Chapter 1168 1169 [Heavy Snow Full of Bows and Swords]

Author: Shangtang Doumiao

Chapter 1168 1169 [Heavy Snow Full of Bows and Swords]

Southwest of Lingzhou.

The towering Cangwu Mountains lie across here, and to the north is the boundary of Lingzhou. It separates Yuzhou to the east of the vast mountains and protects it from the invasion of the Western Wu cavalry. The Tiancang River that separates Liang and Zhou originates from Cangwu.

Mountain, the famous liquor Cangwu Yao in the western region of Daliang is also brewed from the clear mountain spring here.

For the vast majority of Liang people, they may never be able to experience the majesty of Cangwu Mountain in person in their lifetime.

The Dingxi Camp, which has a very important position among the Western Army of Daliang, is located to the north of Cangwu Mountain. It competes with several military villages 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 war, because Xiwu's several attacks were directed at Hucheng and the northern Changgong camp. Although neither the former coach Liu Dingyuan nor the current coach First Class Chongshan Bo Qixin

, the soldiers have not relaxed their training in these years, but after all they are less brave than the Hucheng defenders.

There are three infantry guards and one cavalry guard in the camp. Including the commander's personal battalion, the total number of regular soldiers is more than 50,000.

The atmosphere in the camp was solemn today. More than 20 generals, starting from Commander Qi Xin, stood neatly outside the gate, looking with various expressions at the straight road to the northeast leading to the heart of Lingzhou.

Snowflakes were falling in droves, dyeing the earth a plain white.

"Uncle, I'm afraid the imperial court will make big moves this time." A burly military general stood beside Qi Xin and whispered.

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

Qi Xin is forty-one years old this year. He is from Guiyang Prefecture in Yuzhou. He was poor since he was a child and then joined the army. He stayed in the Southern Army for seventeen years. He was awarded the title of Chongshan Bo for his meritorious service. Like Baoding Bo Cai Qian, he was born in Kaiping.

A tiger general promoted by the emperor.

After Liu Dingyuan's accident, Liu Xian followed Emperor Kaiping's order and asked Qi Xin to step down from the post of deputy commander of the Qinian Camp of the Southern Army and instead take charge of the Dingxi Camp, which is located on the southwest border. He was interested in his calmness.

character and defensive abilities 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 camp. If not, why would the Zuojun plane have to travel through mountains and rivers to such a bitter and cold place?"

Qi Xingyan glanced at the subordinates around him and saw the look of anxiety in many people's eyes.

He looked as genuine as ever and said: "No matter what His Majesty wants to do, we just have to cooperate."

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

At this moment, more than a dozen rangers came galloping over, shouting: "Commander in Chief, the honor guard of the Imperial Envoy has arrived five miles away!"

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

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

"The last general, Qi Xin, respectfully welcomes the arrival of the Marquis of Guangping, Zuo Junji, and the imperial envoy!"

"The heavy snow makes it difficult to travel. I have kept you waiting for a long time."

A gentle and steady voice came to Qi Xin's ears. He looked up with some surprise and saw Guangping Hou Guliang, who was over fifty years old, looking at him with a smile.

Qi Xin felt warm in his heart and said respectfully: "Master Hou, you have 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, "We haven't seen each other for some years."

The turbulent years on the north bank of Tiancang River came to Qi Xin's mind, and he sighed: "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 we can talk about old times."

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

…

Xiwu, Magpie Shou City.

This city is located in the southernmost of the seven cities in the Gaoyang Plain. It is only more than 300 miles away from Liang Guoding's western camp. It only takes a day and a half for the cavalry to reach it with one man and many horses running at full strength.

However, the actual situation is not that simple. Regardless of the limitations of the specific terrain, the several military strongholds to the west of Dingxi Camp cannot be ignored. If these military strongholds cannot be conquered, they will naturally not threaten Dingxi Camp.

If the military stronghold can be eradicated and the Dingxi camp can be defeated, the Wu cavalry can drive straight in from the southwest corner of Lingzhou, threatening the heart of Lingzhou, and heading east along the border between Lingzhou and Yuzhou.

In the Zhennan General's Mansion, a group of staff were chatting in low voices around the sand table. The person in the middle was the Zhennan General Zhang Qingbai, who was wearing a long gown and had an elegant temperament.

The fledgling Zhang Qingbai gave Pei Zhen a real defeat, and he has since become a rising star in the Wu army. However, as time has passed and he has aged, and he was defeated by Pei Yue two years ago, he is now obviously more

A bit old-fashioned.

"It is said that Your Majesty is having a very unhappy time this New Year."

"It's not yet in the palace... In fact, His Majesty should not have sent the Wang family to the Liang Kingdom in the first place. Who doesn't know that this is a life-long job. Even if it can stir up trouble in the capital of the Liang Kingdom, it is very slim to leave alive. There are so many young men.

You are willing to die, but why not the Wang family of Dongshan?"

"How can Wang Chongyun be the nephew of the Empress? Wang Liyang has lost his life two years ago, and now another one has died. What happened with the Lin family back then, if it hadn't been for the Empress..."

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

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

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

There was a solemn silence in the hall.

These staff all knew that the imperial court would launch a new round of offensive against the Liang Kingdom. They had been working hard these days to study strategies and prepare for war. They planned seventeen kinds of combat strategies alone, and left them all to Zhang Qingbai for decision-making. Today, it was hard to relax a little.

Therefore, I have the leisure to discuss the rumors in the capital.

Suddenly hearing the news, four words popped into everyone's mind: The emperor will conquer in person!

The old counselor said nervously: "The general didn't advise your majesty?"

Zhang Qingbai asked calmly: "Why do you need to remonstrate?"

Everyone was silent.

Zhang Qingbai continued: "The reason why I am telling you now is to prevent the news from leaking out. After the Holy Emperor leaves the capital, he will visit Gancheng in person. I will divide the army into three groups and launch an offensive at the same time. I will personally lead the southern route army to advance to the west of Liang Guoding.

Daying, since Gu Liang has already arrived here, the time is just right."

Although Gu Liang has never held a military position in the Western Army, these staff have heard about the deeds of this famous general of Liang State, so they are inevitably a little eager despite their nervousness.

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

This battle was related to the rise and fall of the country, and the Southern Route Army was doomed from the beginning.

He knew why Emperor Xuanwu made such arrangements. When news came back from the Liang Kingdom that Gu Liang was inspecting the border defense as an imperial envoy, the Dutongyuan made corresponding plans.

In Emperor Xuanwu's view, since Guliang's first stop was Dingxi Camp, this would be his last stop.
Chapter completed!