Chu Tian returned to Xiacheng and began to prepare for the crusade against the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army after the beginning of spring.

But before the beginning of spring, there are still several counties in Langya Kingdom that have not been conquered, especially Xihai County, which is close to the sea.

Xihai County is located to the east of Ju County. If it is captured, Chutian's power will expand to the coast of the Yellow Sea and have its first outlet to the sea.

The sea means fish, salt, and maritime trade.

Salt is produced in the depressions of the sea. When the tide recedes, men and women are like hemp.

"Xue Rengui, you lead 5,000 people to attack Xihai County and occupy Xihai County before the end of winter."

Chu Tian intends to train Xue Rengui and raise his level as soon as possible so that he can take charge of his own role.

"My lord, will you go on an expedition alone?"

Xue Rengui never thought that Chutian would give him the task of attacking a county.

"Your experience and ability are sufficient. Yin Li will serve as your deputy general. There is a lord in Xihai County who promised to be loyal to me. If you enter Xihai County and join him first, he will assist you in occupying Xihai County."

Chu Tian handed over 5,000 men to Xue Rengui and asked him to lead the expedition.

As for other generals, they still defend various places.

Taishan thief Yin Li was recalled by Chu Tian and served as Xue Rengui's deputy general. The Taishan thief was not suitable to act alone, but he was useful as a deputy general.

Five thousand people need to reach Ju County, pass through the coastal hills in the east, and take mountain roads to resist the seaside Xihai County.

Yin Li was once defeated by Xue Rengui in a duel, and he was convinced by Xue Rengui, who was still young, so he was willing to serve as deputy general.

"There's something going on in Xia City again!"

"A troop of troops has left Xia City. I don't know which lord is unlucky this time."

Players living in Xia City discovered that Xia City's soldiers and horses have been mobilized again.

Every time there is a major war in Xia City, it means that Chutian's power has expanded.

However, in the coming cold winter, Chutian planned to focus on defense and digest the occupied counties. Before launching a crusade against the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army in the spring, Chutian would only send out a small force.

Xue Rengui's 5,000 men were composed of 200 elite Tang cavalry archers, 500 light cavalry, 1,000 Shesheng battalions, and 3,500 infantry archers.

Chutian temporarily assigned some of his directly affiliated troops to Xue Rengui.

When Xue Rengui goes on an expedition, he can not only gain experience himself, but he can also help Chutian's Shesheng Battalion gain experience, making them a warrior capable of hundreds of battles.

A level 100 archer from the Shesheng Camp is more elite than a level 10 archer from the Shesheng Camp.

Xue Rengui set out from Xiacheng, went north to Ju County, and met Zhou Yafu.

Zhou Yafu was in the process of conquering the lords and bandits in Ju County. When he heard that Xue Rengui was going to lead the expedition alone in Xihai County, he reminded him: "There is a mountain stronghold on the mountain road from Ju County to Xihai County. You can destroy it by the way."

Zhou Yafu's tone was calm and calm, as if with the number of troops led by Xue Rengui, destroying the stronghold was a matter of course.

"Um."

Xue Rengui nodded.

There are still a large number of bandits and remnants of the Yellow Turban Army in Langya Kingdom, and there are more than a dozen cottages that were wiped out by Xue Rengui. Without bandits, there would be no Xue Rengui today.

Five thousand soldiers and horses marched towards the hilly mountain road to the east to form a new army.

In Xihai County, three lords are fighting for control of the county.

The villages and towns in Xihai County have been encroached by three lords, and one of the big lords has occupied the county seat. The other two lords were unwilling to give in, and jointly sent troops to fight with the largest lord below the Xihai County seat. As a result, they returned with a heavy defeat.

Wars between lords abound. Even in a small coastal county like Xihai County, there are a large number of lords fighting for it. In the end, only three lords stand out.

After Lord Sui III was defeated and returned to his own territory, he couldn't help but feel depressed. Now that Xihai County has changed from a tripartite alliance to a dominant one, it is estimated that Xihai County will be unified by the big lord soon.

"Chu Zimou plans to enter Xihai County?!"

The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty received news from Chu Tian, ​​who asked him to act as an internal agent for Xue Rengui's troops to march into Xihai County.

The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty was captured by Chu Tian's army in a battle in Yangdu County. Later, Chu Tian released him back to Xihai County out of consideration for balancing the lords of Xihai County.

Now Chu Tian finally demands to repay the kindness of releasing him.

"I have only two choices. One choice is to assist Chu Zimou's army in occupying Xihai County and make a contribution. The second choice is to join forces with the other two lords to resist Chu Zimou's army. As long as the three of us lords join forces, we can defend the county.

Due to the hilly and mountainous roads, it would be difficult for Chu Zimou to occupy Xihai County."

The Third Emperor of the Sui Dynasty considered it again and again, and finally chose to serve Chu Tian and occupy Xihai County. He was not the largest lord in Xihai County. Even if he blocked Chu Tian's army, he was not the lord who would benefit the most. What's more, if Chu Tian is angered, Chu Tian will

The troops from six counties were mobilized to attack Xihai County. Even if the lords of Xihai County had coastal hills as a barrier, they could not stop the continuous attacks.

"Come, follow me to the mountain roads of Ju County and Xihai County. We will welcome Xia Cheng's army!"

On the hilly mountain road, Xue Rengui was besieging a mountain stronghold. He took the lead and led a group of infantry to attack the snow-covered stronghold!

The archers of the Shesheng Battalion followed him and used arrow rain to suppress the wooden arrow tower of the village.

Xue Rengui opened his long bow with both hands and fired three arrows in a row. The three bandit archers in the wooden arrow tower were killed and fell from the towering wooden arrow tower!

The dense rain of arrows from the Shesheng Camp turned the wooden arrow tower into a hedgehog. The wooden fence of the cottage was also full of sharp arrows.

If Chu Tian were present, he would most likely feel sorry for the arrows consumed in attacking the mountain stronghold. These are just silver taels.

Lieutenant General Yin Li was holding a broadsword and a shield. Seeing that Xue Rengui's arrows were all fired, he couldn't help but feel frightened.

The bandits did not dare to come forward under the heavy rain of arrows, so several groups of infantry set up hooks and ladders and climbed up. As the deputy general, Yin Li climbed up the city wall first and chopped down the bandits on the mountain stronghold with a machete.

He was no match for Xue Rengui, so he had no choice but to bully ordinary bandits.

Yin Li used his shield to block the spears thrust by the bandits, and killed all the bandits. After all, he was a gold-level historical military commander, and he could still find a sense of presence among the bandits.

Yin Li killed the bandits who were guarding the stronghold gate, then opened the stronghold gate and welcomed Xue Rengui's army into the stronghold.

Xue Rengui replaced his long bow and equipped himself with Fang Tian's painted halberd. He rushed into the city and killed more than a dozen bandits on foot. He was unstoppable!

Soon, hundreds of bandits were killed, and the remaining bandits chose to surrender under the pressure of Xue Rengui and Yin Li.

Xue Rengui captured a total of more than 800 bandits and villagers, and then sent 100 soldiers to escort them to Ju County.

On the premise of abundant land, population is the most important resource. More than 800 bandits and villagers working in the fields can support dozens of professional soldiers.

After burning the stronghold as usual, Xue Rengui and the others continued to march eastward. Yin Li followed Xue Rengui and gained a lot of military merit.

The distance from Ju County to Xihai County in "Lord" is about 200 kilometers. If you take the hilly mountain road, it will take nearly ten days to reach Xihai County.

Xue Rengui observed the surrounding hills: "If there is an army guarding the hilly roads, we will run out of food and we will be in a dilemma."

"General Xue, when you say that, I'm scared..."

Yin Li was sweating profusely when he heard Xue Rengui said that the enemy might be camping nearby.

Because they were walking along a small road, Xue Rengui's army did not carry a large number of carriages. Once they were blocked in the mountain road, they might really be defeated.

The scouts from the front came back and reported: "Two generals, there is an army camped at the exit of the mountain road ahead!"

Yin Li's face turned pale at this moment. He didn't expect that the other party would actually station troops at the mountain pass.

Xue Rengui said: "Go and negotiate with the other party, maybe it is the internal agent that the lord said."

After waiting for a while, the cavalry scout returned: "General, the other party claims to be Sui III, the lord of Xihai County, and is here to meet our army!"

"Let his army retreat five miles."

Xue Rengui could not judge whether Lord Yiren was really willing to serve as the vanguard of Xia City's expansion into Xihai County. In order to prevent the other party from setting up an ambush, it was better to be cautious.

The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty decisively ordered a retreat, and Xue Rengui's 5,000 men were able to line up at the mountain pass.

"Xue Rengui? Chu Zimou sent such a fierce man to conquer Xihai County. Who can stop him?"

The Third Emperor of the Sui Dynasty learned the identity of the general sent by Chu Tian and did not dare to have any second thoughts.

The intimidating power brought by Xue Rengui is too great. Currently, with a maximum force limit of 99 points, he ranks first in the hero rankings of the Eastern Han Dynasty!

Although the hero rankings only measure a single attribute, they are already daunting.

The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty came with two soldiers to join Xue Rengui. When he saw Xue Rengui, who had not yet reached the championship, he couldn't help showing a bit of envy: "That guy Chu Zimou is really lucky."

"How many lords are there in Xihai County?"

"Including me, there are three lords. One of them has occupied Xihai County, occupying two important resources, fish and salt, and has about 8,000 soldiers and horses. If I were not defeated by you in the battle in Yangdu County and lost my troops, I would also

I won't let him grow bigger. A month ago, I joined forces with another lord with 7,000 soldiers and fought with him in Xihai County, but we were defeated."

"We are going to take Xihai County. You are responsible for supplying food and sending two thousand troops."

"Here."

After the third emperor of the Sui Dynasty heard that the man in front of him was Xue Rengui, he obeyed all his orders.

The five thousand people brought by Xue Rengui were enough to change the pattern of Xihai County.

[Ling Ling Reading 00ks] Xihai County, the foreign lord Li Gang occupied this city. This county has a population of about 100,000, plus the surrounding villages and towns, enough for him to feed eight thousand soldiers and horses, or even more. Because Xihai

The specialty products of the county are sea fish and sea salt, which are enough to bring him a lot of income.

Li Gang even used the income from selling fish and salt to build a brothel in Xihai County for his own enjoyment.

"Sir, the alien lord Sui III has come to invite a battle again!"

His soldiers came to the brothel and found Li Gang who was in Wenrou Township, looking anxious.
To be continued...