Sui and Tang Dynasties Summons

Chapter 42 Expansion of Territory
(Tsing Yi hopes that all book friends can vote for recommendation, and will soon be squeezed out of the top eight. {>~<})

There are always winners and losers in wars, but the victory in the Dongting battle brought Chen Tian a test like a loser.

It is said that Chen Tian sent his troops back to Nanyang, after ten days, the army in the city had reached about [-], Nanyang City was only a city after all, and could not afford such a military salary.

According to the current situation, the food and grass can only be used for about three months.

Chen Tian was thinking about countermeasures in front of the counter, Xu Maogong asked, came into the room, and asked: "Is your highness depressed because of the matter of food and grass?"

Chen Tian smiled wryly: "That's true, what's Mao Gong's opinion?"

"Does Your Highness feel that he can compete for world hegemony with only one city and many villages in his hands?" Mr. Xu Mao had something to say in his words.

"Could it be that you want me to expand the territory now?"

"Exactly." Xu Maogong expressed his opinion without hesitation.

Chen Tian then asked: "Where does Mr. Mao think I should attack?"

"Your Highness, have you ever thought about Xiangzhou? Xiangzhou has always been a battleground for military strategists. There is abundant food and grass here, and the city walls are strong. It can be used as a place for troops to store food." Xu Maogong reminded softly while stroking his fan.

Chen Tian recalled in his mind that Xiangzhou has always been a battleground for military strategists in history. The food that this city can garrison cannot go down to Nanyang. If Xiangzhou can be annexed, why worry about insufficient food supply in the rear?
"But Lord Mao, do you know how many defenders there are in the city of Xiangzhou? How about the guards? How about the city walls?" Chen Tian asked everything that should be asked in one breath.

Xu Maogong didn't turn around, and directly reported the information he found one by one.

"Returning to Your Highness, there are [-] guards in Xiangzhou City. The guards are Xin Wenli and his younger sister Xin Yue'e. The city wall is five feet high and eight feet thick."

"Xin Wenli? It's him!" Chen Tian slammed a row of tables.

Xu Maogong was a little puzzled and asked: "|His Highness knows this new Wenli?"

Chen Tian realized that he had lost his composure, and hurriedly said: "I don't know him, I just heard about his bravery."

In Chen Tian's mind, Xin Wenli was called "Eight Horse Generals" in Romance, also known as "Pushing Eight Horses Backwards, Pulling Nine Oxen Backwards Backwards", fighting against Wagang heroes without defeat.

What was even more powerful was his younger sister, Xin Yue'e, who practiced darts very well. It was even rumored that Luo Shixin died under her darts, which shows that this person is not weaker than Xin Wenli.

"System, ask this host about Xin Wenli's four-dimensional, potentially explosive potential, and also report that Xinyue'e." Chen Tian quickly gave the system an order in his mind.

"Reply to the host, the four dimensions of the new Wenli are as follows, force: 97, leadership: 87, intelligence: 74, politics: 65. Please check the host carefully."

"The four dimensions of Xinyue'e are as follows, please check the host's attention, force: 93, command: 83, intelligence: 75, politics: 60. The detected potential is as follows - dark dart: when sneak attacking darts, the hit rate is increased by three times, there is a chance A flash kill. Please pay attention to the host."

"Hiss, this girl is so powerful, it's incredible, it's incredible." Chen Tian gasped.

Xu Maogong became confused while listening, "Your Highness, what sister?"

Only then did Chen Tian notice that Xu Maogong was still by his side, coughed dryly, and brought back the topic: "Okay, since that's the case, I'll let you alone. How many troops do you need, Maogong?"

Xu Maogong pondered for a moment, and said: "I'm not talented, I want to ask His Highness for ten thousand troops first."

"Ten thousand. In this way, wouldn't Nanyang City be empty?"

"Report! Your Highness, there is a large army gathering below the city!" Before he finished speaking, a soldier hurried in from outside the door to report the military situation.

"What? Why is there an army here, so presumptuous?" Chen Tian's face changed, and he couldn't help but wonder, how could an army come to Nanyang City when it was so good.

Xu Maogong didn't speak, just counted with his fingers and smiled.

"Your Highness, the nobleman is here, I'd better go out of the city to see what happened."

Chen Tian got up, took Xu Maogong and several accompanying guards, and walked to the city gate on foot.

"Who is coming? Sign up to come!"

Ling Tong asked loudly on the city wall.

"I am Zhang Shun, I have no choice but to come to seek refuge with the King of Qiantang, and I hope His Highness will take me in and all the brothers," Zhang Shun responded loudly in front of him.
Ling Tong turned around with a vigilant expression on his face, "Your Highness, Zhang Shun was still fighting with our army for the past few days. I'm afraid the comers are unkind, why don't you count the troops for me, and I'll go directly to the city to defeat them!"

Chen Tian shook his hand, and said: "No need, I just thought that Zhang Shun must be punished by Li Zitong, and he came to the lonely Nanyang City to seek refuge when he had nowhere to go. Open the door to welcome him."

"But Your Highness."

"Why, you dare to question Gu's choice?" Chen Tian demanded with a tough face.

"Don't dare."

"Then go down to the city to meet him."

Ling Tong had no choice but to open the city gate and protect Chen Tian to go down to meet Zhang Shun's army. Zhang Shun immediately knelt down when he saw King Qiantang going down the city in person. "The guilty general, Zhang Shun, doesn't know the power of the sky and the battle of the sky, but hopes that His Highness, Haihan, will spare my first-class brother."

Chen Tian hurriedly helped Zhang Shun up, and said kindly, "How can General Zhang do such a great gift, get up quickly, if our army has such a talent as General Zhang, it will be like a tiger gaining wings!"

Seeing how approachable Chen Tian was, Zhang Shun breathed a sigh of relief, and brought all the soldiers to pay respects to Chen Tian.

Chen Tian immediately led troops to lead Zhang Shun and other troops to Nanyang. Along the way, Zhang Shun told Chen Tian why he came to vote.

"General Zhang, so you were cornered by that Li Zitong?" Chen Tian was indignant after hearing Zhang Shun's experience.

"It's disgusting, this Li Zitong is too unreasonable, but I blamed the general." Ling Tong also expressed sympathy after hearing what happened to Zhang Shun, his fists were clenched until his joints cracked.

Xu Maogong did not respond for a long time, his eyes wandered over the territory, and then he raised his head lightly, cupped his hands and said: "General Zhang, one-sided words cannot be fully believed. If you are really loyal to vote, why not fight for our army together?" How is Xiangzhou?"

"Military division, but this." Xu Maogong's words made Chen Tian a little embarrassed, Zhang Shun came to vote, but now he is embarrassing him.

"Okay! Come on, hit it!"

(To be continued)
(End of this chapter)