"I have been in the army for more than 20 years. When I was in my thirties, I began to follow Emperor Gao Zuwu to expand the territory and establish the Chen Dynasty. Although there will be successes and failures in this life, at this age, even if you can't win, you can't win.
At least I can clearly see success or failure."
Although Wu Mingche's voice was low again, he spoke very continuously. The old man seemed to be squeezing out the last trace of air in his chest to avoid the intermittent cough that had troubled him for a long time and the pain caused by back sores.
This time no one interrupted him, and the three pairs of eyes just looked at the old man who insisted on straightening his back.
"This Battle of Luliang can't be fought anymore. I don't want to be the sinner of Da Chen. I will squander all the wealth and savings that I, Da Chen, have accumulated over the years. Otherwise, I will have the shame to go to Jiuquan."
To Emperor Gao Zuwu?!" Wu Mingche said excitedly. The old general's cheeks turned red. It was obvious that he hadn't said this in such a long and urgent manner for a long time, "But...ahem!"
Wu Mingche finally couldn't speak anymore and coughed violently, but he tried not to bend down, and his already somewhat cloudy eyes turned to the map in the dark: "But...but my old body,
Even if I exert all my strength, there is still no way to lead the men out... What's more, even if I am still young, how can the formation set up by the barbarians be so easy?
breakthrough?"
The two young men Li Xingchen and Xiao Shilian looked at each other.
They had previously thought about how to persuade Wu Mingche to retreat, but they did not expect that Wu Mingche would agree so easily, nor did they expect that the next problem would be equally troublesome.
Difficulties were thrown one after another, and even Li Xingchen felt a deep sense of powerlessness.
Li Xingchen was somewhat aware of Wu Mingche's physical problems. It is clearly recorded in the history books that Wu Mingche was bedridden at the last moment of the Luliang War due to the continuous wars and back sores in the Luliang area, making it difficult to command.
The large army fought without a leader, which was one of the reasons why Nanchen performed extremely poorly in the later stages of the Battle of Luliang.
Of course, it was not only Wu Mingche's own illness, but also Wang Gui, who blocked Nanchen's retreat, who was not a friendly person. This Northern Zhou general built camps and dams on both sides of the Luliang River, which happened to block the retreat of Nanchen's army to the Huai River Ferry.
Road, so in the end, only Xiao Mohe led the cavalry to tear open the hole in Wang Gui's unfinished defense line and retreat. By the time Wu Mingche led the infantry group to fight over, a complete defense line had been built, and there were cavalry from the rear to help.
Of course, there is no reason to let the enemy pass.
Xiao Mohe took a step forward at this time: "Grand Governor, there is no unstoppable road, and Wang Gui's whereabouts have been discovered by us. But when the Grand Governor retreated the baggage team, no Northern Zhou barbarians were found along the way.
The trace of the army shows that their movements are not as fast as we imagined."
Wu Mingche slowly raised his head and interrupted Xiao Mohe directly: "Do you want to give it a try?"
Xiao Mohe suddenly met Wu Mingche's gaze, and the silence that had been accumulated since entering the camp seemed to completely break out at this moment: "I'll give it a try!"
However, Wu Mingche did not continue speaking in a hurry. He just looked at Xiao Mohe quietly. It was obvious that Xiao Mohe made a more obvious and firm request than ever before, indicating that this person was always doing things because he had no foundation and team of his own.
General Wu Yi, who was somewhat timid, really planned to take a solid step forward.
It seems that I am getting old after all.
Even if he doesn't say anything, Xiao Mohe will eventually move forward. With Wu Mingche's current physical condition, it is obvious that there is no way to command the army in combat. The best solution at present is to hand over the power of commanding the army to Xiao Mo.
He. It’s just that Xiao Mohe has always been timid before and didn’t even dare to argue in front of Wu Mingche. Therefore, even if Wu Mingche really wanted to hand over military power, he didn’t have the courage.
But standing in front of Wu Mingche at this moment today, Xiao Mohe, with the same resolute look on his face as when he was charging into battle, was clearly telling Wu Mingche that Chen's next military general had finally grown up.
It's time to leave everything to him. On the other hand, leaving the Battle of Luliang to Xiao Mohe can be regarded as a test for him.
Wu Mingche coughed lightly and nodded: "Forget it, there is no other feasible strategy now. I am in ill health, and I will save the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers, so I will get rid of Yuan Yin."
There was an intriguing sense of helplessness and emotion in Wu Mingche's words, which gave people a vague feeling of having no choice but to hand over power after being forced into the palace.
Hearing Wu Mingche's words, Xiao Mohe originally wanted to explain something, but in the end he just solemnly handed over his hand: "Xiao is not talented, so he should go all out and live up to his mission!"
Things have reached this point, and there is no explanation. The top priority is to take out this army that is about to be trapped in a tight siege. If Xiao Mohe fails because he delays more time, that will be the biggest blow to him.
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Li Xingchen and Xiao Shilian also had solemn expressions on their faces. In fact, there was not only one path before Xiao Mohe, he had two different choices.
One is to take over the military power from Wu Mingche in advance and preside over the Battle of Luliang like now. But this is actually a gamble that may fail at any time. Once the Battle of Luliang hosted by Xiao Mohe fails, then Xiao Mohe will probably
There is no chance for him to turn around in this life. After all, he is not a veteran minister with outstanding merits and illness like Wu Mingche, so there are excusable reasons.
The other, of course, is to still serve as his vanguard. Even if Wu Mingche is defeated in Luliang, as long as Xiao Mohe can save his life, he can still sit at the top of the Nanchen army after returning to Huainan. After all, he should be held responsible for the battle of Luliang.
It belongs to Wu Mingche and has little to do with Xiao Mohe. Besides Xiao Mohe, there is no one in the Nanchen Army who can replace Wu Mingche.
Li Xingchen knew very well that Xiao Mohe had chosen the second path in history, but now he has chosen the first path. Li Xingchen didn't know what kind of changes had occurred in Xiao Mohe's heart, but he knew very well that
The direction of the next Battle of Luliang will become even more complicated.
What Wu Mingche can't do, can Xiao Mohe do it? Especially at this critical moment when he temporarily takes command, can Xiao Mohe really perform better than Wu Mingche? After all, the dilemma of Nanchen's army is here for real.
Even if it has the upper hand compared to history, it does not mean that Nanchen's army has an advantage.
It's hard to fight your way out of this tight siege...
However, Xiao Mohe seemed to have made up his mind, so he just solemnly handed over his hands, turned around and left the tent.
And just when Li Xingchen was about to leave with the Xiaos and his son, he suddenly heard Wu Mingche, who had been silent, say slowly: "Young man, I don't know your name yet."