Because Hezhou is adjacent to Beiliang Road, after that person Tu Fengwang became a fan of Beiliang, he was like a little daughter-in-law who had been pissed off for more than 20 years. Now that the little daughter-in-law has changed her husband's family, she seems to finally feel that she can speak a little louder. Therefore, Cai Nan, the envoy of the Lianghuai Festival, personally led the army under his command and deployed on the border of Youzhou and Hezhou. Unimpeded transit, the impeachment of him, the Liyang border general, is already numerous. Cai Nan knows well that he can turn a blind eye to the 800 Baima Yicong, but this time the momentum is huge. If the 10,000 iron cavalry in the army drove straight in again and let them go straight to the Central Plains, let alone the officials of the Liyang Temple refused to give up, I am afraid that even the emperor of the Zhao family would question his loyalty as a frontier official. What's more, this time when troops were sent out to stop him, Jinglue envoy Han Lin also nodded. Even this elegant civil official who was an extremely high-ranking minister in the local area dared to put his life and death aside, and came to Cai Nan's army in person in official uniform, and wanted to accompany him Cai Nan stopped them together. Obviously, the new economic envoy, who was based in the capital, did not hesitate to put himself in danger, and also wanted to put on a posture of swearing to the death not to avoid the edge of Beiliang.
On the border, general Cai Nan is wearing heavy armor and holding a spear looking into the distance.
The businessman around Cai Nan made Han Lin's eyes complicated. The second-rank official who hadn't ridden a horse for many years couldn't care less about the burning pain in his legs, and his face was full of anxiety. When they heard that Beiliang had mobilized the cavalry army outside the customs, Han Lin and Cai Nan were both furious and shocked, but there was some subtle difference. Cai Nan felt that the rebellious young vassal king was about to rebel at last, and secretly he was with Han Lin, who had a hidden connection in Qingliangshan, felt that Xu Fengnian had lost his mind and went crazy. Han Lin, who has always been gentle and refined in official circles in the capital, was like an ant on a hot pot in his study two days ago. The literary envoy even wrote a somewhat rambling family letter. At that time, Han Lin understood that the so-called family letter was actually no different from a suicide note. Love can't stand scrutiny, even a knife can't stand it. But how could he, Han Lin, not come here? The relatives of the elders and children, the whole family is in Tai'an City, at the feet of the emperor, under the eaves of the Zhao family, full of honor and disgrace, he Han Lin can't help but be here.
Han Lin, as a Qingliu civil official who came out of the capital, would not hate Cai Nan, a "turtle" who had been hanging around in the local mud pond for a long time in the eyes of the Beijing officials, but he was indeed not close, so this time, Han Lin Dealing with Cai Nan was just scratching the surface. Apart from the gathering of high-ranking officials from the Huaihe River and the Huaihe River, Han Lin did not have any private meetings with Cai Nan. This was not just because he was afraid that the court would suspect that a group of civil and military leaders and officials were colluding with each other. In Han Lin's heart, Compared with the rough Cai Nan who was covered in gravel, the absurd and unruly young feudal lord had a lot more to do with the word romantic. It's just that today, being on a par with Cai Nan, it seems that there is a feeling of sharing life and death in the face of adversity. Han Lin found that Cai Nan may not be as miserable as the Beijing officials said.
It seems that in just twenty years, Liyang has changed from respecting martial arts and belittling literature to advocating literature and suppressing martial arts.
Cai Nan turned her head and asked with a smile: "Master Han, the King of Han has nothing to say?"
Han Lin smiled bitterly and said, "I made a special trip to visit King Han's mansion on the second day of the first lunar month. I saw King Han lying on his bed with his own eyes, his face pale, and he struggled to get up several times before falling back on the bed."
Cai Nan, who usually does not show any emotion, said with a smile: "It is a blessing for Lianghuai and the court to have such a loyal border lord who serves the country."
Han Lin comforted him, "General Cai, this is the end of the matter, it's useless to talk more."
Cai Nan laughed and said, "When a person is about to die, why don't you complain?"
Han Lin looked at the vast expanse of white land and sighed, "If I knew this was the case, I should have had a few drinks with General Cai. I will meet my friends on a snowy night. If you want to drink bad wine, you can taste good wine."
Han Lin found that Master Jiedu was staring at him intently, and asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
Cai Nan suddenly said in a soft voice: "There is nothing wrong with it, I just hope that after today, Mrs. Han can take care of the Cai family's women, children, and children."
Monk Han Linzhang was puzzled and was about to ask, when suddenly his eyes went dark and he fainted.
Cai Nan looked at the direct line guard who hit the back of Han Lin's head with a scabbard, and waited until the guard jumped up from his horse and sat behind Lord Jinglue, and supported Han Lin who was leaning back, Cai Nan said: " Take Han Lin back to the mansion."
The guard, who was also quite old, hesitated to speak.
Cai Nan smiled and said: "Old Song, when Xu Xiao led ten thousand cavalry to patrol the border south, I took the lead in kneeling as the chief general, which made you unable to hold your head up at the court. I know that you old Brothers have resentment in their hearts, every time I came to pay New Year’s greetings in the past two years, the chairs in Cai Nan’s house seemed to have nails, you guys left soon, it’s okay.”
Cai Nan didn't turn his head, but just raised his horsewhip and pointed in the direction of Youzhou, "It's just right this time, I just want to tell you old brothers, it wasn't Xu Xiao who brought 10,000 cavalry, so I, Cai Nan, would have been scared, no, I, Cai Nan, as a warrior on the battlefield, admired that great general from the bottom of my heart. Not only me, but our general Gu also admired him. So this time it was replaced by Xu Fengnian leading a cavalry army of 10,000 Beiliang, who is also the king of Beiliang , and the same is the 10,000 snow dragon cavalry army, of course I will not be a grandson again. Old Song, among the old brothers, your old Song family has the most branches and leaves, and you are the most dependent on you for the job. Don't accompany me this time Let's say that Qingming Festival is only a few months away this year, and by then, a bunch of old brothers will not have any living acquaintances to drink, it's outrageous."
The burly bodyguard who followed Cai Nan and Gu Jiantang for half a lifetime, opened his mouth wide, but couldn't speak a word.
Cai Nan sternly said, "Hurry up and get out!"
The personal guard lowered his head and turned the horse's head, whipped the horse hard and drove it away.
Cai Nan's teasing words came from behind, "Remember Qingming, you iron rooster that even General Gu has heard of, don't hold back any more, bring good wine!"
The guard did not turn around, but suddenly shouted: "No! I will bring you two cents a pot of broken wine for you. When the general has the ability, he will bring his brothers to climb up from the ground!"
Cai Nan, who had his back to the bodyguard and the two riders, exhaled lightly and restrained his smile.
Since the beginning of spring in Xiangfu three years ago, there has been continuous heavy snowfall. This is the case in the sky, and it is also the same on the ground in the distance today.
The Great Snow Dragoons are here.
Beiliang's iron cavalry is the best in the world, and the big snow dragon's cavalry is the best in Beiliang.
Cai Nan yelled angrily, "Beat the drums!"
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As early as when Baima Yicong left the state city, the civil and military forces of Beiliang saw him off together on the top of the city. The 10,000 cavalry farther away had already sneaked into the pass from outside the pass and waited for a long time at a station outside the city. With the order of the second king of Northern Liang, he galloped across the Central Plains again after nearly twenty years.
The Xu family's iron cavalry that shook the world, during the Spring and Autumn Wars, the front of the soldiers pointed like a broken bamboo, fighting all the way from north to south, and then back to north from south, this time the horseshoes will go south again.
In fact, the initial connection between Xu Beizhi and Chu Lushan was not without resistance, including He Zhonghu, Chen Yunchui and Gu Dazu, the three important veterans, they were unwilling to see the Northern Liang army break into the Central Plains at this time, but Yuan Zuozong and Yan Wen Luan's joint nod played a decisive role, especially Yan Wenluan's unexpectedly firm statement successfully persuaded a large group of meritorious veterans.
Chu Lushan, who was as big and bloated as a hill, stood beside Yan Wenluan, who was thin and thin. No matter how he looked at it, outsiders felt awkward.
Chu Lushan stomped his feet lightly, clasped his hands together, lowered his head and smiled and said, "I really didn't expect that General Yan would nod, I thought I would go to Youzhou myself, but when I thought that this kind of ghostly weather would come from Huaiyang Guan ran to Xiaguang City, it was a bit hypocritical at the time."
The emaciated old man said in a bad mood: "At that time, the Lord Protector led 8000 dragging cavalry to stop Dong Zhuo's private army, so you don't think the horse's back will lose its autumn fat?"
Chu Lushan said with a chuckle: "The good deeds of showing off and the bad deeds of being a villain, you can't care about them."
Yan Wenluan pursed his lips. For the notorious Chu Lushan, the old-school military generals in Beiliang hardly liked this fat man.
The domineering and domineering military generals of Beiliang, not to mention Chu Lushan, and others like Li Mofan and Cao Xiaojiao, are actually all in the same line. Fighting to the death is no different, but in terms of character, to the common people, can they really be called good people? The answer is naturally no.
This is actually an unsolved knot left by General Xu Xiao to Xu Fengnian, King of Xinliang. After all, Beiliang has been in peace for more than ten years. Let’s not talk about it, let’s talk about Liu Yuanji, the former deputy commander of the infantry standing on the high wall at this time, how many good sons of the old man’s three sons have he killed? If it weren't for Lin Doufang, a close friend who has retired from the army for many years, who beat and scolded Liu Yuanji during the turmoil outside the customs, I am afraid that the old commander will be kept in the dark for the rest of his life, mistakenly thinking that the three sons are just worthless Some. In fact, Yan Wenluan, a relatively upright old man, is not without complaints about the smog of the young children of the descendants of Paoze. It's just that when the general was alive, he always felt that he owed the old brothers who fought together, and never killed them. In addition, the king of Xinliang also looked like a rascal in his early years, so the general had to "compare his heart to his heart".
Yan Wenluan got straight to the point and said: "This matter on New Year's Eve was done beautifully, but even so, I, Yan Wenluan, still can't like you, Chu Lushan."
Chu Lushan rubbed his hands and turned his head with a smile: "Old General Yan, you are not a beauty. If a bad old man likes me, there is nothing to be happy about."
Yan Wenluan snorted coldly and stopped talking.
On the top of the crowded city wall, Gu Dazu, who had no one nearby, stood out from the crowd. Jin Partridge Zhou Kang hesitated for a while, and left Lin Doufang and the others to walk to Gu Dazu alone, but there was still a gap between the two of them. .
Gu Dazu showed no sign of speaking.
Zhou Kang hesitated a few times, but he still didn't leave in anger. His tone was a little blunt, and he said sarcastically, "Commander Gu, haven't you always been tough? It was obvious in advance that you didn't want the prince to lead the army south to the Central Plains. Why did you want to be the leader last night? Dumb?"
Gu Dazu smiled and said: "Master Zhou, then what reason do you want to hear? Do you want me to admit that I can only be happy when I am a fool?"
Zhou Kang was also straightforward, nodded and said: "If you say so, I will go find a drink when I get off the city."
Gu Dazu said flatly: "Then I will disappoint Master Zhou. The reason why I didn't stop the prince is that although I didn't make any righteous remarks, I didn't have dirty thoughts. I, Gu Dazu, don't need to prove anything in Beiliang anymore. "
The brocade partridge tilted his head, stretched out his hands to pick his ears, and said with a sneer, "This is what Vice-Commander Gu should say. It's a pity, the prince has already left the city."
Gu Dazu said to himself: "Which old man has never been young? Who doesn't have one or two favorite women? I, Gu Dazu, had one, but I missed it back then, so I still don't know how old I was when I lived to this age. Is it really not suitable for her, or is it just because you are timid and weak that you just missed out. Your Master Zhou is a famous husband and wife who love each other, so you must not understand."
Zhou Kang was silent for a long time, let out a breath of mist, and said in a low voice: "Old husband and wife, we should respect each other as guests. In fact, when we were young, there was a burning fire."
Gu Dazu said with emotion: "If you get along anyway, you will be better than me."
Zhou Kang suddenly turned his head and shouted loudly: "Lin Doufang! It is said that your old man eloped with a certain princess of the Southern Tang Dynasty? Let Commander Gu say that, in fact, he admired that princess. Listen to Commander Gu's tone , In the early years, the two of you still had such an unclear relationship, how about the two of you chatting?"
Lin Doufang stared and said, "What?! The surname is Gu, please explain clearly to me!"
Liu Yuanji was immediately amused, and winked at Wei Tieshan, "Now it's a good show."
Gu Dazu was dumbfounded.
When Gu Dazu came back to his senses, Jin Partridge, who had entrapped him, had already smeared oil on his feet, only to see a figure from the back in the distance.
Seeing Lin Doufang trotting over aggressively, Gu Dazu also ran down the wall without saying a word, shouting: "My surname is Zhou, if I don't beat you to death today, your surname will be Gu!"
When both of them ran away, Lin Doufang stopped and laughed heartily.
Lin Doufang is not stupid, how could he really believe Zhou Kang's nonsense.
Yu Luandao stood beside Hu Kui, similar to Xu Beizhi Tian Peifang who had already retired and was about to leave the post of governor. Hu Kui, the governor of Youzhou, would soon give up his position. Kui has always been unwilling to be an official, and his eyes have been cast on the battlefield outside the customs. Not only is Hu Kui like this in Youzhou, but even Huangfuping, the general of Youzhou, seems to be starting to move, as if he wants to move his butt to Xiaguang City, and This time Hu Kui came to Liangzhou together with the old commander Chen Yunchui, and the old man's words also revealed some clues that the Youzhou infantry really needed a young and strong general who was in his prime. Although Chen Yunchui didn't speak clearly, the old man obviously hoped that Hu Kui would be the third person in the Youzhou infantry, and he hoped that Hu Kui would take this opportunity to speak to the prince so that Huang Fuping wouldn't take the lead. But in the end, Hu Kui still didn't open his mouth, so the old man didn't give him any good looks today.
Today's Beiliang frontier army still has big and small mountains, but it is not as clear-cut as it was in the early years. With the end of the first battle of Liangmang, there are some subtle changes that go with the flow. For example, Chen Xiliang and the entire Dragon Elephant Army are quite different. Congeniality, He Zhonghu, Zhou Kang and other veterans are more respected, and they think that this young man is a rare scholar with strong bones, and he can do it even if he is not a civil servant or a Confucian general. And Xu Beizhi is relatively close to Lingzhou General Han Laoshan, Deputy General Wang Zhi and others. It can be said that the entire Lingzhou military is willing to regard Xu Beizhi as their natal family. And Yu Luandao, who really made a fortune in Youzhou, is the most compatible with Hu Kui, but he is not very interested in making friends with the prince's confidant Huang Fuping.
Not far from the two, Huangfuping and Kou Jianghuai stood side by side. Although they are both generals of the same state now, there is a world of difference in terms of background and reputation.
Huang Fuping actually didn't understand why Kou Jianghuai was willing to get close to him, a well-known "lonely man" in the officialdom.
Kou Jianghuai squatted on the arrow stack with a smile, and told the truth, "General Huangfu, there are countless capable men in the Beiliang frontier army, but I think we are the most similar. Not only dare to bet, but it is not a small fight. If you want to bet, you can bet." big."
Huangfu Ping shook his head and said: "I was born as a reckless man. I have lost my family and have a few pennies. I can't compare to General Kou who was originally expected to be a Marquis and Prime Minister in Western Chu."
Kou Jianghuai also shook his head and said: "I went bankrupt and took out one thousand taels of gold, and I am willing to slap one thousand taels of gold on the gambling table. You will starve to death tomorrow, and you only have ten cents in your pocket, so put all ten cents in it." At the gaming table, gambling addiction is actually the same size."
Huang Fuping said something inexplicable, "Maybe there is no distinction between high and low gambling addiction, but I just don't know how Kou Jianghuai's gambling is?"
Kou Jianghuai turned his head to look at this Youzhou general who had mixed reputations in Beiliang, and asked with a smile: "What, the general is worrying for the prince that I am a slave of two surnames today, and I may defect to Beimang as a family of three surnames tomorrow. slave?"
Huangfuping's expression was as usual, "General Kou, I didn't say that, and I dare not say that."
Kou Jianghuai laughed it off, and asked: "After hearing the story of General Huangfu, I am very curious why you are so devoted to Xu Fengnian, can you talk about it?"
Huangfu Ping said with a subterranean smile: "General Kou, I don't like what I say, don't take it for granted, our relationship is not that good, but if there is a chance to fight the enemy together someday, let's say a few more words. It's not too late to say it from the bottom of your heart."
Kou Jianghuai smiled and said, "Why, General Huangfu is going to Liuzhou Dragon Elephant Army as the deputy general?"
Before Huangfu Ping could reply, Kou Jianghuai had already asked himself and answered: "General Youzhou and Deputy General of Longxiang Army are considered average in official positions, but in Beiliang, the cavalry army in the Liangzhou border army looks down on the infantry army, and the Liangzhou border army looks down on the infantry army. The infantry looked down on the Youzhou army, and the Youzhou army looked down on the Lingzhou army, which didn't even have a decent border. As the elite of the Liangzhou cavalry army at the border, the Dragon Elephant Army's real power lieutenant general, of course, is not tied General Youzhou can be compared, so let me congratulate General Huangfu on his promotion, it seems that we don’t have to wait too long to hear what General Huangfu has to say from the bottom of his heart.”
Huang Fuping glanced at Hu Kui without showing any trace, the corners of his mouth curled up, "General Kou is indeed very alert."
Kou Jianghuai said with a smile: "I like to hear these words. It's been a long time since I've heard people praise me face to face."
Huangfuping nodded and said: "It's agreed in advance, when I go to Liuzhou to take up my duties, maybe General Kou will not listen to me."
Kou Jianghuai laughed and said, "Just let the horse come over."
Suddenly, Kou Jianghuai, who was chatting happily with Huangfuping, heard someone calling him, it was Yu Luandao who he regarded as his lifelong enemy, compared to Kou Jianghuai's indifference to Xie Xizhen in Guangling Road Not hot, Yu Luan Dao, who is also a son of a wealthy family, is also a handsome man who became famous at a young age. Kou Jianghuai is not pleasing to Yu Luan Dao. Presumably the latter treats him similarly. One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. It should be Kou Jianghuai And Yu Luan Dao. It's just that the dispute between the two will only be in the dark, never on the face. Hearing Yu Luandao's call, Kou Jianghuai smiled and turned his head and asked: "What is General Yu doing?"
It was not Yu Luandao who spoke, but Hu Kui, who took a few steps closer and asked softly: "Kou Jianghuai, I have been thinking about the three strategies of going north and south and going west in West Chu, but I dare not make a judgment. After all, you are not from Western Chu, and you have been away from the Central Plains for more than ten years, so your grasp of the situation in Western Chu is far inferior to that of General Kou.
Kou Jianghuai didn't hesitate at all, and said simply and neatly: "If I was in charge of Xichu, I would naturally go north and fight to the death with Lu Shengxiang. To make a digression, I have always guessed that Cao Changqing and Gu Jiantang of Liangliao and even Beimang Wang Sui reached a certain consensus. If Xie Xizhen took the position of Cao Changqing, he would cross the Guangling River in the south, try his best to defeat the southern Xinjiang army that Wu Chongxuan had defected, and then strive to rule the river. If Lian Guangling Jiang couldn't keep it, so he retreated again and again, retreating to the 100,000 mountains full of miasma, and waited until Beimang Liyang was beaten to death, and then found a chance to run out today to pick some sesame seeds and tomorrow to eat some watermelon rinds. Such pitiful little things add up, but in the final analysis, it is no longer dependent on people, but on fate. As for what Cao Changqing himself thinks, I can't think of it, and I don't bother to think about it. Anyway, I always feel that this big Officer, you are already crazy."
Hu Kui is the kind of warrior who was born for the battlefield, he provoked Kou Jianghuai's addiction, and subconsciously began to point at the crenel, "Western Chu is now made of dumplings, and to the east is the Song Dynasty where the doves occupy the magpie's nest." Li, to the south are Yan Chi Wang Zhao Bing, who just went out in person, and Nalan Youci standing behind the old vassal king. As Minister of the Ministry of War in Liyang, the food, grass, and soldiers' pay have been greatly tilted. Together with King Jing'an Zhao Xun, Jinglue envoy Wen Taiyi, and Jiedu envoy Ma Zhongxian, they all seem to have become Wu Chongxuan's household officials on the western front. As for the northern line, Lu Shengxiang began to fight like the earliest Spring and Autumn Wars, fighting against the rules, and Chen Zhibao and the 10,000 elusive Xishu infantry echoed, so the northern line of Western Chu suffered the most. General Kou, if it is according to your opinion, Going north, how should we fight? Should we first look for Chen Zhibao's infantry or Lu Shengxiang's cavalry? If Xie Xizhen's troops come south, wouldn't it be right in the arms of the Liyang court to drive tigers and wolves away..."
After talking for a long time, when Hu Kui raised his head, he saw a young face who suddenly rolled his eyes, and quickly laughed at himself, Hu Kui stopped putting his hot face on his cold ass.
Kou Jianghuai smiled heartlessly and said: "Master Hu, Lord Hu, I am a citizen of Chu who hides my head and tail in your Beiliang, and now I don't care about the Guangling Dao war, what kind of mind are you, Master Hu? "
Hu Kui wasn't angry either, and smiled calmly: "General Kou, I think I'm too worried about eating carrots."
Yu Luan frowned.
When Kou Jianghuai raised his eyebrows, he gave Yu Luandao a provocative look.
In Beiliang, Song Dongming and Bai Yu were among the civil servants, as well as Xu Beizhi and Chen Xiliang. It seemed that now there was another pair of enemies among the generals, Kou Jianghuai and Yu Luandao.
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The spring of Xiangfu begins in the third year, maybe after the sound of firecrackers all over the Central Plains, the red houses all over the house have not been cleaned up in the future.
Ten thousand snow dragon cavalry troops went to the south of the Yangtze River.
In addition to the eight hundred phoenix battalion, there is also the Wu family with a hundred horses and a hundred swords.
There are Yuan Zuozong, Yu Luan Dao, Hong Piao, and Hong Shuwen.
There is the King of Beiliang.
Xu Fengnian.