It's no wonder that Xiao Mohe, Zhou Que and others are all high-spirited. After all, they are officials of the East Palace. They will definitely not quarrel over other things. I am afraid that only the next strategic direction can make them
There was a dispute.
After all, the main force of Nanchen's army is now in the hands of Donggong, so this is not so much Nanchen's strategic direction, but rather the next strategic direction of Donggong.
For the East Palace, it is no longer the East Palace that was plotted by the Yangzhou governor but had nothing to do. With Xiao Mohe, Shen Jungao and others taking power one after another, the power of the East Palace is rapidly expanding, and this
It also means that the next plan of the East Palace will be more important and requires more caution.
The higher you stand, the harder you fall. Everyone knows this truth.
Xiao Mohe took a step forward and said in a deep voice: "I still insist on my opinion. Although Xiangyang has a high city and a deep pool, the road from Jiangling to the Central Plains is blocked by Xiangyang, so if we want to go north from Jingxiang, we can do it."
We must capture Xiangyang!"
"Xiangyang has Yuchi Jiong, more than 20,000 barbarian soldiers, and the support of the states and counties north of Mianshui River. If we just attack by force, we will definitely not be able to win it in the short term, and it may even drag our army into this vortex, and we will never be able to win again.
It’s hard to escape!” Right Guard General Mao Xi immediately said without showing any signs of weakness, “Not only will we not be able to capture Xiangyang, we may also lose our troops and generals, and we may not even be able to defend Jiangling!”
And Zhou Que also nodded: "With our current national strength in Dachen, there is no way to fight a long and difficult battle, so instead of attacking Xiangyang, it is better to directly outflank Wang Gui from the Suizhou and Guangzhou lines to the north.
We will retreat and then attack the Central Plains."
"Lord Zhou, what you said is wrong!" Lu Guangda immediately stood up and said, "Then Yuchi Jiong is so terrible? Famous generals are also human beings. Wasn't Lu Teng also known as the 'veteran of the Four Dynasties'? Didn't he die here in the end?
Gangneung!”
Mao Xideng suddenly frowned and said. Just as he was about to speak, he was interrupted by Li Xingchen who had been silent.
Li Xingchen had already seen clearly why Xiao Mohe and Zhou Que were quarreling. In the final analysis, it was still about Xiangyang.
Xiangyang is the only way to go south from the Central Plains to Jingzhou. Guarding the key point has been a battleground for military strategists throughout the ages. Therefore, it is obvious that the military headed by Xiao Maha wants to capture Xiangyang and occupy this last key point in Jingzhou in one fell swoop, so that they can advance to the Northern Expedition.
, you can hold on if you retreat, and you have more room for maneuver.
The ideas of Zhou Que and others are obviously more idealistic. Although they obviously go in a circle to attack from Suizhou and Guangzhou, they can bypass Xiangyang. Moreover, at this time, the water flow of Jinshui and Mianshui is abundant, so Nanchen can fully use it.
With the advantage of the boat division, whether it is to attack Wang Gui's Huaibei army together with the Huainan defenders or directly to attack the Central Plains, it will be a good choice.
Although no one had ever done this before this era, Li Xingchen knew that for five thousand years in Chinese history, famous generals emerged in large numbers. Seven hundred years later, Kublai Khan once led his army southward along this route, bypassing the Xiangyang Fortress.
, rushed straight to Ezhou, and almost cut off the Southern Song Dynasty, which was defending in a "snake of Changshan" posture.
Therefore, Li Xingchen has no way to say that this road is impossible. However, if he marches in this way, the road will be long, and problems such as advancing alone will arise. If he is not careful, everything will be lost. This is why Xiao Mohe and others are determined
disagree.
This was tantamount to betting on the survival of Nanchen's main army. Zhou, who had never been in charge of soldiers, could indeed make such a suggestion, but Xiao Mohe and others had to consider the various problems faced by the army during its march.
Regarding the different decisions between Xiao Mohe and Zhou Que, Li Xingchen has no way to comment on which one is right or wrong. After all, both sides have their own reasons for standing on their own. What's more important is that battlefield situations are changing rapidly, and who can succeed is often not just
It depends on one's own strategy, how the child and the other party will react.
Li Xingchen's eyes fell on the map and said in a deep voice: "My subordinate has something to say, I don't know whether to say it or not."
The eyes of Zhou Que, Xiao Mohe and others fell on Li Xinchen at the same time. Before the Battle of Jiangling, perhaps Li Xinchen's words could only be regarded as a suggestion, and they could even turn a deaf ear to them. After all, Li Xinchen was just a mountain man.
The young boy who came out, whose father is Li Cheng, does not bring him the trust of these civil and military ministers.
But things are different now. In the battle of Jiangling, whether he captured Xiao Kui alive or defended Zhangshan, Li Xingchen showed a very high level of judgment on the battlefield situation. It can even be said that the battle of Jiangling ended so smoothly, which is similar to Li Xingchen.
Very big relationship.
Now his words not only had to be listened to with open ears, but also carefully considered.
"It's okay to say it, Shizhong." Xiao Mohe said with a smile, and Zhou Que also looked at Li Xingchen expectantly.
Although the contact time with Li Xingchen was not long, Zhou Que also learned a lot about Li Xingchen from Shen Jungao, and knew that this young man would never be biased towards Xiao Mohe just because he was more familiar with Xiao Mohe.
Although Shen Jungao had never participated in court affairs before, he had always been a proud and arrogant person. To be praised by him showed that there was indeed something extraordinary about this person.
Li Xingchen immediately looked around and said loudly: "My subordinates secretly think that since Duke Zhou and General Xiao can't agree on where to attack north, why don't we change the direction of attack?"
"What?" Zhou Que looked over in surprise, and Xiao Mohe frowned.
This sentence... seems familiar.
When deciding the direction of Nanchen's next advance in Huainan, Li Xingchen said these words, which finally made Xiao Mohe determined to attack Jiangling, which led to the current Jiangling victory. At this time, both the southeast and Jingchu directions
Under Nan Chen's control, there is nothing more than attacking from Huainan and attacking from Jiangling. Where are the other directions of attack?
Li Xingchen also felt the surprised eyes of Xiao Maha and others, and couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart. He still remembered that later generations commented on Xiao Maha, saying that he was a general who could command an army, but he could not be a commander who could command an army. Although it was just one word.
Not bad, but the gap in the middle is huge. One's focus is still on the tactical and local strategic level, while the other's focus has jumped to the full-front strategy.
Maybe Xiao Maha can command a big war, but it is difficult for him to make strategic judgments about this war and the next war before and after the war.
Of course, Li Xingchen didn't think this was due to Xiao Mohe's incompetence. After all, Xiao Mohe had followed Chen Baxian in the north and south since he was thirteen years old. But for so many years, he had actually been a general, leading at most a group of people.
Branch division.
This Battle of Jiangling was his first time commanding a battle as the commander-in-chief of a large army. It is understandable that there is a gap between his strategic vision and the previous famous Nanchen generals Hou Andu, Wu Mingche and others.