?? Outside Wuchang City, the Chen ** team, which was originally stationed in the east and south suburbs, disappeared. Since the Chen army was defeated in the water battle outside Wuchang the day before yesterday, in order to prevent the Zhou army from catching the back road, the Chen army in the east suburbs retreated to Yanji, while the Chen army in the south suburbs retreated for several miles to station.

That battle was under their noses. The fire soared into the sky, the wailing shouts of countless people, the terrible wreckage of warships on the river, countless floating corpses, and the river water that could not be described as red by the fire or by the blood.

If it is defeated, the Chen navy, which has a large number of warships, is defeated. If even the navy that has always had an advantage are defeated, how can this battle continue?

The navy was the spiritual pillar of the soldiers of the Southern Dynasties. For hundreds of years, no matter how many times the Northern Dynasties drank the Yangtze River, the people in the south of the Yangtze River were frightened, but they were eventually blocked by the Southern Dynasties. Everyone firmly believed in the creed of "southern ships and north horses" that as long as there were naval troops in the south of the Yangtze River, they would definitely be worry-free.

Even though Zhou State crossed south to attack Yingzhou, people believed that as long as the navy was dispatched, it would definitely defeat the Zhou State's navy. The Zhou army that crossed the river was desperate and had to surrender.

Before, the Chen State naval army was defeated by the Zhou army in the Battle of Parrot Island on the Xiakou River. However, now that the Chen State naval army is defeated again, it is no longer an accident. Everyone can see clearly that the battle process on the river is really a disastrous defeat.

But the navy has to fight after being defeated. If Yingzhou cannot be taken back, it will not take long for Ba, Xiang, Jing and Xinzhou to be in the upper reaches to be finished. If the prefectures and counties in the upper reaches are finished, Jiangzhou in the southeast of Yingzhou can still guard the Yangtze River waterway. However, it will be a matter of time before the Zhou army occupied Yingzhou and attacked Jiangzhou.

"Have you heard that, the king sent an inn to Jiankang to ask for help, and he wanted to mobilize the army to help again!"

"The army? Aren't there any navy in Jiangzhou? Isn't it enough to transfer it to fight?"

"If the navy in Jiangzhou plays the navy in Zhou Kingdom, they will be able to survive to health!"

"Where are you still using Jiangzhou? The day before yesterday, the navy still has many warships, isn't it okay? Where can I use them, I'm afraid of the Zhou army!"

"Don't talk about the birds. The birds were so scared that they turned around and ran away. They were burned with fireboats. How could they expect them to be!"

"Speak softly!"

Several people were muttering in a bush, saying that they were sent by Chen Jun to observe the movements in Wuchang City. It was a fact that the navy was defeated, but the war had to continue. So they were treated as unlucky people and died.

When the Zhou army captured Wuchang, they naturally had to guard the troops. I didn’t know that Shangguan heard that bastard said that there was something strange about Wuchang City, so he had to send someone to investigate. This kind of thing is no different from dying, so everyone can hide, but they missed the lottery when they were drawn.

The last words have been left, and the comrades have gathered to save some money to prepare for their funeral. Now these soldiers have embarked on the road of no return without any worries. However, after coming to the vicinity of Wuchang City, they feel that something is indeed wrong.

This feeling is indescribable, but I just think something is wrong. In the setting sun, Wuchang City looks ferocious and terrifying. They bit the bullet and touch it so close. If it were based on their daily experience, there would have been a cyclist coming to chase people, but at this time the city was not moving at all.

Some people guessed that there was an ambush in the city and another person scoffed and said that it was impossible to ambush the whole city just to deal with us. Some people asked what happened. Later, one person mentioned it and said that the city was too quiet and a little strange.

One person asked what was strange about it and said that it was time for dinner but there was no smoke rising in the city. Moreover, so many households in such a large city must have chickens, dogs, and other things, but now they can't hear any sound.

Silence, like an uninhabited yard, the whole city was surprisingly quiet.

"I said. There must be something strange in this city... Let's go over and take a look..."

"Don't go over and take a look after it, you think you live long!"

"It's not a nonsense! Look at the top of the city tower!"

When everyone heard this, they looked at the city tower but could not see any problems. The man still reminded him that many birds fell from the fence of the city tower. These birds were very alert on weekdays. If there were people in the city tower or on the city wall, they would not be stupid enough to stop on the fence. <>

Everyone came to their senses after hearing what he said. When they looked at it, they found that the city was becoming more and more suspicious. The birds landed unscrupulously on the battlements of arrows. The flagpole seemed to be no one on the city.

Some people speculated that it was because of the relaxed guarding at the city wall, the sentry who should have been on duty went downstairs to take shelter from the city tower. However, according to various situations, it was more like there was no one in the city. After a moment of confusion, they decided to find out.

Anyway, I originally thought that I had gone but never returned. If I could make great contributions, I might be able to get rewards when I went back. That family would have a plan this year.

They came to the city with evasiveness and were in danger. Several people panted and waited to calm down the corner of the wall, and then exchanged their eyes and then plucked the courage to take out their flying claws and swung them towards the arrowheads on the city.

The iron claws were tightly hooked between the arrows, and then pulled the rope tied to it, one person climbed up quickly. The comrades under the corner of the wall waited for a long time but couldn't see any movement above, and another person gritted the bullet and climbed up the top of the city along the rope.

He climbed up to the city wall tremblingly and first looked over and found that there was no one on the city wall. Then he plucked up his courage to climb over the arrowhead but saw his comrade sitting on the ground and leaning against the arrowhead in a daze. He was about to ask what happened, but when he saw the scene in front of him, he was stunned.

Wuchang City was empty and turned into a white area, where there were houses everywhere. Not to mention that people couldn't even see a chicken, the most important thing was that he could actually see the riverside: because the northern wall of Wuchang was gone!

"This...what's going on?"

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In the southern suburbs of Xiakou City, the governor of Yingzhou, Lu Guangda, rode his horse and galloped on the official road, followed by dozens of cavalry. It was the first time that Xiakou City broke through their embarrassing breakthrough that day.

Lu Guangda led the troops from Bazhou in the west to defend Xiajun County and confronted the Zhou army for more than half a month. Then he realized that the other party had set up their camps and retreated overnight. After advancing step by step for several days, he found that the other party seemed to have withdrawn, so he chased Xiakou all the way.

There were no people in the villages along the way, and even a chicken was not seen. It was said that there was no chicken crowing for a hundred miles. Lu Guangda speculated that the Zhou army had kidnapped all the people. This kind of thing was common when wars between countries, even Chen army often did it.

Two years ago, the Chen army took advantage of the civil war in Zhou to cross the river north to attack Qizhou and Yizhou, among the six prefectures in Jiangbei. After breaking the city, they also took the people of the whole city to Jiangnan. The most valuable thing these days is the land and the other is the population. If the land cannot be kept, it cannot be taken away, but it is okay to take people away.

The Zhou army must have seen the army approaching and the water battle could not be defeated, so they kidnapped the people and fled back to Jiangbei. Lu Guangda only felt regretful that he could not avenge the loss of Xiakou. This time, the Zhou army came down south and made him embarrassed. Yingzhou is now leading the army to counterattack but failing to fight fiercely with the other party. It is really annoying.

Yesterday, the vanguard who was heading to Xia whistle and probed news came that the Zhou army entrenched in Xiakou had retreated. Lu Guangda did not care that the large army would lead the guards to come directly because there was a problem with Xiakou.

What else could be wrong? Isn’t it just to take the people away and burn the city in a fire? Lu Guangda had already made the worst plan for this. He was defeated in the Parrot Island Water Battle and then lost Xiakou. As we later learned, not only Wuchang but also most of Yingzhou was captured by the Zhou army. He, the governor of Yingzhou, who was in charge of the military affairs of the seven prefectures, should have been dismissed from office and returned to Jiankang and be punished.

Victory and defeat are common in military affairs. Lu Guangda only hopes to make a comeback in the future, but he is a little confused about why the Zhou army crossed the Yangtze River and attacked the south to capture most of Yingzhou so easily retreated.

Lu Guangda judged that it must be that the imperial army won a great victory in the water battle in Wuchang and defeated the Zhou navy. The Zhou army was afraid that the retreat would be cut off, so it retreated in a hurry. In any case, the Zhou army was driven back to Jiangbei was always a blessing.

"Why haven't Xiakou arrived yet?" He suddenly asked. He could see the tall city towers and walls of Xiakou City ahead of him, but now he could see at a glance where these things were empty on the horizon ahead.

He was a little worried that he had just thought about things and was distracted, so he took the wrong path, but the guard next to him said that the road was not wrong and Xiakou City should be right in front. Lu Guangda looked carefully and found that the terrain in front was indeed somewhat similar to Xiakou City, but the city walls and towers were gone.

‘No...no...no...’ Lu Guangda felt a bad premonition in his heart, but he didn’t say it. He suppressed his anxiety and rode his horse forward for about half an hour later, and then arrived in front of Xiakou City.

It was the original Xiakou City, and now it was presented to Lu Guangda in front of him, there was a white land: not to mention the familiar street scene in the city, even the city wall was left, if it weren't for the foundation of the wall, he really suspected that he had gone to the wrong place.

Whether it is the official office, granary, warehouse, military camp, luxury house or ordinary people's houses, they all turn into flat ground and leave only vaguely visible homesteads. The crisscrossing gravel roads make people vaguely remind of the lively scene of people coming and going in Xiakou City.

The soldiers who arrived first came to report that the Zhou army entrenched in Xiakou disappeared without a trace, and with Xiakou, it was no, the population of Jiangxia County, livestock, even chickens, ducks, geese, dogs, cats, etc., all domestic animals disappeared without a trace.

Many wells have been blocked and are basically impossible to use again. If you want to get water, you can only dig the well again. Xiakou City, which has turned into white land, has no living creature except the Chen army soldiers who are now camping.

Lu Guangda looked at the white land in front of him and felt speechless. He really couldn't understand what the Zhou army was thinking. A general next to him said that it was because the Sui Kingdom sent troops, so the Zhou army was attacked from both sides and had to retreat.

"They should have thought it through this issue when sending troops. Even if they succeed in attacking Yingzhou, they will face the counterattack of the imperial army. If the stalemate in Jiangnan is long, the Sui State will definitely take action." Lu Guangda said, even if he said it to everyone, he was also telling it to himself.

"It's only been more than a month since the Xiangyang Navy entered the Yangtze River until today, so the Sui Kingdom's reaction was not so fast. There will be small-scale harassment, but it is afraid that there will be insufficient time to mobilize a large army to attack Yuwen Liang, and the Yecheng side will not sit idly by."

"Governor, but why did they... Could it be that the imperial navy won, so they had to retreat..." Someone asked. They had not contacted the imperial army in Jiangzhou east recently, so they could only guess in the direction of the matter.

"I guess it's right." Lu Guangda said lightly, but he was still thinking about the fact that Xiakou City was razed to the ground by the Zhou army. The other party demolished Xiakou City like this and could not have been a temporary intention. Otherwise, there would be no way to demolish the city walls in a hurry.

An idea came to his mind: Could it be that Zhou Jun had planned it long ago?

This idea was so strange that Lu Guangda just thought about it and shook his head. He raised his head and saw a towering tower on the west river. He couldn't help but ask, "Why is that building still there?"

A general looked at it and said they didn't know it. Xiakou City was basically turned into a flat ground, but Zhou Jun did not move the tower located on the riverside rock. I think they wanted to observe the situation on the Yangtze River waterway in the upper reaches, so they stayed.

"What's the name of that building?" Lu Guangda thought for a while and asked. The building was used to look out for the guards and guards. It seemed that there was a name, but he couldn't remember it clearly. Zhou Jun actually left this building without decomposing it, which had a deep meaning.

"This building has a long history and is said to have a history of hundreds of years. Some people call this building... Huanghe Tower."

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"The old friend left Huanghe Tower, and the fireworks went to Yangzhou in March... I think it's time to end in Xiakou." Yuwen Wen said with a folding fan in his hand, and then added: "I don't know if General Manager Du showed mercy to Huanghe Tower's subordinates. I specially reminded him at that time."

"Huanghelou, maybe there is no such name at this time." Yang Ji added.

"Who knows? If it really doesn't work, you'll be interested in this honor?"

"Ahem..."

Yuwen Wen put away the folding fan with a "pop" and then opened the curtain and walked out, with Yang Ji following behind. Outside the curtain was a temporary platform and under the table was a crowd of black people.

In the crowd, all men, women, young and old were dressed up in civilians. They all looked around with their families and their families, carrying packages, and they looked around in horror. The soldiers standing around were all smiling at this time and tried to show the gentlest smiles as much as possible, but their smiles were ugly than crying.

"Be careful, pay attention!!"

The shouting attracted everyone's eyes to the stage. They saw two people walking out from above, one of them was a young man wearing an official. At this moment, the young man shouted loudly with a paper horn in his hand:

"Dear Wuchang fellows! This official is Yuwen, the governor of Bazhou, and welcomes everyone to Xiyang!"

"Since ancient times, Wuchang has been a family in Xiyang, and everyone is not an outsider across a big river!! Now when I come to Xiyang, I can stay there with confidence!!"

Yuwen Wen talked for a while and found that there was no movement in the audience. Many people looked at him timidly and even some young ladies hid behind their families, as if they were afraid that they would be dragged away by him.

‘It’s so cold that I’m so weak, I don’t react at all…’ Yuwen Wen thought helplessly in his heart, and he coughed dryly and signaled to his partner next to him to ‘supervise’.

Master Bo Zheng Tong coughed several times and then shouted loudly with a paper horn: "I just said that we are not bad people..."

"The food in the residence is ready and will be distributed according to the head. Everyone can live in Xiyang with peace of mind..."

"When the time is ripe, I will naturally let everyone move back..."
Chapter completed!