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The scorching sun roasted the mountain city roads, but it could not stop the cheers of the victors. Li Jing rode on a horse and wore the golden armor that made him sweat, and slowly passed through the soldiers and people in the mountain city who cheered on both sides of the road below the mountain, waving his hand to those soldiers and civilians from time to time.

As the commander of the First Army, Li Jing no longer needs to go to the front line in every battle and strive to be the first. But he can't always sit in the rear, at a time like this, he is out of the front, which is the best reward for all the soldiers who have just fought desperately and won.

The four generals, Zhao Li, Zeng Yuanyu, Zhang Chengzong, and Liu Shouqian, won the glory of walking side by side with Li Jing and accepted the cheers of the soldiers together. Gao Zhaokang and Gao Bing were also able to follow half a horse's head behind and go up the mountain with Li Jing.

After entering the City Lord's Mansion in the West City, Li Jing was finally able to remove the heavy and breathable armor and put on a cotton shirt. When the summer is scorching, he still has to wear a robe and coat, and Li Jing can't help but miss the wearing of a tank top and short-sleeved T-shirt beach pants at this time. He also wants to make a few vests and cropped pants to wear, but with his current status, some things can't be too casual.

A guard called for cold mountain spring water, Li Jing only wore a pair of shorts and scrubbed and rinsed it twice, shook off his wet and wavy hair, and leaned on the cool bamboo couch, Li Jing didn't want to move.

Gongsun Lan changed into a chakra dress like a cicada's wings and wore it on her body, and the aqua blue bandeau inside was clearly visible. The plump chest stood tall and upright, making his mouth a little dry. She had clearly just bathed. There is an idle orchid smell on the body. She walked straight to Li Jing's side. Pour the ruby chilled bayberry soup into a pair of crystal clear glass goblets.

"Saburo. Have a cup of iced bayberry soup to relieve the heat. She handed him a cup, "Just now we killed more than 100 people and annihilated 6,000 Khitan soldiers, which is a great victory." Why, are you thinking about how to deal with the Khitans next? ”

"This battle is really good, but the most critical thing in this battle is Gao Zhaokang's role. If he hadn't surrendered, the Khitans wouldn't have been fooled so easily. "My loose hair was soon dry, and it was uncomfortable to cover at this time. Li Jing pulled up her hair casually and tied it back with a rope.

Li Jing took the bayberry soup and drank a big sip, and a chill went straight to his heart.

After the attack began, Li Jing found that things were more difficult than he expected. Although he won the first battle, he first surrendered Gaodexin in Jili Prefecture, and now he has lured and annihilated 6,000 Khitan soldiers. There are also 9,000 Khitan soldiers and horses in Jian'an Prefecture.

But he wasn't happy, and now was not the time to be happy. The further north he went, the worse the road became, and what made Li Jing frown even more was that on the road to the north. Most of the mountain towns were built along the way.

Li Jing couldn't have been so lucky, deceiving the enemy out of the city and ambushing and annihilating him. The Khitans suffered losses. As long as they stick to the mountain city. If Li Jing wants to go to the cities one by one, it will take a lot of time. Especially because of the poor roads, even if the Zhenguo Army dispatched 100,000 people, more than 30,000 auxiliary troops, and more than 200,000 livestock, the logistical pressure was also huge.

Another issue that worried him was that the letters of persuasion sent to other Goguryeo forces in Liaodong had not been replied to at all.

It is estimated that it will take a long time just to capture the Liaodong Peninsula. And if you want to take down both sides of the Liao River, Li Jing estimates that he will not be too optimistic.

"You saw Jerodacchi before, and told me, what did he say to you?" Gongsun Lan asked, "San Lang met him in person, didn't he bow his head and bow down, abandon the darkness and turn to the light?" ”

This witty remark finally made Li Jing laugh.

"I said to him, surrender or die!" Li Jing took a sip of bayberry soup and put his left hand behind his head, "But he let me die!" ”

"You didn't explain the situation to him?"

"I started with coercion!"

"Then I tempt, power, money, beauty!"

"He didn't agree to that?" Gongsun Lan was a little unconvinced. Jerodachi was just a rough man, how could he have rejected these temptations.

"It's a tough guy!"

Li Jing sighed, "I said everything I could, but he wasn't moved at all, and I was almost spit on by him." ”

"In that case, then he is useless." Gongsun Lan chuckled, she was a little excited to see Li Jing suffocating. "Kill directly, kill a hundred people!"

"Can't be killed!" Li Jing shook his head: "Yelu Dachi is a seven-foot man, and his strength is infinite. It is just about to start repairing the roads in Jizhou, and such a person is a good coolie. I have already asked Li Liang to send all the more than 3,000 Khitan captives to build roads. ”

No one in the Khitan soldiers was willing to surrender sincerely, and in the current situation, Li Jing did not dare to use these people at all. Simply, let them all go and build roads. The people of Jili Prefecture were beaten badly by the Khitans last year, and those who were not taken away are now almost nothing. Li Jing had to pull out some of the precious military rations and give them them. But if you eat his bread, you will be under his control. Li Jing had temporarily stopped moving the Goguryeo people from Jiju to the rear, and instead had them all participate in road construction. The ten-zhang wide road had to be paved with stones and hardened, and every twenty miles, a post station had to be built.

The road of Shizhang is a bit wide, but in order to ensure the logistics and transportation of the Northern Expedition, Li Jing can only grit his teeth and insist.

"There are still 9,000 Khitan soldiers in Jian'an Prefecture, if it is to attack the city, the Khitan can also be all soldiers, even women can go into battle to defend the city, so fighting, not only time-consuming but also casualties and consumption. After a long time, the pressure on the consumption of grain and grass and transportation of the entire Northern Expeditionary Army increased. Li Jing sighed, thinking about what could be done to make the battle easier.

Li Jing originally had a plan, which was to obtain Yelu Dachi's seal and then ask him to write a letter to Yelu Dachi. He falsely claimed that he had accepted the surrender of Gao Dexin's father and son, and had already entered various mountain cities in Jili Prefecture. The Tang army had arrived, and the troops were tight, so Yelu Dara immediately led troops to reinforce them.

It's just that Yelu Dachi was reluctant to speak, the seal was not found, and he refused to write a letter, and there were no Khitan soldiers who sincerely surrendered to deliver the letter. This plan will be difficult to implement. can let Li Jing really attack the mountain cities one by one, and Li Jing is unwilling.

"What a great problem I must have made my Saburo so sad. Just leave it to me. It only takes half a day, and the person will be handed back to you early tomorrow morning. Gongsun Lan ran her finger across Li Jing's lips and said with a smile.

"You're not kidding, are you? Nadachi is a tough guy, and it is probably useless to torture him. Li Jing said.

"I never joke about serious things, doesn't San Lang know that we have a torture hall in Meihuamen? There are such masters in it, not to mention that Dachi is a tough guy, even if a strong person falls into the hands of the torture hall, it can make them change their minds. And, I promise, when I return him to you tomorrow, I won't delay him from building roads. ”

Li Jing was a little moved when he heard this, although he has always been not in favor of extorting confessions by torture, especially after the new procurators in various prefectures have been set up to be in charge of justice, he has even more specifically explained that during interrogation, it is forbidden to extort confessions by torture. However, on the battlefield, being merciful to the enemy is cruelty to himself, and Li Jing can still distinguish the line.

"Well, you can go and try it."

Early the next morning, Gongsun Lan came with several veiled women and handed Yelu Dachi and a letter to Li Jing.

Li Jing opened the letter and saw that it was a rescue letter written by Yelu Dachi himself, with his autograph and seal at the end. In addition, the Seal Signal, which had not been found, was also found. After reading the letter, Li Jing looked at the women in Gongsun Lan's body with some admiration. Looking at their figures, they are all just forty charming half-old, but looking at Yelu Dachi's embarrassed face, he knows that last night must be an unforgettable night for Yelu Dachi.

With this letter, the rest is easy.

A day later, in the city of Jian'an, Jerodharat received this letter asking for help.

After carefully inspecting the fire paint seal and the handwriting and signature of the letter, Feng Duo nodded to Yelu Dara, "This letter is a handwritten letter from General Yelu, and there is nothing wrong with printing the letter and order. ”

"I just said that there will be no problem, and I can rest assured that Dachi will do things. I will gather my troops and horses, and I will personally go to reinforce them. ”

"General, I always feel that something is not quite right." Feng Duo said with some concern.

"What's wrong?"

"I just think it's going too well." Feng Duo didn't see anything wrong, but he always had a premonition in his heart.

Yeroda laughed and said, "You literati just have a lot of faults. After taking Jili Prefecture, Dachi had 6,000 soldiers in his hands and Gao Dexin's men and horses, and there were 10,000 people. However, compared with the Tang Army, the number is still very large. We are now leading our troops to fight Li Jing on Gaode's new territory. used the Goguryeo soldiers and the people of Goguryeo, as well as the money and grain of Jili Prefecture, to consume the Tang army. When needed, we can also retreat city by city, as long as each city can hold out for a month or two, and when we retreat from Jili Prefecture to Jian'an Prefecture, we can hold out for at least half a year. At that time, even if Li Jing's logistics hadn't collapsed, the reinforcements from our Diera Department would have arrived a long time ago. ”

Feng Duo smiled bitterly twice and did not persuade again.

Yelu Dara summoned 3,000 men and horses in Jian'an City, quickly reinforced Jili Prefecture, and mobilized 3,000 men and horses from various cities along the way, and finally gathered 6,000 men and horses, leaving only 1,000 soldiers and 2,000 soldiers in the entire Jian'an Prefecture to stay in each city.

The 6,000 cavalry marched all the way, walking on the road for two days, and finally arrived at the Chengshan Pass on the border between Jili Prefecture and Jian'an Prefecture in the evening of the second evening.

"General, Chengshan East and Xishan City are just ahead!"

Yelu Dara nodded on the horse, "Pass the order, speed up, you can reach Chengshan Mountain City in half an hour, enter the city and rest tonight!" (To be continued......)