"Zhongli's great victory has given Xiao Hong an advantage."
A middle-aged man in purple shirt on the left side of Wang Sengbian looked at Liuying on the steps with some emotion, "If you dare to listen to my opinion and let Chen Baxian lead the army to set up ambushes in many places on Yuanying's way back to Luoyang, Yuanying must have no intention of doing so.
Even if Lian Zhan and Xing Lian's army return to Luoyang, their vitality will be severely damaged and their losses will be even greater."
"Taichang Qing is a loyal and upright person. He refuses to even come to private gatherings like mine. In his opinion, he is also suspected of forming a clique for personal gain. However, what he often says is very reasonable. As long as the Southern Dynasty continues to prosper, it does not matter how long it lasts.
Gains and losses.”
Wang Seng Bian smiled calmly and said: "Even if Xiao Hong took all the credit and won the emperor's favor and trust, he fought so many victorious battles, but he could not win over the soldiers. Instead, the frontier generals became more and more uncomfortable with him. Over time,
Words, is it a gain or a loss?"
"Listening to Da Sima's words today is better than ten years of reading."
Several people sitting under him heard him chatting and laughing, but their faces became serious, and they all said something with emotion.
In fact, what Wang Sengbian said did not fully explain it.
The real meaning of these words, to use the vulgar language of Jiankang City, should be this: Xiao Hong, a fool, thought he was clinging to military power. When he got the chance, he would get an advantage if he won the battle. He was a ready-made prince.
After sitting there for a long time, he simply didn't understand what the use was of fighting for a long time and not having a few more generals become his confidants.
However, these officials are all really smart people, and the unspoken implication is very clear.
Now most of the generals in the northern frontier army have their hearts set on him as a great commander, and Lin Yi is a truly newly rising general star. If tomorrow's court meeting really seals a general above the tenth squad, the credit for the Battle of Zhongli will be passed on.
Throughout the Southern Dynasties, how much prestige would this young general of the Tiece Army have among the people?
It happened that the Xiao family was confused and pushed Lin Yi out. Of course, he had to comfort him and take him under his command.
As a result, no matter how powerful Xiao Hong was or how favored he was by the emperor, the important figures in the military were still headed by Da Sima.
"According to the latest military information received today, the border troops should capture Shoucheng tomorrow."
Li Rongshi smiled, everyone here was a close friend, otherwise Wang Sengbian would never have said such a thing in front of them.
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Xiao Hong's cautious and conservative use of troops is obvious to all.
Not to mention the generals of the Southern Dynasties and their insightful officials, even the people of the Northern Wei Dynasty did not think highly of Xiao Hong's use of troops.
In the past, Xiao Hong's tactics of setting up camp step by step and wearing down the Northern Wei army by constantly losing ground seemed to the people of the Northern Wei Dynasty to be just for fun. Many generals of the Northern Wei Dynasty even named Xiao Hong "Xiao Fu", which means that he and the Southern Dynasties
Just like women, they accept everything and don't take the initiative.
However, many generals in the Southern Dynasty's frontier armies were not fuel-efficient. In the last years of the previous dynasty, the Northern Wei Dynasty was already strong. However, these generals in the south were unable to survive when the emperor of the previous dynasty was fatuous, all kinds of supplies were insufficient, and the administration was in chaos.
It was still possible to prevent the Northern Wei Dynasty from taking advantage. Many of these generals were themselves generals of the previous dynasty, and some were subordinates of the generals at that time.
Now that we have enough support and the opportunity, with an all-out counterattack, our results are truly astonishing.
After the great victory at Zhongli, in just over ten days, the northern frontier army had captured fourteen cities in a row.
Shoucheng is a large city in the north. The Northern Wei Dynasty had accumulated 100,000 troops. In Li Rongshi's opinion, it should be captured tomorrow, but the actual movement of the frontier troops was faster than he predicted.
Before nightfall, most of the Northern Wei troops in Shoucheng had evacuated, leaving only a few to set fire to the city. Although many streets and lanes were burned, the Southern Dynasty border troops quickly broke through the city, but the fire did not even completely spread.
At this time, even the Chinese troops from the Southern Dynasties in the rear had entered Shoucheng, and many camps were erected around the Dragon King Temple with a history of several hundred years in Shoucheng.
The bonfire where the Southern Dynasty border troops stationed in the city had just lit up the cooking pots, a carriage arrived at the outskirts of the camp, and an old man in black robes was led to Xiao Hong by one of Xiao Hong's generals in the dark.
Outside Hong's tent.
"Mr. Fei Da, why are you here?"
Listening to the announcement outside, Xiao Hong was so surprised when he saw the old man in black robe entering the camp that he couldn't help but stood up suddenly.
"Meet Marshal Xiao."
The black-robed old man's face was like the bark of an old tree, but his eyes were sparkling. He was respectful to Xiao Hong, and immediately bowed seriously and saluted.
"Quick, serve the tea."
Xiao Hong motioned for the old man in black robe to sit down and gave instructions to the general.
This black-robed old man is called Fei Xu, and he is one of the great worshipers of the Xiao family. He was already a great worshipper of his father when Xiao Hong was young, and he also taught him how to practice and identify poisons.
Even the outside world knows that the Xiao family's big worshiper is powerful, not to mention Xiao Hong, who practiced with Mr. Fei Da when he was young.
In the past few years, Mr. Fei Da has become a worshiper of the imperial palace. Even if he wants to dispatch people, it is equivalent to asking people from the emperor.
"I came out this time not because of the emperor's order."
Fei Xu saw Xiao Hong respecting him and felt satisfied in his heart, but his face was even more respectful. He lowered his head slightly and said softly with no special emotion on his face: "The battle at Zhongli is not over yet. I heard that
When Lin Yi killed Xi Ruyu, he had already set out to see you. On the way, he heard about the great victory of Zhongli, and later found out what you meant... You didn't want this man to come to the northern frontier army, for fear that he would become powerful in the army, and
Supporting each other with Wei Rui and the others is not good for you, but I dare to say that you may be neglecting the most important point."
Xiao Hong was startled for a moment, his expression suddenly serious, "I neglected the most important point? What is it? Mr. Fei Da, please give me some advice."
"The most important thing for him now is his general position and how many troops he controls."
Fei Xu said respectfully and seriously: "His most important identity now is that he is the master of the sword pavilion and a close disciple of He Xiuxian. If you think about it carefully, Xi Ruyu can't kill him, and even Yang Dian can't kill him. I heard about it later.
According to the detailed battle situation, it is not that the masters of Jiange are protecting him, but that his personal combat power is really amazing, and he has won consecutive battles. The most important thing now is that no matter how many practitioners in the Chengtian realm, I am afraid they will not be able to kill him. If
If he is allowed to grow for a while, I am afraid that he will not only be invincible in the Heaven-bearing realm, but also become invincible under the Yasheng. Think about it, if a person is so strong that no matter how many practitioners of the Divine Mind realm can kill him, almost one person can't kill him.
His strength can lead to continuous battles, leaving an army of more than 100,000 people helpless. How terrible this is. Therefore, my lord, what you should think about most is not his general position or his relationship with the frontier generals, but the skills he has learned.
Law."
When he came in before, he called Xiao Hong the Grand Marshal, but now he calls him the Prince. It's not a slip of the tongue, but now Xiao Hong is the Marshal of the border army. When he first came in, he called him like that, which was enough to show his respect. But now he calls him the Grand Marshal.
Prince, because Xiao Hong himself was the King of Linchuan. When he was worshiping in the Xiao family, including when Xiao Hong was studying with him, he always called him Prince.
Such a title refers to an old relationship and makes one appear to be one's own family.
Xiao Hong's eyes suddenly flickered violently. He looked at Fei Xu and said, "What do you mean?"
"I am old and incompetent. I am very interested in his skills and I am willing to try to steal his skills for the prince." Fei Xu said: "If I can get the skills, I will kill him for the prince if I have the opportunity."
"
Xiao Hong looked troubled, but thought for a moment with a cold gaze, and said: "It's just that even a strong man like Xi Ruyu can't do anything to him... Mr. Fei Da, are you really sure?"
"I heard that he is not afraid of any true energy means, so those practitioners are helpless against him. But my lord, I am afraid you have forgotten that I am the head of the Yinshan Sect. Our Yinshan Sect does not have many true energy means in the first place."
Fei Xu smiled slightly and said: "If the prince agrees, I will send someone to do it first. Just to ensure that nothing goes wrong, I also want to second the prince to have an expert on hand."
Xiao Hong's eyes flashed and he understood who Fei Xu was talking about. He said without hesitation: "Just do what Mr. Fei Da wants."