The Qin people's boat troops went down the water, and even if the flood was discharged from the upstream was not easy. This is why Zhao Zheng always disagreed with Wei Liao's battle. Therefore, below Daoyi, Lingguan Gorge began to turn and detour, with countless canyons, river beaches, and high cliffs.

When the water is full in summer, you must be careful, and when the water is shallow in autumn, it is even more difficult. From Lingguan Gorge to Yuguan (i.e. Yuguan), a dangerous waterway, once the boat troops heading south are discovered by the Chu army, they do not need any artillery. A few sunken boats in the narrow valley can block the waterway. If the rear is blocked, it will be like Pang Nuan imagined that it would be closed and beat dogs.

Of course, it is not to say that the boat army cannot pass. It is not to say that the Tianchi Daze still exists, nor to say that the Qin State annexed Bashu for nearly a hundred years that they were all Mianshui waterways. Even if the Qing army entered Sichuan in the late Ming Dynasty, it was also through the Mianshui River upstream of Yuguan (at this time, Mianshui was already called the Jialing River) to transport grain and fodder.

It’s not that the boat master cannot drive into the water along the Mian River, the key is to be fast!

A battle that is fast may not necessarily win, and slow may certainly fail. Zhao Zheng instinctively refused, but at this time, Qin was on the verge of life and death. If he lost his country, he would be destroyed. If he failed, he would also be destroyed. Zhao Zheng took a risk. Chu did not have the crisis of national destruction, and only if he lost his country was defeated, he would have the crisis of national destruction. Therefore, Naojing's first reaction was to order the front line to retreat immediately. This was an insurance approach, but based on the long term, at least Yu Pass was to be guarded.

Lingguan Gorge starts and Yuguan stops. This section is the most dangerous area upstream of the Mian River. Because of the existence of the Tianchi Daze, the Mian River water level is at a high level. This section can be passed through, and the Mian River waterway below Yuguan suddenly becomes clear. Releasing the Yuguan Pass allows the Qin Army to enter the Tianchi Daze, which is equivalent to allowing the Qin army to enter the Hanzhong Basin. This is an extremely dangerous solution.

The reason why Yuguan is called Yuguan is that water flows through the cracks of the rocks here, and the water can pass through the fish. Not far from the north of Yuguan is the Qingniling where Li Bai's "Qingni He Panpan, a hundred steps and a hundred steps surround the rocks". It is also the Immortal Pass that Wu Jie of the Southern Song Dynasty resisted the Jin soldiers and refused to retreat.

The Tianchi Lake no longer existed after the Western Han Dynasty, and the water level of Mian River dropped sharply. The twenty-mile waterway from Jialing Town to Yuguan could no longer be shipped. He could only abandon the land and land to the shore when he went south: first climbed the right bank of Mian River and crossed Qingniling, then crossed Xianren Pass to the left bank and went down to Yuguan, so this place is called Shukou.

After Liu Xiu of the Eastern Han Dynasty went west to Qinlong, "Get Long and look forward to Shu", Gongsun Shu guarded this place, which made him unable to enter Shu for a long time; Zhuge Liang went to Qishan six times, four of which were to go through Qingniling to Guanzhong; Cao Cao went west to Hanzhong, "Di King Dou Mao was more than 10,000 people, but he was not convinced." He fought against the Wei army here for more than one month...

Qingniling is a land route. On the right bank of Mianshui, the highest Qianzi Mountain is more than 1,800 meters above sea level, and the road is muddy; Xianren Pass is a water route, and Mianshui flows along the deep and narrow canyon, high and dangerous, with forest trees covering the sun. It was first called the Ghost Pass. Later, Immortals were naturally born on the cliff, with their eyebrows, eyes, beards and temples floating, and they were also called the Immortal Pass.

The shogunate advised to guard Yuguan, because he was interested in Yuguan by land and water. Pang Nuan suggested closing the door and hitting dogs. It was not impossible. As long as the Fourth Division and One Brigade of the Chu Army could station Lingguan Gorge with the assistance of the Yue Division, this plan might not be impossible. However, no one expected that the Qin army's boat division had already gone south, and the two divisions and one Brigade stationed upstream of Lingguan Gorge were washed away by floods in the middle of the night.

Because there was rain in the morning in Nanzheng and other places, the heavier the rain was when we got north and closer to the Qinling Mountains, these two crucial messages could not be transmitted to the Grand Sima Mansion in time through the Feixun. They could only be sent to Yingdu by carrier pigeons. When Yingdu transferred the pigeon news to Xiangyang, it was already afternoon.

"Report to the prefect, it rained heavily in Nanzheng and Feixun was not connected." In Xiangyang City, Nansang, the head of the Communications Department, once again reported to Naojiu that Feixun was not connected. This was not the first time he reported it. After the two news documents were issued in the morning, Feixun in Nanzheng's direction was not connected.

"Did you ever die in a fast horse to send a message?" Naojiu was not surprised that the news was not connected. The rainy season south of the Qinling Mountains happened to come, and autumn rains were everywhere.

"I've been ordered to send a quick horse to the news." Zi Nansang said. He knew the importance of Xunwen and said again: "Of course..."

From Xiangyang to Juyi, there will be 1,600 miles, and the fast horse will run for a whole day. When the news of the Qin army's southward journey reaches Chengtong, the next morning will be the first to be.

"Pang Nuan's plan..." The Grand Sima Mansion was still the court meeting in the morning, and no one left. Xiangyang could not send a message to Cheng Tong, but Cheng Tong was blocked from sending a message to Yuanwu Mountain. Pang Nuan's plan to close the door was two hours later than Yuanwu Mountain.

"Chengtong's plan is dangerous!" Li Qie looked grim. He completely disagreed with Pang Nuan's plan. "Yuanwu Mountain Xunwen said that the Qin people's boat troops went south at dawn, and the warships covered the Mian River, countless. At dawn, the Qin people were 120 miles away from Yuguan, and the Chengtong stationed at a distance of 100 miles away from Yuguan, but the Qin people went first!"

"You may not be able to arrive first, and the waterway below the mountain stream is narrow and steep." Luyang Jun tried his best to think about it, but he did not believe that Pang Nuan's plan would not be possible. "Besides, the Qin people and the boatmen were all newcomers, so it was better for our army to sail."

"The Qin people went down the river, and our army went up against the river." Li Qi sighed. "The Qin people have been walking this path for a long time, and the canyons and dangerous shoals are familiar. So what if the soldiers are new? The soldiers of the warship must be enforced. Do the King of Luyang think that Qin's laws are fake?"

Li Qi has always been serious. His rhetorical questions made Lu Yang Jun want to laugh, but he couldn't laugh. Of course, Qin's rule is not fake, especially military rule. If the Qin people's boat troops arrive at Yu Pass first, countless warships will appear on the big lake; if the Chu army arrives at Yu Pass first than the Qin people, the Qin people's boat troops will be blocked north of Yu Pass. The key is who will arrive at Yu Pass first.

The Qin army was twenty miles away from the Chu army, but they set out at dawn; the Chu army was close to the waterway from Yuguan and was also conducive to navigation, but the Qin army went straight downstream, while the Chu army went upstream. No one could predict who would arrive first.

"So what if the Qin people arrived at Yuguan first? It's just a battle with me." The Lord of Luyang simply stopped thinking about who came first, and talked about the war itself. "Si Yin thought that the Qin people would defeat me when the two armies fought in the water? The people of Zhao Weiba were in their armies, and the baggage, food, and other boats had retreated to Juyi, even if the Qin people defeated me..."

"The Yue army has 20,000, but there are only more than 10,000 people who can fight in water, and only more than 60 big-wing warships; our army has only 5 divisions and one brigade, and most of the warships are soldiers and wing warships, with one soldier and one boat, and only 88 soldiers, and less than 100 warships." Li Qi calculated the number of warships on his side, and the results were not optimistic. "Can more than 160 warships defeat the Qin people? If they cannot win, what is the use of each army retreating to Juyi?

Juyi is not Xiangyang, and the city is far away from Mian River. It is impossible to guard Juyi when stationed in Juyi. If our army is defeated, the Qin people can go straight down the river and enter the Linzhi to Xiangyang. Mian River is close to Juyi and can go beyond diving. Once you dive, you can enter Shu. Bashu is the old land of Qin, and only ten thousand people are stationed. If the Qin people get Bashu again..."

The Chu army's spear was aggressive, but the spear was pierced by the air or the spear broke, and there was only a stick that could not be scary. If defeated, Li Qi was most worried about not being the Qin army going south to Xiangyang Old Ying, but rather that the Qin army would enter Bashu again. Bashu produced 60 million stones of corn annually. After the autumn harvest, planted the valley of Dongzhou again, and could harvest another 50 million to 60 million stones.

"The Grand Sima Mansion has ordered Chengtong, and the soldiers from Shu quickly went to Zhudi to reinforce the garrison. In order to prevent accidents, he ordered the county magistrate Lu Li to harvest grain and not be able to plant the valley of Dongzhou." Luyang Jun interrupted. The Grand Sima Mansion was adjusting the deployment all morning. The two most important adjustments on the western front were to retreat and reinforce the defending Zhudi at the same time. This was the worst plan. In the news sent by Chengtong, although he did not know that the Qin army's boat troops were heading south, he had followed the advice of the Grand Sima Mansion to withdraw those troops that were not good at water battles and increase the defense of Zhudi.

"I only wish Taiyi would protect you." Li Qi looked worried. He said all the things he should say, not wanting to say much.

He didn't speak, and the court became very quiet. Only the personnel of each department came in quietly to ask the voice of each department Yin. Naoji was not as pessimistic as Li, nor as optimistic as Luyang Jun. He looked at the huge sand table in a daze, and after a long time, he asked: "Will the king have a reply?"

The direction of Wuguan Road is just a feint. Don’t look at the three-headed phoenix flags and are in full force. There are only eight divisions that can fight, only 50,000. After sending the news to Juyi in the morning, he sent the Hou Ji Newspaper and the handling of the Grand Sima Mansion to Shiguan. Then he forwarded the Ge news from Yuanwu Mountain and Chengtong, but for some reason he had not responded. Shiguan should be also Qiuyu. If it is dragged until dark, Yingdu has not received the Ge news, so he has to wait for tomorrow.

Xiong Jing received Xunwen while having dinner in the morning, and his reaction was also exclaiming that it was impossible. After reading Xunwen, especially after reading the self-report of Age Wala in Xunwen, he was immediately silent.

His first feeling was that he shouldn't have refused to ask for peace in the Qin people at the beginning, but this feeling was suppressed as soon as it emerged. The Qin people were short of food, and seeking peace was just a guise of trapped beasts fighting, not really seeking peace. Even if the Chu army withdrew and no longer confronted the Qin army, the Qin people would survive the hurdle of spring and summer next year and wait until the autumn harvest was over, but would Zhao Zheng believe it?

He would definitely not believe it. The Eastern Palace Empress Baked Big Bread, and he would put him in his own position, thinking that he would suddenly send troops to attack Qin and Qin and would be destroyed. Once Qin and Chu were destroyed, they would be passed down for generations.

It is difficult for people to change their existing cognition. As the king of Qin, Zhao Zheng represents the interests of the military merit-winning group and the Kanto Youshi Group. The specific manifestation of the interests of both is to constantly behead and plunder, and constantly attack cities and villages. The former allows generals to continue to be promoted and rewarded, while the latter allows Youshi to have officials to be promoted and promoted year by year.

Zhao Zheng, who was sitting in the position of King of Qin, could not change this established route at all, and could only make the war continue. However, when Xiong Jing looked at himself, sitting in the position of King of Chu, he represented the interests of nobles, merchants, and the affiliated groups of both, he could not change this established route at all.
Chapter completed!