The plan of Bailu Cave determined the tone of Li Ye's competition for the world, or when Li Ye adopted this plan, it determined his attitude towards the current imperial court. Li Ye has no feelings for the current court, all he needs to do is to ensure Li Yan's safety.

Li Maozhen Chen soldiers Chang'an City, no matter whether they will attack the city or not, with Yang Fuguang and others here, Chang'an City can at least be safe for the time being. Of course, even if Li Maozhen kidnapped Li Yan to Fengxiang, the latter's personal safety would still be guaranteed in a few years, and if Li Maozhen did not become emperor one day, Li Yan's life would be in danger one day.

It's just that if Li Maozhen is really allowed to coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes, Li Ye's situation will be very passive, which is certainly not the situation he wants to see.

Therefore, now Li Ye has to wave his army to quickly capture the entire territory of Hedong and completely defeat Li Keyong's remnants of the army who fled to Daibei, so that he can free up his hands as soon as possible to deal with the situation in the Central Plains and Guanzhong.

At the same time, Li Ye asked the Tsing Yi Yamen to sneak into the gate to investigate Li Maozhen's details and find out who was behind him. If there was no Immortal Realm monk group beside the other party, Li Ye wouldn't mind going directly to capture Li Maozhen.

It's just that it's not very likely.

The next day, Li Xian really rode alone, left Taiyuan City alone, and went all the way to the west.

Although Li Xian said that there was no need to send it, Li Ye still sent it to the city boss when the other party was out of the city.

Inside and outside the city of Taiyuan, where the Great War passed, there were only patrols of armor soldiers and rangers running by from time to time, and there were no pedestrians on the official road.

The willows on both sides of the empty official road are still clinging, and Li Xian rode his horse away and walked away, raising smoke and dust all the way behind the horse.

He is like a lonely knight who travels far away, lonely and heroic.

Until Li Xian's back was no longer visible, Li Ye was still standing at the head of the city.

Since the time of the crossing, he has never felt so difficult as he is now.

In fact, there are some indescribable things that have fallen on his shoulders when he became Li Ye in this life. If this is fate, then there is no way for him to escape.

Song Jiao didn't know when she arrived at Li Ye's side, the breeze blew the purple robe, her gorgeous face was like a pool of autumn water, whether it was clear eyes or bewitching red lips, it seemed to hide a thousand words at this moment.

After a long time, she said softly: "Sometimes I envy him. He always knows who he is and what he should do, and even if he is displaced in such a life, he will not feel so bitter. Sometimes I pity him, the things he carries are too heavy, even if he has the talent to go through the heavens and the earth, in this chaotic world, he can only stumble forward. ”

"There are so many people in the world who regard themselves as heroes, but few can really understand his mind. No matter how many people are around him, their desires are very different, and he is destined to move forward alone in this life. ”

Li Ye pondered for a long time, and sighed: "Carrying the mountains and rivers forward, but only picking himself out, whether it is bitter or happy, probably only he knows." ”

After saying this, the two fell silent at the same time.

Li Ye has a lot of people around him, all kinds of companions and friends, including reincarnated immortals and demon saints. But when it comes to delicate and sensitive human feelings, no one is comparable to Song Jiao, who has also gone through ups and downs, and then matured and wise.

The so-called empathy of women does not belong to young women, no matter how smart young women are, they are only accommodating, nor do they belong to women with simple experiences, and no matter how kind and simple women are, they will only give.

And whether it is accommodation or dedication, it is difficult to last.

Without experiencing the changes of the world, there are few scars in the heart that will not dissipate in this life, who can really become mature and wise from this materialistic and bizarre world?

After a while, Song Jiao gathered the green silk that was blown by the breeze, and her voice full of feminine softness gradually became low: "I just got an urgent report, the Xuanwu army that was previously assembled on the bank of the big river waved its army to the east a few days ago, with the intention of marching towards Pinglu!"

This is amazing news, but Li Ye didn't say anything immediately after hearing it. He closed his eyes, went through the situation map of the Central Plains Domain, mountains and rivers in his mind, and tried to sort out Zhu Wen's line of struggle for hegemony.

Soon, Li Ye opened his eyes, his eyes gradually showed a sharp light, and he said loudly: "In the Tang Dynasty, there are dozens of feudal towns, and the strongest is not the Pinglu, Hedong, Xuanwu, Fengxiang and other armies, and Xichuan, Huainan, and Youzhou are all weaker. And in the feudal towns, Pinglu is respected - to be precise, it is respected by the lonely king. ”

"The terrain of the world is like a chessboard, with a belly of gold-edged silver horn grass. Pinglu occupies the east of Mount Tai, is a corner of the chessboard, since ancient times, Pinglu can go to the Quartet. The army to the north, then to the hometown of Yan Zhao, can sweep Youyun and other states, if you can capture the land of Hedong Sanjin, you can dominate the north, overlooking the world. To the south, it goes straight to Huaisi, and the land of the Huai River in the Qinling Mountains can sit on the Huaiwang River and threaten the south of the Yangtze River. If you send troops to the Central Plains, you can drive straight in, sweep the hinterland of Henan, and then seek to enter the main Guanzhong and achieve the imperial cause. ”

"The land of Pinglu is located in a corner, and it cannot be defended, but can only be enterprising, and it is extremely convenient to enter. At the beginning of the Huangchao Rebellion, I sought to get out of the town of Pinglu, and this is the reason. Now in the battle of Hedong, I pacified Wei Bo all the way, subdued Zhaoyi, captured Taiyuan, and the land of the Three Jin Dynasty will be shaken in my hands. ”

"People of insight in the world, heroes and heroes who are determined to compete in the Central Plains, looking at my current situation, how can I not be worried and unable to sleep all night? Zhu Wen has the ambition to swallow the world, and he has the help of the immortal court, so he is naturally ambitious, but after all, Xuanwu only has one army, and he can't help but plan in detail. The land of Xuanwu Army in Bianzhou, deep in the chessboard, surrounded by many feudal towns, and the terrain of mountains and rivers is even more dangerous to defend, even if I don't attack him, how can he not be afraid in front of my general trend?"

"If Zhu Wen wants to achieve great things, he must first use troops everywhere and sweep the surrounding feudal towns of Xuanwu, so as to ensure his own stability. Occupying Henan, embracing the hinterland of the Central Plains, and herding hundreds of millions of people, he has the possibility of going south, north, east, and west. And if he wants to sweep the surrounding feudal towns, the first thing he has to face is not those feudal envoys, but the lone king!"

"The Lone King is incomparably famous, and his power is incomparable, who is not in charge of the feudal towns in the world? The Lone King only needs a military order, and he may not be able to let the Xuanwu feudal towns send troops to attack Zhu Wen, but he can let them fortify the walls and clear the wilderness, and fortify the city to defend themselves to resist Xuanwu. If this is the case, Zhu Wen will attack the fortified city from all sides, and regardless of the situation of the battle, he will lose the momentum first. ”

"If this is the case, if the Lone King wants to deal with him, he only needs to send the Great Monk to help the feudal towns, even if Zhu Wen has the help of the Immortal Court, how can he fight a quick battle?

"If Zhu Wen wants to sweep the Central Plains, he must first establish his prestige, so that the feudal towns are in awe and fear, so that he can send troops to attack the city and plunder the land in the future, so as to get twice the result with half the effort. And if the Xuanwu army can take advantage of the fact that King Gu is still in Hedong and send troops to capture Pinglu, it will not only be able to show its own strength, but also subjugate the various feudal towns, so that they will no longer obey King Gu's orders. And once he captures the land of Pinglu, he can greatly damage the prestige and strength of the lonely king, killing two birds with one stone. ”

"In the future, no matter whether the Lone King is in the north or not, in the general trend of military competition, he will no longer be as disadvantageous as he is now, but have the strength to fight!"

"Henan people Ding Xingwang, although the wealth is not as good as Jianghuai, but after all, it is the central place, if it can successfully sweep the Central Plains, it is also the foundation of the emperor's industry. ”

Speaking of this, Li Ye laughed: "Forced by the current situation of the Lone King, if Zhu Wen wants to survive, he must seek a way to break the situation. The only way to do it once and for all is to attack Pinglu. He had no choice. ”

After listening to Li Ye's high-spirited words, Song Jiao's peach blossom eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of mist, and she actually looked at Li Ye in a trance.

In the middle of the sound, she covered her lips and smiled, her voice returned to its usual softness and touching, and she threw a wink at Li Ye and said, "I now find that compared to when Li Xian was young, your current appearance is more pleasing to the eye." That guy is too serious and serious, lacking some liveliness, which not only makes people feel dull, but also involuntarily produces distance. And you are different, rampant is rampant, laughing is laughing, smug is proud, making people feel like a person. ”

Li Ye was powerless for a while by her words: "What do you call me like a person? Could it be that I am a demon?"

Song Jiao had a look of "don't you have self-knowledge": "Look at the things you have done since you came down from Shenyun Mountain, and the cultivation strength you have achieved, do you still dare to say that you are a person? Don't say that you are a demon, the demon clan does not dare to recognize you as the same clan." ”

Her words were quite playful, full of jokes, and her words were unexpectedly full of little femininity.

Li Ye didn't have time to talk nonsense with her, so he turned around and went back to the palace, beat drums to gather generals, and at the same time convened the staff to discuss matters.

The discussion was naturally aimed at Zhu Wen's use of troops to quell Lu.

The conclusion is also very clear: at present, the army is gathered in the east of the river, not to mention that it will take time to return reinforcements, and it is likely that it will not be able to catch up, so it is not self-defeating. Besides, the war in Hedong is not over, and Li Ye can't leave now.

So Li Ye ordered that each of the four towns send elites to other states and counties in Hedong to capture territory as soon as possible.

At the same time, the Holy Infant King took the elite of the demon clan and rushed back to Pinglu first to help Cui Keli stabilize the situation and defend Qingzhou. Shangguan Chengcheng led the Wolf Tooth Capital and 20,000 Ping Lu Army elite cavalry, followed by reinforcements.

After the arrangements were completed, the Holy Child was the first to stand up and object, saying, "I won't go back to Pinglu, I'll follow you!

He said this so confidently that he could not refute it.

However, there was another extremely important reason for him to disobey Li Ye's military order in public, he continued: "You have obtained the heavenly opportunity, and the power is different from the past, I have sent a message back to ask my father and a few great sages to send additional monks over, and let them go directly to Pinglu." ”

Li Ye thought about it and agreed to Red Boy's request.

The additional monks sent by the demon clan are definitely stronger than the first two waves, and it is better to let them go to Pinglu to block the Immortal Court monks - He Jingcheng, the main force of this wave of Immortal Court monks, is likely to still come over to assassinate him, and he also needs manpower to deal with it.

After all, for the Immortal Court, as long as he died, everything would be fine.

The last part of the arrangement was that Li Ye himself led the great monk to pursue Li Keyong first.

Li Ye didn't want to let Li Keyong go, and Li Cunxiao. A general of a military family, plus a general of a military family, if he takes refuge in the grassland tribe, he will become a disaster in the future.