The other rider said indifferently, "Purely in terms of fighting strength, our Yelu Murong's two king's heavy cavalry are actually not inferior. In a battlefield where both sides have invested over a hundred thousand troops, in terms of cutting through formations, heavy cavalry still have a bit of an advantage. However, if you want to pick a place to fight one on one with ten thousand cavalry, there really isn't the slightest bit of suspense. There's nothing that can be done about it. The entire Beiliang cavalry's elite are all in the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry, the age of the cavalry all between twenty to thirty, the middle and lower level generals around forty, the higher level generals all veterans of the Spring and Autumn Period, every single one of them riding a Beiliang first class warhorse. If our Beimang truly wants to create our own Great Snow Dragon Cavalry, it's not that we can't support it, but the key lies in who will be the main general? Dong Zhuo fits the bill, but he already has over a hundred thousand Dong Family soldiers. Even if His Majesty is at ease, forget about Beiting, no one in the Southern Court is willing. Liu Gui and Yang Yuanzan, these great generals who are familiar with officialdom, aren't willing to take on this hot potato from the bottom of their hearts. "
The first rider dismounted in a carefree manner, squatting down to pick up a Rouran curved blade that still had traces of blood on it. He wiped off the blood on his armor, saying with a sneer, "Hong Jingyan really is pitiful. The entire Rouran Mountain Range's elite troops are his, yet in the end, he still wasn't able to seize the Great King of the Southern Court and was even conferred the title of assistant minister of Xijing's Ministry of War. He finally thought that the Calabash Gate was easy to bully, wanting to lead twenty thousand cavalry to unleash a slaughter within Youzhou's borders. In the end, he didn't even have a chance to attack Crouching Bow and Luanhe Cities. Yang Yuanzan and Zhong Tan have already begun fighting Sunrise Light, so he finally had a chance to make a contribution. He eagerly turned around and ran out of the Calabash Gate. Great, in just a short while, half of the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry's forces were knocked down. The key is that this fellow didn't even dare to enter the battlefield. I really don't know if he can still sit on the seat of 'Rouran Lord'. As for what he wants to compete with Dong Zhuo in the future, I think he should understand that there's no chance. "
The other rider did not dismount. He shook his head and said, "Hong Jingyan is not that simple."
The squatting general's thumb lightly touched the edge of the Rouran War Saber. "I'm very curious as to why that guy didn't fight with the Taiping Writ. If he could kill the medicine pot Tuoba Tianyun, and that woman who was about to have her title of Xia Jubo snatched away by Zhong Tan, and then he would bravely die in battle at Zhong Liang's hands, how good would that be?"
Another person said with a smile, "From this, it can be seen that in the battle at Liu Province, this brother was seriously injured."
The squatting general of Beimang stood up and looked at the man on horseback. He smiled and said, "Lord Dong Jubo, that Yuan Tingshan from Ji Province had personally forced Wei Jingtang to leave the city and fight with us. At that time, I was stunned. With only seven to eight hundred cavalry and four thousand infantry, he dared to fight with nearly ten thousand cavalry. It made me think that there were still tens of thousands of ambushing soldiers in Li Yang, or that there was a large cavalry army in Liaoxi tailing us. In the end, in just an hour, Wei Jingtang's men were all dead. Yuan Tingshan and his father-in-law's seven thousand private cavalry did not even make a fart. If I hadn't seen the capital built by ten thousand Rouran Cavalry today, I would have thought that we Beimang could just casually bring out a hundred thousand cavalry and bypass Beiliang to flatten the Central Plains in one go. "
The general known as Dong Jubo said with a deep voice, "The Ji Province Cavalry gathered by Yuan Tingshan and the private army of the Li family of Yanbao must be waiting patiently somewhere for us to return to the eastern front. You and I must not be careless."
Qiu Jubo twitched his lips. After mounting his horse, he tossed out the Rouran scimitar and stabbed it into the roof of a capital. "I really don't think much of that mad dog Yuan Tingshan. Instead, I'm very interested in the remnants of West Chu in Guangling. Two of them by the name of Kou Jianghuai and Xie Xibian. After Kou Jianghuai gave up his post, Zhao Yi's lucky general, Song Li, quickly led his troops to reclaim the territory with ease. Originally, they had the upper hand on the eastern front, but now, they are being suppressed by Song Li and don't even dare to show their faces. It is said that all the faces in that small imperial court of West Chu have changed. Those who had previously submitted petitions to accuse Kou Jianghuai of possessing an army for his own sake are all dumbfounded now. That is why they have begun to sing praises for Kou Jianghuai. "
Dong Jubo said softly, "As long as Cao Changqing has yet to make his move, it means that even if West Chu does not have the upper hand, it also means that they have not fallen into a disadvantageous position."
Qiu Jubo chuckled and said, "In any case, the messier it is, the better."
Suddenly, this Qiu Jubo turned his head to look at his peer, who was also one of the four great Jubo. "Wang Jingchong, do you think there will be a day when Xie Xibian and Kou Jianghuai will appear in Beiliang?"
Dong Jubo stared blankly for a moment. His expression was grave as he said in a low voice, "Great Ru Shiwei, you also have this kind of intuition?"
Qiu Ya Bo Da Ru Zhe Shiwei rubbed his chin. "That would be fun. But I like it. "
Back when Hong Jia was fleeing north, Wang Jingchong was still a ten year old remnant of the Spring and Autumn Period. He had followed his family's private tutor into Beimang while reciting the sages' scriptures. He had long forgotten the environment of his childhood. However, on that kind of wandering path, the incessant sound of reading from the neighboring caravans had left a deep impression on this Qiu Jubo, who had persisted in studying even after his family had entered Gusai Prefecture. On horseback, Wang Jingchong fell into deep thought. He muttered to himself, "For the sake of reviving the state, you will cause the land of the Central Plains to sink again. Cao Changqing, do you feel great pain deep in your heart? Since you know it's impossible, yet you still do it, then what exactly is Cao Changqing after? "
Great Ru Shiwei shot a glance at this Qiu Jubo, his mood complicated. The two of them were about the same age, but the achievements they had accumulated over the past ten years were enough for the arrogant and conceited Great Ru Shiwei to admit that Wang Jingchong had not only accumulated more than himself, but also more than the she-wolf Yelu Yuwu on the grasslands. Of course, he had more than that Zhong Tan who had just amazed everyone on the battlefield of Hulukou in Youzhou. Zhong Tan had only just entered the army, but he had already become a vanguard Generals in a single leap. He had only just taken down Crouching Bow City, yet some people were already calling him the more genuine Xia Jubo of Beimang. Wang Jingchong, on the other hand, had to start from the bottom of the ranks, step by step. He had been a sergeant, a centurion, a chiliarch, and then a general. However, in the end, he could only become Qiu Jubo because he had the backing of the Southern Dynasty's Yi Clan, which was allied with the Jia Clan through marriage. Great Ru Shiwei's complicated attitude toward Wang Jingchong, to a large extent, also represented the entire Beimang's dilemma toward these remnants of the Spring and Autumn Period. His Majesty was so open-minded and broad-minded that when he ascended the throne, he personally started a bloody case that was secretly described by the Southern Dynasty's literati as "melon and vine plunder". The cause of the tragedy was actually a jar of ashes of the old head of the Yi Clan. Originally, the Norland did not even care about the life or death of such a person. However, a memorial suddenly appeared on His Majesty's desk. Then, His Majesty ordered that all the old members of the Yi Clan who were unwilling to be buried in the Southern Dynasty be beheaded and their clan's status reduced by one level! Even though more than ten years had passed since the tragedy, there were still elderly remnants of the Southern Dynasty who died from time to time, but they still hoped to bury their ashes in the Central Plains and build a fake grave in Beimang so that they could be exposed. It was not until the decree of Taiping became the Imperial Preceptor of Beimang that this ban began to loosen. The Norland allowed the remnants of the Southern Dynasty to only build a cenotaph after they died and leave their ashes to wait for the army of Beimang to trample the Central Plains.
Great Ru Shiwei asked with a smile, "Wang Jingchong, there is also a place in Beimang that is known as Jiangnan beyond the Great Wall. How is it different from the real Central Plains?"
Wang Jingchong said flatly, "I forgot."
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Hsu Fengnian and Yuan Zuozong squatted side by side on top of a hill when the army was resting. Hsu Fengnian turned his head and said, "If the 300,000 border soldiers of Beiliang today were not surnamed Xu but Chen, then there would be fewer casualties in Beiliang."
Yuan Zuozong did not deny, "Many people think so, and I am no exception."
Hsu Fengnian put his palm on the sand, "But Li Yishan said that once Beiliang was handed over to Chen Zhibao, there would only be one situation, that is, Beiliang would be better and the world would be worse."
Yuan Zuozong was a little confused.
Hsu Fengnian chuckled softly, "Brother Yuan, let me keep you guessing. I hope that one day I can help my master prove that he is not wrong. "
Yuan Zuozong smiled and said, "I will wait. Don't worry."
Remembering the withered scholar who lived on top of Tide-listening Pavilion and whose ashes were scattered in the border, Hsu Fengnian closed his eyes and said in his heart, "Master, don't worry."
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