On the huge building boat, the sails were raised and were blown by the strong northwest wind. Gao Chong took the boat downstream. In just one day, he arrived at Pengze, an important town in Yuzhang County.

With those who followed the Yangtze River, Taishi Ci and Liu Ye were also Taishi Ci. After experiencing the baptism of this battle, they gradually became an elite army in Gao Chong's hands. However, the two thousand soldiers who followed Zhou Yu's side troops to the north suffered heavy casualties. The glory of Danyang infantry must have fresh blood. This time, Taishi Ci was preparing to go to Danyang to recruit soldiers and replenish the lost soldiers.

Because Liu Ye was the important position of the Sijin Captain, and this time the Pili Chariot performed bravely on the battlefield, Gao Chong hoped to be more useful in the next battle, and also hoped that Liu Ye could return to Moling to preside over the improvement of the Pili Chariot. Liu Ye was very happy to accept this task, because the scenery of the Pili Chariot added glory to Liu Ye's face.

The anxious Taishi Ci led three battleships in his head, and Liu Ye was accompanying Gao Chong. At present, they were playing a rare chess game, turning a blind eye to the outside world, and only looking at the sky in front of him.

"Shaochong, in addition to the two reasons mentioned to Yuan Zhi, there should be another more important reason that led to the return of Jiangdong this time." Liu Ye said. He sat upright opposite Gao Chong, holding a black and white chess piece in his hand, with a smile on his face.

Shao Chong——I haven’t heard anyone call him this for a long time. Suddenly, Gao Chong felt a different kindness, and it was even more rare that Liu Ye could give up his usual thinking about identity without any worries.

I still remember that when I first met Liu Ye four years ago, the breeze was gentle, the grass pavilions were flying, the flowers were flying, and the words of emotion and a few exciting words were also ambitions to fly beyond the sky. Now, the wishes of that year are being realized step by step, and more and more knowledgeable people gathered around Gao Chong. Liu Ye's status has dropped from the first-class strategist to the second-level current level, and the loss in his heart is naturally inevitable.

However, when Liu Ye shouted "Shao Chong" again, Gao Chong knew that Liu Ye's knot had been resolved.

"Zi Yang thought there was anything else?" Gao Chong smiled slightly, and made a move. He had to win quickly when he met Liu Ye. If Liu Ye had studied the chess style thoroughly, he would have to vote and admit defeat.

Liu Ye smiled and said, "Shaochong and Miss Lu Ti finally stayed together. It was the time when they were newlyweds. Once the war to attack Jiangxia was over, if Shaochong was still stranded and refused to return, if Miss Lu blamed it--!" When Xia asked Xu Shu and Lu Xun, Gao Chong said two reasons. He did not say the third reason, but now Liu Ye told him his thoughts in one word.

Gao Chong couldn't help but blushed and said quickly: "If Ziyang doesn't make a fortune, there will be no chance to make a comeback in this game."

The quilt is warm in the night. On the eve of his expedition to Jiangxia, Gao Chong finally got what he wanted and got married with Lu Ti. Although he already had the two wives of Musha and Qiao Yu, Gao Chong had a unique lovesickness complex in his heart. As the saying goes, good things are hard, Gao Chong and Lu Ti first met, but they missed their fate because the two of them missed opportunities again and again. Now, everything is ripe, and Gao Chong couldn't help but cherish it.

On December 28, the fourth year of Jian'an, Gao Chong, Taishi Ci and Liu Ye were separated at the mouth of Shuiyang River, and then led the guards to take a boat into Chaohu Lake, enter the water, pass through Hefei, and then head north along the Feishui River, and arrive in Shouchun on the 30th.

Zhou Yu, Zhao Yun, Liu Fu, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Ling Tong and other civil and military officials who received the news came to the dock to welcome him. As soon as Gao Chong landed, he saw Zhou Yu standing side by side with a general who was also handsome and extraordinary. Behind them, Liu Fu, the prefect dressed in three black beards, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, and Ling Tong, Ding Feng, and Xu Sheng, who had tears of excitement in their eyes.

"Pampering handsome——." Zhou Yu took a step forward and said loudly.

Gao Chong hammered Zhou Yu hard and said in a slight manner: "Don't you scare me to death? If you can't get out of the forest, where can I find a handsome guy like you?"

Zhou Yu's eyes were hot and his mind was stimulating: "Yu is favored and known to each other, this life is enough!"

Gao Chong's reuse made Zhou Yu feel sincerely relieved. Although Zhou Yu left Wucheng due to Sun Quan's distrust, there were many forced decisions, in the eyes of many so-called Confucian scholars who did not know the truth, Zhou Yu was an unrighteous person who betrayed the old master.

For a long time, Zhou Yu was under heavy pressure from the world. In this case, Gao Chong's trust and motivation seemed extremely precious.

"Pampered handsome, Ling Tong is back!" With this hoarse cry, Ling Tong, who was no longer the same as before, stepped out and knelt down on his knees, with a little crystal light flashing in his eyes.

Gao Chong was also very excited when he saw Ling Tong, so he hurriedly stepped forward and helped him up and said, "Public Certificate, it's great that you can come back safely. I got the news of your father's misfortune that day--!"

"The father is determined to be a son. Even though Tong is defeated by Runan, he will never forget Jiangdong!" Ling Tong said with a throat.

"Tomorrow morning, I want to celebrate General Ling Cao's anniversary. You and I will go to the Huai River with me!" Gao Chong glanced at everyone and said loudly.

In the spring of the first month of the fourth year of Jian'an, it was also in this cold season that Gao Chong, who had retreated from Xuzhou to Shouchun, personally presided over the funeral ceremony for Ling Cao. Now, a year has passed, Ling Tong has finally escaped from trouble. Sacrifices for Ling Cao again is not only a memorial to the deceased, but also a comfort to the living.

The general is bound to die in front of the battlefield. Although wars can bring glory, they can also let death accompany you. Only by allowing the living to experience the sorrow of the dead can everyone treat the future more carefully.

Gao Chong looked back and met with the generals one by one. When he saw Zhao Yun, he saw a wisp of the robe under the silver-white armor, which was blown up by the wind, setting off a handsome and plump face, and two sword eyebrows were inserted into his temples, making him look even more heroic.

"Zhao Yun in Changshan, a white horse and silver spear, is full of courage. Gao Chong has admired him for a long time, and now he is more famous when he sees him!" Gao Chong held Zhao Yun's hand and praised him without stopping.

"Where do you know my name?" Zhao Yun's words were a little awkward when he first met Gao Chong.

Gao Chong laughed and said, "Under Gongsun's tent, the white horse Yicong's reputation was not made by boasting, but by fighting each other. Now that the general has come to Jiangdong, Chong hopes that the general can reappear in the past."

"Sir, I'm too proud. Yun is just a brave man, so I dare not deserve this honor!" Zhao Yun said.

"Just just now, General Zilong blocked thousands of pursuers of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. If he had not been brave enough, how could he be so heroic and favored the heroes who liked the most. Now he was the general's lifelong blessing!"

After saying this, Gao Chong turned around and took Zhang Liao's hand and said, "Wen Yuan and Zi Long both come from the north. Chong hopes that you two can work together to forge an elite army for Jiangdong that surpasses the Xiahou Iron Cavalry."

Xiahou Yuan's flying cavalry - it was it that made Gao Chong suffer setbacks in the first Northern Expedition. Through the temptation a year ago, Gao Chong realized that by relying on the navy, he could only travel across the east of the Yangtze River, but not hired the Central Plains.

Only cavalry is the guarantee for the battle for supremacy of the Central Plains.

The arrival of Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun made the generals of the Fierce Wind that Gao Chong had been looking for. Zhang Liao was calm and good at defending, and Zhao Yun was quick and fierce. As long as they were given enough time, and equipped with combatable horses and elite soldiers, Gao Chong was also confident of fighting against Cao Cao's Xiahou Hubao and Yuan Shao's four generals from Hebei.

That night, Liu Fu, the prefect of Jiujiang, set up a banquet in the mansion and summoned officials of all sizes and big and small to gather in Huainan.

The first thing that was discussed at the banquet was the next Jingzhou strategy. At the same time, there were different opinions among the people as to whether Liu Biao, who was entrenched in Jingbei, should attack immediately or seek victory in a steady manner.

"People commander, since our army has taken over the four counties of Jiangxia and Jingnan, why not fight together to capture Xiangyang and Jiangling? As long as the Liu Biao forces are destroyed, all the Jingyang states are returned to me. Who can be afraid of the world at that time?" Quyang Order Xu Yi advised.

Xu Yizhi's words suddenly caused everyone to talk about it. The young Xu Yi was already full of energy. He was "killed" in the imperial examination court. When talking about the art of erecting the erectile dysfunction, he spoke very vigorously.

Gao Chong smiled slightly. Xu Yi's words represented the thoughts of some people who were eager to win. Although their starting point was good, they did not know that the changes on the battlefield were invisible. Once they were forced, they mean failure. Liu Biao's defeat was not that his strength was not as strong as Gao Chong, but that he made a tactical mistake. If he could fight steadily and press forward step by step, Gao Chong would not have won Jiangxia and Jingnan so quickly.

"Ji Cai's words are very wrong. After Liu Biao retreated to Jingbei, he defended Jiangling and Mianyang with heavy troops. The supply line was greatly shortened, and our army could no longer be attacked by partial troops. On the contrary, our army's supply line was hundreds of miles away from Jingnan to Jiangxia. Once the troops attacked each other, it would inevitably reveal the hidden danger of insufficient troops. At that time, Jingzhou's troops were affected and disturbed, our army would be defeated. Moreover, the people of Jingzhou could not be intimidated by Liu Biao for a long time. Based on these two points, the favorite general made the decision to be firm and defended first, and there should be no mistake." Zhou Yu retorted loudly.

The two points that Zhou Yu said were exactly the reasons that Gao Chong thought of. Another point was that Jiangdong's military and financial resources could not support Gao Chong's continuous use of military force. The so-called "destroying military force and dethroning military force" was also for better development in the future.

Sometimes, being impatient may not necessarily achieve good results, but on the contrary it will lead to failure. Gao Chong has experienced this lesson in several fierce battles with Sun Ce.

"Well, what the governor analyzed is that Liu Biao's tent is not all incompetent. This time, Wei Yan, who is facing our enemy, is extremely brave. In time, he will be a big concern!" Xu Sheng said hatefully. His hand was still touching the arrow wound on his leg, but while Xu Sheng was determined to take revenge, he also had a hint of admiration.

"There is also that Wenpin--!" Ding Feng said.

Ding Feng, who also suffered a secret loss in Wenpin, was not as generous as Xu Sheng. As soon as he thought of the crushing defeat on the Parrot Island, he couldn't help but get angry.

Gao Chong nodded and said, "Wen Pin, Wei Yan is a rare tiger general in Jingzhou. If our army wants to attack Liu Biao in the future, we must first find a way to knock out these two tiger teeth. However, our top priority now is to strengthen ourselves first. Only by increasing our strength can we imagine the next direction."

After hearing what Gao Chong said, Zhang Liao said silently: "People, if we want to fight for the Central Plains, we must build cavalry, and to form cavalry, we must first have good horses. Although this Jiangdong is vast, it is not a place for producing good horses. If we want to buy war horses from the north, we have to pass many levels--!"

The importance of horses was valued when King Wuling of Zhao was Hu's clothing and cavalry. When Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang attacked the Huns, tens of thousands of infantry were surrounded by Baideng for seven days and seven nights. Later, he bribed the enemy tribe leader Fang Shi to break through. The reason was that the infantry had much less mobility to the cavalry. Gao Chong's navy could rely on rivers to move quickly in the south of the Yangtze River, but once he reached the broad and flat north, the navy would have no place to use it.

"What if you buy from vendors with a lot of money?" Gao Chong asked.

"When Marquis Wen was in Xuzhou, he had to buy horses with a lot of money from vendors. Even so, there was not much purchase. Moreover, the war in the north was urgent, and Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were preparing for war. At this time, even if the vendors had horses, they did not dare to take risks to pass." Zhang Liao replied.

"No matter how difficult it is, the plan to form a cavalry must be implemented. Zilong and Wenyuan, you two will be ordered to build a cavalry unit from today. I will give it special money and food to the war horses. As for the source of the war horses, we will first concentrate all the horses in Jiangdong for emergency response. Personal soldiers, bring my flames to General Zilong!" Gao Chong ordered loudly.

"Pampered handsome——, how can this be done?" Zhao Yun said.

"Lieyan is a bit tougher. Zilong, please take care of yourself. Keep good ingredients and grass at all times. Don't let it be hungry!" Gao Chong shook his head, ignored Zhao Yun's dissuasion, and said to himself.

Gao Chong's actions were not like this. He understood that only by taking the lead first, other generals would surrender their mounts. Only by concentrating Jiangdong's limited war horses can they build a framework for cavalry.

On the tenth day of the first lunar month of the fifth year of Jian'an, Gao Chong ordered Zhao Yun to be the partial general, Guangling Captain and Pei Yuanshao to be the deputy general, and stationed in Jiangbei to prepare for the establishment of cavalry; Zhang Liao and Gao Shun continued to recruit troops in Shouchun and spy on the movements of the Lejin troops in Xuzhou. At the same time, Zhou Yu, Xu Sheng and Ding Fengling led the generals to return to Moling with Gao Chong.
Chapter completed!