Kou Jianghuai turned his head to look at the Youzhou general who had both praise and blame in Beiliang. He asked with a smile, "What, is the general worried for the prince that if I become a slave to two families today, I might go to Beimang tomorrow and become a slave to three families?"
Huangfu Xi's expression was normal. "General Kou, I did not say that, nor do I dare say it."
Kou Jianghuai dismissed it with a smile and asked, "After hearing General Huangfu's story, I am very curious as to why you are so loyal to Hsu Fengnian. Can you tell me?"
Huangfu Xi smiled insincerely. "General Kou, my words are not pleasant to the ears. Please don't take offense. The two of us are not that close. However, if there is a chance one day when we go into battle together to kill the enemy, it is not too late to say a few heartfelt words."
Kou Jianghuai smiled. "What, General Huangfu wants to go to Liuzhou's Long Xiang Army to become a deputy general?"
Without waiting for Huangfu Xi to reply, Kou Jianghuai had already asked and answered his own question. "General of Youzhou and deputy general of the Long Xiang Army are equal positions. However, in Beiliang, the cavalry of the Liangzhou border army looks down on the infantry, the infantry of the Liangzhou border army looks down on the Youzhou army, and the Youzhou army looks down on the Lingzhou army, which does not even have a decent border. The Long Xiang Army is an elite force pulled out from the Liangzhou cavalry at the border, and the deputy general with real power in the Long Xiang Army. Of course, the Youzhou general cannot be compared to the Youzhou general who has his hands and feet tied. Then, I will congratulate General Huangfu on your promotion. It seems that I will not have to wait too long to hear General Huangfu's heartfelt words."
Huangfu Xi secretly glanced at Hu Kui, the corners of his mouth rising. "General Kou is indeed sharper than others."
Kou Jianghuai said with a smile, "I like hearing these words. It has been a long time since I have heard someone praise me to my face."
Huangfu Xi nodded. "Let me say this first. When I go to Liuzhou to take up my duties, perhaps it will be difficult for General Kou not to hear it."
Kou Jianghuai laughed and said, "Bring it on."
Suddenly, Kou Jianghuai, who was chatting happily with Kou Jianghuai, heard someone call out to him. It was Yu Luandao, whom he regarded as his mortal enemy. Compared to the lukewarm attitude Kou Jianghuai had toward Xie Xibian back in Guangling Road, Yu Luandao, who was also a descendant of a powerful family and had made a name for himself at a young age, disliked Yu Luandao very much. Presumably, Yu Luandao had the same attitude toward him. Two tigers could not live on the same mountain, which should be referring to Kou Jianghuai and Yu Luandao. However, the two of them would only fight in secret and never openly. Hearing Yu Luandao's shout, Kou Jianghuai smiled and turned his head to ask, "General Yu, what can I do for you?"
The one who spoke was not Yu Luandao, but Hu Kui. The latter walked a few steps closer and asked softly, "Kou Jianghuai, regarding the three plans of West Chu going up north, down south, and west, I have thought about it for a long time, but I dare not make any rash assertions. After all, I am not a citizen of West Chu and have been away from the Central Plains for more than a decade. I am far from General Kou's grasp of West Chu's situation.
Kou Jianghuai did not hesitate in the slightest. He said straightforwardly, "If I am in charge of West Chu, naturally I will go up north and fight to the death with Lu Shengxiang. To say something off-topic, I have always guessed that Cao Changqing and the two Liao's Gu Jiantang, and even Beimang's Wang Sui have reached some kind of consensus. If Xie Xi is in Cao Changqing's position, I reckon he will cross the Guangling River to the south, do his best to defeat the Southern Border army, which has already been betrayed by Wu Zhongxuan, and then try to conquer the area along the river. If he cannot even defend the Guangling River, then he will retreat again and again, retreating into the miasma-filled Shiwan Mountain Range. When Beimang and Li Yang are beaten half to death, then he will find an opportunity to run out. Today he will pick up sesame seeds, tomorrow he will nibble on watermelon rind, and this kind of pitiful accumulation of little drops into an ocean. But in the end, whether he can succeed or not, he can no longer rely on himself, he can only rely on his own life. As for what Cao Changqing himself thinks, I can't figure it out, and I don't feel like thinking about it. In any case, I have always felt that this great officer has already gone crazy. "
Hu Kui was the kind of warrior who was born for the battlefield. Being provoked by Kou Jianghuai, he unconsciously began to point and gesticulate on the battlements, "West Chu has now been surrounded like dumplings. To the east is Song Li, the turtledove occupying the magpie's nest. To the south is Yan Chi's King Zhao Bing, who has just personally set out, as well as Nalan Youci, who is standing behind this old vassal king. To the west is the Southern Expedition Great General Wu Zhongxuan's one hundred thousand elite troops who broke away from the Southern Border under his command; they must not be underestimated. Moreover, now that he is the Minister of War in Li Yang, the army provisions and provisions have been greatly tilted. Together with the King of Jing An, Zhao Xun, the Military Administrator Wen Taiyi, and the Jiedushi Ma Zhongxian, it is as if they have become Wu Zhongxuan's Ministry of Revenue officials on the western front. As for the northern front, Lu Shengxiang has begun to behave like the earliest Spring and Autumn War, fighting without following the rules. Plus, there is Chen Zhibao and those ten thousand Western Shu infantrymen who appear and disappear unpredictably. Therefore, West Chu's northern front is suffering the most. General Kou, according to your opinion, if we head north, how should we fight? Should we first look for Chen Zhibao's infantry or Lu Shengxiang's cavalry? If we use Xie Xi's troops heading south, wouldn't we be playing right into the hands of the Liyang imperial court … "
After speaking for a long time, when Hu Kui raised his head, he saw a young face rolling his eyes. Very quickly, he laughed self-deprecatingly. Hu Kui no longer wanted to be treated coldly.
Kou Jianghuai laughed heartlessly, "Lord Hu, oh Lord Hu, I'm just a Da Chu citizen who hides his head and tail in your Beiliang. Even now I don't care about the Guangling Law Battle, what are you worrying about?"
Hu Kui did not get angry. He laughed calmly, "General Kou, I think I'm worrying too much."
Yu Luandao frowned.
Kou Jianghuai raised his eyebrows and gave Yu Luandao a provocative look.
In Beiliang, among the civil officials, there were Song Dongming and Bai Yu, as well as Xu Beizhi and Chen Xiliang. It seemed that among the military generals, there was another pair of enemies, Kou Jianghuai and Yu Luandao.
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It was the beginning of spring in the third year of Xiangfu. Perhaps after the sounds of firecrackers in various parts of the Central Plains, there was still time to clean up the house of red.
Ten thousand Great Snow Dragon Cavalry came down to Jiangnan.
Other than the eight hundred Phoenix battalions, there was also the Hundred Cavalry and Hundred Swords of the Wu family.
There was Yuan Zuozong, Yu Luandao, Hong Yu, and Hong Shuwen.
There was the King of Beiliang.
Hsu Fengnian.
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