From the place where the Yelu pheasant fought yesterday to the Sanggan Pass, less than a hundred miles away, the Datong army ran wildly all night, and by the dawn of the day, it was already very close. The Datong army was able to survive from the Khitan army yesterday, all thanks to Li Congjing's two strategies, and now the Datong army was able to escape, Zhang Daqian admired Li Congjing at the same time, but he also didn't want Li Congjing to underestimate the Datong army, so along the way, Zhang Daqian has been convening the generals of various departments, so that they can gather their own troops and restore the order of the army's march.

The Datong army is also worthy of being the elite of the long-term battle, and in the process of running away this night, the whole army gradually stabilized its footing, and even resumed a strict marching formation at dawn. This matter seems simple, but in fact it is extremely difficult, because when there are many people, people's hearts will inevitably be uneven, and negative and negative emotions are often faster than positive and positive emotions, spreading and infecting faster, and the army of more than 4,000 people should restore the queue on the retreat road, which not only requires high requirements for the talents of the generals and colonies of various departments, but also requires ordinary soldiers to have good resilience.

However, because Zhang Daqian had already informed the officers and men of the Datong Army of the current situation along the way, and the officers and men of the whole army also knew that the Khitan Army had retreated and would not come to pursue them again in a short time, so the people's hearts were settled. Because of this, the army gradually restored order. If there is no such premise, if the Datong army is still being pursued by the Khitan, then no matter how elite they are, they will not care about the formation, and they will only scramble and abandon their armor.

Since the officers and men of the Datong Army knew the news that the Khitan Army had retreated and would not come to pursue in the short term, they naturally knew who repelled the Khitan Army - after all, it was impossible for the Khitan Army to give up the attack on its own - Li Congjing therefore entered the field of vision of the officers and men of the Datong Army.

Along the way, not to mention that many generals and colonels of various departments rushed to see Li Congjing's demeanor and thanked him, even the officers and soldiers of the Datong Army who were marching also turned their heads to look around, wanting to see what the envoy of Lu Longjie, who had only been known before, looked like.

In this way, only one night later, Li Congjing's feat of rescuing the army from the fire and retreating the Khitan army alone quickly spread among the Datong army. At first, the description of what Li Congjing did before can be similar to the facts, but later it is more and more magical, and gradually detached from the facts, and in the end, almost all the officers and soldiers of the Datong Army have sketched such a scene in their minds: Li Congjing stood on the hill alone, in front of the Khitan army thousands of horses, shouted and reported his name, and the Khitan army was immediately frightened after hearing his name, and rushed back to flee for his life.

In the face of the god-like gaze of the officers and soldiers of the Datong Army, Li Congjing could only express that he was very helpless, and the officers and soldiers of the Datong Army threw themselves to the ground for the five bodies they admired, although the scene was exaggerated, but it was not a bad thing after all. Moreover, Li Congjing did not have Wang Pu's conjecture, and had the idea of interfering in the military and political affairs of Yunzhou, so his admiration for the Datong Army could also be accepted calmly.

If it weren't for the strict discipline of the Datong Army, and on the way to retreat at this time, looking at the posture of the soldiers of the Datong Army, they would be eager to throw Li Congjing in the middle. Seeing this situation, Wang Pu shook his head and sighed: "The great grace in the world is none other than those who save people's lives, these more than 4,000 Datong troops are destined to die, thanks to the power of the commanders to survive, it is not surprising that the generals and generals are worshiped as gods." ”

I have to say that the establishment of Li Congjing's idol has made the military spirit of the Datong Army, which had tended to be stable, more deeply stabilized. Li Congjing glanced at the Datong Army a few times, thinking that with the current appearance of the Datong Army, the Khitan Army really caught up, and it was possible to turn back and fight.

When the sky turned from black to gray, and then from gray to white, a melodious flute sounded in the neat marching procession. In this reassuring morning, the sound of the flute rises like cooking smoke, which undoubtedly makes people's hearts a little less afraid and anxious.

The flute was played by a girl with a beautiful face, bright eyes, and a quiet autumn leaf, and the woman who sat on horseback with the flute at the corner of her mouth, and her soft clothes danced gently with the horse as she went. Such a picture is calm and tranquil, and people who see this scene are like returning to the quiet years when the stream is babbling and the farmland is still clinging. The depressed emotions accumulated due to conquest, defeat, and death disappeared in an instant.

The world is not so bad, everything is still so good. This is the thought that comes to everyone's mind at this moment.

The girl in such a picture can naturally only be a fine child who is less than eighteen years old. She has long been a member of Li Congjing's guards, and has been by Li Congjing's side for most of the year.

Li Congjing looked at Liu carefully, and a soft smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Wang Pu's eyes lit up, and he asked Li Congjing who this woman was, and after learning Liu Xixi's name, he kept sighing, "I was surprised to see the dazzling fifth girl before, but I never thought that there was such a quiet woman hidden around me." No wonder I didn't pay attention to it before, she was so quiet, like the autumn moon like a breeze, even if it was close in front of her, it was integrated with the surrounding scenery, making it difficult to detect, it was really amazing! ”

After sighing, Wang Pu looked at Li Congjing with resentful eyes, "Brother Li, who are these people around you, there are a lot of angry men, the fifth girl is also a strange woman, and now there is such a girl...... "Brother Li is really blessed, he is really a romantic character, so he doesn't envy others!" ”

Li Congjing originally wanted to chat with him, but after hearing it, he simply didn't bother to pay attention to him.

After Ding Hei left Li Congjing to pursue his own way, the guards around Li Congjing were temporarily led by the fifth girl, and Liu Xixi was the deputy. However, the fifth girl is in the center of the military intelligence department, and she has complicated information about the military intelligence department that needs to be sorted out, and Liu Xixi is currently the actual commander of the guards beside Li Congjing.

This is not Li Congjing's nepotism, and no matter when he rarely shows favoritism, even if he intends to take care of Liu Xixian more, it is impossible to joke with his own life. Liu Xixiao's ability to have today's position is indeed due to her own ability.

Speaking of Liu Xixi's experience, it is also quite legendary, last year Liu Xixi returned after following Li Congjing to the grassland, and asked to stay with Li Congjing and work for him in 28 years. Li Congjing then ordered him to enter the military intelligence department, and after the rigorous training of the military intelligence department in Youzhou, he stood out with good results, and was finally arranged by the fifth girl to be next to Li Congjing.

In the past six months, Liu Xixi, who is already at an age with unlimited potential, is like a treasure that has been excavated, and on the stage of Li Congjing's guards, the brightest light of her life has bloomed. She is smart herself, very spiritual, and can understand everything at a point, what is even more rare is that such a woman who looks gentle as water has a great willpower that is beyond the reach of men in the army. Although it has only been half a year, Liu Xixian has now made most of the guards around Li Congjing admire.

Li Congjing once observed a military intelligence department warrior fight. Liu Xian, who is petite and looks quiet and weak, still can't see anything abnormal when she holds the short blade in her hand, but at the moment when she suddenly makes a move, the momentum suddenly becomes different, and the ruthless killing technique of every move is vividly exerted in her hands. In every move she made, she did not get out of the water, and she never wasted half of her strength between her shots, and subdued the opponent with the most effective fighting skills.

Wu Changjian, one of the three commanders of the Military Intelligence Department who accompanied Li Congjing to watch the battle at that time, reluctantly and proudly confessed to Li Congjing that if it was another half a year, he would not dare to defeat Liu Xixian lightly.

This made Li Congjing have to sigh, sure enough, everything in this world is like things, people are grouped. Du Qianshu is a talent, this girl who was once in love with him, and she is also a woman who does not let her eyebrows go. In fact, the best way to understand a person's taste and ability is to see what kind of person his partner is.

Everyone approached Sangjia Pass step by step, and naturally had the same intention as returning home. As long as you enter the Sanggan Pass, there is the Great Wall and the Xiongguan Pass as a reliance, and it does not say that the safety is guaranteed, whether it is advancing or retreating, you are at ease.

However, before they arrived at Sanggan Pass, the rangers sent out by Zhang Daqian hurried back, bringing everyone a surprise and shocking news.

"In front of the Sang Khan Pass, there are thousands of Khitan troops gathered and are knocking on the pass!"

This news made the officers and men of the Datong Army who were concerned about it suddenly fall into an ice cellar.

How could there be a Khitan army outside the pass and it was besieging the city? How did they get here?

Zhang Daqian did not forget his identity, he asked calmly: "How is the war, who is the leader of the Khitan army?" ”

The ranger replied: "The Khitan army drove a large number of people outside the gate to attack the city, regardless of women, children, old and young, all gathered under the city, and the cry outside the gate shook the sky for a while. Looking at the scene, not long after the war was underway, the humble post saw that the commander had ascended to the head of the city to supervise the battle. Looking at the banner of the Khitan army, the leader of the troops should be Yelu Muzhen, the vanguard general under the command of Yelu Enemy Lie! ”

Hearing this, Zhang Daqian's face became gloomy.

But where there is a war, it is not uncommon for the enemy's people to be driven to attack the city, which consumes the enemy's defenses, but this is often done with strong men, because strong men are stronger after all. It's rare to hear of old and weak women and children who don't let go and go to the battlefield with them. Forcing the old and weak women and children to the pre-war is no different from sending them to death, it is a massacre, and it is a massacre that exterminates humanity!

A general of the Datong Army angrily scolded, "The Khitan thieves are too inhumane, and they drove my Yunzhou women and children to death before the war, is this to destroy my Yunzhou seed, it is too vicious!" ”

Zhang Daqian ordered the Datong army to stop advancing, and then ordered the senior generals in the army to come to the military discussion, and he also gritted his teeth and said: "The Khitan barbarian thief has no humanity, and he is really not a son of man!" ”

After the generals came, Zhang Daqian briefly told them about the situation, and then asked about the next move. The generals were filled with righteous indignation, and they all said that they would break this Khitan barbarian bandit, and the defenders of Sangjia Pass, and annihilate them in front of Sangqing Pass.

Zhang Daqian also meant the same, but before making the final decision, he did not forget to ask Li Congjing, "General Li, we intend to fight with the commander on both sides and kill such a thief who exterminates humanity, does General Li think it is feasible?" ”

In the eyes of the generals of the Datong Army, such an action is an obvious and appropriate measure, and there is no reason to deny it, and the reason why Zhang Daqian asked Li Congjing was because of his respect for Li Congjing.

However, Li Congjing did not agree with his opinion as he expected, but asked calmly: "Have you waited to check the situation on the battlefield?" Is the Khitan army in front of the Sang Kang Pass really attacking the city with all its might, and is there really only this Khitan army outside the Sang Kang Pass? Furthermore, has the Khitan army, which gave up pursuing us yesterday, already given up pursuing us, and if not, how far away is it from us at this time? ”

Li Congjing's words were serious, thoughtful, Zhang Daqian was nodding, and a general of the Datong Army shouted, quite disapproving: "Although General Li's words are not bad, they do not conform to the reality in front of them!" At present, the Khitan army is gathered outside the pass, and it is clearly attacking the city, how can there be any reason to distinguish whether it is really going all out to knock on the pass, is there a reason why the Khitan army is not going all out to attack the city? Moreover, as long as we rush out and fight with the commander on both sides, we can make these Khitan barbarians fall apart in an instant, and then it will be easy to completely destroy this thief or enter the pass, where do you need to spend time managing the Khitan army behind you! After speaking, he did not forget to conclude: "At this time, it is important to break the enemy quickly and enter the customs!" ”

Li Congjing looked at the general of the Datong Army, who was shorter than ordinary people, but he had a fierce spirit, and his eyes were narrowed when he spoke, and he was a little arrogant. The generals and colonels in the Datong Army did not worship Li Congjing, the guest army's move to save the Datong Army yesterday, as if they were all gods, and there were also a small number of people who thought that what Li Congjing did, whether it was arson or defrauding the Khitan army, was just a Chinese man's posture, and although he was grateful, he did not blindly worship it. Moreover, in the final analysis, Li Congjing was the envoy of other feudal towns, and he did not have the power to control the Datong army, so let him point fingers at the Datong army, and these people were not so convinced.

This general is the representative of that small group of people.

"General Chen, don't be so rude to General Li!" Zhang Daqian scolded dissatisfiedly.

The general named Chen Li snorted, although he was not angry, but he didn't say much.

Li Congjing waved his hand, and said in an indifferent tone: "What the commander said may not be an iron law, how the Datong Army acts, the generals decide for themselves." ”

Everyone looked at Zhang Daqian, waiting for him to decide.

Zhang Daqian pondered for a long time, glanced at Li Congjing, saw that he was calm, remembered all kinds of scenes last night, and cautiously chose to respect Li Congjing's opinion, and said: "The Khitan suddenly appeared outside the Guan, it was unexpected, why it appeared here, and how it appeared here, we don't know anything about its plans, and we can't help but think about it." Order: The army slowly approached Sangqing Pass, and after the break, the rangers were released for thirty miles to investigate whether there was any movement of the Khitan army. I'll wait to see the situation on the battlefield when I have a wide field of vision! ”

After speaking, he didn't forget to hug his fist at Li Congjing, "General Li, please join me and others to see the battlefield environment." ”