Chapter 700 The generals of Huaiyang Pass discussed matters, and the western Chu of Guangling Road won victory
At the grand dynasty meeting after the Liyang court arrived in the capital at 800 miles in a hurry, all officials impeached Song Li, saying that he was stupid in his use of troops, but he had a great advantage but lost the situation. The emperor Long Yan was furious and ordered Song Li to go to Beijing to apologize. However, at the small dynasty meeting where only the central officials met, Emperor Zhao Zhuan took the lead in praise of Song Li, saying that he was not in Guangling Army, nor in Song Li. Zhao Youling, the second-in-commander of the Secretariat, admitted that although Song Li made the battle situation in Guangling even worse, because before Lu Shengxiang entered the country, there was no power to fight on Guangling Road for the time being, and could only rely on Guangling King Zhao Yi’s naval army, but in the end, he tested the depth of the Western Chu army’s strength at the cost of a small loss. At that time, the veteran general of the Spring and Autumn Period, Yang Shenxing, happened to be in the small court meeting by exception. He immediately knelt down and apologized for his crimes, crying in vain, but did not excuse himself. Instead, he said that the death of Yan Zhenchun was the crime of him, Yang Shenxing and the old soldiers in Jizhou. Emperor Zhao Zhuan did not pursue the matter, but instead comforted the old general who had lost all his face in the court, and even let his eldest son Yang Huchen, who had lost his arm in the Guangling war, serve as deputy general of Jizhou, and led the group of battles in Jinan who had not been out of trouble to Jibei to make up for his father’s merits.
After the vernal equinox, the 100,000 strong troops in the southern border had reached Xiangzhou. King Zhao Bing of Yanla was seriously ill and had to hand over the army to the crown prince Zhao Zhu. At the same time, General Lu Shengxiang of the General of Piaoyi and veterans of the same generation as Yang Shenxing and Yan Zhenchun went to the two fronts, with a total of 40,000 elite troops echoing the army in the southern border and attacking the rebels of Western Chu. Before this, the Liyang court seemed to have created the reputation of two young people in the Western Chu, Xie Xipri and Kou Jianghuai, at the cost of a vassal king’s death.
At this moment, Western Shu made a sound, which shocked the world. After Xu Xiao, another king of the dynasty, Chen Zhibao, a different surname, wrote a letter to the capital, saying that he raised more than 10,000 troops and could go out to Western Shu to support Guangling at any time. Although it was rejected by the Ministry of War, the court and the country were still shocked by it, praising it as “I like to hear the thunder in spring”, which shows the transcendent position of the white-clothed soldier in the minds of the people of Liyang. It seems that in Li Yang’s view, those talented and literary masters who “rebel” from Northern Liang, not to mention Chen Zhibao, who has always been very popular, Yao Baifeng, the royal family member Yan Jiexi, and Jinlanting, who is now at the Minister of Rites, will make Yangyang Tai’an City feel comfortable and pleasing to the eyes.
In the Northern Liang Protectorate, a group of Liangzhou border generals headed by Xu Fengnian and Chu Lushan were facing a temporary sand table, discussing the victory or defeat of Xie Xici and Song Li. This was perhaps the only pastime for the generals of Northern Liang during the war.
Huang Laifu, the captain of Huaiyang Pass, was quite disdainful in his words: “This method of using troops from the Xie family is not what we learned from us. He secretly accumulates strength and throws it into the battlefield in batches at critical moments. Our Beiliang border army has a little bit of vision. The only thing that can be taken out is the Modao Formation he trained from where he didn’t know. However,It’s okay to deal with the Guangling Cavalry, but it’s against our Iron Cavalry. Hehe, that’s the fate of the Western Chu elliptical soldiers back then. “
Xu Fengnian said: “This is the first time since the Spring and Autumn Period, to defeat the cavalry by using a footstep. No matter how powerful Song Li’s cavalry is, we should touch it. Is there any detailed arrangement of the Modao Formation? “
Chu Lushan looked at the geographical details on the sand table as obsessedly as ever. After hearing this, he looked up and smiled and replied, “I’m still waiting for the news about Fushuifang. However, I guess the rough battle between the two sides was damaged. Xie Xiquan’s Modao Formation should be much more perfect than the halberd battle formation back then. I believe that Gu Jiantang’s two Liaos will be promoted soon, and he will have to ask the Ministry of Revenue for a military pay. “
The strong captain of Qingyuan Military Town frowned and said, “From the spy, Xie Xici and Song Li are not the same. They are both ghostly and intelligent. They are very cautious and bold in the use of their respective cavalry and stances. I used to hear that the Western Chu gang Jianghuai was good at long-distance raids without hesitation. Even if the overall force was less than the enemy, it could form a situation of more fighting less on local battlefields. Moreover, it never defended or attacked the city. It seemed that infantry could be used as cavalrymen, which was very chewy. “
Chu Lushan smiled and said, “Kou Jianghuai is using a series of dazzling victory to tell the people of the world that how to fight in the Central Plains in the future is no longer as simple as you attacking the city and defending the city. All battles are aimed at eliminating the enemy’s vitality. If you hide in the city, I will try my best to force you out of the city to fight. If you have a large number of troops out of the city, I can stop fighting first. If you find the right opportunity, you will be sure to win and defeat you again. Anyway, it’s just a quick knife to cut the flesh, two or three pounds at a time, and the more times you get, you’ll see the bones. If Gu Dazu’s first proposal to fight outside the country was enough to open his horizons to the military strategists in later generations, then Kou Jianghuai’s unique and novel fighting style is a perfect extension, which can probably be called fighting outside the city, which will minimize the significance of the city. If used well, you can take the initiative everywhere. Of course, I was fighting in the hinterland of Beimang at that time, and that was how I played, but the spearhead was not aimed at Li Yang, so the officials and masters of the court didn’t know that they were hurt. “
Liu Yaqi General rubbed his chin and said, “Guangling Road finally had a general like Song Li who knew military affairs to support the situation. Emperor Li Yang kicked the donkey with his brain, and he just took it to Tai’an City to question it. It was obvious that Zhao Yi’s navy would also eat it for Cao Changqing. “
Xu Fengnian shook his head and said softly: “Just as for the purely Guangling war, Song Li should not be touched. But from a global perspective, the seemingly self-destructive approach of the court is actually in line with each other. At that time, the eight kingdoms of the Spring and Autumn Period were destroyed and military generals were divided. Now the Zhao family wants to gather the military power of the world in order to deal with the situation of fighting with Beimang in the future. Yang Shenxing and Yan Zhenchun and their private troops were fighting against the rebellion, which was the side of the matter. The Tangxi sword immortal Lu Baijie, the commander of the Southern Expedition, Lu Shengxiang, General Longxiang Xu Gong, General Tang Tiexhuang, and Song Li, the current Song Li, the successive entry of these people into Beijing as officials, is the other side of the relatively hidden. The court intends to indulge Western ChuIn order to restore the country, except for the unexpected attempt to give them such great warnings from the beginning, everything else happened as expected. Even the King of Yan La had already arranged a long time ago to send 100,000 troops to support him. Although Xie Xici cleared the land battlefield on Guangling Road in one breath, he was just helping the court to kill more people in Yanla King Zhao Bing. In the final analysis, the imperial court used this to reduce the vassal states and suppress the power of local military generals, which was considered an open conspiracy. “
After scolding the two emperors of the Zhao family, the Liu Yaqi General immediately smiled at Xu Fengnian and said, “The prince is really different from the big guys, it’s a Gaowu… Hey, what about Gaowu?”
Huang Laifu quickly interjected, “Gawujian… Damn, I forgot it too. “
Chu Lushan rubbed his forehead, which was a little embarrassing.
Xu Fengnian smiled and said, “It’s a high place to see it.” ”
The two captains said in unison: “Yes, it’s a high-level view! ”
Then they praised each other: “The prince is very talented! “The prince must have the knowledge! “
Our Beiliang Dugugong looked a little melancholy.
Xu Fengnian joked: “Okay, the technical job of flattery is not suitable for you. You should just lead your troops to fight honestly. If you win a big battle in the future, it will be fine if I flatter you. “
The house burst into laughter.
After Xu Fengnian discussed the arrangement with the generals on Chu Lushan’s return to the northern Liangshaban, the two walked towards Chu Lushan’s residence. After Xu Fengnian walked into the cramped yard, he sighed: “It’s really hard for you.” “
Chu Lushan habitually bent over the years and smiled, “Don’t look at Lu Qiuer who has lived a life of extremely luxurious life. When he was so poor that he would be happy to have a hot steamed bun to eat. Later, he joined the Xu family army and he raised this fat piece bit by bit. The prince may not believe it. Lu Qiuer once said that he was thin and thin. He added up his whole body, which was only about 120 kilograms of meat, but the meat was strong at that time and he could live and live. “
Xu Fengnian really didn’t know this, so he looked at Lu Qiuer, who was as bloated as a mountain: “I can’t imagine how you looked when you were thin. “
Chu Lushan sighed: “Who said no, even I forgot about it. “
Xu Fengnian specially brought the two cans of chess pieces today. Chu Lushan asked someone to find a pair of chessboards that were quite exquisitely crafted. The two sat opposite each other for a long time. Xu Fengnian held white and Chu Lushan held black and started the game.
Xu Fengnian lost. Chu Lushan finally won.
Because Chu Lushan had been waiting for so many years, he finally didn’t have to deliberately give up the chess. Chu Lushan, who was sitting cross-legged on a wide embroidered stud, stared at the chess game in a daze, sighing, “I only know the true depth of the prince’s chess skills today. It turned out that Luqiuer was releasing the water back then.And His Highness never tried his best. “
Hearing the somewhat unfamiliar title of “Your Highness the Crown Prince”, Xu Fengnian felt a moment of loss of consciousness, sighed, and said, “I asked someone to go to Qingzhou to find that Lu Xu, but the result was disappointing. Lu Xu brought me a message saying that he would rather go to the capital than come to Beiliang. “
Chu Lushan grinned and said, “Everyone has his own ambitions, but he cannot force it. “
Xu Fengnian nodded and said helplessly: “I heard that Xu Xiao had also captured many literati of the Spring and Autumn Period before, but most of the people he liked were unwilling to serve under his command, so he had to let go. ”