"What?!" After hearing the scout's report, Xiao Shilian's expression changed drastically, "There is only forty miles to the north?!"
Li Xingchen also turned around and looked at the out-of-breath detective with a dusty face.
"Why panic!" Xiao Mohe shouted coldly, obviously very dissatisfied with his son being so panicked, "You are so panicked when the sentries are coming. If the barbarian army comes and kills you, you will wet your crotch!"
Xiao Shilian smiled and did not dare to say more, but Xiao Mohe turned to look at the sentinel and said in a deep voice: "Come on, mark it on the map!"
The sentinel did not dare to hesitate, and hurriedly reached out and drew a circle at the approximate location on the map: "General Qi, we encountered a group of barbarian cavalry here, numbering about ten people, but they seemed to be just forward sentinels.
, are not fond of fighting, and will leave at the first touch. It seems that the number of troops following them should not be large..."
"Not much?" Xiao Mohe raised his eyebrows and waved his hand, "Let's explore again!"
The sentry responded hurriedly, turned around and strode away. Xiao Mohe kept his eyes on the map and gently stroked his beard: "It's not much...is it really not that much?"
"Coming to the sentry at this time, is this damn guy Wang Gui ready to come back again?" Xiao Shilian said with some surprise, but then he saw his father's cold eyes and hurriedly lowered his head slightly and did not dare to say more.
Li Xingchen also curiously looked at the position marked by the sentinel on the map, and his expression changed slightly. Because the position where this group of Northern Zhou sentry cavalry appeared was due north of the Nanchen camp, and it stands to reason that Wang Gui's
The army has already advanced to the lower reaches of the Luliang River. There should be no troops in the originally planned attack direction due north of the Nanchen army. Naturally, there is no need to send out sentry cavalry.
Xiao Mohe turned to look at Li Xingchen: "I wonder what my nephew has in mind? Are you willing to give me more details?"
Li Xingchen hurriedly frowned and said: "The sudden appearance of barbarian sentry cavalry in the north is probably not sent by Wang Gui. After all, Wang Gui does not have many troops in his hands. He has to blockade the entire lower reaches of the Luliang River to guard against our army's possible attack at any time.
, will not redirect attention to our due north at this time, then it can only mean that new Northern Zhou barbarians have arrived."
"The reinforcements are really coming in endlessly." Xiao Mohe sighed deeply.
What Xiao Mohe said is actually an important problem that the Southern Chen Dynasty can only compete with the Northern Zhou Dynasty, but it is difficult to defeat the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Even after several generations of development in the Southern Dynasties, the population of Jiangnan is still difficult to compare with that of the North, especially before
Hou Jing's Rebellion had caused heavy damage to Jiangnan, and now Jinghu has fallen into the hands of Xiliang, which was supported by the Northern Dynasty. Therefore, Nanchen has two places, one is Jiangnan, which has experienced war for only a few years, and the other is this
Huainan has been experiencing wars for hundreds of years without interruption. Its biggest problem is the shortage of troops.
The problem of insufficient military resources in the south has not been a problem for a year or two. Since the Eastern Jin Dynasty crossed to the south, the number of troops in the Southern Dynasty has been inferior to that of the Northern Dynasty. In the Battle of Feishui, the Eastern Jin Dynasty only had 80,000 troops at its disposal. However, during Chen Qingzhi's Northern Expedition,
There were only 7,000 white-robed troops, and their shabby strength was a direct reflection of the serious problem of Jiangnan's small population and low number of soldiers.
Therefore, the South has been pursuing a policy of elite troops for many years. Whether it is the Beifu soldiers, the Xifu soldiers or Chen Qingzhi's White Robes, they are actually the embodiment of this policy.
Compared with the Southern Dynasties, although the Northern Dynasties were also war-torn and fragmented, they still had the advantage of a large population base. In addition, the Northern Dynasties also had capable monarchs such as Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty and Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty to recuperate and restore people's livelihood, so for
The Southern Dynasty has always maintained its military superiority, especially now that the Northern Zhou Dynasty has annexed the Northern Qi Dynasty, which is equivalent to turning the original Northern Qi army into its own. Although this large army assembled by the combined power of the two countries looks a bit like a ragtag group, at least it is
The number of people is enough to crush Nan Chen.
When the number of soldiers in the army reaches a certain level, it is completely possible to defeat the elite enemy with a mob. This simple human sea tactic is simply a fatal threat to Nan Chen.
Especially now, in addition to Wang Gui's large army that can compete with the Nanchen army, there are obviously a steady stream of troops from the Northern Zhou Dynasty rushing towards Luliang, a small area. This posture is naturally obvious, even if it is
Using the human sea tactic, we must directly submerge Nanchen, the last main force that can threaten the Northern Zhou Dynasty, here!
Li Xingchen knew very well that in history, the Northern Zhou Dynasty used its absolute numerical superiority to trap the Nanchen army in Luliang. In the end, only Xiao Mohe led the cavalry to successfully break through, and the main force of Nanchen was annihilated. From then on, Nanchen again
It was also unable to support the Huaihe River defense line and gradually retreated. By the time the Sui Dynasty was established, Nanchen had retreated all the way from Huainan to Jiangnan, with only a natural moat of the Yangtze River to rely on.
Therefore, we should not be careless about the battles of Nanchen and Luliang.
Especially now, the balance of victory in the Battle of Luliang is gradually tilting towards the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
After hesitating for a moment, Li Xingchen gritted his teeth and made up his mind and said: "At this moment, we have no other choice but to retreat."
Xiao Mohe nodded slowly, and although Xiao Shilian, who was standing next to him, felt a little unwilling as a young man, he had to admit that this was indeed the best and only choice for Nan Chen now.
"Actually, our retreat now is not a failure." Li Xingchen saw that Xiao Mohe had the same considerations as himself on the main tone, and he breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that the ancients were honest and did not deceive me. Historical records record that in the later period of the Battle of Luliang,
Xiao Mohe, who had been rushing forward, realized that something was wrong and repeatedly requested to retreat, but unfortunately Wu Mingche always vetoed it, which ultimately led to the tragic defeat of Luliang.
"Oh?" Xiao Mohe raised his voice slightly, "Tell me about it."
Li Xingchen hummed: "The battle of Luliang was caused by our army's desire to capture Luliang, the springboard from Huaibei to the Central Plains. Especially since the Northern Qi Dynasty was weak at the time, Da Chen did have an opportunity to take advantage of it. And facts have proved that the Northern Qi Dynasty was defeated one after another.
, just as Da Chen guessed before."
A look of surprise appeared on Xiao Mohe's face: "My wise nephew knows a lot."
Li Xingchen was startled, and then realized that he seemed to have let something slip. He immediately raised his hand and said with shame: "This is really not the fault of this junior. When my father was still alive, he often sent people down the mountain to inquire about information, hoping to stay away from the war.
So I know something about the Battle of Luliang, and my father and several uncles in the village have also talked about it..."
Hearing Li Xingchen's voice became a little depressed, Xiao Mohe suddenly understood that it was reasonable for Li Cheng and other old soldiers who had turned the entire Central Plains upside down to care about their surroundings, so Xiao Mohe felt a little apologetic.
Looking at Li Xingchen: "It is a sin to cause my nephew to feel sad when he mentions his old friend."