In the main hall of the Governor-General's office, Yan Wenluan looked at the young man wearing a black robe embroidered with gold. For some reason, his mind wandered. He remembered that when the General had put on Prince Liang's blue satin robe, he, Zhong Hongwu, and Liu Yuanji couldn't help but go up and touch it. Of this group of old people, other than He Zhonghu and Chen Yunchui, Zhong Hongwu was dead. Wei Tieshan and Liu Yuanji had retired from the army and returned home to retire. As for the younger group, only half of the General's six adopted sons were left. Yan Wenluan, as an important leader of Changling's mountain, naturally had high hopes for Chen Zhibao. In the old man's mind, Beiliang's best day was when Hsu Fengnian was stationed outside Chen Zhibao's Battle Pass in Liangzhou. It was a pity that he would not be able to see this scene in this lifetime. Yan Wenluan gathered his thoughts. At this time, Hsu Fengnian was asking Chu Lushan about the movements of the Beimang army. Chu Lushan could not give a definite answer. Even though Beiliang's spies and crossbowmen had suffered great losses, Dong Zhuo's messy deployment of troops confused the Governor-General's office. This was like a Celestial Phenomenon expert facing off against a Xuan Finger expert. He had the advantage but did not attack openly. At the same time, he did not play any sinister sneak attacks. Instead, he threw a flurry of punches on his own territory. He was not afraid of losing his footing.
Hsu Fengnian joked. "A large scale shift of hundreds of thousands of troops is not child's play. This means that an astronomical amount of food and soldiers will be needed to support it. Fatty Dong is showing off his wealth to Beiliang? "
As one of the border commanders, Great Ancestor Gu's relationship with the new Prince Liang was purer than Yan Wenluan, Chen Yunchui, and He Zhonghu. After all, they had met outside Beiliang, and had been an honored guest invited by Hsu Fengnian. So Great Ancestor Gu had more "leeway" in his words. He smiled and agreed. "In any case, it is not really the wealth of this Great King of the South Courtyard. It will not hurt to squander it."
Chu Lushan's fingers were crossed in front of his chest, his thick arms resting on the armrests. His eyes narrowed, his lips moving as though he was talking to himself.
Hsu Fengnian looked at Great Ancestor Gu. Before he could say anything, the number one general of the old Southern Tang straightened his back, straightened his clothes, and said telepathically, "Prince Liang wants to ask if we can fight outside the border?"
Hsu Fengnian nodded. The fall of the old Southern Tang was because they had given Gu Jiantang all the initiative on the battlefield. All the elite troops withdrew into the territory, which led to the destruction of the navy and the subsequent defeat. Otherwise, according to Great Ancestor Gu's strategy, Gu Jiantang would have to pay at least 200,000 more casualties to take down the Southern Tang. More importantly, the Southern Tang could use this opportunity to build up their morale and not be afraid to fight to the death. Beiliang claimed to have 300,000 cavalrymen. Of course, not all of the 300,000 border soldiers were cavalrymen. In fact, only half of them were cavalrymen. But even if they had 150,000 cavalrymen and a jaw-dropping supply of hundreds of thousands of war horses, this was definitely the reason why Beiliang dared to compete with Beimang. It could be said that if Beiliang did not have anything to worry about and if the imperial court had enough support, such an invincible cavalrymen with impeccable equipment and combat power could take the initiative to attack the northwest border and look for opportunities. The reason was simple. Compared to Beimang, Beiliang's territory was considered small. They could attack from all sides and maintain their advantage in numbers in a single battlefield. Even if the cavalrymen of Beiliang were on par with the border soldiers of Beimang, or even slightly inferior, they could still defeat the border soldiers of Beimang without any suspense. Then, they would resupply and move to the next battlefield. The current predicament Beiliang was facing was that the imperial court had made up its mind to watch the fire burn across the river. Not only was there no way to retreat in the direction of Western Shu, after the turmoil in Ji Province and Yuan Tingshan became the strongest in Ji Province, even the right side of Beiliang had become a hidden danger. It was true that Gu Jiantang could not meddle with the internal affairs of Beiliang, but it was easy for him to do something between Liao Province and Beiliang.
Great Ancestor Gu kept them in suspense and said with a playful smile, "It's not impossible, but it depends on whether Beiliang has the courage or not."
Yan Wenluan smiled and said, "General Gu mentioned something a few days ago. He said that it's not difficult to defend the mouth of the bottle gourd with the current Youzhou army. The Youzhou infantrymen are enough. Then, the 30,000 cavalrymen can sweep through Ji Province and gain more geographical advantage for Beiliang. When the war between Liangzhou and Youzhou is in a stalemate, the 30,000 cavalrymen can take an arc and directly attack Longyao Province. In this way, Beiliang will not be in a dead-end situation where they can only be beaten. But Ji Province … "
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