If you look closely at the territory of Liyang, you will find that the Beiliang Road is like a narrow knife, while the Beimang Pass south of Gusai Prefecture and north of Liangzhou is like a millstone.
This vast battlefield is like a whetstone, which eventually polished the Beiliang Iron Cavalry into the world.
Murong Baoding's vanguard cavalry troops were divided into two groups. Thirty thousand Dong Lei cavalry drove straight in, actively looking for the left cavalry, and thirty thousand Rouran cavalry went straight towards the right cavalry. This relative of Beimang Emperor, who was also the commander of the Orange State, personally took charge of the middle infantry and did not put himself in danger.
Wang Yong, the commander of the Aquarius Prefecture, and Helian Wuwei, the commander of the Hexi Prefecture, surrounded the two military towns of Fu Ling and Liu Ya. They also sent 20,000 to 30,000 cavalry troops south to aid the Donglei Jingqi and Rouran cavalry. Murong Bao Ding made no secret of his intention to be the main field force of Beiliang's cavalry, but this was undoubtedly an upright conspiracy. Emperor Beimang and the Taiping Order wanted to use Murong Baoding's two elite cavalry to involve the left and right cavalry outside Beiliang Pass. They want to lure the snake out of the hole, keep the two cavalry armies away from Jubei City, and prevent the left and right cavalry armies from supporting the Huaiyang Pass defense line. In short, Beimang wants these two main forces of Beiliang field battle to be consumed in Jubei City and Jubei City. Between the two lines of Huaiyang Pass.
Although Beimang's intention was obvious, the Jubei City Council did not back down at all after discussions between the young feudal prince and the military leaders. From the beginning to the end, no one asked whether the two battles would be fought or not. Discuss how to fight.
Zhou Kang, the commander of the Right Cavalry Army, stayed in the meeting hall in the end. He probably still had some things to explain to the young vassal king. The deputy commander of the Left Cavalry Army, Lu Dayuan, and the second-in-command of the Right Cavalry Army, Li Yanchao, were similar in age and just crossed the threshold side by side. Li Yanchao was not familiar with the newly born Lu Dayuan. He was the youngest deputy general in the history of the Manjia Battalion, and he was the king of Li Mo Fan Lingbao. The old corps commander, the old soldier of the Xu family who could stand on an equal footing with Xu Pu, Wu Qi and Liu Jinu, and Li Yanchao who only recognized military merit were not interested. And it is very interesting that as the generation of young generals who rose up in the frontier army when Chen Zhibao served as the first governor of Northern Liang, Li Yanchao and those captains who switched to the Right Cavalry Army together with the older generation who rose up in the Xu family in the late Spring and Autumn Period Generals, both in terms of personality and military management, can be said to have distinct differences and clear distinctions. Just like after Lu Dayuan returned to the frontier army, even though he was in charge of the actual military power of the entire Left Cavalry Army, he never had the official custom of new officials taking office with three firepowers, and had no control over his subordinates. The military generals were all kind-hearted, and they would not keep a straight face when inspecting the cavalry. They also turned a deaf ear to Chen Zhibao's strict military discipline of Beiliang. Li Yanchao was so unsmiling. Even when the young vassal king, who was gaining more and more power, asked him in person, Lu Dayuan always looked lazy and careless. This naturally made Li Yanchao, who had a strict temperament and strict military management, look down on him. They are pleasing to the eye and have no desire to make friends.
Lu Dayuan and Li Yanchao walked side by side to the barracks. Some specific matters needed to be addressed to Yang Shenxing. This large-scale deployment of troops not only involved Yang Shenxing, the deputy governor, but also the households led by Bai Yu.
Li Yanchao suddenly stopped and proactively spoke to Lu Dayuan, "Can you take a step to say a few words?"
Lu Dayuan naturally did not refuse. The two of them did not rush into the barracks, but walked down the steps. Directly opposite the meeting hall and the six departments on the east and west wings, there was a wooden archway with words on the front and back, and "Northwest" written on the south side. The four gold characters on a red background were handwritten by the young feudal lord. To the north is a Beiliang official motto written by Li Yishan, "Heaven and earth can be deceived, but not the people." When members of the feudal lord handle military and political affairs, you can see this motto when you look up.
Lu Dayuan led Li Yanchao to the wooden archway, smiled and got straight to the point: "I know that my position should belong to you, Li Yanchao. If you have any ideas about this, I can't stop you even if I want to."
Li Yanchao frowned and said nothing.
Lu Dayuan, who was wearing armor, raised his arm and rubbed his hands vigorously. The armor pulled and made a clattering sound. The new deputy commander of the Left Cavalry Army, who had risen to the top in one step, breathed out a breath, "The relationship between the left and right cavalry outside the pass has always been good. Otherwise, We don¡¯t have the ability to compete with the Snow Dragon Cavalry Army everywhere. Even Xianli Ranch and Tianjing Ranch have become our backyard. It is said that in the early years, before the Dragon Elephant Army moved to Liuzhou, for the matter of two hundred first-class war horses , there was a conflict with the Zuo Cavalry Army. At that time, Li Mo Fan Wang Lingbao and the two deputy generals of the Dragon and Elephant Army were making a fierce fuss. Zhong Hongwu, the former commander of the Cavalry Army, could not suppress it. Chen Zhibao, the appointed Protector-General, was unwilling to interfere. In the end, it was still the Right The cavalry army dispatched two thousand first-class elite cavalrymen and rushed all the way to the left cavalry army camp overnight. They clearly wanted to support Mr. He who was already planning to calm down the trouble and give in, and then they snatched back the two good horses. Over the years, the left and right cavalrymen have The army is very cohesive, so there are more or less conflicts with the Longxiang Army, Baiyu Qingqi and Tiefutu. I have heard a saying that the little captains who are responsible for the heavy supplies and miscellaneous tasks in the left and right cavalry are better than the powerful schools in Beiliang. Wei's words are more effective, so that the leaders of the four major military towns, Liuya Fuling, Chongzhong and Qingyuan outside the pass, are very afraid of the cavalry."
? ?Yanchao said in an indifferent tone: "Lu Dayuan, don't forget that you are now the deputy commander of the Zuo Cavalry Army. It might be useful for you to talk to the prince about these heartfelt words, but it would be pointless to talk to me, Li Yanchao."
Lu Dayuan curled his lips and looked back at the meeting hall and the sixth branch room, which were full of busy figures with hurried footsteps. He casually patted the heavy armor on his body and said with a smile: "The Xu family I know was not like this before. There is a whole bunch of rough guys, everyone is armed with a sword, a bow, and iron armor. Even the only two scholars around the general, Mr. Li and Mr. Zhao, wore Xu swords and participated in the discussion. Today, this is the general's mansion. Inside, people like Li Gongde and Bai Yu are wearing civil official uniforms, and those military counselors are wearing Confucian shirts. Looking around, there are so many scholars, but there are so few people like us wearing tortoise shells."
Li Yanchao, who still had a lot of matters at hand that needed to be handled personally, said in a deep voice: "The war is coming and the military affairs are heavy. Lu Dayuan, please speak directly if you have something to say. Don't beat around the bush with me. I won't accompany you!"
Lu Dayuan nodded and was not angry because of Li Yanchao's arrogant attitude. He smiled and said: "I, Lu Dayuan, are both a donkey and a mule. I haven't been taken out for a walk in nearly twenty years. Since the prince can trust me, let me sit on the Zuoqijun." The actual number one spot, then I can't let the prince down. Having said that, I, Lu Dayuan, have fought more than sixty battles, big and small, and I have never lost, and I won't do this this time. Today I brought you out to chat just to tell you everything. The Zuo Cavalry Army is in my hands. Your Majesty, don¡¯t worry, Commander He, please don¡¯t worry. I also ask you, Li Yanchao, to rest assured. After all, I want everyone inside and outside the customs to know the truth. The Left and Right Cavalry Army has always been the same. We are arrogant and domineering, but we have the qualifications to be domineering. If you don¡¯t believe it, let everyone stare at it with wide eyes. What about the great Chu Shuangbi attacking Jianghuai Xiexi Frontier, and what about Cao Ben Lei Yu being proud? In front of us, the seniors of the Xu family¡¯s cavalry, in the future When the day comes when merit will be rewarded, whenever you encounter someone on the road, just give in!"
Lu Dayuan turned to look directly at Li Yanchao, "Old Li, how are you?"
Li Yanchao sneered and said: "The words are quite pleasing to the ear. I'll wait and see if he has real ability. Next, the left cavalry army beheaded the enemy and killed half as many as my right cavalry army. I will treat you to a drink in Jubei City later. No, When you meet me, just go away and cool off."
Lu Dayuan reached out and slapped Li Yanchao on the head, "You brat, you have a worse temper than the general back then!"
Li Yanchao, who had almost never been patted on the head by anyone in his life, was a little confused. When he came to his senses, Lu Dayuan had already run away.
At the gate of the assembly hall, Zhou Kang, the golden partridge, widened his eyes when he saw this shocking scene, and said helplessly: "This Lu Dayuan is so capable that he even dares to touch Li Taisui's head."
Xu Fengnian laughed it off and said softly: "In this case, the burden on the left and right cavalry is a bit heavy."
Zhou Kang snorted coldly, "Since the prince believes that Kou Jianghuai's group of young people can open up the situation in Liuzhou, I don't want to say anything more about Qingyuan Military Town, but even without the support of Shi Funing, Emei Yuan Nanting and others , Lao He's left cavalry army and my right cavalry army are facing off against Murong Baoding and Wang Yong behind them with great force. Your lord, you can put your heart back in your stomach."
Xu Fengnian hesitated for a moment, then said: "Thirty thousand Donglei elite cavalry and thirty thousand Rouran cavalry can be regarded as the first elite large-scale field battle force in Beimang and the Southern Dynasties. Beimang is willing to use such a large bait, so you must not take it lightly. .¡±
Zhou Kang snorted.
Xu Fengnian suddenly clasped his fists towards the old coach who had seen him off to the capital and said, "Let's go."
Zhou Kang, the golden partridge, clasped his fists in return and said in a deep voice: "It's just a fight to the death a fight to the death!"