Rise of the Heavens

Chapter 368
His guess was correct, and soon Zhang Zhao came to return to his command, and personally brought Zhou Yu to meet him, for Zhou Yu, a talented person.Gao Cheng attached great importance to it in his heart, and he also showed this feeling of importance, which made Zhou Yu feel flattered.

In any case, Zhou Yu was still only a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, talented and intelligent, and hadn't honed the sophistication of insight into human nature, so he was quickly attracted by Gao Cheng.

"Zhang Zhao, Zhou Yu, in the future, the two top talents in Soochow, one inside and one outside, are now my subordinates. When Zhou Yu fully grows up, there will be a general in command of the west in Jingzhou!"

Gao Cheng was delighted, and he secretly said: "Besides Zhou Yu, there is also a top talent in Yangzhou, Lu Su! Now that I have a reputation and occupy two counties, I am qualified to conquer him!"

If he can become a Yangzhou shepherd, as long as he performs well, the talents in Yangzhou can basically be used by him.Just when Gao Cheng was thinking about taking Zhou Yu and Lu Su to march west to Jingzhou and north to Xuzhou in the future, there was an urgent military situation from Tanma, and Liu Biao in Jingzhou made a move!Not only Liu Biao, but also Yuan Shu and Tao Qian sent soldiers and horses, making a gesture of sending troops to Lujiang and Jiujiang.

Both Xuzhou and Yuan Shu were bluffing. Gao Cheng and Xi Zhicai had analyzed it in Shouchun. Now that Jiujiang has Xi Zhicai, Lu Dai, Chen Dao, and Jiang Qin stationed there, there is no danger.

The only one that can seriously damage Lujiang County is the army of Jingzhou.After Gao Cheng got the news, he immediately asked Zhou Tai to lead a hundred thousand sailors up the river from Chaohu Lake to Pengze to stand by.

Gao Cheng took Chen Wu who had just defected to him, Zhou Cang, and Wu Anguo who had recovered from his injuries, and was about to lead [-] infantry to join the navy at full speed, but before leaving, he thought for a while and brought Zhou Yu with him .

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"There is the Huaihe River in the north of the Lujiang River, and mountains in the west. If the Jingzhou army wants to attack, they must gather troops in Jiangxia, advance by land and water, and take Chaisang. So this time the battle with the Jingzhou army depends on whether our army can occupy Chaisang first. ! As long as Chaisang is in hand, the Jingzhou navy will not be able to advance half a step east!"

Outside, the white waves are surging, endless and magnificent. On this endless river, hundreds of warships are full of sails, and a large number of sailors are stepping on the side of the boat and turning their oars to drive on the river.

On one of the warships, Gao Cheng, Zhou Yu, Zhou Tai, Wu Anguo, Chen Wu, Zhou Cang and others were standing on the deck, looking forward from afar. When Gao Cheng explained the situation in front of him, he asked Zhou Yu When planning, this refined-looking young man thought for a while before saying the above words.

Among the generals present, only Zhou Tai could understand the meaning of these words, he thought for a while, and couldn't help but look at this young man who had sneaked into the army with special regard.

Gao Cheng laughed, and said: "What Gongjin said is true. Chai Sang is the gateway to the west of Yangzhou, and it is also an important place where the Yangtze River and Pengze Lake meet. If this place is lost, Liu Biao of Jingzhou will be able to occupy Pengze. At that time, even if he can resist The opponent's attack will also lose Yuzhang County!"

"The six counties of Yangzhou are the foundation of our development. How could they fall into Liu Biao's hands! When Liu Biao is defeated, our army will use Chai Sang as the base and go south to Yuzhang, completely blocking the way of Jingzhou's eastward advance!"

At this time, except for Zhou Yu, everyone around Gao Cheng is his confidant who has followed him for many years, and Zhou Yu is also very smart, so Gao Cheng directly stated his next strategy.He didn't hide it secretly.

Zhou Yu's expression didn't change when he heard the words, obviously he had already thought of his strategy.Now that the world is in chaos, Gao Cheng's desire to occupy the six counties of Yangzhou is a manifestation of his aggressiveness. The chances of achieving great things in the future are extremely high. Following such an enlightened master will not be in vain.

A few hours after starting from Pengze, the boundless water surface suddenly shrunk in front of us, and a city could be seen faintly on the bank of the river in the far distance.The humidity rose, and a trace of mist shrouded the surface of the river, making it difficult for people to see clearly.

"My lord, Chaisang City is ahead!" Zhou Tai said in a deep voice.

Chai Sang belongs to Yuzhang County, and the prefect of Yuzhang is Hua Xin, who is also a capable minister, but Hua Xin cannot lead troops. Gao Cheng and the Jingzhou Navy are fighting in Chai Sang, so there is no need to worry about him intervening.

Gao Cheng looked around the front, but he didn't feel the aura of killing. The Jingzhou army hadn't arrived yet, but he took advantage of it and was able to occupy Chaisang first without any effort.

"Pass the order, the army speeds up!"

With Gao Cheng's order, the speed of hundreds of warships suddenly increased by several percent. The sailors on board shouted loudly and rowed their oars vigorously, and soon Chaisang City came into view.

Yuzhang has a vast area, with many mountains and rivers in its territory, and there are barbarians and bandits everywhere. These barbarians and bandits often attack the city, causing huge losses to the entire county.When there was no conflict between Jingzhou and Yangzhou, Chaisang was just an ordinary county, not very prosperous.

When the county magistrate in the city saw hundreds of warships, his complexion turned blue suddenly. The only one who could mobilize so many warships and navy was Lujiang prefect Gao Cheng.Is this prefect going south to Yuzhang?
After thinking about it for a while, the county magistrate couldn't resist, so he directly ordered the city gate to be opened to welcome the army into the city.

"This county magistrate has some winks!" Gao Cheng smiled faintly. After the army entered the city, let the county magistrate stay in his original post. Now that the Jingzhou army is coming, there must be someone who is familiar with the surrounding terrain and comforts the people.Not suitable for changing jobs.

Next, Gao Cheng asked Zhou Tai and Chen Wu to build a water village outside, and Wu Anguo sat in the city, supervised the county magistrate, and recruited civilians to strengthen the city.Gao Cheng took Zhou Yu to deal with various things.

"My lord, I have received information that the general of Jingzhou who attacked this time is Huang Zu, with Liu Pan, Huang Zhong, and Zhang Shuo under his command! He led a navy of 15 and infantry of 20, a total of [-] troops, and the striker has arrived Get off the pheasant!" Zhou Cang came to report immediately after receiving the news from Tanma.

After hearing this, Gao Cheng murmured, "Huang Zhong? He really came too!"

An army of 20 is nothing, Gao Cheng can turn tens of thousands of soldiers into ashes with a single move, as long as he uses the Tiangang Shenlei with all his strength, Huang Zhong is the only one who makes him feel afraid.

This peerless general who is still capable of rivaling Guan Yu in his old age is now at the peak of his strength.He has superb sword skills and is good at archery. Except for the different weapons, he is simply a copy of Lu Bu.

Fortunately, Huang Zhong is a branch of the Huang family in Jingzhou. The Huang family has already produced a Jiangxia prefect Huang Zu. If Huang Zhong is reused, he can control most of the military power in Jingzhou.

Liu Biao was afraid, and would rather let Huang Zu be in charge of the army than let Huang Zhong become the representative of the Huang family.These are some intelligence collected by Gao Cheng's dispatch a few years ago, which gave him some understanding of Jingzhou's power.

Only after getting this information did Gao Cheng know Huang Zhong's family background, so he didn't send anyone to contact him, unless he could grasp the power of Jingzhou and control the lifeline of the Huang family in Jingzhou, so that he could recruit this peerless general!

(End of this chapter)