Xu Rong was happy when he heard that Zhang Liao was coming. He originally planned to replenish his troops, so he and Taishi Ci defeated the Hu of Fang and went north to Lelang. Unexpectedly, the court sent Zhang Liao over again. This time, he saved so many troubles.

Xu Rong asked the soldiers carefully before he knew that when he almost set out from Qingzhou and crossed the sea to Liekou City, Feng Yu sent Zhang Liao and Fa Zheng to Liaodong to take over the two counties of Xuantu and Liaodong from the Lu Bu Northern Prefecture Army. Then Zhang Liao continued to go south and took over Lelang County.

In this process, Zhang Liao also subdued some of the Hu camps in Lelang County that went south and recovered many cities occupied by the Hu.

After Zhang Liao ordered his troops to leave, Xu Rong immediately ordered the gathering of troops. He wanted to go to Liekou City to join Taishi Ci, and clean up the Hus entrenched in the wilderness and city before Zhang Liao arrived in the Daifang County. Otherwise, he and Taishi Ci would be too shameless in front of Zhang Liao.

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Half a month later, a huge army appeared outside Nanxin City, winding for more than ten miles, and could not see the beginning and end. Xu Rong and Taishi Ci each led their troops into two rows outside the city, as if they were going to meet the troops coming.

The one who came was naturally Zhang Liao's army, but his army headquarters could not have so many personnel. Among the people he brought, more than 10,000 were newly recruited by Lelang and Xuantu. These recruits were basically assigned to the East Sea Army.

Not long after, Taishi Ci and Xu Rong met Zhang Liao. The three of them exchanged greetings and joked, and rode their horses shoulder to shoulder to head towards the city government office, where a banquet was prepared for Zhang Liao. The three of them sat on the saddle and talked about the military situation in Dongqingzhou that they had mastered.

Xu Rong said to Zhang Liao with a little complacent attitude: "Brother Wenyuan, now this Daofang County has been wiped out by a certain and General Taishici. The Hus who were entrenched here either surrendered in just half a month and surrendered to my Daliang, or were destroyed and killed by our army."

Xu Rong's words were not boasted at all. Zhu Hu was good at riding and shooting, but in most of them, Daofang County, which had star-spot plains on the west coast, they did not give up their own cavalry advantages. On the contrary, the Liang army had elite infantry, powerful giant ape warriors, mountain scouts who climbed mountains and crossed ridges, and invincible crossbows and stone bombs. Therefore, for the Hu people, it was impossible to attack. Even on some small valleys or basin-type plains between the mountains, these Donghu people's war cavalry were not the opponents of the Liang army's heavy iron cavalry and the light cavalry Feiyu. In fact, because of this gap, Xu Rong and Taishici fought several tough battles in succession and removed the base city camps, the remaining Zhu Hu tribes basically chose to surrender.

Zhang Liao smiled slightly and said politely: "The two brothers are good at leading troops. Zhang admires him very much in such a short time."

This statement made Xu Rong feel embarrassed and quickly responded: "Where is it, Brother Wenyuan has won the award. Compared with Brother Wenyuan, it will be a small witch."

As the three of them spoke, they came to the door of the mansion. Xun Yu, the prefect of Dongqingzhou, and a large group of generals of Wei, including Cao Chong, were waiting outside the gate early. Seeing this, Liao jumped off his horse and bowed to Xun Yu and said, "I have met Xunzhou's governor."

Xun Yu smiled and said, "General Wenyuan, don't be too polite. We have prepared a reception banquet for the generals. Please come and ask!"

Everyone sat in the lobby of the mansion, and Xun Yu slapped his high-highlights. A maid and servant started to serve wine and food. While everyone was eating and drinking, Xun Yu introduced Cao Chong's group of people to Zhang Liao. In fact, Zhang Liao had known some of them for a long time, and after a long time of greetings, someone mentioned the serious matter.

Cao Chong stood up, picked up the wine lord and hit a semicircle at the people present, meaning to toast everyone, saying, "The little king is ordered by the emperor to go to Yingzhou to pursue the thief Cao Pi. For various reasons, he has been in the leadership for a long time. Now General Zhang Liao's army has arrived, and the Haidong Army has become a prototype. Xiao Wang's brigade will immediately go south and should not continue to stay here for a long time. Therefore, this round of banquet is used as a farewell bar for Xiao Wang and you. Xiao Wang is here to wish you a drink to all the great generals to thank you for your help."

Why was Cao Chong also an overseas vassal king personally appointed by the emperor? Everyone immediately stood up and raised their glasses to respond. Then everyone waited for Cao Chong to drink all the wine, and tilted their necks to drink their own wine. After everyone sat down, Xun Yu asked Cao Chong: "A few days ago, the information and charts sent to the King of Wei by the Dongqingzhou Mansion were unknown. I wonder if the King of Wei could receive it. I dare to ask about the route of the march in Yingzhou, what are the plans for the King of Wei? If it is used in Dongqingzhou, the King of Wei will just speak. The Emperor has an order to let our Dongqingzhou and the Daliang army stationed in Dongqingzhou provide support to the King of Wei within its capacity."

When Cao Chong heard this, he learned that the information Xun Yu mentioned was collected by the Dongqingzhou Mansion and sent it to him a few days ago. The information was roughly the matter of Cao Pi's army heading south to the Kingdom of Gaya, forming an alliance with King Jin Yiwang, and crossing south to Yingzhou.

The so-called Gaya Kingdom is actually Benhan, one of the three Koreans. It is composed of twelve small city-states with an average distance of less than 20 to 30 miles. It is located at the southeast end of the Haidong Peninsula. During this period, the scout ship sent by Weiwen explored the rough chart drawn by the plot, and you can find that this is the closest place to the land of Yingzhou. You only need to cross a strait about 300 miles wide to reach Yingzhou. Moreover, there is an island in this strait, called Tsushima Island, which can be used as a relay springboard for the ferry fleet.

Therefore, the Kingdom of Gaya is an excellent base for crossing the south of Yingzhou. If it were other places to cross the sea, it would be a desperate bet, just like a pawn crossing the river on a chessboard that could only move forward without any retreat. It was difficult to avoid it in time when encountering wind and waves. If you do not find a foothold immediately after landing, you cannot find supplies and it is difficult to provide supplies from the sea.

At this time, in the mansion of Nanxincheng, Cao Chong had not yet answered Xun Yu's words. Wei Wen, who was responsible for escorting Cao Chong to Yingzhou, stood up and said, "Governor Xun and the three generals, did ask for something. He was to ask Dongqingzhou and the imperial army to help a fleet attack the Gaya Kingdom from the land. Only in this way can one safely and safely send the King of Wei's army across the sea." Then, Wei Wen explained the reason why he occupied Gaya Kingdom.

Although Xun Yu was the governor of Dongqingzhou, he did not have the power to command the three legions and even the Haidong Army. So he just glanced at Zhang Liao, because Zhang Liao had been appointed as the commander of the Eastern Expedition Army by Feng Yu, who was far away in Luoyang, and had full authority to order the three legions and the newly established Haidong Army.
Chapter completed!