?Qikou, Zhou State's naval camp, the snow as thin as willow catkins, dyed the earth and tents white. The navy soldiers who had experienced the battle of Ruxukou were stationed here, repairing ships and combat equipment, preparing to welcome the next one...

In the yard, several large ships were under repair. The damaged hull, broken masts, burnt wooden boards and traces of smoke and fire could be seen everywhere on the ship, which all showed the intensity of the previous water battle.

In Ruxu's mouth, the Zhou army fought with less and set fire with the upper wind. The river surface was burned into a sea of ​​fire. The warships of the two armies fought each other in the firelight, and the two ended up losing both sides.

The Zhou army suffered a lot of casualties, and the Chen army was not much better. The Zhou army, which had fewer and more, was even considered a tragic victory, but it was the type of killing one thousand enemies and hurting eight hundred by themselves. Now both sides retreated back to their camps and licked their wounds.

The water battle did not lose, but the Zhou army was defeated in 6 battles, and the Huangzhou army was unable to rescue the Hezhou General Administration Office. The Hezhou boundary was occupied by the Chen army, and the contact between Shannan and the court was interrupted.

Although the war continues and Hezhou may be able to be regained soon, the current setbacks still cast a shadow on the hearts of the Zhou army soldiers in Shannan.

In the 6 villages of the Navy, in the large tent, the Navy General Zhou Fashang sat on the Hu bed with his shirtlessness. The military doctor was replacing gauze for him. Several shocking knife wounds appeared on Zhou Fashang's back.

In the final battle of Water 6 late last month, Zhou Fashang led the way and commanded the ship to take the lead in the battle. As a result, he was killed more than ten times in the melee, but fortunately it was not serious.

He was inevitably injured when leading troops to fight, especially Liuya was even more unpredictable. He was just chopped more than a dozen times, and his armor was protected by some flesh and blood. If he accidentally shot Liuya into the face, he would have to die on the spot.

"Nearly two months have passed in a blink of an eye. How is the repair of the warship?"

"General Manager, Qikou repairs the shipyard is insufficient, and most of our army's main warships have been seriously damaged. Now the warships are repaired 60% of them. The others are said to be able to float on the water surface, and the fire is burning too hard."

"Our army is not feeling well, and Chen army is not feeling well. It depends on who can't stand it first."

Zhou Fashang endured the pain on his back and discussed military information with the generals. The battle was probably endless, and it was not the time to recover from peace of mind.

"Master General, I heard that Bazhou surrounded Xiakou, Yingzhou, if the Chen State navy was ruthless and advanced westward again..."

"What's the use of naval troops going west alone? Even if they break through the Qikou River, can they still break through Wuzhou? Now that Chen's army has captured Huainan, the focus is on that side. Even if they want to send troops to advance west, they are powerless."

"In this way, the water battle cannot be fought?"

"If you can't fight, let the soldiers have a good rest, but what should be done to harassment should continue. Don't let Chen Jun be idle."

Zhou Fashang made a judgment that the use of troops depends on what goal he wanted to achieve. Chen's current goal is obviously to defend Huainan and have no spare strength to send troops westward, so there is no need to be nervous all day long.

Not only was it useless to send reinforcements, he judged that Chen State was probably no longer confident to repel the Zhou army that occupied Wuchang.

Yingzhou has become an ulcer in Chen State, and it requires considerable manpower and material resources to "cure". Zhou Fa does not think that Chen State can take into account both Huainan and Yingzhou.

After the meeting was finished, the generals dispersed, Zhou Fashang also changed the medicine, put on his single clothes and walked around the tent, slowly moving his muscles and bones.

Unless the Huangzhou army advances eastward, the Chen army will not invade. This is his judgment, and the Huangzhou army will probably not continue to advance eastward. After all, the war in Jingxiang is still fierce, and they must act as reserve troops to advance westward to reinforce at any time.

A fire broke out in the tent, dispelling the cold air. Zhou Fashang put on his clothes and wiped his sword. It turned out that the sword had been broken and his armor was seriously damaged. Now the sword and armor have been replaced with new ones.

"Mr. Lord, the younger one comes to wipe the knife. Please rest and recover well."

"It's okay, there's no need to rest on the couch when you have this minor injury. If the knife is not sharpened, it's not okay if you don't move. Is there any news from the mansion?"

"Lord, the old mistress is safe, but there is no news about Sanlangjun."

When talking about his third brother, Zhou Fashang was a little worried. After Zhou Faming followed the governor of Bazhou and the governor of Xiyang County, Yuwen Wen, to Yecheng in April last year, he was supposed to return in September. As a result, the road to the Huainan war was cut off, so he naturally could not return as scheduled.

If you stay in Yecheng, there is nothing to worry about, just fear...

Thinking of this, Zhou Fa couldn't help but worry. In early September, the emperor of Zhou was attacked. Yuwen Wen, who was accompanying him, organized a counterattack. Zhou Faming was also one of them. After a bloody battle, everyone was lucky.

It’s good that people are fine, but they are afraid that in order to return to Shannan, the group will venture south to go south. The journey will be in chaos, and I don’t know if they can arrive smoothly.

"Master Lang! Sanlangjun is back!!"

A group rushed in from outside the tent and reported excitedly. Zhou Fashang ran forward with a whoosh and grabbed the other party and shook it: "What did you say? What's going on?"

"Master Lang! The warship that was patrolling just now stopped a small boat from the south bank on the river surface. There were several men sitting on it, one of which was Sanlangjun, and the others were all old friends in the mansion!"

"Where are you! Take me to see him!"

Zhou Fashang pulled the plot out of the big tent and ran towards the riverside. There was a thin layer of snow on the road, and his feet were a little slippery when he stepped on it. Zhou Fashang was stumbled and galloping.

Before he could run halfway, soldiers surrounded several men and walked towards him, one of which was his half-brother Zhou Faming.

"Second brother!"

"Sanlang!"

The two brothers hugged each other tightly. Zhou Fashang looked at his brother who suddenly appeared, looked at him carefully for a long time before asking in surprise: "How did you come back?"

"Second brother, am I a real person, right?"

"Yes? What?"

"No further ado, Yuwen Jun is still waiting for my news. If there is no doubt, then I will have news."

"Eunuch Yuwen? Where are others? Could it be..."

Zhou Fashang was a little surprised when he heard this. He looked at the river in the distance and saw no ship. However, since his younger brother came from the south bank on a boat, it seemed to be exploring the way, Yuwen Wen thought he was waiting on the south bank.

This is not possible. Jiangnan is the territory of Chen State, and then there will be changes!

He immediately ordered the warships to be prepared and to cross the river at any time. Once the Chen Navy warships intercepted, he would protect Yuwen Wen from the north at any cost.

"Second brother, hurry up and empty the dock. There will be a fleet of ships to dock later, and a large fleet!"

"Big fleet?"

......

A team of cavalry rushed over. After entering the naval camp, they were the first to throw a whip and dismount. It was Deng Xiaoru, the general manager of Huangzhou. He led his troops to be stationed in the territory of Qizhou. After receiving an emergency message, he immediately rushed to the naval camp in Qikou.

"Where are people? Are they here?"

The chief of the naval army chief who came up, replied: "Master, I just arrived at the shore, please go here."

The group hurried to the shore. Deng Xiaoru learned that the governor of Bazhou, Yuwen Wen, the Duke of Zhu, had actually arrived at Qikou and rushed here without stopping. The chief clerk roughly introduced the incident.

"Is it actually coming from Jiangnan?"

"That's right, I think Duke Wu was dressed up in disguise and crossed the river from the downstream, bringing a lot of salt."

"Salt?" Deng Xiaoru was stunned when he heard this.

"Yes, Duke Wu brought a lot of salt with the ship."

Deng Xiaoru didn't know how to describe his current mood. Now that Hezhou is lost, Shannan and the contact with the court was interrupted. It would be difficult for Yuwen Wen, who was far away in Yecheng, to come back. Now that the other party is crossing from the south of the Yangtze River, it would be similar to escaping.

It's time to bring salt?

He felt that Yu Wen Wen could have come by boat and brought some salt on the boat. Then the amount would not be much higher, but it would be better if the person came back, and the rest were second.

When we arrived at the dock, we saw a group of people walking up a young man. Deng Xiaoru looked closely and saw who else was not Yuwen Wen?

"Maintain, the subordinate is polite!"

Yuwen Wen bowed with a smile, and Deng Xiaoru looked at him and nodded with a smile: "It's good to come back, it's good to come back!"

"General Manager, the official brought some salt when he came back this time. The amount was a bit large. I was afraid that he would go back to Bazhou by water, so he had to send some boats to escort him."

Deng Xiaoru looked up and then was stunned: There were many civilian ships berthing on the dock, and it was probably less than twenty ships that were in the trough.

"This...these ships..."

"The manager, these ships are filled with salt."

Deng Xiaoru almost pulled his beard off: "It's all salt!"

"That's right, Xiaguan came from Jiangnan this time and brought sea salt by the way. I think it's exactly what Shannan urgently needs."

"This...how many ships are there?"

"Not many, only thirty ships."

"Thirty ships!"
Chapter completed!