"Envoy, the team has successfully boarded the ship and set off, this trip should be smooth all the way, according to the boat boss can go more than 50 miles. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info soldiers are ready for everything, please set off immediately! A sturdy and capable young man ran over and gave Guo Jing a salute.

"Okay, if you can successfully persuade these people overnight and help our team move forward along the waterway in advance, Peng Cong, you should be the first credit for this trip! When this meeting is completed, we should personally ask for credit to the organization for you! Hearing this young man's report, Guo Jing couldn't help but dance with his eyebrows.

Because of the distance from Hengzhou City, Guo Jing was naturally worried that his team would rush to help.

Before reaching the vicinity of the lake and mountain, he sent people to the front to find a way. Because of this road down to Hengzhou, if you take the land route, it will take more than a day to walk faster. Fortunately, the steamed water flows directly to the Hengzhou section of the Xiangjiang River, and if you can take the waterway, it must be much faster than walking by land.

The team of several hundred people is in the territory of Chudi, Guo Jing will naturally not be unpresumptuous. Although the power of the county governments in Zhou Xingfeng is limited to the south of Shaozhou, they can't stand these people from blocking them.

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.

Therefore, Guo Jing, with the support of several local secret party guides, quickly sent out a few soldiers to contact, hoping to persuade the people who made a living from fishing at the foot of the lake and mountain, by the steaming river, to let them give up a few fishing boats of their own.

Although Guo Jing didn't have much hope, he didn't expect Peng Cong and them to succeed. Just half an hour ago, the ships were almost in place. Peng Cong promised a lot of money to these people, so that they had no worries, so that the soldiers who were repairing boarded the ship one after another.

And under the leadership of this young man, Peng Cong, 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 that it is just right for everyone to move forward, Guo Jing is happy in his heart, and he feels that the more he looks at Peng Cong, the more pleasing he feels. 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 Guo Jing arranged according to the emperor's wishes, he never deliberately took care of someone, but Peng Cong first served as his 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.

Also occupying self-reliance in Chu, several huge Tusi regimes were formed in western Chu, and even the Central Plains regime was a little helpless. As the de facto ruler of Chu, Zhou Xingfeng's nominal management existed in name only.

Because several barbarian families led by the Peng family and the Tian family have all received support from the Central Plains or the Tang Kingdom, it can be said that they have nothing to do with Zhou Xingfeng. Although these barbarians seem simple, any of them are existences that can turn the clouds and rain.

is Hengzhou City, Zhang Wenbiao, although he is Zhou Xingfeng's brother, he is actually in charge of the vast area of southern Chu. On the surface, he is attached to Zhou Xingfeng's flag, firstly, Zhang Wenbiao is not bold, and secondly, he is in the cracks, and one day when Zhou Xingfeng is there, he does not dare to take the initiative to separate.

Guo Jing understands that in fact, Zhou Xingfeng himself is also a little helpless, and the actual situation in Chu Di is here. If you want to unify the entire territory of Chudi, or develop outward, Chudi is really attacked on all sides.

Whether it is for the sake of the superficial face of the feudal town, or for the sake of generosity and full belief in Zhang Wenbiao, Zhou Xingfeng has to admit to the outside world, saying that Zhang Wenbiao is a warlord under his command.

And Guo Jing is just a character who has taken advantage of loopholes, and Guo Jing himself understands this deeply. Because he knew that Zhou Xingfeng was waiting, waiting for someone who could unify the Central Plains, and then stick to Chu Land himself, and sell the family at a good price when the time came.

This is the reason why Guo Jing is unscrupulous, he remembers what Emperor Liu Jixing said to him. Zhou Xingfeng is not afraid, but learns to protect himself in Chudi, that is the greatest success. Now Guo Jing obviously understands this meaning more and more, and naturally throws himself to the five bodies that the emperor admires.

And even with today's achievements, Guo Jing still has no smugness. Not to mention what the current situation is, if there is no support and decision-making of Emperor Liu Jixing, not to mention being exterminated by Zhou Xingfeng, it is the barbarian clan of Chuxi, which is enough for Guo Jing to drink a pot.

Now that he has seen Emperor Liu Jixing's methods and decisions, as early as a year ago, he actually knows the current political situation well, and Guo Jing believes that his choice is correct. In this troubled world, it is rare to find a good master, and it is even more rare to have the opportunity to develop.

This time, he rushed to the aid of Pan Chongche in Hengzhou City, although he came in a hurry, and there was not much preparation and understanding at all, but Guo Jing believed in the information of the secret party more.

Although it seems that there are many difficulties all the way, there is actually no one to manage these small prefectures and counties in Chudi, which is Zhou Xingfeng's dead end. Guo Jing and his entourage can be said to be a blatant crossing, and they don't worry about Pan Song who is overwhelmed at all, and they don't care about Zhou Xingfeng, who travels thousands of miles.

If this can restrain Zhang Wenbiao, then this vast area of southern Chu will be the world of the Southern Han Dynasty in Lingnan. At that time, even if Zhou Xingfeng had the name of the envoy of the Chu Di Domain, it would be in name only.

The problem is that if you want to form a siege of Hengzhou City and crush Zhang Wenbiao to death under Hengzhou City, someone needs to join forces with Pan Chongche inside and out. Now I don't know what happened to the rest of the people who supported Hengzhou, but at least my team was at least slow for nearly a day.

Guo Jing only hoped that the Bodhisattva would bless him, and no matter what the operation was, he didn't want Pan Chongche and them to have an accident.

Whether it is out of personal belief or the self-confidence in Guo Jing's heart now, mistakes are not allowed. Several ways to help Pan Chongche's actions, although the success or failure of the matter cannot be attributed to someone, but because it is his own delay, if he delays the big thing, Guo Jing can hardly escape the blame in his heart.

With the help of these wooden boats, it is the best means of transportation. Looking at the boats in the waterway in front of him, like a few puppet paper boats floating in the water, Guo Jing's heart was soothed.

The six fast horses kept whipping and moving quickly along the dirt road by the river, and the sound of horses' hooves flying was urgent.

Although this road is an official route to the south, since the defeat of Ma Chu, many warlords have had disputes here. Nowadays, many places in Chu have been deserted, and it is often difficult to see people for hundreds of miles.

Because of the scarcity of people year by year, the once glorious official road has gradually disappeared, and now it seems that the widest place is no more than a zhang.

Surrounded by towering trees and shrubs, if it weren't for the steaming water channel next to it, I'm afraid that the original official road would have been abandoned.

And this road stretches with zigzags, or there are not many traces of people and cars passing by, and the narrowest place is less than two meters, and even some weeds are as tall as people. It is often difficult to see the way forward, and it must be discerned by keen senses.

But isn't there no way out in this world?

What's more, it can be done on a rare road, and it is also an official way anyway.

The sky was already completely bright, and through the ancient trees, you could clearly see the river next to it, as well as the hills on both sides, and the green trees on the hills.

Because this is the upstream of steamed water, going to Hengzhou and down the Xiangjiang River, the river water is clear and you can see the bottom everywhere. The meandering between the green mountains and green waters makes people feel relaxed and happy, and they can't find the hidden killing machine at all.

Everything is really a natural selection, and it has its own innate biological chain.

Aren't people the same?

Standing on the hillside, you can see that the small wooden boats seem to be full of straw and debris, and it is impossible to tell that they are full of people.

These wooden boats have several captains in the bow and stern, and they are vigorously rocking the oars or poles to control the speed and direction of the boat. It all seemed normal, no different from a normal trip to the countryside.

The river ripples down with a bang, making people feel as if they are in a painting.

The high-rolled pants and shirtless man, his face full of the vicissitudes of time, looking at this boat, this person, and this water, makes people feel a little calm in this landscape. Each wooden boat is only more than ten meters long, and the width is no more than a few feet, but the people on each boat are very calm.

Guo Jing stopped the horse, sat on the horse steadily, and looked at the ship in the distance, if he didn't go fast, the speed of the boat was faster than the speed of the horse.

Lerma trotted down a small hill with a concave cove in front of it, and the hilly terrain was so delicate. Guo Jing rode his horse slowly, his face was calm, although he didn't say a word, he was always calculating and calculating in his heart.

"Peng Cong, Lin Hu, just reported by the scout spies, less than thirty miles ahead is the Chu Army Hengzhou Xidu Water Village, how should you plan this matter!" Guo Jing's horse speed gradually decreased after entering Xiaowan, and he turned his head to ask the two guards in front of him and behind him.

The waterway of the steaming river channel in front of the slope is gradually widening, and it looks like a real big river, with the atmosphere of the Xiangjiang River. There are even occasional early boats, and most of them don't care when they see them.

Some of the wooden boats moved side by side, so that they could pick up speed faster. In order not to attract attention, the costume is a wooden boat that pulls goods.

Guo Jing saw the hillside gradually rising in front of him, and in the river under the shade of the trees, the fast-moving wooden boat, groaning to let his horse gradually stop.

It is about to reach the outpost of Hengzhou City, and the only place to go south to Hengzhou is Xidu Ancient Town, where there is a water village of Zhang Wenbiao.

If the information from the secret party is accurate, the hundreds of Chu troops in this water village now completely control the road to the south. It not only includes the waterway of the steaming river, but also contains the only official road to go, which is really a fortress into Hengzhou City.

What is surprising is that the general of the water army defending this water village is Zhang Wenbiao's real cronies. This person's name is Xia Zuo, who was originally the younger brother of Xia Fu, a general under Zhang Wenbiao, and they are all local forces in Hengzhou.

After the Xia family took refuge in Zhang Wenbiao, many of their children were reused, and now this Xia Zuo is a henchman among his confidants.

According to the intelligence of the secret party, after Pan Chongche occupied Hengzhou City, he once sent people out to trap Xia Zuo. I didn't want this person to be in the water village at the time, but he escaped a catastrophe, and then he became suspicious of the attack, and he actually stuck in the water village and never came out.

Xia Zuo's purpose was naturally to wait for Zhang Wenbiao, and Pan Chongche didn't have the heart to attack and kill this person again, and Pan Chongche also fought a few times in just a few days.

When Zhang Wenbiao hurried back to Hengzhou City, he ordered someone to send a message to him, and now he has become the main person who is guarding the south.

Although Guo Jing didn't care about a mere Xia Zuo, he thought that this place was already very close to Xidu Gudu, so he thought about the other party's arrangement. As a leading leader, the most important thing to do is to plan ahead.

Whether there would be scout scouts moving around was the first thing Guo Jing thought of.

Because of the fast horse, Guo Jing can keep track of the speed of moving forward at any time, and he doesn't have to worry about the wooden boats in the river. What's more, he had already ordered to go down, and if the wooden boat was not in the way, everyone would disembark at a distance of five or six miles from the water village.

At this time, seeing the speed of the wooden boat, it was obviously not slower than the fast horse, and Guo Jing was naturally much relieved in his heart. If we continue like this, we should be able to arrive earlier than expected. I hope that Pan Chongche in Hengzhou City can hold on, otherwise this operation will be in vain.

Knowing that various situations would occur at any time along the way, Guo Jing was not shocked in his heart, regardless of whether the other party sent scout spies or not, he needed to prepare in advance. After all, any careless word is enough to lead to the failure of things.

Guo Jing is no longer the scholar he was at the beginning, but a general who can be said to have experienced a hundred battles, and he is also a commander with a certain amount of courage. Otherwise, how to gain a foothold in Chudi, and how to gain a foothold in Chuxi, where there are many barbarians.

The emperor's full trust is only one of the driving forces for Guo Jing to move forward, Guo Jing cares about the cake painted by the emperor Liu Jixing, that is, he hopes that one day the world will be peaceful and everyone can live a stable and prosperous life.

Guo Jing is willing to fight for this ideal, and is more willing to fight for this ideal until he is old, even if the horse leather shroud is returned, Guo Jing will feel no regrets for life.

Looking at the few people who followed him, Guo Jing felt a little comforted. There are not only a few personal guards of Peng Cong, but also Zheng Tuo, the king of hundred poisons, who has always been low-key and silent.

Not to mention that Peng Cong and Lin Hu are representatives of the Xingwangfu Military Academy, and they are talents that the emperor focuses on cultivating, they are just ordinary tooth soldiers, and Guo Jing will also make them stronger. Only when they are truly strong can they stand more firmly in this Chu land, and they will have more helpers.

The official road in front of it gradually ascends, although it is blocked by hills and hills, which is often the most taboo place for scout spies. But with Zheng Tuo, a master, not to mention a master on the rivers and lakes, an ordinary lurking person, where can he avoid his ears and eyes, Guo Jing didn't have the slightest worry.

Zheng Tuo went from protecting Guo Jing at the beginning, to now Guo Jing Gong Zheng Tuo as his husband, and the two of them seem to be a little like a fish in water.

"Envoy, but don't worry, a few others have already been arranged!" The black and thin young man next to Peng Cong replied with his fists clenched, and said with confidence in his eyes: "The ten of them have already divided into three light boats and set off early, and at this time, I am afraid that they are close to the vicinity of Xidu Water Village!" ”

"Good! So I'm patiently waiting for you to wait for the good news to come! Guo Jing looked into the distance with high spirits, and his mood was already extremely agitated.

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"General, send a message from Hengzhou City!"

An urgent report made Xia Zuo, who was originally a little unhappy, feel angry. originally thought that following Zhang Wenbiao was a good opportunity for him to take off. I didn't expect Zhang Wenbiao, who was very ambitious and talented, to be very careless, and really thought that Chu Nan was his world.

I didn't expect to be attacked by someone, and now not only are many of the Zhang family's family members trapped, but even many of the Xia family's family members have fallen into the hands of the other party. Although Zhang Wenbiao surrounded Hengzhou City, after all, there were some rat traps, afraid that the people and dogs in the city would jump off the wall.

killed those family members of the Zhang family, it is estimated that Zhang Wenbiao will not have much reaction. Because the Zhang family, who followed Hengzhou City, only had two concubines and a few concubines. But the generals who followed Zhang Wenbiao, as well as the strategists, the families of these people were also in Hengzhou City.

Zhang Wenbiao originally thought that besieging Hengzhou City could be deterred, but now it is good that he is constantly shaken by the people in the city. Xia Zuo was even more angry that he was in the water village, and he was almost assassinated by the people sent by the city.

The other party was not only bold, but also destroyed a lot of facilities after the assassination failed, and swaggered away. Just when he escaped and returned to the water village, thinking that everything was fine, those people actually killed him again.

He fought hard to resist, although he attacked and killed a few people, but his side also suffered heavy losses. Zhang Wenbiao came back to Hengzhou, and although he sent hundreds of soldiers to himself, Xia Zuo still felt faintly unsafe.

Hearing the report of the tooth soldiers outside, Xia Zuo suppressed his anger and ordered people to come in. Xia Zuo sat on the tiger skin chair, his head not raised, and felt that a person had strode into his room. So he snorted in a nasal voice and asked in a low voice, "What is the news of Lord Thorn Shi!" ”

"Congratulations to General Xia, just now the Lord broke through a gap in Hengzhou City, led people to occupy the camp, and sent his subordinates to deliver a message, please take a look!" The young lieutenant in his twenties looked a little kind, as if he had seen it somewhere.

Seeing him look at himself kindly, and hearing his good news, Xia Zuo was almost stunned, and couldn't help but stand up. The news was so surprising that Xia Zuo couldn't help but want to take the urgent letter in his hand.

The young lieutenant smiled slightly, and saw that Xia Zuo's hand was just about to catch his urgent letter, and suddenly he rushed forward, and the urgent letter actually hit Xia Zuo's chest directly. A sharp pain caused Xia Zuo to wake up suddenly, and saw a stream of blood coming out of his chest.

Win the handsome!

It is not a great deal of courage that can be achieved.

Winning the command also means infinite danger and great appeal.

To win the commander from the army, you must move forward bravely, and you need to have the mentality of becoming a benevolent if you don't succeed.