After Xu Fengnian came to Huaiyang Pass, Xu Weixiong went south and returned to Qingliang Mountain the next day. Xu Fengnian who stayed behind also began to live in seclusion, and did not dictate the affairs of the Governor's Mansion. Qi Dangguo, who is stationed on the front line of Qingyuan, will occasionally drive his horse to help Xu Fengnian relieve his boredom. The two often go out together under the banner of hunting, and bring hundreds of fine horses to approach Hutou City a little bit, looking over there. If you encounter a small group of Beimang horses during this period, it will be a tooth sacrifice for those Baiyuwei who are the most skilled in riding and shooting in the Beiliang frontier army under Qi Dangguo. The Duhu Mansion is proud of this Dare to have any objection, but secretly sent a lot of white horse crossbowmen outside the pass to prevent accidents.
On this day, it was the vernal equinox, the sky thundered, the wheat jointed, and the ancient saying that Yunyang Qi rose for a total of 42,000 miles. Xu Fengnian rode alone in the early morning. In order not to burden the Duhu Mansion and the crossbowmen, he did not go north to Hutou City, but went eastward to Fuling City leisurely. Among them, there were more than 50 crossbowmen who were in charge of the escort, and they did not dare to disturb the relaxation of the King of Beiliang, but probably in order to be able to witness the demeanor of Xu Fengnian, one of the four great masters in the world, the leader also spent a little time. Thinking, let the fifty or so subordinates have the opportunity to swim to the nearest place two hundred steps away from Xu Fengnian, but then they must gallop back, otherwise they will be dealt with by military law. This makes Xu Fengnian, who has become an oiran invisibly, dumbfounded, but he just pretends that he didn't see anything. Xu Fengnian looked up at the bright sky, and suddenly laughed. When he was a child, he never understood why the weather was good when there were no clouds. Every time I see the Dantong Pass, I can be happy for several days. With the little beggar who didn't know it was Zhao Zhu until a long time later, the two children can watch it for hours without feeling bored. Ever since that farewell, Xu Fengnian was always worried that the little beggar would not be able to ask for food, and that he might starve to death and freeze to death on the street one day. He never thought that he would meet again in Chunshen Lake many years later. But the little beggar turned into His Royal Highness, the son of the majestic Southern Border feudal king.
Xu Fengnian stopped his horse suddenly, turned his head to look south, and there were four riders heading north in the distance, and then he rode his horse straight after seeing his figure. Before they arrived, the white horse crossbowman Biaochang came to Xu Fengnian first Beside him, he got off his horse and clasped his fists respectfully and said: "My lord, those four riders should be Jianghu people who were screened by the Fish and Dragon Gang to go to the border to join the army. Do you need to stop them?"
Xu Fengnian shook his head and said: "No need, you just retreat to Huaiyang Pass first."
The standard leader immediately took orders without hesitation. Although he was dispatched by the Duhufu for military affairs, he knew who was the biggest in Beiliang and who the 300,000 frontier troops should take orders from. Besides, who is our prince? Do you really need the escort of their crossbowmen? It's just that after the strong leader got on his horse, he said shyly for the first time: "My lord, at the end of the day, I dare to say that we have heard about the incident outside the Hulukou in Youzhou. If there is a chance in the future, we Liangzhou crossbowmen Everyone also wants to fight side by side with the prince once!"
Xu Fengnian nodded with a smile. The leader applauded his horse and walked away excitedly. We are the ones who have spoken to the King of Beiliang. If we want to go back and talk to Lord Captain and those bastards, why not envy them to death? Biaochang galloped out for hundreds of steps, looked back and looked at the figure of one person and one rider, thinking that our prince is really the most romantic person in the world, and he has such an approachable temperament, this should be left on the side of the Central Plains , how many young ladies must die or live? Biao Zhang felt a little aggrieved at once, although he heard that Qingliang Mountain had already had two prospective princesses who had not yet been married to the media, and their reputations were good, but it was still too few.
After the crossbowmen left, the four dragons crossing the river quickly arrived. After seeing Xu Feng, the first rider was a tall old man with white hair but hale and hearty. The old man with the sword sized him up and smiled. Asked: "I don't know, little brother, do you know where the Huaiyang Pass is?"
Xu Fengnian smiled and succinctly helped to point out the way. The old man clasped his fists and thanked him, and signed up for his account with a reckless arrogance. Are you the same as us, who came to Beiliang to join the army?"
Xu Fengnian shook his head and said, "I'm a member of the frontier army, and my parents have settled in Beiliang."
The old man nodded and said: "So that's the case, it's old and rude."
The old man smiled helplessly, and laughed at himself: "It's not that the old man is talking about it, it's that we and the four riders are not familiar with the place of life. At that time, I heard that the barbarians of the Northern Mang had millions of troops going south to knock down the pass. When the old man was young, he followed his father and teacher. I went to Jibei to kill the barbarians outside the Great Wall, and now I can't hold my breath anymore, and I heard rumors in the world that the Yulong Gang, one of the top ten gangs in the world, can help us outsiders from Beiliang to be introduced to the Beiliang frontier army, so I took three A disciple came to Beiliang, and the Fish Dragon Gang only opened four temporary road guides for us, and we suffered a lot on the way north..."
One of the young men with a long sword hanging from his waist said angrily: "Master, when we met those groups of Beiliang frontier soldiers who relied on their fighting strength, how did they look at us differently from the barbarians?!"
Xu Fengnian's three trips to the rivers and lakes were not in vain, and he immediately heard the mystery. This group of people must have had a conflict with the Beiliang frontier army by relying on martial arts, otherwise there would be no "self-reliance on combat power" Such a prefix, but directly pointed out the sentence behind. However, what Xu Fengnian was curious about was that the Fish and Dragon Gang opened their doors to absorb dragons and snakes from the rivers and lakes. This was originally instructed by Wutongyuan and Fushuifang, but most of them were opportunistic low-level masters who couldn't hang out in Liyang Jianghu, so they fled to Beiliang. Looking for a place to live, those who are really willing to join the army on the border of Beiliang, and who have some solid skills, have clear records in the Duhu Mansion, so far there are only sixteen people, and this is someone Xu Fengnian has never heard of The elderly swordsman of "Ming Tiangu" is a real little master. This kind of real master, not to mention easily loosening the Zongli sect in Liyang Jianghu, is the leader in a county's martial arts, just go to the capital's Ministry of punishment to get a carp It is not difficult to hang the bag on the waist. Xu Feng observed the four riders lightly when he was young. Except for the master who was a second-rank master with peaceful eyes, the eyes of the other three had their own merits. There are as many young generals as a cow, and this strange peer who appeared at the border outside the Great Wall for no reason and does not wear armor and sword is probably one of them. The middle-aged swordsman should be the big apprentice of the young master of martial arts in the south of the Yangtze River. He has a relatively mature and prudent personality. He looked at Xu Fengnian's reined hand without showing any traces, trying to find clues about his previous martial arts practice. His experience in the world is very rich, and he doesn't believe that when hundreds of thousands of Beimang troops are attacking Hutou City, there will be ordinary people riding around here to relax. As for the tight-fitting black-clothed woman who was wearing a veiled hat to hide her face at the end, she also looked curiously at the young man in front of her, who looked more like a gentleman from the south of the Yangtze River than a man from Beiliang.
Xu Fengnian smiled and said, "It doesn't matter what others think, it's just to be yourself. If you really want to talk about things with your eyes, after 20 years in Liyang, isn't looking at me in Beiliang the same as looking at a barbarian?"
The young swordsman probably could barely bear the anger of the Beiliang frontier army, but he couldn't bear the birdish anger of the same age generals in Beiliang, so he flew into a rage on the spot, "The four of us, master and apprentice, came to Beiliang, who is not a shit. Liang joined the army and came here to fight the enemy, not to be ridiculed by people like you! If it weren't for my master and Hong Piao, the second guest of Huishan, who were close friends..."
The old man's face was stern, and he stopped his apprentice from continuing to talk unscrupulously: "Chonghe!"
The young man named "Chonghe" turned his head away, sulking silently. He has always been a gentle and elegant gentleman in the Jiangnan rivers and lakes. He shouldn't be so rude and disrespectful, but when he comes to this barren Beiliang Pass, he often rides his horse for a day without seeing people. Thinking of my hometown in the Central Plains, it should be the season of misty rain. There will be alleys selling apricot blossoms, boating on the lake, and brothels singing and dancing all night. It is also enjoyable to learn martial arts with brothers and sisters, and it is better than being angry at this kind of northwest border.
Xu Fengnian asked with a smile: "How about I lead the way for Senior?"
The young man immediately muttered: "Being courteous for nothing, I must have no good intentions, and it's not because I have evil intentions towards my junior sister."
The old man glared at this unrestrained apprentice, looked at Xu Fengnian, without being pretentious, laughed and said: "It's just right, after arriving in the pass, after passing the guide, I must invite the little brother to drink a few catties of that green ant Wine. To be honest, I have heard of this wine for a long time, but I tasted it back then, and the taste... I can’t compliment you. I never thought that now that you are in Beiliang Road, drinking, the more you drink, the more you can’t put it down. , didn’t you buy two catties at Longkou Pass in Liangzhou and put it in a wine bag, and the bag was empty within two days, and now the wine worms in your belly are rebellious.”
Wuqi walked together, the old man and Xu Fengnian were chatting about the customs of Beiliang, and they had a tacit understanding with each other not to ask about their identities. But the young swordsman couldn't hold back any longer, and his voice was just enough for Xu Fengnian to hear, and he said, "Junior Sister, the founding emperor of the Dafeng Dynasty once wrote a letter to the Lord of the Grassland Nomads, saying 'Ji From the north to the west of the prefecture, the place where the bow is drawn is under your command'. And "from the south to the east of Jizhou, the house of the crown belt is controlled by me, and the people farm and weave, and the ministers and masters live in peace, and there is no tyranny."
The young woman's voice was soft, "Brother, didn't you tell me when you first entered Beiliang?"
Xu Fengnian who was in front smiled and said, "This is for me, a barbarian from Northern Liang west of Jizhou."
The old man who kept pace with Xu Fengnian smiled knowingly when he heard it, "Little brother is very generous."
Xu Fengnian joked: "I also worked it out bit by bit, otherwise I would have suffered internal injuries."
The young man named Chong He was obviously seriously injured.
Xu Fengnian suddenly said: "The Hong Piao who is familiar with the senior, but now Hong Piao who has recently become the deputy general of the Rouge Heavy Cavalry?"
The old man hesitated for a moment, nodded and said, "It is this person."
Xu Fengnian smiled and said: "The senior handed over the guide at the Protectorate's Mansion, and he had to travel south again to Chongzuka to find General Hong. At that time, I will ask someone to guide the way for the senior, otherwise it might not be possible. General Hong. It's not that we in Beiliang are narrow-minded, it's because General Hong is in a very special position now, not to mention you seniors, even many powerful generals of the Beiliang frontier army, it's not just that you can see that heavy cavalry casually."
Then the old man and Xu Fengnian looked at each other and smiled without saying a word.
Then the two chatted about the anecdotes of the rivers and lakes in the Central Plains. The old man was well-informed and talkative. He talked about the current prosperity of Huishan Mountain, and the commentary on civil and military affairs by Rouge and generals. It was even more irresistible. Eyebrows beaming, "From the perspective of a little brother, I must know the intention of putting the review at the end this time. The review includes Liyang Beimang and your Beiliang, and the review only reviews Liyang. This is probably arrogance." This is the most important review after the fall of the dynasty. Ten people will be judged in no particular order. There are four from Liyang, Chen Zhibao, Cao Changqing, Gu Jiantang, and Lu Shengxiang. There are three from Beimang, Dong Zhuo, Liu Gui, and Yang Yuanzan. You Beiliang There are Yan Wenluan, Chu Lushan and Gu Dazu. At the end of the review, there are additional comments on Xie Xizhen, Kou Jianghuai, Tuoba Qiyun, Zhong Tan, Song Li and others."
Xu Fengnian joked: "I'm not convinced that Yuan Zuozong didn't make the list."
That young swordsman might have had a natural conflict with Xu Fengnian, and he couldn't help but ran out to argue, "You guys in Beiliang are not satisfied yet, there are three people in the review, and if you add Chen Zhibao who rode into Shu alone, there are four, almost occupying half of the country. In addition to Wu Ping, the young vassal king became one of the four great masters, and Xu Yanbing who appeared suddenly. As for the review, there are Shaobao Chen Wang and Sun Yin who were born in Beiliang at the same time. To be on the list, to be listed alongside famous ministers like Yin Maochun, what do you guys think in Beiliang?"
Xu Fengnian smiled and said, "So, we have a good climate in Beiliang. Not only can we produce barbarians, but we can also produce the kind of literati who can turn the tide and help the people."
That buddy suddenly got internal injuries again.
The woman in the drapery hat covered her mouth and smiled quietly.
The old man said with emotion: "For so many years, the old man has been wondering about one thing. With the manpower and material resources of Beiliang, how can it support the 300,000 border iron cavalry that surpasses the two countries in terms of combat power."
Xu Feng said in a young voice: "In order to compete with Beimang, Liyang's army is said to be 800,000 horses, especially in the heyday of the Dafeng Dynasty, half in Liao and half in Beiliang."
For some reason, when the four masters and apprentices heard this sentence, their eyes were filled with the monotonous and desolate northwest scenery, and an indescribably complicated thought arose for no reason.
When approaching Huaiyang Pass, Xu Fengnian asked: "Senior, if you didn't know Hong Piao, who served as a general in Beiliang, would you still come to Beiliang?"
The old man froze for a moment, and said calmly, "Of course not."
Xu Fengnian nodded lightly, his face remained unchanged.
But the old man quickly smiled and said: "But since Xu Xiao's death, the 'Unrighteous Spring and Autumn' account has come to an end. The same is true for the older generation. Ever since the young man surnamed Xu said that in Tai'an City, as long as there were no people who were directly related to the bloody feud back then, and more outsiders, many knots would be untied. After the cold, the old man also heard a lot of things, only to realize that many things are quite different from what he imagined. In the future, he will write to his old friends in his hometown and tell them a different Beiliang. It turns out that here, there are also books. Langlang, there are also stories about chickens and dogs, and there are also... "
When the old man said this, he suddenly couldn't help laughing out loud, "There is also the little wine seller who made me regret that I didn't come here thirty or forty years earlier."
Xu Fengnian said solemnly: "Girls from Liangdi are just like the green ant wine that tastes like a fire. Once you get addicted to it, it will be difficult to change the wine in this life."
The young man snorted again and said, "Then why did your King of Beiliang marry two women from other places?"
Xu Fengnian was speechless for a while, and after a moment of silence, he turned his head and said helplessly: "This time... your sword skills are superb and you see blood seal your throat, I admit defeat."
The young man looked smug at first, and then put on a stern face to play cold, but soon the corners of his mouth curled up, and when he looked at this abominable Beiliang general's seed brother, it didn't bother him so much.
Huaiyang Pass, which appeared in Wuqi's field of vision, is different from Hutou City, and also different from Liuya Fuling. Since it is named after "Guan", it means that one man is responsible for the pass, and no one can open it. This kind of place is the land of the dead that military strategists must fight for. Most of the passes in the book of war are like this, no matter how big or small, as long as you want to pass through the border quickly, you must take down these geographically dangerous passes built on the key points of the road, so that you can drive straight in without any worries. On the contrary, many giant cities and towns look very majestic, but after the war starts, they can easily pass by. Meaningless, on the contrary, their existence, although the effect of blocking the enemy's army is not great, but the existence itself is a kind of deterrent force, it is a kind of tasteless to Beimang, the attack, the loss is serious, the bypass, the food and grass are in danger. It's just that all cities are rooted and immovable, and the generals and tactics are flexible. At that time, it will depend on who is taller on the offensive and defensive sides and who is taller on the devil.
The greatest tragedy of Beiliang, which lacks depth, is that almost every inch of its territory is a bloody deathbed.
Since Beimang attacked Beiliang with the power of the whole country, they still had to rely on their strong national strength to crush them under the premise that Beiliang would force them to fight for territory inch by inch.
At this time, Xu Fengnian outside Huaiyang Pass was a little untimely worried. He was not worried about the menacing Beimang army, but was thinking about the saying that the spring equinox wheat is worth a thousand dollars a moment, thinking that many people in Beiliang will have little food left this year. If I met those children who were still in private schools when I walked through Daomaguan, I would probably be more envious of the thin-skinned meat buns.
At this time, the graceful woman with the drapery cap held back her shame, and quietly stared at the unknown man from Beiliang. There was only one thought in her heart that made her feel embarrassed. Then the King of Beiliang, whom many boudoirs and close friends in his hometown admired, would be fine.
When they heard that she was coming to Beiliang, many ladies who only know how to be famous, with such a meek and graceful temperament on weekdays, almost eloped to Liang with her.
The master laughed and said that this kind of situation that makes men in the world beat their chests and feet probably only happened many years ago when Li Chungang walked around the rivers and lakes with a green shirt and a sword.
Now, Jiangnan Meijiao Niang, how many people don't miss Xu