In the midst of the waves, we set off again, but we never encountered the same storms as before.

From Guangzhou to Quanzhou to Mingzhou to Hangzhou to Yuhang, the ships heading north docked at several ports, replenishing only fresh water and supplies, replacing some damaged ships, but with no intention of letting us dock and disembark.

It was not until they arrived at the mouth of the Yangtze River a few days later that the boat group began to change direction, crossing the muddy water area of the natural boundary between the river and the sea, and heading southwest.

At this time, the Chongming Island expected to be raised in later generations has no shadow, only a few small sandbanks that only seabirds settle down to inhabit and will be ignored if you don't pay attention.

Even if it is the Nantong of later generations. Haimen and other large areas of land have not yet appeared, only a small island called Hu Tuzhou, and a dilapidated small fishing village on it.

With the wide waterway and river, even a ship with more than 1,000 materials can easily sail into the circle. Therefore, our boat passed along the river through Queensland, Benshan, Jiangyin Town, Changshu, Liyu County, Junshan, Qingcheng Town, and finally arrived at the foot of Jingjing Mountain near Jingkou, where the water village went ashore.

However, we got a new round of news that because of the previous delay in the shipping schedule, coupled with the influence of Jiangdong Yizhi, we still failed to catch up with the strategy in Runzhou, and the Frontier Military Division, which was originally located in Wu County, Suzhou, has also been transferred to the direction of Jiangning.

Jingkou, that is, Zhenjiang in later generations.

It is located on the ancient continent formed by siltation in the river, the south is Dantu County in the south of the Yangtze River, only about 50 steps apart by the small river waterway, the north is the main channel of the big river, and the Jiangdu County on the opposite bank, known as the Yangtze Island Boat Ferry Essentials, facing each other from afar, it is also the narrowest section of the riverbank area that stretches for hundreds of miles.

The so-called north is bordered by the big river, the south is based on the mountains, the shape is dangerous, and it is known as the importance of the soldiers. Because it is the north mouth of the Jiangnan Canal, it is connected with the Jianghuai Canal across the Yangtze River, so it is also a hub for the intersection of river trough transportation and waterways.

Since Sun Quan of Eastern Wu set up the "capital" on the spot, and got the name of Jingkou, the six dynasties of Li were all guarded here. The Eastern Jin Dynasty crossed to the south, conquered the north 'Zhenbei' Anbei 'Pingbei and other generals' mansions and the Beizhonglang general's mansion was permanently located here, because it was called "Beifu", it was also the origin of the famous Beifu army. Emperor Wu of the Song Dynasty, Liu Yu, raised troops from then on, eliminated Huan Xuan, and usurped the Jin Dynasty and established the Song Dynasty.

Now this Jiangkou lock point, has become the front line of the girder, all kinds of flags, Diao Dou, watchtowers and watchtowers, almost along the Beigu Mountain, Jiao Mountain and Xiaojing Mountain, from the bottom of the mountain to the top of the mountain.

For me, this is also a kind of revisit, the experience of squatting incognito with his head and sneaking away, and the experience of being kicked out of the brothel on the way here, and if he runs naked and swaggers through the city, it seems that he is still fresh in the purpose of yesterday.

It's just that the magnificent pontoon bridge across the river in the past has been burned down and cut off, whether it is Yangzijin on the other side of the river and Xijindu on this side, there are only thick iron cables submerged in the river, and a little remnant of the ironstone base on the shore is linked.

The riverside town that was once prosperous near the ferry, together with the nearby water village, is only a ruin, and even the place where you settled down to eat and drink can not be distinguished.

It is said that in the civil strife of the Runzhou army, thousands of remnants of the Southern Dynasty Liang who were unwilling to surrender to the Southern Dynasty were looted and burned the masterpieces left behind by the Jindu, dwellings, walled cities, and treasury near the river bank before the Huaiyang Deputy Governor's Mansion on the other side of the Beitou.

Therefore, except for the small group of troops walking on the road, there was a deathly silence in the four fields, but these friendly troops we met on the road, their mental outlook was acceptable, and they did not seem so nervous, obviously related to the fact that this place has become the rear of the battlefield.

According to the information I have received, it has not been more than half a month since Guangfu swore to send troops to the Yangtze River.

Of course, this has a lot to do with the plans and strategies that the dynasty has prepared for many years.

It is said that the perennial efforts of the four sea guards and the military affairs room have been thoroughly explored and planned in the mountains and rivers of the southern provinces, the water relics, and the cultural customs.

As soon as the army was launched, there were endless leading parties and various secret agents and hidden piles along the way, which sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.

Even those local vassals and town generals who were on their own side were still hesitating and arguing about the way out, and when they wasted precious time, their subordinates and relatives had already responded internally, and they opened the city gate with people to welcome the king of Daliang.

Therefore, in most places, it takes almost no effort to fight or take down, and there are not many decent obstacles. Because of their doubts or fear of the liquidation of the Southern Dynasties, most of them brought their families and mouths wrapped up in soft rolls, and under the escort of their cronies, they seized the boat and fled across the river to the north, without much determination and intention to resist on the spot

On the other hand, it is the factor that the combat effectiveness of these Jiangnan soldiers and horses is limited, and this is not a region with strong folk customs, but is full of commercial culture and rich products, and is somewhat mediocre and philistine.

As the pillar of the deep and vast territory of the sea and land, in fact, there is no shortage of all kinds of high-quality soldiers, nor is there a shortage of hard-working people.

The southern soldiers in the Lingwai Army, compared with the northern soldiers in the hinterland of the Central Plains, may be superior in endurance and toughness, but in terms of physical fitness and explosiveness, they are inferior.

The southeastern part of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, where the local soldiers are buffered between the north and the south, are often another kind of strange thing.

Although, because they are located in a historically rich and economically developed area, they have a good investment in equipment training, but the will to fight and morale are inversely proportional to the relatively high standard of living environment, and they are not very optimistic.

Almost shouting slogans such as "the barbarians outside the ridge are coming", after being defeated in the field battle, they uncontrollably herded the sheep, and were chased all the way into the city and became a prisoner.

Those who are more effective in combat, or impressive in encounters, are those who come from the background of Jiangbei and even the Central Plains, or the families of guest troops who are seconded all year round.

And no matter how good or bad their combat effectiveness is, as long as they are protected by the city wall, they always stick to the last group of people,

Then he was given by the half-hearted rich family in the city to lay down his arms and surrender, or he was cut off and opened the door to make contributions.

Because of the advance of the battle line, the main ones left here are some second- and third-line troops, or some numbers that are more damaged and need to be repaired on the spot.

Because the Liang army has already established a bridgehead on the other side, as a new guest army by sea, after preliminary coordination with the local temporary town guard, we only need to assist in guarding the hub of Yujingkou.

The station is on the west side of Xiaojin Mountain, which is adjacent to the river bank, and it is said that it is a mountain, but in fact it is a large soil slope less than 100 meters high, and the mountains in the Jiangnan area are generally very short, so there is a bit of terrain and volacy, and it can be named after the mountain.

The reason why Jinshan is famous is because of the Longyou Temple on the mountain, but he is more famous for another name, Jinshan Temple, yes, it is the prototype of the story of the water flooding Jinshan in the legend of the White Snake in later generations.

What I saw at this time, the mountains are full of bald donkeys of all ages, constantly raising and building all kinds of Buddhist halls, Futu Pagoda and Jialan, so with the style and characteristics of "seeing the temple, seeing the tower, not seeing the mountain", it is called for a while.

It's just that most of these buildings have been requisitioned and turned into temporary garrisons, and the remaining monks have been driven to the back of several courtyards to be enclosed in disguise on the grounds of military location.

In a certain way, my army also has a lot of fate with Buddhist monasteries, and the station at the foot of Luofu Mountain is also a monastery.

Then the first thing I did when I settled down was to call out some of the monk leaders, and let them take me and a general to browse the inscriptions of the past dynasties on the pretext of inspecting and protecting the places of interest inside.

Now that I've been at a historical place, I'm trying to find a way to leave a unique mark on my visit. After a cursory glance and no possibility of a crash, I immediately relented and read a poem in front of them as an inscription.

"Jingkou Guazhou is a water,

Zhongshan is only separated by a few mountains,

The spring breeze and the south bank of the Green River,

When will the bright moon shine on me?"

The original creator of "Docking Guazhou", which has been rumored for a while, I unceremoniously laughed at it. As for Wang Anshi, the prince of Ao Xiang in another time and space, you can wash and sleep.

As expected, it won a lot of praise, especially from Lu You and Xin Qiji, who are under their command, and the historical lyricists of another plane of time and space, say that my words are simple and unpretentious and have a unique pattern, which is still quite useful.

Of course, there are also people, such as the question raised by Zhao Long, the Marquis of Yu, this poem does not seem to be fatal to the reality of the situation, my interpretation is a little feeling when I traveled here, and I made up the clouds afterwards.

"There is another war on the other side......"

A marquis whispered to his compatriots, so we all went up to the highest place of Jinshan Temple to watch.

Standing on the high level of the Dafutu Pagoda of Jinshan Temple, you can see the depth and width of the river on the opposite bank, from time to time there are water battles and land battles that are going on fiercely, and all kinds of firearms and arrows, such as meteors and raindrops, are intertwined on the staggered front of the two sides.

Every now and then, ships are slammed and crumbling and capsizing, or disintegrating in the flames, turning into burning debris and struggling heaps on the water.

The enemy's ships were relatively small, light and nimble hard-sailed river boats, while those belonging to the army of this dynasty belonged to some soft-sailed sand boats that were common to the rivers and seas, or two-masted and three-masted ships that sailed into the Yangtze River, which were relatively large and sturdy.

Therefore, the fight on the river surface has a unique shocking meaning.

As temporary spectators, we seem to be at the forefront of some kind of big era, and all kinds of emotions are stirring and thoughtful.