After Zhong Liang left, Huang Songpu, this veteran general who had been through hundreds of battles, didn't feel discouraged at all. He didn't feel any heartache over the loss of a supply camp that didn't affect the overall situation. The Southern Dynasty's strong foundation could withstand such losses. As long as the central army and left camp cavalry successfully intercepted a portion of the Long Xiang Army, even if they only needed five to six thousand cavalry, it would be a small victory for their side. A small victory in the truest sense of the word, and not a small victory as described by the peace decree.
In order to ensure that they could catch up to the Long Xiang Army that was slaughtering their way through the supply camp, Huang Songpu and the Long Xiang Army's elite cavalry went around the camp to the north. The Long Xiang Army couldn't possibly escape all the way to the north. They had to return south to Qing Cang. If the Long Xiang Army's cavalry dared to escape from the pursuit, they would be seeking their own death. They could only be caught like a turtle in a jar by the Southern Dynasty's army that still had the advantage in numbers. Once Wanyan Yinjiang's elite cavalry destroyed the Kou Jianghuai reinforcements, victory would be in their grasp. This camp would become the graveyard of twenty thousand Long Xiang Army soldiers!
Huang Songpu believed that the deputy general of the Long Xiang Army, Li Mofan, wouldn't be so muddle-headed.
In reality, the movements of the Long Xiang Army that broke into the enemy camp were all within Huang Songpu's expectations.
The dragon elephant light cavalry of the three cavalry forces naturally cut down the Beimang supply camp without any suspense. They killed anyone they saw and burned any rations they saw. Afterwards, they left the camp from the north. They didn't split up, but maintained their formation and went south along the left side of the Beimang camp.
Coincidentally, they met the thirty-eight thousand Qilong Pass' B 'cavalry.
There were still sixteen thousand elite cavalry under Huang Songpu's direct command. After making a slight detour, they began to gallop over from the rear.
Further south, Beimang's western army's infantry also began to move out of the camp and into formation. They were already moving to the right to intercept the Beiliang cavalry that was able to smoothly drill their way south.
Further south, twenty thousand plus elite cavalrymen of the A-ranked noble clans were facing off against the ten thousand Beiliang cavalrymen under Kou Jianghuai.
According to the current situation, if the main force of the Long Xiang Army wanted to cross the three lines of defense and avoid the pursuit of Huang Songpu's elite cavalry, they would have to pay a heavy price!
When Wanyan Yinjiang urged his horse forward, he was really proud of himself. He was already imagining himself holding the head of Beiliang's Xu Longxiang in one hand and the head of Kou Jianghuai in the other. He was already imagining himself stepping into the Western Imperial Palace where the Emperor was sitting on the dragon throne. He was going to become the first general of the Western Imperial Army to be conferred the title of King and Marquis by virtue of his military achievements.
This person in his prime couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Beiliang's Huang Man'er, Kou Jianghuai! Where are your heads?! "
— —
Liuzhou's Lin Yao and Feng Xiang towns were surnamed Beiliang's Xu or Beimang's Murong. They almost changed their city flags.
Originally, Ma Liuke, who was the deputy general of Liuzhou and also held the military power of Fengxiang Garrison, was originally a local tyrant of Fengxiang. He was forced to rely on Mount Qing Liang because of the circumstances. Afterwards, he was capricious and had many connections with the spider web. Finally, last year, he was surrounded and annihilated by the Dragon-Elephant Army's deputy general Wang Lingbao. Ma Liuke's personal cavalry was almost wiped out. Cai Anshan, who was the mayor of Lin Yao military town, was much more obedient. Furthermore, Cao Wei's cavalry passed by Lin Yao military town twice, and Xie Xibian took over Ma Liuke's command of the two towns. Cai Anshan completely closed his doors to visitors and retired from the officialdom.
Under such circumstances, the newly appointed deputy general of Liuzhou, Xie Xibian, who was supposed to lead twenty thousand monk soldiers from Mount Lantuo to Qingcang City, suddenly split up his troops when he was halfway to Mount Fengxiang and Lin Yao. He personally led half of the monk soldiers back to Mount Fengxiang, while the remaining ten thousand monk soldiers were handed over to the Bodhisattva of Six Pearls to be stationed in Lin Yao. The female Bodhisattva of Mount Lantuo did not have any objections to this. After all, the twenty thousand monk soldiers to reinforce Qingcang City was the decision made by Qing Liang Mountain and the Protectorate General. Without the young Lord's or Chu Lushan's personal orders, the fixed route could not be changed. Now, whether it was Mount Lantuo or herself, they were all tied together with the Xu family. She did not dare to do anything unnecessary. If she delayed the battle, a Beiliang newcomer Xie Xibian could atone for his crime with his death. However, she would implicate thousands of believers in the Western Region and fall into a miserable situation. Because of this, she had a tit-for-tat argument with the young deputy general. She did not know the meaning of wasting twenty thousand monk soldiers in two towns far away from the main battlefield of Qingcang City. Could it be that it was a common occurrence in the Spring and Autumn Unjust War? But Xie Xibian, did you really think that these twenty thousand monk soldiers were your direct troops? Did you want to maintain your dignity and wait for the right price to sell?
At that time, Xie Xibian only calmly told her that the battlefield was ever-changing. Linking the Western Region and Beiliang's Lin Yao and Feng Xiang towns seemed to be the icing on the cake and dispensable. However, under some special circumstances, it was very likely to become the breakthrough point for Beiliang's surprise troops. Not only could it be used as a "dangerous pass" to cut off the retreat route of Yu Luan's Dao Division's Youqi and Cao Wei's cavalry, but it could also allow the Southern Dynasty's border army, which had never been a problem in terms of military strength, to comfortably rely on the two towns to expand their attack line to Qingcang City. Originally, the two towns were not enough to become the turning point of the war in Liuzhou. However, the current situation in Liuzhou highlighted the potential strategic significance of the two towns. It really allowed the old strategy of Beiliang's strategist, Li Yishan, to play a role.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
