The Daxue Dragon Cavalry Army returned the same way, and between the young vassal king’s departure and return, first Yuan Zuozong led his troops to go south, the Qingzhou Army with less than a thousand cavalry was defeated like a mountain, the cavalry was completely lost, and there was no Qingzhou Army to rely on After being expelled for more than forty miles, he threw away his helmet and armor. No matter how brave and good the general of Qingzhou looked at death, he personally killed more than forty fugitives, but he still couldn't stop the decline of the infantry. However, Niu Qianzhu, the captain of the Beiliang School, led two thousand cavalry to block the twenty thousand Shu soldiers, but he did not make any meritorious deeds, because Che Ye, the general of the Shu army, unexpectedly chose to avoid his edge and led the army to detour northward. Arc, Niu Qianzhu's 2,000 cavalry approached the Shu army for less than a mile several times, and the dust was flying. In order to show weakness, during the period, all scouts were withdrawn, and they were willing to be blind.
Niu Qianzhu didn't dare to go to war without authorization and delay the military aircraft, but he was really aggrieved, so he had to lead twenty cavalry to the side of the Shu army for three hundred paces before heading south to join the Beiliang iron cavalry. The Shu army still didn't move, just buried their heads eastward. Finally, Niu Qianzhu spat hard, turned his horse's head, and led his army back south.
With the collapse of the four routes of soldiers and horses all the way, the line of defense built by Xu Gong, the servant of Liyang's military department, was suddenly full of loopholes. In addition, General Yuan Tingshan of Jizhou was unwilling to send troops to stop it alone, so he could only watch the unscathed heavy snow The Dragon Cavalry Army broke into Guangling Road easily, which made Wu Chongxuan, the general who was caught off guard, furious. Accompanied by his confidant Tang He, he went to Chaisang County to question Xu Gong. The first "meeting" in this way broke up unhappy. After that, Wu Chongxuan and Yuan Tingshan's more than ten thousand Jibei cavalry troops rushed to the front line together, while Xu Gong slowly rushed to the front line of Guangling after merging with the 20,000 Xishu infantry and gathering the Qingzhou defeated army one after another. After that, the Daxue Dragon Cavalry Army was even more powerful. According to the established strategy, the first generation of the front line of Guazizhou, where the defense lines of the two armies were intertwined, successfully received more than 500 Western Chu students in light armor. Secretly escorted out of the country, the Western Chu army fought back frantically on four battlefields including Guazizhou and Laodushan. In just one day, nearly 10,000 people were killed in battle, and 500 young carps that almost died of thirst finally jumped into the big snow dragon. Cavalry this pond, to breathe. The Beiliang iron cavalry including Xu Yanbing is still fresh in the memory. After being escorted by the main force of the Daxue Dragon Cavalry, the five hundred Western Chu people who were extremely embarrassed did not have much luck and ecstasy for the rest of their lives. Instead, everyone looked depressed. In pain, five hundred people got off their horses neatly, knelt down facing east and bid farewell, weeping uncontrollably. At that scene, like a homeless dog, lying under the eaves of someone else's house, weeping in pain. After Yuan Zuozong took over the scribbled roster, he felt complicated. This time, there were 496 people who "received surrender" in Beiliang, and there were as many as 416 young scholars from Western Chu. There are more than 70 ladies from noble families, and there are only a few dozen generals in Western Chu. The roster in Yuan Zuozong's hand does not record the name at the beginning, only a few lines of small block letters written by someone, which is shocking, "There are five hundred people in the Great Chu, and you can't talk about restoring the country. The surname of Chu lives in Beiliang, and you can't go to the northwest." "Cao Changqing, the sinner who died in Chu Suicide note"!
The east wind thaws and turns into rain, just waiting for the sound of spring thunder.
At this time, it was rainy, and the advance of the Snow Dragon Cavalry was more or less blocked, and the horseshoes were covered with mud. This made the Beiliang cavalry who were accustomed to the scorching sun and wind and sand in the desert very uncomfortable.
Xu Fengnian and Xu Yanbing Yuan Zuozong drove side by side. Yuan Zuozong turned his head and glanced at the "runaway pawns" of Western Chu who were in the middle of the cavalry, and said softly: "For Beiliang, it will be a good thing in the long run, but it is a mess right now. When I helped the scholars go to the northwest, they can only be placed behind the scenes for the time being. I’m afraid that these young and energetic children of the aristocratic family will complain too much, so that they will finally turn their anger on Beiliang. When there is a dispute, we will not be able to fight or scold, or we will have to hand it over. Lingzhou Academy for Huang Chang and his gang, away from the border war, let them spend their time in the pile of books first. Previously, most of the people were not even willing to change to Beiliang light armor, let alone wear cold swords and light crossbows. Niu Qianzhu A few people were so angry that they were about to draw their swords at them."
Xu Fengnian comforted him and said: "If scholars don't have any strength of character, that's the tragedy of the Central Plains. I'm not afraid of their arrogance and integrity, but I'm afraid they will be depressed. Scholars failed to rebel for three years, and there are only 500 people in Western Chu, let alone in our Northern Liang Let alone the frontier army, it is estimated that any Liangzhou woman who is familiar with bow horses can beat two or three of them to the ground, so there is nothing to worry about. We don't have to expect them to turn around soon, and I believe In Cao Changqing's eyes, many of them should be people with broad vision. When they really appreciate the scenery of the Northwest, plus Yuzhou Yuluan Dao and Liuzhou Kou Jianghuai Zhuyu in front of them, they will naturally let go of their grudges. In the final analysis, the old A generation of Western Chu elders may hate Xu Jiayuan more than they hate Liyang, but they are different after all, most of them are at the weak crown age, and they hate Liyang far more than they hate Beiliang. I am worried about these people... "
Speaking of this, Xu Fengnian laughed at himself, and didn't continue, a little bit of embarrassment for His Holiness.
Yuan Zuozong said with a smile: "Why, are you afraid that there will be five hundred more Zhao Changlings by your side? One day, if you can't control it, you will really turn against Liyang?"
Xu Fengnian said unhappily: "The second reckless battle is coming soon, and I haven't resolved the urgent needs of Beiliang, so there is no need to worry."
Xu Yanbing joked: "If it is true that the situation in the world is advancing according to Cao Changqing's original layout as the prince said before, then we Beiliang is the most comfortable side. As long as we join forces with Wang Sui to hold Beimang and go south, we will be done. You can sit in the northwest and watch the turmoil in the Central Plains under the hall. My lord, I am surprised. Since this Cao Changqing is willing to send the seeds of Xichu to Beiliang, he clearly has some deep friendship with the lord. Why did he regret it at the last moment? ? It made it impossible to fetch water from the bamboo basket in the restoration of Western Chu, and even we in Beiliang have no chance to draw chestnuts from the fire."
Xu Fengnian touched the Beiliang knife at his waist, and said with emotion: "My master once said that there are four deaths for scholars, the country, the state, the country, and the world. Then Cao Changqing... originally wanted to be alone Those who died in a country only changed their minds in the end. Among the martial arts masters I have come into contact with, Mingyin, the eleventh king of the world in his early years, died for the love of his brother. The most ambitious, wanting to be the number one expert in the world, but also wanting to be the number one hero in the world. Deng Tai'a lives the most unrestrained and carefree life, no matter whether the world is peaceful or chaotic, whether you are an emperor or a general, I, Deng Tai'a I don’t bother to pay attention. Only Cao Changqing lived the most tiring life, never regarded himself as a Jianghu, and never walked out of the temple of Dachu.”
Xu Yanbing looked at the muddy ground on the road, and sighed: "Cao Guanzi is so muddy."
Xu Fengnian was surprised and said: "Uncle Xu, what you said is so smart."
Yuan Zuozong smiled knowingly.
The corner of Xu Yanbing's mouth twitched, he turned his head and said with a smile: "My lord, most of the young women in Xichu stay in their boudoirs, and many of them have unreserved eyes every time they see the lord. How do you describe it with four words?"
Yuan Zuozong tore down the stage on both sides, "I still want to talk."
Xu Fengnian said helplessly: "This is not kind."
Yuan Zuozong joked: "The real mess is that the backyard catches fire if you are not careful. If I remember correctly, the second princess has never been kind to the emperor of Western Chu, and the prince and the old father-in-law are not easy-going. Lamp. The matter of Beiliang Zhengwangfei, the prince knows it well?"
Xu Fengnian was silent, touched his forehead, was silent for a moment, and finally said: "It's what it used to be, I never hesitated about this matter."
Xu Yanbing nodded and said, "It should be so."
Yuan Zuozong suddenly said: "Xie Xizhen is also in the army. If we can get help from this person, our northern Liang army will be like a tiger with wings added. No matter if he is placed in Liangzhou or Liuzhou, he can be an army of tens of thousands."
Xu Fengnian smiled, "Two tigers are not allowed in one mountain, and two bodhisattvas are not allowed in one temple, in case Kou Jianghuai thinks that I don't trust him, even if Xie Xizhen really wants to join the army, I will not send him to Liuzhou, and Xie Xizhen will not be released after all. If you are not yet familiar with frontier military affairs, why don't you put it next to Second Brother Yuan?"
Yuan Zuozong shook his head and said: "I, Yuan Zuozong, use Xie Xizhen alone, not as good as the Liangzhou frontier army uses Xie Xizhen. He and Kou Jianghuai are the most outstanding military geniuses in Western Chu. After a series of Guangling battles, they are enough to be alone."
"These two men have great ideas in how to use their troops. It seems that they are both "abandoning the right and seeking strange" swords and taking the slanted path. In fact, it is quite different when you look deeper. Kou Jianghuai is good at using troops. He is good at abandoning cities. The deployment of troops and generals, in the case of overall inferior forces, fought a battle with local advantages, slowly eroded, and suddenly became a trend. At that time, Zhao Yi's army lost inexplicably on the battlefield on the eastern front of Guangling Road. I always felt that every battlefield It is Kou Jianghuai who is suppressing the situation with a large army. Although Xie Xizhen's use of troops is also unexpected and extremely dangerous, but tracing back to the source, in fact, Xie Xizhen is more inclined to be upright and strive to make a final decision. Therefore, the flank Liuzhou battlefield needs to use Kou Jianghuai's "Soft", Xie Xizhen's "strength" is needed for the frontal Liangzhou battlefield. Now that the left and right cavalry troops outside Liangzhou Pass have already lost their vitality, it is better to hand Xie Xizhen to He Zhonghu or Zhou Kang. It can also be regarded as a compensation, as for the official position, one depends on the courage of the prince, and the other depends on Xie Xizhen's confidence."
Xu Fengnian asked in a low voice: "Then, did Second Brother Yuan help to make some preparations?"
Yuan Zuozong squinted his eyes and said with a smile: "My lord is more skilled than me at buying people's hearts."
Xu Fengnian remembered Xie Xizhen's sad face in the team, and muttered angrily: "It's not because I'm afraid of hot face and cold butt!"
The nagging was nagging, but Xu Fengnian still turned his horse's head and ran in the opposite direction of the army.
After the young vassal king left, Yuan Zuozong asked curiously: "The Confucian sage Cao Changqing turned into a domineering, how is his cultivation?"
Xu Yanbing said in a deep voice: "Tuoba Bodhisattva is already far behind the three of the four martial arts judges in this world. If the prince, Cao Changqing, Deng Tai'a and the other three fought against each other, I'm afraid they would not be able to tell the winner, they would only be able to tell the difference between life and death. However, if it is above life and death, I guess the three of them will be in a circle, the prince wins Deng Tai'a, Deng Tai'e wins Cao Changqing, and Cao Changqing wins the prince. Of course, if Tuoba Bodhisattva can find a weapon that is handy, he can also immediately For the rest of the characters, I only suspect that Gu Jiantang has a trump card that cannot be underestimated, and the others don't need to consider it. Well, there are actually two people who also have a chance. One is the person called the white fox face by the prince, One is Tantai Tranquility of the Guanyin sect who has no whereabouts or friends or enemies."
Yuan Zuozong asked with a smile: "Then you and Chen Zhibao?"
Xu Yanbing said indifferently: "It's not worth mentioning."
Yuan Zuozong, who knew Xu Yanbing's terrifying fighting power, frowned and asked, "Why?"
Xu Yanbing said with a smile: "After not dying forever, those who survive will be in the ordinary celestial realm of lingering to death in this life. What do I need to say?"
Yuan Zuozong was speechless.
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Among the majestic and mighty Daxue Dragon Cavalry Army, the five hundred or so cavalry from Western Chu seemed out of place, not only because of the difference in physique between the north and the south, but also in the imposing manner.
Just thirty miles away, when Xu Fengnian stopped his horse to rest, Xu Fengnian got off his horse and led the horse to the vicinity of the five hundred people. Facing him, the Northwest feudal lord who was entangled with the fate of the Great Chu, some had unkind eyes, some had numb eyes, and some had hateful eyes. , As for those eyes with a little curiosity and longing, after all, they are a negligible minority. Xu Fengnian came to the side of Jiang Ni, who was holding a sword and wearing armor. She has been avoiding him recently, and she is not even very warm with those officials of Western Chu who continue to call her His Majesty the Emperor. Today Jiang Ni stayed with more than a dozen women from the Western Chu family, and followed the Beiliang iron cavalry all the way north. All the women took care of each other. All kinds of worries, especially since I was a child, I am used to seeing the Qushui Liushang at Guangling banquets, I am used to seeing the wind, flowers, snow, moon and chatting celebrities, and suddenly I saw so many armored and taciturn Beiliang cavalry. As a weak woman, how can I Don't worry about your future? Only when His Majesty came with his sword and saw the famous young vassal with their own eyes, they were relieved a bit. After marching north for half a day, they found that the cavalry soldiers of Beiliang were not disturbing at all. , especially that the king of Beiliang took extra care of the five hundred people in Dachu, so they smiled intermittently. Occasionally, they stopped by the river with the army, and they began to laugh and fight uncontrollably. They washed their noses for the horses The business of brushing the back and feeding refined grains is also done well.
Xu Fengnian walked to the surrounding willow tree next to the official road, but did not go straight into the shade of the tree. There were still seven or eight steps away from Jiang Ni and those rich and wealthy women in their young age. Before Xu Fengnian could speak, there were four or five of them. The young men with swords on their waists walked quickly, their boots were covered with yellow mud, and the beauty of the Yushu had long since disappeared. These young men did not speak, but stared at Xu Fengnian with gloomy expressions.
Xu Fengnian looked at Jiang Ni and said softly: "Cao Changqing will soon arrive outside Tai'an City, do you want to take a last look? I can accompany you."
One of them held down the saber that he never wanted to take off, and said with grief and indignation: "Xu Fengnian, are you going to prevent Shang Shuling from entering the city?! Are you going to be a watchdog for Liyang Zhao Shi?!"
Xu Fengnian shook his head and said, "I'm not here yet."
In the distance, a group of cavalry from the Fengzi Battalion stared at them, and the lunatic Hong Shuwen stood with his sword in his arms, his eyes fierce.
Another person said angrily: "I am the Minister of Chu, I don't need you, Xu Fengnian, to send him off!"
Xu Fengnian said gently: "There are some things that you say don't matter."
Jiang Ni finally bowed her head and said: "Uncle Qi Daizhao said that before the capital city was farewell, he did not allow me to go north."
Xu Fengnian said calmly: "Don't listen to him, since you have left Guangling Road now, everything will go according to your heart, if you want to see Cao Changqing, go see him, I will accompany you."
She raised her head, tears in her eyes, "Can you?"
With firm eyes, Xu Fengnian smiled and said, "With me here, there is nothing impossible in the world."
Not waiting for the few Western Chu study seeds under the willow tree to block with righteous indignation, the women whose cheeks flushed after hearing that sentence, all of them had bright eyes and spoke out one after another, all of them were persuading His Majesty the Emperor to join hands with the King of Beiliang Go north to Tai'an City.
Xie Xizhen, who was not far away, felt helpless, unable to laugh or cry.
Well, before they reached Beiliang, there was internal strife.
Jiang Ni took a deep breath and nodded vigorously.
Then.
Then she flew away with her own sword...
Seeing the young vassal with a shrunken face, almost all the women nearby covered their mouths and smiled, Hong Shuwen and Feng Ziying also had a hard time holding back their smiles.
Xu Fengnian turned his head and glared at Hong Shuwen and the others, who hurriedly pretended that nothing happened.
Xu Fengnian rose from the ground like a white rainbow rising from the ground.
All the people on the ground, no matter whether they were cavalry from Northern Liang or refugees from Western Chu, were all dazzled.