Even if there are some light boats going down the river, of course, it is best to have a large wooden boat to travel, that is the best choice.

However, Guo Jing reported according to the scout spies, and there was accurate information from within the secret party. Zhang Wenbiao has a water village in Xidu Ancient Town, where hundreds of sailors are stationed all year round. And this Xidu Ancient Town is the last stop to Hengzhou City, and it is also known as the old Hengzhou City.

If you want to reach Hengzhou City smoothly all the way, you will naturally need to go ashore in advance to take precautions when you take the waterway, and it is naturally better to be able to take the water village. But the problem naturally has to be solved in advance, otherwise there will be no help.

But everyone came all the way from Shaozhou, all the way over the hills and mountains, not only to guard against the Chu army, but also to increase the speed. With this kind of intensity, everyone is already a little tired.

According to military strategy, this method is a taboo for soldiers. What's more, Guo Jing is still relatively unfamiliar with this side, where are there any ships available for his own use?

Seeing the territory of Zhongxiang in Shaozhou, he actually saw the source of the steaming water, and Guo Jing vaguely guessed that this was the steaming water that Emperor Liu Jixing said. He had an idea. I thought that if I could get from the waterway quickly, I would be able to make the trip much faster.

So with the support of the local people and a few guides, they quickly sent out a few soldiers to contact, hoping to persuade the people in the surrounding area who made a living from fishing to let them give up a few of their own fishing boats. It all seemed too smooth, but it was very reassuring.

Although I didn't have much hope, I didn't expect it to succeed. Just half an hour ago, the ships were almost in place. A lot of money was promised to these people, so that they had no worries, so that the soldiers who were repairing were allowed to board the ship one after another.

Moreover, under the leadership of this young man, they actually succeeded in getting five wooden boats of different sizes, which could accommodate everyone and be relaxed. This was unexpected, because where to find such a large ship along the way?

Now it is just right for everyone to move forward, happy in their hearts, and it feels more and more pleasing to the eye when they look at it. He is a recent student of the Dongguan Military Academy, and the emperor sent him to his side, which also means that he has a bit of appreciation and emphasis on training.

Although it was arranged according to the emperor's wishes, he never deliberately took care of someone, but Peng Cong first served as his own personal guard. In a short period of time, he stood out and became the leader of his own side during the battle of Shaozhou a few days ago.

This time I went to Hengzhou to help, and the road was not far. But because Chu is hilly, the march is really difficult. Guo Jing still took Peng Cong and a few military academy cadets, and the purpose was naturally to sharpen these people.

Originally, Guo Jing had an attitude of trying, because people always grow up in grinding, and Guo Jing knew that he had grown up like this. Now give Peng Cong and these people a chance, which is the best promotion for them, but I didn't expect Peng Cong to really succeed.

Because of the matter of collecting ships, even if someone was sent out to contact in advance, the team was still delayed near the lake and mountain for nearly an hour. But now there are boats going down the river to Hengzhou, and this road is naturally much faster than the land route.

It really takes no effort to sharpen knives.

In fact, of course, there is another way to rush to Hengzhou City, but now it is naturally a little unrealistic. That is, if everyone has a fast horse, they can naturally reach Hengzhou City quickly.

Since the fifth dynasty of Zhu Wen and the Tang Dynasty, it has not been able to unify the whole country. The princes of the various feudal towns were divided and independent, and everyone was extremely concerned about this strategic material and horses, and the circulation was prohibited. The land of Chu is located outside the border, and it is difficult to get good horses outside the country, so it is tantamount to making it even more difficult to find horses in the land of Chu.

Of course, since the development of Chu, Guo Jing, including in western Chu and even the surrounding areas, has continuously launched attacks on the Chu army, forcibly seized and plundered, and less than 100 horses have been looted in Chu. This is even more tense for Zhou Xingfeng, who is already short of horses.

Horses are a rarity in inland feudal towns, and the best places in the country to produce good horses naturally come from outside the country. Now the establishment of the Liao State by the Khitan in the north not only exerted great pressure on the Central Plains, but also severely controlled the outflow of horses.

And the Tang State was able to rank first in the southern towns in terms of military strength because it was an ally with the Liao State. Most of the horses in Chu today come from the descendants of Ma Chu's horses, as well as some horses left behind after the Tang army invaded Chu.

Horses are extremely difficult to domesticate, especially in the interior and in the hills. The pasture in Chudi originally had one near Shaozhou and one near Yongzhou. The pastures near Yongzhou have been occupied by He Xiaoyao He Guo, and Guo Jing is planning to seize the horse farm in Shaozhou.

The Shaozhou ranch was heavily guarded, and the Shaozhou Thorn Shi Pansong was defeated this time, and he led his people to flee to the vicinity of the ranch. Guo Jing rushed to the aid of Hengzhou City, although he sent people to harass him, but he did not go to attack it in person, because Guo Jing felt that the time had not come.

Therefore, horses, especially as strategic materials, are forbidden meat in Chudi, where can they openly appear in the hands of the public. Although Guo Jing has this idea, he can only think about it.

Although Guo Jing is a little arrogant and domineering in Chudi, he just takes a fancy to Zhou Xingfeng being attacked from all sides, and he can't calm down to encircle and suppress himself, so the biggest task at present is to continue to grow himself.

At the beginning, he bought off the barbarians and appointed himself as the king of Xiangxi, after all, Zhou Xingfeng, the actual ruler of Chudi, had no choice but to admit it. Although Guo Jing gathered some forces around him, he still mainly fought guerrilla warfare in the territory of Chu, and even if he had horses, he did not dare to take them out and wander around.

Nowadays, although there are leading warlords in the feudal towns of the Central Plains, there must be various large and small forces. There was also a delicate balance between the feudal towns and these forces. Because occupying territory in private, and being opposed to the public and the feudal town, are completely two different concepts.

Today's Chu is relatively special, not only with the rise of the major barbarian tribes in western Chu, but also because after the decline of the Ma family, there is no warlord in Chu who can truly lead the group again. In the opinion of Emperor Liu Jixing, in the near future, Chu will be reduced to the annexation of other feudal towns.

Guo Jing has been in Chu for a long time, and he is even more convinced and recognized by Emperor Liu Jixing's vision. Now that the emperor's layout is not complete, and the pressure given by Zhou Xingfeng of Chu Di has not reached the maximum, Guo Jing will not push himself to the front of the stage too early.

When Chu was in the hands of Ma Yin, it seemed to be a complete feudal town, but after it was in the hands of Ma Yin's disciples, the Chu Western barbarians were first separated, and then completely disrupted by a side pickaxe of the Tang State.

Now in the hands of Zhou Xingfeng, it sounds good that he is a feudal town recognized by the Central Plains, and what he says is unpleasant is just a joint feudal town.