The young and promising Li Xingchen, the increasingly older Chen Xu, and the Chen Shubao who everyone knows is not very up to date. What will happen next? Many veterans who have experienced the last change of dynasties have to weigh everything in their hearts.
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Although Chun Yuliang was old, he could still see the situation clearly. Why Chen Xu tried every means to contain Li Xinchen before was ultimately because Li Xinchen was too young, and Li Xinchen's achievements really made Chen Xu restless.
If Li Xingchen were thirty or forty years older, Chen Xu would definitely not have such fear. After all, this means that Li Xingchen would no longer have much room for improvement. But it is different now. A young victorious general is more important to a young general.
The dynasty that had just emerged from division and turmoil was not a good thing.
No matter what Li Xingchen was thinking, Chen Xu could not be unprepared. After all, the most indispensable thing in these troubled times is bold people and people who want to follow the dragon.
The refusal to provide more support to Bashu was partly because Chen Xu wanted to polish and suppress Li Xinchen. Li Xinchen failed miserably, and Chen Xu was able to ensure Li Xinchen's loyalty to Nanchen, even if this loyalty was based on Li Xinchen's insufficient strength.
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But it is obvious that the whole situation has not developed as Chen Xu imagined. With Li Xingchen taking over Shu County, this young man is destined to be difficult to contain. In the previous dynasty, Xiao Baojuan divided Bashu into a self-contained entity. As a matter of fact,
It’s not like Chun Yuliang, the person who came here, doesn’t remember.
What's even more frightening is that Li Xingchen is obviously not Xiao Baojuan, or in other words, Li Xingchen is simply not comparable to Xiao Baojuan, who only has ambition and no strength.
In the Battle of Jingzhou, the Battle of Bajun, and the Battle of Shujun, Li Xingchen has used too many victories to prove his strength and ambition.
This young man who suddenly became famous all over the world is using his absolute records and victories to prove that he is worthy of the world.
If Li Xingchen really has any ideas, Chun Yuliang doesn't think that he can't do it, and this has to make Chun Yuliang think carefully in his heart. Should he also express his support for Li Xingchen in advance? After all, once the situation changes, he will not be able to do it.
As the head of the Chunyu family, Chunyu Liang must try his best to ensure the interests of the Chunyu family.
"What is the old general thinking?" Xiao Mohe asked with a smile. The results of the Battle of Bashu obviously made Xiao Mohe feel a lot more comfortable. After all, what he was most worried about before was actually the Bashu side. What happened to Xiao Shilian?
He said they were all his sons, so even if Xiao Mohe didn't want the Bashu war to end with a final victory, he still hoped that his son would return safely.
Generals will inevitably die in battle, but how can any parent in the world really want their children to die in battle at a young age?
Sometimes there is just no choice.
Not sure if Xiao Mohe had seen through his thoughts, Chun Yuliang hurriedly changed the subject: "I'm still worried about the war in front of me. This Xiangyang..."
Without exposing Chun Yuliang, Xiao Mohe just restrained his smile and said seriously: "Then we will see how far this battle will develop."
Chun Yuliang nodded slightly, but before he could continue to speak, another messenger rushed up quickly: "Please report to the two generals, General Mianbeilu is reporting urgently!"
The expressions on the faces of Xiao Mohe and Chun Yuliang changed. Xiao Mohe quickly took the battle report, opened it, took a look, and took a deep breath: "Twenty thousand cavalry."
Chun Yuliang's fists unconsciously felt clenched.
If the guess is correct, this is the enemy's reinforcements. They have been waiting for a long time, and what they want to wait for is this opportunity.
On the Mian River, the Navy's ships are still advancing bit by bit. Although it is definitely only a matter of time to capture the trestle, it may not be that simple for the Navy to get out soon.
Chun Yuliang whispered: "I don't know if half of the troops under Fan City can be withdrawn."
"It's impossible," Xiao Mohe said lightly, "If there are only five thousand soldiers and horses left to stop the enemy, I'm afraid they won't even be able to withstand a confrontation. Lu Quanda simply doesn't have so much time. What he can do now
, we can only hope that the enemy's cavalry can stop them. As long as they repulse this attack, they can still try to retreat as many troops as possible."
Chun Yuliang took a breath of cold air. He knew that here at Xiao Mohe, Lu Guangda's army had become abandoned. Whether they could survive or not depended on God's fate. However, Xiao Mohe took this as an excuse.
The price of luring enemy reinforcements to show up and completely cutting off the connection between Xiangyang and Fancheng does not seem to be a completely loss-making deal.
But among them...how much blood and fire burned, and how many lives were lost?
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"Report to the general, the enemy's cavalry is still five miles away from our army's formation!" Meteor Scout quickly rushed into the formation, taking three steps in succession to reach the general's platform.
Lu Guangda took a deep breath and looked back subconsciously. The naval warships had already begun to dock at the simple dock, and the Nanchen infantry of the brigade were boarding the ships. But Lu Guangda knew very well that he was far away from the army.
There are only five miles of cavalry that will appear in front of you almost in the blink of an eye. It will not be so easy for all the tens of thousands of soldiers under your command to get on the boat and retreat to the south bank of Mianshui River.
Several generals also walked over quickly. They were already very aware of the danger in front of them. In other words, from the first day of crossing Mianshui River, they were already prepared to face the enemy's army coming to support them at any time.
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When the sentries discovered the enemy cavalry, the generals who had been mentally prepared for a long time did not panic much. Instead, they quickly gathered their troops and formed formations based on the camps to prepare for defense. All kinds of baggage vehicles had been rolled out along the route.
A line of defense was rearranged along the trench outside the camp.
We don't expect to be able to withstand 20,000 cavalry with 10,000 infantry, but as long as most of the main force can be retreated, it will be considered a victory.
"Twenty thousand cavalry." Lu Guangda considered it. He knew without thinking that this must be the enemy's vanguard. Moreover, there were no flags in the army, so he had no idea who was leading the army. Lu Guangda knew better. Behind this cavalry, there must be
There are also more infantry and cavalry, allowing 20,000 cavalry to serve as the vanguard, and there should be at least 30,000 to 40,000 troops behind them.
In order to rescue Xiangyang, the enemy really put on a big show.
"How long is it expected to take for all our men and horses to board the ship?" Lu Quanda tapped his fingers on the hilt of his sword. He must have an idea.
"Three hours is certain," a lieutenant general replied hastily. "The navy is still attacking the trestle between the two cities, so there is no way to allocate too many ships to help transport. And the general also knows that this trestle
Had to cut it off.”
Lu Guangda nodded slightly. What the enemy wanted to seize was obviously the time when Nanchen's navy was fighting fiercely in front. After all, Nanchen's navy, which controlled the entire Mianshui River, was the real threat to the safety of Xiangyang and Fancheng. Therefore, at this time, the enemy