These old soldiers in the field only care about whether they can get some in the end. How much does it matter to them whether the remaining grain is given to the Southern Chen Dynasty or the Northern Zhou Dynasty?
Therefore, they were saying that they were reluctant to part with the food, but in fact they were persuading Cheng Feng to do what he could. Now, keep the food. Once Bajun is captured by Li Xinchen, everyone will have a bargaining chip to surrender to Li Xinchen, right?
Cheng Feng, who has never been on the battlefield in his life, also understands the intentions of these veterans who get along day and night, but he is still somewhat unwilling to do so.
Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers. After being a captain of the field for such a long time and a prefect that no one cares about, Cheng Feng can be said to have too much expectations for war, but the war now presented to him is obviously cruel, cruel.
This left him with basically no power to compete with the enemy, so it was impossible for him not to struggle and hesitate.
"What is that?" Suddenly a guard shouted in surprise from the side.
And Cheng Feng and all the old soldiers looked up in surprise. On the narrow official road, dozens of cavalry were rushing towards this side. Behind them, smoke and dust were billowing, and there was no telling how many infantry were following.
Follow closely behind.
A large red flag was fluttering in the wind, and a large "Xiao" character embroidered on the flag could be clearly seen even standing on this hillside.
Xiao Shilian, the general of Nanchen Fenwei.
The surrounding soldiers breathed a sigh of relief, or to be more precise, they sighed. As for how many emotions were contained in this sigh, I am afraid only they can understand it. Cheng Feng frowned.
I couldn't help but let go at this moment.
No matter why Xiao Shilian showed up here with his army, Cheng Feng knew that these unmotivated soldiers under his command were no match for him in one round.
In an instant, he felt a sense of relief. At least he no longer had to hesitate about what to choose next, because when the flag appeared, he had no choice.
He reached out and touched the seal hanging around his waist. What Cheng Feng should be concerned about now is whether the seal belongs to him.
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"Congratulations, general, the army swept across and Fuling surrendered without a fight." Holding the battle report in hand, Li Ping said to Li Xingchen with a smile.
Li Xingchen raised his eyebrows, reached out to take the battle report, and glared at him: "When did you learn to flatter others like this?"
Li Ping hurriedly pretended to be frightened and waited aside, while Li Xingchen didn't bother to care about this boy who was obviously joking with him, and just stretched out his hand to push open the cabin door.
There are green mountains on the bank, and the mighty river flow has been restrained by the green mountains and is swirling rapidly. If it were not for the huge size of the Nanchen Navy ships and the fact that these naval generals were all veterans, Li Xingchen was really worried about whether he could successfully go up the river.
Compared with later generations, the hydrological conditions in the upper reaches of the river are very different. Even the directions of the main tributaries are different, and the names are not the same. Moreover, people have only been exploring the river for a short time, and for the Nanchen Navy,
It is said that this is undoubtedly an unfamiliar road, so it is good to be able to move forward steadily step by step.
"General." Dai Cai and Cao Zhong came hand in hand and saluted hurriedly when they saw Li Xingchen.
"Seeing that the general is happy, Fuling was captured?" Dai Cai was the first to ask.
Li Xingchen nodded slightly and handed the battle report to the two of them: "Cheng Feng only has a few hundred field soldiers under his command, and now the roads in all directions of Fuling have been cut off by us. As long as he is not stupid, he will certainly know how to act."
"Fuling is the place where Bajun farms. A lot of the food in the southern counties comes from Fuling. If the general can capture Fuling, he can be regarded as completely taking the east of Bajun into his pocket." Dai Cai had this result about the Battle of Fuling.
Not surprising either.
He has been in Yong'an for more than ten years, and is of course familiar with these people in Bajun's officialdom. Cheng Feng is originally a steady character, or rather an honest and honest person, otherwise he would not be allowed to come to Fuling to farm. Therefore, Dai Cai did not
I believe that Cheng Fengfeng has the courage to resist after Xiao Shilian's army appears.
"The mountains further south from Fuling are the Pu people's territory, right?" Li Xingchen gently rubbed his chin, "This is the first time we are so close to the Ba people's territory."
The Pu people are the largest of the eight tribes of the Ba people, and compared to the brave and easy-to-kill Banzhen barbarians, the Pu people are more docile, otherwise they would not have been able to gain a foothold so close to Ba County. Of course, then
The docile Ba people are still a barbarian tribe after all, especially for the Northern Zhou Dynasty, they are not friends.
Therefore, the Northern Zhou Dynasty specifically transferred the county administration of Fuling from Fuling County to Hanping County further south, close to the mountains, in order to prevent the Pu and Han people from competing for the few cultivated lands and plains.
However, for Li Xingchen, the enemy of his enemy is an out-and-out friend, so taking Fuling County now is equivalent to opening a window towards the Ba people.
Of course, if Fuling's role was just like this, then it would be impossible for Li Xinchen to go to war in such a big way. He only needed to send a partial army of two to three hundred people to capture Fuling - Cheng Feng would not resist. Dai Cai had given accurate information before.
The answer - without Xiao Shilian leading more than 2,000 people to rush there.
"The road from Fuling to Bajun is smooth." Li Xingchen couldn't help but whisper, with a smile in his voice.
Cao Zhong and Dai Cai looked at each other and saw the relaxed look on each other's faces.
Taking Fuling can be regarded as completing the first step, and a good start is a good sign.
"General Qi, there is Wild Boar Rock in front of you!" Wang Chang walked over quickly and said with cupped hands.
Li Xingchen subconsciously looked up. On the river bank on the right side in front, the mountain suddenly rose, and a large rock protruded into the river. It was steep and rugged, really like a wild boar blocking the road. Behind the large rock, the green mountains were hidden, hidden in the clouds and mist.
, only a blurry outline can be seen.
This is Wild Boar Rock. After passing Wild Boar Rock, the river suddenly turns north and enters Tongluo Gorge, and on the right side of the river is Laoya Mountain.
"The camp of the Bajun garrison should be built on the east side of Laoya Mountain." Dai Cai pointed to the mountain that could be seen in the distance, "General Chen must have arrived at the bottom of the mountain now."
"We don't need to worry about Chen Zhishen and Lu Zhiwu. They will have a good grasp of the situation," Li Xingchen said in a deep voice, then turned to look at Wang Chang, "Have you found any traces of the enemy?"
Wang Chang also had a solemn look on his face and shook his head: "Not yet, but since our spies are sure that the enemy's navy has been dispatched, they will definitely not walk outside Bajun City to guard Tongluo Gorge and interact with the enemy.
Echoing the camp in Laoya Mountain is undoubtedly the best choice."
Dai Cai and Cao Zhong also subconsciously looked up at the Wild Boar Rock ahead.
If you follow what Wang Chang said, you should be able to see the enemy after bypassing Wild Boar Rock.