The autumn rain continued, dripping, a tragic water battle on the west side of Sangluozhou, the Chen army was defeated like a mountain, looking at the Zhou army warships gathered in Sangluozhou under black pressure, the defenders of Hukou gasped, but the light rain began to fall in the evening, so that they were like being amnestied. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

It was raining, the weather was damp, the bows and arrows were not good, and the ground was muddy, so it was not a good time to march and fight, so it was a timely rain that gave the defenders of the mouth a chance to take a breath and alleviate the impact of the fiasco in the water battle.

In the early morning of the next day, Chen Yan, the king of Jiangzhou and Yongjia, stood under the eaves, looking at the dripping rain, and his tightly knit brows finally relaxed.

That's good, if you have a few more days, you can mobilize more soldiers and horses and young people to guard the mouth, and Chen Yan, who has been tossing and turning all night, can finally eat food and drink soup.

Yesterday's water war, Chen Yan, like many people, experienced nervousness, anticipation, ecstasy, consternation and despair, the loss of Sang Luozhou and the defeat of the navy army, gave Chen Yan a slap in the face, if it wasn't for his identity, he would almost cry loudly.

Heaven gave them a chance to turn defeat into victory, and the southeast wind blew in the autumn and winter, but it was unbelievable that the Zhou army was able to fight back under the attack of the fireboats and finally capture Sangluozhou.

According to the report of the rout, the Zhou army dispatched an ironclad ship, which was a wooden-hulled hull wrapped in ironclad, and this kind of ship could actually float on the water, and no one could have foreseen that the Zhou army could have such a warship in advance.

Thinking of this, Chen Yan sighed, put down the soup spoon and got up to walk out of the room again, looking at the rain that was constantly dripping under the eaves, and remembering all kinds of things he had heard people talk about when he went to work.

The governor of Huangzhou of Zhou, Wang Yuwenwen of Xiyang, is the great enemy of Chen, since he took office in Huangzhou (Bazhou) seven years ago, he has disturbed the Yingzhou and Jiangzhou of Chen, and Yingzhou was finally captured by him and renamed Ezhou.

It is rumored that the one-legged bronze man (Yuwenwen) is addicted to eating human flesh, Chen Yan disagrees with this rumor, but Yuwenwen is indeed cunning and abnormal, and his ability is very good, whoever dares to underestimate him will have to be unlucky.

Chen Yan's imperial uncles Chen Shuling and Chen Shujian were all planted in the hands of Yuwenwen, so Chen Shuling, the king of Shixing, went to the door to die, while Chen Shujian, the king of Changsha, was defeated and captured, and is still imprisoned by the Zhou State.

Next, will it be him, the king of Yongjia?

Chen Yan didn't dare to think that Yuwenwen was a ferocious tiger, unlike other generals of the Northern Dynasties, he seemed to be very proficient in water warfare, not that he was proficient in combat, but he was proficient in the production of various warships and water warfare weapons.

There was a tiger wandering outside the door, and he couldn't expel it, and he was scared day and night, which was a very bad feeling, but thanks to the timely rain, it was able to give people a relief.

After a night of thinking, Chen Yan decided to cheer up, the Sang Luozhou fell and the naval army was defeated, but the soldiers and horses on land were still there, so as long as he could hold the Huangkou, then he would always wait for the day when the reinforcements arrived, so he didn't stay in the mansion for too long and rushed to the official office.

The state government council hall, civil and military officials have been waiting for a long time, after Chen Yan arrived, the military discussion began immediately, the Zhou army entrenched in Sangluozhou, sooner or later will attack Huangkou, and now take advantage of the timely rain in these days, to quickly strengthen the defense of Huangkou.

First of all, it is the defense outside the city, and the name of the city comes from because the city is built at the mouth of the river at the mouth of the river, and the north of the city faces the river, and the southeast is the river, so the upstream area of the river is a key point of defense.

Very simply, once the Zhou army controlled the upper reaches of the turbulent water, it did not need to go far, only needed to build a dam in the section of the Huanshui River a few miles away from the city, and then after the water level rose, the dam would be opened and the water would be released, and the city would be flooded.

Therefore, the original fort by the river in the upper reaches of the river should increase the number of guards, and the city of Huangkou and the big village on the outskirts of the west of the city should be horns of each other.

Dazhai in the western suburbs of the city is located on the site of the old Xunyang City, where the original Jiangzhou Prefecture Xunyang City is located, and the Huangkou City at that time is the fort at the Huangkou on the east side of Xunyang City.

Because of the higher terrain of Huangkou City, whenever there is a big flood, the officials and people in Xunyang City will go to Huangkou to take refuge, and over time the noise dominates, Huangkou has become the seat of state governance, and Xunyang City has been abandoned, and now Dazhai on the old site is responsible for guarding Huangkou.

The north of the mouth faces the river, the southeast is the turbulent water, there are natural moats on the north, east and south sides, the land passage of the mouth is on the west side, if the Zhou army comes to attack, it is very likely to attack the city from the west side, then the Dazhai as the gateway to the west gate of the mouth will bear the brunt.

Dazhai has a heavy defense, and the mouth of the river is each other's horns, now the autumn rain continues, although it does not fall much, but has made the ground outside Dazhai slippery, the surface soil is soft, the deeper soil is still hard, people or horses step on it is like smearing oil under the feet, it is not easy to walk.

Outside the wall, the trenches have already been dug, the antlers have been arranged, the arrows, rolling wood and stones and other defensive equipment in the wall, the grain and grass are sufficient, plus this timely rain, for the defenders, it is like a tiger with wings.

On the periphery of the city, there are fortresses in the west and south directions, which can effectively resist the siege of the Zhou army, and next, it is necessary to arrange and strengthen the city defense, there are many things to do, but the first task is to prepare carefully.

Is there a Zhou Guo's fine work in the city of Huangkou? Absolutely!

On weekdays, they lurk, and when the Zhou army besieges the city, they will wait for the opportunity to set fire to the warehouse, or spread rumors to shake people's hearts, or go around in tandem to instigate the rebellion of the defenders, so it is necessary to guard against the Zhou State in the city.

How to prevent it? If there is no real evidence, arresting people everywhere will only make people panic, but it will definitely not work if you leave it alone, so it is inevitable to increase the number of night patrol teams to strengthen the curfew, and at the same time, it is strictly forbidden to gather people in groups during the day.

When the Zhou army captured Caishan, most of the outsiders in the city of Huankou had run away, and now those who stayed in the city were basically residents of Huangkou, and now the enemy army outside the city was approaching, under normal circumstances, it was impossible to be in the mood to gather together on the street, so those who dared to gather together must have bad intentions.

It is strictly forbidden for more than three people to travel in a group, and if there is a violator, they will be arrested and killed!

The military discussion lasted for more than half an hour, and all matters were arranged, Chen Yan did not return to the house but braved the rain to patrol the city, if he wanted to boost morale, he could not hide in the house to avoid the rain, otherwise who would be willing to work hard to kill the enemy?

It is wet everywhere on a rainy day, and the soldiers stationed at the head of the city will be very uncomfortable, this kind of thing Chen Yan didn't know before, but now he knows, so if you want to lift the morale of the army, you have to go to the city.

In any case, he had to go through the pretense again, otherwise others would think that he was frightened by the fiasco of the water battle and hid on the couch shivering.

The autumn rain is continuous, the rainfall is not large, but if you don't have rain gear, you will get wet if you stay in the rain for a long time.

Came to the north of the city, randomly inspected a few arrow towers, trebuchets and hidden soldiers' caves, all kinds of city defense materials are sufficient, the soldiers can take shelter from the rain in a dry place, Chen Yan is very satisfied with this, brave the rain to walk up to the city, looking at the misty river outside the city, he can't help but sigh about this timely rain.

If it is in summer or early autumn, the rain can last for ten and a half days, and now it is autumn and winter, so this rain will not last too long, but it is enough.

The Zhou army of the southern invasion was dominated by the Huangzhou army, and the other party should know that there are many difficulties in fighting in the rainy season, so the troops will not be moved in the rainy days, and the Zhou army will attack on a large scale after the rain is clear, and the defense of the city has been strengthened at that time.

At that time, Lone must let the one-legged bronze man bite his teeth!

Just as he was thinking about it, the sentry on the arrow tower shouted: "There is a boat on the river, and a boat on the river is coming to the south bank!" ”

Hearing this, Chen Yan looked at the river again, and vaguely, he saw a few sails appearing on the river, it was indeed a ship heading for the south bank, and he wondered if it was the Zhou army that sent a messenger to persuade him to surrender?

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