Please don't force me to be a god.

Tangzhou is only about 200 miles away from Xiangyang City.

Zhang Tian sat in the carriage and followed the army leisurely.

Zhang Tian knew nothing about the marching and deployment, so he did not interfere and only ensured to monitor the movements within a radius of several hundred miles.

Xu Wen rode a horse and accompanied the carriage.

Originally, Zhang Tian did not want to bring Xu Wen with him.

He was the only son in the family. If there was any mishap, it would mean that the Xu family would be extinct.

This was a very serious matter for people at that time.

Even when the emperor recruited soldiers, unless in extreme circumstances, he would leave a son in the family of the people to ensure the inheritance of the incense.

But Xu Wen insisted on following the army, and even Xu's father and mother did not object.

Zhang Tian just let him follow.

Tiedong carried a strip of something behind him and looked at the front of the army with longing in his eyes.

Zhang Tian said in the carriage: "Xu Wen, the army is fighting, you must not move around casually."

"When necessary, I will also go forward to fight, you have to protect yourself."

Xu Wen nodded and said: "Thank you for your concern, Master. I know it."

"I know myself well. I don't have much martial arts, nor do I know military tactics. I won't act rashly."

"Master, the fable of God saving believers three times, I have always kept it in mind."

"But since the emperor has given me the title of Jieyuan, I have to do something to repay the great kindness of Master and the emperor, and to repay the people's support."

"I will do something for the people after General Guo captures the city."

"Well." Zhang Tian was very satisfied with this answer, "I'm glad you think so."

While chatting, suddenly there was an order from the front, and the army set up camp on the spot.

Tienan acted as a signalman, rode to Zhang Tian's carriage and said, "Sir, five miles ahead is Tangzhou City."

"The general asked me to ask Sir, how to prepare for the attack?"

Zhang Tian walked out of the carriage and said, "I'll go talk to General Guo."

As he spoke, a white cloud emerged from his feet with a "whoosh..." and flew away.

Tiedong drove his horse to catch up, but Xu Wen stayed beside the carriage obediently.

Seeing Zhang Tian flying at low altitude, all the soldiers half-knelt and saluted wherever he passed.

When he first landed in this era, Zhang Tian didn't want to rely on these things to play tricks.

Now that it has come to this situation, leading the army to the north, this behavior that can boost the morale of the army, Zhang Tian is not stingy.

At this time, General Guo was directing the layout of the camp.

Camping is not just about building a place to eat and sleep, but also about defending against enemy sneak attacks, ensuring the orderly operation of the army, etc.

A 150,000-man army, spread out, can stretch for dozens of miles.

It is not an easy task to arrange these hundreds of thousands of troops clearly.

It can be said that the importance of camping is second only to the military formation, and it is a compulsory course for every general.

If the camping is well set up, it will be invincible.

No matter which direction the enemy attacks from, it can be dealt with quickly.

Seeing Zhang Tian stepping down on the clouds, he hurriedly clasped his fists and said: "Meet the Immortal. Tangzhou is ahead. Does the Immortal have any instructions? How to prepare for the attack?"

"Yes." Zhang Tian said, "General Guo, you are most proficient in marching, deploying formations, attacking cities and looting strongholds. You don't need to ask me too much."

"Thank you for the trust of the Immortal." General Guo said, "I think this is the first battle of the Xiangyang Army's Northern Expedition, and stability is the main thing."

"I plan to send 10,000 cavalry and 30,000 infantry to challenge and test the reality."

"Okay. I'll go up and take a look." Zhang Tian said.

Although Tangzhou's military strength has been fully revealed under the monitoring of satellites and the Jiuchongtian Space Station.

But General Guo is still very cautious.

Mainly because he is afraid that there are troops hidden in the barracks and buildings, and if he misjudges the situation, even if he wins, he will suffer heavy losses.

And this is the first time that Zhang Tian has taken the initiative to start a war.

It is still the most difficult siege battle in history, which is completely different from the previous battle against Zhanhan's army.

Zhang Tian decided to see how ordinary troops fight first, and then consider how to use his own equipment.

In order to maximize the effectiveness.

If you ignore everything and just go forward and bombard.

It's cool, but I'm afraid that before I can reach Zhongdu, the equipment in my hands will be consumed.

General Guo personally led 10,000 cavalry and 30,000 infantry, carrying a large number of siege equipment, and slowly pressed towards Tangzhou City.

Tangzhou is far away from Xiangyang and was originally a military bridgehead of Tianjin Kingdom.

There are heavy troops stationed here.

Not only can it prevent An Chao's sneak attack - although the possibility was not very high before, but it can also quickly mobilize troops when attacking southward.

But a few days ago, satellite monitoring detected that a large number of Tangzhou troops received orders to leave Tangzhou and head north.

General Guo didn't know how many ambushes were still in the city.people, so be cautious and test it first.

The walls of Tangzhou City are tall, with flags all over them, and every wall is full of soldiers.

It seems a lot, but Zhang Tian can see from the satellite monitoring images that the soldiers on the city wall are all of them.

These soldiers are dressed as Han people, and some are dressed as Hu people with rat-tail braids, mixed with each other.

It has been hundreds of years since the demise of the Tang Dynasty.

The Central Plains has gone through the chaos of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, with one side singing and the other taking the stage, constant wars, and frequent changes of emperors.

The national sentiments of the Hu and Han people are not as strong as those in later generations.

As long as the rulers' policies are moderate and they exploit the people less, they can be recognized by the people.

Whether it is the Hu people ruling the Han people or the Han people ruling the Hu people, it is not too difficult.

The most typical example in history is the "North and South Court System" of the Liao Dynasty.

Govern the Khitan with the system of the ethnic group, and treat the Han people with the Han system.

It was with this policy that the Liao Kingdom quickly stabilized the hearts of the people in the Central Plains and became strong for a time.

Unfortunately, they were later defeated by the Jurchens, who were even more powerful.

The remnants fled to the Western Regions and destroyed a number of small countries in the Western Regions, still calling themselves "Great Liao", known in history as "Western Liao".

The original Jin Kingdom and Song Dynasty, due to the butterfly effect of the "Emperor Star", became the Tianjin Kingdom and the An Dynasty.

Although the Tianjin Kingdom did not adopt the "North and South Court" system, it still borrowed the ideas of this system and did not oppress the Han people too much.

Therefore, Hu and Han were seen together in the court and on the battlefield.

What Zhang Tian saw on the wall now was a mixed army of Hu and Han.

Although it was a good sign of national integration from the perspective of future generations, it was a typical ragtag army in this era.

Niu Er received a signal from General Guo and led a few cavalrymen to challenge: "Listen, people of Tangzhou, the army is approaching, and the immortal is here in person!"

"If you know what's good for you, surrender quickly, otherwise you will go to hell and suffer all kinds of torture."

As soon as these words came out, there was a commotion on the city wall.

Tangzhou is the closest to Xiangyang, and most of the 30,000 cavalry remnants of Nianhan fled to Tangzhou.

At the same time, there was endless fear.

Not to mention other legendary elements, the record of "500 defeated 30,000" alone is despairing.

After that, all of Zhang Tian's "miracles" were spread to Tangzhou without missing a single one.

The Tangzhou garrison did not see Zhang Tian, ​​but Zhang Tian's reputation had already spread in the city.

It may be because he saw that the people in this place had lost their hearts, or it may be due to other considerations.

The fourth prince Abru, who commanded the central army, decisively transferred the main force of Tangzhou to the north and made other arrangements.

A general wearing fur armor on the top of the city shouted, "Excuse me, where is the immortal Zhang Tian?"