What this battle is about, Shen Jungao knows it, and Chen Ji knows it. It's just that Chen Ji knows that he can't make a decision easily.

If he mobilized the entire Southern Chen's soldiers, horses, grain and grass to support Bashu, Li Xinchen could certainly let go of his hands and feet to fight in Bashu and Northern Zhou, but what about after this battle was over?

If defeated, then Bashu will undoubtedly fall into the hands of the Northern Zhou again, and even Nanchen will no longer have enough troops to defend Jingzhou, Jingzhou is very likely to be gained and lost, and when the time comes, the situation will be even worse than when Wu Mingche led the army to retreat from Huaibei. After all, Nan Chen's main force was still there at that time, and if Bashu was defeated, then Nan Chen's battleable troops would be consumed.

Chen Ji has worked hard to manage Nan Chen for so long, but he doesn't want to see everything return to the bottom, so if he really chooses, he would rather use Li Xinchen to drag the Northern Zhou, and then concentrate his forces in Jingzhou and Huainan to attack, and then the Northern Zhou will inevitably take care of himself, this is the best possibility to achieve victory, it is better than putting the fate of the entire country in the hands of a hairy boy.

And if Li Xinchen wins the battle - how good this kid is at creating miracles, Chen Ji still knows in his heart, so it is not ruled out that this possibility will not exist - then Chen Ji will have to face a more serious problem.

The main army in his hands is in the hands of a young man who is thousands of miles away and is not so deferential to himself, Chen Ji has no way to guarantee that this young man will not do anything out of the ordinary, after all, Li Xinchen is famous for his boldness, and more importantly, he is still very young, even if he has no ideas now, when he stays in that high position for a long time, who can guarantee that he really has no other thoughts?

In fact, the easiest way to solve this problem is to send a veteran who can serve the public into Shu like the Northern Zhou, and the two sides will start a battle and have a good competition.

However, Chen Ji looked at the entire Nan Chen, and no one could afford this responsibility. Sikong Wu Mingche was still in Huainan at this time, and it is estimated that by the time Wu Mingche arrived in Bashu, the battle had already been decided.

As for Xiao Maha, not to mention, Li Xinchen has been able to get to the present step by step, largely because Xiao Maha has given him ample opportunities, not to mention that Xiao Maha is now in Jingzhou and has to lead Ren Zhong, Chun Yuliang and Lu Guangda and other proud generals, even if Xiao Maha is really allowed to enter Shu, I am afraid it will only give Li Maha more opportunities to perform.

And having said that, now Nan Chen's soldiers and horses in Bashu are all descendants of Li Xinchen, and even most of the appointed officials are related to Li Xinchen, at least there is no contradiction, so it can be said that Li Xinchen has his own system in Ba County, but this system still belongs to the Nanchen court in name.

If you rashly send someone else to Ba County to replace Li Xinchen, I am afraid that it will only make the whole battle situation more erosive. Chen Ji was born in the military, but he knew very well how the change of commander would affect the combat strength of an army.

As long as the Nanchen court is determined to fight this battle, then naturally it will not be able to lose, and this boss is none other than Li Xinchen. This young man once turned the tide on the battlefield in Jingzhou and repelled Wei Chi Yuan, and now he naturally has the ability to compete with Wei Chi Yuan again.

It's just that Chen Ji is still unwilling······

The battle report was unconsciously kneaded into a ball in his hand, and Chen Ji paced slowly in the imperial study.

He still remembers the situation when Li Xinchen sent the Bashu war report last time, and the thick stack of chapters attached to the war report clearly tells Chen Ji what kind of connections and influence Li Xinchen has now, and the entire Donggong system is undoubtedly cultivating Li Xinchen as the pillar of the next generation.

Therefore, it is conceivable that this time the ministers of the East Palace will definitely exert their strength, even if they don't need soldiers and horses, they will definitely ask for food to be mobilized to support Bashu.

Donggong has no intention of rebellion, if he rashly refuses, then it is to let Donggong go further and further away from him······

Chen Ji's gaze fell back on the map.

Bashu, Jingzhou, and Huainan, these strategic points are connected into a line, dividing the north and the south, and the various strategic points on this line seem to have little to do with each other, but in fact they affect the whole body.

"Holding on to Wei Chi Hui and Wei Xiaokuan is a good time for troops to send troops to Huainan and Jingzhou." Chen Ji gently patted his palm.

Instead of always being wary of Li Xinchen, it is better to let Li Xinchen toss in Bashu by himself, and take this opportunity to attack Xiangyang and Huaibei, and wait until Jingzhou and Lianghuai fall into his hands, even if the Northern Zhou wants to continue to make trouble in Bashu, he can't make trouble!

Chen Ji took a deep breath and was about to summon the officials into the palace, when an attendant ran over from a small step and said urgently:

"Your Majesty, Lord Xu Ling, Lord Pei Ji, the official Shangshu, Lord Yuan Xian, Lord Zhou Qu of the East Palace, and Lord Shen Jungao are asking to see you outside the palace gate!"

Chen Ji's pupils contracted slightly, he didn't expect these people to come really quickly, but he was relieved when he thought about it. You have to think about it well, and the purpose of these people is very simple.

Whether they wanted soldiers or food, they obviously hoped that Nan Chen would be able to beat the Northern Zhou back in Bashu!

But no matter what these people think, Chen Ji has already made up his mind, and he has no intention of changing. Strategically, he doesn't feel that these people have their own high level. Therefore, in Chen Ji's eyes, these guys are undoubtedly looking for trouble.

Taking a deep breath, Chen Ji said in a cold voice: "Xuan! ”

The attendant also heard Chen Ji's cold voice, and hurriedly answered in a low voice.

Seeing that he was turning to leave, Chen Ji's face became more and more cold, and he stood alone at the door of the imperial study, his figure was calm but tall.

As the emperor of Da Chen, it was not the first time he had tasted the taste of being a lonely man, but he was not afraid. This is his Da Chen, and where Da Chen will go after that should not be decided by others.

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East Palace, Study.

"Alas, I didn't expect my father to be so stubborn this time," Chen Shubao wandered back and forth in the room, perhaps because the earth dragon was burning too hot, or maybe because he was also really anxious, so his forehead was already covered with beads of sweat.

The news just received that the officials led by Xu Ling begged to see Chen Ji and asked to mobilize grain and grass from Bashu, but Chen Ji simply vetoed it, and finally Shen Jungao almost jumped up and quarreled with Chen Ji, but fortunately, Zhou Qu and Xu Ling and others were quite sensible, and they quickly grabbed Shen Jungao, otherwise Shen Jungao's head might be hanging outside the palace gate now.

According to Chen Ji's meaning, Li Xinchen and Ba Jun have undoubtedly become outcasts, and Chen Ji wants to take this opportunity to launch an attack in Jingzhou and Huainan at the same time!

As soon as these two major battles start, not to mention the soldiers, even the grain and grass have no way to support Li Xinchen!

So it's no wonder that even the good old man Chen Shubao frowned.

How did this situation come to be?