On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the streets of the entire Kian Kang province are filled with the atmosphere of the New Year.

Although most of the shops on the streets are closed on the first day of the Lunar New Year, and the pedestrians are in a hurry, the fragments of firecrackers all over the ground and the joy on people's faces that are difficult to hide are undoubtedly indelible in the liveliness of this largest city in the south of the Yangtze River.

Of course, there is another reason that Nan Chen has been making great progress on the battlefield last year. In the previous twenty years or so, the Southern Chen and Northern Dynasties had been in a stalemate in Huainan and Jingzhou for too long, and they did not occupy an advantage on any front, so the haze that the enemy could come to the city at any time has been hanging over the heads of the people of Jiankang Mansion.

Now it's different, Nanchen has defended Huainan, and opened the situation in Jingzhou and Bashu, the situation in the entire Northern and Southern Dynasties has undergone earth-shaking changes, and now it is no longer the people of Nanchen who should be so worried, but the people of Northern Zhou.

In the final analysis, all this is because of the hussar general Xiao Maha, because of the Dangkou general Li Xinchen, who defeated Jingzhou and Bashu, burned the war into the land of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and protected the people on this side.

In the hearts of most people, they like to attribute the merits of a large group of people to one person, and this person is naturally the so-called "hero", the more troubled the times, the more such omnipotent heroes are needed to stabilize people's hearts.

Undoubtedly, no matter whether Chen Ji and the imperial court are willing to admit it, Xiao Maha and Li Xinchen are such "heroes".

This is our Da Chen's Zijin Liang in the future!

Fortunately, this is the Chinese New Year, and the teahouses and restaurants in the city are not open, otherwise you can imagine what those people in the capital have to spit on.

Shen Jungao stood outside the gate of the East Palace, stretched out his hand and flicked his clothes, it was not that his clothes were dirty—these were the new clothes he had just put on today—but just Shen Jungao's personal habits.

After doing this, he walked up the steps of the East Palace quickly, there was a snow in Jiankang Mansion a few days ago, but the snow was not big, and now only a little residue can be seen in the corner of the steps. Because most of the subordinate officials of the East Palace have been on holiday on the first day of the Lunar New Year, the originally inconspicuous little residual snow is dotted with the empty East Palace gate at this time, adding a bit of depression.

However, if you just look at the gate and feel that the East Palace has stopped, it is a big mistake, and when you enter the gate of the East Palace, you can see the busy people of the East Palace, as well as the piles of gifts sent from all over the country.

Now who doesn't know that the most powerful in the court is the East Palace faction, and the vast majority of the soldiers and horses in the entire South Chen are in the hands of generals loyal to the East Palace, and even Xu Ling, the head of civil officials and who has always been unhelpful, has been speaking for the East Palace, and the biggest enemy of the East Palace, Chen Shuling, has completely lost power, so the current East Palace faction can be predicted, it must be the entire court system after Chen Ji goes.

Therefore, as long as there is a little thought, everyone wants to occupy a place in this system.

Shen Jungao turned a blind eye to these gifts piled up in the courtyard, and walked directly through the courtyard towards the study of the East Palace. Of course, the people who came and went also knew this Lord Shen, who supported half of the sky in the East Palace, and hurriedly gave way to salute.

Shen Jungao only bowed his head slightly to this, and his footsteps did not stop at all. His actions made these people in the East Palace look at each other, and then they sighed in their hearts.

Shen Gong is a notoriously weak nature among the many ministers of the East Palace, he usually smiles when he sees everyone, and when he is in a good mood, he can even make a few jokes with anyone, so that the people are flattered.

But today's New Year's Day is the same expression, but it is telling everyone that the situation is starting to become serious again!

Shen Jungao walked into the study quickly, and Zhou Qu and Fu Wei were already waiting there early, and even Chen Shubao, who had never been seen, was sitting upright, but judging from Chen Shubao's expression, he should be reluctant.

"The news just came from the north, Wei Xiaokuan, the general of Shangzhu State, worshiped the west of the town, and led an army of 30,000 to the south into Shu; At the same time, Wei Chi Hui worshiped General Zhennan, and Wei Xiaokuan jointly controlled the army. Zhou did see Shen Jungao coming over, and hurriedly said.

Shen Jungao was taken aback, and said in surprise: "In this way, the Zhou people gathered 50,000 troops in Bashu, not including the original garrisons in Shu County and other places······

Everyone had already received the news that Wei Xiaokuan would lead the army south, who would have thought that the Northern Zhou would make this decision before the year, obviously this means that the war in Bashu should come faster than everyone imagined.

It also means that the disputes in the Northern Zhou court are not as sharp as imagined, at least Yu Wenxian and Yang Jian have not fought each other to the point where they don't know who the real tricky enemy is, and they can clearly understand how big a threat to them is to occupy Ba County and look down on Li Xinchen of Shu County!

"Kill chickens with a knife, this time Shizhong's kid has suffered it." Fu Wei nodded slowly, "Wei Xiaokuan and Wei Chi Yuan, but there is no one who is idle······"

"At the beginning, I attacked Bashu in a dangerous way, but now it seems that it was just the beginning." There was also a hint of bitterness in Zhou Qu's voice, he had been in Jingzhou for a long time, and he had a deeper understanding of the military system of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and of course he understood what this lineup of the Northern Zhou Dynasty meant.

The two famous generals and 50,000 soldiers, even if there is a contradiction between Wei Chi Hui and Wei Xiaokuan, and they control each other, it is not easy to deal with, after all, Li Xinchen has no more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, and after months of fighting, he is already a sword and a blunt!

"Did Shizhong say anything over there?" Shen Jungao frowned and asked, after all, they are not in Bashu, and they don't know the actual situation in Bashu, and all the East Palace can do now is to fully support Li Xinchen, even if they can't win this battle, it is a good thing to be able to drag Wei Chi Hui and Wei Xiaokuan in Bashu.

Zhou Qu shook his head: "There is no news yet, but according to the previous point of view, the important thing is to ask for money and food, anyway, he also knows that we can't give him many soldiers and horses······"

"If our Da Chen, at least all the soldiers and horses of Jingzhou are transferred to Bashu, there may be a chance of winning this battle!" Fu Wei reached out and slapped the table. Fu Wei believes in Buddhism, and his temper is the most gentle on weekdays, and now even he slaps the table angrily, which shows the mentality of everyone in the East Palace at this time.

They are like giants with their hands and feet tied, watching the enemy knock on the door, but they can only stomp their feet here and do it in a hurry!

Zhou Qu and Shen Jungao glanced at each other, and could only smile bitterly.

This is undoubtedly the only way to solve the current Bashu dilemma, after all, everyone has seen in the previous battle that as long as Li Xinchen has enough soldiers and horses in his hands, this kid can really create miracles.

However, it is okay for the East Palace to give money and food, but it is absolutely impossible to directly transfer troops and horses into Shu.

This is Chen's bottom line.

Shen Jungao subconsciously raised his head, looked through the half-hidden window, and looked at the high wall not far away. Behind the high wall is the Imperial Palace of Nam Chen. And Nan Chen's Ninety-Five Venerable was there, holding Bashu's throat in his hand.