In the north of Xiangyang City, the breeze was gentle. At the city tower, Yueyang King Xiao Feng sat under the cool umbrella, looking at the book in his hand in the bright sunshine.

The words in the book are like actors, reenacting past events one by one.

Fifty years ago, in January of the third year of Yongyuan of Xiao Qi, the governor of Jingzhou and the king of Nankang, Xiao Baorong, was appointed as the prime minister in Jiangling, and was amnesty for the world. He also appointed Xiao Sanlang, the governor of Yongzhou, as the general of the East to attack the foolish monarch Xiao Baojuan.

Xiao Sanlang then turned his troops out of Yongzhou and went down the Han River by boat.

In February, Xiao Sanlang's army vanguard attacked Lushan, the key Hankou area.

In March, thirteen-year-old Nankang King Xiao Baorong ascended the throne in Jiangling and changed his reign to Zhongxing.

In April, Xiao Sanlang's army crossed the river from Hankou and approached the southern bank of Yingzhou Prefecture outside Xiakou City. While besieging the city, they successively defeated the downstream reinforcements.

In early July, conquered Xiakou.

The generals believed that the soldiers should rest in Xiakou for a period of time, and Xiao Sanlang believed that they should make a concerted effort and take advantage of the victory to directly target Jiankang.

In August, the Yizhou army went downstream and approached the mouth of the Yangtze River Gorge. Jiangling was shocked. The Jingzhou army tried its best to block the invading enemy at the mouth of the gorge.

In the same month, Xiao Sanlang's army arrived in Xunyang, Jiangzhou, and the defender opened the city and surrendered.

In early September, Xiao Baorong ordered Xiao Sanlang to enter the capital to act cheaply. In the middle, Xiao Sanlang's army vanguard arrived at Xinting southwest of Jiankang. Emperor Qi Xiao Baojuan conscripted the people of Jiankang and prisoners from the East and West Erye to defend the city.

In mid-October, the Zhuquehang Battle, Xiao Sanlang's army crossed the Qinhuai River, and the defenders of Dongfucheng opened the city and surrendered, and the army then besieged Taicheng.

In December, several gates of Taicheng were opened in the Inner City, Jiankang changed his master, and Xiao Baojuan was deposed as the Marquis of Donghun.

In the first month of the following year, Xiao Sanlang promoted to the prime minister and was granted the title of Duke of Liang.

In February, Xiao Sanlang claimed that the kings were stolen and killed the three kings including Jin Xi, Xiao Baosong, and Poyang King Xiao Baoyin fled to Wei. Soon, Xiao Sanlang was promoted to the title of King Liang, and then Xiao Baorong issued an edict to abdicate the King of Liang.

Therefore, Xiao Sanlang was appointed as the emperor and Jianliang, and changed his reign to Tianjian.

Fifty years later, the same scene is the governor of Yongzhou and Xiao Sanlang. At this time, Xiao Xu looks back on the past fifty years ago and encourages himself.

I hope I can raise an army from Yongzhou and establish a foundation like my grandfather back then.

Only in this way can we turn the defeat around, because the situation is very unfavorable to him.

The elder brother was captured, Xiangzhou was lost, and to the east of the Han River, the overall situation of Sizhou was settled, and Sizhou Governor Chen Baxian had sent troops to Xiangyang.

To the west of Yongzhou, the Liangzhou army advanced east along the Han River and was about to enter the boundary of Yongzhou.

At the same time, the governor of Yizhou and King Wuling Xiao Ji, who had personally led his army along the Yangtze River and was about to arrive at the mouth of the Yangtze River Gorge.

The governor of Jingzhou and King Xiao Lun of Shaoling sent troops to fight, preventing the Yizhou army from breaking through the gorge and defending the western gateway of Jiangling.

However, downstream Xiangzhou, the army of Jiangxia King Xiao was about to move west.

Now that things have come to this point, Xiao Feng can no longer turn back. If he doesn't want to bet, he will only end up wandering in a foreign land and dying in a foreign country.

Fifty years ago, the governor of Yongzhou, Xiao Sanlang, came out in full swing. The Yongzhou army and the Jingzhou army divided the work and cooperated, guarded the Gorge in the west, and attacked Jiankang in the east, and finally established the victory.

Fifty years later, the governor of Yongzhou, Xiao Sanlang, must also go out in full swing. The Yongzhou army and the Jingzhou army divided the work and cooperated, guarded the Gorge in the west, attacked Jiankang in the east, and finally laid the victory.

Perhaps, another Poyang king can escape north in a hurry.

Can I do it?

During this period, Xiao Xu kept asking himself this: Xiao Sanlang fifty years ago had a lot of chips in his hand, but Xiao Sanlang fifty years later had very few chips in his hand.

However, there is no way out.

"King."

The guard's soft call made Xiao Feng withdraw his thoughts and look at the guard.

The guard then said, "King, the man has arrived."

"Well, please come here."

After Xiao Xu finished speaking, he handed the book to his followers and looked at the river in front of him.

A large number of warships gathered on the shore, and the flags were waving on the ship, and they were ready to attack.

As footsteps sounded, several generals climbed to the top of the city and walked towards Xiao Yu.

They were wearing black military uniforms, which was in sharp contrast with the Liang soldiers wearing red military uniforms around them.

Xiao Yu looked at these Wei generals and felt bitter in his heart.

Originally, he just wanted to use troops to restrain himself, but he didn't expect that Liu Zhongli would be defeated so badly and An Lu would be defeated so easily, so there was no way back.

Now, Xiao Yu doesn't have many chips to gamble, so he can only borrow.

If the success and the defeat of the enemy is the winner, the actions will not be condemned. If Xiao Sanlang was defeated, he would be a traitor.

Now that Xiao Sanlang wins, nothing is a problem.

"Thank you all for a long journey, thank you for your hard work." Xiao Feng squeezed out a smile and said to the Wei general who came to help the battle: "In this battle, I have the ambition to burn my boats. I would like to ask you to help me with your help!"

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In Xiakou, Yingzhou, Pan Bao was inspecting the goods at a restaurant in the market. The goods were Shujin. The deposit delivered half a year ago, and now it has finally been delivered.

Of course, the client was responsible for the inspection of the goods, and Pan Bao chatted with the shopkeeper.

"The army of King Wuling is advancing eastward, almost filling the river. It is just stuck at the mouth of the gorge and will not be able to come out for a while."

The shopkeeper told the news he had. His store operated Shu goods and various rare treasures transported by Hu merchants from the Western Regions to Shu, so he was quite familiar with the situation in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.

Pan Bao is now a wealthy boss, who is both engaged in business and making money for Peng Jun. While doing business, he is responsible for inquiring about the news. Seeing that the shopkeeper is well-informed, he asked:

"How long do you think Jingzhou can last?"

"How long can it last? Isn't Xiangzhou pacified? The government troops advanced westward and attacked east and west, how long can King Shaoling last?"

"But, the Yizhou army has advanced eastward. What if the Wei State takes advantage of the situation? "Pan Bao is very concerned about this issue, and the shopkeeper laughed:

"You have never been to Yizhou, so you don't know how difficult it is to pass through Shu Road. If you don't say anything else, just talk about Jiange, which is the gateway to Chengdu in the northeast. If the troops in Guanzhong want to enter Shu, you have to pass through Jiange first."

"However, the terrain of Jiange is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. As long as the official army guards Jiange, no matter how many troops he has, he will not be able to pass."

"Not to mention entering Shu, you have to take down the gates of Shu, Liangzhou and Hanzhong, otherwise you will not be able to attack Jiange with all your strength."

"Even if the Wei army comes in a fierce manner, it cannot be carried out in the narrow mountain road. After more than half a year of war, the official army will have long recovered Jiangling and King Wuling returns to Chengdu."

Pan Bao had never been to Yizhou, but his hometown was in Jiangling, so he was very concerned about when the imperial court would quell the rebellion of the vassal kings. He was relieved when the shopkeeper in Yizhou was very polite.

When the imperial court quelled the rebellion, the river road was smooth again. He had many best-selling goods in his hands. By then, he would make money every day.

After the inspection, the transaction was successful. The shopkeeper asked: "Master Pan, the iron needle is really good. Can I order a ship of goods?"

Pan Bao asked back: "Open a ship? Did you sell out the goods you bought last time?"

"It's sold out, it's sold out in a few days. This iron needle is really good."

The shopkeeper praised the iron needle that Pan Bao recently sold: "It's easy to use, durable, and not expensive. Although it's small profitable, it can sell more, which is still good."

"Then you have to wait. I can't create an extra ship of cargo at once." Pan Bao smiled, said for a while, and left with his friend with three carts of Shu Jin.

When they reached the street, they parted ways: the guys wanted to transport Shu brocade to their own residence and put them in the warehouse, and then transfer to Poyang in the future, while Pan Bao was going out of the city, went to the other courtyard, and spent a good night with the outdoor room.

Pan Bao is from Jiangling. He lived in Poyang with his elders since childhood. He became rich with the "big cat Peng". Now he is quite good. Poyang mansion has a main house and Xiakou Villa, so there is naturally an outdoor room.

Pan Bao rode a donkey, humming a small song, thinking about the charming figure in the outdoor room, and couldn't help but be fascinated. When the followers saw him, they knew that the boss was in a good mood and did not disturb him.

After leaving the west gate, Pan Bao looked at the river view in the north and sighed: "When the court pacified Yong and Jing, I will take you to Chengdu. I heard that there are also Western Region Hu Ji in Chengdu City!"

The follower came to his spirits after hearing this: "Master, how can there be a Hu Ji in Chengdu? It's not Jiankang, but a Hu Ji was transported by a ship from the sea."

Pan Bao smiled and said, "Yizhou and the Western Regions are the business roads. What kind of spitting fish passes in the middle? Spitting fish... Hi, anyway, there are many Hu merchants in Chengdu. I heard that there are Hu merchants under the name of Wuling Prince Mansion who help to manage industries."

"Then in the future, the man will have to take us to see and see."

When it comes to women, men are always excited. Pan Bao looked at the river view and looked at the north shore from afar and sighed: "The King of Yueyang is also a turtle. If he has some courage, he should take a gamble and concentrate his boatman to rush out from Hankou."

"Master Lang, there are officials guarding Lushan Mountain in Hankou. How can the upper navy rush out unless it is ignored."

"Yes, haha, I'll be done sooner or later. I think he might as well have a gamble, and it's better to have a gamble."

Pan Bao talked for a while and continued to walk forward, but saw dust flying on the official road ahead, and it seemed that a large number of cavalry were coming here.

Xiakou is the prefecture of Yingzhou, located on the south bank of the Yangtze River, west of Yingzhou, and bordering Xiangzhou. Pan Bao felt that this might be the official cavalry coming from Xiangzhou.

But even so, soldiers are not easy to deal with. Pan Bao quickly got off the donkey and went to the roadside with his entourage to avoid it.

After a while, the cavalry galloped past, and the team was very long. Pan Bao looked at it and felt something was wrong: most of these cavalry war horses under their crotch were burly.

Of course, there are also horses in the war horses of the official army, but Pan Bao has seen more of them. There are about three or four hundred cavalry passing by, and there are also many horses prepared, basically all of them are tall and big horses.

I don’t know which wealthy general is willing to give so many good horses to his subordinates?

Pan Bao thought about it and felt that there was no need to be troublesome, so he rode a donkey and continued on the road.

"Master Lang, why are there any Hu people in the official army?" A follower suddenly asked, and Pan Bao felt puzzled: "Hu people, what Hu people?"

"I caught a glimpse of someone who was passing by just now. I saw a deep-eyed and high-necked person. Isn't that what a Hu person looks like?"

"When talking nonsense, people may be ugly, how can they say they are Hu people?"

"It's not that you're ugly, you're really tall and deep nose."

"Okay, okay, so what?" Pan Bao disagreed. "There are often military generals from the north who often join the court. Maybe it is the troops brought by others? He was fussy. When he sees Hu Ji in the future, would he be so scared that he would be weak?"

When everyone heard this, they burst into laughter and continued to move forward.

However, not long after, the direction of Xiakou City seemed to be lively, as if many people were shouting, and after a while, the sound of horns sounded.

"It was probably the good news ahead that caused cheers all over the city." Pan Bao thought for a while, thought of a possibility, and was full of hope: "Can the official army recover Jiangling?"
Chapter completed!