After Xiao Shilian sent back the news twice that the Northern Zhou army wanted to attack the lower reaches of the Luliang River, the Nanchen army did not dare to take it lightly and sent a large number of scouts out. The situation between the two sides gradually became clear. From the initial confrontation between the north and the south, the Nanchen army
The defense was dangerous, and now the armies of both sides were intertwined, entangled in the mountains and rivers of Luliang.
It can be said that the fighting between the scout teams is happening all the time, and the Northern Zhou army is tenacious but not stopping to outflank the lower reaches of Luliang River. The infantry brigade led by Wu Mingche has changed its direction and successively moved out of the camp to occupy Luliang.
The key points of the lower reaches of the water are to prevent the Luliang River from being completely cut off by the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
But Xiao Mohe knew very well that this incident happened suddenly, and the two sides were likely to meet and engage in a battle downstream of the Luliang River. Under the same undefensible conditions, Wu Mingche relied on the infantry brigade he led to fight Wang
It is not that easy to compete with the elite infantry and cavalry of the Northern Zhou Dynasty led by Gui Gui.
However, in order to ensure that they can respond in a critical moment in time, the cavalry in Xiao Maha's hands cannot be moved now.
"Old General, are you unsure at this time?" Xiao Mohe frowned and murmured to himself, "But although it was difficult to win the land of Luliang, if we don't leave now, we may really
We can’t get out. Once Luliang is defeated, I, Chen Ke, will no longer have an army that can compete with the Northern Zhou..."
Xiao Mohe knew very well that the best choice for Nanchen now was to give up Luliang. After the annexation of Northern Qi and the previous attack by Yu Wenxin, the Northern Zhou Dynasty was already at the end of its war effort. This was just because Luliang was too important.
Therefore, the Northern Zhou Dynasty had to take it down even if it gritted its teeth.
If Nan Chen withdrew at this time, it would be equivalent to the Northern Zhou Dynasty's labor expedition being in vain. It seemed that Nan Chen had lost the springboard to the north that he had finally won, but it was enough to cause chaos in the Northern Zhou Dynasty for a while. More importantly,
The main force of Nanchen will not be damaged by this, and the green hills will be left, so there is no need to worry about running out of firewood. When the time comes, Nanchen will still be a hurdle that the Northern Zhou cannot overcome if they want to go south.
It's just a pity that Xiao Mohe is not Wu Mingche. Xiao Mohe understands the thoughts of this old general too well. Wu Mingche, who has always been ambitious and ambitious, has fought all his life. Seeing that he finally won such a strategically important piece of land in Huaibei, he certainly doesn't want to give it to others easily.
, still hoping that things will turn around, hoping that Northern Zhou Dynasty will reveal its flaws.
But... Xiao Mohe sighed softly.
After all, this is not a war of attrition. If it drags on like this, Nan Chen will definitely collapse first.
At this time, there was a noise outside. Xiao Mohe frowned and opened the curtain of the tent: "What's the noise?!"
"General!" Seeing Xiao Mohe coming out, General Zhuang, who was about to go in and report, cupped his hands, "General, the young general is back!"
"A Lian is back?!" Xiao Mohe breathed a sigh of relief with a rare smile on his face.
If there is anything else that worries Xiao Mohe besides the worsening war, it must be Xiao Shilian. For his eldest son, who has always been ambitious, Xiao Mohe has always been very worried, and this time he went north for an expedition.
Taking him with me, I hope I can experience Xiao Shilian.
Facts have proved that Xiao Shilian did not live up to his expectations. He only asked Xiao Shilian to lead a team of troops to wipe out the bandits who were making trouble behind him. Who knew that this guy actually wiped out the Northern Zhou army and sent people to send back the news, but he himself
Went further into the mountains, but there was no news after that.
It is impossible to say that the father Xiao Mohe is not worried at all. After all, there are only a hundred people guarding Xiao Shilian, and what they have to face is the main force of the Northern Zhou Dynasty that the main army of Nanchen may not be able to defeat.
This is simply hitting an egg with an egg against a stone.
It's a pity that all Xiao Mohe can do is to send out all the personal guards around him to search. Xiao Mohe knows very well that the war is urgent. Now is not the time to go to war for his own son. In principle, Xiao Mohe has done a good job.
.
At least now, no matter what, Xiao Shilian is back.
"It'll be good to come back..." Looking at the figure surrounded by soldiers outside the camp, Xiao Mohe sighed with a smile, "It'll be good to come back!"
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"Lian'er, come on, take this medicine and you will get better soon." Li Xingchen carefully blew the medicine out of the spoon and then handed it to Li Lian'er's mouth. Li Lian'er frowned.
Obviously, the bitter smell of this medicine could be felt even before she drank it, but looking at her brother's expectant expression, the girl nodded and took it in one gulp with her eyes closed.
Li Xingchen smiled and nodded, reaching out to help Li Lian'er tuck the quilt. Of course, the military doctors in the army were very good at catching minor ailments such as wind and cold. If it weren't for the fact that the other party was a woman and a young man
The general specially told his friends to take good care of them, and I'm afraid they will give him a strong dose of medicine without hesitation.
The medicine prepared after careful discussion by these doctors is of course very effective. In addition, after all, Li Lian'er is not the kind of lady who grew up in a boudoir. Although her body and bones are not as good as those of Li Xingchen, who has been crawling around in the mountains for so long.
, but it is far from being considered weak, and it is estimated that he will get better as long as he rests for a period of time.
"Brother..." Seeing his brother's cautious look, Li Lian'er couldn't help but smile. After her father died, everyone in the village left, and now only Li Xingchen and her were left to depend on each other. For
For Li Lian'er, her attachment to her brother is even more intense.
"What, what's wrong with you?" Li Xingchen asked anxiously. Even if he was not afraid of anything, it was still his first time in his life to serve a girl, so he was a little nervous.
Li Lian'er hurriedly shook his head: "Lian'er couldn't help my brother, and he even got himself into trouble..."
"Okay, there's no need to say such things!" Li Xingchen pretended to be angry, and stood up suddenly, "Now you just take good care of your health. If the sky falls, someone will be there to support you, so don't worry! If anyone wants to hurt you, they should start from the beginning.
Step over someone’s corpse!”
"Brother!" Two lines of tears welled up from Li Lian'er's eyes, "I...I know!"
Li Xingchen gave a wry smile and reached out to wipe away the tears on her cheeks: "Okay, stop crying."
After a pause, Li Xingchen sighed helplessly: "Silly girl."
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"...That's about it." Xiao Shilian looked at Xiao Mohe who was standing in front of him with his hands behind his back, and said respectfully.
Xiao Mohe nodded and said in a deep voice: "If you survive a catastrophe, you will be blessed later. You have worked hard this time, but wait a minute, Shi Lian, go and invite Mr. Li over. I have something to ask him."
"
Xiao Shilian was startled for a moment, then turned around and left.
Seeing Xiao Shilian's figure disappear, Xiao Mohe just opened his palm. What he was playing with was the unattractive copper ornament left by Li Cheng. He looked carefully at the pattern on it. This one had already
The general who was over forty also had a complicated expression on his face.
"Benefactor," he murmured after a long silence, "I didn't expect that thirty years later, I would be lucky enough to meet my benefactor... God still gave me the Xiao family this opportunity to repay my kindness...
···Dad, the child will definitely realize your wish."