When Hong Yu led the 1200 mounted bandits to the battlefield, the scene before them was one that they would never forget for the rest of their lives. The Rouran Cavalry, known as the best elite of the Southern Dynasty, had died in battle and their corpses were piled up like tombs. Meanwhile, the mounted bandits were unfamiliar and shocked by the white armored cavalry. There were some who were more knowledgeable among the bandits. They could tell that the arrangement of this cavalry was somewhere between heavy and light cavalry, with each person riding two or even three horses. However, compared to the Youzhou cavalry led by Yu Luandao, they were clearly more 'imposing and majestic'. This was because every horse was equipped with a heavy spear and in terms of armor, it was a 'small full armor' style for both man and horse. After the bandits entered the battlefield, they were ordered to chop off the heads of the Rouran cavalry and continue piling up their corpses. Meanwhile, the 'white cavalry' began to remove their armor and hang themselves on the backs of the warhorses that they were not riding, preparing to withdraw from the battlefield. When the bandits chopped off the heads of the Rouran cavalry, they would often subconsciously glance at one of the riders. This rider was seated high on the back of a horse. He did not wear a helmet and wielded a spear. He was tall and sturdy. This rider came to Hsu Fengnian's side but did not dismount. Instead, he looked towards the south with Hsu Fengnian and said regretfully, "It's a pity that Hong Jingyan led several hundred of his personal guards back to the mouth of the gourd. Otherwise, as long as he died here, the remaining Rouran cavalry would not be worth mentioning. Yang Yuanzan would have lost all of his mobile forces and we would have been able to kill our way into the mouth of the gourd and compete with the Beimang to see who could surround them first. Now, we can't. The seven thousand elite cavalry from the two bowls are still watching from the east. "
Hsu Fengnian shook his head and said, "Things can't be perfect. If you guys hadn't arrived in time, the Beimang Peace Decree would have joined forces with Hong Jingyan, Zhong Liang, and Murong Baoding. Not to mention Yu Luandao and the three thousand Youzhou cavalry, even I would not have been able to escape. Song Diao'er's betrayal is nothing, but Tuoba Qi Yun, who had long guessed that I would appear outside the mouth of the gourd, is not to be underestimated. For him to be able to persuade the grand imperial tutor of Beimang to come here, it means that he has a terrifying amount of authority in Beimang. Second Brother Yuan, when we confront him in the future, we have to be more careful. "
It was Yuan Zuozong, the commander of Beiliang's cavalry. He squinted his silkworm eyebrows and nodded, "Beiliang paid more attention to Dong Zhuo and neglected Tuoba Qi Yun."
Hsu Fengnian looked around. "Where is she?"
Yuan Zuozong said with a smile, "Commandant Wang led a group of crossbowmen to the west. He probably doesn't dare to see you. "
Hsu Fengnian felt a little helpless. Blue Bird, a second-class maidservant and kamikaze of Wutongin, after returning from Beimang with the Instant Spear left behind by Wang Xiu, she entered the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry and was promoted to a crossbowman commandant through her military exploits. She was more anxious than anyone else to rush to the mouth of the gourd to 'save the emperor'. She led a group of crossbowmen in advance and was able to pull a distance of nearly a hundred miles from the main army. According to the military laws of Beiliang, she should have been reprimanded and expelled from the army by the commanding general. But after the battle ended, she immediately disappeared. Yuan Zuozong gave the greatest trust and tolerance to this orphan of Spear Immortal Wang Xiu. It was not because she was a 'vassal of a vassal', but because although she was a woman, she was the best soldier on the battlefield. The heads of the Rouran cavalry from the first to the eighth were all smashed by her Instant Spear. Hsu Fengnian glanced back. In the distance, his third disciple Lu Yunzhang was standing next to his first disciple Yu Dilong. It seemed that Lu Yunzhang was spitting saliva everywhere, while Yu Dilong was silent. Hsu Fengnian sighed. He did not know if that girl Wang Sheng, who followed White Fox to Beimang to practice the sword, had the same luck as her.
Yuan Zuozong said softly, "It's time to go."
Hsu Fengnian nodded. "Yes."
Yu Luandao came to the side of Hsu Fengnian and Yuan Zuozong. Yuan Zuozong smiled and asked, "General Yu, the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry is still lacking a deputy general. Are you interested? Although I do not have the authority to appoint, His Highness is here. If you agree, I guarantee that His Highness will not refuse. He will only go with the flow. "
Hsu Fengnian smiled knowingly. The several personal armies of the Beiliang Frontier Army were all the "family property" that Xu Xiao had left for his children. It could be considered the most extravagant thing in the world. Apart from Hsu Fengnian's eight hundred white horses, his youngest son Xu Longxiang's "private army" had increased from ten thousand to thirty thousand, becoming the mainstay of Liuzhou. Hsu Fengnian's two sisters, Xu Zhihu and Xu Weixiong, also had their own personal armies. Beiliang's nearly ten thousand heavy cavalry came from these two armies. The Beiliang Protectorate could dispatch these personal armies under the name of General Xu Xiao's children. However, they generally did not interfere in the specific military matters.
Yu Luandao said calmly, "The Great Snow Dragon Cavalry is good, but our Youzhou Cavalry is not bad at all."
Yuan Zuozong smiled but did not say anything. He did not care about Yu Luandao's "unappreciative" attitude. Contrary to the insistence of this Beiliang outsider, he admired him even more.
Hsu Fengnian suddenly said, "At that time, Cai Nan, who was in charge of the military affairs of He and Ji, stopped us. Youzhou's thirty thousand cavalry could only send ten thousand out of the border. Old General Tian Heng was angry that the Beiliang Protectorate, or to be precise, that I was not tough enough. He was so angry that he did not want to be the deputy general. He took off his armor and returned to his home. It is said that he secretly scolded me that Hsu Fengnian's courage was used up when he resisted the imperial edict."
Yu Luandao's heart tightened, "Although it was inappropriate for General Tian to be angry, Tian Heng was experienced and prudent. He was a very righteous commander. The Youzhou Cavalry could not lack this stabilizing force. If Your Highness wants to punish me, I am willing to use all my military merits to atone for Tian Heng's crime."
Xu Fengnian shook his head and said, "I don't mean to settle accounts with him. I just hope that you can pass a message to Tian Heng for me when you return to Youzhou Province. Tell him not to sulk anymore. I know his family's situation. His two sons were killed in battle before they were 20 years old. How could the old general have a grandson to play with? Youzhou's thirty thousand cavalry, he will be the chief general and you, Yu Luandao, will be the deputy general. Shi Yulu and Su Wenyao will be the General of Cavalry and the General of Agile Cavalry, each leading ten thousand Youzhou Cavalry. At that time, the old general will most likely not be willing to be the chief general. You can say that it is an order from me and the Protectorate. He can either be the chief general or continue to 'play with his grandson'. "
Yu Luandao immediately beamed and cupped his fists, saying, "This general obeys!"
Hsu Fengnian said in a deep voice, "These three thousand two hundred cavalry will be established as the 'No Retreat Camp'. You, Yu Luandao, will be the first officer of this camp! As for the soldiers of this camp, I, Hsu Fengnian, will also have a name, but they will not be counted as active cavalry. "
Yu Luandao bit his lips and his eyes turned red. He abruptly turned around and galloped several hundred paces away. He took a banner with the word "Xu" from a Youzhou cavalryman and roared at the 3,200 Youzhou cavalrymen, "General's order, my 3,200 Youzhou cavalrymen will set up a 'No Retreat Camp'!"
Yu Luandao raised the blood-soaked banner high in the air, "No Retreat Camp! Raise the banner today! "
The three thousand two hundred cavalry drew their Beiliang Sabers in unison.
All the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry also mounted their horses and drew their sabers, willing to show the might of this brave cavalry that had won the first 'camp' in the Youzhou Border Army.
Yuan Zuozong, as an 'old general' of Beiliang who had personally participated in a series of wars in the Spring and Autumn Period, also drew his saber and subconsciously glanced at Hsu Fengnian.
Yuan Zuozong did not see the passion and desire that would appear on a young general's face. Yuan Zuozong said softly, "Deaths in war are unavoidable."
Hsu Fengnian said softly, "Let's go."
The cavalry quickly moved westward, leaving behind a horrendous mountain of Rouran cavalry outside the mouth of the gourd.
Roughly an hour later, more than a hundred riders slowly arrived at this bitter battlefield. The two riders at the front were two thirty something year old Northern Mang high ranking officers. One of them looked at the various capitals with a complicated expression. "In a situation where the numbers are equal, when encountering ten thousand riders, is there really no way to win?"
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