Chapter 127: The two armies confront each other, Youzhou border

What Xu Xiao didn't know was that at the same time he gave the order, two cavalry units were confronting each other in another place.

Jinji City, Tongmen Pass.

This is a pass located on the border between Youzhou and Jinzhou.

It is not a dangerous city.

After all, Youzhou and Jinzhou are both prefectures within Liyang, so naturally there is no need for such dangerous city defenses.

Tongmen Pass is located in Youzhou.

In fact, there have never been many garrison soldiers inside the pass.

The reason is very simple.

Youzhou belongs to Beiliang, while Jinzhou is nominally Gu Jiantang's fiefdom and is guarded by Gu Jiantang's border troops.

In Liyang, whether it was the Spring and Autumn battlefield or in Liyang later, Xu Xiao always had the upper hand over Gu Jiantang.

Moreover, Gu Jiantang has been detained in Tai'an City and is not guarding the two Liaos.

This resulted in the border troops in Jinzhou being unable to hold their heads up in front of the Northern Liang Army.

It was good enough that the Northern Liang Army did not cross the Tongmen Pass to Jinzhou to bully the other side, so there was no need to worry about the other side crossing the border to provoke.

Therefore, compared with the border between the north and Beimang, there have not been too many troops stationed at Tongmen Pass.

But it's different now.

Gao Changsheng, with the momentum of a great victory, swallowed up six states, and Jinzhou fell into his hands.

It is really unpredictable what will happen in the future.

Although Beiliang did not take the initiative to attack and did not intend to take risks for Li Yang Beimang, it obviously would not let down its guard.

Almost at the moment he received the news of the coalition's defeat, Xu Xiao sent elite troops to garrison Tongmen Pass.

The person who commanded the troops was Chu Lushan, who was known as a hawk and dog among the six adopted sons.

Although Chu Lushan was a cruel person, he was good at fighting and was the only one among the six adopted sons who could barely check and balance Chen Zhibao.

Moreover, this person is extremely loyal to Xu Xiao, as can be seen from the fact that he is called a hawk and dog.

It is for this reason that Xu Xiao has always attached great importance to this adopted son.

At this time, below Tongmen Pass, two cavalry units were confronting each other at the border of the two states.

One of the factions was led by Chu Lushan.

As for the other party, needless to say, it was Luo Cheng who led his troops to occupy Jinzhou under the order of Gao Changsheng.

After getting Gao Changsheng's explanation, Luo Cheng naturally put aside the burden in his heart.

After leading his army to capture Jinzhou, he took a small cavalry and pushed his flag directly to the border between the two states.

At Luo Cheng's age, he is extremely talented, and he is the son of Luo Yi, the King of Beiping. He has an extremely arrogant personality.

He was a little afraid before, firstly because he was afraid of Xu Xiao's reputation, but more importantly, he was afraid of ruining Gao Changsheng's plans.

Now that he has Gao Changsheng's support, he naturally won't have any fears anymore.

Not to mention Chu Lushan, even if Xu Xiao came in front of him, he would not be afraid with Gao Changsheng's support.

After all, in Luo Cheng's heart, his brother Gao now represents invincibility.

As Luo Cheng led his troops to arrive, Chu Lushan, who had already arrived inside the pass, naturally reacted immediately.

Chu Lushan was never a reckless general who only knew how to charge into battle.

In fact, contrary to his appearance, Chu Lushan was a man of both civil and military talents, and he also performed quite well in military strategy.

Otherwise, Xu Xiao would not have been able to use him to help Xu Fengnian and restrain Chen Zhibao at the same time.

Of course Chu Lushan understood the purpose of Xu Xiao sending him to Youzhou.

He also knew very well what Beiliang or Xu Xiao meant now, which was to focus on defense and not provoke Gao Changsheng if possible.

If Gao Changsheng came in person and put the big banner with the word Gao on it, Chu Lushan would definitely not say a word and would just stay inside the pass obediently.

But the one who came now was Luo Cheng.

Although he was in the territory of the Sui Dynasty, Luo Cheng had already gained a certain fame after his trip to the Liaodong battlefield.

But in Beimang Liyang, he is still a real nobody.

Luo Cheng’s appearance was particularly striking, with a fair complexion and no beard, and a hint of childishness even visible on his young face.

He looks exactly like a pale-faced scholar.

And who is Chu Lushan? His evil name is so infamous that it can make all the children in Beiliang stop crying.

Even in Beiliang, the only people who could make him restrain himself were Xu Xiao and his son, whom he regarded as his masters.

Now, Chu Lushan would certainly not tolerate such a provocative move by Luo Cheng, who had no reputation and no deterrent power.

The first thing he did was to lead his light cavalry to block the enemy.

"De, de, de!" One war horse after another raised their front hooves and neighed anxiously, and then, under the control of their masters, slammed their hooves heavily to the ground.

The two cavalry units, numbering several hundred men, were only a hundred meters apart from each other.

This distance is the distance for a charge.

Of course, no one on either side made any rash moves at this time.

But the soldiers' weapons had already been unsheathed, pointing murderously at the opposite side.

The tense scene was suffocating.

"Who are you? You have invaded the border of Youzhou without any reason. Are you looking for death? Why don't you retreat quickly?"

Chu Lushan held the scimitar upside down, snorted with his eyes narrowed.

It was obvious that he said this on purpose.

The general's flag standing in front could not be more obvious.

Even if Luo Cheng's reputation was not prominent, after all, he followed Gao Changsheng to fight the Battle of Baichuan City. As a top-ranked general under Gao Changsheng, his name could not fail to appear in various intelligence reports.

So when Chu Lushan saw the general flag with the word "Luo" on it, it was impossible that he didn't know the other party's name.

This attitude undoubtedly shows that the other party does not take Luo Cheng seriously at all.

Hearing this, Luo Cheng's face was immediately filled with murderous intent.

The veins in his right hand holding the silver spear were already throbbing.

Faced with such unscrupulous provocation from the other side, if Luo Cheng had the right temper, he would probably lead his troops to charge directly.

But in the end, he suppressed it deeply.

Because in the opposite camp, soldiers from Tongmen Pass were constantly pouring out, and the number of troops following Chu Lushan was now close to five thousand.

As for Luo Cheng, he came lightly this time, with only a few hundred cavalrymen.

If a conflict arises, it will obviously be very disadvantageous to him.

At this time, Luo Cheng was feeling regretful.

Gao Changsheng gave him the task of occupying Jinzhou, so it was naturally impossible for him to only have this amount of troops.

It’s just that Luo Cheng didn’t bring all of them with him when he came out.

He originally thought that the Beiliang garrison commander would not dare to show up in person.

But he forgot that he was not Gao Changsheng, and without the suppression of a strong army, it would be difficult for him to make others feel fearful of him.

Seeing Luo Cheng's expression, Chu Lushan also smiled.

If Luo Cheng really rushed into the battle line in anger, he would be in trouble.

After all, Gao Changsheng is standing behind the other party. If a fight breaks out and the other party is injured, and Gao Changsheng is provoked, it will be really difficult to deal with.

Therefore, Chu Lushan deliberately transferred soldiers from the interior in order to make the other side fearful and afraid to rashly engage in conflict.

As for whether the other side would turn around and mobilize reinforcements, Chu Lushan was not worried.

After all, as long as Luo Cheng turned his head, it would mean that his momentum was at a disadvantage, and this provocation would end in vain.

For a man of his age, it is unlikely that he will ever be able to regain the face he has lost. He may not even be embarrassed to report such a shameful experience.

"You don't want to fight, and you don't want to retreat. What are you doing? I don't want to play around with you, kid."

Chu Lushan raised his eyes, waved his hand impatiently and said:
"If there's nothing else, go back to where you came from. I'm going back to sleep."

"Hahaha."

As soon as the words fell, a burst of laughter suddenly rang out in the Beiliang formation.

"Get lost now, pretty boy."

"Go home and get your milk. The battlefield is not a place for you to play around."

"Get out, get out!"

Listening to the ridicule, Luo Cheng's face turned red in an instant, and the murderous look in his eyes almost solidified.

Since his debut, especially after following Gao Changsheng, he has always been successful. He has never encountered such humiliation.

His sharp eyes stared at the fat man opposite, as if he wanted to cut him into pieces, but Chu Lushan was not afraid at all. Instead, he responded with a few smiles.

"Ha ha……"

It was at this moment that a cold laugh suddenly rang out.

"Luo Cheng, I have already said that now that someone has challenged me to a fight, I will grant him a fight..."

As soon as the voice fell, Chu Lushan's face changed drastically.

Luo Cheng was instantly ecstatic: "Brother Gao."

What responded to the two men were the sound of murderous horse hooves and the dazzling sword light that hung down like the Milky Way.

p.s. I got the chapter wrong. Sorry. Let's publish it separately.
(End of this chapter)