"This..." Li Xingchen asked a question that even surprised Pei Zilie, but it was obvious that he had not thought about it before, "The two Huaihe Rivers have been the front line of the confrontation between the Southern and Northern Dynasties for hundreds of years, and they are also where the armies of both sides gather.
Therefore, attacking from the Lianghuai River is an inevitable choice for the north-south expedition. However, as Brother Li asked, the north and south of the Huaihe River are already covered with copper and iron walls. It is not easy to penetrate these copper and iron walls."
Xiao Shilian also sat down with Li Xingchen: "This time the governor's attack on Luliang is the best evidence. With our main force, Da Chen, in attacking the precarious Northern Qi Dynasty, we can only capture the land of Luliang but cannot advance any further.
In the end, we even had to retreat from Luliang. The attack on Huaishang may be unsolvable."
Pei Zilie's eyes swept over Li Xingchen and Xiao Shilian, and their intentions were clearly revealed at this moment. For many years, attacking Huaibei from Huainan and then eyeing the Central Plains has been Nanchen's basic strategy and even a basic national policy, but this time Lu Liang
The war has fully demonstrated the shortcomings of this national policy.
And as the power in the army fell from Wu Mingche, who insisted on attacking Huaibei, to Xiao Mohe, Nanchen's strategic plan is likely to undergo unexpected changes. And when Xiao Shilian and Li Xingchen came to visit, they were clearly here to win over and ask for advice.
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You must know that the Centenary Plan and the court's decision cannot be changed easily, because behind this change are involved the interest disputes in the court and even the fate of the entire country. It has always been a matter of caution. After all, to a certain extent
Frankly speaking, the basic strategy of end-to-end is more suitable for a country that has just recovered from the war, and now Xiao Maha wants to change the strategic direction, and the resistance he will encounter will definitely not be small.
But Pei Zilie also knew that the Lianghuai War situation had now become a complete deadlock. If the two sides remained in a stalemate like this, it would only waste people and money but would do no good. Instead of waiting for the Northern Zhou Dynasty to take the initiative to change its strategy and passively defend itself, it would be better to strike first and seize the opportunity.
But Pei Zilie had heard about the disputes between the court and the army, even if he didn't like these worldly favors. Many people were jealous of Xiao Mohe's rapid rise to prominence. Obviously Xiao Mohe wanted to change the strategic direction, and even more
It is very likely to be used as a basis for attack.
For Xiao Mohe, the first step is to win the support of the generals in the army. Pei Zilie, the youngest general in Nanchen, is of course a very important candidate.
"Listen to me, both of you," Pei Zilie said carefully, "the strategy of the two Huaihe Rivers has been our unchanging strategy for the four generations of the Southern Dynasties. After hundreds of years of management, the city of Huainan is strong, with sufficient food and grass, and numerous equipment. It has always been
As the rear support for attacking Huaibei and the Central Plains, if the army now turns its spearhead and attacks from other directions, then..."
"So as long as these problems are solved, in General Dianwei's opinion, it is feasible to choose other places to attack north?" Li Xingchen interrupted Pei Zilie without hesitation.
Xiao Shilian glanced at Li Xingchen in surprise, wondering what this guy was planning, because from Pei Zilie's words, Xiao Shilian clearly felt that Pei Zilie was looking for an excuse. Li Xingchen directly seized on Pei Zilie's loophole and asked him, isn't this making things difficult for others?
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After taking a gentle breath, Pei Zilie nodded solemnly, which was unexpected by Xiao Shilian: "To be honest with you two, attacking from Huainan to Huaibei seems to be the easiest, but in fact it is also the most difficult. This Luliang battle has already begun.
You are aware of it, and the Grand Governor is also aware of it. But have you ever thought that hundreds of years of accumulation have led to today's situation in Huainan, and if we want to turn our troops around, how many years of accumulation will it take?
What worries me the most is, will the barbarians now give us so much time?"
Li Xingchen and Xiao Shilian glanced at each other subconsciously. In fact, Li Xingchen also understood Pei Zilie's mentality. It can even be said that this is the mentality of most Nanchen civil and military officials. Even if it is difficult for us to make progress in Huaibei, as long as we can hold Huainan, we can still guarantee
The existence of Nanchen. After all, the current Nanchen is no longer the enterprising Nanchen during the founding of the People's Republic of China. How to ensure the stability of the country is far more important to many people than taking a gamble.
In history, Nanchen constantly defended and retreated from the Huaihe River to the Dajiang River. In the end, the Huainan defense line was completely lost in just two generations of emperors. In the end, the Sui Dynasty army easily crossed the Dajiang River and Nanchen.
Chen then perished.
This concept of governing the country as long as the enemy attacks us is very tempting to the kings and ministers of many dynasties. It is also the biggest resistance that Li Xinchen and others need to face now.
In an instant, Li Xingchen even felt a little ridiculous. The change in the entire country's strategy was not due to the threat of the enemy, but because of the unwillingness of his own insiders to change.
At that moment, Li Xingchen raised his head to meet Pei Zilie's gaze: "Ignoring others, even the Governor-General, I just want to ask General Pei what he thinks. Does General Pei think the Huaibei front line can still be pursued? Should the strategy be changed?"
Pei Zilie did not expect that Li Xingchen would be so aggressive and ask such two questions, and he couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. Wu Mingche's instructions to him on the boat also came to his mind like a tide.
Wu Mingche can no longer decide how to go in the future, but can Xiao Mohe decide?
"What do you think? General Dianwei is also a man who rushes and fights on the battlefield, why don't you give me a quick answer?!" Xiao Shilian said with a frown as he tapped the table with his fingers.
Pei Zilie made up his mind, stood up suddenly, looked at Xiao Shilian and Li Xingchen, raised his hands and said: "It is difficult to plot on the front line of Huaibei, and I, Chen, should not be trapped between Huainan and Jiangnan. I would like to ask you two to elaborate on what should be done now.
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Li Xingchen raised the corner of his mouth and revealed a smile: "General Pei just said, 'When satisfaction is not settled, the mountains and rivers are broken.' His impassioned speech at this time is in line with his previous heroic words. I admire him. This matter is by no means a trivial matter and needs to be discussed in detail.
I wonder if General Pei has the patience to plan and discuss with these two people?"
Now that the decision has been made, Pei Zilie did not hesitate: "Uncle Ping, go to the street to get some food, and prepare three wine glasses... no, three porcelain bowls, just take the daughter red that General Xiao gave you just now, today
I borrowed flowers to offer to the Buddha, and drank with you two while talking about this worldly event!"
"Okay!" Xiao Shilian suddenly stood up as he slapped the table, and solemnly raised his hand to Pei Zilie, "To be honest, I had a discussion with Brother Li before, and Brother Li said good things, and the younger brother said bad things, in case General Pei hesitated and
I have no choice but to do something to provoke the general. Who knows that General Pei is a cheerful person and also a person who understands the general situation? I admire him. All kinds of grievances and grudges should be dissolved in wine and apologize to General Pei!"
"Hahaha!" Pei Zilie opened his hands, "Major General Xiao's words are serious. If Pei even cares about this, wouldn't it be like what Major General Xiao said, and he has become a person who is unhappy and ignorant of the general situation! Today's victory When you meet two close friends who are traveling in the same industry, you should have a drink and talk freely about your ambitions!"
PS: I just discovered today that all the author’s words that I wrote before have been swallowed up inexplicably. Let me just say this briefly, it is now the second volume (how concise)! Another:
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