Rise of the Heavens

Chapter 499 Attacking Changsha
In the sixth year of Chuping, the original timeline was already the year of Jian'an, but Wang Mang occupied Dong Zhuo's body, and saw through Wang Yun and Lu Bu's plan, so he was not killed in the original timeline.So Chuping's reign has continued until now.

In May, the Yangzhou army broke through millions of Shanyue, captured hundreds of thousands, and beheaded the nine priests of Shanyue.Shanyue's power fell into a slump, and he could only rely on the terrain of the mountains and forests to entangle with Yangzhou soldiers.

June. 20 mountain barbarians went straight down the Gan River to Luling and Gan County.Enter the mountain forest from the rear, smash the Shanyue lair entrenched in the Wuyi Mountains, and Yuzhang Mountain is completely destroyed.Then the army marched eastward to Kuaiji, and at the end of July, all Shanyue forces were pacified, and Wan Shanyue was forced to move out of the forest.

In mid-August, Mu Gaocheng of Yangzhou suddenly summoned an army, with Gu Yong of Wujun as the joining army, Lu Dai, Xu Chu, and Zhou Tai as the generals, led an army of 30 from Nanchang, and used Xiushui to transport troops. County, only one step away from Changsha County.

The Yangzhou army marched westward, and Jingzhou was shaken.Changsha County was caught off guard, and several cities were breached in an instant. Liu Pan, who guarded Changsha County, was defeated repeatedly and was trapped in Linxiang City.

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September.The banners of the mountains and fields were unfurled, and a black army surrounded a city.The Jingzhou soldiers guarding the city were extremely pale. Looking at the besieging army below, they were trembling, unable to raise the slightest fighting spirit.

Not to mention these soldiers, even Liu Pan himself did not have the confidence to defend Linxiang City.He glanced at the elite soldiers of Yangzhou below, smiled wryly in his heart, forced a breath, and shouted: "Brothers, Yangzhou soldiers are too deceitful. They invaded Changsha for no reason. We must not let them occupy our hometown. Mu has already dispatched reinforcements and ordered that as long as the city is defended for half a month, everyone will be rewarded with ten thousand coins!"

Ordinary soldiers can surrender. As Liu Biao's nephew, Liu Pan is responsible for stabilizing the overall situation in the south of Jingzhou. He must not switch to Yangzhou, so there are only two outcomes at the moment, either leading his troops to break through the siege, or breaking the city and dying.

There are still 20 soldiers and horses in Linxiang City, and the soldiers besieging the city outside are boundless, and there are more than [-] soldiers in a rough calculation.Liu Pan had no choice but to stick to it.I hope to hold on for a few days until Liu Biao's reinforcements arrive.

It's a pity that Liu Pan's move to boost morale has no effect at all. The soldiers guarding the city are not fools. They have also heard the news that the Yangzhou Army has just defeated a million Shanyue Army, and in the past two years, Yangzhou has become more and more prosperous. Many merchants shipped goods to Yangzhou.Many people also made a small fortune.

Facing the Yangzhou army with sufficient soldiers and food, all the soldiers in Linxiang City did not have any confidence.

Under the city, far away.

Gao Cheng stood on the command vehicle, with Xu Chu and a scribe beside him.He used his clairvoyant eyes to sweep across the city wall, seeing the expressions of these city guards, he couldn't help laughing.

He turned his head to look at the scribes beside him, and said with a smile, "Yuan Tan, how long do you think it will take for our army to capture Linxiang? Can we take down the four counties of Jingzhou before Gongjin and Zhicai send troops?"

This scribe is Gu Yong of Wu County.The future No.1 prime minister of Soochow.He was wearing Tsing Yi, and his face was calm, making it impossible to guess what was going on in his heart.His brows were slightly furrowed, and he stood beside Gao Cheng with a calm expression.No stress at all.

"Liu Pan is already poor in skills, and Linxiang City is not a golden city. Our army will be able to break through the city within three days! As for whether we can quickly take down the four counties in the south of Jingzhou, it depends on Liu Jingzhou's dispatch speed!" Gu Yong slightly cupped his hands and replied.

Gu Yong is the most outstanding direct descendant of the four surnames in Wu County. He has the fifth level of soul refining, representing the four great families. Gao Cheng sent troops to Jingzhou, and he took him with him by the way, asking a few questions from time to time.It can also be regarded as a test for him.

Gao Cheng laughed, "I'm afraid Yuan Tan underestimated the elite of Yangzhou, and broke the city in three days? Duke Ding, how long do you think it will take for our army to capture the city?"

Lu Dai was in front of the command vehicle, and smiled confidently when he heard the words, and said: "My lord captured Guangling one day, Linxiang City was not as strong as Guangling, and Liu Pan was not as strong as Chen Gui and his son. This time, the time to break through the city will only be shorter! According to my estimation, half a day will be enough!"

Gao Cheng glanced at him appreciatively, and said with a smile, "That's right, half a day is enough!"

When several people were chatting and laughing, Xu Chu suddenly pointed to the front and shouted: "Look, my lord, there is movement at the city gate!"

boom!The north gate of Linxiang City creaked, a gap opened, and there was a sound of killing from the gate.It seems that there was a scuffle between Jingzhou soldiers and others.

"What's going on?" Liu Pan on the top of the city was trying his best to boost his morale when he suddenly heard the movement from the city gate and turned pale with fright.

"General, it's not good, the Zhang family in the city is rebellious! Zhang Xian and his son opened the north gate with their family soldiers! Prepare to welcome the Yangzhou army into the city!" The school captains cried out with mournful faces.

"what!"

Liu Pan stepped back two or three steps in a row as if struck by lightning.Zhang Xian is the prefect of Changsha!He actually opened the gate of the city and took refuge in Yangzhou Gaocheng?

At this time, a horn sounded from below, and Liu Pan looked quickly, only to see thousands of Yangzhou soldiers besieging the city, led by a general holding a long knife and wearing heavy armor, rushing directly to the north gate.

It's over!Liu Pan closed his eyes in pain.

Swish!A knife gang roared out, and with a puff, it sank into the gap of the city gate, beheading and killing dozens of Jingzhou soldiers at the city gate in an instant.

"My lord, the gate of the city has been broken!" Lu Dai laughed, showing joy.

Even Gao Cheng didn't expect that just after the army besieged Linxiang, there would be a corresponding family in the city.But it's no wonder Liu Biao, he entered Jingzhou single-handedly, in order to seize power, he constantly weakened and attacked the big and small clans in the territory.

The three counties in the north of Jingzhou are not bad. There are large armies guarding and strangling all year round, and ordinary clans can't make any waves.

In the four counties in the south of Jingzhou, there are a large number of clan forces.It cannot be wiped out in a short period of time. Liu Biao's rule in the south of Jingzhou is like a temporarily extinguished crater.It will explode when it hits sparks.

"Good! Good!"

Gao Cheng repeatedly applauded, no one expected that entering Changsha would be so smooth.Sure enough, as Xi Zhicai expected, the Yangzhou army entered the southern counties of Jingzhou at the right time.If Liu Biao was free to deal with the clan forces in the south, it would not be so easy to attack again.

"Youping, go find out who opened the city gate?" Gao Cheng calmed down the situation and sent Zhou Tai out again.

At this time, Xu Chu led [-] elite soldiers into the city, and firmly guarded the north gate. Follow-up soldiers entered the city continuously through the north gate, and began to strangle the Jingzhou soldiers in the city.

(End of this chapter)