Yuan Zuozong was not in a hurry to give an answer. Instead, he calmly digressed, "Chu Lushan used to be a true cavalry general. He joined the cavalry army in the early days of the Spring and Autumn War. In fact, he was an elder of the Xu family. However, Chu Lushan was too ruthless in leading his troops to fight. He was ruthless to the enemy and even more ruthless to himself. If he was given a thousand cavalry, others might have at least four or five hundred men left after a hard battle. However, it was lucky for him to have two or three hundred cavalry left. Therefore, although Chu Lushan was known as the first person in the Xu family to win battles, he had not been able to gather his own troops. However, Chen Zhibao, as the long war of the Spring and Autumn War slowly progressed, he had more and more men under his command. Finally, he stood out and even vaguely surpassed Wu Qi and Xu Pu in terms of real strength. Later, Chu Lushan led a thousand cavalry to Shu. Do you know how he got them? Only Mr. Li felt that it was feasible. In the end, the Great General was so annoyed by Chu Lushan that he had him recruit soldiers and buy horses to do whatever he wanted with as many soldiers as he could find. In the end, Chu Lushan only managed to gather around two hundred old soldiers. The remaining eight hundred or so were borrowed from me shamelessly. At first, I was unwilling, so Chu Lushan went to Mr. Li and had him intercede on his behalf. Only then was Chu Lushan able to bring a thousand cavalry to attack Western Shu. "
Yuan Zuozong sighed heavily and said with emotion, "After that, he led a thousand cavalry to Shu. Originally, our Xu family army was prepared for the worst. We did not bring a single horse and only infantry to Western Shu. However, on that territory, there were twenty thousand enemy cavalry, which had never been heard of in the hundreds of years of Western Shu's history. You know, in the last years of Dafeng Dynasty, three hundred thousand grassland cavalry successfully went south with irresistible force. However, in the end, less than ten thousand cavalry successfully entered Western Shu."
Yuan Zuozong turned to look at the young lord and slowly said, "Leading the cavalry to fight, whether it is a frontal attack or a surprise attack, I, Yuan Zuozong, am naturally not inferior to Chu Lushan. If there are a series of big and small battles in a war, I dare to say that in the end, I and Chu Lushan are roughly equal. If you, Chu Lushan, can get a real general, then I, Yuan Zuozong, will not only be a general. However! In that series of battles, if someone has to face two or three extremely difficult battles in a row, I, Yuan Zuozong, dare not to say that I can win all of them. However, Chu Lushan... he absolutely can! "
Yuan Zuozong continued, "I am afraid that not many people still remember that a long time ago, the general joked with Chu Lushan. He said that Chu Lushan was too much of a bastard. Although he won a lot of battles, how many people were left alive in the end? My old Xu family's property can not afford to be tossed around like this. So, you have to wait patiently. When I, Xu Xiao, have a hundred or two hundred thousand cavalry under my command, at that time, it will be no problem to give them to you, Lu Qiu'er! "
Yuan Zuozong laughed at himself, "To be honest, when Mount Qing Liang decided to let me be the general of the cavalry and let Chu Lushan be the Governor of Beiliang, I found him and wanted to exchange positions with him. It could be considered as fulfilling the promise of my adoptive father. Because I knew that Chu Lushan's infatuation with the cavalry was unparalleled. However, Chu Lushan refused at that time. He smiled and said to me, 'I have been an insignificant official for so many years. How can I not be the Governor of Beiliang when I have a chance to make a comeback?' "Yuan Zuozong calmed himself down.
Yuan Zuozong recovered his composure as he bent over and stretched out his hand to touch the defense line of Huaiyang Pass, Fuling and Liuya Heavy Tomb on the map, "There's no cavalry in Huaiyang Pass. Because it's a natural stronghold, it's both an advantage and a disadvantage. It's impossible to have a large-scale cavalry. It's not difficult to hide 200-3000 light cavalries. However, in the Liangmang War, the cavalry in Huaiyang Pass is too inadequate and meaningless. It's better to put them in Fuling and Liuya military towns on the left and right flanks. The two towns have cavalry and infantry. Previously, Hidden Footwork was transferred to the west. Besides North Resisting City, they mainly transferred 7,000 Youzhou Province infantry to these two towns. As for the Heavy Tomb military town behind the defense line, it's always occupied by more infantry than cavalry. The reason why Chu Lushan did not want to leave was that he wanted to attract the most powerful troops of Beimang, Dong Zhuo. He wanted his hundreds of thousands of elite private troops to stop and reduce the pressure on the cavalry of Liangzhou. No matter how difficult it was to attack Huaiyang Pass, it was not a border city like Hutou City that the cavalry of Beimang could not go around. If the Beimang barbarians ignored it and directly attacked Fuling, Liuya, and Liuya Grave, especially when Hutou City was lost, Huaiyang Pass would lose its strategic significance. Therefore, half of the questions that the Prince asked before had been answered. It was the answer that Chu Lushan gave to Beiliang City. Whether he was in Huaiyang Pass or not, the situation outside Liangzhou Pass would be different. In the end, in the entire Beiliang, in all the Beiliang Frontier Army, only Chu Lushan could force Dong Zhuo to fight Huaiyang Pass to the death. In this situation, if the cavalry of Liangzhou Pass were to fight against Murong Baoding's troops, even if the Governor of Orange Province had Zhong Shentong, Wanyan Jinliang, Helian Wuwei, and Wang Yong behind him, we would still not be afraid! Chu Lushan could even mobilize the cavalry of Fuling and Liuya to support the cavalry of Fuling and Liuya! However … "
Hsu Fengnian, who knew what Yuan Zuozong was worried about, said softly, "I have left eighty swordsmen of the Wu Family in Huaiyang Pass."
When he heard this pleasant surprise, Yuan Zuozong's face was filled with gratification. He nodded, his tone also becoming a bit more relaxed. "This is for the best. When the time comes, the battles outside the pass will definitely be extremely bitter. Northern Mang will definitely do their best to obstruct our military intelligence. Normal scouts or carrier pigeons won't have a chance to pass on military orders. With the help of eighty Wu Family swordsmen, the burden on Chu Lushan's shoulders will be much lighter."
Hsu Fengnian lowered his head and stared at the map of Huaiyang Pass again. He was lost in thought.
Yuan Zuozong suddenly asked curiously, "How did you know that the Yelu Family helped Dong Zhuo raise a large number of private troops in the northern grassland? And the number was so accurate? "
Hsu Fengnian's face was gloomy, "It was the last spy report from Dunhuang City on the border of Hexi Province."
Yuan Zuozong's face was solemn. He wanted to say something but stopped on second thought.
Hsu Fengnian said bitterly, "In order to prevent our identity from being exposed, the Whisk Room cut off the contact with Dunhuang City early. Before this spring, there was only one spy report from Dunhuang City. Last time at the Longyan Plains, Tuoba Bodhisattva purposely revealed a piece of information. The old lady of Northern Mang ordered Helian Wuwei and a few prairie tyrants to besiege Dunhuang City. For a long time after that battle, until I left Mount Wudang, I had no way to travel north … "
Yuan Zuozong carefully chose his words, "I thought that you would go to Dunhuang City on this trip to Huaiyang Pass. To be honest … I have prepared to lead ten thousand Great Snow Dragon Cavalry to bypass Beimang's army and enter Dragonwaist Province from the northeast. Then we will rush north to help you return. "
Hsu Fengnian suddenly raised his head.
Yuan Zuozong smiled, "Although I will definitely scold you when I see you, it won't prevent me from taking risks."
Hsu Fengnian lowered his head and looked at Dunhuang City on the map, lost in thought.
Yuan Zuozong looked dignified, "I don't know why you didn't go to Beimang in the end, but I have to be honest. If you really go, the best result is that you are lucky enough to return to Beimang City alive. My ten thousand Great Snow Dragon Cavalry and I are destined to die in Dragonwaist Province of Beimang. The war outside Liangzhou Pass has already begun. You, Hsu Fengnian, have to make a choice. No matter what your original intention is, you are the King of Beimang and also a grandmaster of martial arts evaluation. No one can stop you. But the consequences are serious. It is not as simple as when you and I led the army to the Central Plains. "
Hsu Fengnian didn't explain anything. He just said to himself, "Of course I know the consequences. But I can't help it. I just want to go to Dunhuang City to take a look. Just like I know that I can't persuade Chu Lushan, but I still want to go to Huaiyang Pass to see him. "
Hsu Fengnian took a deep breath, "Second Brother Yuan, I let you down."
Yuan Zuozong was stunned. Then he shook his head and smiled, "Disappointed? I, Qi Dangguo, and Chu Lushan are never disappointed! "
Hsu Fengnian looked at Yuan Zuozong in silence.
Yuan Zuozong patted the young king's shoulder, "The most difficult thing in life is to die without regrets. How lucky our Beimang cavalry is!"
Hsu Fengnian shook his head gently and said in a hoarse voice, "There are only you and Chu Lushan left. I would rather you two live …"
Yuan Zuozong smiled and turned away without waiting for him to finish. The Commander-in-chief of Beimang cavalry, who had his back to the young king, said with a smile, "Let's talk about living in the next life!"
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