Jiaozhou is actually Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian and Vietnam in later generations. It is far away from the Central Plains. Although it is sparsely populated, it has a vast territory.

Before the Song Dynasty, this area was called a wild land!

It is said that in ancient times, Yu Shun died of illness in Cangwu, Jiaozhou during a tour of the south.

At the end of the Qin Dynasty, Zhao Tuo once established the Nanyue Kingdom in Jiaozhou, but was later destroyed by Emperor Wu of Han.

The situation in Jiaozhou is actually quite complicated.

First of all, at the earliest, there was no such thing as Jiaozhi, which was the territory of Vietnam in later generations.

Later, Emperor Wu of Han set up seven counties in the entire south, including Jiaozhi, to supervise the counties with the governor of the Jiao District, and together they called Jiaozhou.

Jiaozhou has a very large area, and one county is larger than one state in the Central Plains. Of course, although the territory is large, the population is very small. The seven counties together are not as good as one state in the Central Plains.

The seven counties of Jiaozhou are: Nanhai, Cangwu, Yulin, Hepu, Jiaozhi, Jiuzhen, and Sunnan.

Therefore, the commonly called Jiaozhi is actually a county in Jiaozhou, but it is just the earliest county.

As for how Jiaozhi became Vietnam later, it happened during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. At that time, the Central Plains were in war and could not control so much, but I didn’t mention it.

Back to the topic.

Just when Xing Daorong said that he wanted to attack Wu Ju, the prefect of Cangwu, Huang Zhong took the lead and said with his fists:

"Why do you need the lord to take action personally? Finally, you will bring 10,000 people to fight. You will definitely step on Cangwu and bring Wu Giant's head to offer it to your lord!"

Wei Yan and other generals also left the list, saying that they would lead their troops to attack Cangwu and capture Wu Ju.

"Don't worry, all the generals!"

Xing Daorong laughed and said:

"The campaign against Cangwu is of great significance to me, Jingnan, but what does the military advisor say!"

When Huang Zhong and others heard this, they all turned around and looked at Pang Tong.

"Everyone!"

Pang Tong stepped out of the line, bowed to the superior Xing Daorong and everyone, and said:

"Cangwu County and even the entire Jiaozhou are the must-have place behind my Jingnan Great Wall. However, its territory is vast and just a marching will take a lot of time!"

"Therefore, in the battle to attack Cangwu, we must fight quickly and then divide the troops into seven counties in Jiaozhou!"

He looked up at everyone, especially the generals on the right, and Pang Tong said solemnly:

"This time, our army's purpose is not just Cangwu, but the lord's intention, but to seize the entire Jiaozhou within one year!"

Pang Tong told the generals about the situation in Cangwu and even Jiaozhou, and explained some key points one by one.

Finally, Xing Daorong stood up from his seat, faced everyone and said:

"Don't fight for the generals. My intention is decided. Three days later, the army will set off. I will personally conquer Cangwu!"

"Here!"

Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Shamoke, Chen Ying, Liu Pan and other former generals of Jingnan, and even former generals of Jiangdong who surrendered not long ago, Sun Shao, Pan Zhang, Fu Ying, Chen Wu, Luo Tong, Chen Heng and others, clasped their fists and responded loudly.

...

Outside Changsha City, flags were waving, and 50,000 troops were waiting.

Standing on the platform, Xing Daorong's voice was loud. Facing the soldiers of the three armies, he angrily counted many crimes of Cangwu Prefect Wu Ju. When his morale was so excited, he waved his hand and the Jingnan army drove out one after another.

This time he went to Cangwu County, Xing Daorong brought 30,000 elite troops left by Jiangxia, half of the troops of Wei Yan's troops, and some newly trained soldiers of Pang Tong.

A total of 50,000 and another 50,000 baggage personnel were known as the 200,000 army. Xing Daorong was the head commander and Pang Tong was the military advisor to develop in Cangwu County, Jiaozhou, south.

Veteran Huang Zhong, general Wei Yan, fierce general Shamoke, as well as Chen Ying, Liu Pan, Bao Long and other generals all set out with the army.

There were also six generals who surrendered Sun Shao, Pan Zhang, Fu Ying, Chen Wu, Luo Tong and Chen Heng, who were also in the army.

There were only 20,000 troops and 10,000 naval troops left in the four counties in Jingnan and Luling County, as well as 10,000 naval troops in Xiangshui. They were unified and dispatched by Jiang Wan to guard the rear.

Although the troops led by only 50,000 are all elite, each of them can fight against three, or even five!

Among them, there are nearly 5,000 "high-level soldiers" with force of 20, which are called "shard soldiers" in the army, and can fight one enemy of thirty, and the elite among the elite.

Such 50,000 troops have the combat power comparable to the 300,000 army before the changes in the world!

So, it is said that it is 200,000 yuan, but it is actually just a small talk!

A mere Cangwu County naturally does not need such a big fight, but Xing Daorong's purpose is to quickly conquer Cangwu with a lightning speed, and then quickly divide his troops to capture the seven counties of Jiaozhou.

Therefore, Jingnan basically came out in full swing this time!

It was also in the late summer and autumn of last year. Jiangdong was defeated at Jingnan at the beginning. He was defeated by the generals and was attacked by Cao's army for half a year. He was already exhausted and could not send troops.

Therefore, Jiangdong is now eager to restore its vitality in the army, recruiting soldiers and horses, and thirdly, it is necessary to train new soldiers, and there is no way to cause trouble for Jingnan.

Otherwise, Xing Daorong might not have dared to go south with such a big fanfare!

A few years ago, the reason why we showed the Sheng Rong of the Jingnan Army to Lu Su was for this moment!

"The purpose of this expedition is to be fast!"

Riding on the Qingcong horse, under the support of the army, Xing Daorong, who was full of heavy helmets and armor, looked at Cangwu, narrowed his eyes and thought to himself:

"Cangwu County will be determined to fight, and then quickly divide the troops and take down all the seven counties in Jiaozhou!"

Regarding the battle to capture Jiaozhou, he and Pang Tong, Jiang Wan and others have discussed it many times and have already decided on the strategy.

First, the army fought hard to capture Cangwu County, which was adjacent to Jingnan. Then the troops were divided into three groups and conquered one by one, occupying Jiaozhou within one year.

With the strength of the Jingnan Army, it is not difficult to do this!

Because although Jiaozhou is large in area, it has a small population. Most of them gather in the county town for a hundred miles. As long as you capture the county town, you can take down a county.

What is really troublesome is actually marching, because the area is too wide, the jungle is everywhere, the rivers are numerous, the roads are difficult to walk, and it is far less convenient than marching in the Central Plains.

Therefore, in the plan, it will take at least one year to truly occupy the seven counties of Jiaozhou.

As for whether Jiaozhou is easy to take and whether the battle is easy to fight, there is no need to question this!

For the princes of the Central Plains, no matter which direction the "barbarians" in the southeast, southwest and northwest, they can easily defeat them as long as they are willing.

This period still belongs to the era of "Strong Han" and the era of "One Han is the Five Barbarians". The Han people are invincible in the world!

Or in other words, since Huangdi defeated Chiyou, China has been orthodox in the world. No matter which era, the combat power of the Central Plains is the best in the world!

There is no power around it compared to the Central Plains.

Even a prince in the Central Plains can press these "kings" and that "sweat" to the ground!

For example, Gongsun Du, a mere prefect of Liaodong, such as Gogurye, Wuwan, Huyu, Xuantu, etc., was defeated by him alone, and among the captives, "wife is a clan daughter"!

What's the meaning?

Simply put, Gongsun Du defeated all the barbarian and foreign countries in Liaodong, and then took their respective "sect daughters" back to be "wifessions"!

Very simple and direct way to conquer!

The south is simpler.

Nanzhong, that is, the Southern Barbarians, were played by Zhuge Liang as if he was playing with the "Seven Captures and Seven Pillars" and finally completely surrendered.

In Jiaozhou, Bu Zhi easily took it down and placed it as the territory of the Eastern Wu. After Shi Xie's death, his son rebelled and was suppressed by Lu Dai.

So, let alone whether you can win a war, it should be said that as long as you fight with the surrounding barbarians, the princes of the Central Plains will definitely win!

The rulers of Jiaozhou were actually officials appointed by the Hanting Court, but the war in the Central Plains was unavailable. After a long time of isolation, they began to gain self-respect and separatist and independent.

The real controller of Jiaozhou now is actually Shi Xie and his brothers' family, Wu Ju, the prefect of Cangwu, who was the subordinate of Liu Biao at the time, and he did not deal with Shi Xie.

Therefore, in this battle, Wu Ju could not find reinforcements, and the Jingnan army could almost 100% decide on one battle.

The army set out from Changsha and marched all the way. Half a month later, it arrived at the junction of Lingling County and Cangwu.

"Report!"

Just as Xing Daorong was thinking about the Jiaozhou form, a cavalry rushed forward quickly. Looking around, he was a captain in the vanguard army.

"Report to the lord!"

The captain immediately clasped his fists and said:

"A Cangwu envoy came and said that the prefect Wu Ju was willing to surrender!"

"oh?"

Xing Daorong, who was riding on the Qingchao horse, glanced at the captain indifferently and asked:

"But Wu Ju himself came to surrender in person?"

"It's not Wu Ju himself, but Cang Wu's eldest son!"

The captain replied.

"hehe!"

Xing Daorong chuckled, looked at Pang Tong next to him and asked:

"How do you think of the military advisor?"
To be continued...