Chapter five hundred and seventy-ninth trapped beast
At that time, Wei Xiaokuan had a large number of troops under his command, and Yuchi Jiong was young. In addition, the defenders on the Jiange side were in Wei Xiaokuan's system. Therefore, Wei Xiaokuan was actually in charge of the previous war defense in Cangxi Valley, and Yuchi Jiong could only mention it at most.
After all, he needed to be responsible for the aftermath and prepare for possible enemy attacks from Tiangongyuan.
Therefore, when Cao Xiaoda now says that there were problems with the Northern Zhou's troop formations during the Cangxi Valley War, he is clearly saying that there was a problem with Wei Xiaokuan's arrangements.
Wei Xiaokuan raised his eyebrows. He didn't know what Cao Xiaoda wanted to express, but he still said in a deep voice: "Just say it."
Cao Xiaoda nodded slightly and took a breath: "General, my subordinates secretly thought that it was a mistake to block roads and checkpoints at the beginning in order to trap Li Xingchen in the mountains, and the facts have proved that this only spread our troops further.
, Li Xingchen can easily cut off the connection between various levels, thereby cannibalizing us bit by bit."
Wei Xiaokuan frowned, but did not interrupt Cao Xiaoda. His arrangement was initially approved by many people, including Yuchi Jiong. After all, when facing an enemy with few and scattered troops, this kind of locking up key places would
The tactic of patrolling back and forth to form a large net so that any enemy who breaks into it cannot escape has always been very effective.
At that time, Wei Xiaokuan did not extravagantly expect that Li Xingchen would fall into this dragnet. Such an arrangement was actually more of a deterrent to Li Xingchen. After all, Wei Xiaokuan's real purpose was to safely escape from the Langzhong area that had lost its strategic significance.
However, in fact, Li Xingchen not only ran into this dragnet, but also tore it into pieces.
After a pause, Cao Xiaoda said in a deep voice: "Now our troops have been almost exhausted, so this tactic will definitely not work, so a certain general thought that we should focus on defense, and at the same time, we could even try to induce Li Xinchen to attack.
We can thus determine clearly what Li Xingchen’s purpose is.”
Wei Xiaokuan was not in a hurry to answer this question, he just reached out and tapped the table lightly.
Cao Xiaoda raised his head slightly and met Wei Xiaokuan's eyes.
In fact, Cao Xiaoda still didn't say how to command and operate specifically.
"Good." Wei Xiaokuan just said one word, and then turned to look at the other Northern Zhou generals, "Generals, listen to the order!"
Regardless of whether they were willing or not, Wei Xiaokuan's generals took a step forward at the same time: "Promise!"
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Li Xingchen stood quietly on the mountain, with no end in sight of the vast mountains.
Not far from the top of the mountain where Li Xingchen was located was the mountain where Cui Hongdu was guarding at this time.
This guy is not stupid. He knows that a place like Xujiagou has no way to deal with Li Xingchen and Xiao Shilian's north-south attack, so he simply retreats to a mountain on the east side of Xujiagou. Although it deviates from the main road, it is still
The dangerous location can at least allow Cui Hongdu to gain a foothold with peace of mind.
Now the whole battle situation has become more and more chaotic. Both Wei Xiaokuan in the south and Cui Hongdu under Li Xinchen's nose are probably trying their best to guess Li Xinchen's thoughts. But if they know that Li Xinchen is just standing here and watching the scenery, I'm afraid
He was so angry that he jumped up and down.
"Shizhong," Xiao Shilian walked over quickly, looked at Li Xingchen's back, and whispered, "The scouts over at Changgu have discovered Wei Xiaokuan's forward, and the leader is Li Xun."
"As expected," Li Xingchen said lightly, then turned to look at Xiao Shilian, "Have Wei Shou's body been sent back to Wei Xiaokuan?"
Xiao Shilian nodded slightly: "I selected two brave ones and sent them to the enemy's main stronghold. Wei Xiaokuan sent people to receive them and did not make things difficult for our people. Return the corpses to him intact. Shizhong, you have already done your best."
Sorry, since you don’t have this head, it will be more difficult to take credit for it."
In ancient times, war merits were all judged by the head. Therefore, since Li Xingchen could not produce Wei Shou's head, the reward for his merits would naturally be greatly reduced. However, Li Xingchen just smiled softly: "After this battle, a certain person's merits will be rewarded."
Isn’t it enough?”
Xiao Shilian was startled for a moment, then nodded slightly: "Yes, Shu County, Langzhong, and Cangxi Valley, you are the great hero of our Dachen. I am afraid it will be difficult for anyone to be better than you.
.But it’s strange to say..."
"how?"
Xiao Shilian hesitated for a moment, but still said helplessly: "The imperial court has begun to discuss the merits of Xiangyang and Huainan, but it just keeps silent about us. Look at the battle reports and memorials copied by the General's Office, we don't have any share at all.
, could it be that daddy is hiding it from us on purpose and wants us to fight this battle well?"
"This is not the general's character," Li Xingchen shook his head. "If there is really any good news, the general will definitely tell us as soon as possible."
"But the Battle of Xiangyang is not over yet, and the discussion of merit has begun. Why is it not our business? Could it be that the brothers were fighting life and death in Tiangongyuan and Shu County before, and the court did not intend to see them?" Xiao Shilian suddenly became a little angry.
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At this moment, footsteps suddenly sounded behind him, and Xiao Shilian subconsciously stopped his voice.
"Boqing, you still have the same bad temper," Pei Zilie said with a smile. "It's not okay to speak unabashedly. There are no other outsiders here now. If you were in the imperial court in the future, you would be heartbroken to say such things.
.”
Xiao Shilian snorted: "I still have some sense of propriety, not to mention Shizhong, Sir, do you think I said something wrong? It's not just that I think so. There are ten thousand people in our army, who from top to bottom
That’s not what you think. Don’t you two have any objections?”
Although Xiao Shilian said nothing more, he stared at Pei Zilie, and there was no need to say more. Pei Zilie originally wanted to say more, but he also knew that what Xiao Shilian said was true, so he could only sigh softly and shook his head.
The court was unkind, so naturally we couldn't blame them for talking behind their backs. It wasn't just Xiao Shilian who was dissatisfied, but Pei Zilie himself was also dissatisfied. And the one who felt most aggrieved was probably Li Xinchen, who was standing in front of the two of them.
These battles were all planned by Li Xinchen, and the entire war was presided over by Li Xinchen. As a result, the court did not express any sympathy for Li Xinchen. I am afraid that Li Xinchen should be the one who should fight against the injustice.
However, Li Xingchen obviously had no intention of continuing this topic: "Master, have everything been arranged at the north exit?"
Pei Zilie knew that Li Xingchen was changing the subject, and he nodded quickly: "Well, all the prisoners have been transported to Mianzhu Pass, including the previous ones. In addition, Chen Zhishen has led his troops and horses to stand outside the Jiange, and the defenders of the Jiange must not dare to act rashly.
"
Li Xingchen did not answer, but turned to look at the vast mountains in front of him.
Wei Xiaokuan in the mountains is like a trapped animal, but I don't know how this trapped animal will struggle?