Obviously, Nan Chen also knew very little about this road into Shu, so he could only barely outline the official roads and rivers in the middle, but he didn't know anything about the surrounding mountains and rivers.

Of course, Li Xinchen did not blame the scouts in the army for being incompetent or any official for dereliction of duty. After all, Nanchen was established on the basis of the Southern Liang that had been broken by Hou Jing, and at that time the Bashu area had fallen into the hands of the Western Wei, that is, the later Northern Zhou, so it was reasonable that the Nanchen military did not understand the topography of Bashu.

After all, in this era, all the surveying and mapping of maps rely on people, more precisely, the descriptions of local people and the field trips of scouts, even if they are really surveyed, they may be deviated because of people's feelings and memories, not to mention places like Bashu, which Nanchen has never seriously made.

To say that for Huainan, Huaibei and even Xiangyang and other places, Nanchen has been completely prepared, as early as more than ten years ago, he had sent scouts and spies to the north to find out the layout of the city and the location of the road, but after all, it was only limited to Lianghuai and Jingxiang, excluding Bashu.

At this time, Xiao Maha and Zhou Qu and others felt helpless and ashamed for failing to take precautions, but this is no wonder they, who would have thought that Nan Chen would be able to seize such a good opportunity one after another, not only to win Jingzhou in one battle, but also to look west at Bashu?

This is something that would have been unthinkable years or even months ago, let alone prepared for a rainy day.

This is also why Xiao Maha, Zhou Qu and others have already made up their minds to support Li Xinchen's plan, but they are repeatedly discussing here at this time, in the final analysis, because they are a little uneasy about the future development direction of the East Palace in Bashu.

Once Li Xinchen is trapped in Bashu and can't open the situation, then it is very likely that the East Palace has to continue to invest its strength in Bashu in the way of adding oil and vinegar, and now how much power can the entire Nanchen get his hands on, and how much of it can be used by the East Palace?

Therefore, Li Xinchen must succeed in this trip, otherwise it may be a catastrophe.

"What is being discussed now, I think you know it well. The grain and grass in the army have begun to be transferred to Xinzhou, and the sailors and warships are also secretly dispatched," Xiao Maha said in a deep voice, "A certain has already mobilized 5,000 soldiers and horses in Zhangchuan County, and can go to Xinzhou at any time, and a certain will transfer another 1,000 men and horses to Shizhong, plus the cooperative sailors, the number is already nearly 10,000, but there are still other needs?" ”

All eyes looked at Li Xinchen, with nervousness and expectation. No matter how much they discuss, it is not Li Xinchen himself after all, so how things should be done has to rely on Li Xinchen himself to make a decision.

Li Xinchen bowed slightly, I have to say that Xiao Maha is still very interesting, Li Xinchen also knows how strong the enemy Xiao Maha is facing now and how heavy the pressure on the front line is, but Rao is so, he still squeezed out a thousand more people for himself, which naturally means that Xiao Maha will face more pressure on the Jingzhou front.

Especially when Li Xinchen really took Badong County, Wei Chi Yuan, who was crushed by Nanchen Bingfeng in Xiangyang at this time, would know that these Nanchen troops in front of him were just a showcase, and they would definitely go all out to counterattack when the time came, and they would have to get back the field they had lost before.

At that time, Xiao Maha's life will definitely be even more difficult, and every soldier will be precious. Of course, it was impossible for Xiao Maha not to understand this truth, but he still tried his best to hand over more power to Li Xinchen.

Because Li Xinchen is the best choice for Nan Chen and Donggong to break the deadlock now, and because of his trust in Li Xinchen.

"Now taking advantage of the summer and autumn to open up the water, we must hurry up the march," Li Xinchen said in a deep voice, "and this battle is about a lightning speed." ”

As he spoke, he took a step forward and pointed on the map: "Before today next month, the banner of my Da Chen is already flying on the head of the city of Padang County!" ”

The civil and military officials in the entire council hall were all awe-inspiring, but they also knew that what Li Xinchen said was the truth, after all, when the weather was cold and the river was shallow, it would be even more difficult for Nan Chen's water division to give full play to his advantages.

And there is another very important point, once the Northern Dynasty recovers from Yu Wenyong's death and has the right to deal with Nan Chen, then Nan Chen's little force may really be pressed in Jiangling City and unable to move.

So the next step is really time crunching.

"Without further ado, the last general wants to leave for Zhangchuan County in the next two days, and in order not to arouse the vigilance of Xiangyang, the last general feels that we still have to fight with Wei Chi, so that he doesn't have the courage and energy to care about Zhangchuan County." Li Xinchen said confidently that he actually had a draft on the way here.

"This is natural," Xiao Maha nodded, "General Ben will personally sit in Zhangshan County to cover your side, even if the old thief is really vigilant, he will not be able to move." ”

Although the transfer of 5,000 troops cannot directly affect the balance of any battlefield, it will definitely arouse Wei Chi's vigilance, so it is necessary for Xiao Maha to take the lead in launching an attack in Zhangshan County, and the 5,000 troops transferred from the rear are to enhance the strength of Zhangchuan County and prepare to attack Xiangyang at any time.

As long as Wei Chi Zhen defends the city and does not move, then no matter where Li Xinchen leads his troops next, Wei Chi Zhen will not be able to stop him.

"As for how to attack Padang, I'm afraid this still needs to be judged according to the actual situation after the general arrives in Shinshu, but in the final analysis, it is four words, 'soldiers are noble and fast'." Li Xinchen said next.

The reason why he chose Bashu as the direction of the attack, in fact, in addition to taking into account the various aspects mentioned earlier, there is also an important reason that the terrain of Bashu is complex, so the cavalry that the Northern Dynasty is good at cannot play a role on the Bashu mountain road at all, so the two sides are equal in the speed of marching.

When the time comes, Li Xinchen, who has grasped the initiative on the battlefield and the suddenness, can completely create a sufficient speed advantage and take the enemy by surprise.

Xiao Maha bowed slightly: "Yes, this time I still rely on improvisation, so naturally it is impossible to explain everything clearly in this hall without leaving home." ”

After a pause, Xiao Maha then said: "Next, everyone present, the top priority is to coordinate the troops and advance to Xiangyang!" ”

"No!" The generals responded in unison and turned to leave.

And Zhou Qu was about to say goodbye, but Li Xinchen spoke first: "Duke Zhou, please stay, and the general will also ask for a while." ”

Slightly stunned, he glanced at Li Xinchen, and Zhou Cheng immediately understood that Li Xinchen must have something more confidential to say, and hurriedly stopped. And Xiao Maha glanced at Chen Yu and asked him to escort Chen Shubao away first.