Li Xingchen did not show displeasure because of Chen Zhishen's hesitation. In fact, he was very happy to see his subordinates raising objections and questions about his arrangements.
After all, Li Xinchen didn't want his cronies or quasi-confidences present to become puppets who only obeyed his orders. They still had few soldiers under their command, but when Li Xinchen's men gradually grew stronger in the future, sooner or later they would lead an army on their own.
So now Li Xingchen doesn't need them to have their own independent thinking and only knows to follow orders, but what about in the future?
To prepare for a rainy day, Li Xingchen had to prepare for the future from now on, because he didn't know how many times he would have such opportunities on the rugged road ahead. In this era, there was no real military academy that could truly combine these military affairs.
The only person who can express his theory and thinking in a decent way is Li Xingchen himself.
"Bo Qing." Li Xingchen ignored Chen Zhishen who turned around and retreated, and turned to look at Xiao Shilian, "A certain group led a thousand soldiers and horses under Lu Zhiwu to Xinzhou first, and then built a navy warship at night and went up the river.
, I’m afraid the remaining soldiers will have to leave it to you.”
Xiao Shilian was startled for a moment, but he didn't expect that Li Xingchen only gave him the task of being a queen, and a look of displeasure suddenly appeared on his face: "Shizhong..."
"Lu Zhiwu, did you hear X's order?" Li Xingchen looked directly at Lu Zhiwu.
Lu Zhiwu was also a little flattered to be able to receive Li Xingchen's personal command, because when his subordinates made achievements, he would definitely be indispensable for his contribution, so he hurriedly handed it over. Li Xingchen said directly: "This is the general order, without further delay, you guys
Go down quickly and get ready!"
Knowing that Li Xingchen would definitely have something to say to Xiao Shilian alone, all the generals responded at the same time and retreated first. Without waiting for Chen Zhishen's back to disappear behind the curtain of the camp tent, Xiao Shilian said dissatisfiedly:
"Shizhong, what do you mean?"
Li Xingchen smiled bitterly: "Look at Boqing, the most important thing in Badong is Yong'an. After Yong'an, Linjiang County (now Zhong County) and Wanchuan County (now Wanxian County) are in the upper reaches of the south of the Yangtze River.
One is in the lower reaches of Jiangbei, forming a corner with each other, blocking the rear and left sides of Yong'an. It can be said that only if we can capture these three places, Badong will be completely in our hands."
Xiao Shilian was startled for a moment, and then he understood what Li Xinchen meant. The main reason why he was dissatisfied was because Li Xinchen only gave him a task to stop the aftermath. How could this possibly make Xiao Shilian, who likes to rush to the front, happy?
And now Li Xingchen has directly revealed his strategic goals. Naturally, he is telling Xiao Shilian that now we only want to attack Yong'an. There will be battles for you to fight in the future. What are you anxious about?
"But..." Xiao Shilian was still unwilling to argue. After all, it was a pity for him not to be the main attacker in this first battle.
After a pause, Li Xingchen then said: "This time I am using troops on a 'Qi', so I don't need too many troops and horses. Two thousand people plus the warships coordinated by the navy are actually enough.
The remaining five thousand soldiers actually do not need to participate in the battle, their main tasks are still in subsequent defense and further offensive."
Xiao Shilian nodded slightly, he understood this, because after all, these five thousand soldiers and horses were not Li Xingchen but his direct descendants of Xiao Shilian. More importantly, these soldiers who could be called elite in name were actually only recruited and trained for a short period of time.
The only major battle that the soldiers of all time actually participated in was the Battle of Jiangling.
Xiao Mohe had no choice. It was impossible for him to use all his power to support Li Xingchen. Firstly, not all of these powers were in his hands. Neither Ren Zhong nor Chun Yuliang could be so generous. Secondly,
If Xiao Mohe wants to establish a foothold in Jiangling, it is impossible not to have a reliable army at hand.
Being able to give Li Xingchen these 5,000 soldiers and horses is already pretty good. It is better than those reorganized Xiliang soldiers and the new recruits who were temporarily recruited and did not even train for a few days.
Li Xingchen said slowly: "These five thousand troops may not be relied upon for a while, but after all, they are the force we must use in the future, so Boqing, who do you think will command them so that you can rest assured?"
Xiao Shilian was startled for a moment and couldn't help but smile bitterly. Now Chen Zhishen and others under Li Xingchen's command either lacked prestige or lacked official positions. In addition, they lacked experience in commanding large forces in combat and transfer. Of course, they were not good choices. Obviously, only
Xiao Shilian is qualified for this task.
Let him lead these five thousand people, not only because Li Xinchen was dissatisfied with him, but because of Li Xinchen's greatest trust and reliance. Wanting to understand this, Xiao Shilian felt a little ashamed on his face. Fortunately, he had just silently said that he would unswervingly support Li Xinchen.
, but turned around and almost embarrassed Li Xingchen in front of the generals.
Li Xingchen walked up to Xiao Shilian, reached out and patted his shoulder: "Boqing, I'm waiting for you in Yong'an."
Xiao Shilian laughed: "Yong'an is given to you, but I can't lose someone's share in the future, otherwise, even if you are majestic in this big tent, I will have to beat you up!"
Li Xingchen snorted: "If you cause any trouble, don't blame the military law for being ruthless!"
The two people's eyes met. Xiao Shilian suppressed his smile and raised his hands seriously:
"Shizhong, take care."
Li Xingchen nodded slightly and also cupped his hands: "Take care."
If you go here, you will risk your life.
After watching Xiao Shilian leave, Li Xingchen turned to Li Ping, who had been standing at the door of the tent, and said loudly: "Let's get ready to leave!"
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"Li Shizhong and Xiao Boqing are leaving?" The sparkling light in the water made Ren Zhong squint his eyes slightly. His voice was filled with the stability accumulated from many years of fighting on the battlefield.
"The news we just received, the entire army should have gone south by now." The deputy general next to him replied hurriedly. He did not dare to raise his head and look directly at Ren Zhong, his words were full of respect for the old general.
Ren Zhong did not speak, but turned his head slightly to look to the east. Several faint shadows had appeared on the river. It was obvious that the Northern Zhou Navy in Xiangyang did not intend to watch their upper reaches being blocked by Ren Zhong.
There was also smoke and dust rising at the end of the earth. As a veteran, Ren Zhong could tell at a glance that these were the opponent's cavalry, and there must be a lot of them. Two thousand people couldn't escape. But he didn't know how many infantry were following behind.
"Report, enemy cavalry found!"
"Report, the enemy has been spotted charging into the clipper ship!"
Meteor Detective Horse galloped into the center of the formation in the next moment.
Ren Zhong suddenly drew his sword and roared angrily: "Beat the drums, the whole army is in formation, prepare for war!"
"Prepare for war—" the guard roared and passed the order to the next person.
Looking at the entire formation that came to life after a moment, Ren Zhong took a deep breath.
How many years has it been since I had this feeling of being on the battlefield with swords and doing anything wanton? I felt like I was back in a trance when I was conquering Hou Jing decades ago.
I was still a young man at that time, just like Li Xingchen...