Once the imperial decree comes down, it will mean the rise of new aristocratic families and the growing strength of old aristocratic families, or the complete decline of these aristocratic families, which will in turn mean the barely maintained balance between the East Palace and the Yangzhou Governor.
, will be broken.
Completely broken.
In this battle of Jingzhou, most of the generals, led by Xiao Maha, are on the side of the East Palace. Only Fan Yi and a few others are really wavering. However, according to the battle report in Jingzhou, the generals are leading the battle.
Fan Yi, who stormed Jiangling City, seemed to have finally made up his mind to side with the East Palace, otherwise he would not have been so cooperative.
Therefore, after the war, whether Chen Xu wanted to balance the strength between Chen Shubao and Chen Shuling or not, he had no way to control it. As the emperor of Chen, the foundation of his rule was ultimately based on the loyalty and support of all the aristocratic families.
It is not based on one person's will, so even if Chen Xu wants to do any tricks or tricks, he must consider the strength and ideas of the involved families.
Otherwise, you are undoubtedly asking for trouble.
Of course, from another perspective, once this battle ends victoriously, it means that Xiao Mohe has completely proved that he is capable of commanding the Nanchen army and is more capable of bringing more victories to Nanchen. In other words,
This also means that Donggong’s wings are completely full.
Chen Xu gently rubbed his chin and said in a deep voice: "When this battle is over, let the prince go to the front line to express condolences on behalf of the court."
Lechang was slightly stunned, not knowing whether his father was asking for his opinion or talking to himself, but Chen Xu quickly continued:
"Now the entire East Palace is civilized and military, and even the next generation has begun to emerge. However, Chen Shubao is the biggest shortcoming. This time, we might as well let him go to the front line to experience it, and at the same time, he can also interact with those who will definitely become me in the future.
The generals who are the mainstay of Da Chen are somewhat familiar with it."
Hearing what Chen Xu said, Lechang could feel Chen Xu's helplessness between the lines, but she also had to admit that what Chen Xu said was indeed the truth. Now the East Palace can really say that there are many talents, but who is from the East Palace?
The shortcoming is probably Chen Shubao.
After all, many matters in the East Palace were not done by Chen Shubao. The fact that the East Palace has been able to come to this point step by step and overcome many difficulties, including the obstacles deliberately set by Chen Xu, does not seem to have much to do with the prince.
Over the years, no matter whether the East Palace is ups and downs or not, the prince seems to be more concerned about poetry and songs. Every day he always takes people out to collect songs without hesitation.
It’s the experienced General Mao Ximao again. I’m afraid I don’t know when the Crown Prince was assassinated.
Chen Xu's purpose in sending Chen Shubao to the front line is self-evident. Chen Shubao really needs to deal with these generals who are supposedly in his own system, or who will eventually become his ministers after he ascends the throne in the future.
At least both parties must be familiar with each other.
Of course, Lechang is concerned about another thing. The premise of Chen Shubao going to the front line is that Jiangling will win this battle, but is he really so sure now?
Obviously, the number of Jiangling City defenders and the remaining troops in Xiangyang exceeded Nan Chen's initial expectations. Although the situation is not yet dangerous, once Yuchi Jiong is allowed to go south along the Mianshui River, Xiao Mohe will probably be killed.
I don't dare to make a guarantee.
As for the entire Mianshui coast, Nanchen's troops were not many, and Mianyang was still downstream. Naturally, Ren Zhong's troops in Mianyang could not be counted on, so the only troops stationed in Zhangshan County were Xiao Shilian and Li Xinchen.
Once Li Xingchen is unable to defend Zhangshan County, the entire northern Jiangling defense line will naturally collapse. Not to mention when Jiangling City will be taken, it is hard to say whether Xiao Mohe can defeat Yuchi Jiong with the troops he currently has.
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Because of Zhangshan County, Nanchen is now getting closer and closer to victory; and precisely because of Zhangshan County, Nanchen's army is also walking on the edge of the cliff. If there is a slight mistake, it will be doomed! Even Lechang can see clearly that the entire
The top priority of the Jingzhou war is no longer Jiangling!
Chen Xu squinted his eyes, and a muffled thunder exploded outside, indicating that a thunderstorm, the most common summer in the south of the Yangtze River, was about to come, but the Nanchen Emperor turned a deaf ear to it.
He just looked at the map quietly, his eyes seeming to penetrate the entire map. At this moment, this king who was also walking step by step from the battlefield wished he was in Zhangshan County.
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"Boss, be careful!" Li Ping held a shield in front of Li Xinchen, and a few arrows were stuck on the shield. If it weren't for his quick eyesight and quick hands, these arrows might have taken Li Xinchen away.
Li Xingchen, however, ignored the fluke and pushed Li Ping away, shouting loudly: "Where are the crossbowmen and crossbowmen? Let me suppress them!"
His voice was a little hoarse, but it echoed in everyone's ears, but it was exceptionally loud. Everyone was subconsciously following the orders of this young man who was the same age as them, or even younger than them.
Because they knew that it was this young man who led them all the way to victory, turning a partial army into the biggest variable on the battlefield, and it was this young man who brought them the fearless victory.
Imagine the feats and glory.
Subconsciously, they believe that he will lead everyone to defeat these damn enemies and triumphantly!
A famous crossbowman hurriedly rushed over and shot arrows down through the battlements, while more soldiers came up carrying wood and rolling stones to fill the position of their companions who had just been hit by arrows. The soldiers on the city wall rushed forward one after another, and
Above their heads, countless arrows were whizzing and flying.
"These guys are more tenacious than we thought." Xiao Shilian walked quickly to Li Xingchen, frowning as he looked at the Northern Zhou army under the city.
The Northern Zhou army under the city can really be described as "tenacious". The cavalry in front of them rushed to the city almost non-stop, using the convenience of riding and shooting to constantly harass the city, each time causing a lot of crossbows.
They lost their hands, and even a few generals who leaned out were caught by these cavalry who were proficient in riding and shooting, and they were not spared.
The infantry who followed behind were even more desperate. They were carrying sandbags that had obviously been prepared long ago. Before the city could recover, they had already launched an attack. Although the moat was wide, such a dense density of sandbags was thrown down.
, it is still cut off in several places.
Of course, in order to fill in these places, the Northern Zhou army also paid a heavy price. According to Li Xingchen's conservative estimate, at least three to four hundred soldiers fell on the edge of the moat, and their purpose was simply to throw sandbags into the river.