Chapter 443
After practicing, Gao Cheng did not do other things, but wandered around the backyard to relax.Whether it is the main body or the avatar, they are all in a state of mental tension during this time.There was no rest for a long time.

The way of cultivation, if one stretches and one relaxes, and blindly pays attention to bravery and diligence, the foundation will be unstable, and sooner or later you will encounter a bottleneck.Moreover, the innate longevity formula is the supreme Taoist mysterious art, which pays more attention to the state of mind.

At night, when Gao Cheng was preparing to take a break, Gan Yu and Diao Chan came in with basins in their hands to serve them. The two women were so beautiful that they were uniquely beautiful. Under the moonlight from the window, Gan Yu's skin appeared more white.

"My lord, it's time to rest!" Diao Chan said softly.

The two of them were arranged to be Gao Cheng's personal maids, and if asked to serve, they could not refuse.Of course, since the two of them are willing to become maids, they have already realized it in their hearts.

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The next day, early morning.

Gao Cheng got up from the warm fragrance of nephrite jade, this action did not disturb the two women, last night was very windy and rainy, they are still very tired, they simply tidied up, walked out of the room, and the carriage at the main entrance of the mansion had already arrived. Get ready, just wait for him to appear before going to the official office that handles documents and Yangzhou affairs.

The six counties of Yangzhou covered thousands of miles, and there were countless people under their rule. A lot of things were reported to Shouchun every day. Fortunately, Gao Cheng had fully delegated power and handed over these trivial matters to Zhang Zhao and others.Otherwise, there is no time to practice.

Half an hour later, the carriage arrived at the official office, Gao Cheng got off the carriage, and strode towards the hall.According to the rules he set, every five days, he would call his subordinates to discuss matters.Today is the fifth day.

"The right general is here!" The two attendants at the entrance of the hall shouted loudly.

Gao Cheng walked into the hall when the voice sounded. At this time, there were already several men in wide-sleeved robes in the hall, and the leader was Zhang Zhao.Xi Zhicai and Chen Jiao are also among them.

"Meet the lord" "Meet the right general!"

With a slight smile on his face, Gao Cheng nodded to these courtiers, then walked like a tiger, came to the top and knelt down slowly, glanced at everyone, and said lightly: "You don't need to be polite, everyone, get up! "

These courtiers were headed by Zhang Zhao. He and others formed two rows and knelt on the couch, "My lord, Yuan Shu's army in Yuzhou and General Wu'an have been confronting each other in Ruyin for three months. Yesterday, General Wu'an sent someone to ask for reinforcements and food..."

Zhang Zhao was the first to speak, and said one by one the things that Gao Cheng had to see to make a decision.Gao Cheng's expression remained unchanged, and he listened quietly.

After Gao Cheng led his troops to repel Huang Zu's army in Chaisang, he unified the six counties of Yangzhou.It seems that the soldiers are unstoppable. Liu Biao, Yuan Shu, and Tao Qian are all princes of one party, and they can all feel the great pressure of Yangzhou's unification.

According to the terrain, if Yangzhou wants to fight for hegemony, there are two ways to send troops. One is to occupy the land of Huaihe River and Huaihe River, and based on this, it can attack Xuzhou and Yuzhou.The other is to march west to Jingzhou and occupy the south of the river.Then Huainan and Xiangyang sent troops at the same time.It can compete with the northern heroes in the Central Plains.

When the princes of the world have not yet grown up, a unified Yangzhou can bring a strong threat to people.

Liu Biao was nominally the lord of Jingzhou, but the four counties in the south of Jing were wilderness, mountains and barbarians everywhere, without sufficient population resources, and the four counties in the south could not provide much food, grass, soldiers and horses.

The core of Jingzhou is only Nanjun, Nanyang and Jiangxia.Among them, Nanyang County was still occupied by Yuan Shu, and there were only two counties that Liu Biao could control.

Yuzhou, which borders Yangzhou, has been in a semi-disabled state after years of wars. Only Xuzhou is rich and has sufficient food and grass.However, Tao Qian's cultivation base and family background are not high, and he cannot completely control the family and civil and military under his command.

As for the six counties of Yangzhou, Kuaiji and Yuzhang will not be mentioned for the time being. Although Lujiang, Jiujiang, Danyang, and Wu counties have not been fully developed, after two years of governance and absorption of refugees, they have made great efforts to save a lot of food and grass, and they have already caught up. Xuzhou and Jingzhou.Moreover, Danyang's elite soldiers are well-known throughout the world. In general, Yangzhou's soldiers are well-equipped with fine food, and they already have the power to dominate the south.

"Chen Dao and Zhou Yu were stationed in Chai Sang to resist Huang Zu and Huang Zhong in Jingzhou. Lu Dai and Zhou Tai stationed troops in Ruyin, and confronted Yuan Shu General Ji Ling in Yuzhou. Wu Anguo and Jiang Qin also stationed troops in Moling and Zhongli respectively for defense. Xuzhou soldiers and horses!"

Thinking about the current situation in Yangzhou, Gao Cheng couldn't help sighing slightly. Liu Biao, Yuan Shu, and Tao Qian were treating him like Dong Zhuo. The three forces had formed an alliance and divided into three ways to threaten Yangzhou.

When Gao Cheng and Huang Zu fought in Chaisang last time, Yuan Shu and Tao Qian only responded in vain, and did not actually send troops. Now, as Yangzhou's strength continues to grow, even Tao Qian has sent Zang Ba and Cao Bao to fight back. There is Chen Deng of Guangling, who sent troops to echo the other two.

At this time, Zhang Zhao talked about all the important matters that need to be decided in the past few days, and then asked Gao Cheng to make up his mind. According to the habit of the past two years, Gao Cheng should let everyone speak, and then choose one that is safer and less likely to happen. Messy suggestion.

The other courtiers had already organized their speech, and they only waited for Gao Cheng to ask before expressing their opinions.

However, Gao Cheng did not behave as usual this time. Instead, he remained silent for a moment and said, "Mr. Zhang, how much grain, grain and grass has been accumulated in Yangzhou? How many soldiers and horses? If we send troops to fight, how long can we support them?"

Zhang Zhao, Xi Zhicai, Chen Jiao and the other courtiers were resourceful people that are hard to find in the world, and they immediately sensed Gao Cheng's thoughts from his tone.

"My lord! Now the six counties of Yangzhou have a total of 580 million shi, granaries in various places still have old grain from previous years... There are also 40 elite soldiers, 30 navy troops, and 120 million soldiers from various counties..."

Zhang Zhao took a deep look at Gao Cheng, and replied cautiously.After two years of development, the six counties of Yangzhou have begun to have a rich heritage.But the harvest is big, and the consumption is also big.The Chaisang Water Village and the 30 troops stationed in Ruyin consume hundreds of thousands of shi of food and grass every month.

More than 1000 million shi of grain seems unbelievably large, but in fact, based on the consumption of one shi of grain per person per month, 100 million people would consume millions of shi of grain every month.Coupled with the rations of war horses and transported cattle and sheep, it consumes even more.

However, the six counties of Yangzhou have only been stable for two or three years, and there is still great potential. If the population is sufficient and the fields are fully developed, the grain and grass obtained can be multiplied several times.

"General You! Now Yangzhou's foundation is not strong enough. If we rashly send troops to fight Yuan Shu and Liu Biao, something will be wrong!" A clear voice sounded.

Gao Cheng looked over and saw that the person speaking was Hua Xin, the prefect of Yuzhang back then.

(End of this chapter)

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