Jiaozhou was the last territory controlled by the remnant Wu forces. After Yang Hu pacified Yangzhou, Cao Liang ordered him to lead his troops to attack Jiaozhou. However, because Yang Hu had been unable to solve the problem of logistics supply, the issue of sending troops was delayed again and again.

Of course, this is no wonder Yang Hu. After all, expedition to Jiaozhou is a journey of thousands of miles. If the problem of logistics supply cannot be solved and the marching rashly advances, it will definitely be a result of undoing.

Cao Liang handed over the important task of attacking Jiaozhou to him, so Yang Hu naturally did not dare to slack off, but without complete preparation, Yang Hu did not dare to send troops easily.

Later, after finding a way to open the shipping channel at sea, the most difficult logistics supply problem was solved. Yang Hucai led the Central Army to head south from Jian'an County and entered Jiaozhou.

Because the journey is long, Cao Liang must not be able to get real-time war reports from Jiaozhou. Therefore, in his decree to Yang Hu, he repeatedly emphasized that all matters in the conquest of Jiaozhou were handled by Yang Hu. Cao Liang gave Yang Hu the privilege of pretending to be a wise ruler. Since the officials under the central army, Yang Hu has the power to punish life and death. All military affairs are handled by Yang Hu at the cheapest time and there is no need to ask for an order.

Cao Liang knew that on the battlefield, many times the fighter jets were often fleeting. If the leader did not have the power to change the situation, he would probably lose the fighter jets. Xiling and Jiaozhou were thousands of miles apart. It would take one month and a half to deliver the message. If the army ahead kept waiting for Cao Liang's orders, it would be really cold.

Therefore, Cao Liang did not interfere with Yang Hu at all. He handed over all the command power to Yang Hu, and he made his own decisions. Moreover, Cao Liang trusted Yang Hu very much and recognized Yang Hu's ability. Although Yang Hu was the national uncle and a relative, his superiors were based on his real talent rather than nepotism. As one of the three chariots led by Cao Liang, Yang Hu was naturally one of the few famous generals in the world, and he could completely take on this stadium.

In fact, Yang Hu fought well. Since entering Jiaozhou, he has been fighting steadily and has won six counties including Nanhai, Cangwu, Yulin, Gaoliang, Zhuya, and Hepu, and the situation is very good.

Especially when attacking Panyu Xincheng, Yang Hu adopted the strategy of striking east and attacking west. On the one hand, he set up bamboo rafts across the river, and on the other hand, he sent troops to attack Gaoyaoxia, trying to cut off the retreat of the Wu army. Shi Ji and Tao Ji had no choice but to give up Panyu and flee to Jiaozhi County, trying to make the final stubborn resistance.

But Yang Hu would not give them any chance. This time, Yang Hu, who had always been a steady player, suddenly adopted the method of smuggling through Rinan County by sea ships, opening up a second front in Rinan, accelerating the destruction of the remnant Wu Sunfeng court.

The real commander is unconventional. Yang Hu's command style is steady, but it does not mean that Yang Hu will only follow the rules and follow the steps. In fact, Yang Hu also has some tricks. This time, he landed from Rinan County, which suddenly broke people's inertial thinking, caught Wu's army off guard, and wiped out more than 10,000 Shi Ji's people in the Mashui River, laying the final chance of victory in one fell swoop.

As the fish that escaped the net in the battle of Jingzhou, he probably didn't expect that he did not die on the battlefield in Jingzhou, but ended up dying on the battlefield in Jiaozhou. Is it time, life and luck?

The news that Yang Hu took Jiaozhou reached Jiangling, and Cao Liang finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although the Wu army in Jiaozhou seemed to be weak, it was not easy to really win Jiaozhou.

When Qin Shihuang unified the six kingdoms and swept the world, he was so powerful that he sent 500,000 troops to conquer Nanyue. It took more than ten years to deal with Nanyue, and countless casualties were caused. In the end, the Lingnan region was completely pacified and the South Vietnam area was officially assigned to the Central Plains dynasty.

In order to expand the territory, the manpower and material resources Qin Shihuang spent was simply difficult to calculate. It can be seen that the land of Lingnan is not an easy place to obtain.

Although five hundred years have passed, the land of Jiaozhou has undergone earth-shaking changes, and has developed from the ignorant and primitive land toward agricultural civilization, this cannot change the current situation of Jiaozhou at extreme edges and distances.

From Jieyang, the easternmost part of Jiaozhou to Rinan County, the geographical span is at least more than 5,000 miles away. In terms of span, no state in the world can be more vast than Jiaozhou. Such a long distance is a serious challenge for any army that dares to conquer.

Even if Cao Liang sent out Yang Hu, whom he trusted the most, after all, Cao Liang had no idea whether Yang Hu could take over Jiaozhou.

If we look at the comparison of troops alone, the army in the Wei army must be stronger than that of the Jiaozhou army of the Wu Kingdom, but at any time, we cannot only look at the situation of the troops. If the troops are superior, we will definitely win. Then what force is needed? What strategy is needed? Both sides only need to pile up people, and whoever has more people can win.

In fact, the situation on the real battlefield is much more complicated. What determines the success or failure of a battle is not only the amount of troops, but also many factors, such as time, place, harmony, the quality of the commander, the morale of the army, and logistics supply.

It is precisely because of the many uncertain factors that the outcome of the war is often unpredictable until the last moment.

The expedition to Jiaozhou has many unpredictable situations, such as epidemics, weather, etc. These factors will seriously restrict the success or failure of Yang Hu's southern expedition.

Because of so many uncertainties, Cao Liang did not dare to be 100% sure about Yang Hu's conquest in the south. In terms of time, no matter how much time Yang Hu spent to conquer Jiaozhou, it was normal.

After all, just imagine that it would take several months to walk from Jieyang, the easternmost part of Jiaozhou to Rinan County, the southernmost part of it, not to mention that there are unknown Wu troops in Jiaozhou. It is normal for Yang Hu to pacify Jiaozhou several times more time.

But unexpectedly, Yang Hu fought very smoothly this time in the attack on Jiaozhou. It took only about nine months to completely pacify Jiaozhou. The speed was amazing.

According to Cao Liang's estimate, it will take at least one year for Yang Hu to get through Jiaozhou. If it doesn't go well, it is very likely to take two or three years. It seems that Yang Hu's performance this time is very outstanding. It is a miracle that he can complete the task in such a short time.
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