Rise of the Heavens

Chapter 455
"Chen Gong, now that Gao Cheng's army is approaching the city, I wonder if you have a plan to help me defeat the enemy?" Zhao Yu turned his gaze to the old man beside him and asked respectfully.

Chen Gui's expression didn't change at all, and he said calmly: "Over 20 strong men have been conscripted in Guangling City, plus the original county soldiers, it is enough to defend the city! Why should the eunuch be anxious? Just wait patiently, Mr. Tao I will definitely send troops to help, and when the time comes, our Xuzhou army will attack from inside and outside, and we will be able to defeat the enemy!"

When Chen Gui said that there were more than 20 men, there was a slight sarcasm in his tone, but Zhao Yu didn't hear it, but felt that what the other party said was good.Can't help but nodded.

There are more than 20 Ding Zhuang, plus the original 30 county soldiers, and [-] troops defending the city wall. No matter how elite the soldiers under Gao Cheng's command are, it is impossible to break through in a short time.

"Chen Gong is right! It seems that this is the only way!" Zhao Yusong said with a sigh.Then he recruited several generals under his command.Strictly order several people to guard the city wall and never go out of the city to meet the enemy.

After he divided up the defense of the city, he couldn't help but turned his head again, glanced at the Yangzhou soldiers and horses in the distance, and thought to himself: "When I was in Xiapi, Gao Cheng was just a county captain, I really didn't expect the world Wuchang, a young man in his 20s can sweep the six counties and dominate Yangzhou! If I had known today, I should have persuaded Zhou Mu to suppress this person and not give him a chance to become famous!"

"Let's go down the city wall first! Yangzhou soldiers and horses have just arrived. The boats and vehicles are exhausted and the soldiers are exhausted. They should not attack the city!" Chen Deng said suddenly at this time.

Chen Gui's eyes flashed, he exchanged a glance with his son, and then bid farewell to Zhao Yu,
The three people on the city wall were observing Yangzhou soldiers and horses.Conversely, Gao Cheng was also observing the movement on the city wall.His eyes shone brightly, and his eyes trembled slightly. He activated Erwa's clairvoyance and ear magic power, and he heard all the conversations of the three people on the city wall.

"Are you going to defend the city wall?"

Gao Cheng snorted coldly in his heart, and when the soldiers finished resting, he showed the three soul-refining practitioners that the Guangling City fell to the ground in front of him and could block his attack for a few days.

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In Guangling City, Chen's Mansion.

Chen Gui and Chen Deng came to the quiet room one after the other.Chen Deng carefully used his mental strength to check his surroundings, but found nothing unusual, then turned around and knelt down on the soft bed.

"Father, what will our Chen family do with Yangzhou's army of soldiers and horses? Gao Cheng had some filth with our Chen family before. If Gao Cheng breaks through the city, our Chen family will definitely be suppressed by the other party!"

Chen Deng's voice was a little hurried. He didn't say much on the city wall just now, and now he showed the pressure in his heart.After all, the reputation of Yangzhou's soldiers and horses has spread throughout the south in recent years, and they have not lost a single defeat.It is really unreliable.

Chen Gui squinted his eyes, and said lightly: "Our Chen family is a famous family in Guangling. If Gao Cheng wants to obtain a stable Guangling County, he must rely on our strength. Don't worry too much! Maybe this battle, the Chen family It can also go up to a higher level and completely grasp the power of Guangling."

"Go up to the next level and take control of the power of Guangling? Is father going to let the Chen family join Gao Cheng?" Chen Deng was very smart, his body shook when he heard his father's words, and he asked subconsciously.

Since the Chen family came to Guangling, they have always been a well-known family in the state and county, and have never attached themselves to others. Even Tao Qian, the state shepherd, Chen Gui and Chen Deng did not take him seriously.

If they take refuge in one side, the Chen family will be restrained more or less, and they will not be able to develop their power freely.

Gao Cheng is just a descendant of a branch of the Bohai Gao family, especially the three generations who came to Guangling to establish a foothold, and are not from Xuzhou's local family.Even if he became a Yangzhou shepherd, he would still be an upstart in the eyes of those famous families in the state and county.Unless the world is completely chaotic, or it is forced to, not many families will take the initiative to take refuge in him.

If the Guangling Chen family took refuge in Gao Cheng, wouldn't it become a laughing stock in the eyes of other families?
Chen Gui nodded slightly, and said unhurriedly: "Yuanlong, the world is in chaos today, and there are rules in troubled times. If you hold the face of aristocratic family, you can't survive in troubled times!"

"What is the rule in troubled times? That is, good birds choose trees to live in, and gentlemen don't stand under dangerous walls! Only in this way, our Guangling Chen family can preserve their family business, and even carry forward their family business."

"Gao Cheng is already the Mu and You General of Yangzhou, with more than one million troops under his command. If all the young men in Yangzhou were organized into an army, he could even have 300 million or even 500 million troops! He is already one of the most powerful princes in the world. "

"Now that Gao Cheng's troops are approaching the city, and he has left a hundred thousand sailors on the Huaihe River, Tao Qian's reinforcements can't even cross the Huaihe River half a step. Guangling has no reinforcements, and sooner or later it will be captured by the opponent!"

Speaking of this, Chen Gui took a breath for a while, and Chen Deng lowered his head to savor his father's words carefully. After all, he has not experienced too much tempering, and he has not had the sophistication and determination to repel Sun Ce twice in a row. Chen Gui saw it clearly.

"Yuanlong, you said that if we help Zhao Yu defend the city, what will happen to the Chen family after the city is broken?" Chen Gui asked lightly.

Hearing this, Chen Deng finally sighed and said, "Father is absolutely right, but we have never had any contact with Gao Cheng, so we have no choice but to seek refuge with him at this time!"

Chen Gui smiled and said, "Before the soldiers from Yangzhou came to the city, my father had already dispatched a general to leave Guangling with a letter from my father. He should have given the letter to Gao Cheng by now..."

Chen Deng was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect that his father had already written a letter to Gao Cheng, and he didn't know about it until now.

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The military tent outside the city.Gao Cheng sat at the top, and Xi Zhicai, Bu Zhi, Jiang Qin and Dong Xi stood on the two sides below.In the middle of the big tent, a middle-aged man in ordinary clothes bowed his head slightly, stood with his hands down and didn't speak.

"Chen Gui, an old fox, actually took the initiative to confess his sincerity to me!"

Gao Cheng put down the letter in his hand, feeling a little embarrassed, if he accepted Chen Gui's surrender, Guangling City would be destroyed in a snap.But this is not the result he wanted.

He doesn't need a Guangling County controlled by a powerful family. Not only Guangling, but also the four surnames of Wu County will be suppressed by him in the future.

In the land of Hebei in the Central Plains, in addition to the eight great families in the world, there are also many top-notch families.It's hard to get a foothold here.As for Yangzhou, Xuzhou, and Jingzhou, the power of aristocratic families is not too strong. Here, Gao Cheng can develop his power to his heart's content, keep farming, and accumulate an incomparably solid heritage.This is the foundation for him to sweep the world in the future.

Gao Cheng's eyes flickered slightly, and he suddenly smiled coldly, and slapped the wooden table in front of him with his right hand, with a bang, the sound spread throughout the tent.

"That's unreasonable! Chen Gui, an old man, actually offered me a condition that after I captured Guangling, I would appoint Chen Deng as the prefect of Guangling! My army from Yangzhou has traveled thousands of miles. Do you want to make a wedding dress for Mrs. Chen?"

As soon as these words were said, everyone in the audience was shocked.

The expression of the middle-aged man standing in the middle of the big tent changed, and he quickly shouted: "Your envoy misunderstood! My master has no such intention!"

Before he finished speaking, Gao Cheng pointed with his right hand, and with a click, thunder flashed, instantly splitting the middle-aged man's face covered in black smoke and making him speechless.His whole body turned into coke and collapsed to the ground.

(End of this chapter)