A military meeting was being held in the Prince's Mansion of Qingliang Mountain. In addition to Yuan Zuozong, the commander of the Beiliang Cavalry who was guarding Yanyun Road and guarding against Beimang's surprise attack, even Yu Luan Dao, who was in Western Shu, rushed back to join forces with Yan Wenluan and He
Zhong Hu, Chen Yunchui, and Zhou Kang, as the highest ranking infantry and cavalry generals in the frontier army, attended the meeting.
Others who attended the meeting also included the deputy generals of the two cavalry armies on the left and right outside Liangzhou Pass, Chu Lushan, Liangzhou General Shi Fu and Youzhou General Huangfu Ping, as well as Fuling Liuya Chongzhong and the chief generals of the four military towns in Liuzhou.
There are more than 20 school captains.
Of course, it also includes the popular Anxi Protectorate Protector Yue Pengju, Deputy Protector Wu Jie, and the chief generals of the four towns in Anxi.
A total of more than 40 Northern Liang generals attended the meeting.
If Empress Beimang calculates the price of military merit based on the number of heads, whoever can defeat this meeting hall together will really have a huge military exploit.
The main purpose of Xu Fengnian's convening of this grand military meeting was to prepare for the northern expedition to Beimang.
Nowadays, Liyang is being devastated by Xi Chu. In addition, Xu Fengnian is running rampant in Gyeonggi and Jing'an Road, defeating countless enemy troops.
Liyang's combat power has been greatly damaged, and he will no longer be able to interfere in matters in the north in the next two years.
Beiliang can take advantage of this opportunity to conquer Beimang and conquer the remaining five states in Beimang in one fell swoop, accomplishing an unparalleled feat.
Since you sent heavy troops to attack me outside the Liangzhou Pass before, now it is my turn to attack your Beimang and Northern Dynasties.
The location for the decisive battle designated by Xu Fengnian was in the hinterland of Beimang and the Northern Dynasty in the past, and now the newly built Jubei City was built with the help of the entire Beiliang territory.
When this city was originally built, Xu Xiao was still there, and Beimang's battle strength was greatly damaged, and no one dared to touch it.
After Xu Xiao's death, Beimang made several moves and wanted to send Zhu Jing to sneak into the city.
Especially during the Youyundao rebellion led by the Taiping Order, Jubeicheng was taken care of as the focus.
Even, in the end, Rouran Iron Cavalry was sent out.
It was Yuan Zuo's family who led the cavalry to suppress it.
Both sides understand that rejecting Beicheng will serve as the nail in Beimang's backbone for Beiliang.
If Beiliang sends troops from here, they can attack Beimang's imperial court and force Beimang into a decisive battle.
However, if Beiliang attacks from elsewhere, with the presence of Beicheng, it can also contain a large number of troops and cause Beimang to disperse its combat power.
This is also the reason why Beimang wanted to capture this city several times.
The future war must begin with the rejection of Beicheng.
This is also the main reason why Yuan Zuozong is in charge of Youyundao.
Among the generals of Beiliang today, only Yuan Zuozong can use the cavalry to achieve the state of "distant water can quench near thirst".
At that time, military strategists recognized that Yuan Zuozong was the most important contributor to the battle at Concubine's Tomb that determined the decisive battle of Xilebi. Therefore, it can even be said that without Yuan Zuozong leading the long-distance attack, there are still two names in the Central Plains with the surname Zhao and Jiang.
This time he returned to the north to conquer Beimang. Xu Fengnian planned to use 400,000 troops after the next autumn harvest to personally visit Jubeicheng, forcing Beimang to use the last 400,000 troops for a strategic decisive battle.
Yan Wenluan looked at the Liangmang form hanging high in the center of the meeting hall, and said with some worry: "Your Majesty, is there something wrong with this move? Your Majesty is going to personally lead an army of 300,000 to Jubei City, facing a desperate situation.
The Beimang imperial court's 400,000-strong army was already at a disadvantage in terms of military strength. Yue Pengju
Whether the cavalry from the Western Regions and Liuzhou led by Wu Jie can advance all the way to the hinterland of Beimang and the Northern Dynasty and cut off Beimang's retreat is yet to be seen. In addition, Yu Luandao and Ning Emei lead troops to advance westward together, and the strength of both sides
The disparity will become even greater. Once Jubei City is defeated, Youyun Road will inevitably be in chaos."
Then he pointed at the map and suggested: "It is better for me to personally lead one hundred thousand cavalry to guard Jubei City and attract the main force of Beimang. Your Majesty will lead our elite troops from Beiliang to march out from Youyundao and capture Beimang's Yuchan Prefecture and Jinchan Prefecture." The three states of Liaoxi and Liaoxi have further compressed the living space of Beimang. Even if Beimang manages these three states like a copper wall and an iron wall, with the scattered combat power, it will be difficult to stop the Beiliang cavalry."
He Zhong, the leader of the Zuoqi Army, suddenly said angrily: "No, absolutely not! Everyone here is our own people. I will say some things or not. Everyone knows in their hearts that Jubei City is an isolated city, and many of the defensive facilities in it have not been built. Complete, the damage caused after the last round of countering the rebellion has not been repaired until now. Once the war begins, Beimang will definitely come with all its strength. Yan Wenluan, are you planning to give the Beimang barbarians a chance to become king?"
Yan Wenluan sneered and said: "Give Beimang a king in exchange for Beiliang's overwhelming advantage over Beimang, which is equal to the land of the three states."
He Zhong looked at Xu Fengnian in the center and said: "Your Majesty, I, He Zhong, am not looking down on those young generals from Liuzhou. In fact, whether it is Yue Pengju and Wu Jie, or Cao Wei and Yu Luandao. I admire them all. As time goes by, I might not even be worthy of carrying their shoes, but there is no room for loss in the upcoming battle. Our army finally gained such an advantage, and except for a few old battalions such as the Dragon and Elephant Army, most of them were surrendered and newly recruited cavalry. Take Yue Pengju's Beiwei Camp and Wu Jie's Qiannu Camp as examples. They were both formed after the Liangmang War. I don't deny that they have experienced the tempering of the war in the Western Regions. However, they have not experienced a single battle with our Northern Liang Army as a whole. A tacit understanding can only be cultivated after a battle. If there is a flaw in a certain link, wouldn't everything be lost if you are not careful?"
Zhou Kang frowned and suggested with some lack of confidence: "If General He is worried that Liuzhou does not have a backbone, why not simply let Commander Yuan personally take charge of the overall situation?"
Chu Lushan shook his head and said: "No. Commander Yuan is indispensable for the cavalry battle outside Youyun Road. That's why the prince will arrange for the Liuzhou cavalry to fight outside from beginning to end, without cooperating with the army."
In the Battle of Liangmang, although Beiliang relied on King Yan's layout, Beimang lost nearly a million troops and minimized its own losses.
However, after several battles, Beiliang itself lost more than half of its combat strength, especially the losses of elite soldiers.
Even with the addition of soldiers surrendered by Beimang, it would be difficult for Beiliang's combat strength to recover in a short period of time.
This is also the reason why Xu Fengnian chose to personally lead a small number of elite cavalry south to Tai'an City and to Jing'an Road.
During the war, Yuan Zuozong had to participate in the main battlefield.
Wherever Xu Fengnian is, he and Chu Lushan will be there.
Xu Beizhi, who had just secretly returned to Beiliang from the Lianghuai Road Envoy's Mansion, stood in the corner without saying a word. He was a little tired from the long journey, so he simply stood there with his eyes closed to rest.
Yan Wenluan folded his hands and calculated: "Chu Duhu, Cao Wei's 10,000 cavalry who were transferred from the frontier army at that time, Yu Luandao's 10,000 Youqi, Yue Pengju's newly formed 30,000 cavalry army that only lasted a year, and the back Wei army, Wu Jie formed a strong crossbow battalion of 20,000 cavalry at the same time, as well as Ning Emei's Tiefutu, which was urgently replenished after losing more than half of its combat power. The five young cavalrymen together were only two Yan Wenluan. General, do you really want to bet that they can complete the mission? Are we, the old people in Liangzhou and Youzhou, too demanding of them?"