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The White Emperor City is located on the north bank of the Yangtze River at the mouth of Qutang Gorge, with Kuimen in the east, surrounded by water on three sides, and the terrain is dangerous. There is a story about the origin of the name of the White Emperor City, it is rumored that at the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Gongsun Shu cut off Sichuan, called himself the King of Shu, because he saw that there was often white smoke rising in a well here, resembling a white dragon, so he called himself the White Emperor, so he built the capital here, and changed the name of Ziyang City to the White Emperor City. Gongsun Shu was later defeated by Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu, and his body was destroyed, and the dream of ascending to the Ninety-Five Emperor's reign in the world was finally shattered, but the name of the White Emperor City was left behind, although the official name of the Eastern Han Dynasty was Yubelly County, but in the people of Shuzhong, it has always been commensurate with the White Emperor City.

The Yangtze River flows through Kuimen, forming a zigzag bend, the White Emperor City is like a huge rock, deeply embedded in the Yangtze River, the rushing roaring river roars through, so dangerous water and land to rush, since ancient times it is a place where soldiers must fight.

Yan Yan stood on top of the city, the cold river breeze stirred the white beard under his chin, and his eyes revealed coldness and perseverance. For many days in a row, the situation around the White Emperor City has become severe, and there are large-scale Jing troops in the east and west. The number of ships coming and going on the river has increased significantly, and from the appearance, it is very different from ordinary merchant ships, and the Banlan brocade sails fluttering on those warships seem to be telling the Shu people that the brocade thief Gan Ning has returned.

The name of the Jinfan thief Gan Ning is well-known in Shuzhong, especially along the Yangtze River, heroic and chivalrous, jealous and hateful, killing the rich and helping the poor, and has a great reputation. Some people say that he is a Jiangyang thief who does all kinds of evil, and some people say that he is a chivalrous man who punishes rape and promotes goodness, and there are children crying at night in Sichuan.

Yan Yan knew very well that with the current strength of the White Emperor City. It was simply not enough to compete with the Jing army, so he could only shrink his forces, stick to the fortified city and pass, and wait for the arrival of reinforcements from Chengdu.

For the defense of the White Emperor City, Yan Yan is still confident, as the first fortress in eastern Sichuan, the White Emperor City can be described as impregnable, with all stone walls, and the structure of the water on three sides, so that the defense center of the White Emperor City only needs to be placed on the north side of the land. And there is only a small passage to the north, and large-scale troops cannot be used at all. As for the city gates on the south, east and west, Yan Yan doesn't need to worry at all, the moat may be filled, but the surging Yangtze River, no matter how powerful you are, there is absolutely nothing you can do. Now the White Emperor City is fully equipped with equipment and sufficient grain and grass, even if it is a year and a half. Yan Yan said that there was no pressure.

What made Yan Yan feel strange was that the Jing army didn't seem to make any moves in the north. On the contrary, more and more warships have gathered on the river, and it seems that there is a plan to attack the White Emperor City from the water. Yan Yan's indifferent expression finally snorted softly, as if he was laughing at the Jing Army's incompetence, attacking the White Emperor City from the water, it was difficult to set up a ladder on the ship, it was simply a joke.

But Yan Yan's sneer froze when the bow of the Meng Chong ship erupted with fire. Before he could understand what was going on, a violent explosion rang out on the head of the White Emperor City, filling the air with gunsmoke and flesh flying. Yan Yan's pupils shrank suddenly, the Jing Army warship was equipped with such a terrifying weapon. The power is so great that it is shocking.

Although the Jing army had repeatedly used artillery in Xuzhou and on the Yangtze River, Shu was blocked by a high gorge, the region was closed, and the sources were relatively closed, so it was the first time to see the Jing army using such a powerful firearm, so he was naturally surprised.

Immediately afterwards, a series of explosions sounded on the head of the White Emperor City, stone chips and stumps and broken arms flew sideways, the screams were endless, and the city gate tower was also hit by a shot, and it collapsed staggeringly.

On the river, forty Mengchong ships were lined up, and a green cannon was placed in the bow of each ship. Although the Xiajiang River is not passable through large warships like building ships and battleships, but there is no difficulty in the narrow Mengchong ships to pass through the Guò Gorge River waterway, according to Liu Ze's order, the Seventh Army formed a task force, mainly small light warships, but the small ship does not mean that the strength is weakened, this time into Sichuan, forty Mengchong fighting ships are placed on forty green artillery guns, and when attacking, forty battleships are lined up and fired together, and the power is not inferior to that of large battleships.

Gan Ning did not use all the flowering bullets, but used half of the flowering bullets and half of the solid bullets, the flowering bullets were fired at an elevation angle of ten degrees, specifically attacking the defenders and defensive equipment on the city wall, and the solid bullets were fired at an elevation angle of five degrees, specifically attacking the wall, and a solid iron bullet weighing more than ten catties smashed heavily on the wall of the White Emperor City, rumbling, and the entire city wall was shaking.

Just these rounds of shelling down, Yan Yan and the defenders of the White Emperor City were almost stunned, the arrow tower bed crossbow on the city wall was all destroyed, the army defending the city suffered heavy casualties, and the heavy stone city wall was also damaged in different ways, and there were several gaps. But fortunately, today's Jing army seems to be only tentatively attacking, the shelling only lasted less than an hour before it ended, Yan Yan's face was pale, if the Jing army continued to shell for a day, it was really doubtful whether the White Emperor City could be saved.

"Qi Yu is too guarded, and Li Yan is asking to see him outside the city." The herald stepped forward to report.

Yan Yan was slightly stunned, because the Jing army had blocked the internal and external transportation of the White Emperor City, Yan Yan did not get the news of Wu Yi's fiasco in Quren at all, Li Yan would return to Chengdu with Wu Yi and Liu Xuan, but now Li Yan unexpectedly appeared under the White Emperor City, and the Jing army outside the city had no news of being defeated at all, how to look at this matter is a little weird.

Li Yan rode from the only land route in the White Emperor City, riding alone, without a single retinue. Yan Yan confirmed that it was Li Yan on the city tower, but he opened the city gate and let Li Yan in.

"Student Li Yan has seen the teacher." Li Yan's teacher was strict with Yan Yan, when he was in eastern Sichuan before, Li Yan was also Yan Yan's deputy, as soon as they met, Li Yan gave Yan Yan a disciple courtesy, and his attitude was quite respectful.

Yan Yan looked at him sternly and said, "Zhengfang, where did this come from?" ”

Li Yan said: "The teacher must still be waiting for Wu Duhu's reinforcements, right?" ”

Yan Yan's expression froze, and he said in a deep voice: "What do you mean by this?" ”

Li Yan told the Qingyang Gorge one by one. It turned out that after Li Yan was captured by Zhao Yun, he was escorted to Liu Ze's big tent, and in the tent, Li Yan also met the coach Wu Yi. Wu Yi had already agreed to Meng Da's persuasion, obviously his treatment was better than Li Yan's, and he was not roped. Soon, they met Liu Ze, Liu Ze smiled and personally loosened the ties for Li Yan, and treated Wu and Li like guests. Then followed Liu Ze to the White Emperor City, the Jing army set up a frame, ready to storm the White Emperor City, Li Yan said: "The last general and Yan Taishou have a teacher-student friendship, and they are willing to enter the city to persuade him to surrender and avoid using swords." Liu Ze was overjoyed and agreed to Li Yan's request and asked him to go to the White Emperor City to persuade Yan Yan to surrender, but before Li Yan left, Liu Ze still ordered Gan Ning to fire a few rounds of artillery to deter the defenders of the White Emperor, show the strength of the Jing army, let Yan Yan clearly see where he was, and create conditions for Li Yan's persuasion.

Yan Yan pressed his hand on the hilt of his sword, and said with a cold smile: "It turns out that Zhengfang has already bent his knees and came to White Emperor City to be a lobbyist for Liu Ze!" ”

Li Yan was slightly embarrassed and said: "Teacher, the reinforcements led by Wu Yi have all been wiped out in Qingyang Gorge, Liu Bi has turned around and fled westward, and there are no more reinforcements outside the White Emperor City. The students deeply thought about the safety of the teacher, so they asked for their lives before King Jing drove and risked their death, hoping that the teacher would not have to make unnecessary sacrifices, and that the city would be surrendered to the heavens. ”

Yan Yan's hand pressed on the hilt of the sword was bruised, his face sank like water, and he sneered: "In this way, I want to thank you for your 'kindness'?" (The novel "Hanwa" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lottery gift for everyone!) Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner "Add Friends", search for the official account "ddxiaoshuo" and follow, hurry up! (To be continued......)