At the beginning of autumn, the Tang army had completed the sweep of the Khitan rangers inside the Great Wall, and then the easternmost defenders of Pingzhou and Yuguan were the first to launch a large-scale counteroffensive against the Khitan army outside the pass.

The battle was fierce from the beginning, and the two armies fought fiercely for days and days, each with considerable casualties.

The Khitan army relied on strong camps to defend the camps, while the Tang army relied on strong bows and crossbows to destroy one defense line after another of the Khitan army and occupy one camp after another.

At the height of the fighting, a camp changed hands three times in half a day.

At the same time, the defenders of Beikou also launched a surprise attack on the Khitan camp outside the pass, and the Confucian scholars led by Zhang Zai, after a period of rest and mutual understanding with the defenders, showed more significant ability in the battle array.

However, all battles in which Confucian scholars participated were more fierce than other tribes, and often they would never withdraw from the battlefield until they completed their combat missions, or until they fought to the last man.

Compared with Pingzhou and Yuguan, the progress of the war outside the Beikou is faster, and in the three days of the battle, it completely captured the entire western camp of the Khitan army, and there is a tendency to reproduce the glorious achievements of the Tiger Guards during the Battle of Yanzhou.

Li Ye and Li Maozhen stood above the Beikou City Tower, overlooking the bloody battlefield of the two armies.

"As far as the current comparison of the combat power of the two armies in the north is concerned, the Khitan no longer has any advantages at all. It is undoubtedly in our best interest for the war to continue in this way. But Yelu Abaoji is not without a fight, the combat strength of the division is complete, and it is still a threat that cannot be ignored, if it is used well, it has the ability to turn the situation around. ”

Speaking of this, Li Maozhen's eyes were two points deeper.

She continued: "So far, Yuguan and Beikou have achieved good results, but the main elite of Yelu Abaoji has not been put into the battlefield. Their monks have protected the grasslands so tightly that our archmonks have no trace to determine the current location of the Division. ”

According to Li Maozhen's meaning, Yelu Abaoji hid the Si Jinbu as a surprise soldier, just to take it out at a critical moment, for example, when the Tang army was tired after a long battle, it was a final word.

Li Ye said slowly: "The Tiger Guard Army that set off from Yanzhou has arrived at the predetermined position, and it can attack the belly and back of the Khitan Army in Beikou at any time. Once the Tiger Guards launched an attack, the Khitan army here would not be spared. I understand this truth, and Yelu Abaoji also understands it. ”

Li Maozhen glanced at Li Ye, "So you think that Yelu Abaoji wants to use the Si Near Division to deal with the Tiger Guards?"

Li Ye shook his head: "Although the Si Jinbu is elite, but the Tiger Guard Army is accompanied by the new wolf tooth army of Shangguan Allure, why does Yelu Abaoji think that it will definitely win?"

"If the division is defeated, then the Khitan war situation will collapse completely. On the contrary, if we let the Si Near Division sit in the big camp, whether it is Yuguan or Beikou, our offensive will not be so smooth. ”

Li Maozhen thought for a while, "Even if the Yelu Abao Confidential Division is close to the camp, it can only guarantee one place at most, and we can still open the situation from another place." ”

Li Ye looked at the battlefield and said in a deep voice: "This is exactly what I can't figure out." ”

The reason is actually very simple, before the Battle of Yanzhou, the Khitan army did not have the ability to break through the northern defense line of the Tang Dynasty, and after the Battle of Yanzhou, the Khitan had lost the ability to win with the Tang army.

At this time, Yelu Abaoji could only pin his hope of victory and defeat on the battlefields of Hexi and Shudi.

However, the Uighur and Nanzhao armies in Hexi and Shu had been blocked by the Tang army.

In other words, the war has been going on so far, and Yelu Abaoji has no hope of winning.

Then his wisest choice is to withdraw his troops.

Withdraw in time from the blade of the Tang army and retreat to the steppe, they can at least guarantee that they will not suffer a big defeat.

Even if the Tang army pursued, they relied on their familiarity with the grassland, gave full play to their strengths, and fortified layer by layer, to block the Tang army's front, it was much stronger than relying on the camp defense outside Beikou and Yuguan.

After the Battle of Yanzhou, Yelu Abaoji still refused to retreat, which can only show that in his opinion, the Khitan still has hope of winning. Moreover, this hope is not yet in the Uighurs and Nanzhao.

"Is it on Si Jinbu?" Li Ye asked himself. The answer, of course, is no. No matter how elite the division is, it is not much stronger than the heart department, and it has not yet the ability to change the situation of the battle.

Figuring out Yelu Abaoji's intentions is what Li Ye has to do next.

Of course, he won't be constrained by this. When it was time for the Tiger Guards to make a move, they would still make a move according to the plan and completely defeat the Khitan army outside the north entrance. If the division appears at that time, then the real chapter will be seen under the hands.

......

The large camp near the division is not too far from the north entrance.

Yelu Abaoji is in the big tent of the Chinese army.

"The time has come, the plan has begun to be implemented!" the god made the high priest lift the curtain and enter the tent, did not hide it, and the first sentence he said what Yelu Abaoji was most concerned about.

Yelu Abaoji's waist, which was originally straightened up because of the other party's entry, leaned back again after hearing this. The solemn look on his face also became calm and indifferent in an instant.

"Li Ye is dead this time!" the god made the great priest finish this conclusion and sat down in the tent.

Yelu Abaoji picked up the wine glass, drank most of it very complacently, smacked his mouth, and said with a smile: "I have to say that Li Ye is indeed extremely strong, and to this day, there are almost no opponents in the immortal realm. Such a heroic figure should be remembered for centuries. ”

The Great Priest sneered: "The Tang people have a saying that no one is perfect. It's a pity that Li Ye's weakness is too obvious. ”

Yelu Abaoji took over the conversation: "One person and two bodies, existing in the fairy realm and the mortal world at the same time, are indeed supernatural powers that penetrate the heavens and the earth. If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have believed it was true. ”

The High Priest said proudly, "Naturally, God can see everything and give us instructions when necessary. Li Ye in the mortal world, his cultivation is ordinary, and he is not worth a day at all, which gives us the possibility of assassinating him. ”

Yelu Abaoji said with a smile: "This time in the big war, Li Ye didn't come to the north in person, he just didn't want to give us this opportunity." He hid in Chang'an, and there were many master guards around him, so we didn't have a chance. ”

The chief priest said: "But he is not the emperor of the Tang Dynasty after all, this is his biggest weakness." ”

"Those who are not emperors must always be restrained by the emperor. ”

"Li Ye is also a smart person, such an obvious hidden danger, why has he kept not solving it?"

"Maybe it's because of brotherhood that you can't do it?"

"That's ridiculous!"

"As soon as Li Ye dies, the Tang Dynasty will inevitably have civil strife, and my Khitan army will be able to move south and seize the Central Plains!"

"Then even the gods will praise the king!"

......

Chang'an, Miyagi.

Emperor Li Yan has always felt low on energy recently, and often when he wakes up, he feels soreness and weakness, and sometimes his head hurts. Since Li Ye helped him improve his cultivation, he has always been full of energy, and this situation has not appeared for a long time.

"You shouldn't have drunk so much wine last night...... Li Yan rubbed her head and groaned in pain.

He has made this determination I don't know how many times, but it has no effect, once the interest in reciting poetry and playing songs and dances rises, he will still do it casually.

Li Yan has always regarded this as a true temperament and true romance, and believes that life is so free and easy, and there is no need to worry about it or calculate anything. Do what you like, and give it up if you don't like it, so that you can live up to your identity.

"Your Majesty, hurry up, you told King An a few days ago that you wanted him to enter the palace today. Later, King An will arrive, and if His Majesty hasn't gotten up yet, then King An will have to wait. ”

The confidant Liu Ling opened the curtain and bowed in to support Li Yan.

"Is it today? It was really time to get up, and I was going to sleep a little longer. Li Yan dragged his tired and heavy body out of bed.

Although he ignores national affairs, he also knows that Li Ye is busy with political affairs and has little leisure time, so it would be too unreasonable to waste the other party's rest time waiting for him to get up.

"By the way, Your Majesty, King An entered the palace today, just so that he could appreciate His Majesty's new work yesterday. The slave and maid assured that King An would definitely appreciate it when he saw it. Liu Ling reminded while waiting for Li Yan to dress.

Speaking of the new words written last night, Li Yan couldn't help but feel a little complacent.

Although most of the sentences in this poem were spoken by Liu Ling after he was drunk, he still thought it was his own work, and therefore he was particularly fond of Liu Ling.

In order to avoid suspicion, Li Ye did not plant people in Miyagi, and it was up to him to decide who was around Li Yan. Now, Liu Ling is deeply favored and has actually managed the affairs of Miyagi, and his authority is not small.

......

Li Ye entered the palace gate, and there was no entourage around him.

When he entered Miyagi, of course, he would not bring a guard, and he could not bring a guard.

Although Li Yan didn't mind, it didn't mean that Li Ye would disrespect his emperor's authority. However, Li Ye is not worried about anything, the eldest young man is in the imperial city, if there is any change in the palace, they can also come in time.

"Your Highness, Your Majesty is in Xiyuan, and the slave maid will lead His Highness over. ”

Contrary to Li Ye's expectations, it turned out to be Liu Ling, a celebrity next to Li Yan, who came to greet him today.

For this Liu Ling, Li Ye has some special impressions.

He knew that the other party had only been favored for more than half a year, and the root of the favor was that he was very talented in poetry and music, which was exactly what Li Yan liked. When Li Yan went to King An's Mansion before, he mentioned this person to Li Ye, and said seriously that he wanted to introduce him to Li Ye.

Li Yan has the mentality of sharing good things with his brothers, but Li Ye naturally doesn't care about a good person, nor does he have any interest in getting acquainted with the other party, so he never takes this matter to heart.

Later, he entered the palace more times, so he naturally saw him, and Li Yan also specially arranged for the other party to show his talents, and the look like showing off his baby made Li Ye cry and laugh.

The West Garden is the northernmost part of the palace and is the farthest point from the imperial city. In the past, Li Xian killed the eunuch Liu Xingshen here.

When he entered the West Garden, Li Ye saw Li Yan waving to him on the dragon boat in the garden.