"What does the general mean by this?" Luo Ya suddenly frowned in surprise and asked.
Xiao Shilian and Pei Zilie, who originally acted as if the matter had nothing to do with them, looked over with some curiosity.
Li Xingchen stretched out his hand and pointed at the map: "Look here, continuing south from Luzhou is Nanzhong. Although Nanzhong is mostly a wild and uncivilized land, the Shu Han Dynasty established Jianning, Yunnan and other prefectures hundreds of years ago.
And Nanzhong once became the driving force to support the Shu Han in the late Shu Han Dynasty, but it is a pity that the Zhou people still have no time to take care of Bashu, let alone Nanzhong."
Luo Ya's expression changed slightly, he already knew what Li Xingchen wanted to do.
Developing Nanzhong is not a simple matter. At the beginning, the Shu Han Dynasty was just a surrender governor and changed several times. The ultimate goal was naturally to completely assimilate Nanzhong. Now Li Xingchen still lacks manpower and material resources, but he takes the initiative to develop Nanzhong. In Luo
Luo Ya seemed to be a bit like a snake swallowing an elephant. As for whether he would be stretched to death, Luo Ya had no idea, because he had never thought before that Li Xingchen would eventually set his sights on Nanzhong.
Li Xingchen said slowly: "The development of Nanzhong is just an idea of a certain person. Whether it can be done or not needs to be sent to Nanzhong to find out. After all, Nanzhong has not had much contact with Bashu in recent years. This task can be left to General Du
, there are many tribes of the Ba people in the mountains south of Ba County, closer to Nanzhong, so they should be more familiar with Nanzhong, right?"
Du Qi immediately nodded: "Of course, many tribes are related to the tribes in Nanzhong. Sometimes we even trade with each other, and my subordinates will make arrangements when they get back."
Li Xinchen nodded. Du Qi's attitude made him very satisfied. It showed that the Ba people were not only actively integrating into Li Xinchen's system, but also wanted to play more roles in it. This kind of upward momentum was something Li Xinchen was happy to see.
In fact, Li Xingchen was not anxious to develop Nanzhong, but wanted to leave a way out for himself.
Li Xingchen doesn't know how long he can maintain this kind of check and balance, let alone whether he can maintain the relationship with the other side once he decides to break up with one side. Therefore, Li Xingchen must expand his strength as soon as possible and leave more for himself.
Lots of choices.
At least in a short period of time, neither the Southern Chen nor the Northern Zhou Dynasty were the ones that Li Xinchen wanted to provoke, because once Li Xinchen took action rashly, it was likely to attract soldiers from all over the country on one side, and even take advantage of the situation on the other side - Li Xinchen never doubted that Chen Xu
As for the determination to deal with internal traitors, after all, the Huajiao Rebellion nine years ago is a good example, and I don't doubt that the Northern Zhou Dynasty was so angry with him that he gritted his teeth.
It's just that because the Southern Chen Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty are in a stalemate in too many places, no one will be willing to attack Li Xinchen first for a while.
This piece of fat with thorns must be swallowed by oneself in one bite, or no one can eat it.
As for the entire Bashu area, Li Xinchen in Jingzhou could not be defeated. Firstly, Xiao Mohe was there and Li Xinchen would not take action. Secondly, once he attacked Jingzhou, it would be equivalent to an all-out war with Nanchen.
Li Xingchen in Hanzhong could not be provoked for a moment. This place connected Guanzhong and Xiangyang and was the vital gate of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. The Northern Zhou Dynasty would never allow the enemy's troops to reach outside Chang'an City.
Therefore, no matter from any angle, Nanzhong is Li Xinchen's only choice for future expansion. Although Nanzhong has always been a notoriously poor place, Li Xinchen can only grit his teeth and go up. At this time, he is tantamount to handing over this important task to him.
Gave it to Luo Ya.
As for whether Luo Ya can complete the task according to his own wishes, Li Xinchen has no idea. After all, Li Xinchen's top priority is not Nanzhong.
Xiao Shilian said in a deep voice: "Shizhong, there has been no movement in Hanzhong. Should we send more spies?"
Xiao Shilian is mainly responsible for the defense of Jiange. This is also considering that Nanchen's commander in Jingzhou is Xiao Mohe. It is naturally inappropriate to let Xiao Shilian take charge. Xiao Shilian has no objection to this. Of course, he knows what Li Xingchen wants to do, and he does not want that day.
When it really comes, I will stand on the opposite side of Xiao Mohe.
Xiao Shilian took the initiative to ask this question at this time, and naturally wanted to remind Li Xingchen that Li Xingchen's most important enemy was still the Northern Zhou Dynasty in the north. If he could focus on Hanzhong first, he might be able to take advantage of the fact that Wei Xiaokuan and Yuchi Jiong were both in Xiangyang.
When the time comes, we take the opportunity to capture the entire Hanzhong.
Bashu is a self-contained entity. If you want to find a way out of these mountains, you must naturally occupy both sides of Bashu, that is, Hanzhong on the north and Jingzhou on the east. In this way, you can continue to attack Guanzhong to the north and continue to the east.
Attacking Jiangnan. Zhuge Liang was obviously aware of this problem at the time, so after Liu Bei captured Bashu, he almost immediately directed Liu Bei to attack Hanzhong against Cao Cao's troops.
Therefore, as the chief general on the north side, Xiao Shilian certainly wanted to capture Hanzhong and use this opportunity to establish a springboard to attack Xiangyang or Guanzhong.
Of course Li Xingchen knew what Xiao Shilian meant, but he also knew that now was not the time to attack Hanzhong. Because Li Xingchen still needed a buffer zone between the core area of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, that is, the Guanzhong area, and Hanzhong was obviously a good choice.
If Li Xingchen directly captured Hanzhong, the Northern Zhou Dynasty would definitely not allow such a powerful enemy to appear behind the flanks, and Li Xingchen would definitely become the priority target of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
After pondering for a moment, Li Xingchen said in a low voice: "No need for now, as long as we guard Jiange, Jiameng Pass and Micang Mountain, even if the enemy makes any small moves, they will not be able to escape our eyes, and the mountain strongholds and passes in the Zitong area are all
Repairs are about to begin, but be sure not to make a big deal about it. If you need manpower, report it to someone as soon as possible."
Li Xingchen then looked at Pei Zilie: "There shouldn't be any big moves from the imperial court for the time being, but you can't relax, Chief, especially the training of the new army must be implemented as soon as possible. The workshops in Nannan County are still there.
The weapons and armor of the new army will be provided by the nearby workshop. The population of Ba County is now the largest, especially with the Ba people descending from the mountain, there should be a lot of soldiers, so this matter should not be taken lightly."
"No!" Xiao Shilian and Pei Zilie responded at the same time.
Li Xingchen said this for the sake of explaining that everyone should not face war in a short time. Although these affairs are also very busy, they are better than separation and death. They have seen too many wars this year, and it is time to take a breather.
He stopped for a breath.
Just as Li Xingchen was about to breathe a sigh of relief, a messenger walked in quickly: "General, a letter from Hezhou. The imperial envoys have arrived in Hezhou. They are going up the river and will arrive in Shu County in the near future!"
The originally relaxed atmosphere in the entire meeting hall suddenly became solemn once again.
The battlefield without gunpowder smoke has been set up, and now the opponent is about to arrive.