In the early morning, the water vapor on the Qutangxia River was filled with mist, and the Chu army fleet went upstream and approached the upstream Jiangguan.

Jiangguan is east of Baidi City and has been an important place on Jiang Road since ancient times. If the Chu army wants to enter Shu, they have to take down Baidi City to the east of Shu, and the gateway to Baidi City is Jiangguan.

Baidi City and Jiangguan are also the western exit of Qutang Gorge, one of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River (the westernmost end).

It is winter now, and the whistling north wind has turned around in the north-south Qutang Gorge and headed east.

Therefore, the Chu army fleet was sailing against the current, but the sails were not rising, and it was quite difficult to walk.

It is impossible to send a boatman to pull the fibers on the shore, because the Zhou army stationed in Jiangguan sent many sent posts to patrol the riverside, and at this moment, they followed him like shadows and walked on the shore.

Therefore, the advance of the Chu army's ships relied on the paddles of each boat, and the navigation speed was very slow.

There are dozens of long oars in each boat. The oars shouted horns and followed the sound of drums, and the sounds of long oars were neatly rowed, and the sounds echoed one after another.

From time to time, strange screams came from the mountain walls on both sides of the north and south, as if the wild monsters of the mountain were standing on the top of the mountain, shouting wildly at the ships sailing on the river.

The people on the boat felt a little creepy when they heard this.

On a boat, several sailors who took time to eat food looked at the cliffs on both sides and were talking and screaming.

"That's the cry of monkeys on the mountain, not a monster." A middle-aged man in his fifties pointed to the mountain wall south and said with a smile.

"I remember when I was in my teens, I followed my family out to travel on a boat and entered the Three Gorges. I berthed on the shore at night. I slept in a daze and was woken up by the strange screams on the mountain. I was so scared."

"They bewildered me, saying that the banshee in the mountains wanted to catch men and suck blood after playing enough, so they lurked on the riverside at night, staring at the berthing boat, and arresting people whenever they had the chance."

"I was so scared that I didn't even dare to squat in the cabin and used a clay pot to make a chamber pot..."

"I realized later that they were teasing me, hey..."

The middle-aged man smiled self-deprecatingly, ate a bite of the steamed cake, and continued:

"I heard that it was more than two hundred years ago, during the Jin Dynasty, when the Jin army attacked Shu. When the fleet passed through the Three Gorges, there was a big monkey on the shore, following and howling, which sounded very desolate."

"I just followed it for more than a hundred miles. One day, when the fleet was docking, the big ape jumped onto a ship, screamed a few times, and died, but it was a female ape."

"At that time, many people found it inexplicable. They examined the body and cut their stomachs open, and saw that they were heartbroken."

"And there was a little ape locked in a cage on the boat. When he saw this mother ape, he screamed miserably. Later, he found out that the little ape was caught from the shore not long ago when he was docking."

"I think it's the mother ape who wants to save her son. After following her for more than a hundred miles, she was heartbreaking and howling, and she was heartbroken and exhausted in the end. Alas..."

This story made several young people silently hear.

The sound of apes on both sides of the straits is resurfacing, and they don’t feel that terrifying anymore.

Next to him, the inspector shouted: "Get the time to eat. Now it's a war, and there are still people who want to change it to eat."

"That's good, that's good!" The middle-aged man responded a few times, but he still slowly gnawed the cakes. He did not forget to tell a few young people from fellow villagers: "Don't be anxious, eat slowly, don't choke."

Before dawn, the fleet began to prepare to sail. The boatmen who were recruiting the army ate in batches.

Now that the sun is rising, the fleet has also walked a distance. Because it is against the current and against the wind, the oars are exhausted, so they can have a second meal to eat.

When a middle-aged man was young, he was quite familiar with the Three Gorges. He looked carefully at the mountain scenery on both sides of the straits and judged the current position of the fleet.

"About noon, we will arrive at Jiangguan. When the war begins, everyone will be at peace."

Suddenly, there was a noise coming from the north bank. Everyone looked up and saw that some official cavalry on the north bank seemed to have fought with the Zhou army's whistle cavalry on the land.

These official cavalry, who marched west by land, were considered to be parallel to the fleet, driving away the sporadic enemies who were spying on the shore.

But they cannot fight bad wars. To break through Jiang Pass, they have to rely on the fleet.

However, everyone heard that there was a few iron chains in Jiangguan, Zhou army pulled up several rivers and built many warships and fireboats, waiting for the official army to come.

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The opponent will be smooth sailing. As long as the official fleet is approaching, release the fire ship. How can our ship hide at that time?

The river is narrow and there are so many boats moving together, it is really hard to hide.

But the boaters all have confidence in the victory of the official army.

Because the official army has never lost a war.

"The commander of the official army, the great commander-in-chief, is amazing. Back then, it was more than 20 years ago..." The middle-aged man mentioned the past again.

"That year, a king rebelled in Linxiang and was captured alive by elite officials in the city. Tsk tsk, I was repairing a ship at the wharf outside the city, and the matter was very big."

"That elite chief general is the Grand Commander who is now leading his army into Shu. This is the emperor's childhood friend. Look, how could the emperor be unsure of winning if he sent his confidant general to lead his army into Shu?"

This makes sense, and the little uneasiness in the hearts of several young people quickly dissipated.

They are all from Xiangzhou and fishermen. They usually make a living by fishing in Dongting Lake.

Now, the court wants to regain Shu and recruit boaters in Jing and Hunan, and the treatment is good.

Therefore, the respondents are like the clouds, and it is said that there are tens of thousands of people, and they are just a few of them.

Among them, Shiragoro, who is nearly thirty years old, not only came to make a living, but also thought that if he had the chance, he would make contributions on the battlefield and change his life.

Now, when it comes to the head coach "Grandmaster", Shiragoro can even say something: "I met the Governor back then."

Of course, no one believed him, but he really had an experience.

More than 20 years ago, when elite officials broke into Linxiang City and captured the rebellious king, he was young and played on the streets near the public hall, and he really met these people.

Of course, he did not recognize these people, nor did he know if there were any current "Grandmasters" among these people.

However, when the government issued a notice and recruited the boatman to join the official army into Shu, he agreed without hesitation, thinking that if he had the opportunity, he might make great contributions like the officials who broke into Linxiang back then.

In fact, many young people also have this kind of thought. Xiangzhou has been peaceful for nearly twenty years, and this is the time of a generation.

People who were young or unborn at the time of war are now adults, and the court is becoming more and more powerful.

Through newspapers, they learned that the government army recovered Henan and Hebei and defeated the arrogant grassland overlord, the Turkic Khanate.

When he learned that the official army had invaded Hedong, captured Jinyang, and then attacked Luozhou and recovered Luoyang.

The government army has always been victorious, and the soldiers who have made meritorious service are promoted to the title, and they have won the wife and children, or they have divided the land and the women.

Many soldiers from Jiangnan divided the land in the north with their military merits, and called their friends to settle there. They got married with land and land, and lived a good life.

These "news" are often mentioned in newspapers, which makes people look forward to it.

Therefore, many children from Xiangzhou also hope to have the opportunity to join the army one day, and follow the official army to win battles, and divide the fields and women.

Now, the government army is about to enter Shu, recover lost territory, and recruit a large number of young and strong people to join the army. For many people, it is a rare opportunity, and naturally there are many people who respond.

When meal time came, they entered the cabin under the deck, returned to their position, held the long paddle and began rowing.

In the cabin, there was no situation outside, Shiragoro shouted horns with his friends, and his heart became more and more eager.

First of all, you can't die.

Secondly, if you have the opportunity, you can make contributions!
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