It took two days for the viewing platforms of both sides to be finally completed. In Yeluqi's words, it would be no problem even if a hundred people could sit on them.
Both sides are waiting for the arena match three days later.
The grassland tribes have full confidence in themselves. When it comes to horseback riding and archery, how can the southern Xinjiang army compare with themselves? What's more, His Highness Yelu set the target distance at one hundred and twenty feet.
This distance is not a problem for any prairie warrior.
Even if they lose or draw the third game, their side is still the winner.
In this regard, Yeluqi and the four kings were full of confidence.
At this time, the eldest prince looked at Li Ye who was sitting quietly in the tent in a daze. Even Xia Yunlan, who had rushed back from Nanyun City, stared blankly at Li Ye who was making tea and reading a book, silently.
Just because Yeluqi told Li Ye that the candidates to participate in the ring competition could not exceed the eighth level of Nascent Soul.
When the eldest prince heard this, he began to curse. Wasn't this specially tailored for Yeluqi?
You must know that among the people in Southern Border, there are not many Yuanying real practitioners, and the personal guards left behind by Emperor Bian are all above the eighth level of Yuanying.
As the commander-in-chief of the three armies, how could the eldest prince go to the ring in person?
Li Ye, who was sitting quietly at the table, calmly poured tea for the two of them, then picked up a cup and drank it slowly.
"Is the Imperial Master sure about this?" Xia Yunrun, who was impatient, couldn't hold it in and asked.
Li Ye looked at him and smiled and said: "They also know that even if they win these three games, it will not help, so they gave up the battle of life and death. Isn't this a good thing for us?"
The eldest prince thought about it for a while. Two of the three games were almost Wenbi, and the third game was more dangerous. However, Yeluqi and the Imperial Master were good friends, so he wouldn't kill him if he thought about it.
"They just want to ask for something more during the negotiation. As long as it is not the three towns, I think they can agree." Li Ye looked at the eldest prince quietly, the future master of the dynasty.
"No problem, my decision is the same as that of the Imperial Master. Except for the three towns, everything can meet their requirements!" The eldest prince patted the table.
Xia Yunlan was startled by him, looked up at Li Ye and asked, "Isn't this a bit childish?"
Li Ye looked at him, shook his head, and said with a smile: "It was just child's play at first. The few khan kings estimated that the grassland tribes lacked resources. Thinking that southern Xinjiang was rich in products, they wanted to come over and make a big profit, but they didn't expect that the generalissimo and I would not be together." It can fulfill their wishes.”
The eldest prince nodded in agreement. "In the final analysis, if there is a full-scale war, they will not be able to defeat the Five Domains Dynasty."
Xia Yunlan looked at the two of them and said, "Could it be that after this competition, they can withdraw from the three towns?"
Li Ye pondered for a while and replied: "It's not that simple. They probably have to talk to us a few times and come up with some conditions to regain some face."
Upon hearing this, the eldest prince patted the table and said with a smile: "No problem, as long as the problems of the three towns are solved, other conditions will no longer be a problem."
"I think so too!" Li Ye looked at him and said seriously.
"Are the people who went into battle okay now?" Xia Yunlan frowned and looked at the two of them.
Li Ye looked at him who was getting angry, shook his head, smiled, and gently replied: "The first battle is naturally with General Nalan. In terms of horse skills, which one of you can be stronger than him?"
"But can he compare to someone who rides a horse on the grassland all day long?" The eldest prince also looked at Li Ye with concern.
"It doesn't matter. It always looks good if he loses a game. As long as he loses not too ugly." Li Ye thought for a long time and thought that he could only let his elder brother take the blame for him.
Xia Yunlan opened his mouth, but didn't say anything, because these three arena matches had nothing to do with him, and he had become a spectator now.
"What about the second game?" The eldest prince frowned even more deeply after hearing Li Ye's analysis.
"The second game? Of course my sister, Princess Nanyun, will take part. Among the soldiers from the three towns, who can surpass her in archery?" Li Ye looked at the two of them and said softly.
"Can we win?" The eldest prince and Xia Yunlan asked almost at the same time.
Li Ye looked at the nervous and worried expressions on the two people's faces and smiled lightly: "Since we have lost the first game, we must save the second game no matter what."
Thinking that he had already had the three great cities under his control, but now he had to sit down and compete with the soldiers of the grassland tribes three times in order to save lives, he was not very happy at first, and he snorted softly.
"They want to beat Mu Mu in archery, but they are still far away."
This is no longer an ordinary competition in archery, but also a competition to temper one's state of mind and master the art of archery.
On the Fuchun River, Master had taught the two of them all the essence of archery. In addition, Mu Mu had nothing to do and often hunted on Fangcun Mountain, so Li Ye naturally didn't need to worry about the practice of archery.
"So, in the last battle between the Imperial Preceptor and General Yeluqi, can the Imperial Preceptor win?" In fact, what the eldest prince was most worried about was Li Ye's last battle.
In everyone's mind, the National Preceptor is a guy with a terrible state of cultivation. Everyone thinks that the National Preceptor is just a strategist and has never cared about his cultivation.
This is a military camp. As long as you have a skill, you can conquer the crowd.
Among the five realms, they are often judged by realm.
If Li Mingzhu had known about Li Ye's level of cultivation, he probably wouldn't have easily turned away from Dongfang Yu'er's baby marriage with Li Ye.
Xia Yunlan also looked at Li Ye nervously, and both of them sweated for him.
"If I say that the least suspenseful one among these three is the one between me and Yeluqi, would you believe it or not?" Li Ye laughed softly as he looked at the two of them.
The two of them were stunned, looked at him and asked: "Why?"
Li Ye looked at the autumn wind that was rising outside the tent and blew into the tent, and said slowly: "Because we will return to the imperial city in winter at the latest, and I don't have time to stay stuck in the quagmire of this world."
After the troubles in the imperial city were resolved, he decided to go back to Fengyun City to spend some time with his parents, then go to Tianshan Mountain for a walk, and then return to Fangcun Mountain.
Whether it is the casting of his heavy sword or the cultivation of the formless body, they cannot be separated from each other, not to mention that Taoist Master Qingxu of Xuantian Temple is still waiting for him.
"I think the best outcome would be a tie, so that no one would look bad when we negotiate." Li Ye looked at the two of them and expressed his inner thoughts.
Regarding the battle with Yelu Qi, Li Ye was not worried at all. As long as he did not attack at the Tribulation Realm, he would have the courage and possibility to win, let alone Yelu Qi's cultivation at the Nascent Soul Realm.
He was thinking about how to draw this game decently so that everyone would be happy.
"The Imperial Master has already analyzed all the results before the fight started. It's really amazing!" Xia Yunlan breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the two of them with a smile.
"When will the war start?" The eldest prince was in a good mood and eager to have a drink with the two of them to celebrate in advance.
"Tomorrow at 3:00, there will be horse racing first, and then there will be an archery competition; the last one will be at 6 o'clock the day after tomorrow." Li Ye, who had already discussed the time with Yelu, replied with a smile as he looked at the two of them.
"You can have a drink today and wait to see the princess win the game tomorrow." The eldest prince smiled.
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That night, the eldest prince, Xia Yunlan and others left Li Ye's tent in a daze.
Li Ye stopped Nalan Yu and Mu Mu. Tang Qiuyu and Xia Wutong also stayed because they had to wait for Mu Mu. And because the arena was to be set up the next day, Yeluyan had already returned to Xichun City early.
Li Ye analyzed his side's advantages and the opponent's advantages with the two of them, and finally patted Nalan Yu on the shoulder and said: "This battle will be difficult for you, big brother. Regardless of victory or defeat, I will ask the Generalissimo to mark you down." achievement."
Nalan Yu looked at him faintly and cursed: "I didn't expect you to trick even my eldest brother!"
Mu Mu giggled at the side and said, "Brother Nalan, don't be angry. Maybe they will send sister Yeluyan to compete with you. She is a beauty. You deserve to lose to a beauty, you know?"
After speaking, he patted his shoulder and pulled Xia Wutong out.
Speaking of archery, besides Li Ye, who else would she be afraid of?
Tang Qiuyu also looked at Nalanyu and consoled him: "Some people have to do some things and be more open-minded."
Li Ye looked at him with a hopeless look and couldn't help but stepped forward and kicked him. He said with a smile: "End this war quickly. The eldest prince and I will go back to the imperial city to help you deal with Sister Hua."
After hearing Li Ye talk about Hua Tianxia, Nalan Yu nodded and expressed his willingness to give it a try. "I will try my best to make the army from three levels laugh at me, and step on this thunder for you."
Li Ye had a good sleep that night.
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The next day, before midnight, Li Ye, who had hurriedly eaten breakfast, followed a group of Southern Xinjiang troops to the viewing platform outside Xichun City.
I thought I had arrived early enough, but I didn't expect that the kings of the grassland tribes were earlier.
Yue Wuxie, the Khan of the Yuezhi Royal Court in Xiaguan, took General Yue Tianlang with him.
Kaiyang Jiankun Wangting Khan Wang Zhizesuogu led the general.
Zhize Pingming and the two Khans Yelu Chucai and Lan Tianqi from Xichun City, accompanied by their respective generals, sat on their side of the viewing platform early.
Seeing the troops coming from the southern Xinjiang side, the Khan King of the grassland tribe took his subordinates down to the viewing platform to greet everyone.
Looking at the opponent's huge lineup, the eldest prince looked back at his own side, always feeling a little shabby.
In addition to the eldest prince, Li Ye and Xia Yun Hailan's status in the southern Xinjiang army was relatively good, while others such as Ma Fei were only deputy generals.
Because he was afraid of unpredictable changes in the other two towns, Li Ye did not let Jiang Huo and Wang Tianhua come back.
On the contrary, Tang Qiuyu and Xia Wutong, who were in the state of distraction, added a touch of brilliance to the southern Xinjiang army.
There were thirty black guards from fifty, and the rest were either in Xiaguan or Nanyun City. In Xia Yunlan's words, his subordinates were enough to cope with the emergency situation at hand.
Thirty people all dressed up as soldiers from southern Xinjiang, so that the prairie kings could not tell anything strange about their appearance.
Li Ye led the eldest prince up to greet the Khans of the grassland tribes, and Yeluqi also led his father and his gang up to introduce each other to the people on both sides.
"Hello, King Yelu Khan, my dear Li Ye, I came to Xichun City to visit you last winter, but unfortunately you went back to the tribe." Li Ye first greeted Yelu Chucai.
"Haha, I have heard my son mention many times how young the national preceptor of the Five Regions Dynasty is, and today I saw that it is indeed true. Very good, very good!"
Yelu Chucai fought with Li Ye without giving in. Haha.
"This is Marshal Xia of my dynasty, and this is Mr. Tang from Qingcheng..." Li Ye introduced the important personnel of his party to the kings one by one.
The kings also came forward to greet Li Ye and the eldest prince one by one. Since they had decided to call a truce, both sides put on the most friendly attitude, just to calm down the war.
"Regardless of the victory or defeat, I will invite all the Khans to have a drink tonight!" Li Ye said with the other Khans and generals.
Yelu Chucai looked at the young imperial advisor in front of him with satisfaction and laughed loudly: "Everything depends on the imperial advisor's instructions!"
Yelu Qi looked up at the sky and said to Li Ye, "It's almost time."
Li Ye nodded, looked at him and said, "Let's get started."
