Chapter 376

Looking at Taishan Commandery on the map, Dian Wei, Zhou Tai, and the others were all confused.

For over a month before, Cheng Yu had not attacked Cao Mengde.

Now that Cao Mengde had retreated, he was going directly to attack Taishan Commandery.

"Order the army, set off immediately."

Without explaining anything to Dian Wei, Zhou Tai, and the others, for this major battle, the strategists under Cao Mengde had already calculated everything.

The Taishan Army bordered Xuzhou; this was the price Cao Mengde had to pay.

"Yes, Military Advisor."

Cheng Yu's order was given, and in an instant, the entire army moved, not heading south, but straight toward Cao Mengde's weakly defended areas.

Almost as soon as Cheng Yu's army set off, Xun You, who was stationed in Ningyang City, received the intelligence.

"This Cheng Zhongde really doesn't suffer any losses."

Watching Cheng Yu's army head straight for Taishan Commandery, Xun You also sighed helplessly.

"Military Advisor, are we not sending troops to support?"

Li Dian, under his command, was puzzled at this moment.

The garrison in Taishan Commandery was not large.

Facing the tens of thousands of troops under Cheng Yu, they definitely wouldn't be able to hold it.

"Support? My lord left a total of thirty thousand troops; leaving the city would mean certain defeat."

Xun You shook his head; the troops under his command were not the existence that Lin Yang had.

Under the city wall, sixty thousand against two hundred thousand, fighting a bloody battle for a month, and still maintaining a one-to-two kill ratio.

On the city wall, he, Xun You, could do it.

Under the city wall, he, Xun You, could not.

Sending thirty thousand troops out would mean certain defeat.

"Then Taishan Commandery will fall into the opponent's hands."

Taishan Commandery was a strategic location where Yanzhou inserted into the heart of Xuzhou.

If this place was lost, then it would be very troublesome to attack Xuzhou in the future.

"There is loss where there is gain; this Lin Yang has calculated all of this."

Coming to his senses late, Xun You also learned of the defeat of Yuan Gonglu's two-hundred-thousand-strong army.

Being pursued all the way to Yuzhou, he finally understood completely.

What Lin Yang wanted was not for the three armies to retreat.

After all, once the three armies succeeded in a siege once.

Then there would inevitably be a second time, a third time, and so on.

Lin Yang's active attack was to completely stifle the second and third times.

Yuan Gonglu of Yuzhou lost troops and generals, and would at least lose the two commanderies of Lu and Pei.

In the short term, he would be unable to send troops again.

As for them in Yanzhou, they lost the heartland of Taishan Commandery.

In the future, if they want to attack Xuzhou again, they will have to attack the two commanderies of Lu and Taishan first.

As for Yuan Benchu, that guy is even more miserable now.

Xun You couldn't help but turn his gaze toward the land of Qingzhou.

Qingzhou, Yu Lingcheng

"Gongjin, good news, my lord has already occupied the two commanderies of Pei and Lu."

Huang Zhong said excitedly at this moment; the situation of the three armies besieging them had been completely broken.

And in the land of Qingzhou, they had also occupied the commandery of Qi.

As long as they forced back the Yuan Benchu army before them, Qingzhou could fall into their hands.

By then, with my lord holding Qingzhou, Xuzhou, and Yangzhou, which warlord in the world would dare to attack?

"General Hansheng, our plan can begin."

Lu Commandery being captured means Cheng Yu is also about to act.

Capturing Taishan Commandery would mean no more worries in the rear. They could exert their full strength.

"Order the soldiers, from today on, distribute grain."

"Anyone who comes to surrender can eat their fill."

After saying this, Zhou Yu turned his gaze to the Yuan army opposite.

Lin Yang's side was safe and sound; next, it should be Zhou Yu's turn.

In an instant, following the order, dozens of scouts on horseback left the city and headed to various places.

Qingzhou, within the territory of Jinan Kingdom

"Sigh, disaster victims are everywhere."

Standing before the Yuan army camp, Tian Feng looked at the disaster victims and refugees outside, feeling a trace of sadness.

This is the world of the Great Han today.

A chaotic world.

No one cares about the lives of these common people.

"Hmm?"

After watching for a while, Tian Feng's brows furrowed tightly.

He saw that the disaster victims who were originally fleeing toward Jizhou suddenly changed direction and headed toward Qi Commandery.

This sudden scene made Tian Feng feel that something was wrong.

"Go, catch a few people and bring them back. I want to question them."

He gave the order to the soldiers beside him, and then dozens of figures rushed out, caught a few disaster victims, and escorted them over.

"Military lord, I don't know anything."

"Military lord, I am an old bag of bones, I really can't go to the battlefield anymore."

"Please, let me go."

"..."

The sounds of wailing made Tian Feng's brows furrow even tighter.

"Enough!" With a cold shout, Tian Feng didn't want to waste words, "I ask you, why did you suddenly change direction for no reason?"

A sharp gaze swept over them; if this group dared to deceive him, the outcome would be very miserable.

"Military lord, someone said that Yu Lingcheng is distributing grain; as long as you go there, you can eat your fill."

Someone said weakly; Tian Feng was stunned when he heard this news.

Yu Lingcheng?!

It's Huang Zhong and Zhou Yu.

What kind of trick are they playing?

The two armies are currently in a standoff, and they still have the energy to provide relief to disaster victims?

Is the grain and supplies of Xuzhou really that terrifying?

"Military lord, this is true, look, this is what someone received."

One of the disaster victims, as if afraid that the person before him wouldn't believe it, took a dark, black object from his bosom.

"Hmm? Can this thing be eaten?"

He looked at it suspiciously, and the next moment, the disaster victim peeled off the outer skin and took a bite.

Seeing that it was really grain, Tian Feng was stunned.

What kind of scheme are Zhou Yu and Huang Zhong playing?

Tian Feng couldn't figure it out and couldn't help but let a few people go.

Helpless, he had no choice but to send out spies to continuously scout the situation in Yu Lingcheng.

However, the subsequent development of events was a bit beyond Tian Feng's expectations.

Half a month later—

"Report, Military Advisor, this is bad; hundreds of thousands of disaster victims from Pingyuan Commandery, Le'an Commandery, and Jinan Kingdom have all come."

Tian Feng, who was thinking of countermeasures, was shocked when he heard the report from his subordinate.

"What? Hundreds of thousands of common people from three commanderies have all rushed toward Yu Lingcheng?"