Liuzhou is on the verge of breaking out.
At that time, neither Liang nor Mang realized that this would be a far-reaching battle for Dingding, catching up with the battle of Xileibi that ended the chaos of the Spring and Autumn Period.
After the victory, Huang Songpu, the coach of Beimang Road, drove straight down to Qingcang City, the center of Liuzhou. The elite soldiers at the frontier pass of the Wannan Dynasty reinforced the main force of the Pu tribe in the Huang Song Dynasty. On the two main post roads connecting more than 30 large and small military town passes, the crowds were overcrowded and they rushed southward without stopping.
The armies of both sides assembled on the vast plain on the left side of Laowo Mountain. This place is only seventy miles away from the low-walled Qingcang City. The morale of the northern and southern capitals was greatly boosted. However, no matter whether it was the Beiliang Dufu Mansion or the Beicheng Mansion, Kou Jianghuai had never been relegated because of this, so Kou Jianghuai was still the main general in this battle, commanding 10,000 young and strong cavalry troops from Liuzhou, and 20,000 on the size of the frontier army. The Dragon Elephant Army, which was said to be superior to the Liuzhou Cavalry Army, and the more than 16,000 monk soldiers of Mount Landa under Xie Xizhen's command. Probably knowing that the trend of this war will determine the ownership of the entire Liuzhou territory, Qingcang City also tried its best to dispatch the three thousand cavalry troops that were originally directly under the governor's mansion. With nearly 50,000 soldiers and horses, it can be described as a desperate attempt, and Kou Jianghuai has full authority to dispose of it.
Although the comparison between the Liang and Mang sides compared with the initial force comparison, the main forces of the Pu tribe in the Huang and Song dynasties actually had a smaller advantage, but the morale of the Prairie Cavalry, which still had the upper hand in numbers, was not low. The monks in Mount Landa were out of touch with the frontier cavalry in Liuzhou, which caused the Dragon Elephant Army's first serious casualties since its establishment. Therefore, the soldiers and horses were greatly encouraged. The 12,000 cavalry troops, if counting the grass fences that had almost lost their casualties, would have been damaged by more than half. From this, it can be seen that the battle of Liuzhou to break through the customs was a well-deserved hard fight. Jingqi is undoubtedly the pinnacle of the next battle.
Wanyan Yinjiang, who was born in a wealthy family in Longguan, lost all face in the second battle. It was because of his mistake that Beimang could not form a tight encirclement, which made the main force of Kou Jianghuai tribe easily break through and leave. His elder brother, Wanyan Jinliang, who was the most powerful person in the Southern Dynasty, sent a secret letter to reprimand him for arriving in the army before His Majesty the Emperor of the Beiting Wangzhang. The family face, then the family will close the door to Wanyan Yinjiang. Before the third battle in Liuzhou, Wanyan Yinjiang not only summoned all the generals in the army, but even the centurion called out to the open space outside the camp, and asked everyone to issue a military order. People, if no one in ten can kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds, the chief and the leading centurion will be killed together! The commander of a thousand was reduced to a commander of a centurion! So in the third battle, the cavalry soldiers of Wanyan Yinjiang tribe were not afraid of death. According to the statistics after the battle, they achieved everything. When the good news written by the old commander Huang Songpu was sent back to the two capitals of the grassland, the Wanyan cavalry caused a sensation in the Southern Dynasty. The old lady Longyan Dayue gave the Wanyan family a gift. A total of eighteen Xianbei buckle belts were placed, which meant that Wanyan's children had eighteen more places for fearful Xue Wei. More importantly, this battle ensured that Wanyan's surname was firmly seated as the number one surname in the Southern Dynasty.
It’s just that the aftermath is that after the brutal battle, the number of elite cavalry in Wanyan’s private army has dropped to 14,000, and the head of the family, Wanyan Jinliang, needs to be on the second line outside the Liangzhou Pass. It has already come out in full force. Among the teams of the Southern Dynasty Army Township and the Frontier Army rushing to the Laowoshan battlefield, there is no cavalry army belonging to the surname of Wanyan. Today, Gusai Prefecture and Longyao Prefecture on the southern border of Beimang, except those who participated in the southward kowtow The soldiers and horses in the pass, and the rest of the army leaders stationed in the same place, have been deeply influenced by the survivors of Hong Jia's Beiben, and they have long known the truth that rare goods can live, especially Gusai Prefecture is slightly less important than Longyao Prefecture where the Beimang Central Army is located. , coincided with the critical moment of going south to help, and the price was set on the ground. Almost all the military towns and pass Wushou cavalry privately called out a price. After all, it is the general trend to go south to Laowo Mountain. Among them, there are many under-the-table details. For example, the Wanyan family was afraid that Wanyan Yinjiang would make mistakes in the next battle due to the problem of military strength, so they secretly went to the two towns of Ligu Maolong, which were second only to the two major towns of Wazhu Junziguan in scale. Offered prices separately, trying to persuade the two cavalry troops to take care of the Wanyan cavalry army in the Battle of Laowoshan, but the two town chiefs firmly refused. They reached a temporary covenant, and the asking price was far more sincere than that of the reserved Wanyan family. Boxes of real gold and silver were poured down to Maolongjun Town, amounting to 400,000 taels of silver!
It stands to reason that after three fierce battles in a row, the B cavalry with the weakest combat power and the most soldiers and horses should have suffered the most in battle, but the result was unbelievable. The soldiers and horses that Huang, Song and Pu advanced to the battlefield of Laowoshan still had as many as 34,000 horses! In addition to the forces of the Gusai Prefecture Army Town that is heading south at a rapid pace, the 40,000 cavalry troops of the Southern Dynasty who have been recharging their energy in the rear from beginning to end have been "supported" by these high-ranking families early on. It belonged to the old soldiers and horses of Huang Songpu, the king of the old Southern Courtyard. Obviously, the old commander will be the only one to look forward to, but the remaining 20,000 cavalry troops were all divided up by these eight immortals of the Yi family who showed their talents. Huang Songpu was helpless, while the old woman who was sitting on the dragon chair with the Central Plains in mind turned a blind eye.
Huang Songpu, who had a large number of reinforcements, did not rush in greedily, otherwise, the main battlefield of this grand battle that will begin soon will be under Qingcang City, not Laowo Mountain, which is like a small island hanging overseas.
The area to the right of Laowo Mountain is dozens of miles away, with high winds and heavy sand, and large areas of rugged terrain. Naturally, it is extremely difficult for cavalry to gallop. In the first battle of Lumang, Liu Gui's cavalry marched smoothly from the plain on the left flank of Laowo Mountain. However, at that time, the Liuzhou frontier army was only defending the city, and its troops were relatively weak. The young and strong refugees had not yet joined the army on a large scale. He did not choose to take the initiative to attack and intercept. However, it is obvious that today is different from the past. After Kou Jianghuai obtained the complete military power of Yizhou, coupled with the special attention paid to Liuzhou by the Beiliang Dufu and the young vassal king, Kou Jianghuai not only fought three soul-stirring blocking battles, but also resolutely chose the terrain. The flat and vast Laowo Mountain is the final battlefield. If you win, the Beimang cavalry army will not be able to see the walls of Qingcang City from the beginning to the end. Liuzhou may become a new state in the Northern Mang and Southern Dynasties.
Laowo Mountain is not tall and precipitous, but just like a large mound with gentle slopes, the north and south slopes are even enough for a small cavalry to ride to the top.
Even an extremely mediocre general would feel that occupying Laowo Mountain overlooking the battlefield would be beneficial to dispatching troops according to the situation. Kou Jianghuai is one of the two great Chus who rose to fame. General, so the battle for the commanding height of Laowo Mountain had already started fiercely before the two cavalry armies officially fought. Huang Songpu did not have the selfishness of consuming other elites, and decisively sent the remaining 400 grass fences to dismount and climb the mountain. With a shield and a knife, the green grass fence is at the border of the Southern Dynasty. It has always been as famous as the crow fence under Dong Zhuo and the black fox fence of the general Liu Gui. Fighting against each other.
Sure enough, the Liuzhou side sent out six hundred white horse crossbowmen to fight against each other. They also only held swords and shields, and they climbed the mountain brazenly almost at the same time.
The two sides entered the battlefield of Laowo Mountain almost at the same time, and started to compete for Laowo Mountain at almost the same time. This is probably the so-called coincidence of God.
Naturally, Huang Song Pu didn't think that four hundred green grass fences would be able to take down the top of Laowo Mountain. Behind this group of elite horse fences, there were six hundred dead soldiers drawn from various ministries, and some green grass fences were nailed to death on Laowo Mountain. Wanyan Yinjiang and the rest of the noble generals of the B family did not hesitate at all. In the three battles, the old coach Huang Songpu behaved completely opposite to Dong Zhuo in the first battle of recklessness, and did not weaken the other troops at all. The actions of the forces of soldiers and horses, every time the deadly battle is first, the dead are first, and there have been three tough battles. The old commander reported the military situation to His Majesty the Emperor, and he took good care of him. Under such a premise, he still had to make progress, blindly preserving his strength, even Wanyan Yinjiang, who had a gloomy temperament, felt sorry for him. Among the six hundred dead soldiers, Wanyan Yinjiang sent three hundred Wanyan disciples.
Sure enough, in the small-scale contact battle, there was no room for maneuver brought by the horses, and the death was faster. The four hundred green grass rails died quickly. The dead soldiers of the Southern Dynasties threw themselves into the battlefield aggressively. It seemed that Liuzhou only used the white horse crossbowmen as an opportunity to seize the opportunity, and absolutely did not intend to let all the crossbowmen die on the old woman mountain. This is also reasonable. The ownership of Laowo Mountain is of course important, but it is not very important. It cannot be said to control the outcome of the battlefield. If the two sides are in an infantry battle with a slower rhythm than cavalry battles on the Central Plains territory, the gains and losses of Laowo Mountain will be determined. The significance is even greater, but in cavalry battles, especially in large-scale cavalry battles where the cumulative strength of both sides has exceeded 100,000, and both sides are elites who are familiar with horseback combat, fighter opportunities are often fleeting. It is located in the center of the battlefield, but it is only on the side away from the battlefield. The side that loses the old woman mountain can take the initiative to evacuate the main battlefield from the old woman mountain. Then the old woman mountain's convenient location for observing the battlefield situation will be weakened accordingly. Therefore, both sides knew well that the battle for Laowo Mountain was bloody and tragic, and to a large extent it could be said to be used to improve the morale of the soldiers at the foot of the mountain.
The reinforcements from Liuzhou soon reached the top of Laowo Mountain. There were nearly 1,000 monks and soldiers from Mount Lanta. They fought from outside Liangzhou Pass to the border crossing of Liuzhou. The same is not small, close to 300 people died in battle on the top of the mountain.
At the foot of the southern slope of Laowo Mountain, which deviates from the main battlefield, Kou Jianghuai, as the leading general, is unexpectedly in the line. The military power of the 10,000 Liuzhou young and strong cavalry has been completely handed over to Qifu Longguan by this Liuzhou general. As for the 20,000 dragon elephants Of course, Xu Longxiang and Li Mofan each led 10,000 cavalry on the battlefield where they confronted the main forces of Beimang. In the fight after the elephant army entered the battlefield, the three thousand cavalry directly under the governor's mansion in Liuzhou did not appear here, but followed behind the ten thousand cavalry in Qifu Longguan to form a central army, and the left and right wings were stronger. The dragon elephant Wanqi.
Huang Songpu did not go to the foot of the northern slope of Laowo Mountain so leisurely like Kou Jianghuai, and took command of his own army. When the veteran vaguely saw the monks and soldiers of Mount Lanta appearing on the top of the mountain, the dignified old man finally breathed a sigh of relief. The third battle before Xie Xizhen's monks and soldiers are not even as good as chicken ribs, they are simply a drag, allowing this Southern Dynasty general to win a victory that even the Taiping Order did not expect. On the contrary, they are even more afraid of the monks and soldiers of Mount Landao who were paid by winning the battle of Miyun Mountain Pass in Beiliang. They are not as optimistic as many generals of the frontier army of the Southern Dynasty. The world-renowned peer Xie Xizhen, Huang Songpu firmly believed that this was a trick set up by Kou Jianghuai and Xie Xizhen. If he was not careful, the person whose neck was strangled would be tens of thousands of prairie boys.
Wanyan Yinjiang, armed with an iron spear and wearing heavy armor, rode over and asked loudly, "General, when will you charge?"
Huang Songpu glanced at the direction of Laowo Mountain, and said calmly: "Wait a little longer."
Wanyan Yinjiang, who knew the inside story of the military plane, was a little puzzled. Apart from the four hundred grass fences and six hundred soldiers from the Southern Dynasties, the old commander still had a backup, a total of fifteen hundred soldiers from the frontier army. They used these top-notch elites to compete for Laowo Mountain. The degree can be seen, but even Wanyan Yinjiang, who is not as talented in military use as he is with a famous background, knows a little bit, and his military strength may still be a little less. Thousands of people can guarantee the commanding heights of Laowo Mountain. An Laowo mountain is only worth this price. If more troops are invested and more people die on the mountain, it will be a loss-making deal for the generals of both sides. The old coach Huang Songpu obviously didn't intend to take down the old woman mountain from the beginning, but it was more like a temptation. After three battles, Wanyan Yinjiang knew that he was indifferent, and his unruly character had already smoothed out the edges and corners. Since Huang Songpu said wait a minute, Wanyan Yinjiang, who was both prosperous and injurious with the old commander, did not talk nonsense.
The silhouettes of monks and soldiers surfaced in an endless stream. These monks with outstanding fighting power on Mount Lanta were particularly eye-catching on the top of Laowo Mountain. Fifteen hundred soldiers from the Northern Mang and Southern Dynasties died generously.
In the end, on the top of Laowo Mountain, there are still two hundred monks from Mount Landa whose cassocks are becoming scarlet and dazzling, and the Liuzhou soldiers and horses are still increasing. fierce posture.
Wanyan Yinjiang quietly stopped his horse beside the old commander, his brows were tightly frowned, and as the last rear runners all died in battle, this also meant that Laowoshan was considered as the ban of the Liuzhou cavalry army.
Huang Songpu hesitated for a moment, then turned his head and asked, "General Wanyan, how many people do you think the monks and soldiers of Mount Landuo dispatched for that old woman mountain?"
Wanyan Yinjiang replied subconsciously: "It looks like a thousand people died in battle."
Huang Songpu laughed it off, and didn't care about the irrelevant answer of this handsome man from Beimang. He looked up at the clear sky, nodded, and said to himself: "No matter what, we can start the fight."
Along the southern slope of Laowo Mountain, which is not steep, three young men walked slowly with their horses. General Kou Jiangjun of Liuzhou, and Li Hanlin, the only remaining captain of the white horse crossbowman in Beiliang, personally brought three thousand reinforcements to Kou Jianghuai. Don't drive Chen Xiliang in Liuzhou.
Except for the hundreds of monks and soldiers waiting in formation on the top of the mountain, and the foot of the mountain behind the three of them, except for the white horse crossbowmen who were resting on the spot, there were no soldiers at all.
Li Hanlin left the team first, and together with Pao Ze moved the bodies of those who died in battle down the mountain.
Not far from Li Hanlin, there was always a tall man wearing an ordinary frontier uniform but without a sword. What was even more strange was that everyone turned a blind eye to this man.
Approaching the top of the mountain, Chen Xiliang asked softly: "General Kou, how did you guess that Huang Songpu would only use less than 3,000 people to compete for Laowo Mountain?"
Kou Jianghuai smiled, "After three battles with him, I have a general idea of Huang Songpu's temperament. He is a seasoned, prudent and careful leader. He knows that Laowo Mountain cannot determine the battlefield. , he wouldn’t even send the last fifteen hundred people to die. Now that I’ve finally shown him my determination to take Laowo Mountain with the monk soldiers of Mount Landuo, I guess the old guy can almost feel relieved, because I made the decision from the very beginning. With a death order, no Beimang dead soldier is allowed to stand on the top of this mountain. After seeing the details at the foot of the south mountain, he can pass on the military information alive, so that he has to trouble the follower master next to Li Hanlin to help him secretly. The purpose is to prevent Huang Songpu from guessing how many monks and soldiers Nanpo has garrisoned."
Finally on the top of the mountain, Chen Xiliang looked to the north and said bitterly: "Even if we know that there are only 1,500 monks and soldiers in the south of Laowo Mountain, I believe that Huang Songpu will never guess the whereabouts of the main force of the monks and soldiers. It’s still unbelievable.”
The general of Liuzhou said with a blank expression: "Life is fate, wealth is in the sky, he appeared on that battlefield, since Xie Xizhen chose it himself, and I, Kou Jianghuai... don't want to stop him."
Chen Xiliang, who was in a complicated mood, could only sigh.
During the Battle of Miyun, Xie Xizhen defended the mountain pass.
Next, Xie Xizhen will personally lead more than 10,000 monks and soldiers to resist 60,000 southern frontier reinforcements alone.
The purpose was for the Liuzhou Cavalry Army to team up with the Qingyuan Army to suppress the soldiers and horses, and swallow the main force of the Pu tribe in the Huang Song Dynasty.
Rao Chen Xiliang, a layman in military affairs, also knows that some battlefields can be put to death to survive, and some battlefields cannot.
Chen Xiliang couldn't figure it out, since Kou Jianghuai didn't give the order himself, Xie Xizhen had already raised the matter. At that time, including Xu Longxiang, Li Mofan and Liuzhou Governor Yang Guangdou, everyone was hesitant.
Because everyone knows one thing, even if the entire 20,000 monks and soldiers of Landa Mountain are added together, in the mind of the young vassal king in Jubei City, they are not as good as Xie Xizhen, who was taken away from Western Chu by his own hands. important.
Only Kou Jianghuai dared to nod openly and let Xie Xizhen go to his death.
In the desolate and uninhabited area to the west of Laowo Mountain, Xie Xizhen stopped his horse, and behind him were more than 10,000 monks and soldiers. Everyone abandoned their swords and carried big shields, holding horse-repelling spears.
After the middle-aged monk who served as a scout flew back and informed that there were no Northern Mang scouts ten miles ahead, and after the main general Xie Xizhen raised his arms forward, the army continued to move forward quickly.
Xie Xi, with dry lips, grinned and exhaled lightly. She had no reason to think of that delicate young lady who often walked past her door with her head down when she was squatting on the steps to bask in the sun when she was young.
In the south of Beiliang, there is her.
Reason enough!