(Second update.) ）

At the head of Yingzhou City, which was brightly lit, Li Congjing stood awe-inspiring, quietly watching the fierce battle not far from the city. There, the Don army was besieging and killing Zatu's department.

When Li Congjing sent a large army out of the city to pursue the Khitan, he told the generals to prevent the Khitan from setting up an ambush. Don't chase after the poor, don't enter the forest, this is the law of soldiers; The Khitan was broken and withdrawn, and it was impossible not to guard against the pursuit of the Tang army in the city, because Li Congjing had this consideration.

After the army went out of the city, it first met Li Rong and Zhao Xiangyao's response, the military intelligence department rushed to Yingzhou outside the city for a long time, more than 100 people were not idle, and were arranged everywhere, although the Khitan ambush was carried out at night, the vision was not good, but it was not realistic to hide from more than 100 military intelligence officers and 800 green forest warriors with wide eyes. Therefore, the severance and ambush of Zatu's headquarters were exposed before the Tang army came into contact with them. Therefore, Zatu's intention has become a joke.

After Yelu's assassination of Zatu was broken, he already had the intention of sacrificing his troops and slowing down the pace of the Tang army with his life, in other words, Zatu's department was the fat that Yelu's enemy assassinated to give to the Tang army, and it was the "road money" he gave to Li Congjing, which was doomed to death! This kind of behavior can be described as cruel, but this is the only way for the Khitan to ensure the evacuation of the brigade at the moment, and it is not enough to protect the majority without sacrificing a small unit.

Yelu's enemy's thoughts, Li Congjing couldn't help but understand, the other party's "filial piety", he accepted it calmly, unceremoniously, and ordered Li Shaocheng, Li Yanchao and others to encircle and annihilate Zatu's troops! Li Congjing was also interesting enough, and after getting the military merit of Zatu, he really didn't continue to pursue Yelu's enemy.

It's not that I don't want to, but I can't.

It takes time to encircle and annihilate Zatu, not to mention that the Yelu enemy assassin has already fled far away, the night road is difficult, and the vision is not good, if the Tang army continues to pursue, the Yelu enemy assassin will set up an ambush in the middle of the road, and the Tang army may miss the front hoof.

The strategic goal of retreating from the enemy has been achieved, Li Congjing then saw that it was good to accept it, and after encircling and annihilating all the troops of Zatu, the Tang army happily entered the city in triumph.

In his opinion, Yelu's enemy thorn was still too comfortable, although the army could not pursue, but Li Congjing did not forget to send a sentry to follow the direction of Yelu's enemy's retreat from afar, and chased all the way. Just wait for the dawn, Li Congjing will make another plan.

Yelu's enemies retreated in a hurry, the baggage could not be carried and burned, and a large amount of materials were accumulated in the Khitan camp outside the city, and now all of them fell into the hands of the Tang army. It can be imagined how many people can be equipped with 30,000 baggage. Moreover, when the Yelu enemy stabbed him, he thought that he would win, and even in the battle of crossing the river at the White Wolf Water, he still had the idea of training troops, and the plan was not small, because his plan was very big, so he could not prepare too much, and now these preparations for his use also fell into the hands of Li Congjing.

After Tang Jun took over these materials, they were sorted out in one place. At dawn, Rao was Li Congjing's well-informed, and he was also shocked by the "mountains" piled up outside the city, and the fifth even sighed again and again, "What is war money, I only know today!" ”

Li Congjing thought about it lively, and the materials in front of him could equip at least half of the border army!

He wants to "protect the border and fight the thieves", to fight a country in one place, the most scarce thing is materials, at present, the Yelu enemy assassin gave him these road money, except for the lack of food, the rest can be said to have everything, can meet the needs of the border army. With these things, Li Congjing has a lot of confidence in both military construction and army expansion.

Do the math, since going north, between the months and months, Li Congjing has recovered Pingzhou, killed Lu Wenjin, defeated Yelu Jochi, and Keyingzhou, won all the way, and quite captured, but they can't be compared with this time, and even the materials in the treasury of Pingzhou and Yingzhou are not as much as the ones given by Yelu's enemy!

Li Shaocheng said with a smile: "Yelu Enemy Thorn has offered so much money to buy the road, which shows his sincerity!" ”

The so-called use of war to feed war, except for "food for the enemy", this is the case.

From the beginning of Jing's arrival in Youyun, Li had a series of great victories, and his gains were not only in the seizure of materials, but also in many other things that could not be seen.

The sentinels sent out to track the Yelu enemy assassin army reported that the Yelu enemy assassin had arranged a large number of elite cavalry in each road to intercept the Tang army's ranger tracking, because the Tang army sentry could not find out its whereabouts!

Fighting for this situation, Li Congjing refused to sit still, he gave an order to the fifth girl, and asked her to order the military intelligence department to find ways to bypass the Khitan blockade line and detect the movements of the Khitan army - the more the other party deliberately conceals his whereabouts, the more likely it is that he has other plans, and he needs to be cautious.

After the war, Huang Zong, Xu Boxian, Lu Junyan and others led 800 green forest warriors into the city, and Li Congjing personally received them to show respect. These people were accepted by Li Congjing's "recruitment", and after meeting Li Congjing, they were his subordinates, Li Congjing thought about it and was afraid that there would be green forests to vote in the future, and in order to facilitate command and management, he ordered these 800 heroes to form a battalion of their own, with Huang Zong as the main general of the army, and Xu Boxian and Lu Junyan were deputies, and the treatment was equal to that of other soldiers of the Hundred Battles Army.

Just five days after Yelu's assassination and retreat, Li Congjing received a piece of information from the Military Intelligence Department, which shocked all the officers and men in Yingzhou City, and the atmosphere was once again extremely heavy at the military meeting.

"The Khitan sent reinforcements to help fight the Yelu enemy, and they attacked again with nearly 50,000 people. This is the latest information of the Military Intelligence Department, according to the schedule of the Khitan army, it will arrive in Yingzhou in four days. Whether it is a war or a retreat, if you have any opinions, you can say it! Li Congjing said. After speaking, seeing that all the generals in the house were silent, he added: "Looking at its banner, the Khitan reinforcements who came this time are headed by the Khitan crown prince Yelubei!" ”

After a moment of silence, Li Yan's voice was still rough, "It's a retreat from the war, but it's up to the commander to decide, and we will abide by it!" ”

When the words fell, the generals of Lu Longjun looked at each other, and after a pause, they clasped their fists one after another, and said: "Whether to fight or retreat, it is up to the commander to decide, and we will abide by it!" ”

Lu Longjun had already expressed his position, and the generals of the Hundred Battles Army, who were originally calm and relaxed, and looked at Lu Longjun's demeanor coldly, were surprised, and immediately stepped forward, "Please give the order!" ”

There were no less than a dozen generals in the room, all of whom leaned over and clenched their fists, although they faced the 50,000 Khitan army, they were willing to entrust their lives to Li Congjing's hands, and there was no more to say anything.

Li Congjing was slightly happy in his heart, very satisfied with this effect, and said: "Military order: the army retreats south and retreats to the Great Wall!" ”

It is not difficult for the army to retreat south, and it is not difficult to take away the Khitan materials obtained the day before yesterday, but it is difficult to deal with the people in Yingzhou City.

Retreating south, is the established strategy of the army before leaving Pingzhou, the purpose of Keying Prefecture is also to protect Pingzhou, before Li Congjing with inferior troops, to defeat the Yelu enemy, so that it can not step into the city of Yingzhou, but also rely on Li Rong, Huang Zong and others to attack the power of its grain route, so that the Yelu enemy can know the difficulty and retreat, it is an unexpected achievement. Now that the south retreats to defend Pingzhou, whether it is the soldiers of the whole army, the people of Youyun, or the Tang Dynasty, it is impossible to have many micro-words.

There is no other reason, because Li Congjing has achieved the ultimate in manpower. At this time, in the face of the Khitan army of 50,000, if you still want to be trapped in the isolated city of Yingzhou, and win without any support, it is tantamount to a fool's dream. Yelubei's assistance is unexpected, it is not Li Congjing's fault, and it is not the current strength in Li Congjing's hands that can contend with it.

"If you lead the people of Yingzhou to retreat south, it will inevitably slow down the speed of the army's march, and it will restrict the army's movements, which is not conducive to the army's response along the way, and the general will think that this move seems undesirable." Li Yanrao expressed his opinion, but still added: "However, the military commander may have more considerations, how to choose, listen to the military commander's intentions!" ”

The people of Yingzhou moved south, that is, they abandoned the redundant things, dragged their families with them, and the speed could not be fast. The reason why there is the idea of taking away the people of Yingzhou is for two reasons. First, he was worried that after the Khitan reoccupied Yingzhou, he would vent his anger with it; The second is for the sake of Li Congjing's reputation. Li Congjing in Pingzhou because of the "three strategies to care for the people", so that the people of Pingzhou can all return to their hearts, at this time, if he ignores the life and death of the people of Yingzhou, it will inevitably be criticized by people - although the army in the world is like this, but Li Congjing's matter of fighting one place and one country is not a common thing, and it cannot be handled by common sense.

Li Congjing couldn't help but think of Liu Bei.

Liu Bei led 100,000 people to retreat, the speed was extremely slow, and there was a defeat at Changbanpo, which can be described as tragic. But it is precisely because of this that it will be easy for the people of Shu to return to their hearts in the future.

"A few days ago, the Yelu enemy stabbed and attacked the city, and the people in the city did not go to the city to assist in defense and help, which not only contributed to the army, but also had the heart of returning to the Tang Dynasty. There are few people in Yingzhou, but only a few thousand, and it is not difficult to move away. The order was sent down, and the people of the city, except for clothing and rations, were not allowed to carry the rest, whether they were old or young, women and children, and were given half a day to prepare, and half a day later they would withdraw south with the army! In the long-term view, Li Congjing made up his mind and decided to fight again for the people in the border areas.

If there are many people in Yingzhou, or if this move will bring harm to the army, Li Congjing will not act like this, but this is not the case at the moment, as long as he does his best, the benefits are likely to be far greater than the pay.

For the sake of the hearts of the border army and the people, and for the great cause of "protecting the border and fighting thieves", what Li Congjing has done and even paid is not much.

"It's just that in this way, in order to be safe, we need to buy more time for the army to retreat south." Li Shaocheng groaned.

Li Congjing knew the stakes, and he also had a sense of proportion in his heart, and said: "You will lead the army south, leaving the Junzidu, I have my own way to block the Khitan army for the army for two days." ”

Because the Tang army acted quickly, every second counted, and a day later, Yingzhou City was empty. As the last group of soldiers and civilians retreated south, Li Congjing also left the city. He led a thousand gentlemen, but he went to the northwest.

Among the people and horses of the Tang Army's southward marching brigade, Huang Zong, Xu Boxian, Lu Junyan and others looked at Li Congjing, who led thousands of horsemen and galloped to the vast northwest alone, and their expressions were solemn. Xu Boxian sighed: "I heard that the military commander was benevolent and righteous, but I never thought that benevolence and righteousness would be so far!" As the commander-in-chief, he can be the lord of a place after the army is broken, and he can personally commit danger for the people of a place, such a benevolent and righteous act, can be described as righteous? Solid for righteousness! ”

Lu Junyan deeply agreed, and said: "Yan and despicable people, they only hear that the green forest is righteous, and they can ignore the dead for their righteousness, they will be admired by all people, and they can win the hearts of the heroes, which can be called heroes!" Now that I see what the military commander has done for the people, I know what righteousness is! If I am a generation of green forests, they are all willful and chivalrous, and the great ones are for the country and the people, what does this mean, today I know! ”

Huang Zong saw that the two of them confided their hearts, especially seeing Xu Boxian, who had not gone further and thought about taking three steps back on weekdays, he could praise Li Congjing so much, and he had the intention of following him, and he didn't feel that his heart was surging, and he suddenly had a thought of "fortunately I joined the army commander early", and said at this time: "Youyun has been a bitter thief for a long time, although he has a heart of anger, he has no power to kill the enemy and defend his family, and now, fortunately, there is a military commander here, not only has the army of border guards and thieves, but also has the heart of protecting the people and loving the people, which is really 'the blessing of the clouds'!" You and I, like me, have been struggling for half our lives, as the people of the clouds, but we can't take revenge, we can't retreat for the benefit of our relatives, and life is better than death. Now cast under the military marshal's account, it is really a blessing from several lifetimes of cultivation, when the courage to move forward, the party will live up to this opportunity, if we can wait for the fate to change, maybe in this fight! ”

Regardless of whether Huang Zong's previous words resonated with Xu Boxian and Lu Junyan, the words of "living up to this opportunity" and "changing fate" were deeply recognized by the other party, and both of them nodded their heads. At that moment, several people returned to their respective subordinate teams and told the big guys to cheer up and not to let Bai Zhan and Lu Longjun look down on them.

The white wolf set up a pontoon bridge on the water, but it was specially used by Li Congjing, after crossing the bridge, Li Congjing led the gentlemen all the way to the northwest, towards the direction of the Khitan army galloping.

Two days later.

The Khitan army of 50,000 people, with a large banner, marched southeast on the field, which was mighty and magnificent.

Along the way, Yelubei was silent, which made Yelubei's enemy beside him a little uncomfortable, after all, he was the general of the defeated army, and it was inevitable that he would be a little uneasy in front of the prince, looking at Yelubei's cold face, he reluctantly smiled: "This time, the prince has led the elite of a hundred battles to help, that is, Li Congjing has three heads and six arms, and it will be difficult to escape the fate of defeat, I hope that Li Congjing is not in a hurry to escape, so as not to catch up with him when the time comes, it will take some effort." ”

Yelubei, who had been speechless all day, only then did he glance at Yelu's enemy, but this glance had a strange meaning, "Dashuai thinks Li Congjing will flee without a fight?" ”

Yelu didn't understand the meaning in Yelubei's eyes, and said inexplicably: "Isn't it?" With the power of the prince and the strength of my army, does Li Congjing still have the heart to fight? ”

Yelubei laughed twice, looked back at the front, and said indifferently: "At this time, I know why Dashuai was defeated by Li Congjing before. ”

These words were not polite, which made Yelu blush, and he was quite embarrassed, "What does Your Highness mean by this?" ”

"What do you mean? The meaning is clear! Yelu didn't squint, "Because, you mistook Li Congjing!" ”

Yelu's enemy assassination was even more unhappy, and asked with a dark face: "Dare to ask Your Highness, how can you see it?" ”

Yelubei chuckled twice, suddenly raised his horsewhip, pointed to the mountain pass ahead, and said jokingly: "Obviously. You see, Li Congjing is here! ”

Jerod looked up in surprise.

In the distance, in front of the mountain pass, a team of Tang horsemen stood quietly.

In front of the military formation, the yellow flag of Li Zi was blowing in the wind.