?In the Chen army's military camp, the generals made a fuss about whether to continue to siege the city or shrink the defense. The decline in the Qi water level indicates that the upstream is storing water, and the Zhou army reinforcements are approaching Qichang, so they stop siegeing with caution.

The city wall is about to collapse, but if the opponent's reinforcements are in a dilemma when they break into the city and fight with the defenders, they will be in a dilemma. In the end, most of the soldiers who invade the city are finished and they are defeated and retreat to the camp.

It is still a joke that if the Zhou army chased the defeated soldiers and covered them all the way, they could defend the camp. As the saying goes, the defeat is like a mountain, if it cannot stop the defeated soldiers from being rushed backwards, it is not a joke, so they decided to seek stability as the best.

The siege against Qi Chang was immediately stopped. Chen Jun soldiers demolished all kinds of siege equipment and retreated to the south camp. Just as Qi Chang's defenders were surprised, they were dusty on the northwest official road as if a large army was approaching.

As the flags were waving, everyone could see clearly the Zhou word on the flag. First, there was a shock, then a burst of cheers burst out. Many people were already in despair and thought that they could not stand it today. As a result, the reinforcements arrived, and they couldn't help but burst into tears.

Although the stone bridge crossing the river had been destroyed before, the reinforcements arrived at the north shore and the Chen army did not dare to siege the city unscrupulously, and Qi Chang was saved.

The city walls of Qichang were damaged in many places. Although the west gate next to Qishui was not attacked by a catapult, the Chen army warships parked on the water were also injured and injured. Although the defenders burned several enemy ships with rockets, the city towers and several arrow towers were also burned, and the casualties of soldiers and young men were also severe.

If the city is broken, everyone's choice may not be the same. But now that reinforcements have arrived, all the thoughts that have been arose invisibly. Seeing the Chen army retreating to the south camp, some Zhou army generals wanted to go out of the city and beat the dogs in the water, but after measuring the strength of the enemy and us, they finally gave up.

Chen's army took the initiative to retreat instead of being defeated. If there were fewer soldiers, they would be like meat buns to beat dogs and never go back. If there were too many, there would be no more. Because the defenders were not strong enough, they would have to wait for reinforcements to enter before making a long-term plan.

When reinforcements were approaching but still coming to the edge of the city, the defenders heard the roar coming from the upper reaches of Qishui. When they looked up, they saw a white wall moving rapidly from the upstream to the downstream on the river. In just a blink of an eye, they rushed to the city.

"It's a big water, and the upstream blocking the river and water releases it!"

"Good come, wash away all the thiefs!"

Everyone on the top of the city watched the whistling water swept away the Chen army warships on the river and the soldiers who had no time to hide on the shore. Unfortunately, the Chen army camp was stationed at a higher terrain on the south bank and was not affected.

"It's a pity that if they were camping by the river..." Someone said with regret. Since Chen Jun arrived in Qichang City, he had camped at his current address. It seemed that the generals who led the troops were not incompetent people who had already prepared to prevent the upstream water attack.

The dust on the south bank was flying, and a large number of Zhou cavalry rushed from the upper reaches. They followed the flood and rushed to the eastern suburbs of the city. They saw their reinforcements passing by Qishui directly from the upper reaches to the city, which greatly boosted the morale of the defenders.

Unfortunately, Chen's army retreated back to the camp in advance. If this water attack could take them away half of them and the cavalry cleaned up the mess, it would be avoided to fight again. However, everyone also understood that it was not realistic to pin the victory or defeat on the other party's stupidity.

In any case, reinforcements arrive in time, and that's all.

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In the eastern suburbs of Qichang City, Zhou Fashang, the governor of Hengzhou, frowned as he listened to the latest military situation. As the commander of the reinforcements ordered to reinforce Qizhou, he had to have a clear judgment on the current situation.

Their side arrived at the time of the breaking of Qichang City and stopped the situation from deteriorating. Even so, Chen's army still had no intention of withdrawing troops. According to the latest military information, the other side increased their troops.

Chen Jun still confronted his side outside the city without any benefit except for spending money and food. It is impossible for the Chen Jun to succeed if he deployed troops on both sides of Qishui. Under normal circumstances, Chen Jun is no longer able to take Qichang now.

So Zhou Fa was still thinking about what would be abnormal. If the other party simply attacked Wuchang several times to remove the Anjiang Fortress and attacked Qichang, then there was no possibility of achieving the goal now. Using troops is not a joke, so he thought there must be something strange about it.

"Empress Zhou, is it because Chen Jun used the strategy of fighting against the west?" asked Yang Xin, Sima of Yizhou. He led the troops of Yizhou and Zhou Fashang to join the south to reinforce Qizhou. According to the orders of the General Administration, he would obey Zhou Fashang's command.

"Speaking east and attacking west, Chen's army could not attack west before pulling out the five continents..." Zhou Fashang pondered for a moment and said. He knew very well what the five continents on the five continents had become now, "They don't have a chance."

Some generals asked whether Chen Jun would take the path to cover the food and cut off the road, but after discussion, everyone judged that this was unrealistic. Chen Jun was alone in Jiangbei. It would be fine if they wanted to defend the Qishui road and not be cut off. If they divided their troops into the country, they would basically not be able to hold on for long.

There are five continents guarding the Yangtze River waterway. It is basically impossible for Chen Jun to cross the river from Wu continent to the upper reaches Xiakou/Hankou. Of course, it is okay to concentrate ships in the Wuchang area to cross the river, but you don’t think about returning to the south of the Yangtze River. In other words, there is only one road to go besides entering Qikou from Qishui.

The southeast direction of Wuzhou Jun is Xikou. From Xikou to Xishui, you can reach Xishui City, the capital of Yong'an County in Qizhou. Yong'an County is located in the northwest of Qichang. If the other party can take it down, it will really break the retreat of Qizhou.

Yizhou, north of Qizhou, has sent troops to Qichang and then sent troops. If the Huangzhou General Administration wants to send reinforcements, it can only be dispatched from Bazhou west of Qizhou. By then, the reinforcements will be the first to be affected by the brunt of Xishui City.

The Chen army's naval warships were moored in Xisai Mountain, and Qikou and Xikou were located on the Yangtze River on the east and north sides of Xisai Mountain respectively. With the support of naval warships, the Chen army could firmly control Qikou, but to seize Xikou, it was necessary to compete with the Zhou naval army stationed in the five continents.

"Xikou, Chen Jun will definitely not be able to take it down." Zhou Fashang said firmly. He had been to Wuzhou not long ago so he knew that his side had a great advantage. "The Yuwen Envoy of Bazhou is already prepared, so you don't need to worry."

"Since that's the case, Chen Jun must be planning something." Yang Xin frowned, "It seems that our army's provocate needs to pay more attention and be more careful about the roads everywhere."

"Especially those places that are absolutely impossible to bypass." Zhou Fashang said, and the word "absolute" specifically emphasized the tone. "Last night our army was able to send people to cross the mountains, but Chen's army might not be able to find such a fierce soldier."

The generals looked at the map for a long time and determined several "high-risk" areas that needed to be investigated. After the meeting ended, Zhou Fashang turned to his tent and called several people to obey the order.

"You choose two teams to come out, have a good rest today, and you will go to two local posts to explore military information tomorrow."

"Where is the place?" asked the first person.
Chapter completed!