In Zhenyang City, many young and strong men digging trenches outside the city. On the city walls, there were also young and strong men repairing the rammed earth walls under the supervision of soldiers. In the city, counterweight catapults were rising from the ground.

The Northern Territory captured Dayu Ridge and occupied Shixing, the county seat of Anyuan County, Dongheng Prefecture. Soon after, they took a boat down the Hengpu River and attacked Qujiang, Dongheng Prefecture. The official army retreated to Zhenyang, lower reaches of Qujiang, and defended the city with the troops coming from all over the country to resist the Beili army that was like a wolf or a tiger.

In the backyard room of the Zhenyang Office, the doctor was changing the medicine for the Grand Governor Wang Meng. He first took off the gauze stained with blood, carefully wiped off the herbs that were originally applied, and then wiped the wound with a clean cloth.

The wounds were shocking, with knife wounds and arrow wounds. Fortunately, they were all flesh and blood wounds. Otherwise, even with Wang Meng's age, even if he survived, he would have suffered a lot of energy.

"What are you doing? Change the dressing."

"Yes, the Grand Governor."

The doctor dared not neglect. He could hear the great official language that holds the power of life and death, and the degree of changing the medicine has accelerated a lot. Now the Grand Commander is like an angry tiger. If he is not careful, he will be pulled out and chopped.

Wang Meng, who was lying on the couch, endured the pain from his back, and looked straight ahead, but was thinking about the current war in his heart.

The situation was not good, and the Zhou army was coming in full force. The courage and fighting were far beyond Wang Meng's expectations. He did not expect that the other party was good at mountain wars, water wars, and cavalry wars at the same time.

It is often said that northerners are good at riding horses, while southerners are good at boating and oars. What is the result?

The Zhou soldiers who went south this time are said to be mainly Huangzhou soldiers, so they have a variety of combat skills at the same time. Wang Meng finally knew why Jiangzhou fell within a month.

The commander of the Zhou army, Yu Wenwen, was in charge of the Huangzhou General Manager, and the navy trained by the Chen State navy, so the Zhou army was able to quickly break through the river defense and attack the Jiangzhou Prefecture Master Chuankou. A series of battles at the southern foot of Dayu Ling further proved the fact that the opponent was strong and powerful.

In the battle of Wujing, Wang Meng personally led a thousand cavalry to fight, but was defeated by more than a hundred Zhou cavalry. He almost died on the spot. Fortunately, his troops tried hard to save each other and escaped. However, he got several armor-breaking arrows on his body, which made the battle robe stained with blood.

The Zhou army destroyed Wujingzhai by the water attack, then broke through Dayu Ridge, captured Chenjunzhai by the Hengpu River, and occupied Shixing City.

Wang Meng's confidence at the beginning had disappeared without a trace with the fall of Shixing. He originally wanted to use Qujiang City to resist the Zhou army, but the other party built many ships, descending along the Hengpu River, and his troops were outside Qujiang City.

He led the defenders to fight back, but Qujiang was still lost. Wang Meng, who was supervising the battle at the top of the city, was almost killed by the Zhou army who rushed up. It was thanks to his troops' efforts to rescue him that he broke through in a hurry and fled to Zhenyang and organized the remnants to defend the city.

Thinking of this, Wang Meng couldn't help but clench his fists. These battles were so cowardly, but he did not admit defeat. Although the official army suffered heavy losses, he still had the power to fight.

Lingnan is not only the official army, so it must be defended no matter what!

After changing the medicine, Wang Meng got up and walked back and forth in the room to stretch his muscles and bones. After a moment, the footsteps sounded, and it was his son Wang Shan who came to wait for his appointment.

Wang Meng picked up a letter from the desk and handed it to his son: "Take this letter and hurry to Gao Liang immediately, please ask the grandma to take charge of the overall situation!"

"Yes, father!"

Just as Wang Shan was about to go out, a general ran in: "Grandmaster, Duke An Jing is here!"

......

Chen Fozhi, the new governor of Xihengzhou and the Duke of Anjing County, rode his horse to stop on the official road outside the city, and looked at Zhenyang in front of him with interesting interest. The city was busy preparing for war, but I don’t know if it could withstand the Zhou army that won the battle.

The former governor of Xihengzhou, King Chen Boxin of Hengyang, was slashed by the Grand Governor Wang Meng, for his crime of disobeying orders and ill intentions. Seeing that the Zhou army was approaching Dayuling, Wang Meng, the military commander of the twenty-four prefectures in Lingnan, appointed Chen Boxin's predecessor, Chen Fozhi, as the governor of Xihengzhou, and led troops to reinforce Donghengzhou.

It was only a few years since Chen Fozhi stepped down as the governor of Xihengzhou. However, he had not had time to visit the old place again. However, because the Northern Territory occupied Qujiang, the capital of Donghengzhou, Chen Fozhi, who came to take office with his troops, became a reinforcement in Zhenyang.

There are two thousand Xijiang soldiers who are traveling with him. Chen Fozhi's appearance will surely be like a timely rain, giving hope of saving the precarious situation. After all, the name of Chen's family in the Longzhou is a reassurance for the defenders of the Zhenyang.

Chen Fozhi was born in the Chen family of Longzhou, and the Chen family of Longzhou was not a local clan in Lingnan. It was originally a clan in the Central Plains. In order to escape the war, he settled in the land of Liliao. Over time, he became a wealthy family in Lingnan.

The children of the Chen family in the Longzhou were all over the Lingnan region. Although they were Han people, they were quite local and supported by the people. They became one of the prominent families in Lingnan and dominated the powerful. During the Hou Jing rebellion in the late Liang Dynasty, Chen Ba, the governor of the Xijiang River, first raised an army from Lingnan to attack Hou Jing, and received strong support from the Chen family in the Longzhou.

After the establishment of the State of Chen, the Chen family in the Longzhou became increasingly powerful. Many names and no surnames changed their surnames to Chen, making the Xijiang area in Lingnan the world of the Chen family in the Longzhou. The Xijiang army was a famous strong soldier in Lingnan.

As the head of Chen family, Chen Fozhi represents the interests of many chiefs and cave owners in Xijiang. Although the government is very cautious about him on weekdays, it is now a critical moment. Chen Fozhi does not want the Northern Territory to act recklessly in Lingnan and harm everyone's interests.

So the two thousand soldiers he led were just vanguards, and the Xijiang troops were subsequently reinforced by Zhenyang. The chiefs and cave masters from all over the country must have received the order from the Grand Governor Wang Meng and were on the way to Zhenyang.

Several cavalry galloped out of the city to meet Chen Fozhi: "Donald Anjing, please enter the city."

"Where is the Grand Governor?"

"The Grand Governor is discussing affairs in the office and will order An Jinggong to be brought into the city at the end."

"Where is the Beilu? Where are you now?"

"It's still in Qujiang City, and the provocateur has not yet seen any movement from the other side going south."

"Okay, enter the city!"

......

Above the sea, the north wind was blowing, and three sea boats sailed across the sails and advanced towards the west. Zhang Yu held a thousand-mile mirror and looked at the coastline that was looming in his vision, and ordered the ship to maintain his course.

Zhang Yu is now opening a "winter route", leaving the port from Hakata, Japan, and returning to the estuary of the Yangtze River in the Central Plains across the Hei Shui Ocean. Because of the north wind, it is easy to deviate south if he is not careful, so he dare not neglect at all.

This is not a joke. Once the course deviates, the sea boat will most likely run to the Fengzhou area of ​​Chen State after a few days. What should we do then?

"Please note that if there are suspicious ships approaching, just think they are pirates!"

"Okay!"

The crew members began to get busy. They stayed in Japan for several months. Although they could not return to Xiyang before the New Year, they were finally able to go home to reunite with their relatives. Now they are safely crossing the Black Water Ocean and are about to enter the Yangtze River. Be careful not to kill the pirates.

Zhang Yu put away the thousand-mile mirror and ordered his men to prepare for the investigation of the Chen State Navy warship. As long as he entered the Yangtze River successfully, he was more careful along the way, and the ship's cargo could be transported back to Xiyang safely.

A few months ago, they set off from Xiyang again and crossed the sea with all kinds of rare treasures to Hakata, Japan. In order to wait for the preparation of goods from Japan, they stayed in Hakata for several months.

The dedicated dock in Hakata Port has begun to take shape, and now it is time to go home and report to the Lord.

Zhang Yu, the lieutenant of the Xiyang Palace, is now the only one who has set up a sea trade route for the Xiyang King to ride the wind and waves. During his days in Hakata, he and his subordinates were not idle. He went out to sea from time to time to explore the sea surrounding Hakata, and drew many drawings to wait to go back to report to the man.

Responsible for alerting the crew around him, abnormal situations emerge through the Qianli Miles: "Lieutenant Zhang! There is a fleet in the northwest direction!"

"fleet?"

Zhang Yu picked up the Qianli Mile Mile and observed it. After a moment, his face became solemn: countless sail shadows appeared on the coastline, and a large fleet was heading south with the north wind. Judging from its scale, it was no longer something that civilian ships could own.

"Lieutenant Zhang, what's going on with this fleet?"

"It's... the warship of the government army!" Zhang Yu made a judgment, and then he ordered without hesitation: "Change immediately and return to Bota!"

“Reply to Bota? Why?”

The crew members were a little unbelievable. Everyone finally came back safely, but they were about to enter the Yangtze River but turned around. Besides, the north wind is blowing now. If you want to go to Hakata in the northeast, it will be very difficult to sail against the wind.

Zhang Yu has followed Yuwen Wen for many years, and his horizons and insights have been much broader. The explanation he made stunned everyone.

"This must be the Qingzhou official army warship. It was heading south into the Yangtze River. Think about it, if the official army had not deployed troops to Chen State, what would they do in the Yangtze River?"
Chapter completed!