Li Zhang opened the battle report, and when he saw the content above, he couldn't help but frown. Li Yuanhao launched a large army to attack Baima City, but he just sent a vanguard to attack Baima City, but the main force directly attacked the Sand and Shishi City a hundred miles west of Baima City. This small city was not large in size, and there were not many troops. He had no preparations before. As a result, Li Yuanhao succeeded with one blow, and more than a thousand defenders died in the city.

After conquering Shashi City, Li Yuanhao immediately sent troops to attack Baima City, but Zhou Mei, the defender of Baima City, defended her and refused to retreat. He defeated Dangxiang's attack several times. After a few days, reinforcements arrived, Li Yuanhao also led his troops to retreat, without any nostalgia.

"What does Li Duwei think about this?" At this time, Lu Yijian was the first to ask. Li Zhang was the one who strongly advocated the destruction of Dangxiang. It can be said that he promoted Dangxiang's strategy, so this matter also needs to be heard by Li Zhang's opinions.

"The losses in Sand and Stone City are indeed heartbreaking, but I only have one feeling about Li Yuanhao's dispatch of troops this time, that is, it is strange!" Li Zhang frowned at this time.

Standing at the position of Li Zhang and others, the gains and losses of a city and a pool are no longer important. Of course, the destruction of Sand and Stone City still made Li Zhang feel heartbroken, but from the overall perspective, the destruction of Sand and Stone City actually did not have much impact.

"Yes, I have the same feeling. Li Yuanhao has all the main players. It would be normal if the target is Baima City, but he retreated calmly only after destroying the Sand and Shicheng without hesitation. This is obviously a bit abnormal!" Zhao Zhen nodded in agreement at this time. In fact, they had just discussed Li Yuanhao's strange behavior. Lu Yijian and the others made a lot of speculations, but none of them were recognized by everyone.

Li Zhang also frowned and thought at this time. Li Yuanhao's main force sent troops only to capture Shashi City. Shashi City is not an important town, and there are not many supplies in the city. Even if Li Yuanhao gets the supplies in the city, he may not be able to make up for the consumption of his troops. Unless he can capture Baima City, he will lose this time. For Dangxiang now, it will undoubtedly add insult to injury. Therefore, Li Zhang felt that Li Yuanhao's troops were very strange.

"Li Yuanhao is definitely not a person who sends troops based on his own preferences, so I can conclude that there must be a reason for him to send troops this time, but he did not take any advantage this time. The only explanation is that he sent troops regardless of gains and losses, so I think his battle should be for others to see." Li Zhang analyzed again immediately.

"Who did Li Duwei think Li Yuanhao was fighting for this battle?" Wang Zeng also asked. His life has been much better recently, because Lu Yijian no longer makes things difficult for him as he used to, and he also knew through some channels that this was because Li Zhang had found Lu Yijian, so this made him quite grateful to Li Zhang.

"I guess there are two possibilities. The first is that there is a problem within Dangxiang, so Li Yuanhao urgently needs a victory to maintain his reputation and suppress internal doubts about him. The second is to prove his strength to outsiders. Now, there is no one else except the Liao Kingdom. I heard that Li Yuanhao has been actively in contact with Liao Kingdom recently, so I think the second possibility is the greatest!" Li Zhang said with certainty at the end.

"Haha~, it seems that Li Duwei and I have coincided with each other. Li Yuanhao's battle has hurt people. The only explanation is that he wants to prove his value to the Liao Kingdom, so I dare to conclude that Li Yuanhao must have reached a certain deal with the Liao Kingdom!" Lu Yijian laughed when he heard Li Zhang's words.

Previously, their ministers also analyzed that there were two possibilities for Li Yuanhao's motives, but there were differences on these two possibilities. Some people believed that there was a problem within Dangxiang, while others, like Li Zhang, believed that Li Yuanhao was trying to prove himself to the Liao Kingdom, and the two sides were also quarreled.

Hearing Li Zhang's words, Zhao Zhen nodded in agreement and said, "I think so too. Li Yuanhao had led 20,000 people to flee Xingzhou before. These 20,000 people must be loyal to him, otherwise he would not agree to abandon Xingzhou. Therefore, the possibility of problems within them is relatively small. In contrast, Li Yuanhao has been in contact with the Liao Kingdom."

When he said this, Zhao Zhen paused for a moment, then frowned and said, "If Li Yuanhao really reached any deal with the Liao Kingdom, what kind of deal is most likely? If we want to destroy Dangxiang in the future, will Liao Kingdom send troops to stop it?"

As soon as Zhao Zhen's question came out, everyone in the hall frowned because the reaction of the Liao Kingdom was too difficult to predict. Even Li Zhang, who had been to Liao Kingdom, could not figure out the trends of the Liao Kingdom at this time.

"Report to Your Majesty, I have served in the Zhangde Army before and have collected some information from the Liao Kingdom. Now that the Empress Dowager Xiao of Liao is in power, the domestic turmoil is in great influence, and the army is greatly affected. Therefore, I think the possibility of Liao Kingdom sending troops to intervene is not high, but what I am most worried about is that Liao Kingdom allows Li Yuanhao to hide in the territory of Liao Kingdom. In this case, it is probably difficult to ascend to the sky if I want to wipe out Li Yuanhao." Wang Zeng pondered for a moment and finally stepped forward and spoke.

The army was an administrative area of ​​the Song Dynasty, similar to states and prefectures, but was closer to military control, such as Yongxing Army, Tianxiong Army, etc. The Zhangde Army, which Wang Zeng managed, was located in Hebei and bordered the Liao Kingdom. Therefore, during his time in Hebei, he also collected a lot of information about the Liao Kingdom and was quite familiar with the Liao Kingdom.

Li Zhang nodded in agreement when he heard Wang Zeng's words. Xiao Nojin, a woman, really lived up to expectations. After taking power, a series of rebellious actions made the Liao Kingdom unable to take care of themselves, so the Liao Kingdom was unlikely to send troops. However, if the Liao Kingdom really allowed Li Yuanhao to hide in the territory of Liao Kingdom, it would be a huge trouble.

Not only did Li Zhang agree with Wang Zeng's analysis, but the others nodded repeatedly at this time, even Lu Yijian expressed his agreement at this time, which made Zhao Zhen frown again. His current thoughts were the same as Li Zhang. If Li Yuanhao could not be destroyed, the other party would make a comeback sooner or later, and the northwest would probably be in peace again.
Chapter completed!