Rise of the Heavens

Chapter 500 Whale Swallows Jingzhou (Part [-])
Soon, Zhou Tai came back to report, "My lord, it's Zhang Xian, the prefect of Changsha! He led the soldiers in the city and opened the north gate of Linxiang. Now General Xu has controlled the entire city!"

The name of Zhang Xian, the prefect of Changsha, is no stranger to Gao Cheng. This person is not very famous in history, but he has a lot of influence in Jingzhou.He successively served as the prefect of Lingling, Guiyang, and then Changsha. He won the hearts of the people in the four counties in the south of Jingzhou.

This time Gao Cheng led his army westward, Zhang Xian saw the right time and decisively launched a rebellion in response.Gao Cheng was a little surprised.

"So it was him!" Gao Cheng replied.

At this time, a strong wave of Gang Qi suddenly broke out in the city, but the wave quickly subsided, and soon a lieutenant of the Yangzhou Military Academy climbed up the city wall with a head and shouted: "Liu Pan is dead, Why don't you just let go of your hands?"

"It's really General Liu's head!"

Some of the soldiers that Liu Pan managed to gather with great difficulty lost all fighting spirit after seeing the general's head, and surrendered one after another.He was guarded by a team of Yangzhou soldiers.

After a brief tidying up in the city, Gao Cheng brought Gu Yong and others into Linxiang.At this time Zhang Xian and his son had been waiting at the city gate for a long time.

"Meet High Envoy!"

Zhang Xian is no longer young, his hair is gray, but his spine is straight, and there is a trace of stubbornness on his face.Even bowing and saluting gave people a rigid impression.His son, Zhang Yi, did not have such an aura. He stood beside Zhang Xian and was obsequious. When he saw Zhou Tai and Lu Dai, these generals who were full of evil spirits, there was a trace of fear in his eyes.

Zhang Xian and his son came out to meet him in person, of course Gao Cheng would not put on airs, he hurried to Zhang Xian's side and lifted him up.He laughed and said, "Prefect Zhang is being polite! Thank you for helping the prefect in this battle, otherwise the Yangzhou army would not have been able to break through the city so easily!"

The two sides exchanged pleasantries, and then Zhang Xian, a local snake, led the way, leading Gao Cheng and others to the hall of the government office in the city.When they were walking together, Gao Cheng deliberately wooed each other, lowered his posture on purpose, and had a good chat with Zhang Xian.

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Linxiang was the seat of Changsha, and the fall of the city meant that the entire Changsha County fell into the hands of Gao Cheng. Gao Cheng then appointed Zhang Xian as the prefect of Changsha, and his official position remained the same, which was like tying him to his chariot.

In early October, Zhang Xian sent letters to Lingling, Guiyang, and Wuling counties.The clan forces of the three counties responded one after another. Before Gao Cheng sent an army, the prefects and county magistrates of the three counties changed their flags and became his subordinates.

When the news reached Xiangyang, Liu Biao was furious and accelerated the deployment of troops. With Wenpin as the general, he mobilized 50 soldiers and horses from Nanjun, Nanyang, and Jiangxia to go south to Jiangling.

However, when Liu Biao sent Wenpin to lead his troops south, Gao Cheng handed over the army to Lu Dai, and then appointed Gu Yong to be in charge of the civil affairs and food supplies of the four counties in Jingnan.He himself took Xu Chu to the north to Chaisang quietly.Join Zhou Yu and Xi Zhicai's navy.

"Liu Biao's 50 troops were held back by Duke Ding in Jiangling, so Jiangxia would have no reinforcements. If he can defeat the Jingzhou navy on the river this time, Jiangxia will not be owned by Liu Biao!"

When Gao Cheng was on his way, he was still thinking.The current situation is very favorable to Yangzhou. Liu Biao was caught off guard by the sudden dispatch of troops, and then he used Zhang Xian's influence to quickly control the four southern counties, and successfully mobilized Jingzhou's reserve forces to Jiangling.

However, Liu Biao and Wenpin were not fools. They knew that Jingzhou soldiers and horses were not sure of victory in the battle of Yangzhou, so they were angry in their hearts. The army was still stationed in Jiangling and would not rush out.

Xi Zhicai had anticipated this situation before sending out troops, so he did not go to Jingzhou with the army, but came to Chaisang camp with Yu Ji.

To break Jingzhou, you must first defeat its water army.Gao Cheng, Xi Zhicai and Zhou Yu knew it very well.

In mid-October, the weather is still hot, and the river is flowing eastward.After Gao Cheng came to the Caisang water village, he immediately brought Zhou Yu, Xi Zhicai, Chen Dao and others to the high platform of the water village, and began to discuss ways to defeat the Jingzhou navy.

"My lord, our army and the Jingzhou Navy have had victories and losses over the years. After training, our warships and soldiers have actually surpassed each other. It's just that Jingzhou's general Huang Zhong is too strong!"

Zhou Yu smiled wryly, and said, "Not long ago, the military master Xi and I urged the inheritance artifact at the same time, but we couldn't break through the battle formation trained by Huang Zhong. This man is as brave as Lu Bu!"

Zhou Yu and Chen Dao were sitting in Chaisang Water Village. They have been unable to repel the enemy all these years. It's not because they are not skilled in military tactics, but because the other side has a strong man who is about to step into the realm of supernatural powers.In the face of such a powerful strength, any conspiracy is useless.As long as Huang Zhong is not defeated, the Yangzhou Navy will not go further west.

Gao Cheng nodded slightly, of course he knew how powerful Huang Zhong was, one of the Five Tigers of the Shu Han in the future, could rank in the top ten among countless generals in this world.It is not easy for Zhou Yu and Chen Dao to keep the Chaisang Water Village.

"My lord, Huang Zhong is nothing to be afraid of! When the battle comes, my subordinates are willing to take this man's head off!" Xu Chu said in a deep voice from the side.

Xu Chu made a lot of contributions to the capture of Changsha this time, and was promoted to general by Gao Cheng.Hearing that Jingzhou was guarded by peerless generals, he immediately became motivated to fight.

Gao Cheng's eyes fell on him, and he said with a smile: "Zhongkang is really a brave man, well, when the navy battles, it's up to you to fight Huang Zhong!"

At this time, besides the three top experts Gao Cheng, Xu Chu and Yu Ji, there were also top generals Chen Dao, soul refining experts Xi Zhicai, and Zhou Yu who gathered in Chaisang water village at this time.With so many strong men joining forces, as long as they all make a move, no matter how strong Huang Zhong is, he won't be able to resist it.

Without Huang Zhong, the Jingzhou navy would have no confidence to support it.

"Gongjin, this is located in Daoist Ji. You should have heard of his name. In tomorrow's battle, Zhongkang will face Huang Zhong, and Daoist Yu Ji will use the magic wind technique to reverse the direction of the wind. Help you, and we must break through the water in Jingzhou." Master, capture Jiangxia!" Gao Cheng said with a serious expression.

Zhou Yu arched his hands and replied seriously: "This subordinate will never disappoint the Lord's expectations!"

With the help of Yu Ji, a master of soul refining who is good at wind and thunder spells, Yangzhou Navy's shortcomings in fighting against the current immediately made up for most of the shortcomings, and with the help of strong winds, Huang Zu was unable to use any fire attacks.

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On the second day, the horn sounded in the vastness of the river, and the fog was misty. Countless soldiers boarded the warships, and with the sound of drums, hundreds of warships poured out of the Chaisang Water Village.Covering more than half of the river.

(End of this chapter)