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Chapter 2732 The Imperial Seal is in Hand!

Unfortunately, sometimes things are a matter of fate. Jiang Qin was already seriously ill, and after waiting in the evening breeze for quite a while, his body became even weaker.

Fearing the loss of this crucial city, he gathered over three thousand soldiers and, despite his illness, immediately rode out on horseback, leading his men westward from the city.

As a result, Jiang Qin staggered and had barely reached a point far from the city gate when he ran headlong into a group of Han cavalry led by Guan Bao.

Under normal circumstances, the young general Guan Bao, who was leading the troops, would have been no match for Jiang Qin. However, Jiang Qin was currently seriously ill and dizzy, so Guan Bao slashed at him with his sword and actually knocked Jiang Qin to the ground.

"General!"

Jiang Qin's Qing troops originally wanted to organize a formation to deal with the cavalry, but their general suddenly fainted, and they hurriedly tried to rush in to rescue him.

As a result, the defensive formation of the Jiangdong soldiers was thrown into chaos. The cavalry behind Guan Bao charged right past him, cutting down all of Jiang Qin's Qing soldiers like vegetables. Only a few who reacted quickly managed to protect Jiang Qin and escape into a small alley.

Seeing how fierce the cavalry was, and that Jiang Qin had already fled, the remaining Wu soldiers dared not stay and scattered in all directions.

Guan Bao was actually a bit confused. He had just casually slashed at the person when he saw him, but he didn't expect the other person to be cut down directly.

The fact that someone was calling him "General" made Guan Bao wonder if his swordsmanship had improved.
Regardless of Guan Bao's excitement, after Jiang Qin's fastest reinforcements were defeated and other reinforcements had not yet arrived, Xiahou Shang and his soldiers had already reached the city gate and quickly occupied the entire west gate.

With the cavalry no longer needing to guard the city gates, they began killing Jiangdong soldiers throughout the city, making the city even more chaotic. No soldiers had the time or inclination to attend to the affairs of the west gate.

Therefore, when Guan Xing arrived with his 2-strong army, he easily captured the city of Chaisang.

Because Jiang Qin fainted so early, no one thought to destroy the weapons and supplies.

Therefore, after Guan Xing captured the city, he inspected the weapons and provisions there and immediately sent someone back to inform them that no more provisions needed to be sent.

Pan Zhang originally intended to go around to other city gates to enter the city and help defend it, but he encountered the personal guards who were protecting Jiang Qin as they escaped. Pan Zhang knew that the situation was hopeless, so he could only gather his troops and quickly flee towards Yuzhang.

After Wang Yue and Guan Yinping defeated Lu Xun's army at Xiakou, they arranged for the soldiers guarding the city to clean up the battlefield, while Wang Yue and Guan Yinping led an army of 20,000 to Xunyang.

Xunyang is located on the opposite bank of Chaisang, within the territory of Lujiang County. However, this place is surrounded by mountains to the north and lakes to the east, and the only way to reach Lujiang County is through a small path that runs between the lake and the mountains.

After occupying this place, in conjunction with Chaisang, the vast Pengze Lake would be an excellent place to train the navy. In the future, the navy's operations here would completely block the possibility of Jiangdong traveling to Jiangxia via the Yangtze River.

At this time, the Yangtze River had entered Pengze Lake and then flowed out from the east. The many islands formed by the accumulation of silt in the center of the lake had not yet been connected and formed, so the movement of the river could be closely monitored.

Moreover, because of the existence of the islands, the naval forces stationed here also have a geographical advantage. If an outside naval force wants to annihilate the naval forces here, it will have to pay a very high price.

At this time, the people of Xunyang County were also very panicked because they saw the fire on the other side of the river in Chaisang and did not know who would win this battle.
Just then, Wang Yue and Guan Yinping led more than 2 soldiers along the riverside path to Xunyang.

There were only two thousand soldiers in Xunyang City. When the magistrate of Xunyang County saw that reinforcements had not yet arrived and saw the torches filling the sky, he estimated that there were at least ten thousand soldiers. He abandoned Xunyang City and fled. After Wang Yue captured Xunyang, he left two thousand men to guard the city and then took a boat that came to pick him up and crossed the river to Chaisang.

Guan Xing had just finished tidying up Chaisang when he saw Wang Yue and Guan Yinping arrive. He immediately shouted excitedly.
"Brother-in-law, you've finally arrived! I've been waiting for you to decide what to do next."

Wang Yue smiled and shook his head, saying, "I'll have to trouble you, Second Brother, to lead the troops to attack Nanchang. Once we take Nanchang, most of Yuzhang will fall into our hands, and we won't have to worry about being attacked in Jingzhou anymore."

Upon hearing this, Guan Xing immediately exclaimed excitedly, "Alright, I'll go right now!"

After Guan Ping finished speaking, he led 20,000 troops south. Wang Yue, of course, could not stay idle here. He left 3,000 men to guard the city and used the navy to ferry them to Pengze.

In fact, Yuzhang Commandery had been in Jiangdong's hands for too long, and apart from Chaisang, there were hardly any garrison troops in these places.

After all, it's clear to everyone that as long as Chaisang isn't lost, there's no need to be too wary of other places; just leave some troops to quell the bandits.

But now it has benefited Wang Yue. With the help of the navy, he easily took Poyang and other places, and Guan Ping is still confronting Pan Zhang under the walls of Nanchang.

Guan Ping was surprised that Wang Yue had come from the south of the city. He asked with some delight, "Brother-in-law, is Yuzhang still ours?"

Wang Yue smiled and nodded, saying, "Most of them are ours now, but why are you trapped outside the city, brother?"

Guan Xing sighed and said, "I didn't expect Pan Zhang to be so powerful. I tried to attack several times, but I couldn't break through at all. I wonder if my brother-in-law has any good ideas?"

Wang Yue had actually guessed it long ago, but to give Guan Xing some face, he smiled and said, "I've already had Yin Ping transport a batch of catapults over. Second Brother, you just need to wait a few days."

Upon hearing this, Guan Xing immediately understood that Wang Yue must have known all along that he couldn't breach the city walls. He said dejectedly, "Brother-in-law, it seems you already knew."

Wang Yue quickly comforted him, saying, "It's not that I knew all along. After you told me that Pan Zhang had escaped, I knew he would definitely defend the city resolutely."

However, the fact that you managed to trap Pan Zhang's main force here, allowing me to successfully launch a surprise attack on other cities, is already a great achievement.

Guan Xing has a capable older brother and an even more capable younger sister, so he has always felt a lot of pressure. Now that Wang Yue says that he has made great contributions, he is extremely happy.

So Guan Xing happily asked, "Brother-in-law, don't praise me. When Dad sent me to bring people to support you, he already said that he would listen to you in everything."

Seeing that Guan Xing was not carried away by his pride, Wang Yue said solemnly, "Second Brother, leave things here to me. I'll trouble you to go back and guard Chaisang. As long as Chaisang is not lost, the entire Yuzhang is ours."

I need to take over the entire Yuzhang region; I need you to buy me some time.

(End of this chapter)