Compared with the East Palace, Li Xinchen's team is very young; however, there are also people such as Gu Yewang who have a high reputation among the government and the public, so Li Xinchen can stand firm and forge ahead with determination.
Such a group that combines young and old is the most difficult to deal with. Li Xingchen was able to capture Bashu and form such a group in just ten months. This group is really limitless. So Zhou Que knew very well why Shen Jungao and Fu Wei had previously sent Li Xingchen to
Seen as the most difficult opponent to deal with and the one that should be dealt with in advance.
Li Xingchen is indeed worthy of the attention of the East Palace. If he is allowed to develop in this way, over time, Li Xingchen will definitely be the biggest threat to the East Palace.
Regarding Zhou Que's seemingly unintentional words just now, Li Xingchen could not deny it. He just frowned, as if he was not satisfied with Zhou Que's attitude, but he didn't say much.
No matter how you say it, Zhou Que is still an old man worthy of respect. Li Xingchen doesn't want to have any conflicts with Zhou Que in this crowded place.
Xiao Mohe vaguely sensed the smell of gunpowder between Li Xingchen and Zhou Que. After greeting King Gu Ye who was behind Li Xingchen, he turned around and made a gesture of invitation: "Shizhong, the wind is strong on the dock. Let's return to the city.
Discuss in detail."
Zhou Que wanted to say something else, but he could only hold back his words at this time, while Li Xingchen nodded slightly: "General, please."
Seeing Li Xinchen walking forward quickly with Xiao Mohe, Zhou Que's hands trembled and he sighed softly. Li Xinchen's attitude was obviously not as good as expected, and Li Xinchen didn't seem to think about the East Palace.
It means to win over.
Obviously Li Xingchen had also felt Dong Gong's distrust of him, so he simply kept a certain distance from Dong Gong...
Thinking of this, Zhou Zhen couldn't help but shudder. Li Xingchen left the East Palace so decisively, which shows that he has found a more suitable partner. This person is of course not Xiao Mohe. Xiao Maha himself is also a member of the East Palace, and
Xiao Mohe is in Jingzhou and if Li Xingchen goes to Jiankang Mansion, Xiao Mohe can only give Li Xingchen a certain amount of support at most, and it is impossible to be able to lend a helping hand at any time.
Therefore, in the view of Shen Jungao and others, the East Palace is obviously Li Xinchen's best and only choice. In the capital, only the East Palace can give Li Xinchen the protection he needs. This is why Zhou Que did not take the initiative to show his favor to Li Xinchen, and even
Ruoyouruowu expressed his loyalty to Nan Chen.
Because he felt that Li Xingchen would definitely come to him.
However, it now seems that Li Xingchen has no intention of moving closer to the East Palace, but is deliberately distancing himself. This shows that Li Xingchen already has another partner in Jiankang Mansion. That's why he is so confident.
The person most capable of challenging the East Palace before was definitely Chen Shuling, the governor of Yangzhou. Unfortunately, Chen Shuling was suppressed by Li Xingchen himself, so Li Xingchen would definitely not rely on Chen Shuling's power. So who would be able to choose to stand with Li Xingchen at this time?
Woolen cloth?
While Zhou Que was thinking, he subconsciously turned around and saw Xu Deyan chatting and laughing with Gu Yewang.
In an instant, he felt a chill creep up his back.
————————————-
Taking a sip of tea, Li Xingchen said in a deep voice: "I received news on the road that the Zhou people are dispatching troops from Xiangyang and Fancheng to go north? Has the defense in Xiangyang become weaker now?"
Xiao Mohe did not expect that Li Xingchen did not ask about the situation in Jiankang Mansion, but directly talked about the battle situation in Xiangyang. To be honest, the current battle situation in Xiangyang gave Xiao Mohe a headache. For no other reason than the mobilization of troops in the Northern Zhou Dynasty was very important to Nan Chen
It's certainly a rare opportunity.
The reason why Nanchen has never been able to take advantage of the battle in Xiangyang is that the number of soldiers, horses and food are insufficient. The previous attacks on Xiangyang failed. Firstly, it was because Nanchen did not have enough soldiers and horses. After all, Xiangyang was managed by the Northern Zhou Dynasty for many years.
If you want to capture the stronghold of Xiangyang, you will naturally have to have several times or even ten times more troops than the defenders. However, in fact, Xiao Mohe's troops and horses are only one or two times better than the defenders of Xiangyang.
This strength advantage will undoubtedly be offset by the tall city walls.
Another reason is naturally that Nanchen spent a lot of money and food in the previous battle of Jiangling, and is currently unable to support a long-lasting and difficult battle with many troops. In other words, Nanchen's national power cannot be supported now.
Xiao Mohe stayed too long at the foot of Xiangyang City.
This is also why Xiao Mohe's previous attacks on Xiangyang failed in vain or in other words, he retreated in the face of difficulties.
After thinking for a moment, Xiao Mohe said in a deep voice: "It is true that the Zhou people sent troops to go north, but Yuchi Jiong is still in charge of Xiangyang, and because many northern troops went south last time, the defenders of Xiangyang are no more than ten.
It's much less than a month ago, and even much more than our last battle in Xiangyang. Even though we have added a lot of troops, we still don't have much chance of winning."
Li Xingchen nodded, Xiangyang was in the hands of the Zhou people, and it was naturally a choke point for Nan Chen. Therefore, if there was enough opportunity, Xiao Mohe would definitely send his troops northward without hesitation, but now Xiao Mohe's food and grass are not as good as before.
The attack cost 7788, and the Northern Zhou Dynasty did not give up control of Xiangyang due to civil strife. At least Wei Chijiong was still in Xiangyang, which shows that the Northern Zhou Dynasty's emphasis on Xiangyang has not weakened.
Li Xinchen had no way of saying whether it was right or wrong for Xiao Mohe to follow Chen Xu's orders and attack rashly and achieve nothing in the end. He could only say that it would be best for the war situation in Xiangyang to remain stable. Li Xinchen went to Jiankang Mansion this time because he needed to negotiate with
The Nanchen court reached an agreement on dealing with the Northern Zhou Dynasty, but before that, they needed to stabilize Xiao Mohe.
Xiao Mohe looked at Li Xinchen expectantly. What Li Xinchen was best at was finding a breakthrough in deadlocks or even headwind situations, and ultimately completely reversing the entire situation. Now Xiao Mohe also expected Li Xinchen to give him a good suggestion.
"Wait a moment." Li Xingchen tapped the table with his hand and whispered, "The general needs to wait for the Zhou people to take the initiative or be forced to reveal their flaws. This is the best time for the general to attack. As for when he needs to wait,
There's no way to know that, it depends on the development of the situation and the general's own judgment."
Xiao Mohe's face turned serious, and he was sure that Xiao Mohe didn't have enough troops, money or food now. He knew this, and wanting to use this strength to attack Xiangyang was nothing more than a fool's dream.
But how long will it take to wait, and what flaws will the Zhou people on the opposite side reveal?
"It won't take long." Li Xingchen stood up suddenly, walked directly to the map, and put a little more emphasis on the map, "From Xiangyang to Hanzhong, as long as one part of this line of defense collapses, it will be difficult to defend other places, so we can
Push it directly under Yangping Pass and Wuguan Pass!"