Three thick streaks of smoke rushed towards the Tengjia Army in three directions: left, center and right. Unlike the Cheng Army and the Liangzhou Army who were waiting and watching, Meng Gulu tensed up and stared unblinkingly at what was not far ahead.

battlefield

Although he is full of confidence, and the rattan armor has indeed withstood Zhuge Nu's fire, as for the bed crossbow and trebuchet, they cannot be countered by manpower, but they are the strongest in land battles, and from the opponent's

Even though he could tell that this cavalry belonged to the northern nomadic cavalry due to their clothing, Meng Gulu still couldn't help but feel a little uneasy in his heart.

Although it was difficult to maximize the speed due to the insufficient distance, even so, the ten thousand cavalry still caused a great visual shock. Thousands of horses galloped, thunder roared, and the two armies were handed over in an instant.

The restraint of the cavalry against the infantry does not lie in slashing with spears, bayonets, and knives, but more in collisions. Even without armor, the lethality caused by the extremely powerful sprint with man and horse weighing more than 3,000 kilograms is also huge and short-term.

In just a short moment, the vine-armored soldiers who were blocking the road along the way were knocked and flew away one after another. Their muscles and bones were broken, and they lay on the ground wailing. Some of them died on the spot.

The three cavalry teams continued to charge in depth. However, although the terrain inside Yangping Pass was generally much flatter than outside the pass, it still could not be compared with Qin and Liang Prefectures. Affected by the ups and downs of the terrain and the successive collisions, the speed was indescribable.

Avoid slowing down. Once the cavalry loses its high support, its lethality will be greatly reduced.

Now the Qiang army has encountered this problem. From the beginning, it was able to defeat the enemy simply by charging with horses, to the need to use spears and spears together, and then to the counterattack of rattan armored soldiers. The advantage was rapidly eroding, and the 20,000-strong army fell into a melee.

The cavalry took advantage of the height advantage of riding on the horse, and stabbed the enemy's face, throat, and other vital parts from a high position. The vine-armored soldiers could not reach that high, so while resisting the opponent with their vine shields, they also slashed the horse and legs with their swords.

During this time, soldiers on both sides died screaming. A rough calculation showed that the number of casualties was about the same.

Yunfeng couldn't help but feel a headache. He wouldn't do such a loss-making transaction as exchanging cavalry for infantry. It seemed that to destroy the vine armor soldiers, we had to rely on fire attacks. In view of the fact that the goal of understanding the vine armor soldiers had been initially achieved, he felt that it was time to withdraw the troops.

, so he ordered the trebuchets and crossbows to be ready again and sent a herald to blow the retreat horn.

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...

Although Meng Gulu was arrogant, he was not willing to fight the Jin army in vain. He was not stupid. He knew that whether he could taste the charming taste of Princess Wuyang depended on these ten thousand vine armored soldiers. It happened that the Jin army did not want to fight against Meng Gulu.

Ming Jin, who was also extremely cooperative, retreated his troops.

This is the end of the first round of tentative contacts between the two parties.

Yao Yisheng returned to Yunfeng a little depressed and said loudly: "I failed to defeat the enemy, please punish me."

Yun Feng shook his head, patted Yao Yisheng on the shoulder and said with a smile: "What crime is Yisheng guilty of? The cavalry is not suitable for fighting in the mountains. The southwestern barbarians wearing rattan armor have amazing defense. They can fight invincibly and undefeated. It is beyond imagination."

Brother expected”

Yao Yisheng said gratefully: "Thank you very much, brother, for your generosity."

Yunfeng waved his hand and said: "Okay, that's it for today. Let's withdraw our troops and return to the camp for the time being. Let's make a living together."

Later, Han Yong was ordered to lead 10,000 cavalry forward and another 3,000 infantry to clear the battlefield. Although the Nanman soldiers suffered casualties, most of their vine armor was not damaged. This is a good thing, and it is a shameful act to waste it.

The two brothers Li Qi in Guancheng were also jealous of the cane armor, but they had no choice. The battlefield was close to the Jin army, and there were cavalry guards. Their army did not have the cane armor to protect them. They sent their infantry out of the city to fight with the cavalry for some cane armor.

, are you looking for death or what? You can only stare and watch helplessly as the Jin army under the city loads corpses, even swords, guns and arrows, into trucks and transports them away in an orderly manner.

Although Meng Gulu failed to defeat the cavalry, he was very satisfied with the draw. As for collecting the corpses of his compatriots, he never thought about it.

With laughter, Meng Gulu climbed to the top of the city. Li Qi hurriedly came forward to greet him and congratulated: "Your Majesty will lead the troops in the first battle today, which will make the Jin army's cavalry useless. The rattan armor elite soldiers are indeed worthy of their reputation. In fact, this order

It will be an eye-opener.”

Meng Gulu was not modest and laughed wildly and said: "I am in a hurry today and I don't know much about the Jin army. If we fight again tomorrow, we will definitely defeat the Jin army. Please rest assured, general."

Li Qi bowed slightly, circled his hands and said, "I have arranged a celebration banquet for the king. Come, invite the king to the table."

Meng Gulu looked satisfied, nodded, and followed Li Qi without saying thank you.

The two armies of Liang and Cheng under the Yangping Pass temporarily reached a tacit truce, and outside Jiankang City stood a solitary mountain on the south bank of the Yangtze River. Legend has it that Sima Rui first crossed the Yangtze River and saw that the mountain was similar to Lulong Village in the north, so he named it Lulong Mountain.

A thousand years later, Zhu Yuanzhang changed the name to Lion Rock

There is a bamboo pavilion at the highest point of Lulong Mountain. Brothers Wang Dun and Wang Dao are sitting here, looking to the northwest. The surging river flows eastward. The river is clear and the river is wide. From time to time, you can see finless porpoises, white dolphins and other large aquatic animals.

Creatures jump out of the water or break the waves and spit out water, full of vitality. Looking back to the southeast, you can see the bustling and noisy Jiankang City, with many houses and cars and people coming and going, a scene of prosperity.

Wang Dun looked at this picturesque scenery and couldn't help but feel something. He couldn't help knocking his bowl and singing: "Although the divine tortoise has a long life, it still has its time. The snake rides on the mist and will eventually become ashes. The old man is in a state of poverty. He aims for a thousand miles. The martyr is in his old age."

, very ambitious..."

Director Wang frowned and interrupted: "Brother Cong, whose poems are not easy to sing? It is better to recite Meng De's poems less, so as not to let people gossip."

"Pah!" Wang Dun's interest was aroused, he threw his chopsticks to the ground and said displeasedly: "This is so disappointing."

Director Wang smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Cong, although we are in a high position, we still have to be careful with some details. I know you don't take the Lord in your eyes, so that's okay. He is a waste, but if you fall behind

I am afraid that I may have misunderstood you because of the honorific title of Master Tianshi Dao."

Wang Dun didn't answer, but asked instead: "Wang Maohong said, whose family do you think this great river and mountains should belong to? Is it the Sima family? Or is it the line master? Or someone else? My brother is now in charge of the great power, and I want to show my respect to the Lord."

What does Maohong think when we ask for the title of Jiuxi?"

Director Wang looked around nervously and saw the guards standing in the distance. He was secretly relieved and said sternly: "The Sima clan has lost its cauldron. Naturally, there is nothing else in the world. However, the Huaxian sect cannot be underestimated.

, whose ancestors Ti and Tao Kan were both outstanding figures in the world, and the master of the sect, Wu Puzhen, still sits in charge of the clock.

Shan, the master also hid among the Xianbei people under an assumed name, and dealt with the remnants of Taiping Road.

Jianlangkou, until the situation is unclear, please do not act rashly for the time being."

Although Wang Dun was a little unhappy, he knew that Director Wang was telling the truth, so he stopped talking about it and asked: "The prince has a yellow head and a yellow beard. He is not as orthodox in Chinese clothes as I am. How can he inherit this great treasure in the future?"

?And if the prince is too close to the Huaxian sect, he will definitely be detrimental to my Wang family. I will depose him because of my brother and establish another prince. What does Maohong propose?"

Director Wang thought for a while and said hesitantly: "I also agree with the re-establishment of the crown prince, but the removal of the crown prince is very important. Unless it is unethical, it should not be done lightly. However, the prince is cautious and it is difficult to find out the reasons. This matter needs to be arranged well."

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Wang Dun smiled coldly: "I will make proper arrangements for my brother." Then he took out two letters from his arms and handed them over and said: "This is Li Xiong and Zhang Zhaocheng's entrustment to send Wang Miao's name. Mao Hong, please take a look."

Director Wang stretched out his hand to take it and read them one by one. After a long time, he pondered: "Li Xiong wants to return Hanzhong. Isn't it just a dream? Since ancient times, how can the lost territory on the battlefield be claimed with words? Besides, Mu Yunfeng of Liangzhou is the mother of Xun Guan.

My son-in-law belongs to the Huaxian sect, so how can he be willing to listen to you and me? Even if he has the intention, he is powerless."

Wang Dun did not make a statement, but took out another envelope and said: "Maohong, please read this envelope again."

Director Wang continued to take it and read it. After a while, he said suspiciously: "Yunfeng is a foreign vassal, so why should the princes of the good side have to come to the capital to do it? Isn't it possible that they are not worried about whether they can come or go? What is Xun Guanniang's intention?"

Wang Dun smiled slightly and said: "This watch is the name of Taizhen Wenqiao and was entrusted to my brother. What do Maohong think?"

Director Wang was silent as he thought for a moment, suddenly his face relaxed, and he said happily: "Is it possible that there is discord within the Huaxian Sect? That should be the case. Xun Guanniang is a woman with a hot temper, short-sightedness, and ignorance of the general situation. I think Taizhen and her have a lot of quarrels, and Liang Liang

Zhou Mu is also the son-in-law of Xun Guanniang, so I use this as a hint to you and me that we must not let this person return to the west."

Wang Dun nodded and said: "Yes, I guessed the same thing. Moreover, Yunfeng has captured Hanzhong and is on the upper reaches of the Han River. If he has a dispute with the Huaxian Sect today, he can go along the Han River."

Going straight down to Wuchang, the threat is very great. No matter what the reason is, since he dares to come to Jiankang, he will never be allowed to return alive. Ignore Taizhen and Li Xiong and Zhang Zhaocheng for now. Maohong, tell me how to keep this person.

?”

Director Wang stroked his beard and said: "If you want to remove a person, since ancient times, there have been two methods: assassination and labeling him for treason. However, Xun Guanniang has a protective nature and will definitely protect her with all her strength. Moreover, Xun Guanniang is a closed disciple of Wu Pu Zhenren, and finally

If he is favored, it is very likely that he will scare his old man out of seclusion. Therefore, this matter needs to be considered in the long term. At least it must be done with clean hands and feet to prevent others from telling the truth."

Wang Dun thought thoughtfully: "What if we use Taizhen to do something?"

Director Wang shook his head and said: "That's not right. Although Tai Zhen has selfish motives, Master Wu Pu is still here and he will never dare to harm his fellow disciples. This matter must not be made public. You and I can handle it."

Wang Dun agreed: "Mao Hong's words are reasonable. Mao Hong came forward on this matter and asked the Lord to send an envoy to Hanzhong. He ordered Yunfeng to come to Beijing to meet the saint. My brother sent another expert to find out about this person's itinerary to provide basis for subsequent plans."

Director Wang stood up and said: "In that case, I will go into the palace to see the Lord and take my leave." After saying this, he waved his sleeves and went down the mountain (to be continued)
Chapter completed!