At the head of Xiangzhou City, looking at the water of the Xiangjiang River rolling north, Chen Shujian, the king of Changsha who had just arrived, could be said to have mixed feelings.

The last time he left Xiangzhou, Nanchen was when the country was strong, and the mighty army crossed the river and rushed to Shouchun, sweeping away the haze of the defeat of Jiangling in one fell swoop, and it was not impossible to restore the territory of the heyday of the Southern Dynasty.

But who would have thought that in just a few years, it would flourish and decline.

Looking at the battle report that had just been delivered, Chen Shujian no longer had the heart to sigh anymore.

Gu Jue surrendered to Li Xinchen, and then came under Li Xinchen's command, as well as the county governments west of Xiangshui, most of these county governments are actually mountains and forests and barren land, but after all, they cover a large enough area, and they are also integrated with Li Xinchen's gradually strengthened control of Nanzhong on the territory, so that Li Xinchen's development in Jingzhou can communicate with the power of Nanzhong unimpeded, and there is no longer a need to go north to bypass.

More importantly, Li Xinchen can directly reach Jiaozhou whether he is from Nanzhong to the west or from Jingnan all the way to the south, and Jiaozhou and Lingnan are the rear of Nan Chen, and they are the land of Longxing of Nan Chen, not to mention that Nan Chen does not have many troops there, and even to maintain the current perfect rule has to rely on the help of the local natives, the most famous of which is naturally the Feng family and the lady Xian who is talked about even in later generations.

It is said that these Lingnan families once participated in Chen Shuling's rebellion, which also led to the fact that the relationship between Shen Jungao and Fu Wei and these Lingnan families was not harmonious after Shen Jungao and Fu Wei were demoted to Lingnan.

"Gu Jue, Gu Jue, you really hurt people!" Chen Shujian said coldly.

At this time, Chen Shushen, the assassin of Xiangzhou, and Qi Xin, the general of the naval division, who strode up to the city tower, subconsciously glanced at each other, but breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts.

Chen Shushen is the sixteenth son of Chen Xu, as his name suggests, with a gentle temperament, he was named the king of Yueyang, after Chen Shujian returned to Jiankang Mansion, the imperial court for the sake of insurance, or let this little prince who will not do things at a glance to preside over the defense of Xiangzhou, after all, Yueyang is in the north of Xiangzhou, which is also the principle of proximity. It's just that in the previous battle of Jingzhou, Chen Shushen considered that there were not many soldiers and horses in Xiangzhou, and there were also enemies in Suizhou and Huaixi in the north who directly threatened the south, so he did not send troops to support, which was afraid that Chen Shujian would be blamed.

As for Qi Xin, not to mention, although the main responsibility for the battle of Yiling was not in the Jingzhou Naval Division, the Jingzhou Naval Division did not block the enemy's naval division from advancing, and was even chased by the Shu Han Naval Division all the way to the outside of Yingzhou City, losing troops and losing generals, and I don't know how many warships were burned, and some small warships along the line to assist in the defense of the local city were swept away.

The Jingzhou sailors who were greatly injured and lost control of the river naturally retreated in great strides, and it was naturally unrealistic to retreat into the water at this time, so Qi Xin simply retreated all the way to Baling, relying on Dongtingkou and Xiangshui to set up camp.

The Eight Hundred Miles Dongting is one of the core components of Yunmeng Daze. In the past, Yunmeng Daze couldn't see the edge at a glance, which made Qin Shi Huang, who was on the southern tour, sigh at the vastness of the smoke and waves, and at the same time, he also became more and more aware of the idea of going to the east to watch the sea.

It's just that later with the accumulation of sediment, Yunmeng Daze has been gradually replaced by more mountains and forests, and has been divided into several parts, with the eight hundred miles of Dongting being the main body, in addition to the Magu Lake in the east (the predecessor of Honghu Lake) and the Dachan Lake in the west (now Huarong area), etc., but the former has been obviously separated from the Dongting water system, and the latter has become a swamp and wilderness over the years, such as Huarong Road, which was originally a waterway, and now it has become a swamp and wetland.

But in any case, in this era, Eight Hundred Miles Dongting is still a strategic place in the middle reaches of the entire river, where you can enter the river outward, and cover Xiangshui and Xiangzhou inward, and it has long been an important place to train sailors and attack and defend, Qi Xin's choice may not be an exaggeration in this case.

But after all, the other two participants in the Battle of Yiling - Lu Zhongsu and Gu Jue have both surrendered to Li Xinchen and have been reused - of course, for the surrender of people, being able to stay in place is actually reuse, not to mention that Lu Zhongsu has taken a real step to the sky from the internal history to the assassination history.

In this case, it is difficult to guarantee that Qi Xin will not have any ideas, so Chen Shujian is likely to replace Qi Xin under the guise of holding him accountable, so Qi Xin is still very worried. However, judging from Chen Shujian's performance today, this responsibility should fall on Gu Jue.

Both noticed the change in each other's expressions, obviously Qi Xin and Chen Shushen also knew what the other party was thinking, everyone was smart, and at this time, they could only sigh in their hearts.

When a dynasty is in danger, and the important ministers and royal family of this dynasty have begun to think about not taking responsibility for crimes and responsibilities, where is there any possibility of support.

This day, you have to get by, it is a day to be able to hold on to it, at least now Li Xinchen is still in Gong'an County, and today it will not be killed under the city, and it is not yet time to decide whether to die or live immediately. What's more, when the time comes, whether to live or die, and where to go, is still up to them.

Chen Shujian also heard the footsteps behind him and looked over: "The public security and Songzi have fallen, and the current situation is not very good." ”

Uncle Chen smiled bitterly: "The soldiers have no will to fight, they will have no determination, and their morale is low, this battle is really not easy to fight." It seems that the person we all saw wrong was the hussar general, Jingnan was already crumbling in the face of the enemy, and at least a lonely city in Gangneung was still holding on. ”

Qi Xin shook his shoulders uncomfortably, he knew that this King of Yueyang had always been cautious, and he would never say anything that should not be said, so this may just be a casual remark, but in this situation, Qi Xin still felt that there was an insinuation when he heard Chen Shushen's words.

Chen Shujian said in a deep voice: "Jiangling can't support it for long, and it makes no sense for our soldiers and horses to advance rashly. ”

While speaking, Chen Shujian glanced at Qi Xin, and even made Qi Xin eager to find a crack in the ground and get into it directly. There are still some soldiers and horses in Xiangzhou, but outside Dongting is already the world of the Shu Han Naval Division, and there is no way for this soldiers and horses to be transported to Jiangling, so as a general of the Naval Division, Qi Xin must bear a certain responsibility.

"Intensify the training, after Jingzhou, it's us." Chen Shujian only felt more and more irritable in his heart, and waved his hand impatiently.

Of course, Chen Shushen and Qi Xin knew that there would definitely be no good fruit to eat if they continued to stay here, so they immediately gave up. And Chen Shujian stretched out his hand to support the battlements, Li Xinchen carried out Lechang and Gu Yewang, who knows if there will be Xu Ling and Wu Mingche, who used to be high-ranking and powerful old people in Nanchen in the future, after all, the Southeast Shi clan has begun to fall to Li Xinchen.