Chapter 69 Move to Guangzong City
Chu Tian didn't think much about the possibility of competing with Liu Bei for Qing and Xu provinces in the future. Whether Liu Bei chose to develop in Youzhou or Qingzhou, this was something Chu Tian could not decide. The only thing he could do was to strengthen his strength.
Even without Liu Bei, Boss Cao was still in nearby Yanzhou, which was also uneasy.
Xuzhou is the place of four battles.
Except for the sea in the east... no, if the boundaries of the civilized area are open, it may not be safe to approach the sea.
On the fourth day, Liu Bei led Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Han cavalry to leave the Han army camp.
Military Sima Zhang Tie summoned all lords.
They are going to transfer the camp.
The General of the Northern Army, Lu Zhi, took out this vacant army and participated in the siege of Guangzong County.
This time, the siege is more difficult than attacking the Yellow Turban Army camp.
Guangzong County is an intermediate city and Zhangjiao's base camp. Therefore, the city wall is raised and reinforced by the Yellow Turban Army. It is eight meters high, the base is ten meters thick, and the earthen wall is covered with bricks, making it more solid.
I heard that I was going to attack a medium-sized city, and all the lords were a little uneasy.
The eight-meter-high city wall is no longer a defensive fortification that can be captured by a simple ladder.
The difficulty of attacking Guangzong County is ten times more difficult than conquering a Yellow Turban camp.
Fortunately, the main force of the siege this time was Lu Zhi, the general of the Northern Central Army, and the elite Han army led by him.
"strike camp!"
As the Han army set out to attack the camp, the lords in the camp followed one after another. Unless the lords were able to change the situation by themselves in the middle, it would be better to follow the Han army. Now there are only a few dozen people, and the lords with hundreds of people left the main force of the Han army and died.
"I finally got the chance to meet Lu Zhi."
Chu Tian has a good evaluation of Lu Zhi. After all, the other party is one of the three heroes in the late Han Dynasty and is currently in charge of the last elites in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Lu Zhi's military camp was outside Guangzong County, with tens of thousands of Han troops and more than tens of thousands of rebels.
In history, Lu Zhi did not have so many soldiers, but the area in "Lords" has expanded ten times and the population has increased greatly, so the number of Han and Yellow Turbans has soared. In addition, the lords led their troops to support them, so it seemed to be crowded.
"This is the main force of the Han army in Jizhou!"
Chu Tian was shocked, and there were a thousand Han troops patrolling the outside of the military camp alone.
These are all elite soldiers of level 3 or above, with very high levels.
Not only that, Chu Tian, who was riding on the war horse, could see the tall siege tower in the Han army camp.
This was the first time he had seen a large siege equipment.
The flying ladders I used before were just simple cloud ladders, with low technical content, but flexible and convenient.
This time, when attacking Guangzong County, it was obvious that it was not realistic to just use a simple ladder to climb the eight-meter-high city wall.
In order to capture Guangzong City, Lu Zhi had already prepared a large number of siege equipment before the battle began, including ladder trucks, siege towers, siege chariots, catapult trucks, siege chariots, and nest trucks.
Just these large siege equipment is already very amazing.
"I am a famous general in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. I have never been able to defend myself, just to prepare siege equipment. Not to mention anything else, I am just a catapult. If it weren't for a siege equipment camp above level 5, it would be impossible to mass produce. If someone brought hundreds of such big guys to attack my town, I would surrender without saying a word."
Huo'an, who came from the Western Regions' Protectorate, saw the Han army camp displaying large siege equipment comparable to giant beasts, and couldn't help but sigh.
Many lords around him couldn't help but nod after hearing Huo An's words.
In the early stage, there is no lord's town that can block the attack of large siege equipment.
This kind of siege equipment is designed to conquer strong cities with heavy troops, such as Guangzong City in front of you.
Chutian's territory, Xia Town, does not have a special siege equipment camp. The simple flying ladder Chutian can be built. As for catapults and siege towers, it is not as simple as building a pile of wood together.
Seeing the hundreds of large-scale siege equipment owned by Lu Zhi, Chu Tian couldn't help but think about whether Xia Town should also produce such large-scale equipment in the future to conquer more than a dozen county towns in Langya Kingdom.
What Lu Zhi wanted to attack was a county town with many soldiers and a strong city.
The surrounding Han army was removing the nearby Yellow Turban camps one by one, attracting the attention of the Yellow Turban Army for Lu Zhi to attack Guangzong City. Once there were more troops, Lu Zhi would be transferred to attack Guangzong City. The camp where Chu Tian was located was transferred by Lu Zhi.
Under the leadership of Zhang Tie, Sima of the Han army, Chu Tian and his team were able to enter Lu Zhi's camp and have their own camp.
In addition to weapons and shields used for war, there are also quilts, water bags, bowls and other utensils.
The temperature in December in the north is no joke. Without bedding, soldiers may freeze to death in the middle of the night.
A large number of soldiers were crowded in the Han army camp, and often more than a dozen soldiers were crowded in a tent.
Chu Tian tried his best to ensure that one general and one small camp. Only by appeaseing his generals can their loyalty be guaranteed.
However, Zhou Yafu, Liu Sandao, Gongsun Wu and other generals rejected Chu Tian's kindness and were willing to squeeze together with the soldiers. The reason is also very simple, the actions of the generals will affect the morale of the soldiers.
The reason why Wu Qi commanded the troops was powerful is largely because Wu Qi shared the joys and sorrows with his soldiers, and the soldiers were willing to work hard for it.
Chu Tian understood the truth and lived in the same tent with his soldiers, which made the soldiers flattered and his morale actually increased by 5 points.
Because Mulan is a woman, she arranges a tent separately and the soldiers can understand it.
On the fourth day, Chu Tianzhang met with Lu Zhi, but he still had no chance to meet Lu Zhi or participate in the battle, but his points were still ranked first.
Not all lords fight every day, and their troops cannot be consumed.
Each leader mainly depends on the strategic intentions of the Han army commander, so that he can move with the flow.
The large-scale siege equipment has been prepared, and Lu Zhi's offensive against Guangzong County is about to begin.
None of the lords had experienced such a huge siege, with more than 100,000 Han troops and rebels attacking hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban troops.
The hundreds of people brought by Chu Tian could not splash here even if they were wiped out.
In the early stage, the lord only needs to follow the commander to fight. In the middle and late stages, the number of lords' soldiers will increase, and they can turn the tide with their own strength.
In other words, all Han army lords may have their entire army been wiped out in the battle to attack Guangzong City.
The lords were more or less uneasy.
The number of lords in Lu Zhi’s military camp was more than the number of lords in the camp where Chu Tian was before. There were about a few hundred lords, and these lords came from various states and counties.
In addition to the lord, there are also tens of thousands of free players.
There were definitely not that few lords in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Some lords didn’t have time to participate in the first epic battle, and many small and medium-sized lords did not want to take the risk to participate in the war.
Because many lords have died in war.
According to Lu Zhi's movement, tomorrow, the fifth day of the battle, he will attack Guangzong City.
Chu Tian, who couldn't sleep late at night, walked out of the tent and found many lords gathered by the bonfire. They came from all over the world, including lords from Jiaozhou, Yangzhou, and Yizhou in the south, as well as lords from Liangzhou, Bingzhou, and Youzhou in the north, and even one or two lords from Yizhou.
That's right, Yizhou is also an inseparable part of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Mulan, who was not asleep, stood outside the military tent blankly, noticed Chu Tian coming out and said, "Lord, it's snowing."
Chapter completed!