When the heat comes, the heat arrives here, and the autumn air becomes soaring. The eagle feels its air and catches the birds.

The Northern Liang border army will hold a long-standing ceremony every year at this time of year, which is to sacrifice eagles. Some eagles and falcons carefully raised through the Fushuifang to mount crossbow arm for border army will be released outside Liangzhou Pass, hundreds of cavalry will come out of the formation, and groups of eagles will fly high, and the scene is extremely spectacular.

Because the white horse crossbowmen outside Liangzhou Pass had all moved to the Liuzhou battlefield, the Jubeicheng van residence asked the elite cavalry of He Zhonghu's left cavalry to do it for him. First, the old coach was seriously ill, but he was nominally in his name as the commander of the Left Cavalry. This sacrifice to the eagle was also the end of the battlefield for the meritorious old coach. Second, a new Left Cavalry deputy commander named Lu Dayuan, who had been away from the border army for more than ten years, happened to personally lead the hundred cavalry in the area north of Jubeicheng to lift the eagle.

On the day of the eagle sacrifice, the sun sets, and the horse-drawn road in Jubei City is crowded with people. The commander of the right cavalry, Jin Queqiao, walked slowly up to the top of the city accompanied by Li Yanchao, with a stern face. When he saw the old coach He Zhonghu, who had to wear a thick fur to keep the cold after removing his armor, his face improved a little.

Li Yanchao, the fierce general of the border army who "rebels" left cavalry and turned to the right cavalry, looked indifferent. Only in the depths of his dark eyes could he feel a little guilty, but he still felt ashamed and did not regret it.

The young vassal king with a cold knife on his waist stood in the middle of the city. He looked up at the distance and saw a group of eagles flying, feeling relaxed and happy.

After seeing Lu Dayuan leading a hundred cavalry back to Jubei City, Xu Fengnian turned his head to look at He Zhonghu beside him. His old body was already unable to withstand the bumps of the horse's back, and even hanging a knife and armor became a luxury. Today, after the eagle sacrifice today, the old man would officially leave the battlefield. However, the old man had no children and no houses were placed in the pass. Xu Fengnian thought that according to the temperament of a veteran, he would choose to stay in Jubei City for retirement. After all, he could hear the familiar sound of horse hooves closer. Xu Fengnian had even left someone to leave a quiet house near the vassal residence, but in the end the old man actually said that he would be served while he had not lie down on his sickbed and was serving him while he had some energy left. He had heard about the wealth there outside the border. He had been dealing with horse manure outside the pass for twenty years and should have gone there to enjoy a few good meals.

Xu Fengnian knew it was fake for the old man to say that he wanted to enjoy his happiness. He didn't want the next commander of the Left Cavalry Army to meet him, the Supreme Emperor, from time to time. Even if the successor would not think so, he would not feel restricted. However, the old man still insisted on his own opinion. Xu Fengnian had to let Chen Yunchuilin Doufang and other elderly people of the Xu family who were of the same seniority as the old coach came forward to persuade him. It was useless. He Zhong, who had been thrown into the battlefield for his whole life, was determined to leave.

He Zhonghu noticed the sight of the young vassal king and smiled: "Prince, don't persuade me. I, He Zhonghu, claim that I am mediocre in leading the army to fight. The reason why I was able to win those victories is depended on the former Xu family and the current Beiliang border army. I am reliable to listen to other people's opinions. I am ashamed to say that I have been in the military for nearly fifty years. In the Spring and Autumn War, I dare not say that I will lead the way again and again. It is no less frequent than Liu Yuan, Ji, Wei Tieshan, the group of old guys. For some reason, in the end, he was injured the least, and even less than the general. I remember that when the general brought us to Beiliang, everyone had a good relationship, but in order to compete for the position of a strong general, they really didn't even want to be ashamed. The prince knew how Wei Tieshan buried me with the general back then?"

Xu Fengnian smiled and shook her head.

The old man laughed and said, "Liu Yuanji, Wei Tieshan, two old turtles, were actually just looking for my position. Liu Yuanji, who had been studying for a few days, had a lot of bad water in his stomach. He didn't want to be a villain, so he instigated the rude Wei Tieshan to tell the general, saying that He Zhonghu was very injured on the battlefield, but he had no major disasters. But the guy who never got sick might just get sick and he would not be able to afford it when he got sick, so he would attack Bei next time.

Mangman, don’t let He Zhonghu lead the cavalry to charge into battle. If he accidentally dies, he will not only lose his life, but also lose his face. Can he bear it? Of course, he can’t bear it, so I found the general in anger, pulled out the third-generation Xu family sword that was hanging on his shoulders at that time, and said a harsh word, either let me be the deputy commander of the cavalry, or I will carry the knife to kill the grandson of Wei Tieshan. The general had no choice but to agree."

Xu Fengnian laughed in silence.

The terminally ill old man cried no longer spoke and looked out into the north with the young vassal king who was not yet thirty years old.

At that time, Zhao Gou carefully collected a large amount of Northwest Frontier Army-related intelligence. The Liyang Ministry of War once concluded that the Northern Liang cavalry was surrounded by mountains, and there were many conflicts between the cavalry and infantry. The cavalry outside the Liangzhou Pass and the Liangzhou Cavalry outside the pass were evenly related. The generals outside the pass and the military officers with real power within the pass were also mediocre. Therefore, the so-called 300,000 Northern Liang cavalry were able to form a rope because the man slaughtered Xu Xiao was not dead, which was enough to shock the heroes. There was a Chen Zhibao with great prestige behind the old man, but in these two generations of iron cavalry, the generals of the two generations of iron cavalry were the leader.

During the transition of military power, great turmoil is very likely. The large mountaintop of the Northern Liang infantry led by Yan Wenluan should firmly have the Northern Liang governor Chen Zhibao ascended the throne. Zhong Hongwu and He Zhonghu may not be willing to bow their heads. Liu Jinu, Hutou City, will unswervingly obey the last wishes of others. Li Yanchao, Li Mofan, Cao Xiaojiao and others are known for their rebelliousness and difficulty in dealing with the young and strong generals of the Northern Liang. The faction of the mountaintops is not strong. Between the Northern Liang governor Chen Zhibao and the Prince's Prince Xu Fengnian, most of them have to read the dishes.

Among these mountain troops, the existence of the old man He Zhonghu in the Spring and Autumn Period was quite special. Although he was once a general of the Fulong Sect of Zhao Changling and was very optimistic about Chen Zhibao, he was also recognized as having the most loyalty and least selfishness to Lao Liang Wang Xu Xiao.

Even the Tai'an City War Department, thousands of miles away, could see this scene, and the Tingchao Pavilion naturally saw it more clearly. Therefore, the two direct deputy commanders under Yan Wenluan, Wei Tieshan and Liu Yuanji, both left the infantry one after another. The Spring and Autumn veterans, including Zhong Hongwu and He Zhonghu, who were of similar age and of seniority, always firmly controlled the power of the border cavalry. Then Chen Zhibao rode alone to Sichuan and rebelled out of Northern Liang. Zhong Hongwu, who was arrogant and arrogant, was unable to protect his later years, and the power of the entire Northern Liang cavalry was transferred to the hands of Yuan Zuozong, Jin Queqiao Zhou Kang and others. At the same time, the foreigner Gu Dazu was like a nail to enter the infantry mountain.

He served as deputy commander, and then with the instructions of His Highness the Crown Prince and the secret support of Qingliang Mountain, Chen Xiliang, a poor scholar from Jiangnan Road, suddenly took power. Although there was great resistance to the reform of salt and iron, Chen Xiliang stumbled and died in vain. However, some people did not have time to applaud. Then Chen Xiliang began to set up the fourteen real power lieutenant in the pass. Xu Fengnian, who had just inherited the King of Northern Liang, was particularly decisive about this. Yan Wenluan remained silent after visiting Xu Fengnian, which also made the military power reform involving half of the Northern Liang Road smoothly.

The Liyang court, who had lost the Prime Minister Zhang Julu, was helpless in the expectation of the expected power change, and he could not wait for the tiger's fight in the mountains, and in the end he could not intervene.

But in the final analysis, the changes in the Northern Liang border army all originated from a sentence by Li Yishan during his lifetime. It is enough to use our Xu family's 300,000 troops to fight against the Northern Mang and Southern Dynasties. However, if we face the grassland cavalry that invaded the whole country, we will not be able to catch it, and the outcome will not be changed by the Northern Liang Iron Cavalry, which is the best in the world. Therefore, our Northern Liang border army needs a group of new people to create a new atmosphere.

If Xu Fengnian may be inclined toward Xu Beizhi between the two young advisers, Xu Beizhi and Chen Xiliang, in terms of selfishness, then in Li Yishan's heart, his expectations for Chen Xiliang during his lifetime were vaguely higher than Xu Beizhi.

Today, Xu and Chen and Chen Xiliang are among the Northern Liang border army, especially the refugee young and strong and Liuzhou cavalry. They have a high reputation, no less than the governor Yang Guangdou and Liuzhou general Kou Jianghuai, and have a close relationship with young generals such as Yu Luandao Cao Wei. Xu Beizhi, who also served as the transfer envoy of Beiliang Road and deputy governor, was at its peak in the officialdom in the pass. During his tenure as the governor of Lingzhou, he also had a deep relationship with General Han Laoshan, Lingzhou and the real power captain Huang Xiaokuai and others.

When he returned to the border army, Lu Dayuan, the old soldier of the Xu family, led more than a hundred elite cavalry to appear outside the city. The old coach, who had originally pressed his hands on the cold arrows, turned sideways, without calling the young man a prince, but just holding one of Xu Fengnian's hand. The old man with mixed feelings said softly: "Thank you for your hard work."

Xu Fengnian turned around and held the old man's hand, "It's a little hard, but it's not hard."

The old man with a kind and kind face asked with a smile: "Then I'm relieved?"

Xu Fengnian nodded and smiled: "Your Highness General, don't worry!"

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The old man's departure from the city was not sent away by Xu Fengnian, but a simple carriage. The entourage was the four or five old horsemen who followed the old coach to leave the left cavalry, relying on each other in life and death, and the whole battlefield was like this.

After the carriage left the city, the horse stopped the horse outside the city early. The elderly groom who didn't like this didn't want to stop at first, but He Zhonghu seemed to have expected it, lifted the curtain and asked the groom to wait for a while.

After Li Yanchao, deputy commander of the Right Cavalry, turned over and got off the horse, he looked at the old man who got off the car with a slightly difficult movement, and did not deliberately go to support him and show his goodwill.

He Zhong suddenly walked to Li Yanchao, reached out and patted the back of the war horse, and smiled: "It is worthy of being the Beiliang horse unique to Xianli Ranch. Although his feet are slightly inferior to the A-level war horses in the Patio Ranch, it is the most suitable for chiseling formations."

Li Yanchao was in a complicated mood and did not answer.

Xianli Ranch and the courtyard ranch located on both sides of the two lunar calendars. The former has a better relationship with Jinquqiao Zhou Kang's right cavalry, while the latter is more familiar with the Left Cavalry. This is because the veterans and sects of the two ranches were mostly from left and right cavalry. Ordinary war horses of A and B. How Qingliang Mountain and the Protectorate ordered the arrangement, naturally the ranch could not allow the ranch to make arbitrary claims. However, some of the top horses that also belonged to the A war horses. Because of the sparse number, the ranch naturally reserved for the generals and captains of the left cavalry. This is also a reasonable move. The two generations of vassal kings of the Xu family in Beiliang never interfered in this. After Li Yanchao moved from He Zhonghu's left cavalry to the right cavalry, Jinquqiao Zhou Kang's first thing was to give this horse to this brave general on the battlefield, one of the four teeth of Beiliang. The handsome seal and tiger talisman followed closely.

He Zhonghu, who was hunched, moved forward slowly side by side with the burly Li Yanchao. The old man whispered: "General Zhou was strict in his military administration. Most of the brothers around you had violent personalities. After reaching the Right Cavalry, don't act arrogantly and don't leave anyone with a handle on trivial matters. It's not worth it."

Li Yanchao nodded and said, "The general has already said hello to his brothers."

This time, Li Yanchao's official position changed, resulting in a significant blood change in the Liangzhou cavalry, because Li Yanchao not only turned to the Right Cavalry, but also became a subordinate of Jin Queqiao. However, except for Li Yanchao who was promoted, the rest of the military generals were transferred or lowered to a level. After all, Zhou Kang's left cavalry had already been firmly posed, and more than ten people were added at once. If everyone was promoted, the old man of the Left Cavalry might rebel. Fortunately, Zhou Kang and Li Yanchao had reached an agreement on this matter, and Li Yanchao's group of brothers were easy to talk to. From this, it can be seen that Li Yanchao did have quite a good control skills. After all, it is common for one person to be promoted to heaven in the officialdom.

He Zhong suddenly smiled calmly and said softly: "Yan Chao, I know you are very confused. Why can I obviously stay in the position of the commander of the Left Cavalry for another year and a half, but I want to let you give up as soon as possible. It is clear that you should use the outsider Yu Luan sword instead of you, Li Yanchao, to take the first seat of the Left Cavalry, right?"

Li Yanchao nodded.

This is like a family possession, no matter how big or small, but if the father would rather give it to the outsider than to the eldest son, I believe everyone will complain, especially the eldest son is not the kind of rich child who is destined to ruin his family business.

The old man suddenly smiled, "Li Yanchao, there is something you young people may not care about, but old guys like me, and Wei Tieshan Liu Yuanji, are also very concerned about it. That is the family business we have in the border army. In fact, it is not ours, but the Xu family, and the two new and old Liang kings."

The old man looked at the powerful general of Beiliang who wanted to speak but stopped and waved his hand and said, "Don't rush to refute, let me finish my words. There is no need to say much to the general, even you are convinced. In fact, from the Spring and Autumn Period to the present, from Liyang to Beimang, no one is unwilling to accept it. After it was the turn of Xinliang, you are convinced, but generally you cannot admire and respect the general. To be honest, I, He Zhonghu, is no exception. But don't forget that this is not the reason for us to respect our troops, nor is it the reason for treating the troops under our command as a ban. Of course, if our young prince is ambitious and is exactly the same as the three emperors of Liyang, you, Li Yanchao, and Cao Xiaojiao, are famous in the army, in order to protect yourself, everyone will control the military power tightly so as to leave a way out for themselves, I, He Zhonghu, can understand it, but..."

The old man stomped his feet gently and stepped on the slightly soft road after the continuous autumn rain. Then he continued to say: "It's just that we Beiliang, from two generations of vassal kings, to us old guys, to Liu Jinu Wang Lingbao, to you, and finally to those young people who have just entered the border army, on this bitter, cold and barren soil, we never need any heroes. I, Beiliang Iron Cavalry, are only heroes!"

The old man finally reached out and patted Li Yanchao's broad shoulders and smiled and said, "Since 300,000 iron cavalry, everyone is heroic, then is there a difference whether you, Li Yanchao, kill the enemy in the left cavalry, or make meritorious service in the right cavalry? Look, there is no."

The old man turned around and walked towards the carriage, raised his arms high, and waved his goodbye gently.

Facing the old man's back, Li Yanchao straightened his back and clasped his fists heavily, and said aloud: "Old coach, let's die slowly! Let's see how I, Li Yanchao, defeat the Beimang Cavalry!"

The old man did not stop or speak, but just raised his head and clasped his fists with his hands.
Chapter completed!