September 29, 16th year. Jiangling water battle Shu ship and Wu Chu coalition army water battle, killing 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 lead 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.

Zhao Jing, the governor of the Chu army, saw that the general trend had gone, and hurriedly retreated. Fight a bloody road, the coalition army is defeated, and the abandoned drums and drums are fighting, and the lake is floating.

A few days later, 100,000 Shu troops on land 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, he is known as the lord of Jingzhou. But it's 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. 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 more than 100 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 they also have some ways to do it in Jingnan. Let them go to Jingnan, Wang Hongyi doesn't believe that the Wu-Chu alliance can continue to be maintained.

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

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

In addition, quickly send people to Jiangling to report the situation in Jingnan to the lord as soon as possible.

, "No".

, "No".

Jingnan 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 Jingnan" At the same time, he sent people to take a fast horse and quickly reported the news to Zheng Pingyuan, who was in Jiangling.

Now. The news of the Jingnan Rebellion has not yet reached Zheng Banyuan, and the war has just ended. It was impossible for Zheng Pingyuan to set off for Jingnan so quickly.

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.

The Chu army retreated. The Wu army could not hold Jiangling.

If you don't go now, 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 then 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 and shouted loudly.

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

"Is there a token?" Hearing this, the patrol sergeant did not relax his vigilance at all, and continued to ask.

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

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

As he spoke, he turned and entered the camp.

Time passed slowly, and finally the team was coming 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 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.

But the elite Chu Chi Water Division, which has always been held, united with Wu Water Division, was actually defeated. 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 fire mirrors.

It is said that the armies fought and killed each other. Each has its own victory and defeat, and it is impossible that weapons have not been lost, which is why Wang Hongyi did not build cannons.

The man replied respectfully, "My lord, this firearm is delicate. But just give the minister some time. It can also be imitated......

, "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.

For 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, Master Zheng sent the mark down and sent you a letter." Now the situation in Jingnan is critical. The big clans in various counties frequently contacted "the flow of great disasters and chaos, and asked Hou Ye to lead the army back as soon as possible to calm the chaos". When the young man arrived in front of Zheng Pingyuan, he immediately fell to the ground and spoke quickly. Hold up the letter.

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

Immediately, someone went over and "took the letter from this person's hand and handed it over to Zheng Pingyuan's hand, Zheng Pingyuan opened it and saw that it was his uncle's handwriting" and said the same thing. Suddenly, his face changed drastically.

"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.

Now. 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 it is basically unstable.

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

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

In the entire Jiangling City, except for the Chu army camp, there was a sense of sadness. Under the account of Wei Yue, the king of Wu, it is also rare to be peaceful.

Jiangling "Wu Wang Yingzhai. Wei Yue put his hands behind his back. Walking back and forth in the hall.

His eyes looked in the direction of the hall, and his eyes were bloodshot.

"Is morale low?,。 Wei Yue frowned, although he was panicked in his heart, he didn't have the idea of admitting defeat at all. Wei Yue naturally knows that victory and defeat are impermanent, "Although you lose this time, you can learn a lesson." It may not be impossible to turn 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 craftsmen quickly imitate" quickly come up with results, otherwise, Lone will be killed. ...。

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 all over, "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 in the current situation, our army has to retreat." No, then you will catch fire, you say. After retreating, will you be able to 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 seems that there are 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 was famous for his 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. Leave Gangneung 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 came to an end, there was naturally a worry in my heart, "Lord, the victory of the Shu army lies in firearms, this war." The Shu army's naval division also suffered a lot of losses, and after our army went back, as long as it was also equipped with firearms. Nature can be countered. ”。

"And, even if our army retreats. King Wu is naturally angry, but in addition to being angry, he will still unite with our army, and neither our army nor the Wu army can resist.

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

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

, "Pull it out now". Zheng Pingyuan said calmly, although at this time, his heart was tumbling, "But only this Tieqing's calm can cope with the mood at this time."

With Zheng Pingyuan's order, the big ship on which the Chu army's sailors were riding slowly went ashore