There is no feast in the world, Zhao Ningshen was finally persuaded by Bai Yu to go down the mountain, Bai Yu had bad eyes, and he didn't send more, on the occasion of parting, Bai Yu said to Zhao Ningshen that he would practice next, he might as well go to the earth lung mountain where the evil dragon was cut down to live in seclusion, and told Zhao Ningshen not to let Longhu Mountain get involved in the waves for the time being, there is a Qingzi Prime Minister Zhao Danping in Tai'an City to support the Heavenly Master's Mansion, and Liyang will not be too embarrassed by the Heavenly Master's Mansion. Zhao Ningshen was worried, obviously relieved that Mr. Bai Lian was a hostage in Beiliang, Bai Yu didn't care, and comforted a few words, saying that whether Xu Fengnian and Beiliang could cross the river or not, it was too early to demolish the bridge.

After Zhao Ningshen went down the mountain alone, Xu Fengnian, who had to change into clean clothes, appeared next to Bai Yu, Zhao Ningshen went to the first blessed land of Taoism to practice in Lung Mountain, which was a private transaction between him and Bai Yu, Longhu Mountain calculated the Xu family three times, the first time was to use his hands and feet under the old locust tree in the Mawei Post House in the capital to steal luck, and the second time was that the old heavenly master who returned to the simplicity and returned to the true like a child, personally went out to kill him Xu Fengnian, this time it was Zhao Ningshen who did not hesitate to lose the natal golden lotus to pull the flying sword, how could Xu Fengnian laugh because Bai Yu stayed in the government affairs of Beiliang Counselor, if it wasn't for the sake of Huang Man'er's master Zhao Xiyan Lao Zhenren, even if Xu Fengnian lets Zhao Ningshen leave Beiliang, then he must be this Huang Zi nobleman with the same surname as the country who can't eat and walk around.

Bai Yu looked down at the mountain road, with his poor eyesight, he had long been unable to see Zhao Ningshen's figure, and said softly: "According to the prince's statement, the Earth Lung Mountain is not only a blessed land of the Daomen, but also a trick from the north of the Liyang Zhao family to suppress the southern rivers and mountains, Zhao Huangchao, who lived in seclusion in Longhu Mountain, fell short, first the black dragon was injured by the Wudang master Li Yu axe, and then even Zhao Huangchao himself was killed by the prince, so Ning Shen quietly entered the Earth Lung Mountain, which is still banned by the imperial court, is tantamount to digging up the wall root of the Liyang royal family. This matter can't really be done by others, but Zhao Ningshen is the most suitable. First, the surname Zhao has the advantage of being close to the water, and secondly, Zhao Ningshen is a person with a lot of luck, and now the Qi practitioners of the Yangbei faction have been lost, and finally that bit of vitality is consumed in the sword casting of the Dongyue Sword Pool, and it is difficult to detect this matter. ”

Xu Fengnian said with a smile: "Only the son of the Zhao family is allowed to do his own thing, and I am not allowed Xu Fengnian to disgust him?" Mr. Bai Yu went down the mountain with his head, not to meet today's son, but to meet Zhao Zhu, the prince of southern Xinjiang, in private.

Mr. Bai Lian smiled: "But now I have to be trapped in Beiliang for two whole years, even if I succeed, the credit of helping Jackie Chan will inevitably be greatly reduced." The prince didn't say anything?"

Xu Fengnian turned his head to play with the taste: "Mr. is not kind to what he said, now Zhao Zhu is constrained by Wu Chongxuan, the first general in southern Xinjiang, and the soldiers and horses that can barely be mobilized under his subordinates, and the two or three thousand horsemen who went north to quell the rebellion at the earliest, most of them are borrowed from Wu Chongxuan, Mr. stays by Zhao Zhu's side at this time, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, except for staring at His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan, what else can he do?" It's better to go early than to go, I'm thinking about Mr., when Mr. accumulates enough prestige in Beiliang, Zhao Zhu will let Mr. be in charge at that time, and it will be a matter of course. ”

Bai Yu smiled bitterly: "In this way, I have to thank the prince for his good intentions. ”

Xu Fengnian smiled and said: "We will be under the same roof for the next two years, thank you or not, how cheesy!"

When the two returned to the thatched house, Bai Yu took the initiative to speak: "The prince told me about the situation in Beiliang, I have a good heart, and I have obtained the deputy envoy of Qingliang Mountain, the Lord of the Song Jingluo, and his eyes are black, giving people jokes." My indisputable eyes are not far from being blind. ”

Xu Fengnian lost his mind for a moment, and for no reason remembered that in Yongzi Lane, Qingzhou, the blind chess player Lu Xu who gambled chess to make a living. This person successfully assisted Zhao Xun to sit firmly in the position of King Jing'an, and planned the thousand-mile rescue in Guangling Road, helping Zhao Xun win the praise of the Liyang government and the opposition and the initial trust of the imperial court, and finally attracted the attention of today's son, and simply summoned him to Tai'an City. For his own retention, Lu Xu did not agree to come to Beiliang, which is not surprising, but Lu Xu's calm admission to Beijing makes people puzzled.

Xu Fengnian restrained his scattered thoughts, and said slowly: "It is a great blessing for me to have Liu Jinu in Hutou City to preside over military affairs, and it will not be a problem for me to defend it for another half a year, but the premise is that the three towns of Huaiyang Pass and Liuya Poria do not divide the troops, if Liuzhou Qingcang City or Youzhou Xiaguang City is in an emergency, any front is in danger, and it is very likely that the third line will be in danger." At that time, we will have to let the domestic garrison like Luo Hongcai, the captain of Youzhou Jiaoying, or Huang Xiaokuai, the captain of Lingzhou Pearl, rush to the battlefield, but before the new city in Liangbei is still on top of Hutou City is built, such a large-scale and large-scale long-distance transportation of troops, the pressure of grain and grass dispatch is too great, and I am afraid that I will be tired of coping with it, and in the end, it will still be far away from the water to save the end of the fire. So at the moment, although our Beiliang has the advantage on the battlefield, on the invisible battlefield, it is at most a situation of recklessness and flatness. On the Hulukou side, Xiaguang is the last border city, Yan Wenluan has already issued a military order to Qingliangshan and the Duhufu, saying that if Xiaguang City is attacked by Beimang before Hutou City, then he Yan Wenluan will let the deputy marshal Chen Yunchui carry his head and send him to Huaiyang Pass. ”

Xu Fengnian exhaled lightly, and said with a solemn face: "Beimang probably didn't expect that Liangzhou Youzhou would have such a stalemate, and he was also struggling to find a breakthrough, so Dong Zhuo, the king of the Southern Courtyard, let tens of thousands of Dong family's private troops rush to Liuzhou from the north of Hutou City some time ago, but fortunately, Chu Lushan was expected to drag the Dong family's cavalry army with 8,000 horsemen, otherwise the consequences of the battle in Liuzhou would be unimaginable." Although the losses of each side are relatively small, as long as Chu Lushan's 8,000 cavalry fails to succeed, not only to preserve their own troops, but also not to give the Dong family cavalry a chance to quickly break into Liuzhou, otherwise even if Chu Lushan uses the huge price of 8,000 people to die in battle, fight out the Dong family's 20,000 cavalry, as long as the remaining 10,000 people infiltrate Liuzhou, once it converges with Liu Jue's army and Tuoba Bodhisattva's pro-army, Liuzhou is equal to gone, and the west gate of Liangzhou can only watch the Beimang follow-up cavalry gallop freely, not to mention that our new city in Beiliang can't be built, with enough troops to transport troops and troops with Beimang, he can launch an offensive against Huaiyang Pass in one go. Of course, the situation is different now, and my husband and I will not hide it, Kou Jianghuai, who is famous in Guangling Road, is already our new general of Liuzhou, and Shun lì led the army to support Qingcang City. ”

Bai Yu said softly: "From this point of view, Chu Duhu is really the nemesis of Dong Zhuo in Beimang. In the first battle of Liyang Beimang back then, if it wasn't for Chu Du's good deeds of protecting Dong Zhuo, maybe he would have become the youngest general in the history of Beimang at that time. Now it is Chu Duhu who personally leads 8,000 horsemen, as if a divine soldier descended from the sky, so that Dong Zhuo was once again defeated. ”

Xu Fengnian nodded and joked: "Nan Chu and North Dong are two fat people, probably because we are all fatter than adults, so it is more advantageous to fight." ”

Bai Yu suddenly sighed with heartfelt emotion, "I never thought that there would be such a day as today, and I would be able to fight side by side with Liu Jinu, who is also very prestigious in the eyes of the enemies of Beimang, Chu Lushan, the great devil of the Spring and Autumn Period, Yan Wenluan, the commander of the Northern Liangbu Army, Gu Dazu, the first person in the old Southern Tang Dynasty, etc., and so on. ”

Xu Fengnian laughed and said: "It's good to get used to it, I may have grown up here a long time ago, and I don't have this kind of feeling from Mr." ”

Bai Yu whispered, "What if one day you are used to staying here and are reluctant to leave here?"

Xu Fengnian shook his head and said, "It's difficult." ”

Bai Yu quickly understood the meaning, Beiliang's chances of winning were too small, whether he Bai Yu wanted to stay in Beiliang or not, he still couldn't help himself, maybe when the time came, he would flee to the Central Plains with many scholars and scholars, and behind him was the bleak battlefield of Beiliang, which had bleak thousands of miles of blood. What's more, he Bai Yuzhi occupies a place in the temple where Wenchen stands, not the size of the martial artist's side skills, and his words are just a momentary mood. So he mumbled, "That's right." ”

Approaching the thatched house, Bai Yu asked, "Is there a geographical map of the Beiliang-shaped shì in the house?" There used to be a few in the Heavenly Master's Mansion, but they were all too old and rough, and Liuzhou was not among them. ”

Xu Fengnian walked in with Mr. Bai Lian, who seemed to have become a staff member of Beiliang for some reason, turned out a map and spread it out on the table, it was already dusk, Xu Fengnian specially lit an oil lamp, Bai Yu simply carried the copper lamp and lay on the table, and began to ask Xu Fengnian in detail about the distribution of the Beiliang border pass and the garrison in the territory, and even asked for pen and ink, asking and answering. Scholars don't go out to know the world, this sentence is not right or not, it is barely feasible to guide the country in the overall situation, but it is not enough to support the specific strategy of one time and one place, especially in Beiliang, where Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, if Bai Yu wants to make achievements in military affairs at the border pass, he has to know in his heart and be confident, otherwise he can only show off blindly in front of an officialdom like Song Dongming or an old fox like Li Gongde, and he can only laugh and be generous and humiliate himself.

Xu Fengnian lay on the opposite side of the table and said softly: "After Gu Dazu, the originator of the form, entered Beiliang, my master Li Yishan had a very happy conversation with him, and the two finally finalized the division of Beiliang into fourteen defensive areas. Now the garrison in addition to the Huangfu such a state general, after the last round of replacement from Chen Xiliang's hand, most of the newly rising lieutenants with real power are in the prime of life, and even a few of them are not yet thirty years old, since their parents have been loyal to Beiliang, and have great enthusiasm for Bian Gong, and relatively cherish the country laid by their fathers, so now there are some discussions in the academies around the country, for example, I ostensibly rely on Liang Shizi, and give them all the seats from the state to the county to the county three-level yamen, but in fact, there is still prejudice, nepotism, and pay attention to the bloodline from the bottom of my heart, Beimang has hit the doorstep, I can only, and only dare to promote these people. ”

After Bai Yu put down his pen, he squinted at the map, slowly wiped his fingers on the map with a little ink, and asked casually: "The grain and grass of the newly built Liuzhou are all in charge of Xu Beitong, the assassin of Lingzhou?"

Xu Fengnian quickly thought about the potential meaning behind this question, but couldn't come up with a reason, so he nodded and said: "Mr. must have heard of Xu Beitong's nickname, and now Beiliang has already begun to buy grain in a large number of neighboring states, and it is not a secret. The two states are enough to be self-sufficient, so the grain and grass in Liuzhou are far from being urgent. ”

Xu Fengnian smiled, "I think about it, the Liyang Imperial Court really wants to strangle the grain and not let go, it's a big deal that our Beiliang will obviously grab the grain, well, it should be borrowed grain, not to mention the Huainan Road where Cai Nan's 100,000 troops are stationed, that is, Chen Zhibao's Xishu Road, I dare to rob it!"

After Yin Changgeng matched, Han Lin, who had formed a tacit understanding with Beiliang, served as the envoy of Huainan Province, which was not a small piece of good news. With Bei Liang, one sings with a white face and the other with a red face, Han Lin wants Lin Qingyu to establish a tall image of a mighty and unyielding loyal minister in the temple, and Bei Liang will give him as much as he wants! As for the infamy of the government and the opposition, Xu Fengnian will care? And Chen Zhibao, aren't you going to the Central Plains to get chestnuts in the fire, doesn't Xie Guan like to play tricks? Xu Yanbing is now in the south of Lingzhou, with Han Laoshan, the younger brother who served as the general of Lingzhou, without Chen Zhibao personally in charge, it is difficult for the north gate of Xishu Road to stop Beiliang's pace of borrowing grain, as for the heat, Xu Fengnian believes in Han Laoshan.

Bai Yu stared at the territory of Liuzhou, which was extraordinarily vast compared to the other three states, and asked: "Yang Yuanzan is responsible for attacking the gourd mouth of Beiliang that you rely on, so he finally connected the two cities of lying bow and Luanhe.

Liu Jue, who is more worthy of entrusting the Empress of Beimang in her mind, has been fighting Liuzhou on the western front, but the main army has been standing still, and even has nothing to do to the point where she needs to let Beimang invite Tuoba Bodhisattva to enter Liuzhou, and now Dong Zhuo has to send a private army to Liuzhou to break the deadlock, this Liu Jue, who is known as half of Beimang's Xu Xiao, is so unbearable?"

Xu Fengnian slowly explained: " There is no danger in Liuzhou, if you want to fight, you can only fight openly, both sides are like this, in terms of troops, Liu Jue's army must be an absolute advantage, 30,000 private troops not to mention, the four military towns in the south of Gusai Prefecture are also pouring out of the nest, the Southern Dynasty Those old Longguan nobles also cut meat and took out 30,000 foot soldiers, Gusai Prefecture held the festival order and befriended Liu Jue, and also took out the 8,000 Qiang light cavalry, enough to have 100,000 soldiers and horses, but the Qiang cavalry was eaten by the Dragon Elephant Army, so that the cavalry combat power was inferior to our Liuzhou Liu Jue army is more uncomfortable. On the ground of Liuzhou, it doesn't matter whether Qingcang City, the city of Liuzhou, can be defended or not, and the victory or loss of the main cavalry battle is the key to determining the final victory. With more than 40,000 chaotic cavalry troops from all forces, against the 30,000 dragon elephant army that can abandon Qingcang City at the necessary moment, it is not my Beiliang conceit, and indeed Liu Jue does not dare to act rashly. ”

Bai Yu's gaze slowly wandered on the map of Liuzhou, "It's right not to dare to act rashly, and if you don't move, you will be fatal with one blow." ”

Xu Fengnian frowned and said: "Regarding speculation about how Liu Jue won by surprise, there have been many discussions in the Huaiyang Guandu Protectorate. ”

In order to see the map clearly, the oil lamp in Bai Yu's hand was unconsciously too close, his right cheek was hot, and he quietly shifted a few points slightly, and nodded: "Of course." Chu Du escorted eight thousand horsemen to complete the goal, Kou Jianghuai entered Liuzhou as a general, the Dragon Elephant Army already had a powerful general like Wang Ye's younger brother and Li Mo Fan Wang Lingbao, plus Liuzhou Assassin Yang Guangdou and staff Chen Xiliang are all first-class talents, the rear grain and grass are worry-free, no matter how you look at the situation, the situation is much better than Liangzhou Hutou City and Youzhou Hulukou. But I think the more this is the case, the more Liu Jue will make some moves, maybe Liu Jue, who has the least troops on the third line of the Northern Mang's Southern Expedition, the reason why this person can be so patient is that he is waiting for Dong Zhuo's middle line and Yang Yuanzan's eastern front to fall into a disadvantageous ......"

Bai Yu shook his head and said to himself: "No, it's not that it's not possible, but it's for sure!"

Xu Fengnian was silent.

Bai Yu raised his head, his eyes were shining, and asked in a deep voice: "If Liu Jue can use 60,000 foot soldiers to die as bait, attack Qingcang City at any cost, deliberately let himself fight against the water, and even abandon the chaotic cavalry, and only use the elite brought by the Liu family cavalry and Tuoba Bodhisattva as the real main force of the final word, can the 30,000 dragon elephant army endure not taking the bait? Even if the dragon elephant army is willing to endure, can Kou Jianghuai, who has newly entered Liuzhou, endure it? Once one of the parties enters the war and falls into the trap, does the rest of the party dare to see death and not save the overall situation?!"

Bai Yu looked at Xu Fengnian, and finally asked: "I want to know, did Bei Liang get a spy report similar to the anger of the Empress Beimang on the Western Front against Liu Jue? Is there any news similar to the fact that the important ministers of the Southern Dynasty were extremely dissatisfied with the shrinkage of the Western Front, and attacked Liu Jue in the court?!"

Xu Fengnian's heart was shocked.

Bai Yu put down the oil lamp and said calmly: "Then the prince can do his best to help Liuzhou." ”

Bai Yu stopped talking, and Xu Fengnian didn't speak either.

The room was silent, except for the occasional faint crack of a wick popping.