Chapter three hundred and thirty second world affairs
Obviously Nan Chen knew very little about this road into Shu, so he could only barely outline the official road and river in the middle, but he didn't know anything about the surrounding mountains and landforms.
Of course, Li Xingchen did not blame the incompetent scouts or the negligence of any official in the army. After all, Nanchen was built on the foundation of Nanliang, which had been destroyed by Hou Jing. At that time, the Bashu area had already fallen to the Western Wei Dynasty, which was later
In the hands of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, it is reasonable that the Nanchen army did not understand the terrain of Bashu.
After all, all the mapping of maps in this era relied on people, or more accurately, the descriptions of local people and the on-the-spot inspections of scouts. Even places that have been actually inspected may have deviations due to human feelings and memories, not to mention
Bashu is a place that Nanchen has never seriously considered.
In terms of Huainan, Huaibei and even Xiangyang, Nanchen is fully prepared. As early as ten years ago, they sent scouts and spies to the north to figure out the layout of the city and the location of the roads, but after all, it was only limited to two areas.
Huaihe and Jingxiang, excluding Bashu.
At this time, Xiao Mohe, Zhou Que and others felt helpless and ashamed for not being able to prepare for a rainy day, but they could not blame them. Who would have thought that Nanchen could seize such good opportunities one after another, not only winning Jingzhou in one battle, but also
Can you see Bashu to the west?
This is something that would have been unthinkable a few years or even months ago, let alone planned for a rainy day.
This is why Xiao Mohe, Zhou Que and others, after having already made up their minds to support Li Xinchen's plan, discussed it again and again here. In the final analysis, it was because they were somewhat dissatisfied with the future development direction of the East Palace in Bashu.
rest assured.
Once Li Xingchen is trapped in Bashu and cannot open up the situation, it will most likely mean that the East Palace will have to add fuel and jealousy to continuously invest its power into Bashu. And now how much power can the entire Nanchen bring to bear?
How much was used for the East Palace?
Therefore, Li Xingchen's departure must be successful, otherwise he may be doomed.
"You must be well aware of what is being discussed now, Shizhong. The army's grain and grass have begun to be transferred to Xinzhou, and the naval warships are also secretly dispatched," Xiao Mohe said in a deep voice, "A certain person has mobilized five thousand troops.
The soldiers and horses are in Zhangchuan County and can go to Xinzhou at any time. In addition, I will allocate 1,000 troops to Shizhong for you. Together with the cooperating navy, the number will be nearly 10,000. Are there any other needs?"
Everyone looked at Li Xinchen with nervousness and expectation. No matter how much they discussed, they were not Li Xinchen after all, so they had to rely on Li Xinchen to decide how things should be done.
Li Xingchen nodded slightly. He had to say that Xiao Mohe was quite interesting. Li Xingchen also knew how powerful the enemy Xiao Mohe faced now and how heavy the pressure on the front line was. However, despite this, he still squeezed out more for himself.
A thousand people, this naturally means that Xiao Maha will face greater pressure on the Jingzhou front.
Especially when Li Xingchen really takes Badong County, Yuchijiong, who is pinned down by Nanchen Bingfeng in Xiangyang at this time, will know that the Nanchen army in front of him is just a showpiece, and he will definitely counterattack with all his strength when the time comes.
No matter what, the place must be found back.
Xiao Mohe's life will definitely be even more difficult by then, and every soldier will be extremely precious. Of course, it is impossible for Xiao Mohe not to understand this truth, but he will still try his best to give more power to Li Xingchen
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Because Li Xingchen is now the best choice for Nanchen and Donggong to break the deadlock, and also because of his trust in Li Xingchen.
"Now that the water is open in the summer and autumn, we must hurry up and advance troops," Li Xingchen said in a deep voice, "and this battle is all about a lightning-fast momentum."
As he spoke, he took a step forward and pointed on the map: "Before today in the next month, my banner of Da Chen will already be flying on the top of the city of Badong County!"
All the civil and military officials in the meeting hall looked solemn, but they also knew that what Li Xingchen said was true. After all, when the weather is cold and the river is shallow, it will be difficult for Nanchen Navy to use its advantages.
And there is another very important point. Once the Northern Dynasty recovers from the death of Yu Wenyong and has the right to deal with Nan Chen, then Nan Chen's small force may really be pinned down in Jiangling City.
So time is really tight next.
"Without further delay, General Mo wants to leave for Zhangchuan County in the next two days. In order to avoid alerting Xiangyang, General Mo feels that we have to fight Yuchi Jiong so that he has no courage or energy to care.
Zhangchuan County." Li Xingchen said confidently. In fact, he already had these in mind on the way here.
"Of course," Xiao Mohe nodded, "I will personally sit in Zhangshan County to protect you. Even if the old thief Yuchi is really alert, he will be unable to move."
Although the mobilization of five thousand troops cannot directly affect the balance of any battlefield, it will definitely arouse Yuchi Jiong's vigilance, so this requires Xiao Mohe to take the lead in launching an attack in Zhangshan County and make this move from the rear.
The purpose of the five thousand troops was to strengthen Zhangchuan County's troops and prepare the illusion of attacking Xiangyang at any time.
As long as Yuchijiong defends the city and stands still, no matter where Li Xingchen leads his troops next, Yuchijiong will not be able to stop him.
"As for the specific method of attacking Badong, I am afraid that this will need to be judged based on actual conditions after the general arrives in Xinzhou, but in the final analysis, it can be said in four words, 'Soldiers are more valuable and speed is faster'." Li Xingchen said immediately.
The reason why he chose Bashu as the direction of attack was that in fact, in addition to considering the various aspects mentioned before, another important reason was that the terrain of Bashu was complex, so the cavalry that the Northern Dynasty was good at could not attack on the Bashu Mountain Road.
function, so both sides are equal in marching speed.
By then, Li Xingchen, who has mastered the initiative and suddenness on the battlefield, will be able to create a sufficient speed advantage and catch the enemy by surprise.
Xiao Mohe nodded slightly: "Yes, this time we rely on adaptability, so naturally it is impossible to explain everything clearly in this meeting hall without leaving home."
After a pause, Xiao Mohe then said: "The top priority for everyone present is to coordinate the troops and attack Xiangyang!"
"No!" All the generals responded in unison, turned and left.
Zhou Que was also about to say goodbye, but Li Xingchen spoke first: "Please stay, Duke Zhou, and please wait a moment, General."
Wei Wei glanced at Li Xingchen in surprise, and Zhou Que immediately understood that Li Xingchen must have something more confidential to say, and hurriedly stopped. Xiao Mohe winked at Chen Yu and asked him to escort Chen Shubao away first.