Rise of the Heavens

Chapter 479 Jingzhou Liu Biao (Part [-])
Gao Cheng laughed, quickly pulled Xu Chu up, and said with a smile: "With Zhongkang helping me, Yangzhou is like a tiger with wings! Now that everyone has become our own, of course I will not make it difficult for Zhongkang. I will spare them both this time." One time!"

"Thank you, my lord, for your generosity!" Xu Chu hastily cupped his hands in thanks.If something happened to Cao Ang and Cao Hong in Xu's Wubao, the reputation of their Xu family would be completely ruined. At that time, the Cao and Xiahou families in Qiao County would all regard the Xu family as their sworn enemies.

It is true that he took refuge in Gao Cheng, but he was also unwilling to watch his family fail to gain a foothold in Qiao County, and even become enemies with the two major families in Qiao County because of this.

If Gao Cheng forced Cao Ang and Cao Hong to stay at this time, Xu Chu, a peerless general who had just defected, would definitely be divorced because of this.So he was very generous and let the two of them go.It gave Xu Chu enough face.

"My lord, let's go!"

At this time, Cao Hong slowly got up, held back the severe pain in his body, circulated Gang Qi to suppress all the injuries in his body, and then greeted Cao Ang.

The two didn't say anything to Xu's people, turned around and walked outside.At this time, many young men and servants of the Xu family were following Xu Chu to meet Gao Cheng, and did not pay much attention to them.

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Gao Cheng didn't stay in Xu's Wubao for too long, and gave Xu Chu the title of Lieutenant of Huwei, and asked him to recruit two hundred Xu's warriors as his own soldiers, and then the group left Qiao County and headed towards Ruyin. go.

A few days later, everyone returned to Ruyin. At this time, Wu Anguo had commanded troops to break through most of the cities in Runan County, forcibly relocated the people, and plundered food, grass and military resources.A large number of people and material resources were continuously sent to warships.Hundreds of warships docked in Yingshui have already transported 20 people and millions of grains and grass to Yangzhou.

"My lord, after our army defeated Yuan Shu's army of one million, there was movement from Jingzhou and Xuzhou. Tao Qian is constantly hoarding troops and horses and deploying defenses along the Huaihe River, and Jingzhou Liu Biao is also making moves, constantly dispatching troops and horses to Jiangxia , pose a great threat to the Chaisang camp..." Lu Dai recovered from his injuries, and after seeing Gao Cheng return, he immediately came up to report the events of the past few days.

Gao Cheng waved his hand and said, "Tao Qian is just bluffing. He doesn't have elite soldiers under his command, so he won't be vulnerable to our Yangzhou army! No matter how many soldiers he hoards, he won't be afraid!"

"Now the whole south can bring us a little threat, only Jingzhou Liu Biao!"

Liu Biao's navy is not inferior to that of Yangzhou, and there are also generals such as Huang Zhong, Wenpin, and Wei Yan.If Gao Cheng wanted to capture Jingzhou, he still had to spend a lot of effort.

Today, Chen Dao and Zhou Yu are sitting in the Chaisang camp. Among them, Chen Dao is as strong as Huang Zhong, and Zhou Yu is talented. With a little training, his strength will improve by leaps and bounds. The two cooperate with each other, and they have also practiced a military battle formation. , can enhance its own strength.Even with Huang Zu and Huang Zhong joining forces, they haven't taken half a step into Chaisang in the past few years.

Even if Liu Biao changes, Gao Cheng doesn't have to worry for a short time.When the hundreds of thousands of troops in Yuzhou have transported all the spoils back to digest, he will personally lead the army and march west to Jingzhou.Complete the hegemony step by step.

"There will be no enemies in Yuzhou in a short period of time. Duke Ding, you have worked hard in Ruyin for many years! Next, you can return to Shouchun with me. When you recover from your injuries, I still have important tasks for you!"

Seeing the pale face of the other party, Gao Cheng couldn't help but sigh slightly.Lu Dai defected to him when he was in Huai'an, and it has been many years since he practiced the exercises he taught, but now he has only cultivated to the third stage of the Gang Gang. Compared with other people, his strength progresses very slowly.

Gao Cheng knew that it was not that Lu Dai's talent was not as good as others, but that he was in charge of the safety of an army of 30 to [-], and was in charge of Yangzhou's northwest defense line, so he didn't have time to practice wholeheartedly.Moreover, he is the general of the army, and he cannot charge forward like ordinary generals and temper himself in the fight.

"Thank you, my lord, for your concern, and my subordinate obeyed!" Lu Dai had a trace of gratitude on his face, and he also felt that his strength was a little weak.Returning to Shouchun this time, we must work hard.Can't live up to the trust of the lord.

Gao Cheng met with Lu Dai and Wu Anguo in succession in the tent, handed over all the efforts to deal with the Runan matter to Wu Anguo, and then returned to Shouchun with Xi Zhicai, Xu Chu, Lu Dai and others.

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Jingzhou, Xiangyang.

The majestic city stands beside the Han River. The streets in the city are vertical and horizontal, and there are countless pedestrians. Xiangyang is the seat of Jingzhou, connecting the north and the south. Apart from ordinary people, there are also a large number of merchants.

These merchants were in a hurry, without the usual smile on their faces, and they all rushed out of the city with solemn expressions. Since the news that Yangzhou Mu Gaocheng captured Guangling and defeated Yuan Shu's army of millions, these people have become This look.

The merchants are very sensitive to war. After knowing the news, they immediately thought of the next step of the Yangzhou army. At the beginning, Jingzhou, Xuzhou and Yuzhou jointly threatened Yangzhou. Now the other two princes were defeated and died, and only Jingzhou was left in the three-way army. .

Yangzhou Mu's next goal must be Jingzhou.

Both Jingzhou and Yangzhou have already ruled the roost by naval forces, and it is inevitable that they will fight on the big river, which will affect the merchant shipping between the north and the south.These merchants were all ready to pack up their goods and leave Xiangyang before the war came.

Liu House.

The courtyard was deep and the vegetation was green. There was a sound of discussion coming from the meeting room in the middle of the courtyard. Kneeling at the head was a refined middle-aged man with a three-foot black beard.He was wearing a brocade robe, a sage crown on his head, and a large robe with wide sleeves. He looked very chic, but when his eyes glanced over, there was a sense of nobleness and majesty.

"My lord, I have ordered Zhang Yun to mobilize 15 sailors to the east to support Jiangxia, in case the Yangzhou navy attacks. The 15 navy, plus the 30 troops under General Huang's command, will definitely make it difficult for the Yangzhou army to advance... ..." On the left side of the middle-aged man in the brocade robe, there was a man with short beard sitting kneeling.

The middle-aged man in brocade robes sitting at the top was Jingzhou Shepherd Liu Biao, and the person who reported to him about the mobilization of troops and horses was military advisor Cai Mao.In addition to the two people in the hall right now, there are Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang.

They are the heads of the Cai family and the Kuai family in Xiangyang respectively.He is the spokesperson of many aristocratic families in Jingzhou. Together with Huang Zu, he assisted Liu Biao and held the power of Jingzhou.

Liu Biao nodded slightly, but his brows did not stretch. "Compared with the Yangzhou army, General Huang's soldiers are still too few. However, with Han Sheng assisting General Huang Zu, I hope they will stop the thief Gao Cheng as the military adviser expected!"

"My lord, Brother Degui's arrangement is good, but there is still one thing to be careful about. Gao Cheng is now occupying Runan, and the army has not withdrawn. If they enter Nanyang County and attack Xinye from Wuyin and Huyang, then Xiangyang will be in danger. Already!" Kuai Liang added from the side.

(End of this chapter)