Chapter 961 Xie Xiqiu broke through the Mang tribe, and Chu Lushan decided to guard the pass.
Seeing the young vassal king standing alone in front of a long table and looking down at the map of the Liangmang border, Yuan Zuozong was not surprised at all. He slowly walked to Xu Fengnian and whispered: “When Chu Lushan was in a stubborn position, even the general could not persuade him, and he spoke only after his adopted mother spoke. Chu Lushan was willing to listen.”
Yuan Zuozong remembered an old story and couldn’t help but smile and said, “Actually, when we first came to Beiliang to take root, the general originally intended to let Chu Lushan be the deputy commander of the cavalry. It was half a reward for Chu Lushan’s Spring and Autumn War and the military merits of the Northern Expedition to the Grasslands, and half a time to restrain Zhong Hongwu, the only Xu family who was appointed as the general of Huaihua by the court. At that time, although Zhong Hongwu was envious of whether to accept the title of general given by Zhao Dun of Liyang, he was very hesitant. After all, it was a deliberate method used by the Zhaoshi in Liyang to disgust his adoptive father. In the end, his adoptive father laughed and said that he had taken the second-rank official position in vain. Don’t want it for nothing. Zhong Hongwu then felt at ease and accepted it. However, Chu Lushan was so angry that he was unwilling to go to the second-in-command of the cavalry outside Liangzhou Pass. He said that he was afraid that he could not help but slap the old man named Zhong to death. He then became an official in Liangzhou City as big as a sesame and mung bean. He was not civil and military, and Chu Lushan was willing to accept it. No one else could understand that the eight thousand Iron Cavalry old soldiers he trained were disbanded at that time. After all, if the chief general Chu Lushan left the border army, the cavalry would be unfair, otherwise he would not have established his own business outside Liangzhou Pass, which would be too unreasonable.”
Xu Fengnian suddenly raised his head, clenched his fists on the table, and asked, “Is Chu Lushan staying in Huaiyang Pass really more conducive to the overall situation of Beiliang than planning in this city that resists the north.”
Yuan Zuozong did not rush to give the answer, but instead said some off-topic words calmly: “Chu Lushan is a serious cavalry general. He has been involved in the cavalry since the early stages of the Spring and Autumn Period. In fact, he is the same senior veteran of the Xu family, Wu Qi, Xu Pu and others. However, because Chu Lushan led his troops to fight too ruthlessly, he was cruel to the enemy and even more ruthless to himself. Given a thousand soldiers and horses, someone else might have left at least four or five hundred people, but when he was in his hands, two or three hundred cavalry were often a great luck. So although Chu Lushan was known as the number one in the Xu family to win the battle, in fact, he never was able to save his own team. It was Chen Zhibao, as he had a long time The war in the Spring and Autumn Period was progressing slowly, and more and more subordinates under his command were in the end. He even stood out, and even vaguely surpassed Wu Qi, Xu Pu and others who had higher official positions in their true strength. Later, Chu Lushan drove Shu, and knew how the thousand cavalry came from? At that time, everyone thought that the Western Shu, with rugged mountain roads, was not suitable for cavalry advancement at all, because it was easy to be blocked inexplicably in a certain place, and that place was most likely not recorded on the map. Therefore, when Chu Lushan proposed to open the road himself, the general did not agree, and even Mr. Zhao, who was determined to take revenge, was hesitant. Only Mr. Li thought this matter was feasible. In the end, the general was annoyed by Chu Lushan.If it doesn’t work, let him recruit soldiers and horses by himself. How many people find? What do you want to do? Then Chu Lushan himself only raised more than 200 old soldiers, and the remaining more than 800 cavalry were borrowed from me with a gun. I didn’t want to do it at first, so Chu Lushan ran to Mr. Li and asked Mr. Li to help plead with him. Only then could Chu Lushan take a thousand cavalry to attack Western Shu. “
Yuan Zuozong sighed heavily and said with emotion: “Then he will be the famous Thousand Cavalry of the world who opened Shu. Originally, our Xu family army had the worst plan, and they did not bring one horse and only used infantry to enter the border of Western Shu. On that map, there were 20,000 enemy cavalry that had never been heard of in the history of the establishment of Western Shu for hundreds of years. You should know that in the late Dafeng period, the 300,000 grassland cavalry successfully advanced southward, but in the end, less than 10,000 cavalry that had successfully entered Western Shu! “
Yuan Zuozong turned his head and looked at the young vassal king and slowly said, “Leading the cavalry to fight, whether it is a frontal or a surprise attack, Yuan Zuozong is naturally not inferior to Chu Lushan. Assuming that a battle has a series of big and big battles, I dare to say that in the end, the size of my military achievements and Chu Lushan can be roughly equal. If you can get a real general with the character “ping”, then Yuan Zuozong will never be able to get a general with the character “zhen”. However, in those battles, if someone had to face two or three extremely difficult critical battles in a row, I, Yuan Zuozong, would never dare to say that they all won, but Chu Lushan…he could definitely do it! “
Yuan Zuozong continued: “I’m afraid there are not many people now remember it. A long time ago, the general joked to Chu Lushan, saying that you are so damn bastard in wars, and you won many battles, but look at the few living people left in the end, the little family of my Xu family, can’t stand your troubles now, so you wait patiently. When one day I, Xu Xiao, have more than 100,000 cavalry under my command, and at that time, it’s okay to give it to you Lu Qiuer! “
Yuan Zuozong laughed at himself: “It’s true that Qingliangshan decided to let me be the commander of the cavalry and let Chu Lushan go out to serve as the archer of the Northern Liang Dynasty. I found him and wanted to get in touch with him, which could be regarded as fulfilling his adoptive father’s promise. Because I know that Chu Lushan’s infatuation with the cavalry is unparalleled. But Chu Lushan refused at that time and said to me with a smile, “I have been a sesame official for so many years, and finally made a comeback. How can I enjoy the pleasure of being the largest Beiliang Protector? “
Yuan Zuozong calmed down and bent down to smear the defense line of Huaiyang, Fuling, Liuya and Chongzhong in the situation chart: “There are no cavalry in Huaiyang Pass, because as a natural danger, it is both an advantage and a disadvantage. It is impossible to have a large-scale cavalry. If it is said that it is possible to hide two or three thousand light cavalry, it is naturally not difficult. However, in the Liangmang war, the cavalry and military commission of Huaiyang Pass was too dropping the bucket and had little significance. It is better to place the two military towns of Fuling and Liuya on the left and right wings. Both towns have cavalry and sergeants. Before, Youbu was transferred to the west, except for the North City, it was mainly transferred to these two places, each stationed at 7,000 Youzhou infantry. As for the Chongzhong Army Town, located behind the defense line, there have always been many infantry guards.Used for cavalry to go out of the city to fight. Since these three towns that are not far apart have formed a complete defense system, it would be fine if I was in charge of the dispatch. The greatest reason why Chu Lushan was unwilling to leave was to attract Dong Zhuo’s troops, who had the strongest combat power in Beimang, and let his tens of thousands of elite private troops stop in order to greatly reduce the pressure on the left and right cavalry of our Liangzhou. Because Huaiyang Pass is difficult to attack, it is not a border city like Hutou City that cannot be avoided by Beimang cavalry. If Beimang barbarians ignore it at all, they will directly attack the three towns of Fuling, Liuya and Chongzhong. Especially under the premise that Hutou City has been lost, Huaiyang Pass will almost completely lose its strategic significance. So the answer to the questions asked by the prince before was half, which was the answer Chu Lushan had previously given to Jubeicheng: Is he in Huaiyang Pass or not? The battlefield outside Liangzhou Pass is two situations. In the final analysis, it lies in the entire Beiliang, including all Beiliang border troops, Chu Lushan, who was the only one who forced Dong Zhuo to fight against Huaiyang Pass to death. Under this situation, if the left and right cavalry of Liangzhou faced against Murong Baoding’s tribe, even if this Orange State had a magical power behind the festival, Wanyan Jinliang, Helian Wuwei and Wang Yong jointly fought for the formation, we were still not afraid! Chu Lushan could even mobilize the cavalry in Fuling and Liuya at certain moments, and in turn, unexpectedly support the left and right cavalry! But…”
Xu Feng, who knew what Yuan Zuozong was worried about, said in a young voice: “I have left the eighty swordsmen of the Wu family in Huaiyang Pass. “
Yuan Zuozong was relieved when he heard this unexpected joy, nodded, and his tone was a little lighter: “This is the best. At that time, the wars everywhere outside the pass will inevitably be extremely tragic. Beimang will definitely try his best to block the transmission of our military intelligence. Ordinary scouts or carrier pigeons will not have the opportunity to send military orders. With the help of eighty Wu swordsmen, the burden on Chu Lushan’s shoulders will be much lighter. “
Xu Fengnian lowered his head and stared at the border situation chart again, pondering and silent.
Yuan Zuozong suddenly asked curiously: “How did the prince know in advance that the Yelu surname helped Dong Zhuo raise a large number of private troops on the northern grasslands, and even the number was so accurate.”
Xu Fengnian’s face was dim: “It was the last spy from the Dunhuang city on the border of Hexi Prefecture. ”