A handsome flag marks the boundary for the foreign soldiers and horses. Anyone who crosses the border to declare war will die.

Gu Qing's attitude towards foreign countries has always been relatively strong. "People who are not from my race will have different hearts." No matter what the purpose, Gu Qing is particularly disgusted with foreign troops stepping into his own land, even if it is just

Taking a step forward is also an invasion.

The handsome flag is very fragile. In the soil at the foot of Yinshan Mountain, a strong wind may blow it down.

However, behind this handsome flag, there are tens of thousands of elite men holding arms and controlling the strings. Tens of thousands of eyes are coldly watching the Uighur army. Anyone who dares to cross this handsome flag will face a decisive battle to the death.

Prince Ye Hu hesitated for a long time, but finally did not dare to cross the flag.

The Uighur army retreated back to the grassland from the original route like a tide. This retreat also represented the complete failure of Li Heng's plan to use the Huihe army to contain the Anxi army.

After the Huihe army retreated, the soldiers of the Anxi army cheered thunderously, raised their halberds to the sky, and a handsome flag blocked thousands of troops. Looking at the surface, the soldiers felt incredible, but after tasting it carefully, they felt that Mr. Gu

This arrangement is very appropriate.

He set the rules in a domineering way and scared away the Huihe Army. Every soldier of the Anxi Army was actually a thread on this handsome flag. Tens of thousands of threads embroidered this flag, which was more beautiful than an iron-clad rock.

Strong handsome flag.

Amid the thunderous cheers, a smile appeared on Gu Qing's face in the Chinese army formation.

It doesn't matter how history books evaluate him thousands of years later. He is not afraid of slander or slander. What he did in his lifetime will be witnessed by millions of pairs of eyes.

He, Gu Qing, deserves to be worthy of this country and every inch of land in the thousands of miles of territory.

This is enough.

A big battle was eliminated, and Gu Qing secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he is not afraid of force, war can be avoided if possible. It is always a good thing to have fewer casualties among soldiers. If it does not touch the issue of principle, Gu Qing is also willing to choose tolerance.

The generals were ordered to bring back the soldiers, and the scouts were sent out to follow the Huihe army to prevent them from killing them.

Seeing the soldiers lining up to retreat to the camp, the chilly battlefield had turned into a scene of joy and peace. Duan Wuji came over and said with a smile: "My father-in-law set the northern border with a handsome flag. The students admired it so much. This should be recorded in our records."

Annals of history, admired by future generations for generations to come.”

Gu Qing smiled and said: "It is not this handsome flag that determines the northern border, but the tiger and wolf divisions behind the handsome flag that are ready to go. It is also our Anxi Army officers and soldiers who will be recorded in the history books."

"My lord, you are being humble. Although there is no battle today, the students feel particularly encouraged..." Duan Wuji turned to look at the soldiers passing by in groups, and said with a smile: "My lord, look at today's soldiers.

Our spirits are much different from before.”

Gu Qing glanced at it and said, "What's the difference?"

"In the past, although the soldiers were happy when they won battles, they were not as happy and excited as this. At that time, they were happy because they were about to receive the reward. But today, they clearly did not receive a penny of reward, but they were less excited than if they had received a penny.

Wan Guan is still happy, sir, the soldiers are no longer fighting bloody battles just for rewards."

Gu Qing thought thoughtfully and praised with a smile: "It's a good thing. I don't want the soldiers under my command to be a group of mercenary tigers and wolves. Apart from the reward, if you can think that every battle is actually about fighting to protect the homeland and the country, that's it."

As a coach, this is the greatest joy in my life."

The cold wind is blowing, and thousands of horses are silent.

Still as before, more than 30,000 soldiers of the Anxi Army quietly broke out of camp and headed for Chang'an.

This year marked the beginning of the Tang Dynasty.

Gu Qing, the Duke of Shu, led his army to refuse Huihe's march south, and blocked it at the northern foot of Yin Mountain. He set up a commander's flag as a boundary, and Huihe retreated. From then on, the Hui people did not dare to go south to herd horses.

Also in this year, a poet named "Wang Changling" passed away. He wrote a poem during his lifetime, "But the flying generals in the dragon city are here, and they don't teach Hu Ma to cross the Yin Mountains."

The meaning of this poem is very deep and broad. Countless scholars for thousands of years have been guessing where the "Dragon City" is and who the "Flying General" refers to.

But a few years later, this poem was engraved on a stone tablet by Shuofang Jiedushi. The stone tablet was erected on the plain at the northern foot of Yinshan Mountain where Gu Qing had set up his flag. From then on, the stone tablet replaced the handsome flag. After thousands of years of vicissitudes, the inscription on the tablet will remain forever.

Not discolored.

What has also remained unchanged is the spirit of our country and our country that has remained unchanged for thousands of years.

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The Anxi Army stationed in the north of Yinshan Mountain for a few more days. Several groups of scouts came to report and confirmed that the Uighur Army had retreated to the Mobei Grassland. Only then did Gu Qing order the entire army to march back to Chang'an.

On the way back, the soldiers were still very excited. They were whispering in the team, discussing enthusiastically the flag fluttering in the wind, the Prince of Huihe who retreated without a fight, and General Ma Lin riding alone.

, how cool the action of the two armies planting flags in front of the formation was.

Gu Qing paid attention to the discussion of the soldiers along the way, and the smile on his face became more and more prosperous.

Duan Wuji was right. In addition to the reward, this army finally had something different. It felt very subtle. The only barrier between the commander and the soldiers seemed to have been eliminated unconsciously.

They no longer fight purely for rewards, they have the prototype of lofty ideals.

No one preached to them, and no one ever taught them the principles of family, country, and world. After several years of fighting, they saw a lot of suffering in the world. Some people became numb, while others awakened.

The awakened people will tell those who are numb and sleeping, stop sleeping, open your eyes and look at the world, we must do something.

Outside the city of Chang'an, the crowds of people bid farewell to each other. At the northern foot of Yinshan Mountain, a handsome flag demarcated the border and told the barbarians who crossed the border to exterminate their descendants. These personal experiences subtly told the soldiers that in addition to rewarding money, they should also

What to defend and who to fight for.

Gu Qing used this silent method to teach the soldiers one patriotic lesson after another.

The course was over and there was no need for exams, but Gu Qing knew that they all got excellent scores.

Walking on the way back to Chang'an, Gu Qing was silent all the way.

He is thinking about the present and the future.

Zhang Huaiyu, who was dressed as a personal guard, rode closer and looked at him with eyes that were obviously more adoring and respectful.

Gu Qing frowned and looked at her: "What's that look in your eyes?"

Zhang Huaiyu smiled and said: "I admire your eyes. The flag at the northern foot of Yinshan Mountain is very inspiring. Even a woman like me feels it is inspiring. How did you come up with the idea of ​​letting one of your generals ride alone to plant that handsome flag?"

?Honestly, I was in the military formation at the time, and I really didn’t expect you to do something so inspiring. I still feel excited just thinking about it."

Gu Qing said calmly: "It's just normal operation, please calm down."

Zhang Huaiyu rolled his eyes at him and said, "Are you shaking?"

Gu Qing sighed: "Because I have absolute strength, I dare to plant that flag. If Prince Ye Hu doesn't buy it, it will be nothing more than a war. And if Prince Ye Hu is not too stupid, he probably won't choose to follow

I've killed every fish and broken the net. Oh, I have exhausted the Uighur army in Yinshan, and his father's khan will no longer be stable."

Zhang Huaiyu stared at his face with burning eyes and said: "You are very elegant and gentle in life, but you are very domineering on the battlefield. You have the kind of temper that would rather break than bend. It's like... there is another completely different soul in your body.

."

Gu Qing smiled and said half-truthfully: "Yes, this soul comes from more than a thousand years later. The pages of the books written a thousand years later are full of humiliation and injustice. After seeing too much cowardice and indifference in books, naturally

Become jealous of evil, the Central Plains is thousands of miles away, it doesn't matter who the emperor is, but we must not let foreigners take over the great rivers and mountains..."

"After all, they will not cherish the things they robbed too much. Unequal treaties were made one after another, and the great territory was given away to others. Good things would rather be given to friendly countries than to domestic slaves. It is shameful to the extreme. The dynasty has been destroyed, and the spiritual legacy is poisonous.

But the disaster lasted for more than a hundred years, causing many Chinese people to kneel down involuntarily when they see foreigners a hundred years later..."

Zhang Huaiyu opened his eyes wide in disbelief: "There should be a limit to your nonsense. The barbarian countries have not submitted to the king's rule and do not know etiquette. How can we, the people of the Central Plains, kneel down to the barbarians? This has never been said in ancient times.

We all feel disgusted when we kneel down."

Gu Qing smiled again: "Destiny is unpredictable and mysterious. Now there is a person named Gu Qing in the Tang Dynasty. Maybe what I just said will never happen again, so just treat me as nonsense."

Zhang Huaiyu blinked his bright eyes, his beautiful eyes full of confusion. Gu Qing today was a bit advanced. She didn't understand what he said at all. Living in the Tang Dynasty, she couldn't understand the humiliation of kneeling to the barbarians. For her,

This is simply shocking.

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After marching for ten days, the Anxi Army returned to the outside of Chang'an City.

As Gu Qing expected, there were no courtiers outside the city to welcome the triumphant army. However, there were still huge crowds of people outside the city. Countless people stood quietly on the road outside the city in anticipation. They saw the army's flags waving in the distance and the vanguard cavalry walking slowly towards them.

At the city gate, the people cheered loudly.

The people were still as enthusiastic as they were when they bid farewell to the Anxi Army. The common people brought all kinds of hot food. The older people were supported by the younger people, tremblingly on crutches, and greeted the Anxi Army step by step.

The soldiers were confused by this enthusiastic scene and were a little at a loss. The people rushed forward and stuffed the prepared food to the soldiers.

The scene of farewell seemed to have reappeared today, and the people were even more enthusiastic than when they bid farewell.

Gu Qing, who was in the Chinese army, received the report from the personal guards, and he was also a little puzzled. It was naturally a good thing for the people to welcome the soldiers, but the enthusiasm was a bit too much. The Anxi army rushed thousands of miles, refused to return to the north, and fought with the returnees once.

Seriously speaking, this expedition is no different from previous expeditions, and the fighting process cannot be said to be tragic, but why are the people so enthusiastic today?

The soldiers walked very hard for a short distance from the outside of the city to the city gate. The country road was full of people, and it was so dark that one could not see the beginning or the end. There were too many people, so only a narrow passage could be left for the soldiers.

Thousands of people lined the road to greet them, cheering like a sea. The enthusiasm of the crowd quickly infected the soldiers of the Anxi Army. The soldiers were at a loss at first, then slowly accepted it, and in the end, they walked in the team with their heads held high, even if

Even the most ordinary sergeant behaves like a general returning in triumph.

After struggling through the welcoming crowd, Gu Qing entered the city. After hesitating for a moment, he decided to go back to his house to rest and then go to the palace to see Li Heng tomorrow.

When he led the army to leave, Gu Qing and Li Heng were very unhappy. In name, this expedition was a private action and did not receive the permission of the imperial court. Fortunately, Gu Qing no longer needs the imperial court's permission. In theory, he is the imperial court's permission.

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However, discord between the emperor and his ministers is not a good thing after all. Gu Qing has too many things to do and does not want to waste his energy on internal fighting between the emperor and his ministers. It is necessary to temporarily reconcile with Li Heng, which is good for the people of the entire Tang Dynasty.

Under the escort of Han Jie and his personal guards, Gu Qing returned to his familiar house. As soon as Zhang Huaiyu and Huangfu Sisi took off his armor and put on his casual clothes, Duan Wuji hurried over.
To be continued...