Outside the straight hall of the Jingkou Military Mansion, a military general bowed deeply to the ground, kowtowed and begged: "I implore Situ Yun to return to his hometown to fight the Qi army, I don't need strong soldiers, but a thousand soldiers are enough!" The township of Qinjun is located, and on the day of leaving the township, the father and the elders sent each other off, although the work has not been completed, how can I bear to sit back and watch the lives in the township be ruined!"

In the straight hall, Chen Baxian listened to Wu Mingche's invitation to fight outside the hall, and his face was also quite embarrassed, but Hou Andu next to him said with a straight face: "Fang is now in a national disaster and facing a strong enemy, is it a township game? Wu Mingche has returned to the account, and he should think about my lord's public plan, and at present, Guangling City has also been trapped for a long time, and our army has a short time of exhaustion.

Qinzhou was originally guarded by Wang Taiwei, and the horses were built to be strong, if the code was obtained, there was no need to transfer reinforcements from elsewhere, if it was not guarded, how could Wu Mingche be able to flip it alone? This disciple has disrupted the law of our army with his hometown and selfish desires, and he really deserves to be punished!"

"Hou Lang is exaggerating, people love their hometown, and birds love their hometown, which is originally a common situation. The strategy can't cover Qinzhou, it's my short-term plan, what kind of crime is clear?"

When Chen Ba first talked about this, the helplessness on his face deepened: "Comrade Fang Jin's rise and fall, there shouldn't be any view of the door, no matter which side they guard, whenever my Liang Tu is robbed, they should be rescued by the group. But now Guangling has been fighting for a long time, and the morale is exhausted, and only by consolidating the old formation can it be expected to be defended.

Qinzhou Pei and Xu Yi were all brave and famous generals at that time, and the Qi army came from afar, and the arrogant division was lightly picked, because the city was in battle, and it was not difficult to defend it. When they fail to overcome the storm and their morale declines, they may be able to achieve miraculous results if they counterattack again."

Chen Baxian was not unwilling to rescue Qinzhou, but he felt that now was not the best time. It must be known that with the strength of his own men and horses, he has resisted the offensive of the Northern Qi Dynasty for several months in Guangling.

Because of its geographical location, Qin County is too close to Jiankang, and it has always been in the hands of Nanliang and has not been lost, and it has a relatively complete urban defense foundation. In addition, Pei Zhiheng and Xu Sihui were also heroes and generals who participated in the pacification of Hou Jing's rebellion, and Wang Shengbi was able to dispatch more men and horses than Chen Baxian, so it was very likely that he could resist the enemy's first wave of offensive.

As Hou Andu said, if Qin County did not defend it, it must be a very fatal mistake on the part of the defenders, and whether Chen Baxian sent reinforcements or not, it would not be a decisive factor.

On the contrary, if Qin County can hold on, and wait until the Qi army has fought for a long time without results, then some chain reactions will occur in all aspects. At that time, it is a good way to defeat the strong with the weak by gathering elite forces and patiently looking for loopholes that the enemy has exposed, so as to launch a counterattack against the enemy army.

Of course, aside from these strategic-level assumptions, there is another profound reason, that is, the country's recognition of the Guangling and Jingkou river defense systems that Chen Baxian has carefully managed is not high enough, and there have always been voices to give it up. And because of Chen Baxian's stubbornness, these opposing voices have moved away from the category of judging facts and turned to personal attacks on Chen Baxian with conspiracy theories.

Because Guangling was besieged by the Northern Qi Dynasty soon after his victory, Chen Baxian was busy with the battle, and he had no way to show the masses the great significance of Guangling to Jiangbei's business. In addition, he only controls the limited areas of Jingkou and Guangling, and the personnel resources that can be dispatched are relatively small, which also limits the pace and scale of his investment in Jiangbei operations, and cannot give full play to the value of Guangling more effectively.

Nowadays, there are many voices in the country accusing Chen Baxian of his previous cooperation with Li Boshan of Wei State as the direct cause of the fall of Jiangling, because Hefei was controlled by the Western Wei Dynasty, and Chen Baxian captured Guangling and made the Southern Liang lose the opportunity to negotiate and ask for help with the Northern Qi, so that Jianghan was captured by the Western Wei. For this series of sudden changes, Chen Baxian has to bear at least part of the responsibility!

This is, of course, a very unreasonable and serious accusation for Chen Baxian. And Wang Seng's personnel arrangement of surrounding the Jingkou with his relatives and apprentices, intentionally or unintentionally reducing the scope of his activities, also made Chen Baxian feel that the trust between them has been in a state of consumption.

Now he not only needs to consider his own safety, but also needs to consider the future and fate of the soldiers under his command. Therefore, he has been speaking cautiously on the matter of the new monarch's accession to the throne, and he is also worried about whether he will be left in the court after entering the court. Even if there is only a slight block, the already tight battle in Guangling may collapse.

Wu Mingche was concerned about the chaos and was anxious to ask for battle, but Chen Baxian did not allow it because the time was too early. Although he doesn't plan to interfere with Qin County now

but Chen Baxian is also paying close attention to the progress of the war.

Soon the Northern Qi army arrived in the territory of Qin County, and immediately launched an offensive against Qin County after a short rest. Pei Zhiheng and Xu Sihui did not live up to their high expectations, and organized the defending army to successfully repel several attacks of the Qi army, and initially resisted the pressure of the Qi army.

Originally, the battle situation may have turned into a stalemate, but Pei Zhiheng may have been arrogant because the war was too smooth, and took advantage of the exhausting truce outside the city and retreated to camp, so he led the disciples out of the city at night to cut the camp, wanting to create a miracle.

At the beginning, it was relatively smooth, breaking several enemy camps, but as the Qi army reacted and began to effectively organize a counterattack, Pei Zhiheng and his disciples suddenly doubled the pressure, and fought and retreated, fighting in the middle of the night, and finally because Xu Sihui, who was defending the city, did not send troops in front of the city gate to answer as agreed, Pei Zhiheng and his party fought to the death, and were besieged and killed by the Qi army in front of the city of Qinjun.

Pei Zhiheng's death brought a huge psychological shock to the Liang army defending the city, and then the Qi army attached itself to the city and attacked the city in a hundred ways, and the sound of fighting resounded across the river for a while.

Wang Sengbi, who had been paying close attention to the battle in Zhongshan on the south bank, was also panicked after learning that Pei Zhiheng had died in battle and that Luocheng of Qinjun was also captured by the Qi army.

But even so, the loss of Qinjun Luocheng also gave Jiankang a huge shock. It is really because the geographical location of Qin County is too close to Jiankang, and fortunately, there is still a Yangtze River blocking each other, otherwise, it will not even take a day to kill Jiankang from Qin County.

Originally, Wang Shengbi still had the confidence to stop the enemy army in Jiangbei, but the battle here in Qinjun was unfavorable and the new general also increased the pressure on him. Putting aside the menacing foreign enemies, the attitude of all parties, especially Chen Baxian, was not positive enough to face the battle, which also became a straw in his heart.

The battle on the front line was unfavorable, Xu Sihui came by boat south to ask for guilt, but soon pointed the finger at Chen Baxian: "Captain, Chen Baxian can't be gullible! This person is not an old servant, relying on his old network henchmen, Hou Andu and others under his command are all greedy and chaotic.

Now it is based on Jingkou, and it is not heavy, but before that, he still hated his position and coveted Guangling, conspired with thieves and provoked strong enemies, just to increase his strength. Now that his country is re-emerging, he is self-respecting in Beifu and watching the success or failure, and the depth of his scheming is not inferior to the rivers and seas!

It's not that the last generals and others don't dare to continue to fight to the death with the enemy, but they are just worried that they may be in danger of being attacked by the enemy in the future! Now that Liang Ye is alive and dead, he is a captain, and although the Qi people are arrogant, they are not the culprits who intend to destroy our country after all. Instead of wasting morale and fighting inhumans, it is better to recruit reinforcements and consolidate the fundamentals!"

After Wang Seng Bi heard this, his face suddenly showed a look of hesitation and struggle, indeed even though the battle here in Qin County is unfavorable, but the boat division and naval army are the weakness of the Northern Qi, and the defense of the river still does not lose the strength of a battle. However, relative to external enemies, internal worries should not be underestimated.

Now it is very difficult for him to command all parties and coordinate the situation, if he consumes too many men and horses due to the war with the Northern Qi, then his prestige and deterrence in the country will only be weaker in the future. In such a situation, it is a wiser choice to maintain strength and wait for a turnaround.

"But, but, the first emperor died in a foreign country, only this heir's blood will pay me, if I don't protect it, I will lose my father and the countrymen!"

Although the fighting spirit in his heart had been shaken, when he thought of the excessive request made by Northern Qi, Wang Shengbi shook his head and sighed with a look of embarrassment. He was too closely tied to the former emperor Xiao Yi, and if he made such a rebellious behavior, he would be spurned by the whole country, and his prestige would be greatly damaged, and he would be defeated if he was undefeated.

"The defeat and humiliation of the army of the Marquis of Zhenyang in the old years is a shame for the clan. Although it depends on the return of the Qi people's army today, how can people be important? Even if he returns to the country, state affairs still need to rely on the captain. Although King Jin'an is the blood heir of the first emperor, he is shallow after all, and it is difficult to convince the public. It is better to welcome the Marquis of Zhenyang to return to the country and respect the above, and the King of Jin'an will prepare for the second prince, so that he can not only live up to the favor of the first emperor, but also solve the urgent need of the moment!"

After a little silence, Xu Sihui proposed such a workaround.

After Wang Seng heard this, his eyes suddenly flashed. Indeed, no matter who ascends the throne as emperor, they are just puppets on the table, the Southern Liang Army

The power of government can only be in the hands of other kings and monks. Of course, it is not worth it to fight for the elite power in your hands for the sake of a puppet name.

Now first set up the Marquis of Zhenyang as the emperor, meet the requirements of the Northern Qi Dynasty, solve the current crisis, and then take the king of Jin'an as the crown prince, which is also to keep his bottom line. In the coming year, if Zhongxing is hopeful, the king of Jin'an will be the emperor, and it is also a matter of his king's monk's argument.