"Lord, the last general captured the enemy general Peng Le."

Yang Miaozhen came to see Zhang Hua with Peng Le who was seriously injured and threw Peng Le on the ground, which seemed irrelevant.

In addition to Peng Le, the Xia army captured Wancheng and captured dozens of Northern Qi generals and lieutenants alive, including many people at the level of governors, but for future generations, they were unknown.

"Gao Huan is already defeated, and she is as anxious as a dog that has lost her family. Why not abandon her secretly and serve me?"

Zhang Hua knew that Peng Le was a powerful general under Gao Huan and was quite valuable, so he took the initiative to surrender Peng Le.

Peng Leqiang endured the pain and struggled to get up.

Yang Miaozhen and Xu Chu thought Peng Le were going to be unfavorable to Zhang Hua, so they had already focused on Peng Le's every move.

However, Peng Le did not try to assassinate Zhang Hua, but knelt down on the spot and kowtowed to Zhang Hua: "I am just a rough man. I don't know much. I only know that good birds choose trees to live on, and good ministers choose masters to work. Thank you for taking them in! Peng Le is willing to work hard for Ming Gong!"

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Peng Le suddenly surrendered and joined, but was shocked by Zhang Hua.

Peng Le seemed to have had several lords before he defected to Gao Huan.

For these generals who survive in troubled times, as long as they are not blood relatives, they will get along with whoever wins, and there is no absolute loyalty at all.

In fact, if Lu Bu did not kill his adoptive father, and after one force was destroyed and then surrendered to another force, he might be able to be reused.

After all, there are many princes in troubled times, and most generals cannot choose the right lord from the beginning. Therefore, after the power is defeated, changing the flag and flag is nothing. Zhang Liao, Zhang He, and Huang Zhong are all surrendered generals and are still valued.

The devouring master and the rebellious generals, as a separate example, all lords do not like these two types of generals, such as Lu Bu and Li Cunxiao, who are all very dangerous generals.

Peng Le saw the decline of power in the chaotic times of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and he joined the company after seeing too much power, so he didn't feel ashamed.

If you can't beat it, join, what's wrong?

So, Zhang Hua accepted Peng Le and did not arrange troops for Peng Le for the time being. He just wanted to charge in front of the formation as a deputy general and break the formation.

Peng Le's commander is not necessarily worth a good person, but his force should be at a level of 90.

"We are willing to surrender!"

Most of the captured military generals of the Northern Qi surrendered to Zhang Hua.

Compared to recruiting generals from the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Hua needed to marry the eldest princess of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang as a condition. There was no need to be so many twists and turns to recruit generals from the Northern Qi Dynasty. He directly followed me and prospered me, and those who defied me died.

The thoughts of these Northern Qi generals were similar to those of Peng Le. Once the lord was defeated, he would surrender in an established manner.

They can't beat them, so they join each other and will always be invincible.

Zhang Hua came to the city stone tablet in Wancheng, which had been upgraded to a medium-sized city.

【Territory】: Wancheng

【Level】: Medium-sized City

【Lord】: Zhang Hua

【Number of households】: 70291

【Population】: 254012

[People's Heart]: 65 (The city that just experienced the war, the people's hearts are not determined)

[Public Security]: 51 (City order is chaotic)

【Prosperity】: 31455

【Future Evaluation】: Land of the Dragon

【Farmland Area】: 1.32 million mu

[The lack of prosperity for large cities when upgrading]: 69545

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The population of Wancheng has reached 250,000, which is already a prosperous city and the main city of the Nanyang Basin.

The population of the Nanyang Basin controlled by Wancheng is far more than 250,000. According to Zhang Hua's estimate, judging by the 400,000 soldiers at Gao Huan's peak, the population of the Nanyang Basin is at least more than 5 million. Including the population that conceals or flees into the mountains and forests due to war, including Xinye, Caiyang and other places controlled by the princes of Jingbei, and the complete Nanyang County, which is definitely tens of millions.

Because of the fertile land and sufficient water resources, Nanyang became a big county very early, and Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu was an emperor born in Nanyang County.

Gao Huan was in Nanyang County and 400,000 soldiers were exploded.

If Gao Huan was given more time to manage Nanyang County and then plunder the population outside, Gao Huan might also become a hegemony with millions of armor.

However, Gao Huan fled in panic with only tens of thousands of people, and had lost the qualification to compete in the Central Plains.

Gao Huan wanted to make a comeback with the strength of tens of thousands of people. Perhaps one or two years ago, there was still great hope.

But now the surviving princes in various places are more ruthless than the other, with strong troops and strong horses. Almost all the territory is divided up by the great princes. It is extremely difficult for Gao Huan to expand his territory again.

"The direction where Gao Huan escaped was not Sima Yi's territory, but Jingzhou. The prince in the northern part of Jingzhou was not weak at all, and was even more terrifying than Gao Huan. Gao Huan led tens of thousands of remaining troops to Jingzhou, wouldn't he seek death?"

Zhang Hua couldn't figure it out.

Zhang Hua had limited knowledge of the princes in northern Jingzhou because Jingzhou was ranked behind in Zhang Hua's strategy.

According to Zhang Hua's summary of history, there is a probability of unifying the north with more than 90% of the probability that the whole world can be unified.

Only Zhu Yuanzhang could do the expedition from the south to the north and then unify the world.

Zhu Yuanzhang won the world through the Northern Expedition, and there were certain restrictions.

First, Zhu Yuanzhang had the righteousness of "expelling the Tartars and restoring China", and he was prone to gain support from the northern Han people during the Northern Expedition. The Han people had a low status in the Yuan Dynasty.

Secondly, there were serious internal strife in the court at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, and there were still many rebels in the north.

Therefore, without any borders before, Zhang Hua was not in a hurry to obtain information from Jingzhou.

But one thing that Zhang Hua could be sure of was that he defeated Yang Miaozhen's princes in Jingbei. He was strong and almost the overlord level.

Zhang Hua used the 200,000 imperial guards used by Zhang Hua to destroy Gao Huan. If Zhang Hua went south to attack Jingzhou, he would have only one conclusion, that is, he would not be able to defeat him.

Even Zhang Hua's 200,000 Imperial Guards are no match for him, let alone Gao Huan's tens of thousands of remaining soldiers.

"Peng Le, do you know why Gao Huan is confident to lead tens of thousands of remaining soldiers to the south?"

Zhang Hua looked at Peng Le. Peng Le often went in and out of Gao Huan's camp, so he should know what Gao Huan was thinking.

Peng Le defected to Zhang Hua and was about to make a contribution. When Zhang Hua asked a question, he answered truthfully: "Before the battle began, the spies we planted in Xiangyang City and Xinye City had learned that the princes of Jingbei led tens of warships to attack Changsha from Jiangling. At this time, Xiangyang and Xinye were empty in defense. He Liuhun should have seized the opportunity and planned to attack Xiangyang as the capital to turn the tables."

He Liuhun is Gao Huan's nickname. With Peng Le's understanding of Gao Huan, Gao Huan is really likely to take Xiangyang directly.

Now Gao Huan is like a gambler who has lost most of his chips, with only tens of thousands of soldiers on hand.

If he wants to turn the tables, he can only take risks.

The great princes, with Xiangyang City as the main city, led their troops to attack the four counties in Jingnan, giving Gao Huan the only chance to turn the tables.

As long as you capture Xiangyang City and obtain the local population, food, grass, and weapons, then with the basic foundation of Jingzhou, Gao Huan can replace it and become a great prince at the hegemony level.

Compared with the territory of a county in Nanyang, Jingzhou naturally has a larger population.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Nanyang was just a county in Jingzhou.

"Although Gao Huan's move is likely to be successful, I don't believe that with the ability of the princes of Jingbei, there will be no heavy troops left in Xiangyang to guard it. Gao Huan's departure is just a sheep entering the tiger's mouth."

Zhang Hua shook his head. Although he had limited knowledge of Jingzhou's intelligence, Zhang Hua could also confirm one thing.

The princes at the hegemonic level are more cunning than the other, and their backs are more terrifying than the other. Otherwise, they would not survive and grow to the hegemonic level from the fierce competition in the rogue battle of Taosha.

For example, Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, who occupied Hebei, had no desire to attack him.

If you fight Liu Xiu desperately, even if you win, you will most likely win miserably, and you will only have the opportunity to take advantage of by other princes.

According to Zhang Hua's research on history, generally speaking, unifying the order of the world generally conforms to the principle of "getting far and moving with each other, weak first and strong later".

Before confronting Yuan Shao, Cao Cao first occupied Yanzhou, then frantically annexed Yuzhou, Xuzhou, Qingzhou, Sili, Nanyang and other places to strengthen his power, and then fought against Yuan Shao to fight to the death.

Zhang Hua also basically followed this principle, avoiding war against the powerful Han army, Qin army, and Tang army, and before the overlord-level lords appeared in the Central Plains, he seized the whale and tigers.

It was really difficult for Gao Huan to conquer Xiangyang City with tens of thousands of remaining soldiers.

However, Zhang Hua could also understand Gao Huan's mood.

Gao Huan was beaten to pieces by Zhang Hua, and he could only use his last chips to bet on his last bet.

If Gao Huan wins, he will not only restore his strength, but also have stronger power.

If you lose, then you can only say that it is fate.

"Kong Ming, do you know the strength of Jingzhou?"

"The subordinates originally intended to retire to the mountains and forests, so they knew nothing about Xiangyang, which was separated by the Han River."

Zhuge Liang gently waved the feather fan, but he pretended to understand.

Zhuge Liang has only recently made up his mind to become an official.

Before this, Zhuge Liang had no soldiers or generals, and he really couldn't find out the information in Xiangyang and other places.

"Let's see if Yang Ye, Chen Qing, Deng Ai and others can chase Gao Huan. The order is sent to the front. If the defenders of Xiangyang and Xinye are dispatched, they cannot fight with him and retreat to Wancheng."

Zhang Hua also wanted to persecute Sima Yi and Zhao Kuangyin, the two victims, did not want to be enemies with the powerful princes of Jingbei for the time being, so he adopted the practice of avoiding war in the direction of Jingzhou.

Although the princes of Jingbei led their troops to attack Changsha and Xiangyang City might be empty, there are great risks to attack Xiangyang, if they need to cross the Han River.
To be continued...