Chapter four hundred and thirty eight anxious Shen Jungao
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the entire streets of Jiankang Prefecture are enveloped in a New Year atmosphere.
Although most shops on the streets are closed on New Year's Day, and pedestrians are in a hurry, the firecracker fragments on the ground and the unconcealed joy on people's faces are undoubtedly giving this largest city in the south of the Yangtze River a...
The liveliness is hard to erase from the rendering.
Of course, another reason is that last year Nanchen and Chen continued to advance on the battlefield. In the past two decades, Nanchen and Northern Dynasty were in a stalemate in Huainan and Jingzhou for too long, and they did not have an advantage on any front.
, so the gloom that the enemy may approach the city at any time has always been hanging over the heads of the people of Jiankang Prefecture.
Things are different now. Nanchen defended Huainan and opened up the situation in Jingzhou and Bashu. The situation in the entire Northern and Southern Dynasties has undergone earth-shaking changes. Now it is no longer the people of Nanchen who should be worried, but the people of Northern Zhou.
In the final analysis, all this is because of the hussar general Xiao Mohe and the gangster general Li Xingchen. It was they who captured Jingzhou and Bashu, burned the war into the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and protected the people here.
In most people's minds, they like to attribute the achievements of a large group of people to one person, and this person is naturally the so-called "hero". The more troubled the times, the more omnipotent heroes are needed to calm people's hearts.
There is no doubt that whether Chen Xu and the court are willing to admit it or not, Xiao Mohe and Li Xingchen are such "heroes". Men in the capital, when these two names are mentioned, who would not shout out?
This will be the Zijin Liang that we, Da Chen, use to fight against in the future!
Fortunately, this is the Chinese New Year, and no teahouses or restaurants in the city are open. Otherwise, you can imagine how the people in the capital would be vomiting.
Shen Jungao stood outside the gate of the East Palace and stretched out his hand to flick his clothes. It was not that his clothes were dirty - they were new clothes he had just put on today - but it was just Shen Jungao's personal habit.
After doing this, he quickly walked up the steps of the East Palace. It snowed in Jiankang Mansion a few days ago, but the snow was not heavy. Now only some residue can be seen in the corners of the steps. Because of the heavy snow,
On the first day of the new year, most of the East Palace officials had already gone on holiday, so the bits of residual snow that were originally inconspicuous now adorned the empty East Palace gate, adding a bit of desolation.
However, if you think that the East Palace has stopped just by looking at the gate, you would be wrong. When you walk into the gate of the East Palace, you can see the busy servants of the East Palace coming and going, as well as the mountains of gifts sent from all over the world.
Who doesn't know that the most powerful faction in the court is the Donggong faction. Most of the troops in Nanchen are in the hands of generals who are loyal to the Donggong. Even Xu Ling, the leader of the civil servants, who has always been incompatible with each other, has been fighting for
The East Palace is speaking, and the original East Palace's biggest enemy, Chen Shuling, has completely lost power, so the current East Palace faction can predict that the entire court system will definitely be affected after Chen Xu's departure.
Therefore, anyone with a little bit of care wants to occupy a position in this system.
Shen Jungao turned a blind eye to these gifts that were piled up in the courtyard, and walked directly through the courtyard to the study room of the East Palace. Of course, the servants who came and went knew this Master Shen who supported half of the sky in the East Palace, and they hurriedly gave way to salute.
Shen Jungao just nodded slightly and did not stop at all. His actions made the servants of the East Palace look at each other in confusion, and immediately felt a thump in their hearts.
Duke Shen is famous for his indifferent nature among the many ministers in the East Palace. He always smiles when he meets everyone. When he is in a good mood, he can even make a few jokes with anyone, making the servants feel flattered.
But today, the first day of the Lunar New Year, this expression is telling everyone that somewhere the situation has become serious again!
Shen Jungao walked into the study quickly, and Zhou Que and Fu Yi were already waiting there early. Even Chen Shubao, who had always been missing, was sitting upright, but judging from Chen Shubao's expression, he should not be very willing.
"News just came from the north. Wei Xiaokuan of Shangzhu State paid homage to General Zhenxi and led an army of 30,000 south to Shu. At the same time, Yuchi Jiong paid homage to General Zhennan and jointly controlled the army with Wei Xiaokuan." Zhou Que saw Shen Jungao coming over. , said hurriedly.
Shen Jungao was startled and said in surprise: "In this way, the Zhou people gathered 50,000 troops in Bashu, not including the original garrisons in Shu County and other places..."
Everyone had received the news before that Wei Xiaokuan would lead his army south. Who would have thought that the Northern Zhou Dynasty would make this decision a year ago. Obviously this means that the war in Bashu will come faster than everyone imagined.
It also means that the disputes in the Northern Zhou Dynasty were not as sharp as imagined. At least Yu Wenxian and Yang Jian did not fight with each other to the point where they did not know who the real difficult enemy was. They could also clearly understand that they occupied Bajun and were eyeing Shu. How much of a threat does County Li Xingchen pose to them!
"Killing a chicken with a bull's-eye, that boy Shizhong has suffered a lot this time." Fu Yi nodded slowly, "Wei Xiaokuan and Yuchi Jiong, there is no one who can take it easy..."
"The original dangerous attack on Bashu, now it seems that it was just the beginning." There was a hint of bitterness in Zhou Que's voice. He had stayed in Jingzhou for a long time and had a deeper understanding of the military system of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. , of course I understand what the lineup dispatched by Northern Zhou means.
Two famous generals with an army of 50,000. Even if there is a conflict between Yuchi Jiong and Wei Xiaokuan and they restrain each other, it will not be easy to deal with. After all, Li Xingchen only has more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, and after several months of fighting, they are already weak. The sword is blunt!
"Did Shizhong say anything?" Shen Jungao asked with a frown. After all, they are not in Bashu, and they don't know the actual situation in Bashu. All the East Palace can do now is to fully support Li Xinchen, even if they can't win. In this battle, it is also a good thing to be able to drag the two famous generals Yu Chijiong and Wei Xiaokuan into Bashu.
Zhou Que shook his head: "There is no news yet, but according to what has happened before, the most important thing is money and food. Anyway, he also knows that we can't give him many soldiers and horses..."
"If we transfer all the troops from Chen and at least Jingzhou to Bashu, we might still have a chance of winning this battle!" Fu Yi reached out and patted the table. Fu Yi is a Buddhist and usually has the mildest temper. He was so angry that he slapped the table, which clearly shows the mentality of everyone in the East Palace at this time.
They are like giants whose hands and feet are bound, watching the enemy come to the door, but they can only stomp around here and worry!
Zhou Que and Shen Jungao looked at each other and smiled bitterly.
This is undoubtedly the only way to solve the current predicament of Bashu. After all, everyone has already seen in the previous battles that as long as Li Xingchen has enough soldiers and horses in his hands, this guy can really create miracles.
However, it is okay for the East Palace to provide money and food, but it is absolutely not allowed to directly send troops and horses to Shu.
This is Chen Xu’s bottom line.
Shen Jungao raised his head subconsciously, looking through the half-opened window at the high wall not far away. Behind the high wall was Nanchen's palace. And Nanchen's Ninth Five Emperor was right there, holding Bashu's throat in his hand.