The stalemate in the northern border was broken because the Battle of Guizhou was broken, including one of the core elites of the grassland, the Khitan army suffered nearly 600,000 troops.

At this point, the number of 400,000 Chang'an Imperial Guards in the northern border of the Tang Dynasty, plus the number of border troops that are not much different, is still at a disadvantage compared to the Khitan, but there is no absolute suppression force that the other party has several times more than that of itself.

As a result, under the order of Li Maozhen, the Tang army began to launch an orderly attack on the Khitan to determine the outcome of the war.

Except for Guizhou, the northern battlefield that had been calm for a period of time was once again full of wars, and various scales of wars broke out in various places one after another.

The Northern War was proactively initiated by the Khitan. Before the Khitan attacked in full swing, although the main force was blocked in Juyongguan, Beikou, Yuguan and other places and could not enter the Great Wall, the small-scale cavalry penetrated into the border from other places through continuous efforts.

They burned, killed, looted and frequently fought with the Tang border troops.

At a time of stalemate, the main forces of both sides were safe, but the small-scale battle never stopped.

Because of the previous defense strategies of the Tang army, many border troops in prefectures, counties and townships had no reinforcements and were weak. Even if they discovered the invasion of Khitan cavalry, they could not be wiped out and could only protect key targets. They were extremely frustrated.

Now, the first to launch a counterattack and achieve results were the Tang border troops in these small places. Now Li Maozhen issued a military order to eliminate all Khitans in the territory, not letting go and the other not leaving.

These reinforcements that the border troops were waiting for day and night, and all the elites came, which were beyond their expectations. With the cooperation of reinforcements, the Khitan cavalry that had been stared at by the border troops but had left them unable to deal with alone were now erased from the ground one by one.

Although there were not many reinforcements in each place, both military and combat power made the soldiers of the border soldiers stutter. When facing them, even if they had small military strength, they would be beaten to no avail and could only be killed in despair.

These reinforcements are the Chang'an Imperial Army that have been temporarily "breaking into pieces", and are only a small part.

Within the Great Wall, the border troops and the imperial guards worked together to sweep away the fallen leaves with the autumn wind, and soon wiped out the Khitan cavalry that penetrated from the grassland.

Li Maozhen arranged such an action with a clear purpose, and there are two main things.

First, boost morale. Although the number of Khitan cavalry removed in various prefectures, counties and townships is absolutely small, and the total number is not 100,000, one clean and neat victory after another is conducive to stimulating the morale of the army.

When the Tang army had been passively defending for a long time and the battle situation had been calm for so long, it was very important to boost morale in order to achieve the next main battle.

Secondly, clear all the Khitan's eyewitness and ensure that the rear is intact. In the process of cleaning up the small Khitan cavalry, almost none of the Khitan monks who used this to hide their traces were missed under the powerful target of the Qingyi Yamen.

In this way, even if the Khitan knew that the Tang army was very likely to counterattack, it would not be able to know the specific time, which would be conducive to the actions of the main army.

Once the decisive battle begins, these Khitan cavalry originally in the Great Wall may cooperate with the monks to threaten the Tang army's food roads, granaries, and even cause disaster to the countryside, causing unstable people. Now, this situation will never happen again.

Even if the decisive battle entered a critical stage, Yelu Abaoji wanted to send people to infiltrate the Tang Dynasty and do something to change the situation. It was not as good as those who had been active in the Great Wall for a long time and were familiar with the situation everywhere, and they were blinded, and they could not achieve anything.

To a certain extent, Li Maozhen's arrangement was also to prevent Yelu Abaoji from using his own way to imitate the Quanzhen View and Wukong Shumen in Guizhou.

North entrance.

The mottled city of time

Inside, Ergouzi rested under the collapsed earth wall. The setting sun in the afternoon hit the soil, and countless tiny dust rolled in the light.

Thanks to the truce during this period, Ergouzi's injuries have recovered. Although he is still in the injury period and has not been included in the battle sequence, Ergouzi has already consciously done the training of battlefield skills.

I just practiced boxing and knife. After a while, I struggled for an hour and felt exhausted from the recovery period and sweating profusely. Now he was sitting on the ground like a dead dog, spitting out his steaming tongue.

“It’s getting colder.”

In the shade in front of the earthen wall next to him, the sound of Dutou eggs sounded. He was looking up at the set sun with a vicissitudes and seriousness, and his eyes were particularly deep. "Ergouzi, do you know what this means?"

Ergouzi disturbed his head and said embarrassedly: "What does it mean when the weather turns colder? I may not understand very well, but I know very well that after you are injured this time, your mind will probably not be able to go back to the past."

Niu Dan turned to look at Ergouzi. This mud-legged guy with a hot temper and a very tough personality was, in the past, if he was so disrespectful by his subordinates, he would definitely make his memory increase. But now, there was no trace of anger on his face, and his eyes were full of affinity and concern.

He said warmly: "Ergouzi, what do you ask me to say that you are good? You are young but have no intention of being ambitious. This is not good. You must learn to think about problems and consider more things in the battle situation, so that you can go further in the army..."

Seeing that Niudan was about to make a long speech, Ergouzi wailed and hugged his head in pain.

Since the Khitan was repelled and the Confucian scholars represented by Zhang Zai showed great combat power here, they became a very popular group of people in the military camp. After getting along, the influence was mutual. Zhang Zai and others were invaded by the North Frontier Army and became brave and heroic. Correspondingly, people like Niu Dan were gradually infected with a bit of bookish spirit.

Of course, Ergouzi would never admit that he was a bookish spirit on his body. A more reasonable statement should be art, and the most accurate statement should be to learn to walk in Handan.

However, this did not stop Niu Dan from "seeking progress". He taught Zhang Zai what is the way to fight in battle, and also allowed the other party to understand what is love between comrades and what is the horse's corpse.

Zhang Zai's thoughts also made Niu Dan understand that if he wants to become an excellent soldier, generals and generals, he cannot be vulgar. Not to mention literacy, he can learn how to get along with his subordinates, lead the army, care about the situation of the battle, think about ways to win, etc.... are all very necessary.

In a nutshell, Niu Dan and others stimulated Zhang Zai's bloodiness and armed Zhang Zai's limbs, while Zhang Zai wised Niu Dan and others' minds and inspired their upward fighting spirit.

But just like when Zhang Zai fought, he often turned red and ignored everything, yelling to sacrifice himself for the country and wishing to die with the Khitans, Niu Dan and others, in their spare time, were inevitably pretentious and had a sense of superiority.

No matter what, Ergouzi felt that Niudan no longer kicked him a few times when he had something to do, but began to try to reason with him as kind as possible, which is still a good phenomenon.

"The weather is getting colder and autumn is approaching, which means that this war has been fighting for a long time, and it is likely that the decisive battle will come."

Niu Dan restrained her cultural temperament, mainly because of her desperate expression of being held by Ergouzi, which was blown away by no confidence. She could only sit beside the other person and talk to the other person in a normal tone.

Seeing that Dutou finally returned to normal, Ergouzi put down his hands and looked at the other party curiously: "Douou heard some news?"

Niu Dan nodded solemnly and said in a proud tone: "Not long ago, the contract from Guizhou direction

The Dan Army was destroyed by our royal army, and the 600,000 Khitan soldiers were almost wiped out. What a brilliant record!

"Do you know what this means... Forget it, this means that the combat power comparison between our army and the Khitan army is no longer very disadvantageous!

"The battle situation has been stalemate for a long time. Since the king's army has opened up the situation, the next thing will be the moment of the counterattack decisive battle - that guy Zhang Zai said. And for you and me, this will be a bloody battle that coexists with life and death crisis and achieves achievements!"

Hearing this, Ergouzi looked excited.

But soon, his eyes were a little dazed again.

Niu Dan glanced at him and laughed and said, "Why? I received a letter from my family the day before yesterday. I knew that the young lady of the Liu family in the village head was fierce. I heard that the soldiers from the north entrance were fierce and were worried about you day and night. You are heartbroken and can't wait to go back and marry someone to enter?"

These words made Ergouzi's face suddenly turn red.

He looked at Niu Dan in disbelief, "How do you know...you peeked at my letter?!"

Niu Dan curled her lips disdainfully, "Look at your unreliable appearance. You still need to peek at your letter in this kind of thing? Lao Niu I am the father of two fat boys, and I am a veteran!"

After Niu Dan said this, Ergouzi's face turned red to the base of his neck, just like a little woman, so ashamed that he wanted to dig a hole in the ground. Niu Dan and him were from the same village, and these things were things that could be clear without too much guessing.

Niu Dan didn't plan to let him go, and continued with a smile: "If you want to say that the little lady of the Liu family is indeed handsome, but the rare thing is that she is good-natured and sensible. Many people are thinking about this young man from all over the country. If you die on the battlefield, she will definitely not have to worry about marrying!"

Ergouzi followed Niudan's words and thought about it. This young man who could go in and out in the battle formation and killed many Khitan soldiers in the north mouth. He was a real hero, but his face was dim and his eyes were sad, and he looked very unpromising.

Niu Dan patted his shoulder and said earnestly: "Ergouzi, listen to me, go back and get married. You have been fighting in the north gate for a long time, and your military achievements in killing the enemy are enough to get promoted to my position. It is not considered a humiliation of your ability. Moreover, you almost lost your life last time, and you are a real man.

"The battle will be even more cruel. If you don't go back now, you're afraid you'll give me a confession without taking a wife in this life. Wouldn't that be a pity?"

Ergouzi said in surprise: "Du Tou, this is not what you said. Do you want me to be a deserter?!"

Niu Dan slapped him in the head, saying, "There are not more of you in the army, and there are not less of you. Do you really want to let down the young lady of the Liu family? If you didn't rely on her to take care of you, you could kill the enemy on the battlefield and make achievements?"

After saying this, Niu Dan stood up, patted the dust on her butt, and finally turned around and said to Ergouzi: "It is not easy for a person to live for a lifetime, but it is even more so for ordinary people like us.

"Being able to pass on the family line with full food and clothing and live a peaceful life is a great blessing. Now that you have military achievements and can return home in glory, don't get stuck in the horns and make those who rely on the door to look forward to you home every day sad!"

I said things that I shouldn't have said, and then left.

Legouzi left behind and was at a loss.

He originally thought that Dutou mentioned the decisive battle to inspire his fighting spirit and make him fight with the other party on the battlefield, so as to inspire other companions to move forward bravely, and eventually win outstanding results and achieve Dutou's own dream of "motivation".

Looking at Niu Dan's back as he walked away, Ergouzi realized that no matter how many Confucian scholars such as Zhang Zai had instilled in Niu Dan's ideas of making achievements and shining the family lintel, Niu Dan, a man who had been struggling on the battlefield for many years, never forgot what he really cared about and wanted to cherish.
Chapter completed!