The general’s camp outside Youlu Pass had a dignified and strange atmosphere. There was an urgent military report from Lu’s personal soldiers, post cavalry. Lu Shengxiang, the servant of the Ministry of War, sat behind the case, calmly, gently stroking a soldier’s talisman with his fingers. The generals and lieutenants in the tent are divided into two sides on foot and horse. Most of these generals are members of Lu Shilang's team who brought him from Guangling Road to the capital. There is no doubt about their loyalty and ability. There are several talented military officers who have been promoted exceptionally, and the age distribution is very reasonable. A confidant who was driven to be a groom rushed into the big tent with his buttocks burned, and the guards didn't stop him. Lu Shengxiang didn't even pick his eyelids, but just looked down at the old man who had finally been transferred from the household department. The old map is ridiculous. The military department that Gu Lu has maintained for many years can't find a map of southern Gyeonggi that satisfies Lu Shengxiang. On the border of the Liao and Liao, it is easy to find hundreds of maps.
Guo Dongfeng, who was dressed like a horse, glared at his peers who were gloating at other people's misfortune, and asked carelessly: "General, Yang Shenxing took the wrong medicine and failed, so why did he rush to the south on his own initiative? Breaking through Yufang Pass, passing Qinshuijindu, and then taking down Kuixiao, the most important town in the north of Guangling Road? Where did he put our two armies in such a rush? General, tell me, we are watching him helplessly Take a bunch of dandies to die, or play with fire with them? Damn, 40,000 soldiers and horses, that's the last foundation of the Jinan Army. , it has been the Qingyang Basin since ancient times, the site of the Fourth World War, and now we are all blind to the mobilization of soldiers and horses on Guangling Road. How can this old man have the confidence to go deep alone! No matter how hard the Western Chu is, it can always squeeze Send out eight or nine thousand cavalry, right? If the guarding general of Kui Xiao is a false surrender, and the dignified general An Guo is beaten to shame by such a clumsy strategy of luring the enemy, then you will not be the general who will be blamed?!"
Lu Shengxiang didn't raise his head, and said calmly: "First of all, it can be confirmed that Han Penglai, the defender of Kui Xiao, did not pretend to surrender. Second, with 40,000 elite veterans from Jinan, well-supplied, and General Anguo's marching formation is longer than every step, even if it is against Eight or nine thousand cavalry troops, as long as there is no heavy cavalry surprise attack, they may not necessarily lose. In the end, no one is sure whether the remnants of Western Chu can invest nearly ten thousand cavalry troops on the front line of Kuixiao Qingyang. Because of geographical restrictions, Western Chu has always stepped forward Fight in the west, and ride in the east. Of course, when you encounter a lunatic, it's hard for anyone to say."
Guo Dongfeng stiffened his neck and said: "But the established strategy of the Ministry of War is to let Huainan King Zhao Ying, who is stationed on the platform, and Jing'an King Zhao Xun, who is stationed in Hao'ao Lake, launch an offensive at the same time. Regardless of whether they succeed or fail, the next step should be The King of Guangling, Zhao Yi, is on the stage, how can it be Yang Shenxing's turn?!"
Lu Shengxiang scolded angrily: "You can also call the name of the feudal king directly? Go back and feed your horse!"
Guo Dongfeng shrank his neck, obediently exited the tent, and soon lifted the curtain and poked his head out, asking curiously: "General, may I ask the old man, the commander-in-chief Cao Changqing and Zhou Songpei Hongzhi, where are they now?"
Lu Shengxiang continued to stare at the map, but a middle-aged general from Guangling Chunxuelou laughed softly: "Cao Changqing personally watched the Guangling army, Zhou Song and Pei Hongzhi were not close to the northern line, one guarded the Huai River and the other guarded the river."
Guo Dongfeng groaned, turned and left, and said to himself: "It seems that the Western Chu is not the Great Chu after all, and no longer has the courage to fight the enemy outside the border."
When Guo Dongfeng walked away, Lu Shengxiang raised his head and looked at an old man in plain clothes who stood out from the crowd, and asked: "The horses on the northern line of Guangling Road are flowing. Has Zhao Gou caught any clues?"
The old man said helplessly: "It's difficult. Before the war started, more than forty spies from the imperial court died, plus more than twenty people who turned against the water before. General, this is not a good omen."
Lu Shengxiang hummed, and waved his hand to signal everyone to retreat. The military minister who led the general glanced at the military newspaper, which roughly explained some reasons for sending troops to the south. Fan Ran rushed towards his face, and naturally it would not be something that a big boss like Yang Shenxing could write. Lu Shengxiang used his butt to think that it was written by a prince who was familiar with military books. The 'Stone of Hegemony' is unacceptable and must be guarded outside the country, and the reasons for the subjugation of the Southern Tang Dynasty must be investigated."
Lu Shengxiang said softly: "On paper, fuck your mother."
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In the autumn of the first year of Xiangfu, it was summer. The heat is over and the weather is getting cooler.
Finally, there was something refreshing about autumn, which relieved the nearly thousand new recruits who hurriedly enlisted in the army in the middle of summer. Especially when the army crossed Qinshuijin in the south, most of these young people riding tall horses didn't care about the formation of crossing the river. They put on bright armor and galloped on the north bank of the river to compete in riding skills. In fact, not long after these people joined the army, many people had the idea of returning to the capital to enjoy the blessings, because the barracks are so smelly, it is not as good as a pigsty, and it is not easy to take a bath. I have learned the power of fleas all over my body. This is far from the beautiful original intention of the two armies facing each other and cutting the flags to kill the enemy in their minds. If the elders in the family hadn't talked badly, and at the same time sent a large number of prohibited items through their relationships, the descendants of these princes and generals would be embarrassed. The nose continued to suffer in the veteran Yang Shenxing's army. There are more than a thousand "relationship households" who grew up at the feet of the emperor, and almost everyone brought personal guards and retinues. This made General Anguo have three thousand more "fine cavalry" out of thin air. When the army went south, more than a dozen prominent figures The son of the son, the family, went to plead with Yang Shenxing to be a pioneer. The old general laughed and made a lot of excuses, and vowed that the three thousand riders were his trump card, and a good knife should be used wisely.
The burly Yang Shenxing stood on the south bank with a knife in one hand, and Yang Huchen, the eldest son who had followed his father for more than 20 years, looked bitter. Do you know which younger generation said that when the army crosses the river, beware of enemy attacks, so they need to help the rangers escort them. Don’t these children know about the scouts? In this way, it is useless except to disrupt the formation and delay crossing the river Ah. There is actually the second son of the Marquis of Guannei, who asked me if I could allow him to single out the enemy general during the war between the two armies. What kind of a thing is this? Novel. Furthermore, the eldest son of Uncle Zhenting raised an objection, saying that our daily march of fifty miles was too slow, and using the analogy of a tortoise crawling, he said that during the Spring and Autumn Wars, those light cavalry who marched for three hundred miles a day and a night were common. There are things. Alas, I really can’t reason with them. Father, their three thousand riders look majestic, but in fact, they have more success than failure.”
The gray-haired Yang Shenxing was very powerful, and taught him a lesson: "I know it! Hu Chen, you must not show any dissatisfaction in the future."
Yang Huchen smiled wryly and remained silent.
Yang Shenxing suppressed his rigid expression, and said earnestly, "Gu Jiantang is in charge of the military administration on the eastern front, and a young man surnamed Xu from Beiliang is on the western front. These two people are not easy to deal with. The world is peaceful, so how difficult is it to make real military achievements? Chu Yuyi rebelled, and a southern line was born out of nowhere. This kind of opportunity was snatched by my father who spent most of his life saving his old face. Most of the young people on the North Shore would call you uncle in terms of friendship and seniority. Uncle, these cubs, don’t listen to them calling people warm and courteous. They are the most cold-tempered and difficult to serve. You must not do bad things with good intentions, which will cause us to give them military merits and make them ungrateful, no Miss our Yang family well."
Yang Huchen nodded dully.
Yang Shenxing patted the shoulder of the son who had high hopes, and said with a smile: "Not to mention anything else, if it weren't for the operation and management of these young people's fathers, we would not be able to get those five thousand good horses. It is said that this time my grandson is too addicted to cavaliers. And this grandson is much more tactful than you, and he has started to call brothers and sisters with many people from the capital who were not familiar with him at first, which is a great thing."
Yang Huchen finally smiled.
Yang Shenxing said with emotion softly: "The tiger has been in the cage for a long time, it is inevitable that it will put its claws back, and not everyone can leave the cage. Just look at Xu Gong, the Longxiang general of the Gumu Xu family, and he missed this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Although you are still one rank lower than him now, it will be difficult to say in the future."
Yang Huchen nodded.
Yang Shenxing took off his saber, turned around and pointed to Fang Zhifang, "The old antiques of Western Chu that Dad admires, such as Pei Hongzhi of the Pei Clan, Zhou Song and Zhu Yinliang, according to secret reports, are still detained in the central and southern part of Guangling Road, Cao Changqing It is even more necessary to confront Zhao Yi. As long as we go all out to fight in Kuixiaojun Town and grab the skills at hand, we will be sure of victory. After that, the court will have a lot of room for maneuver. As for the criticism of the Ministry of War, the enemy can't beat The spit of the many temple bosses behind the soldiers of the princes and princes on the north bank? As for Lu Shengxiang, forget it, a servant of the military department who was born in Chunxuelou, is not worth mentioning. The only small variable is whether someone will eat Xiongxin in the Qingyang Basin The leopard is brave, come and stop it."
Yang Huchen smiled, "It's good to be here, that kid Wen Qi is holding his breath, our Yang family will not rely on me in the future, but on him, a Confucian general."
After Yang Shenxing nodded, he suddenly sneered and said, "Cao Changqing is a Confucian general, but unfortunately his life is not good."
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An important town on the northern line of Guangling, Kuixiao.
Han Penglai, the guard who first fought against Liyang and then against Western Chu, died suddenly. After his head was cut off, he put it on the priceless red sandalwood book table.
Those who died with him, in addition to his confidantes, were Zhao Gou's six senior spies and a gangster sect with more than three hundred members.
The person who has just become the new owner of the General's Mansion is a handsome son, well-known as a gentleman on Guangling Road, Pei Sui, the eldest grandson of Pei's family, one of the top ten rich men in the Spring and Autumn Period.
Pei Sui asked people to take away the dead head, and started to take over the affairs of the military town in an orderly manner. He was not at all unfamiliar with the recent dove occupying the magpie's nest, and he was extremely proficient in military affairs here.
Pei Sui clenched his pen tightly, and said in a deep voice, "It's up to you, Xie Xichou. In our battle, the whole world is watching. We must eat all 40,000 Jinan veterans!"