The image of Liang Xiao's straight face just now lingers in Diana's mind.
Very similar to the portrait!
The armor, sword, and halberd are exactly the same!
Is he recreating the power of his ancestors?
Recalling that the border of the empire was invaded by the Kingdom of Heaven and Sun, leaving the land devastated and littered with corpses, Diana again connected with the disaster of moving the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
"He is still young. Perhaps, he will create greater achievements than that Emperor Wu."
"He needs a good wife, no, at least one, I can do it! At least... now I have money!"
Diana, who was self-defeating, watched Liang Xiao leave. The more she thought about it, the more excited she became, and her face turned red in an instant.
Liang Xiao has already left.
Diana couldn't help but imitate the monk, clasped her hands together, and began to pray silently for Liang Xiao.
Jiang Fuxue and Xiahou Qingyi were surprised and simply learned to pray together.
In the military camp, there was a cold and solemn atmosphere.
The invasion of Beihu cavalry was enough to make everyone feel like they were facing a formidable enemy.
Since the disaster of moving the capital, Dazhou has never achieved a large-scale victory in the war with Beihu. They have always had small-scale victories and defeats.
"Just a few days after the marshal assigned 10,000 cavalry to Marquis Lanling, the Beihu people invaded the territory. What do you think, Lord Lin?" Lei Hong looked at Lin Xiu.
Lin Xiu said solemnly: "There must be someone who tipped off the news when Marquis Lanling went to Jixian. The Beihu people wanted to take the opportunity to kill Marquis Lanling's majesty! After all, these 10,000 cavalrymen just came to Yanzhou, and Marquis Lanling was not yet skilled. Scheduling. But what is really worrying is that the other party can bypass the surveillance of the Great Wall and break into Yanzhou..."
"There are too many Beihu infestations in Yanzhou and they must be eliminated as soon as possible!" All the generals expressed their opinions one after another.
Lin Xiu was thoughtful.
There is a huge gap in the Great Wall to the north, giving Beihu space to go south.
But even if they go south, the Beihu cavalry dare not take it lightly and divide their troops at will. After all, there are still lines of defense on both sides of the Great Wall.
Therefore, Yanzhou, which is closest to the gap, is the easiest to invade, but sufficient preparations must be made.
Who tipped off the news?
"Master Hou is here!"
Liang Xiao's arrival quickly quieted down the originally noisy military camp.
"Where are the enemy troops now?" Liang Xiao asked anxiously.
Lei Hong said: "According to the scouting report, they should be within fifty to one hundred miles north of the city, numbering in the thousands! Lord Marquis, we cannot let them bypass Yanzhou North City under any circumstances, because there are still many suburban farmlands behind. If the walls are strong and the wilderness is clear, then..."
Liang Xiao nodded and said: "The first brigade of Yanyun Iron Cavalry will go out with me to understand the enemy's situation. The rest of the brigade will be commanded by General Dong and will take over later!"
The Liang family's army had two thousand fine cavalry and ten thousand newly added cavalry, which were divided into six brigades by Liang Xiao.
The first brigade is naturally the cavalry of the Liang Family Army headquarters.
These two thousand cavalrymen use the best horses from the Western Regions and are extremely maneuverable. They are suitable for serving as vanguard troops and pursuit troops.
The remaining good horses from the Western Regions still need to be carefully allocated to the elite of the army, so the mobility of the 10,000 newly added cavalry is slightly less.
Two thousand cavalry and Yanyun's eighteen cavalry followed Liang Xiao out of the military camp and fought all the way to the north.
Dong Lian followed closely with ten thousand cavalry.
On the northern grasslands, thousands of Beihu cavalry were patrolling, and there was almost no grass growing wherever they passed.
The Beihu generals on horseback began a discussion.
"I heard that the military advisor from Yanzhou reported that Liang Xiao went to Jixian through the back door and got 10,000 cavalry. Many of those 10,000 cavalry were dissatisfied, and people are currently divided."
"That's right! It's the information sent by people around Liang Xiao. We must attack this group of cavalry as soon as possible before they are bribed by Liang Xiao's good wine and meat, attack their morale, strive for more beheadings, and boost morale for His Majesty's trip south! "
"The enemy's armaments are lax and they only have 10,000 cavalry. We, Beihu, only need 5,000 cavalry to defeat them!"
"The best thing is to find those Northern Knights in this area and catch them all! I recently heard that the Red Blood Sword is actually a woman. If she is caught, she will be imprisoned and humiliated forever!"
The generals became more and more angry as they talked, and were already imagining the scene after victory.
At this moment, the Pegasus scout from the south came to report: "Ten miles south! An enemy army appears in our field of vision!"
The Beihu cavalry generals chose higher areas one after another to climb up and look out.
A moment later, two thousand Liang's cavalry followed Liang Xiao to the enemy's south five miles away.
"After an estimate, the enemy has one man and two horses, and the number is more than 2,000 and less than 3,000!"
After the Beihu cavalry generals discussed with each other, their eyes shone.
"The enemy army is indeed disloyal and will not obey Liang Xiao's orders. We can take advantage of the situation to break it!"
A cavalry commander reminded: "Our army has just arrived here and needs to rest. Wouldn't it be too..." to attack rashly.
"The enemy troops have come from afar and are also exhausted and in urgent need of rest. Our army can disrupt their formation immediately! If they had found that they were outnumbered, they would have fled long ago!" The leading cavalry general was impatient and ordered an attack on the spot.
At the other end, Liang Xiao's army marched slowly, resting and recuperating as they marched. At this moment, they also selected a higher-lying area and stood ready.
Liang Xiao, who was observing on the high ground, found that the enemy troops were attacking in large numbers, and he was quite confused.
Thousands of people on the other side actually dared to take the initiative. Was it because they wanted to wait for work, or...
"Thousands of enemy troops are attacking! All the generals will follow me to contain them!"
Hearing that there were thousands of enemy troops, the two thousand cavalrymen cheered up and looked solemn.
Previously, Liang Xiao actually led hundreds of troops and beheaded five hundred.
But now it is a battle involving thousands of people, which is more difficult.
Fortunately, the Liang family's army has become accustomed to orders and prohibitions, and Lei Hong teaches them day and night. Liang Xiao comes to inspect every now and then, and now their combat quality is fully qualified.
Following Liang Xiao's order, two thousand cavalry came out to meet the Beihu cavalry.
In order to prevent their horses from becoming exhausted, the two sides did not gallop and charge immediately, but continued to approach each other.
The distance of several miles did not allow them to clearly see each other's specific troops and equipment.
It wasn't until the two sides were close to fifty feet that they could vaguely see the other side's troops.
"The opponent is well-equipped, but he is still a new recruit of the Liang Family Army and lacks experience! If the intelligence does not deceive me, Liang Xiao can only mobilize his headquarters!"
The first cavalry general was inexplicably excited. He raised his sword high on horseback and shouted angrily: "Avenge my second brother Guanluo and the five hundred warriors, kill!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the cavalryman took out the horn from his bag and blew it quickly.
Five thousand Beihu cavalry came out in full force, intending to tear Liang Xiao's troops into pieces.
The Liang Jiajun cavalry had already laid out their crane wings and picked up their bows and arrows during the march.
Liang Xiao sits in the center of the army, riding a white dragon shadow, wearing Emperor Wu's armor and an iron helmet. Behind him is Hong Hu, who is also fully armored as a backup horse.
Naturally, the Beihu cavalry was not to be outdone, and both sides launched the first round of ejection within thirty steps.
Hundreds of arrows in the front row, with a continuous sound of piercing the air, fell into the opponent's formation one after another.
