At noon, dark clouds were covered with dark clouds. On the Woshui River more than ten miles south of Woyang City, a large number of ships lined up in a long line and went downstream. The fleet had to follow the Woshui River into the Huai River, and then arrived at Zhongli downstream of the Woesou to deliver all kinds of supplies to the city-guarding officials.

It can be said that Wo Water is the most important food channel for the Zhongli defenders. No mistakes can be made to avoid affecting the morale of the Zhongli defenders.

In late spring, the rain is getting more and more, and the vortex water level is obviously rising. However, due to the deep dripping of ships, it is still easy to get stranded in some river sections. So the boatmen are busy holding bamboo poles to prevent the ship from stranding.

With the current water level, it is actually not difficult to sail on the vortex water, just be careful. Except for some shallows, the other sections of the river are very safe, and it is very easy to sail along the water.

That being said, it is not easy to make a living on the water. If you are careless, the boatman will have to work hard to get out of trouble. If the cargo is damp and causes losses, the pain of flesh and blood will inevitably be caused.

Therefore, the boatmen on each cargo ship did not dare to take it lightly and carefully controlled the ship to advance.

After some trouble, the fleet successfully sailed through the shallows. Before arriving at the next shallow, there was enough time for everyone to take a breath, so the boatmen began to discuss.

Most of them come from Bozhou area. Since the Wo Water originates from Bianzhou area, what happened in the Bianzhou area has become the focus of the boatmen's most attention. The official army is now fighting against the thieves in Zhengzhou area south of Bianzhou. It is said that the battle is fierce and various news is constantly spreading everywhere.

The traitors in Shannan occupied Yecheng and Shaoling, who were attacking the Changshe Prefecture of Zhengzhou. The government troops defended Changshe to the death and fought many battles with the traitors. Now the two sides do not decide the winner and lose. They still confront each other around Changshe.

Of course, the boatmen don’t know when the official army will drive away the traitors. They just hope that the war can be quelled as soon as possible and that everyone can live a stable life.

However, the war in the Guangchangshe area was not enough to calm down, and there were strong enemies in Guangzhou. It is said that these rebels had already crossed the Huai River from Qisi and attacked Yingzhou Prefecture to govern Ruyin.

Ruyin is located on the banks of Yingshui River, only more than 150 miles away from Woyang to the east. If Ruyin falls, the thieves may plague the Woyang territory, and then the ships that transport supplies will be in danger when returning to the voyage.

Thinking of this, the boatmen were quite worried, but worried that it was useless. While everyone was sighing, they suddenly heard the sound of gongs, and the officers driving the ship huddled shouting at the top of their lungs: "The enemy attacks, and there are enemy cavalry attacks on the west bank!"

"Hurry, get the boat to the east shore!"

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Zhongli, Beidaying, and Central Army tents, the generals left one after another, and the commander Yuchi Youqi sat alone in the tent, staring at a map in a daze.

After Guangling's defeat, Yuchi Youqi wanted to make up for the punishment and make up for the loss of the sheep, so he tried hard to defend Zhongli, and forced the Chen army to attack the city to make no progress. But even if he worked hard, the situation still worsened because the Yingzhou Prefecture ruled Ruyin was lost.

The defenders were lost in Ruyin, Yingzhou, and the defenders even lasted for less than half a day. Before, the defenders had lost in Ruyin, Hezhou, and the defenders had at least lasted for a few days.

Thinking of this, Yuchi Youqi hugged his head with his hands, his fingers sank into his hair, and he tightly pinched his scalp, trying to calm his head down. He could not accept the reality that under Yuwen Wen's sharp attack, the defense line he had put in painstakingly was like paper.

Wherever Yuwen was, he could make things mess up. Within a few months from Xuanhu to Guangzhou, the situation in Huaixi was messed up.

When the other party took down Ruyin, Hezhou, Yuchi Youqi thought that Yuwen and Chen Guohui had a fight, so he wanted to make profits. As a result, Yuwen Wen actually gave Ruyin to Chen Guo. This behavior made Yuchi Youqi feel incredible.

Since he didn't plan to occupy Ruyin, why did Yuwen Wen have to waste his time? Could it be to consolidate his relationship with Chen State? Yuwen Wen is so kind?

Of course, Yuchi Youqi did not believe that Yuwen Wen was a great charity. The other party divided his troops to attack various forts in the Huaixi area, forcing many powerful men who were originally watching the wall to turn to the official army. Yuchi Youqi later found out why the other party was very arrogant.

Yuwen Wen sold Hezhou Ruyin as goods for a good price, and then used it to buy Huozhou Man and other Dabie Mountain Man.

Yuwen Wen gathered many barbarian soldiers and, by plundering the food obtained from the forts in various places, put together a large army, claiming to be a hundred thousand people, attacking Yingzhou in a turbulent manner. After receiving the emergency documents from Yingzhou, Yuchi Youqi planned to dispatch reinforcements, but Ruyin could not be defended for a day and fell.

Ruyin in Yingzhou is located on the bank of the Yingshui River. After the enemy captures it, he can go south along the Yingshui River and directly attack Shouchun. Shouchun has lost the cover of Ruyin in Hezhou in the south and has to face the attack of Chen's army, which can be said to be attacked from both sides.

Not only that, Yuwen Wen, who captured Ruyin, also sent cavalry to harass the surrounding areas. Woyang, 150 miles east of Ruyin, has also been attacked by enemy cavalry.

Yesterday, a fleet of ships on WoShui went south. After passing Woyang, they were attacked by enemy cavalry from the west. Although the fleet was urgently berthed on the east coast and did not suffer much loss except by rockets ignited and burned some supplies, this incident made Yuchi Youqi, who was in Zhongli, unable to sit still.

Wo Water is an important food route for the Zhongli defenders. Ships loaded with a large amount of food and supplies set off from Bozhou in a constant stream and flow down the Wo Water into Huai to arrive at Zhongli. If Yuwen Wen's army captures Wo Yang City again, the Wo Water Channel will be cut off, and the Zhongli army will be in a desperate situation.

Not to mention the food road, even the retreat road will be cut off.

This harassment was not a separate incident. Enemy cavalry frequently appeared in the Woshui area, and garrisons from all over the country sent urgent reports to Zhongli. Yuchi Youqi looked at the documents of emergency and his mood became worse and worse. He knew that if he didn't respond quickly, everything would be irreversible.

There are thousands of troops in Woyang. If before Ruyin falls, Yuchi Youqi believes that thousands of troops can ensure the safety of Woyang. However, Yuwen Wen's fierce offensive forced him to face the reality, that is, Woyang may not last long.

Once Woyang is lost, he will be unable to defend Shouchun and Zhongli.

If Guangling hadn't lost too much military strength in the defeat, Yuwen Wen would have had the opportunity to take advantage of it. However, now it's useless to regret it.

Yuchi Youqi knew that Shouchun could only rely on the Huai River to contact Zhongli, and the Wo River was at risk of being cut off by the enemy at any time. Facing the Chen army in the south and the Yuwen Wen army in the north, it was meaningless to defend Shouchun and Zhongli.

He wanted to withdraw his troops when there was still food and the vortex water was still under his control.

The transfer of Huainan caused the collapse of the cooperation foundation between Yuwen and Chen State. This was a secret order passed to Yuchi Youqi before by Prime Minister Yuchi Dun. However, Yuchi Dun did not say anything and let Yuchi Youqi act according to the opportunity.

So Yuchi Youqi wanted to defend Shouchun and Zhongli before. Now it seems that there is no need to take risks. As long as he can keep the main force retreating safely, he will have a chance to make a comeback in the future.

There was a rumbling sound outside the tent. After a while, several people entered the tent and saluted to Yuchi Youqi: "Shangshu Ling, the Imperial General is ready!"

"Very good, you will take this letter with you and hand it over to the enemy commander after you arrive at the enemy camp. Remember what should you say?"

"I will remember that if the Secretary of State has any instructions, please give me instructions!"

"Don't talk nonsense to the Chen generals. Just say that if you want Shouchun and Zhongli, you should retreat thirty miles away. When our army retreats, the city will naturally belong to them."
Chapter completed!