After the fall of Yingzhou, the northernmost area of ​​the jurisdiction of the Lulong Jiedu governor of Youzhou was Tanzhou, and the northernmost area of ​​Tanzhou was the Great Wall border. Gubeikou was guarded here, and it was the former place where the Northkou guarded the troops.

After the Khitan captured Yingzhou in the northeast of Lulong, his troops invaded Pingzhou and fought fiercely with Lulong's army at Yuguan. Both sides invested huge amounts of troops and had been fighting for several days. In this case, it is particularly important whether the Gubeikou Fortress can be defended.

Once Gubeikou is captured and Lulong's defense line loses its Great Wall as a support, Tanzhou will inevitably be difficult to defend, and the war will directly spread to Youzhou, and even the Khitan soldiers will face Youzhou City.

Unlike Yingzhou, which has few thousand households, Youzhou has always been the center of the northern border. Since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, many people have lived here for generations, with more than ten counties under their jurisdiction, which is a real northern town.

"I heard that Pingzhou, Jizhou, Guizhou and Yunzhou in the west are all fighting hard now. Our Tanzhou is in the middle and should be under greater pressure. Why hasn't Khitan troops appear outside this pass?"

At Gubeikou Pass, Ergouzi, who had just changed his duty, asked everyone beside him with a smile and worried look.

"What do you know!"

Dutou Niudan snorted coldly, "We guard the north gate and capture the pass outside the pass, I don't know how many corpses of the grassland barbarians were buried. How dare they attack? Let me tell you the truth, we have never been defeated in a battle with the grassland barbarians! In the worst case, it would be a draw.

"Over the years, our Lulong army has been guarding the border alone. We never need the support of the court, and the court will not provide support. Now you don't need to panic. Although the attack on the grassland barbarians this time is not small, I heard that the imperial army has entered the territory of Youzhou and will arrive soon. At that time, you kid are waiting to cut off the heads and report the military achievements."

The scene of Dutou educating new recruits will probably not be much different. It is nothing more than boasting about exaggerating the combat history and achievements of the plot, causing the recruits to worship them, and from then on, abiding by military rules and striving for progress.

Maybe the new recruits will be driven with respect to the old soldiers and will work hard and be willing to be driven.

If it were the same, such a scene would eventually end with the new recruits' admiring eyes, high fighting spirit, and the look of the old pawn's nostrils facing the sky. But now is different from the past. Their conversation has not yet ended, and a serious voice came from next to it.

"The war in the North Gate guards will not be that simple. The one who attacked the camp and pacified the two states was Yilijin Yelu Dilie, the one who attacked Jizhou, Yilijin Yelu, the one who attacked Jizhou, the one who attacked Yilijin Yelu, the one who attacked Guizhou, was Xiao Hendu, the Prime Minister of the Northern Palace.

"These people are the most powerful generals in the Khitan army. Each of them has great military achievements. They are scary in the grassland. Naturally, there is no need to say much about this. However, among the Khitan countries, the most elite and brave ones are Yelu Abaoji's direct elite cavalry—the Confucian tribe and the Sijin tribe.

"The clan of the Confucian Army was in Yankou outside Yunzhou and was severely damaged by the Wolf Tooth Army. More than half of its elite troops were damaged. Let's not talk about it, but the Si Jin army has not shown up yet. Isn't that strange?"

When I heard such a long speech, I felt like a big head.

As a local native of Tanzhou, he was also a guard at the north entrance to capture old soldiers. He has been guarding the border here for more than ten years. Although his military position is not high, he is all achieved by fighting every sword and shot on the battlefield. He is a truly heroic person.

But when it comes to the general trend of the battlefield and strategies and tactics, he didn't know a lot of words, but he couldn't imagine too many.

If these words were said from the mouth of the commander, Niu Dan would not understand them, but she would

I think it's very powerful; but if you say this, a white-faced scholar in a green robe, that's another matter.

Niu Dan looked at the man with a sarcastic face and said contemptuously: "You pedantic scholars, besides knowing that they are irresponsible and polite, and think that they are full of energy, what other abilities can they have? Otherwise, you can pick up a few Khitan scouts' heads and ask them what subordinates they have?

"If you don't have this strength, don't pretend to be a master here. Old bull won't eat this! In the Central Plains War, Gao Pian had not been able to hold on for even three months under King An, and he was defeated and died. There were too many Confucian scholars like you who only had a big mouth!"

The Confucian scholar was not yet thirty years old and his words were reasonable and well-founded, but unexpectedly, he was so embarrassed that he was so embarrassed that he blushed with anger and could not speak a word for a while.

However, he did not retort or even defend himself. He just lowered his head and gritted his teeth and walked away silently in the common despicable gaze of the old recruits.

The Confucian scholars did not come alone in Gubeikou, and there were more than 30 fellow travelers. Their purpose was of course to support the defenders of Guancheng and resist the Khitan invasion, in order to make merits for the country.

But they are not welcome.

Ordinary people will respect scholars, and soldiers in the army are no exception. However, if they are veterans on the battlefield and face scholars who like to talk big, they will be intimately resistant and disdainful.

Because they knew that these people had no effect when the war came. Because they did not understand the war, their unsupported passionate blood and the pedantic truths that had no reality could harm the army and even ruin the soldiers.

"You boy stay away from this group of people in the future!"

After the Confucian scholar left, Niu Dan whispered to Ergouzi, "I think you like to talk to them very much. Don't be blinded by these guys who are pretending to be full of feces. On the battlefield, the principles in the books are useless. The more you think, the faster you die.

"The only thing you can believe is the swords and comrades around you. The only thing you need to abide by is the military order!"

Ergouzi, who had been brainwashed by Niu Dan, quickly agreed and promised that he would definitely follow Dutou's figure.

Niu Dan was very satisfied with Ergouzi's awareness. She glanced at the scattered Confucian scholars in Guancheng, snorted, and said, "I don't know what the commander of the city thinks. She will allow these scholars to stay in Guancheng. You should disperse them so that you can avoid getting in the way!"

Confucian scholar Zhang Zai returned to the barracks with resentment, intending to tell his grievances to his husband and ask for some comfort. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Zhang Qi watching with a book and drinking a sip of tea from time to time, which seemed to be content.

After hearing Zhang Zai's complaint, Zhang Qi raised his head, looked at him indifferently, and said disappointedly: "I want you to come to the border to make contributions to the country, but you can't even get along with the soldiers. When the war breaks out, who dares to use us?"

Zhang Zai said indignantly: "We come here without asking for any reward, just to help them defend the city! But they are not jealous and never look at us with direct eyes. Every time they humiliate each other, the disciples have been in pain in the past few days. If it weren't for the master's order, we would have abandoned it long ago!"

Zhang Qi put down the book and said oh, "Give it aside? He has a big temper. Where can you go? Where can you go in this world? How big can you go?"

Zhang Zai blushed and said, "At worst, I won't go to the government, so I'm good to go back to the countryside to study and study!

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Zhang Qi's expression became cold and his eyes became sharp, "Go back to the countryside to study and study? OK! Do you want your old mother, wife and children to face the loess day by day, and work hard to farm and support you? You are really ambitious.

"What do you want to say? You farm yourself? Do you know? Even if you learn it, look at the farmers. How many days do they have to spare in the whole year? What do you use to study and study?"

Zhang Zai opened his mouth and was scolded speechlessly.

Zhang Qi picked up the tea bowl, leaned to his mouth, but put it down again, sighed, and looked at Zhang Qi and said earnestly: "You have no way out, you have no teacher, and we have even less Confucian Sect in Yangzhou. Look at the world in front of you, the country is peaceful, the world is clear and the land is gradually recovering, which is the time when the whole country is full of enthusiasm.

"The Ma Yin, who intends to make trouble, did not even show his flag to raise the matter, and his head was different. Liu Yin from Lingnan did not even dare to have the courage to disobey the Qingyi Yamen. Everyone in the Tang Dynasty was excited and wanted to win a place to stand in the upcoming prosperous era, so as to glorify the family and bring blessings to their descendants.

"Under this situation, if we do not go against the current, we will become abandoned children in the prosperous era. We can only envy others' wealth and honor when we are in poverty and despair. Do you not even understand this?"

Zhang Zai's face changed a lot, and he could only bow to the teachings in the end.

Zhang Qi drank a sip of light tea. Seeing that Zhang Zai had not left, he knew that his mind had not been completely open. He said, "We Confucian scholars have always been guests of honor and enjoyed many honors and respects. Now, letting you lower your posture, you will inevitably feel uncomfortable.

"But you must understand that what the Confucians rely on is nothing more than the morale of the war formation and the governance of civil affairs. The latter has been controlled by the Confucians in Qingzhou, and we cannot rob them. Nowadays, the morale of the war formation is the morale of the war formation. If the soldiers do not recognize us, how could they be inspired by us when they are about to fight?"

Speaking of this, seeing that Zhang Zai was no longer dissatisfied, Zhang Qi pushed open the tea bowl and said, "From now on, it's better not to drink this tea, change to the bar."

"You send the order. From now on, the disciples of Confucianism will no longer wear blue shirts, all wearing armor and holding sharp edges, and will no longer start a group alone. They must share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, eat the same meal, and pay the same post.

"I heard from the commander of the government that he would send a scout to investigate the movements of the Khitan army later. This trip would take fifty miles away, and there were many crises. You should take two disciples with you. Remember, follow the orders. If you encounter Khitan cavalry and the soldiers do not withdraw all of them, you must not retreat, otherwise, the rules will be taken care of!"

Zhang Zai opened his mouth and wanted to speak out several times but stopped. In the end, he had to choose to accept the order.

Looking at Zhang Zai who was going out, Zhang Qi's eyes were lingering and he had been in a state of consciousness for a long time.

From this moment on, there was no Yangzhou Confucian school in the world.

Only Confucian scholars in the army.

The Confucian generals in the army are the core of cultivating Confucian generals who are both civil and military, who can focus on the overall situation of war and fight.

This is the direction and path that Zhang Qi chose for his disciples, and they couldn't help but struggle for it.

There is no other option for the tensioner.

But he also knew that Li Ye must be happy to see this.

The army cannot be decided by one family. Only the military and military generals can control the army. It is inevitable that the army will be too big. Even if Li Ye, who is powerful in the world, is not worried, he will have to consider the emperors of later generations.

Let the Confucian Sect take a burden into the army, and help the army become stronger while completing its own transformation. In any aspect, it is a good choice.
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