"Chief, it's the last general who is incompetent, please punish the leader!"

Kang Yanxiao asked for sin again.

"Well, it's not your responsibility. The Khitan army is coming, and with the strength of the tribe, it is not an opponent! ”

Kang Yanxiao is his general and capable, and at this time, Meng Zhixiang will not blame the other party for an unfaithful Wu Siduo.

And he was not wrong, with the strength of his tribe, he was no match for Li Siyuan and the Shulu clan's army, not to mention tens of thousands of Khitan iron horsemen.

"Rest assured, the last general's life will be the general's in the future, as long as the general gives an order, the last general will go to the soup without hesitation!"

"There's something you need to do right now!" Meng Zhixiang's eyes lit up and said. "You are going to take charge of the five thousand troops that were previously subordinate to the royal court and ensure your loyalty to me, understand?"

Kang Yanxiao immediately knelt down on one knee, "Rest assured, the leader will definitely live up to his mission." ”

As for what Meng Zhixiang wanted to do, Kang Yanxiao didn't care at this time, he just wanted to make up for his guilt.

。。。。。。

After chasing Meng Zhixiang, Li Hong did not immediately return to the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate, but led his army into Yanzhou to rest.

The longer campaign does need time to recuperate, just as the war is just settled, and it is also necessary to encircle and suppress the remnants of the resistance forces, as well as to deter the Lulong states.

The Anshi Rebellion began with Lu Long, and Li Ye naturally wanted to calm down Lu Long as soon as possible, but he couldn't be in a hurry.

Just when Li Hong led his army to withdraw to Yanzhou, the leader of Xixi went to Zhuzhu to escort Helian Duo and his son to Chang'an, and Lu Long's side was nominally temporarily managed by Liu Rengong, the deputy envoy of Jiedu.

Liu Rengong did so much, naturally he wanted to turn positive, but the will of the imperial court had not arrived, and tens of thousands of troops in the imperial court had stationed troops in Lu Long, so he was naturally very honest and respectful to Wang Jian or Li Hong.

However, just as Lu Long was waiting for the further will of the imperial court to come, the changes in Dongxi also reached Lu Long, including the news that the Khitan army was heading south.

At this time, the Khitan army went south, which was not good news.

In particular, Liu Rengong, who was an ally of King Dongxi, couldn't sit still when he heard the news, so he directly found Wang Jian and asked him to tell Li Hong the news.

"Wang Dutong, we can't see the royal court of King Dongxi being broken by the Khitans, then Dongxi will be completely reduced to a vassal of the Khitan, and the entire northern part of the Tang Dynasty will be threatened by the Khitan." Liu Rengong was a little anxious.

"Is the Khitan really that strong?" Wang Jian didn't know much about the Khitan, so he didn't have Liu Rengong's mood.

"Wang Dutong is not familiar with the situation of Lu Long, as an important town in the north of the Tang Dynasty, Lulong is the barrier between the Saiwai clan and my Tang hinterland. In recent decades, Lulong's main enemy outside the Cypriot region was the Khitan.

The Xi people are divided into East Xi and West Xi, and their strength is not as good as before. But the Khitan is different, the Khitan Eight Divisions are strong, and the Shulu clan within Dongxi has a close relationship with the Khitan, which makes the Khitan even stronger.

In addition to the Khitan, it is the Bohai State. However, the Bohai State has now ceased to expand abroad, and its threat is far less than that of the Khitan.

In recent years, the Khitan has from time to time gone south to plunder the prefectures of Lulong, especially Yingzhou and Pingzhou, resulting in a sharp decline in the population of these prefectures.

If the Khitan really conquered Dongxi, the Khitan would be stronger at that time, and Lu Long would not be able to compete with the Khitan. ”

Although Liu Rengong's starting point was selfish, he was not wrong, and now all the states in Lulong can feel the pressure of the Khitan, especially the states in the east.

Liu Rengong already regarded himself as Lu Long's envoy, so he naturally had to consider things from the position of the envoy.

"Deputy Envoy Liu, even if what you say makes sense, but this matter cannot be decided. The Holy Lord did not let the army interfere in the war outside the Saiwai, and without the Holy Lord's will, the capital could not mobilize the army.

Even if it could be mobilized, the soldiers and horses in the hands of Bendu did not dare to enter the grassland rashly. Wang Jian was a little embarrassed.

"The king is the capital, the general is outside, and the king's order is not subject to it." Liu Rengong said anxiously.

"This matter has to wait, I will send someone to report this matter to the court quickly. Even if he wants to interfere in this matter, he needs the support of Li Duhu, who has tens of thousands of elite cavalry in his hands. Wang Jian said in a deep voice.

He can't afford to rush out the responsibility of sending troops.

Moreover, he could not convince the military inspectors, and if he could not convince those people, he would not be able to mobilize the army.

Maybe it would be better for Li Hong to come forward, Li Hong is the protector of the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate.

Unlike other towns, the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate and the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate both have a military and political integration, and have great autonomy in foreign operations, which is also a factor that takes into account the fleeting nature of fighter aircraft.

Of course, there are advantages and disadvantages to this, and how to avoid self-respect depends on the means of the ruler.

Therefore, if Li Hongken stands up, Wang Jian will not have to be held responsible.

Seeing that Wang Jian was so cautious, although Liu Rengong was dissatisfied in his heart, he could only do it. If the imperial court does not send troops, he will not be able to mobilize the soldiers and horses of Lulong Prefecture now, and the soldiers and horses in his hands alone will not be able to save Turus.

After all, the people who besieged the Dongxi royal court, in addition to the Shulu clan and the Shatuo department, there were also tens of thousands of Khitan elites.

From Lulong to Chang'an, even if it is an expedited 800 miles, it will take five or six days. The carrier pigeon is fast, and the brocade guards rely on the carrier pigeon to transmit information, which is generally faster than the speed of the post station.

Even so, when the will of the imperial court reaches Lu Long, it will be ten days and half a month later.

After the report was sent out, before the report entered the border of Hedong, Li Hong, who was in Yanzhou, learned the news the next day.

Upon learning of this news, Li Hong naturally came to Youzhou in person to discuss important matters.

Knowing that this was the result, he shouldn't have severely damaged the army of Heiche Zi Murowei and Dongxi, who would have thought that the Khitan would take advantage of the fire to rob.

As for whether to attack, Li Hong was also very hesitant here.

In this regard, we can also see some of Li Hong's characteristics.

This person is naturally loyal to Li Ye, although he is a little lacking in military talent, but if he loses Li Ye's trust, no matter how talented he is, it will be in vain.

Just like many generals who were killed by kings in history, from the perspective of ordinary people, they were unjustly killed, but for kings, they had to be killed.

A person who holds a heavy army and loses the trust of the king will become a big problem, and decisive killing is the best choice.

So if you look at things from different angles, you get different results.

Just when Li Hong hesitated, the battle situation on Dongxi's side also changed.

Yelu Abaoji led a large army to besiege the Dongxi royal court for half a month, and chose to retreat.

Of course, at this time, most of the tribes of Dongxi were submissive to the Khitan, and there were very few tribes that the king of Dongxi, Turus, could still command.

Even if Turus did not surrender, Yelu Abaoji's purpose was achieved.

Yelu Abaoji, who almost conquered Dongxi, was full of pride at this time, but he was a little reluctant to retreat like this.

But the black car room was too far away, so he set his sights on Yingzhou and Pingzhou, the two states east of Lulong.

Even if you can't take it, it's good to loot.