His guess was not wrong, and soon Zhang Zhao came to restore his life, and personally brought Zhou Yu to meet him, for Zhou Yu's talent. Gao Cheng attaches great importance to it in his heart, and he also shows this feeling of attention, which makes Zhou Yu feel flattered.

In any case, Zhou Yu was only a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, talented and intelligent, and he had not yet honed the kind of sophistication that had insight into human nature, and he was soon enveloped by Gao Cheng.

"Zhang Zhao, Zhou Yu, the two top talents in the future of Dongwu, one inside and one outside, are now my subordinates, and when Zhou Yu grows up completely, there will be a general in Jingzhou in the west!"

Gao Cheng was happy in his heart, and he said secretly: "In addition to Zhou Yu, there is also a top talent Lu Su in Yangzhou! Now that I have fame, I occupy two counties, and I am qualified to conquer him!"

If he can become a pastor in Yangzhou, as long as he performs well, the talents in Yangzhou can basically be used by him. Just when Gao Cheng was thinking about taking Zhou Yu and Lu Su to the west to conquer Jingzhou and go north to Xuzhou in the future, there was an urgent military situation from Tanma, and Liu Biao from Jingzhou made a move! Not only Liu Biao, but also Yuan Shu and Tao Qian all sent soldiers and horses to make a gesture of sending troops to Lujiang and Jiujiang.

Xuzhou and Yuan Shu are all bluffs, Gao Cheng and Xi Zhicai have already analyzed in Shouchun, and now Jiujiang has Xi Zhicai, Lu Dai, Chen Zhi and Jiang Qin stationed, and there is no danger.

The only one who can inflict heavy damage on Lujiang County is the Jingzhou army. After Gao Cheng got the news, he immediately asked Zhou Tai to lead 100,000 sailors from Chaohu Lake up the river and go to Pengze to wait.

Gao Cheng took Chen Wu, who had just defected to him, as well as Zhou Cang, and Wu Anguo, who had recovered from his injuries, and was ready to lead 50,000 foot soldiers to join the sailors, but before leaving, he thought about it for a while and brought Zhou Yu with him.

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"There is the Huai River in the north of the Lujiang River, and there are mountains in the west, and if the Jingzhou army wants to attack, the only way to attack is to gather troops in Jiangxia, advance by land and water, and take Chaisang. Therefore, this time in a big battle with the Jingzhou army, it depends on whether our army can occupy Chaisang first! As long as Chaisang is in hand, the Jingzhou Navy Division will not be able to advance half a step eastward!"

Outside, there is a white wave surging, endless, vast and vast, on this endless river, hundreds of warships puff up their sails, a large number of sailors step on the side of the ship, turn the oars on the river.

On one of the warships, Gao Cheng, Zhou Yu, Zhou Tai, Wu Anguo, Zhou Cang and others stood on the deck, looking ahead from a distance.

Among the generals present, only Zhou Tai could understand the meaning of these words, and he thought about it a little, and couldn't help but look at this young man who had blended into the army.

Gao Cheng laughed and said: "What Gong Jin said is very true, Chaisang is the gateway to the west of Yangzhou, and it is also the important place where the Yangtze River and Pengze Lake meet, if it is lost here, Jingzhou Liu Biao will be able to occupy Pengze, and even if it can resist the opponent's attack, it will lose Yuzhang County!"

"The six counties of Yangzhou are the foundation of our development, how can they fall into the hands of Liu Biao! When Liu Biao is repulsed, our army will take Chaisang as the base, go south to Yuzhang, and completely block the road to Jingzhou's eastward advance!"

At this time, except for Zhou Yu, everyone else around Gao Cheng was a confidant who had followed him for many years, and Zhou Yu was also very smart, so Gao Cheng directly said his next strategy. And it was not concealed.

Zhou Yu's expression remained unchanged when he heard this, and it was obvious that he had already thought of his strategy. If there is chaos today, Gao Cheng wants to occupy the six counties of Yangzhou, which is a manifestation of enterprising, and the probability of achieving great things in the future is very great.

A few hours after setting off from Pengze, the water surface in front of him shrank sharply, and a city could be seen faintly in the distance on the bank of the river. The humidity rises, and a trace of mist covers the surface of the river, making it difficult to see clearly.

"Lord, there is Chaisang City ahead!" Zhou Tai said in a deep voice.

Chaisang belongs to Yuzhang County, Yuzhang Taishou is Hua Xin, and he is also a capable minister, but Hua Xin can't lead troops, Gao Cheng and Jingzhou sailors are fighting in Chaisang, so there is no need to worry about him meddling.

Gao Cheng looked around and didn't feel the killing aura, the Jingzhou army had not yet arrived, but let him pick up the cheap, and he could occupy Chaisang first without effort.

"Pass the order, and the army will speed up!"

Gao Cheng gave an order, and the speed of hundreds of warships suddenly increased by several percent, and the sailors on the ship shouted loudly and rowed the oars hard, and soon Chaisang City was in sight.

Yuzhang has a vast area, and the territory is full of mountains and rivers, and there are mountain and water thieves everywhere, and these barbarian thieves often attack the city, bringing huge losses to the entire county. When there was no conflict between Jingzhou and Yangzhou, Chaisang was just an ordinary county town, not very prosperous.

When the county commander in the city saw hundreds of warships, his face turned blue, and the only one who could dispatch so many warships and sailors was Lujiang Taishou Gaocheng. Is this Taishou going south to Yuzhang?

After thinking about it for a while, the county order couldn't resist it at its own expense, and directly ordered the city gate to be opened to welcome the army into the city.

"This county order is a bit eye-catching!" Gao Cheng smiled faintly, after the army entered the city, let this county commander live in his original position, now that the Jingzhou army is coming, there must be a person who is familiar with the nearby terrain and pacifies the people. Not suitable for reassignment.

Next, Gao Cheng asked Zhou Tai to build a water village outside, and Wu Anguo sat in the city, supervised the county order, and recruited people to strengthen the city. Gao Cheng took Zhou Yu to deal with various things.

"Lord, I have received information that the general of Jingzhou who is attacking this time is Huang Zu, and there are Liu Pan, Huang Zhong, and Zhang Shuo under his command! He led 150,000 sailors and 50,000 foot soldiers, a total of 200,000 troops, and the vanguard has reached Xiaqi!" Zhou Cang received the news from Tanma and immediately came to report.

Gao Cheng heard this and muttered, "Huang Zhong, he really came!"

An army of 200,000 is nothing, as long as Gao Cheng uses the Tiangang Divine Thunder to attack with all his might, he can turn tens of thousands of soldiers into ashes with one move, and only Huang Zhong is the only one who makes him feel jealous.

This peerless general, who is old and capable of rivaling Guan Yu, is now at the peak of his strength. Superb knife skills, good at archery, except for the different weapons, he is simply a copy of Lu Bu.

Fortunately, Huang Zhong is a side branch of the Huang clan in Jingzhou, and the Huang clan has already produced a Jiangxia Taishou Huang Zu, if Huang Zhong is reused, he will be able to control most of the military power in Jingzhou.

Liu Biao was jealous, and would rather let Huang Zu take charge of the army than let Huang Zhong become the representative of the Huang family. These are some of the information that Gao Cheng sent to collect a few years ago, so that Gao Cheng has some understanding of the forces in Jingzhou.

After getting this information, Gao Cheng only knew Huang Zhong's family background, so he didn't send someone to contact him, unless he could grasp the power of Jingzhou and control the lifeblood of the Huang family in Jingzhou, so that he could recruit this peerless general!