Li Xingchen narrowed his eyes and said: "Actually, I hope they will start there. Jiangling City seems to be under our control, but after all, it is a crowded place. Who knows what undercurrents are there.
If we move, we might give those all-pervasive guys an opportunity to take advantage of us, so why not we take the initiative to choose a battlefield for them."
Xiao Shilian was startled, and then nodded slightly. Although Li Xingchen's idea seemed audacious, it was not unreasonable. Instead of having a headache in Jiangling City now, it would be better for them to take the initiative to demarcate the battlefield, and then in the wilderness
It is actually easier to do it.
This is not the first time that Li Xingchen has done this. The previous Battle of Zhangshan actually followed the same principle. Instead of putting Yuchi Jiong under the Jiangling City and risking a flanking attack, it is better to take the initiative and block Yuchi Jiong at the gate.
To the north of Zhangshan, this way, although Li Xingchen and this partial force took great risks, they could ensure that the entire Jiangling offensive would proceed step by step.
Facts have proved that Lu Teng is also made of flesh and blood, and the Xiliang soldiers guarding Jiangling City are not as strong as they imagined, and Jiangling City successfully fell into the hands of Nan Chen.
"But this is a bit risky." Shen Zunyi said hesitantly. In any case, taking the initiative to push the battlefield out of the duel is using Chen Shubao's life as a bargaining chip, or even a bet. If he wins, it will certainly make people breathe a sigh of relief.
, but what if you lose?
By then there will be no such thing as the East Palace.
"This risk is worth taking," Xiao Shilian said in a deep voice, "otherwise the enemy is in darkness and we are in the dark, and we don't know when the enemy will appear."
Li Xingchen nodded: "Without further delay, we must make arrangements in advance, especially on the Huarong Road side. According to Xiao Jing, although the scenery here is beautiful, it is definitely not a safe place due to its high mountains and dense forests. In this way, Uncle
Qing, I have to trouble you to find some local old people and ask them to lead us to map out all the roads on the mountain."
After a pause, Li Xingchen then reached out and pointed on the map: "Huarong Road connects Wulin and Huarong. Although most of these two places are now abandoned due to the strong walls and clearing of the countryside by the Xiliang people, at least those houses are still there.
, build a camp based on this, and select elites to guard both ends of the road."
"I can be responsible for this," Xiao Shilian nodded, then frowned and said, "But will this scare the enemy?"
With such a large-scale deployment of troops, even if the so-called dead soldiers want to take action, they have to consider it even if they are dead soldiers. After all, they are dead soldiers, and their mission is to behead people, not to confront the main force of a huge army.
A sneer appeared at the corner of Li Xingchen's mouth: "What I'm most worried about now is that the fish won't take the bait."
Xiao Shilian and Shen Zunyi looked at each other and felt a chill go down their spines.
Not to mention that these dead soldiers have never been afraid of fighting against powerful enemies. Just because they have created such a big momentum in Huarong Road, they must also know that important people will definitely come. Rather than causing chaos in Jiangling City,
It’s better to come directly to Huarong Road to have the final say!
Li Xingchen's speculation and speculation on people's hearts have really reached a certain level. But he doesn't know how good his opponent is and whether he will really take the bait.
"Of course we have to make sure that we know the situation of the surrounding mountains and forests far better than they do." Li Xingchen said in a deep voice, "otherwise, a single oversight may be fatal."
This matter was of great importance, and Li Xingchen certainly did not dare to ensure that everything would go according to plan. After all, for them, the most important thing was not to deal with these seemingly endless opponents, but to ensure Chen Shubao's safety.
Looking at the overall situation, as long as Chen Shubao can survive until Chen Xu's death, then the East Palace will be considered a success.
"Of course, I will go find the master now." Xiao Shilian nodded hurriedly. Although he was impatient, he still knew what to do and how to do it.
Li Xingchen also responded: "I also went to the military camp to give some instructions to Zhishen and the others. This time we have to rely on our troops."
After a pause, Li Xingchen smiled and looked at Shen Zunyi, who was eager to try: "Zunyi, do you want to come together?"
"You should obey your orders!" Shen Zunyi responded hurriedly.
Without waiting for him to finish his words, Chen Yu hurriedly opened the door and walked in. When he saw Li Xingchen and Xiao Shilian, he immediately raised his hands: "I finally found you two boys. Why don't you stay in your own mansion and come here?" What are you here for?"
"Uncle Yu," Xiao Shilian nodded, "Aren't you asking the Linhai King of Xiliang some questions? This place is relatively close to the prison. Uncle Yu is so anxious to find us, but what's the important matter?"
Chen Yu laughed and handed the urgent report to Xiao Shilian: "I would like to congratulate you two. Let's take a look. The imperial court's reward has come down."
"Oh?" Li Xingchen and Xiao Shilian both had surprised looks on their faces.
You must know that it took only a day or two for Xiao Mohe's merit book to be delivered to the capital. The court was really surprisingly fast this time. But this is reasonable. After all, after Jiangling City was captured, I am afraid that the court I have already started to prepare the rewards. When the merit book is delivered, I only need to match the rewards with the people, which is not troublesome.
In the urgent reward report sent from Jiankang Mansion, the first name that caught the eye was not Xiao Mohe, but Li Xinchen. This shows that the imperial court also recognized Li Xinchen's first contribution in this battle.
And behind Li Xingchen's name, it was clearly written: "General Jindang invaded, and was given a hundred taels of gold and a thousand pieces of silk."
Even though Xiao Shilian, Shen Zunyi and others expected that the imperial court would not be stingy with rewards, they still couldn't help but take a breath when they saw this. From a small war master - or the war master privately awarded by Xiao Maha, He could only lead Xiao Mohe's personal bodyguards - he suddenly became a real general of Da Chen. This can no longer be described as a step forward.
You must know that Li Xingchen directly jumped through the ranks of joining the army, protecting the army, serving as general, and partial general, etc. It is not an exaggeration to say that he "reached the sky in one step".
Although the title of general may not sound like much, it means that this person has completely entered the middle level among the military generals of Nanchen. Pei Zilie followed Wu Mingche to fight in Huainan and Huaibei and made a lot of achievements, but in the end he was just a general of miscellaneous numbers. .
Even though Xiao Mohe had commanded the entire forward in the Battle of Luliang, his official title of "General Wu Yi" still belonged to a miscellaneous general, which was just a higher-level one. Later, Xiao Mohe became a "General of the Left Guard" , can be regarded as completely getting rid of the title of general.
Not to mention that right after the title of "General of the Bandits", there were real rewards of gold and silk. This shows that the imperial court and even His Majesty really favored Li Xingchen.