The capital of Jiangxia County was originally located in Shaxian City, Jiangbei. Later, with Gao Chong's strength, Huang Zu saw that the Jiangbei area where Shaxian was located was too close to Yuzhang, so he moved the county to Xiakou on the south bank a year ago.

It was a year ago that when he suddenly heard the news that Sun Ce was defeated by Gao Chong and died, Huang Zu could not suppress his excitement. That night, he was nearly 50 years old and unexpectedly vigorous, which made the ninth concubine who had been dissatisfied with his performance very excited.

A year later, Huang Zu was not without frustration and found that Gao Chong, the opponent, was even more powerful than Sun Ce who was revenge. His desire to protect Jiang Xia became more difficult.

"Sir, the waterway outside the North City was besieged by the enemy Xu Sheng's troops, and the situation was quite unfavorable." Standing at the head of Xiakou City, Huang Zu could clearly see the fierce battle outside the city.

The enemy soldiers who followed one after another braved the rain of arrows, approached fearlessly again and again, and then fell down like a mud wall. These ruthless slaughtering scenes did not make Huang Zu feel the cruelty of the war, but on the contrary, they felt a sense of disappointment.

"These ignorant people who don't know how to live or die will go to the river to feed the turtle!" Thinking of this, a hint of excitement flashed through Huang Zu's heart.

Outside the north gate of Xiakou, Xu Sheng's attack was quite unsuccessful.

The chain of Hengjiang River tightly stalked the access to the waterway from Jiangkou. If Xu Sheng wanted to launch a comprehensive attack on Xiakou City, he had to take down this unique waterway. Only in this way can he continuously deploy troops to the front of the attacking city, otherwise he would only make intermittent attacks like adding fuel.

The oil-filled siege is not afraid of Huang Zu, who has tightened his troops in the city.

For Xu Sheng, who had insufficient military strength, it was a taboo for military strategists.

Therefore, Xu Sheng had to take the waterway at all costs.

"General, our attack failed!" A tired-faced military marquis dragged a wounded leg and reported to Xu Sheng.

His troops were completely lost under the attack just now, and Huang Zujun also knew the role of guarding the iron chains on defending the city. Under the advantageous terrain, he frequently used bows and arrows and powerful crossbows to shoot the flesh and blood of Xu Shengjun without any cover. Under such an unequal killing poke, Xu Sheng almost lost nearly one-quarter of his troops.

"Take the enemy's Zuoji position first!" Xu Sheng's eyes were red, and the knife in his hand trembled slightly, and sometimes shone with a sharp cold light. The existence of the Hengjiang iron chain made him unable to calmly mobilize his troops, and once he had been entangled for too long, it would be quite unworthy to fight and consume with Huang Zujun in the city.

Zuoji, the enemy's army, was a hill slightly higher than the surrounding area. In order to protect the safety of the iron chain, Huang Zu placed two thousand archers in this place. It was this place where the rain of locust arrows shot like that caused the Xu Sheng's fleet to hit the iron chain to suffer repeated setbacks.

"Follow me!" Xu Sheng stepped forward and jumped onto a fighting ship and shouted.

As Xu Sheng said, he took off his armor and exposed his strong body, and there were even scars on his chest. This was his memory after many wars and a proof of his glory. These scars were glorious, inspiring, or a pride for Xu Sheng.

Seeing that the master was desperate, Xu Sheng's troops all forgot their fatigue and rushed forward with Xu Sheng.

In November, the north wind is the time for the north wind to shine, especially in the vast river, the wind is still strong. With this calm momentum, Xu Sheng decided to make his last chance.

On the north city of Xiakou, the face of the prefect of Jiangxia Huang Zu looked like a dry orange peel, which looked extremely ugly. The battle situation outside the city made him feel helpless and sad. He obviously had an absolute advantage in military strength, but when he really fought, he always lost again and again. The lieutenants in the city who usually revolved around him were all arrogant before, but now when it comes to the battle, they all hide far away and disappear.

"Send an order to ask Xiakou Prime Minister Liu Pan to lead 5,000 soldiers to reinforce the camps outside the city, and there must be no mistakes." Huang Zu said in a deep voice.

Liu Pan has been sent to Jiangxia by Liu Biao to serve as the Prime Minister of Xiakou since the Battle of Changsha. When Huang Zu was in Shaxian, the two were still peaceful. However, since Huang Zu moved to Xiakou, Liu Pan, who could not stand what Huang Zu did, repeatedly opposed Huang Zu. In the end, the two were incompatible. Although the county prefect and Xiakou Prime Minister's Mansion were only separated by a street, they were both old and desperate.

Huang Zu knew that Liu Pan was brave in fighting, but he was afraid that Liu Pan would be difficult to control once he had military power. Due to Huang Zhong, he refused to let Liu Pan lead his troops to fight. Now that he was forced to have no choice, Huang Zu remembered Liu Pan again.

No matter what, Liu Pan is Liu Biao's follower, and it is Liu Pan's wish to keep Jiangxia.

"Clog the gap in Zuo Ji, hurry up!" Liu Pan shouted while directing the soldiers to reinforce the city. His tall body rode on the horse and gradually moved away, making people feel a little desolate.

Compared to three years ago, Liu Pan is no longer as lively and tireless as he is. The battle for power has added a few wrinkles to his forehead, and more importantly, Liu Pan's heart is old.

The defeated soldiers blocked the reinforcements' way, and these soldiers were only concerned about escaping and did not care about anything else.

"Anyone who escapes at the battle, kill!" Liu Pan slashed the head of a fugitive with a knife and said loudly.

The fastest escaped soldiers were instantly knocked down by Liu Pan's army. The remaining ones who were slower saw the death of their companions in front of them. They were so scared that they were at a loss. A few timids even cried out.

"Everything is back, it's a man who dies to the formation!" Liu Pan said loudly.

With Liu Pan's reinforcement, the battle situation of Jingzhou's army was barely defeated was stabilized. At the same time, Xu Sheng's disadvantage of insufficient troops began to emerge. Xu Sheng, who only led his troops to attack with his troops, had no strength to attack again in the face of Liu Pan with a large crowd.

As time goes by, this disadvantage will become more and more obvious, and it will even trigger the defeat of the entire battle situation.

At this moment, Ding Feng and Chen Lan arrived.

Ding Feng and Chen Lan, who had just entered the battlefield, launched an offensive against Liu Pan's side Hebei in a pincer shape from both sides. Their attack gradually replaced Xu Sheng, who was exhausted, and became the focus of offense and defense.

The war is in a stalemate.

For a moment, I can't tell which one wins and who loses?

The sun set in the middle of the river. After a full day of fierce fighting, the two sides fought over the waterways in the North City. The red chains were repeatedly burned and melted, and they had shrunk into thin ropes in several places. After a slash of swords and blood, the general's infectiousness finally influenced the result of this local offensive and defensive battle. On the front, Xu Sheng lost more than half of the troops and finally captured two defensive positions of the Jingzhou defenders. On the left and right, Ding Feng and Chen Lan resisted Liu Pan's several counterattacks and successfully captured the frontier pass of the Jingzhou defenders.

Once the night enters, it is more beneficial to Gao Chongjun, who is proactive and good at night war surprise attacks. Liu Pan is very clear about this. Therefore, after the final false attack, Liu Pan leads his troops to abandon the waterway and retreat to the city.

Although in just one day, Gao Chong's army suffered more than 2,000 casualties. Half of Xu Sheng's Pengze tribes were carried off the battlefield, and those who stayed on the formation were also burned to varying degrees. Ding Feng and Chen Lan's army also suffered hundreds of casualties.

In Xiakou City, the prefect Huang Zu Mansion.

The heavily guarded soldiers patrolled back and forth nervously, guarding against all suspicious situations.

In the hall, Huang Zu sat blankly on the brocade stool, his face as wrinkled as orange peels in autumn, and there was no trace of joy. Beside him, there was a depressed yellow ejaculation with his head down. On both sides, there was a terrified county magistrate, the lord, Gongcao, and Xiakou Xiang Liu Pan tied a thick cloth belt with his left hand, and his face was also covered with blood.

"I didn't expect that the waterway outside the city would be lost in a day. What should I do?" Huang Zu sighed at a loss.

"Father, this time I lost the waterway, it was Liu Pan who blamed him for ordering his retreat without authorization. According to me, he should be held accountable for his escape in the last battle." Huang She said in a yin manner.

Two days ago, Huang She encountered Gao Chong and was defeated by naval cannons. More than ten warships were sunk three, and the rest were also injured to varying degrees. After returning to Xiakou, other officials were frightened by Huang Zu's power and did not dare to express their opinions. Only Liu Pan was merciless and wrote a letter to Liu Biao to complain.

Now, Huang She, who has caught the opportunity to retaliate, certainly doesn't want to miss this opportunity.

"Hmph, our army is exhausted all day long. If the enemy attacks, wouldn't it be even more loss?" Liu Pan retorted.

In fact, he had another sentence in his mind, that is, when Gao Chong really raised his troops to attack, would Huang Zu send troops out of the city to reinforce? Liu Pan is not a mindless person, and he naturally knew Huang Zu's character. If he encountered the expected situation, his ending would be to be trapped alone and be defeated and died.

Due to Huang She's special identity, only Liu Pan, who was upright and fierce, dared to say this sentence.

Seeing the two sides glaring at each other and being in a stalemate, the county magistrate coughed and hurriedly smoothed out: "Two generals, please calm down. Now the enemy is in front of you, don't hurt the harmony of a momentary word. Now the key is to think about what to do in the future? Lord Prefect, given the enemy is too powerful, I advise you to ask Lord Mu of Xiangyang Prefecture to help immediately."

Liu Pan said in anger: "Although our army failed in the first battle, the enemy's losses were not small. Besides, there are more than 10,000 defenders in Xiakou City, which is enough to deal with the enemy for a while. Now, it's just one or two contacts and then it's urgent. Wouldn't Xiangyang colleagues laugh at us for being incompetent?"

"The county magistrate is right. If the enemy attacks tomorrow, how many days can the Xiakou City be defended by these soldiers alone?" Huang Zu said coldly.

Huang Zu's confidence was lost due to repeated setbacks. Today, he failed to defend the waterway, which had a great impact on the morale of the Xiakou defenders. Liu Pan's active retreat at the critical moment also made Huang Zu unhappy. If it weren't for Liu Pan's favor, Huang Zu would have been engaged in the military law.

"I told Xiangyang that Gao Chong raised 100,000 troops to attack Jiangxia. Our army struggled to support it, but the enemy was cunning and smooth, and the navy commander Su Fei rebelled against the enemy, Xiakou was in danger!" Huang Zu said in a deep voice.

Jiang Xia, the master of writing the document, shook his thin hand, and a drop of ink almost fell onto the book slip. He asked hesitantly: "100,000?"

Huang Zu smiled coldly and nodded, "Just write 100,000 yuan. If you write it truthfully, the so-called gentry masters in Xiangyang can let us go. Anyway, Master Zhou Mu also knows our situation. Lord Liu, do you think so?"

Wuba is connected to the west, and Yunmeng is located in the east.

Such praise is no longer affordable in Jiangling, a major city in Jingzhou. Wu County and Ba County are located west of Jiangling.

Going up the river, he guarded the key to entering Shu, and Yunmeng is a large sieve on the east side of Jiangling. The clouds are north and the dreams are south. According to legend, during the Spring and Autumn Period, the King of Chu hunted Yunmeng many times and met a goddess, which has become a legend throughout the ages.

After hundreds of years, Jiangling once again became a striking focus, or perhaps he had never disappeared from people's sight. The land of the Three Chus has never lacked passionate men. Wen Pin, who was in his prime, was full of energy and led a fleet down the river. His destination was Jiangxia downstream.

"Quickly send this letter to Lord Kuai Yue, saying that I have sent troops to Jiangxia and will arrive in two days." Wenpin took out a secret bag from his arms and handed it to the scouts in the army.

Kuai Yue regained power before the New Year and replaced Cai Mao as the governor in charge of Jingnan affairs. Kuai Yue's appointment made wars in Changsha County, Guiyang County, Lingling County and Wuling County, which had been calm for three years. At the same time, Gao Chong, who had been recuperating, turned his finger to the west.

Jiangxia's battle situation took a sharp turn. Huang Zu, an incompetent guy, had only 20,000 soldiers, but could not defend Jiangxia's Tianqian. If he had changed to Zhuwen Ren, he would be confident that he could handle it even if he had less than half of his troops.

In the Parrot Island in the heart of the river, the weeds in autumn and winter can be blown up and stretched by the wind. From time to time, wild birds with homes fly up, swept across the river, grab one or two small fish, and then quickly return to the nest.

On the north of Parrot Island, Ding Feng led the parade fleet to swim along this area. After capturing the sewer, Gao Feng ordered Gan Ning and Lei Xu to replace Xu Sheng, who could not fight again, and Ding Feng and Chen Lan, who had suffered little losses, took on the important task of deploying defense along the river.

"General, look what that is?" a soldier shouted.

Ding Feng looked in the direction of the military soldiers' fingers, but saw several overturning ships floating down the river, each of which was facing upwards, revealing a dark painted bottom.

"These ships are warships, so good. Take a look at them." Ding Feng's eyes were sharp, and he could see at a glance that the shape of the ship was the square-headed warship unique to the Jingzhou Navy.

"General, what if there is any fraud?" a military staff officer reminded.

Ding Feng laughed and said, "What are you afraid of? Could it be that there is still some ambush in this boat?"
Chapter completed!