?Jiangzhou Prefecture Master, the study room in the backyard of the prefecture yamen, the King of Changsha, and the governor of Jiangzhou, Chen Shujian, sat on the couch in a daze. He looked at the grass and trees outside the window with his eyes blank, and his followers stood with their hands hanging down and silent.

The food placed on the table was no longer hot, and from the moment Chen Shujian brought it in, he didn't taste it at all.

His mood was as cold as the food on the case. Three days ago, he was called out in the early morning. Although he was a little angry, he was in a state of confusion when he learned about the emergency military situation: something happened in Xisai Mountain.

In the early morning, beacon fires lit up in Xisai Mountain. The beacon towers along the way all the way to pass the army's information to Jiangzhou in the downstream. Although the specific situation is unknown, those who learned the news all felt a sank: the Zhou army is coming.

Who else can there be? The Zhou army in Jiangbei retreated and led to the attack on Xisai Mountain for a while. With the five continents in the Yangtze River and Yanji in Jiangnan, the Zhou army could go downstream and attack the not-too-distant Xisai Mountain at any time.

"It's been autumn harvest yet, but it's not enough. Don't you have to harvest rice?" Chen Shujian murmured to himself. The entourage beside him wanted to say something when he saw this. Seeing that his face turned pale, he continued to bow his head and say nothing.

Chen Shujian was very annoyed. In May, as the commander of the army, he led his troops westward, and his life became worse and worse. He was defeated in the Zhengrongzhou water battle. The Zhou army looked at Wuchang and went smoothly, and then attacked and pulled out many Chen army beacon forts along the river. Under this robbery method, Chen State suffered a lot of losses, but he had no choice but to deal with the Zhou army.

Not only that, the Chen State ended in a crushing defeat in Jiangbei. The route that led to the Jinzhou in Jiangbei was not under Chen Shujian's control. However, the troops who attacked Qichang in Jiangbei Qizhou Prefecture were sent by him, but the result was still a crushing defeat.

The Zhou army occupied the five continents in the river to guard the Yangtze River waterway and occupied Yanji in the south of the Yangtze River as a stronghold. Chen Shujian sent troops to attack Yanji, but his teeth were broken and he couldn't even bite them.

The situation in Yingzhou was in corruption, and the successive defeats left the head coach Chen Shujian blank. Fortunately, the court transferred him to Jiangzhou as the governor and got rid of Yingzhou's military affairs. As a result, the Zhou army came again not long after taking office.

The target he chose was Xisaishan, where the water and land army was stationed. Chen Shujian felt that his record was too poor and that the other party looked down upon him. He thought he was the weak, so he kept bullying him.

He did not dare to delay the matter when he received an emergency report in the early morning. He hurried to the prefecture yard to summon the generals to discuss the matter. First, strengthen the city defense to prevent enemy troops from attacking the city or causing trouble. Second, he sent an order to ask the water camp to strengthen its defense and prepare for warships of all sizes.

Then we mobilized reinforcements to prevent the Zhou army from surrounding and ambushing the aid in the middle of the road. Chen Shujian and the generals discussed and decided to wait for the reinforcements to set off again after dawn. It was bright and the light was good. Be careful along the way, and there should be no ambush.

That is, it shouldn't be. In the past, Chen Shujian wouldn't worry. Although he is not a famous general, he has also led soldiers. As usual, this should be reassuring, but now it's different.

Zhou Fashang, Chen Shujian's enemy, this warlike Zhou Erlang is now wandering around Jiangbei. This man is colluding with the one-legged bronze man Yuwen, who is like a poisonous snake, and anything can happen.

Zhou Fashang was an assistant to King Chen Shuling of Shixing, and Chen Shuling, who ranked second among the princes, was mortal rivals with Chen Shujian, who ranked fourth. When the two were fighting openly and secretly, Chen Shujian cut off Zhou Fashang as Chen Shuling's wings.

He complained to his father that Zhou Fashang had rebelled, so Zhou Dalang and Zhou Fashang were imprisoned and finally died. Zhou Erlang and Zhou Fashang defected to the Northern Dynasties with his family, and the Zhou family's wealth and honor in the Southern Dynasties disappeared.

This revenge is bound to end. Chen Shujian was not afraid of Zhou Fashang coming to seek revenge, but since he led his army westward in May and arrived at the Yingzhou territory, he had already found out that Zhou Fashang, as the chief supervisor of the Zhou State, commanded the Zhou army to defeat the official army in Parrot Island and Zhengrong Island.

Thinking about the situation of the Zhengrongzhou War, he almost led his back team into Zhou Fashang's army. If he was unfortunately captured, he would die miserably.

To be fair, even if he is captured, he will have no worries about his life. Zhou Fa is just a rebel general living in the Northern Dynasties. He dare not kill him even if he wants to kill him. However, it will be different with the support of Yuwen Wen.

King Chen Shuling of Shixing was captured, and Yuwen Wen killed him as soon as he said he was killed. He was captured because Yuwen Wen had already colluded with Zhou Fashang, and the defeat of the official army at Qichang City was the two of them at the trouble.

Maybe the Zhou army that attacked Xincai was also sent by these two people. This time, the Zhou army's attack on Xisaishan may be the two people who were making trouble, and the target might also include him, Chen Shujian.

When Chen Shujian thought of this, he became more and more uneasy. He thought about the arrangements over the past three days and finally breathed a sigh of relief. Not only that, he remembered that there were three iron chains across the river in Xisai Mountain, and the guards were also cautious people, who should not be seriously injured.

The Zhou army in Jiangbei will make a comeback sooner or later. This is a conclusion that everyone has already decided, so the countermeasures have been formulated: stick to it and fight back after the navy's strength recovers.

Whether it is Xiakou, Wuchang, or Jiangzhou Prefecture, new warships are being rushed to be trained, and newly recruited naval soldiers are being trained. In a few months, they can fight for control of the Yangtze River. The Zhou army will no longer have days of coming and going.

If the Zhou army cannot cross the Yangtze River, the Zhou army will not be able to cross the river to harass it. Crops from all over Yingzhou can also be sown with peace of mind. The heavy logistical pressure of the garrison will be reduced. Therefore, the Chen army generals are ready for the southern invasion of the Zhou army after the autumn harvest.

In fact, he made preparations in advance, so when Uncle Chen calmed down, he felt that Xisai Mountain would be safe and sound. With the iron chain of Hengjiang, the Zhou army could not directly attack the naval camps. The naval army stationed in Xisai Mountain was not weak, and it was enough to repel the incoming Zhou navigator.

There is no need to worry about Luzhai. The camps that run across the two mountains are as solid as a rock. When the Zhou army attacks, they either attack from the west by land, or defeat the navy and land from the east. Anyway, attacking from there is not easy to succeed.

Xisai Mountain is about two hundred miles away from the Shugushui River. Of course, Yangxinhui is closer, about 120 to 30 miles. Yangxin reinforcements arrive at Xisai Mountain three days at the latest. In addition to the subsequent reinforcements of Jiangzhou, Chen Shujian felt that Xisai Mountain must be safe.

There is also Weiyuankou Shu, which is more than 20 miles east to defend Qikou, and there are thousands of garrisons there. Chen Shujian felt that it would not be a problem to defend for a few days, but he was still anxious and always felt that something would happen.

The only possibility is to attack the east and attack the west. Of course, the Zhou army did not attack Wuchang in the west, and maybe it was the Shujian in the east. So Chen Shujian was restless these days, worried that his enemy Zhou Fashang led his troops to attack and killed his life, and even worried that he would be unable to think about food and food.

Chen Shujian adjusted his mood and asked someone to come in and take the food down to heat it up for food. He walked out of the study and went to the yard to get some breath. He looked at the red and green flowers and plants and felt better, but saw a few crows falling from the roof.

Meeting a crow is not a good sign. When the follower saw Chen Shujian's mood deteriorating, he quickly drove the crow away. After flying off the roof, the crows did not leave. They circled around the yard and kept croaking.

Chen Shuling turned his head and walked. As soon as he walked a few steps, he saw several people running over hurriedly, saying that an emergency military information had been sent back from Xisai Mountain. He heard that the person was in the front yard, and then he quickly walked towards the front yard.

"What's the situation?" Chen Shuling asked. Seeing the dejected appearance of the three people in front of him, an ominous premonition arose in his heart. Sure enough, the next answer made him feel like he was struck by lightning: Xisai Mountain was lost.

This news shocked everyone present. Tens of thousands of water and land soldiers stationed in Xisai Mountain, and the strong defenses were strong. How could Lu Liangzhai be captured by the Zhou army in a short time? Many people couldn't believe their ears.

"When did the Zhou army capture Xisai Mountain?" Someone asked. People said that the Zhou army attacked the river in the early morning of that day, and conquered the water and Lu villages just as dawn.

"So fast!" many people were amazed.

"Is it possible that there is a traitor to support me?" Chen Shujian asked gritted his teeth. He had been stationed in Xisai Mountain for a while, and he didn't think that Zhou's army could take down Xisai Mountain by just a fierce attack. Only a traitor to support me would make the other party easily succeed.

The three people who came back to report the news were all dressed in military uniforms. One of them sent a messenger to the Jiangzhou reinforcements who reinforced Xisaishan, while the other two were survivors of the Xisaishan garrison. Seeing that Chen Shujian asked a question, he told the truth one by one.

In the early morning that day, the Zhou army went down the river to attack Xisai Mountain. When passing by the Huangshiji River, the garrison ignited the fire in time to warn. After receiving the alarm, the garrison garrison immediately blew the trumpet to warn. The navy soldiers quickly drove the ship to attack.

The Zhou army used sails smoothly and used them so they were extremely fast. I don’t know what method they used to break the three Hengjiang iron chains pulled by Xisai Mountain in an instant, and blocked them when the Chen army’s warship just had time to leave the water camp.

"They built a wall with cars and ships to block the official warships in the water camp, and then set fires under the wind..." A soldier said with lingering fear.

Chen's warships were squeezed into a pile and then "burned the ships". The water camps on the shore turned into seas of fire. The Zhou army took advantage of the situation to land and chase the defeated soldiers to attack the Luzhai. Another strange army went down from the slope of the Xisai Mountain wall at the north end of the Luzhai. They attacked inside and outside, and the Luzhai lost the Luzhai and committed suicide.

"Down the slope..." Chen Shuling murmured to himself. His body was shaking and he couldn't stand steadily. Fortunately, others helped him to stop falling. He knew that the north end of the Xisai Mountain Luzhai was the steep slope of Xisai Mountain. No one could come down safely from the mountain, but Zhou Jun did it.

The key area of ​​Xisaishan was over. I originally thought that the garrison could last until reinforcements arrived, but the Zhou army easily captured the camp, and the large number of warships stationed there was no doubt that it was said that the entire army was wiped out.

"After the Zhou army broke the village, I loaded all the prisoners. We waited for a few of us to escape in the chaos... Later, we met reinforcements and escaped." The soldiers said about their escape adventure, but Chen Shujian could no longer listen.

Xisai Mountain was over, tens of thousands of troops suffered heavy casualties, and the navy warships were completely lost. The surviving soldiers were taken to Jiangbei without exception. When reinforcements arrived, Xisai Mountain was empty. Apart from the ruins and walls, there were only a few defeated soldiers who escaped by chance.

The piles of food and grass were gone, and the camp turned into flat ground, just like Wuchang, which was visited by Zhou army, leaving nothing but corpses all over the ground.

Not only that, the Huangshiji camp in the northwest of Xisai Mountain was subsequently captured, and was also abducted alive. The camp was destroyed and left behind corpses and ruins on the ground.

Chen Shujian felt that he was in tears and had no tears. He had been transferred to the governor of Jiangzhou. Xisaishan was not the defense area of ​​Jiangzhou, so it was not his main responsibility to lose it. However, as a royal family in the Chen State, he felt a little painful when he saw the official army defeated so much.
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