As Shouchun was captured by the Huai Army, news of the battle began to spread to all directions. Those forces that paid attention to the Huai Army all knew that King Huai's victory had once again greatly increased their power.
The boundary of Liuhe.
Chen Baxian, who had just captured the land of Chuzhou, had a complicated expression when he learned that Shouchun had fallen into the hands of the Huai army. He had finally doubled the territory of Nanchen, but this size was equivalent to that of the two Shouchun forces. Add up.
There is no comparison with the Huai army, which has millions of soldiers.
"The Huai army is so tyrannical, it really makes people breathless!"
Even someone with a firm personality like Chen Baxian couldn't help but feel a little decadent after comparing the strength of Huai Jun and Nan Chen.
"Lord, don't lose heart, we still have a chance!"
Chen Jun General Wu Mingche said quickly.
"Yes, Lord, we still have a chance. The Huai Army in the north and the Ming Army in the south are temporarily invincible. Our army can seize the Lujiang River to the west, and then use the Lujiang River as the foundation to continue to expand westward..."
After the Sui army was defeated, Yu Shiji, who turned to Nanchen, also quickly persuaded.
Chen Baxian was also temporarily hit, but with his firm will as the founder of the country, he quickly recovered from his decadence.
"You are right, I still have a chance!"
Despair only occurs when there is no hope. And Yu Shiji's words let Chen Baxian see Nan Chen's way out.
In fact, Nan Chen's strength is not weak. At least Wu Mingche has entered the ninth level. With a ninth-level general sitting in charge, Chen Baxian himself is also a strong man who can compare with Wu Mingche.
There is also Xiao Moke, who is known as the reincarnation of Guan Yu. Compared with Guan Yu, he is a little behind, but his potential of ninth level is not too much.
In other places, forces like Chen Baxian are definitely the overlords of one party, and they will never be so deliberately low-key, and there are even situations where they don't dare to cause too much trouble to attract the attention of the surrounding people.
It was really the Huai Army and the Jiangnan Ming Army that put too much pressure on him.
Needless to say, the Huai Army, Wang Jingneng sent Cao Jingzong, so Chen Baxian had to let Wang Sengbian go. You can see Nan Chen's fear of Wang Jing.
The Ming army also poses a great threat, including Zhu Yuanzhang, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Li Wenzhong, Hu Dahai...
The number of ninth-level powerhouses is much greater than that of Nan Chen.
Whether it is to the north or south, Nanchen cannot expand.
Now Chen Baxian's thoughts are the same as those of Yang Jian and Zhuge Ke not long ago. They all want to develop in the direction of Lujiang River and wait until it grows stronger in the future before considering things to the east.
"Expanding towards the Lujiang River... I remember the news that came not long ago. The soldiers and horses of the Eastern Jin Dynasty seemed to have crossed the river and headed north. It seems that they also want to capture the Lujiang River!"
Chen Baxian's eyes moved slightly and he said.
Xiao Moke, who was next to him, said: "The soldiers and horses of the Eastern Jin Dynasty are just a mob. If my lord advances westward, I will be the vanguard and wipe out all the soldiers and horses of the Eastern Jin Dynasty!"
Chen Ba first laughed when he heard this. What he likes is this kind of fierce general who has a straightforward personality and doesn't know how to scheme.
"Okay! If we send out troops, you will be the vanguard general!"
"However, the Eastern Jin Dynasty also had elite soldiers like the Beifu soldiers. Although their power is not as powerful as the Ming army, they are also princes in the south of the Yangtze River. They should not be underestimated!"
Chen Baxian said.
"If my lord sends troops, there will be a chance in the near future! Now the Ming Dynasty and Liu Song Dynasty are on the verge of a truce. If King Huai can have a long-term vision, he will know that before the two retreat, it is the best time to cross the Yangtze River and go south!"
"And the Huai army sends troops south, so our army can march westward with confidence..."
Chun Yuliang, another general among Nanchen, added.
Although his reputation is not as great as Wu Mingche's, his strategic vision is equally good and he can see the current situation of the Jiangnan princes and the Huai army.
Chen Baxian was convinced.
He still doesn't know who the general is commanding the troops of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. If he knows who is leading the troops, the pressure on him will definitely be greater.
Most of the Beifu soldiers are indeed under Liu Yu's command.
But Xie Xuan, as the founder of the Beifu Army, could train one Beifu Army, and he could train a second one, even if the new Beifu Army was not as strong as before because of different generals.
In the world of China, they can also be regarded as first-class elite soldiers.
If Chen Baxian really leads his troops to the west, he will definitely be beaten to death. It depends on whether he, Wu Mingche, Xiao Moke and others can defeat Xie Xuan together.
If it can be defeated, Nanchen will break out of the cage and have the direction to expand. If it cannot, it will be trapped in Liuhe and Chuzhou, and sooner or later it will be defeated and annexed by the Huai army or the Ming army.
So he didn't have much choice at all. Even if he knew who the general leading the Eastern Jin Dynasty was, he still had to lead his troops to confront him.
"By the way, what is Wang Jing doing after he returns to Sihong?"
The most neighbor of Huaijun, Chen Baxian was very concerned about Sihong's every move and asked such questions every day.
Chun Yuliang was very familiar with this and said: "The spies from Sihong sent news that Wang Jing is promoting new coins and is preparing to innovate currency to replace the original food stamps!"
"Revolutionary currency?"
Chen Baxian was not a pure military general who knew nothing, but a king who founded half a dynasty. He naturally understood the meaning of the innovative currency. His expression immediately changed and he asked for more details.
After Chun Yuliang told all the news he knew.
He fell into deep thought.
"Wouldn't it be great to use food stamps instead of copper coins, gold and silver? Let's learn from the food stamps issued by the Huai Army. Aren't the soldiers in the army quick to accept them? Use gold and silver instead of food stamps that can be exchanged for grain... Si Can the people of Hong accept it so easily?"
Xiao Moke asked.
"That's not the case. The reason why food stamps are accepted by soldiers is because food stamps and grain correspond to each other and cannot be issued in excess. Trading with foreign merchants can easily lead to a large outflow of grain..."
"But if the circulation of food stamps is restricted in the hands of outside merchants, it will be very inconvenient to trade with outside merchants."
"Wang Jing must have considered this, so he gradually abandoned food stamps and innovated currency!"
Wu Mingche said calmly from the side.
What he did not say was that at this stage, only the Huai army could calmly sort out the internal affairs and innovate the currency. Although the Ming army and Liu Song could also do it, the war was not over yet and they could not spare their hands.
"Well, I'm afraid Wang Jing will have to wait until the implementation of coins to go south. He will send an order to Sihong's spies and ask him to send back some coins. I want to see what the Huai Army coins look like!"
Chen Baxian said.
At this time.
"Lord, I have something important to report!"
A personal guard walked in and looked hesitant when he saw Wu Mingche, Xiao Moke and others in the hall.
"Let's just say it, there are no outsiders here!"
Chen Baxian waved his hand and said.
When the bodyguard saw this, he said: "There is an envoy from Jinling, asking to see the lord!"
Jinling envoy? He is Zhu Yuanzhang's envoy.
Chen Baxian's brows suddenly raised. Somewhat surprised.
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