bronze sparrow, seems to be a Confucian general? can even be qualified for the position of military advisor, reminding Tongque: "Lord, our army has been going north for a long time, and it has been away from Jianye for a long time?" Message lag? I'm afraid that Jianye will be lost. It is better to leave a partial division to attack Langya Kingdom and Donglai County at all times, and contain the Praetorian Guard of King Xia. The lord turned to attack Guangling County, which was not only close to Jianye, but also could contain the forces of Guangling County. Waiting for something to change in the north? Don't make good plans. ”

"Now it seems that this is the only way to go."

"Return to Koto!"

Zhou Yu, the governor of the Jiangdong Naval Division, led the fleet? Return from Dongnae-gun.

In Nanyang County, Wu Qi led the strict Wei Wushu army to the city? The defenders of Wancheng could already feel the oppression of Wu Qi's army.

The sense of oppression brought by the army commanded by Wu Qi was far from that of the legions commanded by ordinary military generals.

Tang Wang said that Tang led the defenders of Nanyang County? Garrisoned in Wancheng? Resist the Xia army.

Don wasn't too nervous? Because the military commander who defended Wancheng was Zhang Xun, the top defender in the Eastern Han District.

Although Zhang Xun is not the commander of a large army like Wei Qing, Yue Fei, and Wu Qi, according to the bonus of defending the city, no one in the Eastern Han District is outstanding.

Zhang Xun has a few thousand people who can contain more than 100,000 siege troops.

Therefore, not many people were willing to attack the city that Zhang Xun was defending.

Siege battles are quite tragic, especially siege battles with famous defenders, which are undoubtedly a nightmare for the besieging side. Zhu Neng and Geng Yi used cavalry to attack the mountain fortress defended by a famous general in Goryeo, and they could not take it in a short time.

Wancheng is a large city, after many years of operation in the Tang Dynasty, the city is strong, the supply of soldiers is sufficient, the grain and grass are abundant, and there is the guard Zhang Xun, so in the plan of Chutian and Wu Qi, the Xia army will bypass Wancheng, take Xinye, and threaten Fancheng and Xiangyang.

As for how to capture Wancheng, Wu Qi advocated the siege until he said that Tang surrendered.

Depending on the player's endurance, the food and grass are exhausted, or, the general trend has gone, and they will basically choose to surrender.

A team of Xia soldiers and horses arrived at the city of Wancheng, and Wei Wu's soldiers were sharp and murderous.

The iron armor and war horses of the Xia army are endless.

The Fangcheng Xia Road between Xuchang and Wancheng was opened by the Xia army, and the cavalry of the Xia army poured into the Nanyang Basin.

The current Tang army has fully retreated in Wancheng, and does not dare to fight with the Xia army in the field.

It is said that Tang ordered Guo Ziyi, Qin Qiong, and Li Daozong to lead a team of soldiers and horses south to Fancheng, and joined the Song army arriving from Xiangyang, trying to meet inside and outside, and defeat Wu Qi.

"Even if the other party is the soldier Yasheng Wu Qi, he can't capture this city, Zhang Xun's defense bonus, plus the defense bonus of the city wall, has reached the point of terror. Storming Wancheng will definitely outweigh the losses. ”

said that Tang was well aware of Zhang Xun's ability.

As Zhang Xun's lord, it is said that Tang can see Zhang Xun's ability.

[Name]: Zhang Xun

[Talent]: King-level Commander (Defending the City)

[Commander]: 91 [Force]: 61 [Intelligence]: 90 [Politics]: 71 [Charisma]: 95

[Phase]: loyalty

[Trait 1]: Defend a city, defend the world (SSS-level defense trait, defender defense +70%, fortification durability +30%, fortification damage to enemy +20%)

[Trait 2]: Awe-inspiring Righteousness (S-Rank trait, -20% morale drop rate for defenders, 20% morale recovery every 10 days)

[Trait 3]: Active Defense (S Rank trait, +18% clan damage when attacking enemies out of the city)

[Special Class]: Suiyang Dead Soldier (5th Order Light Infantry/Crossbowman, maximum number of 7000, high city defense bonus)

said that Tang took a second look at Zhang Xun's ability and knew it in his heart.

Although Zhang Xun is only a king-level commander, there are not many soldiers and horses who can be commanded, but Zhang Xun has the characteristics of SSS-level city defense - "defend a city and defend the world".

This fortification feature is simply terrifying, greatly increasing the defense power of the defenders, the durability of the fortifications, and the lethality of the city defense.

Combined with the S-rank incentive trait "Righteous and Awe-inspiring", it effectively ensures that the morale of the defenders will not drop to the point where they cannot fight due to the strong attack on the city.

It is said that Tang believes that there are not many famous generals who are willing to attack the city defended by Zhang Xun, even Wu Qi is no exception.

Even if Chutian gave Wu Qi enough troops to bulldoze Wancheng, he would suffer heavy losses, just like the rebels in the Anshi Rebellion.

Every famous general has his own ability, and Zhang Xun's ability is to defend the city, and he has taken the defense of the city to the extreme, to the point of terror.

It can be said that when Zhang Xun was defending the city, he was not afraid of the saint-level commander coming to attack.

Zhang Xun is not without weaknesses.

As long as Zhang Xun goes out of the city to fight Wu Qi, then Wu Qi can crush Zhang Xun, because the characteristics of defending the city cannot be effective in the field. The "Righteous and Awe-inspiring" trait is only effective when defending a city.

This also determines that Zhang Xun is in a passive position.

Trapping Zhang Xun in a city will render Zhang Xun useless.

Zhang Xun's practical value can be large or small, and when he encounters the siege commander of the head iron, he will be bloodied.

If the opponent has enough troops to besiege the city, and the main force bypasses the city defended by Zhang Xun, then Zhang Xun's value will decrease.

Of course, Zhang Xun also has an "active defense" characteristic, with a certain ability to go out of the city to counterattack.

Wu Qi's choice was to bypass the city defended by Zhang Xun.

"Wei Wuji, commanding 20,000 Wei soldiers and 80,000 low-level cavalry, threatens Wancheng. If the defenders of Wancheng left the city, they would send Wei Wu to destroy them. ”

Wu Qi ordered his son Wei Wuji to besiege Wancheng and besiege it without attacking.

He already knew that Zhang Xun's ability to defend the city was extremely terrifying, and he had no intention of attacking Wancheng.

Chu Tian transferred the Hongyi cannon and ordered Wu Qi to use it according to the situation.

In addition to the Hongyi cannon, Chu Tian left behind the third women's legion of the Praetorian Guard, the main general Hua Mulan; The Eighth Khitan Legion, the main general Xiao Xuan; and the 7th Protectorate Legion, the chief general Joan of Arc, who supervised the three armies of the French Protectorate, the Bohemian Huschefort Legion, and the Western Byzantine Legion.

In addition, Arthur King Artoria, who belonged to the 1st Iron Cavalry Regiment of the Praetorian Guard, led 200 Knights of the Round Table as a heavy cavalry assault team, under the command of Xiao Xuan.

There are about 200,000 Praetorian Guards with Mulan as the commander.

Wu Qi commanded the First Warrior Corps and the Third Iron Wall Corps of the Central Plains Army, with a total of 200,000 troops, and joined forces with Mulan to go south.

Hua Mulan can be regarded as temporarily commanding the whole army on behalf of Chutian, and Xiao Sui serves as a military advisor.

Wu Qi attacked Fancheng, while Mulan attacked Xinye.

Fancheng and Xinye are separated by the White River.

The first phase of the Xia army's attack on Jingzhou was to attack the outer defense lines such as Fancheng and Xinye.

In the second stage, Xiangyang was captured and Jiangling was taken directly.

In the third stage, take Jiangxia, Jingnan and other places to take the whole of Jingzhou.

Xiao Tzulin, the vanguard general of the Khitan Army, led 3,000 cavalry belonging to the Shan Army, and was already approaching Xinye.

Garrisoned in Xinye was the Jingzhou Song army Liu Pan, Huang Zhong, Cai Mao and other generals, in order to strengthen Xinye's defense, Yang Shilang sent the guard general Wu Jue.

Wu Jue belongs to the first-class bow and crossbow generals.

Huang Zhong stood on the walls of Xinye Castle and looked to the north.

At this time, Huang Zhong was over fifty years old, and his temples were white.

When the other four tigers of the Five Tiger Generals fought in Wudu County, Huang Zhong was silently stationed in Xinye City.