The eastern gate of Wu Cheng was opened by the aristocratic families, and Yuan Yao's soldiers immediately rushed in.
"These aristocratic families are really pervasive! They didn't expect Sun Ce's army to have their people.”
Yuan Yao didn't expect these people to be so powerful.
Previously, he had thought that the aristocratic families could only cause trouble in Wu County and disrupt Sun Ce's rear, distracting him so that he could take over Wu Cheng by force.
He didn't expect that Sun Ce's army would have the other party's men and directly opened the city gate.
"No wonder Sun Ce was assassinated in the end.”
Seeing this, Yuan Yao became even more determined to kill with a borrowed knife.
If this group of people didn't die, Yuan Yao wouldn't be able to take it if they were to give him such a blow in the future.
Sun Ce's side knew that the situation was hopeless, so they immediately abandoned the city and broke out without any hesitation.
Ji Ling followed her plan and led her troops to pursue Sun Ce, trying to eliminate as much of Sun Ce's combat power as possible.
Qiao Rui, on the other hand, turned north and headed towards Qu 'a.
"Let's set off too. Our target is Wu County, Wu County! Find a wife for Old Yuan."
Yuan Yao mounted his warhorse and led his five thousand men to set off.
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Yuzhang County.
Since Zhou Yu and the others had already retreated, Cai Mao no longer felt any pressure. He led 20,000 troops and directly attacked Yuzhang's administrative center, Nanchang City.
Cai Mao had just arrived at Nan Chang City when the city gates opened.
Cai Mao didn't dare to advance rashly and had his soldiers be on guard.
A scholar walked out of the city gate and came to Cai Mao alone.
"I am Hua Xin, the prefect of Yuzhang County. I have surrendered the city, so please don't kill wantonly.”
Hua Xin said as she handed the seal to Cai Mao.
Cai Mao quickly dismounted and took the seal.
"So it's Hua Ziyu. I've heard of your name in Jing State. Don't worry, Yuzhang is now under the rule of Jing State. How could we slaughter people for no reason?”
"Thank you, General."
Hua Xin left after she finished speaking, and Cai Mao did not try to stop her.
Now that he was in charge of Yuzhang, Cai Mao would definitely be the prefect himself, and he did not care if Hua Xin stayed or left.
Hua Xin had just returned to the city and was about to return to his own residence when he was stopped by a group of people.
"May I ask if you are Hua Xin, Hua Ziyu?”
"I don't dare to accept it. It's this old man."
Hua Xin nodded and admitted.
"Sir, please follow us. His Highness has invited you.”
Yaksha said directly.
"Yuan Gonglu's son?"
Hua Xin was quite surprised, not knowing why the other party was looking for her.
Yaksha didn't answer, obviously tacitly agreeing.
"May I know why Your Highness is looking for me?”
"We don't know either. It's better for you to ask Her Highness yourself when you see her.”
"Looks like I have to go with you.”
Hua Xin looked at the other party's stance. If she didn't agree, the other party would definitely use force, so she didn't resist.
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On the Yangtze River.
"Gongjin, the navy of Jing State and Yuan Shu has been following us.”
Cheng Pu said worriedly.
It was not that they had not thought of repelling the other party, but it was a pity that the other party did not want to fight with them at all.
Ancestor Huang had experienced Zhou Yu's ability to fight in the water and did not want to fight him on the water.
"We can't care so much now. Something big must have happened in Wu County. Bofu only has 20,000 troops under him. We have to hurry back to support him.”
Zhou Yu was also feeling very uncomfortable.
As a top-notch commander, Zhou Yu realized that their every move was within the enemy's calculations.
Ever since they decided to attack Guangling, Sun Ce's side had become very passive. They were schemed against everywhere and everything went wrong.
"I don't know who's behind this, but to be able to make Yuan Shu, Liu Biao, and Lu Bu form an alliance to deal with us together, this person must be someone with extraordinary wisdom!”
Zhou Yu muttered to himself. Cheng Pu and Huang Gai couldn't understand what he was saying.
By the time they arrived at Qu 'a, Qiao Rui had already led 30,000 troops to the shore.
"Not good, the enemy has already invaded Wu County!”
Zhou Yu looked at the scene on the shore and immediately made a judgment.
"Let's force our way in! We have more troops than the other party, so we have to go ashore even if we have to lose some!”
Cheng Pu also realized the seriousness of the matter.
"Let's end this quickly! We still have 20,000 water army soldiers behind us. Once they catch up, the consequences will be unimaginable!”
"Gongjin, give the order!"
Cheng Pu and Huang Gai both looked at Zhou Yu.
"There's no need to dock. Find a shoal and force the ship to land, regardless of the losses!”
Zhou Yu gritted his teeth.
This would result in the loss of a large number of warships, and there might even be casualties. However, the warships would instantly land and not fall into the enemy's encirclement.
"That's the only way!"
The navy on the river began to adjust their formation, and Qiao Rui, who was on the shore, also responded.
Anyway, no matter where the other party came ashore, they could not avoid the disaster of Qiao Rui.
A huge battle broke out on the Yangtze River. An hour later, Huang Zu arrived at the battlefield with 20,000 navy troops.
This time, Zhou Yu's side did not even have the advantage in numbers. A fierce battle began!
Zhou Yu wanted to break out of the encirclement and go to support Sun Ce, while they wanted to stall him and buy time for the main battle.
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Yuan Yao led 5,000 soldiers and quickly headed towards Wu County. Sun Ce had already escaped, while Ji Ling led 50,000 soldiers to chase Sun Ce to the south.
Now, the vast Wu County was completely empty. There were no organized troops. Yuan Yao could completely do whatever he wanted with his 5,000 troops.
"Your Highness! Your Highness!"
Yuan Yao was walking on the main road when he suddenly heard someone calling him.
Looking over, he saw Yuan San and the others.
Yuan Yao looked at the young man beside Yuan San and immediately recognized Lu Ji based on the scene in his memory.
Yuan Yao rode his horse forward and took the initiative to speak,"Gong Ji, long time no see!"
"It has indeed been a long time, but I didn't expect that the simple youth from back then would be so sinister now.”
However, Lu Ji did not have a good expression. He was also born in an aristocratic family. Now that Yuan Yao was acting like this, Lu Ji could not help but feel a little sad for the loss of a rabbit.
"I have no choice! If my Yuan Family was still an aristocratic family, I naturally wouldn't do such a thing. That would undoubtedly be betraying my status.
However, my father has already proclaimed himself emperor. The Yuan family is no longer a noble family, but a royal family!
For the sake of benefits, I had no choice but to do this. However, I was a little embarrassed to do it myself, so I borrowed Sun Ce's knife to kill him.”
"Can't they coexist?"
Lu Ji asked unwillingly.
"Of course! It was reasonable for them to exist. For aristocratic families to be able to stand for so many years, they naturally had their merits.”
"Then why are you still doing this?”
"Because... I don't like aristocratic families! I hope this answer will satisfy you!”
After Yuan Yao finished speaking, he continued on his way and no longer paid attention to Lu Ji.
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