"This battle, thanks to the divine power of the lord! Otherwise, the nine Soul Refining Levels of the Shanyue High Priest would not be easy to deal with!" Xi Zhicai couldn't help but sigh after seeing Gao Cheng.

What he said came from the bottom of his heart, the Yangzhou army has been able to develop step by step to the present, relying on Gao Cheng's strength and vision, as for Xi Zhicai and other generals and strategists, their abilities are not weak, they are all soul refining powerhouses or refining gang generals, but they are not indispensable characters.

Just like Liu Xiu, the Guangwu Emperor of the year, his own Wentao and martial arts strategies are enough to crush all the courtiers, whether it is Deng Yu or Wu Han, these Wenchen generals who can shine in other eras, after being put under Liu Xiu's command, they also made great contributions, but their reputation was always covered by Liu Xiu, and their reputation was finally not obvious in later generations.

Of course, taking refuge in such a lord who is very outstanding in Wen Taowu and Wu, he is full of confidence, and at least he does not have to worry about being suspicious of heroes like Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty.

Gao Cheng and Xi Zhicai drank in a pavilion, the surrounding cool breeze was blowing, and streams flowed through the backyard, which was the residence of a wealthy businessman in Nanchang City, which was temporarily requisitioned by Xi Zhicai.

At this time, around the pavilion, there was no one else except Xu Chu. The new Taishou of Yuzhang County is Xu Xuan, who is now busy sorting out the affairs of Yuzhang County, so he has no leisure to come here to drink and have fun.

Gao Cheng picked up the wine bottle from the wooden table, slowly tasted the taste of the wine, listened to Xi Zhicai's praise, couldn't help but smile slightly, and joked: "Zhicai, when did you learn to flatter like everyone else?"

Xi Zhicai waved his hand and said: "What flattery, this is my sincere words! If the lord does not have such a strong strength, I am afraid that this time it will really be as Liu Biao wishes, the army and the Shanyue soldiers and horses will not be able to hold each other, and then Jingzhou will be given the opportunity to take advantage of the weakness!"

"Also, Yanzhou Mu Cao Cao, although he has the support of the Cao family and the Xiahou family, his own strength is not as good as the lord's father, and his family background is not as good as the Yuan family in Runan, and now he is still subordinate to Yuan Shao. If Cao Cao has the strength of the lord, I think this person's achievements in the future are limitless!"

Gao Cheng nodded, in the past few days, he was in Nanchang City, and he could also receive news from the embroidered guard. Now the north is still Wang Mang, Wang Yun, and Yuan Shao, among which Wang Mang and Lu Bu under Wang Yun are constantly fighting, each with its own winners and losers. And Yuan Shao finally defeated the alliance of Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei not long ago, occupying the entire Jizhou, as well as a small part of Qingzhou and Youzhou.

And Yanzhou Cao Cao, after pacifying the Yellow Turban rebellion in the territory, was ordered by Yuan Shao to go north to Qingzhou to compete with Liu Bei. The elite soldiers under his command were killed by Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, two peerless fierce generals, and suffered a lot of losses.

Nominally, Cao Cao is a prince all the way, but in fact, he has to rely on Yuan Shao's snort. worked hard to fight Liu Bei in Qingzhou, but the territory seized was taken over by Yuan Shao.

Cao Cao is far from being able to compare with the top three in the north now, but in the eyes of real discerning people, Cao Cao is a great potential stock, among which the Yingchuan Xun family, which is also one of the eight great families in the world, attaches great importance to him, and Xun Yu, a descendant of the lineage, went to take refuge.

Xun Yu is Wang Zuozhicai, and he is also the real descendant of the Yingchuan Xun family, and he will have the opportunity to become the head of the Xun family in the future. Such a character defected to Cao Cao, which is enough to give people a great shock.

"Zhicai, now that Yuzhang Shanyue has been pacified, there is Wang Lang in Danyang County and don't worry about it for the time being, I have sent Jiang Qin to Huiji County, and Yu Zhuan, a famous person in Huiji, can also pacify the remnants of Shanyue. What's next?"

Gao Cheng put down the wine bottle, admired the surrounding rockery and flowing water, as well as the small lake dug not far away, and asked lightly. He had a general idea in his mind, but he didn't have a complete plan yet, so he wanted to ask Xi Zhicai, the military advisor.

Xi Zhicai's body moved when he heard this, his eyes swept over Gao Cheng's face, the thoughts in his heart turned quickly, and after thinking for a while, he said: "Our army has just experienced a big war, and there are not many soldiers and horses damaged, according to the normal situation, it is natural to repair it, and wait until the grain and grass are harvested, and there is sufficient grain and grass to supplement the military resources before making other moves!"

"The meaning of the lord's words, do you want to send troops again in a short period of time?"

Gao Cheng nodded slightly, and said softly: "Yes! Before the Shanyue chaos, our army was preparing to go west to Jingzhou, but it was dragged by Shanyue, and now Shanyue has no threat, so naturally we want to attack Jingzhou according to the original plan!"

Xi Zhi thought about it for a while, and there was no opposition to Gao Cheng's plan in his heart, Yangzhou had more than one million soldiers and horses, and this time only 300,000 troops were dispatched. In Lujiang and Runan, there were still two or three hundred thousand troops that had not been dispatched. Now mobilizing these soldiers and horses to unite with the Chaisan battalion can raise an army of nearly 500,000.

There is no problem with the troops, and the timing of the troops is not bad, Yangzhou has just defeated Shanyue, and Jingzhou must have thought that Gao Cheng would temporarily rest the army. Not ready for a sudden big battle.

The time and place are favorable, Gao Cheng occupies the time and the people, and sends troops to attack Jingzhou, which has a lot of certainty of victory.

"It's not impossible for the lord to attack Jingzhou, but it's just that attacking Jingzhou mainly relies on the navy! Jiangxia has Huang Zu and Huang Zhong in charge, and our sailors don't have too many advantages compared with Jingzhou. ”

Xi Zhicai said: "There are seven counties in Jingzhou. Nanyang County was originally occupied by Yuan Shu, and after Yuan Shu's death, Dong Zhuo in Guanzhong sent troops to fight for it, and Liu Biao each occupied half of the city. In addition to Nanyang County, the essence of Jingzhou is in Nanjun and Jiangxia County. However, Liu Biao has very deep roots in these two counties!"

Speaking of this, Xi Zhi paused to let Gao Cheng digest what he had just said, and seeing Gao Cheng nodding slightly, he continued: "So I suggest that if the lord attacks Jingzhou, it is better to take 200,000 mountain barbarians as the vanguard, first attack the four southern counties of Jingzhou, and then threaten Jiangxia and Nanjun with infantry to the north, and the sailors to the west." Two-way pinch!"

Occupy the four counties of Jingnan first?

When Gao Cheng heard this, he couldn't help but nod in agreement. Xi Zhicai's strategy is good, Jingzhou's biggest advantage is that the naval division is strong, whether it is the strength of the naval army or the ships, they are above the Yangzhou naval division, and Yangzhou attacks Jingzhou, against the water, in the downwind.

But according to what Xi Zhicai said, first taking the four counties of Wuling, Guiyang, Lingling, and Changsha in the south of Jingzhou, you can make use of your strengths and avoid weaknesses, give full play to the strength of the Yangzhou army's foot soldiers, and put great pressure on Jingzhou, after all, Jingzhou only has seven counties, and if you lose most of them at once, anyone will have a little gaffe.

If Liu Biao loses his mind and sends a large army south to fight for the four counties of Jingnan, it will be in Gao Cheng's hands. The naval army is not sure of victory, but in terms of infantry, Yangzhou's advantage is very obvious.