In front of the 50,000 Khitan army that covered the wilderness like a flood, the more than 1,000 gentlemen behind Li Congjing were as small as the stars to the bright moon. However, the two confronted each other several miles away, and the Khitan elite riders all over the mountains did not overwhelm the silent gentlemen in terms of momentum. More than 1,000 gentlemen are like flying fish hitting the waves, facing the monstrous water in the big river, but their bodies are dull and there is no timidity.

In front of the 50,000 Khitan army, Yelu Bei and Yelu stabbed an old man and a young man, and the two prestigious tiger generals looked at each other without seeing each other, or even seeing movements, and could only see a vague outline of Li Congjing, and there was a brief silence.

The hooves of the horses were trotting in place.

Yelu's enemy assassin took the lead in breaking the silence, as a "general of the defeated army", the burden on his heart was much greater than Yelu's, "Your Highness may speculate, what does Li Congjing want?" ”

Yelubei said lightly: "It's just a battle." ”

Yelu was slightly moved, but he did not echo Yelubei, but said in surprise: "With a few thousand horsemen, meet my 50,000 army?" This is ridiculous! ”

Yelubei laughed, "Otherwise, what else can I do, Li Congjing has never been friendly to me Khitan." Now that he has led the army here, what other possibilities can he have except for a war? On the surface, we have indeed only seen a thousand horsemen, but who can guarantee that there is no ambush of Li Congjing's army in the mountains? ”

Yelubei's words made sense, and Yelu couldn't refute them, but he keenly sensed that something was wrong, but he couldn't think through it for a while. Yelubei's words seemed to contain an inexplicable meaning, which made Yelu's enemies feel strange and didn't know where to start.

Yeludi couldn't figure out Yelubei's thoughts, so he asked: "Li Congjing appeared in the mountain pass and blocked our way forward, and we have to deal with it." How to distinguish it, please show your Highness! ”

Yelu Bei touched his chin, thought solemnly for a while, couldn't answer, and sighed, "Let the widow think first." ”

Jeremi's stab frowned, and the two fell silent again.

Li Congjing was a few miles away, but he only appeared in everyone's field of vision, and he had not made any moves, which had made the Khitan army of 50,000 stop, and the two famous generals among the Eight Tiger Generals had been thinking for a long time, and they couldn't make up their minds for a long time, and they didn't dare to act rashly.

I don't know how long it took, Yelubei said slowly: "Instead of guessing out of thin air here, it is better to meet with it, and you may be able to gain something from just a few words." ”

Yelubei wanted to meet with Li Congjing, which surprised Yelu's enemies. Li Congjing and his person, Yelu Enemy Thorn has been fighting with him for more than a month, he will not know, although the two have never fought face to face, but Li Congjing's name of bravery and good fighting, Yelu Enemy Thorn has long heard about it, and now he will no longer look down on each other as he did ten months ago. Yelu Bei wanted to meet Li Congjing, but Yelu's enemy naturally disagreed, and he persuaded: "Li Congjing, fierce as a wolf, His Highness meets with him, if he has bad intentions, His Highness is safe!" His Royal Highness's daughter's body, his body is in danger of being a thousand troops, how can he risk his life? Please think twice, Your Highness! ”

Yelu Bei's concerns about the assassination, Yelu Bei naturally would not be unclear, but he had his own plans. Pointing ahead, Yelubei chuckled and said, "Marshal, look, Li Congjing has sent someone to gallop here!" If the widow is not bad, Li Congjing must have the same mind as the widow. ”

Between the two armies, there was no one in the land for several miles, but now two horsemen rushed out of the formation of the gentleman, and rushed in the direction where Jelubei was. Before Tang Qi could reach him, his own Khitan ranger stepped forward and swept the two Tang Cavalry into the middle from both wings, "wrapping" each other back.

Although the comer was in a heavy siege, facing the 50,000 Khitan army, he talked to Yelubei, but he did not have the slightest cowardice, and said proudly with a scepter in his hand: "I have seen His Royal Highness the Prince!" The commander of my family ordered me to come and pass the word: as soon as the grassland is farewell, it has passed the tenth month, and every time I think of the experience of that day, I feel that I miss the prince. Now that we meet, I am overwhelmed with emotion and joy, and I also invite His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to move and talk about it in the field! ”

Three months ago, the grassland Huangtou and the stinky Bo rebelled, and Yelu Abaoji ordered Yelu Bei to go out to quell the rebellion, "invited" Li Congjing to accompany him, wanting to take the opportunity to get rid of Li Congjing. After Li Congjing "escaped" from Yelubei's hands, he entered the clouds, that is, he gathered a large army to send Pingzhou, fought a battle, and now captured Yingzhou. It can be said that if there was no Yelubei and the tiger returned to the mountain, there would be no matter of Li Congjing's troops sending troops to Yingzhou today.

Yelubei's pacification of the rebellion of Huangtou and Yinbo was a great achievement, but Yelu Abaoji did not commend it, among them, there was his dissatisfaction with Yelubei's "miss" to let Li Congjing escape. Immediately afterwards, Yelu Abaoji ordered Yelu to travel under the stars, gallop to the aid of Yelu's enemy, and fight against Li Congjing, which has the meaning of "you can solve the trouble you make yourself".

Based on his previous experience, Li Congjing used the excuse of having an old relationship with Yelu and wanted to meet with him. "I feel that I miss the prince" and "I am not very happy" Yunyun is nothing more than rhetoric, in the final analysis, it is just to test the other party before the big war.

Yelu Abaoji still couldn't expect that Li Congjing was able to escape that day, because he had a "conspiracy" with Yelubei, let alone Yelu's enemy was assassinated. He insisted on advising Yelubei not to risk his life, and said: "Li Congjing is a cunning man, and he often uses despicable methods, and he can't be guarded against, His Highness doesn't need to pay attention to him!" Now that Li Congjing has few soldiers and is tired after a long battle, as long as our army covers up the past, he will be able to recover Yingzhou in one fell swoop! ”

Yelu's words were not unreasonable, Yelu showed hesitation, and Tang Qi, who came to pass the word, sneered: "Before I came, I only heard that there was His Royal Highness the Son of Heaven in the Khitan army, and I didn't hear that there were other commanders, who is Your Excellency, who can be the master of the prince?" Could it be that the person in charge of the Khitan army is not the prince of the dignified Khitan Kingdom, but Your Excellency? ”

This Tang Qi is none other than Lin Ying. He may not have recognized the assassination of Jerod, but when he said this, he could not help but be heartbroken. Yelu's enemy assassin was immediately furious, "Shaft, An dares to play right and wrong and provoke the relationship between our generals and commanders!" Left and right, take down this ill-intentioned man! ”

Lin Ying sneered and said nothing, his eyes were wide, and he was not afraid at all.

Jelube waved his hand, "The marshal doesn't have to be like this. Glancing at Lin Ying, "Tell Li Congjing that the widow is willing to meet with him." After deciding on this matter, Fu stabbed at Yelu who still had something to say: "Li Congjing is certainly brave, but he is also very human, and the marshal does not have to worry." He also said: "Li Congjing with a few thousand horses, still dare to face my 50,000 army, blocking my way, there are tens of thousands of warriors, if you refuse to meet with it, it will be too timid, let the soldiers chill, and spread it out to make people laugh!" ”

Jerod's enemy saw that Jerube had made up his mind and did not persuade him again.

The wind is strong in the wilderness, and near the beginning of winter, the north wind carries a slight chill, blowing the dead grass all over the ground. A moment later, Li Congjing and Yelubei were in the center of the field, each a few miles away from the rear army, with only two horses.

The breeze was blowing, Li Congjing and Yelubei were only five steps apart, and said with a smile: "Compared with the above when I returned to parting, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince became stronger and stronger, and there were many people in spirit. ”

Li Congjing's words were half-true, and Yelubei didn't think much about it, and said with the same smile: "However, compared to that day, General Li seems to have fewer soldiers and horses!" On that day, the gentlemen all "attacked" Yelubei at night, and when Li Congjing retreated south, there were 2,000 people, and now only half of the soldiers are following Li Congjing.

Li Congjing laughed, "On that day, with 2,000 people, I was able to get away from His Highness's 30,000 army, and today with half of the soldiers, the prince's 50,000 army was stopped. ”

This is very polite, and it has the meaning of ridiculing that it is useless to laugh at the number of Jerubes. Yelubei snorted coldly and waved his hand, "Whether it is the previous time or this time, if the widow is interested, General Li really thinks that you can get away?" ”

Li Congjing's eyes narrowed slightly, and he didn't give an inch, "If Your Highness is interested, you might as well give it a try, Jing is willing to accompany you!" ”

As for that, both of them stared at each other, their eyes were sharp, and the harmony of the first meeting a moment ago disappeared without a trace in an instant. The guards behind the two of them all looked nervous, and their hands clenched the hilt of their knives, ready to move at any time.

Li Congjing and Yelubei seem to be idle, fighting for will, but in fact they are not. Yelubei, as the Khitan prince, has the position of his family and country, at this time Li Congjing is close at hand, if he can capture or get rid of it, it will naturally be a big harm to the Khitan, and it is not unprofitable for him to have this great achievement. Li Congjing's words clearly told Yelubei that he wanted to take me, but he could try it, and it was still unknown who killed the deer. You'd better weigh whether you want to take me, or choose to continue to "cooperate" with me.

"Brother...... Brother! ”

When Li Congjing and Yelubei made eye contact, a soft call suddenly sounded, breaking the dull atmosphere at the moment.

It was one of the accompanying "guards" behind Li Congjing who spoke up, Yelu turned his head when he heard the sound, and a complex look of shock, joy, surprise, and affection immediately appeared on his face, "Min'er? ”

Yelu Min was dressed as a Tang horseman, and her delicate body was wrapped in thick armor, which was difficult to recognize at a glance. When Yelubei and Li Congjing met, their attention was focused on each other, and as soon as they opened their mouths, they began to exchange words, testing each other, but they didn't immediately notice that Yelumin was on their side.

As soon as Yelu Min's delicate body moved, she wanted to jump off the horse, but when she revealed this meaning, Li Congjing held her hand on the saddle. Li Congjing shook his head, "Don't get off the horse." ”

It's not that Li Congjing is unkind, but that Yelu's enemy is stabbing at him from a distance, and if the action is too obvious, it will be bad to be suspected by the other party.

Although Ye Lumin is rude, he is usually like a madman, and some princesses are sick, but after all, he is young, only seventeen or eighteen years old, and he has experienced the matter of leaving his hometown, and he has followed Li Congjing to various places in ten months, which can be described as bitter. Seeing my loved ones today, how earnest, but I couldn't get off the horse, and the tears the size of the bean suddenly broke off and fell from the eyes.

This situation also made Jerube moved. Because Yelu Abaoji has become more and more important in recent years, and Yelu Deguang has been promoted more and more, Yelu Bei's situation is not good, the dispute between brothers is becoming more intense, and the flesh and blood love is getting weaker. But only Yelu Min can evoke the remaining warmth in his heart. Before, because of the fear of Yelu Abaoji, Yelu Bei did nothing in the matter of Yelu Min and his relatives, and often regretted and blamed himself, which made him more and more fond of Yelu Min.

"Min'er, have you been doing well these days?" Jerubi asked in a hoarse voice.

"It's okay......" Ye Lumin wiped her tears, sobbing non-stop, and her shoulders shook, "Where's my brother?" The battle is hard, I know now, the battlefield is dangerous, unpredictable, you need to pay more attention to yourself is the ......" I couldn't go on, and I couldn't stop sobbing.

The scene in front of him made Li Congjing's heart move slightly.

He couldn't help but think of Ren Wanru, Tao Yaoyao, Dong Xiaowan and others.

Ren and Dong Xiaowan are in Youzhou, as long as Li Congjing goes well in this battle, he will naturally be able to reunite with them after returning to Youzhou. However, Tao died but traveled to a foreign country, and accompanied Mo Li and Daming An to seek the country, which can be described as extremely dangerous, which made Li Congjing a little more worried while worrying.

Yelubei took the lead in controlling his emotions, he looked at Li Congjing, and said, "You can keep your promise that day, take good care of Min'er, and I am very grateful to you." ”

Li Congjing nodded, "Since you have made a promise, you should fulfill your promise." ”

Yelubei bowed his head slightly, his expression became solemn, and his tone gradually returned to stability, "But you also know that this is not enough. ”

"Of course I do." Li Congjing understood what Yelubei meant, "The Tang army will withdraw from Yingzhou and give it away." I promised a great thing before, and now it's time to fulfill my promise. Before Li Congjing persuaded Yelubei to cooperate with him and separate from him, he said that when they met on the battlefield in the future, they should fight Yeludeguang and send the army to Yelubei.

Yelubei was not surprised by Li Congjing's honesty and directness, and he immediately asked, "What about the conditions?" ”

"I will hold back your army here for five days!" Li Congjing threw out his own price code.

Yelubei groaned for a while, and then he said, "Five days is too much, three days at most!" ”

"Deal!"

At this point, the conversation was coming to an end, and when they were about to part, Yelubei hesitated for a moment, but still asked: "After the Tang army withdrew from Yingzhou, how will Pingzhou be handled?" ”

Li Congjing smiled, "Pingzhou, I'll be the guard!" ”

"Can you hold it?"

"Try it and you'll find out."

"Then we'll see in the future!"

Li Congjing hugged his fists, Yelu stroked his chest, and the action of the two of them was not only a parting gift, but also contained a different meaning. In this vast land, the withered grass in the near distance, the small wood in the distance are moving with the wind, in this treacherous era, everyone in it has more or less involuntarily, but where there are great ambitions, when trying to get something, they have to sacrifice other things, the joy and pain between gains and losses, casting a song of joy and joy. In the era of Jin Ge Iron Horse, those who staggered forward in the troubled times had to pay more than blood, they had to face more than life and death, and they had to bear what they had to end, and they might not even know what they would have in the end.

In the world of great contention, everyone is a slave of the times, but they all try to be the masters of fate.

Li Congjing said to Yelumin: "Don't look back. ”

Yeremin lowered his head, his bitten lip turned white, and his cheeks were as messy as this world.

Back at the mountain pass, Li Congjing led Junzidu and galloped into the mountains along the mountain road.

Jelube's order to Jerod's enemy and other generals was to camp on the spot.

A few days later, when the Khitan army marched into the mountain road and then out of the mountain road, they did not see the figure of Junzidu. The city of Yingzhou was in sight, and when they finally stepped on the coveted city wall, they found that the city was empty.

Yelu wrote in the letter to Yelu Abaoji: The Tang army fled in despair, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince led a large army to restore the state city without blood.

A few days later, when Li Congjing arrived at the border of Pingzhou and the Bian Pass of the Great Wall, the first step of Baizhan and Lu Long's army had already entered their respective defensive positions, and under the leadership of Li Shaocheng, Li Yanchao and others, they further repaired the city defense, strengthened the fortifications, and enriched the defensive equipment. Here, Li Congjing met Du Qianshu, who had rushed here on purpose.

The reason why Du Qianshu left Pingzhou City and went to Bianguan in person was that the two major events at the head were to provide logistical supplies for the army, and the other was to receive and resettle the people of Yingzhou who moved south.

I haven't seen him for two months, Du Qianshu has lost some weight, and the skin on his face and hands has become rougher, probably because of the cold wind blowing the Buddha when he traveled around Pingzhou. If you say that Du Qianshu was more angry before, now he is changing to the temperament of a capable official.

That day and night, Li Congjing and Du Qianshu had a long talk all night.

Li Congjing wants to "change the sky of clouds", Pingzhou is similar to a pilot area, and he needs Du Qianshu to report to him in detail about the progress of various affairs during this period. Li Congjing's war in the north was also told to Du Qianshu, and by the way, he heard his opinions and plans for the future.

After hearing that he and Yelubei successfully carried out the first "cooperation", Du Qianshu sighed: "The so-called diplomatic relations, alliances or hostilities all arise because of interests. If it is advantageous, there will be diplomatic relations, and if it is not profitable, there will be no diplomatic relations, and the size of the interests will determine whether to choose alliance or hostility. ”

After Du Qianshu stayed at the border pass for two days, he left with the people of Yingzhou who had moved south, while Li Congjing commanded the two armies of Baizhan and Lulong to prepare for war here.

Just a month after Li Congjing was stationed in Bianguan, and less than ten days after Yelubei led the Khitan army to attack Bianguan, a letter from the capital Luoyang made Li Congjing's jaw drop in shock. In addition to being stunned, he was furious, pointed to the south and scolded: "The erector has no virtue, and the world will be bad in the hands of your generation!" ”