The counter-offensive began the next day.

Now that the second batch of reinforcements had arrived and the shortage of troops had been further alleviated, General Xu immediately made a decision to retake the ancient pass.

Guguankou is an important pass to the north of Gaobian. It and Gaobian, which are stuck in the gap of mountains, are located in the south and the north, and they support each other. This time, the Guguankou was lost because the Northern Rong attacked too suddenly and the commander of Guguankou made mistakes in command.

The Northern Rong army this time mobilized an army of 300,000, while the left wing army facing Gaobian had as many as 100,000. Fortunately, due to the mountain pass, although the Northern Rong soldiers occupied the ancient pass, they were unable to station troops and advance on a large scale. While the enemy's foothold was not yet stable, General Xu ordered that the ancient pass must be recaptured!

With these three points in a straight line, whether our side can plug the gap and whether the enemy can hold the ancient pass is the key to the subsequent development of the battle between the two sides.

The sky was just beginning to show a hint of paleness, but the dark mass of the vanguard army had already opened the gate and swarmed out.

Su Ci stood on tiptoe and looked at the vast darkness below, where the cold light of armor was refracted. To be honest, it was her first time to see actual combat with cold weapons. The scene was really exciting and a little nervous.

She has now changed into a military doctor's uniform, a navy blue robe with a slanting collar and a headscarf of the same color. Among the military doctors, she looks no different from others at first glance, except that she is shorter and thinner.

She was following the large group of military doctors quickly down the stone steps, followed by A Zheng and a few others, who also served as her assistants and medicine boys.

Su Ci stuck her head out and looked outside. She wanted to take a look at Yang Yanzong, but she couldn't find him after looking around. The battle plan was confidential, and she didn't know what Yang Yanzong was responsible for.

"I don't know how long this battle will last."

She remembered what Yang Yanzong had said to her yesterday. He said he would take her to a place tomorrow. So, would it still be too late?

...I just don't feel like it's working.

But this time Su Ci guessed wrong, Yang Yanzong was really capable.

…

While Su Ci was still eating breakfast, Yang Yanzong had already led his troops out of Gaobian City and marched quickly along the southern foot of Dagaoling Mountain all the way to Pingshan Pass, another place with gentle mountains 200 miles away, and opened the gate to leave.

Afterwards, he went around the Xiongshan and Chaoshan Mountains outside the pass, flew for more than 300 miles in the dark, approached the ancient pass again, and hid in the nearby mountains.

The wind was whistling, and the smell of dust was dry and familiar. Looking to the right was the vast grassland, and behind was the faint yellow Gobi Desert. It was a very familiar environment. Ordinary people might feel uncomfortable when they first arrived, but he had already gotten used to it after fighting in the northwest and northern border for many years.

Yang Yanzong reined in his horse and cast his sharp eyes at the towering tents below and the 100,000 Northern Rong cavalrymen who were organizing their troops. The Northern Rong reinforced troops had already gone to the ancient pass yesterday, and riding beside him was Ji Yuanhao.

Ji Yuanhao led the second battalion of Red Tiger and Silver Fox and three thousand cavalrymen, and was also responsible for this interception mission.

The Zuoxian King of Beirong, who led the army below, could be said to be an old acquaintance of Yang Yanzong. It was this Zuo Xian Wang who was the opponent against whom Yang Yanzong made his stunning breakthrough in the Battle of Xunyeling during his youth.

The Left Wise King of Beirong was Wushetuqi. Tuqi means "the wisest one" in Beirong language, so the Left and Right Wise Kings are usually the crown princes or heirs of Beirong. As for who will inherit the throne in the end, it depends on their ability.

Wushetuqi and Yang Yanzong had a good relationship since they were young. The two sides fought against each other many times, and Yang Yanzong won most of the time, as if they were born nemesis. Yang Yanzong gained several major military exploits from this Zuo Xian Wang. The most important one was the decisive battle in the expedition to Beirong together with Ji Yuanhao. The two of them worked together to lay a major turning point in the war situation, and their contributions were outstanding. In the end, both of them benefited greatly.

As a result, Yang Yanzong, at a young age, was included in the list of the top generals of Nanqing in the Northern Rong.

Old rivals, old enemies.

However, the mission he received today was not a head-on confrontation with the opponent.

Yang Yanzong and Ji Yuanhao led their troops to travel hundreds of miles in secret in order to launch a blocking battle that would serve as the finishing touch to the ancient pass battle that had already officially begun.

The Northern Rong people are not good at defending cities. They have always been mainly engaged in plundering. There are few cities on the grassland. Moreover, they have just gained the ancient pass and are not familiar with it and have not yet established a firm foothold. General Xu predicts that after a fierce battle for half a day, his side will be able to gain the upper hand.

The Beirong will certainly come to the rescue at all costs. The mountain pass is narrow, but there is never a shortage of suicide squads. Yang Yanzong and Ji Yuanhao's task is to seize the opportunity, rush in to block the endless stream of Beirong suicide squads, and buy enough time for the rear troops to make a concerted effort!

This is a great test of the commander's judgment and experience. If it is too early, the two men will only have about 10,000 men and horses, and they will definitely not be able to withstand the long-term fierce attack of the fierce Beirong Army. In the end, they will be wiped out without achieving the purpose of buying enough time. If it is too late, the opportunity will be fleeting and cannot be stopped, or the advantage of the siege army in the rear will be weakened or even fail to win in the end, and it will be in vain.

Therefore, it was a great test of eyesight and on-the-spot judgment, so neither of them talked nonsense. Yang Yanzong and Ji Yuanhao kept moving to observe. The sky gradually brightened, but their subordinates were all veterans with many years of experience. They lay in wait in the forest without moving, and even no sound could be heard when they chewed dry food and drank water at noon. The lush forest was quiet, the same near and far, and no traces of ambush could be seen. The enemy scouts circled several times but found no clues.

The final result was very ideal. Yang Yanzong's judgment was extremely accurate and his timing was just right. When the sun was setting in the west, around 3:00 pm, the situation on the battlefield finally changed. His eyes instantly became extremely sharp and his muscles tensed. At the critical point, he opened his eyes and raised his hand: "Pass the order, march!"

He pointed his finger and said, "The target location is the third big red flag now. Soldiers! Go there immediately as planned!!"

The ambush troops rushed down, instantly causing a small chaos among the Beirong army. Before the Beirong army could react and shrink their resistance, Yang Yanzong had led the vanguard troops to the target position. After two quarters of an hour, they successfully cut off the pass!

This instantly destroyed Zuo Xian Wang's strategic deployment, and the latter was furious. Unfortunately, the opportunity to fight was fleeting, and he finally missed the ancient pass.

The battle lasted all day long until dusk. When dusk fell, there was a cheer from the rear; the ancient pass was successfully recaptured! The Beirong soldiers guarding the pass were forced to break out and retreat, and General Xu ordered to leave a gap open to allow them to return - killing a few thousand more Beirong remnants would not be of much significance, and if the intercepting troops were not withdrawn, the losses would increase dramatically.

The horn sounded, the command flag was waved, and Yang Yanzong slashed the neck of a Northern Rong general with his long sword, blood splattered. He pulled the reins and made a beautiful turn, and immediately ordered an orderly retreat.

His handsome eyebrows still had a hint of scarlet. After successfully retreating into the ancient pass, he threw his long sword to his personal soldiers behind him. The battle was over, and the finishing matters were left to Ji Yuanhao.

"I have something else to do. I'll leave this to you."

The two had worked together for quite some time, and there was no problem in their cooperation. However, Ji Yuanhao raised his eyebrows: "Something happened?" What happened?

Yang Yanzong remained calm and said, "Get the food and fodder."

He pulled up the reins and rode away.

…

By the time Yang Yanzong received the first batch of food and visited the wounded soldiers returning to the camp, it was already late at night.

Su Ci was almost done with her work.

In the case that penicillin could not be mass-produced, surgical operations did not actually have many advantages, but suturing had a more immediate effect on stopping bleeding. Other military doctors soon discovered this and came to ask about it despite their busy schedules. She patiently demonstrated over and over again, and repeatedly emphasized the importance of debridement. These military doctors who had been on the battlefield all year round had a very strong learning ability and quickly mastered the key points, and the military medical camp became orderly.

Su Ci was actually a non-staff member. She was busy until midnight, and the military medical battalion began to have surplus staff, so the battalion commander and the old military doctor began to arrange for people to take turns to rest. Since she was young, she was placed in the first group.

But Su Ci is actually quite energetic.

But the assistant battalion judge left in a hurry after he finished telling her. She stood there for a while, and Ah Zheng said quickly, "Since the battalion judge has made such arrangements, Madam, please go back first."

Su Ci turned her head to look at him and blinked. After being stared at by her for a while, Ah Zheng's dark skin felt a little dark and red.

Eh, that's a bit weird.

She burst into laughter, finally let the young man go, washed her hands, changed into clean clothes, and walked out against the flow of people.

Then when she went out, she saw Yang Yanzong.

He took off his heavy armor and changed into a set of light black armor. His hair and body were washed, and his temples were still a little wet. He didn't know how long he had been standing there, but it was estimated that it should not be too short.

He was standing in the shadow of a corner, but he was tall and agile, and full of momentum. No matter where he stood, even though there was a constant stream of people, Su Ci still spotted him at first sight.

He said, "Hi!"

She waved quickly, are you here to pick her up? Hehe.

She trotted over, her eyes sparkling and full of energy. Yang Yanzong was very satisfied with her. He took her hand and walked out casually, "Are you tired?"

“I’m not tired.”

He turned around and looked at me. With the light behind him, his facial features were a little blurry, but his nose bridge and nose were very clear, and he looked particularly deep and attractive. Hearing this, he raised the corner of his lips slightly and said, "That's good."

"I'll take you somewhere."

His big black horse was parked at the side of the gate of the military medical camp. Yang Yanzong jumped up, leaned over, pulled her up and held her in his arms. He squeezed the horse's belly, and the fat horse leaped out!

Yang Yanzong seldom rode this warhorse, as it was mostly kept in the camp. Su Ci had rarely seen it. The horse was exceptionally tall, majestic and handsome, with fur like black satin. It ran as fast as riding the wind. As soon as Su Ci got on it, she couldn't help but exclaimed, "Wow, it's so high!" The big black horse leaped forward with its front hooves. She quickly grabbed Yang Yanzong's clothes, for fear of being thrown out.

Yang Yanzong tightened his arms and held her waist tightly, with a relaxed posture, controlling the horse with one hand with ease.

It was so late, and he was afraid that she was tired, so he considered canceling the plan, but in the end, he decided not to do so.

The war had just ended, and he was still full of energy. In the dark night, he ran in the middle of the night with the woman he loved, like a young boy. In the past, he felt indifferent and disgusted with this kind of behavior, but now, when he did it, he surprisingly felt a hint of anticipation and excitement.

He did not delve into his emotions. Listening to Su Ci's cheerful laughter that was as clear as a silver bell, he felt surprisingly good. He raised the corners of his lips slightly and tightened his arms to prevent her from looking around and falling down.

I could get it back, but I was afraid she would be frightened.

But then again, she probably wouldn't be afraid if she was scared. Instead, she would feel thrilled and excited.

Thinking of this, Yang Yanzong shook his head helplessly, but the corners of his lips curled up slightly.

The journey was a bit long, but the black horse was really fast, and it felt great to be whirring as if it was about to fly. Su Ci touched the black horse's neck lovingly, turned around and said to Yang Yanzong excitedly, "Where are we going?"

It's been so long since you arrived?

Yang Yanzong smiled slightly: "You will know when you get there."

Su Ci snorted. He was so mysterious. I wonder what the hell he was doing? Don't cheat her.

In fact, Yang Yanzong did not cheat her, but gave her a big surprise.

The big black horse galloped for more than an hour, and they finally arrived at their destination.

It was a col sandwiched between two mountains. The further you went in, the wider the place became. Finally, when you rushed out of the canyon, the view in front of you suddenly opened up!

There was an endless field with lush knee-high grass. When the wind blew, the grass waves rose and fell, with no end in sight. Purple, yellow, and white flowers were mixed in the green grass, swaying and tumbling. Su Ci even saw fireflies!

The opening of this place faces northwest, and the wind has a smell of dust, a bit like the northern frontier, but the water and grass are much more lush than those in the northern frontier, and there is less of the wild and rough touch of the wind. Yang Yanzong's horse has not stopped yet. He takes Su Ci all the way into the grassland, all the way east. The deeper he goes, the greener and more lush the grass becomes, the sound of gurgling water can be heard, and there are more and more fireflies, all the way to the end of the road at the edge of the mountain, where there are so many fireflies dancing around them. The moonlight is very bright in this place, and the trees are straight and sparse. The moonlight filters down, and the sky is especially clear and the night is especially quiet. The yellow light of the fireflies' tails is especially bright and shining, covering the entire foothills, like sparks, extending all the way to the horizon, mixed with the starlight, and complemented by the full moon. For a moment, the sky is filled with brilliant yellow, rising slowly.

It’s really beautiful, the unpolluted nature is quiet, and it’s a night with fireflies!

Su Ci didn't dare to make a sound for a moment, for fear of scaring them away, but she soon discovered that these fireflies were not afraid of people. After a pause, the waves surged up, and some even landed on the back of her hand. She exclaimed in surprise.

It’s so beautiful, so great!

She jumped off the horse and rushed in happily. She didn't mind stepping into the stream and even stomped on it. This is simply every girl's dream come true, right?

Yang Yanzong led the horse and walked slowly behind her. He felt a little unnatural, but he coughed lightly and said, "This is Shajiaba."

"Oh, so this is Shajiaba?"

That place that looks like the northern frontier is really beautiful and great!

Yang Yanzong said "hmm", and he was a little serious: "Don't you want to learn martial arts? I will teach you some other day."

That was what she said when she was lying on his back in the swimming mountain. He has not forgotten it.

But it's very hard work. I'm afraid she is so pampered that she would quit after just two days of study.

If you say that Su Ci was shocked by the beauty at first, she didn't notice anything different when he said the first sentence, but now she should feel something strange.

Su Ci said "Huh", turned around and stared at him in surprise, her big eyes wide open, full of disbelief. She stared for a long time, and Yang Yanzong gradually became a little annoyed and angry. Su Ci laughed, turned around and ran away.

With Yang Yanzong around, she didn't have to worry about her safety and could run freely on the mountain grassland filled with fireflies! She fished for a long time with her hands, then ran back and said to Yang Yanzong: "Hey! Can you help me catch some? Okay, okay~"

Yang Yanzong said she had a lot of things to do, but finally she picked up a small gauze lantern. People must have come to this place occasionally and left some things behind. Yang Yanzong picked up a small gauze lantern that a child played with. It was apricot in color, the gauze was very thin, and it was about one-fifth the size of an ordinary lantern.

He caught fireflies with a serious face. He had probably never done this before, but he quickly mastered the trick. Su Ci was playing while catching them. Playing was the main thing, but he was very focused on catching them. In about half an hour, he caught a lot of small lanterns. Finally, he found some tough grass stems and weaved the broken hole so that the fireflies could not escape at all.

It is surprisingly woven very densely and beautifully.

"Wow, is there anything you don't know?" God is so unfair!

At this time, the sky gradually brightened, with a faint white glow in the sky. The fireflies seemed to have received a signal and began to fly away. Bits of fluorescent yellow suddenly rose up and spread all around, reflecting the hazy morning light, like a galaxy, beautiful to the extreme.

It was time for Yang Yanzong and Su Ci to go back. He rode his horse with her. She looked back every step of the way, not daring to blink. She was so beautiful.

Yang Yanzong lowered his head slightly, his chin just touching her forehead, and said to her, "If you like it, we can come again when we have the chance."

When he said this, his tone was exceptionally gentle, like the morning breeze, gently caressing his face.

Su Ci couldn't help but blink.

Well, she's not a fool, okay?

When she returned to the barracks in Gaobian, the fireflies in the small lanterns were still flickering. She threw herself on the bed, rolled over on the firefly, and when she rolled to the edge of the bed, she found a small purple flower placed on the small table beside the bed.

When she was in Shajiaba, her favorite was this unknown little purple wild flower, which looked so chubby and cute. She picked a lot of it while running. Unfortunately, when she got on the horse, because she was small, her hands loosened as soon as she held the horse's neck, and all the flowers fell away.

She felt very regretful at that time.

When did he pick this flower?

Su Ci picked up the small flower, poked the pink and purple corolla, and secretly glanced at Yang Yanzong, who was whispering with someone outside the room just now after A Zhao had called him out. The door curtain was half-covered, and only his half-turned black body could be seen, still so tall and agile.

Su Ci sighed, put down the small lantern and the small purple flower, and rolled around with the thin blanket. She lay on the bed, holding her chin with one hand. In fact, Yang Yanzong's performance was a little obvious. Dating, sending flowers,

He, does he want to fall in love?