"Tao Qian, the Shepherd of Xuzhou, has died of illness. The person who replaced Tao Qian as the Shepherd of Xuzhou is Chu Zimou of Langya Kingdom!"

The first alien state animal appeared, causing a sensation in the entire Eastern Han Dynasty!

Dong Zhuo openly admitted that Chu Tian became the shepherd of Xuzhou. In addition to being beyond his reach and a done deal, he also had complex emotions such as gratitude and fear for Chu Tian.

No matter what, Dong Zhuo recognized Chu Tian's strength and had the ability to rule a state.

"Xuzhou will be determined in two battles. With such a development speed... I must capture western Liaoning as soon as possible. Once Liaodong and western Liaoning are all mine, I can take control of Youzhou."

Mingguan, the prefect of Liaodong, found that he could not keep up with Chutian's speed. The population of Xuzhou was much larger than that of Liaodong, and the plains of northern Jiangsu were suitable for farming. After a few years of farming, he would have enough food to supply ten years of war.

In the Beihai Kingdom, Mr. Zhao reached an agreement with Dorgon. Dorgon led the remnants of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army to surrender to Mr. Zhao and became his general.

"I only have one Beihai Kingdom, and he is about to have the five kingdoms of Xuzhou, which is difficult to compete with. Dorgon, you are the vanguard to attack Donglai County. I will take all the land of Donglai County in three months. Once I become the governor of Qingzhou

, I can make you a general, a prince, and feed you thousands of households."

Mr. Zhao took the lead in consuming Dorgon's troops.

Jimo was occupied by Prince Zhao. Faced with this alien lord who could control him, Dorgon had to serve as a vanguard and attack Donglai County.

In the other twelve states, the lords of the Western Region Protectorate were forced to speed up the pace of expansion, not wanting to fall too far behind Chutian, otherwise they would not be able to compete with the Xuzhou army in the future.

Chutian defeated the 70,000-strong army and completely wiped out the main force of the coalition forces. The only large-scale resistance force was the 30,000 people in Tancheng.

Even with the famous general Le Yi, he could not come back.

At present, the largest lord in Xuzhou is Chutian, who owns Langya Kingdom, Donghai Kingdom, and Xiapi Kingdom controlled by Chen Gui and Chen Deng. The five counties in Xuzhou, except Pengcheng Kingdom and Guangling County, are all Chutian's sphere of influence.

Chutian continued to besiege Leyi. Compared with gaining the territory of Xiapi Kingdom, Chutian now wanted to gain Leyi. Gaining Leyi was equivalent to gaining a hundred thousand troops.

"There is only one lonely city left in the entire East China Sea: Tancheng. Le Yi can hardly fly without his wings. An ultimatum is issued to Tancheng. Anyone who does not surrender within three days will not be forgiven and will be executed!"

Chu Tian surrounded Tancheng into an isolated city in order to capture Le Yi.

A few days ago, Chutian had promoted Xuzhou Mu and General Anton, replacing Prime Minister Langya and General Fubo.

[Name]: General Anton

[Description]: One of the four generals (Andong, Anxi, Annan, and Anbei)

[Effect]: The attack power and defense power of your own troops +1%. When fighting in Qing, Yan, Xu, and Yangzhou, the attack power and defense power of your troops will increase by an additional 1.2%, and the morale recovery speed will +5%.

The main responsibility of General Anton is to supervise the military affairs of the four states of Qing, Yan, Xu and Yang. He has additional bonuses when conquering the four states. He is ranked next to Shangqing and is no longer a general. General Anton can appoint subordinates and have a long history.

, Sima, joining the army, as well as chief secretary, meritorious officer, subordinate governor, subordinate scribe, etc.

In addition to General Anton, Chutian also has the official position of Xuzhou Mu, who can set up subordinate officials at the state level such as special driving and governance. In "Lord", the Zhou Mu can also set up a group of subordinate officials.

In addition, when the imperial court loses its prestige, the state pastor can also establish prefects for each county.

【Name】:Xuzhou Mu

[Description]: The highest chief executive of Xuzhou

[Effect]: Administrative efficiency of all cities in Xuzhou +5, economic, agricultural, and cultural development speed +3%; for special talents, the attraction of Xuzhou families increases slightly, and the rate of decline in public support and public security decreases; the loyalty of soldiers born in Xuzhou

Not easy to fall.

Before Xuzhou was completely pacified, Chutian had not decided on the list of subordinate officers. At that time, based on their military merits, they would be named generals, lieutenants, and prefects.

Chu Tian's subordinates were divided into two groups, the Langya Kingdom Elders and the Xuzhou Family.

The ultimatum reached Tancheng, and the defenders were panicked.

Tancheng became an isolated city and could not be defended.

To the defenders, there is a huge difference between having reinforcements and not having reinforcements.

Fang Xuanling personally observed the city's defenses and made a judgment: "In less than three days, Tan City will be destroyed without attack."

The mastery of siege lies not in attacking by force, but in attacking the heart.

The strongest fortresses are often breached from within.

Sure enough, according to what Fang Xuanling said, in the middle of the night on the second day, internal fighting broke out among the defenders of Tancheng. Both sides fought fiercely, while the attackers stood aside and watched.

"The military advisor's judgment is indeed accurate."

Chutian could hear the movement in Tancheng even outside the city.

However, he still did not storm Tan City because there was no need and he could just wait for the defenders in the city to surrender.

The commander of the 30,000 garrison in the city was Le Yi, but they were Tao Qian's troops and their allegiance was to Tao Qian. Knowing that Tao Qian was dead, they lost all fighting spirit.

Le Yi tried his best to suppress the 30,000 defenders. It was not only the defenders who caused chaos, but also the aliens trapped in Tancheng. The aliens were even more unwilling to defend than the defenders.

As long as you surrender, you have a chance to survive.

Yiren led his tribe to attack Le Yi and his lords, hoping to capture Le Yi.

If you catch Le Yi, you will not only survive, but also get a thousand taels of gold!

There was a civil war in the city. Xia Liang, who was in the military camp outside the city, heard the commotion and asked Li Xiuning who came to protect him: "What happened outside the camp?"

Li Xiuning replied: "The defenders in the city were in chaos."

Xia Liang rubbed the ends of his hair: "You can enter the city tomorrow."

On the third day, Tancheng raised the white flag, and the last county town of Donghai Kingdom surrendered to the newly appointed Mu Chutian of Xuzhou.

The famous Warring States general Le Yi was tied up with five flowers and sent to Chu Tian.

Chu Tian finally captured this opponent who almost frustrated him.

Le Yi's face was scarred and dusty. It was obvious that he had fought a fierce battle with the rebels during last night's rebellion. Le Yi was a commander, not a general, so he did not have an advantage in the fierce small-scale battle. He was betrayed by the rebels.

The army captured him alive.

"Give them the full amount of a thousand taels of gold."

In order to accumulate prestige, Chu Tian didn't mind getting Le Yi with a thousand taels of gold.

If you break your promise and besiege the city again, no one will take the initiative to surrender.

"Where is the lord of Le Yi?"

"Shot by a stray arrow during the conflict."

Chu Tian could imagine the fierce internal fighting in the city last night.

The internal fighting in Tancheng resulted in more than 500 casualties. Leyi's lord bore the brunt and was killed by the rebels.

In other words, Le Yi is now a general without a master.

The problem is that Le Yi is somewhat resentful towards Chu Tian because his lord was indirectly killed by Chu Tian.

"General Le Yi almost defeated me that day, but he was captured by me today. Isn't it God's will?"

"I just hate my teammates for being incompetent."

Le Yi thought about Song Jiang who was defeated in the Battle of Xuzhou, and now he was betrayed by a stranger from the Xuzhou family, how could he remain undefeated.

Even Han Xin and Bai Qi, under the premise that their own people are constraining them everywhere, can only drink in hatred.

"If General Le Yi serves me from now on, he can become a general and command an army of 100,000 men!"

Chu Tian extended an olive branch.

He has an infantry commander Zhou Yafu who is good at defense. If he can recruit an infantry commander Le Yi who is good at offense, he can equip them with an army of 100,000 each, enough to conquer the Huanghuai River!

However, Le Yi rejected his proposal: "I'm sorry but I can't obey my order."

These famous generals are really stubborn.

Chutian already had four generations and three princes, and with the identity of Xuzhou Mu, he still couldn't conquer Le Yi immediately.

"The general's talents are outstanding. It's not worth dying like this. You might as well calm down for a while."

Chu Tian considered that Le Yi did not have such a stubborn sense of loyalty to the emperor, and believed that if he was a smart person, he would know that those who understand current affairs are heroes.

During the Warring States Period, there was a frequent flow of talents, and many military generals served for many countries. After the death of King Yan Zhao, Le Yi served for the Zhao Kingdom because the new king did not trust him. He was also a minister of the Yan Kingdom and the Zhao Kingdom.

"It's a good idea to entertain General Le Yi with good wine and good food. Don't neglect it."

Chutian coveted Le Yi's abilities and could not regard Le Yi as an ordinary general. After putting Le Yi under house arrest, everything was done according to the best standards and he was given courteous treatment.

Some talents during the Warring States period paid more attention to the monarch's trust in and reuse of their talents.

"Kill all the lords who oppose me, and let the rest be forgotten as agreed."

Although Chu Tian agreed to let things go in order to persuade Tancheng to surrender, he did not let go of the most important lords.

As for the lord's men, they were grateful if they could survive and did not dare to blame Chu Tian.

Except for the lords who fled to Pengcheng State and Guangling County, the other lords either died or fled, and the Xuzhou coalition no longer had the momentum it had before.

Everyone was in awe.

Chu Tian led his troops into the city and recruited 30,000 soldiers from Tan City for his own use.

As the new Xuzhou Mu, Chutian did not make things difficult for the Xuzhou Army. At that time, each had his own master, and they were loyal to Xuzhou Mu Tao Qian, which was not their fault. Now they recognize the new Xuzhou Mu as their master, and they will fight for Chutian from then on.

"Fortunately, I listened to the military advisor and did not continue to attack Tancheng. Otherwise, not only would I have suffered heavy losses, but at least 10,000 of my 30,000 surrendered soldiers would have been lost."
To be continued...