I have to say that the water potential accumulated by the more than 100 miles of waterways blocked by Yiling is really terrifying, and Jiangling, which is close to the mouth of Yiling, has naturally become the first to bear the brunt!

More than ten miles of Jiangling is like an isolated island in the sea, because of the towering city wall, it can barely resist the impact of the soaring river.

However, the grain fields around Jiangling, only two months away from the millions of grain fields that can be put into the warehouse, but in the face of the water potential of the big river blocked by the Jing army, overnight, it has become a false thing, you must know that Yuanzhang is the Changsha guard of Chu State, which is the king of Chu handed over the military and political power of the entire western Chu land to Yuanzhang to take care of.

Affected by Huang Lao's technique, Yuanzhang did not recruit troops on a large scale in the land of Chuxi, but only maintained the size of the Chu army at about 100,000, although this was due to the Qin people's captivity of the population, but also because Yuanzhang wanted to invest more manpower in farming.

However, the surging water of the river directly broke Yuanzhang's original plan of "the land of western Chu should not only be self-sufficient, but also support eastern Chu at the appropriate time"!

Three days later, Yuanzhang returned to Yingdu from Jiangling, but he saw a lot of Qin ships on the way, crisscrossing the river, and the black flags of Qin also made Yuanzhang feel dazzling.

Yuanzhang hurriedly sent scouts to find out what the Qin State was doing, and after half a while, the scouts brought accurate news: "General, it's the Qin people who are rescuing the flooded people of Yingdu!" ”

"How could the Qin people be so kind?" Yuanzhang was stunned, and looked at the big ship of the Qin State passing through the river, and also frowned and asked: "Although Zhecheng is indeed higher than the ground of Yingdu, but this time the flood must have affected Zhecheng, at this time, the Qin people did not rescue the people of Zhecheng, but they came to Jiangnan to save people, it really makes some sense!" ”

In the face of Yuanzhang's question, the scouts were also unclear, and when Yuanzhang saw this, he finally waved his hand and ordered: "Lead the army to advance to Yingdu!" ”

Yingdu is a city with high walls and wide walls, since hundreds of years ago, the capital of Chu was here, and the foundation of each generation of Chu kings was to increase the height of Yingdu, when the original Chu State was set as the capital, Yingdu was just a small city in Xu Square, and it was inevitable to suffer the threat of flooding of the river.

But now, Yingdu has already been more than ten miles square, and there are countless villages and towns of all sizes around, and the blue wisps of the road are open to the mountains and forests, and generations of ancestors of Chu have transported down the soil clods from Jishan next to the Yingdu, and the Yingdu has been raised inch by inch, so that this time in the unprecedented flood of the great river, it is alone.

Staying in the city of Yingdu is Yuanzhang's brother, named Yuanhan, and is also a capable minister who can govern the place, since the king of Chu granted Yuanzhang the management of the land of Chuxi, within a few years, the Yuan clan is all the people who migrated to this land of Chuxi.

"Brother Zhang!" Yuan Han saw Yuanzhang returning, and he also went out of the city to greet him in person, and also explained: "Originally, I saw that this year's river did not skyrocket, and I thought it was a year of wind and rain, but who could have expected that overnight, almost overnight, the river water rose several feet, and most of the land of Chuxi was flooded!" ”

Yuan Zhang also said to his clan brother in an apologetic tone: "Brother, this time I thought that the garrison in Jiangling was impregnable, but who could have expected that the Jing army actually retreated to Yiling and blocked the river for more than a few months. ”

Yuan Han glanced around Yingdu, his eyes fell on the Qin State warship in the distance, and he also lowered his voice and whispered to Yuan Zhang: "I'm afraid this is not only a natural disaster, but also **!" ”

The elder brother of his own family, who has always been steady, said this at this time, which also made Yuanzhang think that the former was by no means untargeted, and immediately asked the clan brother Yuanhan and said: "What do you mean by this, brother?!" ”

Yuanhan retracted his gaze and looked at the ships of the Qin State in the distance, and explained to Yuanzhang in a low voice again: "As early as more than a month ago, the Qin people in Zhecheng migrated out of Tuoyou, and they also dredged the canal again, this time the river water soared, and all the river water on the north bank of the river flowed into the Tuoyou area, and Zhecheng, which was only a few zhang higher than the south of the Yangtze River, was safe and sound, which was really weird!" ”

Hearing this, Yuanzhang also looked back at Yuanhan, weighed it for a long time, and asked Yuanhan: "When my brother said this, did he suspect that this time the Qin State also participated in the Battle of Jiangling?" ”

Yuan Han nodded silently, and said to Yuan Zhang again: "Brother Zhang, the Chu State Business Brigade that went to Qin this time also brought back the news, saying that Qin Gongzi Yingyan was awarded the southern tour by the Qin Duke, but the Chuxi merchants in Nanjun and Jiangxia and Zhecheng did not come to Qin Gongzi Yan......

"Besides, isn't Brother Zhang aware that the methods of the Jiangling Battle are a little familiar?"

Yuan Zhang was suddenly alert: "Brother means to say, the battle of Yancheng?!" ”

Yuan Han nodded silently again: "Even if the Qin people coaxed the world, for fear of bearing the stigma of [unkindness] and pushing the battle of Yancheng onto the body of Jingdi Huanyu, but a certain nobleman of the Chu State could not know that it was not someone else who really initiated the battle of Yancheng...... It's Qin Gongzi who wins Yan! ”

When Yuan Zhang heard this, he weighed it again, turned around at the moment, and set his eyes on Zhecheng on the north bank of the river, where there was an endless stream of ships coming and going, if he didn't know that the Qin people were relieving the disaster, he would definitely think that the Qin people were trading with trade.

"The two ends of the first mouse...... It's wolf-hearted! Yuan Han on the side scolded angrily again, and said: "It seems to be a coincidence of this pile, if it is connected in series, does Brother Zhang think it is just a coincidence?" ”

Yuan Zhang was worried, and finally suppressed the anger that surged in his heart, and comforted Yuan Han: "The Qin people have not shown their minds clearly, and they still have some scruples, and now the Chu State also has to weigh the weight of the Qin State, over the years, the Qin State has risen too fast." ”

Yuanhan also knows the current situation of Chu, the armies of Wu, Cai, and Chen have oppressed Chu Dong to the point that it is difficult to breathe, and the western part of Chu also has to take into account the troops of Wu and the Jing army of Wuling County.

At this time, it is indeed no exaggeration to say that the State of Qin and the State of Chu cannot afford to offend!

"At this time, don't spread it out for the time being!" Yuan Zhang admonished again, then looked at the north bank of the river, clenched his fists, and said, "At the moment, we still need the Qin people to maintain this posture!" ”