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Two days later, Li Congjing led the army to leave Pingzhou and march towards Yingzhou.

When he left, he left Du Qianshu in Pingzhou, and appointed Du Qianshu to temporarily serve as the assassin of Pingzhou to deal with the affairs of Pingzhou. Training the people for the soldiers, renovating cultivated land, managing fishing grounds and trade routes are complicated, Pingzhou is the beginning, the importance is self-evident, people need to sit in command, although Du Qianshu is young, but there are political talents, plus Zhao Zhongming assisted, when Li Congjing stabilized, the development of Pingzhou.

The gentlemen all defeated the reinforcements of Yingzhou in White Wolf Mountain, and since then they have been stationed on the side of White Wolf Mountain and have not moved forward. The supply line of Pingzhou can only go here, and it cannot be extended too far, and there will be pressure if it is extended further, and the territory of Yingzhou is not a peaceful place, because of its vast land and sparsely populated population, the control of the government is weak, and it is harmful to the people, and it is a great good for all kinds of bandits and horse gangs, which makes this place mixed and unpredictable. In troubled times, people are in turmoil, and when the army is not out, do not act carelessly.

The wounded of the gentlemen in Pingzhou did not accompany the army to Yingzhou, and when the defenders of Pingzhou were not recruited and trained, they also needed to be stationed here to guard, and the training of new soldiers also needed to teach the head, Li Congjing left the little half of the gentlemen in Pingzhou, with the combat strength and military appearance of the junzidu, he believed that this would have a good impact on the quality of the Pingzhou defenders. Pingzhou is the land of Xinke, the geographical location is important, it is the gateway of the Khitan east into the clouds, and it will be a place of long-term war, fierce battle and hard battle in the future, Li Congjing needs the defenders of Pingzhou to be elite, so as to be competent for the burden of defense.

On the way north, the letters and newspapers continued one after another, and the military intelligence department and the gentleman sorted out the movements of the enemy troops in Yingzhou and Khitan into simple words, and reported all of them to Li Congjing, so that although he was thousands of miles away, he could know the situation on the front line well. In this Northern Expedition, the first opponent of the army was still the Yingzhou Khitan Army.

Li Congjing successfully joined the gentleman in the White Wolf Mountain, although after a big battle, the gentleman's casualties were not large, Guo Wei, Lin Ying, Lin Xiong and others came to meet, their expressions were excited, and they were full of confidence in capturing Yingzhou. Seeing that it was not early, Li Congjing offered condolences, and then ordered the army to camp on the spot today and continue to march north tomorrow.

Among the people who came to see Li Congjing with Guo Wei and others, there were a few fresh faces, and Li Congjing was not surprised and had a cordial conversation with these people.

The reason why Junzidu was able to defeat the Yingzhou Khitan army that rescued Pingzhou, in addition to the proper use of tactics, the most important reason was that he was helped by the nearby "righteous army". Although these "rebels" are not many in number and their combat strength is not as good as that of the gentlemen, because they are local snakes, they know everything about the grass and trees within a hundred miles of the other party, and fighting in the mountains is undoubtedly a good trick for these "rebels" who are coiled in the mountains. They may not be able to compete with the Hundred Battles Army in flat ground battles, but when it comes to mountain warfare, they can throw off the regular army a few streets.

It is no accident that the "righteous army" can help the gentlemen, the military situation has been in the dark cloud for a long time, and it is not a day or two to infiltrate Yingzhou, so it is inevitable to come into contact with these green forest heroes.

Some time ago, Li Congjing sent Junzidu north to snipe the enemy army in Yingzhou, knowing that Junzidu was not many in number, he still gave such an order, which is the reason.

When Yue Fei fought against the Khitan in later generations, he had the policy and measures of uniting the "righteous army" in the north to jointly attack the enemy, and the results were good. In the face of the righteousness of the country, there is no shortage of loyal and bloody people.

The big boss of this "righteous army" is a bearded guest, looking at the appearance of the five big and three coarse, seeing Li Congjing, he was a little cramped, hearing Li Congjing's kind words, he was flattered, and he didn't know where to put his hands and feet, "After General Li took the door, the three generations of ancestors and grandchildren are all famous generals, and the villain has been admired for a long time, and I never thought that I would see it today, it is really an honor...... When the general first arrived in Youyun, he went through two battles in Hulukou and Pingzhou in October, and all of them were victorious, not only cleaning up Lu Wenjin, the dog thief, but also teaching Yelu Deguang that dog, so that I can wait for a good life to admire! The general's sentence 'Weiping Prefecture, Yue Great Wall, Fuying Prefecture, and into the grassland', was deafening, and now it has spread all over the border, which hot-blooded man, a person with lofty ideals, after hearing the general's determination to protect the border and fight thieves, do not platter and praise? Don't hide it from the general, the villain has a few familiar brothers, and they all want to lead the crowd to follow the general to crusade against the Khitan barbarians. Such a brave and virtuous general as the general, the villain has never seen it in his life, and this time he can fight side by side with the general, which is really a blessing from the villain's three lives! ”

"One door and three generals, admired for a long time", Li Congjing did not care, but his words "Weiping Prefecture, over the Great Wall, Fuying Prefecture, into the grassland" The words have now spread all over the borderlands, making people "want to lead the crowd to vote", which made Li Congjing surprised and surprised. This may not be true, when I hear it ordinarily, Li Congjing will laugh it off, but now that the other party has helped the gentleman achieve a great victory, the weight is different.

Li Congjing said: "With the help of heroes like a strong man, the border army can be invincible when fighting with the Khitan." The merits of the strong men and their subordinates should be a model for the soldiers and civilians in the border areas, and when they come to Japan, they will be presented to the Ming court, and your majesty will be very happy when they hear it, and they will definitely be rewarded. The strong man just said that the heroes in the border areas have the intention of helping the border army to fight, this may be true? ”

The bearded man whose real name is Huang Zong patted his iron chest and said: "Although the villain loves to brag, he doesn't dare to lie in front of the general. After the general captured Pingzhou, he restrained his subordinates to 'not take a thing' and 'not disturb a person', not only that, but also let the soldiers help the people repair their houses. Although we gather in the mountains and forests, we are not heartless people after all, and the most respected people in the life of the villain are benevolent and righteous people. The general is not only brave and virtuous, but also benevolent and righteous, and loves the people. ”

Rao is Li Congjing looked down on vanity, and after hearing Huang Zong's words, his heart was also agitated.

Unlike the current people, he came from the peaceful era of the later generations, and he valued life in the first place, and he was not used to the behavior of ignoring human life like a mustard, if he was forced to do so, just like when he attacked Pingzhou, the Hundred Battles Army also hijacked the people to fill the river, but in addition, he did not want to indiscriminately injure a person's life.

After the city was broken, there was quite a lot of anger in the army, and the people in Pingzhou City helped the thieves to resist the king's division, not that no one spoke to him, intending to slaughter the city after the city was broken, in order to vent the anger of the soldiers and deter the people in the border areas. But Li Congjing not only did not do this, but instead restrained the subordinates to "not take a thing, not disturb a person", and the Hundred Battles Army was just gone, the military discipline was strict, and the officers above the head of the capital were taught the study of saints by the barracks every day, and no one violated the military order. But Lu Longjun is different, the living environment of the border army is already bad, once the Khitan goes south, the day is not safe, which makes them angry and violent. In order to restrain Lu Longjun, Li Congjing put a lot of effort into it, and even dealt with some soldiers who violated military orders, and almost turned his face with Li Yanchao for this. How many people could understand the hardship, perseverance, and hard work in this before?

Li Congjing knew that only relying on tens of thousands of border troops meant that no matter how good he could fight well, he couldn't fight with the Khitan, and he needed the support of the people in the border areas. How difficult is it for him to persevere in doing acts of benevolence, enduring misunderstandings from others, and facing the difficulties of others? And all of this is for the sake of "protecting the border and fighting thieves", not for personal self-interest, doesn't he have a time of grievances?

The vicissitudes of the sea show the true character of the hero. When Li Congjing first came to the world, all he asked for was the word "life", and everything he did was "self-interest", even if Wu Jingzhong, He Jin and others criticized him, he never complained; Now, he has tens of thousands of heroes in his hands, guarding the border areas of the Tang Dynasty, facing the discord in the Khitan Ning War, and even ignoring Li Cunqing's suspicions, he also wants to use troops against the Khitan, "turning into a cloudy sky", what is he doing? Because he is also a seven-foot man, he has the word "world" in his chest day after day, and he has the ambition to do something for the country and the people, and for the Han people!

Huang Zong didn't know that Li Congjing sighed in his heart at this time, he was very excited to see the long-famous Li Congjing himself today, but after seeing Li Congjing listen to his words, he didn't react, and thought that Li Congjing didn't believe what he said, so he immediately became anxious, gritted his teeth, and promised loudly: "General, what the villain said just now is true, and there is no half-word falsehood, but there is no evidence, and the general may not believe it." In order to prevent the general from thinking that the villain is open-minded, as long as the general agrees, the villain is willing to go into the mountains for the general, to recruit the villain's friends in the mountains, and let them lead their troops to fight from the general! ”

Li Congjing didn't expect Huang Zong to be so serious, he didn't know how to answer for a while, just thinking about it, Huang Zong couldn't bear it, he saw the "Blessing of the Clouds" today, his mood was not usual, and he unconsciously wanted to express himself, at this time he said: "I have been waiting for the Khitan for a long time, and I hope that the king will attack the Khitan for a long time, but every time the king comes back before, it is a blink of an eye, so that I am helpless to wait for a good life!" Now, the general is stationed in Youyun, it is a good time for us to kill the Khitan barbarians, the general should not believe it, now the general is leading the army out of the camp state, those who were still waiting and watching before, and those who are not at ease, now they also see the general's determination, and they will follow the general with the villain! ”

Seeing that Huang Zong was so frank, Li Congjing couldn't bear to live up to his good intentions, and with the help of these local snakes, it was much easier for the army to block and exhaust the Khitan army in Yingzhou, so as to achieve the strategic goal of "being trapped before reaching Xiongguan, and retreating from Xiongguan when he saw Xiongguan", so he said: "The strong man has a pure heart, which makes Ben Shuai deeply grateful." The merits of the strong man to help the gentleman to defeat the reinforcements in Yingzhou have not yet been awarded, and he wants to make new contributions to Youyun and the Tang Dynasty, this commander is really happy, thanks to a hero like a strong man, Wang Shi can not be afraid of Khitan barbarians! If the strong man goes, the commander will send someone to accompany him to strengthen the courage of the strong man. ”

After getting Li Congjing's approval, Huang Zong suddenly smiled like a flower, and listened to Li Congjing's willingness to send an envoy to accompany him, and he felt that he had face and confidence, and praised him again and again.

That day and night, Li Congjing set up a small banquet in the camp, not only to thank Huang Zong for helping the gentleman to break the enemy, but also to recruit him tomorrow, Huang Zong was even more flattered, he said to the left and right in private: "I only heard that General Li is wise and brave, loves the people like a son, and never thought that the general would be so lenient in dealing with people and things, and there is no arrogance and grandeur of the children of high-ranking families and people in high positions, which makes people feel like a spring breeze, it is really better to meet than to be famous!" ”

Nodding left and right, "General Li is really the 'blessing of the clouds', he can kill thieves at the top, and he can calm the people at the bottom, and there is hope for the clouds now!" ”

The next day, before the army set off, Li Congjing personally bid farewell to Huang Zong in front of the camp, although the two drank alcohol last night, but did not drink more, Li Congjing even pulled Huang Zong to talk at night, inquired in detail, understood the situation of the heroes in the border green forest, and finally slept together, which made Huang Zong feel very admired. And Li Congjing knew that his actions would reach the ears of others through Huang Zong's mouth, which would give Huang Zong more strength to recruit peace and further enhance his reputation among the "righteous army" in the border area.

On the way to the march, Guo Wei was quite emotional, and said to Li Congjing: "In the past, when I heard that 'Xingyi soldiers, not to fight, the people do not stand on the left side of the road, and eat pot pulp to welcome the king', I thought it was the words of scholars, and I couldn't take it seriously. After today, wherever the military commander goes, is there a Khitan foothold? Such a king is a real king teacher, and Wei can be one of them, how fortunate it is! ”

was praised by Guo Wei like this, Li Congjing's heart was very sweet, and he still smiled on his face: "Guo Wei has also learned to pat on the back now?" ”

"There is no flattery, it is all heartfelt words!" Guo Wei is colorful.

Li Congjing saw that Guo Wei looked serious and stopped joking. The horse moved forward and looked into the distance, but seeing that the world was vast and the mountains and rivers were majestic, he sighed and said: "There are so many delicate rivers and mountains, leading countless heroes to bend their waists." What I wish is to protect the land and defend the territory, so that my Han people will not be harassed by the Yi people again, and they can live and work in peace and contentment in the land of beautiful mountains and rivers! ”

Guo Wei was in awe and said sincerely: "The military commander has the world in mind and worries about the people, Guo Wei admires it so much!" ”

After a day of nothing, after camping at dusk, Li Congjing was studying the map in the tent, thinking about the strategy of the battle, Yelumin ran in again, regardless of it, chattering around him, dancing and telling the rumors and new things heard on the road.

Li Congjing put down the lamp in his hand and looked at the kraft candy in front of him weakly, "You said that you are a dignified Khitan princess, why do you pay attention to these trivial matters all day long like an ordinary woman?" ”

"I'm no longer a Khitan princess, not from the moment I followed you into the clouds!" Ye Lu Min crossed his hands on his waist and announced to Li Congjing angrily. After that, his bright eyes turned, and he grinned: "Now I am an ordinary woman, don't talk about these trivial things, do you still want to seek the country like you?" ”

"Shouldn't it?"

Ye Lumin twitched his delicate little nose and snorted: "This kind of thing is to seek the country, and only when the state affairs become your own business and can influence the state affairs, will you do it." When people can only control themselves, of course, they can only seek themselves! Just like now, I can only tell you some trivial anecdotes to please you, lest you be in a bad mood one day and drive me away, then I can't even be an ordinary person, and I will become a homeless person! ”

Li Congjing held his forehead with his hand, and said in his heart that if you are always dangling in front of me, I will drive you away...... After thinking about it, he felt that this was the way it should be, so he stood up and decisively drove Yelu Min out of the big tent.

Two days later, the scouts reported back and met the Khitan army.

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