Li Xinchen himself understood the situation in Bashu, and later in Baidicheng, Dai Cai gave him a more thorough analysis, letting Li Xinchen know what kind of situation he was facing.
Although there is a long road from Baidi City to Bajun, there are actually not many places where people can live on this road. In fact, the Han cities are concentrated along the river and are scattered scattered.
Although this piece of land is huge, it is not that easy to really hold it all in your hands.
What's more important is that the area from Baidi City to the three counties of Linjiang is far more mountainous than flat, and there are too few places for farming. Therefore, it can only be used as a military defense line and cannot be used as a base. Therefore, Li Xinchen wanted to gain a foothold in Bashu.
Not just to capture a bridgehead, we must capture Berkshire.
"Then when will Bajun be attacked?" Xiao Shilian rubbed his hands anxiously as he followed Li Xingchen through the uneven streets of Baidi City.
Of course, Li Xingchen knew that this guy could not safely be responsible for the transportation of grain and grass at the back, and it was a bit unqualified to let him be responsible for this. Li Xingchen was mainly worried that the defenders along the way would treat him, who had just been promoted to general.
Young people are dissatisfied, so they need to use Xiao Shilian's background to suppress all possible dissatisfaction and jealousy.
After all, due to the war, many of the civil and military officials in Jingzhou have remained in their posts and are not actually part of the overall system of the East Palace. Therefore, Li Xingchen cannot ensure that all of them will fully cooperate with him when the war comes.
The work of a partial division.
Even Li Xingchen couldn't guarantee that no one in the East Palace system would do anything to him, so Xiao Shilian's presence was very necessary. Before Li Xingchen could establish a firm foothold, he certainly couldn't cut off the rear supplies of food, grass, and baggage.
Now that the main supplies have been transferred to Anshu City, with Luo Ya here, when these supplies will be transferred to Baidi City, and then to the front line, is just a matter of time and the efficiency of the navy's ships.
Therefore, Xiao Shilian naturally no longer has to sit in the rear, and Li Xingchen will not leave his die-hard best friend and now full-fledged relative alone. Moreover, looking at Xiao Shilian's high-spirited state, he knows that he does not need to play tricks to mobilize morale:
"Are you tired?"
Xiao Shilian was startled for a moment and said hurriedly: "You're not tired, something is going wrong!"
Li Xingchen smiled slightly: "Okay, let's set off in the afternoon and let the soldiers take this opportunity to rest for half a day. One thousand people will stay to guard the city, and the rest will go out to fight."
"Where to go?" Xiao Shilian was obviously startled by Li Xingchen's straightforward order, and asked almost subconsciously.
Narrowing his eyes, Li Xingchen said lightly: "Didn't you just say that, Ba Jun!"
Xiao Shilian opened his mouth, and for a moment he didn't know what to say. How many days have passed since the capture of Baidi City? I can probably count them on my fingers. Li Xingchen not only swallowed the three counties of Linjiang in one go, but also
Not satisfied yet, he will attack Bajun without stopping.
This clearly did not take the Northern Zhou defenders seriously. Instead of planning an attack, they were more planning a march.
Can the war still be fought like this?
Xiao Shilian and Xiao Mohe fought in Luliang before, and then he and Li Xingchen resisted Yuchi Jiong. Each time was a real fierce battle and a tough battle, especially the battle with Yuchi Jiong, although it was not the largest battle in the Battle of Jiangling.
, but it is definitely the most brutal and fierce battle.
Therefore, Xiao Shilian never expected that when Li Xingchen pointed his troops at Bajun, he would be so unstoppable and so relaxed along the way.
But before, no one in Nanchen had seen the fatal weakness of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Thinking of this, Xiao Shilian could only sigh that Li Xinchen's strategic vision had surpassed everyone and reached another level.
As for Li Xingchen's tactical command ability, it has been fully proved in the previous Battle of Zhangshan and the current Battle of Linjiang Three Counties.
This guy is simply a monster!
"Are you afraid?" Li Xingchen said with a smile as he walked into the meeting hall.
Xiao Shilian laughed: "What are you afraid of? We will attack this Bajun. We will attack according to your arrangements, Shizhong!"
Li Xingchen looked at Xiao Shilian who seemed to be carved out of the same mold as Xiao Mohe, and secretly sighed in his heart. Like father, like son. Xiao Mohe was an out-and-out fighter before, and Xiao Shilian was undoubtedly the same.
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Of course, Li Xingchen would definitely not let Xiao Shilian lead more than a dozen cavalry to directly attack the enemy's formation like Xiao Maha. He would not dare to bet on Xiao Maha's anger and his sister's future. Therefore, it seems that in the days to come,
You really need to train this guy well, at least make him more willing to use his brain.
Without waiting for Li Xingchen and Xiao Shilian to discuss the specific details, Li Ping walked in with a strange expression: "General Qi, the assassin of Tang Yishun, the prefect of Wanchuan, is already outside the mansion."
Li Xingchen had obviously expected this visitor: "Please come quickly."
Xiao Shilian said disdainfully: "Isn't this Tang Yishun the governor of Zhou? He is our prisoner at best. Why are you so polite to him?"
"The reason why I am being polite to him is not because he is a prefect," Li Xingchen explained amusingly, "but because behind him is the Tang family of Wanchuan. If we can get help from the Tang family, it will be easy for us to gain a foothold in Bashu.
many."
"Tang family?" Xiao Shilian's face suddenly became serious. He might be able to dismiss a Northern Zhou prefect, but he had to maintain a certain degree of respect and vigilance for this one of the best families in Ba County. "With the support of the Tang family, it is indeed
Be easy to do."
Li Xingchen shook his head and corrected Xiao Shilian's mistake: "It's not support, it's effectiveness."
After being startled for a moment, Xiao Shilian couldn't help but smile bitterly: "You really have a big appetite, so I want to accompany you to see what kind of person he is, worthy of the attention of the majestic general."
Li Xingchen smiled and didn't explain much.
The sound of footsteps hurriedly sounded, and a dusty middle-aged man appeared in front of Li Xingchen and Xiao Shilian. When he saw the two young people standing in front of him, he was stunned. For a moment, he didn't know which one was Li Xingchen.
"Is the visitor here Tang Boxian (Tang Yishun's cousin) Tang from Wanchuan?" Li Xingchen had a smile on his face.
"Exactly!" Tang Yishun didn't dare to neglect, and hurriedly handed over his hand. No matter which one was Li Xingchen in front of him, he knew from the position where the two of them were standing that the other one was not an ordinary person.
The young man addressed him by his cousin name instead of his position, which made Tang Yishun, who was always on tenterhooks, breathe a sigh of relief. It seemed that the other party did not want to use this to make fun of or humiliate him.
"This is my general, and this is General Chen Fenwei." Li Ping hurriedly introduced to Tang Yishun.
Xiao Shilian also handed over his hand: "I, General Fenwei Xiao Shilian, if Brother Tang doesn't mind, just call me Boqing."
Tang Yishun quickly raised his hand and saluted again. If he wanted to talk about General Fenwei, he might have to think about it, but when it came to Xiao Shilian, how could he not know?