??In early May of the 14th year of Chen Taijian, Taiyuwen Liang, the southeastern road of Zhou State, mobilized a large army to attack the border of the Chen State in Jiangnan. It is said to be retaliation for the Chen army's attack on Bazhou in Jiangbei on New Year's Eve. This time, the Zhou army invaded Jiangxia County, Yingzhou, Chen State in the south, and Wuchang County was the first to be hit.

After the Chen and Zhou naval forces launched a decisive battle near Parrot Island outside the river outside the Xiakou River in Yingzhou Prefecture, Chen naval forces defeated the Zhou army and crossed the river to siege Xiakou. Most of Jiangxia County fell into Xiakou and was in a hurry, while Wuchang County and adjacent Jingling County fell.

When the news came, Jiankang was shocked. The attack of the Zhou Kingdom in Jiangbei had already forced the Chen Kingdom to a desperate situation. If Yingzhou fell, the upstream Xiang, Ba and other states were in danger. Once the territory north of Yingzhou fell, the Chen Kingdom would go to an end.

The Northern Dynasties army could attack Jiangzhou east of Yingzhou by land. After the opponent took Jiangzhou, the navy could go downstream and go straight to Jiankang City. Jiangzhou is safe and sound, but if you do not take immediate measures to wait for Jiangzhou to fall, everything will be stopped.

Chen Shubao, the Emperor of Chen, who had ascended the throne for less than half a year, summoned important officials to enter the palace overnight to discuss countermeasures. This matter made Chen's ruler and ministers not nervous. Since he moved south, he had changed dynasties or disputes over the throne of the Southern Dynasty were mostly unrelated to the Jingxiang area in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.

In the late Eastern Jin Dynasty, Huan Xuan, the governor of Jingzhou of the Eastern Jin Dynasty who was entrenched in Jiangling, led a large army downstream. After passing the unintercepted Jiangzhou, he went straight to the capital Jiankang and killed the ruling Sima Yuanxian and a number of opponents. He then controlled the government and eliminated dissidents. He was named King of Chu and Jiuxi, and finally abolished the Emperor of Jin to establish the Chu Dynasty. He was called Huan Chu in history.

Later, Liu Yu, the general of the Northern Army, raised an army to rebel against Huan, drove him out of Jiankang, went up the river and fought and won consecutive victories, and finally defeated Huan Xuan in Jiangling to control the government and establish Liu Song. More than 40 years later, his son, Emperor Wen of Song, Liu Yilong, was killed by the crown prince Liu Shao. Liu Yilong's third son, Liu Jun, raised troops in the Xiyang area of ​​Jiangbei, and attacked Jiankang and overthrew Liu Shao and succeeded to the throne.

After Xiao Qi replaced Liu Song, Xiao Yan, the governor of Yongzhou (the prefecture is in Xiangyang) in the late Xiao Qi, raised an army to resist Qi Emperor Xiao Baojuan, led the Xiangyang navy into the Yangtze River and the Jingzhou army to attack Jiankang and finally replaced Qi Jianliang.

During the Hou Jing Rebellion, the Liang Kingdom's Western Route Army also defeated Hou Jing's army from Bazhou downstream of Jiangling (not the current Jiangbei Zhou Kingdom Bazhou) and then advanced eastward and attacked Jiankang. After the war was quelled, Jiangling was defeated by the Western Wei. Liang Kingdom's national strength declined, and the general Chen Baxian took power and then abolished Liang and established Chen. <>

Liang general Wang Lin raised an army to rebel against Chen. In the end, Wang Lin won the battle in Yingzhou and Wuchang, and attacked Xiajiangzhou all the way east. Chen Ba first used various means to withstand the other party forcing him to return west and finally reversed the current.

If the imperial court, which established its capital, had to sleep soundly, first of all, ensure the safety of Jiangfang. The safety of Jiangfang was the top priority. Since the founding of the State of Chen, there has been no place for Jingxiang, so there is much less room for maneuver.

To prevent Jiangling, even the naval forces in Shu, we need to guard Xinzhou at the mouth of the Yangtze River Gorge and Xiang and Bazhou in the lower reaches of the Xiangyang states. We must prevent Xiangzhou and Xiangyang naval forces from entering the Yangtze River through the Han River. Then, Yingzhou Prefecture opposite Hankou is the top priority.

If the Bazhou in the upper reaches is lost, it can still rely on the naval forces stationed in Xiakou to defend against Jiangling and the enemy navy in Xiangzhou. If the Xiakou is lost, it can only rely on Jiangzhou to withstand the enemy's naval forces.

If the matter worsens to the point where it must be defended by Jiangzhou, the State of Chen will not be able to defend for long. Because the land in the upper reaches will lose nearly half of its national strength, it will be even worse for Chen, who has lost the land of Jiangbei.

With so many lessons from the past, the ruler and ministers of Chen could not sit idly by and watch the fall of the upper reaches. If Yingzhou was lost again and again, it would not take long for Chen Guoli to die. The court and the people were talking about this.

Many people are speculating whether Zhou State is going to attack Da Chen, but what is confusing is that Zhou State itself is in a state of turmoil and cannot deal with the Sui State, which cut its territory in half, so crazy.

The Jingxiang prefectures north of Yingzhou and the six prefectures in Jiangbei are the jurisdiction of Yuwen Liang, the major camp of the southeast road of Zhou State. The territory of this Zhou royal family was separated from the territory controlled by Zhou Ting in Yecheng. It is said that Yuwen Liang should have made every effort to conquer the city north and strive to connect with Zhou Ting, but no one expected that the other party would do the opposite.

If you can't defeat the Sui Kingdom, you will come to the south to take advantage. Could it be that you think the Southern Dynasty is easy to bully!!

The court quickly made a decision: send water, and the army immediately advanced westward. At the same time, it urgently ordered the neighboring states of Yingzhou to organize troops to prepare for support. Two days later, the main force of the Chen army was assembled. The army claimed that 300,000 were advanced westward along the Yangtze River waterway. <>

On the day the army set off, the dense warships on the Yangtze River covered the river. Among them, the figures of the Golden Wings, Qinglong, Pinglu, Taiping and other ships were shocking. The remaining Mengchong, Dou Ship and thousands of ships transporting troops, horses, food and grass were thousands of. An unprecedented naval fleet set sail with the southeast wind.

There was no fishing boat on the river, and they all stopped on the shore with fear. The fisherman on the boat looked at the spectacular scene and asked: "I said, how many people would the official army have to go to Yingzhou along the way?"

Another man looked at the huge fleet and heard people talking about the court sending 300,000 troops to rescue Yingzhou, but according to previous practice, it would be amazing to remove half of the number and squeeze out the water and then squeeze out 70,000 to 80,000.

Nowadays, no matter which country sends troops, they have to make the troops bigger. One thousand is said to be five thousand, ten thousand is said to be fifty thousand, and fifty thousand is said to be twenty hundred thousand. As civilians, they are often summoned to follow the army, so they have heard about the tricks inside.

Then there is a difference between the actual number of people on the books and the generals usually eat empty wages and drink blood from soldiers. In fact, there are 500 soldiers in the army organized by a thousand people. When it comes to war, the number reported to the above is of course calculated as full membership.

It is impossible to hide it if there are too few people and pull them out. Even if Shangguan turns a blind eye, the scene is too ugly, so he has to make up the numbers. It is common for him to spend some money to get the people to make up the numbers. God knows whether such an army can win a battle if it goes to the battlefield.

"Also, as the saying goes, before the troops move, they will send troops to raise so much food and grass in just two days, and they will raise so much food and grass to take it on the road? Although there can be some support from the court along the way, if there are too many people, how can they eat enough?"

This is just that the army that just set off will have people and warships joining along the way. It is possible to march westward all the way to Jiangzhou to join more than 100,000 defenders.

"What should I do if so many warships go westwards across the river?" The first person to ask is concerned about this question. The capital of Chen State Jiankang is on the south bank of the Yangtze River and the north of the Yangtze River is already the territory of the enemy country. If the main force of the navy is not there and the enemy invades south, it will be amazing.

Another person smiled and said that the former Zhou State Wuzhou General Administration of Jiangbei was now under the jurisdiction of the prefectures and counties under the Sui Dynasty and Zhou State.<>The two sides were guarding against each other where they could attack the south and invade the south. Then the official army would definitely leave one hand and it would be impossible to get out of it.

"I'm talking about what happened to Zhou State? The Sui State is still holding its back and dares to invade the south. Do you think the imperial army is full of native chickens and tiles?"

"Who knows? Maybe they think they can't beat the Sui army, so they come to grab the government army and want to take advantage of it."

"Do you think the government army can drive away the thieves this time?"
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