(First update.) ）

At dusk, the flat pass, the flute sounded melodiously.

Before the pass, the war was coming to an end.

Thousands of Khitan soldiers whose formations were torn to pieces were being eaten by the Tang army from all directions, and there was no way to escape - and the rest of the Khitan army had abandoned them to evacuate Bianguan and retreated north in panic.

The offensive and defensive battle of Bianguan lasted more than a month, and the curtain came to an end.

The retreat of the Khitan army marked Yelu Abaoji's acquiescence to the fact that Pingzhou was recovered by Li Congjing.

Li Congjing's defense of Pingzhou finally came to a successful end after successively defeating Yelu Jochi, Yelu Enemy Thorn, and Yelu Bei, and after the Battle of White Wolf Mountain, the Battle of Yingzhou, the Guerrilla War of Yingzhou, and the Defense of Bianguan.

This battle, which lasted more than four months, finally ended with the return of Pingzhou to the Tang Dynasty, and the Khitan army suffered more than 10,000 casualties and had to retreat north.

At the same time, this battle also marks that Li Congjing fired a resounding first shot with the ambition and strategy of fighting one place and one country, and had a perfect beginning.

In the twilight, Li Congjing, surrounded by Ding Hei, the fifth girl and others, walked to the head of Bianguan City. Naturally, he never left this place, so the news that the mouse head heard could only be groundless.

Night is approaching, and the sky is still high and the clouds are wide as far as the eye can see.

Not far away, among the ruins of a broken wall, she sat quietly on it, and the cold wind rolled up the corners of her skirt, dancing lightly. The sound of the flute came from the sound of the flute on her lips, and together with her distant eyes, it floated on the bloody battlefield on the borderland.

Somewhere opposite, Yelu Min, dressed in a white robe, leaned against the female wall, his hands folded around his arms, looking up at the twilight sky, his face was lonely, and his figure was gloomy.

Seeing that the war outside the customs was about to stop, Ding Hei sighed: "This war is finally over. ”

Li Congjing withdrew his gaze from Xi'er and Yelumin, threw himself outside the gate, paused for a while, and said: "Although the battle in front of us is nearing the end, the war in front of me has never stopped. In this era where war is the main theme, peace is destined to be only a short-lived dream, and the tearing between life and death is the unchanging tone. Ding Hei, are you tired of this never-ending war? ”

Ding Hei bowed his head and was silent for a moment, and said: "Peace and tranquility are what I want, but if I don't fight, I can't prevent the good things behind me from suffering disasters, I would rather fight with a sword for the rest of my life." "He intended for the Khitan to infest the border areas and bring countless sufferings to the border areas.

Li Congjing bowed his head and asked the fifth girl beside him, "What about you, what do you think?" ”

The fifth tilted his head and asked, "Is war bad?" I love fighting! ”

Li Congjing was stunned, smiled slightly, and reached out to rub the other party's little head.

He asked people to bring Xi'er over and said to her: "The war has stopped now, there will be no more war in the border areas in a short time, you can go back now, and you can still get together with Liu Lao before the year." "Liu Lao, I'm talking about my grandfather who lives with her. Li Congjing is not proficient in music and rhythm, but he is better than being delicate, and he has heard some homesickness and loneliness from the sound of the flute, because of this.

Speaking of which, it's not easy to be detailed.

Half a year ago, she followed Li Congjing thousands of miles into the grassland because she missed Du Qianshu. Later, I finally got to see my lover, but I never thought that Du Qianshu had changed his mind, how many fantasies turned into a dream, and there was a lot of sadness; After that, perhaps seeing that Du Qianshu was reused by Li Congjing and was able to seek great things, he was stubborn and competitive, or maybe he did not die for Du Qianshu and still had a glimmer of hope, or maybe he simply wanted to take over Liu Lao's mission, and Xian Xiao'er finally chose to follow Li Congjing.

She is an ordinary country girl, but in the past few months, she has experienced several major changes in her life, from living in a peaceful and peaceful place to being in the golden iron horse, she is alone, without relatives and friends, and she has also changed from a civilian to a soldier of the military intelligence department, and her life is no longer peaceful, and she may have to face the fight between life and death at any time. With such a drastic change, even those with tenacious minds are inevitably uncomfortable, not to mention her daughter?

And she's actually just a twenty-eight-year-old girl.

This may be fate, the struggle and helplessness of every hot-blooded son and daughter in the borderlands.

Xiao'er's lips moved, she was soft on the outside and rigid on the inside, she just wanted to refuse Li Congjing's special care, but before the words came out, Li Congjing had already said in an accentuated tone: "This is a military order!" ”

"No!" Xiao'er subconsciously straightened up.

Li Congjing smiled slightly, "Let's go now." ”

After the Northern Expedition is over, Li Congjing will also leave Bianguan and lead the main forces of Baizhan and Lulong to return to Youzhou. Before leaving, he did something in Bian Guan.

On this day, Li Congjing was practicing martial arts in the courtyard, and Guo Wei came to report, "Military commander, the martyr's cemetery has been built properly." ”

Li Congjing put away the horizontal knife and took the robe handed by Ding Hei, "Order the whole army to assemble in the cemetery." ”

Bian Pass was built on the Great Wall, which is located in the mountains and mountains, and the cemetery is surrounded by mountains. The mountains are not green mountains, the grass and trees are withered and yellow, there are no green leaves, the sky is vast, and the mountain wind is whistling, like the cry of a martyr.

At the foot of the mountain, on the gentle slope, the tombstones are like forests, and the well-dressed mounds that cannot be seen at a glance are like weeping and complaining.

In the open space in front of the foot of the mountain, nearly 10,000 Tang troops lined up solemnly, and everyone looked solemn. Many of the wounded, either on crutches or being supported, tried their best to stand up straight.

Li Congjing walked up to the high platform in front of the gentle slope, and behind him, Li Shaocheng, Li Yanchao, Li Yanrao, Guo Wei, Meng Ping, Lin Ying, Lin Xiong, Li Zheng and other Tang army generals walked forward slowly, and their armor and weapons collided with each other.

Looking up, these soldiers who were once bloody, no matter where they were born, and what heroic or proud deeds they had, will be buried here from now on. This land, which was foreign to them, is home after today. Most of them, whose names were unknown before their deaths and whose deaths were not sung, were born in the world, and fought to the death for loyalty, righteousness, loved ones, and life in this land, and they left many traces, but they have long been scattered in the long river of time. They are soldiers, they are warriors, they fought on the battlefield, shed blood and tears, and now, they have reached the end of their lives, which is the fate of countless soldiers - the horse leather shroud.

To pay tribute to the dead, the generals bowed three times and offered incense in turn.

The mountain wind blew the flags, the hunting sounded, and beyond that, there was a solemn silence all around.

Facing Rulin's tombstone, Li Congjing stood with heavy eyes, although he was used to seeing life and death, he felt like he was choking in his throat at this time. Halfway through, he said in a deep voice, "As the coach of You, I was able to take you to the expedition before, but I can't take you back today, this is my sin!" "Kneel and prostrate. got up and continued: "You are the warriors of the country, you have a horizontal sword, you make the four Yi surrender, do not dare to covet the Central Plains, now you are waiting for the battle to die, the country has lost its pillars, this is my sin!" "Bow down again. Got back up, "As a son of man, all have parents, as a good son, all have wives, now I go to Huangquan, my parents in the Tang Dynasty have lost their children, women and children have lost their spines, this is my sin!" Tears welled up, and he knelt down three times, and couldn't get up for a long time.

The generals and sergeants were all moved when they heard this and saw this scene.

Li Yanchao, Li Shaocheng and others stepped forward and persuaded: "Since ancient times, whenever you fight, you can't avoid death, the military commander has made our army win many victories, why blame yourself too much?" ”

"I know that everyone dies once, and life and death are more common in battles. However, as the commander of the three armies, the soldiers of his generation have all died generously because of my order, how can I be indifferent? Li Congjing was helped up, sighed, turned around, and faced nearly 10,000 soldiers, "People are inherently dead, or heavier than Mount Tai, or lighter than a feather." As your boss, I can't let you and others be spared from dying in battle, but I will let my Datang warriors die as they deserve, and I will not let a good man die in vain! Military envoy, read out the book of merits! ”

Ding Hei led people to carry up a box of books, and the military envoy took out a copy of it, unfolded it, and read it out in a loud and solemn voice: "The Tang Dynasty military law, meritorious service must be rewarded, there must be punishment, rewards and punishments are clear, so show bravery, go cowardly, grow advanced, and destroy the unright, this is the foundation of a strong army...... This expedition, since the attack on Pingzhou, to the end of the war the day before yesterday, lasted April, after dozens of large and small battles, attacking the city and plundering the land, attacking and killing countless Khitan barbarian thieves, our army soldiers, there are also more than 3,000 killed, according to the custom, the first announcement of the military merits of the fallen soldiers......"

"Sun Erniu, the scout general of the Hundred Battles Army, went deep behind the enemy when the army was at stake, and found out the enemy's movements, and his military situation saved the army in danger, and made great contributions, in order to show his line, according to the system and strategy, he was promoted to the deputy commander of the Hundred Battles Army, and the bounty was twenty ......."

After the military envoy finished reading, he looked at the military formation and said loudly: "The strong man receives the merit!" ”

Liu Wen came out of the formation, ran in front of the stage, and bowed down in front of Li Congjing, "Liu Wen, the deputy general of the scout army, will receive the merit on behalf of the general!" ”

Li Congjing picked up Liu Wen and said slowly: "Sun Erniu, the main general of Er, and Ben Shuai met before the establishment of the army in Qimen, at that time, Ben Shuai and Li Rong, Sun Erniu and others also went deep into the enemy territory, crossed the mountains and mountains, and listened to the enemy situation of the Liang army. The general's heroic posture is still in front of him, but he never thought that he hadn't seen him overnight, and he was separated by life and death. The scouts of the Hundred Battles Army were able to have today's appearance, all thanks to the merits of Sun Erniu and Er......"

Liu Wen's eyes were red, and he choked up: "With the praise of the military commander, the general will be able to smile at Jiuquan!" At the time of parting that day, the general still said that he had promised the commander to be the eyes of the army, and he said that he had not lost his trust in the army of the hundred battles, and he had not lost his trust in the army commander...... The general asked me to tell the marshal: Sun Erniu decided to stay on the bank of the White Wolf River, and he will not go back......"

Hearing this, Li Congjing couldn't help but think of Sun Erniu's stubborn face, which was a resolute and resolute face. Since last year, there have been countless expeditions, fighting side by side, and there are always generals in the figure, but today is goodbye, but there is no day to see each other again.

……

After the military merits of the fallen soldiers were read out, it was almost evening, and as for the merits of the soldiers in front of them, they would report it in the future, and they were not in a hurry. Li Congjing stood on the high platform with a knife, the clouds above his head, the mountain wind rushed towards him, his eyes were blazing, and he said: "The border land has been poisoned by the Khitan and other barbarians for decades, and I have seen the barbarians killing people and goods, destroying the family and destroying the clan, and the people of the time can do nothing, although they are heartbroken, they can't make up for it, how much pain, how much humiliation, it's hard to say!" ”

"However, this marshal can tell the army and people of Youyun today, the tribes of the grassland, and the world: the battle between the Tang Dynasty and the Khitan is easy to attack and defend; In the border of the clouds, there will no longer be a time to face the Khitan thieves and sigh in vain, but if there are any more Khitan thieves who dare to step into the Tang Realm, we will make them pay the price of blood! ”

Li Congjing raised his hand, pointed to the cemetery behind him, and pointed to the nearly 10,000 soldiers in front of him, "It is my comrades who died on the battlefield behind me, and the unyielding soldiers in front of me. You, with your blood, with your young life, with your courageous fighting spirit, with your loyalty, let this piece of heaven on the edge of the clouds change color! It is you, with the victories that have been exchanged for blood again and again, that have told the so-called heroes and heroes in the world that I am terrified of the Tang Dynasty, although it has been a hundred years, it is still awe-inspiring and inviolable! ”

"Now, Ben Shuai can tell the world loudly: Those who offend my Chinese will be punished even if they are far away!"

Sonic boom in the sky.

Li Congjing's words today will definitely be accompanied by his news of recovering Pingzhou and defeating the Khitan army, and will spread all over the world!

More than a dozen generals on the high platform, all of whom drove forward, drew their swords and shouted: "Protect the border and attack the thief!" ”

Under the high platform, nearly 10,000 soldiers punched their chests and shouted in unison: "Those who offend my Chinese will be punished even if they are far away!" “

Li Congjing stretched out his right hand to his side and held it up, "Serve the wine!" ”

The sound of the trumpet was heavy and long. Hundreds of soldiers rushed out of the army array, holding wine jars and wine bowls, and flowed into the cemetery like a trickle, placing the wine bowls down in turn, and pouring out the spirits in turn.

A bowl of wine in front of a tomb.

Three thousand heroes, three thousand bowls of spirits.

Li Congjing raised the wine bowl, his expression was solemn, and the eyes of nearly 10,000 soldiers were sacred, and he raised his glass and shouted: "Defend my Datang!" ”

"Defend me Datang!"

"Defend me Datang!"

"Defend me Datang!"

This heroic army, which had just experienced a great war and achieved great victory, faced their martyrs in the mountains, and in this way, issued their declaration to the times. No one can predict what a monstrous wave this army will stir up in this turbulent era!