The winter of the first year of Wuping in the Northern Qi Dynasty was particularly cold, the northern land was mostly covered by snow, and when the sky was not sunny for more than ten days, the cold and violent north wind drove straight in, attacking the city and pulling out the village, blowing the thousands of miles of territory of the Northern Qi Dynasty into gloom. Jianping City in the north of Yingzhou, the big king flag at the head of the city fluttered in the fragments of snowflakes, as if it was about to be blown to the sky by the wind......

For He Liu, the old soldier guarding the city gate, the already ordinary winter days became even more difficult, as usual, he built a wooden house more than ten zhang away from the city gate early, the wooden house was very small and low, inconspicuous in the bulging snow, and occasionally curling smoke rose from it. There are kangs, stools, iron pots, and charcoal in it, and the people watching the city gate are tired and go in to drink hot water, and by the way, they burn their stiff limbs.

The old guards of the city were alone, and they were "given" the important task of taking care of the house by their comrades, and for many years, the military discipline in the border states had long been abolished, and no one would care about these things, and the left and right were just to be watched. He Liu touched the good things stuffed into the leather jacket, grinned happily, silver money is rare these years, these things can add some good longevity materials, he was a poor bastard when he was alive, and he wanted to be beautiful when he died. It was all "invited" by others, and there was no psychological pressure in the pocket, and whoever gave the benefits, he would take his class, and he had been watching the city for more than 20 years.

Alone looking at the sky in the distance, it was white and boundless. He Liu drank a little wine, swayed up the city tower, sooner or later to check the post or to ask, generally speaking, Jianping is very peaceful, I haven't seen a knife soldier for a few years, this is a small place, remote and desolate, even those who are like wild monkeys are not uncommon to rob this broken place, there is no oil and water.

He Liu is very self-satisfied, in this small world, he is the boss!

He happily poured a mouthful of sour wine into his throat, and looked into the distance, and the magnificent mountains and rivers were undulating at his feet. Suddenly, He Liu's posture of pouring wine paused, and at that moment, he seemed to see something in the wind and snow...... He Liu narrowed his eyes and stared carefully at the heavy snow over there, empty, nothing, just now he clearly saw two small black dots flowing across the frozen river, moving this way, in the blink of an eye...... And it was gone......

He Liu thought of a possibility, his red face suddenly turned pale, he slowly retreated, his body quickly shortened, avoiding the sight of the periphery, and then grabbed the rough hunting bow and aimed outside the city. Back then, he was also a fierce soldier in a hundred battles on the battlefield, if it weren't for being a Han and one leg was not dexterous, he would not have developed a long time ago. Although he has been retired for many years, his intuition and judgment of danger have been integrated into his bones.

He was absolutely not dazzled just now - the Hu people are here! He Liu's cloudy eyes scanned the surroundings like a falcon, and his mind quickly thought about what tribe it was, the Turks? Khitans? Still is...... Buyeong?

It's impossible, the Turks and the Khitan have just signed an alliance with the Great Qi, and at this time, aren't they deliberately provoking a war? Do you want a mutual market covenant? He Liu spat viciously, and actually had some expectations in his heart that it was the Turks and the Khitan, because it was unlikely that the Turks and the Khitan and the Great Qi would tear their faces, although the rule of the nomads was relatively scattered, but most of the Turks were already a whole, and the Khitan also had eight major tribes, which could completely form a high-pressure rule, even if there was a Koubian behavior, it must be just some small-scale tribes with only 100 people, and in this case it could be completely blocked......

The wind carried the goose feathers and heavy snow, the sky and the earth were quiet, only the sound of snow falling, He Liumao waited for a long time at the root of the wall, still no movement, he quickly made a guess, either there were only a few Hu people who came, or a group came, these two were just scouts, who came to stand in front of most of the people...... But the city gate has not been repaired for a long time, and a big hole has been broken, and if most of the Hu people come, they can't stop it at all!

He raised his voice and shouted into the city, "Enemy attack! Enemy Attack!! The voice shouted and was quickly drowned in the wind and snow. He Liu was helpless, and at this time, his liver was on fire, so he had to go down the city wall with his waist down, intending to close the door.

As for the belongings in the wooden houses outside the city, if you don't want it, you don't want it!

The neighing of horses could be heard in the snow.

A feather arrow swished and went straight to He Liu's front door, He Liu closed the door and bolted the door hard, and through the thick door panel, you could hear the roaring and trembling sound of the feather arrow inserting into the door.

He Liuyi was in a cold sweat, climbed up the city tower, and secretly poked his head out, only to see a lot of black spots suddenly emerging from the white snowfield......

Countless people popped up from the farthest point of sight!

They were all dressed in the same attire, without armor, in greasy furs, without even a saddle, with bare foreheads and the crown of their heads, and hair on the back of their heads in braids...... It looks like they came out of the wilderness, and even the Turks are not so backward and barbaric. The old pawns who had been in the border area for a long time quickly understood that they were not Khitans, they were ...... Devil people!

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"-Rubbish!!" Gao Baoning angrily kicked a military general in the chest, and the military general rolled out of the big tent, got up in a panic, and kowtowed in the snow again and again begging for mercy, "The general is angry, the general is angry!" ”

Gao Baoning was so angry that he almost set the tent on fire, and said angrily: "How can I calm my anger!? ”

"The defenses you've built are simply vulnerable! In just two days, Jianping and Yixian were lost one after another! Tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians were slaughtered by the Tatars, and now you tell me to calm my anger! If it weren't for the official sitting in Yingzhou, would you want to let those wild mongrels fight under Changli City!? ”

Gao Baoning slapped the copywriter angrily, "Someone! Drag these dereliction of duty down and behead them for public display! ”

A group of soldiers jumped in from outside the tent, tied up several generals, dragged them down and beheaded them, one of them called Qu Dao:

"It's not the responsibility of the last general! It was the city guards who abandoned the city and fled! Assassin spare! ”

"Soon they will come down with you, and I will kill them all! Don't bother with you! Right now...... Go to hell! ”

Gao Baoning sat on the main seat, his chest rose and fell violently like a bellows, and the generals of Yingzhou, Pingzhou, and Youzhou in the big tent sat together, but they were very quiet and cautious, the boss was angry, and no one dared to start a fire at this time. Gao Baoning has a calm personality, he will not get angry easily, if he is angry, he will kill people, if it weren't for such a big incident, how could he be what he is now?

Gao Baoning had long known that the armaments and military discipline in the border states were lax, but he didn't expect that it would be rotten to this extent, the total number of defenders in the border cities was close to six thousand, and there were only more than 20,000 people, so they couldn't hold it? The generals of the border city were unprepared, which caught the people off guard! This group of fools, do you think that you don't need to guard against an alliance with the Turkic Khitan?

However, the people of the Tatar actually sent up to 20,000 troops, which Gao Baoning did not expect, although the border army reacted later, desperately defended and blocked, but the enemy was outnumbered, the disparity in strength, how could these people be able to stop the prepared Tatar savages, after a war without suspense, Jianping and Yixian were breached, the city guards and county commanders fled, thousands of officers were tortured and killed, and then these savages began to loot and slaughter unscrupulously, they frantically looted food, money and women, and the people's houses were also set on fire by themAs long as they resist slightly, they will be pushed into the sea of fire, and then pounce on it to make up for the ......, the screams and cries in the city are one after another, the black smoke is filled, the smell of blood and burnt flesh is strong and disgusting, just two days of effort, these two large-scale border cities are like purgatory on earth......

Gao Baoning just arrived in Yingzhou, after hearing the news, he was mad, personally led more than 1,000 elite soldiers and horses to intercept and kill the Yan people, only one battle to break the enemy, kill more than a dozen people of the leader of the Yan Yan, capture thousands, although the battle is very beautiful, but when the banner of the Northern Qi Dynasty is planted on the lost city tower again, the whole city is already dead silent......

The snow was still falling, Gao Baoning's anger was like a dark cloud shrouded in the barracks, thunder could fall at any time, and the Qi army camp was tense and orderly, not at all like it had just won a big victory. Looking through the gate, there were many armor soldiers outside the blue-gray main tent, and Gao Baoning mobilized all the soldiers and horses that could be mobilized in You, Ping, and the battalion to Changli, and the whole army was preparing for a large-scale counteroffensive.

At this moment, although all the generals were seated in the big tent, there was silence, and there was a crackling sound in the charcoal brazier. Gao Baoning was wearing double layers of heavy armor and a cyan battle robe, silent, without saying a word, with a wide forehead and a big face full of murder. The dispatch was hasty, but necessary. He was strongly recommended by King Feng Yi and King Rencheng, and at the end of October he had just received a reward, and His Majesty ordered him to lead the military defense of the three states, and the governor of Yingzhou, Youzhou, and Pingzhou, and was also in charge of the border soldiers and horses, and had the right to supervise and manage the history of the Sanzhou Thorn and the generals of the states, which can be described as a heavy burden on his shoulders, and it can also be seen that His Majesty cultivates and values him, he ...... Can't live up to this value!

However, as soon as he took office, the people of the Yan Dynasty invaded the border, the front line was defeated, and Gao Baoning could not escape the impeachment. This group of barbarians really don't know whether to live or die! Don't fight back? This is not Gao Baoning's style! He wants to get this field back as soon as possible, and make those wild people pay the price of blood! Gao Baoning sat on the edge of the handsome case without saying a word, his eyes staring directly at a piece of burning charcoal in the charcoal brazier, and all the generals were silent, looking at Gao Baoning, waiting for the boss's decision. After a long while, Gao Baoning stood up and said:

"The army will be reorganized for one day, and tomorrow will be launched! …… Ordered people to go to the Khitan Eight Divisions to hold them accountable, and ask them why they let the Ya people pass through their territory? Order them to send troops and fight with our army! ”

Blood for blood, tooth for tooth!