Chapter 477: Li Xinchen's Ambition
The generals looked at Xiao Shilian's gaze and changed, they had already noticed the changes in the Northern Zhou army, and they also understood how important the decision Xiao Shilian had just made was.
If it weren't for Xiao Shilian's decisive leadership of the army to retreat to the hillside, I'm afraid everyone would have become the bones of this Sunjiamen mountain road by now.
The lieutenant Chi Shun opposite them was able to react so quickly and ruthlessly, which made these generals who had been dealing with the local township soldiers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty for a long time secretly speechless for a while. In the end, his own major general can become a miscellaneous general at such a young age, and this ability must be there.
Xiao Shilian didn't give much instructions, the defense line on the hillside had begun to be constructed, and the only baggage vehicles in the army were all across the mountainside, as the first line of defense, and trenches began to be dug in front of the defense line, as if to operate this small hill into a dead line.
"Is there any news from Tiangongyuan?" Xiao Shilian asked in a deep voice.
Cheng Feng hurriedly handed over the letter in his hand: "This is the instruction just sent from General Dangkou, and his subordinates are about to transfer it to the general." β
Xiao Shilian nodded, opened the envelope with three times and divided five by two, just glanced at it cursoly, and then smiled. Strategically, Li Xinchen coincides with his own wing. Li Xinchen will try his best to take Panlong County, and all he Xiao Shilian needs to do is to block the exit of this Sun family.
The enemy's baggage and grain and grass have appeared in Lengshuigou, and there is only one road from Lengshuigou to Sunjiamen, so it can be determined that the enemy's main force is also on this mountain road, so as long as Sunjiamen is blocked, if Wei Chi Yuan wants to make a detour, I am afraid it will take two or three days of effort, and if he wants to attack, Xiao Shilian is also confident that it will support at least one day.
After all, if you want to go out from Sun's house first, you must conquer this hill, and Xiao Shilian still doesn't believe that he can't hold on to a hill.
"General, scout of the enemy." A sharp-eyed general shouted in surprise.
By this time, the sky had already shone, and the battlefield where the corpses had been collected was empty, and only the blood-stained earth and the ashes of the fire still told everyone who saw this scene that a terrible battle had broken out here just last night.
And on the empty valley, several figures were rapidly approaching this side, they didn't want to hide their whereabouts, but they didn't want to provoke Xiao Shilian, they just walked to the place where they camped yesterday and looked cautiously over here.
"Let them see," Xiao Shilian chuckled, "Lao Tzu is standing here, I want to see what that Wei Chi Shun can do to Lao Tzu!" β
While speaking, Xiao Shilian yawned and beckoned: "The brothers have also been busy all night, let them rest as soon as they should restΒ·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β·
Having said this, Xiao Shilian subconsciously paused and said softly: "Β·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β· Maybe when you wake up, it's a fierce battle. β
"General?" Cheng Feng, who didn't hear what Xiao Shilian said, asked subconsciously.
"Nothing, all go and rest, except for the sentry!" Xiao Shilian laughed.
And many soldiers saw Xiao Shilian so relaxed, and their hearts relaxed a lot, their own generals were obviously confident about this battle, so what else did everyone have to be afraid of and worry about.
Only Cheng Feng noticed the fleeting worry on Xiao Shilian's face, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh in his heart, and subconsciously looked in the direction of Panlong County. I hope that General Dangkou can do what he should do according to the plan, otherwise Xiao Shilian will pay too much sacrifice here.
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Li Xinchen stood under the city of Panlong County, looking at this Xiongcheng that was close at hand.
This Panlong County City is undoubtedly a distant goal for him who has just entered Ba County, and once upon a time, this city was so close to himself.
Since receiving Xiao Shilian's first battle report, Li Xinchen moved his Chinese army tent directly to Xiao Shilian's original camp, and at the same time sent a large number of scouts to completely block the road between Panlong County and the outside.
With this arrangement, Li Xinchen can attack the city when he advances, and he can respond to Xiao Shilian when he retreats.
"The enemies of Shu County are more honest than someone imagined." Li Xinchen turned around and stretched out his hand to open the camp tent, and just this morning, he received military information from Xiao Shilian and Pei Zilie. For these two battle reports, Li Xinchen was also a little helpless.
Xiao Shilian directly bumped into Wei Chishun, and he didn't know if it was inevitable or lucky, at least now that Xiao Shilian had led the army to block Sun's door, it should be difficult for Wei Chishun to break through the defense line and rush to the city of Panlong County for a while. Moreover, Xiao Shilian's grasp of the retreat in the later stage of the battle also made Li Xinchen breathe a sigh of relief.
Xiao Shilian's recklessness is what he is most worried about, and now it seems that at least Xiao Shilian can still grasp the measure.
Now it seems that at least this move is the right move.
As for Pei Zilie's side, he couldn't sit still for a long time, and sent a large number of scouts in the direction of Shu County, and even some of the scouts were already under Mianzhu Pass, but the defenders of Shu County just closed their doors, so Pei Zilie had nothing to do for a while. He could only tell Li Xinchen the detailed information. Mianzhu, Fushui and other passes are among the most dangerous places in Bashu, and it is not so easy to attack them.
Obviously, the defenders of Shu County had been strictly ordered, and they were waiting for Wei Xiaokuan's army to come to the rescue.
And Wei Xiaokuan should be about to arrive at the Sword Pavilion.
"The defenders of Shu County shouldn't be able to support it for long," Du Qi, who was discussing softly with Li Xun in front of Yutu, turned around and said in a deep voice, "Their grain and grass won't reach spring." β
Li Xinchen was stunned for a moment, and then understood.
Although the Northern Zhou army contracted the defensive line on the periphery of Shu County, last year's poor harvest in Shu County even produced displaced people, so it is conceivable that the grain and grass reserves in the army are definitely not much. Now the enemy is not so much on the defensive, but on the ground.
As long as Li Xinchen can block Wei Chi Hui and Wei Xiaokuan, then it will be difficult for the Northern Zhou army without grain and grass to hold all parts of Shu County, and it will be a matter for Li Xinchen to lead the army to take over.
So now Wei Xiaokuan is gambling, and Wei Chi is gambling, they are betting that Li Xinchen will not be able to defeat them, or in other words, there is no way to defeat them in a short time.
"These two old guys are really bold." Li Xinchen's voice was slightly cold, and then he looked at Du Qi, "Let the scouts explore again!" Be sure to find out where Wei Xiaokuan is now! Since Wei Chi Hui has revealed his whereabouts, Wei Xiaokuan estimates that it will be soon! β
"No!" Du Qi hurriedly responded.
Li Xinchen turned to look at the map, and the huge Bashu was like a huge chessboard. And now where can I go with these abandoned sons, will I become famous or will I turn into dry bones and dissipate in the words of the history books?
Bringing Bashu into his hands, is it his own whims, or is it ambitious?