An emergency military meeting was temporarily held at Huaiyang Pass. In addition to Yuan Zuozong, Yan Wenluan, He Zhonghu, Chen Yunchui, Gu Dazu, Zhou Kang, the commander of the Beiliang Cavalry Army who led the Qingqi around the Calabash Pass, the five frontier troops The cavalry general with the highest official position, together with the guardian Chu Lushan, plus the lieutenants of the two cavalry armies outside Liangzhou Pass, Liangzhou General Shi Fu and Youzhou General Huangfuping, as well as Fuling Liuya Zhongzuo and Qingyuan The chief generals of the four military towns, as well as more than 20 powerful lieutenants like Huang Laifu, and more than 30 generals from Beiliang attended the discussion together. If the price of military merit was counted by the head count of the empress of Beimang, whoever can break through this pass at this time is really a heinous military exploit.
Originally, Xu Fengnian, who seldom directly pointed fingers at side affairs, convened everyone this time, and put forward a bold tactic straight to the point, which was far more radical than the previously established strategy. It is as simple as tilting to the north, but to regard Liuzhou as the key battlefield that really determines the outcome of the second battle of Liangmang. Chen Yunchui's two deputy marshals both held opposing views, while Jin Zhegu Zhou Kang, who had a slightly lower seniority, clearly agreed with the young vassal king's opinion, while Yan Wenluan and Gu Dazu did not express their views, because it would be too risky to do so , their King of Beiliang actually made it clear that he was going to have a vigorous confrontation with Beimang!
If you beat me outside the Liangzhou Pass with heavy troops, then I will destroy your Northern Mang and Southern Dynasties!
Gu Dazu, as the current deputy commander of the Northern Liang infantry, who was the mainstay of the Southern Tang Dynasty in the past, once proposed at the end of the Spring and Autumn War that "to defend the territory, we must fight outside the country." It stands to reason that Xu Fengnian's policy should be very appetizing to the veteran Yes, but after weighing the pros and cons, Gu Dazu couldn't help but look down at the picture of the reckless confrontation situation on the table again, and said worriedly: "My lord, this move may not be appropriate, not to mention our side in Liuzhou. Can the cavalry advance all the way to the hinterland of the Southern Dynasties and refuse to go north of the North City? Even if there is Youzhou infantry to help garrison the city on the front line of Liuya Fuling Zhongzuo, we are obviously still at an absolute disadvantage in terms of troop strength. This disadvantage is not A few city walls can make up for it. Once Yu Luandao and Ning Emei lead the troops to march westward together, the disparity in troop strength will be even more exaggerated. It is not impossible to lose these pass cities at Huaiyang Pass, but I am afraid that they will be lost too quickly. As a result, the cavalry troops of the two generals He and Zhou lost their support, and their whole body was moved by one hair. In a hurry, the Jubei City, which was hanging alone outside the pass, could stop the main force of Beimang? Without Jubei City, even half of Beimang The Southern Dynasties have been crushed by the Liuzhou cavalry army, which does not help the overall situation."
Yan Wenluan held the back with one hand, and pointed to the map with the other, "Let's look at this matter the other way around, assuming that there is no war at Hulukou, and the main force of our Youzhou infantry is simply transferred to the outside of Liangzhou Pass. It is all of them, not the original one. With 30,000 people, then Fuling Liuya and other military towns will have a greater effect in blocking the enemy. For example, let me stay here at Huaiyang Pass, Gu Dazu, you lead the troops to Chongzuka Military Town to help defend, and Chen Yunchui chooses to join Liangzhou Qingyuan Army Town in Liuzhou, in this way, rejects the overall defense line to the north of Beicheng, dare not say how impregnable it is, at least it can win two to three months for the Liuzhou Cavalry Army... "
The two infantry deputy commanders under Yan Wenluan's command hadn't spoken yet, but He Zhong, the commander of the Zuoqi army, said in a hurry: "No, absolutely not! Everyone here is my own, and everyone knows some things whether I say it or not. In the area north of Beicheng, Huaiyang Pass is doomed not to be able to defend it, let alone the towns of Liuya Fuling, the three of you, do you want to give the barbarian of Beimang three times the opportunity to become the vassal king for nothing?!"
Having said that, He Zhonghu hesitated for a moment, and looked at Xu Fengnian and Chu Lushan who were standing side by side, "My lord, it's not that I, He Zhonghu, underestimated those young generals in Liuzhou. Whether it's Zhou, or Cao Wei and Yu Luan Dao, I appreciate them all. Given time, I might not be worthy to carry shoes for them, but the next big battle must not be lost. Make some mistakes, but unfortunately we in Beiliang can't make any mistakes! Those young people are too young after all! What's more, Liuzhou already had a mature and prudent Huang Songpu in charge. , and except for the Dragon Elephant Army, which is considered to be from the old battalion, the rest of the cavalry army has not been in the army for a long time, and there is no tacit understanding between them that can only be cultivated after going through battles. Shen, don't you lose everything?"
Zhou Kang frowned, and suggested with some lack of confidence: "If General He is worried that Liuzhou does not have a backbone, why not let Commander Yuan take charge of the overall situation in person?"
Chu Lushan shook his head and said: "Yuan Zuozong is indispensable for the battle of the cavalry army outside the Liangzhou Pass. We need a cavalry general. He must be able to use the cavalry to reach the state of 'diving the water to quench the thirst'. This kind of thing, Beiliang Only Yuan Zuozong can do it, and I, Chu Lushan, can't do it either. So most of the young cavalry generals in Liuzhou have to fight on their own, from beginning to end!"
The military strategists of the time recognized that Yuan Zuozong was the greatest hero in the Princess Tomb battle that decided the decisive battle of Xileibi, so it can even be said that Yuan Zuozong did not lead the long-distance attack. Now the surname Zhao and Jiang in the Central Plains are still two.
Chu Lushan once made a feat of thousands of riders to open Shu, and Lu Shengxiang's snowy night in Luzhou, and they are also known as the two classic horse battles in the Spring and Autumn Wars, but compared with Yuan Zuozong's sudden surprise attack on the Princess Tomb, it is undoubtedly To be inferior, you must know that even Chen Zhibao admitted afterwards that he realized the significance of the Princess Graveyard later than Yuan Zuozong. Therefore, the first thing Xu Fengnian did after hereditary succession was to let Yuan Zuozong be the commander of the cavalry army, while Chu Lushan was only the first military general in Beiliang in name. All the kings of Xinliang did not choose the wrong person, and it was precisely this move that caused no major shocks in the Beiliang frontier army.
Xu Beizhi, who had just secretly returned to Beiliang from Lianghuai Road Jinglue Mansion, stood in the corner without saying a word. The long journey made him a little exhausted, so he just stood there with his eyes closed and rested.
Yan Wenluan, who is short, thin and imposing, but stable and stable among the generals in the hall, bent his fingers, kowtowed on the table, turned his head and asked, "Chu Duhu, Cao Wei's 10,000 cavalry that were transferred from the frontier army at that time, Yu Yu?" Luan Dao's 10,000 secluded cavalry, Kou Jianghuai, mixed with a considerable number of young and strong cavalry from Liuzhou, plus Xie Xizhen, who temporarily took over the two towns of Linyao and Fengxiang, with a total of less than 6,000 cavalry, and Ning Emei's team Tiefutu, who received an emergency supplement after being severely injured, and five young cavalry generals whose ages add up to two Yan Wenluan, are you really going to bet on them to turn the tide? Are we old people in Youzhou, Liangzhou, too demanding of them? gone?"
The root of this controversy is actually whether those young people can take on the big responsibility and whether they can be worthy of the generosity of the Liangzhou frontier army to die. If the Northern Mang and Southern Dynasties cannot be injured, and the army in the middle of the North Mang Road cannot be forced into a "solitary army deep" situation, no matter how many Liuzhou cavalry troops kill the enemy, even if they kill all the civil and military officials in the Xijing temple, it will be like As Gu Dazu said, in fact, it is not beneficial to the overall situation. If Beicheng is lost, Liangzhou, which is empty of troops, will inevitably fall, and this battle will not be fought.
Chu Lushan rubbed his hands together, smiled, and looked at the young prince from the corner of his eyes.
Xu Fengnian was about to speak out, but at this moment, Xu Beizhi finally spoke, "Back then, the great general led Xu's army to fight in the north and south, and marched across the six kingdoms. Everyone is very young, Xu Pu, Wu Qi and others are actually not too old. Even General Yan was considered a young and strong general at that time, so at that time, the Liyang Military Department had the sourness of "baby school captain, and crowned general" Irony. Whether it is Kou Jianghuai, Xie Xizhen, or Cao Wei, Yu Luan, Dao Ning Emei, they are not the kind of "everyone" who talk about military affairs on paper. Except for Cao Wei who has not yet made great military achievements, everyone else has made great military achievements. For example, the original reputation is not obvious Kou Xie and Cao Changqing dared to appoint them as the main generals of the Western Chu and Eastern Fronts respectively, so why are we in Beiliang not at ease?"
Xu Beizhi asked with a smile, "Could it be that our Liuzhou cavalry's combat strength is too insignificant? Can't it compare to the Western Chu cavalry that was assembled from all kinds of things?"
Without waiting for anyone to give an answer, Xu Beizhi took a few steps, walked to the table, and continued: "The Taiping Order of Beimang made such a bad plan, step by step, it is nothing more than wanting to nibble away at the battlefield outside Liangzhou Pass. , in fact, it is also forcing us from Beiliang to accompany Beimang to follow the "bad policy". If you don't rely on the Liuzhou war to risk breaking the situation, everyone in the room will inevitably die in battle. It's just a matter of time. Let me tell you, let's not always think about how to lose so badly, we can't just think about fighting hard The frontier army is all gone, just to kill hundreds of thousands and hundreds of thousands of Beimang cavalry troops, but to think about how to win, so that both Beimang and Liyang will be convinced."
Xu Beizhi stretched out his finger to the table, suddenly suppressed his smile, and said in a deep voice: "Now the opportunity has come! It is right in front of our eyes!"
Xu Fengnian turned to look at this guy and smiled slightly.
Yan Wenluan and He Zhonghu, this group of seasoned veterans, are not young men with a fresh blood. After hearing Xu Beizhi's remarks, they didn't appear too much agitated, but became more cautious.
Jin Zhegu Zhou Kang is recognized as a violent general in the Northern Liang army. He has always admired that the best defense is to attack. He probably knows that the outcome of today's discussion may determine the survival of Beiliang. He said: "Those young men's talent in leading troops is beyond doubt. Now I want to confirm one thing, that is, the few cavalry troops in Liuzhou without a leader can really lead Huang Songpu by the nose?"
As the only civil servant of Beiliang, Xu Beizhi suddenly made a move that made the room full of meritorious generals dumbfounded, pointing to the king of Beiliang who is not far away, "You have to ask him, today's dispute is all caused by this person." .”
Xu Fengnian, who had a somewhat pale and sick face on his face, burst into laughter, and said slowly: "Kou Jianghuai and Xie Xizhen are used to using troops. I believe you have read the Fushuifang spy report and the imperial court governor's report, and you have a general understanding of it. Qizheng, the turning point of the Guangling Road war, the turning point of the Western Chu state from prosperity to decline, was actually when Kou Jianghuai left the battlefield in a fit of anger. As for the reason for this, it is not in the scope of today’s discussion, and it also involves Kou Jianghuai’s privacy, but let’s look back Looking at the battle that caused the imperial army to suffer, it is not difficult to find that this pair of Western Chu's double walls, one on the left and one on the right, defending the Western Chu. The opponents include Yan Zhenchun, Yang Shenxing, Lu Shengxiang, Wu Chongxuan, Chen Zhibao and others. Everyone, although the later stage of the war began to tilt towards Liyang, and of course there were some factors other than the battlefield, which prevented Lu Shengxiang and Chen Zhibao from sending troops with all their strength, but Western Chu was still able to maintain a balance of power on the whole, which was not easy, so Kou Xie I am looking forward to the two joining forces again in Liuzhou."
Xu Fengnian said with a smile: "If Liuzhou's opponent is Dong Zhuo, who is good at making amazing soldiers, instead of Huang Songpu, who is prudent in using soldiers, I will be as worried as many people. The Xia Nabo who caused Landa Mountain to fall to Beimang planted sandalwood."
Chu Lushan said sinisterly: "So the prince specially arranged a big meal for that boy Chongtan this time. The ninety riders of the Wu family who stayed outside the Liangzhou Pass will go to the Western Regions under the leadership of Xu Yanbing, and cooperate with Cao Wei to intercept him." Kill the sandalwood."
Xu Fengnian looked down at the map of Northern Mang and Southern Dynasties, and said softly: "Bei Mang's army is extremely powerful, otherwise it wouldn't give us such a headache in Bei Liang, but there are all kinds of disadvantages in the Bei Mang temple, which are hard to get back, far more than we in Bei Liang imagined. To be even more undercurrent, the reason why this desperate move is to use Liuzhou as the place to break the situation, the real meaning, is not in the border battlefield of Liangmang, but in the interior of Beimang. The confrontation in the officialdom went from behind the scenes to the front of the stage, so that the old woman who threatened to sell our heads by weight could no longer suppress the situation with an iron fist."
Yan Wenluan nodded after thinking deeply: "This idea...is very interesting."
Then Yan Wenluan had a complicated expression, looking at Chen Yunchui and He Zhonghu, the old guys who lived with him in the army, "We are old, although we can still ride horses and draw bows to kill people, but compared to Yu Luan's saber Help young people, they are still old after all.”
The autumn wind is picking up outside the house.
Yan Wenluan, a veteran in his twilight years, looked out of the house for some reason, was dazed, and murmured: "When you get old, you get old, so let's help the young one last."
Xu Fengnian looked at the crowd and said with a smile: "I believe that those young people in Liuzhou can bring surprises, and I also believe that everyone in the house can defend Jubei City."
Xu Fengnian paused for a while, stretched out his hand, and pressed heavily on the map of the reckless situation on the table, "If there must be a reason, it is that my Beiliang Iron Cavalry is the best in the world!"