Interesting. Even though they had different surnames, they were still one family.
Xu Weixiong gazed at the sand table and said softly, "Judging from the losses we suffered at Hidden Bow City, even if Yang Yuanzan's method is very 'Central Plains', he'll still be able to take down a hundred and fifty thousand or even more Beimang with only forty thousand men. After all, this battle will only get more and more difficult. However, the top generals on both sides are well aware that Xiaguang City will be a turning point. After taking down Sunglow, once Youzhou's gates are wide open, Northern Mang will have even more tactical options. Whether it's a cavalry battle, a foot battle, besieging a stronghold to strike back at reinforcements, specifically targeting Youzhou's limited cavalry, or even directly abandoning Youzhou's cities and focusing on supporting their central line main army.
Qi Dangguo said softly, "If only Beimang had taken the bait from the start and attacked Liuzhou with all their strength. Their supply lines would've been filled with holes."
Xu Weixiong shook his head. "If they really wanted to attack Liuzhou, it wouldn't be a matter of supply lines anymore. Dong Zhuo and that Peace Magistrate have the ability to turn their supply lines into bait and lure us in. "
Yuan Zuozong nodded. "With a million troops pressing down on the border, it can be said that half of Beimang's southern court is cutting off meat for the sake of smooth supply lines. In truth, it's not just the southern court that's bleeding heavily, mobilizing no less than a million cows and sheep. Orange and West Prefectures have also been mobilized. Following Northern Court King Tuoba Bodhisattva's resolution, he's starting to lead his troops down Liuzhou. Beimang is basically using the power of the entire country to fight this fierce battle. Even if we want to launch a surprise attack, it can't be called a 'surprise' anymore. "
Chu Lushan, who had been "randomly" looking around the sand table, suddenly stared at a certain spot at the mouth of the gourd and muttered to himself, "What if …?"
Qi Dangguo couldn't understand at all. Yuan Zuozong was in deep thought, quickly weighing the pros and cons.
Only Xu Weixiong directly rejected the idea. "No, it's too risky. This is seriously contrary to Beiliang's original strategy! "
The confused Qi Dangguo turned around to look towards Yuan Zuozong, who was also a great general's adopted son. The latter chuckled and said, "The true significance of the Calabash Opening's existence, apart from the surface depletion of Northern Mang's military strength, has an even deeper special meaning. The Calabash Opening is blessed by the heavens in terms of its territory, not only for Youzhou, but for all of Northern Liang. At the time, Foster Father and Sir Li had prepared for the worst. If Liangzhou was breached, then there were three paths of retreat. The first was to lead the army back to Western Shu, where they would sit in Shu and rely on Nanzhao. This was the best plan. Now … the second was to enter the Western Regions through Liuzhou, but this was the worst plan. After all, we did not have a stable foundation in the Western Regions. The third plan of retreat was to defend the west and north of Youzhou to the death. If necessary, we could hold both Hezhou and Jizhou in our hands. Regardless of the feelings of the Liyang imperial court, Beiliang would forcefully pull out another horizontal battle line! The key point of this strategy was to treat Calabash Mouth as Xiangfan City of the Central Plains. "
Yuan Zuozong pointed at the mouth of the gourd and said slowly, "Lord Protector General wants to have a surprise battle at the mouth of the gourd. He wants me or General Zhou to lead the elite cavalry to the mouth of the gourd and swallow Yang Yuanzan's army in the west. In this way, Liangzhou and Liuzhou, which were already lacking in forces, would become even more powerless. But if we were lucky enough to succeed, the risk would be great, but the benefits would be great as well … "
Xu Weixiong said in a low voice, "There is no such thing as luck in the world! We can't afford to gamble, and Beiliang is not at the point where we have to gamble! "
Qi Dangguo secretly revealed an expression of "You're on your own". Yuan Zuozong smiled faintly.
Chu Lushan thought for a while and said, "The worst case scenario for Beiliang is to make Beimang hand over 600,000 soldiers, even if we have to risk everything. This is not difficult."
If it was someone else who said this, even if it was Zhou Kang, the deputy commander of Beiliang's cavalry, he would be criticized for bragging to the heavens. But when it came from Chu Lushan, people were willing to believe it wholeheartedly.
Chu Lushan, who had been crossing his fingers, slightly bent one of his fingers and pointed at the direction of Ji Bei. "Wei Jingtang finally found his conscience and didn't abandon Transverse Water City. Because Transverse Water City is still there, Yu Luandao didn't degenerate to the point of using 10,000 Youzhou cavalry to attack Silver Sparrow City, which was almost given to Beimang by Ji Bei with 20,000 soldiers. Actually, the current situation is not so bad. At least Gu Jiantang didn't yell at Beimang's westernmost border army, 'Brothers, you should go and attack Youzhou now. Don't always look at me affectionately. If you leave, I, Gu Jiantang, promise that I won't see anything.' Also, that Emperor Zhao from Li Yang hasn't asked the Ministry of Revenue to allow Beiliang's people to change their household registration. He hasn't asked Hezhou and other places to open their doors like prostitutes, refusing to accept Beiliang's money and even paying for it … "
Yuan Zuozong coughed lightly.
He also realized that it wasn't appropriate to say this in front of Xu Weixiong. Chu Lushan chuckled, and the fearless Protector-General hurriedly changed the topic. "I don't really know how to play chess. Well, if I play a hundred games with foster father, I can still win a hundred games."
Qi Dangguo rubbed his chin and smiled knowingly.
After joking around, Chu Lushan continued, "Wei Jingtang and Transverse Autumn City are variables. We're just as unprepared as Beimang. Let's see who can seize the opportunity. Besides, His Highness is also there … "
This time, Xu Weixiong flew into a rage. He directly called out his name and scolded, "Chu Lushan! Did you eat a bear's heart or a leopard's gall?! "
Qi Dangguo was given a fright and felt like he was falling into the clouds.
Yuan Zuozong softly said, "It's too risky. Even if His Highness leads the cavalry of the Hidden Luan Dao to break through the twenty thousand Beimang light cavalry that traveled a long distance without any support, they might stop there. At most, they'll head west and fight a few small battles. But if we send out additional troops, we'll be forcing His Highness and the ten thousand Youzhou cavalry to fight a major battle outside the mouth of the gourd. And right now, Hong Jingyan's Rouran cavalry has yet to move. The Youzhou army is separated by half the mouth of the gourd. Even if our cavalry joins up with His Highness, it's still too risky. This risk is even greater than me leading an army to the mouth of the gourd to eat Yang Yuanzan. No! "
Chu Lushan uncrossed his fingers and raised his arm. He rubbed his eyebrows with his two index fingers as he stared at the mouth of the gourd. "Do you think that I'm forcing His Highness? No, it's His Highness who's forcing us! "
Chu Lushan picked up a bamboo pole and fiercely poked the mouth of the gourd on the sand table. With a ferocious face, he said, "His Highness wants to tell Youzhou and Beiliang that during the war, he, the King of Beiliang, Hsu Fengnian, will be here!"
Xu Weixiong seemed to want to stand up. After struggling for a while, he sat down quietly, closed his eyes, and bit his lips in silence.
Yuan Zuozong smiled happily. He squinted his phoenix eyes and exuded a strange elegance. This was the first time he had not concealed his long-dormant sharpness since he became the commander of the Beiliang cavalry. "Then let's do it!"
After Xu Weixiong opened his eyes, he calmly looked at Beiliang Governor-General with a sharp gaze. "Hutou City can be defended for forty days?"
Xu Weixiong looked at the three and said in a low voice, "If we can't do it, none of our soldiers will be able to leave the border of Liangzhou!"
Chu Lushan snorted, "At least!"
Before Xu Weixiong looked at him, "White Bear" Yuan Zuozong only showed her his back that was already far away.
After crossing the threshold, Yuan Zuozong, who always paid attention to his appearance, stretched himself and shook his neck.
After doing all this, Yuan Zuozong quickly walked out of Beiliang Governor-General's House.
On the same day, a cavalry of ten thousand quietly left the station.
The three hundred thousand cavalry of Beiliang were the best in the world.
And this cavalry was the Beiliang Army.
The Great Snow Dragon Cavalry!
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A cavalry of six thousand showed up outside the mouth of the gourd.
The leader was wearing armor, holding a spear and a cold saber.
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