A cough broke the somewhat eerie silence in the imperial study room.
Hearing Xu Ling's cough, Chen Xu came back to his senses and turned his eyes slightly. Xu Ling, who had just coughed, was looking at his nose, nose and mouth, and his mouth was concerned. He was sitting very upright, and he could even say
The whole person almost became a sitting Buddha, without any movement, as if the cough just now did not come from him at all.
As an old fox who has been involved in the officialdom for decades, Xu Ling has already mastered the art of "doing things that have nothing to do with him and keeping them high" to the extreme.
Wu Mingche had just said such a long speech, and his body was obviously unable to bear it. At this time, he covered his mouth slightly, coughed twice, and then picked up the water glass and took a few sips of water. The physical condition of these veterans is under the care of the palace.
The eunuchs all knew it well, so instead of waiting for His Majesty's orders, it would be better to send it up first.
After all, in the palace, the most important thing is a "sighted person", and Chen Xu is the kind of monarch who has always been very respectful to his senior ministers.
I don't know whether it was because his body couldn't bear it after saying so many words, or whether he just didn't want to speak first. Wu Mingche lowered his head slightly, obviously determined not to be the first person.
Wu Mingche and Xu Ling were both silent. Xiao Mohe was about to stand up, but Chen Xu took the lead and said: "Originally, the Northern Qi Dynasty, with a quarter of the world's national power, was able to hold on in Luliang. Now that the north is unified, the Northern Zhou Dynasty
It's powerful, I can predict it... Just as Sikong said, since the road to Huaibei cannot be walked, where should we go? Xiliang?"
After a pause, Chen Xu did not rush to question Wu Mingche, but continued to look at Xiao Mohe: "I wonder what General Zuowei thinks?"
Xiao Mohe solemnly raised his hand and said, "What your Majesty said has actually hit your mind."
"Oh?" Chen Xu raised his eyebrows, "Are you planning to launch troops against Xi Liang?"
Xiao Mohe nodded: "Xiliang is backed by Xiangyang and occupies Jiangling. All the places are the most prosperous places in the world. Moreover, the place where Xiliang is located has been the land of our Southern Dynasty for hundreds of years. If not
Because of the support of the barbarians of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, I am afraid that Xi Liang was captured as early as the time of Emperor Gaozu."
After a slight pause, Xiao Mohe stood up and walked to the map: "Your Majesty, please see, this Xiliang land is not big, but it blocks the way for our army to attack Xiangyang from Jingzhou and then attack the Central Plains. It is precisely for this reason
, our army can only choose to attack from Huaibei, Xiliang is a pawn of the barbarians of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and it is also a nail on the road to our Northern Expedition!"
"Even if we don't go north to attack from Jiangling, but attack from Huaibei, we still have to be wary of barbarians going south from Xiangyang to attack our hinterland. This is why the imperial court now has to station a large army in Jingzhou. This army is stationed there.
It accounts for one-third of our total military strength. If we can liberate this large army, even if it is the main force of the barbarians in the Northern Dynasties, what should we fear? This time in the Battle of Luliang, we suffered a loss because of our small army.
As long as the generals and widowers capture Xi Liang, they will never suffer this loss again!"
Xiao Mohe's words were resounding, and a look of appreciation appeared on Chen Xu's face. At the same time, Xu Ling, who was sitting under Chen Xu, slowly raised his head, glanced at Chen Xu, and nodded slightly.
Chen Xu stood up directly without being excited, and tapped the table with his fingers. It was obvious that the emperor of Nanchen was still hesitating: "It is true that attacking Xiliang is the best policy, but the last time we attacked Xiliang, although the Qing family was not there,
People in the military must know this too."
As for Xiliang and Nanchen, it is not that they have no contact with each other.
Nine years ago, Han Zigao's rebellion failed. Hua Jiao, the governor of Xiangzhou who had always had contacts with Han Zigao, was afraid that the court would investigate and blame him, so he surrendered to Xi Liang. Naturally, Xi Liang and the Northern Zhou Dynasty would not let go of such a good opportunity and took this opportunity to launch a rebellion.
A large-scale attack, hoping to bring Nanchen, whose internal affairs were also in turmoil, to death in one fell swoop. Unfortunately, their opponent Wu Mingche was not so easy to mess with, and soon Xi Liang and Northern Zhou were defeated.
Taking this opportunity, Chen Xu, who had just deposed Chen Bozong, also hoped to devour Xiliang in one go. Firstly, he could solve the border troubles that had existed for generations in Nanchen, and secondly, he could also establish his authority. After all, killing a chicken to scare monkeys is still an alien chicken.
Relatively affordable.
It's a pity that despite Nanchen's great fanfare, Xu Du, Chun Yuliang, Wu Mingche, and other generals gathered together, and even once conquered Jiangling, they were eventually forced to retreat under the full counterattack of the Western Liang and Northern Zhou armies, and their success fell short.
It can be said that the battle nine years ago was a battle in which Nanchen was extremely close to defeating Xiliang, but it still failed in the end. Chen Xu, who had just ascended the throne, also left a shadow in his heart. As for the Western Front, he switched from offense to defense.
Try to maintain the current defense line, no longer easily provoke Xi Liang or the Northern Zhou Dynasty behind it, and instead focus on surrendering to Huainan.
This led to the battle to recapture Huainan, led by Wu Mingche, and the subsequent Battle of Luliang.
But who would have thought that after nine years of going round and round, Nanchen would return to the position where it shifted its strategic direction in the past, but the Nanchen now is no longer the Nanchen it used to be. With Huainan and other people north of the Yangtze River,
There is no need to worry about the buffer zone and strategic location, and the Northern Dynasty army will drink up the river in one day and night. But how can the Northern Zhou Dynasty of today be the Northern Zhou Dynasty of that year?
The Northern Zhou Dynasty, which annexed the Northern Qi Dynasty, now only had two worries: the Southern Chen Dynasty and the Turks from the north who often harassed the border.
Although Emperor Yuwen Yong of the Northern Zhou Dynasty was young, he was a master of first-class talents and broad strategies. Compared with Yuwen Yong, Emperor Chen Xu of the Southern Chen Dynasty, although he was over fifty years old, was still older after all. Under Yuwen Yong's command, no matter whether the king
Gui Gui, Wei Xiaokuan, Yang Jian, and Yuchi Jiong are all recognized as famous generals in the world. If you pull out any Nanchen, you will have to send a famous general like Wu Mingche to deal with it.
On the Nanchen side, there are very few famous figures like Wu Mingche who have been on the battlefield for many years. After the attack on Xiliang ten years ago, Sikong Xudu died of illness, and last year Huang Fazhu, the general who cooperated with Wu Mingche in the Northern Expedition, also passed away.
.Although the stars in Nanchen's sky are still bright, no one can deny that this starry sky is gradually dimming.
This is why Chen Xu is so interested in Xiao Maha, because as the emperor of Chen, Chen Xu really knows the current national conditions of Nanchen. Now Nanchen needs someone who can boost morale and support the entire film.
The hero of the sky.
Wu Mingche was already old, and Pei Ji was rarely on the battlefield after all. Only a few people, such as Xiao Mohe and Jingzhou Governor Fan Yi, were left who could really stand up to compete with the famous generals of the Northern Dynasties.
Now that Chen Xu has brought up the failed battle nine years ago, he naturally has his worries. Nine years ago, the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the Northern Qi Dynasty were at war, but they could still have the strength to support Xi Liang, which made Xi Liang even in Jiangling.
With everything lost, he relied on Ji Nancheng to accumulate troops and forcibly defeated Wu Mingche across the river.
Now that Nan Chen has changed the direction of his attack, will he repeat the same mistakes he made nine years ago?
Xiao Mohe gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "So General Mo believes that the best countermeasure for me now is to aim at Xiliang and wait and see what happens. If there is an opportunity, he will take action decisively and strike.
Fatal, everything depends on the quick use of troops."
"In the end..." Chen Xu's face looked a little ferocious, "It's still the same word?!"