The most difficult father of Chu, Fan Zeng, and the four strongest Fenglin Volcanoes, all left Pengcheng and attacked Qi.

In other words, the emptiness of Chu's defense is indeed an excellent opportunity to attack Chu's surprise.

Even the steady Fan Zhongyan had thoughts at this time.

Fan Zhongyan's Song army expanded to 200,000. Even if 50,000 people were left to defend Songzhou, there were still 150,000 troops to attack Pengcheng.

Taking the initiative is also a defensive strategy.

As long as the attacking enemy is eliminated, the purpose of defense will be achieved.

This is active defense.

Fan Zhongyan's men had many generals eager to make contributions and supported the military strategy of attacking Pengcheng.

"Who is the striker?"

At the request of many generals, Fan Zhongyan finally agreed to this somewhat risky approach.

After all, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to conquer the Chu State.

The territory occupied by the Chu State, from Xuzhou to Huaibei, also annexed many territories of Lu and Qi State, and colluded with Sima Yi, who retreated to Runan, and had a great momentum.

As long as Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, returned to Chu State and the territory captured by Xiang Liang and Fan Zeng, Chu State could become the overlord of the same level as Xia State, Han State, and Qin State.

Fan Zhongyan chose to take risks, with the purpose of destroying the Chu State as soon as possible before Xiang Yu appeared.

The Chu State obtained two vassals of Zhao Kuangyin and Sima Yi. Compared with the Chu-Han period when the Chu-Han battled for hegemony, the princes of the world betrayed Xiang Yu, and were much stronger.

Once Xiang Yu appears in Chu, the consequences will be unimaginable. By then, Fan Zhongyan's 200,000 Xia troops will be unable to withstand the pressure from Chu.

Therefore, it is necessary to start first.

Di Qing left the list: "The last general is willing to be the vanguard, lead by example, and conquer Chu!"

"Okay, the courage is commendable. You will lead 30,000 troops as a vanguard, and I and the other generals will lead 120,000 troops as a follow-up. If the situation is wrong, immediately give up attacking Pengcheng."

Fan Zhongyan knew that Di Qing was both wise and brave, and was currently the number one strong general under Fan Zhongyan, so Fan Zhongyan agreed to let Di Qing, who was recommended by himself, be the forward general.

"This matter is confidential. If the soldiers leave the city, if they ask about the purpose, they will say they will change their defenses."

A surprise attack on Chu State was a major event. Fan Zhongyan was very cautious and ordered all the generals to keep secrets strictly and lead troops out of the city.

Di Qing led 30,000 cavalry to attack Pengcheng.

Pengcheng is an ancient name in Xuzhou. During the Chu-Han period, the overlord of Western Chu established the capital Pengcheng.

Even when he arrived in this world, Fan Zeng still rebuilt Pengcheng and used it as the main city of Chu.

The sound of horse hooves like rolling thunder resounded throughout the world, and Di Qing's 30,000 cavalry drove straight in, carrying dry food, and running non-stop.

The five thousand Chu troops stationed in Dangshan were caught off guard and were raided by Di Qing's 30,000 cavalrymen, and collapsed in an instant!

Di Qing's 30,000 cavalry were like divine weapons coming from the sky. Five thousand Chu troops were defeated and each fled.

Di Qing did not stop for much. After breaking through the Chu army's camp in Dangshan and opening the passage, he continued to attack Pengcheng.

The Chu army along the way collapsed one after another, and more and more unfavorable news spread to Pengcheng.

The one guarding Pengcheng was Xiang Liang, the lord of Chu.

Xiang Liang was behind Xiang Yan, a famous general in Chu State. He was also a famous general. He was defeated by Zhang Han, the last famous general in Qin State in history and was defeated and died.

However, although Xiang Liang was defeated by Qin general Zhang Han, he had a good ability to use troops. When Xiang Yu was young, he tried to teach Xiang Yu's military tactics.

"The Xia army stationed in Songzhou City was indeed as Fan Zeng expected. After Fan Zeng led his troops north to attack Qi, he sent troops to attack Pengcheng. Fan Zeng was really imaginary..."

Xiang Liang learned that Di Qing's cavalry was not far from Pengcheng, but was not in a hurry, because Fan Zeng had pre-installed the registration in advance and set up many scouts on the border. Once there was any disturbance, the information would definitely be delivered to Xiang Liang before the enemy troops arrived at the city.

"If you think that the forces of our Chu State are just four legions, including Feng, Lin, Huo and Shan, you would be very wrong. The person who came, informed the two generals and led the troops to rescue Pengcheng."

"Affect the order."

"The rest of the people will follow this general to defend the city."

Xiang Liang shook his cloak with sharp eyes and led tens of thousands of Chu troops to defend Pengcheng.

Less than a day after Xiang Liang received the news, Di Qing's cavalry arrived at Pengcheng!

Di Qing's advancement was very fast.

Pengcheng was indeed prepared for emptiness. After Di Qing's cavalry blocked the exits of each city gate in Pengcheng, the soldiers and people of Pengcheng were in panic.

"My army is coming, why don't you surrender?"

Di Qing shouted to the defenders at the city, trying to persuade the defenders to surrender.

Although Di Qing brought 30,000 cavalry, the cavalry was not good at attacking difficulties, so it would be better to persuade the generals of Chu to surrender.

Xiang Liang's eyes were cold and unmoved: "God asked me, Xiang Liang, to rebuild the State of Chu, which means that the Great Chu should prosper! Those who follow the heavens will prosper, and those who go against the heavens will perish. If you are enemies of our Great Chu, you will definitely be crushed to pieces!"

"Chain the city of Peng, occupy the vital areas nearby, and surround the site to help."

Seeing that Xiang Liang was not going to surrender, Di Qing began to siege the city and waited for Fan Zhongyan's main army to arrive.

In any case, Fan Zeng, the most difficult figure in Chu State, also the four generals of Fenglin Volcano, Zhong Limei, Yang Youji, Ji Bu and Long Qi, were all fighting in Qi, and they would not be able to get rid of Qi's military power for a while.

In other words, Fan Zhongyan's army will have at least one month to attack Pengcheng.

Of course, the premise is that the troops coming from other parts of the State of Chu cannot rescue Pengcheng.

If the Chu troops stationed in various places knew that Pengcheng was besieged, they would come to help Pengcheng as soon as possible.

Behind Di Qing, Fan Zhongyan and Wu Jie, Wu Lin, Li Xianzhong, Zhong Shiheng and other military generals marched into the Chu State, divided into small groups, occupied the towns and villages that had been previously captured by Di Qing's cavalry, and the main force took Pengcheng directly and joined Di Qing.

The cooperation between Fan Zhongyan and Di Qing is also a tacit understanding. After all, Di Qing was Fan Zhongyan's subordinate before.

"The march is smoother than I thought..."

Seeing that the Chu army along the way had almost no resistance, Fan Zhongyan was defeated by Di Qing before Fan Zhongyan arrived, and Di Qing successfully surrounded Pengcheng. Fan Zhongyan was worried.

Li Xianzhong asked in confusion: "Our army is as powerful as the enemy, and the army is at the city. Why are you not happy and sad?"

Fan Zhongyan said something worth worrying about: "Fan Zeng is a top think tank in the world. If Xiang Yu had followed Fan Zeng's words and obeyed the rules, Liu Bang would have long been destroyed. Now the territory of Chu State was also led by Fan Zeng with many Chu generals. With Fan Zeng's wisdom, how could he not be prepared for us? Since Fan Zeng was prepared for a long time, our progress was so smooth. Why don't I worry about this being Fan Zeng's plan?"

"It makes sense."

The brothers Wu Jie and Wu Lin were also wary of the excessively smooth progress.

Fan Zeng was able to compete with Zhang Liang and Chen Ping of his contemporaries, causing Liu Bang to be in danger many times, and was definitely not an ordinary person.

Even if Fan Zeng left Pengcheng, he would leave some means to prevent Fan Zhongyan from stealing his home.

If Di Qing's progress was not so smooth, Fan Zhongyan would be more at ease.

If it goes too smoothly, then Fan Zhongyan must prevent the other party from cheating.

"Or, is this Fan Zeng's empty city plan?"

Fan Zhongyan fell into hesitation.

The way to use troops is to be virtual and real, real and real, real and virtual, and it is hard to be guarded against.

It is not ruled out that Fan Zeng uses the empty city plan.

After Fan Zhongyan and Di Qing joined forces, the reinforcements from Chu State did not arrive.

At this point, Fan Zhongyan could only order the construction of siege weapons and prepare to siege the city seriously.

At the same time, Fan Zhongyan sent additional scouts to strengthen defense around him. Once the Chu reinforcements arrive within a radius of hundreds of miles, Fan Zhongyan can respond immediately.

Although Fan Zeng is not in Pengcheng, in fact, Fan Zhongyan is fighting wits and courage with Fan Zeng.

"Urgent report! A Chu army appeared north of Pengcheng, with a population of about 100,000!"

When Fan Zhongyan's 150,000 army built siege weapons and prepared to attack Pengcheng, the scouts sent to the north of Pengcheng were in a hurry.

"One hundred thousand people, this is not the local defender of Chu. It is very likely that they are soldiers of the same level as the four major legions of Fenglin Volcano..."

Fan Zhongyan's expression was solemn.

The four legions of Fenglin Volcano established by Fan Zeng, each legion is exactly 100,000 soldiers, plus some auxiliary soldiers.

As for the defenders of each city in Chu, there are at most tens of thousands and at least a few thousand.

The 100,000-level legion inevitably made Fan Zhongyan suspect that this was the main legion of Chu.

"Urgent report! Songzhou City is in urgent need! A huge army suddenly appeared in Bozhou area, aiming to attack Songzhou and attack Dangshan in the middle, aiming to cut off our retreat! It is estimated that the number of this army is about 100,000!"

After 100,000 Chu troops appeared north of Pengcheng, another 100,000 Chu troops appeared in Bozhou area, and the target was Songzhou City where Fan Zhongyan was stationed, intending to cut off Fan Zhongyan's retreat!

"No, we have fallen into Fan Zeng's plan!"

At this time, Fan Zhongyan understood that Fan Zeng did not make a big plan to empty the city, but instead laid two heavy troops to protect Pengcheng!

Once the main city of Chu is attacked, one army rescues Pengcheng to stabilize people's hearts, and another army attacks the opponent's city and sieges Wei to save Zhao!!

"Fan Zeng actually hid two elite troops, and we didn't even notice it. This person is indeed difficult..."

The Wu Jie and Wu Lin brothers have bad expressions.

Di Qing sighed: "A terrible enemy."

Fan Zeng is more difficult than everyone imagined.
To be continued...