Xiao Mufeng, Lin Qingzhi and his entourage of more than 20,000 people passed through Dingzhou and Hengzhou all the way to the west, and finally entered the Khitan Kingdom from Dingzhou to the north.

At the junction of the two countries, the people are living in misery, precisely because the Jin Emperor Xiao Jingjiao and the Khitan State signed a mutual market agreement decades ago, and every tenth day of the first month of each month, a number of mutual markets will be set up at the junction of the two countries to exchange trade.

At first, it was okay, the Khitan people would take out some items such as beef and mutton and cow and goat milk in exchange for salt, iron and silk, tea and other things of the Jin people, but with the growth of the Khitan national strength and the annual Jin State to pay some gold, silver and jewelry to the Khitan, the Khitan people have no one in their eyes, arrogant and arrogant, and now they do not abide by the agreement at all, as long as the items they like are plundered directly, if they don't give it, they will be killed directly.

Seeing the situation of the people on the border, everyone was full of hatred in their hearts, which strengthened their determination to kill the enemy.

The sky is getting dark, the stars are dotted, the evening night of the grassland outside the Saiwai is as cool as water, looking around, there is a little moving figure and stars in the distance of the boundless grassland, Xiao Mufeng ordered the soldiers to extinguish the only few torches in their hands, and ordered a group of more than a dozen people to investigate the situation first.

Two quarters of an hour later, the soldiers returned, in front of them is a city, the name is abundant, it is the fief of Yelu Gu, Lin Qingzhi, who heard the news, stroked his palm and chuckled: "God really help me, Yelu Gue came to attack my Jin Kingdom by the order of the Khitan King, a large number of soldiers have moved to Jimen Pass, the number of soldiers left behind is not much, and they did not expect us to attack from the west, killing him by surprise." ”

"If we catch Yelugu's family this time and send him outside Jimen Pass in the name of protection, we won't be able to restrain him, and the Khitan king will also be suspicious of why we didn't kill his family, and suspect that he has a bad heart, killing two birds with one stone." Xiao Mulin continued Lin Qingzhi's words.

The Khitan are nomads, and the cities are all movable tents, and the city walls without bricks and tiles are already vulnerable, so Xiao Mufeng and I, Xiao Mulin, ordered the soldiers to prepare.

After a while, a column of soldiers and horses lined up in formation, marching slowly in order, until they were almost twenty zhang away from the enemy camp, Xiao Mufeng looked back at the soldiers, and the cold wind blew his clothes flying.

Xiao Mufeng pressed his sword in his hand and said in a deep voice: "All the soldiers listen to the order, the opportunity for my Jin Guolang's shame has come, step on the Khitan, raise the prestige of our army, and feast on the grace of heaven!" ”

The cold light shone, and the sergeants all drew their matching swords and pointed straight to the sky.

"Chong" only heard an order, 20,000 soldiers raised their swords, and their horses rushed forward, the sound shook the four fields, and raised rolling dust.

The unprepared Khitan soldiers didn't have time to pick up their knives, they were killed on horseback, the firelight illuminated the dark grassland, the sound of fighting and horses' hooves broke the silent night sky, and the killing sound was like thunder, and one by one the Khitan soldiers were cut down under the horse.

Lin Qingzhi and Xiao Mufeng were riding together at this time, and suddenly a cold light swept from the right rear under the firelight, and Lin Qingzhi yelled, "Be careful!" As soon as the words fell, Xiao Mufeng fell with a knife, and the man under the horse had fallen to the ground, his eyes were as wide as Tongling, and a dark red liquid was still flowing from his mouth.

At this moment, Lin Qingzhi only felt dizzy, and hated why she was born with a weak illness and could not practice martial arts to kill the enemy, cold sweat soaked her clothes, feeling the warm body temperature behind her, and she only felt that her mind was blank.

In order not to drag Xiao Mufeng down, Lin Qingzhi on the horse could only curl up and hold the reins tightly and hug the horse's neck tightly, and bursts of fierce wind and cold light wiped her face.

The corner of his eyes swept over, and he saw the sword light in Xiao Mufeng's hand behind him sweeping, flying as lightning and thunder, bursts of fishy heat lingering on the tip of his nose, only to feel a stream of heat splashing on his face, without thinking about it, Lin Qingzhi also knew that it was the blood of the enemy.

Jin Ge striking, the muffled roar when the bones pierced through the flesh, was as creepy as Shura's hell, and he had long thought of the cruelty of the battlefield, but when he saw it with his own eyes, he couldn't help but feel palpitations.

The sound of the fight gradually became quieter, Lin Qingzhi pressed her body close to Xiao Mufeng's chest, and through her clothes, she heard a strong and powerful heartbeat that gradually stabilized her mind.

The battle was successful, the Jin army won more with 20,000 cavalry, killed 30,000 enemies, got thousands of cattle and sheep, 5,000 horses, and Yelugu's three sons, five daughters and more than a dozen wives and concubines were captured, which greatly boosted the morale of the Jin army.

For decades, because the emperor of the Jin Kingdom called the Khitan king Yelude, all the soldiers of the Jin State could not raise their heads, and the border people and soldiers who had suffered from the humiliation and looting of the Khitan for so many years could finally be disgraced, and everyone's faces were filled with the light of victory.

It is precisely because of the flexible tactics of Lin Qingzhi's "noble soldiers" that when the Khitan learned of the occupation of Fengpei and sent troops to meet the battle, the 20,000 soldiers of the Jin army had already gone eastward in a dashing manner, and the Khitan army, which had not even touched a shadow, was at a loss and did not know where to pursue.

The last dark color of the sky faded, the faint morning light slowly rose from the green horizon, the breeze blew on the face, the pasture field was vast, a few decades ago, this vast border was still under the jurisdiction of the Tang Dynasty, the times have changed, and the division has become the territory of the Khitan.

Lin Qingzhi has never been to the north, let alone seen the scenery of the north, and can't help but be impressed by the natural beauty of this heaven and earth.

Looking at the natural scenery, Lin Qingzhi sighed: "The most awe-inspiring thing in this world is the power of heaven and earth. ”

Xiao Mulin heard the words and joked: "Ah Zhi, I can only say this here, and if I return to Luoyang, I am afraid that I will be accused of great rebellion." ”

Lin Qingzhi smiled indifferently, then looked at the mountain peaks in the distance and stopped talking.

In the remaining days, the army led by Xiao Mufeng and Xiao Mulin did not march eastward according to the straight line distance, but marched northward, because their battle was only one word "fast", when the enemy had not yet figured out the situation, they were unprepared to attack it unprepared, and broke through six tribes for seven consecutive days, so that Yelu Deguang couldn't help but be terrified, two of the tribes surrendered without a fight, and for a time obtained countless horses, tens of thousands of cattle and sheep, and the two tribes that surrendered without a fight were forced to surrender by the force of the Khitan royal family. The people in the two tribes already hated the iron and bloody hand of the Yelu family, so after surrendering, they actually supported it very much in their hearts, but Xiao Mulin advocated killing all these surrendered soldiers to avoid future troubles, but Xiao Mufeng held the opposite opinion, and the three of them argued endlessly on this matter.

The wind swept away, and Xiao Mulin, who had a gloomy face, rode alone in anger and drove towards the depths of the grassland.

Seeing that Xiao Mufeng didn't have any meaning to explain, Lin Qingzhi led a red and brown horse and jumped up and galloped away with Xiao Mulin.

Knowing that Lin Qingzhi was chasing, a quarter of an hour later, Xiao Mulin stiffened and let the horse walk slowly, and when the two horses were side by side, Lin Qingzhi raised her eyebrows at Xiao Mulin and smiled: "I never knew that the third brother also has such a stubborn temperament. ”

Xiao Mulin didn't turn his head when he heard this, and sneered coldly: "Could it be that in your heart, I am a weak person who tends to be inflammatory?" ”

Lin Qingzhi was not angry at his words, but said seriously: "In comparison, I prefer you to insist on your own assertiveness like this." ”

After a moment of silence, Xiao Mulin said softly: "I'm just worried about the second brother, except for you, no one has cared about him since he was a child, like me, I just don't want him to be deceived and betrayed by those who believe." ”

"Sometimes, you need to use someone without suspicion, just like for you, except for brotherhood, does he have half a bit of distrust of you?" Lin Qingzhi looked at Xiao Mulin quietly with her eyes. Neither of them was silent.

Knowing that Xiao Mulin was unhappy to think of the past, looking at the vast green fields from afar, Lin Qingzhi smiled at Xiao Mulin and asked, "I wonder if His Royal Highness King Mu is interested in competing with the little girl horse race?" ”

"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey." Xiao Mulin twisted his eyebrows and said with a wicked smile.

I only heard a crisp whip, the white clothes fluttered in the wind, and the red and brown fierce horses became smaller and smaller from the field of vision in an instant. Only a faint complaint: "You are playing ......"