The Zhenbei Army went south and Jizhou Prefecture was defeated in a battle. The news spread throughout the north in an instant.
In the entire north, the Zhenbei Army was originally the dominant family. Now that the Zhenbei Army has taken over Jizhou, it has gained a rich fortune. Not only has its territory expanded by thousands of miles, but its population has also increased by millions.
Cao Su took the Jizhou Prefecture and sent troops all the way south to Yangping Pass in the south of Jizhou. This pass was the choke point from Jizhou to Yuzhou.
At the same time, Wang Meng and Wei Kai's troops, who were originally stationed in Yingcang City in the north, immediately marched eastward and advanced to the border between Jizhou and Guangzhou.
Among the four states bordering Youzhou, Liaozhou has long had little combat power and has become Cao Su's reserve granary. Bingzhou and Youzhou are blocked by mountains, so they are not completely bordered. They are far apart. Only Jizhou and Guangzhou
They are the two states that must be passed through when heading south, among which Jizhou is stronger.
Cao Su captured Jizhou Prefecture in one fell swoop, so that the entire world had no time to react.
The battlefield is changing rapidly, and Jianghu sects still lag behind after all.
For example, Jizhou Chiyun Sect, which had made sudden changes before, now looks even more confused.
After waking up one night, Jizhou has changed its banner?
Chiyun Sect has a residence in Jizhou Prefecture, but its headquarters is not in Jizhou Prefecture, but in the high mountains a little to the west of Jizhou Prefecture. High mountains and ridges are suitable places for practice. Although the world of mortals is good, you should not be greedy for it.
Now everyone in the Chiyun Sect is very embarrassed, not knowing how to face the new Lord of Jizhou.
You must know that Chiyun Sect had shown some hostility towards Youzhou before, and even wanted to unite with Dingtian Palace to blockade Youzhou Wulin and put enough pressure on Cao Su.
Now, Cao Su has captured Jizhou in one fell swoop. Where should the entire Jizhou go, and where should the entire Chiyun Sect go?
A sudden change will render the whole situation passive.
The most nervous thing is Guangzhou. Guangzhou is close to Jizhou. The head of Guangzhou Prefecture was appointed as the head of Youzhou Prefecture. He was also appointed by the court as the head of Youzhou Prefecture.
It's just that he never took office himself, and he only regarded the imperial transfer order as a dead letter.
At this time, near the eastern border of Jizhou, Guangzhou Prefecture had tens of thousands of elite troops hoarded here.
This city is called Linbei City. It is one of the largest cities in the east of Gwangju and is also the bridgehead for Gwangju to enter Jizhou.
Further west is the boundary of Jizhou. After Yingcang City's army arrived here, they stationed in Lingshun City, the big city of Jizhou.
On the border between the two states, General Wang Meng stationed the main force of his army in Lingshun. At the same time, he also divided his troops into several parts and stationed them in the counties under the jurisdiction of Lingshun City, forming an airtight defense network.
At the head of Linbei City, Shi Kaibi, the Lord of Guangzhou, and his generals looked to the west.
"Cao's army has newly invaded Jizhou Prefecture. How should I, Guangzhou, respond?"
Previously, when Cao's army had just moved south, Shi Kaibi sent troops to the north, Ningzhang and other cities. Cao Su was forced to disperse his troops to prevent his retreat from being intercepted.
Unexpectedly, just a few months later, the situation would be completely different.
Now that Cao Su has defeated Jizhou, he has the intention of unifying the north. He has already deployed his troops here before Shi Kaibi. Of course, he cannot retreat easily. However, Cao Su also took advantage of the momentum to advance eastward overnight, which is completely different from his previous conservative appearance.
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"Both Wang Meng and Wei Kai are veteran generals on the battlefield. Although Wang Meng's martial arts skills are average and only at the fourth level, he is deeply trusted by Cao Su and is relied on as a general of the army. At this moment, Cao Su's army is in order and clear.
He just wants to get his hands on me, Gwangju."
Next to Shi Kaibi, a middle-aged man wearing a green robe spoke calmly.
Shi Kaibi was different from Pu Chengye. Si Kaibi was from a big family and he was a wealthy family in Gwangju.
He took the position of the head of the Gwangju Palace and received the support of all the major families in Gwangju, including the recognition of the Dingtian Palace, the most prestigious power in Gwangju.
Therefore, Jeongcheon Palace also plays a role in the Gwangju Prefectural Army.
Even when Shi Kaibi was considering some major military matters, he would pay attention to the opinions of Dingtian Palace.
The man in green robes beside him now is Mu Xiuyuan, the deputy palace master of Dingtian Palace.
Mu Xiuyuan is a master of the third level of Li Realm. He has always been the spokesman for Dingtian Palace to work closely with Shi Kaibi. He is inseparable from Shi Kaibi. At the same time, he also assumes part of the responsibility of guarding Shi Kaibi's safety.
After Si Kae-bi took complete control of Gwangju, the entire Jeongcheon Palace increased investment in Si Kae-bi.
I just didn't expect that Wei Hai in the south of Gwangju was so powerful. Wei Hai led a group of rebels to rush left and right, cutting a bloody path in the south of Gwangju, and even the scope of activity began to spread towards the north of Lingju.
In order to protect Guangzhou, Dingtian Palace had no choice but to send a large number of disciples to join the war and try to drive Wei Hai out of Guangzhou as much as possible.
Therefore, although Dingtian Palace also invested money in the north, it did not put as much thought into it as in the south.
After listening to Mu Xiuyuan's words, Shi Kaibi roughly understood the attitude of Dingtian Palace.
"Cao's army is very aggressive and clearly has no plan to give us a way to survive in Guangzhou. A battle with Cao Su is inevitable." Shi Kaibi is not usually such a strong person, but he didn't expect that he would be so confident this time.
Several people were very surprised after hearing this, and the man in green also looked thoughtful.
Shi Kaibi patted the city wall and looked into the distance: "I, Shi Kaibi, are a fourth-rank official in the imperial court. How can I be controlled by rebels? It would be better if Cao Su is wiser. If he dares to invade, I, Shi Kaibi, will definitely fight with him.
He's going to kill every fish in the net."
Shi Kaibi's attitude suddenly became particularly tough. After hearing this, everyone had a solemn look on his face.
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The whole army of Jizhou Prefecture and Panlong Camp disarmed.
Fighting is like rolling a snowball. As you get further back, it depends on whether the snowball you rolled out is big enough.
Panlong Camp is the precious legacy left by Pu Chengye, and it is also Cao Su's biggest reward for capturing Jizhou Prefecture. The thousands of Qi-blood warriors in this battalion will greatly enrich Cao's army.
Tengchuan looked shy and was pulled out of Panlong Camp by Song Gu.
"Song Gong...hey..."
Tengchuan was really prepared to die to thank Pu Chengye for his kindness, but unexpectedly, even Song Gong came to persuade him.
Song Gong was his mentor. Although he only taught him how to read and write for a few days, he regarded Song Gong as his mentor. Once a teacher, he would always be a father. Song Gu had a strong influence on him.
"General Cao is willing to bury Mr. Pu in a grand and dignified manner. For this reason, General Cao deserves praise."
Cao Su was broad-minded and agreed to Song Gu's previous request and decided to bury Pu Chengye in a grand ceremony.
According to Cao Su's words, although Pu Chengye didn't know the big picture, he had no faults in the details. If he had not entered the official career, he should also be an outstanding writer.
It is a pity that Pu Chengye lost his way in the end and did not know how to advance or retreat.
The general trend of the world is already very clear. Cao Su takes the huge advantage accumulated by Youzhou and goes south. It is simply unrealistic for Jizhou to want to use Mantis as a chariot. The most correct way is to submit the certificate of surrender as early as possible and then obediently join Cao Su's camp.
The right thing to do is to sit back and watch the fight between Cao Su and Captain Rong.
However, Pu Chengye tried to hinder Cao Su on his own, but Cao Su killed him on the spot with an overwhelming momentum and captured Jizhou Prefecture.
As soon as Jizhou Prefecture fell, the entire Jizhou was captured by Cao Su without any blood. Pu Chengye worked hard for many years, which was equivalent to making a dowry for Cao Su.
The day after Cao Su captured Jizhou Prefecture, he began to arrange for a large amount of supplies from Youzhou to enter Jizhou, including Youzhou war horses and Youzhou ordnance.
Visible speeds expand rapidly.
As for elite divisions like Panlongying, they were incorporated into the Tiger and Leopard Guards by Cao Su.
At the same time, Teng Chuan also became another lieutenant of the Haw Par Guards, ranking before Gong Wu.
A few days later, under Cao Su's instruction, the Pu family held a grand funeral.
Cao Su personally attended Pu Chengye's funeral and read a memorial eulogy for Pu Chengye.
Amid cries, Pu Chengye was buried in the garden on the western outskirts of Jizhou Prefecture. At this point, the entire Jizhou Prefecture was under Cao Su's control, and the Battle of Jizhou came to an end.
Cao Su captured Jizhou and shocked the Northern Kingdom of Qianyuan.
Judging from the territory, Cao Su is already bordering Yuzhou and may clash with the Shendu Rong Taiwei at any time.
The buffer zone between the two was the huge Yuzhou, which was also the most glorious "Land of Zhongzhou" in the history of the Qian and Yuan Dynasties.
Cao Su was not in a hurry to go south. Instead, he rested on the spot and collected and surrendered soldiers. At the same time, he recruited soldiers and horses from Jizhou, selected and appointed a group of new officials he approved, and prepared to digest the entire resources of Jizhou first.
At this time, Cao Su received a letter from Guangzhou.
Cao Su was promoted to court, and some of his senior civil and military officers in Jizhou Prefecture were invited to discuss matters.
"letter?"
Weng Xiao, who was following Cao Su, showed doubts. He took Cao Su's letter and read it, and he couldn't believe it.
Everyone circulated the letter and were all shocked. Weng Xiao said bluntly: "General, are you serious about Shi Kaibi? Didn't you say before that Guangzhou was gearing up and preparing to fight us to the death?"
Cao Su finally took back the letter.
It turned out that this was actually a "surrender" letter, and the author of the letter was Shi Kaibi, the head of Guangzhou Palace.
Shi Kaibi stated in his letter that he was willing to hand over Guangzhou to Cao Su, and that he himself was also willing to disband his troops and return to his fields and retire to the world.
Although Guangzhou was only a small state, it had a large population. It was previously said that Guangzhou had accumulated tens of thousands of troops on the border between the two states. Unexpectedly, Shi Kai was so sensible and surrendered before Cao Su could take action.
"Isn't this Shi Kaibi's plan to surrender?"
Someone raised an objection. After all, Shi Kaibi was also a prince, so he voted no matter what.
On the contrary, Cao Su shook his head and did not agree with this view: "Shi Kaibi was originally a weak person. He only managed to sit on the position of the head of the Guangzhou Palace by relying on the glory of the Shi family. Since then, he has maintained great control over the cities of Guangzhou.
They are not very big. When our army went south, although he made some changes, he was not brave. If he had dared to directly attack Yingcang City and cut off our army's retreat, maybe I would think more highly of him."
To put it bluntly, Shi Kaibi had always been afraid of Cao Su, otherwise he would not have dared to let out a single fart after the imperial court's transfer order came.
Now he is thinking of such a way to "retire". As long as he retires, the defeat of Gwangju will have nothing to do with him. And the so-called transfer order from the imperial court is not that he is unwilling to go, but that he has resigned.
, where else can I be the master of Youzhou Palace?
Neither party was offended. Although the Shi family lost their position as head of the Guangzhou Palace, they were still a wealthy and prominent family in Guangzhou. Cao Su benefited from this, and he still had to win over this big family.
So when Shi Kaibi seems to be retreating from the rapids this time, it actually contains many meanings.
Weng Xiao on the side smiled and said: "No matter what the Shi family thinks, at least we can capture Guangzhou in a short time. If we capture Guangzhou, we will have a southeastern barrier. From now on, we will reach the Lingzhou Mountains in Qi District.
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"Lingzhou is more troublesome, so don't rush to take action. After Guangzhou is obtained, our army's focus will be to cross the Luoshui River and find a way to compete with Lieutenant Rong."
Although Cao Su said this in his heart, he was not in a hurry to go south.
After Guangzhou is obtained, Liaozhou, Youzhou, Jizhou, Guangzhou, and the four northern states will all fall into his hands. The territory will be connected into one large piece, and his strength will increase several times, and he will become the strongest prince in the world.
As time goes by, the North will become more stable, and stability brings prosperity and development, while the gap between them will become wider and wider.
When Cao Su thought of this, he had a plan in mind.
He opened his mouth to arrange various matters for everyone, while he was preparing to go to the border of Guangzhou and lead his army to capture Guangzhou again.
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Lingzhou, Xuanyun Sect.
In the hall of the head of Xuanyun Sect, Zhencang looked miserable.
Li Tianfeng, the head of Xuanyun Sect, sat in front of him.
Zhen Cang and Fu Yu together, there were only three of them in Nuo Da's palace.
Li Tianfeng held a jade slip and turned to face Zhencang and Fu Yu.
"So, calculating the time, Cao Su should have captured the entire Jizhou. Even if you go back now, you won't be able to find an army that can fight against Cao Su."
Li Tianfeng is in charge of the Xuanyun Sect and is well-informed. How can the information he tells personally be false?
So when Zhencang heard the news, he had no other thoughts.
He sat helplessly in front of Li Tianfeng, with his head downcast: "Master, are we just going to watch Cao Su grow bigger, and there is nothing we can do about it?"
Li Tianfeng said lightly: "You want to defeat Cao Su?"
Zhencang nodded: "I want to kill him and avenge Lord Pu."
Zhencang is a martial artist, and a martial artist speaks straightforwardly, and there is no shame in taking revenge, so he speaks out on the spot.
Fu Yu on the side frowned slightly after hearing this.
And Li Tianfeng said calmly: "After the First World War in Jizhou, Cao Su will definitely be sitting in the north, with a territory of more than a thousand miles, millions of soldiers in armor, powerful generals like clouds, and warriors like rain. With just your strength, he wants to
How easy is it to defeat Cao Su?"
Zhencang was immediately disappointed when he heard what Li Tianfeng said.
He actually understood in his heart that without his status as the number one general in Jizhou, he had no chance of making a comeback.
Li Tianfeng smiled again and said: "Of course, if you just want to kill Cao Su, then killing a first-grade warrior and defeating a huge force are two completely different concepts."
After listening to Li Tianfeng's words, Zhencang's eyes gradually lit up.
He looked at the leader who was smiling and silent in surprise: "Does the leader have any good ideas?"