On the fifth day of August in the first year of King Han of the Shu Han Dynasty, there were only ten days before the Mid-Autumn Festival, which symbolizes reunion.
When the early morning light illuminated the earth, Li Xinchen's forward Chen Zhishen accepted the surrender of Chen Shuxian, king of Nanchen Hedong. As the commander of this battle, Chen Shuying, king of Nanchen Yuzhang, left a suicide note the night before, hoping that Li Xinchen could treat his subordinates and people well, and then left.
On the hill on the north side of Shangyingzhai facing Jiankang Mansion, he swung his sword and killed himself.
After Chen Shujian's death, Chen Shuying took on the responsibility for the war on the Western Front. Now there is no need to continue this war, so Chen Shuying committed suicide by committing suicide, which is equivalent to assuming the responsibility for this war.
On the same day, General Jiang's headquarters located at the rear of Chen Shuying's camp collapsed without a fight. General Jiang abandoned the army and fled, retreating into Jiankang.
"See Your Highness!" Chen Zhishen and others, who arrived first, handed over their hands at the same time.
Li Xingchen took a deep breath and strode into Chen Shuying's Chinese army tent.
Chen Shuxian, who had taken off his armor and weapons, was kneeling in the middle of the tent, with Chen Shuying's command seal on the tray in his hand. When he saw Li Xingchen coming in, he just silently raised the tray in his hand.
Li Xingchen stretched out his hand to take the seal that symbolized the commander-in-chief of the western region of Nanchen, and said calmly: "Get up, if you really want to be counted, you should be my brother-in-law."
Chen Shuxian stood up silently. It was obvious that Li Xinchen's joke did not strike him as funny.
And Li Xingchen looked at Chen Shuxian with some emotion. After all, history has changed. Originally, it was Chen Shuying who led the army to surrender, and it was without much fighting. However, Chen Shujian's death finally stimulated Chen Shuying and made the third prince.
He fought two battles in a row, and in the end he died for his country.
"Enough people have died on both sides of us in this battle. As you can see, this court is no longer worthy of anyone's allegiance." Li Xingchen's voice was much higher. He was speaking to Chen Shuxian and also to Chen Shuxian.
Several generals behind him even said to the soldiers outside the camp, "Times have changed, and the responsibility for a better life falls on our shoulders."
"What's the use of saying all this?" Chen Shuxian lowered his head.
There is no resurrection after death.
"I will not answer your question," Li Xingchen waved his hand, "I will not imprison or torture the descendants of the Chen family. After all, the fault is not yours, but the person sitting on the throne. I can give you two choices,
One is to serve as a governor in the local area, and the other is to teach in an academy in the middle of Shu. The King of Hedong is also a well-known intelligent person and a great talent. If he doesn't use it, wouldn't it be that he doesn't have the ability to recognize people."
Chen Shuxian raised his head again in surprise: "You...let me go?"
Li Xingchen chuckled lightly: "Forget it, Chengdu Academy has begun to set up a school about marching and formation, specially used to train generals. I wonder if King Hedong is interested in learning about it first?"
After hesitating for a moment, Chen Shuxian nodded slightly: "Okay."
He was originally a general in the army. If he really wanted to be a governor, he would be a little worried about his ability, but teaching was more than enough, and it would also keep him far away from the court.
He no longer has the energy to get involved in the disputes in the court, and as a remnant of the previous dynasty who is about to be doomed, of course he should make himself as inconspicuous as possible.
Li Xingchen nodded slightly, watched Chen Shuxian retreat, and then turned his attention to Pei Zilie and others again. At this time, Chen Zhishen couldn't help but said: "Your Highness, do we really want to let Chen Shuxian go? This man has led the army in the past few days.
The fighting caused many casualties to us, and the brothers all hated him with itch."
Li Xingchen raised his head and said coldly: "Enough blood has been shed in this battle. And everyone is their own master, so there is nothing to say. Instead of thinking about revenge on him, you should think about why you died in the battle. There were so many people. I had already seen the defense line arranged by Chen Shuxian when he came here. The crossbowmen, sword and shield men and spearmen cooperated layer by layer. The trenches were extended forward and deep, and the layout of Luzhai and Juma was also It's very clever. Many of our people died in the process of moving away from Luzhai. This is a lesson you should learn, and summarize it well!"
Chen Zhishen and others did not dare to say anything at once, but Li Xingchen's voice did not soften: "Most of us are from the Chen army, and we know the Chen army and their arrangements very well. The enemy's morale is low in this battle, but we still have After being beaten like this, you should reflect on it, otherwise why should we continue the Northern Expedition in the future? If you are really serious, you should go to Chen Shuxian for advice at this time, instead of complaining here, or even want to kill him!"
Chen Zhishen and others reluctantly retreated, leaving only Pei Zilie himself still in the camp. He said helplessly: "Your Highness, this battle is limited by the terrain. The fight is already higher than we expected."
Li Xingchen waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "I know."
"That?"
"But Sir, have you ever thought about why we were defeated in Luliang?" Li Xingchen knocked on the table and said, "Although our expectations were not high, and although our troops were sufficient, in the end we were defeated. , If we hadn’t retreated in time, I’m afraid this entire army would have been destroyed in Luliang!”
Pei Zilie sighed. He had certainly considered this issue: "Compared with the generals in the north, our generals still lack actual combat experience. At that time, the Zhou people had been fighting the Qi people for more than ten years, and during these more than ten years, we had nothing but Apart from the Huajiao Rebellion, we did not encounter any major wars at all. When Sikong attacked Huainan, it was actually because the Qi people lacked national strength and had to retreat in order to ensure the fighting on the front line in Luoyang in the north."
After a pause, Pei Zilie then said: "Except for the generals, our equipment is almost the same as the enemy's, but we do not have enough cavalry, so we can only rely on strong generals like General Xiao to lead a small group of people to charge the enemy's center in order to gain victory. We can win by surprise. And the total number of our troops and horses is also different from that of the enemy. After all, the land south of the Yangtze River is not as densely populated as the Central Plains."
Li Xingchen nodded slightly. Pei Zilie was not much different from what he thought. In fact, apart from having a certain first-mover advantage, Nanchen did not have many other advantages at all. When the Northern Zhou army came in a steady stream, Wu Mingche could only Choose to retreat.
In terms of the experience of the generals, the number of troops and horses, etc., Nanchen really did not have an advantage at that time, but now, a few years later, does it really have an advantage? You must know that the fighting in the north has never stopped.
Li Xingchen said in a deep voice: "Now we can maintain a greater advantage in equipment and naval forces by using streamlined production. And as the civil strife in the north continues, their population advantage will become smaller and smaller, so now we only The rest is the gap between our generals." (To be continued)