The army of the Northern Zhou Dynasty had already pressed forward. Of course, Xiao Mohe and Chun Yuliang did not want to compete with the power of the whole country of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, so they retreated decisively to the front line of Zhangshan County, and at the same time began to transfer troops to Suizhou and other cities on the north bank of the Mian River.
, in order to prevent the enemy from taking this opportunity to capture Suizhou and other places, causing Nanchen to lose the bridgehead to attack Xiangfan.
In fact, Yuchi's troops who were anxious to move south from Hanzhong and the reinforcements from the Northern Zhou Dynasty that were transferred from the north were also tired troops and were more of a bluff. Therefore, after Xiao Mohe took the initiative to retreat, they did not immediately send troops to attack.
The two sides once again returned to the front line before the Battle of Xiangfan, which was similar to the situation in Lianghuai.
Since then, Nanchen's offensives in Lianghuai and Xiangyang have all ended in vain, and Bashu naturally became the only result of this massive attack.
This puts more pressure on Xu Shanxin, because he knows that Li Xingchen, who has clearly understood the current situation, may not be satisfied with the rewards from the court. Once again, the lion opens his mouth, but the imperial edict in Xu Shanxin's hands is already the bottom line of the court.
Xu Shanxin knew that he had no room to retreat, and Chen Xu would not give him the possibility of further concessions.
Therefore, Xu Shanxin was even more eager to know Xiao Maha's attitude. When he learned that Xiao Maha had returned to Jiangling City, Xu Shanxin was overjoyed.
Now Xiao Mohe seems to be Xu Shanxin's last life-saving straw.
As for how much Xiao Mohe could help him, Xu Shanxin had no idea.
"Xu Jun!" A voice came. Xu Shanxin looked up and immediately recognized that the person coming was Zhou Que, the governor of Jingzhou. Naturally, he did not dare to neglect and hurriedly took two steps forward:
"Duke Zhou!"
Zhou Que looked Xu Shanxin up and down with a smile, and then made a gesture of invitation: "What are you doing standing here? Let's go in together. It just so happened that I came to the General's Mansion and wanted to discuss the envoy with the General."
I planned to find you later, but I didn’t expect you to send it to your door yourself!”
In fact, Zhou Que and Xu Shanxin had no intersection when they were in Jiankang Mansion, but now standing at the door of Xiao Mohe's mansion, they have common problems and face the same enemy, so they naturally feel a kind of sympathy for each other.
a feeling of.
Xiao Mohe was standing in front of a huge map at this time. The comparison of the military strength of the Southern Chen Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the army arrangement were marked on it. Arrows and markings of various colors were densely packed. However, Xiao Mohe's eyes did not fall on Xiangyang.
This was a prey that he had to give up in the end. After all, the topography of the Xiangyang area and the enemy's troop deployment were not just an exaggeration by Xiao Mohe. He was really familiar with them by heart and did not need to look at the map at all.
Now Xiao Mohe's eyes have been on Bashu and Hanzhong in the north. Xiao Mohe really doesn't know anything about Li Xinchen's military deployment in Bashu. The map only outlines the topography of Bashu, and
Xiao Mohe didn't know how many defenders there were in any city, or which city was even abandoned.
Li Xinchen strictly controlled the people entering and leaving Bashu. Many people who went in could not come out at all for a while. Naturally, there was no way to send the news that Xiao Mohe wanted. And Xiao Mohe no longer expected Li Xinchen to deploy the troops in Bashu.
Wait until you tell yourself in detail.
The letter representing the opinions of Fu Yi, Shen Jungao and others has been rushed 800 miles to Xiao Maha's hands. The attitude of the East Palace is very clear. From now on, Li Xingchen is already the enemy of the East Palace, and his priority is even higher than that of Chen Shuling.
In addition, everyone from Chen Shujian, who is a member of the royal family, to Xu Ling and Wu Mingche, who are among the ministers of the court, all expressed their concerns about the situation in Bashu in their letters to Xiao Mohe, and their main purpose is to
It also reminds Xiao Mohe to stick to his position.
After all, no one wants to watch Li Xingchen become powerful easily and break the existing fragile balance, and Xiao Mohe is the first line of defense that prevents Li Xingchen from coming out of Bashu. Once Xiao Mohe loosens his position, the entire Jingzhou will be in danger.
It might fall into Li Xingchen's hands.
Once Jingzhou and Bashu are controlled by Li Xingchen, everyone knows what will happen next. Zhuge Liang, three hundred years ago, has given an accurate answer in Longzhong. It seems that Li Xingchen controls remote areas, but
As long as he is given enough time, he can turn these places into basic places that can be attacked and defended. By then, even if Nanchen and Northern Zhou do not take the initiative to provoke Li Xinchen, Li Xinchen will definitely expand externally.
Hearing the footsteps behind him, Xiao Mohe sighed softly in his heart. He knew that Xu Shanxin had been waiting outside, but he didn't think about how to face Xu Shanxin's problem. After all, it really made Xiao Mo
He went to confront Li Xingchen, but Xiao Mohe was reluctant.
After all, his benefactor's son and his own biological son are all there. Even if these children are wrong in all kinds of ways, after all, they are the people Xiao Mohe wants to protect rather than harm. To attack them,
Xiao Mohe couldn't bear it.
However, the world has changed, and some things are beyond Xiao Mohe's control. Xiao Mohe knows very well that the only one who can stride in without reporting is definitely Zhou Que, a veteran of the East Palace.
The old man usually seems amiable, but when things really happen, he can have a bad temper.
"General!" Zhou Que's voice suddenly sounded.
Xiao Mohe hurriedly turned around and hurriedly greeted him: "Duke Zhou, why are you here?"
Zhou Que originally wanted to ask Xiao Mohe why he stood here looking at the map in a daze but did not receive the imperial envoy. However, when he saw Xiao Mohe's haggard face and forced smile, he insisted.
He stopped talking abruptly.
Obviously, Xiao Mohe experienced no less inner struggles than the rest of the people in the East Palace.
"General, this is Mr. Xu Shanxin, the envoy of the imperial court. I came to pay a visit to the general. I happened to see Mr. Xu, so I came in with Mr. Xu. If I am presumptuous, please forgive me, general." Zhou Que said.
His tone also softened a lot.
"Xu Shanxin, the envoy from the imperial court, met with General Hussar." Zhou indeed could be rude to Xiao Mohe, but Xu Shanxin did not dare.
Xiao Mohe nodded slightly and immediately looked at Xu Shanxin. I have to say that this young man was quite dignified standing here. Xu Ling and Pei Ji were not chosen at random: "Thank you for your hard work, Xu Junyuan. Please
Sit down, someone, come and show your two gentlemen tea!"
Xu Shanxin hurriedly cupped his hands: "Junior, I obey."
Xiao Mohe said calmly: "Xu Jun has been working hard for a long time, please take a breather."
Xu Shanxin did not dare to sit down and bowed slightly: "General, I will only stay in Jiangling for two days before heading up the river to Shu County. Therefore, time is tight, so I took the liberty to come to visit and invite you to the general."