"My lord, Jiangyang County is just ahead."

Jiang Chi still has the style of a famous scholar. Although he did not wear a wide-sleeved long robe but a narrow-sleeved Hu clothing because he was riding a horse, he still looked very free and easy and flamboyant as he held a horse whip in his hand and pointed out the future.

The army left Jiangling and marched for two days before arriving at the next city - Jiangyang.

Three or four miles away from the city, Gu Qingcheng found an open place and set up camp temporarily.

She rode her horse to the hillside nearby and looked at Jiang Yang.

As the first strategist beside Gu Qingcheng, Jiang Chi naturally followed her throughout the whole process.

He pointed his whip at the city ahead and said slowly, "Jiangyang County is a medium-sized county with a population of over 1,300 households..."

Jiang Chi is indeed a strategist who knows everything about the world. Even though it is his first time in Jiangyang, he knows the situation of this place like the back of his hand.

Again, it’s not that he can predict the future, but that he knows how to investigate and summarize.

Among all the information he obtained, Jiang Chi could always rely on his brain to get the information he needed.

One thousand three hundred households?

It is indeed Zhong County.

In ancient times, local areas were divided into three levels: upper, middle, and lower according to population, geographical location, and products.

The regional unit of "county" is mostly divided according to the number of registered households in the jurisdiction.

Those with less than 1,000 households are classified as lower counties;

A county with more than 1,000 households and less than 2,000 households is considered a medium-sized county;

A county with more than 2,000 households is considered a superior county.

Although they are both county towns, there are still huge differences between upper county and lower county.

When the imperial court appointed a county magistrate, it would also take these circumstances into consideration.

"Although Jiangyang County doesn't have a large population and is only a medium-sized county, its location is very important."

Jiang Chi was still talking.

Jiangyang is located between Jiangling and Jiankang, and is considered a necessary route from north to south.

In addition, Jiang Yang is also on the river section of the river.

The waterways are unobstructed and the land routes are also well developed.

"If you want to go to Jiankang, you must take Jiangyang."

"As far as I know, when Chen went to Jiankang, he led his troops to capture Jiangyang and arranged for his trusted general Han Cheng to garrison there."

"Now, Chen has been killed, but Jiangyang is still controlled by Han Cheng."

"Chi has sent people to investigate. Han Cheng has a total of 3,000 guards under his command."

Gu Qingcheng nodded.

She knew everything Jiang Chi said.

Especially Han Cheng, she had not only heard of him, but had also seen him.

Don't forget, Gu Qingcheng was once the fiancée of King Liang.

As the future Princess of Liang, she did many things for the Prince of Liang and his deputy general.

Gu Qingcheng had dealt with Han Cheng before.

This man, in his twenties, came from a poor family. He was seven feet tall and extremely strong, as if he was born to be a warrior.

Chen Duan discovered him and made him his personal guard first, and then he led troops in battle.

After being promoted all the way, in less than ten years, Han Cheng achieved a class leap and became a general with a large army.

Han Cheng is absolutely loyal to Chen Duan.

As a result, he also had great respect for Gu Qingcheng, the future queen.

Of course, the food, supplies, and wages that Gu Qingcheng delivered were also one of the main reasons why Han Cheng respected him.

"Han Cheng appears to be reckless and straightforward, but he is actually quite cunning."

Gu Qingcheng recalled the several times she had dealt with Han Cheng and gave an accurate summary.

Jiang Chi had never met Han Cheng, but what he was best at was guessing the general picture based on the details he had heard.

Although I have never dealt with him, I can still get a glimpse of Han Cheng's abilities, temperament, etc. from what he has done.

After hearing what Gu Qingcheng said, Jiang Chi nodded, "That's right, this man is rough on the outside but careful on the inside, and is definitely not a reckless warrior."

Without looking at anything else, just seeing that Han Cheng did not rush to lead his troops to avenge his lord after Chen Duan was killed, you will know that this man is still very calm and restrained.

He even took the opportunity to recruit soldiers to consolidate his control over Jiangyang County.

He also wrote letters to Wang Qi in Jiankang and Gu Qing in Jiangling respectively, expressing his loyalty to the Chen family.

This is quite interesting.

If you are truly loyal, there is no need to emphasize it so much.

I will not bet on both sides.

Han Cheng was just waiting to see whether Wang from Jiankang or the former queen Gu was a more worthy choice.

Han Cheng knew very well that the 3,000 men under his command were not enough to defend Jiangyang.

He was even less able to use Jiangyang as his base, establish himself as king, and participate in the competition for the world.

Han Cheng must have thought about establishing his own territory and becoming a local tyrant, but he also knew that he did not have the strength to do so.

At least, based on the information Gu Qingcheng and Jiang Chi received and the facts they inferred, both of them were more inclined to believe that Han Cheng was waiting for a good price and looking for another wise leader.

"You can talk to Han Cheng."

"Although I don't have a large army, I still have 60,000 men under my command."

Gu Qingcheng sat high on the horse, standing on the hillside, just in time to have a view of the entire Jiangyang City.

The city is not big, but its location is important.

If she wanted to march straight back to Jiankang, she had to take Jiangyang County.

If we attack by force, it is not impossible.

However, if it is possible to take it down through negotiations without losing a single soldier, Gu Qingcheng would still prefer this peaceful approach.

She has a hot air balloon and a small porcelain bottle. Even the most basic version of hot weapons can be used as a dimensionality reduction attack against cold weapons.

Gu Qingcheng had absolute confidence that she could take down Jiang Yang by force, but there was no need.

Whether it was the troops under her command or the defenders of Jiangyang City, they were all her troops, and she would not bear to see any damage.

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