The six-syllable mantra on the prayer wheel at the top of the mountain was already spreading with great momentum, but it was a pity that ordinary people were unable to see the bigger phenomenon related to the flow of fate with their naked eyes. After the pedestrians near the restaurant were shocked by the sound of the Little Rotten Tuo Mountain, they even let out some ridiculing laughter after finding it absurd and comical. In their field of vision, an old monk sat on the roof and a young man stood with a single hand holding an alms bowl. They stood and sat for a whole hour. More and more spectators from the outer city who heard the news gathered below the restaurant and rushed over. They pointed and whispered, and many mischievous children mustered up the courage to climb to the roof nearby.
Soon, a group of elite cavalry from the inner city galloped over, escorting important figures. The cavalry carried swords, bows, and spears, and their mounts were purebred horses from the western regions that far surpassed wild horses in terms of charging power. The cavalry brutally rammed through the crowd, and many innocent spectators who were unable to dodge in time were killed on the spot by the warhorses. It was not that there were no people from the outer city who relied on their martial arts to fight in anger after seeing their good friends killed. Even if there were cavalry at the front who knocked them off their horses, the cavalry at the back borrowed the huge inertia of the warhorse's charge to ruthlessly stab their bodies with a spear. The iron-headed hardwood spear between the cavalry's hand and the corpse instantly drew a pleasing crescent moon curve, and the corpse was instantly sent flying two to three feet away. However, the hardwood used to make the shaft of the spear was ultimately not the kind of priceless first-rate wood that could not be bought on the market. Its hardness and toughness were still insufficient to withstand such a degree of impact, and thus it was destroyed. The cavalry seemed to have not had enough. Taking advantage of the situation, he abandoned the spear and switched to a saber. He slightly bent his waist, and instead of slashing downwards, he seemed to carelessly hold his saber horizontally. Just like that, he spurred his horse towards a man from the outer city who was running wildly. There was no need for him to use any strength. Just by relying on the momentum of the warhorse, the tip of the saber easily drew a deep wound that was more than an inch long on the man's neck.
From this detail, it could be seen that these western region cavalry who were raised by the inner city's influential officials were all experienced soldiers who were very familiar with fighting on the battlefield. Cavalry battles on the battlefield were never a one-time deal. If they wanted to live to the end, they had to know how to use the least amount of strength to achieve the greatest results. The western region didn't lack good horses, but craftsmen and ironware were scarce. Moreover, the hardwood used to make good spears was strictly restricted by the Beiliang Frontier Army and the Liyang imperial court, so it was very difficult to obtain. This greatly limited the combat strength of the western region cavalry. Although they could take a step back and choose the second best option, except for the strong and strong who were equipped with fine iron spears, most of the rest were disposable spears. Even if they could be used as throwing spears, it was enough to deal with Jianghu people. Once they were faced with a genuine cavalry army, they would definitely be unable to handle it. As early as twenty years ago, there was a bloody lesson. At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, this city once had a cavalry army of more than five thousand people. They were invincible in the western region. At that time, a certain ambitious and ruthless overlord in the city had the intention of annexing the three towns of Linyao and relying on them as provisions. Then he would point his spear at the cool land and occupy the high ground of the world, coveting the Central Plains. Unexpectedly, the Xu family, who at that time was a feudal vassal of Beiliang, only sent out three thousand cavalry and almost completely annihilated the five thousand western region cavalry. Only a few hundred managed to escape, while the other side's casualties were less than five hundred. Those escapees still had lingering fears and nagged for many years. They all said that the cavalry army of the Xu family was really f * cking iron cavalry. Those two thousand cavalry soldiers were actually equipped with armor for both men and horses. Not to mention the men, even the warhorses had armor. Moreover, the cavalry army's iron spears were enough to support multiple charges. The so-called iron spears made of ash wood were really too soft in comparison.
As a result, over the past twenty years, even after the large families in this city who had too much money and nowhere to spend it had obtained a cavalry army, they only dared to close their doors and make small fuss. They absolutely did not dare to find trouble with the Beiliang Frontier Army. After the Beiliang Frontier Army formed a custom for small groups of cavalry to enter the land of refugees to practice martial arts so that they could become White Horse Crossbowmen, there were people who led eight hundred elite cavalry to the present Liuzhou to fish in troubled waters. At the beginning, they relied on their advantage in numbers to surround and kill thirty to forty Beiliang barbarians. However, very soon, they suffered a cruel and ruthless retaliation. At that time, the commander of the Lie Torch Cavalry, Hu Kui, who had not yet become the Lingzhou Provincial Governor, and the deputy general of Hutou City, Liu Jinu, each led a thousand light cavalry and slaughtered their way into Liuzhou. After slaughtering the eight hundred cavalry of the Western Regions, they hung their heads one by one on the tip of their spears and rushed all the way to this city that was a thousand li away from Liangzhou. The reason many people in the city did not know of this tragedy was because the person who went to Liuzhou on his own initiative to pick a fight had more than forty clansmen and more than nine hundred retainers in the city were all wiped out by the other forces in the inner city in one night. He then took his head and went thirty li out of the city to ask for forgiveness from the Beiliang Frontier Army. They originally thought that this action was sincere enough and would be enough to settle the matter peacefully. Unexpectedly, Hu Kui, who had single-handedly created the Beiliang White Horse Crossbowmen, when the two sides were in a standoff, especially when Liu Jinu had almost agreed to lead the army back to Beiliang, he brazenly launched an attack without any sense of morality. He slaughtered the three thousand cavalry in the city that the family heads had only pulled out to bolster their courage. If it were not for Liu Jinu charging into the battle formation and intercepting Hu Kui who was in the middle of a massacre, perhaps the situation in the city would be completely different right now.
Hsu Fengnian did not pay attention to the spectators on the streets. After carrying the body of the Chicken Soup Monk, he carried the alms bowl with one hand and flew toward the center of the inner city. He then buried the old monk near the hut at the foot of the mountain and placed the Buddha bowl on the grave.
Hsu Fengnian began to wait for the person who was about to arrive.
Tuoba Bodhisattva.
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In the second year of Xiangfu, at the end of spring when the sun was gradually warming up and causing people to sleep and have heavy thoughts, the capital suddenly held two ceremonies that did not conform to the rules of etiquette. This caused the Ministry of Rites, the Directorate of Rites, the Prefect, the Minister of Rites, and the Divine Palace Supervisor who was in charge of the affairs of the Imperial Ancestral Temple to be in a panic. Everyone was extremely tired. Those who paid attention noticed that other than the heavy-faced Head of the Secretariat Qi Yanglong, there was also an unfamiliar youth wearing the clothing of the Imperial Astronomer. His expression was even more gloomy. After the two heavy ceremonies, it was close to dusk. The Emperor still did not let go of the group of exhausted central officials. He moved the small court meeting to the Military Council Hall of the Ministry of War of the Six Ministries. The high officials of the two provinces under the Hall of Governmental Affairs and all of the purple-robed officials of the Six Ministries were not left out.
When the Emperor and the two elders, Qi Yanglong and Huan Wen, entered the hall hand in hand, there was a giant sand table on the main table that covered the lower reaches of the Guangling River. Other than that, there were also dozens of exquisite molds of warships. The young Emperor, who walked quickly, did not wait for everyone to bow. He waved his hand to indicate that they were excused and walked straight to the molds. The Minister of War, Lu Baijie, gave a look to Gao Tingshu, the manager of the Wuxuan Department for Purging Officials. This second ranked official, who had become famous after the Ministry of War's observation of politics, quickly moistened his throat. He took two steps forward and introduced the comparison of the strength of the two Guangling navy to the Emperor. "Reporting to Your Majesty, at this time the Prince of Guangling's navy has 80,000 people. There are three types of large-sized warships, Huanglong, Fengyi, and Fuyao, totaling 35 ships. There are seven types of medium-sized warships, including Mengwu, Maotu, and Xiandeng, totaling 140 ships. There are also 12 types of small-sized ships, Cima boats, and scouts, totaling about 400 ships. The West Chu navy has 56 thousand people and around 700 warships. However, there are only 18 large-sized warships and only 70 or so medium-sized warships like Mengwu and Maotu. There are even no less than 200 crudely modified fishing boats mixed in. Their military strength is not at an advantage. In addition, the 40,000 Qingzhou navy is personally led by the King of Jing An and has begun to move down the river. The navy vanguard has already successfully controlled the area where the Guangling River and Bailu Lake intersect. Very soon, they will be able to surround the West Chu navy … "
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