Huaiyang Pass temporarily convened an emergency military meeting, in addition to leading the light cavalry to wander outside the gourd mouth of the Northern Liang cavalry commander Yuan Zuozong, Yan Wenluan, He Zhonghu, Chen Yunchui, Gu Dazu, Zhou Kang, these five border army in the highest rank of the infantry generals, together with the protection of Chu Lushan, plus the deputy generals of the two cavalry armies outside Liangzhou Pass, Liangzhou General Shi Fu and Youzhou General Huangfu Fang, as well as Poria Liuya Heavy Tomb and the chief generals of the four military towns of Qingyuan, as well as Huang Laifu such a powerful captain more than 20 people, More than 30 Beiliang generals attended the meeting.
If the price of military merits is calculated according to the number of heads of the Empress of Beimang, who can break through this pass at this time is really a monstrous military achievement.
Xu Fengnian, who rarely directly pointed fingers at side affairs, gathered everyone this time, and put forward a bold tactic straight to the point, which was far more radical than the previously established strategy, not just "Youzhou infantry army tilted westward, Lingzhou cavalry tilted north" as simple, but to regard Liuzhou as a key battlefield that really decided the second Liangmang victory, and its status even vaguely exceeded the unbuilt Beibei City and the entire Liangzhou Pass, He Zhonghu Chen Yunchui The two deputy marshals were opposed, Zhou Kang, the Jin Partridge who was a little less senior, clearly agreed with the opinion of the young vassal king, but Yan Wenluan and Gu Dazu did not express their position, because in this way, it was too risky, and their King of Beiliang actually made it clear that he wanted to have a vigorous battle with Beimang If you use heavy troops to beat me outside the Liangzhou Pass, then I will crush your Northern Mang and Southern Dynasties Gu Dazu, as the current deputy marshal of the Northern Liangbu Army, the pillar of the Southern Tang Dynasty in the past, at the end of the Spring and Autumn War, once proposed that "to defend the territory, you must fight outside the country", it stands to reason that Xu Fengnian's policy should be very good for the appetite of the veteran, but after weighing the pros and cons, Gu Dazu couldn't help but look down at the cold confrontation situation map on the table again, and said worriedly: "Lord, this move may not be appropriate, not to mention whether our cavalry army over there in Liuzhou can advance all the way to the hinterland of the Southern Dynasty and reject the north of the northern city, Even if there is a Youzhou infantry army to help garrison the city on the front line of Liuya Poria Heavy Tomb, but in terms of troop comparison, we are obviously still at an absolute disadvantage, this disadvantage is not a few city walls can make up, once Yu Luandao and Ning Emei lead the troops to the west together, the disparity in strength will be even more exaggerated, Huaiyang Pass These pass cities are not impossible to lose, I am afraid that they will be lost too quickly, resulting in the loss of the cavalry of the two generals of He Zhou, and the whole body will be moved.
How to stop the main army of Beimang from rejecting Beicheng, even if most of the Beimang and Southern Dynasties are smashed by the Liuzhou cavalry, it will not help the overall situation. ” Yan Wenluan took one hand and pointed to the map with the other, "Let's do the opposite, first assume that there is no war in Hulukou, and the main force of my Youzhou infantry army is simply transferred to Liangzhou Pass, which is all, instead of the original 30,000 people, then the effect of Poria Liuya and other military towns to block the enemy army will be greater, such as let me stay in this Huaiyang Pass, Gu Dazu, you lead the troops to Chongzuka Military Town to assist in the defense, Chen Yunchui chose to connect with the Qingyuan Military Town in Liuzhou, Liangzhou, so that the overall defense line north of Beicheng is resisted, and I dare not say how to be iron-walled, I can win two to three months for the Liuzhou cavalry."
The two deputy commanders of the infantry army under the command of Yan Wenluan had not yet spoken, but He Zhong, the commander of the left cavalry army, suddenly said in a hurry: "No, absolutely not, everyone here is their own people, there are some things I say or not, everyone understands in their hearts, rejecting the area north of Beicheng, Huaiyang Pass is still destined to be undefended, not to mention the number of towns in Liuya Poria, the three of you, it is difficult to give the Northern Mangmang barbarian the opportunity to be crowned the king of the domain three times in vain."
Speaking of this, He Zhonghu hesitated for a moment, and looked at Xu Fengnian and Chu Lushan who were standing side by side, "Lord Wang, it's not that I, He Zhonghu, underestimated those young generals in Liuzhou, in fact, whether it is Kou Jianghuai Xie Xichen, who is known as the Shuangbi of Western Chu, or Cao Wei and Yu Luandao, I appreciate it very much, given time, maybe they are not worthy of lifting shoes, but the next battle cannot be lost, Beimang Dong Zhuo Huang Song Pu and the gang of barbarians can make some mistakes, It's a pity that we can't make the slightest mistake in Beiliang, those young people are too young after all, not to mention that there is still an old and serious Huang Songpu in Liuzhou, and now there is not much cavalry in Liuzhou, and in addition to the Dragon Elephant Army, which is an old battalion, the rest of the cavalry army has not been in the army for a long time, and there is no tacit understanding that can only be cultivated after experiencing a battle.
Zhou Kang frowned, and suggested with some confidence: "If General He is worried that Liuzhou does not have a backbone, otherwise simply let Commander Yuan personally preside over the overall situation."
Chu Lushan shook his head and said: "The war of the cavalry outside the Liangzhou Pass, Yuan Zuozong is indispensable, we need a cavalry general, he must be able to use the cavalry to reach the realm of Yuanshui and quench the thirst, this kind of thing, only Yuan Zuozong can do it in Beiliang, and I Chu Lushan can't do it."
Therefore, most of those young horsemen in Liuzhou have to fight on their own, from beginning to end."
When the soldiers of the world recognized the battle of the princess tomb that decided the decisive battle of Xileibi, Yuan Zuozong was the most deserved hero, so it can even be said that there was no Yuan Zuozong's leading army to run long-distance running, and now the surname of the Central Plains is Zhao and Jiang is also two.
Chu Lushan once made a thousand horsemen to open Shu, and Lu Shengxiang's snowy night in Luzhou, and called the two classic cavalry battles in the Spring and Autumn War, but compared to Yuan Zuozong's temporary surprise attack on the princess's tomb, it is undoubtedly inferior, you must know that even Chen Zhibao admitted afterwards that he realized the significance of the princess's tomb battlefield later than Yuan Zuozong.
Therefore, the first thing Xu Fengnian did after the hereditary replacement was to let Yuan Zuozong serve as the commander of the cavalry, and Chu Lushan was only the first person to serve as the nominal Northern Liang general.
Xu Beitong, who had just secretly returned to Beiliang from the Lianghuai Dao Envoy's Mansion, stood in the corner, without saying a word, and the long journey made him a little tired, so he simply stood there and closed his eyes to recuperate.
Yan Wenluan, who was short and thin but stable but stabilized the generals in the hall, bent his fingers, knocked on the table, turned his head and asked: "Chu Duhu, Cao Wei was transferred from the border army at that time with 10,000 cavalry, Yu Luandao's 10,000 cavalry, Kou Jianghuai was mixed with a considerable number of young and strong cavalry troops from Liuzhou, plus a temporary takeover of the two towns of Linyu Fengxiang with a total of only 6,000 cavalry, and Ning Emei's Tiefutu, which was urgently replenished after being seriously injured, the five young cavalry generals who were only two Yan Wenluan together, If you really want to bet on them to turn the tide, our old people in Youzhou, Liangzhou, are you too demanding of them?"
The root of this controversy actually lies in whether those young people can take on the great responsibility and whether they can be worthy of the generosity of the Liangzhou border army.
If you can't let the Northern Mang and Southern Dynasties hurt your muscles and bones, and you can't force the Beimang Middle Road Army to fall into the situation of "going deep alone", even if the Liuzhou cavalry kills more enemies, even if you kill the civil and military officials in the Xijing temple, just like Gu Dazu said, in fact, it is not beneficial to the overall situation, and if you reject the northern city, Liangzhou, which is empty of troops, will inevitably fall, and this battle will not have to be fought.
Chu Lushan rubbed his hands, smiled, and looked at the young vassal king out of the corner of his eye.
Xu Fengnian was about to speak, but at this moment, Xu Beitong finally spoke, "Back then, the general took the Xu family army to fight in the south and the north, and set foot in the six countries, I remember that at that time, the king of Shu, Chen Zhibao, Chu Du and Yuan Commander, this group of people were extremely young, Xu Pu, Wu Qi and others, the age is actually not too old, even General Yan was a young and strong general at that time, so at that time, there would be a baby lieutenant in the Liyang Army, and the sour irony of General Guan."
Whether it is Kou Jianghuai Xie Xichen, or Cao Wei Yuluan Dao Ning Emei, it is not the kind of person who talks on paper, except for Cao Wei, who has not yet made great military achievements, the rest of everyone has great military achievements, such as the two Kou Xie who were originally not famous, Cao Changqing still dared to appoint them as the main generals of the two fronts in the east and west of Western Chu, why is our Beiliang not at ease" Xu Beitong smiled and asked: "Could it be that the combat power of our Liuzhou cavalry is too worthless, and it is not as good as the patchwork Western Chu cavalry?"
Without waiting for anyone to give an answer, Xu Beitong took a few steps, walked to the table, and continued: "Beimang Taiping ordered this strategy, step by step, nothing more than to want to encroach on the Beiliang Iron Cavalry little by little on the battlefield outside Liangzhou Pass, in fact, it is also forcing us Beiliang to accompany Beimang to follow the next policy, to put it mildly, as long as the Beiliang Iron Cavalry chooses to consume the Beimang barbarians in the north of Beicheng to the end, then even if we don't take risks and don't rely on the Liuzhou War to take risks to break the situation, everyone in the house will not escape the fate of dying in battle, it's just a matter of time.
If you want me to say, let's not always think about how to lose so hard, just think about fighting the border army, just to kill 100,000 more Beimang cavalry, but think about how to win, win and convince Beimang and Liyang. ” Xu Beitong stretched out his hand and pointed to the table, suddenly restrained his smile, and said in a deep voice: "Now the opportunity is in front of us."
Xu Fengnian turned his head and smiled slightly.
Yan Wenluan and He Zhonghu, a group of Spring and Autumn veterans, are not stunned young people with strong blood, after listening to Xu Beitong's remarks, there was not too much agitation, but became more and more cautious.
Jin Partridge Zhou Kang is recognized as a violent general in the Northern Liang Border Army, and has always admired that the best defense is to attack, and probably knows that the outcome of today's deliberations may determine the survival of Beiliang, so he did not add fuel to the fire, but carefully said: "There is no doubt about the talent of those young people in leading troops, and now I want to confirm one thing, that is, a few cavalry armies in Liuzhou without a leader can really lead Huang Songpu's nose As the only Beiliang Wenchen, Xu Beitong suddenly made a move that made the house full of meritorious generals cry and laugh, and pointed to the King of Beiliang not far away, "I have to ask him, today's dispute is all tossed by this person." ” Xu Fengnian, who had a somewhat pale and sickly face, smiled dumbly, and said slowly: "Kou Jianghuai Xie Xichen two people are used to using soldiers, I believe that you all have a general understanding of the water room spy and the imperial court assassin history level mansion report, each has its own strange right, the turning point of the war in Guangling Road, the state of Western Chu from prosperity to decline, in fact, Kou Jianghuai left the battlefield in a fit of anger, as for the reason for this matter, it is not in the scope of today's discussion, it also involves Kou Jianghuai, but we look back at the war that made the imperial army anxious, it is not difficult to find that this pair of Western Chu double walls is one left and one right, Gong Wei Xichu, the opponents are Yan Zhenchun, Yang Shenxing, Lu Shengxiang, Wu Chongxuan, Chen Zhibao and others, all of whom are masters of the art of war in the world, although the later war began to tilt away from the sun, of course, there are also some factors other than the battlefield, so that Lu Shengxiang and Chen Zhibao did not send troops, but Western Chu is still able to maintain the balance of power in general, which is not easy, so Kou Xie and the two join forces again in Liuzhou, I am looking forward to it. ” Xu Fengnian said with a smile: "If Liuzhou's opponent is Dong Zhuo, who is good at strange soldiers, instead of Huang Songpu, who is heavy with soldiers, I will be as uneasy as many people. ” Chu Lushan Yin said: "So the prince specially arranged a big meal for the kid who planted Tan this time, and the ninety horsemen 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 and kill Tan Tan." ” Xu Fengnian looked down at the map of the territory of Beimang and the Southern Dynasty, and said softly: "Beimang's military strength is extremely strong, otherwise it would not have given us such a headache in Beimang, but over there in the Beimang temple, all kinds of drawbacks, it is difficult to return, and it is far more undercurrent than we imagined in Beiliang, the reason why this time I made a desperate bet to take Liuzhou as the breakthrough point, the real meaning is not in the border battlefield of Liangmang, but inside Beimang, I want to let the confrontation between the two officialdoms of Beimang Yelu Murong and the two surnames of the Southern Dynasty and the Northern Court go from behind the scenes to the front of the stage, Let the old woman who threatened to sell our heads by two pounds can no longer press the situation with an iron fist. ” Yan Wenluan nodded after thinking deeply: "This idea is very interesting. ” Then Yan Wenluan's expression was complicated, and Yun Chui He Zhonghu was ignoring these old guys who had been fighting horses with him, "We are old, although we can still ride horses and bow and kill people, but compared to Yu Luandao's group of young people, we are still old after all." ” The autumn breeze is rising outside.
Yan Wenluan, a veteran in his twilight years, looked out of the house for some reason, was stunned, and muttered: "When you are old, you will be old, so you will help the young people one last time." ” Xu Fengnian looked at everyone 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 the North City." ” Xu Fengnian paused slightly, stretched out his hand, and pressed it heavily on the cold and reckless situation map on the table, "If there must be a reason, it is that I am the Northern Liang Iron Cavalry in the world":