Gongziwen obediently handed over the account books of Jiyin County and Shanyang County to Chu Tian to show that he had not transferred the gold and silver of the two counties without permission.

Because of the continuous war between Gongziwen and Cao Cao, the population of Jiyin County was less than two million. These people either died in the war or fled to other counties due to the war.

Shanyang County is similar to Jiyin County. Its population is originally lower than that of Jiyin County. Although wars are not as frequent as Jiyin County, it only has a population of more than one million.

Gong Ziwen was very cooperative. Since he chose to seek refuge with Chu Tian, ​​he would leave no room for it.

Chutian reciprocated the favor of the princes who took the initiative to surrender to him, and still appointed Gongziwen as the governor of Jiyin County, enjoying the treatment of the governor. As long as Gongziwen accumulated prestige in Chutian's power, it would not be a problem to become a governor in the future.

Gongziwen was the first person to help Chutian actively suppress Cao Cao. Although Gongziwen suffered repeated defeats, he caused a lot of trouble to Cao Cao. He definitely contributed a lot to containing Cao Cao.

In order to ensure his loyalty, Gongziwen ceded his subordinate Pang Juan to Chu Tian and terminated the retainer relationship with Pang Juan.

The relationship between Pang Juan and Gong Ziwen is equivalent to the relationship between Li Xiuning and Xia Liang. Xia Liang once wanted to cede Li Xiuning to Chu Tian, ​​but Chu Tian refused.

Pang Juan and Chu Tian must get it. After all, Gong Ziwen is not someone who can be absolutely trusted.

Chutian could see Pang Juan's attributes, including the heavy infantry "Wei Wuzu" similar to "Yan Jia".

【Name】:Pang Juan

[Talent]: Diamond level commander (infantry type)

【Level】:61

[Identity]: Famous general of Wei during the Warring States Period, Guiguzi’s apprentice

【Loyalty】:70

【Commander】:88 (maximum 89)

[Force]: 80 (maximum 82)

[Intelligence]: 79 (upper limit 81)

[Politics]:53 (maximum 55)

【Charm】:30

【Character】:arrogant

【Favorability】:55

[Characteristic 1]: Guigu's Art of War - Incomplete (S-level trait, learned from Guiguzi, quite satisfactory, unable to master it due to character flaws. Own army's attack power +10%, defense power +10%, morale recovery +10%)

[Characteristic 2]: Destroy the city (a-level characteristic, when your own troops attack the city, attack power +12%)

[Characteristic 3]: Underestimating the enemy (negative trait, when encountering a counselor with an intelligence above 92, it is easy to fall into the trap, and the probability of being ambushed increases)

[Special arms]: Wei Wu soldiers (seventh level heavy infantry, upper limit of 10,000)

Pang Juan's attributes are quite good, almost close to that of a king-level commander, but he has a fatal negative characteristic of "underestimating the enemy". When facing top counselors and first-rate counselors, he will be calculated to death.

If Xia Liang hadn't sent Guo Jia to Pang Juan as his military advisor, Pang Juan would have been restrained by Xun You.

No wonder Pang Juan often lost more than he won when facing Cao Cao...

Gongziwen appointed Pang Juan, who had flaws, as his general. He was able to block Cao Cao for such a long time, which shows that his ability is not bad.

No matter what, as long as Pang Juan is assigned a qualified military advisor, Pang Juan, who has Wei soldiers, can also take charge of his own affairs.

Pang Juan's ability is not first-class, but his troops are really powerful, comparable to Le Yi's 10,000 Yanjia. Of course, if they really want to fight, Pang Juan is no match for Le Yi.

There are only seven levels of Wei soldiers because of their huge number. Pang Juan's 10,000 Wei soldiers are only part of it. Wu Qi's Wei soldiers are terrifying. Wu Qi has 50,000 Wei soldiers, four more than Le Yi's Yan Jia.

Ten thousand!

Pang Juan's addition gave Chutian, who lacked an infantry commander, one more general to use.

"How many soldiers and horses are there in Jiyin County and Shanyang County?"

After Chutian annexed Gongziwen's forces, he immediately counted the soldiers and horses of Gongziwen's forces.

Gongzi Wen Rushu's family treasures: "There are only 412 Wei soldiers left, and the remaining soldiers and horses are about 50,000, most of which are low-level troops. There are also 2,000 ordinary heavy infantry and 500 heavy cavalry. In addition to the 50,000 soldiers and horses, there are also

There are 30,000 local warriors to assist in transporting grain."

Gongziwen is also a ruthless person.

Chutian looked at the population of Gongziwen. The two counties combined together had only 3 million people left. They still maintained 50,000 professional soldiers and 30,000 rural warriors. You must know that professional soldiers are different from rural warriors. Professionals

The more soldiers there are, the heavier the burden on the people. Gongziwen fought with Cao Cao for several years, and the number of soldiers killed in the battle was terrifying.

Even so, Gongziwen still maintained a large regular army.

If Gongziwen and Cao Cao hadn't been wasted and took advantage of Chutian, Gongziwen would have become a prince.

"Lord!"

Xu Rong and Hua Xiong, two military generals from the Xiliang faction, met Chu Tian. Dong Zhuo was dead, so they were unlikely to betray Chu Tian. They were sent by Chu Tian to assist Gongzi Wen in containing Cao Cao. They had not seen Chu Tian for a long time.

Chu Tian was satisfied with the performance of Xu Rong and Hua Xiong. With the abilities of Xu Rong and Hua Xiong, it was really rare for them to delay Cao Cao, who had experienced hundreds of battles.

Cao Cao is no longer the hot-blooded young man he once was. From the Yellow Turban Rebellion to the crusade against Dong Zhuo, the battle for Yanzhou, and the Battle of Mobei, Cao Cao has gone through the battlefield and grown up to become a true emperor-level commander.

As the commander-in-chief who fought the most tough battles, fought the most large legions, and had a very high winning rate in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao was actually a formidable opponent. It was just that Cao Cao was kept in check, which prevented him from developing.

In other words, it is becoming more and more difficult for Xu Rong and Hua Xiong to face Cao Cao, and Xu Rong is far from being the opponent of Cao Cao at his peak. If Chutian does not personally intervene, Cao Cao will probably rise again.

Xu Rong counted the number of people to Chu Tian: "There are only 6,000 light cavalry left in the Xiliang Army, and more than 500 Xiliang Iron Cavalry left."

Gongziwen had 50,000 men, while Xu Rong's Xiliang army only had more than 6,000 men.

The fifth school of the Northern Army added a group of new soldiers, and the average combat effectiveness decreased, but the number increased to 15,000. Wei Qing recruited 3,000 Yulin Cavalry, and the reconnaissance corps was increased to 10,000. This new batch of new soldiers were directly used

The teleportation array arrived at the Yanzhou battlefield.

There were about 10,000 new soldiers recruited, which cost tens of thousands of taels of silver. In order to eliminate Cao Cao's power, he did not hesitate to spend tens of thousands of silver.

The total number of regiments assembled in Jiyin County is more than 80,000.

There were about 40,000 Leyi troops attacking Dongjun from Jibei Kingdom.

The two armies totaled more than 120,000 people.

With more than 120,000 men attacking Cao Cao's two counties, less than 100,000 men were attacked. Chutian had the superiority in military strength locally, and at the same time, there were local warriors summoned by Gongzi Wen to transport grain and grass.

Guo Jia was sent here to assist Pang Juan. At this time, he returned to Chu Tian and replaced Lu Su as a soldier.

Lu Su could still govern a county, while Guo Jia was just a counselor.

Chu Tian was accompanied by Fang Xuanling, Guo Jia, and Cao GUI who joined the army and mobilized 120,000 troops in order to destroy Cao Cao as soon as possible.

"Cao Mengde is a famous commander. If he can be driven by me, I can conquer the world."

Chu Tian praised Cao Cao.

Without the recruitment of commanders from other dynasties, Cao Cao would have been almost invincible at the end of the Han Dynasty. Cao Cao had difficulty fighting Zhou Yu in the Yangtze River, but in large army operations in the north, Zhou Yu was far inferior to Cao Cao.

"This time, Pang Juan served as the vanguard and advanced towards Puyang. The cavalry was divided into two groups and fought in a roundabout way to quickly defeat Cao Cao. If Xiahou Dun from Juancheng sent troops to attack our grain road, send a cavalry group back to defeat Xiahou Dun."

After a brief discussion with Fang Xuanling, Guo Jia, and Cao GUI, Chu Tian continued to fight Cao Cao with Pang Juan's army as the main force.

Pang Juan's legion had 50,000 people, and Chu Tian separated 10,000 cavalry and gave them to Wei Qing to command. Wei Qing's Yulin legion consisted of 3,000 Yulin cavalry and 10,000 Yanzhou light cavalry. With Wei Qing's bonus, even the ordinary Yanzhou

Light cavalry can also burst into powerful combat effectiveness.

Pang Juan's remaining legions were mainly infantry and crossbowmen, and he formed the third main infantry legion - the Wusu Legion.

Following Zhou Yafu's defensive corps and Le Yi's offensive corps, the Wusu corps became another main infantry corps, with Wei Wusu as the core.

"Mr. Zhao, you are responsible for transporting food."

"yes."

Mr. Zhao gave up his status as a lord and took the path of a civil servant. He probably knew that Chu Tian did not want to see him in charge of the army, so becoming a civil servant was a good way out.

"Chu Zimou has arrived in Yanzhou!"

"Is Chu Zimou finally here?"

Cao Cao's power made people panic, and the reputation of Chu Zimou among the princes was so powerful in Yanzhou that everyone was shaken when they heard Chu Zimou's reputation.

This may be the most powerful enemy Cao Cao has ever encountered.

Chutian used two emperor-level commanders at one time. One was the emperor-level commander Le Yi of the infantry department, and the other was the emperor-level commander Wei Qing of the cavalry department. They attacked from Jibei Kingdom and Jiyin County respectively.

Chutian himself can also be used as an emperor-level cavalry commander.

Joan of Arc is one of the few imperial heroes in France, and Zhao Yun is an imperial general...

Hua Mulan, Pang Juan, Taishi Ci and other generals were also difficult to deal with.

"If defeated, retreat to Chenliu and join Yuzhou Mu Shuo Tang."

Cao Cao swore an oath again and was forced to fight Chu Zimou to defend Dongjun. After Dongjun fell, Cao Cao was left with Chenliu County.

The most difficult thing to defeat in Yanzhou is not Taishan County, Jibei Kingdom and other places, but Dongjun and Chenliu. As long as Dongjun and Chenliu are captured, Yanzhou will declare its takeover.

"Where are the fifty thousand troops and horses that Yuan Benchu ​​promised me?"

Cao Cao asked Xu You, who was on an envoy and was staying in Puyang, about Yuan Shao's reinforcements.

Yuan Shao promised to assist Cao Cao with 50,000 troops, and Cao Cao had the courage to continue fighting.
To be continued...