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"The Badong Three Gorges, Wu Gorge is the longest, the ape calls three times, and the clothes are stained with tears..."

At the end of July, the autumn air was crisp, and the fishermen in their boats sang loudly with simple lyrics.

However, Ye Zijin also felt a lot. He actually raised his sleeves, wiped his red eyes, and immediately hugged his second son tightly.

"Fubo, I'm going home..."

After passing Wu Gorge, we entered the boundary of Nanjun. Isn't it time to go home?

The mother and son have been separated for the past six months. They have been hunted by the imperial eagles and dogs, hiding in Tibet, and even taken hostage by Basilica, and have experienced countless dangers.

Just like the narrow river gorge with peaks on both sides of the bank, the river twists and turns, and the rapid shoals are covered with rocks. There is always the danger of the boat crashing and people dying, but at least there are twists and turns, and the front is finally clear...

There are many mountains on both sides of the bank, green mountains are endless, and the leaves can't be seen. The rolling hills are like twelve shamans looking down at the twelve peaks in the world. The peaks and peaks reach into the sky and go straight into the river.

She didn't care at all, just staring ahead.

It wasn't until the ship finally docked at the Zigui County Pier, and a group of female relatives of Heifu's old men on the shore came down to pay their respects and shouted "Mrs. Jun" that she was relieved.

"Mr. Lu."

After exchanging pleasantries with acquaintances on the shore, Ye Zijin immediately turned around and saluted Lu Jia.

Lu Jia quickly evaded: "What is Mrs. Jun doing? She is really trying to kill Lu Jia..."

Ye Zijin said: "If Mr. Lu hadn't tried his best to protect us, my mother and son might not have been able to return to Nanjun safely. Mr. Lu will never forget his efforts."

Lu Jia was a little embarrassed: "How dare you? After Bazhong's death, the Bashi family was already falling apart. It was the madam who cleverly used a clever trick in Pingdu Mountain to win the trust of the Bashi mother and daughter, and allowed Mr. Fubo to marry Bazhong's surviving daughter, so that she could After inheriting Ba's family fortune of ten thousand gold, he raised his arms and took thousands of warriors and thousands of servants on Ba's ships to attack Yufu in the east and Jiangguan, making Ba's lieutenant vulnerable to enemies from both sides."

In that battle, the captain of Bajun also had 3,000 men. However, they had been attacked by Wu Chen for many days and their soldiers were exhausted. Then they were suddenly attacked from the rear by Ba warriors.

This group of people wanted to avenge their master and were extremely brave. They sang and charged at the same time. Their tactics and weapons were very suitable for fighting in canyons and mountains. Wu Chen also continued his efforts. Ba Junwei was defeated and most of his men were captured. The rest were mostly angry. The Ba people drove down the gorge and fell to death and drowned.

"This was supposed to be Lu Jia's mission when he entered Ba, but if it weren't for my wife, he almost failed. I'm really ashamed of you. The person who should say thank you is Lu Jia."

Ye smiled and said: "Sir, there is no need to be humble. If I don't have you, what can I accomplish as a woman? I will tell you every word of your credit for your hard work, but I don't know if you are still willing to return to Bazhong." One trip?”

Lu Jia was also very tired. He was stunned after hearing this: "Go back to Bazhong?"

Ye turned around and looked at the ships that were sailing out of Wu Gorge, either carrying salt, grain, or prisoners: "I have arrived at the border of Nanjun. I am accompanied by the family members of my beloved man's old tribe. After passing through Xiling Gorge and Yiling County, I can I went back to Jiangling, but I was not worried."

"Now that Bazhong is dead, the good man's idea of ​​using the Bashi family to integrate the Ba people to compete with the court's Bashu division cannot be given up halfway."

"I also hope that Mr. Danhu and other warriors will quickly go west to Bazhong to publicize the marriage between Wei and Ba. Then in the name of Ba, he will recruit five clans and eight clans to form an armed force of Ba people to serve as Marquis Wu Zhong. Used!"

Lu Jia complained in his heart, but this method is indeed feasible. They have all seen the fighting power of the Ba people in the Yufu Battle. If they can really organize tens of thousands of people to go out of Daba Mountain and harass the counties of Ba County, they will be a surprise force. .

He glanced back at Bazhong's wife and daughter who were landing. The wife was still dumbfounded, but the little girl was wearing a willow-leaf sword and had a stern eyebrow. She looked like a master. She looked at Ye with a look that was both grateful and a little bit... Not angry.

"Then Ba's mother and daughter..." Lu Jia wanted to know what Ye wanted to do with them.

Is it to burn bridges across rivers, or...

"I know how difficult it is for orphans and widowed mothers."

Ye Zijin said with a smile: "I was a guest in the past, and Ba Shi was the host. I have been in Zhi County for several months, and I am grateful to them for their hospitality."

"Now that the host and guest are in different places, and the daughter of Ba Shi has become my daughter-in-law, I naturally have to welcome them to Jiangling to let them experience the hospitality of the Marquis Wuzhong family!"

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Across the Wu Gorge from Zigui County is Wu County. Further west from Wu County, beyond the Qutang Gorge, is the western head of the Three Gorges, a mountain city named Yubelly (Fengjie, Chongqing).

In later generations, it also had a more famous name: Baidi City.

This small town is five miles in circumference, with mountains on one side, water on three sides, a high gorge in the back, and the Yangtze River in front. It is very spectacular and majestic.

Jiangguan in the east of Yufu County is even more remarkable. It guards the entrance of Qutang Gorge. The current in this gorge is rapid and the narrowest point of the river is less than 30 feet.

Standing on the riverside, looking back at the Jiangguan guarding the Qutang Gorge, you can see the red and white mountains at the mouth of the gorge confronting the river, like knives cutting each other, like two open doors. Looking down at the narrow river, the river The current is turbulent and the river wind is blowing strongly.

Wu Chen touched the mole on his face, proudly, and said with a smile: "When I attacked this pass and this city, I wished that the river would wash it away. Now, I wish that it could be stronger and let the enemy have a taste of it. One man can guard the pass. It’s a taste that no one can understand!”

Since Heifu changed the Southern Expeditionary Army into the Northern Expeditionary Army, he promoted Wu Chen to the rank of captain and gave him 5,000 men to attack Jiangguan from the west of Yiling. As a result, Wu Chen spent two months, but could not advance even half a step, and was still injured. There were hundreds of people there, and I really felt like crying. I finally won it today, so unhappy.

But the situation is not optimistic. Although the Ba people helped Wu Chen capture the fish belly and Jiangguan, they also brought him bad news:

"Feng Jie has led an army of 20,000 men and has conquered Zhi County. We are about to reach the fish belly in ten days!"

So Wu Chen had just gained a foothold and was about to switch from offense to defense. Fortunately, the Ba warrior Dan Hu and others also agreed to stay and brought thousands of servants to help him defend against the enemy.

"To the north is Daba Mountain and to the south is Wuqian Mountain. Unless Feng Jie has wings, he must first pass Yufu and Jiangguan if he wants to go eastward!"

Wu Chen now has seven or eight thousand men in his hands, and is confident of holding on to this place, and is ready to return all the suffering he suffered in the past to Feng Jie.

However, Feng Jie was also very cautious and did not rashly lead all his soldiers to attack the dangerous pass. Instead, he stayed in Qu? County (Yunyang, Chongqing), which was more than a hundred miles west of Yufu, and stopped moving forward...

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Eight years ago, in the Saibei Desert, Feng Jie suffered the loss of a lone army and was besieged by tens of thousands of Xiongnu Chanyu cavalry on Baiyang Mountain. He was thirsty and hungry. If Generals Heifu and Li Xin had not launched a decisive battle to help him rescue him, Almost dead.

That battle was a humiliation for Feng Jie. Generals Meng, Li, and Wei were highly regarded. However, he and the lost Wang Li were severely scolded by Qin Shihuang and demoted to the bottom. They were made captains at the grassroots level and suffered for many years. , it was not until Fusu fell and Heifu rebelled that Feng Jie and Wang Li were re-appointed.

Feng Jie cherishes this comeback, and also understands that as an important official in power appointed by the First Emperor, he is tied to the new emperor. If Heifu is allowed to win this war, the Feng family may be in ruins.

But perhaps because he was deeply ashamed of his previous defeat, Feng Jie's current fighting style has completely changed: the scouts should be placed a hundred miles away, and the heel troops should carefully explore twenty miles away. It is not foolproof and will never advance easily.

This time Feng Jie was appointed as a general by Wang Ben and entered Ba from Hanzhong. In order to follow Sima Cuo's old plan, he crossed the Three Gorges from Bajun and attacked Nanjun from the east. They also agreed to knock on the gate of Wu County on the first day of August to attract Jiangling rebels to rush for reinforcements.

However, General Feng Pi was very cautious. In addition, he led northern troops from Shangjun. He was used to the vast grasslands and high slopes in the north of Saibei. He was not accustomed to the narrow terrain of Baxia. Many people got sick and the march was slow.

Although arriving early is not as good as arriving at a good time, the invading Ba people were defeated in Jiangzhou County, and Ba Zhong was even killed on the spot. However, the situation in Ba County has been corrupted: the whole army of Ba County Lieutenants has been wiped out, especially the East Gate Yu has been restored and Jiangguan has been lost. .

The initiative is now in Wu Chen's hands.

But Feng Jie was not in a hurry. Instead, he settled in Qu? County and slowly analyzed the intelligence sent back by the scouts from a hundred miles away.

"South of the river, there are rebels in Wuqian Mountain and Yishui River, or they may have come from Dongting County via a trail..."

After Feng Jie read this military information, he said to the military judge who urged him to go east: "If I ignore the danger in the south and blindly lead the army to attack Yufu, I am afraid that I will be harassed by the rebels behind me, cut off the food route, and do what they want. Sleepy."

The military judge was a little anxious: "But Tongwuhou has made an agreement with various generals and captains to attack Nanjun on the first day of August!"

"The situation has changed, and there's nothing I can do about it."

Feng Jie sighed: "Send someone to take a detour to Shangyong to tell Marquis Tongwu that Feng Jie may not be able to follow the agreement and attack Wu County and Zigui on the first day of August!"