The next day, Ji Shui was calm.

Although inside and outside the county, the army of the king of Chu was gathered, but Wang Hongyi was in the county, and the armies did not dare to be rampant, and they were strictly trained in the military camps.

And Wang Hongyi paid attention to the separation of military and government, and the marching soldiers forbade plunder, even if they attacked the enemy city, they generally comforted the common people, and these people did not panic about the arrival of the army.

After the initial panic, life has returned to normal, the number of pedestrians on the street has gradually increased, and shops and businesses are also open for business.

Although occasionally some generals will go out on the streets, they dare not run rampant.

At this time, human life is as cheap as a dog, often fighting together, and when the army passes through a place, locusts pass through, and there is no grass to grow, and it is also plundered, which causes complaints.

If you treat the people in your own territory like this, you will not be able to sack the enemy's city.

The Chu army had strict military discipline, so it gradually became famous.

On the fourth day after the Chu army arrived in Jishui County, there were fast horses galloping dozens of miles southwest of Niuhou County.

Some people rode horses, alone, and made a detour to a ferry in a remote place to cross the river, planning to send news back.

The news of the arrival of the Chu army, a few days ago, he already knew, but the city was very strict, and he could not get out of the city for several days, until today, a large army arrived in the county seat, taking advantage of this to be able to go out of the city, the carrier pigeon has been out of the city, and he let it out, but this matter is too important, in case the carrier pigeon is not able to send the letter to it, the matter will be big, he must rush before the Chu army attacks, send the information back!

Although there may have been another route, someone had already sent it back, but he didn't dare to risk it.

The ferry got on the boat, the road was safe, and the man went straight to the opposite side!

On the other side of the river, within the boundaries of Wu Yue, there is a city, and the chief officer in the city is a guard, with 500 troops and 500 soldiers, guarding here.

From him, you can overlook the great river, and it can be a frontier land.

The guard's surname is Qian, Qian Wenheng, this person is a veteran of Wei Yue, his strength is not high, and his talent is not outstanding, but he has followed Wei Yue for more than ten years, so he was promoted to a guard general.

And there is a saying that you need an old horse to know the way, and you don't need a teenager to defend the city.

This is the human experience.

Qian Wenheng has been in the army for 20 years, and now he is in his forties, and he is a person in his fifties.

Such a general, the offensive is insufficient, there is more than enough to defend the city, and he is cautious, that is, there is a large army attacking the city, and there are such generals guarding the city checkpoints, at least they can drag on for a few days, so that the city will not be lost due to recklessness or blood, such a thing will basically not occur in Qian Wenheng's body.

The news of Wang Hongyi's arrival is not confidential, but it is given priority to the high-level, on this road, because of the rapid arrival of the Chu army, the news was not delivered for a while, Qian Wenheng was still sleeping in the flower hall as usual in the afternoon.

This is one of his habits, every day, the city sleeps in the afternoon, and this day is no exception, this sleep is very sweet.

Until he woke up naturally, he stood up, stretched his waist in the flower hall, and suddenly heard a slight news outside, walked to the door with a raised eyebrow, and tore the door open.

An official was already guarding outside, with a hint of anxiety on his face, and when he saw Qian Wenheng come out, his eyes were full of "General, this is the Chudi urgent report sent just now, 100,000 are sent in a hurry, and the lower officials don't dare to open it, please watch it!" This official handed over a piece of information to Qian Fuheng.

"Chudi's urgent report?" Qian Wenheng frowned and took the information into his hand.

"The urgent report sent, why didn't you come in early to report it?, unpacked the sealed information, Qian Wenheng said casually.

This official was a little frightened, just a scribe, who was reprimanded by the lord, and some were frightened, but he didn't dare to distinguish it, so he had to respond silently.

Qian Wenheng looked at him like this, shook his head, and looked at the intelligence to be important, so he didn't pay attention to him first.

The content of the information was written very briefly, and after Qian Wenheng read it quickly, his face immediately changed!

"The King of Chu has sent troops?"

The content of this information is very simple, there is only one message, that is, Wang Hongyi has gathered a large army, has rushed to the other side of the river, and is eyeing Wu Yue, and may attack at any time!

Hearing this news, even though Qian Wenheng had expected such a day, he still froze in place all of a sudden.

King Chu, this is the one who made the general, oh no, the Son of Heaven return from a great defeat!

The king of Chu had just pacified the Jiaozhou region some time ago, and the land under his rule was vast, the population was large, and the quality of the army had reached a level that was enough to deter the princes!

The situation in Wu had just stabilized, and I thought that in another two years, the king of Chu would take action.

Jiao has just been pacified, and the king of Chu, who has three major regions, needs to recuperate, who would have expected that as soon as Jiaozhou was pacified, the king of Chu decided to get rid of Wu Yue!

For King Chu, Qian Wenheng was secretly shocked.

This is an extraordinary person, young, started in a county, swept Shu, Jing, Jiao three states, with Qian Wenheng's twenty years of vision, this person is simply qualified to compete with the Son of Heaven.

But now, this person is a hostile monarch, he is a Wu Dynasty official, he eats the king's money, and worries about the king, which is a matter since ancient times.

However, when the Chu army attacked, I am afraid that this city will not be able to hold it for a few days.

Thinking of this, Qian Wenheng quickly told this official: "Quick, please Mr. Guan, Zhang Yuepeng, Li Yan, and Wei Yong are going to the conference hall immediately!"

With this official leaving, Qian Wendan sighed secretly, the thousand people here will definitely not be able to hold the checkpoint, so they can only do their best.

Half an hour later, inside the chamber.

Qian Wenhengwei sat at the head, and the left and right were the staff Mr. Guan, Zhang Yuepeng, Li Yan, and Wei Yong.

"Everyone, this is the way things are, what countermeasures do you have?" Facing the few subordinates under him, Qian Wenheng didn't have a lot of empty words, and asked straight to the point.

At this time, in fact, he has no body, what else can he do except ask Jinling for help?

"Ten Hundred Chu Army ......"

After listening to Qian Wenheng's words just now, not only the three battalion leaders, but even the staff member Mr. Guan also turned a little pale.

You must know that it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, and it is difficult for a general to defend a city without soldiers!

There are only 1,000 people in the city, the Chu army attacked this place, not 100,000 people, five or six thousand people, they couldn't hold it for a few days, this place is not close to Jinling, even if they sent the news back, compared to the arrival of the rescuers, I am afraid it will be useless.

"General, did you send a message back to Jinling?" asked Mr. Guan, a staff member.

Qian Wenheng smiled bitterly: "As soon as I got the information, I sent someone to deliver the letter, and sent three messengers to deliver the letter quickly! And ask for help from another prefecture, I don't know if it will be in time!"

Whether it is the support of Jinling or the support of other prefectures, it will take time, and Jinling and other prefectures may not be willing to send troops to help.

Qian Wenheng still knows that his city checkpoint is established to block a block and determine the scale and edge of the enemy, and he is just a pioneer and a pawn on chess.

Reinforcements are unlikely.

Although the city wall is still quite strong, the Chu army has always attacked the city fiercely, and even the city defense and the number of soldiers like Xiangyang City can't defend it, let alone here?

Although he was terrified in his heart and had no soldiers to deploy, Qian Wenheng was still very loyal to the Wu Dynasty, and he was not ready to surrender to the king of Chu at all.

No, the Qian family's clan is all in Wudi, and his children and family members are all in Jinling's fake apartment, and he is stationed here alone, in this case, if he surrenders to the king of Chu on the front line, wouldn't the lives of the elders of the Qian family be buried in his hands?

Even if you die here, you can't surrender!

Qian Wenheng knew that at this time, he could only hold on to this place, but he could hold on to some hope and wanted to ask his henchmen if they had another way to defend against the enemy.

"General, the current plan is to wait for help, there is no other way, although there are not many soldiers in the city, weapons and defense and food and grass, but it is very sufficient, close the city gate, resist and defend the city, drag on for a few days, but it is not difficult. "If you can compare with the reinforcements from the neighboring prefectures, you can delay it for a while, and wait for Jinling to send a large army to support, and you can join forces with the outside, perhaps, you can solve today's crisis!"

Mr. Guan, a staff member, turned his brain quickly, organized the language slightly, and explained the situation in the city briefly.

In fact, Mr. Mei is also secretly sad in his heart.

As a staff member, he has some skills, and he never expected that the Chu army would move so quickly.

Looking at Mr. Guan, Qian Wenheng nodded his head: "It can only be like this." , up to now, I can only do my best, but I can't do it, only one death, alas!

"Yue Peng, Li Yan, Wei Yong, the three of them have followed me for many years, this time it is a matter of life and death, after the three of them go back this time, they will deploy their military forces to the city, so that the soldiers will be vigilant about the situation outside, and they will never be disappointed to take it lightly. , Qian Wendan's expression was solemn, and he quickly admonished.

"No!" the three of them hurriedly responded.

At this point, there was nothing else, Qian Wenheng asked them to step back and sit alone in the hall, secretly sad.

And how?

The letter sent was sent out, and the dispatcher had already told him to go down, he was too late to leave or surrender, knowing that staying here would be more than lucky, but he couldn't resist and chose to leave.

What makes him even more embarrassed is that the three battalions under him are all ordinary captains, and there are no brave generals available, he himself is not old, although he can go into battle to kill the enemy, but he can't do it, it's really a word, difficult!

Sighing, he stood up, and walked out.

In December, in the middle of winter, the sky is clear, almost cloudless, but the temperature is cold day by day.

His heart was as cold as the air.

"If only reinforcements arrived. , Since ancient times, it has been difficult to die alone, even if he makes up his mind again, he is still faintly looking forward to it in his heart, even if he comes to help him garrison the city together, it can be regarded as a charcoal in the snow.

At this time, he didn't notice that several of his subordinates were pale, but they were whispering.

How can a thousand people match tens of thousands of Chu troops, these veterans have already passed the bloody years, and naturally know that if this is really the case, they will not be lucky.