(Second update.) ）

The cold winter days are short, and the night in the north comes very early, every time someone enters and exits the door, and the wind and snow pour into the room, it is like an ice beast rushing in, which makes people can't help but shiver. The mouse squatted in front of the earthen stove with his head curled, and the light of the fire in the stove warmed his thin body, the fire was extinguished, and his complexion seemed to change, and a pair of hands that should have been immature but had been covered with calluses rubbed back and forth from time to time.

After looking up at the door countless times and seeing countless figures coming in and out, he finally saw Sima Chang'an who had reappeared in the room.

At this time, Sima Chang'an's face was gone, his greasy cotton clothes were replaced by bright and majestic robes and armor, and the figure standing at the door with a knife was particularly heroic and majestic.

Sima Changan waved his hand and shouted at the mouse head: "Mouse head, follow me!" ”

The head of the mouse hurriedly responded, threw away the dry firewood in his hand, jumped up, instantly swept through the crowd in the stove, and appeared in front of Sima Changan outside the room, looking at Sima Changan's eyes, full of excitement and expectation.

Sima Changan threw a complete set of armor and a horizontal knife into the arms of the mouse's head, and the roar penetrated the wind and snow and crashed into the ears of the mouse's head, "I promised you, if there is still a chance to go on the expedition, I will definitely take you." If you are not afraid of death, and you are willing to gamble on your life before you live to seventeen years, then put on this cloak, fight with Lao Tzu, and kill the Khitan barbarians! ”

The mouse's head took the drape, his hands trembling, and he said loudly.

As an inconspicuous firehead soldier, under normal circumstances, he would not have had the opportunity to fight in front of the army, and naturally he would not have had the opportunity to make meritorious contributions and stand out, and correspondingly, the chance of being injured or even killed in battle was also smaller.

However, "the eldest husband was born in the world, and since he wants to live, he has to live as a person, how can he be greedy for life and afraid of death?" The cousin who said this to the mouse head has died on the battlefield, and now, he wants to continue to fight on the battlefield with this sentence.

They are the most ordinary people in the world, humble as ants crawling forward, they may be crushed at any time, and no one will look at them when they die. In the turbulent waves of the times, they used their insignificant lives to fight for a slim future, or died in the torrent, or Yang Fan rushed to the sky and reached the other side.

In front of the child, the head of the mouse stood in the military formation, and only the back of the head of the soldier in front of him could be seen in front of him. Like all the soldiers, he hid in the wind and snow, quietly left Xiongguan with Sima Chang'an, and climbed to the place where the Khitan military outpost on the mountain was located.

They had been stationed at Gubeikou for several months, so quiet that the sentries in the Khitan Fort on the mountain had become accustomed to ignoring their presence. And today, they moved like thunder, showing their sharp blades to those barbarians who were cowering in the castle.

Sima Changan only brought a hundred people, and they had to solve the three Khitan military forts on the mountain.

After Sima Chang'an left, Huang Fulin stood at the juncture, waiting quietly.

About an hour later, a fire lit up on the mountain, dancing in the wind and snow. Huang Fulin raised his almost frozen hand, and his voice pierced through the long night, "Pass my order: the trapping team will go up the mountain, and the army will be pulled!" ”

The gate of Xiongguan suddenly opened, revealing the military formation inside, the flames on the torches shook desperately, and in the sound of armor crashing, they rushed out of the gate and headed north.

There is a passage between the two mountains, the south of the mountain is the Tang Army Pass, and the north of the mountain is the Khitan Pass, and there are many large armies stationed in the pass. Whether it is the Tang army or the Khitan, if they want to step into the enemy territory from now on, they must first deal with the enemy army in the opposite pass. And if you break through the barrier, there is a smooth road in front of you, and you can go straight to the hinterland of the enemy's country. This shows the importance of the Gubeikou Pass.

Under normal circumstances, no matter which side wants to break through the pass head-on, unless it has absolute superiority in strength and combat power, it is almost a dream. Li Congjing's military order to Huang Fulin is very simple, break through the pass and go north!

How to break the pass, this is what Huang Fulin is doing now, pulling out the Khitan military fort on the mountain is equivalent to stabbing the eyes of the Khitan army, this is the first step. The second step was completed by Sima Changan with hundreds of soldiers in the formation.

In the Khitan military fort closest to the grassland, Sima Changan had just cut off the head of a Khitan soldier who was pretending to be dead, wiped the horizontal knife on the opponent's robe, put it back into the sheath, and glanced at the head of the mouse trembling beside him. In the battle, the mouse's head rushed quickly, relying on its agility and the suddenness of its movements, and was the first to send the long knife into the chest of a Khitan sergeant.

"Remember, the next time you kill an enemy, don't stab the knife into the opponent's body, and pull it out. The most effective way to kill people is to cut off the enemy's head or cut the enemy's neck! Sima Changan said coldly to the mouse's head.

The mouse head nodded seriously while calming his mind.

After the follow-up hundreds of soldiers arrived, Sima Changan took them to the north together, and from time to time they arrived at the top of the pass where a large number of Khitan troops were stationed.

Sima Changan's eyes were murderous, and he said coldly: "Hot knife, hot arrow!" ”

The wind and snow are bitterly cold, the sword is easy to freeze in the sheath and difficult to pull out, and the arrow string will become stiff and easy to break, so every time before the battle, "hot knives" and "hot arrows" are needed.

Not long after, after getting the signal from Emperor Fu Lin under the mountain, Sima Changan stood up and said awe-inspiringly: "The military commander and your comrades fought a bloody battle with the Khitan barbarians a few months ago, and made countless achievements!" I waited for the master of the tiger, but I watched the excitement for half a year, and today, it is finally time for you and me to make contributions! ”

"Break—pass!"

To break through, it is not easy to attack head-on, only the inside should be combined with the outside.

If you want to cooperate with the inside and outside, you need to ask someone to take the lead in entering the gate and opening the gate.

If you want to get to the heavily guarded pass, you have to be taken by surprise.

If you want to be surprised, you have to be extremely fast!

That's what Sima Changan is doing now.

The sudden launch of a night attack on a snowy night is certainly a miracle effect, but this move is not something that ordinary soldiers can do. To succeed in a surprise attack, you need to command it properly, and this is something that no ordinary general can do.

A few months ago, when Li Congjing first arrived in Youyun, he ordered Huangfu Lin to guard Gubeikou, but then ordered him to stand still for several months, even when Li Congjing moved to various places, he was not allowed to fight, and even the Khitan military fort on the mountain was ignored. This has two effects. First, it paralyzed the Khitan army in the North Pass of Gubeikou and relaxed its vigilance; Second, it has cultivated the aggressiveness of the soldiers of the Xinzi battalion, because they have been unable to fight for several months, so they can exert their strong combat power in one battle.

In this way, Li Congjing was not enough, and he put a lot of thought into the timing of the battle. First of all, the battle was chosen after Li Congjing's "defeat" in Yingzhou and retreated to Bianguan for more than a month. Secondly, a snowy night was chosen.

Huang Fulin, a good general, Li Congjing knew what he could do, so he handed over the matter to him. The Xinzi battalion, a veteran of the Crane Control Army, was originally an elite, but because it was a surrender to the army, it had an unstable foothold in the Hundred Battles Army, and it was earnest for meritorious service, and it held its breath for several months, and its momentum was thick and thin. In this way, the battle of the Khitan Pass in Gubeikou has a chance of winning.

At the time of Yin, Sima Chang'an launched a raid on the Beiguan of Gubeikou.

Two moments later, Huang Fulin personally led the army to the front of the pass, and under the response of Sima Chang'an, he entered the pass.

The sky is not clear, and the pass changes hands.

……

A few days later, the military situation of the Gubeikou Pass was sent to Yelu Abaoji, causing him to be shocked and angry.

Yelu Abaoji summoned the Northern Courtyard Yili Jin Yelu Enemy Lie, the Southern Yuan Yili Jianlu Yiyin, the Prime Minister of the Northern Mansion Xiao Jindu, the Han official Han Yanhui and others in the imperial study to discuss the military situation and how to deal with it.

After telling the news of the fall of Gubeikou to the important ministers, Yelu Abaoji got straight to the point, but did not say much about this matter, but first asked about the battle in Pingzhou, "The prince led 30,000 elite cavalry to aid Yelu's enemy for more than two months, and since the resumption of Yingzhou two months ago, he has not been able to capture Bianguan and enter the territory of Pingzhou, what is the reason?" ”

Two Yi Lijin, a prime minister, and a favorite minister, were silent at this time, without half a sound, these top ministers who controlled the power of the Khitan State, on weekdays, Mo was not a majestic and powerful figure, the Khitan State government relied on it, and the state exchange society was thriving because of it, but in the face of Yelu Abaoji's question, no one gave an answer.

It's not that they can't, but the answer in everyone's hearts, not to mention that Yelu Abaoji won't be satisfied, they themselves are embarrassed to say it.

Everyone didn't speak, and Yelu Abaoji's anger continued unabated, "My Great Khitan 60,000 elite army can't help more than 10,000 Tang troops, defeated again and again, so that there are heavy casualties and become a tired army, which is really a great shame!" Since I took charge of the eight ministries, I have swept through the Northern Desert, founded the country and called the emperor, I have not encountered such a situation for decades, and now my prince and the minister of the humerus have made me lose face to this point, what crime should I be guilty of?! ”

When he said this, several people were even more difficult to speak.

For a long time, it seemed that he was feeling bored, Yelu Abaoji didn't want to be angry anymore, and asked in a softened tone: "Everyone, let's talk about it, how does the Great Khitan deal with the current situation?" ”

This question is much easier to answer, and the North Courtyard Yili Jin Yelu Lie immediately said: "The Tang Army is arrogant, and it dares to step on the grassland again and again to provoke the prestige of our Great Khitan country, which is unbearable!" Your Majesty, according to the opinion of the ministers, you should gather a large army and destroy it with thunder! ”

"Gather an army? How many armies are you going to muster? Abaoji's eyes were cold, "It's deep winter, it's not conducive to a long-term war, if the troops go to the Central Plains to fight the grass valley, it's just that, fighting with the Youyun border army, not only is it unprofitable, but the losses are all their own goods, what is the purpose of such a battle?" ”

Jereh opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

"The Tang army in Gubeikou is a small section, and Li Congjing in Pingzhou is a big trouble, in the opinion of Yichen, it seems that Li Congjing should be leveled first. Once Li Congjing's army is defeated, the Youyun Tang army will definitely not be able to set off any more storms! "The southern courtyard is out of the way of the Sumire Yelu.

Yelu Abaoji glanced at him, "Then do you think it is appropriate to reinforce how many more soldiers and horses, and who will lead the army?" More than 10,000 Tang troops are stationed in Bianguan, and tens of thousands of troops cannot be broken. Are you willing to march south and ensure that you can sword Li Congjing and bring back his head? ”

"This ......"

Han Yanhui and Xiao Jiandu glanced at each other, and they both understood something from each other's eyes. Xiao Zhen Nunu mouthed, and motioned to Han Yanhui to speak first. Han Yanhui didn't want to come out, but he didn't dare to disobey Xiao Zhendu, so he had to sort out his thoughts and arch his hand: "Your Majesty, the foolish opinion of the ministers, whether it is Li Congjing or Youyun, is not what the Khitan should value at the moment!" ”

"Why?"

Han Yanhui saw that Yelu Abaoji had no intention of getting angry, so he was a little relieved, and continued: "Although my Great Khitan is strong at the moment, the Tang Dynasty is not weak, and it seems that it will not work if I want to drink the Yellow River and destroy the Tang Dynasty at this time. Since you can't destroy the Tang Dynasty, why bother to entangle with the Tang Army and waste energy, military and material resources in vain? Instead of this, if you deal with what you can deal with first, so as to strengthen yourself, and when the strength of our Great Khitan is stronger than that of the Tang Dynasty, or when the Central Plains changes, and then move south, it will be a great benefit! ”

"What do you mean, or should you deal with the Bohai Kingdom first?"

"My Emperor Shengming! If the Bohai Sea is not removed, the backyard is restless, and it is difficult to concentrate on dealing with the Tang Dynasty! ”

Yelu Abaoji was satisfied, "You continue. ”

Han Yanhui was encouraged, and became more courageous, and continued: "Now that the war in Pingzhou is unresolved, and the Tang army in Gubeikou has invaded the border, it seems that the trouble is not small, but in fact, the trouble is not big. Li Congjing, on the one hand, the two armies of Baizhan and Lulong, and the army of one town, may be able to make a small fight, but if you want to really threaten my Great Khitan Kingdom, you can't! The reason why Li Congjing attacked Ping and Ying's two states this time was just to attract attention and distract the emperor from concentrating on dealing with the Bohai State. As the saying goes, lips are dead and teeth are cold, Li Congjing also knows that once the Bohai Sea dies, it will be difficult to support it alone, and it will not be able to resist my Great Khitan soldiers, and the minister heard that the prince of Bohai, Da Ming'an, and Li Congjing have met, so Li Congjing started a war on the border before the Khitan wants to pacify the Bohai Sea, which is nothing more than helping Bohai! At this moment, our emperor must not lead Li Congjing by the nose, and he should attack the Bohai Sea wholeheartedly, so that Li Congjing will die sooner or later! ”

"Very kind!"

Yelu Abaoji stood up, and Haosheng praised Han Yanhui.

Then, he passed down an edict: order Yelubei and Yelu to lead the army to evacuate Pingzhou; Yelubei doesn't have to return to the West Building of the army immediately, he should first level the Tang army that entered through the Gubei Pass, make up for the merits, and then return to the court!