Qu Fu encouraged Duan Baoqi, and he couldn't ignore the other soldiers, he strode forward to climb the tower, straightened his helmet, and raised his morale.

On the river behind him, large and small warships were stationed, and in the distance as far as the eye could see, was the bustling Yiling City.

In the previous two wars, Yiling City stopped the attack of Shudi, and also caused this big city to fall into the flames of war.

It's not a lot of holes, but it would have been more prosperous if it hadn't been for the war.

Qu Fu clenched his fists, the fate of so many people was in the hands of these soldiers, so that they did not dare to relax in the slightest.

He was only halfway through his loud mobilization, when the towers along the water sounded their cries from far and near.

The sound of the drums was deafening.

This is the news that came to them from the upstream, Qiao Jing has sent troops, and the warship has reached the territory of the two lakes.

Qu Fu's face sank, and he immediately didn't care about saying anything, he rushed down the tower in three steps and two steps, shouting: "Inform the government to let the people take refuge, you should defend the city and defend the city, you should board the ship and board the ship, move quickly!" ”

No one delayed, and the well-trained soldiers, in accordance with the division of labor, quickly plunged into the pre-battle preparations.

Qu Fu took the long knife from the hands of his own soldiers, jumped onto the warship, and shouted, "Has the herald arrived?" How many soldiers and how many ships did Qiao Jing bring, hurry up and report the number! ”

The clouds gradually faded, revealing the afterglow of the setting sun, reflecting the sparkling surface of the river, which made Qu Fu involuntarily squint.

Without waiting long, the herald staggered to the front of him, panting heavily, and reported all the information caught upstream.

Qiao Jing really personally led the troops, and he had already returned to the state.

Qu Fu calculated in his heart, Qiao Jing almost pressed all the remaining sailors in Shu this time.

If it weren't for the fear that all the troops would be out and the city would be empty, and Su Ningbo would steal his ass by land and be beaten on the back, Qiao Jing might have thrown all the troops defending the front-line towns on the boat.

Qu Fu had been prepared for this battle for a long time and knew that it would be difficult to fight, but he was really going to war, and the hot blood in his bones was telling him that if he could fight, he must fight!

Qiao Jing poured out like this, he didn't care about the Guizhou along the way, not even Yiling, what he wanted was Jingzhou, and Yuezhou further downstream.

It seems that Nanling's troops were defeated by Qiao Jing's pressure, and he knew that there was no longer a force that could contain the imperial court from sending troops behind his back, so he could only tear a hole by himself.

Once Qiao Jing is asked to cross Jingzhou, conquer Yuezhou, and form a corner with Shudi, then most of the land south of the two lakes will be wrapped in it.

The huge two-lake area, compared with Shudi, can be regarded as a flat river, and Qiao Jing wants to swallow them, but the difficulty suddenly decreases.

Moreover, occupying Yuezhou, whether it is occupying the two lakes in the south, looking at Jinghan in the north, or taking advantage of the situation to bring the land south of the Yangtze River into the flames of war, isn't it just up to Qiao Jing to do what he wants?

Jiangnan has already put a large number of naval divisions into the two lakes, if this battle is lost, where will there be warships and troops downstream to defend?

The imperial court can't afford to lose the two lakes, and it can't let Jiangnan be chaotic, the harvest of the past few years still points to Jiangnan, if Jiangnan is also affected by the war, the two major granaries in the world can't produce grain, and the imperial court is even difficult to pay for the army.

When the time comes, there is no need for the Shu army to attack wantonly, and the court itself will be chaotic first.

This is also the reason why Qiao Jing has obviously suffered two big losses, and he must insist on attacking and swallowing Jingzhou and Yuezhou.

Soon, the Shu warship appeared in sight, the water flow has been fast these days, and the fleet of ships down the water is violent.

Qu Fu commanded the attack, and he had only one thought: stop, say anything to stop Qiao Jing in Yiling!

The city of Jingzhou, located downstream, also received news of a war upstream.

As soon as Xue Huaiyi heard the number of enemy formations, there was a white light in front of him for a moment, he stood firm on the table, gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go, go and see!" ”

He was in charge of the internal affairs of the two lakes, and after Su Ningbo garrisoned, Xue Huaiyi only cooperated and did not interfere in military affairs.

Almost all the troops were transferred to Yiling for defense, there were not many soldiers and ships left in Jingzhou City, and the main general He Zhi who stayed behind also looked solemn at the moment, and as soon as the two sides met, he was pulled up to the tower by Xue Huaiyi.

"Can you prevent it?" Xue Huaiyi's eyes were red with anxiety.

"General Qu will stop whatever he says," He Zhi's eyes were heavy, and he patted Xue Huaiyi's shoulder, "Lord Xue, I'll board the ship first, even if there is a warship that leaks the net upstream, I will let it come and go, and it won't damage your Jingzhou, you can rest assured." ”

Xue Huaiyi watched He Zhi set off, commanded the soldiers to board the ship, and stomped his feet and scolded: "I'm relieved!" Can't there be no leaks? ”

He is not the prefect of Jingzhou, he is the governor of the two lakes, and the several prefectures and cities he manages are going to be tossed by Qiao Jing, and he is so damaged that his hair is about to fall out.

He knew that the war was difficult, and the waterway in Yiling had to be guarded with his life in order to be able to stop Qiao Jing.

Once lost, with the remaining garrisons in Jingzhou, there is no hope at all, and it will be in vain to fight for life.

Xue Huaiyi just knew too well that he would be so sad to look at those soldiers who were actively preparing for war.

Who can spare their lives?

When the time comes, if the soldiers and officials don't go up, what will happen to so many ordinary people?

If you don't send it, you can't break it, and you have to send it for free!

The only thing that can be pinned on is that the upstream is prevented, and Qiao Jing is not asked to fight down, if there is a net, it is also one or two small fish, too much, they can't eat Jingzhou City.

The afterglow of the sunset dissipated, the night fell, on the river, the torches of the warships were dotted, Xue Huaiyi saw the heat of the eyes, turned around and looked at the city of Jingzhou, lanterns, candles, and oil lamps put together a dense light, representing every person living in this city.

The night wind blew his clothes flying, Xue Huaiyi looked at the two masters who came over, and stomped his feet and cursed a few words.

Not only is the water rushing, but even the wind direction is on Qiao Jing's side.

The master saw that he was on fire, and hurriedly persuaded: "My lord, didn't you prevent it from the first two times?" This time there must be no danger. ”

The words are good words, but Xue Huaiyi has no bottom in his heart: "Do you know how many boats Qiao Jing brought?" Crush you to death! ”

Xue Huaiyi went down the tower behind his back and summoned his officials, he didn't have the ability to lead the troops to fight, what he could do was to manage the city well, contact other towns downstream, and not cause chaos to the soldiers.

The second watch, the third watch......

Xue Huaiyi didn't dare to relax at all, running back and forth between the government and the riverside, and suddenly, a cry tore apart the silence of the night, and he and the officials stopped.

In the next moment, he ran wildly, looking at the stars on the river and going up the water, his heart tightened, and He Zhi led the troops to press forward.

The herald rushed to him and said in a trembling voice: "Yiling can't hold on, Qiao Jing's vanguard fleet has broken through the defense, has entered the boundary of Jingzhou Mansion, and is coming towards Jingzhou!" ”