Rise of the Heavens

Chapter 447
Gao Cheng readily accepted Xi Zhicai's suggestion, stayed in Zhongli for half a day, and took away the 15 troops from the camp, leaving Wu Anguo with [-] troops to restrain the opposite Xuzhou camp.

The leader of the Xuzhou army on the opposite side is Cao Bao. Gao Cheng knows the ability of this man very well. The 30 elite army is enough to hold back his [-] to [-] Xuzhou soldiers.

Warships gathered on the river, Gao Cheng originally brought 15 elite soldiers, but now he has 20 more soldiers and horses, a total of [-] elite soldiers, taking Huaiyin and attacking Guangling was easy.

Xuzhou Army Camp.

Cao Bao was wearing armor and stood on the watchtower with two people to observe the movement on the opposite side. After these two years of training, Cao Bao also entered the level of refining gang.It's just the weakest layer of refining gang.The Gang Qi in the body is weak.Only by relying on his family background did he occupy the position of the general.

The two people beside him are Zang Ba and Zhang Kai.Zhang Kai also just entered the level of Liangang, and he used to be a yellow scarf thief. His status is a bit embarrassing and his status is low.

Zang Ba was originally a thief, but he was better than the Yellow Turban Thief.Therefore, his status is second only to Cao Bao, serving as the deputy general of the army.At this time, the three of them came here because there was another movement in the opposite Yangzhou water village, and they were worried that the enemy would come to attack, so they came up to check the enemy's situation.

"General Xuan Gao, what do you think the Yangzhou army on the opposite side is going to do? Are they going to cross the river to attack our army camp?" Cao Bao looked at the big boat on the river from a distance, his face was ugly, and his voice was a little hoarse.

Zang Ba replied in a deep voice: "It is possible! A few days ago, Tianzhou Mu received news that Gao Cheng personally led troops to Zhongli to support Wu Anguo. Gao Cheng's personal support must be to attack. If it is for defense, only Wu An is needed. Only one person from the country can do it, and there is no need for him to go into battle in person.”

When talking about Gao Cheng, Zang Ba's expression was a bit complicated. Back then in Xuzhou, Gao Cheng was only a Huai'an county lieutenant, and he raised [-] troops with the help of the Mi family.With the capital to attack the Yellow Turban Rebels.

Unexpectedly, in just a few years, Gao Cheng, who was originally just a county captain, became famous all over the world, and even occupied the entire Yangzhou, becoming an important prince in the world.

In order to suppress Gao Cheng, Tao Qian even formed an alliance with Liu Biao and Yuan Shu.Such a move undoubtedly puts himself below, admitting that Yangzhou's strength is far above Xuzhou's.

Huaian trained sailors to eradicate the bandits from Baima Lake, went to Luoyang and was named the prefect of Lujiang, sent troops to attack Dong Zhuo with the alliance of Guanzhong princes, and unified Yangzhou...

What Gao Cheng has done these years, step by step, is now preparing to attack Xuzhou's army. If Xuzhou is defeated, the two counties of Xiapi and Guangling may fall into the hands of the opponent.

Zang Ba has the aptitude and ability to become a first-class general. His current strength has reached the peak of the sixth level of refining gang, and he is only half a step away from becoming the seventh level of refining gang.He is now the strongest master in Xuzhou's army.

But he, the number one master, subconsciously felt heavy pressure after hearing Gao Cheng's name.As the chief general, Cao Bao was even more unbearable than him. When he heard that Gao Cheng was very likely to lead his army across the river to attack the camp, his face changed drastically and his body swayed.

"Don't worry, the two generals. Although Gao Cheng is powerful, we are not at the mercy of others. Our army originally had 25 troops, and with the 35 reinforcements brought by the last general, we have a total of [-] troops. Could it be that we can't defend ourselves?" Do you want to live in the same camp?" Zhang Kai had no contact with Gao Cheng, only heard about his reputation, so he was still full of confidence.

At this moment, Zang Ba suddenly exclaimed: "Look, the warship in Yangzhou seems to be heading east! Gao Cheng's target is not us!"

He is also a well-known Xuzhou general, talented in commanding troops, and he guessed the general idea of ​​Gao Cheng's actions as soon as he thought about it.But after guessing, his face became even uglier.

"The situation is not good. Gao Cheng's target this time is Guangling County. Send someone to send a message to the prefect Zhao. Zhang Kai, you go and order [-] troops and chase along the river. You can't let the Yangzhou army easily enter Hongze Lake!"

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Gao Cheng sailed eastward on the warship. He didn't know that Zang Ba had already guessed his strategy, but it didn't matter even if he guessed. , Hongze Lake can enter and exit at will, like no one's land.

After the navy gained the upper hand, Gao Cheng went down the water and could choose where to attack at will, while Xuzhou's army could only rush back and forth to do useless work.

"My lord, the prefect of Guangling is now Zhao Yu. This person is a famous scholar in Xuzhou. There are also Chen Gui, Chen Deng and his son from the Guangling Chen family. The three of them are all strong at the soul refining level. Our army can't underestimate the enemy!" Lu Su reminded in a low voice.

Chen Gui, Chen Deng!There is also Zhao Yu, a celebrity.

Gao Cheng is no stranger to these three names, he nodded and said: "The Chens and their sons have lived in Guangling for a long time, especially Chen Deng and Chen Yuanlong, who are capable of both literature and martial arts, of course I will not underestimate them!"

In Gao Cheng's original world, Chen Deng later served as the prefect of Guangling and repeatedly defeated Sun Ce's attacks.The only pity is that he died too early and did not use his talents to the extreme.

Lu Su pondered for a while, and then said: "Our army is about to march into Huaiyin. There is a great talent in Huaiyin city. If my lord gets help from this person, it will be much easier to pacify Guangling in the future!"

"Is there a great talent in Huaiyin City? Who is it?" Gao Cheng couldn't help asking.Lu Su is from Dongyang, Guangling, and Gao Cheng is considered to be the township party member of the same county, so after hearing Gao Cheng's reputation, he took the initiative to join him.The Dongyang Lu family is not a famous family, it can only be regarded as a small family.

However, Lu Su had a lot of friends and knew many talents.The talents he actively recommends must have extremely strong abilities.

"Huaiyin Buzhi!"

Lu Su replied, and then introduced to Gao Cheng: "He is a branch descendant of the Bu family in Huaiyin, and his ancestor was Uncle Bu, one of the 72 disciples of Confucius. The skills passed down have been cultivated to an extremely advanced level, and he was already a master of soul refining two years ago!"

"With the help of this person, our army will have a [-]% chance of winning!"

Gao Cheng's heart moved, Huaiyin Buzhi, this is another important minister of Soochow in the future. He once pacified Jiaozhou and served as the prime minister of Soochow after Lu Xun's death.He is a top talent second only to Soochow Siying, and he is also known as Soochow Second Prime Minister along with Gu Yong.

"It turned out to be this person! If that's the case, when our army arrives in Huaiyin, I will personally visit and invite this person into Yangzhou!" Gao Cheng said.

Xi Zhicai laughed and said, "My lord and Zijing are both from Guangling, plus Huaiyin Buzhi, as long as Zhao Yu is defeated, it will be easy to get the approval of the people, and it will be easy to pacify Guangling!"

What Xi Zhicai said was right, since Gao Cheng led Yangzhou Mu, General You.People in Guangling often talk about his name, especially places like Huaiyin and Huai'an, where they regard him as the pride of Guangling.

Gao Cheng led the army to attack Guangling, just like going home.

(End of this chapter)