As a result, Zhou Xingyun stayed at the Wulin Alliance camp for a while, then hurriedly said goodbye to Yang Lin and rushed to the "Xuanwu Pass" with the Zhenbei Cavalry Regiment.
Although Yang Lin was very worried and reluctant to let Zhou Xingyun leave, due to the dilemma of loyalty and filial piety since ancient times, Zhou Xingyun unknowingly became the general guarding the northern border of the Central Plains, shouldering the heavy responsibility of protecting his family and country. Yang Lin could only silently
Watching Zhou Xingyun, he wished his children good luck in martial arts.
Zhou Xingyun did not bring many people with him on this trip. He went with him to the Zhenbei Cavalry at Xuanwu Pass. Counting the entire Yan Ji Army, there were only two thousand people.
Zhou Xingyun did not let the Jianghu warriors participate. First, they were not soldiers and would not cooperate on the chaotic battlefield, which might drag down the brigade. Secondly, once there were casualties among the Jianghu warriors, Zhou Xingyun did not know how to explain to his division.
Therefore, Zhenbei Cavalry can only streamline its troops and streamline its administration to reduce unnecessary battle losses.
The two thousand Zhenbei cavalry officers who have been streamlined can be said to be the best among the best. There are not many girls in the Yan Ji Army. The livestock brigade under Qin Shou is also full of strong generals. If you pick any one, you can...
It can all be done...it can be done...
Forget it, Zhou Xingyun really couldn't open his mouth to praise male creatures without wasting his saliva on praising animals.
All in all, Ling Daolun Taishi, Xu Zijian's eldest son, and Sun Wuzhe, these martial arts heroes who are obviously more handsome than Zhou Xingyun but have always been lonely, have all been integrated into Zhenbei Cavalry Team Zheng
In fact, Ling Daolun and Taishi He were really unlucky. They wanted to bring glory to their sect at the World Heroes Martial Arts Conference, but inexplicably ended up under Zhenbei Qi, and have lived in obscurity until now.
Taishi He has a cheerful personality, which is fine. He just smiles and it's all over. Ling Daolun is furious. He is working for Zhou Xingyunbai! The camp battle is won, and all the benefits are given to the Zhenbei Cavalry Group and the nine major national guardian sects.
It has almost nothing to do with him and his disciple Mingdao.
Fortunately, there were many shrewd women around Zhou Xingyun, and Han Qiumiao specially asked Han Feng to nominate them with his golden pen, praising 'Mingdao' and 'Penglaimen' and other sects who assisted the Zhenbei Jockey Corps, making them feel better.
Otherwise, Ling Daolun will definitely break up with Zhou Xingyunen who is so unfaithful!
Time passed in a hurry, and a few seconds passed in the blink of an eye. Zhou Xingyun and others finally arrived at the "Xuanwu Pass" near the northern border.
A Zhenjiang checkpoint was built in the southeast, northwest and northwest of the Central Plains territory, each named after the four spirits in ancient mythology.
The four major passes, "Qinglong Pass" in the east, "Zhuque Pass" in the south, "White Tiger Pass" in the west, and "Xuanwu Pass" in the north, are the mainstays of defending the mountains and rivers of the Central Plains and resisting the invasion of foreign invaders.
"Qiu Miao, what kind of person is the general guarding the northern border?" Zhou Xingyun asked curiously. Although he was very lucky, he inexplicably killed the Northern Territory Mu Qingxiong and was named a member of the Zhenbei Cavalry Regiment.
The generalissimo became one of the princes in the northern towns.
On the way to Xuanwu Pass, Han Qiumiao still informed Zhou Xingyun about the situation in the northern towns.
There are many nobles and princes in the northern territory of the Central Plains, and Zhou Xingyun is just one of them.
Just like the Dongfang Dekang family located in the southern town. Although they are under the command of the Southern Prince's Mansion, they can also be regarded as one of the princes in the southern town.
In the northern towns of the Central Plains, there were also large nobles and princes. Like Zhou Xingyun, they all had their own fiefdoms and armies more or less.
The difference between Zhou Xingyun and the northern princes is that he
Replacing Qing Xiong, he was not only a vassal, but also had the authority of the northern governor, and was the Marshal of the Zhenbei Cavalry conferred by the royal family.
What are the powers of the Northern Territory State Shepherd? Simply speaking, it is the power to mobilize the guards of the Northern Territory City.
The city guards in the north are basically made up of princes from the northern territories.
To sum up, when an enemy invades, the northern governor can exercise his power to call on the great princes in the north and order them to send troops to support him.
It is true that the great princes who have their own fiefdoms and hold military power may not be willing to obey the orders of the local governor.
Therefore, before the Sixteenth Emperor's rebellion, Mu Qingxiong of the Northern Territory was unable to hold real power. Until the Sixteenth Emperor's rebellion was defeated, the powerful northern princes followed the Sixteenth Emperor's rebellion and were all beheaded.
After being shown to the public, Qing Xiong found the opportunity to join forces with the Xuanyang Sect to unite the remaining princes in the north and take charge of the actual power of the state pastoralists.
Now that foreign invaders are invading the northern border of the Central Plains, Zhou Xingyun, as the marshal of the Zhenbei Cavalry, can order the great princes in the north to give them money and strength to fully assist the Zhenbei Cavalry in fighting against the foreign invaders.
This is what it should have been like...
Unfortunately, Zhou Xingyun took office for such a short period of time and was busy building a new camp for the Wulin Alliance that he did not have the opportunity to contact those northern dignitaries.
We have never met each other, and if you ask them to contribute money and effort, it will not be tolerated either emotionally or rationally.
The most important point is that even if he can get through it, Zhou Xingyun has no time to ask them for money or people.
Huang Feng's army invaded suddenly. Zhou Xingyun rushed back to the north from Leshan City in a hurry. There was no time to call on the nobles and princes in the north.
Fortunately, according to the guesses of Han Qiumi and Xu Zhiqian, even if Zhou Xingyun does not order the northern princes, they will try their best to participate in this border defense battle.
Zhou Xingyun has a lot of high-ranking official titles such as Prince Consort Young Master Yun Zihou Zhenbei Cavalry Marshal and others. How can the northern princes dare to ignore the existence of this gentleman?
What's more, Zhou Xingyun came to power by stepping on Qing Xiong's corpse and was trusted by the emperor. Naturally, the princes in the north tried every means to establish relations with him.
Therefore, knowing that Marshal Zhenbei Cavalry returned to the north and wanted to fight against the foreign invaders, the princes in the north would definitely take action.
After Han Qiumiao understood Zhou Xingyun's relationship with the northern princes, he also detailed the relationship between the Zhenbei Cavalry Regiment and the northern border officers and soldiers.
The soldiers currently guarding the northern border are nominally under the control of Zhou Xingyun, but in fact they are not under his control. The two parties have a very special relationship.
Simply put, the main task of the Zhenbei Cavalry Regiment represented by Zhou Xingyun is internal security, such as crusading against bandits and evil sects in the north, and preventing nobles and princes in northern towns from causing rebellion.
The soldiers who guard the northern border are specialized in dealing with the invasion of foreign enemies and have an independent control system. They seem to be under the command of Zhenbei Cavalry, but they are not under the jurisdiction of Marshal Zhenbei Cavalry.
There are great generals out there, and you feel like your life is not in check...
Usually when foreign invaders invade on a large scale, Zhou Xingyun can basically ignore them, and the soldiers guarding the border will repel them.
Only when foreigners mobilize their troops and send out troops on a large scale will the Generalissimo of the Zhenbei Cavalry need to come forward, summon the princes from the northern towns, and mobilize the troops, horses, and food in the north to assist the border officers and soldiers in the north to fight against the foreign troops.
So here comes the question, the northern border guards officers, in name
The soldiers and horses under the command of Shangnai Zhenbeiqi are actually not under the control of Marshal Zhenbeiqi. So after Zhou Xingyun arrived at Xuanwu Pass, who would have the highest command?
Logically speaking, the official position of the Generalissimo of Zhenbei Cavalry is higher than that of the border general, so the command authority should of course rest with Zhou Xingyun.
When you are away, you will not accept your orders. Now that you are here, you will accept your orders even if you do not accept them!
Then the question arises again. Zhou Xingyun, a newly appointed marshal, suddenly came to Xuanwu Pass and took over the highest command. Will the soldiers at the border pass obey his control?
In addition, Zhou Xingyun had just arrived and did not understand the border situation. It seemed very unsafe for him to be qualified as the supreme commander.
However, Zhou Xingyun did not take over as the supreme commander, and he was worried that the border defense generals at Xuanwuguan would act blindly and randomly like the Jianghu Association, putting the Zhenbei Cavalry partners in danger.
Once bitten by a snake and afraid of well ropes for ten years, Zhou Xingyun would never let anyone else command his Zhenbei Cavalry again.
Therefore, Zhou Xingyun wanted to ask Han Qiumiao what kind of person the guard of Xuanwu Pass was. If the other party was kind, he would hand over the military supplies to the other party and let the guard continue to take charge of the overall situation at Xuanwuguan to attack Zhenbei who was in charge of him. Cavalry, as a special force, coordinate operations according to the situation.
"Not a bad person." Han Qiumiao replied succinctly. The guard guarding Xuanwu Pass was named Huang Puzhong. He was a middle-aged man in his early forties with a calm personality.
Huang Puzhong was originally a general under Qi Yuan, the deputy commander of the Zhenbei Cavalry Division, and his martial arts skills were on par with Qi Yuan's.
"Who is Qi Yuan?" Zhou Xingyun asked curiously, feeling that he had heard this name somewhere, but unfortunately he had forgotten it.
"When the Sixteenth Prince of the Emperor raised his troops to rebel, the enemy general died under the Chongwu sword at Shuimen Pass." Xuanyuan Fengxue said calmly. Although Qi Yuan was an enemy of the Xuanyuan family, it was undeniable that he was an experienced man. General Zhenbei, who fought to defend the northern territory and frightened foreign invaders.
It was a pity that he followed the northern princes to cause rebellion, assisted the sixteenth son of the emperor in their rebellion, and eventually died in the battle at Shuimen Pass on the outskirts of the capital.
Xuanyuan Chongwu even erected a tombstone for him.
"Listening to what you said, I seem to have an impression. Alas, if Huang Puzhong and Qi Yuan have a good relationship, wouldn't our situation be very bad!" Zhou Xingyun was speechless. He only hoped that Huang Puzhong and Qi Yuan were not on good terms, otherwise he would When the Xuanyuan siblings meet with their enemies, the situation becomes unpredictable.
However, Qi Yuan was Huang Puzhong's immediate boss, and the relationship between bosses and subordinates was generally not very good.
Zhou Xingyun made a very optimistic guess, but Xu Zhiqian nodded immediately and said: "Yes! Huang Puzhong is Qi Yuan's favorite general. The reason why he can become the guard of Xuanwu Pass today is because of General Qi's full recommendation!"
Zhou Xingyun neglected to mention that friendship on the battlefield is not the same as friendship in the officialdom. Huang Puzhong and Qi Yuan are comrades who have been through life and death, can they have a bad relationship?
"Understood! Our goal today is to attack Xuanwu Pass!" Zhou Xingyun said frankly and sworn, since Huang Puzhong has a close relationship with the rebellious officials and traitors, then as the general marshal of the Zhenbei Cavalry, he can only clean up the family!
"Didn't you hear what I said? The guard of Xuanwu Pass is not a bad person!" Han Qiumiao said impartially: "Although Huang Puzhong had a good relationship with Qi Yuan, when the emperor's sixteenth son rebelled, he put the country's justice first , did not respond to the call of the northern princes to send troops to assist the Sixteenth Son of the Emperor. Qing Xiong colluded with the Xuanyang Sect to harm the people in the northern border. We were able to quickly recover the northern towns thanks to him sending troops to support various places. So when you see Huang Puzhong , be polite to me."