As Murong Baoding's main forces divided into two groups, they advanced southward to the two towns of Liuya and Fuling respectively. At the same time, Dong Zhuo's tens of thousands of private troops had also approached Huaiyang Pass, and the attack on the city was imminent.
However, Beimang suddenly changed the planned deployment again. Dong Zhuo's troops continued to attack Huaiyang Pass without changing the route, but ordered Murong Baoding's troops to continue to go south, directly looking for the left and right cavalry, the two main field forces riding in Beiliang, for a decisive battle!
The task of containing the two military towns of Liuya Fuling was handed over to the two Beiting dignitaries who suddenly accelerated to the south, Helian Wuwei, the governor of Hexi Prefecture, and Wang Yong, the commander of Baoping Prefecture. The Emperor of Northern Mang was not so naive and conceited that he let Murong Baoding's troops stand alone against the left and right cavalry of Northern Liang. The general of the Southern Dynasty, Zhong Shentong, and the leader of the Longguan nobles, Wanyan Jinliang, served as Murong Baoding's backup respectively, probably because they knew about the festivals of Juzizhou. In addition to the decree on the table, the old lady has a secret decree, the wording is even more cruel and cold-blooded: If you, Murong Baoding, do not want to make contributions, the left and right wings will hesitate in the vast area south of the two towns of Liuya Fuling , it doesn't matter, I will let Chong and Wanyan Jinliang go south to kill the enemy for you!
So before, I was still glad that I didn't have to go to Huaiyang Pass to smash Chulu Mountain's Juzizhou to hold the festival, so I had to continue to lead the army south with a heavy heart. He could not care about the imperial decree or the verbal threats of His Majesty the Emperor, but Murong Baoding would never think that His Highness the Crown Prince The cowardly Xue army under his command will show mercy to his uncle after meeting his soldiers and horses, what's more, he heard that His Majesty even joined the two king's tent iron cavalry named after the two surnames of Murong Yelu gave it to his nephew. Stretching one's head and retracting one's head is also one blow. The old and cunning Murong Baoding had to choose the lesser of two evils. After all, fighting the left and right cavalry outside the Liangzhou Pass is something that many generals of Beimang dream of. The so-called Beiliang Iron Cavalry, the main force has always been These two ride to the northwest.
There are two reasons for Murong Baoding to breathe a sigh of relief. One thing is that after the first battle, the Liuzhou Dragon Elephant Army removed a considerable number of elite frontier troops from the left and right cavalry. Cao Wei and Kou Jianghuai also led The second thing is that the old commander He Zhonghu quit the Left Cavalry Army. At the same time, Li Yanchao led a large group of confidant young captains to join the Right Cavalry Army. It would have been difficult for these intelligence and military information to be passed on to the two temples in the Beiting of Xijing before the opening of the Great War, when a large number of crossbowmen from Liangzhou were still roaming around Hutou City. Dong Zhuo was heavily surrounded, cut off the retreat, and completely blocked the connection with the three military towns of Liuya Fuling and Chongzuka. Chongzuka only had infantry guarding the city, and it was a dead city. Naturally, there was no need to worry about it. The long-distance cavalry Jingqi had to face the fierce offensive of Wang Yonghe and Lian Wuwei, two famous festival-holders regardless of casualties. After cutting them into pieces and cutting off the connection with the major field forces in Beiliang, who were already at a disadvantage in terms of military strength, they would naturally nibble away and feast on it. They exchanged the heads of Beiliang military generals for the military merits of Prairie Erlang as a marquis and worship general!
There were very few battles inside and outside Hulukou in Youzhou, and there were occasional contact battles, but they were all small-scale battles involving hundreds of cavalry.
To the north of Qingcang City in Liuzhou, after receiving reinforcements from the monks from the frontier department of the deputy general Xie Xi, Liuzhou's chief general Kou Jianghuai launched a third interception battle against the army on the western Puxi line in the Huang Song Dynasty. Kou Jianghuai, who was dizzy from the frontier army, waited for the supply of soldiers from the monks and soldiers of Mount Landa, perhaps after combining cavalry and footsteps, the deployment of Kou Jiang's army has exceeded the limit of his ability, or Xie Xizhen, who is also one of the two great Chus, Be wary, but in the end, the battle was fought in an extremely rigid and orthodox manner, and it was also extremely brutal. Kou Jianghuai used the monk soldiers from Mount Landa as the central army, and assembled an infantry formation that is common in Central Plains. Xu Longxiang and Li Mofan each led a dragon elephant army As the two wings, the Liuzhou cavalry, which still has not reached 10,000 horses after temporary replenishment, stayed behind the infantry and served as the last effective force to enter the battlefield.
Because of Kou Jianghuai's almost passive and conservative stance, Huang Songpu resolutely gave up the same relatively conservative offensive stance and completely turned to a large-scale offensive. On the plain battlefield that was easy for horses to gallop, the veteran ordered the cavalry line to be greatly stretched , the three southern side cavalry launched a vigorous and swift charge at the same time. It has to be said that in the serious cavalry battle, especially to allow the prairie cavalry to exert the maximum mobility, the hoofs of each Beimang war horse The footholds are full of aggression that accurately grasps the opportunity of the battle. The infantry of Xie Xi's frontier monks has been completely reduced to a spectator on the battlefield. Apart from being the mainstay of the Liuzhou frontier army in name, there is no expected rejection at all. As a result, the prairie cavalry would have turned a blind eye to this solid formation with spear forests and shields standing like mountains. If it weren't for the Liuzhou cavalry under Kou Jianghuai's decisive attack at the critical moment, they would have stabilized the precipitous situation that had already tilted towards Beimang , I am afraid that the Liuzhou frontier army will become a thing of the past after this battle.
From the beginning to the end, the Xie Xi frontier monk soldiers who had finally rushed from the Western Regions to the Liuzhou battlefield, not only did not have the expected surprise effect, but were reduced to tasteless under Kou Jianghuai's dispatch, and in a sense it was enough to be called a burden .
On the battlefield, from the end of the first battle of Liangmang to the two previous interceptions in the north, it was the first time that the Dragon Elephant Army suffered such heavy casualties. A total of 8,000 elite soldiers from Beiliang died in the battle. The main force of the Southern Dynasties finally won the small victory that the Northern Mang Taiping Order had been waiting to see. In the temple of Xijing in the Southern Dynasties, which was already full of worries and sorrows, the old commander who had been criticized for losing two battles suddenly turned to sing praises in unison, and he did not hesitate to praise him. Qi Yanglong from Liyang, the Xijing Ministry of War and the Ministry of Rites at the same time asked Beiting Wangzhang to advise that the border between Gusai and Longyao states has not been achieved in 20 years. The head, but His Majesty the Emperor should also confer the title of Marquis on the basis of military merits for the great general Huang Songpu who won the banner.
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Shu Beicheng vassal mansion, second hall study room, Deputy Jiedu envoy Yang Shenxing and Liangzhou governor visited the young vassal king one after the other. There is a saying, but nearly 10,000 Dragon Elephant cavalry died in battle, plus more than 3,000 Liuzhou cavalry casualties, really... really... "
The old man didn't seem to know how to comment on the Battle of Liuzhou, so he simply stopped talking and kept his mouth shut. The battle at Miyun Mountain Pass in the Western Region, the two beautiful interceptions to the north of Qingcang City, and the attack and defense of Linyao and Fengxiang Townships, together created a great situation in Liuzhou, which seemed to be destroyed overnight by Kou Jianghuai. Is it really in response to the rumors that have been circulating privately and intensified in the mansion nowadays, "Liuzhou succeeds and defeats Jianghuai?"
Bai Yu came to the study room later than Yang Shenxing. At that time, he brought a small and exquisite copper incense burner from somewhere. Next to the desk, after putting down the quaint and simple copper stove, it was not used for burning incense, but ran to the bookshelf strangely, tossed and turned, and pulled out a copy of Fushuifang's spy collection and summary in the early years. The secret file that recorded the resumes of the chief generals of the Northern Mang and Southern Dynasties, and then lifted the sutra-pressing furnace in the copper furnace and placed it heavily on top of the book, then raised his head and smiled at the confused young vassal king: "Help the prince Suppress the luck of Old Man Huang in Beimang."
Yang Shenxing was full of doubts, could it be the mysterious secret technique of Longhushan Tianshi Mansion? Really useful
Xu Fengnian, who knew the roots of Daoism, couldn't laugh or cry: "Why is Mr. Bai Lian so innocent and childlike?"
Yang Shenxing, who was in a better mood, almost spit out old blood after hearing the young feudal lord expose Bai Yu's background.
Bai Yu still didn't forget to turn the copper furnace a little bit, and after straightening it, he said with a smile: "My lord, I'd rather believe in what is there than in what is not. Sincerity is as good as gold and stone, and sincerity is spiritual."
Xu Fengnian had no choice but to agree: "Yes, yes, what Mr. Bai Lian said is very true."
Yang Shenxing looked at this strange pair of "monarchs and ministers" who were neither superior nor inferior, and the old man couldn't help but smile knowingly.
Xu Fengnian suddenly asked: "After Zhao Ningshen lived in seclusion in Jimao on Difei Mountain, how is his practice going? How is it going well?"
Bai Yu smiled and said: "Thanks to the lord, Liyang Zhao Gou lost the qi practitioners to peek at the secrets of the heavens, and the fact that he was concentrating on cultivating on Difei Mountain was not noticed. It went smoothly and was very comfortable. He even sent me a letter to persuade him I might as well go over there to cultivate my mind and cultivate my character, so that I don’t have to rely on people everywhere under the fence of Beiliang.”
Xu Fengnian laughed angrily: "This Zhao Ningshen's ability to cross rivers and demolish bridges is no worse than his ability to practice Taoism and ask questions. From now on, letters sent to Mr. from outside Beiliang will be rejected by Beicheng."
Bai Yu hurriedly waved his hand and said, "It's impossible. Occasionally, I still receive a few letters from female pilgrims, and I need to reply to them one by one. But I'm surprised, why now in the letter, I have to make insinuations about my relationship with the prince. , Can you ask the prince for some calligraphy for them, and even talk about how their niece is at a young age, how everyone is a lady, virtuous and benevolent, it is really confusing, and I am very disappointed."
Xu Fengnian took a deep breath, looked out the window, and said softly, "Jia Jiajia, don't forget that you are about to receive a gift from Xishu soon, so don't pass on Mr. Bailian's words to Sitang?"
A head gently squeezed open the window, and her chin rested on the window rail. The girl's eyes widened, as if you were bargaining like you talk about it first and then listen to me.
Xu Fengnian hehe said: "Guess."
The girl hehehe for a while, then disappeared.
Xu Fengnian was full of grief and indignation, he hesitated to speak.
After Mr. Bai Lian's gag and Jia Jiajia's "showing off his might", the dignified atmosphere in the study relaxed a bit.
When Miss Hehe went to Sitang to complain, Xu Fengnian calmed down, and said to Yang Shenxing in a deep voice: "Liuzhou has launched three interceptions, and Kou Jianghuai did not tell in detail how the fourth battle will be fought in the secret letter, only proposed What do you think of borrowing the entire defense line of the Qingyuan Army from me?"
Yang Shenxing frowned and said, "My lord, are you sure it's the entire defense line, not just the standing garrison in Qingyuan Military Town?"
Xu Fengnian nodded and said: "Including Liangzhou General Shi Fu's soldiers and horses, Ning Emei's Iron Buddha Tu, Yuan Nanting's White Feather Qingqi!"
Yang Shenxing fell into deep thought, and murmured: "This Kou Jianghuai has such a big appetite."
Then Yang Shenxing asked cautiously: "As a general of Liuzhou, if you ask for power from the Liangzhou frontier army, and if you ask for tens of thousands of elites, you will not only empty out the family property of the west gate of Liangzhou, but also invisibly override the rank Wouldn't it be inappropriate to be above the taller Liangzhou General?"
Before Xu Fengnian could answer, Bai Yu had already answered this sensitive question first, "General Yang, it would be a big problem if it were elsewhere. Here, we don't need to scare ourselves. Shifu won't hold grudges about it. Of course, the premise is to fight If you win the battle, if you lose, Shi Fu will never have any contact with Kou Jianghuai for the rest of your life, or worse, the two frontier armies in Liangzhou and Liuzhou may even become hostile to each other from now on."
Yang Shenxing asked again: "Why is General Kou unwilling to give Jubei City his general military strategy?"
Xu Fengnian shook his head and said, "I don't know."
Yang Shenxing was furious, and slapped the edge of the chair heavily with the palm of his hand, "This Kou Jianghuai is really daring, how can military affairs be so trifling?!"
Xu Fengnian remained calm, hesitated for a moment, stretched out his hand and rubbed the center of his brows, and laughed at himself: "You can lose in a battle, but you can't lose your anger. This has always been the rule of my Beiliang Iron Cavalry. Since I personally pushed Kou Jianghuai to the head of the Liuzhou War Bureau In terms of position, this butt shit, I have to clean it up for him."
Yang Shenxing asked tentatively: "Why don't you think about it again?"
Xu Fengnian shook his head and said: "Forget it, you go back to the military room and write three secret letters to Shi Fu, Ning Emei and Yuan Nanting respectively. There is no need to explain the reason for the transfer of troops in the letter. After writing, send it here and I will seal it Just print it."
Yang Shenxing felt relieved, got up, said goodbye and strode away.
Xu Fengnian looked up at Bai Yu, and asked with a smile, "Then, should I write the letter to Kou Jianghuai myself, or should I bother Mr. Bai Lian?"
Bai Yu blinked, as if he didn't understand.
Xu Fengnian said unhappily: "Don't pretend to be stupid with me, I don't know the depth of the relationship between you and Yang Shenxing and Kou Jianghuai, but you two came here together today, one sings bad faces and the other sings red faces, I am If you're not a fool, you still can't guess that the surname Kou got on your big boat?"
Bai Yu said solemnly: "The local military general Goulian seeks military power, even if it is not enough for the death penalty of beheading, why should he lose his position?"
Xu Fengnian stared and said, "Come again!"
Bai Yu laughed loudly, "I'm going to write a letter to Kou Jianghuai, saying that the prince has agreed to all his demands, but in the fourth interception battle, if his surname Kou doesn't take the loss of the third battle If the profit comes back, he will lose ten catties if he rejects the Beicheng Mansion!"
Xu Fengnian asked suspiciously, "What do you mean by being ten catties lighter?"
Bai Yu stretched out two fingers and tapped his neck, "He's lost his head."
Xu Fengnian suddenly realized it, and then he slapped the table, "Bai Yu, let me go! You are vague, what is it not to find a way out for Kou Jianghuai? When the surname Kou loses the battle, he will take off his helmet and arm armor casually, the same It’s ten catties lighter! Where can I go to reason?!”
Bai Yu said with an aggrieved face: "My lord, this is to measure the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain."
Xu Fengnian waved his hands with a stern face: "Go away, I will write this letter myself!"
Bai Yu swaggered out of the study and said, "I saved a few hundred words in writing letters, and I can read more pages of miscellaneous books, so happy."
Just listen to the young feudal lord Xuena Jia Jiajia chuckle, "Originally I hid two small echinacea and gave it to someone. Now that I think about it, I might as well let it go. Happy, happy."
I saw that Mr. Bai Lian, who was once praised by the first emperor of Liyang Zhao Dun as "the widow suspects to be a god at first sight", turned around quickly, with a bright smile on his face, trotted all the way to the desk, squinted his eyes hard, looked around, "Where is that?" Where, take it out quickly! Let me just say, the echinacea that is most suitable for small characters in seal script and regular script is best given to Lu Kebo, who is good at writing big characters. It is really giving a girl who is as beautiful as a flower and a jade to a woman, and it is a waste of everything!"
Then the young feudal lord had a beating expression on his face, and he said with a smile: "You really believe it, that box of small echinacea, if there is any left, I will take it away with my father-in-law."
Bai Yu turned around stiffly as if struck by lightning. When he crossed the threshold, he raised his arm high and stretched out a middle finger!
Just as the distraught Mr. Bai Lian stepped out of the threshold, there was a hideous laugh from behind, "Here, two small echinacea, take it."
Bai Yu stopped but didn't turn around immediately. Heaven and man were at war.
In the end, Mr. Bai Lian gritted his teeth and moved on, feeling that the young feudal lord was still bluffing, and he must not continue to be deceived.
Sure enough, when Bai Yu left the corridor and walked down the steps, Xu Fengnian didn't stop him either.
Bai Yu walked all the way to the door of the house, but vaguely saw the girl Hehe who was the most free to come and go in the mansion, walking towards him, and then gave him two slender long brocade boxes, and said indifferently: "He It's for you."
At that moment, Bai Yu would be lying if he said he wasn't moved.
Mr. Bai Lian sighed and sat back in the study seat with mixed feelings. After regaining consciousness, he gently opened the small brocade box, carefully picked up the brush and stared closely. He was instantly stunned.
What the hell is a little echinacea, it's clearly an ordinary brush!
After a long period of sluggishness, Bai Yu burst out laughing inexplicably.
The whole room was dumbfounded.
Only Bai Yu felt that it was really joyful.
After putting down the brush in his hand, Bai Yu, who had weak eyesight, opened his eyes wide and looked outside the room, but it was all blurry.
This Mr. Bailian said slowly: "One day, all the pens of my Central Plains pen will be out of the grassland!"