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    At the end of the summer season, when the heat is here and the autumn air gradually subsides, eagles sense the air and hunt birds.

    Every year at this time of year, the Beiliang frontier army will perform a long-standing ritual, which is to sacrifice eagles. Some of the falcons carefully bred in the Fushui House to support the frontier army's crossbows will be released outside the Liangzhou Pass.  Hundreds of cavalry came out of the formation, and eagles flew high. The scene was extremely spectacular.

    Because the white-horse crossbowmen outside the Liangzhou Pass had all transferred to the Liuzhou battlefield, the Jubeicheng vassal had asked the elite cavalry of He Zhonghu's left cavalry army to do the work. First, the old commander was seriously ill and was only carrying the left cavalry in name.  The title of army commander, this eagle sacrifice is also the end of the battlefield for this meritorious veteran. Secondly, a new deputy commander of the left cavalry army named Lu Dayuan, who has been away from the frontier army for more than ten years, happens to personally lead the hundred cavalry troops in Jubei City.  In the northern zone, let the eagle fly.

    On the day of the Eagle Sacrifice, the sun was setting and the horse walking path in Jubei City was crowded with people. Zhou Kang, the commander of the Right Cavalry Army, accompanied by Li Yanchao, slowly walked up to the top of the city. He had a straight face and had to be wrapped in heavy skin after seeing that his armor was removed.  Qiu Yuhan's old commander, He Zhonghu, looked slightly better.

    Li Yanchao, the fierce frontier general who "betrayed" the Left Cavalry Army and switched to the Right Cavalry Army, looked indifferent. Only in the depths of his gloomy eyes did he feel a little guilty, but he still felt guilty but did not regret it.

    The young feudal lord with a sword on his waist stood in the middle of the city. Looking up into the distance, he saw a group of eagles soaring, feeling relaxed and happy.

    After seeing Lu Dayuan leading hundreds of cavalry back to Jubei City from a distance, Xu Fengnian turned to look at He Zhonghu beside him. His old body could no longer bear the bumps of the horse, and even hanging a knife or armor had become a luxury. After today's eagle sacrifice, the old man would have to  Officially leaving the battlefield, the old commander has no children and no house in the pass. Xu Fengnian thought that according to the veteran's temperament, he would choose to stay in Jubei City for retirement. After all, he could hear the familiar sound of horse hooves closer. Xu Fengnian even  He had personally set aside a secluded house near the feudal lord's residence, but in the end the old man actually said that he wanted to go to Lingzhou to visit Lingzhou before he lay down on the sick bed and be cared for while he still had some strength left.  It is said that Lingzhou is in the south of the Yangtze River outside the Great Wall in Beiliang Road. We have long heard about the wealth there. We have been dealing with horse dung outside the pass for twenty years. We should go there to enjoy the blessings and have a few good meals.

    Xu Fengnian knew very well that the old man's statement that he wanted to enjoy happiness was a lie. He did not want the next head coach of the Zuoqi Army to meet him, the Supreme Emperor, from time to time. That would be true. Even if the successor would not think so, let alone feel constrained, the old man  Still insisting on his opinion, Xu Fengnian had to ask Chen Yun, Chuilin Doufang and other Xu family elders who were of the same seniority as the old handsome to come forward to persuade him, but it was useless. He Zhonghu, who had spent his whole life on the battlefield, was determined to leave.

    He Zhonghu noticed the gaze of the young vassal king and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, don't try to persuade me. I, He Zhonghu, think that my talent in leading troops is mediocre. The reason why I was able to win those battles was because of the old soldiers of the Xu family.  Compared with the current Beiliang frontier army, I rely on being able to listen to other people's opinions. I am ashamed to say that my military career has been nearly fifty years. I dare not say that I took the lead every time in the Spring and Autumn wars, but I am not as good as Liu Yuanji, Wei Tieshan and other old guys.  The number of times was small, and for some reason, I was injured the least in the end, let alone the general. I remember when the general brought us to Beiliang, no matter how good our friendship was, in order to compete for the position of general with strong soldiers and horses,  All of them really don¡¯t even want to lose their shame. Does the prince know how Wei Tieshan and the general killed me back then?"

    Xu Fengnian smiled and shook his head.

    The old man laughed and said: "Liu Yuanji and Wei Tieshan are two old bastards. They were only thinking about my position back then. Liu Yuanji, who had been studying for a few days, had a lot of evil in his stomach. He didn't want to be a bad person, so he encouraged the old bastard Wei Tieshan to go there.  I told the general that I, He Zhonghu, suffered very few injuries on the battlefield, but suffered minor illnesses without major disasters. But a guy who never gets sick may simply not be able to afford it when he gets sick, so I will attack Beimang next.  Barbarian, don't let He Zhonghu lead the cavalry into the battle. If he accidentally dies, he will not only lose his life, but also lose the face of the frontier army. Can this be tolerated? Of course I can't bear it, so I found it in anger.  The general pulled out the third-generation Xu family sword that he was wearing at the time, and said harsh words, either let me be the deputy commander of the cavalry, or I will take the sword and kill that turtle grandson of Wei Tieshan. The general had no choice.  , so I had no choice but to agree.¡±

    Xu Fengnian laughed dumbly.

    The terminally ill old man stopped talking and looked towards the north together with the young feudal prince who was not yet thirty years old.

    At that time, Zhao Gou carefully collected a huge amount of intelligence related to the northwest frontier army. Based on this, the Liyang War Department once came to the conclusion that there were many cavalry mountains in Beiliang, and there were many conflicts between the cavalry and infantry. The cavalry outside the Liangzhou Pass and Youling  The relationship between the Liangzhou cavalry is even more tense, and the relationship between the generals outside the pass and the powerful military attach¨¦s inside the pass is mediocre. Therefore, the reason why the so-called 300,000 Northern Liang cavalry can be twisted into a rope is that Xu Xiao survived the massacre, which was enough to frighten the heroes.  And behind the old man stands Chen Zhibao, who has great prestige. However, during the transition period of the military power of these two generations of cavalry co-leaders, there were very fewThere may be a big turmoil. The Beiliang Infantry Department headed by Yan Wenluan should firmly have Chen Zhibao, the Northern Liang Protector, in charge. Zhong Hongwu and He Zhonghu are also responsible for several important mountaintops that control the cavalry outside the Liangzhou Pass.  , they may not be willing to bow their heads. Liu Jinu of Hutou City will unswervingly obey the last wishes of people to be slaughtered. Li Yanchao, Li Mofan, Cao Xiaojiao and others are famous for their unruly and untamable young generals in Beiliang. The Shantou faction is not strong in color.  The relationship between Chen Zhibao, the Protector of Northern Liang, and Xu Fengnian, His Highness the Crown Prince, is mostly about what to eat.

    Among these mountain top military leaders, the presence of the Spring and Autumn Old Man He Zhonghu is quite special. Although he and Yan Wenluan were once generals of the Fulong Sect of the Zhao Changling faction, and he was also very optimistic about Chen Zhibao, it was also recognized that he had a high opinion of the old Liang King Xu Xiao.  Loyalty is the most important and selfishness is the least.

    Even the Military Department of Tai'an City, which is thousands of miles away, can see this scene, and the Tingchao Pavilion can naturally see it more clearly, so Yan Wenluan's two direct deputy commanders, Wei Tieshan and Liu Yuanji, both left the army one after another.  In the army, veterans of the Spring and Autumn Period, including Zhong Hongwu and He Zhonghu, who were similar in age and seniority, always firmly controlled the frontier cavalry.  Then Chen Zhibao rode to Shu alone and rebelled against Beiliang.  The arrogant Zhong Hongwu, who relied on his merits and deeds, was in danger at the end of the year, and the power of the entire Northern Liang Cavalry was transferred to the hands of Yuan Zuozong, Jin Quan Zhou Kang and others. At the same time, the foreigner Gu Dazu was like a nail driven into the top of the infantry mountain and took charge of the army.  Deputy Commander-in-Chief, and with the instruction of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the secret support of Qingliangshan, Chen Xiliang, a poor man from Jiangnan Province, suddenly took power. Although there was great resistance to the reform of salt and iron, Chen Xiliang stumbled and died without any problem, but some  Before anyone had time to applaud, Chen Xiliang then began to set up the fourteen powerful captains in Guan Nei. Xu Fengnian, who had just inherited the hereditary title of King of Northern Liang, was particularly decisive about this. Yan Wenluan remained silent after meeting Xu Fengnian, which also made this event  The military restructuring involving half of Beiliang Road progressed smoothly.

    Regarding the step-by-step power change of the Northern Liang Iron Cavalry, the Liyang court, which had lost its first assistant Zhang Julu, was completely helpless. It could neither sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight as expected, nor could it intervene in the end.

    But in the final analysis, the changes in the Beiliang frontier army all stem from Li Yishan's words during his lifetime. It is enough for our Xu family to have 300,000 troops to fight against the Beimang and Southern Dynasty frontier troops. But if we face the prairie cavalry army invading the country from the south, we will have to fight against it.  However, our strength is insufficient, and the outcome will not change if the Northern Liang cavalry conquers the world. Therefore, our Northern Liang frontier army needs a group of new people to create a new atmosphere.

    If Xu Fengnian may be selfishly biased towards Xu Beizhi between the two young counselors Xu Beizhi and Chen Xiliang, then in Li Yishan's heart, his expectations for Chen Xiliang during his lifetime were vaguely higher than Xu Beizhi's.

    Today, Xu and Chen, Chen Xiliang, have a high reputation among the Northern Liang frontier army, especially among the young refugees and Liuzhou cavalry. They are not inferior to the governor Yang Guangdou and Liuzhou general Kou Jianghuai, as well as young people such as Yu Luan Dao Cao Wei.  The generals have an irreversible relationship.  Xu Beizhi, who was also the transfer envoy and deputy military envoy to Beiliang Road, was at the top of the officialdom in the pass. During his tenure as the governor of Lingzhou, he also had a close relationship with Lingzhou general Han Laoshan and the powerful captain Huang Xiaokuai.

    Lu Dayuan, an old soldier of the Xu family who had assumed great power when he returned to the frontier army, appeared outside the city with more than a hundred fine cavalry. The old commander who originally pressed his hands on the cold arrows turned sideways and did not call the young man "Prince", but just shook his head.  Holding Xu Fengnian's hand, the old man with mixed feelings said softly: "Thank you for your hard work."

    Xu Fengnian held the old man's hand in turn and said, "It's a bit hard, but not bitter."

    The old man with a kind and kind face asked with a smile: "Then I can feel relieved?"

    Xu Fengnian nodded and smiled: "Don't worry, old general!"

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    The old man did not let Xu Fengnian take him with him when he left the city. He only had a simple carriage, and his followers were four or five old cavalry soldiers who left the Zuo Cavalry Army with the old commander. They depended on each other for life and death, and this was true both on and off the battlefield.

    After the carriage left the city, a horse stopped early outside the city. The old groom who didn't like the horse originally didn't want to stop, but He Zhonghu seemed to have expected it and raised the curtain to ask the groom to wait for a moment.

    After Li Yanchao, the deputy commander of the Right Cavalry Army, turned over and dismounted, he looked at the old man who was getting off the car with a little difficulty, but did not deliberately go to help him to express his goodwill.

    He Zhonghu walked up to Li Yanchao, stretched out his hand and patted the horse's back gently, and said with a smile: "It is indeed a big horse from Beiliang that is unique to Xianli Ranch. Although its foot strength is not as strong as the first-class horses at Tianjing Ranch, it is the best for digging formations."  .¡±

    Li Yanchao was in a complicated mood and did not answer.

    Xianli Ranch and Tianjing Ranch are located on the left and right sides of Lianglong respectively. The former has a better relationship with Zhou Kang's right cavalry army, while the latter is more familiar with the left cavalry army. This is because the elders and powerful figures of the two ranches  , most of them are from the left and right cavalry, ordinary second-class war horses, how Qingliangshan and the Duhu Mansion order the deployment, naturally do not allow the ranch to make arbitrary decisions, but some top-notch horses that are also in the first-class war horses, because they are rare in number  , pastures are naturally diverseThe two vassals of the Northern Liang Xu family have never interfered in this matter.  After Li Yanchao transferred from the left cavalry army under He Zhonghu to the right cavalry army, the first thing Zhou Kang did was to give this big horse to this brave general on the battlefield, one of the four teeth of Beiliang. Instead, the handsome seal tiger talisman was  What comes next.

    The stooped He Zhonghu and the burly Li Yanchao walked slowly side by side. The old man said softly: "General Zhou is strict in running the army. Most of the brothers around you have violent personalities. After you join the Right Cavalry Army, don't act arrogantly.  It¡¯s not worth it to leave people with excuses over trivial matters.¡±

    Li Yanchao nodded and said: "The general has already said hello to all the brothers."

    This change of Li Yanchao's official position caused a big change in the Liangzhou Cavalry Army, because not only did Li Yanchao switch to the Right Cavalry Army alone, but he also had more than ten close confidants, captains and captains, who also became Jin Partridge's subordinates.  It's just that except for Li Yanchao, who was promoted, the other generals were all promoted or dropped one level. After all, Zhou Kang's Zuo Cavalry Army had already established a strong presence, and suddenly there were more than ten people. If everyone was promoted, the Zuo Cavalry Army would be  The old men in the army are probably going to rebel.  Fortunately, Zhou Kang and Li Yanchao had reached an agreement on this matter a long time ago, and Li Yanchao's brothers were easy to talk to. From this, it can be seen that Li Yanchao does have quite good skills in controlling people. After all, in official circles, it is common sense for a person to achieve the goal of ascending to heaven.  .

    He Zhong suddenly smiled calmly and said softly: "Yan Chao, I know you are very confused. Why do I want you to give up as soon as possible when I can obviously stay as the head coach of the Zuo Cavalry Army for another year and a half?  The outsider Yu Luandao, not you Li Yanchao, should take the top spot in the Zuoqi Army, right?"

    Li Yanchao nodded.

    This is like a piece of property, no matter how big or small, but if the father would rather hand it over to an outsider than to his eldest son, I believe everyone will complain, especially since this eldest son is by no means destined to fail.  The descendant of the Guang family.

    The old man suddenly smiled and said, "Li Yanchao, there is one thing that you young people may not care much about, but old guys like me, as well as Wei Tieshan and Liu Yuanji, are still very concerned about it, and that is our share of the family fortune in the frontier army.  , in fact, it is not ours, but the Xu family¡¯s, and belongs to the two new and old Liang kings.¡±

    The old man looked at the Northern Liang general who was hesitant to speak, waved his hand and said: "Don't rush to refute, let me finish what I said. General, no need to say more, even you are convinced. In fact, from the Spring and Autumn Period to the present Xiang Fu, from Li  When the sun comes to Beimang, no one is unconvinced. After the turn of King Xinliang, you people are convinced, but generally speaking, you can't admire and respect the general. To be honest, I, He Zhonghu, am no exception.  . However, don¡¯t forget, this is not the reason for us to support our troops and respect ourselves, nor is it the reason to regard the soldiers and horses under our command as forbidden. Of course, if our young prince is ambitious, just like the three emperors of Liyang, you Li Yanchao and Cao Xiaojiao  These notorious thorns in the army, in order to protect themselves, everyone clings to military power in order to leave a line of retreat for themselves. I, He Zhonghu, can understand it, but"

    The old man lightly stamped his feet, stepping on the post road which was a little soft after the continuous autumn rain, and then continued: "It's just us in Beiliang, from the two generations of feudal lords, to us old guys, to Liu Jinu  Wang Lingbao, to you, and finally to the young people who have just joined the frontier army, there is no need for heroes in this bitter and barren soil. I, the Beiliang Iron Cavalry, only want to be a hero!"

    The old man finally reached out and patted Li Yanchao's broad shoulder, and said with a smile: "Since 300,000 cavalrymen make everyone a hero, is there any difference whether Li Yanchao killed the enemy in the left cavalry army or made meritorious deeds in the right cavalry army? Let me see.  , no."

    The old man turned around and walked towards the carriage, raised his arms high and waved goodbye gently.

    Facing the old man's back, Li Yanchao straightened his back and clasped his fists heavily, and said loudly: "Commander, wait a minute! Let's see how I, Li Yanchao, can defeat the Beimang Cavalry!"

    The old man didn¡¯t stop or speak, he just raised his head with his hands clasped in fists.
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