The King of Shu is dead.

Liu Zheng had just embarked on his journey when this news came.

Thinking back to the Battle of Hanzhong, this King of Shu had a explosive personality, but he was also a great talent in military management. King Yong of Hanzhong was so overwhelmed by him that he could not lift his head all his life...

However......

Only a few months have passed.

He died like that...

At this time, the world was shocked and Sichuan and Shu were in chaos. The king of Shu died before his third son Xie Yang led the imperial guards and couldn't wait to seek power and seize the throne.

Therefore.

As soon as he died, Xie Yang took control of the entire Shuzhou city, and all the 50,000 imperial guards in the city were under his command. He immediately ordered the arrest of those veterans who advocated asking for aid to Liangzhou, and also asked Yan Lin and Xie Zhen to leave.

Early in the morning, he was sent out of the city by a team, otherwise, Yan Lin would definitely be the first to be beheaded.

After Xie Yang took control of Shuzhou, he proclaimed himself King of Shu and issued an edict declaring that his son Xie Zhen had committed a heinous crime by colluding with the Southern Barbarians. He deposed his status as the prince and temporarily appointed himself King of Shu to take charge of the overall situation.

Liu Zheng immediately sighed, shook his head and said with a smile: "The King of Shu is also a hero. I didn't expect that he died in such a tragic way."

Jiang Xuan said from the side: "This has been the battle for royal power since ancient times. Young Master, Xie Zhen is already running towards us, and I have sent people to meet him."

"good!"

This was an agreement between the King of Shu, or Yan Lin, and Liu Zheng. As Yan Lin was such a loyal minister, he had already determined that Xie Yang would bring disaster to the palace, so he had already drawn a route and informed Liu Zheng.

In this way, Liu Zheng ordered his troops to go south, firstly to meet Xie Zhen, and secondly to officially enter Shu.

at this time.

He has been sailing on the river for three days. In the past three days, King Xiang of Jingchu has written many times, reprimanding Liu Zheng for taking the Yong'an route. It seems that this southern hegemon is a little anxious at this time. What he supports is

It was Xie Chen, the second son of the King of Shu. At this time, Xie Chen was in Yong'an, planning to lead an army to conquer Jiangzhou. At least, if he captured a Jiangzhou, he would also have some advantages in the struggle for power in Sichuan and Shu.

but......

Liu Zheng is coming!

Not only are you coming, but you are also going to pass by your Yong'an in a grand manner. Are you afraid?

The land of Jingchu has always been famous for its navy. Since the Three Kingdoms period, when Liu Biao controlled Jingzhou, the navy could compete with the Jiangdong navy. Since King Xiang took charge of Jingzhou, he has vigorously developed the navy.

The scale of Jingzhou's naval force is unprecedentedly powerful. It is said that there is a large fleet with nearly a hundred large combat ships, almost running across the entire south.

"Sir, there are 100,000 troops stationed in Yong'an, and 50 treasure ships have been transferred recently. This, this combat power..."

The general of the Liangzhou Navy was a general named Xiao Qi who came from Jiangdong. This man was young, but he was good at water warfare, so he was directly promoted to the commander of the Navy by Liu Zheng.

Treasure ship?

Treasure ships are still very famous in Chinese history. In the course of later generations, treasure ships were the ships used by Zheng He during his voyages to the West. They were quite large and had extremely strong combat effectiveness. You must know that the shipbuilding technology during the Ming Dynasty was very developed. , its large scale and complete supporting facilities are unprecedented in history, and it has reached the highest level of ancient shipbuilding technology in my country.

The treasure ships of Zheng He's fleet are the largest, forty-four feet long and eighteen feet wide. They are of the lucky ship type. They are majestic and invincible. With sails, anchors and rudders, no one but two or three hundred people can move them.

With the development of the Longyan Dynasty, it is not surprising at all that such a treasure ship appears.

Liu Zheng chuckled and said: "I have seen the waters of Yong'an. Although the water is deep, it is slightly narrow. Although the treasure ship is big, it is difficult to turn around. Therefore, when King Xiang brought the treasure ship over, he would show off his power. If he fights, he will definitely

It’s still a building!”

Several people nodded at the same time.

This analysis is indeed reasonable. Since ancient times, building ships have been more suitable for large-scale battles. Because the size of building ships is medium. Moreover, ancient water battles mainly relied on bow and arrow shooting and hand-to-hand combat. And they generally followed

The river is full of water, so the warships with large space, suitable for fighting on rivers, and with considerable impact force, have been preserved. The number of soldiers that can be accommodated by the building ships can reach two to three thousand. Therefore,

The building ship has always been the main ship in ancient water battles.

Jiang Xuan laughed and said: "Sir, our Yinzhou ship doesn't take this building ship seriously at all!"

"At this time, it depends on whether Prince Xiang is a smart man."

Jiang Xuan chuckled.

Southern Overlord...

Thinking of this name, the people in the Liangzhou Army were actually a little excited.

When the King of Shu was alive, he either went north to bully Hanzhong, or he had a water battle with the King of Xiang.

However, after a lifetime of hard work, there is no solution for Hanzhong.

On the side of King Xiang, he suffered losses again and again.

On the contrary, it made King Xiang the overlord of the south.

Since Liu Zheng wanted to enter Shu, he would inevitably have to compete with King Xiang, who was eyeing Sichuan and Shu.

Therefore.

Qingyang Shuo then said, take the way to Yong'an and follow King Xiang Gangyigang!

"Let these southerners know the power of our Liangzhou navy!"

Liu Zheng laughed loudly.

The generals are also full of confidence.

...

Xiangyang.

Prince Xiang's Mansion.

A man in his early forties, with starry eyes and sharp lips.

"Does Liu Zhizhou want to play with the lonely Jingchu Navy? Huh?"

This person is King Xiang of Jingchu, Xie Han!

Since he inherited the throne of King Xiang 20 years ago, he has shown himself to be a hegemon. Then he used one of his sisters to trick Yong'an, a military important road, and blocked the way out of Sichuan and Shu from the east, making the King of Shu very unhappy.

It's very stressful.

"My lord, after all, Yong'an has been a city of Sichuan and Sichuan since ancient times...Liu Zhizhou used the name of expelling the Southern Barbarians, and many literati in the world wrote in support and praise. This...

.”

One step belongs to the Tao.

King Xiang snorted coldly: "What's there to fear from a bunch of bitter Confucian scholars! Now that Yong'an is alone, there's no reason to return it!"

"It's just that, Your Majesty..."

This Liangzhou army has a famous division.

Should they stop Yongan or not?

A gleam flashed in King Xiang's eyes: "If you don't stop him, Liu Zhizhou won't take it!"

"beat!"

"Hit me hard!"

"You can kill as many as you can. These northern idiots, do we really think that we southerners are afraid of them?"

"yes!"

King Xiang gave the order.

Not only had the Jingzhou army stationed 100,000 troops before, but King Xiang once again ordered 50,000 troops, quite like a head-to-head confrontation with the Liangzhou army.

This time.

The entire Longyan Dynasty became lively again.
Chapter completed!