Xiang Ji was not surprised that Liu Bei would send troops.
But what he didn't expect was that Liu Bei would take the initiative to lure the foreigner into the pass.
Damn it!
If a foreigner enters the customs, will he obey your orders?
Yes, he will indeed attack our Chu army for the promise you Liu Bei gave.
But similarly, those foreigners will also plunder our Chinese people and destroy and trample our Chinese land.
Damn Liu Bei, doesn't he think about the future?
No matter whether I win or Liu Bei wins, in the end, the Chinese people still have the final say.
But why did you attract foreigners to enter the country? After that war, after the foreigners devastated our land of China, do you still have the ability and the population to resist the invasion of foreigners?
Xiang Ji knew that in history, it was the struggle for hegemony between the Three Kingdoms that led to a massive loss of population in the Central Plains.
Finally, facing the invasion of the foreign Wuhu, the Jin State was unable to resist at all.
This caused China to go through a dark period for three hundred years, and was even almost wiped out by the Wuhu!
Now that Xiang Ji has come to this era, he will naturally not allow this kind of thing to happen.
But I never thought that Liu Bei would be so heartbroken and crazy.
Facing the furious Xiang Ji, the civil and military officials of Chu state on both sides could only remain silent.
At this time, who dares to touch King Chu’s troubles?
"Come here! Send an order! Tell Gao Lan and Ding Feng, who are guarding Hebei, that they must be crucified in Hebei for me, the solitary king, and not allow foreigners to enter our land of China!
Inform soldiers from all over the country to reorganize immediately and follow me to the front line in Luoyang, Prince Gu!"
Originally, Xiang Ji planned to stay in Pengcheng and wait for the beginning of spring to raise troops to attack Liu Bei.
But now, Xiang Ji couldn't sit still.
Damn Liu Bei, he hasn't seen any disadvantage yet, so he started to attract foreign invasion from all walks of life.
If he falls into a disadvantage, won't it get worse?
Xiang Ji decided not to wait any longer.
Even if the food, grass and baggage are consumed more, so what? Even if the soldiers and armor suffer more casualties, so what?
If Liu Bei is not destroyed, China will never have peace.
Under Liu Bei's repeated operations, the furious Xiang Yu decided to send troops.
As Xiang Ji's order was issued, the wheels of Chu's war began to turn.
Hebei, Youzhou, Beiping.
"I know this, please send an envoy to report to General Ding, and I will send troops to join him immediately."
Gao Lan was excited when he saw the overlord's order sent by Ding Feng.
How long have you waited? Finally, the war is coming.
Originally assigned by Xiang Ji to the northern military border, Gao Lan already thought that his career as a general had come to an end, and that at most he would be a general on the Mu Shou side.
But I never thought that Liu Bei would take the initiative to give himself credit.
If Liu Bei didn't take the initiative to attack Hebei, it would be really difficult for Gao Lan to join the war.
After all, foreigners also need to be on guard against him.
Although the Liaodong Gongsun clan has surrendered now, if there are no generals to guard it, it is really uncertain whether the Gongsun clan will have different intentions.
But now, Liu Bei is here, and he has brought the Huns with him, which gives Gao Lan a chance to perform.
"Here comes! Send this letter to Mr. Cao in White Wolf City!"
After the excitement subsided, Gao Lan turned back to his desk and wrote a detailed report on the current battle situation.
As for why Cao Cao should be notified?
Now that Xiang Ji is not in the north, in fact, to put it bluntly, the real person in charge in the north is Boss Cao, who is tall in Bailang Mountain.
After all, he was a former prince and the father-in-law of an overlord.
And because Boss Cao took the initiative to give the territory to Overlord, this issue of loyalty is absolutely guaranteed.
Therefore, the generals in Hebei are nominally working on their own, but in fact they are taking orders from Boss Cao.
Of course, as a successful politician, Boss Cao will not interfere or even dictate in Hebei's internal affairs.
At most, it is just to contact the generals in Hebei to send troops from foreign tribes to coordinate the battle beyond the Great Wall.
But now, Liu Bei's generals Ma Chao and Zhang Liao are here, and they not only bring the Xiliang cavalry, but also the extremely vicious Huns.
With the participation of foreigners, although Overlord did not mention it, Gao Lan also knew that this kind of thing must be informed to Boss Cao.
Just as the northern armies of Chu and Han were making continuous moves, Lü Meng's army, which had successfully captured Qiao County, moved southward and had now reached Ruyin.
Yes, Lü Meng's army had already successfully captured Qiao County.
After all, if the city gate is captured, only 30,000 Han troops cannot pose any threat to the Chu army.
Originally, He Yi was planning to retreat when Huang Zhong's cavalry was exhausted, but then he pursued them in tandem.
But he never thought that before Huang Zhong's troops retreated, He Yi was waiting for a large number of reinforcements.
However, the reinforcements came from the Chu army and not from He Yi.
Seeing the arrival of a large number of Chu troops, both He Yi himself and the Han soldiers defending Qiao County were shocked.
I'm afraid this is more than double the number of Han soldiers, right?
The city gate is gone and the way out is blocked by cavalry. How to fight?
The defenders of Qiao County, who had been made dumplings by the Chu army, were not surprised. After resisting a round of attacks, they raised their white flags high and announced their surrender.
After all, no one would really throw away their life for the so-called Shu Han loyalty.
If it's those generals, is it for reputation or something?
But these little soldiers? Haha, sorry, is there any difference between eating the food of your Han country and eating the food of the Chu country?
As for He Yi?
Seeing the cold light in the eyes of the soldiers around him, He Yi, who was born in the Yellow Turban, made a decisive choice.
Just kidding, if I don't surrender, I'm afraid I'll be cut into pieces by you guys and take the credit?
How could something that I knew so well happen to me?
Therefore, Lu Meng's army, which captured Qiao County, went straight to Runan, the seat of Yuzhou, without stopping.
"Send an order to inform the entire army to rest and regroup on the spot, and our army will cross the river at the right time!"
Ruyin is adjacent to the Yingshui River, but Lu Meng did not intend to do anything to scare the snake away.
Due to the lack of information, the Han army still does not know that a Chu army has arrived in Yuzhou.
This is Lu Meng's advantage, and of course he must maintain it.
As long as Ruyin is captured, there will no longer be any barrier in the Yuzhou administrative office and Runan city to hinder the advancement of Lu Meng's army.
And by occupying Runan, the strategic purpose set by Lu Meng can be fully achieved.
Now, for Lu Meng, it is a race against time.
What matters is whether he can capture Yuzhou first, or whether Guan Yu can capture Yangzhou first.
As for Guan Yu, who was missed by Lu Meng?
Now his army has also arrived at Lujiang City.
"Zangba! Now that our Han Heavenly Army has arrived, why don't you quickly leave the city and surrender?"
Hengdao immediately stood up, and Guan Yuduan, who was arrayed in front of the military formation, was extremely heroic.
[Author's digression]: These recent chapters are transitional chapters, paving the way for the final battle in the later stage. If there are readers who don't like it, please understand, the preparation will be over soon. Starting from Chapter 450, we will start to go all out.