Invincible son

Chapter 1168 1169 [Heavy snow full of bows and knives]

Southwest of Lingzhou.

The towering Cangwu Mountains lie across here, and to the north is the boundary of Lingzhou, which separates Yuzhou from the east of the vast mountains and protects it from the invasion of Western Wu cavalry.The Tiancang River that separates Liang and Zhou originated from Cangwu Mountain, and Cangwu Ballad, a spirit well-known in the west of Daliang, is also brewed from the clear mountain spring here.

For the vast majority of Liang people, they may not be able to personally appreciate the majesty and majesty of Cangwu Mountain in their lifetime.

The Dingxi Camp, which is very important in the Western Daliang Army, is located on the north side of Cangwu Mountain, forming a corner with several military camps, to guard against the Southern Army of Western Wu stationed in Queshou City and other places.

For more than ten years, the Dingxi camp has not encountered any wars, because the direction of Western Wu's several attacks has been in Hucheng and the Longbow camp on the northern line.Although neither the former coach Liu Dingyuan nor the current coach first-class Chong Shanbo Qixin have not relaxed the training of the soldiers over the years, they are still a little less brave than the Hucheng defenders.

There are three guard infantry and one guard cavalry in the camp, and counting the commander's personal battalion, the total number of regular soldiers is more than [-].

Today, the atmosphere in the camp is chilling. Under Commander Qi Xin, more than [-] generals stood neatly outside the gate, looking at the straight road leading to the heart of Lingzhou in the northeast with various expressions.

Snowflakes were swirling one after another, dyeing the earth into a plain white.

"Uncle, the court may make a big move this time." A burly general stood beside Qi Xin and said in a low voice.

This person's name is Zhu Ke, and he is now the commander of Baodewei in Dingxi Camp, and he is a confidant general brought by Qi Xin when he took office.

Qi Xin is 41 years old this year, a native of Guiyang Prefecture, Yuzhou. He was born in a poor family and then joined the army. He served in the Southern Army for 17 years. Tiger General.

After Liu Dingyuan's accident, Liu Xian complied with Emperor Kaiping's last order and asked Qi Xin to step down from his position as the deputy commander of the Qi Nian Camp of the Southern Army and take charge of the Dingxi Camp, which is located in the southwest border. What he liked was his calmness. character and the defensive ability honed on the battlefield.

"What big move?" Qi Xin asked calmly.

Zhu Ke frowned slightly and said, "Perhaps we need to continue to adjust the generals in the battalion. If not, why let Zuo Junji travel across mountains and rivers to such a bitter cold place?"

Qi Newsyan glanced at the surrounding subordinates indifferently, and saw anxiety in many people's eyes.

He said with a normal expression: "No matter what His Majesty wants to do, we just cooperate."

Zhu Ke sighed softly in his heart, but he also knew that it is not appropriate to speak too deeply at the moment, so he nodded and said: "I will understand."

At this moment, more than a dozen rangers galloped over and said loudly: "Commander, the guard of honor of the imperial envoys has arrived five miles away!"

Qi Xin raised his hand to straighten his clothes, and then led the generals to greet him.

After about half a stick of incense, a team stretching two or three miles appeared in everyone's sight.

"The last general, Qi Xin, welcomes the Marquis of Guangping, Zuo Junji, and the Imperial Envoy!"

"It's snowing and it's difficult to travel, so everyone has been waiting for a long time."

A gentle and steady voice came to Qi Xin's ears, and he looked up in surprise, only to see Hou Guliang of Guangping, who was over fifty years old, looking at him with a smile on his face.

Qi Xin's heart warmed, and he said respectfully: "Master Hou has worked hard all the way!"

Gu Liang got off his mount, glanced at everyone's faces one by one, and finally looked at Qi Xin and said, "It's been a while since I saw you."

Qi Xin remembered the glorious years on the north bank of the Tiancang River, and said with emotion: "Eight years and five months."

Gu Liang nodded and said: "Let's go, first take a look at the situation in the camp, and then let's talk about the old days."

Qi Xin quickly turned sideways and said, "Master Hou, please."

……

West Wu, Magpie City.

This city is located in the southernmost of the seven cities in the Gaoyang Plain. It is only a straight-line distance of more than [-] miles from the Dingxi Camp of Liang State.

However, the actual situation is not so simple. Aside from the constraints of the specific terrain, the several military strongholds to the west of the Dingxi camp cannot be ignored. Naturally, they cannot threaten the Dingxi camp if they cannot eat these military strongholds.

If the military stronghold can be eradicated and the Dingxi camp can be broken, Wu Guo's iron cavalry can drive straight from the southwest corner of Lingzhou, which can threaten the heart of Lingzhou, or go east along the border of Lingzhou and Yuzhou.

In the Mansion of the Great General of Zhennan, a group of aides were talking in low voices around the sand table, and the person in the center was Zhang Qingbai, the Great General of Zhennan, who was dressed in a long gown and had an elegant demeanor.

Zhang Qingbai, who was fledgling at the beginning of the year, caused Pei Zhen to suffer a genuine defeat, and has since become a rising general in Wu's army.It's just that the years have passed and he is old, and he was defeated by Pei Yue two years ago, so he is obviously a little more vicissitudes and old now.

"It is said that His Majesty is having a very unhappy New Year's Eve."

"It's not in the palace... In fact, His Majesty shouldn't have sent the Wang family to Liang Guo in the first place. Who doesn't know that this is a job of a narrow escape, even if it can stir up the situation in Liang Guojing, it is very slim to leave alive. So many sons Willing to die, why not Dongshan Wang?"

"Who told Wang Chongyun to be the empress's nephew? Wang Liyang had already lost his life two years ago, and now there is another one. If it wasn't for the empress..."

Zhang Qingbai looked at the sand table calmly, unaware of the discussions of his staff.

The conversation gradually subsided, and an elderly counselor said to Zhang Qingbai: "General, according to the news sent back by the spies, Liang Guozuo's army plane Gu Liang should have arrived at Dingxi camp in the past few days."

Zhang Qingbai nodded slightly, and then said: "Your Majesty will personally lead the dragon riders out of Beijing in five days."

There was a solemn silence in the hall.

These staff members knew that the imperial court would launch a new round of offensive against Liang Guo. These days, they worked hard to study strategies and prepare the army for war. They planned [-] kinds of combat strategies alone, all of which were left to Zhang Qingbai for decision.Today I managed to relax a bit, so I was free to talk about the rumors in the capital.

Hearing this news suddenly, four words popped out of everyone's minds: Yu Jia's personal conquest!
The old counselor said nervously: "The general didn't persuade His Majesty?"

Zhang Qingbai asked indifferently: "Why do you want to persuade?"

Everyone was silent.

Zhang Qingbai continued: "The reason why I told you at this time is to prevent leaks. After Shengjia leaves Beijing, he will visit Gancheng in person. I will attack the army in three ways at the same time. I will personally lead the South Route Army to attack Liang Guoding West. Daying, since Gu Liang has arrived here, the timing is just right."

Although Gu Liang had never held a military position in the Western Army, these staff members had all heard of the deeds of this famous general of the Liang Kingdom, so they were unavoidably anxious while being nervous.

Zhang Qingbai glanced at everyone, his expression was still calm, but his heart was a bit bitter.

This battle is about the rise and fall of the country, and the South Route Army was doomed from the very beginning.

He knew why Emperor Xuanwu made such an arrangement. When the news came back from the territory of Liang State that Gu Liang was inspecting the defense of the border army as an imperial envoy, the Metropolitan Council made corresponding plans.

In Emperor Xuanwu's view, since Guliang's first stop was Dingxi Daying, this was his last stop.

(End of this chapter)