Pei Zilie guarded Bajun, and Xiao Shilian guarded Jiange, guarding the two exits to the north and east of Bashu. This was also Li Xinchen's left and right arm to gain a foothold in Bashu, and what they guarded was also the life gate of Bashu.
Li Xingchen never expected that the attention of Northern Zhou and Nanchen would always be focused on each other and never look at himself, so important pass towns like Baidi City and Jiange were indispensable, and one person was completely loyal to Li Xingchen
Geng Geng's important general is also indispensable.
Of course Pei Zilie understands his responsibilities, but now Li Xingchen's attack to the north is likely to be the largest decisive battle with the Northern Zhou Dynasty in the next few years. Pei Zilie certainly does not want to be absent, but after all, this is just his personal wish, and it is even wavering.
The wishes of the entire Bashu defense system, so for a person like Pei Zilie who has always been stable and responsible, such words are certainly not easy to say.
Li Xingchen was silent for a moment and whispered: "Want to go north?"
Pei Zilie did not hesitate this time and nodded solemnly: "Now Jingzhou is under the control of General Hussar, and General Hussar is advancing and retreating with us, so the defense of Baidi City does not require too many soldiers and horses, so it belongs to
I want to combine the newly trained 3,000 new soldiers with the 500 old soldiers to stay in Baidi City, while the remaining 3,000 old soldiers go north. This can not only ensure the defense of Baidi City, but also support the war in the north...
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Li Xingchen looked at Pei Zilie strangely, causing Pei Zilie to subconsciously stop his voice, and his eyes would drift to him from time to time, wanting to see what changes he had made. Li Xingchen said with a smile: "How come you, Master Pei, are so eloquent? The original
Master Pei doesn't have so many twists and turns."
Pei Zilie was startled for a moment, then he smiled to himself, and Li Xingchen said in a deep voice: "When you leave, you can't just leave these soldiers here, you must find a suitable general. What do you think of Xu Xiuyuan?"
Pei Zilie turned his head slightly and looked at Xu Deyan who was chatting in a low voice with Zheng Kaiyuan and other generals under his command on the steps behind him. He thought for a moment, nodded and said: "Shizhong, you are really calculating. I'm afraid that before someone makes a request, you
That’s what you planned, right? But in the end, you asked me to tell you the request, as if you asked me for it, and you ended up with a good person!"
Li Xinchen gave the answer so quickly, which shows that Li Xinchen had such an idea before, but he did not say it out, but let Pei Zilie say it first. However, Li Xinchen exposed his flaw so easily, and he obviously did not deceive.
Pei Zilie meant it just as a joke.
"Xu Xiuyuan is also a suitable candidate." Pei Zilie said in a deep voice, "In the past few days, I can clearly see the transformation in him."
Li Xingchen then said: "He has made his first contribution in Jiankang Mansion, and having him in Baidi City makes it easier to contact the east side. At the same time, it is also an experience for him to be on his own."
Pei Zilie looked at Li Xingchen and hesitated: "But Shizhong, if this is the case, we will hand over all the defense tasks in the east to Xu Deyan, and Xu Deyan..."
Li Xinchen was not in a hurry to speak. He knew Xu Deyan's identity. Once Xu Deyan was allowed to guard Baidi City, it would be equivalent to acknowledging the important role of the Xu family in Li Xinchen's group. For Li Xinchen, this would obviously be the formal introduction of the Jiangnan family.
The power of the family has left a place for the Jiangnan family in the group. After all, with the Xu family today, there will definitely be the Wu family and other aristocratic families in the future.
In fact, in Li Xingchen's group, the Jiangnan family has always existed. Xiao Shilian and Pei Zilie were both from Jiangnan families. However, now Pei Yi and Xiao Maha are already in Jingzhou, and they have actually formed an independent family.
The connection between the group and the Jiangnan Aristocratic Family is no longer so close. And with just the two of them, the Jiangnan Aristocratic Family is not very powerful. When Xu Deyan also takes the lead, this situation will naturally change.
By then, the Jiangnan family, which had already been tit-for-tat with the Nanchen court, would naturally have finally established a backer. However, this would inevitably arouse dissatisfaction among the local forces. It was not easy for the Ba people to get Li Xingchen's recognition and integrate into this group, so naturally they would not say more.
, but you can guarantee that the Tang family in Xiajiang will not have any objections at all?
Li Xingchen said lightly: "I know, but now the Xiajiang Tang family is the dominant one in Bashu. Naturally, we can't let the Jiangnan family get involved. I think Tang Yishun and Tang Zhengliang might be relieved."
Pei Zilie was stunned for a moment, unsure of what to say.
This was something he really didn't expect.
For the Xiajiang Tang family, it is not a good thing for one family to dominate, especially when their commander-in-chief is a figure like Li Xingchen, they have to be more careful. If the family dominates, they will definitely be dealt with by Li Xingchen in the future, so if Li Xingchen now
Of course they would be happy to take the initiative to introduce several other forces.
At least this way, we can share our success with others instead of being cooked by lackeys. After all, the Xiajiang Tang family doesn't have much confidence in being able to swallow such a big piece of fat like the Northern Zhou Dynasty in one go and continue to gain trust from Li Xingchen.
Looking back at Xu Deyan and others who deliberately kept a distance from Li Xinchen in front of him, Pei Zilie breathed out softly. After all, his thoughts and ideas were very different from Li Xinchen's, but fortunately he was not a civil servant, but a civil servant.
Military generals. This kind of intrigue should be a headache for Li Xingchen. What he needs to do now is to lead the soldiers who have been waiting for this battle for too long to follow Li Xingchen's flag northward and defeat them at Mianzhu Pass and Jiange.
The victories achieved continue!
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Hanzhong City.
"Xiao Shilian came very quickly." Li Xun's brows tightened as he watched the messages sent by the scouts be transformed into graphics and marked on the map one by one.
As the most trusted general around Wei Xiaokuan, he knew very well Wei Xiaokuan's purpose of staying in Hanzhong. Hanzhong was the most important flank of Guanzhong at all times. Once Li Xingchen took Hanzhong, Li Xingchen would march to Chencang and Yangping Pass.
It can almost be said that the army is at the gateway of Guanzhong and Longxi, and these places are the foundation of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the most fertile places that have been developed for many years. If these places fall into the hands of Li Xinchen, the national power of the Northern Zhou Dynasty will be directly affected.
of destruction.
So now there is a lot of pressure on Li Xun's shoulders.
When he came back from Guanzhong, he actually only had a dozen personal guards around him, and the more than a thousand veterans of Wei Xiaokuan's department who stayed here before were of little use. At most, they could only be used to help defend the city. That's why they were left behind.
, also because Wei Xiaokuan did not expect them to participate in field battles or sieges.