Chen Yunchui paused for a moment and glanced at Zhou Kang and Great Ancestor Gu, who were standing opposite each other. "Everyone, allow me to remind you that this is the Border Military Conference Hall, which is second only to the Northern Liang Protectorate. This is not the Liyang Temple where civil officials talk and military officials run errands. We are also not those civil officials who stay out of the affairs and glorify themselves as strategists. You and I are both leading troops to war. Perhaps someone will personally go to the battlefield tomorrow. Perhaps … perhaps today will be the last time I, Chen Yunchui, will see you. I believe in General Gu's cautiousness, and I also believe in General Zhou's decisiveness. Whether the Heavy Tomb Cavalry will fight or defend, from the looks of it, there are pros and cons. General Gu and General Zhou have already discussed a lot. Right now, we can't get in touch with Huaiyang Pass, Commander Yuan is not in Liangzhou, and Prince has also gone to Liuzhou where the situation is urgent. Can we attack and defend at the same time? For example, if General Gu thinks that General Zhou's 30,000 left cavalry, General Qi's 6,000 Iron Stupas and General Yuan's White Feather Guards are too radical, then … "
Great Ancestor Gu hesitated for a second and said firmly, "Commander Chen, to be honest, we not only have to defend the Heavy Tomb Cavalry, but also have to leave enough cavalry for Beiliang. This is not a question of radical or conservative, but we can't fight this battle in the first place. At the very least, even if the Heavy Tomb Cavalry can kill more than 100,000 enemies, even if we lose more than 30,000 of our own, the Left Cavalry can't form an absolute fighting force within a year. In that case, Beiliang has already lost. What's more, facing Dong Zhuo's well-prepared cavalry and Dong Zhuo's well-prepared Left Cavalry and General Qi's and General Yuan's two elite cavalry armies, can we really guarantee a complete victory without any losses? "
Great Ancestor Gu picked up the special bamboo pole and drew a big circle south of the Heavy Tomb Cavalry and north of the border of Liangzhou, "Why is He Zhonghu's 40,000 Right Cavalry still not moving? He didn't hear the bad news about Hutou City, so he went north to the Heavy Tomb Cavalry? The reason is very simple. Whether or not the new city, which cost half of Northern Liang's resources, can be successfully built will determine whether or not Northern Liang can once again fight outside the pass. Under this premise, Huaiyang Pass can be lost, and even the grave that we are in can be lost. However, before we break through the city, we must do our best to stop Northern Mang's army to the north of the new city. The longer, the better! It doesn't matter how many enemies our Beiliang Frontier Army kills during this period of time! It doesn't matter if Commander Chu, Great Ancestor Gu, Great Ancestor Gu, Chen, Chen Yun, or Zhou Kang......
Great Ancestor Gu smiled bitterly and said, "Dong Zhuo can't wait for us to take the initiative to fight him and exchange forces with him. As the King of the South Courtyard, he is very happy! To put it bluntly, the Beimang barbarians in Xijing and Norland only care about how many Beiliang Frontier Army Dong Zhuo has killed, but they don't care too much about how many Beimang soldiers have died. Look at the Hulu Pass on the eastern front. That young general called Zhong Tan has killed many Beimang siege troops. No matter how many people have died, as long as he breached Woogong City and Luanhe City, he will be promoted by Old Lady Murong and become the new Beimang, Xia Jumo. I don't mind asserting that as long as the Left Cavalry is mobilized, even if more than ten thousand people are killed in battle, the throne of the king of the south courtyard under Dong Zhuo's butt will be stabilized for another half a year! "
Great Ancestor Gu lowered his head and looked at the sand table as he said in a hoarse voice, "I know, except for me, everyone else in the room thinks that Heavy Tomb has let down the Beiliang Frontier Army, Hutou City and Liu Jinu since they chose to avoid the battle despite having so many soldiers …"
At this moment, a slightly indifferent voice sounded from the gate of the Conference Hall, "Enough."
Not only Great Ancestor Gu raised his head abruptly, but all the generals including Zhou Kang and Chen Yunchui also turned their heads to look at that slender figure.
The young man looked travel-worn, but he made people feel very reassured.
This person was Hsu Fengnian who came to Heavy Tomb military town from Courtyard Pasture alone. In order to arrive at Huaiyang Pass as soon as possible and bring more soldiers to Liuzhou Province for Shi Fu, the general of Liangzhou Province who had regained his power, Hsu Fengnian didn't even take a white horse attendant with him. Xu Fengnian, one of the Four Grandmasters, had an ugly look on his face. However, what really made Xu Fengnian angry was the storm in the Conference Hall. Qi Jiajie's sword Qi, which had been suppressed, had been stirred up again. Hutou City in Liangzhou Province had fallen, Liu Jinu had died in battle, and Liuzhou Province was very likely to be completely annihilated by the Long Xiang Army. It was hard to say whether Yang Yuanzan's army in Youzhou Province could be completely surrounded by Yang Yuanzan's army. The new city on the border of Liangzhou Province had not been built yet, and there were no huge cities to rely on and no reliable passes in Liangzhou Province. However, Hsu Fengnian, who was one of the mainstays of Liangzhou Province's cavalry, was suddenly critically ill, and Hsu Fengnian couldn't join the battle for the time being. It could be imagined how bad Hsu Fengnian's mood was at this moment. However, the young lord who strode into the Conference Hall still tried his best to restrain himself. Even so, Hsu Fengnian didn't show any intention of denouncing anyone. Even Zhou Kang, the fearless deputy general of cavalry, lost his arrogance and felt a little guilty for the first time.
Hsu Fengnian gently exhaled. After a moment of silence, he slowly opened his mouth, "I also want to go to Qingcang City in Liuzhou Province and beat Tuoba Bodhisattva to death. It would be best if I could kill Liu Gui as well. However, I can't do that now. Moreover, Liangzhou Province is more important than Liuzhou Province. Therefore, I could only come here without stopping. Hmm, then I stood outside the door and listened to your quarrel for about 15 minutes. It's a pity that I didn't get to see Commander Gu and Commander Zhou fight. It's a pity. "
Embarrassed, Zhou Kang coughed a few times.
When some of the young captains saw this scene, they tried their best to hold back their laughter, but it was difficult for them to do so.
Hsu Fengnian did not continue to dig at the old generals. He walked to the north of the table and faced the south. The generals of the left and right factions naturally held their breaths and stood solemnly.
Hsu Fengnian said, "Subduing the enemy without fighting is the specialty of the civil officials. We Beiliang don't like this. If the Beimang barbarians want to go south, then we will fight and win. We will beat them until they can't even return to Beimang."
"Fighting and winning has always been the self-confidence of our Beiliang, or perhaps the Xu family's Iron Cavalry. It's not arrogance. However, even Xu Xiao has never felt that a smooth victory is worth being happy about. Which battle was the battle that established our Beiliang Frontier Army as the number one army in the Spring and Autumn War? It was Xu Xiao who told me personally that it was the battle of the Western Rampart that was the most bitter, the most tragic, and the most casualties. There were many times when he couldn't even see hope and almost wanted to give up! Now, our Beiliang will face the second battle of the Western Rampart. Xu Xiao is no longer here. Li Yishan, Zhao Changling, Chen Zhibao, Wu Qi, Xu Pu, Zhong Hongwu, and others have either left or died. But! "
"But now, by my side, there are you, Chen Yunchui, Zhou Kang, Yuan Nanting, Qi Dangguo, Ning Emei, and Great Ancestor Gu who just entered Beiliang. To the north, there are Chu Lushan at Huaiyang Pass. To the east, there are Yan Wenluan's infantry and Yu Luandao's cavalry in Youzhou. There are also Hu Kui and Huangfu Jin. In the mouth of the gourd, there are two heavy cavalry troops led by Yuan Zuozong. To the west, there are Xu Longxiang, Li Mofan, and Wang Lingbao's Long Xiang Army, and Yang Guangdou and Chen Xiliang's Liuzhou Provincial Governor's Office. To the south, there are even more. Not to mention Beiliang's local civil and military officials, there are even thousands of foreign scholars!"
"The retired Wei Tieshan, Liu Yuanji, and the others, including the old soldier Lin Doufang, have all made it clear that they want to come back and return to the Beiliang Frontier Army."
Hsu Fengnian suddenly smiled and said, "Whether there will be such a story about Beiliang fighting against a country in the history books in the future is the civil and military officials of Liyang. It's none of our business. They can write whatever they want. But at least I think that after a few years, everyone here should strive to survive and tell their descendants and juniors about their military life. It's always good."
"Probably just like what Xu Xiao nagged me about all those years ago."
"If by any chance someone here were to die in battle, he wouldn't have the fortune to show off to the young people."
At this point, Hsu Fengnian looked at Zhou Kang. "For example, if you, Zhou Kang, were to die in battle, I believe that in the future, there would be an old man surnamed Gu. If he met a young man surnamed Zhou, he might sit down and casually chat for a bit. While drinking wine, he would say that old man Zhou Kang from your family back then. His words were always unpleasant, but … he was a hero who was willing to die for Beiliang."
Hsu Fengnian's expression became absent-minded for a moment. Then he smiled and said, "If I were to die in battle and any of you survived, then please tell your descendants that Beiliang lost in a battle to the death, not without a fight."
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