The encirclement of Yizhou by the official army was initially completed, and the dig of the outermost trenches was completed. At the same time, the army formed a defensive formation and made comprehensive preparations for trapping the enemy and defending.

There were about 400,000 official troops attacking Hedong. In addition to the defensive troops in Qinzhou City and the Western Route Army belonging to Liu Dazheng, there were about 250,000 eastern Route Army gathered in Yizhou at this moment.

The Hedong Army had a total of about 300,000. In the battle of Qinzhou, more than 10,000 were killed or injured, and a lot of losses were also lost in the battle of Fenzhou. In this case, non-mobile forces such as the prefectures and counties and the northern border guards were also reduced. The army that Li Keyong could call at will was only more than 200,000.

With 200,000 mobile troops, there are 70,000 in Yizhou City, all under the command of Li Cunxiao. Li Keyong has returned to Taiyuan and may send troops to reinforce at any time. Judging from the current situation, the chances of victory of the official army attacking Yizhou City are not high. If Li Keyong sends reinforcements over again, the situation will be even more unfavorable to the official army.

However, Li Ye was not worried about the reinforcements from Taiyuan. First of all, the official army had already dug out the winding ditch outside Yizhou City to surround the city, and the large number of troops could not be deployed at all. In other words, even if the reinforcements from Taiyuan City arrived, it would be difficult for the defenders of Yizhou City to enter the city, and it would be difficult for the defenders of Yizhou City to go out to respond and attack inside and outside.

Under such circumstances, Li Ye sent Kang Chengqian to lead Zhaoyi's army to attack Yushe County to the west of Yizhou, Pingcheng County to the northwest, and Heshun County to the north. He intends to completely cut off the connection between Yizhou and Taiyuan, completely turn Yizhou into a cage beast, trapping him to death.

For the city guard, there are two types of cities that do not defend. One is that the city is not prepared, including the scarce defense of the defenders, the lack of materials, supplies, fodder and equipment, and the people are in a state of revelation. The other is that there is no foreign aid. A city that is besieged without rescue is called a dead city, and it will be destroyed sooner or later.

If under normal circumstances, once the ditches that blocked the city were successfully excavated, Li Ye's tactic of making attacks unable to attack and despair could be enough to trap Yizhou City, and it would only be a matter of time to win.

But now facing Li Cunxiao, Li Ye is unwilling to take it lightly.

The arrangement in front of him is just to reduce the power that Li Cunxiao can exert to the minimum, which is an arrangement to stabilize the situation. He cannot guarantee that Li Cunxiao will have no choice, especially when Li Keyong will cooperate.

So Li Ye began to implement a plan of divisiveness in a hurry.

First, he came to the city alone and asked Li Cunxiao to leave the city for a meeting.

In order to protect Li Cunxiao and support the battle to defend the city, there are many Buddhist immortals in Yizhou City. It is hard to say whether there are any masters from the Heavenly Fairyland. However, Li Ye left the army in a noble manner, came to Yizhou City in the air, faced a city alone, and invited Li Cunxiao to come out for a meeting.

Li Ye not only came alone, but also went straight to a hundred feet in front of the Yizhou City Tower. This distance is of course very dangerous. For monks in the Immortal Realm, a hundred feet distance is no different from that at hand. If that's all, Li Ye waved his sleeves and a small case appeared in front of him, with a wine pot and two wine bottles on it.

"Li Cunxiao from Hedong is the best general in the world. The Lone King has admired him for a long time. Today, he is able to meet in front of the battlefield and fight with the general on the battlefield. Is it a great pleasure in my life? Can the general be willing to appreciate his face and be with the Lone King Fu?" Li Ye stood with his hands behind his back and asked with a polite request.

In front of the city tower, several generals and schoolmen were surrounded by a young general with extraordinary demeanor and courage, which was Li Cunxiao. Beside him, two arhats who were protecting him were standing close to him, crossing the river - arhats and arhats with a smiley lion.

Crossing the river - Luo Han saw that Li Ye was so arrogant and arrogant, and felt that he was ignored by the other party, he couldn't help but snort coldly to express his dissatisfaction: "This guy is so brave! He has killed so many of our fellow disciples before, but he is still appearing in a prime position. Isn't he afraid of us taking revenge?"

The laughing lion Arhat's eyes were full of murderous aura: "This guy is so arrogant and arrogant, and he will die at our hands sooner or later!"

The two of them scolded Li Ye several times from beginning to end, but they kept their voices very low so that Li Ye would not hear them.

Li Cunxiao was calm and did not comment on anything casually. A masculine and handsome general beside him sneered, either big or small.

This subtle movement was noticed by the Jiang Luohan, and he turned around and glared at the man: "Why are you laughing at?"

Facing the shouting of the Earth Fairyland master, the general had no intention of being afraid at all. Instead, he squinted the other party and said, "It's obvious that Li Ye is not afraid of you taking revenge, because you can't move him at all."

This general is called Li Siben, and he is one of the 13 Taishang Guardians in Hedong.

Li Siben talked about the facts, but it was precisely because of the facts that it hurt people's self-esteem. The Arhat, the cross-jiang, became angry and furious, and almost couldn't help but slap Li Siben here first.

Faced with the increasing anger of the Luohan, and the posture of preparing to take action, Li Siben sneered and looked at the other party with a squinted look, clearly showing that he was fearless.

Li Siben himself has the cultivation of military strategists and is the leader of the Hedong Army. As the Thirteenth Taigu, he holds military power. He is a person with arrogance and a bit ignorant. How could he bow to the monks in the Buddhist realm?

The two sides were tense, as if they were about to fight internally. At this moment, Li Cunxiao spoke out.

It was not that he spoke to Luohan and the general, but that he answered Li Ye's invitation. He clasped his fists slightly and said loudly: "Thank you for your invitation, but the war is ahead, so I will not be able to obey the order."

Li Cunxiao called Li Ye King An and called himself the last general, which shows that he respected Li Ye quite well. Nominally, both sides were Tang ministers, and Li Ye had a noble status, so Li Cunxiao should respect it.

However, the two armies are now facing each other and the two sides are hostile. Li Cunxiao can be so polite. In addition to his own good cultivation, it is not only as simple as respecting Li Ye's identity.

Not only respecting identity, but of course respecting Li Ye.

However, Li Cunxiao's meaning is also very clear. He will not go out of the city to meet, so as not to cause trouble.

Li Cunxiao simply refused, Li Ye didn't care at all, and his smile became more and more mellow: "The general is a hero in the world, and the Thirteenth Taibao is also a temporary choice. Although Gu Wang and you have no dependent relationship, they have long been in a relationship. Nowadays, it is not what Gu Wang wants to meet him. Li Keyong refused to obey the orders and let the court be wiped out and the world is an enemy. It is heartbreaking. Gu Wang is attacking Hedong and wants to fight with the general on the battlefield, which is really helpless!"

As he said that, Li Ye picked up the wine pot, poured two pieces of wine, raised one with both hands, and looked at Li Cunxiao from afar, while the other one was sent to Li Cunxiao from afar.

Li Ye's voice became low, and his voice was full of helplessness: "The Lone King has always respected the general. He was very happy to learn that the general had become a military general. He just wished he could meet, get to know each other and get along with each other as soon as possible. At this moment, he could not congratulate the general like an old friend. He could only toast the general with this wine and talk about his expression!"

As he said that, Li Ye did not wait for Li Cunxiao to respond, so he raised his head and did it first.

When Li Cunxiao heard Li Ye's words, he was very surprised and happy. When he saw Li Ye fighting for Wei Jing first, a touch of emotion flashed in his eyes.

Who is Li Ye?

To pacify the Huang Chao Rebellion, to support the building to collapse, and to turn the tide after it collapses, is the backbone of the Tang Dynasty and the hope of the revival of the Tang Dynasty. Who doesn’t respect the passionate people in the world?

The two generations of King An of Wen and Martial Arts sacrificed their lives and blood for the country. They almost supported the Tang Dynasty and the country with their own strength. Who would not praise the people with ambition in the world?

With Li Ye's current age, great battles, achievements, and prestige he enjoys in the world, he has become a legend. He is an idol of patriots in the world, and his achievements are the goals of everyone's struggle.

As for Li Keyong, Zhu Wen and others, it is more than one layer behind.

Li Ye said that he had always respected Li Cunxiao, but Li Cunxiao respected Li Ye without any moisture.

Li Cunxiao and Li Ye fought on the battlefield, and they were each in charge of one side. They were forced by the general trend, and there was no personal grudges, nor did they have deep hatreds. So to this day, Li Cunxiao still admires Li Ye.

Li Cunxiao is also a person with a temperament and is straightforward. As a military general, his mind is not so many twists and turns. Now that he is praised by his idol, Li Cunxiao is inevitably excited.

"King An is praised, I am ashamed of being aware of it, thank you King An!" Li Cunxiao raised his glass and drank it all.

The praise in Li Ye's eyes became even stronger. After putting the wine bottle, he suddenly sighed and said indifferently: "As a minister of the Tang Dynasty, the general should have such an opportunity and ability. He should have been a minister of the country. Nowadays, civil strife is everywhere and border troubles are unstable. With the general's talent, it only takes three or five years to be named a marquis, and even a king of a different surname is just around the corner!"

"Now the general follows Li Keyong, he is in the darkness. If the general is willing to think about the righteousness, abandon the darkness and turn to the light, and be loyal to the court, the lonely king promises to be the past and promises the general to be the governor!"

After nagging for so long, Li Ye finally said the most important words he wanted to say. With the previous preparations, these words undoubtedly seemed much more credible and full of weight. But before he finished speaking, Li Cunxiao's face changed drastically.

"Why don't say anything more!" Li Cunxiao shouted, his face also calmed down, and his attitude was extremely decisive. "If King An wants to say these words, there will be only one answer in the end: Please attack the city immediately!"

Although he respected Li Ye, it was just selfish. When he mentioned the overall situation of the war and the big troubles, the general's thinking immediately began to dominate everything. He did not let Li Ye continue to say more, so as not to make people suspicious and disrupt the morale of the army.

At this moment, Li Cunxiao was like a horizontal knife unsheathed, ready to go to the battle at any time. Judging from his posture, if Li Ye continues to persuade him to surrender, he will definitely snatch it out.

With his military general's cultivation level and personal combat power have also reached the level of the real person realm.

Li Cunxiao was so vigilant and decisive, not only did he not anger Li Ye, but he admired him more. He silently said in his heart: "It's so rare that such a good general is. What a pity, why are you so devoted to Li Keyong?"

However, the meaning that Li Ye wants to express has been completed, and the purpose of this trip has been achieved, so there is no need to continue to get entangled.

Li Ye clasped his fists and said goodbye: "Since that's the case, the Gu Wang will not say much. However, the Gu Wang can tell the general clearly that as long as the Gu Wang is still the Anwang of the Tang Dynasty, the general will surrender at any time, the Gu Wang will guarantee the general to be the governor!"

After saying that, Li Ye turned around and left.

Li Cunxiao looked at Li Ye leaving with a solemn expression. After a long time, he didn't say anything, and the atmosphere was very serious. After a while, he turned to look at Li Siben, but saw that the other party's eyes looked at him were a little weird, mixed with a hint of indescribable meaning.

Li Cunxiao frowned and said, "My Sixth Brother has something to say?"

Li Siben laughed. He was a fearless person and had always said whatever he wanted. Otherwise, he would not have ridiculed the Jiang Luohan directly. "I didn't expect that King An would value his brother so much, and he actually promised the conditions of a military governor, a marquis or even a king of a different surname to win over him. This is really jealous!"

Li Cunxiao narrowed his eyebrows and said, "That's just a joke from King An, how can you take it seriously?"

Li Siben has a clear view: "King An came alone and specially prepared fine wine, just to make some jokes?"

Li Cunxiao's eyes were angry: "Even if what King An said is true, so what? Does the Sixth Brother think that I, Li Cunxiao, are a traitor who will betray the Lord and seek honor?!"

Li Siben smiled and said, "I'm just joking, why bother to get angry?"

Li Cunxiao snorted coldly.

Back in the camp, Li Ye was not idle, but started writing letters.

Of course, the letter was written to Li Cunxiao, and the content was to persuade surrender. The focus was to explain the righteousness and promise generous conditions, while highlighting his personal respect for Li Cunxiao.

Based on the Qingyi Yamen's investigation of Li Cunxiao and Li Ye's understanding of Li Cunxiao, he certainly knew that no matter how many letters he wrote, Li Cunxiao would not surrender.

He didn't expect Li Cunxiao to surrender.

After writing the letter of persuading Li Cunxiao, Li Ye began to write a letter of persuading the defenders of Yizhou. After the two letters were written, Li Ye called the Holy Infant King Hong Haier and handed over the letter to Li Cunxiao: "You arrange the manpower and find a hidden time and place, and be sure to deliver this letter to Li Cunxiao."

"What's the problem? At worst, I can take action myself." Hongboer took the letter, patted her chest and made a promise. Then she thought about it and was a little suspicious, "But even if this letter was delivered to Li Cunxiao, would it really be useful?"

Li Ye's smile was full of confidence: "Of course it's useful."

After Red Boy left, Li Ye called Li Zhen and gave him the second letter, "Immediately arrange for people to copy it by hand, 10,000 copies a day, and shoot it into the city with bows and arrows."

Li Zhen took the letter and asked nothing. With his wisdom, he certainly understood the purpose of Li Ye doing this.

In the following days, the government army would send people to the city regularly every day and shoot the letter of persuasion to surrender into the city in batches. Because there were enough letters of persuasion to surrender, even though Li Cunxiao ordered all the letters to submit, the defenders of Yizhou still kept a lot of privately, and the content was quickly spread.

In fact, there is nothing special about the content. It is nothing more than the set of things that the official army will win and the Hedong army will lose. Li Ye listed the ten reasons why the official army will win, which is called "ten must win", and also listed the reasons why the Hedong army will lose, which is called "ten must lose".

On this basis, the letters taught these misleading soldiers in the tone of Li Ye. With the identity and prestige of King An, they called on them to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, and ensured that the past would not be investigated, and those who defected as soon as possible would also receive rewards, etc. In short, the conditions were generous.

Soon, Li Ye's letter of persuasion of surrender broke out in Yizhou City, and people's hearts were obviously affected.

That day, Li Cunxiao returned to his mansion. After dinner, he had just returned to the study and sat down. Before he could open the military tactics, he started to read. The desk began to ripple like water waves, and a letter slowly floated up. It was the letter Li Ye gave him.

Li Cunxiao opened it and saw that it was Li Ye. He didn't even read the content, so he immediately stood up and prepared to ask someone to hand the letter to Li Keyong to show his loyalty and openness.

But at this moment, a curly-haired monk wearing a cassock and full of jewels suddenly appeared in front of him, and his fingers moved, and the letter came to him.
Chapter completed!