I Can Control My Ancestors-Chapter 235 - 20: Gu Chen Defeats Cao, Liu Bei Gains Jing Province

Chapter 235: Chapter 20: Gu Chen Defeats Cao, Liu Bei Gains Jing Province

The two sides launched a great battle at Yang City.

This was, without a doubt, the most brutal battle Gu Chen and Cao Cao had fought to date.

However, Yang City was ultimately not a stronghold.

After nearly half a month of offensive, the city was finally breached.

Cao’s army suffered over ten thousand casualties and retreated to Yingchuan’s stronghold Yangyao.

The entire Yingchuan defensive line was completely torn apart by Gu Chen.

——The situation has completely changed!

At the same time, Liu Bei’s offensive in Jingzhou became fiercer.

Morale is something.

After all, it can be shattered.

What is the greatest confidence of the Jingzhou aristocracy?

Cao Cao!

But now, even Cao Cao could not protect himself.

How could Gu Chen give up the opportunity to spread the news of the Yingchuan battle across the land?

This had a massive impact on the entire Jingzhou aristocracy.

Under such circumstances, how could Cai Mao possibly continue to control all of Jingzhou’s aristocracy?

Many had already thought of surrendering to Liu Bei.

After all, for them, surrendering before the war ended might still allow them to preserve their families.

But if they continued to resist like this.

If they actually lost at that time, they would have no way to recover!

Even Cai Mao himself had such thoughts.

Sun Ce was extremely angry about this.

He risked a lot to come to Jingzhou for this battle.

Sun Ce could not bring all of Jiangdong’s elite, as he also needed to stabilize Jiangdong.

His greatest reliance was on Jingzhou’s aristocracy!

But now... the aristocracy of Jingzhou had already thought of surrendering.

How could he not be angry?

Sun Ce hated to the extent of wanting to execute all these aristocrats.

Fortunately, Zhou Yu arrived from Jiangdong at that moment and stopped Sun Ce, saying such an act would cause greater chaos.

If it were someone else, they might not have persuaded Sun Ce.

But Zhou Yu was different.

Sun Ce listened to Zhou Yu’s advice and spoke of Gu Chen’s past actions in Bingzhou.

Just facing Gu Chen... ultimately, even if they surrendered later, they were destined not to preserve their families.

This indeed had some effect.

After all, Liu Bei was Gu Chen’s ally.

But how could people not have a heart of fluke?

For the aristocracy of Jingzhou, this concerned the fate of their entire clans. If the situation were favorable or at a stalemate, it would be different.

But in this kind of situation, how could they possibly give it their all?

The current situation in Jingzhou....

Even if Zhou Yu had supernatural abilities, it was insufficient to reverse it.

He initially wanted to help Sun Ce arrange defenses and to confront Liu Bei head-on.

But in just a few days, he had already realized the severity of the current situation and quickly went to see Sun Ce.

"My lord, the current situation dictates that Jingzhou must be abandoned immediately, and we should return to Jiangdong."

Zhou Yu’s expression was extremely serious.

Hearing this, Sun Ce was suddenly stunned, even finding it somewhat unbelievable, and asked in astonishment: "Gong Jin, are you afraid?"

"Why would you say such a thing?"

Zhou Yu gave a faint smile, shook his head slightly, and said: "I am not afraid."

"It’s just that the current situation... is no longer capable of being reversed."

Instantly, Sun Ce’s expression turned serious.

He was obviously still a bit reluctant, staring closely at Zhou Yu and said in a deep voice: "Gong Jin, you must know the blood feud between me and Gu Chen."

"If this continues... when will I be able to avenge my father?"

As he spoke, Sun Ce’s eyes were filled with murderous intent.

"My lord!"

Zhou Yu showed no hesitation, immediately saluting Sun Ce: "I understand my lord’s heart and will certainly assist you in avenging!"

"However... if you are to seek revenge, then there is nothing but to retreat to Jiangdong."

"The hearts of the Jingzhou aristocracy to surrender are uncertain."

"If we continue like this, we will definitely be dragged down by them."

With a loud "bang", Sun Ce slapped the table fiercely: "These useless wastes, I’ll slaughter them!"

"Impossible!"

Zhou Yu hurriedly stopped Sun Ce, seriously saying: "My lord must not be angry."

"On the contrary... you should show sincerity."

"If you can incorporate these great aristocratic families’ troops into your own, it would be most advantageous for you!"

Upon hearing this, Sun Ce suddenly came to his senses.

He seriously looked at the Zhou Yu in front of him, and suddenly smiled, unable to help but laugh: "Gong Jin truly is my loyal and courageous one!"

Zhou Yu smiled faintly, not denying Sun Ce’s words...

——————

In the sixth year of Jian’an, Jingzhou and Yingchuan were embroiled in constant warfare, kingdoms in turmoil.

As Liu Bei besieged Xiangyang urgently, Chen speculated that Lord Cao must have other plans, and secretly dispatched Ma Chao to cross Funiu at night, attacking Kunyang and cutting off the route to aid Sun.

He then placed suspicious banners on Mount Song, and indeed Lord Cao suspected ambushes nearby, hesitating to advance, thus losing Fu City.

With Kunyang secured, even though Xiahou Dun led elite troops to assault the pass, he could not succeed within ten months.

In winter, October, Cao’s army cut Chen’s supply route at Yique, and threw corpses into the Yishui, aiming to spread plague.

Chen employed his ancestor Gu Xi’s methods to combat plague, and within less than ten days, the epidemic dissipated. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

He then made offerings and declared Cao’s defiance of heaven, rallying many supporters amongst the people.

In the seventh year, February of spring, Xuan De captured Xiangyang, beheading nine thousand, while Cai Mao and Sun Ce led the remnants to defend Jiangling.

On the first day of March, Ma Chao shot an arrow into Dun’s eye, causing Cao’s army to panic and collapse, capturing countless.

At this time, Chen attacked Zhang He in the narrow paths of Mount Song, defeating his elite and seizing Yang City by storm.

The world was shaken, and signs of Han dynasty’s restoration began to appear.

—— "Chronicles of Heroes at the End of Han, Gu Chen Chapter"