This time Ji Han invaded Wu, the seven-way army came out together, the border of Wu was full of wolf smoke, and the emergency reports were frequent, and he didn't know which way to save when he was in Baqiu preparing to guard against Liu Yin, just when he hesitated, soon came the news that Xiling on the western front, Jiangling was lost, and Huaiyin, Yiyang, and Shouchun on the eastern line fell. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Zhou understood that this was Ji Han's long-planned attack, aimed at destroying the Wu State, and the troops and the scope of the attack that Ji Han invested this time were unprecedented, and the Han army was almost pinching the dead hole of Wu's defense line, fighting to the death, and the targets of the attack were all urgent, and did not give Wu any respite at all.

In the past, the attacks of the Han army were always concentrated in a certain place, and the Wu army could also mobilize troops from other points to rescue, but this time the Han army came out in seven ways, and all the defense points of Wu were flawless, and they could not draw troops and horses to help other places, and the entire defense system of Wu was on the verge of being almost paralyzed.

Xiling is the leader of the entire Yangtze River defense line, when Lu Kang was alive, he pointed out the importance of Xiling's defense, and believed that the gains and losses of Xiling will determine the survival of Wu. After Cen An's rebellion, Zhou immediately led his army to Xiling, extinguished Cen An's rebellion, blocked the attack of the Han army, and saved Wu Guo.

But good luck can not always favor him, after the battle of Xiling, the people of Wu are full of praise for the exploits of Zhou, saying that Zhou is a famous general of the world, the minister of the prosperity of the society, only better than Sun Wu, the merit of Zhang Xiao, all think that after this battle, the Jiangshan Sheji of Wu must be as stable as Mount Tai.

But Zhou didn't think so, he was prepared for danger in times of peace, and personally presided over the construction of the Xiling defense line, striving to build Xiling into a rock-solid fortress city.

Zhou believes that even if the Xiling defense line is tight, there should be no problem in holding on for a few months, after all, the terrain of Xiling is dangerous, coupled with the three defense lines of iron cables, iron cones, and catapults that he personally deployed, even if the Han army comes to attack, it will take a lot of time.

But the result is far beyond Zhou's expectations, the Han army since Yong'an sent troops, it only took a few days, to conquer Xiling, Zhou in Baqiu first heard that Xiling was in an emergency, and before sending troops to rescue, he got the news that Xiling was lost, Lu Jing was killed, and Zhou looked at the river and sighed: "The general trend is going!" ”

It is very clear that after the loss of Xiling, Wu is basically finished, the Han army is downstream, Wu is already in no danger, the reason why Wu has maintained an advantage in the confrontation between the north and the south, that is, because Wu has a naval force that cannot be matched in the north, Cao Wei or Sima Jin in the north, if you want to destroy Wu, you must break through the Yangtze River defense line, and without a strong water army, breaking through the Yangtze River defense line will become an empty word.

Therefore, for decades, although the Wei and Jin armies invaded the border several times, they have never been able to cross the Yangtze River for half a step, and this half of the country in Eastern Wu has always been as solid as a rock, which also makes the people of Wu have a serious dependence on the navy and the Yangtze River, believing that the northern forces will never be able to have a naval army comparable to the Wu State, and it will never be possible to cross the Yangtze River.

But now, the Han army's navy is devastationive, so that Zhou understands that the advantage of the Eastern Wu navy is gone, and the navy that once made the Wu people arrogant and invincible has become vulnerable, and the Ji Han navy equipped with firearms is truly invincible in the world.

Without the advantage of the water army, what is left of Wu State? What other forces are there to compete with Ji Han?

A bitter smile appeared at the corners of the mouth around him, the current Wu State, except for the dying struggle, can no longer see any way out, and the general trend of Ji Han's domination of the world is already unstoppable.

"Qiyu Metropolitan Governor, Shu General Wang Qi led a group of men and horses to conquer Jiangxia, and has now arrived on the bank of the Yangtze River north of Wuchang, Liu Yin has left Luo County, heading northeast, the goal is not clear, but the possibility of attacking Wuchang is very great." Escort Sun Zhen hurried over and reported the latest situation to the surrounding area.

This time Zhou came to Baqiu, just to fight against Liu Yin, who had already attacked Luo County, but after Zhou came to Baqiu, Liu Yin has been standing still in Luo County, because Liu Yin's army is all cavalry, most of Zhou's army is a naval army, Zhou Chu did not dare to try to launch a counterattack against the Han army, and the Wu army did not have any chance of winning in the field battle, so it could only be a passive defense.

But Liu Yin has never moved in Luo County, and he doesn't dare to take it lightly, just arranging a heavy army to defend the formation, sticking to Baqiu, if he relaxes and is succeeded by Liu Yin's sneak attack on Baqiu, the situation will be even worse.

Therefore, although the battle in the Jiangbei area is in full swing, the Baqiu line is as calm as water, of course, Zhou understands that behind the calm like water, there is an undercurrent, and the most tragic war may break out at any time.

Zhou always thought that this battle would be centered on Baqiu, but what he didn't expect was that the Han army took the initiative to give up attacking Baqiu and turned to attack Wuchang.

Although Wuchang is not in the center of Jingzhou, it is the capital of Eastern Wu, the importance is still above Baqiu, and Wuchang is in the east of Baqiu, once Wuchang is lost, the Han army can take advantage of the situation to advance eastward, directly take Jianye, so that Baqiu will lose the value of its existence.

When I first heard that the Han army Wang Qi had conquered Jiangxia and forced Wuchang, Zhou was not too worried, after all, even if Wang Qi was killed on the edge of the Yangtze River, without a navy and ferry, they would not be able to threaten the safety of Wuchang at all. But Liu Yin in Luo County is different, he was originally in the south of the Yangtze River, from the land to the north, you can attack Wuchang, Wanqi Liu Yin's Han army has sharp siege firearms and invincible field cavalry, the army stationed in Wuchang is difficult to resist.

In this way, he couldn't sit still, Wuchang must not be lost, he must lead the army back to help Wuchang.

"Where has the Shu Han Navy arrived now?" Zhou asked.

Sun Zhen said: "It is reported that we have arrived at the public security and are heading towards Baqiu, and it is expected that we will be able to reach Baqiu in three or four days." ”

The surroundings couldn't help but be a little gloomy, Xiling Jiangling was lost one after another, Lu Jing and Lu Yan were killed one after another, so that Lu Kang felt a little ashamed of Lu Kang, now that the Ji Han Navy has killed the public security, if he goes down the river, he will be able to reach Baqiu in a few days, if the Ji Han Navy kills, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to get out.

Zhou no longer hesitated, ordered the water and land people of Baqiu on the hour, abandoned the city and boarded the ship, sailed, left the Baqiu Cave, and went straight to Wuchang.