"What? Are you saying that Zihe (Lu Mu) didn't hold on even for a day? Xiangyang has been lost? ”

"How dare you coax the general. Generals, the Han army of nearly 100,000 people, attacked at the same time with four gates. The city of Xiangyang was too big, and our army was insufficient, so it was drummed down. ”

"Hey! How did Zihe do it? Can't you mobilize the people in Xiangyang City to defend the city? ”

As soon as Lu Mu said this, he was released by Du Pre, and the two Lu family private soldiers who specially sent Lu Mu's head didn't know how to communicate.

If it is said that this time Ji Han's southern expedition, the family in Jiangdong did not want to resist because of the disparity in strength between the two sides on the one hand, and on the other hand, because Ji Han's attitude towards the family was too strict and he wanted to resist, it seemed a little twisted. Then the people of Soochow don't want to resist at all.

The life of the people of Eastern Wu, although because of Sun Hao's efforts, was better than when Sun Xiu was there. But compared with Ji Han in Guan Yi's administration, it is still far inferior. In recent years, although there have been no major wars between Han and Wu, the intelligence agencies of both sides are still active very frequently.

It is different from the reaction of the family after the school was busy listening to the deployment of Ji Han's troops and checking the household tax. Si Wencao's main job is to carry out all kinds of propaganda for the people of Soochow - the common people of our Han Dynasty, life is getting better and better day by day.

As for people, they are not satisfied with suffering. Even in modern society, we still often sigh all kinds of sighs: how can other people's units have such good welfare benefits? Why are other people's universities so beautiful? How can other people's children be so sensible...... This is the case with such advanced information in modern society, let alone this almost closed era.

Rumors are getting more and more mysterious. In short, after Si Wencao instigated it for a few years, the people of Eastern Wu were at least the part that bordered Ji Han, and they had long been yearning for Ji Han.

Now that Ji Han has called, it would be good that we didn't spontaneously organize to open the city. Do you still expect us to defend the city? Well, if you force us to go to the city with our swords, we won't dare not do it. But we who are scattered all over the place on weekdays have been organized by you in the form of an army, hehe, I can't say, we really want to do something.

Therefore, Lu Mu did not dare to arm the people.

"The head of my family understands this when he is only twenty-five years old, why can't you understand it when you're in your forties?"

Of course, this is not the right thing to say. So when Lu Mu asked about this, the two Lu family private soldiers could only be silent.

Seeing that the two Lu family private soldiers were silent, Lu Mu also felt bored: "Then Du Yuankai has anything to say to the general?" ”

"Yes, General. General Zhennan of the Han State said that this time the Han Dynasty attacked Wu, only to ask for ...... Well, just for His Majesty alone. Other Eastern Wu soldiers, as long as they can surrender. No matter what he or his ancestors have done to the Han before, they can be treated well. ”

"Then there is no need to say that...... My Lu family is deeply favored by the four emperors of Great Wu, how can they surrender like this? ”

"Uh...... General Zhennan of the Han Kingdom also said that Xiangyang has been lost, and if the general does not want to die of starvation in a small city like Fancheng, he can take advantage of this time when our army and navy can still control the Han River and withdraw quickly. He only needs the two cities of Xiangfan to ensure that the grain road is unimpeded. If the general could withdraw, he would not have pursued. If the general had to defend the city, he would have spent a few more months. However, if the city is opened at that time, there will be no chickens and dogs left in the city. In the future, the Lu family will definitely see one and kill the other......"

"Du Prepuff is so daring!" After a loud roar, Lu Mu thought for a moment and said, "It's not that I'm greedy for life and afraid of death. It's really that my plan with Zihe went wrong. At first, we thought that Fancheng would not go down and the Han army would not cross the river. Therefore, there are many soldiers and little food in this Fan City. Now that Xiangyang is lost, the food in Fancheng can't last long...... You two might have to go back next......"

"Please rest assured, General Lu. After the two of us came here this time, we were supposed to send the head of the head of the family back, so that the body of the head of the family could be buried intact. Is there anything we need to bring to General Zhennan of Hanguo. Please give instructions to the general......"

……

"General, are we going to let Wu Dog go like this? That's more than 30,000 people. ”

"Hehe, what's the matter, Zi Bing (Huo Biao) meant to let Ben General break his promise and sneak attack this Wu army halfway?"

"Isn't it? On the battle array, everything is done. If these more than 30,000 Wu dogs retreat to Xiling or Jiangling. At that time, our army will have to fight hard. ”

"Hehehe, Zibing, how much combat power will the soldiers who escaped from the battle have in the future? Even if you encounter it in the future, what can you do with our army? It is estimated that they will also disperse in a hurry, and it can also help us make the other Wu troops unmotivated, right? Besides, if I don't keep my word here, then our army's advance will be met with stubborn resistance from the Wu army in the future. The gains outweigh the losses. ”

……

On the other side, Yizhou Badong County, Yong'an City.

By November, the river had been completely blocked by the banner and the countless warships of all sizes under the banner. The 150,000-strong army was assembled.

"Hahaha~~ Everyone, I didn't expect Wu Gou to be so unbeaten. Originally, Da Sima's plan was that my middle route army would stay in Xiangfan for about two or three months. Unexpectedly, in just a day or two, Zhennan had already won such an important land. No, our army should immediately sail east at this time! Do you have any questions? ”

"Former general, please rest assured, all the armies of our army have been gathered, and the warships are ready. You're ready to go! ”

"Good! Then give the order, prepare for a day today, and tomorrow the whole army will go east! ”

"Whoa!"

On November 6, 277, Zhang Zun, the former general of the Ji Han Dynasty, and Wang Jun, the general of Hengjiang, led more than 3,000 warships and 150,000 troops from Yong'an and poured directly into the Three Gorges!

In the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, Qutang Gorge is the shortest, but it is the most majestic and steep. Wuxia is deep and beautiful. Xiling Gorge is the longest, and the channel is extremely tortuous. There are many strange rocks in the river, and there are many water rushes on the beach, so boating in Xiling Gorge is the most thrilling. In the Xiling Gorge in later generations, there is a white bone tower, which is famous for piling up the white bones of boatmen who died in the Xiling Gorge.

Among the Three Gorges, Qutang Gorge is usually controlled by Ji Han. The remaining two sections are under the control of the Soochow Naval Army. But that's just the usual situation. Now, covering the sky and the sun, the Ji Han naval army on the Hengduan River is overwhelming, and Taishou Shengji of Jianping County in Eastern Wu has no intention of resisting at all, and he retreats directly when he sees the banner of the Han army.

He did not travel by water, but by land.

If you don't go to the Yangtze River waterway, you have to go over the mountains and mountains. There's a reason for that, of course.

Since Zhang Zheng replaced Lu Kang as the assassin of Jingzhou, in view of the fact that the Jin State has died, the situation that Han and Wu will fight sooner or later. A lot of work has also been done.

For example, there are many hidden piles buried in the Xiling Gorge waterway: the piles themselves are made of pig iron and plunged into the bottom of the river at one end (the depth of the Yangtze River is not very deep, usually less than 20 meters before the Three Gorges Dam is impounded), and the other end is less than a meter from the water surface. The end, which was very close to the surface of the water, was sharpened to an extremely sharp point. In this arrangement, it is basically not a threat to ordinary small boats, but for those main warships of the Han army with heavy loads and deep drafts, they can easily pierce the bottom of the ship. As a result, the giant ship leaked.

In addition, Zhang Zheng also learned Sun Gang's method of guarding Yong'an, and pulled up three and nine iron chains in the narrow part of the river. In this way, the shipping lanes are blocked.

It's a pity that when these measures met Wang Jun, they seemed useless.

On November 11, Zhang Zun and Wang Jun led their troops through Qutang Gorge and Wu Gorge, and Jianping County of Eastern Wu surrendered without a fight. After the Han army entered the Xiling Gorge, where the channel was tortuous, its speed slowed down significantly.

"Shizhi, this is what Si Wencao found out in front of this, Wu Gou arranged a channel of hidden piles on the river, right?"

"Yes, yes."

"How do you break the desire to rule the country?"

"This matter is easy. The general can set aside some large rafts and press some stones on top of them to increase the draft. Then it is operated by soldiers who are skilled in water and drive directly over. When the raft is stabbed by an iron cone, it will naturally take the iron cone with it. ”

"Can a raft pull out an iron cone?"

"Hehehe, former general. The water flow speed of this Xiling Gorge is very fast, and the soil layer at the bottom of the river is also very soft. The iron cone has been standing in the water for a year, and it is said that it has been crumbling for a long time. At this time, as long as there is a strong thing with a little bit, it can be pulled out by the roots. As for whether the pulled out iron cone sank to the bottom of the river or followed the raft down the river, it did not matter to our army. ”

"Good, what about the Hengjiang Iron Cable in front?"

"It's easy. It can be attacked with a fireship. It's really not good, our army is so strong, just stop the ship and dock the shore, and send troops to attack the chain link on the shore. ”

"Hahaha, my brother is really good at knowing people. There are Shizhi here, Wu Dog is really like a local chicken and tile dog! ”