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    Liuzhou is at your fingertips.  Net©‚

    At the time, neither Liang Mang nor Liang Mang realized that this would be a far-reaching battle for Dingding, directly following the Battle of West Barrier Wall that ended the chaos in the Spring and Autumn Period.

    After the great victory, Beimang's All-Road Coach Huang Songpu used his momentum to attack Qingcang City, the center of Liuzhou. At the same time, the Beimang Emperor, who wanted to make the final decision, did not hesitate to drain the strength of the Gu Saizhou military town and dispatched four soldiers.  Wan Nanchao's elite soldiers at the border reinforced the main force of Huang Song's Pu tribe. On the two main post roads that connected more than 30 large and small military towns in the pass, they were overcrowded and the fire went southward.

    The armies of both sides gathered in the vast plains on the left side of Laonu Mountain. This place is only seventy miles away from the low-walled Qingcang City. Not long ago, Liuzhou General Kou Jianghuai gave Beimang a great victory with both hands on the northern battlefield, which made Beimang  The North and South Beijing greatly boosted morale.  However, neither the Beiliang Protectorate nor the Jubeicheng vassal government demoted Kou Jianghuai for this reason. Therefore, Kou Jianghuai was still the main general in this battle, commanding 10,000 Liuzhou young and strong cavalry troops, and 20,000 regular frontier troops.  It is said that the Longxiang Army, which is superior to the Liuzhou Cavalry Army, and the more than 16,000 Landa Mountain Monk Soldiers under the command of Xie Xijun will be dispatched.  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 3,000 cavalry troops that were originally under the jurisdiction of the governor's mansion. The four Liuzhou forces with huge disparity in strength. The total number of Liuzhou forces in Liuzhou  With nearly 50,000 troops and horses, it can be said that it is a desperate move, and it is left to Kou Jianghuai to have full control.

    Although compared with the initial strength comparison between the two sides in Liangmang, the main force of the Pu tribe of Huang and Song Dynasty actually had a smaller advantage. However, the morale of the prairie cavalry, which still had the upper hand, was not low. This was mainly due to Kou Jianghuai's previous incompetent deployment of troops to aid Liuzhou.  There was a serious disconnect between the Langda Mountain monk soldiers and the Liuzhou border cavalry, which resulted in the first heavy casualties of the Dragon Elephant Army since its establishment. Therefore, the morale of this army was greatly boosted. After three interceptions, Huang Song Pu's direct descendants still had elite cavalry left.  The 12,000 cavalry troops, if you count the almost all casualties of Qingcaolanzi, were damaged by more than half. From this, it can be seen that the battle to break through Liuzhou was a well-deserved hard battle. These more than 10,000 troops with outstanding combat capabilities  Jingqi is undoubtedly the anchor of the next battle.

    Wanyan Yinjiang, who was born in the Longguan Jiazi tycoon, lost face in the second battle. Because of his mistake, Beimang was unable to form a tight encirclement, allowing the main force of the Kou Jianghuai tribe to easily break through and flee.  His elder brother, Wanyan Jinliang, who was the most powerful person in the Southern Dynasty, sent a secret letter to reprimand His Majesty the Emperor in the Beiting royal tent for arriving in the army before him. The words were extremely harsh, and the implication was to tell Wanyan that if Yinjiang could not be saved in Liuzhou  If the family loses face, then the family will close the door to Wanyan Yinjiang.  Before the third battle of Liuzhou began, Wanyan Yinjiang not only summoned all the generals in the army, but even the centurions came to the open space outside the camp and asked everyone to issue a military order. On the battlefield, every ten  If no one can kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds, the commander and the leading centurion will be killed together!  The captain of thousands was reduced to the rank of centurion!  Therefore, in the third battle, Wanyan Yinjiang's cavalrymen were not afraid of death. Statistics after the war showed that they had gained everything. Their military achievements were so great that they surpassed the main force of Huang Song's Pu tribe, and even left them far behind.  Several high-ranking families gathered together, and when the good news, written by the old commander Huang Songpu, was sent back to the two capitals of the grassland, Wanyan's cavalry made a sensation in the Southern Dynasties. The old woman Longyan was very happy and gave the Wanyan family a gift.  A total of eighteen Xianbei buckle belts were issued, which meant that Wanyan's descendants had eighteen more places for the Qixue Guards. More importantly, this battle ensured that the Wanyan surname remained the most popular surname in the Southern Dynasties.

    It¡¯s just that the aftermath of that brutal battle was that the number of elite cavalrymen in Wanyan¡¯s private army dropped sharply to 14,000. In addition, the head of the family, Wanyan Jinliang, needed to be stationed on the second line outside the Liangzhou Pass. The same war was imminent, and Wanyan¡¯s children  They have already come out in full force. Among the troops rushing to support the Laonu Mountain battlefield in the Southern Dynasty Army Town, there is no cavalry with the surname Wanyan. Now Gusai Prefecture and Longyao Prefecture on the southern border of Beimang, except for participating in the southward march  The soldiers and horses of Guan and the other large and small military leaders stationed in the same place have been influenced by the survivors of Hongjia's Beibei. They have long understood the truth that rare things can be lived in. In particular, Gusai Prefecture is slightly less important than Longyao Prefecture where the Beimang Central Army is located.  , it coincided with the critical moment of rushing south for reinforcements, and they even raised the price. Almost all the Wushou Cavalry at the Military Town Pass privately shouted out a price. After all, it was the general trend to rush south to Laohu Mountain, and no one could refuse His Majesty the Emperor's will, but  There are many under-the-table considerations in this. For example, the Wanyan family was afraid that Wanyan Yinjiang would make mistakes in the next battle due to troop issues, so they secretly sent troops to Ligu Maolong Town, which was second only to the two major towns of Wazhu Junziguan.  They offered prices separately, trying to persuade the two cavalry armies to take care of Wanyan's cavalry army in the Battle of Laonu Mountain. Unexpectedly, the generals of the two towns firmly declined. It turned out that those high-ranking men with the word "Y" who were also on the front line of Liuzhou had already taken the lead in spending heavy sums of money and  They reached a temporary alliance, and the price they offered was far more sincere than the reserved Wanyan family. For example, they "bought" a certain Yi family from Maolong's five thousand side riders.  Boxes of real gold and silver were dropped on Maolong Army Town, amounting to 400,000 taels of silver!

    Take it as a matter of courseAfter three heroic battles, the B-shaped cavalry army with the weakest fighting force and the largest number of troops should have suffered the heaviest losses, but the result was incredible. Before the Southern Expedition, more than 40,000 miscellaneous cavalry troops survived to follow their coach Huang Song.  The soldiers and horses that Pu pushed forward to the battlefield of Laonu Mountain still numbered 34,000!  In addition to the forces of the Gusai Prefecture Military Town, which is moving southward, and the 40,000 Southern Dynasty cavalry who have been recuperating in the rear area from beginning to end, they have all been "supported" by these high-ranking sects with large sums of money early on. The 20,000 cavalry were removed very early.  The soldiers and horses belonging to the old army of Huang Songpu, the king of the old South Courtyard, would obviously only follow the old commander's command, but the other 20,000 cavalry were all divided up by the Eight Immortals of the Yi-shaped family who crossed the sea and showed their magical powers. In this regard, the King of South Courtyard has lost  Huang Songpu, who was at the top of the throne, was helpless, while the old woman sitting on the dragon chair who cared about the Central Plains turned a blind eye.

    Huang Songpu, who had a large number of reinforcements, did not take advantage of the situation. Otherwise, the main battlefield of this grand war that was about to begin would be under Qingcang City, not Old Woman Mountain, which was like a small island hanging offshore.

    The area to the right of Laomu Mountain is tens of miles away, with high winds, strong sand, and large areas of rugged terrain. It is naturally extremely difficult for the cavalry to gallop. In the first Liangmang battle, Liu Gui's cavalry went south smoothly from the plain on the left side of Laomu Mountain.  However, at that time, the Liuzhou frontier army only defended the city, and its military strength was relatively weak. The young and strong refugees had not yet joined the army on a large scale. The Dragon Elephant Army was unable to support itself alone, and the main force in the field was not enough to support a large-scale cavalry battle far away from Qingcang City. Therefore,  He did not choose to take the initiative to intercept.  However, it is obvious that today is different from the past. After Kou Jianghuai obtained full military power in a state, and the Northern Liang Protectorate and the young vassal prince paid special attention to Liuzhou, Kou Jianghuai not only fought three heart-stirring interception battles, but also resolutely chose the terrain.  The flat and vast Laomu Mountain is the final battlefield. If you win, the Beimang Cavalry will not be able to see the walls of Qingcang City from the beginning to the end. If you lose, let alone Qingcang City, it is destined to become the possession of the Beimang Cavalry.  Things, Liuzhou may become a new state in the Northern and Southern Dynasties.

    Old Woman Mountain is not tall and steep. Instead, it is just like a large mound with gentle mountain slopes. The north and south slopes are even enough for a small group of cavalry to climb to the top.

    Even a mediocre general who is extremely dim-witted will still feel that occupying Laomu Mountain overlooking the battlefield is helpful for sizing up the situation and mobilizing troops. Kou Jianghuai is one of the two great heroes of the Chu Dynasty who has gained fame, and Huang Songpu once became the king of the South Academy with his illustrious military exploits.  Military generals, so the battle for the commanding heights of Laomu Mountain had already started fiercely before the official battle between the two cavalry armies. Huang Songpu did not consume the selfishness of other elites and decisively sent the remaining four hundred green grass fences to dismount and climb the mountain in advance.  The shield-carrying knife-bearing grass fence was at the border of the Southern Dynasties. It has always been as famous as Dong Zhuo's crow fence and the general Liu Gui's black fox fence. They are ranked among the top three. Although they fight dismounted, their bodies are strong and powerful, and they are good at contact.  Fighting to catch each other and kill each other.

    As expected, Liuzhou sent six hundred white-horse crossbowmen to compete with each other. They also only held swords and shields, and bravely climbed the mountain almost at the same time.

    The two sides entered the battlefield in the Laomu Mountain area almost at the same time, and started fighting for Laomu Mountain almost at the same time. This is probably the so-called coincidence of God's will.

    Huang Songpu naturally didn't think that four hundred grass fences could capture the top of Laomu Mountain. After this group of elite horse fences, there were six hundred dead soldiers drawn from various ministries. There were green grass fences nailed to the top of Laomu Mountain.  Wanyan Yinjiang and the other powerful generals from the Yi-zi clan did not hesitate at all. In the three battles, the performance of the old commander Huang Songpu was completely opposite to that of Dong Zhuo in the first Liangmang battle. He did not weaken other troops at all.  The actions of the troops and horses were fought to the death, and the dead were first. There were three arduous battles. The old commander reported the military information to His Majesty the Emperor. He was also very protective. He tried his best to take the blame twice, and generously gave away military merits the third time. If  Under this premise, he had to push even further and preserve his strength blindly. Even the gloomy-tempered Wanyan Yinjiang felt sorry for him. Out of the total 600 dead men, Wanyan Yinjiang sent 300 Wanyan's disciples.

    Sure enough, in small-scale contact battles, without the room for maneuver brought by war horses, people died faster, and the four hundred grass fences died quickly. Looking up from the foot of the mountain, looking up from the distance, the top of Old Woman Mountain was full of the remaining white horse crossbowmen. Six  The dead soldiers of Bainan Dynasty entered the battlefield aggressively. Liuzhou seemed to only use the white horse crossbowmen to seize the opportunity, and had no intention of letting all the crossbowmen surrender their lives at Old Woman Mountain. This is also reasonable.  The ownership of Laomu Mountain is of course important, but it is not crucial. It cannot be said to influence the outcome of the battlefield. If the two sides in Liangmang were an infantry battle with a slower pace than the cavalry battle in the Chinese original map, the gains and losses of Laomu Mountain would be  The significance is even greater, but in cavalry battles, especially large-scale cavalry battles where the cumulative number of troops on both sides exceeds 100,000, and both sides are elites who are familiar with horseback combat, fighter opportunities are often fleeting, and Old Woman Mountain is not  It is located in the center of the battlefield, but on one side away from the battlefield. When the time comes, the side that loses the Old Woman Mountain can take the initiative to evacuate the main battlefield from the Old Woman Mountain. Then the location of the Old Woman Mountain for observing the battlefield situation will be weakened.  Therefore, both sides knew very well that the battle for Old Woman Mountain was bloody and tragic. To a large extent, it could be said that it was used as a reminder.??The morale of the soldiers at the foot of the mountain.

    Liuzhou's reinforcements quickly arrived at the top of Laonu Mountain. They were nearly a thousand Buddhist monk soldiers from Mount Landuo. The White Horse Crossbowmen who fought from outside Liangzhou Pass to the border of Liuzhou had a much higher loss compared to the annihilated enemy Qingcaolanzi on the battlefield.  It was also not small, nearly three hundred people were killed on the top of the mountain.

    At the foot of the southern slope of Laomu Mountain away from the main battlefield, Kou Jianghuai, as the leading general, was unexpectedly on the list. The Liuzhou general had completely handed over the military power of 10,000 Liuzhou young cavalry to Qifu Longguan. As for the 20,000 dragon elephants  On the battlefield where the army faced off with the main force of Beimang, Xu Longxiang and Li Mofan each led 10,000 cavalry. Kou Jianghuai only talked about how to win the battle, how to deploy in detail and how to make general arrangements, but he would never interfere with Long Xiang.  After the Xiang army entered the battlefield, the three thousand cavalrymen who were directly under the jurisdiction of the governor of Liuzhou did not appear here. Instead, they followed the ten thousand cavalrymen at Qifu Longguan, forming a central army. The left and right wings were more powerful.  Thousands of dragons and elephants are riding on them.

    Huang Songpu did not go to the foot of the northern slope of Laohu Mountain as leisurely as Kou Jianghuai did to sit down with his own central army. When the veteran general vaguely saw the monk soldiers of Mount Landa appearing on the top of the mountain, the old man with a solemn face finally breathed a sigh of relief. The third battle before  , the monk soldiers in Xiexi Frontier were not even as good as chicken ribs, they were simply a hindrance, allowing the Southern Dynasty general to win a great victory that even the Taiping Order had not expected. The great military exploits shocked the grassland, but deep in Huang Songpu's heart  , on the contrary, they were even more wary of the Landa Mountain monk soldiers who had been recruited by Beiliang after winning the battle at Miyun Pass. They were not as optimistic as many Southern Dynasty frontier army generals. They believed that the root cause of the Liuzhou frontier army's defeat was Kou Jianghuai's intention to suppress Miyun.  Huang Songpu firmly believed that this was a trap set by Kou Jianghuai and Xie Xijiao, his peer Xie Xijiao, who became famous all over the world. If he were not careful, tens of thousands of prairie men would be among those who were strangled.

    Wanyan Yinjiang, holding an iron gun and wearing heavy armor, came on horseback and asked loudly: "General, when will we charge?"

    Huang Songpu glanced in the direction of Old Woman Mountain and said calmly: "Wait a little longer."

    Wanyan Yinjiang, who knew the inside story of the military plane, was a little puzzled. In addition to the 400 Qingcaolanzi and 600 dead soldiers from the Southern Dynasties, the old commander also had a back-up force, a total of 1,500 capable soldiers of the border army. He used these top-notch elites to fight for Laohu Mountain. Pay attention to it.  The level is obvious, but even Wanyan Yinjiang, whose military talent is not as good as his own illustrious family, knows that the strength of the troops is probably still a little small. The Northern Liangbian Army has always been willing to lose the battle with dead men, but it is impossible to save face. The worst thing is to add a  Thousands of people can be somewhat guaranteed to occupy the commanding heights of Old Woman Mountain. An Old Woman 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 of Liangmang.  Obviously, the old commander Huang Songpu had no intention of taking over the Old Woman Mountain from the beginning. Instead, it was more like a test. After three battles, Wanyan Yinjiang knew that he was incompetent and his unruly character had long been smoothed away.  He was sincerely convinced of his military skills. Since Huang Songpu said to wait a little longer, Wanyan Yinjiang, who was both prosperous and devastated with the old commander, had no nonsense.

    ??The figures of monk soldiers emerged from the water in an endless stream. These outstanding monks from Landa Mountain were particularly eye-catching on the top of Laohu Mountain. 1,500 soldiers from the Northern and Southern Dynasties died generously.

    In the end, there were still two hundred Landa Mountain monks whose cassocks were getting scarier and more dazzling standing on the top of the Old Woman Mountain. Moreover, Liuzhou soldiers and horses continued to increase in number, showing that I was determined to defeat this "old woman" in the Old Woman Mountain.  Posture.

    Wanyan Yinjiang calmly stopped his horse beside the old commander, his brows furrowed, as all the back-up men were killed in the final battle, this also meant that Old Woman Mountain was considered a forbidden area for the Liuzhou Cavalry Army.

    Huang Songpu hesitated for a moment, then turned around and asked: "General Wanyan, how many people do you think the monk soldiers from Mount Landa sent out to fight for that Old Woman Mountain?"

    Wanyan Yinjiang subconsciously replied: "Look, a thousand people died in the battle."

    Huang Songpu laughed it off and didn't care about the erroneous answer given by the powerful leader of the Northern Mang Dynasty. He looked up at the clear sky, nodded, and said to himself: "No matter what, the fight can begin."

    Along the not-so-steep southern slope of Laomu Mountain, three young men led their horses slowly. Liuzhou General Kou Jiangjun and Beiliang's remaining white-horse crossbowman Colonel Li Hanlin personally brought 3,000 reinforcements to Kou Jianghuai.  Farewell to Chen Xiliang in Liuzhou.

    Except for the hundreds of monk soldiers who were waiting in formation on the top of the mountain, there were no soldiers or horses at all except for the white horse crossbowmen who were resting on the spot at the foot of the mountain behind the three of them.

    Li Hanlin was the first to leave the team and together with Pao Ze moved the bodies of those who died in the battle down the mountain.

    Not far from Li Hanlin, there was always a tall man wearing 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 fight for Laohu Mountain?"

    Kou Jianghuai smiled and said, "Fought three battles with him, roughlyHe knew Huang Songpu's temperament. He was a mature, prudent and calculating leader. He knew that Laonu Mountain could not determine the trend of the battlefield. If he had not determined the traces of the monk soldiers in Landa Mountain, he would not even have sent out the last 1,500 people to die.  .  Now that I finally let him see my determination to use the Landa Mountain monk soldiers to capture Laonu Mountain, I guess the old guy can almost feel relieved, because I gave the death order from the beginning and never allowed any Beimang dead soldiers to be on the top of this mountain.  Now, after seeing the details at the foot of the southern mountain, he was able to convey the military information alive, so he had to trouble the follower grandmaster next to Li Hanlin to help secretly, just to prevent Huang Songpu from guessing how many monk soldiers were stationed on the southern slope.  .  "

    After finally reaching the top of the mountain, Chen Xiliang looked to the north and said bitterly: "Even if he knew that there were actually only 1,500 monk soldiers in the south of Laowen Mountain, I believe that Huang Songpu would never guess where the main force of the monk soldiers was. Because even I, Chen Xiliang, would never arrive there.  It still feels incredible.¡±

    The Liuzhou general said with no expression on his face: "Life and death are determined by destiny, wealth and honor are determined by heaven. He appeared on that battlefield because it was Xie Xiqiao's own choice, and I, Jianghuai also didn't want to stop him."

    Chen Xiliang, who was in a complicated mood, could only sigh.

    In the battle of Miyun, Xie Xiqiao defended the mountain pass.

    Next, Xie Xiqiao will personally lead more than 10,000 monk soldiers to resist the 60,000 southern border reinforcements alone.

    The purpose is to allow the Liuzhou Cavalry to join forces with the Qingyuan Army to suppress the troops and swallow up the main force of the Pu tribe of the Huang Song Dynasty.

    Even a military layman like Chen Xiliang knows very well that there are some battlefields where you can put yourself to death and survive, and there are some battlefields where you can't.

    Chen Xiliang couldn't understand that Xie Xijiao had already taken the initiative to raise the matter even though Kou Jianghuai had not given the order in person. At that time, everyone including Xu Longxiang, Li Mofan and Liuzhou Governor Yang Guangdou were hesitant.

    Because everyone knows one thing, even the complete 20,000 Landa Mountain monks and soldiers combined, in the mind of the young vassal king in Jubei City, are not as good as Xie Xiqiao, who was taken away from Xichu by his own hands.  important.

    Only Kou Jianghuai dared to nod openly and agreed to let Xie Xijie die.

    In the desolate and rugged area to the west of Laomu Mountain, Xiexi Frontier stopped moving forward. Behind him were more than 10,000 monk soldiers. Everyone abandoned their swords and carried large shields, and held spears to resist the horses.

    After the middle-aged monk who served as a scout flew back and informed him that there were no Beimang scouts ten miles ahead, and after the general Xie Xijie raised his arms and moved forward, the troops continued to move forward quickly.

    Xie Xiqiao, who had dry lips, grinned and exhaled softly. He thought for no reason that when he was young, he would squat on the steps and bask in the sun, that pretty girl who would often walk quickly past her door with her head lowered.

    To the south of Beiliang, there is her.

    The reason is enough!  8
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