The chair belonging to the commander-in-chief of the Chinese army is right in front of the tent, and Xiao Mohe can see it when he raises his head.
Countless times, he had stood in this camp and respectfully listened to the orders of his seniors sitting on that chair. From Chen Baxian, to Hou Andu, to Wu Mingche, generations of famous generals had sat on this chair.
, led Nanchen from a corner of the south of the Yangtze River that was ravaged by Hou Jing to where it is today.
But now Xiao Mohe no longer has to stand in front of this chair, but can step forward openly and sit on the chair. He knows very well that the moment he sits down, the responsibilities left by countless ancestors who have passed away will fall to him.
to inherit.
This is the responsibility of leading a country to fight against destiny in the cracks, and it is also the responsibility of leading this army to create glory that the predecessors could only dare to imagine.
Xiao Mohe took a deep breath and strode forward, but before he could sit down, footsteps could be heard behind him.
Xiao Shilian and Li Xingchen walked in hand in hand, and at the same time raised their hands: "See General Zuowei."
At home, Xiao Shilian usually calls Xiao Mohe as "Dad", but after all, he is now in the military, and Xiao Shilian has to adapt to this kind of address first.
Xiao Mohe didn't say much about this. He turned his head and said in a deep voice: "Bo Qing, have you brought Shi Zhong with you?"
"Yes." Xiao Shilian responded hurriedly, "So General Mo and Brother Shizhong are back to resume their duties!"
Xiao Mohe nodded and turned his head slightly to look at the map hanging beside him. This map was shipped from his house, and it was full of annotations and marks in the Xiliang area. Xiao Mohe looked at it for a while,
Just now he said calmly: "It's a good idea for you to come and take a look at this map."
Xiao Shilian and Li Xingchen glanced at each other subconsciously, and immediately understood that Xiao Mohe might still have some concerns in his heart.
Although they couldn't empathize with Xiao Mohe's mood, they could understand it. After all, this was the first time that Xiao Mohe led his troops into battle as a general. It was different from before, so Xiao Mohe would feel it to some extent.
pressure.
What's more, in this battle in Xiliang, there is no guarantee of victory but no defeat. The pressure on Xiao Mohe's shoulders will definitely be greater.
"General Qi, I think that the main force of the barbarians of the Northern Zhou Dynasty has gathered northward. Even if the whole country of Xiliang fights against me, it will not be our opponent after all." Li Xingchen immediately stepped forward and said loudly, Xiao Mohe's words were
Li Xingchen's hesitation has made it clear that the biggest enemy of the entire Nanchen army now is probably not Xiliang, but himself.
Although Xiliang has repeatedly defeated Nanchen's offensive intentions, in the final analysis, this was achieved with the full support of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. If the Northern Zhou Dynasty had not sent out a large army to rescue, Xiliang would have been captured by Wu Mingche nine years ago, and there would be no need for it.
Wait until today.
After all, Xiliang only covers the territory of several counties around Jiangling, and even half of Jingzhou is not included. It can be said that it is a small country with few people. Back then, Wu Mingche was able to rely on the garrison on the front line of Xiangzhou alone to win the battle between Jiangling and Jiangling.
After Hua Jiao's continuous hard battles, he was still able to defeat Xi Liang, but now Xiao Mohe was commanding a whole nation of troops. It would be a shame if he could not defeat Xi Liang again.
However, compared to the long-lasting battle force led by Wu Mingche, the situation Xiao Mohe faced at this time was not entirely favorable.
Now, half of the soldiers in Xiao Mohe's army are new recruits who have never been on the battlefield, and most of his generals are young generals who have only emerged in recent years, or they are already older generals like Ren Zhong. Compared with
Back then, the scene when Wu Mingche had Chun Yuliang on his left and right, Huang Fazhu and other famous generals gathered together, and Chen Xu personally took charge behind him was much inferior.
More importantly, compared to when Chen Xu came to the front line in person and all the generals worked together, the situation Xiao Mohe faces now is far less good. Not to mention how Ren Zhong and other veteran generals view Xiao Mo in their hearts
Damn, just Fan Yi, the governor of Jingzhou, is not an easy character to deal with.
Therefore, after hearing Li Xingchen's words, Xiao Mohe just frowned slightly and did not say much. Obviously, these few words were not enough for him to let go of the burden in his heart so easily.
Li Xingchen then said softly: "Is the general worried about the governor of Jingzhou?"
Xiao Mohe was startled for a moment, but he didn't expect that Li Xingchen would say it directly.
As the governor of Jingzhou, Fan Yi has been sitting on the front line of Jingzhou for many years and has devoted himself to management. Naturally, his goal is to conquer Xiliang one day. But now, it is not good. Xiao Mohe fell from the sky, and he, the governor of Jingzhou, became the leader of the partial division.
The mission was to feign attack. If Fan Yi was not dissatisfied at all, no one would believe it.
Therefore, what Xiao Mohe is most worried about now is not how to defeat Xiliang, but how to prevent Fan Yi from deliberately holding him back.
Sometimes the enemy is not scary, but one's own people are scary. Compared with Xiliang, Fan Yi and other Nanchen generals who are obviously dissatisfied with Xiao Mohe's Qingyun Pingbu are the hidden dangers that Xiao Mohe needs to worry about most.
"Actually, I think the general is overly concerned," Li Xingchen said after careful consideration.
Xiao Mohe raised his eyebrows, with a hint of anger in his eyes: "How do you say this?"
Li Xingchen said that he was "too worried". Even if Xiao Mohe was not a suspicious person, he was somewhat unhappy at this time, because this statement gave Xiao Mohe the feeling of accusing him of being too suspicious of his own people.
With He's temperament, he will definitely not be happy.
And Li Xingchen hurriedly said: "The Jingzhou governor has been running the Jingzhou front line for many years. Now he has changed from the original commander to the partial division commander. He is definitely dissatisfied. And even if it is an order issued by His Majesty himself, the Jingzhou governor's dissatisfaction will definitely fall on the general."
on the body."
"Does he have the guts to be dissatisfied with His Majesty?" Xiao Mohe snorted coldly.
"But general, don't forget that the governor of Jingzhou is not a person," Li Xingchen said immediately, "he is a member of the Fan family. When doing things, you cannot just rely on your own feelings. You have to...
·No, it can be said that it is most likely to be for the sake of the entire family."
"Oh?" Xiao Mohe was startled, but he had forgotten this. He was born in a poor family, and his father was just a small county magistrate, and he was from the previous dynasty. Xiao Mohe got to where he is today step by step.
In fact, he doesn't have much to do with his father, so Xiao Mohe often subconsciously ignores his family when thinking about things.
As Li Xingchen said, in this era when aristocratic families are paramount, people from aristocratic families cannot be as careless as children from poor families, whether they are words, deeds, or decisions about advancement and retreat. They must consider the entire aristocratic family, the honor of the family and future generations.