Lord of the Gaming World Chapter 240: Determine Xuzhou!
“How is the state shepherd?”
"My lords, the state shepherd's condition has deteriorated, and he may die soon."
"The Prime Minister of Langya is besieging the city of Langya. This is the autumn of life and death. If the state shepherd is no longer unconscious, Xuzhou will change hands!"
A group of Xuzhou officials became even more worried when they learned that Tao Qian's condition was getting worse day by day.
Chen Deng, the captain of Diannong, stopped the confusion: "Everyone, please listen to me. The old man of Yuanlong's family came to Xiapi to discuss important matters with his colleagues."
Tancheng, the defender Le Yi stood on the city wall, observing the Langya army under the siege but not attacking.
He even hoped that Chutian would attack Tancheng day after day, and then hit his head with blood.
Good at city siege, also good at defending city.
Chu Tian calmed down, encircled the points to fight for reinforcements, and then sent Xue Rengui's troops to pacify the counties in the East China Sea, making Tancheng an isolated city, but Le Yi was passive.
Le Yi sticks to the lonely city and can only see how Yang Ye rescues him.
Chu Tian's tactic is also very simple, that is, conspiracy, surround the point to help, and Yang Ye has to save.
The lords of Xuzhou and Yang Ye led the 70,000-strong Xuzhou coalition army to approach Tancheng and confront the army of Langya.
Now there are Langya army, Yang Ye 70,000 reinforcements, and Tancheng 30,000 defenders near Tancheng.
Chutian did not fight Yang Ye in the field this time, but patiently waited for the opportunity.
Yang Ye repeatedly sent people to provoke him, but the army of Langya Kingdom remained unmoved.
The lords of Xuzhou do not know why Chu Zimou suddenly became a tortoise, and some lords sent people to send women's clothes to the Langya army camp to provoke Chu Tian to fight and emulate Zhuge Liang's humiliation of Sima Yi.
However, Chu Zimou remained unmoved and continued to avoid fighting.
The lords of Xuzhou gradually lost their temper.
Chu Zimou, uncharacteristically, avoided fighting, making them uneasy. They always felt that Chu Zimou was brewing something.
"What the **** is he thinking?"
Yang Ye led a light cavalry in front of the Langya army, trying to spy on the movements of the Langya army.
However, he was disappointed. The army of Langya Kingdom had been standing firm and had no intention of attacking.
"What is Chu Zimou thinking?"
Le Yi is on the city wall and can already see Yang Ye's reinforcement flag.
According to Le Yi's vision, the army of Langya Kingdom is waiting for Yang Ye's reinforcements to arrive. Once Yang Ye's reinforcements arrive, they will fight head-on, defeat 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 thinking of a normal person.
But after the Battle of Xuzhou, Chu Zimou changed from a lion with claws to a turtle. Not only did he not attack Tancheng, but even if reinforcements arrived, he had no desire to attack.
The two sides have been facing each other, and food and troops from the rear continue to arrive at the front line, changing the balance of forces between the two sides.
"Chu Zimou is still silent. He thinks that his supply capacity of one and a half counties can exceed that of our three and a half counties?"
"The longer the delay, the better for us. He will regret the tactics he chose."
The lords of Xuzhou gradually calmed down after the initial unease. They had three and a half county states, while Chu Zimou only had one and a half county states (Langya state plus half Donghai state), and the supply capabilities of the two sides were quite different. A protracted war is beneficial to them.
"They must have thought I wanted a long-term confrontation with them, but I was just waiting...waiting for Tao Qian to die..."
Chutian observes the opposing army formation.
His goal is simple, drag it out until Tao Qian's death.
Information about Xiapi City was continuously passed on to Chu Tian. Tao Qian's health was getting worse and worse, and it was estimated that he would die soon.
Finally, a cavalry soldier 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 too frightened, and because of his old age and frailty, he died of a serious illness!
With its young capital, Chutian killed the first prince!
Xuzhou with Tao Qian and without Tao Qian is a completely different Xuzhou, and now Xuzhou has no leader!
"Immediately notify the envoys in Chang'an, the court, please seal Xuzhou Mu and General An Dong!"
Chutian has been waiting for the news of Tao Qian's death recently, and has long since dispatched envoys to Chang'an.
There can only be one Xuzhou Shepherd. He wants to stand in front of everyone and become the next Xuzhou Shepherd, and at the same time, add General Andong!
Although it's a bit unkind, Xuzhou is home to the virtuous.
Tao Qian was lucky if he didn't capture him alive.
Fang Xuanling bowed to Chu Tian: "Congratulations, lord, you will be in Xuzhou and move to Xuzhou Mu and General An Dong."
"If Dong Zhuo is interested, he should agree. Make the whole army prepare to destroy Yang Ye's army! We have to wait patiently for a news..."
Chutian suppressed the heat, and he couldn't wait to become a Xuzhou shepherd, a real vassal official. After becoming a Xuzhou shepherd, he will completely calm down the troubled land of Xuzhou. The Xuzhou Alliance against him will not exist either, because all Xuzhou lords will be wiped out by him.
In Tancheng, some of the defenders received news from Xiapi City, and panic spread throughout the city immediately—Xuzhou Mu Taoqian died of illness!
"No... no, Tao Qian died a few years earlier!"
"The people who organized the coalition died of illness, whose orders should we obey?"
"This time is over, we are defending a lonely city. Once Tao Qian is dead, the chance of winning is even slimmer."
The defenders turned pale.
This time God played a joke on them.
They thought it was not yet time for Tao Qian's death, but this time Tao Qian died early because of panic attacks and fears, disrupting the deployment of the coalition forces.
Xuzhou Mu Taoqian is the core of the Xuzhou coalition forces. Once he is killed, the Xuzhou family is ready to move.
"Let's not panic everyone, just follow the plan!"
Le Yi tries to control this group of aliens who are somewhat out of control.
Tancheng was plunged into civil strife because of Tao Qian's death.
Yang Ye's army of 70,000 soon learned of the death of Mu Taoqian in Xuzhou. There was a turmoil, and Yang Ye was almost unable to control the situation.
"Xiapi is unstable after Tao Qian's death. We should temporarily abandon the confrontation with the army of Langya Kingdom, and immediately return to Xiapi City and take control of Xiapi City."
"Xiapi City accumulates the food and grass needed by the army. If there is an accident in Xiapi City, we will be very passive!"
After hasty discussions, the lords of Xuzhou decided to temporarily withdraw their troops.
They plan to protect Xiapi first, and then rescue Tancheng.
Yang Ye learned that Xiapi would be in turmoil after Tao Qian's death, and agreed with the decision of Xuzhou lords to return to Xiapi. He personally led 10,000 cavalry to the rear.
Yang Ye's retreat was orderly, obviously unwilling to give the Langya army any chance to pursue him.
"Yang Ye's army of 70,000 has retreated. Hua Mulan's iron eagle scouts immediately went to investigate to prevent Yang Ye from deliberately retreating and leading us to subdue. 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-strong army is not elite, but the remnants left after the battle of Xuzhou, and its combat effectiveness is not very high.
"Chu Zimou sent troops!!"
"Damn, he must know the news of Tao Qian's death in Xiapi, 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 the Queen of Yang Ye, Chu Zimou will not be able to catch up with us so easily."
The lords of Xuzhou were so impatient, but they didn't dare to march quickly, otherwise the formation would be chaotic, and the army of Langya Kingdom would struggle to chase and kill them.
"Yang Wudi is indeed a troublesome opponent."
Chutian sent Xue Rengui to attack the city and pull out the village, along with Zhao Yun, Hua Mulan, and Hua Xiong.
Most of Langya's generals followed behind Yang Ye, waiting for an opportunity.
Only the one-eyed Zang Ba is fierce and vicious, and hates his enemies to the core.
"My lord, Chen Gui, Chen Deng and his son joined forces with the family of Xiapi to successfully capture Xiapi City and respond to our army! All the defenders in Xiapi City surrendered and are already owned by the lord!"
After the death of Mu Taoqian in Xuzhou, the second important news came.
Chen Gui and Chen Deng and their son saw that the situation was not good. After Tao Qian died, they immediately sent people to control the defending troops of Xiapi City and seize military power.
"The father and son of the Chen family really did not disappoint me, and they will be the prefects in the future. The whole army immediately attacked! It makes people cry, Xiapi has fallen!"
Chutian learned that Chen Gui 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 forces who were retreating cautiously also learned that Xiapi City had fallen!
After the death of the original Xuzhou Mu Taoqian, the family decided to abandon the coalition army and join the Kingdom of Langya, considering the uncertain future of the coalition army and the lack of a great lord capable of ruling a state.
The situation of Yang Ye's 70,000 army was not good because of the fall of Xiapi. They are caught between Tancheng and Xiapicheng, and they will be wiped out if they are not careful!
"Food, our rations are all hoarded in Xiapi City, and when Xiapi City falls, we will soon run out of food!"
The 70,000 coalition army, who realized that the food might be cut off, was even more panicked, and many lords were even ready to abandon the army and flee.
The army of the Kingdom of Langya claimed that the city of Xiapi had been lost, and it was pressing step by step.
Yang Ye tried to contain the spread of fear in the army, but his efforts were to no avail, as morale was already declining rapidly.
"The opposing army is in chaos and can attack in an all-round way."
Fang Xuanling observed the panic of the 70,000 coalition troops and reminded Chutian that the time was ripe.
"Destroy the enemy and avenge the day!"
Chu Tian pulled out the Tang sword and pointed at Yang Ye's army of 70,000!
"Kill!"
At this time, there is no formation at all, and the opponent's army will be shaken. As long as the entire line is attacked, with the momentum, it can completely crush the opponent!
Hua Xiong and 300 Xiliang Iron Cavalry launched an attack!
The originally invincible Xiliang Iron Cavalry was killed and injured 17 in the battle of Xuzhou. 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 followers and white horse cavalry followed closely, hunting in white robes and galloping!
Li Xiuning's Detachment of Women, Zang Ba and the infantry led by Sun Guan are vying for the first place!
Because the opponent's army was in chaos because of the loss of the city of Xiapi, which was stockpiling grain, this is an opportunity to gain military exploits!
Hua Mulan and Zhao Yun's cavalry are the fastest, taking advantage of their high morale to break through the cavalry behind Yang Ye's Palace, they are like a broken bamboo!
Yang Ye held a spear and confronted Zhao Yun for the first time.
Zhao Yun's force is very high!
"Soldiers have no morale, how to deal with the enemy."
Yang Ye found that his 10,000 cavalry soldiers were swaying, unwilling to fight, and there was nothing he could do.
He now understands why Chutian has been unable to hold on. It turned out that he was waiting for Xiapi City to fall and the 70,000 coalition forces to retreat in a hurry.
Yang Ye can only do his best to buy time for his lord to escape, in order to fulfill his obligations as a courtier!
Huaxiong's Xiliang iron cavalry played a huge role in the flat terrain. The iron cavalry cut through Yang Ye's light cavalry, and two or three hundred light cavalry died along the way under the impact of the Xiliang iron cavalry!
"Can't let their infantry go, I'll stop Yang Ye!"
Zhao Yun told Mulan to go after the main force of the Xuzhou army with peace of mind.
Mulan's iron eagle scouts overtook Yang Ye at the rear of the palace, caught up with the Xuzhou army's infantry, and attacked, delaying the Xuzhou army's retreat.
The panicked Xuzhou army was trampled, and more than a hundred 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 frightened, and even took a small number of cavalry to leave the main force and fled alone.
The lords took the lead in fleeing, which would only lead to a wider collapse of the Xuzhou army. Hua Mulan's cavalry chased and killed them in the rear, until the Tang Dao rolled blade in their hands...
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 70,000-strong army was crushed and ripped apart. The whereabouts of various lords are unknown, either dead or fleeing.
Yang Ye once again used the mobility of the light cavalry to protect his lords from retreating to their territory, Guangling County.
The avalanche-style defeat spread to the Xuzhou army, and Langya Kingdom actually killed only more than a thousand enemies, but just as prisoners, Langya Kingdom captured 20,000!
All the main forces of the Allied Forces in Xuzhou were defeated. After losing the city of Xiapi, they were unable to fight again.
The army of Langya Kingdom returned to Tancheng, and took 20,000 prisoners to show off their power under the city, and announced to the defenders in the city that the reinforcements had been broken.
Le Yi found that there was no foreign reinforcements~IndoMTL.com~ he couldn't hold back. In other words, it doesn't make much sense to continue to stick to it.
Chang'an City, where the Son of Heaven is located.
The envoys sent by Chutian appeared on the court hall, arrogantly: "Xuzhou Langya Prime Minister, the fourth and third princes, the generals above, when they are in a hurry, the divine soldiers will be swept away, and the attack will be easy to break. Destroy the enemy more than Tang Xue, conquer Guangzong City, and slaughter thirty-six parties! And the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou are rampant, Langya's son Xingyi Shi, the teacher of Yi Yellow Turbans, eradicating evil and harm, shocking this dynasty, and galloping overseas!"
"At that time, Xuzhou Mu Taoqian hired treacherous evildoers to bring disaster to one side, and the people were deeply affected. Langya Xiang Xiangxing raised soldiers to attack them, and the soldiers moved like gods, and they were famous in the world. They determined to save Xuzhou people from water and fire. Xuzhou people The song said: The world is in chaos and the city is ruined. The mother does not protect the child, the wife loses her husband, and she is able to live in peace. The Son of Heaven is specially played. Please be the shepherd of Xuzhou and General Anton, educate the people of Li, and protect the safety of one side!"
Dong Zhuo's face twitched, and he couldn't help but get goosebumps when he heard the envoys sent by Chutian boast.
But Xuzhou Mu Taoqian is indeed dead. At present, the only one who has the ability to rule Xuzhou is Chu Zimou.
Despite Dong Zhuo's reluctance, he said, "Yes."