Youzhou is also mostly plain, and Cao Jun entered Youzhou.
Going all the way north, we soon arrived at Youzhou Mansion, the capital of Youzhou.
From the map, Youzhou Prefecture is located in the southern area of Youzhou, which is still far away from the turbulent northern territory of Youzhou.
The supplies of food and supplies for Cao Su's army are about to run out. If it weren't for the help of friends in the Jianghu, they would never be able to reach Youzhou.
In Youzhou Prefecture, the people in the city rushed to the top of the city to watch.
In the distance, between heaven and earth, tens of thousands of troops were slowly approaching from the wasteland.
Cao Su was wearing black crystal armor and was at the forefront of the army.
The cavalry leading the way galloped across the wilderness, and countless smoke and dust were raised under the "rumbling" sound of horse hooves.
"Woo——"
The trumpet sounded in Cao's army.
When the people in the city saw it, they all showed surprise.
The imperial army, which was rumored to be "very weak", was much more powerful than they imagined.
In the dark army, swords were like a forest, battle flags were flying in the sky, and the blood and evil energy soaring into the sky could be faintly detected from miles away.
Soon, the two cavalry groups on the left and right separated into two groups of hundreds of cavalrymen.
As if competing for who could arrive at Youzhou Mansion first, the final sprint of the two cavalry groups was extremely fast.
"General Pingbei is attacking General Zhang Ke!"
"The brave General Luo Yi under General Pingbei!"
Two pioneer officers on the left and right loudly announced to the city that the heavenly army had arrived.
This is a necessary procedure, and there was a commotion on the tower.
Soon the suspension bridge came down, the city gate opened wide, and a middle-aged man in official uniform came out leading several officials.
When Zhang Ke saw this man's official uniform, he immediately frowned.
"Yuan Yao, the chief secretary of Youzhou Prefecture, has met the general."
The middle-aged man came forward and greeted Zhang Ke and Luo Yi.
Zhang Ke immediately asked: "Where is the Palace Master? Why don't you see the Palace Master?"
Yuan Yao knew that the other party must have asked this question, and he immediately showed an embarrassed look: "The master of the palace has gone to suppress the bandits. Now in the city, only the lower officials are guarding it."
The master of the palace has gone to suppress the bandits?
Zhang Ke and Luo Yi looked at each other, not knowing what to do.
Normally in this situation, the other palace master should greet Cao Su where he is.
The chief clerk, Yuan Yao, had a very good attitude. He smiled bitterly and apologized to the two of them: "I hope the general will forgive me."
Zhang Ke sneered and said: "If you don't suppress the bandits early, you won't suppress the bandits later. How can we suppress the bandits as soon as our army arrives?"
He was very dissatisfied and turned around and took away his cavalrymen.
Luo Yi was not very happy either, but he always said little, so he followed Zhang Ke and left the city gate.
Soon, the center of Cao's army arrived, and Cao Su rode forward, bringing with him his own cavalry and many generals.
The chief clerk, Yuan Yao, was still waiting at the door. After Cao Su came, he still said the same thing.
Cao Su was silent for a moment, and then said: "You lead the way first, our army is going to enter the city."
Cao Su is based in Youzhou, and Youzhou will be his base camp in the future, so he must find a suitable base.
Youzhou's capital city has thick walls, a large population, and the tiger is on the boundary bridge. The military front is directed towards Guangzhou and Lingzhou. It is an excellent place.
Yuan Yao immediately led the way, and Cao Su led an infantry of 50,000 horses into the city. As soon as the army arrived, they walked up to the city wall, first disarmed the original army of Youzhou Prefecture, and officially took over the city.
After Yuan Yao saw it, his expression changed slightly.
But he didn't say much. This situation had been expected for a long time.
"Where is the warehouse? Take me to the warehouse."
As soon as Cao Su entered the city, he did not go to the city lord's palace first, but instead asked to see the warehouse.
There are three warehouses in Youzhou Prefecture, the largest of which is the Chengnan Warehouse.
As a result, there were only a few bags of rice inside, and the weapons were rusty, so they couldn't get a better pair of armor together.
The empty warehouse shocked him.
"Where's the food and grass?"
Cao Su snorted coldly, and the city clerk who was following him hurriedly told the whole story.
"Your Excellency, you don't know. All the food and grass have been taken away by the Palace Master to suppress the bandits."
Cao Su raised his voice, "Luo Jian took away all the food and grass? How brave he is!"
Luo Jian, the lord of Youzhou Palace, took the position of lord of Youzhou Palace in the fifth year of Zhengguang reign. He is the fourth rank, and is at the same level as Cao Su in terms of rank.
For many years in Youzhou, Luo Jian has been working diligently, and there has never been much turmoil in Youzhou. Until this year, before the death of the late emperor, a big bandit suddenly appeared in Youzhou and swept through many places in Youzhou. Therefore, Luo Jian frequently
Ask the court for support.
Therefore, the tribute to the imperial court was cut off. The reason was that Youzhou was in a difficult situation and was entering a life-or-death situation.
What he didn't expect was that the imperial court really heard his voice and sent tens of thousands of elite forbidden troops to Youzhou.
He never figured it out. Aren't the forbidden troops supposed to protect the city of gods? If so many forbidden troops came all of a sudden, what would the city of gods do?
“The food and grass are gone, what should Youzhou City do?”
Cao Su roared angrily, his inner energy of the third level rolled over, and the strong evil energy in his body rushed upward.
The chief secretary, Yuan Yao, was so frightened that he immediately knelt on the ground with a "pop" sound: "General, forgive me!"
Cao Su glanced at Yuan Yao. Luo Jian deliberately left this man here because his bones were soft?
There is no food in the city. If it were Cao's army before, they might not be able to survive for a few days.
Now that Cao Su has received some assistance, it will be no problem to support him for a while, but the food shortage problem is still serious.
Cao Su thought of this and said in a solemn voice: "Get up, you are not allowed to kneel."
Yuan Yao stood up tremblingly, still very scared, worried that Cao Su would chop off his head in a rage.
"Where is the list of officials in the city? Bring them all to me."
"Also, show me the account books. By the way, there are some big families and big forces in this city. Come and talk to me about them."
When Cao Su entered Youzhou for the first time, there were too many places to learn about. He first had to start with Youzhou City to understand the forces in Youzhou City.
The entire population of Youzhou is very sparse, but because of Youzhou's strategic location, many famous mountains and rivers were born in the central area, and many sect elders established sects here.
The two of them were standing at the door of the warehouse, not far from the city lord's palace.
Yuan Yao followed Cao Su's request and talked while walking.
There are three famous factions in Youzhou Prefecture, the most famous of which is the Piaoxue Sect.
The Piaoxue Sect is the number one sect in Youzhou Prefecture. It is also among the top three sects in the entire Youzhou. This sect is famous for its various "frost skills". Most of the disciples who practice in this sect are
They all have "glacier physiques" and are close to ice and snow weather. The closer to the ice and snow weather, the faster the cultivation speed and the stronger the ability.
In Youzhou Prefecture, Piaoxue Sect has a branch, and many families will try their best to send their disciples to Piaoxue Sect to practice martial arts.
Once you enter the Piaoxue Sect, you will be considered a Guangzong Yaozu. When you graduate from the Piaoxue Sect, you will be a master and have the opportunity to build a good career in the world.
Therefore, Piaoxue Sect is very difficult to enter. To enter Piaoxue Sect, you must first have enough talent.
Cao Su silently remembered this name in his heart.
"So there are two sects in Youzhou that are stronger than Piaoxue Sect?"
Yuan Yao nodded and said: "Yes, there are two other major forces, the Eclipse Sect and the Hunyuan Temple. Both major forces are active in Youbei and rarely come to Youzhou Prefecture. It can be said that Youzhou Prefecture is within the scope of the Piaoxue Sect.
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"oh?"
Cao Su heard what Yuan Yao meant, and the Youzhou martial arts had divided the territory of Youzhou very clearly, and there were obvious geographical divisions between the major forces.
This is very rare, which shows the influence of Youzhou martial arts forces on Youzhou government.
The government has become extremely weak.
He thought silently and followed Yuan Yao outside the city lord's mansion.
"Sir, this is the palace of the Lord of Youzhou City."
Yuan Yao walked in front and took the lead in pushing open the door of the city lord's mansion.
This gate is very heavy, with a plaque written in large gilt characters. There are actually white marble handrails beside the door steps, white walls and red tiles, which makes it quite impressive.
"Squeak——"
There was only a sound, and when the door of the city lord's mansion was pushed open, a black figure suddenly appeared.
This black figure was as fast as lightning, instantly wiping past Yuan Yao's head and rushing directly towards Cao Su.
Cao Su was riding on a tall horse and his demeanor was relatively relaxed.
I never thought that I would encounter a wave of enemy attacks even after arriving at the Youzhou City Lord's Mansion.
This black figure wore a black robe that completely covered his figure. He stretched out his hand to reveal a bright thin sword. The tip of the sword was quenched with purple light. It was obviously smeared with poison. He rushed in front of Cao Su in an instant.
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His movement skills were extremely powerful. At this moment, he was calculating mentally or not, and the silent long sword was like a poisonous snake, piercing Cao Su's face.
The move was vicious and he was obviously aiming to take Cao Su's life.
This aura has already surpassed the middle-level realm, and is a killer that has reached the high-level realm.
The tip of his sword moved faster and faster, crossing the space, leaving only a small distance from Cao Su's face.
He seemed to be able to see the next moment when Cao Su was stabbed in the head and his whole head exploded, splattering countless blood.
"Death!"
The murderous aura is floating around, and there is no room for maneuver.