Huangfu Xi said softly, "Two hundred or so people, this general will consider all of them to have died in battle. If Mount Qingliang and the Protectorate ask about it in the future, I will take responsibility."
He Zhong suddenly turned around. "Huangfu Xi, what are you planning?"
Huangfu Xi smiled but did not say anything.
He Zhong suddenly narrowed his eyes and said slowly, "Huangfu Xi, to be honest, I really don't like you as a Youzhou general. Even if you did me a favor this time, I still hate you. I've seen too many smart people like you. "
Huangfu Xi smiled calmly. "If I were really smart, shouldn't I just do things and not say anything?"
He Zhong suddenly smiled and turned to leave. He sighed softly, "If the great general was still alive, even if he didn't come to Xiaguang City, he would have made an appearance at the Protectorate and not be like this. Let alone people, we can't even see the shadow of our King of Beiliang."
Huangfu Xi wanted to say something but hesitated. In the end, he did not say anything.
— —
Half a day later, in Luan He City, on a drill ground, the doors were tightly shut.
All that was left was a battalion of uniformed soldiers.
Two thousand seven hundred and twenty-six people.
They had all arrived.
The old barracks attached the most importance to the "old" rules. Often, the number of people they had at the time of the establishment was the number of people they would have in the future. Apart from a few old barracks that had too few people at the time of their establishment, the vast majority of the old barracks had the same number of people.
In the Beiliang army, apart from the great general Xu Xiao's "Xu" banner, there was only one other type of army that could raise a banner other than the "Xu" banner. Back then, the Beiliang Protector-General Chen Zhibao could not raise the "Chen" banner. The current cavalry commander Yuan Zuozong could not raise the "Yuan" banner either. However, the Lotus Seed Camp could, the Horse Camp could, the Partridge Camp could, and even the old barracks that had the two "Tiger Pounce" banners flapping in the wind this morning could. However, from now on, they would be the same as the ordinary border army of Beiliang. They could not.
The deputy general of Xiaguang City and the lieutenant of the Cavalry Blocking Camp, Lu Zhonghui Shu, personally brought a military order and a message to Luan He City and the Tiger Pounce Camp.
As a deputy general, he brought the military order to Luan He City's Master General Yang Tuo. The military order was to remove the name of Hupong Battalion.
He then arrived at the Hupong Camp as a lieutenant of the Blocking Cavalry Camp. He did not enter the camp. At the entrance, he said a few words to Xun Shu, whose face was full of tears. "First, I ask your entire camp to die in battle. When you see the seniors below, you can go kneel."
On the martial arts field.
Xun Shu stood at the front with an expressionless face. Beside her were 23 Senior Captains and 47 Deputy Captains of the old Tiger Pounce Battalion. Many of them even raised their arms to cover their faces.
Xun Shu said solemnly, "It is I, Xun Shu, who have let you all down. I have let down all the seniors who died in the Tiger Pouncing Camp!"
Xun Shu pounded her chest with her fist. "I don't understand General Yan's military orders. I don't understand the first one, and I'm not convinced by the second one! I can't accept it from the bottom of my heart! "
Xun Shu rubbed her face and smiled bitterly. "But it's useless to be unconvinced. Could it be that our Tiger Pouncing Camp is really going to mutiny and rebel in Phoenix Crane City like Great General He said? "
Xun Shu looked at those faces and said in a low voice, "I don't care if you have such thoughts or not, but if anyone dares to do so, I'll be the first to chop them to death! If you do, come out and fight me one on one? Become a lieutenant first! "
Xun Shu suddenly laughed. "You brats, I can knock down an entire group of you with one hand!"
In the crowd, someone suddenly shouted, "Lieutenant, if I kill a few more Beimang barbarians tomorrow, can General Yan return the title of Tiger Pouncing Camp to us?"
Xun Shu did not lie to these brothers and shook her head.
Xun Shu suddenly shouted outside the martial arts field, "Yang Tuo, take your men and scram! I'm an old soldier of Youzhou's Tiger Pouncing Camp, not a rebel! Tomorrow, if my brothers and I don't kill as many as seven thousand of you, I, Xun Shu, will be your junior!
I'll be reincarnated as your son! "
Hearing the torrential curses from the martial arts field, Luan He City's Master General Yang Tuo rubbed his ears and smiled bitterly at the two deputies beside him. "Don't worry. Let's go."
However, before he left, Yang Piao shouted back, "Xun, remember this! If you don't kill as many as we do in the next few days, remember to be Yang Tuo's obedient son! "
Motherf * cker, the sound of swords being unsheathed could be heard from the martial arts field. Yang Tuo hurriedly left with his men.
At this moment, Hong Jingyan's Rouran Cavalry was the same as before. They were about to arrive outside Youzhou City, but they were destined not to participate in the siege.
Of course, this meant that Luan He City, which was better equipped than Crouching Bow City, was about to welcome a battle to the death.
— —
Beimang had a total of five hundred thousand soldiers. In the commander's tent, a fat man was walking around the Beiliang sand table again and again.
No one knew what this King of the South Courtyard was muttering to himself.
Fatty Dong walked to the sand table near the western region and stopped for a moment. He then circled to Ji Zhou and stopped again.
When he saw the area between Beiliang and Western Shu, he also stopped for a moment.
Finally, he walked to the center of the table and placed his hands on the table. He said softly, "Once Crouching Bow City was conquered, the entire Central Plains must be cursing Beiliang for being a pile of shit and the Xu family's Iron Cavalry for bragging …"
Dong Zhuo habitually tapped his teeth. "I know you're definitely not hiding in Mount Qingliang. You have three choices. You can break through the western region of Liu Province and deal with those monks on Mount Lantuo in the western region. Or you can go to the border of Western Shu and make a face-to-face deal with Chen Zhibao and cut off some meat for Beiliang. Or you can go to the Horizontal Water Silver Harrier in Ji Zhou and help Youzhou clean up the mess the new Lord of Li Yang gave you."
The fat man lowered his voice and muttered to himself. "I don't care if you go to Western Shu. If you go to Ji Zhou, those twenty thousand low-level cavalry who didn't get any benefits because of Wei Jingtang will definitely not be enough … If you go to the western region, then it'll be a real headache. Do you think I can arrange for a Governor or a General to personally lead an army of tens of thousands to wait for you there? Even if I'm willing, others won't be … "
Dong Zhuo began circling the table again.
"Why don't you throw a copper coin and guess if there's any words?"
"That won't do. You can't play around with national affairs!"
"That's right. Dong Zhuo, you're the king of the southern courtyard today. You have to be careful when you do things."
"Yes! That's reasonable! Huh? Why are you guys still standing there like idiots? Hurry up and give me a copper coin! "
— —
When Hutou City, the largest town in the northwest of Li Yang Dynasty, was being bombarded by more than a thousand catapults, the Beiliang Protectorate, which was not far from Hutou City, was still operating quickly and orderly. The Protector-General even had the 'leisure' time to sit in front of a sand table that included the terrain of You River and Ji Provinces, taking the time to pay attention to the battle that was about to unfold in Luanhe City. The Youzhou army didn't care much about the movement in Luanhe City, treating it as a local general acting on impulse, but those who had the qualifications to stand in the main hall of the protectorate knew that Protector-General Chu wanted to kill. If not for the words of Xu Weixiong, who had yet to leave this place, Chu Lushan really wouldn't have cared about whether or not Yan Wenluan would be humiliated. He would have already sent people to Luanhe City to take over the border. For this reason, the deputy commander of the infantry, Great Ancestor Gu, had already argued with Chu Lushan. Many other Great Generals, including Zhou Kang, had been forced to act as mediators.
Chu Lushan stood in front of the sand table, his hands clasped together as he lightly patted the back of his hands.
This wasn't just a matter of military talent. The position one stood in would also affect the way a general on the battlefield thought.
General talent and commander talent only differed by a single word. They seemed to be very close, but in reality, they were as far apart as the clouds and mud.
Xu Weixiong sat on a chair, a thick blanket covering his knees. Yuan Zuozong was present, as was Qi Dangguo.
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