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Text Chapter 393: The hardest thing in life is to die without regrets

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    Xu Fengnian and Huyan Grand View took a slight detour late at night and entered Jubei City through the south gate, which was closed at night.

    The general's mansion was still brightly lit and crowded with people, most of whom were in their prime. Compared with the ordinary Beiliang frontier troops, they were a bit more elegant. They did not wear armor or military attache uniforms, and most of them wore blue shirts for scholars.  However, everyone wears a cold knife and hangs a small sapphire seal around their waist. The seals all read the four characters "Military Counselor", so they are now also called Counselor Lang outside the Pass.

    The origins of this group of people are complex. Some of them come from the Song Dongming official residence in Qingliang Mountain, which is known as the Dragon Gate in Beiliang Road. They also have young scholars who were promoted from major academies through the recommendation of famous scholars such as Huang Shang and Wang Xihua. Some of them come from Liangyou Prefecture.  Among the young military attach¨¦s drawn from the border army, the oldest ones were only in their early forties, but there were fewer of them, and most of them were in their thirties, and men with weak titles were not uncommon.  These people have one thing in common. Whether they are natives of Northern Liang or foreigners, they all have good family backgrounds. They have read poetry and books since childhood, and most of them have a special liking for the art of war.  Due to the special status of Military Counselor Lang, it is difficult to control his official status. After weighing the pros and cons, two civil servant leaders, Song Dongming, the deputy governor of Beiliang Road, and Bai Yu, the governor of Liangzhou, agreed that these young people would only be in white clothes for the time being.  At the vassal residence in Jubeicheng, he was the counselor of military and aircraft affairs, but he was able to receive a salary, which was equivalent to that of the county magistrate of the lower county of Liyang court.  It sounds like the salary is not low, but the deputy manager's official residence and the Liangzhou governor's official residence put down their word from the beginning that the money must be owed first!  However, after receiving the transfer order, everyone happily returned to work.

    The vassal residence occupies a large area, and Xu Fengnian walked all the way to the meeting hall, because there has long been an unwritten rule here. All people, regardless of their official position, only slowed down after seeing the young vassal king. They neither stopped nor needed to  To salute, the most is to walk slightly to both sides of the corridor when they collide head-on, to make way for the young feudal lord.  Almost everyone today found that although the young feudal king was still approachable, he seemed to be a bit low-key and reserved, as if he was worried.  Xu Fengnian came to the Border Army Assembly Hall, the most important place in the feudal residence. Compared to the Qingliangshan Assembly Hall, the latter has more symbolic meaning at the moment. This spacious and solemn assembly hall in Jubei City is the real decision-maker of Beiliang.  The privy center where the war outside the Pass is heading.

    The meeting hall is not often used. Unless major military matters are discussed, or generals gather at critical moments, the meeting hall will be overcrowded. When Xu Fengnian crossed the threshold, there were only a few military counselors hanging on the corner of the wall. A few paintings just painted by Fu Shui  After seeing the situation map of Qingzhou sent by Yangying Liangfang, and seeing the figure of the young feudal lord, except for the two young men holding poles holding the map, the military counselor who was responsible for paying attention to whether the map was skewed quickly turned around, clasped his fists respectfully and said: "  See the General!"

    Xu Fengnian smiled and nodded, then waved his hand to indicate that they should ignore him.

    Huyan Grand View did not follow the young vassal king into the meeting hall and strode away. This time he did not just leave Jubei City, but left Liangzhou directly, left Beiliang Road with his wife and children, and went to visit the scenery of Xishu.

    Huyan Daguan seemed quite angry when he left, cursing and rubbing his arms with his hands, and vague bruises and bruises could be seen.

    It turned out that on the way back to the south, the young vassal king who had clearly said that he had "figured it out" flew northward twice without warning. After Huyan Grand View finally stopped him once, he was full of anger and flew directly to the north the second time.  He grabbed the young man's ankle and smashed a big dusty hole into the ground.

    This native of Beimang Jianghu took Cao Changqing's place in the newly released two dynasties new martial arts review, and became one of the four great masters in the world. Although he was at the bottom among the four, it was recognized by the world that he could compete with Xu Fengnian and Tuoba.  People who stand side by side with Bodhisattva and Deng Tai'a can never be regarded as ordinary land gods.  Additional comments from this session of martial arts review: Although the number of land gods in today's martial arts world is slightly less than when Wang Xianzhi led the martial arts at the end of the era, the fighting power and state of these land gods are so strong that it is a grand event that has not been seen in thousands of years.  , can be called the most glorious period in the biggest year of the millennium.

    After rushing to Dunhuang City alone to inquire about information for the young vassal king, Huyan Daguan believed that he had settled old scores with Xu Fengnian. The past and present affairs were settled, and from now on it would be a single-plank bridge to Yangguan Road. Both parties were responsible for life and death.

    Xu Fengnian naturally did not try to retain Huyan Grand View.

    Yuan Zuozong, the commander of the Northern Liang Cavalry Army, walked into the meeting hall with his sword in his hand. On the left and right sides of the threshold were squatting girls Hehe and Zhupao Xu Ying who were playing. If it were an ordinary person, he would not have the courage to cross the threshold between them.

    Seeing the young vassal king standing alone in front of the long table and looking down at the picture of Liangmang Border, Yuan Zuozong didn't feel any surprise. He slowly walked to Xu Fengnian and said softly: "Back then, when Chu Lushan got into trouble, Lien Da  The general couldn't persuade him, so Chu Lushan was willing to listen only when his adoptive mother spoke."

    Yuan Zuozong thought of an old incident and couldn't help but smile: "Actually, we just arrived in Beiliangzha"At that time, the general originally intended to make Chu Lushan the deputy commander of the cavalry. This was partly to reward Chu Lushan for his military exploits in the Spring and Autumn Wars and the Northern Expedition to the Grasslands, and partly to restrain Zhong, the only member of the Xu family who was awarded the title of Huaihua General by the imperial court at that time.  Hong Wu.  At that time, Zhong Hongwu was very hesitant about whether to accept the title of general given by Liyang Zhaodun, although he was very envious in his heart. After all, it was a deliberate move by the Liyang Zhao family to disgust his adoptive father. In the end, his adoptive father laughed and said it.  Zhong Hongwu accepted the second-grade official position with peace of mind. It was just that Chu Lushan was so angry that he refused to go to Liangzhou Pass to serve as the second-in-command of the cavalry outside Liangzhou Pass, saying that he was afraid that he could not help but slap Zhong to death.  The old guy has just become an official as big as a sesame mung bean in Liangzhou City. He is an uncivilized and unmilitary man, and Chu Lushan himself is very happy with it. No one else can understand that he single-handedly trained the eight thousand Yiluohe cavalry veterans.  Pawn was disbanded at that time.  After all, the general Chu Lushan left the frontier army, so the name of this cavalry army was not justified, otherwise it would not be able to establish its own business outside Liangzhou Pass, which would be too shameful.  "

    Xu Fengnian suddenly raised his head, put his fists on the table with both hands, and asked: "Is Chu Lushan staying in Huaiyang Pass really more beneficial to the overall situation of Beiliang than strategizing in this Jubei City?"

    Yuan Zuozong did not rush to give an answer, but calmly said something off-topic: "Chu Lushan was a serious cavalry general. He joined the cavalry army from the early Spring and Autumn War. In fact, he was of the same generation as Wu Qi, Xu Pu and others from the Xu family.  The old cavalry man was just because Chu Lushan led the troops to fight too hard. He was cruel to the enemy and even more cruel to himself. If he was given a thousand soldiers and horses, others would probably be left with at least four or five hundred people after a hard battle. However,  In his hands, it is often a great luck to have two or three hundred horses left. Therefore, although Chu Lushan was known as the first person in the Xu family to win battles, in fact, he was never able to accumulate his own team. However, Chen Zhibao, with the long period of time,  The war in the Spring and Autumn Period slowly advanced, and more and more direct descendants under his command finally stood out. In terms of real strength, they could even vaguely surpass Wu Qi, Xu Pu and others who had higher official positions in name. Later, Chu Lushan's thousand cavalry drove to Shu, and knowing those thousand cavalry  How did it come about? At first, everyone thought that Xishu, with its rugged mountain roads and continuous natural dangers, was not suitable for cavalry to advance, because it was easy to be blocked in a certain place for no reason, and that place was most likely not recorded on the map at all.  , so when Chu Lushan proposed to open the way himself, the general did not agree, and even Mr. Zhao, who was bent on revenge, was hesitant. Only Mr. Li thought it was feasible. In the end, the general was so annoyed by Chu Lushan that he asked him to recruit his own troops.  You can do whatever you want as much as you find. Then Chu Lushan only recruited more than 200 old soldiers, and the remaining 800 cavalry were borrowed from me with licking his face. I was not willing at first, so Chu Lushan  Go to Mr. Li and ask Mr. Li to help intercede, and then he, Chu Lushan, can lead a thousand horses to attack Western Shu."

    Yuan Zuozong sighed heavily and said with emotion: "After that, the world-famous Qianqi drove to Shu. Originally, our Xu family army had prepared for the worst and entered the border of Western Shu with only infantry without any cavalry. Unexpectedly, in that area  On the map, there were 20,000 enemy cavalry that had never been seen in the centuries-old history of the founding of Western Shu. You must know that in the last years of Dafeng, 300,000 grassland cavalry successfully marched southward, but the cavalry that finally succeeded in entering Western Shu was not yet  To ten thousand!¡±

    Yuan Zuozong turned to look at the young vassal king and said slowly: "Leading the cavalry in battle, whether it is a frontal attack or a surprise attack, I, Yuan Zuozong, am naturally not inferior to Chu Lushan. Assuming that a great war consists of a series of large and small battles, I dare to say that in the end, I will fight  Chu Lushan's military exploits can be roughly divided equally. If you, Chu Lushan, can get a real general with a flat prefix, then I, Yuan Zuozong, will never be able to only get a general with the prefix Zhen. But! In that series of battles, if someone has to fight one after another  Faced with two or three extremely difficult key battles, I, Yuan Zuozong, would never dare to say that I could win them all, but Chu Lushanhe definitely can!"

    Yuan Zuozong continued: "I'm afraid not many people today still remember that a long time ago, the general made a joke to Chu Lushan, saying that you are such a damn bastard in war. You will win many battles, but look at the remaining ones in the end.  How many people will be left alive? The little wealth of my old Xu family cannot withstand your troubles now, so you guys wait patiently. When the day comes when I, Xu Xiao, have more than ten or two hundred thousand cavalry under my command, by that time, all  It doesn¡¯t matter if I leave it to you, Lu Qiu¡¯er!¡±

    Yuan Zuozong laughed at himself, "To be honest, at that time Qingliang Mountain decided to let me be the commander of the cavalry army, and let Chu Lushan come out to serve as the protector of Beiliang. I found him and wanted to interact with him, which can be regarded as completing the role of adoptive father.  That promise. Because I know that Chu Lushan¡¯s infatuation for the cavalry army is unparalleled. But Chu Lushan refused at that time and said to me with a smile, I have been a sesame official for so many years, and I finally made a comeback. I don¡¯t want to be an official.  How can you enjoy being the biggest protector of Northern Liang?!"

    Yuan Zuozong calmed down his emotions, bent down and stretched out his hand to wipe out the defensive line of Huaiyang Fuling Liuya Chongzhong, One Pass and Three Towns on the situation map, "There are no cavalry in Huaiyang Pass, because as aDanger is both an advantage and a disadvantage. It is impossible to have a large-scale cavalry army. It is not difficult to barely hide two or three thousand light cavalry. However, in the Liangmang War, the cavalry force at Huaiyang Pass was too much.  It is a drop in the bucket and of little significance. It is better to place the two military towns of Poria and Liuya on the left and right wings. Both towns have riding and infantry. Before the Youbu West Transfer, except for Jubei City, the main thing was to transfer to these two places and station them respectively.  There are 7,000 Youzhou infantry. As for the Chongzuka military town located behind the defense line, there have always been more Wushu infantry than cavalry used for field battles outside the city.  Since these three towns, one pass and three towns not far apart, form a complete defense system, it would be fine if I were in charge. The biggest reason why Chu Lushan is unwilling to leave is to attract the strongest combat power in Beimang.  Dong Zhuo's department stopped its hundreds of thousands of elite private troops in order to greatly reduce the pressure on our cavalry on the left and right sides of Liangzhou. Because no matter how difficult Huaiyang Pass is to attack, it is not like Hutou City that allows the Beimang cavalry to stop.  If the Beimang barbarians ignore the border gate Xiongcheng that cannot be bypassed and directly attack the three towns of Fuling Liuya and Chongzhong, especially under the premise that Hutou City has been lost, Huaiyang Pass will almost completely lose its strategic significance.  , so half of the answer to the question asked by the prince earlier is already the answer that Chu Lushan gave Jubeicheng before. Whether he is at Huaiyang Pass or not, there are two situations on the battlefield outside Liangzhou Pass.  In the final analysis, in the entire Beiliang, including all the Beiliang frontier troops, Chu Lushan was the only one who could make Dong Zhuo have to fight against Huaiyang Pass.  Under this situation, if it were Liangzhou's left and right cavalry against Murong Baoding's tribe, even if the Orange State's Ji Ji Ling had magical powers behind him, Wanyan Jinliang, Helian Wuwei and Wang Yong joined forces to hold the battle, we would still not be afraid.  !  Chu Lushan could even mobilize the cavalry from the two towns of Fuling and Liuya at certain moments, and in turn unexpectedly support the left and right cavalry!  but¡­¡­"

    Xu Fengnian, who knew what Yuan Zuozong was worried about, said in a young voice: "I have left eighty Wu family swordsmen at Huaiyang Pass."

    Hearing this unexpected surprise, Yuan Zuozong was filled with joy, nodded, and said in a lighter tone, "This is the best. The wars outside the customs will definitely be extremely tragic, and Beimang will definitely do its best to pass on our military intelligence.  To intercept, ordinary scouts or carrier pigeons have no chance to deliver military orders. With the help of eighty Wu family swordsmen, the burden on Chu Lushan's shoulders will be much lighter."

    Xu Fengnian lowered his head again and stared at the picture of the situation beside him, silent in thought.

    Yuan Zuozong suddenly asked curiously: "How did the prince know in advance which Yelu surname helped Dong Zhuo raise a large number of private troops on the northern grasslands? And the number was so accurate?"

    Xu Fengnian¡¯s expression was gloomy, ¡°This is the last piece of information from Dunhuang City on the border of Hexi Prefecture.¡±

    Yuan Zuozong's face was solemn and he stopped talking.

    Xu Fengnian said bitterly: "In order to prevent the identity from being leaked, Fushui Fang took the initiative to cut off contact with Dunhuang City very early. Before the spring of this year, there was only unilateral intelligence transmission from Dunhuang City. Last time in Longyan'er Plain,  Tuoba Bodhisattva deliberately revealed the news that the old woman in Beimang ordered Helian Wuwei and several prairie lords to besiege Dunhuang City. For a long time after that battle, until I left Wudang Mountain, there was nothing I could do.  Heading north"

    Yuan Zuozong carefully considered his words, "I thought that the prince's trip to Huaiyang Pass would lead to Dunhuang City. To be honest I have prepared to personally lead the 10,000 Snow Dragon Cavalry to bypass the Beimang Central Army and enter the Dragon Cavalry from the northeast.  Yaozhou, and then rush north to pick you up and return."

    Xu Fengnian suddenly raised his head.

    Yuan Zuozong smiled and said: "Although I will definitely scold you a few times when we meet, it will not delay me from taking risks and sending troops."

    Xu Fengnian lowered his head and looked at Dunhuang City on the map, stunned.

    Yuan Zuozong looked solemn, "I don't know why the prince did not leave for Beimang in the end, but I must say frankly that as long as you really go, the best outcome is that you are lucky enough to return to Jubei City alive. Ten thousand snow dragons and I  The cavalry are destined to all die in Beimang Longyao Prefecture. The battle outside the Liangzhou Pass has begun. It is your choice, Xu Fengnian, no matter what your original intention is. You are the King of Beiliang and the great master of martial arts. Who is it?  We can't stop it, but the consequences are far more serious than when you and I led our troops into the Central Plains."

    Xu Fengnian didn't explain anything, just said to himself: "Of course I know the consequences, but I can't help it, I just want to go to Dunhuang City to have a look. Just like I know that I can't persuade Chu Lushan to go back, but I still want to go to Huaiyang Pass to see him.  .¡±

    Xu Fengnian took a deep breath and said, "Brother Yuan, I let you down."

    Yuan Zuozong was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and smiled: "Disappointed? I, Qi Dangguo, and Chu Lushan have never been disappointed!"

    Xu Fengnian looked at Yuan Zuozong silently.

    Yuan Zuozong patted the young vassal king on the shoulder, "The most difficult thing in life is to die without regrets. I, the Northern Liang Cavalry, are so lucky!"

    Xu Fengnian shook his head lightly and said in a hoarse voice: "Only youWith Chu Lushan, I would rather you just live"

    Yuan Zuozong smiled, turned around and left before he finished speaking. The commander of the Beiliang Cavalry Army, who turned his back to the young vassal king, said with a smile: "We will talk about surviving in the next life!"
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