On September 29, the 16th year of Chuizheng, the Jiangling water battle Shu ship and the Wu Chu coalition army water battle, killed the river clouds and water, blood stained the river, killed until noon, heavy rain fell from the sky, the Shu army governor Lu Suhai not only did not retreat, personally led the fleet to attack.

Chen Dun, the governor of the Wu army, was besieged, fought to the death, and was killed on the side of the ship, and the flagship sank.

Seeing that the general trend had gone, Zhao Jing, the governor of the Chu army, hurriedly retreated, fought a bloody road, and the coalition army was defeated, and the abandoned banner and drum battle covered the lake.

After a few days, the land of 100,000 Shu troops approached the city of Jiangling.

After this battle, in the entire Jingzhou, Wang Hongyi's real power shocked the Quartet, and the victory of the Shu army made several county governments in Jingzhou that did not submit to the Shu army panic.

If it weren't for the Wu army still resisting in Jiangling, I am afraid that the entire Jingnan would have already been in civil strife, and a large number of people would have surrendered with flags.

This situation was already expected by Wang Hongyi!

In fact, although Zheng Pingyuan bears the name of the Marquis of Chu and is known as the lord of Jingzhou, it is just a false name.

Jingzhou was already falling apart, and Zheng Pingyuan's foundation in Jingnan was not so stable that there was no opposition, but before Zheng Pingyuan cooperated with King Wu, and there was a large army in hand, no one dared to offend.

Now in the first battle, the Wu-Chu coalition army was defeated and suffered heavy losses, and suddenly even Jingnan in the rear was surging with undercurrents and was on the verge of rioting.

After the victory of the water battle, Wang Hongyi immediately ordered the news of the defeat of the Wu and Chu armies to be disseminated as quickly as possible.

Among them, there are hundreds of people who rushed to Jingnan to rebel, all of whom are people from the Thirteenth Division, and even some children of the Jingzhou clan participate, these people are rooted in Jingzhou, and there are also some ways in Jingnan, let them go to Jingnan, Wang Hongyi does not believe that the Wuchu Alliance can continue to maintain.

In less than two days, the news of the defeat of the Shu army against the Wu-Chu coalition army spread all over Jingzhou.

The situation in Jingnan began to move in an uncontrollable direction.

"Pass on my military order, all counties will immediately impose martial law, and the army will be dispatched to suppress it at any time! Also, quickly send people to Jiangling to report the situation in Jingnan to the lord as soon as possible!"

"No!"

"No!"

Jing Nan stayed behind, that is, Zheng Pingyuan's uncle Zheng Ziyi, found that the situation was not right, and immediately sent troops to maintain the situation in Jing Nan, and at the same time sent people to take fast horses to quickly report the news to Zheng Pingyuan, who was in Jiangling.

At this moment, the news of the chaos in Jingnan has not yet reached Zheng Pingyuan, the war has just ended, and it is impossible for Zheng Pingyuan to set off to return to Jingnan so soon.

Zheng Pingyuan knew about the situation in Jingnan, so he would not continue to stay in Jiangling.

Now that the Great Water War has just ended, both the Wu and Chu armies have suffered heavy casualties, and now Wang Hongyi's Shu army is eyeing not far away and has begun to semi-surround Jiangling.

Wang Hongyi is now going to use the chaos in Jingnan to force Zheng Pingyuan back.

As soon as the Chu army retreated, the Wu army could not hold Jiangling.

If you go now, you can still keep the main force alive, and if you don't go, Gangneung will make dumplings.

But it's easy to go, and it's even more difficult to come back.

Wang Hongyi does not have the strength to swallow these two forces at the same time, force them away, consolidate the existing territory, and encroach one after another, which is the best policy.

Wang Hongyi was not worried that Zheng Pingyuan would not leave, and was a little worried that King Wu would jump over the wall in a hurry.

But after thinking about it, Wei Yue was also a prince, so how could he not understand this situation?

At this moment, it was dusk, almost when Zheng Pingyuan had just returned to his camp tent and lay down to rest, when a person and a horse outside the camp rushed towards the temporary camp of the Chu army.

"Who's coming?!" Outside the camp, the patrol team was immediately vigilant, shouting loudly.

"I am under the account of Lord Zheng Ziyi Zheng of Jingnan, and I am on the orders of my lord, and I want to see Lord Hou!" the person who came turned over and dismounted, facing the soldiers who were full of vigilance on the opposite side, and said loudly.

"Is there a token?" the patrol sergeant did not let his guard down at all when he heard this, and continued to ask.

"Here it is. The dusty young man handed over the waist card and the paperwork.

After the inspection, it was found that there was no problem, and the patrol team was saying, "You are here and wait first, and I will report to the Hou Ye." ”

As he spoke, he turned and entered the camp.

Time passed slowly, and finally the team came out: "Come in with me." ”

"Thank you. ”

The two entered the camp, outside the tent of the Chuhou camp, and communicated again, and Zheng Pingyuan's voice came from inside: "Let him come in." ”

Zheng Pingyuan's face was gloomy, and the soldiers and guards around him didn't dare to come out, and stood aside with his hands down.

The defeat of Wu and Chu's armies shattered what he had held.

Although in fact, after counting, the water division only lost 5,000, while the Wu water division was almost half, and the Shu water division also lost about 5,000.

However, the elite Chu Di Shui Division, who had been holding it, united with Wu Shui Division, and was actually defeated, and the appearance of this situation made him lose weight in a few days.

At this time, he was talking to a person in a gloomy voice: "Can this fire gun be imitated?"

On the case, there are several firearms.

It is said that the army fights, fights each other, each has its own victory and defeat, and it is impossible that the weapon has not been lost, which is why Wang Hongyi does not build cannons.

The man replied respectfully: "My lord, this firearm is meticulous, but as long as you give your ministers some time, you can imitate it." ”

"Speed up the time. Zheng Pingyuan said.

Not only himself, but Wu Jun must also get the firecracker, and he must step up imitation.

Hearing this person's response, Zheng Pingyuan waved his hand to let him retreat, and his heart was settled, when he heard that Jingnan sent someone to ask to see him, Zheng Pingyuan felt a little in his heart, and suddenly had a bad premonition.

A moment, under the guidance of a pro-soldier, a young man appeared in front of Zheng Pingyuan.

"Meet Hou Ye under the mark, Hou Ye, Lord Zheng sent the mark down and sent you a letter. Now the situation in Jingnan is critical, and the big clans in various counties and counties are in frequent contact, and there is a lot of trouble, so I also ask Hou Ye to lead the army back as soon as possible to calm the chaos!"

Feeling uneasy, Zheng Pingyuan motioned to the person next to him to take the letter.

Someone immediately went over, took the letter in this person's hand, and handed it to Zheng Pingyuan's hand, Zheng Pingyuan opened it and saw that it was his uncle's handwriting, and it was also about it, and his face suddenly changed greatly.

"Go back and tell your uncle, let him stabilize during this time, Ben Hou will soon return with the army. Alright, take him down!"

Zheng Pingyuan said, waved his hand, and ordered the sergeant in the camp to take this person down.

At this moment, there was silence in the tent, and everyone was silent.

When the army came to Gangneung, it lost a battle, although victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, but it also has a huge impact, and now the basic situation is unstable.

Back then, Jiangling could be handed over, but now Jingnan is lost, but there is really no way out.

For two consecutive days, Gangneung Fortress was immersed in the post-war downturn and did not launch another attack at all.

In the entire Jiangling City, in addition to the gloom in the camp of the Chu army, it is also rare to have peace under the tent of Wei Yue, the king of Wu.

Jiangling, in the camp of King Wu.

Wei Yue walked back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his back.

His eyes were bloodshot in the direction of the hall.

"Is morale low?" Wei Yue frowned, although he was panicked in his heart, he didn't want to admit defeat at all.

Wei Yue naturally knows that victory and defeat are impermanent, although he loses this time, he can learn a lesson, and he may not be able to pull the situation back again!

"The king of Chuanben ordered to go down, reward the three armies, and prepare for the next big battle......" Wei Yue commanded, paused, and ordered: "Let the craftsman imitate it quickly and come up with results quickly, otherwise, Lone will kill it." ”

Outside the city of Gangneung-gun, on the river.

The flag is unfurled, and the big ship is on the river, ready to go.

Countless Chu army sailors were carrying things to the boat at the moment, Zheng Pingyuan looked at these busy soldiers, his face was very solemn.

Behind Zheng Pingyuan, there were several generals, all of whom were the generals of the navy who accompanied him to Jiangling this time.

Among them, he is tall and majestic, and it is Zhao Jing, the governor of Jingzhou's navy.

At this time, Zhao Jing's face was also dignified.

"Zhao Qing!"

"Hmm?" Zhao Jing trembled and woke up from his contemplation: "What does the lord command?"

Zheng Pingyuan's face was gloomy and his tone was heavy, and he asked: "After our army retreats, the Wu army will not be able to defend, but now the situation, our army has to retreat, or the party will be on fire—you say, after retreating, can you hold the river?"

Before Zheng Pingyuan left Jingnan, he made some deployments, and there were many troops left in Jingnan, but even so, after encountering these big changes, it still seemed that there were too few soldiers left behind.

These in front of him are Jingnan's elite divisions, Zheng Pingyuan can be said to have brought out all the elite divisions in order to repel Wang Hongyi this time, which resulted in an emptiness in the rear.

The major families in Jingnan are also a big problem, when Zheng Pingyuan retreated to Jingnan, it was because he was a son of the Jingzhou clan, and he had a reputation for righteous jurisdiction, and even if he later became the Marquis of Chu, the local family in Jingnan was still difficult to control.

Since receiving the news from Jingnan, Zheng Pingyuan urgently convened the generals, and after discussion, everyone unanimously decided to leave Jiangling and return to Jingnan!

Although he was already planning to leave Jiangling, but this time he came out, not only did he get nothing, but he also lost his troops and returned in embarrassment, Zheng Pingyuan at this moment couldn't help but feel a little helpless.

Compared with himself, Wu Wang Wei is in a worse situation.

This time he failed to withdraw to Wu Yue, but I am afraid that Wu Yue, who has just calmed down and is not stable, will make waves again.

And if he retreats by himself, will Wu Wang Wei Yue hold a grudge?

When the matter comes to an end, there are naturally apprehensions in my heart.

"Lord, the victory of the Shu army lies in firearms, this war, the Shu army's naval division has also suffered a lot of losses, after our army goes back, as long as it is also equipped with firearms, it will naturally be able to compete. ”

"Moreover, even if our army retreats, King Wu will naturally be angry, but in addition to being angry, he will still unite with our army - without unity, neither our army nor the Wu army will be able to resist. ”

"So the lord doesn't have to worry too much. Hearing this, Zheng Pingyuan nodded, frowned, and pondered back and forth.

After a while, "Lord, everything is ready, do you want to pull it out immediately?" heard the Governor's inquiry in his ears, Zheng Pingyuan put away his thoughts, looked at the river, and found that everything was indeed ready.

"Start pulling it out immediately!" Zheng Pingyuan said calmly, although at this time, his heart was tumbling, but only this Tieqing calm could cope with the mood at this time.

With Zheng Pingyuan's order, the big ship that the Chu army sailors were riding slowly went from the shore......

(To be continued)