Although the weather was cold, there was no snow.
If one did not personally go to the frontier fortress, it would be difficult to understand the feeling of stars hanging over the vast plains. Hsu Fengnian accompanied Xu Weixiong out of the Huaiyang Pass and a few miles outside the Huaiyang Pass. He was accompanied only by Chu Lushan. The old general Yan Wenluan and the new Yu Luandao of the Dragon Gate had already rushed to Youzhou to take charge of military affairs. The latter gave Hsu Fengnian a report before he left, specifically describing the analysis of the battle situation in Guangling Road, focusing on Kou Jianghuai's series of raids from one point to the other. Large-scale cavalry battles in the wilderness had always been a scene that could only be seen on the frontier battlefield. In the hinterland of the Central Plains, large and small cities were scattered like stars in the sky and blocked by rivers, making it extremely difficult for cavalry to perform. To be precise, it was extremely difficult for cavalry to fight a battle "in one go". It was not difficult to fight one or several exciting battles, but to fight to the end, abandoning the infantry and using the cavalry to the greatest extent, it was a test of the ability of the commander. Chu Lushan used the faint starlight to read the report carefully along the way, admiring it so much that he could not put it down. When Hsu Fengnian and Xu Weixiong stopped at a small broken ground, Chu Lushan carefully put away the priceless rice paper, looked at the sky, and sighed softly, "Lu Shengxiang's proudest work in his life was that snowy night in Luzhou, helping Gu Jiantang take down the entire Dongyue without shedding a drop of blood. As for me, I was fortunate enough to not fail my mission when thousands of cavalry marched into Shu. In the past ten years, these two battles have been deduced countless times by the old scholars who teach the art of war in Shangyin Academy and Imperial College. But in my opinion, this unruly Kou Jianghuai in West Chu's new imperial court is much better than me and that Assistant Minister Lu. No wonder Yu Luandao, a proud and arrogant son of a powerful family, is willing to praise another son of the same age. "
Xu Weixiong reached out his hand to ask Chu Lushan for the stack of rice paper, put it on his knee, and casually pulled out a page, saying flatly, "Kou Jianghuai is recognized as a generalist in Shangyin Academy, but in the eyes of some scholars, he is somewhat miscellaneous and not a master. I have played a few games with him … "
Hsu Fengnian could not help but interrupt, "Second sister, can this kid beat you in a game of chess?"
Xu Weixiong raised his head and stared blankly at Hsu Fengnian. Hsu Fengnian smiled embarrassedly and quickly shut his mouth. Chu Lushan caught a glimpse of this scene. In today's world, there were very few people who could make the young King of Beiliang admit defeat, and he could not help but laugh. In the end, Hsu Fengnian was afraid of the strong and picked on the weak. He glared fiercely at the gloating Chu Lushan, and the Protector-General could only resentfully withdraw his smile. It must be known that a person who could make him admit defeat was equally difficult to find in the two imperial courts. Xu Weixiong continued, "Most of the people I have played against are national chess players. Among them, Kou Jianghuai is undoubtedly the weakest. However, this person's thoughts are the most unconstrained, and there is no set pattern to the game. He can play frighteningly strong moves, but he can also play stupid moves that do not make any sense, and he can also shamelessly play all the way to the end. These are not surprising. What is truly impressive about Kou Jianghuai is that he has the least desire to win. This kind of opponent is very difficult to deal with on the battlefield. Prince of Guangling, Zhao Yi, has clearly suffered enough. On the eastern front of West Chu, Kou Jianghuai, with inferior military strength, within twenty years, consecutively captured Huang Yan Pass, including Dijize, and six other dangerous cities. They obtained the cities but did not defend them, giving up a temporary struggle for territory and striving to obtain an overwhelming military superiority over the enemy on a single battlefield. They nibbled away the reinforcements bit by bit, making large movements and long-distance raids. This kind of seemingly 'unreasonable' military strategy is indeed worthy for us, Beimang, who is at a disadvantage compared to Beiliang, to learn from. "
Probably because he was tired of standing, Chu Lushan sat down on the grass next to Xu Weixiong's wheelchair. Unexpectedly, the height of his head was still about the same as Xu Weixiong's. It could be seen that this head of Beiliang's officials, Lu Qiuer's body was very large. After entering the winter, the withered grass was sparse, so he did not feel uncomfortable. He laughed and said, "After the restoration of the country, West Chu's situation is quite similar to our Beiliang's. We have almost become fellow sufferers who sympathize with each other. Under the joint suppression of the two southern armies and several vassal kings, Chu Lushan is really like a snail in its shell. If Cao Changqing personally went into action, forcing Yang Shenxing to be unable to use his strength, Yan Zhenchun's death in battle could be considered reasonable. But right now, West Chu only sent two young generals into action, and it has already caused the Zhao imperial court to be in a terrible fix. Zhao Yi had no choice but to bring out the Spring Snow Building's auspicious general. Presumably, the battle in Guangling will not be as short as three months or as long as half a year as predicted by the elders of the Liyang Ministry of War, and it will not even be as long as we Beiliang predicted at that time. By the time the last wisp of smoke dissipates, I am afraid it will take at least two years."
Hsu Fengnian laughed coldly and said, "The Zhao family's Son of Heaven used the New Year's auspicious talisman. His original intention was to create a new atmosphere. A new atmosphere is indeed a new atmosphere, but it is not the least bit joyous. Suppressing Beiliang and indulging Guangling, these were all created by him. I don't know if he has any regrets. Other than handing over the dragon robe and dragon throne to Crown Prince Zhao Zhuan, there is also this big mess. "
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