There is no feast that lasts forever, Zhao Ningshen was finally persuaded by Bai Yu to go down the mountain, Bai Yu has bad eyesight, so he didn't give away too much, when parting, Bai Yu told Zhao Ningshen to practice next, why not go to the place where the dragon was beheaded Difei Mountain lived in seclusion, and told Zhao Ningshen not to let Longhu Mountain get involved in the waves for the time being. In Tai'an City, there was a Qingci Prime Minister Zhao Danping who supported the Tianshi Mansion, and Liyang would not be too embarrassing for the Tianshi Mansion. Zhao Ningshen was worried, obviously worried about Mr. Bai Lian being a hostage in Beiliang, but Bai Yu didn't care, and comforted her a little, saying that Xu Fengnian and Beiliang had no idea whether they could cross the river, and it was too early to demolish the bridge.
After Zhao Ningshen went down the mountain alone, Xu Fengnian, who had to change into clean clothes, appeared next to Bai Yu. Zhao Ningshen went to the most blessed place of Taoism to practice at Mount Fei, which was a private transaction between him and Bai Yu. He plotted against the Xu family three times successively. The first time was under the old pagoda tree in the Xiamawei posthouse in the capital to steal luck. He, Xu Fengnian, this time it was Zhao Ningshen who did not hesitate to waste his own life to pull the flying sword. How could Xu Fengnian just laugh it off because Bai Yu stayed in Beiliang as a counselor for government affairs? Even if Xu Fengnian asked Zhao Ningshen to leave Beiliang, this Huang Zigui, who had the same surname as his country, would have to go around.
Bai Yu looked down at the mountain road. With his bad eyesight, he couldn't see Zhao Ningshen's figure clearly, and said softly: "According to the prince, Difei Mountain is not only a blessed place of Taoism, but also originated from the Liyang Zhao family in the north. Zhao Huangchao, who lives in Longhu Mountain in seclusion, fell short of success at the location of the key to suppress the southern mountains and rivers. First, the black dragon was injured by the Wudang teacher Li Yufu, and then even Zhao Huangchao himself was killed by the prince, so he quietly entered the place that is still banned by the court. Feishan is tantamount to digging the root of the Liyang royal family. It is really impossible for others to do this, but Zhao Ningshen is the most suitable. First, the surname is Zhao, which has the advantage of being close to the water. Second, Zhao Ningshen is It is difficult to notice that a person who possesses the luck of the first teaching, and now that the Qi trainers of the Liyang North School have all been lost, and the last bit of vitality is wasted in the Dongyue Sword Pool forging swords."
Xu Fengnian smiled and said: "Only the son of the Zhao family is allowed to do things, and I, Xu Fengnian, are not allowed to be disgusted with him? Mr. Bai Yu went back down the mountain, not to meet the current emperor, but to meet the son of Southern Xinjiang Zhao Zhu privately. It is not right to see the Jiao but not the dragon. Is it the one who hopes to achieve the merits of supporting the dragon and become the servant of the dragon in one fell swoop?"
Mr. Bai Lian smiled and said: "But now I have to be trapped in Beiliang for two full years. Even if I succeed by chance, the credit for helping the dragon to become a dragon will inevitably be greatly discounted. The prince didn't say anything?"
Xu Fengnian turned his head to play with his taste: "Sir, you are not being kind. Now Zhao Zhu is being constrained by Wu Chongxuan, the number one general in southern Xinjiang, and the soldiers and horses he can barely mobilize are the two or three thousand cavalry who first went north to suppress the rebellion. , Most of them were borrowed from Wu Chongxuan. Mr. Zhao Zhu is staying by Zhao Zhu's side at the moment. A clever woman can't make a living without rice. What else can she do besides staring at His Royal Highness Prince Yanchi? It's better to go sooner than later. Coincidentally, I was thinking about it for my husband, and when my husband has accumulated enough reputation in Beiliang, Zhao Zhu will let my husband take charge of it alone, and it will be a matter of course."
Bai Yu smiled wryly and said, "In this case, I have to thank the lord for his good intentions."
Xu Fengnian smiled and said: "We will be under the same roof for the next two years, saying thank you, how vulgar!"
When the two returned to the thatched hut, Bai Yu took the initiative to say: "Your Majesty, please tell me about the situation in Beiliang. I'm so confident that I won't get it from Mr. Song Jinglue, Deputy Envoy of Qingliang Mountain. His eyes were darkened, and he gave me a picture." It's a joke. My pair of eyes that don't live up to expectations are not far from being blind."
Xu Fengnian lost his mind for a moment, for no reason he remembered that blind chess player Lu Xu who played chess for a living in Yongzi Lane, Qingzhou. This person successfully assisted Zhao Xun to secure the position of King Jing'an, and planned the thousands-mile rescue on Guangling Road, and helped Zhao Xun win praise from the Liyang government and the initial trust of the court. He was called to Tai'an City. Regarding his persuasion, Lu Xu did not agree to come to Beiliang, which is not surprising, but Lu Xu went to Beijing calmly, which made people wonder.
Xu Fengnian restrained his scattered thoughts, and said slowly: "It is a great blessing for me to have Liu Jinu in charge of military affairs in Hutou City, and it will not be a problem to stick to it for half a year. If Qingcang City in Liuzhou or Xiaguang City in Youzhou are in emergency, and any one of the fronts is in danger, it is very likely that the third front will be in jeopardy. At that time, we will have to let Luo Hongcai, the captain of Jiaoying in Youzhou, or Captain Pearl of Lingzhou Huang Xiaokuai, a domestic garrison like Huang Xiaokuai, rushed to the battlefield, but before the new city in Liangbei, which was still larger than Hutou City, was built, such a large-scale and large-scale long-distance troop transport, the pressure of food and grass dispatching was too great I'm just afraid that I'm too tired to deal with it. In the end, the far water can't save the near fire. So right now, although Beiliang is firmly in the upper hand on the battlefield, on the invisible battlefield, at most one Liangmang is in an even situation. On Hulukou, Xiaguang is the last big border city. Yan Wenluan has already issued military orders to both Qingliangshan and Duhufu, saying that if Xiaguang City is captured by Beimang before Hutou City, then he will Yan Wenluan asked his deputy Chen Yunchui to carry his head to Huaiyang Pass."
Xu Fengnian let out a sigh of relief, and said solemnly: "Bei Mang probably didn't expect Liangzhou Youzhou to become such a stalemate, and he is also struggling to break it, so Dong Zhuo, the king of the South Court, let tens of thousands of Dong's family The private army rushed to Liuzhou from the north of Hutou City. Fortunately, according to Chu Lushan's information, Dong's cavalry was dragged down with 8,000 cavalry, otherwise the consequences of the Liuzhou battle would be disastrous. It was the most thrilling battle since Liangmang started the war. Although the losses in each battle were relatively small, as long as Chu Lushan's eight thousand cavalry failed to succeed, they would not only save their own troops, but also prevent the Dong family's cavalry from rushing into Liuzhou quickly. Chu Lushan fought off the 20,000 cavalry troops of the Dong family at the huge price of 8,000 people killed in battle. He only needs to let the remaining 10,000 people infiltrate Liuzhou. It's like it's gone. Outside the west gate of Liangzhou, we can only watch and let Beimang's follow-up cavalry gallop freely. Let alone our new city in Beiliang can't be built. With Beimang enough to transport troops and garrison troops, we can fight against Huai in one go. Yangguan launched an offensive. Of course, the situation is different now, and my husband and I no longer hide it. Kou Jianghuai, who has become famous in Guangling Road, is already our new general of Liuzhou, and he has successfully led the army to support Qingcang. city."
Bai Yu said softly: "From this point of view, Chu Duhu is really the nemesis of Dong Zhuo in Beimang. In the first battle in Liyang Beimang, if Chu Duhu hadn't ruined Dong Zhuo's good deeds, maybe he would have died at that time. Became the youngest general in the history of Beimang. Now Chu Duhu is personally leading eight thousand cavalry, like a divine soldier, causing Dong Zhuo to fail once again."
Xu Fengnian nodded, and joked: "The two fat men in the south and the north are probably because we are all fatter, so it is more advantageous to fight."
Bai Yu suddenly said with emotion from the bottom of his heart, "I never thought in my life that there would be a day like today, where I would be able to compete with Liu Jinu, the great devil of the Spring and Autumn Period, Chu Lushan, the commander of the Beiliang infantry, who are also very prestigious in the hearts of the enemies in Beimang, Yan Wenluan, Gu Dazu, the number one person in the old Southern Tang Dynasty, etc., fought side by side with so many people who moved the world."
Xu Fengnian laughed and said, "It's good to get used to it, maybe it's because I grew up here very early, I don't feel like Mr.
Bai Yu murmured in a low voice: "If one day you get used to staying here and don't want to leave here, what should you do?"
Xu Fengnian shook his head and said, "It's hard."
Bai Yu quickly understood the meaning, Beiliang's chances of winning were too small, no matter whether Bai Yu wanted to stay in Beiliang or not, he still couldn't help himself, maybe he would flee to the Central Plains with many scholars and scholars, behind him was Beiliang. It was a bleak battlefield where thousands of miles of blood was shed. What's more, he, Bai Yuzhi, wants to occupy a place in the temple where the civil servants stand, not the size of the martial arts. What he said just now was just a moment of enthusiasm. So he hummed, "That's true."
Approaching the hut, Bai Yu asked, "Is there a geographical map of Beiliang in the house? There used to be a few pictures in Tianshi Mansion, but they were all too old and rough, and Liuzhou was not among them."
Xu Fengnian walked in together with Mr. Bai Lian, who seemed to have become Beiliang's staff for no apparent reason, and took out a map and spread it out on the table. It was dusk, Xu Fengnian specially lit an oil lamp, and Bai Yu simply carried the Lie on the table with a copper lamp, he began to ask Xu Fengnian in detail about the Beiliang border pass and the distribution of the garrison in the territory, and even asked for a pen and ink, answering each question and explaining it. A scholar can know the world's affairs without going out. This sentence is right or wrong. It is barely feasible to give advice on the overall situation, but it is not enough to support specific strategies for one time and one place, especially in Beiliang where Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, if Bai Yu wants to If you want to make achievements in border military affairs, you have to know it well and be confident. Otherwise, you can only make a fool of yourself and humiliate yourself by showing off in front of a talent like Song Dongming or an old official fox like Li Gongde.
Xu Fengnian lay on the opposite side of the table and said softly: "After Gu Dazu, the originator of the theory of situation, entered Beiliang, my master Li Yishan had a good talk with him, and the two finally decided to divide Beiliang into 14 important defensive areas. The territory is like the Jiaoying School. Because Wei Luo Hongcai is in charge of one of the garrison of the 14th territory, he is also one of the school lieutenants in the territory, and his official rank is one level higher than Huang Xiaokuai and others in Lingzhou. Now the garrison in the territory excludes Huangfuping General Zhou, after the last round of replacements by Chen Xiliang, most of the newly-emerged lieutenants with real power are in their prime, and some of them are even under thirty years old. They have been loyal to Beiliang since their parents, Moreover, I have great enthusiasm for Biangong, and relatively cherish the land and mountains laid down by my parents, so now there are some discussions in various academies. All the seats in the high-level yamen, but in fact there are still prejudices, nepotism, and focus on the blood of the generals from the bottom of my heart. I admit this kind of questioning. Only dare to promote these people."
After Bai Yu finished writing, he narrowed his eyes and stared at the map, slowly wiped the map with his slightly ink-stained fingers, and asked casually, "Is Xu Beizhi, the governor of Lingzhou, responsible for the food and grass of the new Liuzhou?"
Xu Fengnian quickly thought about the potential meaning behind this question, but he couldn't come up with a reason, so he nodded and said, "Sir, I must have heard of Xu Beizhi's nickname, and now Beiliang has already started making big moves with the neighboring states. To be honest, many of the rich families who fled the territory of Beiliang cowardly and with the covert identity of spies from Fushui House have done a lot of meritorious service in buying grain. Liangyou and Youzhou are self-sufficient. Therefore, the issue of food and grass in Liuzhou is far from being urgent."
Xu Fengnian smiled, "I've thought about it, the Liyang court really wants to strangle Cao Liang to death and won't let go. At worst, we in Beiliang will grab the grain openly. Well, it should be borrowed grain, let alone Huainan where Cai Nan's 100,000 troops are stationed. Dao, it is Chen Zhibao's West Shu Road, I dare to snatch it!"
After Yin Changgeng set up a bridge, Han Lin, who had formed a tacit understanding with Beiliang, was appointed as the economic envoy of Huainan Road, which was quite good news. With Beiliang, one sings bad faces and the other sings red faces. Han Lin wants Shilin Qingyu, and he wants to establish a tall image of a mighty and unyielding loyal minister in the temple. As for the infamy from the ruling and opposition parties, would Xu Fengnian care? And Chen Zhibao, don’t you want to go to the Central Plains to get chestnuts from the fire? Doesn’t Xie Guanying like to play tricks? Xu Yanbing is now in the south of Lingzhou, with his younger brother Han Laoshan who is the general of Lingzhou. Without Chen Zhibao personally sitting in the town, it is difficult for the north gate of Xishu Road to stop Beiliang from borrowing food. As for the heat, Xu Fengnian Believe in Han Laoshan.
Bai Yu stared at the territory of Liuzhou, which was extremely vast compared to the other three states, and asked, "Yang Yuanzan was in charge of attacking Hulukou, which has natural dangers in Beiliang. At least he took down the two cities of crouching bow, luanhe and crane. In the heart of the Northern Mang Empress Among them, Liu Gui, who is more worthy of entrusting important tasks, fought against Liuzhou on the western front, but the main force has been standing still, and even has nothing to do. It is necessary to ask Bei Mang to ask Tuoba Bodhisattva to enter Liuzhou. Now Dong Zhuo has to dispatch private troops Rushing to Liuzhou to break the deadlock, Liu Gui, who is known as half of Xu Xiao in Beimang, is so unbearable?"
Xu Fengnian slowly explained: "Liuzhou has no danger to rely on. If you want to fight, you can only fight openly. Both sides are like this. In terms of military strength, Liu Gui's army must have an absolute advantage. Not to mention 30,000 private troops, Wazhu The four military towns in the south of Gusai Prefecture in Junziguan also mobilized their nests. The old Longguan nobles of the Southern Dynasty also cut their flesh and took out 30,000 infantry. There are 8,000 Qiang Qing cavalry, with a total of 100,000 soldiers and horses, but the Qiang cavalry was eaten by the Dragon Elephant Army. In this way, the cavalry army was inferior to our Liuzhou army in Liuzhou. It was more uncomfortable. On the ground of Liuzhou It doesn't matter whether Qingcang City, the city of Liuzhou, can be defended or not. The victory or defeat of the main cavalry battle is the key to determining the final outcome. With more than 40,000 cavalry troops from all sides, Qingcang can be abandoned when necessary. The 30,000 dragon-elephant army in Cangcheng is not because I, Beiliang, are conceited, it is true that Liu Gui did not dare to act rashly."
Bai Yu's eyes moved slowly on the map of Liuzhou, "It's right not to dare to act rashly. If you don't move, you will be fatal with one blow, which is also the meaning of the question."
Xu Fengnian frowned and said, "There have been many discussions in the Huaiyang Guan Governor's Mansion about how Liu Gui won by surprise."
In order to see the map clearly, the oil lamp in Bai Yu's hand got too close unknowingly, his right cheek was burning, and he quietly shifted a little bit, nodded and said: "Of course. Chu Duhu eight thousand After completing the goal, Kou Jianghuai entered Liuzhou as a general. The Dragon Elephant Army already had such powerful generals as the younger brother of the prince and Li Mofan Wang Lingbao. In addition, Yang Guangdou, the governor of Liuzhou, and Chen Xiliang, the staff member, were all first-class talents. Looking at the situation, it is much better than Hutou City in Liangzhou and Hulukou in Youzhou. But I think the more this is the case, the more Liu Gui will make moves. So being able to hold back so much is waiting for Dong Zhuo's middle line and Yang Yuanzan's east line to be at a disadvantage... "
Bai Yu shook his head, and said to himself: "No, it's not maybe, but definitely!"
Xu Fengnian remained silent.
Bai Yu raised his head, his eyes sparkled, and he asked in a deep voice: "If Liu Gui can use 60,000 dead infantry as bait, attack Qingcang City at all costs, deliberately let himself fight with his back, and even abandon the chaotic cavalry With only the Liu family cavalry army and the elite brought by Tuoba Bodhisattva as the real main force, can the 30,000 Dragon Elephant Army not take the bait? Even if the Dragon Elephant Army is willing to endure, can Kou Jianghuai, who has just entered Liuzhou, be able to bear it? One of the parties involved in the battle fell into a trap, so does the other party have a vision of the big picture?!"
Bai Yu looked at Xu Fengnian, and finally asked: "I want to know, has Beiliang received similar information about the empress of Northern Mang's anger towards Liu Gui on the western front? Is there any similar to the fact that the important ministers of the Southern Dynasty were extremely dissatisfied with the western front? News of Liu Gui's attack?!"
Xu Fengnian's heart skipped a beat.
Bai Yu put down the oil lamp and said flatly, "Then the prince can do everything in his power to help Liuzhou."
Bai Yu stopped talking, and neither did Xu Fengnian.
The room was silent, except for the occasional crackle of the wick cracking.