The weather is gloomy in late autumn, the sky is silent behind the gray curtain, and the whole sky looks like an expressionless face, just looking at it, it makes people feel depressed.

Under the dome, the distant mountains and fields are full of withered yellow fallen leaves and decaying weeds, and there are almost no human traces for hundreds of miles, except for a few birds and birds, fluttering their wings on the bare branches, not knowing where to fly.

In this vigorous and desolate picture, the boxy city of Yingzhou is surrounded by bricks and stones, like an orphan who does not know the way back. The avenue that extends from the main street in the city is not covered with bluestone slabs inside and outside the city, and the yellow pavement is countless fine sand, and the clothes are in tatters.

Li Congjing stood in the center of the city of this avenue, the cool breeze stirring his robe, making a gentle sound, he faced the boundless east, at the end of the avenue, in the depths of the endless wilderness, where a fierce battle was going on about the fate of the entire battle.

No one came back from the avenue, and the battle that Li Congjing couldn't see didn't even have the slightest echo. The barren mountains are still the same, there is no long pavilion next to the ancient road, and there are unknown big birds in the sky, flying in the wind, overlooking all living beings.

Unlike the dustless road in front of him, the battlefield behind him is noisy and piercing, and iron blood and Jin Ge fill every corner, surrounding every soldier who wields a knife and a lance, like a lingering nightmare.

"Marshal, many Khitan thieves have washed ashore, and Deputy Marshal Li may not be able to support it for many hours!" Ding Hei's voice was as heavy as a drum whispering.

Li Congjing glanced at the sky with his hand, and only slowly chanted seven words when he spoke, "Black clouds are crushing the city and want to destroy it." ”

"The commander ......" Ding Hei was very worried.

Li Congjing turned around, faced the battlefield on the south bank of the White Wolf Water, and smiled slightly, "Don't worry, Li Shaocheng can still hold on." ”

Ding Hei bowed his head silently, not knowing what to say.

Half a sound, raising his head, Ding Hei's tone was resolute, "If you want to fight to the death, Ding Hei will live up to the grace of the military commander!" ”

Li Congjing was stunned for a moment, then smiled and waved his hand, "Why is this so." ”

On the south bank of the White Wolf Water, the soldiers of the two armies fought to the death and fought endlessly. So far in the battle, many Khitan soldiers have rushed to the riverbank, but they either died under the Tang saber or were driven back into the river, and they have never been able to gain a firm foothold on the shore. On the north bank, Yelu's face was no longer as heavy and calm as before, and seeing that the Khitan soldiers were repulsed in waves of attacks, corpses were all over the field, and blood stained the river, Yelu's enemy assassin even moved the mind of fighting in person.

But he finally restrained this thought, and said in his heart: "Li Congjing's yellow-toothed child has never shown up to fight, how can Ben Shuai be forced by the Tang Army to lead the guards to charge into battle, doesn't this mean that Ben Shuai is inferior to him?" Hmph, Li Congjing's shaft is really capable of holding up, and he has reached this point, and he even holds his own identity and refuses to fight in person, he really wants to save face! Then he thought again, "My Khitan army has been attacking for many days, and now I have a large army to fight a decisive battle with it, Li Congjing has never sent an extra soldier to reinforce the south bank, it is really arrogant and arrogant, and no one is too big in his eyes!" ”

Thinking of this, he felt that something was wrong, and thought again: "Isn't it that the yellow-toothed boy has no one under his command, it's not that he doesn't want to support the Tang Army on the south bank, but he is no longer able to support?" If so, where did the main forces of the Tang Army go? There is no need to ask, it must be that Yelulu has already attacked, and the main force of the Tang army has gone to intercept him. In this way, isn't this a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, just in time for Ben Shuai to defeat the Yellow Tooth Kid in one fell swoop? ”

As soon as this thought came out, it was impossible to contain and occupy the entire thought of Yelu's enemy, and the more he thought about it, the more reasonable he felt, and said in his heart: "The soldiers are cautious, Li Congjing has always been treacherous, but you have to beware of his methods." However, a great opportunity is right in front of you, but you can't let it go in vain, if you let the fighter slip away, won't this commander become a joke? It's a pity that Yeluludo didn't send a military report back today, if he can let Ben Shuai know the situation of other departments, why is Ben Shuai in a dilemma at this moment! After weighing it again and again, and sending several cronies to survey the battlefield situation, a decision was finally made.

In Yingzhou City, Ding Hei pointed to the white wolf water and changed color and said: "Military commander, the Khitan barbarian thieves' offensive is suddenly very fierce, and there is a tendency of big waves to roll stones!" ”

Li looked at Jing from Jing's concentration, and because he was in a higher position, he was able to see the entire battlefield situation clearly. On the white wolf water, a new soldier of the Khitan army is not only in a strict formation, but also like a tiger, and the combat power is not known to be higher than the previous sergeant, but the morale is definitely not at the same level. And with this wave of Khitan soldiers joining the battle, all the forces used by the Khitan army at one time launched a charge.

Among the Khitan soldiers, a huge yellow flag stood on a large boat.

The handsome banner of the Khitan barbarians!

"Jeru's enemy stabbed, personally went into battle!" Li Congjing looked at the yellow flag.

Ding Hei exclaimed: "No wonder the Khitan barbarian thieves are very powerful, it turned out that Yelu stabbed the old thief out of the cage, and now the Khitan barbarian thieves are all crazy, and they don't want to die, but it's not good!" ”

Li Congjing nodded, and his gaze fell far on Li Shaocheng next to the general flag. In the battlefield full of blood and fire, there was a mess, Li Shaocheng's corpses were strewn at his feet, blood stained the earth, there were people standing near and far, some people were lying, he was bandaging the wounds on his arms.

Hearing the movements of the Khitan barbarians and getting a report from his subordinates, Li Shaocheng also knew that Yelu's enemy assassinated himself on the battlefield, and as a front-line commander, Li Shaocheng knew better than anyone what it meant.

Li Congjing stood in the attic in the city, and Li Shaocheng stood on the battlefield by the river, separated by half of the city and a large open space. At this moment, Li Congjing saw Li Shaocheng turn his head and glance at his location.

Li Congjing nodded faintly.

Li Shaocheng raised his long knife and rushed to the battlefield without looking back.

Bloody battle, dare to ask when the general will be back?

Ding looked at Li Congjing with black eyes. Li Congjing remained motionless.

After a long time, Ding Hei sighed, "In the face of danger, calm and calm, Mount Tai collapses and does not change, the commander is determined, Ding Hei is out of reach!" ”

Li Congjing smiled and did not speak.

Li Shaocheng, Li Congjing's brother, since the Qimen righteousness, has repeatedly been born and died for Li Congjing, and every time there is a hard fight, he often fights on the front line. Li Shaocheng is usually silent and unsmiling, except for the military, he rarely speaks, and as the deputy commander of the Hundred Battles Army, he is quiet and sad. However, Li Congjing's military orders have always been meticulously implemented, and it can be said that without Li Shaocheng, Li Congjing would not be able to grasp it so firmly, and it would not be able to form today's combat strength.

Li Congjing is a person who values love and righteousness, how can he not feel nostalgic for this, and he doesn't cherish Li Shaocheng very much? If possible, Li Congjing did not want Li Shaocheng to get into danger.

However, when soldiers fight, they can't help themselves; Rongma battlefield, the realm of nine deaths and one life.

Born in the world, the seven-foot body often can't make its own decisions, and in the great river of the times, how many qualifications do individuals with small grains of sand have to say goodbye?

Jun Ruosheng, hand in hand to drink and talk; If you die, and pile up a handful of loess. That's it.

"It's not that I'm very determined, but I'm just holding the bottom line of a horse leather shroud." Li Congjing did not say this sentence in his heart.

After Yelu's enemy personally charged into battle, the Khitan offensive gradually suppressed the Tang army, and Li Shaocheng ran everywhere to support all departments, without stopping for a moment, and did not even have a chance to take a breath. The only time he paused in his footsteps was to hold on to the river embankment and vomit a mouthful of blood, and that short time of two breaths was an incomparably luxurious rest time for him.

But even so, Li Shaocheng couldn't stop Yelu's assassination.

Li Congjing watched him be surrounded again and again, and fought his way out of the siege again and again, leading his soldiers to cut down and repel the Khitan soldiers in front of him, and gathered the soldiers to fight to the death, but he was suppressed and besieged by a steady stream of Khitan soldiers who rushed ashore.

Li Congjing can't count how many times Li Shaocheng has stood out from the encirclement, and I don't know how many times he can break through like this. Perhaps, next time, he will fall on the way, be overwhelmed by the crowd and the waves of knives, never get up again, and disappear without a trace.

But Li Congjing couldn't move, at least not now.

"Marshal, Deputy Marshal Li can't support it!" Ding Hei shouted in a hoarse voice.

Li Congjing turned his head, stared at Ding Hei, and said word for word: "Ben Shuai knows!" ”

Ding Hei: "......".

Li Shaocheng fought to the death and did not retreat, so the Tang army on the south bank of the White Wolf Water did not retreat.

Li Congjing suddenly looked to the east. On the avenue, a horse galloped home.

Li Congjing shrugged and moved, turned around abruptly, and strode down the attic. Ding Hei and the others glanced at each other and immediately followed.

In front of the mansion, Li Congjing met a knight returning from the east.

The knight rolled off the saddle, joy and excitement were abnormal, "Marshal, General Li Yanchao sent a humble post to report: According to the marshal's strategy, after the army encountered the Yelu Rudo cavalry, General Guo Wei pretended to meet the attack, fought for a while, revealed flaws and retreated, discarded the goods all the way, and introduced the Khitan barbarians into the ambush arranged by General Li Yanchao. At three o'clock in the afternoon, Jerudo entered the field, and the army rose up to attack him, and then broke the enemy in one fell swoop! Now the army is on the way back to help, and it will return from time to time! ”

After listening to the military report, Li Congjing didn't say a word, he directly turned on his horse, and with more than 100 guards, he ran to the south bank of the White Wolf Water, "Respond to the retreat of his comrades on the riverbank!" ”

Li Shaocheng was already covered in many wounds, and many wounds were too late to be bandaged, and his armor was bloody. After a day of fierce fighting, the energy and physical exertion were huge, and now he lost too much blood, Li Shaocheng intuitively felt that his limbs were weak and his steps were as heavy as a rock. Thus, when he was encircled for the last time, he could no longer lead his foot soldiers to stand out.

The Khitan soldiers around him are accumulating more and more, as if there is no end in sight, these northern barbarians all see Li Shaocheng's bright armor in their eyes, because even if there are many people who die in his hands, others still go forward and follow suit.

After being stabbed in the back again, Li Shaocheng fell forward weakly, but he stood on the ground with a knife and refused to fall. At such a moment, the sabers of several Khitan soldiers slashed down on him, and he was no longer able to dodge and meet the attack.

Raising his head, the long scar on the left side of his face was as hideous and cold as ever, and Li Shaocheng's eyes were a little trance-like.

The saber of the Khitan barbarian did not fall on him. A horse galloped to the ground, the horse's hooves raised countless Xisha, leaping, the knight's lance flew immediately, like a shadow, seemingly ethereal and powerless, in fact, every time a Khitan barbarian thief arrived, they would be killed on the spot.

Li Congjing pulled Li Shaocheng up from the ground, "Second brother, I'm here!" ”

"Big brother!"

Li Congjing handed over Li Shaocheng to Ding Hei's guards, and he opened the way in front of him. Ding Hei pulled Li Shaocheng on horseback and shouted: "General, return to the city!" ”

Hundreds of horsemen entered the battlefield, tore a gap in the Khitan army formation, rescued Li Shaocheng, turned a corner, and rushed out of a bloody road, after they left the Khitan army formation, the torn blank space was able to close.

Hundreds of horsemen came and rode away.