Snowing
It really snowed.
Chen Xiliang, who was a scholar of the Han nationality in the south of the Yangtze River, was among the top officials in Beiliang, and Yang Guangdou, the governor of Liuzhou, stood side by side at the top of the city, looking at the snow-white sky together.
Compared with the tall and majestic city walls in the hinterland of the Central Plains, the low outer walls of Qingcang City look so ridiculous, but this isolated city is just located in the northwest frontier, just like a delicate woman pushed to the bank of a flooded river, she will be destroyed at any time. Killed by a wave. Chen Xiliang stretched out his hands to pick up the flimsy snowflakes, and whispered: "Over there in Tai'an City, those who retreat in the snow, the nobles are the princes."
Yang Guangdou nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, our place is not the same. The heavy snow is full of bows and knives, and the heavy armor is even heavier. But the reckless people here can't say anything about nobles and lords. They can only say a few words about the black hole at the mouth of the well." doggerel."
Chen Xiliang smiled a little, and asked: "I heard this allusion in Jiangnan Road, it seems to be related to the general?"
Yang Guangdou rubbed his hands, "When the lord was still His Royal Highness, the General led his family to listen to the snow in Chaohu Lake, and in the end forced His Royal Highness to write poems. In a hurry, how could the General make poems?" Come on, after scratching my ears and cheeks for a long time, I really concocted such a poem for the general. If I remember correctly, the whole poem is a snowflake as big as a fist, and a black hole at the mouth of the well. The yellow dog changes into white clothes, and the white dog... "
Chen Xiliang asked with a smile: "What's next?"
Yang Guangdou said helplessly: "It's obvious that the general can't take it anymore. At that time, His Royal Highness chased and beat him for a long time. However, this ridiculous scene used to happen in Qingliang Mountain in the past, and the prince's mansion went up and down. I have long been surprised. No wonder."
When Yang Guangdou said this, he was a little sad, and said in a hoarse voice: "The general at that time still had very agile legs and feet, and he walked like flying when he was running for his life."
Chen Xiliang let out a breath of mist, and said with a smile: "Among all His Royal Highnesses in Liyang, we Beiliang are the only ones who dare to be so 'rebellious'."
Yang Guangdou laughed and said, "No way!"
Li Mofan hurried to the top of the city. As the deputy general of the Dragon Elephant Army, he was really as unruly as the rumors said. The guards were all taken aback. Some time ago, the Dragon Elephant Army violated the military order of the Duhufu and divided up its troops without authorization. There are already bad signs of tension between the military and the government in Liuzhou. Yang Guangdou turned his head to look at Li Mofan, and said with a smile: "Yo, rare visitors, Lieutenant General Li also has the elegance of climbing high to enjoy the snow?"
Li Mofan frowned, didn't care about the governor's sarcasm, and said in a deep voice: "The phenomenon of purple air and crossbow arrows that appeared first, I would not know the details, so I won't talk about it. But just now, the crossbowmen on the front line reported it. Three cavalry troops from the Liugui Camp in Antique Beach were dispatched urgently, all heading towards Linyao City. Among them, two generals from the Huyan Keqin Yeluzong Hall led 500 light cavalry each, and Lin Fu, Liu Gui's confidant, held one of the Liu family troops in his hand. Tens of thousands of main cavalry, even the only two hundred heavy cavalry are hidden in it, and they can charge and fight in armor at any time."
Yang Guangdou looked dignified, and asked: "Running for the commander of your Dragon Elephant Army?"
Li Mofan hummed, rubbed his chin fiercely, his eyes were gloomy, "It seems that the Qiang cavalry that interspersed between Qing Cang and Lin Yao is the bait."
As soon as Yang Guangdou heard this, he became furious, and couldn't help but say a few words of resentment that he knew why he had done so before. Chen Xiliang, who was not a high-ranking official, took Yang Guangdou's sleeve, took a step forward, and spoke calmly. He asked: "General Li, assuming the young prince's Dragon Elephant Army has already confronted the tens of thousands of Qiang cavalry, if the Qiang cavalry dodged their edge and intentionally lured the enemy to go deep, can the Dragon Elephant Cavalry achieve results in the pursuit?"
Li Mofan sneered: "As long as we are caught by our Dragon Elephant Army, unless Qiang Qi chooses to turn around and run as soon as he sees it, otherwise it won't take an hour, and the whole army will definitely be wiped out!"
Li Mofan stretched out his hand to press the wall, "I'm afraid that the Qiang cavalry who are the best at circling around will blindly avoid the battle and let them stay until they join the Lin Fu army."
Li Mofan turned his head to look at Yang Guangdou, the nominally largest official in Liuzhou, "I'm going to enter the city, not to invite a fight, but just to say hello. I would have sent 10,000 dragon elephant troops to keep up with Lin Fu. If Liu Gui stayed The army at Antique Beach took the opportunity to move south, and I personally led the remaining 10,000 dragon and elephant cavalry to fight against the enemy, Qingcang City cannot be lost."
Yang Guangdou finally couldn't help but angrily said: "The war is about to break out, and you dare to divide the troops under the premise of inferior forces, and continue to divide the troops! Li Mofan, you are still a general who was highly valued by the general when he was alive. I, Yang Guangdou, am a layman who has never read a few military books. Everyone knows that this matter is a taboo for military strategists. The importance of Liuzhou lies not only in our side's defense of Qingcang City to contain Liu Gui's army, but also in the fact that the 30,000 dragon and elephant cavalry maintain a stance of not letting go, so as to form a threat to the entire Northern Mang and Southern Dynasties. Deterrence, the two are indispensable, if any point is missing, the first big battle of this Lu Mang has already been lost. If you trade one for two with the Dragon Elephant Cavalry, let Li Mofan have a lot of military exploits, and the King of Beiliang will also kill you! Lose your head! You, Li Mofan, will die!"
Li Mofan looked indifferent, and said bluntly: "Inspector Yang, I have said that Qingcang City cannot be lost! Take ten thousand steps back and say that I have wiped out all the 10,000 dragon and elephant cavalry, as long as the commander and Wang Lingbao return to Qingcang smoothly." Near Cangcheng, Liu Gui should behave obediently and behave like a turtle. The most important thing now is to ensure that there will be no accidents on the battlefield east of Linyao as the commander of the Dragon Elephant Army."
Yang Guangdou took a step forward, "The surname is Li! The king of Beiliang promised me that Yang Guangdou can do things cheaply in Liuzhou. Do you really think that I dare not kill you first?!"
With undisguised contempt on his face, Li Mofan slightly tilted his head and pointed to his own neck, "You should try it, old man Yang, with your little ability, you can chop off my head?"
Chen Xiliang didn't act as a peacemaker, but just looked at Gu Dongtan, and said slowly: "Master Governor and General Li are not wrong, it's just that things have priorities, we might as well plan for the worst right now, the appearance of Qiang Qi In the beginning, it was a trap set by Bei Mang. Now that our Dragon Elephant Army has already bit the hook, and it is assumed that what Bei Mang wants to eat is not a few thousand Dragon Elephant Army, but a more important target, the coach Xu Longxiang! Then, I think Northern Mang and the Southern Dynasty will definitely launch an insidious counterattack, maybe a small group of Beimang's top martial arts masters, at least they can fight against the little prince. If Beimang succeeds, this loss will be at our feet Qingcang City is a result that the entire Liuzhou, and even the entire Beiliang cannot bear."
Chen Xiliang continued: "Since this is the case, I think mobilizing 10,000 Dragon Elephants to support them is not too much, but not enough. We also need to add all available crossbowmen, as well as the white horse righteous followers in the city, and even if possible, All dead soldiers and spies lurking in Qingcang City should leave the city urgently."
Li Mofan nodded.
Yang Guangdou also remained silent.
Chen Xiliang turned his head and looked at Li Mofan, "General Li, I don't want you to issue any military orders, and I don't want to hear any rhetoric about coming to see you after losing a battle. I just want to ask you a question, you only have ten thousand dragon elephants Cavalry, once Liu Gui's army resolutely rushes south, can you guarantee that Qingcang City will last until the 20,000 Dragon Elephant Army returns!?"
Li Mofan's eyes were extremely firm, and he said in a deep voice, "Yes!"
Li Mofan smiled, stretched out his hand and slapped the Beiliang War Saber on his waist, and pointed the other finger outside the city, "Chen Xiliang, it doesn't matter if you don't trust me, Li Mofan, but please trust my Liang Saber! If one is not enough, there are another one outside the city." Ten thousand!"
Chen Xiliang nodded, Li Mofan turned around and strode away.
Chen Xiliang suddenly turned to the back of this fierce general of the Beiliang Frontier Army and said, "General Li, the soldiers of the Dragon Elephant Army are from Beiliang, and so are the people of Liuzhou."
"I never felt that way before, but I will remember it from now on!"
After saying this, the general with his back to the two "civilian gentlemen" suddenly raised his hand and extended his thumb.