??The south of Xiyang City, Bazhou Governor Yuwen, stood at the top of the city and looked into the distance. Today, the wind is light and the sun is bright, so the vision is good, so the outline of Wuchang City on the other side of the Yangtze River is vaguely visible. This city made him think about it day and night, tossing and turning.

At this time, Wuchang was the Ezhou of later generations, and Wuchang, one of the "Three Towns of Wuhan" in later generations, is the Xiakou City of Jiangxia County, Yingzhou, Chen State. More than 300 years ago, the late Eastern Han Dynasty, King Sun Quan of Wu was at this time. At this time, the city opposite Yuwen Wen (called E County at that time) was called emperor and built its capital, and named Wuchang as "Wu Erchang".

Wuchang faces the river in the north, while the other three sides are surrounded by mountains and difficult to defend and attack. Fankou to the west is equipped with Fanshan Guard, and Yanji along the river to the east is equipped with beacon towers. From the establishment of the capital here by Sun Quan to the last emperor of Wu, Sun Hao, again, the Sun family managed Wuchang for 55 years and accounted for three-quarters of the time when the Eastern Wu was founded.

Wuchang on the south bank and Xiyang on the north bank were across the river, which originally stood against the Yangtze River waterway. Now the north bank is owned by Zhou and Chen on the south bank across the river. Wuchang and Xiyang are guarding each other to prevent each other from eating, and they are also thinking about eating each other.

There are only a few people following Yu Wen Wen on the top of the city. The "minions" that are common on weekdays are no longer visible now. The figures of a few people look particularly bleak under the rising sun.

The Qianli Jing, which is used to improve her elegance on weekdays, is no longer in her hand. Yuwen Wen is wearing casual clothes like a literati standing on the city wall shaking his head to make a great sentence for eternity, but he is helpless about playing the zither of cows.

"Master Lang, if these fish are not cooked, they will turn over their stomachs. Then it will not be fresh." Zhang Yu said from the side.

There was a wooden barrel next to Yuwen Wen, who raised several fish in water. The fish looked strangely like a bream produced in Fankou, also known as Wuchang fish. He looked at the fish and smiled and said, "Let me go, the one I want to eat is the one on the opposite side."

As soon as the words were finished, the beacon smoke rose on Yanji on the east side of Wuchang City opposite the river, not long after, a pillar of beacon smoke rose into the sky and spread along the river eastward.

Yanji is located on the south bank of the Yangtze River, and across the river is Bakou in the north of the Yangtze River. Nowadays, the dense warships on the river outside Bakou are rushing towards the south bank of the Yangtze River. They are the long-prepared Bazhou navy, and they are loaded with Hulin soldiers who want to cross the river to fight. <>

"The terrain of Wuchang City has been memorized by the original official. The city should be renovated. The luxury houses in the city have been selected. Several methods of Wuchang Fish have been developed. Whether it is successful or failure depends on whether the lottery will win today!"

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On the river surface, in the Bazhou naval warship, soldiers were wearing armor and iron helmets and holding weapons, sitting motionless. On both sides were paddlers in casual clothes rowing hard at the captain's order. With the call, the soldiers raised their heads and looked around excitedly.

There are both warships on both sides, front, back and left and right. In the narrow cabin, soldiers were sitting in the middle of the narrow cabin. On both sides of the ship were paddlers. The dense oars stretched out on both sides of the ship, rowing the water neatly. The ships floated on the water like centipedes and sprinted forward, and the bow of the ship smashed the waves directly into Wuchang City.

Some warships were all soldiers, while others carried war horses. Because of the wind, all warships collected their sails and advanced entirely by paddling. Bakou was downstream of Wuchang, so the warships were all walking against the current.

Zhang Xutuo sat in the cabin with his whole body, holding the spear in his hand tightly, looking at the south bank ahead with his blood boiling. This was his first time participating in the battle and it was a large-scale battle as soon as he went to the battlefield.

He participated in the Hulin Army formed by Yuwen Wen, the Duke of Xiyang County. It was the army he had dreamed of joining. He thought he had no hope, but this year he had followed his father to Xiyang City and his chance came.

The Hulin Army recruited soldiers. Those who can endure hardships, be honest and obedient, and have priority in health. These are all related to literacy, so he passed the "interview" and successfully entered the camp. His father was arranged to do things in the state yamen without supporting him in the army, but he still couldn't resist it in the end.

The training intensity of three days off for one day is really hard to bear. Fortunately, he had three meals a day and had meat (mostly fish) and salt. In the past few months, he and the other 2,000 recruits were trained to scream, but they all survived.

I am no longer afraid of cavalry attacks. My arms and legs are thicker than before entering the camp. Although my skin is much tanned, I am much stronger. I am wearing two armors, carrying dry food and carrying a waist knife and running across the country. When I returned to the city to visit my family during the holiday, I said that I was strong and seemed to be a little taller.<>

"We will be able to fight in a while!" Zhang Xutuo murmured to himself. They had practiced crossing the river many times before. Although they were in the lake, they were not much different. It was just a bit more storm.

He could not swim, but was forced to learn it. He was rushed onto the boat from time to time and 'shake' now he is not seasick. Not only him, but all the soldiers of the Tiger Forest Army are like this. Although he is not as good as the Loaches of the Navy Army, at least he is not seasick or afraid of water.

"Hey hey! I'm talking about you two, like scared quails, one by one, and they're scared?!" Shi Chang shouted. He was promoted by a veteran. He was considered an "old qualification" after many wars in the Hulin Army.

"Courtess!! I'm afraid of giving me some questions!"

"Not afraid!!!" the soldiers shouted in unison. They knew that Shi Chang was doing pre-war mobilization, so they answered seriously. The first time the battle was really tense, but everyone had the first time, not?

"Killing people is no different from killing pigs. There is no difference between stabbing a spear on a human and stabbing a pig! The blood is red, and the shouts are all desolate, and there is no difference between them!!!"

The training treatment of new recruits is better than that of veterans because they can see blood during training, but they really see blood. Although they just stabbed live pigs with long spears, it also made many people fumbling, especially those live pigs rushing towards them.

I don’t know where Shangguan got so many live pigs. He lit fire on his fat and big tail and fled. Zhang Xutuo finally saw what it was like to run wild. At first, they trembled with guns but unexpectedly rushed in. They were all hit and swollen and swollen on the ground. Then they were scolded. After practicing several times, they were adapted.

"Just say anyone can do it. Look, look, Jiang'an is right in front of you. Don't let your legs go soft when you get off the boat!!!"

"If you have firmly grasped the weapons, you can make contributions by killing the enemy. If you make contributions, you can divide the land, the land, and the women!! How the family lives depends on today!!"

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The east gate of Wuchang City was filled with blood. Shortly after the city gate was opened this morning, the gatekeeper was attacked by a group of killing gods. The guardians suffered heavy losses. The Wuchang prefect personally led the troops to rescue him, but the group of people guarded the city gate and could not be recaptured.<>

"Mingfu! Yanji released the beacon smoke, and the Zhou army on the north bank crossed the river!!" A general hurried over and shouted. Wuchang Prefect Fan Liang immediately sent someone to release the beacon smoke when he heard this.

The beacon smoke in the city, Fanshanzhu on the west side would also set the beacon smoke to Yongxing on the west side. Xiakou relayed, and the Wuchang naval warships at Fankou on the western foot of Fanshan would rush into the Yangtze River to intercept the coming enemy warships when they saw the beacon smoke, and the war began.

This is a bloody battle that will come sooner or later. Since King Shixing led his army north to attack Xiyang on New Year's Eve, the other party will inevitably take revenge. Since then, Fan Liang has been worried about it for several months and finally ushered in this time.

Yuwen Wen, the governor of Bazhou in Zhou State, knew that he knew that the other party had trained soldiers, rectified their arms, and built warships to train naval forces, so he had already made preparations under the instructions of the governor of Yingzhou.

Even if the East Gate was attacked and unable to retake it for a long time, he deliberately did it.

Jiangbei had ulterior motives, but it was impossible for Chen State to take the initiative to attack Xiyang first. First, there was insufficient troops, food and grass, and there was no chance of winning. The court would not allow it. The death of the late emperor and the new emperor ascended the throne could not be possible at this time.

But it would be different if the opponent took the initiative to attack. As the governor of a state, the prefect of a county, he was naturally responsible for the defense. If the enemy attacked, not only could he not avoid the war, but he would have to attack him head-on. Only when the opponent was hurt would he be honest and retreated to confront each other across the river.

There has never been a reason to guard against thieves for a thousand days. Since this thief with bad intentions is coming, it will be a good idea to end it. The other party "takes" the east gate, and as long as the east gate is still under its "control", there will naturally be subsequent soldiers who will cross the river to seize the city.

Yanji only has beacon towers and no naval warships are moored and have released beacon smoke. Therefore, the Zhou army's target after landing must be Wuchang City. After thousands of soldiers cross the river, it would be a delusion to think about going back. The number and quality of the naval troops stationed in Fanhu Lake upstream of Fankou are not comparable to those newly built naval troops in Bazhou.

Even if the east gate of Wuchang is lost, the opponent will not be able to attack the city too deep. Fan Liang's mission is to lead the army to defend Wuchang City so that most of the Zhou army cannot enter the city. The Yongxing garrison in the west, Xiakou reinforcements and Yangxin reinforcements in the east, who received the message from the beacon, will soon arrive and double-team these unlucky people. At that time, the opponent will either die or surrender without a third choice.

"Mingfu! News came from Wanglou that a large number of Zhou troops landed on the shore, with more than a thousand people!!"

"Okay, let the navy warships dispatch immediately!!" Fan Liang began to issue an order. The opponent's soldiers landed, so the next step could be started. In addition to the south gate, the west gate, and the north gate, he had already blocked people from preventing the opponent from opening the door.

Bazhou Governor Yuwen Wen set up a trap in Xiyang City on New Year's Eve to make Chen Shuling, the King of Shixing of Dachen, succeed. Fan Liang is now setting up a trap in Wuchang under the instructions of Shangguan. He thought he would have to wait until the autumn harvest before the other party would take action. He is now here.

It's the same when it comes. The landing troops were sucked into Wuchang City and the river was covered by the navy. If the world was left to escape from the river, it would be a dream in the daytime if Zhou Jun wanted to do something in Fankou that the Chen army's warship could not come out.

Come on, and the blood was suffocated and it stopped. Fan Liang thought to keep Wuchang safe this year through a war today. The Bazhou governor who was unwilling to be lonely had many casualties and even if he wanted to organize an army to invade the south, he would have to be next year.
Chapter completed!