As Murong Baoding's main force split into two, they headed south to Liuya and Fuling. At the same time, Dong Zhuo's hundreds of thousands of private soldiers were also approaching Huaiyang Pass.
However, Beimang suddenly changed its plan again. Dong Zhuo's troops did not change their route and continued to attack Huaiyang Pass. However, Murong Baoding's troops were ordered to continue south and find the two main forces of Beiliang's border cavalry to fight a decisive battle.
The task of restraining the two military towns of Liuya and Fuling was handed over to the two Norland dignitaries who had suddenly sped up their advance to the south, Helian Wuwei, the Holder of the Hexi Province, and Wang Yong, the Holder of the Aquarius Province. The Emperor of Beimang was not so naive as to let Murong Baoding's troops face Beiliang's left and right cavalry alone. Southern General Zhong Shentong and Long Guan's noble leader Wanyan Jinliang would be Murong Baoding's backup. She probably knew the temperament of the Orange Province's Border Guard. Other than the imperial edict on the table, there was also a secret edict that was even more cruel and cold-blooded. "If you, Murong Baoding, are not willing to make contributions and hesitate in the vast area south of Liuya and Fuling, I will let Zhong Shentong and Wanyan Jinliang go south to kill the enemy for you."
Therefore, Murong Baoding, who was previously glad that he did not have to go to Huaiyang Pass to fight Chu Lushan's Border Guard, could only lead his troops south with a heavy heart. He could ignore the imperial edict and the Emperor's verbal threats, but Murong Baoding definitely did not think that the Crown Prince's Qie Xue Army would show mercy to his uncle after meeting his own troops. Moreover, he had heard that the Emperor had even given the two Iron Cavalry units named after Murong and Yelu to his nephew. Extending one's head and withdrawing one's head was the same as withdrawing one's head. The old and crafty Murong Baoding could only choose the lesser of two evils. After all, fighting against the left and right cavalry outside Liangzhou Pass was something many Northern Mang generals yearned for even in their dreams. The so-called Northern Liang Cavalry's main force had always been these two northwestern border cavalry.
There were two reasons why Murong Baoding was slightly relieved. One was that after the first battle, the Long Xiang Army in Liuzhou took away a considerable number of border army elites from the Left and Right Cavalry units. Cao Wei and Kou Jianghuai also took some away. The second reason was that the old marshal He Zhong suddenly withdrew from the Left Cavalry. At the same time, Li Yanchao led a large group of young and strong lieutenants to the Right Cavalry. The Left Cavalry was temporarily leaderless, so the morale of the troops was definitely shaken. Huaiyang Pass had been heavily besieged by Dong Zhuo, cutting off their escape route and completely cutting off their connection with the three military towns of Liuya, Fuling, and Chongzhong. Chongzhong only had infantrymen guarding it, so it was a dead city. Naturally, they had nothing to worry about. The two towns of Liuya and Fuling were each garrisoned with elite cavalry who were good at long-distance raids. However, they had to face the fierce attacks of Wang Yong and Helian Wuwei, two famous generals who did not care about casualties. They were like clay Bodhisattvas crossing the river. Therefore, it could be said that the defense line outside Liangzhou Pass to the north of the Left and Right Cavalry units had been cut into pieces. After cutting off the connection between the main forces of Beiliang, which was already at a disadvantage in terms of military strength, they naturally nibbled away and ate to their heart's content. They used the heads of Beiliang generals in exchange for the military merit of being conferred the title of Marquis and General!
There were very few battles inside and outside the Gourd Mouth of Youzhou. Occasionally, there would be skirmishes between several hundred cavalry. Compared to the two battlefields in Liangzhou and Liuzhou, where tens of thousands of cavalry would fight at every turn, it was really not a big deal.
To the north of Qingcang City in Liuzhou, after receiving reinforcements from Deputy General Xie Xibian's monk soldiers, Kou Jianghuai launched the third interception of Huang Songpu's western army. For some reason, Kou Jianghuai, who had made the Beimang border army dizzy in two large-scale cavalry battles, after receiving reinforcements from Mount Lantuo's monk soldiers, perhaps after combining the cavalry and infantry, Kou Jianghuai's army had already exceeded the limit of its ability, or perhaps he was wary of Xie Xibian, one of the Twin Jade Annulus of Da Chu. In the end, this battle was fought in an extremely orthodox manner, and also extremely tragic. Kou Jianghuai used Mount Lantuo's monk soldiers as the middle army, forming a common infantry formation of the Central Plains. Xu Longxiang and Li Mofan each led a Long Xiang Army as the two wings. The Liuzhou cavalry, which had not reached ten thousand men even after temporary reinforcements, stayed behind the infantry formation as the last remaining force to enter the battlefield.
Since Kou Jianghuai adopted an almost passive and conservative stance, Huang Songpu decisively gave up on his original relatively conservative offensive stance, completely switching to a large scale offensive. On that plain battlefield that was already easy for warhorses to gallop on, the old general ordered the cavalry's front line to be greatly extended, the three southern border cavalry troops launching a fierce and fierce charge at the same time. It had to be said that in a serious cavalry battle, this allowed the grassland cavalry to display the greatest degree of mobility. Every single Northern Mang warhorse's hooves could be said to be filled with the aggressiveness of grasping opportunities with great precision. Xie Xi Border Army's monk soldiers completely became spectators of the battlefield. Apart from only being a nominal mainstay of the Liuzhou Border Army, they didn't have the expected effect of repelling horses at all. The grassland cavalry completely turned a blind eye to this firm infantry formation that was brimming with dense spears and cold shields. If not for Kou Jianghuai's Liuzhou Border Army's decisive attack at the crucial moment, stabilizing the dangerous situation that was already leaning towards Northern Mang, Liuzhou Border Army might have already become a thing of the past after this battle.
From beginning to end, Xie Xibian's monk soldiers who had rushed from the western regions to the battlefield of Liuzhou not only did not have the effect that they should have, but instead became useless under Kou Jianghuai's command. In a sense, they could even be called a burden.
On the battlefield, from the end of the first battle of Liang Mang to the two previous interceptions in the north, this was the first time that the Long Xiang Army had suffered such heavy casualties. A total of eight thousand Beiliang elites had died in battle. This allowed Huang Songpu's Southern Court main force to finally obtain a small victory that the peace order of Beimang had been waiting for. The Southern Court was originally filled with worry and sorrow, but suddenly the old general who had been criticized for his two defeats suddenly sang praises in unison. He did not hesitate to be named the Qi Yanglong of Liyang. The Western Court's Ministry of War and Ministry of Rites both asked the King's tent to speak. This was a great victory that had not been seen in 20 years at the border between the two states. Although he did not behead Xu Longxiang, Li Mofan, Kou Jianghuai, and Xie Xibian, the Emperor should still confer the title of Marquis to the victorious general Huang Songpu.
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In the study of the second hall of the Northern Mansion, Deputy Jiedushi Yang Shenxing and the Liangzhou Provincial Governor visited the young King one after another. The old general's face was heavy, his hands gripping the edge of the chair tightly. He gritted his teeth and said, "Although there was a statement from Liuzhou beforehand, the death of nearly ten thousand Dragon-Elephant Cavalry and the death of three thousand Liuzhou Cavalry is really … really …"
The old man seemed to have no idea how to comment on the battle of Liuzhou, so he stopped talking and shut his mouth. The battle of Miyun Pass in the western regions, the two beautiful interceptions to the north of Qingcang City, and the attack and defense of Linyao and Fengxiang combined to create a great situation for Liuzhou. It was as if Kou Jianghuai had destroyed it overnight. Could it be that the rumors in the mansion were becoming more and more intense, "Liuzhou's success was due to Kou Jianghuai, and its failure was due to Kou Jianghuai?"
Bai Yu came to the study a little later than Yang Shenxing. At that time, he brought out a small and exquisite copper incense burner from somewhere. After greeting the young lord, he was not in a hurry to talk. Instead, he stood beside the desk and put down the ancient copper incense burner. However, he was not in a hurry to burn the incense. Instead, he strangely ran to the bookshelf and rummaged through it. Finally, he pulled out a secret file that recorded the resume of the Northern Mang's Southern Dynasty's main general that was collected by the Fu Shui Chamber's spies in the early years. Then, he lifted up the Sutra Burner in the copper incense burner and placed it heavily on the book. Only then did he look up at the confused young lord and said with a smile, "Help Your Highness suppress the fate of Old Huang in Northern Mang."
Yang Shenxing's face was full of suspicion. Was this the mysterious secret of the Taoist Mansion of Longhu Mountain? Was it really useful?
Hsu Fengnian, who understood the root of Taoism, did not know whether to laugh or cry, "Why is Mr. White Lotus so naive?"
Yang Shenxing, who was originally in a better mood, almost vomited blood when he heard the young King expose Bai Yu's background.
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