Rise of the Heavens

Chapter 373 Taking Yangzhou All 2
After Huang Zhong came out, he didn't attack Gao Cheng immediately. Through the short fight just now, he already knew the general strength of the Lujiang prefect on the opposite side, especially the opponent was holding the artifact Huntian Banner.

The divine power in the inheritance artifact is stronger than Gang Qi in terms of concentration and power.If Huang Zhong hadn't used the Changhe god to fuse his body, and used the secret method of Xuanlang's three turns to temporarily increase his own strength, I am afraid that his Tianhe Gangqi would be cut by the opponent the moment it encountered a space crack, causing irreversible injuries .

"We lost this raid!" Huang Zhong glanced at the corpses in the water and said with a sigh.One-tenth of the hundreds of warships of the Jingzhou navy were destroyed in an instant just now. With such a heavy loss, Jingzhou's money and food would not be able to recover in a short time.

Liu Pan's face was ugly. He saw Huang Zu who had fallen into the water in the distance and barely climbed onto the warship. Huang Zu hadn't broken through the refining gang yet, but he had reached a certain level of body and soul dual cultivation. He was just blown away by the aftermath and was not seriously injured.

He snorted and said, "If Huang Zu hadn't advanced recklessly, how could we have suffered such a loss! If General Huang is the main general in this battle, we will definitely be able to defeat the Lujiang water village!"

Huang Zhong shook his head slightly. Even if Huang Zu hadn't launched a decisive battle rashly, they would not be able to defeat the Lujiang Navy. The city will be fine.

"Now we can only retreat, otherwise our navy and infantry will be trapped here!" Huang Zhong said.

Apart from his irritable personality, Huang Zu was usually a qualified general in charge of the army. After seeing the situation in front of him, his face changed, and when Huang Zhong was speaking, he ordered his subordinates to call for gold.

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"My lord, the Jingzhou navy has been defeated, why don't we take advantage of the situation and pursue it?" Chen Wu was rescued in time, and was not affected by the space debris from the fight between the two.He looked at the warship that was constantly retreating on the opposite side, and said a little unwillingly.

"You can't chase! Huang Zhong is an extremely strong general. He can smash a warship with a single backhand. If there is no general of the same level to entangle him, chasing him is tantamount to death!" Before Gao Cheng could answer, Zhou Yu beside him explained aloud.

Gao Cheng nodded, agreeing with Zhou Yu's words.This time the Jingzhou navy lost tens of thousands, and dozens of warships were destroyed, which hurt some vitality.I believe there will be no action in a short time.

"Now that the Jingzhou navy is retreating, our army just took advantage of the opportunity to take Yuzhang! Gongjin and Zilie, I will give you a chance to make contributions. I will give you [-] troops to go south to Nanchang County, where Yuzhang is governed. Are you sure?" Gao said. Cheng said slowly.

When Chen Wu heard this, joy appeared on his face, and he quickly surrendered his hands to accept the order. Zhou Yu thought about it for a while, and also wanted to practice on the battlefield, so he agreed.

Although Hua Xin, the prefect of Yuzhang, is a master of soul refining and can suppress the prefectures and counties, apart from him, Yuzhang County is famous for its vast land and sparse population, and there are not many soldiers and masters.Both Zhou Yu and Chen Wu are extraordinary, so it's no problem for them to deal with Hua Xin.

In May of the second year of Chuping, Jingzhou soldiers and horses fought against Lujiang soldiers and horses in Chaisang. Jingzhou soldiers and horses were defeated and retreated to Jiangxia.Gao Cheng's reputation once again spread throughout the country.Xuzhou and Runan, who had been on the verge of moving, regained their calm after displaying their superb magic power.

In the sixth month, Zhou Yu and Chen Wu marched south with [-] troops, and the prefect Hua Xin surrendered without a fight.Gao Cheng transferred Huaxin to be the prefect of Lujiang, and led Yangzhou governor himself.

In the seventh month, Lv Dai was the commander of the navy and joined Chen Dao to attack Danyang County. The prefect Wu Jing, Sun Jian's wife and brother, died fighting hard after the city was broken.After getting the news, the rest of the cities in Danyang quickly turned their backs and surrendered.

By the end of July, four of the six Yangzhou counties fell into the hands of Gao Cheng, leaving only Kuaiji and Wu counties.When a power rises for the first time, the vigor and power it exudes is unimaginable.Gao Cheng's power is like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, there is no power in Yangzhou that can stop it.

In September, Gao Cheng captured Qu'a and Dantu, led by Chen Dao, and killed Yan Baihu in Kuaiji. Dong Xi of Kuaiji, hearing Gao Cheng's reputation, came to join him.

The prefect of Kuaiji County is Wang Lang. After he made great contributions in Xuzhou, he was recommended to come to Kuaiji as the prefect, responsible for exterminating the mountains in the territory.Now that several years have passed, Shanyue is still in dire straits.He doesn't have many generals under him, the only one who is somewhat famous is the famous scholar Yu Fan.

Of the six counties in Yangzhou, only Kuaiji remained unoccupied, and Wang Lang was surrounded by Yuzhang, Danyang, and Wu counties on three sides. In addition to Gao Cheng's reputation, Wang Lang was really not sure of defeating the opponent.

At this time, Zhang Zhao sent a letter, and Wang Lang had a step, so he immediately sealed the government office and sent him a seal.Expressed his willingness to belong to the new governor of Yangzhou.

So far, all the six counties of Yangzhou have fallen into the hands of Gao Cheng.When he occupied the entire territory of the state, the dragon spirit in his body suddenly let out a long moan, and a pair of dragon horns grew.

Shouchun Governor's Mansion.

Gao Cheng moved his base to this city and planned to stop mobilizing troops for a period of time.In the past few months of continuous fighting, the money and food in Lujiang and Jiujiang have been greatly depleted, and the soldiers under his command have suffered a lot, exhausted, and have reached their limit.

"If you don't withdraw troops, I'm afraid Jingzhou Liu Biao and Xuzhou Tao Qian will join forces to deal with me! If they send troops again, it will be different from last time. They will definitely send out all the elite to suppress my momentum!"

Gao Cheng slowly thought in the mansion, before the second year of Chuping, he occupied the six counties of Yangzhou, which was bigger than the territory of Soochow in the future.This kind of power is second only to Dong Zhuo and Liu Biao in this world.

From ancient times to the present, it is very rare to occupy a state for a few months. As long as the princes who intend to fight for world hegemony will not sit idly by this terrifying upward trend.Of course, Tao Qian and Liu Biao may not have the intention of competing for hegemony, but who made them Gao Cheng's neighbors.They also had some filth with Gao Cheng, the stronger Gao Cheng's power became, the more uneasy they felt.

"I need to stay temporarily dormant for a year or two, and take advantage of this time to farm and raise soldiers. I now have 50 million soldiers and 20 sailors under my command. I can't even defend Chengdu with such a force."

In the west of Yangzhou, water villages should be built in Chaisang to strengthen the city, in the north, Huaihe River should be defended, and the Yangtze River defense line should be established to deal with the threat of Guangling, and troops must be used everywhere.

Don't look at the time when Dong Zhuo and the coalition forces of the princes fought, the two sides only dispatched a million soldiers and horses. In fact, part of Dong Zhuo's soldiers and horses were to defend Hedong, and some were to defend other checkpoints in Luoyang. At least [-]% of their forces were restrained.

When Dong Zhuo gave up Luoyang and retreated to Chang'an, the number of troops he could dispatch increased instead of decreasing, and he was still the number one prince in the world.If Gao Cheng wanted to go north to Xuzhou or west to Jingzhou, he had to reorganize at least a million troops.And it is necessary to continuously organize new troops.Only in this way can there be a foundation for hegemony.

"During this time, I can use my fate points to deduce the method of avatar. As long as the deduction is successful, I can open the door of fate and enter other worlds to improve my strength..."

(End of this chapter)