"General Xiao Shilian, the General of the Eastern Conquest, congratulates His Highness a Happy New Year."
"Pei Zilie, the general of the Southern Conquest, congratulates your majesty on the New Year."
The guards standing at the door shouted loudly, and teams of guards carried the gifts sent from various places into the house. However, the side hall originally prepared was not enough, so Lechang had no choice but to organize people to go there.
While cleaning several sealed palaces, they temporarily asked people to pile these things in the yard. Of course, in the warehouse on the other side, Yuchi Chifan and Xiao Xiang were busy distributing the royal rewards.
"Your Highness, Happy New Year." Xiao Shilian laughed and strode in.
Li Xunchen returned the gift with a smile. Li Lian'er and Li Xinchen, who followed Xiao Shilian, exchanged a few pleasantries and then went to the side hall to find Lechang and Xiao Xiang. Xiao Shilian said with a smile: "Have you received the battle report?"
Li Xingchen nodded slightly, and the Jingzhou navy withdrew to Langwei Beach, repeatedly stating that it had no hostility towards Bashu. Apparently, Chen Shujian and Xiao Mohe gave in when they discovered that Li Xingchen was not afraid of a fight at all.
"This is reasonable. The world is difficult. This year, everyone should try to live as easy as possible." Li Xingchen murmured.
"How long do we have to wait, next year or the year after?" Xiao Shilian asked in a low voice.
Li Xingchen was silent for a long time and said in a low voice: "Looking at the situation this year, the war in the north is over. I wonder if Yang Jian and Yu Wenxian will cause trouble for us."
"Then we should fight and decide quickly." Xiao Shilian said immediately, "If it continues to be delayed, it is likely to attract an attack from the north. By then, the pressure on our two fronts will be even greater."
Li Xingchen looked at Xiao Shilian intently. It was not that he didn't understand this truth, but now Bashu had almost drained the last bit of financial and material resources. It was not impossible to start a war, but Li Xingchen had no way to bear the consequences of failure.
Because that would mean that the entire Bashu economy would collapse.
Historically, it is not that the Shu Han did not have the opportunity to go out during the Three Kingdoms period, but it is a pity that the intensive Northern Expedition and successive failures have made the wealthy Bashu unable to make ends meet. In the end, the war has become the biggest factor restricting the economic development of Bashu, even for Zhuge Liang.
There is nothing the wizard can do to save him.
Therefore, Li Xingchen knew very well that he only had one chance. He must concentrate all his strength and seize Jiangnan before the end of the civil war in the north.
This timing is really difficult to grasp.
"We must strengthen our contact with Wu Huijue. They are actually the real front line. Zhongli and Liangjun must be defended. If we advance, we can force Guangling, and if we retreat, we can guard Huainan." Li Xingchen considered and said, "If
If possible, we must take action this year.”
Xiao Shilian nodded solemnly: "Shizhong, we trust your judgment."
Li Xingchen couldn't help but smile. While Xiao Shilian expressed his loyalty, he also placed a huge burden on himself.
"Your Highness, Duke Xiaomu is outside asking for an audience." Li Ping walked over quickly.
Li Xingchen and Xiao Shilian looked at each other, and Li Xingchen nodded: "Let's see what this old man wants to say."
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This New Year is a joy for many people. For example, Bashu is celebrating the rare peace, and both sides of the Northern Zhou Civil War are also seizing this opportunity to breathe and lick their wounds. However, some people are happy and some are sad, standing on the dilapidated city wall of Xinzhou
, Chen Shujian quietly watched the mighty river heading east.
The Jingzhou Navy withdrew from Langwei Beach and tacitly allowed Li Xinchen to enter the Three Gorges. If it were Chen Shujian before, he would never accept such a result, but now he can only grit his teeth and agree.
Facing the Bashu Navy coming down the river and equipped with new warships, the Jingzhou Navy had no choice but to give in before the main force arrived. More importantly, the threat from behind made Chen Shujian unable to take care of Bashu at all.
This way.
Chen Shuling's rise to power again made Chen Shujian feel a deep sense of crisis. After all, Chen Shujian was very aware of Chen Shuling's ruthlessness. Although he didn't know what considerations Mr. Jiang and Kong Fan had in releasing this guy.
But Chen Shujian knew that Chen Shuling would definitely be unfavorable to him and Xiao Mohe next. More importantly, with the mediocre abilities of Mr. Jiang and Kong Fan, it was simply a fantasy to restrict Chen Shuling.
How could His Highness the Crown Prince value these two guys? He is really confused.
The disaster of Xiao Qiang has been the most terrifying reason for the rapid collapse of a dynasty from ancient times to the present. Let’s not talk about anything else. Just look at the Northern Zhou Dynasty in the north. With Yang Jian and Yu Wenxian turning against each other, the Northern Qi Dynasty was defeated.
The Northern Zhou Dynasty has fallen to such a low level now. If the disaster of Xiao Qiang occurs again in Nanchen, then it will only be Li Xingchen who will be the winner in the end.
Chen Shujian never believed that such a short period of time behind closed doors could make Chen Shuling realize his problems. Chen Shuling's ambition for the throne was well known to everyone, and this guy was notoriously bold. He even had the guts to send out dead men to assassinate him.
Xiao Mohe has returned from the north. Who knows if he will directly attack Chen Shubao one day in the future?
Therefore, Chen Shujian did not dare to stay here longer in Xinzhou. He originally expected to use the Jingzhou Navy to intimidate Li Xingchen, so that he could turn around and solve the matter in Jiankang Mansion - at least now his father is still there, and the situation is like this. If he can get Chen Shujian
With the support of Xiao Mohe's army and navy, it is not impossible for Chen Xu to cheer up and capture Chen Shuling again.
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Chen Shujian looked at the rolling river. He was surprised by Li Xingchen's reaction, but it was expected. Li Xingchen had never been a timid person. With such a commander-in-chief, there would naturally be such generals. Therefore, Li Xingchen's subordinates
Even if the navy only had a few sampans, they would probably dare to row to confront the Jingzhou Navy. But what really worried Chen Shujian was that it was not the sampans that came to confront the Jingzhou Navy!
It looked like a huge warship that was a whole circle larger than the large ships of the Jingzhou Navy. The ship was covered with all kinds of weapons and equipment. Although the number was not large, it was enough to make the Jingzhou Navy lose the courage to attack directly.
Chen Shujian didn't know how Li Xingchen built such a warship in such a short period of time, but he could feel it after having experienced battles. These warships were almost built to defeat the Jingzhou Navy. In other words, Li Xingchen
They are accumulating strength at a speed visible to the naked eye. In a few months or a few years, perhaps there will no longer be just a few ships on the river, but an overwhelming one.
But what about Nan Chen?
The fertile lands of Jinghu and Huainan are no longer in hand. What Nanchen can control now is actually Jiangnan. With Jiangnan just standing up from the ruins, Nanchen has no spare capacity to supply the navy to build new warships.
, you must know that the army from Guangling to Jiankangfu that can deal with the threat from the north has not yet been formed! (To be continued)