(Second update.) ）

After saying these words, the young general's chest rose and fell violently, and he looked directly at their commander, hoping for a satisfactory answer. He's still young, he's just won the crown, so there's a lot of things he doesn't understand. Because he hadn't understood it yet, he had a lot of questions, and because of the questions, he wanted answers.

What this young general, who had only been with their commander for a short time, did not know was that the same problem had been bothering their commander for a long time.

"Guo Wei, let me ask you, after the Hundred Battles Army defeated Huaimeng, how did the people there live?" Li Congjing met Guo Wei's gaze and asked him solemnly.

Guo Wei was stunned, recalling the situation in Huaimeng, where after being occupied by the Hundred Battles Army, the common people were given land and homes, and there was no longer a single homeless.

"This is a troubled time, and in troubled times, there will be killing, there will be war, and people will die. It's a fact, and you and I can't change it. Li Congjing looked at him and slowly answered for him, "There is a hero who said that the chaos in the world begins with the chaos of the people's hearts, and if you want to govern the troubled times, you must first govern the people's hearts." If people's hearts are not chaotic, the world can be safe. This is also the reason why I want to popularize Confucianism among the Hundred Battles Army, and I hope that you will have two words in your hearts: Tianxia. ”

Li Congjing let out a long breath, "An old general told me that when he was young, he fought and killed for the sake of making meritorious contributions, until he walked more roads, saw more things, and became old, and then he knew what it meant to serve the country and the people. What does it mean to serve the country and the people? This is what I hope you will learn from sir. ”

"Guo Wei, you just asked, what is the purpose of war and killing, bringing so much pain and sacrifice? Now I tell you, and you listen, that war and killing are done without such pain and sacrifice. The world is already in chaos, and the only way to stop the chaos is to stifle it. If you want the world to no longer die due to military disasters, and you want the world to be governed and peaceful, there are only four words: kill to stop killing. Li Congjing's tone was very slow, because he wanted everyone around him to hear clearly, "War, just so that there is no war." Guo Wei, do you understand? ”

Guo Wei was silent for a long time, his brows furrowed, he thought carefully about Li Congjing's words, and finally he raised his head, and there was a glint in his eyes, "Therefore, the Hundred Battles Army must win all wars and defeat all opponents, so that the world can be stable, and there will be no more killing and suffering, right?" ”

Li Congjing smiled, "Exactly." ”

He thought to himself, Guo Wei was originally a rare Ming Jun in the five generations of troubled times, and it seemed that it was not unreasonable. Only those who have the suffering of the people in their hearts can truly think about the people and do something beneficial to the people.

"That swordsman can't hold it anymore." Mo Li, who was dressed in a white robe, reminded everyone at this time.

Where the village was full of fire, the swordsmen killed dozens of people, and finally gradually lost their support. This was expected by everyone, no matter how powerful a person is, it is impossible to shake an army with his own strength. Because the army has a battle formation, once the formation is formed, no matter how fast the swordsman's knife is, it will only be chopped to death.

After paying a small half of the price, the Liang army in the village finally gathered together and stabilized their position, and at this time, it was the end of the swordsman.

Li Congjing ordered Guo Wei, "Save him." These Liang Jun did not let go of any of them. ”

Guo Wei happily accepted the order, and the horse's hooves ran out lightly and vigorously, and gave the order to attack the gentlemen who had long been ready to attack.

When the gentleman made his move, the swordsman was already injured, and the bloody wound stained his cloth red, and he did not have the slightest fear in the face of the Liang army, who was a soldier. In the battle array, the Liang army led by him pulled out the bowstring, aimed at the swordsman, and said to him with a hideous face, "Dog's day mongrel, let you-mom-arrogance, give Lao Tzu death!" ”

The sudden arrival of Junzidu made both the swordsman and Liang Jun stunned, and the arrow in the hand of the head of Liang Jundu died under the crossbow arrow of Junzidu before it could be sent out. The gentlemen didn't even rush into battle, just a round of volleys, and the Liang army fell layer by layer, dying seventy-seven eighty-eight, and the rest of the people saw clearly that the other party was Tang Jun, and hurriedly raised their hands to surrender.

When Li Congjing arrived at the place where the battle took place, the swordsman was holding a woman's body and crying. Looking at the surrounding more than 30 corpses of Liang Jun who died due to knife wounds, Li Congjing admired the skill of the knife man very much, he should be an extremely resolute man, otherwise the knife technique would not be so sharp, but because of this, his cry was so sad that people couldn't bear to hear.

The village was completely shrouded in firelight, almost burned down, and the gentleman didn't try to extinguish the fire again, and in the chaos, Li Congjing saw the appearance of the swordsman clearly.

The cloak was scattered, his face was full of scum, his face was like a knife, his body was like a pine, the cloth was just the most ordinary material, it had been washed white, and the boots on his feet had been broken, all of which showed his downfall. But he was such a down-and-out man with six scabbards on his body. Two on the left and right waists, and two on the back, these knives are not particularly visible, and even a little old, with strips of cloth wrapped around the handles.

"It's not a martial idiot, it's a knife idiot." Mo Li commented.

Li Congjing shook his head lightly and sighed: "I am both a martial idiot and a knife idiot. ”

The knife man who was sitting on the ground and crying with his beloved woman was already in tears, and the sadness in his expression made people unbearable to look at directly, it was the kind of heart-rending remorse. The gentlemen were all around immediately, but the swordsman was completely immersed in his own sadness as if he hadn't seen it. The woman in his arms was naked, just wrapped in a sackcloth, and her hair was very long, she should be a very good-looking woman.

"Marshal, I've already asked, these people are Duan Ning's soldiers." Guo Wei walked over and said to Li Congjing.

"Duan Ning has been operating the defense line on the river for many years, and the Liang army on the river can be said to be under Duan Ning's command." Li Congjing was noncommittal, "What else did you ask?" ”

"These people are lowly and don't know anything else. Marshal, how to deal with it? Guo Wei came over and asked.

"Keep it, you may need it when you fight with the Liang army." Li Congjing waved his hand and instructed again, "Arrange for people to bury the corpses of the villagers on the spot, the moonlight is good today, and we will continue to travel east." ”

Li Congjing took five hundred gentlemen to the east this time, not because he was running around with nothing to do, but because the scouts of the Hundred Battles Army had an accident. None of the scouts he sent out before reported the military situation, and the scout commander made Sun Erniu so angry that he personally led people out of the camp, but he did not return for a long time, so Li Congjing personally rushed to the front line to check the situation.

The quality of the scouts of the Hundred Battles Army has been proven in the Battle of Huaizhou, but now that the army has not yet arrived in Yang Liucheng, such a situation has occurred, which has to be said to be very surprising to Li Congjing. Intercepting and killing enemy scouts, this is what the Hundred Battles Army has always been good at, and now it is being treated in the way of others, and Li Congjing also wants to see who the other party is.

Before the battle, it is very important to find out the enemy's situation, and Li Congjing must also see the reality of the Liang army. This kind of thing was often done by Li Cunqiao before, and Li Congjing followed him to fight for a long time, and he also knew the way of this.

Before leaving, Li Congjing glanced at the swordsman, saw that he was still immersed in pain, and told the soldiers left behind to pay attention. After seeing the other party's skills, Li Congjing also became interested in him, no matter what, it is always good for such a person to stay by his side and be a personal guard.

Li Congjing's mind naturally couldn't be hidden, and after setting off, he said to Li Congjing with a smile: "In the past, when Liu Jinu fought the world, there was a warrior by his side, who was called 'Don't be arrogant, pay Ding Yi'. Just now I saw Brother Li look at the swordsman several times, could it be that he intended to recruit this person? ”

Li Congjing did not directly answer Mo Li's question, but said with a smile: "Ding Yi is not only Liu Jinu's personal guard, but also has been on the battlefield, on the bank of the Yellow River, he defeated thousands of Xianbei iron horsemen with hundreds of people, but he is famous. Since I was calculated by Cui Linglong's woman at the post station last time, I have been thinking about selecting some brave people as personal guards, but ordinary courage is easy to obtain, and there are few brave people who are not suitable. ”

With that, the two stopped dwelling on this topic and accelerated their journey.

This walk is a few hours.

The wilderness is unusually silent, there is no fire everywhere, only the sound of horses' hooves, and the night is the most fearful, because you always know what dangers are hidden in the shadows, and you don't know if they will kill you. Many times, when you find a crisis, it's time for you to die.

When Li Congjing and the others found that someone was approaching in front of them, the distance between the two was no more than a hundred steps.

Without waiting for his order, all the gentlemen and sharps were already out of their sheaths, their arrows were wound, and their crossbows were flat.

"Marshal, Sun Erniu is back!" In the crowd ahead, one person shouted, giving a code, but it was the ranger who had been sent out earlier.

"Hurry up, the commander of the Liang army and the horse army have already followed!" This is Sun Erniu's voice, he shouted while galloping.

In fact, there was no need for Sun Erniu to warn, Li Congjing had already spotted the pursuers behind him, because the rumbling horses' hooves had already sounded, and the light points gathered by the torches appeared in the field of vision one after another.

"Marshal, the two sides are too close to each other, I'm afraid I'll catch up if I turn back in a hurry!" Guo Wei said, "Now that it's over, why don't you fight?" ”

"Fight!" Li Congjing pulled out his horizontal knife and ordered.

Sun Erniu and the others ran in front of Li Congjing and the others, reined in their horses, and turned around. Ahead, a large number of Liang troops have appeared in the field of vision, watching their movements, I am afraid that there are no less than a thousand people.

"The Liang army has laid a pocket in the river valley ahead, and there are heavy troops to defend it, and the reason why none of the scouts sent out before have come back is that they have been hunted down and killed in the river valley!" Sun Erniu urgently explained the situation to Li Congjing, with a resentful expression, "The last general led the people to go, although he noticed it early and retreated in time, he was still bitten by the tail of the Liang army!" ”

Li Congjing didn't say much, what the situation and even the details, and what happened were not problems that could be solved at this time. At this time, what everyone had to face was to kill the Liang army that had caught up, and then they could evacuate safely. In fact, from the time when the scouts had nothing to return, Li Congjing had a premonition that the Liang army was abnormal, and this abnormality meant that the war was coming ahead of schedule.

"Gentlemen, break the formation!" When the two armies met, all the soldiers shouted peace and killed the Liang army.

Night. Scarlet night.