To the south of the Yellow River, Tian Dan led the Dongpingling garrison to flee here and used the boats Sun Bin had prepared for them to cross the Yellow River north. Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses gathered along the Yellow River.

If Dongpingling had not been surrounded by Chutian's soldiers and horses, Tian Dan would have directly used the teleportation array to escape to Pingyuan County.

"The pontoon bridge was burned down, and Xuzhou Mu's cavalry was blocked by Jishui. It should be too late to pursue them."

Tian Dan calmly directed his troops to cross the river in batches, thinking that the cavalry in the rear had been thrown away.

The ground was shaking, and there were still 20,000 soldiers who had not crossed the river. They looked uneasily at the source of the sound of horse hooves. Tian Dan in Henan could not help but look around.

This is the movement caused by a large-scale cavalry force!

The defenders of Dongpingling were scrambling to fight for the ships to avoid being killed by the cavalry. Now Tian Dan's army was halfway across the border and was attacked by the cavalry. The consequences can be imagined!

"General, get on the boat quickly!"

Tian Dan's soldiers plundered a wooden ship and hurriedly called Tian Dan to board the ship.

Tian Dan looked a little desperate, but he didn't expect that there was still a cavalry chasing him!

"Intercept them!"

Mi Fang pulled out a straight blade and howled excitedly, crossing the Qiying camp. The Changshui camp took another route and was not affected by the burning of the pontoon bridge.

Wu Anguo brandished a hammer and came at full speed. The heavy hammer came down, easily killing an infantryman!

Lu Kuang rode his horse into the chaotic enemy army. The horse knocked down the soldiers along the way and slashed them with his sword. He used the speed brought by the horse to easily kill the enemy soldiers!

Thousands of high-ranking cavalry drove the 20,000 soldiers who had not yet crossed the river toward the Yellow River. Many soldiers drowned and were swept away by the river!

"Surrender without killing!"

Joan of Arc skillfully recruited and surrendered the soldiers who were besieged by the Yellow River.

In Dongpingling, Chutian received a report from Zhou Yafu that Mr. Zhao of Qi State chose to surrender.

"Allow him to surrender."

Chu Tian once worked with Mr. Zhao to suppress the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou. Mr. Zhao sent the fierce general Xue Wanche to support him when the Langya Kingdom was in trouble. Therefore, Chu Tian could accept Mr. Zhao's surrender and gained a strong general.

The cavalry who went to pursue Tian Dan returned one after another, and many of the cavalry returned without success.

The fastest team, the Speedy Legion, was unable to catch up with Tian Dan because the pontoon bridge was burned down.

"It seems that Sun Bin has left a way out. It will be uncomfortable to win against such a person."

Chutian estimated that in the battle against Jinan, thousands of people were beheaded and thousands more were lost. Sun Bin took away tens of thousands of soldiers and moved hundreds of thousands of people in advance, preserving part of the strength for his lord Tian Qi.

However, Chu Tian was not without gains. Xia Houyuan, Zhang Liao, Yu Jin and others became more loyal and feared Chu Tian even more.

They were defeated by Sun Bin, but after Chu Tian personally supervised the army, Sun Bin did not gain much benefit and chose to abandon the land south of the Yellow River. Chu Tian's prestige was even greater.

Chu Tian plans to bring a group of generals to participate in the national war and cultivate goodwill.

After the cavalry detachments came back, they never saw the generals from the fifth school of the Northern Army. Chu Tian was not very confident about them. If one of them was not good, he might be defeated by the other side. In addition to Sun Bin, who is a good strategist, Tian Dan was also a strategic general.

Finally, after waiting for three more days in Dongpingling, Yueqiying and Changshuiying returned.

Mi Fang, Wu Anguo, and Lu Kuang escorted 20,000 soldiers in triumph and captured more than ten gold-level generals of Tian Qi. When all the cavalry generals returned without success, their achievements were very conspicuous, including Xu Rong, Xia Houyuan, and Zhang Liao.

All the generals are ashamed of themselves.

Yu Jin sighed: "As expected of the three great generals of the Northern Army, it seems that I still need more experience."

Li Dian echoed: "How can he be a mediocre person if he is qualified to serve as a general in the five schools of the Northern Army?"

"In the end, we will fulfill our mission!"

Mi Fang, Wu Anguo, and Lu Kuang will come back to claim credit from Chu Tian.

Chu Tian arranged for them to take another route to pursue Tian Dan, but unexpectedly, they actually made a meritorious service.

Joan of Arc held her helmet, but did not dare to ask for credit. Every time she asked for credit, Chu Tian withheld it and extended her deadline to return to France.

"I will let people remember your merits."

As a kind lord, Chu Tian never oppressed his subordinates and rewarded his merits.

Mi Fang said: "If that Tian Dan hadn't escaped quickly, I would have captured him long ago. As soon as our fifth school of the Northern Army arrived in Jinan, they fled!"

Wu Anguo answered from the side: "The eldest brother killed hundreds of enemies in the rebel army and drove Tian Dan into the Yellow River. Tian Dan crossed the Yellow River holding a single log and escaped!"

Kill hundreds of enemies with your hands?

Chu Tian almost believed it.

Among the three great generals, only Lu Kuang was obedient. As a subordinate of Yuan Shao, he inexplicably became the general of the fifth school of the Northern Army and gained credit. This time, he was able to confirm the surrender of Xuzhou Mu. Even if he fled back to Hebei, Yuan Hao might not trust him.

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In Linzi City, the princes Zhao Gongzi breathed a sigh of relief when he learned that Chu Tian accepted the surrender.

He originally planned to sit back and watch the changes in the world with the territory of a county, but as Chutian occupied Xuzhou and Yuzhou, he could not hold on to the land of this county no matter what, so he simply gave up the defense and surrendered to Chutian.

"Ding! You give up your identity as a lord, and the monarch's characteristic "Eight Banners of the Han Army" disappears."

As Mr. Zhao gave up his status as a lord, one of Huang Taiji's characteristics was taken back by the system. Since he is no longer a monarch, he naturally no longer has the characteristics of a monarch.

Mr. Zhao was unfazed by the loss of this important characteristic. He had lost the qualification to compete in the Central Plains, and this characteristic was of no use.

Xue Wanche was a little unwilling: "Lord, we still have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, are we going to surrender like this?"

"Xue Wanche, if you are unwilling to surrender with me, then you can leave Linzi like Dorgon did. I will never pursue you."

"No, that's not what I meant."

"Zhou Yafu's army has arrived."

As Sun Bin gave up the territory south of the Yellow River, Prince Zhao of Qi surrendered, and the six counties of Qingzhou, except Pingyuan County north of the Yellow River, were still in the hands of Tian Qi, and the five counties south of the Yellow River, Beihai Kingdom, and Donglai County

, Qi State, Jinan State, and Le'an State are all owned by Chutian!

Coupled with Peiguo in Yuzhou and Jiujiang County in Yangzhou, Chutian can claim to the outside world that he owns the land of the three states!

In Chang'an, when the emperor came to the court, Jiujiu Lao Qin was the commander-in-chief, conducting military affairs and controlling the court.

But recently Chutian asked him for an official position again.

"General Zhendong? He was named Yanzhou Mu, General Zhengdong, second only to the Three Dukes. He commanded the four states of Qing, Yan, Xu, and Yang, and was stationed in Yangzhou."

"The bronze bird was granted the title of Yangzhou Shepherd and stationed in Yangzhou."

In order to stimulate Tongque, the old Qin involved Tongque in the war with Chu Tian, ​​so that the two men's nominal positions overlapped. Chu Tian was the general who conquered the east and nominally commanded Yangzhou, but Tongque, the prefect of Lujiang, was appointed as the shepherd of Yangzhou, so he became the governor of Yangzhou.

Being controlled by Chu Tian, ​​he will definitely be dissatisfied with it.

"Chu Zimou's expansion is too fast. Only the princes of Hebei can control him. In the battle of Youzhou, whoever can win will be supported."

Jiujiang Lao Qin faced Chu Tian, ​​who owned three states, and tried his best to unite other princes to contain Chu Tian.

The 200,000 soldiers and horses of the Guanzhong Army were ready to go. The old Qin Dynasty appointed Meng Tian as the general to conquer the west, Lu Bu as the former general, Li Xin as the middle general, Zhou Bo as the left general, and Li Jue as the right general, and the troops were mobilized.

, rush to attack Liangzhou.

The Battle of Youzhou lasted for 30 days. The four major princes of Hebei fought fiercely. The battlefield was littered with corpses. The main force was 800,000 troops, and there were millions of local soldiers transporting grain.

The commanders who participated in the Youzhou War included Chang Yuchun, Murong Ba, Li Chengliang, Li Mu, Lian Po, Zhou Dewei, Hu Lu Mingyue, Han Qinhu and others.

On the 30th, 200,000 to 300,000 soldiers and horses were killed and wounded in Youzhou, Jizhou, and Bingzhou, and more than ten camps were destroyed!

Liaodong Army, the camp was full of injured soldiers. Accompanied by Chang Yuchun, Mingguan inspected the camp, frowning.

The two princes, Yuan Shao and Zhao Long, are not easy to mess with. If there is only one prince named Yuan Shao, Mingguan can defeat it, but with the addition of Zhao Long, he is on the defensive and defends Jixian. Mingguan cannot be attacked for a long time, and he gradually becomes irritated.

The Kingdom of Koryo was about to be unified. He and the Koryo prince Cui Zaishan were enemies, and the two sides clashed more than once. Once his Liaodong Army suffered heavy losses, Cui Zaishan used all the victorious troops of the Koryo Kingdom to march north to Liaodong, and Liaodong would be in danger.

"I have 200,000 elite troops, and now I only have more than 100,000 left. Zhao Long is entrenched, and the superiority of the cavalry cannot be used. If this consumption continues, I will lack elite troops to defend Liaodong. The Wuhuan and Xianbei tribes have suffered heavy losses when they see our military strength.

There will be two minds. Military advisor, I plan to return to Liaodong, occupy Goryeo, and completely pacify the Xianbei and Wuhuan tribes, what do you think?"

Seeing that Mingguan could not be attacked for a long time, he decided to retreat.

Yao Guangxiao thought deeply: "Perhaps, this is not a good opportunity to capture Youzhou. Wait for the rear area to be pacified, and then wait for an opportunity to enter the pass. Yuyang County and Youbeiping County are already owned by us. The lord has stationed troops in Youbeiping, and can take a peek at Youzhou at any time. The strategy has been completed

If you achieve half of it, it won’t be a loss.”

"That's it, we will withdraw our troops in three days. I must destroy the Koryo Kingdom and send all the strong men of the Koryo Kingdom into the army to fight against Youzhou again."

Mingguan hated Choi Jaesin, the lord of Goryeo, to the core, and the latter was like a maggot in the tarsus.

"But we can't leave so easily. Before leaving, we rob hundreds of thousands of people in Jixian County to make up for the losses."

On the 33rd day of the Youzhou War, the Liaodong Army announced its withdrawal from the war and sent Murong Ba and Chang Yuchun to the rear. Yuan Shao sent generals Yan Liang and Wen Chou to pursue them. They were defeated by Murong Ba and Chang Yuchun. They lost 30,000 troops and Yan Liang and Wen Chou were seriously injured!

Yuan Shao was horrified and became more and more afraid of Mingguan. He allowed the Liaodong Army to plunder 300,000 households in Jixian County to Youbeiping, causing heavy losses.

Only now did Yuan Shao understand why Zhao Long chose to stick to his tactics. In a battle in the wild, he was no match for Mingguan. The Liaodong cavalry at Mingguan was invincible in the wild!

After the Liaodong Army retreated, Bingzhou Mu Huma was in a passive position. He had to deal with the combined attacks of Liu Bei, Yuan Shao, and Zhao Long alone.

"Koryeo threatens Mingguan, but he can't just walk away like this. For me, it will be a fatal blow!"

Huma had Lian Po and Li Mu, and could barely hold off the Jizhou army. The Youzhou army counterattacked, but the situation was still not good for him.

"Urgent report, Zhao Long sent a surprise force to attack the well, and surrounded it with an elite team. He defeated the defending general Sima Shang, occupied the well, and headed towards Taiyuan!"
To be continued...