Chapter 578 Xu Fengnian was newly appointed as an assistant minister, and the two strategists discussed the situation of the battle (2)
Song Dongming asked, “Since Beiliang is destined to face the millions of cavalry of Beimang alone, not to mention the outcome, but be sure to make everyone die as the right place and die is famous. Does the King of Beiliang agree?”
Xu Fengnian nodded and said, “That’s right.”
Song Dongming said loudly, “Then please ask the King of Beiliang to find a place in the territory, make a hero’s tomb, and erect a 300,000 tombstone!” Song Dongming stared at Xu Fengnian, and squeezed out from his teeth word by word, “One person dies, one will be remembered!”
Xu Fengnian said, “Okay. You can make this tomb in the back mountain of Qingliang Mountain.”
Song Dongming asked again, “Among the 300,000, there is you, Xu Fengnian, a monument.”
Xu Fengnian said without hesitation, “Yes. First write down the five words ‘Northern Xu Fengnian’, which is exactly the same as all the Northern Liang soldiers. Now only records when they were born and where they were born. After death, add when they died in battle.”
Song Dongming looked at Xu Fengnian’s eyes, and after a long time, he bowed solemnly and said in a deep voice: “Song Dongming is willing to be a minister of Northern Liang, and is willing to give advice to the King of Northern Liang!”
Xu Fengnian smiled and said, “Okay.”
After Song Dongming straightened his waist and raised his head, Xu Fengnian walked to the Lu Ming Song family’s son, and the two stood side by side. Xu Fengnian lowered his voice and said, “I know that you are actually serving Zhao but Xu in your heart, but what’s wrong with this?”
Song Dongming also whispered: “The King of Beiliang is wrong. I am serving in Beiliang and I am serving in Liyang, and I will not serve in the emperor and the people!”
Xu Fengnian did not comment: “I temporarily serve as the deputy envoy of the Beiliang Road and sit in Qingliang Mountain. Is it enough?”
Song Dongming nodded and said: “It’s enough.”
In the autumn of the first year of Xiangfu, Song Dongming, Song family, entered Beiliang, and the court and the country were shocked.
The group did not rush to return to Qingcang City. Xu Fengnian, Song Dongming and Chen Liangxi sat by the river. He did not doubt that there was no need to use anyone. Xu Fengnian did not hide the deputy commander who had not yet taken office and revealed many of the layouts of the Northern Liang Dynasty. For example, Wang Lingbao led his troops to Fengxiang Army Town to suppress the capricious surrendered general Ma Liuke, in order to clear the route for Cao Wei’s more than 10,000 light cavalry. It can even be said that the temporary expansion of the Dragon Elephant Army before the war was also to ambush the ten thousand cavalry. The main monks of Fengxiang’s troops were a hidden deal between Beiliang and the Six-Pearl Bodhisattvas of Lantu Mountain.
After hearing this, Song Dongming did not start from the details, but picked up some stones and placed them on the ground, saying to himself: “Now there are three battlefields, Chu Lushan is responsible for this main front north of Liangzhou, and the Guanzhai Junzhen, Guards and Forts, post roads, are all extremely perfect, and it is not an exaggeration to describe them as “super solid as a golden soup”. To the north of Youzhou, there is a Hulukou terrain in which Beiliang has a natural advantage. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Beimang is unlikely to attack Youzhou in the early stage. However, Liuzhou is vast, with extremely small undulations, and the terrain is like a flat horse, which is conducive to cavalry galloping.We have no heroic city to rely on. Beimang has the overall strength, and there is no need to conspire and trick. If they choose this path to go south and go directly around You and Liang, the only thing they need to be prepared for is that their food and supplies line was cut off by the Xu family cavalry stationed in the northwest of Liangzhou. This will test the sneak attack and counterattack skills of both sides. “
Xu Fengnian glanced at Chen Liangxi, who said slowly: “If Beimang wants to successfully move south into Shu, no matter whether Beiliang sets up Liuzhou in the refugee place, he will try to open a gap here. Otherwise, even if they have a million troops in the northern defense line in Youliang, they will not be able to afford it. After all, our Beiliang army is extremely good at fighting, whether cavalry or infantry, not to mention that cavalry can defend the city when they get off the horse, and can take the initiative to attack. This is the real headache for Beimang. The general built a large granary arsenal in several of the most important city fortresses on the sidelines very early in preparation for long-term wars. “
Chen Liangxi paused for a moment and said with a smile: “But in fact, our Beiliang army never thought it was the best strategy to defend the city. This has been passed down from the General and Li Yishan to Yan Wenluan, Chu Lushan, Yuan Zuozong and all young and strong generals, and has reached a clear consensus. Therefore, Beiliang has frequently performed martial arts for so many years and has always strived to be both offensive and defensive. Beimang chose to start the war now because Xu Xiao finally died of old age. In order to absorb refugees, Beiliang had to put some of his troops into the Liuzhou Plain. First, they felt that they had an opportunity to take advantage of it; second, they could not afford to delay. If the Liyang court evolved the national strength of the Central Plains into border combat power, the national power of the two countries would only increase or decrease, and Beimang would have no more and less fighting. It can be said that choosing Liuzhou as the starting point was not only an entry point for Beimang to benefit, but also a very proactive choice for Beiliang. This is not Beiliang’s conceit, but self-confidence, especially the confidence of our cavalry fighting at the doorstep of our home. “
Song Dongming smiled knowingly and nodded, “The military and political affairs of the Northern Liang Dynasty are actually like a piece of fertile land that is carefully cultivated, just waiting for the harvest. I, the deputy manager who has not yet received the official uniform, will not add to the slightest amount. Compared with Beiliang, Beimang has a great family and a great career, but many families are bound to be full of storms. I heard that in order to have no worries, Empress Murong wanted to kill the old prairie master of the Yelu family, and many prairie masters who were unwilling to go south to attack Beiliang became lambs to be slaughtered. We might as well add fuel to the fire and just push one out of Yelu’s children, and spread the news that Beiliang is willing to respect him as the monarch of Beimang, and refuse to recognize the Empress Murong who usurped the throne and seized power. Such a thing will definitely not cause Beimang to get hurt, but it is a good thing to be disgusted by them. “
Song Dongming said this and asked with a smile: “Beiliang most likely have a backup plan for this matter, right?” Xu Fengnian nodded with a smile.
Song Dongming continued: “For specific plans for war, Song Dongming does not interrupt. Beiliang is an expert in war. Some are generals who are familiar with military affairs and experts in doing things. I, an outsider, watch the fun. However, the million troops in Beimang seem to be aggressive, but in fact, the ones who can really fight to the death are Dong Zhuo’s nearly 100,000 Dong family army and HongJing Yan’s Rouran Iron Cavalry, plus the direct army led by veterans such as Yang Yuanzan and Liu Gui, are more of them still not called elite troops. At that time, without affecting the overall situation, we can destroy a Beimang army with mediocre combat power but sufficient numbers in one breath. Beimang is not a solid piece, otherwise the Beiting grassland owners would not withdraw at this time. They always have objections to the battle against Beiliang or the Eastern Front of the Western Front. We may have unexpected surprises when we cut our flesh with a slow knife. Of course, this was just a casual proposal from Song Dongming. “
Xu Fengnian, who had not spoken, finally interrupted and said, “This is a small part of Chu Lushan’s chain layout. “
Song Dongming smiled happily and said, “It’s just a small link… Haha, I finally know why everyone is afraid of the notorious Lu Qiuer. No wonder the king of the South Court Dong Zhuo would also suffer a great loss in the hands of our lords. “
Song Dongming narrowed his eyes, threw a stone into the stream, splashing ripples: “On the court, I can do something, grain and salt and iron, there is a plan that will make the court completely relieved. “
Xu Fengnian smiled and said, “Oh, the court has always been thinking about letting the cows pull carts and not letting the cows eat grass. They are very stingy. So far, the half of the grain that I finally let go has not been transported to the Beilianglingzhou Wharf. If Western Chu had not given them a wake-up call from the beginning, this batch of grain would not have left Xiangfan City for a hundred years. “
Song Dongming said calmly: “It’s very simple. Our Beiliang handed over the capital and took the initiative to send 10,000 troops to the Jingshen. The border vassal kings have the responsibility to guard the border and the obligation to calm the country, which is justified. The court fought two major defeats in succession, and Yang Shenxing’s Ji Nan infantry was caught in a jar, but there was no end to the pot; Yan Zhenchun even sacrificed his life for the country and all the soldiers were killed in battle. Isn’t this clearly telling the court that Western Chu is difficult to deal with? We Beiliang have always been good at gnawing hard bones, and other vassal kings cannot make contributions, so we Beiliang is here. Ten thousand is not enough, 30 thousand is enough”
Chen Liangxi smiled and said, “It seems that the Ministry of War in Tai’an City is going to be in chaos. “
Previously, Xu Fengnian asked Song Dongming if a second-rank official hat was enough. Now Song Dongming’s “Is it enough” full of teasing “it’s enough” can really be regarded as a reward.
Xu Fengnian smiled and said, “The court will hate you so much. I have to let the master guard you, the deputy commander, or Zhao Gou Shishi will definitely come to take your neck. “
Song Dongming had no smile at all, his eyes were firm, and he said softly: “If the Zhao family had no courage, how could he live in the world? If the Northern Liang really wanted to die for 300,000 soldiers, he would have exchanged their stability. Is the king’s land in the world? This is true, but since Northern Liang is also a territory of Liyang, the millions of people in Northern Liang are not his Zhao family, and there is no such a ridiculous truth in the world! “
Chen Liangxi sighed and was impressed by this person. For some reason, compared to Xu Bei, a peer who rebelled from Beimang,Zhi, Chen Liangxi became closer to Song Dongming.
At this moment, a man fell into the stream, and the shore Dragon shook his wrists with disdain on his face.
Seeing the master turn around, Yu Dilong defended loudly, “Master, it’s not my fault. This kid asked me to hit him. He just said that he could knock me down with one finger while standing. He also said that there were only a few masters in Beiliang, saying that he was of the third-grade strength. He had never met a master after he arrived in Beiliang.”
Yu Dilong glanced at the chicken falling in the stream and said contemptuously, “What third-grade, I used half of my strength to pass that punch. If I had known that I was so careless, I would have shown mercy.”
Wei Shili secretly extended his thumb to the child, and Yu Dilong smiled silly.
Song Dongming ignored the letter boy with a grievance and shock, and asked with a smile: “Prince, I heard you have accepted three apprentices, which one is this?”
Xu Fengnian said helplessly: “The youngest apprentice is the least worry-free, so I have to keep it with you. Otherwise, there will definitely be an extra big devil in the world in the future.”