The Khitan army retreated in a panic, and a gap immediately appeared in the originally tight military formation, and Li Yanchao, Guo Wei and others seized the opportunity to make the Tang army rush forward. The Khitan army could not resist, and was broken through the defense line by the Tang army, killed from the military formation, and entered Yingzhou City.

When Li Yanchao, Guo Wei and others entered the city, Li Congjing had already rushed over from the city, and he walked down the road, just in time to meet the two generals who came up to hand over the order. The two generals looked excited, and they bowed when they met, "I've seen the military marshal!" ”

Li Congjing laughed, "Congratulations to the two generals, for me to stop Yelu Luduo and return with a great victory, thanks to the courage of the two generals, the difficulty of Yingzhou has been half solved!" ”

Li Yanchao and Guo Weiju said: "Defeating Yelu Rudo is all thanks to the commander's clever plan, and the last general will not dare to take credit!" There is a military commander who is strategizing, and we want to solve the difficulties of Yingzhou, which is really easy! The words of the two of them were true, and they were also the true thoughts in their hearts, especially Li Yanchao, after this victory, he already admired Li Congjing so much.

On the same day, Sun Erniu exchanged his life for the news that Yelu Rudo led 10,000 cavalry and attacked behind the side of the detour, and all the generals of Lu Long's army thought that the army had entered a predicament and could only retreat south in order to protect themselves. In this case, it was Li Congjing who overrode public opinion, strengthened the determination of the generals to resist the enemy, and came up with a strategy to relieve the siege. When Li Yanchao first heard that Li Congjing blocked Yelu Rudo's timing, he was amazed and called out a wonderful strategy, thinking that there was a lot to be done.

This time with the main force of the Hundred Battles Army to the east, according to Li Congjing's arrangement, first showed the enemy to be weak, feigned a rout, and then scattered the goods all the way, inducing the Khitan army to scramble, when its formation was in chaos, the ambush was exhausted, and it really defeated Yeluludo. In terms of merit and behavior, Li Congjing, who planned and arranged, was much higher than Li Yanchao and others who rushed into battle.

Li Congjing took Li Yanchao's expression in his eyes, and was very relieved to see that the other party was sincerely convinced. Li Yanchao is a general of Lu Long's army, because he has been on the border for a long time and often fights with the Khitan, it is inevitable that he will hold his own identity and be arrogant, not only him, but also Lu Longjun.

After Li Congjing went north, he first joined forces with the outside to let the gentlemen attack Yelu Deguang at night at Hulukou, and then ran to the grassland like a leisurely stroll, and then Kepingzhou and Fuyingzhou, and now he relied on strategy and courage to achieve a great victory in attacking Yelulu, and rescued the Tang army from the predicament.

At present, Li Yanchao has sincerely obeyed, let alone the ordinary soldiers of Lu Longjun. Li Congjing served as the defense envoy of Youyun, and it was difficult to replace Li Cunxian to sit in Youzhou and lead the Lu Long army. Now it seems that both of these have made breakthroughs, especially internally is the cornerstone of the outside, Li Congjing got the "heart" of Li Yanchao and other generals, and the internal stability is stable, even if there are thousands of difficulties externally in the future, why is he afraid?

Li Congjing was very relieved, and inevitably pulled Li Yanchao, and encouraged him for a while, "The general is the pillar of the border army, and if the general rushes to kill in front, the commander's strategy can be effective, and the border depends on the general and the soldiers of the whole army!" He was pleased, why wasn't Li Yanchao, who was pulled by him, pleased?

Looking at the young face under the lights, listening to the other party's encouraging words, and feeling the breath of the golden iron horse around him, Li Yanchao felt a lot of emotion in his heart.

How is his father's health, as a son of man, and he has been by Li Cunxian's side for a long time, Li Yanchao couldn't be clearer. However, he lacks qualifications and can't lead a town on his own, let alone a border powerhouse like Youyun? In this case, Li Yanchao also knew that Li Cunxian was replaced, and it was inevitable that someone else would lead Lu Longjun.

In this way, it is worth paying attention to what kind of person will lead Lu Longjun.

The military town of Lulong Army is in Youzhou, guarding the northern border of the Tang Dynasty, is the most important military place in Youyun, and now the Khitan is in the north, often invading, and Yelu Abaoji is known as the ambition of drinking the Yellow River, in such a situation, the responsibility and risk of the commander of the Lulong Army are not small. As the general of Lu Longjun, Li Yanchao naturally has to consider the lives of himself and more than 10,000 soldiers of Lu Longjun.

After Li Cunshen wrote to the court to return to the court, Li Yanchao originally thought that the imperial court would send a famous general with senior qualifications and outstanding strength to come to Youyun to sit in the town. He secretly summed up with Li Yanrao and others, and this candidate is best better than Li Siyuan, the deputy head of the Tang Fanhan. Only a veteran and famous general like Li Siyuan can deal with the increasingly powerful and wolf-ambitious Khitan barbarian thieves.

Li Siyuan didn't come, and the people who came did have a great relationship with Li Siyuan, but this kind of relationship was something that Li Yanchao didn't want to see in advance. Li Yanchao's name Li Yanchao has not heard of, and he knows that he has repeatedly performed miraculous feats in the past year and has not tasted defeat, but he is young after all, and his "undefeated" is not that he is invincible in the world, but that he has experienced too few wars. So when he heard that Li Congjing was going north to Youyun, Li Yanchao refused.

But it was useless for him to refuse.

So he was miserable.

The first thing Li Congjing did when he went north was to recruit the army to the border. And he himself didn't even let others see the shadow. That's it, he actually pretended to be a caravan and went directly to the West Building! When Li Yanchao first heard the news, he almost dropped his jaw, is the grassland so easy to go? Is the West Building so easy to break into? That's not a green mountain and a green water, it's a Khitan base camp with Abaoji in charge! Li Congjing's move, isn't it nonsense? It's just a child's play to regard military affairs as child's play!

Immediately, the news that the gentlemen had broken Yelu Deguang in the gourd building came back. Although the news is exciting, in the eyes of Li Yanchao, an expert, it is just an opportunistic trick, there are too many luck factors to win, and such things are occasionally acceptable. Because of this, before leading the army to the border, Li Yanchao refused again.

Unfortunately, it still didn't work.

Subsequently, the army stayed at the border for a long time, Lu Longjun did not fire a shot, Li Congjing gave an order, and the main force of the army had to return to Youzhou, Li Yanchao was so angry that he smashed the table and scolded Li Congjing for acting absurdly and not knowing soldiers! In a letter to Li Cunxian, Li Yanchao refused for the third time. Helpless, as expected, still useless. It was Li Yanrao who persuaded him in every possible way that Li Yanchao complied with the military order and let the main force of Lu Long's army withdraw to Youzhou, and he led the first part of Lu Long's army and the first part of the Hundred Battles Army to converge and follow Li Congjing for the next move.

Later, I heard that the gentlemen were fighting everywhere in the grassland, winning successive battles, Li Congjing escaped from the tiger's den, and defeated the Khitan pursuers on the way, which was like a storytelling, shocked Li Yanchao. He has been in Youyun for a long time, but he has never set foot in the grassland, not because he doesn't want to, because he doesn't have the strength, and he has always believed that it is too difficult for the Tang army to attack the grassland, and it will not be achieved overnight. At this time, he met Li Congjing, who really went into the grassland like a tour of the mountains and rivers. Since then, Li Yanchao began to suspect that there may be a kind of person in this world who cannot be measured by common sense.

After that, the army "effortlessly" Kepingzhou, rebuilt Pingzhou, and when Li Congjing was gradually deified by the Pingzhou military and civilians, Li Yanchao also experienced for the first time the feeling of being regarded as an "invincible king" by the people. After many years of fighting in Youyun, it was the first time that he was regarded by the people as a savior, a protector, and a hope for the border. When he was surrounded by hundreds of people, and saw men, women, and children raising their arms and shouting in unison, "Protect the border and fight the thief", "Weiping Prefecture, cross the Great Wall, restore Yingzhou, and enter the grassland", Li Yanchao also felt a pride in his heart that he could break the enemy's shame and step on the West Tower.

That was the first time he felt that the West Building was not so far away from him.

But this did not make Li Yanchao fully trust Li Congjing, and after his enthusiasm cooled down for a while, he judged the situation and felt that Li Congjing's ability remained to be seen.

On the night of the Pingzhou military conference, Li Congjing and Du Qianshu talked about offensive and defensive strategies, which opened Li Yanchao's eyes, and he learned that the method of seeking the country and fighting was so exquisite that he was amazed. Then defeated Yelu Chishu all the way, conquered Yingzhou, and started with countless military exploits, but this is not a reason for Li Yanchao to completely convince Li Congjing, although with these achievements, Li Yanchao has enough trust in Li Congjing, but he still maintains a cautious heart in his heart, and wants to observe one or two more points.

Until Yelu led an army of 30,000 Khitans to kill, Yelu Ludo made a surprise attack around a hundred miles, and the Tang army was in a predicament.

The day before yesterday, when the matter was discussed, Li Yanchao really retreated, the disparity between the enemy and us was too great, the troops were stretched, the situation was unfavorable, and it was difficult to find a breakthrough for a while, Li Yanchao felt that since he had to retreat sooner or later, it was better to retreat as soon as possible while the Khitan encirclement had not yet been completed.

However, Li Congjing's words gave him a fighting spirit, "If everyone can do the matter of protecting the border and fighting thieves, what do you want us to do?" "Ordinary people can't do it, but now I do it, so as to show the ability of my generation and show the heroic nature of my generation!" But this is not enough, although the battlefield battle requires blood and morale, but it also needs to be strategically appropriate, otherwise it is the courage of the horseman, it is reckless, and it will be difficult to escape defeat sooner or later. After that, Li Congjing's calm and leisurely planning made Li Yanchao really understand that Li Congjing had already made a calculation.

In the face of danger and in distress, Li Yanchao not only saw Li Congjing's eloquence as the commander of the First Army, but also saw his character.

Although Li Congjing has a clever plan, Li Yanchao also thinks that it is feasible, but the war is still full of variables, and it is not easy to win without variables. Before setting out on the expedition, Li Yanchao wrote in a letter to Li Cunxian: "For more than ten years, he fought more than 100 battles with the Khitan, and the victory and defeat were mixed, all thanks to the wisdom of his father and the courage of the soldiers. When you hear 'the general, the courage of the army', and the 'general, be wise, faithful, benevolent, brave, and strict', and see the marshal, you will know what this means. The elite division is as fast as the wind, as swift as a forest, as fast as a forest, as invading as fire, as immobile as a mountain, as difficult as a yin, and as moving as a thunderbolt'. ”

"Today, the Khitan is attacking in a big way, the whole army is in danger, at this moment, only to face the difficulties, put it to death and survive, there is no negative retreat and can benefit the reason, the military commander said that 'the brave wins when they meet on the narrow road', and they think so. Today, I heard the words of the marshal, and remembered what the marshal said when he went out of Pingzhou, so he knew that the marshal's ambition was not to defend passively, but to attack actively. ”

"My father once said that the military commander 'although he is young, he must be the only one to set the country and the country', and he didn't believe it before, and now he doesn't doubt it! The son is not talented, but also with his father to fight thousands of miles, through life and death, not useless, now I want to follow the military commander is the majesty of my Tang Dynasty boy, and fight the arrogance of the Khitan barbarians! The son is not talented, the strategist is not the director, the one who can do it, the charge is just to fight the thief, now he wants to fight the thief, although he is dead, the fate of the soldier, the father does not have to worry! I only hope that I will be millions of sons and daughters of the Tang Dynasty, and I will not let the Khitan plunder my border land like a safari, and encircle the people of my border land like shepherds, thinking that there is no one in my country! ”