Rise of the Heavens

Chapter 540
"Good! Gongjin really lived up to expectations! Jiangling and Jingling are the best places in Nanjun, and now Liu Biao only has Xiangyang as a strong city." Gao Cheng said with a smile.

Xi Zhicai also showed a smile, successively broke through Jiangling and Jingling, and the Jingzhou army was seriously damaged, leaving only one Xiangyang city that could not withstand the siege of the Yangzhou army. Before long, apart from Nanyang County, the territory of Jingzhou would be It will be annexed by the Yangzhou army!The territory under Gao Cheng's command has reached the size of the Chu Kingdom in its heyday.

"My lord, although our army is victorious, the big families in Xiangyang and the Lumen Academy still have a lot of strength. We must guard against them! Moreover, the longer the time drags on, the more opportunities the enemy will have to breathe."

Xi Zhicai's expression became serious, and he said in a deep voice: "The most urgent thing is to order the army to continue to pursue all the way north, and march quickly to the city of Xiangyang. The first is to put pressure on the enemy to shock people's hearts, and the second is to control the main roads in the north of Xiangyang to avoid Dong Zhuo in Guanzhong or Cao Cao in Yanzhou intervene!"

Needless to say, the princes in the south now, as long as Gao Cheng destroys Liu Biao, he can occupy half of the south.After so many years of melee among the princes in the north, the weak ones were basically annexed by the powerful princes.

Yuan Shao occupied Jizhou and defeated Gongsun Zan in the battle, occupying most of Youzhou and part of Qingzhou.Gradually, it has the momentum of Tiger Step Kanto.

After the defeat of Gongsun Zan, Liu Bei occupied Liaoxi County, and then captured Liaodong.

Since the emperor in Guanzhong was still there, Cao Cao could not coerce the emperor to order the princes as in the original timeline, and he did not have the righteousness to conquer the Quartet, so there were not so many civil and military talents who defected to him. Over the years, in addition to sending troops to help Yuan Shao take down Qingzhou, only You can choose to go south to Yuzhou and take all the other counties except Runan County.

However, Xi Zhicai did not despise Cao Cao because of this. According to the information from the Embroidered Guards, Cao Cao raised the people on a large scale in Yuzhou, and the dilapidated Yuzhou has now become much more stable.The Central Plains seems to be the place of the Four Wars, but after Yuan Shao swept away the four northern states, Cao Cao, who occupied Yanzhou and Yuzhou, was instead his barrier to stabilize the Central Plains and shield the South.

Tao Qian in Xuzhou in the east has no ambitions, and after Dong Zhuo (Wang Mang) in the west occupied Guanzhong, he rarely developed to the east.Cao Cao's territory seems to be surrounded by many princes, and there is a situation of destruction at any time, but in fact he has no strong enemies on all sides.If he saw that Liu Biao was about to be destroyed, he would most likely send troops to support him.

"Cao Cao... If he dares to send troops into Jingzhou, I will let him come and go!" Gao Cheng said in a deep voice. But there is no such trend that sweeps the world.

Especially after Gao Cheng breaks through to the third-order supernatural power realm, if the seal is not lifted, he is the incarnation of invincibility in this world.No matter how powerful Cao Cao is, he can't stop Gao Cheng and Yangzhou's million-strong army from pushing horizontally.

"However, what you said, military commander, is correct. Soldiers are precious and fast. Now Liu Biao should have just received the news that Jiangling and Jingling have been breached. If our army can break through Dangyang and Yicheng in a few days and reach the city of Xiangyang, it will certainly be possible. Shake the morale of Jingzhou's army. Maybe you can defeat others without fighting!"

Gao Cheng suddenly thought of the decision of the Jingzhou family after Liu Biao died of illness in the original timeline.

Later, he issued an order to let Lu Dai, Zhou Tai and others lead the army to go northward quickly, join Zhou Yu's army, and attack northward along the Han River.

The Jingzhou army had hundreds of thousands of troops in Jiangling and Jingling. Now that the two cities have been breached, the remaining defeated soldiers hurriedly retreated to Dangyang.

However, Dangyang was originally a small city, and there were not many guards in it. After hearing the news of Jiangling's breach from the remnant soldiers, the guard immediately panicked.The soldiers guarding the city were in a state of confusion.

After Lu Dai, Zhou Tai and others led the dark army to the north, under heavy pressure, the guard gritted his teeth and made the decision to surrender in Kaesong.

Lu Dai left thousands of soldiers and horses to guard the city, and then led the army to continue northward without stopping.At the same time, Zhou Yu also led the navy to go upstream.For a time, the Yangzhou army advanced by land and water. The army, plus the auxiliary soldiers and civilian husbands who transported food, grass and supplies, added up to more than one million.

The army of millions is mighty and terrifying.Gao Cheng, Xi Zhicai and others led the personal guards to walk slowly in the rear, receiving battle reports from Lu Dai and Zhou Yu every once in a while.Every battle report is how many enemies have been beheaded, how much food and grass have been seized...

After a few days.Zhou Yu and Lu Dai sent battle reports, and Yicheng was captured.At this time, the Yangzhou army was far away from Xiangyang, and there was no obstacle in between.The million-strong army soon arrived outside the city of Xiangyang, approaching the city.

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The ancient Han River was rushing, and the faint sunlight reflected a faint golden light on the river. More than a hundred huge warships were running across the river, and countless elite soldiers were inside the warships, with great momentum.

On the bank of the river is a huge city with a wall of more than ten feet. There are many soldiers on the wall, but each of these soldiers has weak limbs and looks frightened.

"Most of the Jingzhou army was wiped out in Jiangling and Jingling. It seems that the troops in Xiangyang City are already insufficient. Liu Biao actually let the strong men who have not experienced much fighting to defend the city. This is preparing to fight to the end!"

On a warship, Gao Cheng used his clairvoyance to see everything on the city wall from a distance of several miles.Jingzhou's army suffered heavy losses. Huang Zhong and Wenpin were captured. Liu Biao had no other generals to command the army except Zhang Yun and Cai Mao.

After Gao Cheng boarded the warship, he sent someone to deliver a letter to Liu Biao to persuade him to surrender. He made a condition that as long as Liu Biao was willing to open the city gate and surrender, his life would be guaranteed.Now it seems that the other party is not ready to accept this kindness.

Xi Zhicai, Zhou Yu, and Xu Chu stood by Gao Cheng's side. Each of them was in a good mood. Zhou Yu laughed and said, "Liu Biao is a celebrity in the world, and he has some self-esteem. The reason why he is unwilling to surrender is that he can't save face." Besides, we should still be waiting for reinforcements from Cao Cao."

Xi Zhicai laughed and said, "General Lu has already led an army of [-] north to Xinye. Even if Cao Cao has reinforcements, he will never come to Xiangyang in a short time. When Xinye City is broken, my lord can send Liu Biao the official seal of Xinye County Magistrate. , cut off the hope of Xiangyang..."

Gao Cheng said lightly: "Gong Jin and the military division are right, but there is no need to trouble yourself, I have already broken through the bottleneck and reached the supernatural power level, and I can use my supernatural powers again to smash down the walls of Xiangyang City!"

Zhou Yu and Xi Zhicai looked at each other. After Jiangling City was broken, they had speculations in their hearts.Unexpectedly, the lord directly revealed his cultivation base now.

If the news of Gao Cheng breaking through the third level gets out, the old guys who are trapped at the peak of the second level will definitely flock to him.Explicitly or secretly inquire about breakthrough realm information.

　There is a power outage in the house. . .Hot to death.It is now updated in the Internet cafe.Post Chapter 2 later.

　　
　
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