"Afraid of what? It's a big deal to beat King Dongxi and the black car room down again! Yelu said unconvinced.

"How? Now that he has suffered one defeat after another and his morale is low, can he still gather two or three hundred thousand cavalry to attack with all his might? Are the Khitans ready for a full-scale war with the Tang Army? Li Siyuan retorted unceremoniously.

"You..." Yelu Thorn looked at Li Siyuan with some anger.

"Don't fight yet!" Yelu Abaoji said in a somewhat slow tone, "How many people have we withdrawn?" ”

"Before and after, there are less than 30,000 people, and there are only more than 10,000 soldiers and horses in our Khitan headquarters." Yelu Thorn hesitated for a moment and said, "The Tang people captured before were also robbed by the Tang army... ”

"More than 10,000 people? Is the loss so big? Yelu Abaoji muttered.

You must know that he led more than 50,000 Khitan troops to the south before, but now there are only more than 10,000 people left, how can he explain to his people?

"Brother, what now? If this news is changed back to the clan, it will have a great impact on your brother, and even on your uncle and the entire Diera. Jerod looked a little worried.

"Let's find a way to redeem Holu first." Yelu Abaoji looked at the few people in front of him, and his gaze stopped on Li Siyuan, but it soon fell on Xiao Dilu, "This matter may have to trouble you Shulu Clan to send someone forward." ”

"Let's go, I know Li Cunxiao, Li Cunxiao is also the general of the Zuo Shenwei Army, and he has some influence in the Tang Army, so he should be able to help." Li Siyuan stood up and said.

"Si Yuan, I know that there are some things that Holu did wrong before, but I hope you will not be guilty of the past." Yelu Abaoji said in a sincere tone.

"Don't worry!" Li Siyuan said lightly, and then turned to leave.

As soon as Li Siyuan left with his front foot, Yelu Abaoji began to cry in the house, annoyed by his previous reckless actions, which led to the current situation.

"Brother, you don't have to blame yourself, the Tang people have a good saying, victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, and there is no need for brother to blame himself so much."

"How can you not blame yourself? The elite army of tens of thousands of clans was wiped out, what face do I have to meet my clansmen? Yes! ”

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"Li Dutong, Tules, the king of Dongxi, sent someone to deliver a letter, saying that he was willing to send someone to Beijing to pay tribute, and to pay tribute to my Tang Dynasty!"

Here, Li Hong and the others calmed down a little because of the big victory, and someone over there came to report a new happy event.

"The king of Dongxi, Tules, wants to pay tribute to my Tang Dynasty? Why is that? Hearing this news, Li Hong was a little puzzled.

"It should be to counter Meng Zhixiang, and I don't want Meng Zhixiang to continue to control the power of the Dongxi Royal Court." Wang Jian thought for a while in combination with the current situation of the Dongxi Royal Court and guessed.

At present, Meng Zhixiang has taken control of the Dongxi royal court, and the king of Dongxi and his heirs cannot get out of the royal court, and if this continues, the entire royal court may change hands.

At this time, if King Dongxi chooses to belong to the Tang Dynasty, he can rely on the backer of the Tang Dynasty, and if Meng Zhixiang does not want to be an enemy of the Tang Dynasty, he will not dare to do anything to force the palace to usurp the throne.

"There is some truth in what Wang Dutong said." Li Hong nodded, obviously agreeing, "Regardless of the real reason, it is also a good thing to let King Dongxi bow down and be a minister." Go and tell him that if you want to submit to my Tang Dynasty, you must go to Chang'an in person to face the saint, otherwise you will not accept his submission. ”

"Would King Dongxi be willing to go in person?" Wang Jian smiled, revealing a playful tone, "The leader of Xixi is also in Chang'an. ”

"Let him choose!" Li Hong smiled.

If the king of Dongxi is a minister, then Dongxi will inevitably be divided, at least the Shulu clan and its vassals will not choose to defect to the Tang Dynasty, so that the once powerful Xi clan will be divided into three.

As long as any nation is divided in internal strife, the nation is bound to decline.

You must know that the Xi people were once stronger than the Khitan in the past, but now they are facing the situation of splitting again.

"Du Hu, General Li of the Zuo Shenwei Army asks to see you!"

"Li Cunxiao? Is there something wrong with him? Li Hong was a little puzzled, "Let him in!" ”

Soon, the burly Li Cunxiao walked in, saluted Li Hong and Wang Jianxing, and said, "Qiyu Duhu, the Khitan side sent Li Siyuan here, hoping to redeem Yelu Haolu." ”

"Jerohorus?" Li Hong was stunned.

"Back to Duhu, according to Li Siyuan, Yelu Hulu is the eldest son of the Khitan Dierabu Yili Jin. Yi Lijin is the military leader of the Khitan Diera Division. Li Cunxiao explained.

"The son of the Khitan Dierabu Yili Sumire? Equivalent to the eldest son of the Khitan privy envoy or the secretary of the military department? Can the surname Yelu, I think he is also a Khitan nobleman, this deal, Wang Dutong thinks it should be done? Li Hong looked at Wang Jian.

Wang Jian smiled slightly, "The Holy Lord has already ordered Li Dutong to take charge of the overall situation, and whether to do this deal or not has to be decided by Li Dutong." ”

In a mansion shop outside Youzhou City, Li Siyuan, who was a wanted criminal in the Tang Dynasty, appeared here.

In the evening, Li Cunxiao appeared outside the mansion unabashedly.

Before he entered, Zhu Jian hesitated a little, "General, you rashly appeared here to meet him, if people know about it, will it be detrimental to the General?" ”

"It's okay, we're just catching up. Even if someone joins me and says that I colluded with foreign enemies, is it possible that some people still believe it? Li Cunxiao waved his hand, not caring about the gossip that might appear.

"General...

Before Zhu Jian finished speaking, Li Cunxiao strode into the mansion.

And in the mansion, there are soldiers all over the place, which are all used to spy on Li Siyuan and his entourage. Seeing Li Cunxiao enter, Li Siyuan's entourage was like a great enemy, some of them used to be the old department of Shatuo, and some people had seen Li Cunxiao on the battlefield a few days ago.

"Si Yuan, I'm here in person, and you haven't come out to greet you?" Li Cunxiao's loud voice suddenly roared, and the dust on the beams of the house fell down.

This is in the middle of a fight, and with a sudden roar, it is estimated that it can still achieve a trace of lethality.

"Cunxiao came in person, how dare Si Yuan not greet him in person?" In the courtyard, a hearty voice came, and then Li Siyuan, who was dressed in a bearded suit, walked out and motioned for his entourage to retreat.

In such a small space, if Li Cunxiao is really unfavorable to him, this person can't stop it at all, you must know that the person in front of him is Li Cunxiao.

Before he returned to the Tang Dynasty, he was a person who was a little jealous of even the imperial court.

"I said you were hiding from me? But you're a little bold! You know, you are a person on the wanted list, and you really entered my Datang territory alone, and you are not afraid that I will let you be tied up and sent to the government? ”

Li Cunxiao looked at Li Siyuan with a playful expression, but his words frightened the people around Li Siyuan, and they put their hands on the handles of their weapons and looked at Li Cunxiao with a wary expression.