Chen Xu's face twitched slightly, and his clenched fists slowly loosened.
Every word of Xiao Mohe hit the most painful place in his heart. Becoming a sage emperor has been Chen Xu's dream for many years, and if he wants to do this in this troubled world, the easiest way is to unify the troubled world.
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Throughout the ages, emperors who created a unified dynasty will be praised by later generations, such as the "ancestral dragon" Qin Shihuang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and Guangwu of the Han Dynasty. It is impossible to say that Chen Xu does not want such an opportunity to be famous in history.
And if you want to unify the troubled times, you must go to the north.
But no matter how hard he tried, the Northern Expedition always encountered various setbacks and obstacles. The defeat of Jiangling nine years ago and the retreat of Luliang nine years later clearly told Chen Xu that he had accumulated so many years of strength.
, I have made such a firm determination, but in the end it always ends in vain.
In fact, during these nine years, the entire Nanchen was not idle. While licking the wounds left by Hou Jing's Rebellion in the early years and later Han Zigao's Rebellion, it continued to advance northward. At least in these nine years, Nanchen's national power was booming.
, and finally taking back the land of Huainan, which gave Chen Xu some comfort.
But this kind of comfort alone is far from enough. Recovering Huainan can only be said to be recovering lost land, because since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Huainan has always been the southern land in the traditional sense. Logically speaking, this should be the territory of the Southern Dynasty, so
Capturing Huainan did not bring much satisfaction to Chen Xu.
This Northern Expedition has just begun, but it once again suffered setbacks in the Battle of Luliang.
Chen Xu's eyes slowly swept over every face in the imperial study. Xu Ling sat upright again. Wu Mingche seemed anxious to say something, while Pei Ji raised his head slightly and stared at the map. As for Xiao Mohe, he
He was always staring at Chen Xu.
After nine years of non-stop work, in the end, only Huainan was obtained. Even Jiangling and southern Sichuan were still in the hands of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and Xiliang. Chen Xu did not want to shirk responsibility. He was the emperor of Nanchen and the one who gave the order to attack. Now
The main problem with getting nothing is definitely on him.
Maybe as Xiao Mohe said, he is too impatient?
Taking a deep breath, Chen Xu sat back on the chair and said in a deep voice: "The word 'wait' mentioned by the Qing family, how long should we wait and what should we wait for?"
Xu Ling, who had never known what he was looking at, suddenly opened his eyes at this moment. The old man glanced at Chen Xu. Although he remained silent, there was a look of relief on his face that was difficult to conceal.
Xiao Mohe immediately raised his hand: "Wait until the Turks take action, or wait until Yu Wenyong takes action against the Turks!"
"Turks?" Chen Xu's voice rose slightly, and he subconsciously looked at the map. Only then did he realize with some embarrassment that his map, which covered the entire Southern Chen Dynasty and half of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, did not have any markings on the Turks.
After all, the Turks were just a newly emerging nation on the grasslands, and they were too far away from the south of the Yangtze River. When Chen Xu always focused his attention on Huainan, he would not consider matters north and south of the Yinshan Mountains at all.
Of course, not having considered it does not mean that you have not heard of it. The enemy of your enemy is your friend. Although I have never had a good impression of the Turks - after all, they come from the grasslands, and they are basically on horseback with the Xianbei people who established the Northern Dynasties.
Ethnicity - But Chen Xu still read a lot of information and reports about the Turks.
Chen Xu knew that the Turks were very arrogant and had never even taken Northern Qi and Northern Zhou seriously.
But things are different now. The Northern Qi Dynasty has perished. The Northern Qi Dynasty has changed from the three-front battle back then to the current two-front battle. Especially in Huaibei, it has completely taken over the defense line that the Northern Qi has devoted its efforts to. It does not take too many troops to successfully resist the Southern Chen Dynasty.
A small-scale attack, which means that the Northern Zhou Dynasty had enough mobile troops.
What's more, the current emperor of the Northern Zhou Dynasty is Yuwen Yong. This young hero will definitely not allow anyone to arrogantly challenge his dignity. In addition, because he came from the grassland, Yuwen Yong, who is from Xianbei, understands better the impact that the Turks have had on the Central Plains after they occupied the grassland.
Threat, so compared to Nanchen, Turks are obviously more likely to be Yuwen Yong's target.
Otherwise, Yu Wenyong would not have mobilized a large army in Huaibei to force Wu Mingche back, then Shi Shiran would withdraw his troops. Instead, he would have directly taken advantage of this opportunity to pounce on Huainan.
This should be regarded as a signal from Yuwen Yong to the Southern Dynasty and to Chen Xu. As long as you are not bored and cross the Huai River to hit me, I will not hit you yet. It will be best for everyone to live in peace.
Of course, there was no "tacit understanding" explicitly stipulated in this. Chen Xu, or anyone here, obviously did not intend to abide by it. For Nan Chen, it would be strange if he did not launch an attack once the Northern Zhou Dynasty mobilized its troops to move north.
Now the Northern Zhou Dynasty's defenses against Nanchen were mainly concentrated in Huaibei, so taking the opportunity to mobilize troops to attack Xiliang was indeed a good choice.
"But have the Qing family considered that what if Yuwen Yong defeated the Turks easily? Then we may encounter the barbarian army of the Northern Zhou Dynasty before we take Xiliang." Chen Xu said after considering.
Xiao Mohe was startled for a moment, then looked up at Chen Xu, and understood immediately. Obviously, the previous Battle of Luliang had cast too many shadows on Chen Xu. After all, the cause of the Battle of Luliang was that Chen Xu saw the Northern Zhou mobilizing troops against the Northern Qi, and thought there was an opportunity.
Taking advantage of this, he ignored the opposition of many generals and ministers and urged Wu Mingche to lead his army northward, hoping to "hunt in the Central Plains" with Yu Wenyong.
As a result, who would have thought that before Wu Mingche could capture Xuzhou (author's note: the Xuzhou area under the control of the Northern Dynasties), the Northern Qi Dynasty would disappear, and Wu Mingche would have to retreat to Luliang again. Yuwen Yong's thunderous methods obviously exceeded Chen Xu's expectations.
Therefore, it somewhat brought a shadow on Chen Xu's heart.
Pointing at the map, Xiao Mohe solemnly said: "Your Majesty, Xiliang is not the Northern Qi Dynasty, let alone the Northern Zhou Dynasty. In the final analysis, it is just a small puppet country with two or three cities. If the Northern Zhou Dynasty did not stand behind it, it would have been nine years ago.
They were destroyed by Sikong's military front and could not hold up at all. Although the Northern Zhou barbarians had a large army, they could only take a defensive position if they wanted to deal with the Turks. And according to the current situation, the focus of their defense is still in Huaibei, so as long as our
His movements are faster than those of Yuwen Yong..."
The fingers that were originally pointing at the map suddenly closed together, and Xiao Mohe hit the spot on the west beam: "This nail in our hearts can be pulled out!"
Chen Xu slowly raised his head and seemed to have made up his mind: "How confident is Ai Qing?"
Wu Mingche and Pei Ji looked at Xiao Mohe at the same time. His Majesty's title had changed from "Qing's family" to "Ai Qing". It was self-evident what this contained. But Xu Ling just slowly closed his eyes.
, it seems that the things here have nothing to do with him anymore.
Xiao Mohe took a deep breath: "Then it depends on what kind of victory your Majesty wants."
"How do you say this?" Chen Xu looked puzzled.
Xiao Mohe immediately handed over his hand: "If your majesty uses the whole country to attack Xiliang and wants a complete victory, I am 100% sure; if your majesty is hesitant and wants to defeat Xiliang, he also wants to win."
When attacking Huaibei, if you want to use your bow from both sides, you won't even have a 10% chance of success!"