Emperor Liang's age is not young, a few years older than the peer who has been fighting with him for more than 20 years.

This tiger of the grassland lies quietly in this majestic capital, letting the heroes of the seven surnames bow their heads, let the wolves of the four bowls return to their hearts, sitting on millions of male soldiers, overlooking the general trend of the world.

Under his rule, Beiliang went north, west, and east, expanding its territory, defeating strong enemies, and integrating various ministries, and the whole country could be called a thriving country, and he himself deserved a sentence of eloquence.

After making what he thought was sufficient, he set his sights on the south, where he had not advanced an inch.

There are three autumn laurels, ten miles of lotus, the prosperous south since ancient times.

There, his peers didn't do a good job;

There, the military god who had fought the entire grassland for decades and did not dare to go south and herd horses was too old to walk;

There was a lot of anointment and a vast land that could hold his ambitions.

So, he began to plot.

From the vast amount of intelligence, he accurately found the breakthrough of Dongfang Ping.

At first, Dongfang Ping did not agree, and he did not persecute, just like a patient hunter, after sprinkling the bait, he waited for the prey to take the bait.

Then, he waited for the death of the old military god and the death of Emperor Chongning.

In the earth-shaking changes of the Southern Dynasties, waiting for Dongfang Ping's surrender and waiting for the excellent opportunity to go south.

He didn't hesitate to drop his son.

With his whispering in the palace city, thousands of miles away, the wind and rain suddenly rose and fell.

The mission with the majestic wind of the grassland and his fiery ambition also set out from Liangdu, pressing the wind and rain on the Southern Dynasty where the government and the opposition were in turmoil and the people's hearts were fluctuating.

Everything seemed so beautiful and smooth.

But now, with the death of Murong Hu, all these dreams will come to an abrupt end.

The chamberlain who came to report stood aside in fear, for fear of angering the steppe tiger, who was very likely to be angry and out of control.

But to his surprise, Emperor Liang stared at Changshan County for a long time, but he didn't have the slightest anger, but said calmly: "Is there any other news?" Bring the original letter paper. ”

"There are only a few thousand reinforcements from the Southern Dynasties, but the combat strength is strong, and someone has chanted Jiang Yuhu's name in front of the battle."

Emperor Liang's eyes were slightly condensed, he took the original manuscript of the letter paper and read it carefully, and said in a deep voice: "Summoning the King of the West into the palace." ”

The chamberlain let out a sigh of relief and left as if he had been pardoned.

Emperor Liang silently looked at the map on the table, his eyes moved along the county seat of Changshan to the location of Broken Liang Mountain, he stared at the road, and thought silently for a long time.

After a while, an old man with a brisk walk walked into the palace.

It is said that such a step should not appear in an old man with white hair, but if the other party is from the military, it makes sense.

The old man who walked between the walks was one of the seven surnames of Beiliang, the co-owner of the eight divisions of Yelu, Yelu Shi.

This old man with a position in Beiliang Xuanhe, all the way to the place not far from the palace gate, the momentum on his body quietly changed, the person is still the same person, and there is no deliberate hunchback, but it seems that there is no kind of domineering stride, only cautious humility.

"Minister, Yelushi, to see Your Majesty."

"Come and sit."

The old man walked over respectfully, but did not sit down, but stood behind Emperor Liang's side, standing with his hands down.

Emperor Liang didn't say much, "There was news from Guanshan Road just now." ”

The old man looked nervously expectant, "But Murong Hu, they lost?" ”

Emperor Liang smiled and nodded.

The old man was overjoyed, "Congratulations, Your Majesty!" ”

The attendants on the side were stupid, could it be that King Dingxi was crazy?

The long-planned defeat on the front line, congratulations here?!

Emperor Liang showed a very reserved smile on his face, "I can't make such a conclusion, after all, I didn't see Jiang Yuhu on the front line." ”

The old man spoke: "As Your Majesty expected before, Murong Hu and Dongfang Ping, the two border armies swept the Southern Dynasty Yuyan Prefecture, how can the orphans and widows of the Southern Dynasty sit still, what else can they do to make them feel at ease except to summon Jiang Yuhu to quell the rebellion?" And Jiang Yuhu was afraid of the tiger and leopard ride and snow dragon ride of the king of Zhennan, and he would definitely not dare to show his traces openly, and it was normal for him to fail to see his talents. ”

What's more, the king of Zhennan has quietly gone to Lieyang Pass to sit in the town, and he has the clearest grasp of the movements of the Southern Dynasty. Jiang Yuhu is not here in the end, he can make a decision on the spot, and he will not let His Majesty's plan fail. ”

Emperor Liang bowed his head slightly when he heard this, and turned his head to look at him, "Your Yelu Eighth Division's Crane Control Army won't miss the deadline, right?" ”

The old man immediately got up and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, rest assured, after you have made a plan, the old minister has ordered the crane army to sneak towards Lieyang Pass, and ordered it to listen to orders under the tent of the king of Zhennan, and now the plan has reached outside Lieyang Pass." ”

Emperor Liang smiled with satisfaction, stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder, "If this matter is successful, the door of the Southern Dynasty will be wide open, and your Yelu Department should also have a great contribution." ”

The old man hurriedly said: "Contributing to the court and relieving Your Majesty's worries is the responsibility of my Yelu Eighth Division." ”

"It is said that among the kings of the court, you are the one who knows the Southern Dynasty best, if this matter is successful, if you go to the Southern Dynasty to negotiate again, you will lead the team, right?"

The old man smiled and said, "The old minister would prefer to be with him when His Majesty is in the Southern Dynasty." ”

Emperor Liang laughed and stretched out his hand to point on the map, "Then let's wait for the good news." ”

What he pointed to with his finger was exactly what the Southern Dynasty called the Broken Liang Mountain.

The upheaval in Swift State has been groundbreaking, making people all over the world frightened.

But the most important thing in Emperor Liang's entire plan was not to be in Yuyan Prefecture, but to use the overall situation of Yuyan Prefecture to squeeze out the last trace of troops of the Southern Dynasty, and then take advantage of the fact that all the attention of the Southern Dynasty was on the eastern front of the Southern Dynasty, surprise attack the middle road, and with a decisive momentum, pull out the two nails on his way to the south, and then open up the smooth road to the south and reverse the general trend of the north and south.

This is the real purpose of his layout, and only this purpose can support the ambition in his heart.

The old man stroked his chest and bowed down, with a look of admiration, "Your Majesty Shengming! This time, the king of Zhennan will do it all! ”

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From Liangdu to the south, over a distance of several hundred miles, there is a Xiongguan built against the mountain, standing high.

And because of the flatness of the surrounding terrain, it seems more and more towering.

This is the largest pass of Northern Liang on the middle line of the Great Xia Frontier, Lieyang Pass.

Standing at the head of the city of Lieyang Pass, if the weather is good, you can see the vast and boundless Drinking Horse Plain, and a mountain bag that is not too big, which is the Poliang Mountain in the mouth of the Southern Dynasties.

At the foot of Poliang Mountain, there is a continuous military tent.

In the tent, there are garrisons without a garrison.

They are the biggest obstacle for the main army of Northern Liang on the middle line that is most convenient for the south.

In the city of Lieyang Pass, the guard is named Xue Hengshan, who is the descendant of the Xue family's royal family.

On weekdays, he also relied on his royal identity, and even the other seven deputy generals of the surname did not pay attention to these, and he indulged in lust and alcohol all day long.

But fortunately, this person is not brutal, and everyone knows that people like him are here to the front line to accumulate qualifications, so they don't bother to care about him.

In the past few days, Xu saw that there was a fight in Yuyan Prefecture, and there would be no war here, so he intensified his efforts, and directly gathered singers in the mansion in broad daylight, drank and enjoyed themselves, and then got drunk early.

But what outsiders don't know is that after he was carried into the bedroom again today, he opened the secret room of the bedroom cubicle when no one was around.

In the secret room, all sides were covered with wooden boards, and the only two ventilation holes were at the bottom of Xue Hengshan's bed, for fear that a trace of light would leak out of the wind.

Such caution shows that he has a great plan.

And if you know the identities of the three people left in this room at this moment, you know that this caution is indeed necessary.

Xue Zonghan, the southern king of Beiliang Town, Yelu Xiu, the chief general of the Eight Crane Army of Yelu of Northern Liang, and Xue Jingun, the main general of the Snow Dragon Cavalry.

Counting Xue Hengshan, the nominal general of the tiger and leopard cavalry who walked into the secret room at this moment, the most powerful soldiers and horses under the command of King Zhennan are already here.

After adding the strong cavalry of Yelu's eight divisions to control the crane army, it was almost all the soldiers and horses of the Northern Liang border army in the southern frontier.

And the total number of soldiers and horses gathered near Lieyang Pass at this moment has reached 150,000, which is several times that of the Wudang army.

Xue Zonghan, the king of Zhennan, pointed to the map on the table, "In the first battle of Yinmayuan, Jiang Qingxuan defeated my Liang warriors, and repaired Qingchuan Pass here, and built a new Yanhui Pass. The two levels are in the shape of horns, and together with the Wudang army camp, they build a complete defense. Even if the camp of the Wudang Army is breached by us, these two checkpoints are still nails on our way south, and if we don't pull it out, we won't be able to go south from this road for a day. This time, our goal is to take advantage of the Southern Dynasties' self-care and completely gnaw this hard bone. ”

Xue Hengshan hesitated and said: "Uncle Wang, now that we have taken the Southern Dynasty Swift Prefecture and crossed the natural danger outside the Guanshan Road, why do we need to spend so much effort to send troops directly from the Swift Prefecture in the future?" ”

King Zhennan smiled slightly after hearing this, "This is the gap between a short-sighted person like you and Your Majesty's vision." Sending troops from Guanshan Road, our army has to travel hundreds of miles more every time, and the Guanshan Road is far and remote, so sending troops, reinforcements, transporting grain and grass, and transmitting military information are all problems. What's more, Swift State is in the hands of Dongfang Ping after all, and how long this puppet can be controlled by us is two words. ”

"And this side is different, this is Zhubian Guanzhong, the closest place to Shangjing, fast and non-stop, three days and nights can be reached, and from the Southern Dynasty Zhongjing, it is also a few days to reach. During this period, the troops and soldiers were also the most abundant. The most important thing is that after pulling out these two passes, the Southern Dynasty will have no danger to defend, and my Daliang has three Xiongguan, if the Swift Prefecture is also in hand, how can the Southern Dynasty prevent it? The whole offensive and defensive trend can completely fall in our favor. When to go south, it depends on our mood. What Your Majesty wants is the initiative of the general trend of the world! ”

And another reason he didn't say, after suppressing the central tribes with an iron fist, Emperor Liang also urgently needed to find a bigger and fatter piece of meat to appease this group of tigers and wolves.

This piece of fat has no other choice than the rich Southern Dynasty.

After speaking, he looked at Xue Hengshan, "In the past few days, how about letting you keep an eye on the movement in the south?" Is there any movement of Jiang Yuhu? ”

Xue Hengshan shook his head, "No, according to the information sent back by Wen Lu before, Jiang Yuhu should have returned to the camp anyway, and some rumors of him in the camp opposite have indeed been heard, but none of our scouts and spies have seen Jiang Yuhu's figure with their own eyes." ”

"That's right." King Zhennan spoke: "Jiang Yuhu must have gone to Yuyan Prefecture in the Southern Dynasty. ”

The other three were stunned, and King Zhennan explained: "Murong Hu of Yuyan Prefecture and Dongfang Ping's army are pressing, and the Southern Dynasty is now full of smoke, and there are no soldiers at all, unless there is a person like Jiang Yuhu in charge, where can the orphans and widows in the court sleep peacefully." Therefore, on the front line, it is normal not to see Jiang Yuhu's figure. ”

Xue Jingun interjected, "However, the scouts and spies of the Embroidery Bureau along the way didn't see Jiang Yuhu sending troops to Swift State?" ”

"That's what makes me feel relieved." King Zhennan smiled slightly, "You must know that Jiang Yuhu is by no means a mediocre talent, but a tough opponent that we all must wait for, if it weren't for the fact that he had a Southern Dynasty emperor on his head and had to be restrained, we might not be his opponents who let go of their hands and feet." ”

"Think about it, such a person, can you not think of the possible problems after he leaves? How could we possibly be able to find out where he went to Swift State? If he really saw it, this king would have to wonder if this was Jiang Yuhu's old suspicion. ”

Xue Hengshan nodded slowly, "Murong Hu is not a mediocre talent, the harrier eagle cavalry combat power is also good, and there is also the elite of the border army of the Southern Dynasty, if I am the person in power in the Southern Dynasty, if I don't transfer Jiang Yuhu over, I won't be able to sleep steadily, maybe I will wake up one day and the army will come to the city." ”

King Zhennan snorted, "Therefore, Your Majesty ordered my son Wenlu to lead the delegation to exert pressure, not only to take the opportunity to grab benefits, but more importantly, to involve the voices of everyone in the Southern Dynasty, so that they can put all their minds on Swift Prefecture, and we must also seize this golden opportunity to completely reverse the general trend of attack and defense in the north and south!" ”

Xue Jingun hesitated and spoke, "Uncle Wang, most of my court athletes are not good at attacking cities, these two passes have been operated for many years, even if they are surprise attacks, how to break the city?" ”

Xue Zonghan didn't blame this nephew for talking too much, and asked more questions before the war, so that everyone had the bottom in their hearts, and they only knew how to fight when they fought, so he patiently explained: "Over the years, the ordnance supervisor of the imperial court has not been idle, and many equipment have been developed specifically for this kind of siege warfare, and now they have been quietly transported. And, more importantly, the style of play. ”

He pointed to the map, pointed at it, and his voice grew lower, telling the crowd about the arrangements for the battle.

The candle flame reflected a huge black shadow on the wall, swaying, ready to pounce on the camp of the Wudang army dozens of miles away.

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In the capital city, the joy permeated every corner except the post house, the wine in the jar was sold out, and the girls in the building were tired and broke their waists.

The people of the city celebrated happily, the curfew was lifted today, and people rushed into the streets, running and shouting, in a joyful atmosphere.

Jianning Hou Mansion, everyone in the Xia family jumped with joy, and the Xia Zhang family never lowered their high heads since they heard the news.

With his head held high, he almost wrote Xia Yunfei is my son on his face.

Xia Mingxiong also held a wine glass and drank happily, while Xia Ningzhen pestered Feng Xiuyun and listened to her talk about the details of that battle.

But Feng Xiuyun actually didn't know much, so he had to deal with it.

Xia Hengzhi and Xia Li were not half jealous, and they were also holding the scene happily.

Su Yanyan and Qin Li quietly went to the top floor of Mingyu Tower again, and the two eldest ladies of the family secretly set up a table, happily toasting to the victory on the front line.

Not only because of the victory, but also because this was a victory led by Xia Jingyun, which made his prestige in the court even better, and because after this victory, their marriage could be put on the agenda again.

The head of the Qin family and a group of fox friends and dog friends threw coins in Liuyun Tianxiang Pavilion for a while;

There was a long roar of passionate singing from the Guozi Prison;

Wan Xiang and Yan Songwen gathered in a quiet courtyard, although helpless, they also touched a glass for the victory of the front line;

In the imperial court, Concubine De was reviewing the recitals and explaining government affairs to Dongfang Bai, and the faces of the mother and son were no longer solemn a few days ago, and they were all relaxed;

In the post house, the Beiliang delegation hung their heads, looked at each other without saying a word, and drank sullen wine one by one;

In the central courtyard, Xia Jingyun, who was on duty tonight, put down the pen in his hand, walked out of the door, and looked up at the north under the moonlight, with a faint worry lingering between his eyebrows.

Under the same moonlight, 30,000 tigers and leopards from Beiliang rode with their armor and ranks, like a silent tide under the moonlight, drowning towards the camp of the Wudang army! (End of chapter)