In December of the 11th year of Zhengji, the king of protection found a large number of rampant bandits in Lion Ridge, and the court caused an uproar, and Dongtianji immediately decided to send soldiers and horses to the purge, and then was recommended by the king of protection, and appointed Xue Yuanshan, the deputy commander of the Beiding Army, as the commander-in-chief of the vanguard corps to carry out the purge.

In the same month, the vanguard army arrived at Lion Ridge and camped at the foot of the mountain and encountered a sneak attack by bandits.

In February, the Pioneer Legion fought against the bandits many times, and found that the bandits in Lion Ridge were different from ordinary rogues, this group of bandits was well-trained, with sufficient weapons and armor, and their number far exceeded the expected number, and they even fought with the brave and fearless Pioneer Legion many times.

Xue Yuanshan immediately discovered the seriousness of the matter, and immediately went to the imperial court to ask for support, and on the night of the book, the vanguard army was attacked by bandits again, this time it was different from the previous times, if the previous sneak attacks were compared to temptations, then this time the bandits were to wipe out the vanguard legions.

At that time, the vanguard corps had already fought with the bandits many times, and they were already sleepy, and the other party was obviously prepared, and they were familiar with the layout of the vanguard corps, and surrounded each battalion commander and soldier independently. That night, more than 60,000 vanguard corps were killed, more than 30,000 were killed, and the remaining more than 20,000 remnants were forced into danger.

At the critical moment of the situation, Commander-in-Chief Xue took a risk, led twenty warriors who signed a life and death certificate, and secretly infiltrated the bandit headquarters, this time the commander-in-chief Xue and eighteen warriors died heroically, but a total of 21 enemy leaders were killed, and 1,000 were killed, but they brought back crucial information about the bandits, laying the foundation for the vanguard army to capture Lion Ridge in the future.

Seven days later, under the guidance of Deputy Commander Zhou Lin, Lion Ridge successfully won Lion Ridge.

At this moment of victory, no one was happy, because the reason why this battle was so victorious was the life of the commander-in-chief and the eighteen warriors, and it was exchanged for the lives of countless soldiers who died in this battle on the battlefield.

Under the urging of the king, Emperor Dong Tianji summoned these sacrificed warriors, distributed pensions, and properly arranged the families of the sacrificed warriors.

Xue Yuanshan made great contributions to this battle, and posthumously named him the generalissimo of Dingguo.

At the beginning of March, Zhou Lin, deputy commander of the Pioneer Legion, returned to the dynasty in triumph, and the emperor Dongtianji arranged a reception banquet to wash the dust of the Pioneer Legion in the West Garden of Spring Breeze.

The concubines above the third rank were all present, and the beauties below the third rank had to find something to do in the courtyard to pass the time.