"The strategy of the military division is good! Sending troops from both directions, advancing by land and water, can give full play to our advantages to the limit, the news from the embroidered clothes guard, the four counties of Jingnan are not really obedient to Liu Biao, as soon as our army arrives, there is strong pressure, and the clans of the four counties of Jingnan will definitely have some changes!" Gao Cheng said.

When Gao Cheng mentioned the clans of the four counties of Jingnan, Xi Zhicai's face also showed a smile, if the hidden danger of Yangzhou is the four surnames of Shanyue and Wu County, then the biggest hidden danger in Jingzhou is the large and small sect and thief forces entrenched in various places.

The so-called clan thieves are wealthy families and local tycoons who do not obey the control of the Han Dynasty. Each of these forces has thousands or tens of thousands, building weapons and fighting with each other, like small princes who have divided the land.

The entire thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, the land of Hebei in the Central Plains is the cream of the world, and it is regarded as its own territory by the Han royal family and the major families.

In other words, if a wealthy family wants to grow, it must occupy a large amount of land and money. However, the land and money in the Central Plains are limited, and most of them have been swallowed up by the Han royal family and the major families, and the rise of other families is equivalent to grabbing food in their mouths. There's not much room for growth.

If you want to become a famous family in the world, you can only hope to start in the border states and counties that have not yet been touched by the eight great families in the world.

Among them, Youzhou and Liangzhou are close to the grassland and the Qiang people, and there is no room for growth due to years of war. Yangzhou and Jingzhou, located in the south, have no other enemies except for the occasional mountain raid by Shanyue and Shanman, so one by one local wealthy clans began to grow savagely, and finally grew into clans entrenched in various places.

When Liu Biao entered Jingzhou, it can be said that there were many sect thieves, and even Xiangyang City was occupied by the so-called clan thief forces, Cai Mao, Kuai Liang, and Kuai Yue took refuge in Liu Biao, made suggestions, deliberately released words to negotiate with the clan forces, but set up a Hongmen banquet, and killed many clan leaders during the negotiation, and subdued Nanjun and Jiangxia County in one fell swoop.

However, in the four southern counties of Jingzhou, there are still a large number of clan forces. These forces were intimidated by Liu Biao's power and temporarily bowed their heads to show their submission, but as long as anyone with a discerning eye could see that as long as Jingzhou encountered any turmoil, these forces would jump out and strike a blow at Liu Biao.

Gao Cheng remembered that in the original timeline, in a few years, Zhang Xian, a native of Changsha, would lead the three counties of Lingling and Guiyang to rebel, and Liu Biao sent troops to fight for years and years, but they could not win.

"No wonder, in the original timeline, Liu Biao will let his nephew Liu Pan and Huang Zhong, a peerless general, guard Changsha County, in addition to guarding against Sun Ce in Yangzhou, it also has the role of suppressing the clans in the territory!" Gao Cheng said secretly in his heart.

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After Gao Cheng and Xi Zhicai discussed in Nanchang, they did not give an order immediately. Now that Wu Anguo led the army, he has just withdrawn from Runan, and the Shanyue of Yuzhang, Huiji and Danyang counties has not been completely cleared. It's not a good time to send troops.

As long as all the Shanyue is repelled to the mountains and forests, the Yangzhou army can free up its hands and start the strategy of the westward expedition.

While waiting, Gao Cheng received a message from Zhang Zhao. The four families of Gu, Lu, Zhang, and Zhu of Wu County, after receiving the news of the defeat of Shanyue by the Yangzhou army, sent their descendants to Shouchun to visit Zhang Zhao and faintly expressed their submission.

Gu's descendant is Gu Yong, who is the future prime minister of Eastern Wu. The Lu family has Lu Xun, Lu Kang, and Lu Ji, among which Lu Xun is the governor and prime minister of Eastern Wu who can be compared to Zhou Yu. There are also the children of the Zhang family and the Zhu family, and there are also many talents who have the talents of generals and county guards.

Now that the four families are willing to bow their heads and surrender, Gao Cheng will not rush to kill them all, after all, so many talents can double Yangzhou's power in an instant.

Another point, the four great families bowed their heads and surrendered, which means that Gao Cheng has completely secured the position of Yangzhou pastor, and in the future, he will go west and the north, and basically do not have to worry about the instability of the rear.

Shou Chun.

Gao Cheng rode into the city with Xu Chu and more than a dozen personal soldiers. At this time, the news of the complete victory of the Yangzhou army had already spread throughout Shouchun, and the people on the street were all happy. Expressions of excitement and pride.

The soldiers of the Yangzhou army have an inextricable relationship with these people, in addition to the displaced people who are appeased, a large part of the army is the relatives of these people, especially after hearing the news that the damage of the southern expeditionary army is not serious, these people cheered, but also let go of a trace of worry about their relatives.

Gao Cheng tried his best to hide his breath, and when he saw the excited expressions of these people, he couldn't help but show a smile. However, he did not stop on the street, but led everyone quickly to the front of the city government.

"Lord, there is a master in front!" Xu Chu, who was guarding Gao Cheng's side, suddenly changed his expression, stepped forward immediately, protected Gao Cheng behind him, his eyes burst out with a trace of cold light, and looked towards the corner of the side of the mansion.

After the battle in Linru, Xu Chu also knew that Gao Cheng had a cultivation that was no less than his own, but it was still the same sentence, the son of a daughter could not sit down, Gao Cheng was in danger of the Yangzhou forces, and he tried not to make a move if he could.

And he Xu Chu, as the commander of the pro-army, is responsible for protecting the safety of the lord. When encountering danger or masters, you must block in front of Gao Cheng as soon as possible.

Gao Cheng swept his eyes and saw a corner of the mansion, half-squatting a man with scattered hair and unable to see his face clearly, although this man was half-squatting, he could see that his body was burly, and his body was strong, containing a strong evil qi. Cultivation is absolutely above the sevenfold refining gang.

"Who is the thief, report your name!" Xu Chu shouted violently, his momentum was fierce, and the invisible knife was mixed with a powerful momentum and pressed towards the man.

Well?

As if sensing the breath of the outside world at this time, the man raised his head and suddenly saw Gao Cheng riding on the horse, the man's eyes opened suddenly, and his blood-red eyes were full of murder, and a hint of joy appeared.

"High Envoy-kun, you're finally back!"

The man stood up, his body bloomed with yellow gangqi, blocking Xu Chu's invisible knife from his body, he saw Xu Chu who was bursting with momentum, his heart suddenly suddenly, and he hurriedly took a step back, indicating that there was no hostility.

"General Pan, why are you?"

Gao Cheng carefully identified it, and only then did he recognize the identity of this man, and he couldn't help but show surprise. The man with messy hair and ragged clothes in front of him turned out to be Pan Feng, the confidant of Jizhou Mu Hanfu.

When the princes were in the alliance, Gao Cheng and Han Fu had a very happy conversation, and after snatching hundreds of thousands of people from Lu Bu, they still bought enough grain and grass from Han Fu. The two sides have a good relationship.

Yuan Shao coveted Jizhou and Han Fu to make enemies. When the two were fighting openly and secretly, Gao Cheng was in the gourd world and didn't pay much attention. I don't know Pan Feng's situation either. Unexpectedly, he suddenly appeared in Yangzhou.