Caiyang City is located on the east bank of the river, nearly ten miles away from the river, and is connected to the river through a horizontal canal.

In this way, even if the big ships traveling on the Hanshui River turn into the Yushui River, they cannot directly reach Caiyang City, or abandon the boat to go ashore, or change to a small boat to reach Caiyang City.

Li Tai ordered the construction of Caiyang City nominally to provide assistance to Xiangyang nearby, but in fact it was also to monitor and snoop, and to carry out some necessary military operations when the conditions were ripe.

However, Xiangyang is an important town in Jianghan after all, and the military and civilian population gathered in the area is more than 120,000. Caiyang's fortified city is only stationed with more than 2,000 infantry and cavalry, and if it is not careful and completely undefended, this sharp knife inserted under Xiangyang's nose may become a piece of fat to the mouth in minutes.

Therefore, the location of the city should be separated from the main shipping road for a distance to ensure that it will not be directly attacked by the naval army in the south, and various defenses can be set up along the river.

In the past year, Jingzhou's various construction tasks have also been carried out to reclaim the land, and the manpower has been used to the extreme, and there are not too many laborers to build the new city. Therefore, the construction of this Caiyang city mainly relied on the local Han manpower, and Xiangyang also organized many soldiers to come to help, so that this new city was built.

When Li Tai rushed here, Liang Shiyan, Li Quji and other generals were already waiting outside the city, and after a few brief greetings, they entered the city together.

Li Tai first sent someone to Xiangyang to inform Xiao Jing of the news that he had arrived, and then asked about any new changes in the Handong region recently.

"After Liu Zhongli led his troops to the east, there were no foreign soldiers in the counties under his rule to supplement the defense, but the people of his state, Haozong, each guarded his territory with his subordinates. After the servant received the order, he arranged for the ranger scouts to go south to patrol, and the townsmen of Qiaojin who saw him on the way gathered ......"

Liang Shiyan carefully reported to Li Tai the information he had obtained about Handong in the near future, and did not omit any details, and said at the end: "Although there are many officers and soldiers of the Liang people in this realm, they still do not lose their guard. Although his villagers are not elite soldiers, but looking at the order of his township is so strict, I am afraid that it is not a good opportunity to enter the map. ”

Li Tai couldn't help but sigh secretly after hearing these situations, he has been in Jingzhou for more than a year, and the impact is not limited to Jingzhou. Needless to say, the Xiangyang region that bore the brunt of the battle also spread a lot of his prestige and deeds in various parts of Handong.

Before Li Tai's arrival, although there was no shortage of local heroes in the Suilu Realm, these powerful tribes were mainly engaged in various production activities, and rarely carried out military organizations and activities.

But this time, as soon as Liu Zhongli led the army in the realm to leave, the powerful troops took over the defense of the Handong region as if they were seamlessly connected, leaving no loopholes and opportunities to exploit at all.

It can also be seen that these local tyrants are also well aware of the truth of "being afraid of thieves", although he has not yet taken action, but has already pulled the vigilance level of Jingzhou to the highest. This feeling of being valued made him not know whether to laugh or cry for a while.

However, there are always a thousand days to be a thief, but there is no reason to prevent thieves for a thousand days, these local tyrants in the Handong region are not real military forces after all, and the temporary vigilance and defense are nothing, but it is difficult to hold on for a long time.

Perhaps they still fantasize that Liu Zhongli, a fierce man from the Jiang Han Dynasty, would be able to defeat Hou Jing's rebellious army soon after leading his army eastward, and then return to the town. But this kind of thinking is undoubtedly a dream, not to mention that Liu Zhongli failed to solve Hou Jing, even if this wave is solved by him, it will be easy for him to leave, but it will be difficult to come back.

At present, the big drama has just begun, and the impact on the situation in Jianghan is not great, and it is normal for Lu Haoqiang to still guard the door.

Li Tai rested in Caiyang Fangcheng this night, and the next morning, Xiao Jing, the king of Yueyang, rushed over impatiently.

"Hou Jing has already crossed the river!"

As soon as they met, Xiao Jing, who was pale, threw out a piece of news that might be a bombshell for the current of the times, but Li Tai had already expected it.

Although he was not very surprised in his heart, Li Tai still glared and said, "This can't be, right?" Hou Jing's department is just a group of remnants of the defeated people, even if they can coax some lawless murderers in Shouyang, they will definitely not be a fierce army, how can they break through the Great River Trench so easily? ”

"Alas, the country is in misfortune! If it weren't for the repeated connivance of the imperial court, could the dog thief An do such a catastrophe? Now in the old age, it is difficult to see things, in the dynasty is only ambitious and talented, jealous and jealous, the naked in the eyes of the thief, leading the jackal in the north of the river into the house, it is really hateful! The river is surging, if it weren't for Yu Liang in the court, how could Su Jun cross the river? ”

When King Yueyang said this, he was indignant again, and listening to his words, he obviously blamed all this mistake on the crown prince in the court.

This matter is already strange and complicated, it is difficult to say who is specifically responsible, and even those who are in it are still at a loss, as for those who are far away in the upper reaches of Jianghan and only understand things by hearsay, of course, they are guessing and blaming based on feelings. From what King Yueyang said, it can be seen that their brother is really unhappy with the crown prince Xiao Gang for a long time.

However, after hearing his words, Li Tai couldn't help but think a little, how many times did the northern army go south between the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties? If the last time it was Su Jun in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, it would have been more than two hundred years now.

King Yue Yang was obviously very angry, and after meeting, he nagged and cursed for more than half an hour on this matter.

Although he is unhappy with many people in the Jiankang Imperial Court now, but after all, he is also a Liang person, and the Yangtze River, which is relying on the desperate defense line of the moat, has been crossed by the chaotic army like an outing, which is a bit of a slap in the face no matter what, of course he is indignant in his heart, and of course he can't help but scold the waste in Jiankang City.

After venting for a while, King Yue Yang restrained his emotions a little, and then said to Li Tai: "The incoming goods from the upstream, it is best to stop in the near future. Even if this turmoil is over, there will be aftermath. I'm afraid the market situation won't improve in a short period of time, and I'm afraid the goods will be unsafe to store in Xiangyang......"

The suspension of trading is nothing, after all, Li Tai does not rely on this only business route. Although the sales were rapid and the profits were considerable during this period, he also had a foreknowledge of the situation in Nanliang, and it was nothing to stop.

But when he heard Xiao Jing take the initiative to say that the situation in Xiangyang City was not safe enough, he hurriedly said: "What worries does the king have? Speak up, and if I can help, I'll do my best to help! ”

"Alas, there are indeed sorrows, but there are also many ugliness in the door, which is really difficult to speak."

King Yueyang sighed first, and then said: "Boshan, you should know that my family is out of order, even if my brother is relieved and no longer cares about it, but others may not think so. This time, Hou Jing was in turmoil, although he was a clown, but it gave some people with other arms a chance to gather power! ”

Speaking of this, King Yueyang's expression and tone changed to evil: "My brother has detained Zhang Zhang in the realm for several months, but the imperial court has not issued an order to revoke Zhang Zhang's appointment, which shows that the intention to replace me is very strong. But now the prosperity and strength of Yongfu are all created by me, how can I hand it over to others?

The traitor finally waited for the opportunity, and Liu Zhongli went to settle the chaos and lured many of the elites of my Yongfu away. These wealthy clans have benefited a lot from themselves, but when it comes to the test, they still abandon me and leave! In addition to eliminating the chaos and eliminating the thieves, I am afraid that they also secretly want to support and support them......"

When Li Tai heard this, his brain couldn't help but turn a little for a while, do you have some persecution paranoia? Liu Zhongli can't even handle the jumping clown in your mouth, let alone do anything. Of course, there are supporters, but this guy didn't do it!

However, seeing King Yueyang's frowning brows and a solemn expression, it was obvious that this was not just a casual remark, but he believed in his own judgment very much, and was full of a sense of crisis about it.

The so-called thief's heart is weak, which is probably the case. From the perspective of Xiao Jing, the king of Yueyang, the current Hou Jing is not a great threat, but as the prince's henchman, Liu Zhongli led the army eastward, which is quite likely to contribute to a situation that he is not happy to see.

Moreover, this time Liu Zhongli went east and took away many Yongzhou powerful tribes, which further increased the sense of crisis in Xiao Jing's heart. It turned out that the alliance of interests he formed during this period with the help of selling commercial goods in the Western Regions was still not as good as the popularity and appeal that the Hedong Liu clan had accumulated in Xiangyang for many years.

No matter what kind of psychology Xiao Jing had, his current state of suspicion was undoubtedly beneficial to Li Tai.

So he also frowned with empathy and said: "This situation really has to be prevented, after all, it is still prepared." I don't know what kind of precautions do you want to make, King? ”

When King Yue Yang heard this, he turned his head and looked at the palace of the defense city, and then said again: "The defense city here is well built, and more soldiers can be stationed. I don't know Boshan, is it convenient for you to increase your troops here at the moment? ”

Li Tai was just about to agree after hearing this, but his heart suddenly moved, and he changed to a more embarrassed expression and said: "Alas, since the king has asked, I really don't hide it, and the garrison of 2,000 troops here is already a limit of the current personnel use.

The king should know that the prince of Taiyuan in our country is still trapped in Yingchuan by the eastern thief, although his people are known for their good defense, but after all, there is a huge disparity between the enemy and our forces. I have worked with General Wang for a long time, and the current town is also next to each other, and there is always a need to keep some people in the town to wait for changes......"

"Alas, yes, I shouldn't have bothered Boshan with my own sleepiness, I'm really sorry."

King Yueyang also sighed when he heard this, but in Li Tai's opinion, he seemed to be a little relieved, it seemed that this so-called request was indeed a bit tentative.

(End of chapter)