During the beginning of autumn, the Tang army had completed the cleaning of the Khitan cavalry inside the Great Wall, and then the easternmost defenders of Pingzhou Yuguan were the first to launch a large-scale counterattack on the Khitan army outside the pass.

The war was very fierce from the beginning. The two armies fought for days and suffered heavy casualties.

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

When the war was at its worst, a camp changed hands three times within half a day.

At the same time, the Northkou Guard also launched an assault on the Khitan camp outside the pass. The Confucian scholars led by Zhang Zai had more significant abilities in the battle formation after a period of rest and understanding with the defenders.

Any battles involving Confucian scholars are fiercer than other groups. They often do not complete the combat mission or fight to the last person, and they will never evacuate the battlefield.

Compared with Yuguan in Pingzhou, the war outside the north entrance was progressing faster. In three days of the battle, the entire Xiying of the Khitan army was completely captured, and the trend of reappearing the brilliant achievements of the Tiger Guards during the Battle of Guizhou.

Li Ye and Li Maozhen stood hanging above the Beikou City Tower, looking at the bloody battlefield of the two armies fighting.

"Just as for the current comparison of the combat power of the two armies in the northern border, the Khitan has no advantage. If the war continues like this, it will undoubtedly be extremely beneficial to us. However, Yelu Abaoji is not without a single gamble. The combat power of the Sijin army is complete, and it is still a threat that cannot be ignored. If used well, it will have the ability to turn the situation around."

Speaking of this, Li Maozhen's eyes became two deep.

She continued: "Since the counterattack, Yuguan and Beikou have achieved good results, but Yelu Abaoji's main elite have not been put into the battlefield. Their monks have protected the grassland very closely, and our great monks cannot find any traces and cannot judge the current location of the Sijin Division."

According to Li Maozhen's intention, Yelu Abaoji hid the Sijin troops as a surprise weapon in order to take them out at critical moments, for example, when the Tang army was exhausted after a long battle, it was decided.

Li Ye said slowly: "The Tiger Guards departing from Guizhou have reached the predetermined position and can attack the Khitan Army in the north at any time. Once the Tiger Guards launch an attack, the Khitan Army here will never be spared. I understand this principle, and Yelu Abaoji also understands it."

Li Maozhen glanced at Li Ye, "So do you think Yelu Abaoji wants to use the Semin troops to deal with the Tiger Guards?"

Li Ye shook his head: "Although the Si Jin army is elite, the Tiger Guards have Shangguan Qingcheng's new wolf-fang army accompanying him. Why should Yelu Abaoji think he will win?

"If the Sijin army is defeated, the Khitan battle situation will collapse completely. On the contrary, if the Sijin army is allowed to take charge of the camp, our offensive will not be so smooth, whether it is Yuguan or Beikou."

Li Maozhen thought for a while, "Even if the nearby headquarters of Yelu Abao Secretariat Department sits in the camp, it can only guarantee one place at most, and we can still open up 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 Guizhou, the Khitan army had no ability to break through the northern defense line of the Tang Dynasty. After the Battle of Guizhou, the Khitan had lost the ability to compete with the Tang army.

At this time, Yelu Abaoji could only place his hope of victory or defeat on the battlefield in Hexi and Shu.

But the Uighurs and Nanzhao army in Hexi were already blocked by the Tang army.

In other words, since the war has gone on, Yelu Abaoji has no hope of winning.

Then his wisest choice is to withdraw his troops.

Withdrawing from the Tang army's blade in time and returning to the grassland, they can at least ensure that they will not suffer a great defeat.

Even if the Tang army pursued, they rely on their familiarity with the grassland, use their strengths to set up defenses at all levels, and try to block the Tang army's military fronts. They are much better than being outside the Northkou and Yuguan, relying on the defense of the camps.

After the Battle of Guizhou, Yelu Abaoji refused to retreat, which only shows that in his opinion, the Khitan still had hope of victory. Moreover, this hope was not in the Uighurs and Nanzhao.

"Is it on the Si Jin army?" Li Ye asked himself this. The answer is of course impossible. No matter how elite Si Jin army is, it is not much stronger than the Confucian Army, and he does not have the ability to change the situation.

Finding out Yelu Abaoji's intentions is what Li Ye wants to do next.

Of course, he would not be restrained. When it was time for the Tiger Guards to take action, they would still take action according to the plan and completely defeat the Khitan army outside the North Port. If the Sei-min troops appear at that time, then the real sign will be revealed.

......

The main camp of the Ministry of the Ministry is not too far from the north entrance.

Yelu Abaoji was in the central army's tent.

"The time has come, and the plan has begun to be implemented!" The God sent the great priest to lift the curtain and enter the tent without hiding it. The first sentence he spoke, and said what Yelu Abaoji was most concerned about.

Yelu Abaoji's waist was straightened because the other party entered the tent, and after hearing this, he leaned back. The solemn expression on his face also became calm and indifferent in an instant.

"Li Ye is dead this time!" After the great priest made this conclusion, he sat down in the tent.

Yelu Abaoji picked up the wine glass, drank most of the time with satisfaction, smacked his lips, and smiled and sighed: "I have to say that Li Ye is indeed extremely powerful. Today, there are almost no opponents in the mortal world in the fairyland. Such a hero should be remembered forever."

The great priest said sarcastically: "The Tang people said it well, no one is perfect if they have no gold or no one is perfect. Unfortunately, Li Ye's weakness is too obvious."

Yelu Abaoji took over the conversation: "One person and two bodies exist in the immortal realm and the mortal world at the same time. It is indeed a magical power that can reach the sky and the earth. If you didn't tell me, I wouldn't believe that this is true."

The high priest said proudly: "God can naturally see through everything and give us instructions when necessary. Li Ye in the mortal world has an ordinary cultivation and is not worth a moment of excitement, which gives us the possibility of assassinating him."

Yelu Abaoji smiled and said, "This time in the battle, Li Ye did not come to the northern border in person, just because he didn't want to give us this opportunity. He hid in Chang'an and had many masters around him, so we didn't have the opportunity either."

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

"A person who is not an emperor will always be restricted by the emperor."

"Li Ye is also a smart person. Why do you keep leaving such an obvious hidden danger and not solving it?"

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

"That would be ridiculous!"

"When Li Ye dies, the Tang Dynasty will inevitably have civil strife. Our Khitan army will be able to march south and seize the Central Plains!"

"At that time, even God will praise the king!"

......

Chang'an, palace city.

Emperor Li Yan has always felt weak recently. When he woke up, he felt sore and weak all over, and sometimes his head hurts. Since Li Ye helped him improve his cultivation, he has been full of energy. This situation has not happened for a long time.

"I shouldn't have drunk so much wine last night..." Li Yan moaned in pain while rubbing his forehead.

He has made such a determination many times, but it has no effect. Once he recites poems and essays and plays songs and dances, he will still do whatever he wants.

Li Yan has always regarded this as true nature and romantic, believing that life is so free and easy, and does not need to be petty or to calculate anything. Do whatever you like, and give up if you don’t like it, so that you can live up to your identity.

"Your Majesty, get up quickly. You told King An a few days ago that he would enter the palace today. King An will arrive later. If Your Majesty has not yet gotten up, then you will have to wait for King An."

The confidant actor Liu Ling lifted the curtain and bowed to help Li Yan.

"Is that today? It's really time to get up. I was going to sleep for a while." Li Yan pulled his tired and heavy body out of the bed.

Although he ignored the national affairs, he also knew that Li Ye was busy with political affairs and had little spare time. If he was wasting his rest time on waiting for him to get up, it would be inappropriate.

"By the way, Your Majesty, King An enters the palace today, so he will give him some appreciation for His Majesty's new work yesterday. I promise that when King An sees him, he will definitely appreciate it." Liu Ling reminded while serving Li Yan's clothes.

Speaking of the newly written small poems last night, Li Yan couldn't help feeling a little satisfied.

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

In order to avoid suspicion, Li Ye did not place anyone in the palace. It was up to him to decide who Li Yan had. Now, Liu Ling is deeply favored and is actually managing all the affairs of the palace, with considerable authority.

......

When Li Ye entered the palace gate, he had no followers around him.

When entering the palace city, of course he would not bring a guard, nor could he bring a guard.

Although Li Yan didn't mind, it did not mean that Li Ye would disrespect his emperor's authority. However, Li Ye was not worried about anything. The eldest son Si was in the imperial city. If there was any change in the palace, they could come in time.

"Your Highness, Your Majesty is in the West Garden. I will take Your Highness over here."

To Li Ye's expectation, the person who came to greet him today was Liu Ling, a celebrity beside Li Yan.

Li Ye has some special impression of this Liu Ling.

He knew that the other party had been favored for more than half a year, and the reason for favor was that he was very talented in poetry, songs and music, which was exactly the same as Li Yan's appetite. When Li Yan went to Prince An's mansion, he mentioned this person to Li Ye and seriously said he wanted to recommend it to Li Ye.

Li Yan had the mentality of sharing good things with his brothers, but Li Ye naturally would not care about any actor, nor would he be interested in getting to know each other, and he never took this matter to heart.

Later, when he entered the palace more often, he naturally saw him. Li Yan also arranged for the other party to show off his talent and learning. His expression of showing off his treasure made Li Ye laugh and cry.

Xiyuan is located at the northmost point of the palace city and is the farthest from the imperial city. In the past, Li Xian killed the eunuch Liu Xingshen here.
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