The lights in the military tent were bright, and the clerks of the various departments in Youzhou in the front tent were accounting for the war losses and consumption, and the statistics were registered. This kind of affairs will be after every battle, this time it is just to calculate the situation of the battle of Jeongju and then get the total number, and the workload is not too large or small. In the back account, Li Congjing and Da Ming'an sat opposite each other, warmed a pot of wine, accompanied by a few side dishes, and talked at night. Tomorrow, there will be a celebration banquet in Zhengzhou City, and today the two of them have to settle for one or two, but this situation is also just the time for the two to discuss secrets.

"The West Building has changed, Yelu Abaoji retreated in a hurry, although the Khitan was defeated in this battle, Yelu Abaoji attacked the heart of the Bohai Sea, but he may not die." Li Congjing said to Da Ming'an, "As far as the Khitan is concerned, if you are not satisfied with being just the overlord of the grassland, and want to accumulate strength to compete in the Central Plains and dominate the world, the Bohai Kingdom must be included in the bag." On the one hand, the Bohai Sea is a prosperous country in the east of the sea, with abundant manpower and material resources, and expandable strength; Both, if the Khitan wants to go south to the Central Plains, they can't help but settle the rear first, and the side of the couch does not allow others to snore. As far as Yelu Abaoji is concerned, this person has always had the ambition to drink the Yellow River, and Han Yanhui and other Han officials instigated him, so that he did not want to plunder the prosperous Central Plains for a day. ”

Da Ming'an nodded, "From this point of view, although Yelu Abaoji was defeated and retreated from Zhengzhou, Changling and Fuyu may not be easily spit out, in my opinion, it will be deployed in these two places, and it is impossible to prevent our two armies from taking advantage of the victory to pursue, Yelu Abaoji has set up an ambush in dangerous places along the road." ”

"Not bad." Li Congjing said, "This is also the reason why I didn't let the army go out immediately. ”

The two of them drank a cup of each other. Putting down the wine cup, Li Congjing continued: "The remaining Khitan troops in Changling and Fuyu can be used for military training. Even if I don't say so, I'm sure you will. As for when an all-out offensive will be launched against these two places and completely regain the lost territory, I believe that you will know when the time comes. ”

Now that Bohai has won the victory in the Great Patriotic War, Da Ming'an's position is as stable as a rock, and even if the Great Writer wants to bring him down, it is no longer an easy matter. And Da Ming'an only needs to firmly control the army formed and grown up in this battle, and when Da Ming will become the king of Taishang depends on his mood. The attack on Changling and Buyeo is undoubtedly an excellent reason not to hand over military power immediately. At this point in this battle, Da Ming'an's prestige among the Bohai naval people was enough to make him not afraid of any political enemy, as long as he did not make fatal mistakes, the king of Bohai would have no one to leave him in the future.

Naturally, the two of them don't need to bring these words to the surface, and they both know it when they talk about it a little.

Da Ming'an asked Li Congjing: "How does Brother Li plan to march into the West Tower, and how should Bohai help?" ”

"There are still Khitan garrisons in Changling and Fuyu, and the Youzhou army has no intention of delaying on the way. The Bohai Navy also needs to conquer Changling and Fuyu to help the Youzhou Army, and only needs to dispatch auxiliaries and support logistics. Li Congjing said and smiled, "Of course, the armor, ordnance, medicine, and property, except for what was promised to me in advance, the more the merrier!" ”

The last sentence immediately made Da Ming'an dumbfounded.

The two were already drunk and slightly drunk by now, so they walked out of the big tent hand in hand and climbed the watchtower in the camp.

Two young people who were ordinary and now extraordinary, with the help of wine, opened their hearts and pointed out the country on the lights of the company camp. The soldiers looking downstairs looked up at each other and saw the two of them flying on their backs, like a fairy, which made them envious.

From the first year of Tongguang to meet in the West Building, both of them have not yet entered the eye of Yelu Abaoji, at that time, no one would have thought that a few years later, the combination of the two of them would make the emperor who made the grassland awe-inspired, even if he personally led the whole country's troops, would be defeated in Maicheng. The two fought side by side, and to this day, they have intersected and cherished each other.

Each has its own difficulties, but there is no need to complain when we meet, talk about the past and the present, and put the past into a smile.

"From now on, this Bohai Kingdom will be yours!" Li Congjing put his arm around Da Ming'an's shoulders and waved his hand.

Da Ming'an was not hypocritical, he smiled slightly, what could comfort him more than this to comfort him for the difficulties he had come along the way? He immediately said seriously: "The Great Clan is the king of the Bohai Sea for one day, and the Bohai Kingdom has always been a part of the Tang Dynasty!" ”

"Okay, it's a deal!"

"Never be deceived!"

The palms of the two hands slammed into each other in the air.

In this world, there are stars and vicissitudes, maybe many years later, things in the world will inevitably be wrong, but at least for a moment, two young hearts treat each other sincerely. When the years become a page of history, the vigorous feat will be condensed into a small piece of text, but the history cycle repeats, but it is always thrilling, and the legend and a feeling they left to future generations will be immortal

Compared with the high morale when they set out to conquer the Bohai Sea, the Khitan army that left the Bohai Sea and returned to the west was a little dull. The morale of any army that returns from defeat is likely to be similar. Despite this, the Khitan army's marching formation was still tightly organized, and there was no sign of rout.

The royal car of Yelu Abaoji in the queue was still as magnificent as a small moving palace, but the coughing sound that came from the curtain from time to time made it not look so majestic. The Khitan ministers who accompanied him knew that the lion was already seriously ill, and the hero was finally in his twilight.

It seems that Yelu Abaoji, whose hair is white overnight, is full of spirit when he does not return to the war, he is lying on the emperor's couch, although the earth has rejuvenated, he is covered with a very thick quilt and mink fur, and his face is completely bloodless, and he looks weak.

Han Yanhui knelt in the car and waited, the minister who assisted Yelu Abaoji in creating the myth of the Khitan Empire, and was more worried than ever.

During the conquest of the Bohai Sea, Yelu Abaoji's condition recurred, and it never completely improved, and the defeat of the Battle of Zhengzhou made Yelu Abaoji lose his spirit overnight. Han Yanhui, who couldn't be clearer about Yelu Abaoji's ambitions, naturally knew that the original battle to destroy the country was disturbed by a little person who no one paid much attention to in advance, resulting in the failure of the expedition, and how big a blow it was to Yelu Abaoji.

"How many days will the army arrive in the West Building?" Yelu Abaoji opened his eyes from his slumber and struggled to ask.

"Your Majesty, are you awake?" Han Yanhui hurriedly got up and went to the side of the collapse, and when he saw Yelu Abaoji's thin face, he couldn't help but have a sour nose, and said in his heart Yelu Abaoji didn't even know the itinerary, and he was really seriously ill, "The elite cavalry of the former army has taken the lead in returning to help, and it will arrive in a few days, and the army will take more than ten days." ”

Yelu Abaoji snorted and asked again: "Is there any change in the Tang Army?" ”

"The Tang army did not pursue." Han Yanhui replied with a sad heart, "I got the news yesterday that the Tang army has left Zhengzhou and is moving in the direction of Liaodong, so it must be planning to return to Lulong." ”

Shaking his head effortlessly, Yelu Abaoji sighed, "You don't need to comfort me. What kind of temperament does Li Congjing have, you and I didn't know before, don't we know it now? If he really wanted to return to Lulong, he would not have left Zhengzhou so early. He had made such great efforts to gather the Tatar troops to march in the West Building while it was empty, and now that the situation was so favorable to him, how could he not march into the West Tower? ”

The "emperor" saw Yelu Abaoji regain his senses, but Han Yanhui was not half happy, he bowed down on the edge of the collapse, crying and persuading: "Please the emperor rest in peace, don't worry about him anymore, only if the emperor is healthy, the Khitan can be safe!" ”

After a long silence, Yelu Abaoji said: "Although our army lost in Zhengzhou, but the army did not lose much at all, Li Congjing led the army to march into the West Building, he must also know that he could not fight me head-on, the focus of his strategy is still in the West Building, that is his only chance." As long as the West Building can be guaranteed, Li Congjing is a soldier in the city, and there is nothing to be done. The order went down, and the front army should guard against the half-volley of the Tatar Department and the Junzi, and should be divided into several units and returned to the West Building in separate ways. ”

"The Emperor"

"The armies left behind in Changling and Fuyu should be closed to the battle, no matter what the situation of the battle here is, the edict must not act rashly and rush to help, so as not to be taken advantage of by the Bohai Navy." Yelu Abaoji breathed rapidly, closed his eyes and was quiet for a long time before he breathed back and said slowly: "At present, the only way to do this is to occupy Changling and Fuyu first, and then strengthen the defense of the two places when the country settles down, but I am not afraid that the Bohai Navy will take it." With these two places, it can also improve the strength of the Khitan. ”

Speaking of this, he slowed his breath again, "It's just that if the Bohai Sea fails this time, the power of the Bohai Sea will fall into the hands of Daming'an, and it has Li Congjing as foreign aid, and it will be even more difficult to destroy the Bohai Sea in the future." ”

In the end, he couldn't control the anger in his heart, Yelu Abaoji's breathing became undulating, he collapsed with his fist, gritted his teeth and said: "Hateful, hateful!" My 200,000 army, originally attacked and destroyed the Bohai Sea only in an instant, but I never thought that it would end up like this, not to mention the hasty retreat of the army, the national capital is in danger! Hate Li Congjing, hate Li Congjing, Li Congjing"

Yelu Abaoji shouted three times, his voice was sad, he suddenly straightened up, a mouthful of black blood spurted out, and then his eyes turned black, and he fell on the collapse and fainted.

"The Emperor"

When the Youzhou army was drawn from Zhengzhou, Da Ming An, Li Siping, Da Ming Xing and others led the Zhengzhou army and officials at all levels to go out of the city for 30 miles. For the Heavenly Dynasty kings who saved them from the realm of peril, these people were in awe and gratitude from the bottom of their hearts, although most of the families suffered losses due to the war, but these kind-hearted and simple people still took out their own food and special products, and kept stuffing them into the soldiers of Youzhou along the way.

During the Battle of Zhengzhou, Daming Xing and Li Congjing had a tacit tactical cooperation, Li Congjing was able to lead the army to successfully break into the Khitan camp, and Daming Xing went out of the city to fight, attract the attention of the Khitan army, and let the Khitan divide the army, which is very important. When the two said goodbye, Da Ming Xing felt a lot of emotion, and he wanted to speak many times, but he didn't know where to start. When it was over, the old general straightened his posture and gave Li Congjing a standard and powerful military salute.

This salute also resonated with the Zhengzhou soldiers who saw them off, and no one ordered them, but they all saluted the Youzhou army neatly.

When the figures of the soldiers of the Youzhou army disappeared on the avenue, and only a burst of dust was left on the road, the soldiers and civilians of Zhengzhou still stopped in place and watched, and never left for a long time.

Leaving Zhengzhou, passing through Hengzhou, and going down the Yalu River, the Youzhou army entered Liaodong through Bo Fen.

Peng Zushan, who was seriously injured and unconscious, finally woke up and saved his life. When Li Congjing went to visit, Peng Zushan couldn't get out of bed. The march was urgent, and Li Congjing had no time to chat with Peng Zushan, so he could only tell Peng Zushan to recuperate.

At dusk that day, Li Congjing went to He Junlai's grave to toast a bowl of wine. In the battle of Bo Fencheng, the soldiers of the Anbei battalion, more than 2,000 people were killed in battle alone, and these good sons and daughters of Lu Long sprinkled the last handful of blood in this foreign land, and buried their bones here.

The sun sets over the long river, the tombstones are like forests, and the wilderness is silent. These heroes who fought for their country are dead, but from this moment on, the land is no longer a foreign land, but a homeland.

Li Congjing solemnly saluted.

In the fourth year of Tongguang, Li Congjing first came to Lulong and recovered Pingzhou, and on that day he said to the people of the city that he Li Congjing wanted to protect the border and fight thieves, and he wanted to step on the grassland, and he wanted to call the Khitan for the evil deeds of more than ten years before, and pay for the blood debt and blood. He told the people of Lulong that there was no compromise in the face of national enmity.

In the past few years, the people of Lulong have been of one heart and one mind, and countless hot-blooded sons and daughters have enthusiastically enlisted in the army. They followed him to protect the border and fight the thief, and followed him on the grassland. It is precisely because of the concerted efforts of all the people that Li Congjing was able to work hard in Lulong and became a veritable "blessing of the clouds".

And in Li Congjing's own heart, he never thought that he was a "blessing of the clouds". The blessing of the people is nothing more than living and working in peace and contentment. But until now, the war in the north has not stopped, and Lu Long has never really been away from the war for a day.

Leaving from the cemetery, night fell, Li Congjing stepped on his war horse and marched all night.

The night wind is like a knife, stabbing people's faces with pain. Li Congjing pulled up his noodle pocket, his eyes resolute.

After this battle, there will be no more war in the north!