Rain is the hardest during the Ching Ming season.
On the Beiliang post road in the drizzle, there are continuous brigades of Youzhou cavalry troops rushing to the outside of Liangzhou Pass. In addition, those Liangzhou cavalry troops who rushed to aid Qingcang City have never returned to their station, which means that almost all Beiliang field battles The main force, especially the cavalry force, has surfaced and will become the absolute main force in the next reckless battle, which will evolve from a city offensive and defensive battle to an unprecedented large-scale cavalry fight. In the fierce collision between the nomadic civilization in the north and the agricultural civilization in the Central Plains, there is a clear difference between the movement and the silence. The former relies on the advantage of the number of war horses to knock and gallop, while the latter relies on the city's bow and crossbow to defend. In the tide of the cavalry, in the sound of horseshoes in the north, the two words Gucheng and Tucheng go hand in hand. So much so that in the past twenty years, countless civil servants would secretly "idiots dream" in the court hall, thinking that if the two elite cavalry troops in Liyang, the tens of thousands of Beiliang iron cavalry and the nearly 100,000 Liao side cavalry, could sincerely cooperate and join forces How majestic and heroic will it be to fight against the enemy and compete with the barbarians of the North Mang on horseback
In Yanzhi County, which borders Youliang and Liangzhou, on a mud-booted road, two riders stopped at the fork to give way to a caravan. The young man was wearing a green shirt, with a cold knife on his waist, and his mount was one of the few A-shaped horses in the Youzhou Army. The woman in white was carrying a long cotton bag on her back, and she also wore a knife on her waist. The young man's horse slashed, stopped the horse to make way, and the woman of the same age around him was so beautiful, this made the guard leader in charge of clearing the way in the caravan tremble, and quickly asked his men to pull the horse to pass a message to the group of people in the caravan behind him. An arrogant guy who speaks dirty words, don't let the trouble come out of his mouth, don't be unscrupulous just because he has some connection with the Beiliang frontier army, a general who dares to be upright and upright at a young age and wears a new cold knife privately, absolutely It's not something they, the second- and third-rate figures of the Ichthyosaur Gang, can provoke. Probably because of the leader's warning in advance, although the merchant guards had fiery eyes, at least no one teased or whistled at the woman.
The merchant cavalry moved forward slowly, and suddenly a horse turned around and came galloping. The handsome young knight reined in and stopped a dozen steps away from the couple. With a bright smile on his face, he clasped his fists at the woman in white who surprised him He laughed and said, "My fish and dragon gang, Chen Jianzhai, dare to ask the girl's name? Don't worry, girl, I have no evil intentions, but I can't stand the instigation of friends in the gang. They bet with me that I will definitely not be able to find out the girl's name. If they lose, they will buy me green ant wine for half a year."
The young Junyan of the Fish and Dragon Gang grinned, and said empathetically, "Girl, if it's inconvenient for you to tell Fang's name, you can just say one."
It's a pity that even if Chen Jianzhai backed down a step, the woman was still indifferent, and looked at her calmly. She didn't have the annoyance of a lady from the Central Plains facing a Dengtuzi, nor the angry glare of a girl from Beiliang to a wanderer from a foreign country.
In the drizzle, Chen Jianzhai, whose hair was slightly damp, had a sunny smile on his face, showing no sign of flinching.
The young man with the sword who was deliberately ignored by Chen Jianzhai said with a smile: "Her name is Jiang Baicai, the cabbage of Chinese cabbage."
The beautiful woman who was called "Cabbage" by the men in the same company glared and said angrily, "Your name is Xu Shizi, a rotten persimmon!"
Now Chen Jianzhai, who is well-known in the Fish and Dragon Gang, is a little hurt, thinking that the seemingly competitive gags of the two of you, in the eyes of a bachelor like me, are really more excessive than flirting.
The young man who was scolded as a rotten persimmon asked with a smile: "I heard that Liu Nirong, the leader of your gang, is going to give up his position to someone else?"
Chen Jianzhai's face suddenly turned serious, and he finally looked squarely at the guy who dared to hang his cold knife without authorization. Yulong Gang, Yulong Gang, the name is really far-sighted, the degree of mixed fish and dragons is better than all the other nine sect gangs in Liyang, and it has gathered nearly 20,000 people in Jianghu Caomang, such a giant in terms of numbers Well, everyone in the Yulong Gang knows that if it is not a puppet supported by a big man in Beiliang, it will never expand to the point where it is today. However, those veterans of the Yulong Gang who fought with the old gang leader have all washed their hands in the golden basin, and the subsequent leaders have changed, so there are all kinds of inside stories about the Yulong Gang. Some say it is the former governor of Lingzhou Xu Beizhi helped Yulong Gang, a little maid who was originally unknown, to become the main empress of Beiliang Wulin. It is also said that Zhong Hongwu, the local emperor of Lingzhou and the former general of Huaihua, tried to collude with the forces of the rivers and lakes, but Liu Nirong, the leader of the Fish and Dragon Gang, fought back, climbed up Qingliang Mountain, and used the old general's head as a vote. Nowadays, there are even private rumors that Liu Nirong is actually a private pet of Wutongyuan. The implication is that Liu Nirong is not qualified to preside over the future of 20,000 horses. A big gang can flirt with the government, but it must not marry into a noble family as a concubine, so Undercurrents were surging, and it was against this background that Liu Nirong's resignation as the gang leader came out. He, Chen Jianzhai, as a rising star who generally belongs to the fourth group to join the Yulong Gang, has mixed feelings about this matter. Deep down, he admires the way the gang leader Liu Nirong treats people, but he also does not want the Yulong Gang to get too involved with the government and the frontier army. Relationship, the rivers and lakes are rivers and lakes, and the people of the rivers and lakes do the affairs of the rivers and lakes. Otherwise, in the second reckless war, if the battle outside the pass is urgent, the more than 20,000 people from the Fish and Dragon Gang will all go to fight outside the pass? Tying your head to the waistband of your trousers and doing your best, that's what small gangs do when they have no land and no money. Now the Yulong Gang has been deeply rooted in Beiliang, and it has a vague momentum of separatism, and the garrison far away from the border is relatively weak. In the territory of Lingzhou, Chen Jianzhai believed that there must be a lot of people's thoughts alive in the huge gang of fish and dragons mixed with fish and dragons.
Chen Jianzhai's long silence made the man with the sword laugh it off, lost the patience to wait any longer, turned his head and said to the woman, let's go, caught the belly of the horse, and the two rode past Chen Jianzhai. Chen Jianzhai did not stop them from leaving, and slowly turned the horse's head, staring at the backs of the two who were heading for Liangzhou.
The two riders were exactly Xu Fengnian and Jiang Ni who entered Youzhou from outside Jibei Pass.
Jiang Ni glanced at Xu Fengnian calmly. There are many versions of secret stories about the birth of the Ichthyosaur Gang in the Central Plains. She knew that his trip to Beimang back then seemed to be a group of Ichthyosaur Gang.
Xu Fengnian, who guessed what she was thinking, said with a smile: "When I was young, I didn't worry about life and death. When I was younger, I often listened to my mother's advice, saying that women in the world are cute and pitiful. So I always felt that Why don’t I like such a good woman. If I can have it, why don’t I. I used to like collecting rare copybooks from ancient people. ", "Gao Zhi Qiu Cicada Stickers" and "Quick Snow and Early Sunshine Stickers" set of four seasons stickers, and even the 24 solar terms stickers including "Frost's Fall Stickers", there are only three. At that time, I only cared about liking The girls I like must like me. I hope they are like those rare and rare copybooks, all of them are in my parasol courtyard. Displaced."
Jiang Ni clicked his tongue and said: "I think Gu Jiantang wanted to help you become the emperor at that time, but he was actually secretly happy, right? After becoming the emperor, he could justifiably enter the Sangong and Sixth Courtyard. The courtiers cried and shouted to help find a concubine, and then Say it's inappropriate, and accept it without hesitation, there are less than 100 stickers for the four seasons and 20 solar terms."
It was rare for Xu Fengnian to confront her tit for tat. He raised his head and squinted his eyes, as if he was feeling the coolness of the light rain, and said to himself: "Later, I found out that all the amiable and lovely women in the world can live very well without me being sentimental at all. , even without me, maybe I can live a better life. No matter how chaotic the world outside Wutong Courtyard is, it may not be worse than that small courtyard surrounded by walls without wind or rain. How could women be the copybooks of those dead things? How can they be confined to Wutongyuan or Qingliang Mountain like a shelving house. I heard that Chaohu Lake is very big, but Jianghu is even bigger. It was only later that I discovered that if I could start from the beginning, I would still like them in my heart, but I would definitely like them. I won't tease them anymore. For example, Xuanyuan Qingfeng in Daxueping lived a very happy life, and Yu Youwei must be very comfortable as Mr. Jishang in Shangyin Academy. But some people, I don't regret it, just like putting Chen Yu received Beiliang and rescued Zhao Fengya from Tai'an City, I have no wrong thoughts about them, I just hope they can live for me."
Jiang Ni said angrily: "Anyway, the truth is yours, but I know, I just can't say no to you!"
Xu Fengnian quickly changed the subject with interest, and said with emotion: "If your chess uncle could have held real power in the Great Chu Army earlier, instead of living in a corner south of the Guangling River, my father may not have won The Battle of the Fortress. At that time, both sides were actually fighting over who had the last breath. If Cao Changqing succeeded Ye Baikui and held the banner high, Da Chu’s breath would still be there. This time I was able to roughly negotiate with Wang Sui, and finally succeeded. Connecting the entire Liangliao, Jibei, Beiliang and Western Regions, the long Liyang border defense line together, my master, Cao Changqing, and you, the three of you have made great contributions. Under this general trend, Jiaodong Wang Zhaosui, Lianghuai Jiedu Envoy Cai Nan, Jinglue Envoy Han Lin, Jizhou Deputy General Han Fang and others will also become indispensable important figures. Of course, there are also Yu Luandao, Kou Jianghuai and Xie Xijun As well as Xu Huang and other outsiders from Beiliang. As for the 20,000-strong Yulong Gang, it may also play a role in the future, but if the big battle is fought, the Yulong Gang needs to rush to the battlefield after Liuzhou is young and strong. It means that both Lun Mang and Lu Mang's vitality have been seriously injured."
Jiang Ni didn't care about mourning Uncle Qidaizhao's death, and said worriedly: "There are really many barbarians in the Northern Mang, so many."
Xu Fengnian couldn't help laughing, "It's a lot, but I'm not without backup in Beimang. You just wait, as long as Beimang can't attack Jubei City in one go, I can set their backyard on fire."
As a result, Jiang Ni Niu Tau said something wrong, "That Chen Yu is very beautiful?"
Xu Fengnian bared his teeth and pretended to be stupid, but he didn't answer this question. If he said something, he would make a mistake, as many mistakes as he said.
Jiang Ni seemed to be talking to herself: "How beautiful is this beauty who has been appraised by the rouge of Jinwu Zangjiao? I must pay my respects when I have the opportunity. Alas, I am afraid that I will feel ashamed when the time comes."
Xu Fengnian suddenly turned his head and said: "Although I know this request is too much, and you will definitely be unhappy when you hear it, I still want to say it, that is, if one day I am gone, you take them and leave Beiliang together. The better."
Jiang Ni was full of anger, and said bluntly: "It can't be done!"
This answer was completely expected by Xu Fengnian, so he didn't have any strange expressions.
Xu Fengnian squeezed his bearded chin, and laughed at himself: "Thinking that if I die in battle, I will never see you again, and I feel very depressed right now and down my crotch."
After teasing, Xu Fengnian's eyes gradually became serious.
Wherever there are gold and iron horses, there must be a place where corpses are erected.
Once the spring of this year is over, at most there will be another relatively stable summer. When the autumn wind picks up, people outside the Liangzhou Pass and the entire Liuzhou will probably die so that it will be too late for people to collect their bodies.
Among the four great masters of martial arts, apart from Deng Tai'a, the peach blossom sword god who has no worries, there is Cao Changqing in Western Chu, Tuoba Bodhisattva in Beimang, and Xu Fengnian in Beiliang.
The latter three are all people who will die when they lose a big battle.
At this moment, Xu Fengnian heard the little clay figurine say something that he hadn't even thought of breaking his head.
Her words were unlucky, but her tone was firm.
"If there is such a day, where is your Xu Fengnian's body, I will stand there!"