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Xiao Delidie, Yelu Mage, Xiao Temo, and Yelu Foding rushed to Xijing with the palace tent army and the southwest army.

At the same time, the Kaiyuan army in Yunneizhou also arrived at the city of Xijing.

The Xijing left behind Yelu Sabah and Shuo, and the governors of the three prefectures of Wei and a group of officials from Datong Prefecture went out to greet him.

Xiao Delidie read out the emperor's imperial edict. The emperor gave high praise to Jelu Saba and the generals of the army, the officials of Xijing held Xijing for a month, and tried to ensure that Xijing was not lost. They rewarded them. Everyone was promoted and everyone was very happy.

The army stationed outside the city. Shuo, Ying and Wei's troops also withdrew from Xijing and met with the main army, preparing to go south to hunt down the rebels.

The Liao army scouts all responded that the rebels retreated very quickly. They would definitely reach Huairen City tonight and would definitely be able to kill Jincheng, Yingzhou’s capital tomorrow. There are only some local troops in Yingzhou, and Jincheng cannot be defended, so they can go down every day. Once the rebels captured Jincheng, they could take Lingqiu to the southeast and Shuozhou to the southwest. Then they could back to Hengshan and gather the three states to deal with the Liao army. In this way, Xijing would always be under the threat of rebels. What was particularly terrible is that this group of rebels were all Han people. If they surrendered to the Song Dynasty with the three states, led the Song army into Xijing Road, and charged for the Song army, the situation would completely change.

Xiao Delidi discussed with everyone and decided to go south overnight and arrive at the Sanggan River as quickly as possible, forcing the rebels to fight the Liao army on the Sanggan River front, but Yelu Mage hesitated.

"Why is there no news from the Wuding Army in Fengshengzhou?" This is the most worrying question of Yelu Mage. "Based on time, Monk Xiao should have arrived in Changqing City, and his messenger should be nearby. After seeing the rebels evacuate, his messenger should have entered the city to deliver the message. Why can't people be seen for a long time?"

"Who is Monk Xiao?" Yelu Foding scoffed, "He can retreat safely from Northeast Road to Zhongjing Road. Is it because he can fight? What is the situation in Xijing now? Will he come to die impatiently?"

"In my opinion, he is at least two or three hundred miles away from Xijing." Xiao Temo mocked. "We can send a messenger to Changqing City to see it. I can be sure that he is not in Changqing City."

"The monk slave is the king of Yan." Yelu Saba looked at Xiao Delidde, then looked at Yelu Mage, with a helpless smile on his face. "The battlefield in Zhongjing is very dangerous now. If Zhongjing is in a hurry, the king of Yan will be sent north to support him from Nanjing Road. In this way, the monk slave will have Chen Chong's troops at Juyong Pass to guard Yanjing at any time. Therefore, it is reasonable for him to delay."

The tent fell into silence. The struggle between the emperor and the King of Yan has been completely public. This is a very unfortunate thing for the great Liao Dynasty. Many people in the mainland are actually the same as Xiao Fengxian. They have always suspected that Li Hu suddenly entered Xijing Road and had something to do with the King of Yan. Behind this, there must be an ulterior motive. It is very simple. Under the current situation, Li Hu has no reason to enter Xijing Road unless he is a madman. But Li Hu is not a madman. But Li Hu is not a madman. But he is an extremely cunning opponent. Without huge interests, Li Hu would never risk the danger of destroying the entire army.

"Forget it. Don't count on the Wuding Army anymore." Xiao Delidi immediately changed the subject. "The Wuding Army has only more than 10,000 people. Monk Xiao can't help much even if he comes. Even if he doesn't come, it will not affect this decisive battle. So, don't worry about him. Let's go south to chase the rebels immediately."

Yelu Mage hesitated and said nothing. This battle was of great importance. To some extent, it determined the survival of the Great Liao Kingdom. There could not be any mistakes. Li Hu was not an ordinary opponent. He was the son of a Han immortal. He had a magical power. The Bison Yuan battle. He was already sure to win. Unexpectedly, a group of bison suddenly came to a sudden subversion of the victory and defeat. The 30,000 army was wiped out. This lesson was too profound and unforgettable. But the Bison Yuan battle was defeated. It just put Shangjing into crisis. If the Xijing War was defeated, the place where it fell into crisis was not Xijing. But the Great Liao Kingdom. He could not bear this responsibility. Therefore, if there was no absolute chance of winning, there was no absolute certainty. He would rather not fight this battle.

"Send someone to Changqing City immediately. Contact Monk Xiao." Yelu Ma Ge thought for a long time and said flatly. "Monk Xiao is now working on Xijing Road. Just under His Majesty's nose. He dare not disobey the imperial edict. If nothing unexpected happens, he is in Changqing City. We contact him and confirm that he will arrive in Xijing soon and go south to fight."

"The rebels are very fast. Don't you know?" Xiao Delidi was angry. He was the Northern Privy Councilor. He patted his chest in front of the emperor. He must win this battle. If the rebels captured Shuoyingwei's three prefectures and were trapped in the danger of Xijing, the emperor would blame him. "Did Li Hu defeat your confidence and courage in the battle of Bison Yuan?"

"Waring with Li Hu, you must not be impatient." Yelu Mage was unmoved. "Xiao Gan is in the mountain of Zhenguo, Xiao Bao is in Jinzhou, and Yelu Gao is in Pingzhou. We have made this mistake. We must not repeat the same mistake." Yelu Mage looked at everyone and said earnestly. "You must know that we cannot afford to lose this battle. The reason why Xiao Fengxian tried his best to stop fighting this battle was not because he was afraid of death, but because we really couldn't afford to lose. If we lost this battle, we really wanted to go to the desert to herd sheep. So if we were not sure, we could not fight this battle."

This sentence woke everyone up. Xiao Fengxian and a group of ministers opposed this battle. Xiao Delidi and a group of leading war factions insisted on fighting this battle. After all, they were all to preserve the reign of the Liao Dynasty. The purpose was the same, but the methods were different. The words of Yelu Ma Ge brought them back from the missing points and then re-examined the entire battle situation. It has to be admitted that Xiao Fengxian made sense. Nowadays, strength is the most important thing. If you keep your strength, temporary failure is nothing. You still have the capital to make a comeback. As long as the time is right, you can regain your strength immediately, but if you lose your strength, you will lose nothing.

"Li Hu has always planned and then acted in war. His every move is profound, not as simple as it seems." Yelu Ma Ge continued, "He surrounded Xijing for a month, beat gongs and drums all day long, pretending to be very loud, but there was no arrow. Why? Is it because of insufficient troops that we stationed outside the Great Wall? He was afraid of the failure of the attack? Since he decided to attack Shuoyingwei's three prefectures, why should he be delayed until now? He could have siege the city and sent troops to attack the three prefectures. Is it necessary to delay for a month?"

"What do you mean is that this may be Li Hu's trick to lure the enemy?" Yelu Foding thought of the Pingzhou battle, and suddenly felt a chill in his mind. During the Pingzhou battle, Li Hu took the initiative to retreat and lure the enemy into the depths, and ended up eating Yelu Gao who was running in the front. If he and Yelu Ning had not retreated decisively, they would have been in Li Hu's bag.

"I'm not sure now, but before we go south to pursue, we must confirm two things." Yelu Mage said, "One is the Wuding Army of Monk Xiao Shangnu safe? The other is where is the main force of the rebels? If Monk Xiao is very safe, it is enough to show that the main force of the rebels did not evacuate from Hongzhou, but went south, so we can pursue them with confidence."

Xiao Delid and everyone accepted Yelu Magodi's proposal, and immediately sent people to Changqing City, and at the same time sent a large number of scouts to the Sanggan River in the south to investigate the movements of the rebels. The news sent by Liu Zhicheng, they caught a messenger from Xijing. The messenger was ordered to go to Changqing City to convey the message to Xiao Shangnu.

The letter was written in code. Li Hu held it in his hand and read it several times. Although he couldn't understand it, he felt something was wrong.

"Does the Khitans suspect that our main force has not gone south?"

Dong Xiaochou refused to comment. Huang She lowered her head and said nothing. Chai Yun said, "The Khitans have fought with us for several years and have been repeatedly trapped. It is natural to be careful. After all, they cannot afford to lose this battle."

"Monk Xiao has been surrounded by us. If the Liao army in Xijing must meet with his army and then go south, then our intention will be revealed and there will be no way to fight this battle." Li Hu threw the letter in his hand to the ground, looking helpless, "The Khitans are getting more and more energetic, and their noses are more spiritual than wolves, so it will be harder to fight in the future." Then he waved his hand and said to Huang She, "I hurriedly tell Shuai Mao, Shuai Yun, before midnight tonight, you must solve the monk slave, clarify the Khitans' code words, and then return to Xijing to see if you can lure the Liao army in Xijing out."

"Mao Shuai sent a letter saying that he had some friendship with Monk Xiao and planned to persuade him to surrender himself, and asked you to give him more time." Huang She hesitated for a moment and advised, "General General, in my opinion, it would be okay to give him one more day. If we can persuade Monk Xiao to surrender, we can not only get an army of more than 10,000 people, but also easily take down Xijing. This can also achieve the goal of driving the Khitan Emperor into the desert."

"The ultimate goal of the general commander is to score three points in Liaodong, and the basis for three points in Liaodong is that the Khitan emperor must have certain strength. If we beat the army in other places to death, will there be great trouble in the future?" Chai Yun also advised, "After taking over Xijing, we will fight Yanjing and Yelu Chun, which is the real decisive battle."

Li Hu shook his head and smiled and said, "There is no cheap food in this world. Even if you beg for food, it is a very hard thing. We are here to grab the food and want to capture Xijing, so we must first beat the Khitan emperor to vomit blood and run away."
Chapter completed!