The sound of horseshoes of the army on the central line of Beimang has already appeared in the area south of Hutou City, heading straight to Huaiyang Pass and Fuling Liuya Towns. After the crossbowmen transferred to Liuzhou, these Beimang scouts, who were far inferior to the crow's fence, wandered around wantonly.
The two generals in charge of the Beimang Central Army were Dong Zhuo and Murong Baoding, who did not participate in the first Battle of Reckless Mang. For some reason, Murong Baoding's Department, which was originally tasked with attacking Huaiyang Pass, temporarily turned to besiege the two towns of Fuling and Liuya. Mangwangting and the two temples of Xijing did not have any objections. The reason is very simple. Firstly, Dong Zhuo’s brother-in-law suddenly died in the Longyaner Plain. The only pass outside Liangguan is famous in the world for its dangerous pass. It is a well-deserved natural pass of Xiongguan.
Although Murong Baoding's direct lineage has 20,000 infantry troops, this royal family member obviously has no confidence to use 20,000 troops to capture Huaiyang Pass, which has no less than 30,000 Beiliang frontier troops. Waiting for a fine cavalry to attack the city, not to mention whether this kind of behavior is a waste of money, just say that Murong Baoding doesn't feel bad? This Donglei elite cavalry, whose number is less than 30,000, is well armored, excellent horses, and high combat power, and has always been proud of the southern border.
At the beginning, Emperor Beimang personally presided over the Xijing discussion, and decided to let Murong Baoding's troops attack Huaiyang Pass. In the battle of scouts in the north of Toucheng, the Rouran cavalry suddenly had no leader, and Murong Baoding was able to absorb a full 30,000 Rouran cavalry, and then he was relieved. To compete with Dong Zhuo, who is known to like to eat alone, and Wang Yong, who has a deep foundation in the Aquarius State in Beiting, and Wang Yong, who holds festivals in Beiting, and so many big fat naked eyes staring at such a piece of Rouran cavalry that fell from the sky, the beads are already red Even if Murong Baoding was able to get a piece of the pie, if the grassland masters flicked their wrists, at most they would be exhausted and get four or five thousand riders into their pockets. So when Murong Baoding took advantage of the sky, Fatty Dong took the initiative to ask to attack Huaiyang Pass, which made the whole grassland envious of the shit luck of the festival in Orange State. Feeling sorry for the money spent on wine, someone foolishly came up to help him put on his pants, and said that the bill had already been settled.
The youngest generals of Beimang, Dong Zhuo and Beiliang, both protected Chu Lushan and called them "Northern Dong and South Chu". The grievances and grievances between these two people are not only famous for Liangmang, but also well-known in the official circles of the Central Plains.
If Dong Zhuo, a genius in military art, hadn't been born, perhaps the Xu family's cavalry army had broken through the North Court of the grassland back then, making the already precarious usurping empress a prisoner of the Zhao family in Liyang. Dong Zhuo's only defeat was thanks to Chu Lushan. Chu Lushan's eight thousand cavalry dragging down the river also shined in that interception battle. Previously, the two sides each ran for four hundred miles, and Dong Zhuo's cavalry Having completely escaped from the encirclement of the Liyang Cavalry Army, he was still bitten by Chu Lushan who attacked without authorization, and finally collided head-on, causing heavy casualties. The two sides could not talk about victory or defeat, but Dong Zhuo was seriously injured and was shot off his horse by Chu Lushan. .
It has always been rumored in the Central Plains that Chu Lushan said something to the young General Beimang who was hastily rescued at that time, and it was this sentence that caused the Beiliang cavalry to be criticized, "There are only two types of cavalry in the world, not your grassland cavalry and The Central Plains cavalry, but our Xu family iron cavalry and all other cavalry!"
Longyan'er Plain, where Yelu Chucai, the temporary chief general of Crow Lanzi, died in battle.
A Bei Mang military general with an unusually strong figure but no feeling of bloat squatted down, tapping his upper and lower teeth lightly and habitually, squinting his eyes and looking south.
Beside him stood a crying little girl, and the handsome, snow-white pony circled around the girl in a daze, touching the little master with its head from time to time.
Two young women in plain clothes, each standing with a sword, have a beautiful face and a cool demeanor. Another woman with a graceful temperament held ashes in her hands, grabbed handfuls of ashes, and scattered them into the sky and earth.
They are the only daughter of the fifth raccoon dog in Beimang Tibing Mountain, the fifth fox, and Yelu Chucai's sister, the princess of Beimang with golden branches and jade leaves.
The fifth raccoon died at the hands of King Xinliang, and Yelu Chucai died on the battlefield outside the Liangzhou Pass where the young vassal king had personally visited. They are all directly related to the young feudal prince surnamed Xu.
The little girl named Tao Manwu, although she is not very old, now has a figure like a tender willow twig, and she can vaguely see the embryo of a beauty, and her father is Tao Qianzhi, who retired from the frontier army of Gusai Prefecture and went to Liaocheng, Longyao Prefecture as a city shepherd , died suddenly on a Ching Ming Festival with yellow paper fluttering a few years ago.
Tao Qianzhi and Dong Zhuo are frontier robes that can be exchanged for life and death, especially when they first joined the army, the friendship is naturally stronger, so after Tao Qianzhi died, Tao Manwu became Dong Zhuo's brother who was famous for his cold-blooded iron fist in the Southern Dynasty. Darling, this fat man even told his two daughters-in-law straightforwardly that even if he had sons and daughters in the future, he would never be as close to them as he was to Xiao Manwu.
To that little uncle who always likes to hold himself up and stick his beard on her cheek, to that young elder who likes to joke that he will definitely marry her as his daughter-in-law when she grows up, Tao Manwu always looked down upon him at the time, but I have always liked it in my heart, like because I am the closest family member in the world, so I don't have to be polite about what I do or say.
Tao Manwu watched the aunt Yelu spill the ashes with his own eyes, his eyes were red and swollen, and he couldn't cry, so he had to cover his mouth with both hands, for fear that he would cry endlessly, which would make the already sad uncle and aunt even more troubled. .
As if realizing that the girl was crying less, the fat man in iron armor turned his head, saw Xiao Manwu's pitiful appearance, gently pulled her slender hands away, and said in a hoarse voice: "It's okay, I want to cry Just cry, women in the world, it’s hard to talk about other things, you can always cry if you want to.”
This military general, who is as famous as the military god Tuoba Bodhisattva in Beimang, can look at the little girl even if he is squatting. It is hard to imagine that this general who has been promoted to the king of the South Courtyard in just 20 years of military service A majestic man will reveal such a gentle look.
After the Beimang princess scattered an altar of ashes, he raised his arm high and threw the ashes into the distance, allowing the simple pottery altar made by the Central Plains survivors to shatter.
Fifth Fox's eyelids trembled quietly.
Princess Beimang turned her head to look at her man, and said indifferently, "Chou, as Yelu Chucai's brother-in-law and the first person in our Great Mang Dynasty's Southern Expedition, you must be rewarded."
Fifth Fox frowned, but did not speak.
Dong Zhuo rubbed Tao Manwu's head, and said in a deep voice, "Of course! When I married you, I promised you that as long as my brother-in-law didn't become the fourth great general of the Southern Dynasty, he would definitely not die in battle. It was I, Dong Zhuo, who broke his promise first, and my brothers and sisters settled accounts clearly, and the same is true between husband and wife. This enmity will be reported from Huaiyang Pass! I will settle with that surnamed Xu one by one."
She turned her head to the north and looked at her distant hometown, and said softly: "However, Dong Zhuo, as my husband, you cannot die."
Dong Zhuo grinned, put his hands on his knees, and stood up slowly, "Beiliang iron cavalry is known as the best in the world, but it's really not easy for me to die."
She smiled miserably, and murmured: "You have broken your promise once, don't do it a second time. At that time, even if I want to find someone to scold, who can I turn to?"
The forces of her family in the Grassland Royal Court are intertwined. The reason why Dong Zhuo was able to disrupt the deployment of the Liyang North Expedition Army was that the elite cavalry army under his command at that time was one of the dowry she married to this man. Nian Dong Zhuo made steady progress in the temples of the Southern Dynasties, and he worked hard until he reached the top, not to mention the help of her family. The fighting power of the two armies of Dong's cavalry and cavalry is well-deserved number one in the Northern Mang and Southern Dynasties. There are nearly 150,000 private troops. How can Dong Zhuo afford it? Especially in the early days, it was still supported by her dowry. On the other hand, her younger brother Yelu Chucai, as the eldest grandson, is sure to be the pillar of the future. After leaving Yelu Murong, the king's tent and Xuewei, which must be joined by young children of both surnames, he insisted on joining that brother-in-law's army, and he also insisted on joining the army from an ordinary He started as a senior officer, but ended up joining the army for 20 years, and until he died, he was just a general whose military power was between that of a commander in chief and a commander in chief. Did Xuezang suppress Yelu Chucai
She hesitated for a moment, and said to herself with a sad face: "After the battle of Hulukou, you ordered him to lead the cavalry to rescue Yang Yuanzan. , I managed to convince my father who had the same worries, and I planned to help him join one of the two royal tent cavalry and serve as the chief general of the Yelu Heavy Cavalry Army. But the bastard refused to agree, saying that if he was forced to move him away from his brother-in-law, he would run away from home, take off his armor, and go wandering in the Jianghu of the Central Plains alone."
Dong Zhuo clenched his fists, "I only found out about this now."
Dong Zhuo raised his eyes and looked into the distance, "But if I knew about it a long time ago, and if Yelu Chucai agreed to you, I would definitely not stop him, but if he is unwilling to leave, I will not persuade him either."
Dong Zhuo continued: "I, the son of the Dong family army, is the most valuable man in the entire grassland. No one is worried about the future. As long as he wants to move his nest, at least he will be promoted to a higher level. But for so many years, there are only a lot of hard battles. Later, outsiders sharpened their heads and entered my Dong family army, taking pride in being a Dong family soldier. No one has ever left and chose to leave this army... "
Dong Zhuo suddenly smiled, and changed his words: "I was wrong, in fact there are, and there are many! Just like my brother-in-law, who died in battle."
Dong Jiaerlang immediately had a sword and a spear, and a dead horse carried a dead horse beside him. The little girl in the family should not cry, the child in the family will be Dong Jialang again!
She walked towards him suddenly and gave him a hard blow on the chest. In the end, Dong Zhuo, who was thick-skinned and clad in iron armor, didn't feel anything. Her fist was instantly red and swollen.
After that, she didn't cry or make trouble, took a deep breath, and said softly: "Don't die in Huaiyang Pass, don't die in Jubei City, if you really want to die, die on the coast of the South China Sea in the Central Plains, which is the farthest distance from the grassland. Out of sight out of mind."
Dong Zhuo grinned and said, "Okay!"
She turned and left, "I'm going back to Beiting right now, don't send me off."
Probably the same as the little girl Tao Manwu, this resolute woman who once threatened at a young age, "I only hate that I am not a man, otherwise I must be a prince of ten thousand households". The princess of Beimang, who is not a character, also did not dare to cry in front of her face.
When she walked away alone, Fifth Fox said worriedly: "Why do you want to gnaw on the hard bone of Huaiyang Pass? Wouldn't it be better to leave it to Murong Baoding to get a headache?"
Dong Zhuo laughed at himself and said: "A tough battle to the death has to be fought by someone. If the remaining property of our Emperor His Majesty wants to make a difference in the territory of the Central Plains, he can no longer play a joke like the first reckless battle. Fighting. Grassland man, after all, it’s not the aquatic plants that grow again every spring. After cutting, there will be another crop. Now the grassland’s size and size are all hurt. Once Beiting makes more progress, I’m afraid there will be internal strife. Such a big mess, god It can't be remedied, and it will be me, Dong Zhuo, who will suffer at that time, and let the Beiliang frontier army take advantage of the fisherman's profit for nothing, and make an indelible contribution."
Dong Zhuo looked south, it was the Hutou City that was destroyed by himself after the attack, and further south was the Huaiyang Pass, which was located in a dangerous location. It is ridiculous to say that the army of millions of grasslands fought against Beiliang for twenty years. War, when the old man Tu was alive, the Southern Frontier Army even saw Hutou City very few times. It was not until the death of Ren Tu Xu Xiao that Dong Zhuo was finally in power, and Bei Mang's horseshoe stepped on a place further south. On the ground, but it has only advanced a little. But now, the 10,000 Qingqimen of the Yuluan Saber Department in Beiliang, following the Daxue Dragon Cavalry Army in the early years, once again went deep into the hinterland of the Southern Dynasty, and regarded the fortresses of the small and large military towns in Gusai Prefecture as nothing.
Dong Zhuo pointed to the south, and said to the little daughter-in-law: "In the Duhu Mansion in Huaiyang Pass, there is a fat man who is fatter than me. At the end of the battle, this man Tu Yizi said such a rebellious and bold statement, saying that the cavalry of the world is divided into Xu family iron cavalry and all other cavalry. In fact, this is not the case, but the Beiliang frontier army is so conceited that they readily accept it. Liyang's civil servants splashed dirty water, but it was regarded as a compliment."
Dong Zhuo didn't take back his arm, but kept pointing to the south, with a gloomy smile, and said slowly: "Chu Lushan did say something at that time, I remember that guy was sitting on a horseback, pointing the tip of his iron gun at me, and said with a big laugh, 'I heard Your kid is called Dong Zhuo? My adoptive father is not good at fighting with all his strength due to some concerns, so Chen Zhibao and Yuan Zuozong are too lazy to play with you, and I, Chu Lushan, have nothing to do to panic, so I came here to fight you, otherwise Just relying on your little ability, plus the rotten soldiers and horses you have on hand...'"
Dong Zhuo was speechless for a long time.
Fifth Fox asked curiously, "What's next?"
Dong Zhuo withdrew his hand and said resentfully, "Then I was seriously injured and passed out."
Seemingly feeling a little embarrassed, Dong Zhuo lowered his head and made a face at the little girl Tao Manwu.
The little girl with tears all over her face tightly clenched Dong Zhuo's wrist, she was not amused, but she wanted to cry more and more.
The little girl raised her head, choked with sobs and said, "Uncle Dong, don't die!"
In the mind of this child with a rough background, he is like the broom star rumored in the market, who always kills the people closest to him, from his father Tao Qianzhi to Yelu Chucai, who is next
So she was scared.
Dong Zhuo squatted down, stretched out his big callused hand, which was used to touching people with knives, and wiped away the little girl's tears, "Xiao Manwu, don't cry, a bad guy like Uncle Dong has the longest life, Lord Yan Not willing to accept it."
Upon hearing this sentence, the little girl burst into tears.
Because in her mind, apart from her father, Uncle Dong has always been the second best person in the world.
And the guy she once regarded as the best, now can only be quietly reduced to the second.
Dong Zhuo didn't know how to persuade her, so he let her ride on his shoulders, stood up and looked south together, Dong Zhuo said softly: "Don't worry, Uncle Dong will take you to see him for the last time."
Tao Manwu put his small head on top of Dong Zhuo's big head.
Dong Zhuo asked softly: "Xiao Manwu, why are you humming that ballad? Uncle Dong can't remember the words. Your little uncle used to sing it in front of me, and it's terrible for him. Xiao Manwu, How about you teach him one last time?"
The little girl hummed heavily, but she was crying too much, so she didn't speak right away.
Dong Zhuo was not in a hurry, and for no reason remembered a scripture. The murderous general of Bei Mang folded his hands together, bowed his head and recited devoutly: "If you take refuge in the Buddha, you will not suffer from all samsara. If you take refuge in the Dharma, you will enjoy the benefits of the ten directions. The blessing of the third life. Since I take refuge in the Sangha, I will not fall into the evil ways of rebirth... "
At the same time, Tao Manwu's still immature voice sounded lightly above Dong Zhuo's head.
The grass will grow next year, and the wild geese will go and come back. The spring breeze blows this year, will the young master return? The green grass is green on the bluestone slabs, and the man in green clothes on the bluestone bridge hums Jinling tunes.
Whose daughter bowed her head and smiled
The yellow leaves fall this year, one year after another. The autumn wind will start next year, is the lady here? The Yellow River has yellow flowers and yellow flowers, and in the Yellow River City, the Yellow Flower Lady flutters yellow butterflies.
Whose son Lang knife in the sheath
…
The sword is still in its sheath.
The son has not returned.
This is true for many living people on both sides of Lu Mang.
It's just that in the eyes of the Central Plains, the three vassal kings joined forces to rebel, and their war seemed to come for no reason. It's just that the barbarians in the North Liang and the barbarians in the North Mang, the dead there died as a matter of course and right.
On the yellow sandy land of the Longyaner Plain, the fat man who was still carrying Xiao Manwu put down his clasped hands, and said in a deep voice: "Chu Lushan, since you want to die, I will accept your three hundred catties of meat generously." Already!"
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Huaiyang Pass, which controls the main road to the south, is divided into inner and outer cities, built on the hillside, and the overall terrain increases to the south. Hutou City, a majestic city, used most of the stones from Canglang Mountain in Lingzhou. Afterwards, it was found that three or four out of ten huge stones remained, and all of them were moved southward in one go to Huaiyang Pass, which was far from the current scale at that time. After more than ten years The continuous reinforcement and accumulation, hoarding a large amount of equipment, food and grass, as long as the outer city is not lost, the water source is also worry-free. In addition to losing to Hutou City in terms of strategic significance, Huaiyang Pass is more difficult to break through than the first city of Liyang Border Pass before the completion of Jubei City.
So at the beginning when Chu Lushan insisted on setting the Protectorate's Mansion at Huaiyang Pass far away from Liangzhou City, Xu Fengnian didn't have much objection.
But after the fragmented Hutou City lost its defensive significance, both Xu Fengnian and Qingliangshan asked Chu Lushan to return to Jubei City, but Chu Lushan still insisted on defending the front line of Huaiyang Pass.
It's hard to imagine that this man Tu Yizi, who had the feat of opening Shu with more than a thousand riders, and the mighty general who led more than 8,000 dragging cavalry in the river, after taking root in Beiliang, has always been low in official rank and has nothing to complain about, and he is dedicated to living a life of luxury and money. The wasteful life, claiming to like fine wine, like beautiful women, like beautiful clothes, like big horses, like famous posts, like strange flowers, like Youyou.
After he became the Protector of Northern Liang, he changed again and remained motionless outside the barren and desolate pass.
Probably after the death of the old man Tu Xuxiao, no one in today's world can really see through this treacherous fat man.
On the tower of the inner city of Huaiyang Pass, a fat man who was as bloated as a hill rested his hands on the stack of arrows, and remained silent.
There are enemies all over the world, and there is no one who has a confidant.
He rubbed his neck and said with a smile, "It's really a big head."