Rise of the Heavens

Chapter 497 Pan Feng
"The strategist's strategy is good! Sending troops in two directions, advancing both land and water, can maximize our advantages. According to the news from the Xiuyiwei, the four counties in Jingnan did not really obey Liu Biao. When our army arrived, there was strong pressure. There will definitely be changes in the clans of the four Jingnan counties!" Gao Cheng said.

When Gao Cheng mentioned the clans of the four counties in Jingnan, Xi Zhicai also showed a smile on his face. If the hidden dangers of Yangzhou are the four surnames of Shanyue and Wujun, then the biggest hidden danger of Jingzhou is that they are entrenched in various places. The big and small sect thief forces.

The so-called sect thieves are aristocratic families and local tyrants who do not obey the control of the big man.These forces each have thousands or tens of thousands of people, build weapons, and fight with each other, just like small princes who ruled the land one by one.

The entire thirteen prefectures of the Han Dynasty, the land of Hebei Province in the Central Plains is rich in the world, and is regarded as their own territory by the royal family of the Han Dynasty and the major families. Any powerful family who wants to grow must experience the invisible suppression of the royal family of the Han Dynasty and the major families.

In other words, if a wealthy family wants to grow, it must occupy a lot of land and money.However, the land and money in the Central Plains are limited, and most of them have been swallowed up by the Han royal family and major families. The rise of other families is tantamount to grabbing food from their mouths.Not much room to grow.

If you want to become a famous family in the world, you can only hope to start in the frontier states and counties that have not been touched by the eight great families in the world.

Among them, Youzhou and Liangzhou are close to the grasslands and the Qiang people, and there has been war and chaos for many years, and there is no room for growth.However, Yangzhou and Jingzhou are located in the south, and there are no other enemies except Shanyue and Shanman who occasionally go down the mountain to plunder, so the rich families in each place began to grow barbarously, and finally grew into clans entrenched in various places.

When Liu Biao first entered Jingzhou, there were many clan thieves. Even Xiangyang City was occupied by the so-called clan thieves. During the negotiations, the Hongmen Banquet beheaded many clan leaders and conquered Nanjun and Jiangxia Commanderies in one fell swoop.

However, there are still a large number of clan forces in the four southern counties of Jingzhou.Frightened by Liu Biao's power, these forces temporarily bowed their heads to express their submission, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that as long as Jingzhou encountered any disturbance, these forces would jump out and fight back against Liu Biao.

Gao Cheng remembered that in the original timeline, in a few years, Zhang Xian from Changsha would lead the three counties of Lingling and Guiyang to rebel. Liu Biao sent troops to fight year after year, but could not win.

"No wonder, in the original timeline, Liu Biao asked his nephew Liu Pan and Huang Zhong, a peerless general, to guard Changsha County. In addition to guarding against Sun Ce in Yangzhou, he also had the role of suppressing the clans in the territory!" Gao Cheng thought in his heart. secretly.

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After Gao Cheng and Xi Zhicai discussed in Nanchang, they did not issue an order immediately.Now that the army led by Wu Anguo has just withdrawn from Runan, the mountains of Yuzhang, Kuaiji, and Danyang have not been completely cleared.Not a good time to send troops.

Only by repelling all Shanyue to the mountains and forests can the Yangzhou army be free to start the strategy of the westward expedition.

While waiting, Gao Cheng received a letter from Zhang Zhao.The four families of Gu, Lu, Zhang, and Zhu in Wujun, after receiving the news that the Yangzhou army had defeated Shanyue, sent their direct descendants to Shouchun to visit Zhang Zhao, expressing their obedience.

The direct descendant of the Gu family is Gu Yong, who will be the future prime minister of Soochow.The Lu family has Lu Xun, Lu Kang, and Lu Ji. Among them, Lu Xun is the governor and prime minister of the Eastern Wu Dynasty who is comparable to Zhou Yu.There are also Zhang's and Zhu's children, and many of them have the talents of generals and county guards.

Now that the four people are willing to bow their heads and surrender, Gao Cheng will not kill them all. After all, with so many talents, Yangzhou's power can be doubled in an instant.

Another point is that the four aristocratic families bowed their heads and surrendered, which meant that Gao Cheng had completely secured his position as Yangzhou Mu. In the future, he would not have to worry about instability in the rear when he marched to the west and north.

Shouchun.

Gao Cheng led Xu Chu and a dozen of his own soldiers into the city on horseback.At this time, the news of the Yangzhou army's complete victory had already spread throughout Shouchun, and the people on the street were all happy.Show excitement and pride.

The soldiers of the Yangzhou Army are inextricably linked to these common people. Apart from the refugees recruited by the army, a large part of them are relatives of these common people. , when these people were cheering, they also let go of their worries about their relatives.

Gao Cheng tried his best to hide his aura, seeing the excited expressions of these people, he couldn't help showing a smile.However, he did not stay on the street, but led the crowd quickly past, and came to the front of the government office in the city.

"My lord, there are masters ahead!" Xu Chu, who was guarding Gao Cheng, suddenly changed his expression, and stepped forward, guarding Gao Cheng behind him, with a cold light in his eyes, and looked towards the corner of the government office.

After the battle in Linru, Xu Chu also knew that Gao Cheng possessed as much stellar energy as himself, but still the same sentence, the son of a thousand gold can't sit down, and Gao Cheng's body is in danger of the Yangzhou forces, so if he can't make a move, he should try his best not to shot.

And he, Xu Chu, as the commander of the personal army, his duty is to protect the safety of the lord.When encountering danger or a master, the first thing to do is to stand in front of Gao Cheng.

Gao Cheng swept his eyes and saw a man with disheveled hair and his face was half squatted in a corner of the government office. Although this man was half squatting, he could be seen to be tall and burly, with a strong aura in his body, containing With a strong evil spirit.Cultivation is definitely above the seventh level of Astral Refining.

"Where is the thief? Report your name!" Xu Chu yelled violently, his aura was fierce, and the invisible sword was mixed with a powerful aura to press towards the man.

Ok?
As if sensing the breath of the outside world at this time, the man raised his head, and immediately saw Gao Cheng riding on the horse. The man's eyes opened suddenly, and there was a hint of joy in the blood-red eyes full of murderous aura.

"Gao Shijun! You are finally back!"

The man stood up, with a yellow aura blooming all over his body, shielding Xu Chu's invisible knife from his body. When he saw Xu Chu's bursting aura, he was suddenly taken aback, and quickly took a step back to show that he had no hostility.

"General Pan, why is it you?"

After careful identification, Gao Cheng finally recognized the man's identity, and couldn't help showing surprise.The man with disheveled hair and ragged clothes, who looked like a refugee, turned out to be Jizhou Mu Hanfu's confidant Pan Feng.

Gao Cheng and Han Fu had a good chat when they were in the alliance of princes. After taking hundreds of thousands of people from Lu Bu, they still bought enough food and grass from Han Fu.The friendship between the two parties is good.

Yuan Shao coveted Jizhou and Han Fu to fight against each other.When the two were fighting openly and secretly, Gao Cheng was in the gourd world and didn't pay much attention.I don't know about Pan Feng's situation either.Unexpectedly, he suddenly appeared in Yangzhou.

(End of this chapter)