"Yang Ye, can I believe you?"

Yang Ye was shocked. He couldn't understand what the emperor meant, but his political experience over the years told him that he could not hesitate at this time:

"I will repay you with death."

"Okay!" Li Jia nodded, looking at the latter's resolute look, and he revealed it in his heart. Didn't history tell Yang Ye the truth?

Even if it is not history, Yang Ye has never surrendered and is determined and unyielding in the face of temptation, which is enough to prove that he is a trustworthy person.

Then, the emperor said seriously: "Yanmen Pass is now considered to be in our hands, but those who guard the pass have always rely on people. The Khitans have now issued 100,000 troops and have already reached Yanmen Pass. Not many people know about it now."

"I want to come, and you have been in the north for a long time, I guess you know the Khitans very well!"

"It's not about understanding, it's just a little bit."

Yang Ye lowered his head and pondered for a while before saying, "The Khitans are greedy and go for profit, and are brave and fearless. They are very good at riding. Moreover, they are mostly composed of tribes. Once they suffer excessive casualties, they will have no desire to fight."

"As far as the last general knows, although the Khitans formed their own country, they had a lot of battles on weekdays and many died tribes. Therefore, they cherished the soldiers of the Khitan headquarters and exploited and enslaved tribes such as Han, Xi, Bohai, Jurchen, Shiwei, etc. The pioneers on the battlefield are often this group of people."

"So, once the Khitans die and injure a certain number, they will not be able to suppress them and will naturally withdraw their troops."

When Li Jia heard this, she couldn't help but sigh: "After all, the rise of the Khitans has only been a hundred years. How many can they have to reproduce?"

The rise of ethnic minorities is basically such a flaw. The Jurchens and Mongolia are just like this. Moreover, although there are many Khitans today, the real population of the eight Khitan tribes is only a few hundred thousand.

It was only after continuous integration in the later period that millions of scales were formed.

"So!" Li Jia came to his senses, looked at Yang Ye, and said, "Now Yanmen Pass is surrounded and in danger. I intend to use you as the defensive envoy of the prefecture, and also serve as the governor of Mo Nan, to rescue Yanmen Pass."

"In addition, Hu Yanzan is the deputy defensive envoy, and leads 10,000 Imperial Camp Iron Cavalry to head north together."

"What do you have?"

Li Jia finished speaking in one breath, then looked at Yang Ye and asked.

"At the end, the generals have nothing to ask for, but only thousands of Tuhun troops and more than ten thousand Northern Han cavalry."

After Yang Ye heard this, the 100,000 Khitan troops were really suffocating, but he never gave in. Otherwise, how could he have the title of invincible? Therefore, he naturally would not be afraid.

"Yes!" Faced with Yang Ye's sincere words, Li Jia thought for a moment and agreed.

He did not doubt that Yang Ye would surrender to the Khitans. In addition to Yang Ye's own personality, he was also because his family was young and he was in his hands and was holding his lifeline.

I just doubted the combat effectiveness of the Northern Han Army, even the Tuhun Army, which is known as the elite.

"I will make an integer with you, and twenty thousand people will be with you."

Li Jia then said, "I don't have high requirements. I will lift the siege of Yanmen Pass and destroy the Khitans as much as possible."

"The last general Keli army order will be issued, and the siege of Yanmen Pass will inevitably be lifted." Yang Ye said ambitiously.

"Okay!" Li Jia laughed and said, "I'm in Taiyuan, and I'm preparing a celebration wine for you."

Yang Ye calmed down and returned home, telling his wife about the situation.

The Zhe family was born in a general and had a certain opinion on the situation. After hearing the situation in the palace, she said bluntly: "Your Majesty values ​​you so much. First of all, it is your reputation. If you are the small country of Northern Han, you will have to be appointed naturally."

"Secondly, you are the adopted son of the late emperor. Although you have changed your surname, you can't escape from your relationship. Reusing it with you will make you more appease your heart."

"You're right."

Yang Ye took a few steps and nodded, "However, in a certain opinion, the emperor's broad mind is also an important reason. I have seen many old generals of the Song Kingdom who were appointed and removed from the imperial camp and headed north together. From ancient times to the present, who can have such a mind?"

"We must do our best in this battle!"

Yang Ye clenched his fists and said solemnly: "How can you lose your reputation when you return to Tang for the first battle?"

"The Khitans are fierce, so be careful not to show off your power."

Zhe said concerned.

"I know!" Yang Ye lowered his head and comforted softly: "You are here to take care of you at home."

The couple looked at each other and hugged each other for a long time.

Soon, Yang Ye selected tens of thousands of elite cavalry from the former Northern Han prisoners, and contacted the commander of the Tuhun Army, Wei, and prepared to go to the expedition together.

Those imperial guards were already tortured by the construction of the city walls. Now they can be liberated and return to the army, and they are filled with joy. The invincible general led them, which is even more joyful.

When Wei Qiu heard that he was going north to save Yanmen Pass, he felt a little unwilling, but he was a surrendered general. No matter how unwilling he was, he could only obey the command.

In this way, it took several days to force Yang Ye to gather them together, then expose them north and rescue Yanmen Pass.

Hu Yanzan was also very happy. He did not make any contribution to this Northern Expedition, but he was given the opportunity to lead troops to rescue him, which made him particularly happy:

"The Khitans are considered birds. We were afraid of them even when we just had to conquer them."

He was full of confidence in the cavalry under his command, but he heard that Yang Ye was the leader of the army, so he was quite reluctant:

"Where is a mere surrender who is above me?"

Although he was also a surrendered general, he has been in the Tang Dynasty for two years now, so he is naturally older than Yang Ye and is qualified to despise him.

Li Jia also knew that the two unfamiliar partners were prone to conflicts. Although this was planned by him, the conflicts must be within a reasonable range. He directly said to Hu Yanzan:

"This time, the Lord will be Yang Ye. You must fully cooperate with him unless he surrenders to the Khitan, otherwise don't violate it."

When Hu Yanzan heard this, he was particularly dissatisfied with him. He was a deputy defensive envoy.

"Hmph, don't be so careful. You know the power of the Shooting Department. You can settle the score later. Although I don't want to, I have to do it."

"Here--" Hu Yanzan felt aggrieved. As far as he said this, he dared not object to it, so he could only obey.

After three days of struggle, the army, one man and two horses, carried several days of dry food, headed north in a mighty manner.

Yanmen Pass is not far from Taiyuan, only separated by Xinzhou, and there is also Xinkou Pass, which is the Xinkou Battle during the Anti-Japanese War.

Including Yanmen Pass and north of Taiyuan, there are as many as eighteen passes, all within the inner Great Wall. It can be said that there are enough precautions for the grasslands in the north.
Chapter completed!