Chutian successively attacked five towns in Yangdu County and handed over all five towns to the Langxing Guild. The lord of the guild ceded three towns in the northern part of Kaiyang County to Chutian as compensation.

When the coalition forces marched towards Battle Soul Town, Taishan thief Chang Xi intervened in the war between the two guilds and ordered Chu Tian to go to Battle Soul Town for negotiations.

"A gentleman does not stand behind a dangerous wall."

Chu Tian was not fooled.

But he had to consider the consequences of the intervention of Taishan bandit forces.

The Taishan bandits are a large force entrenched in Xu, Qing, and Yanzhou, and they have many branches. Provoking Changxi may ruin Chutian's plan to take Kaiyang County first.

And the most important thing is that with the current strength, it may not be possible to defeat tens of thousands of Taishan bandits.

Even when Cao Cao faced the Taishan bandits, he focused on appeasing them.

"Chang Xi took the initiative to ask us to reconcile with the War Soul Guild. What do you think?"

Chu Tian informed the lords of the Wolf Guild about the news.

The lords of the Wolf Guild, including the president Xue Yue, don't look very good.

Chang Xi from Yangdu County stepped forward. They did not have the strength to fight against tens of thousands of Taishan bandits. Behind Chang Xi were Zang Ba, Sun Guan and other Taishan bandit leaders, who responded to every call.

Xue Yue pondered for a while: "If it doesn't work, let's have a truce with them for the time being. After we upgrade to the city and have the ability to fight against Chang Xi, we can then bulldoze the War Spirit Guild in one fell swoop. We have already captured five of their towns, and they only have

The strength of the next twelve towns has been greatly reduced."

Other lords also deduced: "We originally had twelve towns, but we got two towns, a total of fourteen towns. In addition to your town, Brother Chu, there are at least twenty towns. There is no need to fear the fighting spirit anymore."

guild."

Fang Xuanling was still in Xia Town, and Chu Tian did not have the advice of the military advisor. He could only make a decision after discussing with other players, or refer to the opinions of Zhou Yafu and Hua Mulan.

Because the Taishan bandits represented by Chang Xi intervened in the battle between the two sides, the battle could not continue. Chutian and the others finally agreed to peace talks.

However, Chu Tian did not let the Fighting Soul Guild off so easily. He asked the Fighting Soul Guild to recognize the coalition's ownership of the five towns that had been conquered. He also asked the Fighting Soul Guild to cede three additional towns and pay an indemnity of five thousand taels.

"Damn it, they occupied five of our towns and more than ten villages, and they dare to ask us to cede land and pay compensation!"

In order to request Chang Xi's reinforcements, Qi Xiaobai owed Chang Xi five thousand taels of silver. Now Chu Tian asked for another five thousand taels of silver, which made him furious.

Chang Xi was indifferent. Chu Tian's request for the War Spirit Guild to cede territory had nothing to do with him.

Qi Xiaobai winked at Wu Sangui.

Wu Sangui said: "General Chang Xi, his lips are dead but his teeth are cold. If the lords of Kaiyang County are allowed to have more territory in Yangdu County, they will become a threat to you in the future."

Chang Xi was not calm this time: "They are asking for too much. Give them another town and one thousand taels of silver to make them retreat. Otherwise, I will personally lead my troops to invade their territory."

Qi Xiaobai was heartbroken when he heard that he still had to pay the price of a town and a thousand taels of silver.

The War Spirit Guild was cut down again and again, losing six towns in total. It will be even more difficult to rise in the future.

"Chang Xi is greedy and repetitive. If you find an opportunity to kill him in the future, my lord, you can just sit in Yangdu County, so why bother paying for an extra town?"

Wu Sangui took the initiative to persuade Qi Xiaobai to cede land and pay compensation.

"You mean to kill Chang Xi?"

"Why not? He is just a wandering bandit. He controls a county, and the land of a county is more than enough, but in the end he can't accomplish anything. My lord can take his place and become a prince."

"Okay, I will listen to you in everything."

Qi Xiaobai no longer underestimates Wu Sangui. At least Wu Sangui's performance so far is better than the players he recruited, and he also helped him deal with the threat posed by Chu Tian.

Chang Xi once again acted as a mediator and asked the lords of Kaiyang County to cease the war. The price was that the War Spirit Guild would cede an additional town and pay one thousand taels of silver as compensation.

Chutian's request for three towns was originally intended to be used for bargaining, so he agreed to the other party's request for a truce.

This town was given to Xue Yue by Chu Tian, ​​and Xue Yue transferred the two villages to Chu Tian, ​​exchanging territory again.

As for one thousand taels of silver, being divided among everyone is better than nothing.

Chu Tian counted the gains of this Northern Expedition.

Zhou Yafu conquered four towns and sixteen villages along the way.

By exchanging the land obtained from the War Spirit Guild with Xue Yue, Chutian obtained three towns and fifteen villages in the northern part of Kaiyang County.

In total, Chutian gained seven towns and thirty-one villages during the spring offensive.

Chutian's power extends from the south to the north of Kaiyang County.

"Including Lingyan Town, Yunlai Town, Shangbi Town, and Liangshan Town, there are eleven towns in total."

Chu Tian counted his territory in detail, and unknowingly the territory had more than doubled.

If Chang Xi had not stopped Chu Tian's military front, Chu Tian's territory would have added several more towns.

"Eleven towns can gather thousands of soldiers and horses."

Chu Tian was very satisfied with the results of this operation, which basically met his expectations.

At least Summertown's financial crisis can be solved with loot and expanded territory.

"Unfortunately, our campaign has come to an end."

Chu Tian knew that the expansion to the north had reached its limit, and any further advance north would make Chang Xi feel uneasy.

He could also cross the Yi River and expand to the east of the river, provided that Chutian had a navy of adequate size.

Xue Yue took the initiative to shake hands with Chu Tian and say goodbye: "I am really grateful to you this time. If we have the opportunity to fight together again in the future."

“Where are you going to expand?”

"I would consider expanding eastward."

"Me too, but I'm downstream. If possible, I hope you can help me after this year's harvest."

"no problem."

"Really? Don't regret it then."

Chu Tian did not elaborate on what happened because he was afraid that if he told it, Xue Yue would regard him as a madman.

Xueyue is in the northern part of Kaiyang County, and he is expanding in the southern part of Kaiyang County. The two forces are enough to form an encirclement on Langya City.

"Let's go back to the teacher."

Chu Tian, ​​Xue Yue and the other lords made a simple agreement and then led their troops back to Xia Town.

The conflict in Kaiyang County and Yangdu County was only a small part of the thousands of county battlefields in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Throughout the Eastern Han Dynasty, the lords of various counties began brutal annexations. The big lords devoured the territories and the small lords were defeated and died.

Each lord targeted counties, prefectures, and prefectures to accumulate strength against the feudal lords in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.

Chu Tian designated Zang Ba of Kaiyang County as the first prince to conquer, and some lords also coveted the territories of the princes.

The top 100 lords can easily recruit thousands of soldiers. Relying on the power of the guild, they can even gather tens of thousands of people to influence the progress of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

At the beginning of the war in the north of Kaiyang County, Beigong Boyu, the leader of the Qiang people in Xiliang, hijacked the governor of Liangzhou to engage in border warfare. Liangzhou engaged in Han Sui's rebellion, had 100,000 cavalry, and invaded the three auxiliaries. Luoyang was shocked!

The Han court dispatched Huangfu Song and Dong Zhuo to Chang'an to prevent the Xiliang rebels from attacking Luoyang.

A large number of lords in Xiliang and Guanzhong began to betray the Han court, support their own troops, and attack each other.
Chapter completed!