The sudden fall of Hutou City, so that the Beimang army was able to spread a very comfortable offensive posture at the southern end of the Longyaner Plain, and the two towns of Huaiyang Pass and Liuya Poria were in an emergency, at this time of crisis, Gu Dazu, the deputy marshal of the Beiliang Infantry Army, did not disperse his troops to reinforce the front line, but assembled in the area of Chongzuka Military Town behind Huaiyang Pass, and the large border cavalry army that Zhou Kang, the deputy marshal of the cavalry army, urgently converged, so that Huaiyang Pass, where the Beiliang Protectorate was located, and the two towns of Liuya and Poria invisibly took over as the second Hutou City, but because of the first leader of the border army in Beiliang, Chu Lushan insisted on personally guarding Huaiyang Pass, Gu Dazu's behavior of not saving him in the face of death and not saving him pushed this veteran from the old Southern Tang Dynasty to the cusp, not only the cavalry general, but also the border army infantry system, and also complained a lot about Gu Dazu, especially after Chen Yunchui, who was also the deputy commander of the infantry army, temporarily led troops from Youzhou to aid Liangzhou, the two generals of the Northern Liang Infantry Army with a considerable amount of official hats also had a lot of differences, plus the golden partridge Zhou Kang himself was a typical offensive commander in the Northern Liang Army, Gu Dazu betrayed his relatives in the town of Chongzuka for a while, and in the cavalry army, both prestige and seniority were higher than Zhou Kang's veteran He Zhonghu, At this time, he fell ill even worse, outside the Liangzhou Pass, it can be described as internal and external troubles, and the entire Northern Liangxing shì became precarious.

In the temporary meeting hall of the General's Mansion in Chongzuka Military Town, another dispute broke out that almost completely tore the skin, and those relatively low official positions of the school captains were a little numb, at this time Shizuka and the Huaiyang Pass defense line behind Hutou City had completely lost contact, before that, there were no less than 100 elite crossbowmen killed on the way to transmit military information, in fact, the two towns of Huaiyang Pass and Liuya Poria were already considered to be lonely outside the pass, drowning in the iron cavalry torrent of the Beimang army. In the lobby, there were originally more than a dozen chairs, Gu Dazu, Zhou Kang, Chen Yunchui who came from afar, Qi Dangguo, the chief general of the six thousand Tiefutu Iron Cavalry, Yuan Nanting, the commander of Bai Yuwei and others, each had a seat, but the day before yesterday, Zhou Kang got up angrily in front of Gu Dazu, kicked the chair and left the hall, and in the subsequent deliberations, these chairs that originally symbolized identity became decorations.

Today, Zhou Kang and Gu Dazu had an irreconcilable controversy over the positioning of the next Chongzuka Military Town, this cavalry general with the reputation of a golden partridge stood on the side of the table with a sand table, smashed his left hand on the table with a fist, directly stretched out his right hand and pointed at the other side Gu Dazu with his fingers, and said angrily: "Guard, guard, guard! You know how to blindly shrink on defense? You Gu Dazu has such a little ability? I really don't know what was the use of the prince inviting you from the Central Plains to our Northern Liangbian Army! If you hadn't written a book of "Ashes Collection" , it's not that the general and Mr. Li were also full of praise for your form back then, and the general would have doubted whether you were a spy of the Northern Mang!"

As soon as these words came out, not to mention the Tiefutu deputy general Ning Emei, the young generals who could only belong to the rising star compared to the veterans, felt a burst of fear, even the taciturn Chen Yuntui also heard the eyelids tremble, Zhou Kang's words were obviously excessive, Chen Yuntui glanced at Gu Dazu out of the corner of his eye, the latter still had an indifferent look, and Zhou Kang showed no sign of mercy, and pointed at Gu Dazu with his finger even harder, "Even Hutou City can't be defended, Huaiyang Pass can be defended?" You Gu Dazu is the commander of the infantry army, but you will be the deputy commander of the Beiliang cavalry, and you can't see the more than 10,000 cavalry troops in the two towns of Liuya and Poria because of your own opinion, you can only dismount and fight on foot, and in the end you can only die on the head of the city! You can't see that the tens of thousands of cavalry troops under the command of this general can only crowd around this heavy mound every day, and watch the front line die every day, but you can't fight!"

In the end, Zhou Kang's eyes were almost on fire, and he reprimanded: "It's just that you Gu Dazu are afraid of death, I don't care if you infantry like to be grandsons, but why do you want our cavalry to wait here for death?!"

Gu Dazu said indifferently: "Because there is no cavalry support led by Zhou, the heavy mound can't be defended." The city is dead, and without the peripheral containment of the cavalry, there is no city in the world that cannot be attacked. In the same way, without the cooperation of a stable city, the cavalry is a source of water, and it is not difficult to win a few battles, but it is unrealistic to win the entire battle. ”

Zhou Kang sneered: "Then your infantry army will obediently stay in the town of Chongzuka Army, as long as you cooperate with our cavalry, it is enough to watch us kill the enemy, this request is not too much, right? Now Dong Zhuo's army has not really gained a foothold, but our cavalry can walk through their own defense line with their eyes closed, not to mention rushing to kill, even if it is a night battle, we can fight neatly, and the disadvantage in troops can be made up for by our familiarity with geographical formations." Gu Dazu, you keep saying that you want to wait for the news of the two battlefields of Qingcang City in Liuzhou and Xiaguang City in Youzhou, and it is best to drag it to the new city on the border of Liangzhou, but you are also a person who has led troops to fight, how can you not know the fleeting truth of the battlefield fighter? Why, do you want to wait until Chu Du is killed in Huaiyang Pass, and your surname Gu Hao will go to that new city to be your next Lord Duhu?"

Gu Dazu's face did not change, he just stared at the third-in-command of the Beiliang cavalry who was open-mouthed, and said slowly: "Zhou Kang, there is no joke in the army, I can bear some words, but some words are not just finished as a fart." ”

Zhou Kang squinted his eyes and smiled gloomily: "Finally, I can't bear it anymore?" There are 30,000 cavalry of the Beiliang Right Army outside the city, and you dare to kill me in Chongzuka?"

Then Zhou Kang smiled and pretended to look around, "There are funny jokes in romance novels about throwing glasses, saying that as long as you lose a wine glass, hundreds of knives and axes will come out and chop people into mashed meat, but you Gu Dazu don't have a wine glass in your hand, and these generals and captains in the house don't seem to listen to your orders, right?"

Gu Dazu smiled, "You and I know very well, in Chongzuka Military Town, your commander Zhou has almost put me under house arrest, and all the generals here are more or less looking at me Gu Dazu now." ”

For fear of adding fuel to the fire, the veteran Chen Yunchui, who has not interjected much, sighed, why did things get to this point? Even the major events of the entire world pattern, whether it is Gu Dazu in the house, Zhou Kang, or even Qi Dangguo Ning Emei, the young leaders of the Beiliang army, can also be in charge, which is enough to decide the outcome of a state war, and it will not be such a tricky headache at all. When Chen Yunchui thought of this, he suddenly felt a little sad, and remembered the time when he was young, when he was also such a fierce general, such a fierce general, such a cloud and strategists, Li Yishan, Zhao Changling, Yan Wenluan, Wu Yong, Xu Pu, Yu Tieshan, Liu Yuanji, Zhong Hongwu, Chen Zhibao, Yuan Zuozong, Chu Lushan...... It's just that at that time, there will be someone who will finally make the final decision, and there will definitely be no such strange situation that is close to infighting.

It's a pity that the prince has to rush to Liuzhou to fight the fire in person.

And Chu Lushan, the number one person in the border army who stubbornly defended Huaiyang Pass, did not make any pre-judgment decisions about the complex military affairs of the heavy mound behind him.

Chen Yunchui knew that if he didn't make peace again, he might have to fight in the council hall today. Although Chen Yunchui is more inclined to Zhou Kang's initiative, but after all, Gu Dazu is the head of the infantry army in Liangzhou, for the unscrupulous insult and suppression of the golden partridge, Chen Yunchui will inevitably have some relatives, in the final analysis, this is not a dispute between Zhou Gu, but a long-standing natural difference between the Beiliang cavalry and the infantry army, this contradiction can not be changed even if Yan Wenluan can't change, the number of Beiliang infantry is the majority, but in the war with Beimang, the protagonist has always been the Beiliang cavalry, and the final decision is also the cavalry, just like the previous Beiliang alternation of the old and the new, the dragon elephant army and the big snow dragoon each rushed to Beimang, shining, and Youzhou, which was later known as the base camp of the Northern Liangbu Army, was really famous all over the world, and it was also the 10,000-strong Youqi led by the young general Yu Luandao.

Chen Yunzhui took a few steps closer to the table, pressed his hands lightly on the table, and said softly: "The battle situation in Liangzhou is unfavorable, and the same is true in Liuzhou, even the prince has to go there in person to face Liu Jue's army, maybe he will also face that Tuoba Bodhisattva." Let's not make trouble for the prince, if you have something to say, let's talk less......"

Chen Yuntui paused and glanced at Zhou Kang and Gu Dazu who were facing each other left and right, "Everyone, let me remind you more, this is the border army hall whose specifications are second only to the Beiliang Protectorate, and this is not the Liyang temple where civil officials move their mouths and military attaches run and break their legs, and we are not the Wenchen who are out of the way and strategize, you and I are both leading troops to fight, maybe tomorrow someone will go to the battlefield in person, maybe ...... Maybe today is the last time I, Chen Yunchui, will meet you. I believe in General Gu's prudence, but also believe in General Zhou's courage, Chongzuka cavalry is a battle or a defense, at present, it seems that there are advantages and disadvantages, General Gu and General Zhou have said a lot, now Huaiyang Pass can not be contacted, Commander Yuan is not in Liangzhou, the prince also went to Liuzhou, where the war situation is urgent, then we retreat to the second, can Chongzuka negotiate a compromise way of playing? Can it be both offensive and defensive? For example, General Gu thought that the 30,000 cavalry of the left army under General Zhou, the 6,000 Tiefutu of General Qi and the Bai Yuwei of General Yuan were too radical to seek to kill more than 100,000 enemies in a large-scale battle, so ......"

Gu Dazu hesitated for a moment, but still said in a firm tone: "Commander Chen, it's really not a secret, Chongzuka not only has to be defended, but more importantly, we have to leave enough cavalry for Beiliang, this is not a question of radical or conservative at all, but we can't fight this battle from the beginning, take a step back and say, even if the cavalry kills more than 100,000 enemies, but even if your own side damages more than 30,000, the entire left cavalry army can't form an absolute combat force within a year, then our Beiliang has actually lost." Moreover, in the face of Dong Zhuo's army that came prepared, in the face of the cavalry army under Dong Zhuo that had been recuperating for a long time, the 30,000 left cavalry army and the two elite cavalry troops under the command of General Yuan, General Qi, if they can really guarantee that they will win a complete victory without losing their vitality?"

Gu Dazu picked up the special bamboo pole and drew a large circle south of Chongzuka and north of the border of Liangzhou, "Why did He Zhonghu's 40,000 right cavalry troops still stand still at this time? The reason is very simple, whether the new city that cost me half of my Beiliang family can be successfully built determines whether Beiliang can fight outside the pass again, under this premise, Huaiyang Pass can be lost, and even the heavy mound where we are located can be lost, but we must block the footsteps of the Beimang army in the north of the new city as much as possible before breaking the city, the longer the better! It doesn't matter how many enemies our Beiliang border army kills and how many military exploits we have during this period! It can even be said that Chu Du will not die, my Gu Dazu will not die, you Chen Yun will not die, and he Zhou Kang will not die, it is not important!"

Gu Dazu smiled bitterly: "Dong Zhuo can't wait for our cavalry to take the initiative to fight with him and exchange troops, he, the king of the Southern Courtyard, is very happy! To put it mildly, their Xijing and Beiting of the Northern Mang Barbarians will only care about how many Beiliang border troops he Dong Zhuo killed, and will not care too much about how many Beimang soldiers have died. No matter how many people died, as long as he broke through Wogong City and Luanhe City, he would not be able to be added to the rank by the old woman Murong and become the new Beimang Xia Bowl Piercing?

Gu Dazu looked down at the sand table, his voice hoarse, "I know, except for me Gu Dazu, everyone in the room thinks that since Chongzuka has so many troops, he chooses to avoid the battle, and he can't stand the Beiliangbian army that died in the battle of Hulukou in Youzhou, and he can't stand the Hutoucheng and Liu Jinu......"

At this moment, a slightly indifferent voice came from the gate of the council hall, "Enough." ”

Not only did Gu Dazu raise his head suddenly, but all the generals, including Zhou Kang and Chen Yunchui, quickly turned their heads to look at the slender figure.

The young man is dusty, but it makes people feel extremely reassured.

This person is Xu Fengnian, who rushed to Chongzuka Military Town from Tianjing Ranch alone, in order to rush to the front line of Huaiyang Pass as quickly as possible, and in order to bring more troops to Liuzhou to Shifu, the general of Liangzhou, who is back in power, Xu Fengnian never even brought a white horse. Rushing recklessly, the sword qi planted by Qi Jiajie that had been suppressed in his body was ready to move again, which made Xu Fengnian, one of the four great grandmasters, not look good, but what really made Xu Fengnian angry was the undercurrent turmoil in the council hall. Liangzhou Hutou City fell, Liu Jinu died in battle, Liuzhou is very likely to be the worst shape of the Dragon Elephant Army's annihilation, whether Youzhou Hulukou can Yang Yuanzan's army make dumplings and say that the new city on the border of Liangzhou has not yet been built, and there is no giant city to rely on and there is no danger and reliability outside Liangzhou Pass, he has to face Dong Zhuo's middle line army that has been driven straight in, and He Zhonghu, one of the pillars of the Liangzhou cavalry, is suddenly critically ill, and Xu Fengnian himself is temporarily unable to participate in the war, it is conceivable how bad Xu Fengnian's mood is at this moment, but the young vassal king who strode into the council hall still tried his best to hold back, but even so, Xu Fengnian did not reveal the meaning of asking anyone about the teacher, and Zhou Kang, the deputy marshal of the cavalry who was not afraid of heaven and earth, was also completely arrogant in an instant, and he was a little weak-hearted.

Xu Fengnian exhaled lightly, was silent for a moment, and then slowly spoke: "I also want to go outside Qingcang City in Liuzhou, catch Tuoba Bodhisattva and beat him to death, it is best to even slaughter Liu Jue, but I can't do it now, and Liangzhou is more important than Liuzhou, so I can only run here without daring to stop a step, well, and then stand outside the door and listen to you quarrel for almost a quarter of an hour." It's a pity that I couldn't see Commander Gu and Commander Zhou fight, and it's a little regrettable. ”

Zhou Kang, who looked embarrassed, coughed a few times.

When some young lieutenants saw this scene, they forced back their laughter and endured it very hard.

Xu Fengnian did not continue to ridicule several veterans, walked to the north of the table, facing the south, and the generals of the left and right factions naturally held their breath and stood solemnly.

Xu Fengnian said: "The soldiers who surrender without a fight, that is the best trick of the civil officials, we don't want to do this in Beiliang, and the barbarians in Beimang want to go south, then we will win the battle, and they can't even go back to Beimang." ”

"Winning in battle, this has always been the self-confidence of our Beiliang or Xu Jia's iron cavalry, not conceited, but even Xu Xiao has never felt that fighting a smooth and deserving victory, what is there to be happy about, which battle established the position of our Beiliang border army in the Spring and Autumn War? It was Xu Xiao who personally told me that he fought the hardest, most tragic, and deadliest battle in his life, so that he couldn't even see hope several times, and almost wanted to give up the Xileibi Battle! Then now we in Beiliang are about to face the second battle of Xileibi, Xu Xiao is gone, and Li Yishan, Zhao Changling, Chen Zhibao, Wu Qi, Xu Pu, Zhong Hongwu, etc., are also going to die, but!"

"But now by my side, there are also you Chen Yunchui, Zhou Kang, Yuan Nanting, Qi Dangguo, who were present at the time. Ning Emei, as well as Gu Dazu, who has newly entered Beiliang, a little north, Huaiyang Pass and Chu Lushan, to the east, Youzhou has Yan Wenluan's infantry army and Yu Luandao's cavalry, there are Hu Kui and Huangfu Biao, and there are two heavy cavalry armies led by Yuan Zuozong in Beiliang in the gourd mouth, to the west, there are Xu Longxiang Li Mo Fan Wang Lingbao's dragon elephant army, Yang Guangdou and Chen Xiliang's Liuzhou Thorn Mansion, to the south, there are even more, not to mention the local civil and military officials in Beiliang, even foreign scholars have thousands of people!"

"Wei Tieshan, Liu Yuanji and others, who have been discharged from the army, including the old soldier Lin Doufang, have made it clear that they want to come back and return to the Beiliang Border Army. ”

Xu Fengnian suddenly smiled and said: "In the future, is there such a story in the history books about Beiliang fighting a country with one place, that is the matter of Liyang civil officials, we don't care, they love to write how they want, but at least I think that in a few years, everyone here, strive to survive, and it is always good to nag with their children and grandchildren about the career of the horse in the past." ”

"It's probably like what Xu Xiao nagged me about all those years. ”

"If anyone here dies in battle, there will be no such blessing as a show-off to young people. ”

Xu Fengnian said this, looked at Zhou Kang, "For example, if you Zhou Kang died in battle, I believe that there will be an old man surnamed Gu in the future, if you meet a young man surnamed Zhou, you may sit down and chat casually, drink wine, and say that the old man named Zhou Kang in your family back then always spoke badly, but ...... is a hero who is willing to die generously for Bei Liang. ”

Xu Fengnian's expression was in a trance for a moment, and then he said with a smile: "If I die in battle, and any of you survive, then please tell your children and grandchildren, Bei Liang is defeated in a battle to the death, not lost without a fight." ”