Li Congjing led a thousand horsemen out of Bianguan, passed through Yingzhou and met with Mo Li, Tao Yaoyao and others, such a move, it is impossible to hide from the Yingzhou guards all the time, at this time, the Khitan guards of Yingzhou learned of Li Congjing's actions.

Now sitting in Yingzhou, the Khitan guard, speaking of identity is also prominent, although not the eight Khitan generals, but in terms of merit, it is only slightly inferior to the eight generals, in the Khitan army, that is also a famous general. Before, Yingzhou was captured by Li Congjing, Yelu led tens of thousands of Khitan troops to come, but failed to recover, and then in the case of timely reinforcements from Yelubei, with absolute superiority of troops, Li Congjing "retreated without a fight", and Yingzhou returned to Khitan control.

Pingzhou has been lost, and the status of Yingzhou has become prominent, and after this campaign, Yelu Abaoji will not send another person with insufficient talent to guard Yingzhou, and always watch out for the Tang army in Pingzhou and Bianguan.

As a rare general with a different surname in the Khitan country, Kuchi Yesuer was known for his prudence in the Khitan army, compared to those generals whose soldiers were invading like fire, his tribal warriors seemed to be lacking in sharpness, and he was never known for being good at attacking, but good at defense. This is an outlier in the Khitan Kingdom.

The first news that Kuchi also learned of Li Congjing's whereabouts was that Li Congjing led a thousand horsemen out of Bian Pass and headed north a few days ago. Hearing the news, Hu Chi was also shocked, and he hurriedly found his mastermind Zhao Zhongding to discuss countermeasures.

"Li Congjing suddenly went north, did he want to attack my Yingzhou?" The first question that popped up in Kuchi's mind was this question, which was the one he was most worried about, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was possible, and he said to Zhao Zhongding: "Sir, I heard that when Li Congjing was forced to withdraw from Yingzhou by Yelu's enemy assassination and His Royal Highness Yelubei led tens of thousands of troops last year, I told the people who stayed in Yingzhou that he would come back in the future!" What does this mean? It shows that Li Congjing was forced to give in in front of the military might of tens of thousands of warriors in my Great Khitan, and he could only withdraw his troops from Yingzhou, but in fact he was not convinced in his heart! Since he is not convinced, it is not impossible for him to send the barracks to the state again after a year! ”

Zhao Zhongding signaled to Ku Chi and Su'er not to panic, he stabilized his mind and said in a deep voice: "I heard that Li Congjing has taken a lot of big moves in Lulong in the past year, including strengthening the army with elite troops, storing grain in Tuntian, and recruiting soldiers not long ago to improve the border army. And what is Li Congjing accumulating strength for? Obviously, judging from his deeds of impatiently waging war against the Khitan at the beginning of his journey north, first attacking Pingzhou and then attacking Yingzhou, he was the most determined main battle faction in the Tang Dynasty! I also heard that Li Congjing is still a student of Li Cunxian, and before Li Cunxian left Youzhou, he made it clear that he wanted Li Congjing to come to Lulong, so that she could return to the south with confidence. is the main battle faction, and there is a relationship between Li Cunxian, it is not impossible for Li Congjing to be good at sword soldiers! ”

Hearing Zhao Zhongding say this, the worry in Kuchi Yesu'er's heart was even worse, and he worried: "It's not that I'm afraid of him Li Congjing, it's just that now there are few soldiers in Yingzhou, and I have to support the Liaodong battlefield, the war in Liaodong is stalemate, and it can't be ended for a while, Li Congjing sent troops to Yingzhou at this time, and the threat to our Yingzhou is really too great!" ”

"That's true." Zhao Zhong said.

Ku Chi also sighed quickly: "Now the elite army of my Great Khitan Kingdom is all on the Western Front, and there is very little combat power that can be invested in the Eastern Front. Li Congjing has a hundred battles and Lu Longliang army, and the troops that can be used at any time are not less than 30,000, and the combat power is brave, and now he has recruited many new soldiers. ”

As he spoke, Kuchi Yesu'er gradually recognized the fact that Li Congjing was going to raise troops to attack, and he said: "Besides, Li Congjing has attacked Yingzhou before, and he has a clear understanding of the city defense situation in Yingzhou. "Let's talk about it, hit the knot hard," Li Congjing, a child, tossed so many things in Lulong, I thought that he was so young that it would be difficult to do it, and I was ready to watch his jokes, but I never thought that these things would be done by him! Now, he has been recuperating for a long time, and with his fighting style, he has not moved, and he is like thunder, and Yingzhou is worried! ”

Zhao Zhongding saw that the more Ku Chi also said it, the more serious it became, he couldn't help but remind: "But Li Congjing only brought a thousand horsemen to the north, this little force, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like he came to attack the city!" ”

Hu Chi also said quickly: "I heard that under the command of Li Congjing, there is a hundred battle army elite cavalry, known as the gentleman's capital, not in battle, attacking everything, although only a thousand horses, not to be underestimated." Besides, do you know that Li Congjing didn't first send these thousand horsemen to explore the way to our Yingzhou, thinking that he was the pioneer of the army? ”

Zhao Zhongding also felt that this was reasonable, and he said solemnly: "Even so, but the general has always been good at defending, so Li Congjing wants to come to capture Yingzhou, but it is not easy to succeed." ”

"Although I am good at defending, why should Li Congjing be good at attacking?" Hu Chi also said quickly, speaking of this, he lowered his voice, "I heard that Li Congjing ran to Yingtian some time ago, and fought a big battle with the North Courtyard Yili Jin Yelu Enemy Lie, that big battle not only made Yelu Enemy Lie lose Shengzhou, but also caused Yingtian Army to suffer heavy losses, I heard that there were no less than 10,000 casualties!" Even Yelu Enemy Lie can't help Li Congjing, how can we take it lightly? Yelu Enemy Thorn, Yelu Bei, Yelu Deguang, Yelu Enemy Lie, which one is not the famous general of my Great Khitan State, but in front of Li Congjing, why has he been repeatedly frustrated? I am not the assassin of Jerod, I am not as arrogant as him, I have fought for many years, the reason why I have won many victories, the only thing that matters is two words, that is, prudence! ”

Zhao Zhongding also felt that Kuchi and Su'er were right, he thought about it, and suddenly his heart moved, and he said to Kuchi and Su'er: "During this time, isn't there a cavalry of two or three hundred people, from Bohai Country to Liaodong, and recently to the border of our Yingzhou?" ”

"That's true, in order to destroy this cavalry, I also sent a lot of manpower, but strange to say, with such a small amount of military strength, I have been chasing and intercepting for a long time, but I have not been able to completely annihilate it. But so what? Could they still have anything to do with Li Congjing? Ku Chi also asked quickly.

Zhao Zhongding pondered: "If this cavalry is not an ordinary cavalry, but there are some important things or some important people in it, then Li Congjing went north this time and only brought a thousand horsemen, could it be for this?" ”

When Kuchi heard this, he said excitedly: "What does Sir mean, it is very likely that these thousand horsemen are not here to plot against my Yingzhou?" ”

Zhao Zhongding sighed in his heart, secretly thinking that even if the other party really came for Yingzhou, but you have Xiongcheng and heavy troops, why do you have to lose your temper so much? "It's not impossible!"

"If that's the case, that's great!" Ku Chi also breathed a sigh of relief, "If this thousand horsemen really come to plot against my Yingzhou, then no matter what the price is, I will leave them behind, so that none of them can return south!" But if these thousand horsemen didn't come for Yingzhou, but just to receive those two or three hundred horsemen, I really didn't have to use the sword soldiers to settle a grudge with Li Congjing! ”

Zhao Zhongding nodded and said yes, "Do you have a grudge with Li Congjing, how big is the difference?" If Li Congjing really wants to plot against Yingzhou, even if you show favor to him, he will raise troops to the north. But he didn't say this, "Now that the war in Liaodong is stalemate, as the closest city to Liaodong in my Great Khitan Kingdom, Yingzhou shoulders the great responsibility of supporting the battlefield in Liaodong, which is also an important reason why the emperor sent generals to Yingzhou to sit in the town. ”

Ku Chi also nodded again and again: "That's exactly how it should be." It's just that since these thousand horsemen are here, they can't help it, and wait for me to keep an eye on them, if they don't make any changes, if there is any change, I will personally raise the army and go to attack them! ”

"The general is wise!" Zhao Zhongding praised, thinking that although Kuchi was too anxious just now, there was nothing wrong with dealing with it, and he also had the ambition to fight with Li Congjing, but he lived up to his reputation as a good fighter and good defender.

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When approaching Yingzhou, a ranger came back to report to Li Congjing that a Khitan horse army appeared in the distance, looking at it from a distance, and the intention was unknown.

"Just looking at each other from a distance, no intention of approaching?" Li Congjing asked the ranger.

The Ranger replied in the affirmative, "No!" ”

Li Congjing nodded, and recruited the accompanying military intelligence officers brought from Youzhou, "Who is the Yingzhou guard now?" What about the people? ”

A sharp soldier from the military intelligence department rushed forward and replied: "The current Yingzhou guard general of the Khitan is Kuchi Yesuer, who has just been transferred to this place after the war in Liaodong fell into a stalemate. ”

"Zen Shou?" Li Congjing chewed these two words, "It's a little interesting." ”

"If you can't be good at attacking, isn't this just cowardice, what's there to scruple about." Tao Xiaoyao expressed disdain.

Li Congjing smiled and shook his head, "Good defense is not cowardly, the cowardly are not good at attacking, but they may not be good at defending, defensive battles also require great courage, especially when the situation is unfavorable, it is also a great ability to hold on and not retreat." ”

Mo Li stepped forward and asked, "Since Hu Chi also made a quick move, how does Brother Li want to deal with it?" ”

Li Congjing thought for a while and said, "Since the Khitan barbarians don't do anything, they don't even get close, so I just don't pay attention to them." ”

Mo Li nodded and said: "It is the right time to respond to all changes with the same." ”

The plan has been decided, and everyone really ignored this Khitan barbarian and continued to move forward. The so-called ignoring means that everything is as usual, hurrying when it is time to hurry, resting when it is time to rest, and setting up camp when it is time to set up camp, all as if the other party does not exist.

And whether it was a well-formed march or a relatively lax defense, this Khitan horse army, which was no less than them, did not even come within ten miles, but fell far behind. Li Congjing stopped and they stopped, and Li Congjing beat them and left, this kind of behavior made Mo Li laugh and said: "These Khitan barbarians seem to be playing together." ”

"It's a bit of a guard." Li Congjing said with a smile.

In this way, in the end, Li Congjing and others left the control of Yingzhou and officially set foot on the road to the south, this Khitan horse army also completely stopped on the road, looked at Li Congjing and others from a distance, and watched them leave.

Mo Li had the intention of mocking the other party, and before leaving, asked Guo Wei to go over and shoot a letter to them.

Seeing that Guo Wei and the others suddenly turned their horses' heads and came in the opposite direction, the Khitan horse army immediately had some commotion, and the entire formation also became an engagement formation, with swords and arrows wound, ready to fight at any time, as if facing a great enemy.

Guo Wei walked to a position two hundred steps away from the other party, Shi Shiran picked up the longbow, hung the letter on the arrow, bent the bow like a full moon, and shot the iron arrow. At a distance of two hundred paces, the sharp arrow slid through an arc in the air, and in an instant, it was firmly inserted into the position of less than three feet in front of the first horse hooves of the Khitan horse army.

The Khitan knight was so shocked that he pulled the war horse upright.

Guo Wei just showed his hand, and he had already shown his might.

Guo Wei pursed his lips and chuckled, rode his horse back, and merged into the southbound formation.

Soon after, the letter was placed in front of Kuchi Yesu'er, and he opened it, looked at it, and immediately turned pale and his eyes were full of anger.

Zhao Zhongding didn't know why, so he stepped forward to take a look, and saw that the letter wrote: "Thanks to the escort all the way, let me and others return to the south safely, and this situation is handsome." If you see Yingzhou, in the future, Ben Shuai will definitely repay this favor and take your city! ”

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