At the border of Hezhou, the battle was on the verge of breaking out.
In the direction of Youzhou, there seemed to be a muffled thunder. The Military Governor of Lianghuai, Cai Nan, was wearing iron armor and holding his iron spear tightly. This general of the border was full of sorrow. Tens of thousands of northwest elites under his command were not fighting to the end with the Beimang barbarians, but died in civil strife?
The infantry of Lianghuai army blocked the horses in the middle, and the cavalry coordinated with the two wings. It was a very mediocre arrangement. It was not that Cai Nan did not want to fight the Beiliang cavalry with cavalry and fight to the death with them, but he was really arrogant. Even if he had the advantage in numbers, he still did not have the confidence to play tricks with the Beiliang cavalry. Cai Nan did not have the extravagant hope that his Lianghuai army could stop the young feudal lord. He could only hope that he could keep as many of the Xu family cavalry as possible. Two thousand, or three thousand? As for how many people the imperial court could stop at the passes between Jizhou and the Central Plains with the help of the natural advantages, that was really Cai Nan's "funeral". It was not only the funeral of the territory, but also the funeral of Cai Nan after he died in battle for the country.
Cai Nan looked up and saw that the terrain was flat and there were large patches of white snow. He suddenly thought of a very unpleasant word, "corpse is not cold". He thought that in a few hours, his corpse should be cold soon, right?
There was a lot of snow in the northwest, and the cold land produced healthy people. In the past, Jizhou of Lianghuai Road had Yang Shenxing's Southern Ji infantry, who was known as the best in the world. Cai Nan, who was promoted to Military Governor, was close to the water, and the Lianghuai Border Army under his command was soon regarded as the first-class military force of the Liyang imperial court, second only to the Liao. After Tang Tieshuang, there were a few local officials who were also former generals of the Gu Army who had recently entered the capital to take up important positions. Cai Nan did not feel much joy, instead, he smelled a little bit of danger. In the final analysis, those were all trades without capital by the emperor in exchange for the local military power. The reason why they were so gentle and affectionate was that their common benefactor, Gu Jiantang, was still standing at the border. As well as the hundreds of thousands of troops in the Great General's hands?
Cai Nan exhaled heavily. He had sent the young Emperor's trusted aide, Administrator Han Lin, out of the battlefield and then led his troops to die heroically here. Was this an acceptable explanation to the General, the court, and the Emperor? Was this the so-called loyalty and righteousness in the history books?
Living in a peaceful world that had been peaceful for a long time and becoming a border official who had enjoyed many years of happiness, it was only at this moment that Cai Nan realized that the hothead who had followed behind the general and wanted to die was actually starting to be a little afraid of dying, especially dying without knowing why.
The orderly hooves of the Beiliang cavalry were like the beating of a drum, beating Cai Nan's heart heavily. Again and again, this Jiedushi daren found it difficult to even breathe.
There was no need for the distant sentries to report at night. Cai Nan could see with his naked eye that the cavalry happened to be at the edge of the optimal charging distance. They stopped their horses before moving forward. One rider took the lead to leave the formation, followed by about a hundred retainers who urged their horses forward.
Cai Nan, whose heartstrings were stretched taut, was confused and increasingly nervous. The confrontation between two armies on the battlefield was not a child's play like in historical novels. What about the main generals of both sides coming out alone and fighting to their heart's content for hundreds of rounds was all nonsense. However, there were indeed more than a hundred riders leaving the Beiliang army alone in front of him. Could it be that in order to win the hearts of the troops, that the man surnamed Xu wanted to take the head of a general in the army by relying on his strength as an immortal on land? Thinking about this, Cai Nan was a little angry. Did he really think that their crossbow formation was just for decoration? In order to counter Hsu Fengnian who messed up the formation on the battlefield, Cai Nan specially sent people to take the Jiedushi Commander's seal to scour the entire Lianghuai Path. Pretty much all the crossbows outside the northern defense line were either requisitioned or borrowed over. A total of 50 crossbows were placed behind Cai Nan openly. Not only were they used to deal with one-on-one attacks, but they were also a huge threat to the Iron Cavalry.
One rider led the charge, the horse hooves did not stop until it was 300 steps away from Cai Nan. Not only did Cai Nan, who had Master cultivation, but even the elite guards and the two infantry generals saw the valiant appearance of that rider.
It was the famous King of Beiliang, Hsu Fengnian!
This young vassal king with the surname Xu had killed no less than 10 top masters of the jianghu and 300,000 Beimang soldiers. His hands were bloody as he killed all the way until today.
Even if he was in the enemy camp, facing this person, he had to admit that he was in awe. Among the sons of the older kings of Liyang, this young man could be said to be the best. Zhao Xun also inherited his father's title, but he was so submissive that he was like a guard dog of the Emperor's family. Zhao Zhu, who was known as the number one prince of Liyang, was criticized in Guangling Path. The eldest son of Jiaodong Zhao Sui, Zhao Yi, was also not outstanding in the war between the two Liao and Liao. As for Guangling Prince Zhao Yu, there was no need to bring them out to embarrass themselves. Cai Nan casually waved his hand, and the elite scout, Ye Bushou, who was sweating profusely, quickly retreated. Cai Nan stared at the young man in the middle of the two armies. There were 100 riders behind him, and they were not wearing armor or swords. Each of them only had one sword on their back. They must be the Hundred Swords of the Wu Family that spread throughout the jianghu last year. As a general who guarded a region for the imperial court, Cai Nan had little interest in jianghu matters. His ability to kill was honed from blood on the battlefield. In his early years, he had a private duel with a martial artist who was at the same level as him. After he won easily, Cai Nan only had one word to describe him: soft.
However, Cai Nan did not dare to underestimate the 100 riders in front of him. As for the young lord in the lead, Cai Nan naturally did not dare to lower his guard. If Hsu Fengnian did not stop his horse three hundred steps away, Cai Nan would have ordered the ballistae to shoot without hesitation. Jianghu people were afraid of military crossbows, and martial arts masters were afraid of ballistae. This was a bloody lesson that countless people had sacrificed their lives for. Especially the heavy ballistae, which had the reputation of "Flying Swords within 50 meters". Cai Nan admitted that he did not dare to face several ballistae with arrows as large as spears. Otherwise, Beimang would not have used ballistae to greet the King of Beiliang outside Hutou City last year.
The 100 riders and 100 swords of the Wu Family stopped their horses solemnly.
This was the first time they had returned to the Central Plains after leaving the Sword Tomb of the Wu Family and entering Beiliang. The demon surnamed Zhu behind the sword crown Wu Liuding and the sword maid Cuihua even closed his eyes and sniffed hard. His face was intoxicated. He clicked his tongue and said, "I've smelled too much of the blood and horse manure outside Liangzhou Pass. The air here is more comfortable. I just don't know if I can smell the fragrance of wine and cosmetics in Jiangnan of the Central Plains. "
Hsu Fengnian was only two horses away from the swordsman of the Wu Family, whose real name was Zhu Huang. He smiled and said, "According to the previous agreement, as long as you follow This King all the way south to a place where you can see the walls of the capital of West Chu, the 100 of you can regain your freedom. After that, whether you go to Jianghu to make a comeback or find a beautiful place to hide your names, This King will not care, and neither will the Wu Family."
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