Since Emperor Wu of Han, more than a hundred years have passed. The "Nine Hundred Miles Yunmeng Ze" in Sima Xiangru's great fu has long been no longer the grand occasion of the past. The change of climate and the changes of rivers have led to the continuous accumulation of mud in the marsh. By the new dynasty, Yunmeng Ze was completely divided into two parts, east and west, west Yunmeng was located in Nanjun, and the main body of the East Yunmeng was in Jiangxia County, and its eastern end was called "Xiakou".

In Xiakou, the power of the prehistoric world has shaped the crisscrossing rivers and lakes, interlaced ponds, and a group of hills are arranged neatly in the east and west. Among them, Guishan and Snake Mountain lock the river, and the originally open Yunmengze shrinks into the river surface and merges into the Yangtze River.

The south is vast and sparsely populated. This place is still deserted until the beginning of the Han Dynasty, with only a few sandbank villages. It was not until Feng Yi was ordered to guard Jingnan that Xiakou small town was built here as a transit station between Jianghan and Jiujiang. The city was only two or three miles away, and compared with the huge fleet that has been anchored here recently, it seems a bit insignificant.

The boats are like mountains, sails are like clouds, and there are countless large wings, small wings, and turrets mixed in between. This is the trump card that Liu Xiu has devoted himself to for several years. His thinking is fine: since the south lacks excellent horses and it is difficult to form a cyclist and cavalry unit that can match the rushing cavalry under the fifth reunion, then play to the strengths and avoid weaknesses. In the Jianghan and Jianghuai battles, there are often lakes and water systems, and boats can replace horses to achieve the goal of quickly transporting troops. What's more, a powerful boat division is also an excellent logistics transportation tool and a temporary fortress that can be relied on in battle.

This scene caused the confidence of the Han generals and officials who accompanied him to rise. He greeted Liu Xiu, who was standing on the main boat and looking at Snake Mountain: "Since the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, the prosperity of the boat has never happened."

Liu Xiu smiled and did not deny it. He only waited for the ministers to finish the meeting and return to the boats, but he shook his head and said to Deng Yu who stayed: "Can Zhonghua know who is the last army that was praised so much?"

Deng Yu bowed his head and said, "It was a 300,000 army of the Xin Dynasty's Grand Sikong Wangyi outside Kunyang City."

Liu Xiu shook his head and said, "The Great Han Zhoumao seems to be powerful and can increase morale, but this is our only advantage. If you want to win this battle, you will have to rely on land battle in the end."

The monarchs and ministers of the Eastern Han Dynasty knew that Jianghan would never be lost. Once the Wei army seized Jiangling and destroyed Gongsun Shu in the west, and occupied the upper reaches of the country, they would inevitably slowly catch up with the disadvantages of the navy with their national strength. If so, the Han country would be a chronic death.

Liu Xiu then advanced with determination. After the spring plowing, Feng Yi ordered 30,000 troops from Jingnan to support Jingbei. He even tried to use swords against friendly forces and wanted to save Jiangling in his own hands.

On the other hand, Feng Yi was just a bait, leading Cen Peng's army away from Xiangyang and approaching the Yangtze River, leaving the familiar home court of the Wei army, and to the Shuize Township where the Han army was good at.

Unlike the ones that were reserved during the Battle of Xiangyang in Huainan and Xiangyang, this time, Liu Xiu devoted his country's strength to almost take time out the troops from Huainan, Jiangdong and Jiujiang. He got more than 70,000 water and land troops and came to the west against the current.

Whether or not the fifth ethics can seize the time when the support of the fifth ethics was not enough and annihilated Cen Peng's army Yu Jianghan became the key to how many years the Great Han Yan Banner can be fought...

Today they were parked in Xiakou. At the middle of the night, they suddenly received an urgent report from Feng Yi. Only then did they hear that Ying County had been lost and their beloved general Qingqi died in battle. Liu Xiu made another far-reaching sacrifice, chased the seal, and tears fell into Yunmeng Ze.

"I was wandering in Xuzhou, and I was as anxious as a dog that was lost. If I hadn't been holding a halberd for me, I would have almost never been able to escape from the pursuit of the Red Eyebrows several times. Unexpectedly, the general went first..."

This incident made Liu Xiu quite sad and cast a shadow on the war. But in the second half of the night, Liu Xiu calmed down from this emotion. He called Deng Yu, who could not sleep, and pointed at the towering snake mountain in the sky, saying:

"At the time when the ministers in the court disputed whether it was located in Jiangdu or moved to Jinling, Jiangdong? I just regret that I had not been able to reach this western expedition at that time. Today, I saw the situation in Xiakou, and then I realized that this place was the best place to set up the city!"

"Zhonghua once said that the southeastern form must be at the upper level, so Jinling City is not a peaceful place; Jiangdu is in Huainan, and now Huainan is difficult to recover and is easily threatened by the Wei army."

"And the counties along the river, Chaisang and Ezhou are just places where ships are moored, and they are invisible to win, while Jiangling is slightly west."

Liu Xiu was as excited as if he found a treasure: "Only in Xiakou, I just look at the city walls, surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the momentum was bright and far away. I rely on the wall to block it. I look at the pillow flow high. I look at the river above, and I look at the river below, and I look at the waves and rugged."

"Looking at its overall geographical advantage, it conquered Jianghan and led Wu and Chu. Crossing the river and going west, it can support Bashu, protect Huainan in the east, and conquered Jingxiang, Shangwan and Luo in the north!"

Deng Yu highly recognized Liu Xiu's view: "Your Majesty's great opinion! If you want to establish hegemony in the south, you must be a major center. After this battle, your family will inevitably decline. If Gongsun Shu dies, the situation of the world will be formed. The Han Dynasty and Wei will be moved to the middle of the river. I dare to ask to strengthen Xiakou City and migrate the people to take this as a way."

Speaking of this, both of them suddenly became silent. Although they had a good plan, the premise was to win this battle!

After a while, a fish belly appeared in the sky, and the mist was everywhere on Yunmeng Lake, as if it was a fairyland. When Liu Xiuchu saw this scene, hesitated and thought, and said, "There are more than 10,000 vanguards of Ziwei who have entered the Han River, are you going up against the current?"

He was talking about the Han Jibiu General Fu Jun, whose courtesy name was Ziwei, was also from Yingchuan, and was a friend of Qingqi.

Deng Yu promised: "General Fu took the lead and took Lankou, where the Wei army was stationed and transferred, and the war would begin first."

As the rising sun rose, the fog on Yunmeng Lake dissipated, revealing its vast body. It was blowing just like the east wind. Morning drums sounded one after another, and hundreds of ships of the Han army took off their oars, and thousands of sails rose, waiting for Liu Xiu's order.

Liu Xiu also pointed to the west without hesitation: "Spanning the big lake, landing on the shore, and appeared behind Cen Peng!"

"Those who have ambitions can achieve their goals. The Han army's fighting spirit can swallow nine hundred miles of Yunmeng, let alone a Cen Peng?"

...

"Is Liu Xiu coming?"

Just one day later, Cen Peng, who was under Jiangling City, learned from the scouts arranged in Yunmengze and along the Han River that a large number of Han army ships appeared in Yunmengze and landed in the Jingling area.

The captain responsible for the eastern investigation reported: "General, the tower ships are moored on the shore, and the landing soldiers are endless. The flag covers the sky and the sun. Roughly estimated, the number of people is more than our army. The Wu army is trying to save Jiangling with all its strength!"

Unexpectedly, Cen Peng ignored it and asked about another news: In addition to the main force of the Han army landed in Jingling, there was also a side army that drove west into the Han River two days ago and flowed upwards.

General Cen saw the goal of the army at a glance: "This is Liu Xiu's vanguard, and he must attack the place where we store grain in the rear, and gather in the blue mouth."

Although Lankouju is a small ferry, it is a water and land hub flowing in the Han River. The Wei army's food must pass there first. Once it is cut off, the army ahead has no food, and it will be dangerous.

Cen Peng immediately ordered: "Let Dangyang's side generals quickly dispatch three thousand soldiers to support Lankou Gather."

After setting up this incident, he ordered again: "Let the giant cannon increase its shooting, twice as much as yesterday. It is necessary to attack the enemy in the city so that they cannot raise their heads and dare not peek. Then order the three armies to abandon their heavy objects and prepare to return north!"

"Do you want to retreat?" The lieutenant generals looked at Jiangling City, which had been besieged for many days and was already in danger. After being bombarded by several giant cannons, the people of Jiangling were indeed filled with their hearts. Local scholars even secretly walked out of the waterway to ask for surrender, expressing their willingness to be an internal response.

Anyway, the Han army in Jiangling looked weak from beginning to end, so it would be better for the Wei army to work harder to seize this city and resist the city to fight against the enemy coming to aid than to retreat in a hurry?

Cen Peng made sense: "Feng Yi was cunning, just to make me think that the enemy of Jiangling is easy."

"If we are greedy and attack here for a few days, even if we enter the outer land, we will be able to get the locals in Jiangling to support us. Cen Peng has more than 20,000 troops under his command. You can fight with me by relying on the streets and alleys of Jiangling. At that time, Jia Fu and his son attacked the left and Liu Xiu's army appeared on the right. Our army is in danger!"

Under the repeated orders of Cen Peng, the generals and the captains had to retreat in disappointment and return to the camp to prepare for evacuation, but everyone felt very regretful: "It is obvious that Jiangling can defeat it in a slight margin, and our great achievements are about to be completed..."

Most of the soldiers in Jingzhou were quite confident. Even if they used the soldiers of one state to fight against the troops of the entire Eastern Han Dynasty, they did not think that they would definitely lose.

But in Cen Peng's mind, his consideration of how to achieve "success" and his control over the overall situation of this war are obviously very different from those below.

The attendant was hurriedly packing up all kinds of books from the general's tent, and those that were too late to take away had to be burned. Cen Peng only looked at the slowly rolled up map and showed an inconspicuous smile: "Uncle Liu Wen, we are finally here!"
Chapter completed!