The next morning, on the bank of the river shrouded in morning fog, the Beifu military tents were still standing in place. General Xie Xuan ordered the Beifu soldiers and the Yuzhou troops led by Huan Yi to rest where they were for a day and set off for Xiangyang tomorrow.
Many of his officers and soldiers were puzzled by Xie Xuan's decision. Liang Yun was beheaded, and Liang Cheng panicked and ran northward. Shouldn't he lead his troops and pursue a quick pursuit at this time?
As one of the most valiant generals under Xie Xuan, Liu Laozhi thought over and over again and finally decided to make a suggestion.
"General, why don't we take advantage of the victory and pursue it?"
"If we had pursued last night, we would have achieved greater success!"
Liu Laozhi was gearing up and eager to give it a try. For him, last night's battle obviously failed to achieve his stated goal.
As a general of the Beifu Army, Huan Yi, Liu Yu and others actually took the lead in the battle last night. This made him aggrieved and wanted to regain his face at all costs.
Xie Xuan had already changed out of his armor and changed into regular clothes, which showed his attitude. Don't think about pursuit. He had no such idea at all.
"Prison, the pursuit is not within our scope of responsibilities. What we have to do now is to rest assured and wait for the court's order."
An order from the court?
Liu Laozhi rolled his eyes and didn't think about it for a moment.
He archer said: "My subordinate is stupid, please ask the general to enlighten me."
His eager eyes followed Xie Xuan. Xie Xuan looked relaxed as he picked up two jars of chess pieces and placed them on the edge of the chessboard.
"Laozhi, come, sit down and play a game of chess with me." Xie Xuan sent out the invitation, but Liu Laozhi reluctantly sat down with a straight face, but didn't pick up a single chess piece.
"General!"
"Soldiers are very quick. By the time the imperial court's decree comes down, Liang Cheng and the others will have already run away!"
As the saying goes, the emperor is not in a hurry and eunuchs are in a hurry. Compared with the leisurely Xie Xuan and the anxious Liu Laozhi, Liu Laozhi is more like a general.
"Just run, jail. According to you, if Liang Cheng flees north, where will he go?"
On the chessboard in front of him, there was already an end game, which Xie Xuan played with Huan Yi during the two days of siege.
Huan Yi was a sensible person, and his chess skills had long been superior to Xie Xuan's, but when the two played against each other, he saw that Xie Xuan was losing ground, so he immediately waved his hand to draw, giving Xie Xuan face.
"Where else could it be, of course Xiangyang!"
Liu Laozhi blurted out without thinking. Xie Xuan laughed. Liu Laozhi refused to play with him, so he arranged the chess pieces one by one and imagined where he could break through Huan Yi's chess game.
"In prison, it is Huan Chong's task to seize Xiangyang, but he is retreating without a fight. This is not our responsibility in Beifu."
"Now, we don't know much about the situation in Xiangyang. We only have one-sided words from Huan Shiqian and others. How can we act rashly and pursue rashly without understanding the real situation in Xiangyang?"
"Sit back and watch Huan Chong preserve his strength? Will our Beifu lose troops and generals?"
Xie Xuan's words suddenly enlightened Liu Laozhi.
"It turns out that the general is trying to suppress Huan Chong's forces!"
People change. After many years in charge of the army, Xie Xuan has transformed from a high-spirited general into a high-ranking person who pays attention to balance.
No one can tell clearly whether Xie Xuan's transformation is good or bad. However, now that Xie Xuan has embarked on such a path, there is no turning back.
"Laozhi, please remember that victory on the battlefield represents the interests of the court. Huan Chong is so active this time in order to consolidate the power of the Huan family in the court."
"Now, he feels guilty without fighting. That is his responsibility. The court will not let him go. Why should we clean up his mess?"
"My subordinates understand, but are we just going to sit back and watch Xiangyang City's predicament?"
"Xiangyang has been lost for three years, now is the best time to regain it!"
Although Liu Laozhi was jealous of talents, he also had a heart to make achievements. For a general, capturing more cities is achievement.
He has followed Xie Xuan for many years, and he knows in his heart that Xie Xuan also has an unremitting pursuit of achievements. He doesn't understand why Xie Xuan gave up such a good opportunity?
This was fat meat that was delivered to the door. Liang Cheng fled in panic and the morale of his subordinates was low. However, with the victory of the Jin army, it should not be a problem to sweep the Liang tribe.
"You, your mind is still too simple."
Xie Xuan stood up and paced slowly in the tent. It seemed like a simple question, but in fact, behind it was the intricate entanglement of interests among the wealthy families.
Xiangyang has always been under the jurisdiction of Jingzhou troops, that is, the territory of the Huan family in Qiao County, and it belongs to Tie Pian. Whether Xiangyang gains or loses, it is Huan Chong's responsibility.
"Beifu goes to aid Huan Chong. If Xiangyang City is captured, will the imperial court hand over Xiangyang to Beifu?"
Xie Xuan issued a soul torture, and Liu Laozhi was completely speechless.
Ultimately, this is the real reason why Xie Xuan stood still and refused to pursue despite his apparent strength.
Everyone in the government and the public knows that Beifu represents the interests of the Xie family. Once Beifu sends troops, it means that the Xie family will compete for their interests.
Xiangyang, however, was a sphere of influence that the Xie family could not compete with. Even if Xie Xuan helped Huan Chong break the siege and reported it to the court, Huan Chong would not be punished. And the emperor Sima Yao, who was sitting in the middle, would never be punished for the sake of balance of power.
The military town of Xiangyang will be handed over to the Xie family again.
Xie Xuan assessed the situation, and past experiences have shown that even though Huan Chong withdrew his troops from Xiangyang many times, delayed the opportunity to fight and lost the important town of Xiangyang, the imperial court did not deal with him severely.
The emperor of the Sima family was not unaware of what Huan Chong had done. He should be severely punished for violating the law, but...
The Sima family straightened their backs and fought with Huan Chong?
Is the Huan family of Qiaojun easy to mess with?
The Sima family's survival in Jiangzuo relies on the Dafa of balance.
In the court, although General Wei Xie An has a transcendent status, the cunning Sima family will never let the Xie family dominate. In Xiangyang, for the Xie family, the more they pay, the more thankless they will be.
trap.
Liu Laozhi sighed, and finally understood Xie Xuan's "good intentions", and said sadly: "It would be better to rest in Jingling, Xiangyang will not go to the rescue."
Liu Laozhi's little head was buzzing with calculations. He was responsible for cleaning the battlefield last night, and the captured enemy baggage and loot were still stored in the Beifu tent.
Nominally, these baggage belonged to the troops defending Jingling, but Liu Laozhi was an iron rooster who could only get in and out.
Once the baggage entered his belly, he couldn't even think of spitting it out again. Taking advantage of the opportunity of repairs in Jingling, Liu Laozhi planned to distribute all the captured baggage into the hands of the soldiers. Jingling defenders and Huan Yi just wanted to
I can't even make a fuss.
"Who said I don't plan to rescue Xiangyang?" Xie Xuan raised his eyebrows and looked at Liu Laozhi with regret: This subordinate is remarkable for his loyalty and bravery, but his political quality... is really...
I was speechless and laughed. You have already told me the right and wrong words. What else can I say?
"What the general means is..."
Guessing the meaning is one of the necessary skills for a competent subordinate, but Liu Laozhi tried to figure it out over and over again, but he could never get it right, so he simply lay down and stopped thinking.
"Didn't I tell you earlier that we should listen to the court and let us go before we can go? Otherwise, how could the court know about our favor?"
The old Sima family is really in a miserable state. They are a royal family, but they still want to be grateful to the family of powerful ministers. No matter which dynasty this kind of thing is put into, there is no doubt that it will definitely be slapped with a knife.
But in the Jin Dynasty, the Sima family did not have such worries. They were really grateful to generations of powerful ministers and were willing to suppress their desire to usurp the throne and let their Sima family continue to sit on the throne and eat nothing.