Lujiang County, Chaisang City, many houses that were burned down by rockets are still emitting black smoke. Under the premise that the defenders suffered heavy casualties, the Beifu Army led by Liu Laozhi, a fierce general of the Beifu Army, stormed Chaisang!

Fifty thousand low-level soldiers climbed up the city wall from all directions, putting pressure on the Chaisang defenders!

The prefect of Lujiang, Tongque, held a sword and supervised the battle below the city.

Rockets shot from the sky into the city, burning down the houses, gate towers and arrow towers near the city wall.

The fierce general Liu Laozhi had already ascended first and killed dozens of defenders with his own hands. He was extremely brave!

The Beifu army followed Liu Laozhi and climbed up the city. One against five, they quickly occupied the city wall!

"Congratulations, my lord, Chaisang City has been captured. The main force of the Yuzhang County Governor was almost wiped out by our army in Chaisang."

A general congratulated Tongque.

"My lord, Chu Zimou sent someone to deliver a letter, please name it and ask you to read it in person."

Tongque took the letter presented by his subordinate and read ten lines at a time.

"Ask me to attack Shouchun? Chu Zimou really thinks highly of me."

Tongque, the prefect of Lujiang, received Chutian's request.

Jiujiang County is one of the six counties in Yangzhou, and Huainan is the barrier to the south of the Yangtze River. Chutian thinks that Tongque will not be interested in Shouchun.

During the Three Kingdoms period, Wei and Wu fought for decades around Hefei and Shouchun, and both sides were helpless against the other.

If Jiangdong forces want to march into the Central Plains, they must capture the Huainan region, especially Shouchun and Hefei, before they can plot Xuzhou, Qingzhou, and the Central Plains.

The military general asked: "My lord, do you plan to continue to occupy Yuzhang County, or attack Shouchun according to Chu Zimou's request?"

"We have captured Chaisang and established a foothold in Yuzhang County. We can attack when we advance and defend when we retreat. It will be a matter of time to capture Yuzhang County. It is better to attack Jiujiang County instead, use Shouchun as a barrier, and then attack Danyang County.

Huan Wen, I will leave 20,000 troops with you. You can recruit troops and horses in the Chaisang area and wait for an opportunity to capture the entire Yuzhang County. I will personally command the navy to attack Shouchun."

"yes."

*Huan Wen, a famous general in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, pacified the Shu region, made three northern expeditions to the Central Plains, and recovered some of the lost territory, with great achievements.

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"The governor of Lujiang has responded and will personally lead the main force to attack Shouchun."

After Chutian asked Tongque to attack Shouchun, he quickly received Tongque's response.

"As expected, Shouchun is like a fish bone stuck in the throat of the forces that want to develop in the Jiangdong area. If Shouchun can be captured, Jiangnan will be safer, otherwise it may be attacked by northern forces at any time."

Chu Tian judged that Tongque's power wanted to develop into the six counties of Jiangdong, so Tongque had to consider whose hands Shouchun would fall into.

If Shouchun is controlled by Chutian, Tongque will feel very uncomfortable, very uncomfortable.

If he doesn't attack Shouchun, Chutian will attack Shouchun.

This is equivalent to the fact that after Cao Cao took control of Shouchun, Sun Quan could only continuously attack Shouchun, and then he would be dragged around Shouchun for the rest of his life, unable to make an expedition to the north of the Central Plains.

"The Beifu army that lured Tongque fought with Chen Qingzhi's white-robed army... Shouchun City is definitely not easy to capture. Before that, I will go to Taishan County to capture Zhuge Liang alive."

Chutian united with Yanzhou Gongzi Wen and Yangzhou Tongque to delay Yanzhou Cao Cao and Yuzhou Yuan Shu. Chutian was able to concentrate on dealing with the lord of Taishan County and Qingzhou Gongzi Zhao.

"Spread the news that our army is gathering in Langya Kingdom with the purpose of attacking Beihai Kingdom."

Chu Tian deliberately confused his vision.

He recalled the Leyi Army and the White Robe Army to the Langya Kingdom, and at the same time ordered Yang Ye to command the cavalry in Guangling County, form an invincible cavalry army, and go to Xiaopei to garrison against Yuan Shu.

At the same time, Mi Fang's 10,000-strong Donghai Defense Corps was stationed in Pengcheng, joining forces with Yin Li's 15,000-strong Pengcheng Defense Corps, and echoing Yang Ye's 10,000 cavalry.

On the surface, the main force assembled by the Langya Kingdom was going to attack Qingzhou, which aroused the panic of Prince Zhao of Qingzhou. He hurriedly sent more troops to the border between Beihai Kingdom and Langya Kingdom, bringing the number of troops on the border to more than 40,000.

In fact, what Chu Tian wanted to attack was Taishan County. He wanted to seize Zhuge Liang, and at the same time cut off the connection between Cao Cao and Mr. Zhao, and defeated them one by one.

The troops used to attack Taishan County this time included three Guards Corps, Le Yi's Offensive Corps, and Xue Rengui's White Robe Corps, totaling more than 100,000 people.

It is as fast as the wind, as slow as the forest, as plundering as the fire, and as motionless as the mountain.

The attack must be unexpected and fast, so fast that the enemy has no time to organize a defense.

Attacking Guangling County, 70,000 troops were mobilized at one time, breaking through the opponent's defense line and marching straight in, forcing the Guangling prefect to surrender. This already had the prototype of a blitzkrieg.

Having tasted the sweetness, Chutian planned to occupy Taishan County with overwhelming force.

And this time, for the first time, he used the captured Joan of Arc as the leader of the servant army to go on an expedition, giving the French the illusion that their saint was already serving the lords of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Hua Mulan's mansion is right next to the Lord's Mansion, and now Joan of Arc has also moved in and is under Hua Mulan's surveillance.

"I can finally go on an expedition."

Joan of Arc was overjoyed when she was notified of the expedition. She thought that as long as she obtained as many military exploits as possible, she could return to France early...

Xia Liang was combing his long golden hair, whispering like a devil: "The enemy this time should be very weak. It's just a warm-up for you. Do your best to serve the lord."

In order to Chineseize the French hero, Xia Liang even induced Joan of Arc to put on a long dress from the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Both Hua Mulan and Joan of Arc are warrior-type heroes who are not sensitive to ordinary life. Under the training of Xia Liang, they gradually become enlightened.

"The time for the expedition has been set, it will be in three days."

Hua Mulan, who was also tempted by Xia Liang and wore a long dress, came back and informed Joan of Arc of the specific time of her expedition.

Joan of Arc seemed to have something in mind: "I need a battle flag to use some of my abilities."

"Battle flag? How about the Red Dragon Flag?"

"It might work."

Joan of Arc felt complicated when she thought that she, a French saint, was holding the flag of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

"I'm going to get people ready."

"Sister Mulan, are you planning to come to the Lord's Mansion tonight?"

Xia Liang glanced at Hua Mulan.

Hua Mulan hesitated a little, but finally nodded.

Only Joan of Arc didn't know what the two people were referring to.

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Soldiers and horses from all walks of life gathered together, and Leyi's army traveled a long distance back to Langya Kingdom. They only rested for a day or two before going out to attack Taishan County.

Chutian assembled three guard legions and two main legions, intending to destroy the lords of Taishan County in one fell swoop.

Hua Mulan from the Scout Legion, Joan of Arc from the Servant Legion, Le Yi from the Offensive Legion, and Xue Rengui from the White Robe Legion, four first-class heroes led their lieutenants to report the assembly situation to Chu Tian.

Chu Tian's eyes swept across their faces and felt their high fighting spirit.

These people are all heroes suitable for fighting on the battlefield and have no fear of the enemy.

Le Yi and Xue Rengui had the largest number of troops and were the main force attacking Taishan County, with a total of 65,000 troops.

Followed by 36,000 people from the three Guards regiments.

"The strength of Taishan County is only 50,000. With twice the strength, we entered Taishan County along the Qi River, captured Fei County, and went directly to Fenggao County, the seat of Taishan County. As long as Fenggao County is captured, Taishan County will be ours sooner or later.

thing."

"The cavalry of the White Robe Legion and the Scout Legion serve as the vanguard. It would be best if they could approach the city and make a forced landing directly to the Taishan County Governor."

Before setting off for the expedition, Chu Tian once again reiterated his combat goals. The cavalry quickly broke through the opponent's defense line and occupied the Taishan County headquarters.

"I can lead a cavalry and participate in the raid."

Joan of Arc volunteered, and there were many cavalry in the servant legion, including French and Spanish knights, Indian Mughals, and Arab light cavalry.

"Okay, you and Hua Mulan will go together."

Chu Tian was not worried about Joan of Arc's rebellion. She had no one she knew in the Eastern Han Dynasty and could not escape.

More than 100,000 people left Xiacheng, and Li Xiuning's women's army stayed behind in Xiacheng.

Chu Tian personally commanded the fifth school of the Northern Army. When he caught a glimpse of Joan of Arc, a French hero, holding the dragon flag of the Eastern Han Dynasty as a battle flag, he always felt a little strange.

But as time goes by, it doesn't feel weird anymore.

Mr. Zhao of Beihai Kingdom paced uneasily. According to the intelligence he received, Chu Zimou had assembled more than 100,000 troops in Langya Kingdom. The target of the attack was probably Beihai Kingdom.

"Master Taishou, the army assembled in Langya Kingdom has left Xia City!"

"Is their marching direction north?"

"No, it's Taishan County in the northwest!"

"Why would he attack Taishan County!?"

Mr. Zhao immediately looked at the tiled map.

He thought that Chutian was going to attack Qingzhou, but he didn't expect that Chutian's strategic intention was to attack Taishan County in Yanzhou.

"He plans to bring Taishan County into his sphere of influence and cut off the connection between Qingzhou and Yanzhou?"

Prince Zhao summoned Tai Shici, Xue Wanche and others to discuss how to deal with the changing situation.

Chu Tian's actions were too unexpected.
To be continued...