The flags are flying, covering the sky and the sun.

Fifty thousand cavalry marched slowly eastward along the wide official road on the Gaoyang Plain, followed by more than 100,000 civilians and heavy troops. This was only a part of the Xiwu cavalry, and not all the troops were assembled.

The terrain of the mainland generally shows a trend from high to low from north to south, from west to east. All the best places for raising horses in the world are in the north, so the cavalry of the Southern Zhou Dynasty is the smallest in number and the weakest in combat effectiveness. However, they also have unique responses.

The heavy armored infantry and chariot phalanx formations are famous all over the world. Among them, the trapping formation dominated by the children of the Pingjiang Fang family is second to none.

Before the fall of the former Wei Dynasty, the Gaoyang Plain was the best place to raise horses. The warlords in Western Wu used this to form the most powerful cavalry at that time. When the kingdoms were fighting, Lin Qingyuan planned for Daliang Gaozu to dominate the heart of the Central Plains.

The basic strategy is largely due to the fact that it is extremely difficult to expand westward, and it is far less easy than cleaning up the separatist forces in the north and the Central Plains.

Today, Xiwu actually has more than 130,000 cavalry, which is a very terrifying number.

After traveling through time, Pei Yue had a better understanding of the military power of this era. He knew that the "millions of soldiers" recorded in the history books of previous lives were exaggerated, and the vast majority of them were civilians and auxiliary soldiers. The real number in a large-scale battle

It is extremely rare for elite combatants to reach 200,000. Take the Mongolian cavalry in his previous life, which he was more interested in, as an example. At its peak, the number of cavalry was about 150,000, which was enough for them to dominate the world.

If he had to deal with such a powerful cavalry, Daliang would not have to build more than 30 military forts on the border of Lingzhou, use 350,000 elite border troops to block the prying eyes of the Western Wu people, and only keep the north side of Guping Camp leading to Hu

A road in the city.

Emperor Kaiping's national policy of moving south first and then west was actually a continuation of Lin Qingyuan's strategy. It seems that everyone in the court believed that the Southern Zhou Dynasty was easier to break. After the Southern Zhou Dynasty was conquered and the southern granary consolidated, he would gradually use

The method of encroachment is advancing westward. As long as he can occupy half of the Gaoyang Plain, Emperor Kaiping will have the confidence to rely on the growing national power of Daliang to destroy the cavalry of the Western Wu people and then dominate the world.

There is no shortage of smart people in the world, not to mention that Daliang's intentions are not secret. When Emperor Kaiping changed his name to the Yuan Dynasty, there was a lot of noise on the border. Now five years have passed by. Although Daliang has not provoked a war, as a Western Wu person,

But he didn't want to wait any longer.

This time the Western Wu court used troops, the minimum requirement was to take back Hucheng, the nail that stuck in their throats standing in the eastern part of the Gaoyang Plain.

The 50,000 cavalry were led by Xie Lin, the general of Zhendong. He was one of the "Four Generals" of the Western Wu Army. He had outstanding general abilities and was especially good at long-distance raids and roundabout operations. He was the youngest commander among the "Four Generals".

Due to some historical reasons, Daliang and Southern Zhou both inherited the old system of the former Wei Dynasty. Both the official system and the military system were almost the same, with only slight differences in details. However, Western Wu was very different. The military power was controlled by the emperor, and the capital was under it.

In the Tongfu, those in power are all princes or princes, assisting the emperor in handling military affairs.

Outside the Dutong Mansion are the four generals, collectively known as the "Four Generals".

Xie Lin is forty-one years old this year, and his experience is legendary. This man was originally a domestic slave in a prince's mansion in the capital city of Western Wu. When the prince saw that he was smart and courageous, he promoted him to the captain of his own army. Xie Lin took advantage of this to succeed.

He entered the Western Wu Army and gradually rose through the ranks. Fifteen years ago, during the Battle of Hucheng, the unlucky prince was beheaded by Pei Zhen himself. Not only did Xie Lin not sink, but he increasingly revealed his amazing military talent.

Time has passed, and the young man who was high-spirited back then has now become a general who is as steady as a mountain.

"General, Wang Liyang sent a secret message."

A soldier came on flying horse and respectfully presented the secret letter.

Xie Lin took the envelope and opened it immediately. After reading it, he handed it to a general next to him and said calmly: "The Wang family is too petty."

The man took it, looked at it for a few times, shook his head and said, "What's the use of eight hundred cavalry? You underestimate the people of Liang."

Xie Lin said expressionlessly: "Your Majesty told me to wait until the Wang family disrupts Lingzhou and makes the Liang Kingdom's border troops unable to take care of themselves, and then take advantage of the chaos to take action."

The general sneered and said: "The Wang family has a good plan. They took out 800 people from their pockets just to take advantage of them. I don't know where they got the confidence and appetite. Wang Dingyun himself has no ability, but he raised a pair of good people."

Sons and daughters, just because of them, they want to stand at the head of the military? Although Wang Liyang is a martial arts genius, other aspects are not worth mentioning. His sister is just-"

Xie Lin frowned and said, "There are too many complaints."

The general immediately shut up when he heard this, showing no sign of resentment.

Xie Lin turned to look at the herald who was always beside him and said: "Inform the army to turn to Gancheng in the northeast, and then send someone to speak to the garrison of Gancheng in advance."

The herald took the order and left.

Xiwu has seven great cities on the Gaoyang Plain, among which Hucheng, the easternmost one, fell into the hands of Daliang. Gancheng is one of the remaining six cities, about four hundred miles away from Hucheng.

The general looked puzzled. According to the previous plan, 50,000 cavalry would be temporarily stationed in Liucheng to the east, which is only more than 200 miles away from Hucheng. According to the speed of the Xiwu cavalry, they can appear in three hours at most.

Outside Tiger City.

Out of respect for Xie Lin, the general did not dare to question directly, but asked cautiously: "General, do you really have to wait for the Wang family to complete the matter before sending troops?"

Xie Lin said calmly: "Tiger City is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If Xiao Jin, the Marquis of Xiangcheng, does not come out, the cavalry will have no use. The infantry trained in the East over the years cannot defeat it, even if casualties are not taken into account.

It can't be done either. Just because your Majesty trusts the Wang family doesn't mean that I will wait foolishly for the Wang family to succeed."

The general knew that Xie Lin already had a strategy, and he nodded and said: "It is really difficult to defeat Hucheng if it is defended. Only by tearing a hole in the border of Liang State can they emerge."

Xie Lin said without comment: "Do you still remember how Pei Zhen captured Tiger City fifteen years ago?"

The general was stunned for a moment, then showed an angry look, shook his head and said: "This is a shame for all our Wu soldiers, how dare we forget it for half a day? It's also blame Ning...blame the Marquis for being too careless, thinking that Pei Zhen is great

Returning in defeat, how could he give up the easy-to-get credit? If it weren't for his greed for credit and wanting to cut off Pei Zhen's retreat, Hucheng would never have been lost."

Xie Lin looked at the floating clouds on the horizon with a slightly wistful look on his face: "Ninghou did this because of my rise in the military. He couldn't bear that his slaves were above him, so he refused to give up a glimmer of hope."

The general shook his head decisively and said: "General, what does this matter have to do with you? At that time, you were just a captain in the army, and he was not a god. How could he expect that you would rise to prominence in the future?"

Xie Lin chuckled softly and did not continue the topic. His eyes gradually became serious and he said slowly: "Pei Zhen fought brilliantly in that thousand-mile battle. He seemed to have a rough idea in mind when he set off from Kyoto of the Liang Kingdom and set foot on the battlefield for the first time.

Preparing for the final battle right now.

I have repeatedly studied that battle over the years and found that every decision he made on the battlefield at that time was to prepare for the capture of Tucheng. Regardless of the relationship between the enemy and ourselves, such a famous general is so rare. He only had to make a small mistake at that time to win the battle.

The entire army may be wiped out."

He sighed: "I hate that I am at such an untimely time that I cannot fight with this person face to face."

The general also looked complicated.
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