August 25, the lower reaches of Qiyi Water in Yanbei, Daiwangcheng. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Out of the Seva army gathered to come, the company camp for several miles, the flag is like a cloud, the momentum is magnificent.

After Li Fengyun and Li Zixiong led the headquarters to arrive in Daiwangcheng, they immediately summoned all the officers above the rank of the commander of the Northern Expedition to hold a military discussion.

Now the armies of Han Shige and Laiyuan have arrived; Zhou Zhong's army was in Changning City, dozens of miles away, and confronted the Weifu army across the Sanggan River; The 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 5th armies of the alliance under the Central Route Governor's Office led by Guo Ming and Xiahou Zhe have also arrived; The three armies of Huben, Fengyun and Hussar, which were directly under the Great Governor's Mansion of the Alliance, also arrived at Daiwangcheng with the headquarters, but the Third Army of the Alliance under the command of Yue Gao needed time to march because of the distant town of Changshan Pass, and was currently on the way north, chasing after it day and night.

Although Li Fengyun's prestige was very high, and the officers did not dare to roar in front of Li Fengyun, most of them began to follow Li Fengyun from Mangdang Mountain, and they knew each other well, trusted each other, and the relationship between life and death made it inevitable for them to make some "presumptuous" actions when they were emotional.

Xiahou Zhe was the first to "jump" out and shouted "unfair". It is true that the main force of the alliance, that is, Li Fengyun's descendants, has always been in the front, contracting all the "dirty work", bleeding and sweating the most, making the most credit, and making the most profits, but compared to Hebei and Qilu Haoshuai, they can easily make profits by beating gongs and drums, waving flags and shouting, and even get it for nothing, their "hard-earned money" is too hard, so of course it feels unfair, psychologically unbalanced, and resentful.

In the eyes of the officers, even if a miracle is created, the victory is lucky, the loss is incalculable, and in the future, the two armies will meet Anzhou, and the remaining corps will be able to share the fruits of victory without much effort, which is too unfair, the main army shed blood and sweat, but in the end made wedding clothes for others, how can this be reasonable.

Li Zixiong's face was expressionless and he didn't say a word. Han Shige, Zhou Zhong and others turned a blind eye and listened to it. On this occasion, they can't speak, this belongs to the internal contradictions of Li Fengyun's family, and must be resolved by Li Fengyun, others can't interfere, and meddling is counterproductive, and the more they help, the more chaotic they become, but if they can't be effectively resolved, but forcibly suppressed, they will inevitably leave hidden dangers, cast a shadow on the operation, and make the northern expedition, which was not optimistic, become more and more pessimistic.

Li Fengyun was calm and light-hearted, smiling lightly, listening carefully, and even encouraging other officers to express all the complaints held in their stomachs and vent all the dissatisfaction in their hearts.

It is normal for contradictions to erupt, and this stems from the asymmetry of information. The secrecy was in the hands of Li Fengyun and the top of the alliance, and most of the officers were ignorant of the causes and consequences of the Northern Expedition and its intended goals, and they could only blindly obey orders, which inevitably led to contradictions.

The reason why secrets have become secrets and can only be mastered by a small number of people is that they are worried about leakage, they are worried that they will be wiped out by the opponent, and they don't know how to die if they die, but now that the plan of the Northern Expedition has entered the implementation stage, the victory or defeat on the battlefield will determine the success or failure of the Northern Expedition, so at the military level, the secrets that should be disclosed must be disclosed to ensure that the senior officers have a correct interpretation of the operation out of the fortress and can faithfully, firmly, and uncompromisingly carry out the orders of the high command.

Li Fengyun was very patient, and it was not until the officers had vented their dissatisfaction, their emotions had calmed down, and the atmosphere was relatively relaxed, that he made a concluding speech, "What you said is the truth, and it is indeed unfair, but another fact is that if we don't rush to the front, don't shed blood, sweat and even pay for the survival and development of the alliance, is there still an alliance?" If there were no alliances, would there still be the strength it has today? If you don't have today's strength, will you still go north to kill captives? ”

Silent.

"Everything has a cause and effect, and today's effect comes from yesterday's cause." Li Fengyun's gaze slowly swept from the faces of the generals, and he smiled slightly, "If it is the cause to go north to kill the captives today, then what will be the result tomorrow?" Everyone has some speculation, but I will tell you unceremoniously that what you think is wrong, that your interpretation of the Northern Expedition is biased, and that the reason why you are pessimistic about the Northern Expedition is because you are too optimistic about the Civil War, just like last year's Eastern Expedition, but the result is that you are happy and sad. ”

The fiasco of the First Crusade was a nightmare, an unforgettable pain, which penetrated deep into the soul, and every Middle-earth person had a sense of it, and it was just a matter of not touching it, and once it was touched, it was painful and humiliating. Li Fengyun mercilessly smashed his fist on the wound of the soul, leaving everyone in deep pain, sadness, anger, humiliation, and horror, unable to extricate themselves and suffocating.

"In your minds, Middle-earth is powerful, the Weifu army is invincible, the defeat of the Eastern Crusade is accidental, it is careless to underestimate the enemy, it is the horse that misses the front hoof, and Middle-earth will immediately defeat the enemy with the momentum of destruction and decay, and wash away the shame of the past, but the fact is that there are nightmares one after another, the Second Eastern Crusade is abandoned halfway and returned in vain, and the Third Eastern Crusade next year is imperative, and the next is the Great War of the North and the South. According to a certain prediction, the northern captives will definitely invade the south in the next year, and invade the south on an unprecedented scale, the reason is very simple, no matter how strong Middle-earth is, no matter how strong the national strength is, it is unable to support hundreds of thousands of troops to fight for four consecutive years, so the year after tomorrow is the best opportunity for the northern captives to invade the south, and the ambitious Turks will never miss this God-given opportunity to hit Middle-earth, and the war will definitely break out, even if Middle-earth uses all its might, it will not be able to delay or prevent the outbreak of war, and Middle-earth will definitely suffer heavy losses in the war, The price is incalculable. ”

"We can't be without self-confidence, but we can't be blindly confident, we can't be blindly optimistic, and we can't immerse ourselves in self-woven dreams to deceive ourselves and others, so that we will mislead others and ourselves, the country and the people, and cause endless disasters."

Li Fengyun paused for a moment, letting everyone "digest" these words, and then quickly turned to the topic.

"The reality is cruel, if we are passive and conservative, stick to Yanbei and do not want to forge ahead, the result can be imagined, our own strength can not be developed at the same time, but also further deteriorate the situation in northern Xinjiang, contain and weaken the suppression force, the war has not yet broken out, has fallen into the middle earth in an unfavorable situation, so after the outbreak of the war, even if we put into the battlefield, but the strength is insufficient, the combat effectiveness is limited, can not affect the victory or defeat of the war at all, can only make senseless sacrifices, worthless."

"Therefore, we must be aggressive, we must take the initiative, we must develop and grow rapidly, and we must quickly reverse the crisis in northern Xinjiang so as to seize the opportunity before the outbreak of the Civil War." Li Fengyun looked at the generals and said solemnly, "What opportunity are we seizing?" Not a chance to win the Civil War, but a chance to survive the war. ”

"You must stand on a higher ground and look down on the situation between the North and the South in order to see the future trend more clearly, and you must be more soberly aware that the advantages that Middle-earth occupies in the North-South confrontation are rapidly being lost, and that if these advantages are all turned into disadvantages according to the predictable trend, war breaks out, and Middle-earth will inevitably lose."

Speaking of this, Li Fengyun turned his eyes to Han Shige, Zhou Zhong, Lai Yuan and other powerful people. It can be seen from their expressions that they disagree with Li Fengyun's viewpoint, and they admit that the current advantage of Middle-earth in the confrontation between the north and the south is being lost, but Middle-earth still has the time and space to change its strategy, reverse the decline, and still have a chance of winning the Civil War.

"Perhaps most of you do not agree with a certain statement, or you may think that the Holy Lord and the Central Committee still have a way to reverse the crisis in China and abroad, but in the opinion of a certain person, this possibility is very small, and the reason is hidden behind the defeat of the First Crusade. I just want to ask, was the First Eastern Crusade defeated on the battlefield of the expedition, or was it defeated in the domestic political struggle? Was the Middle-earth Million-Dollar Hero defeated by the weak Goguryeo, or was he defeated by himself? ”

Han Shige, Zhou Zhong and other powerful people were suddenly hit by this sentence, and they were collectively speechless, and their emotions were suddenly low. They are the victims of the fierce political struggle in the country, just like the 200,000 soldiers who died on the battlefield of the expedition, in fact, all died at the hands of their own people.

There was a dead silence in the tent, and the atmosphere was very dreary.

Li Fengyun's meaning is already very simple and straightforward. The reason why the development trend of the future situation is becoming more and more unfavorable to Middle-earth, and the reason why Middle-earth's superiority in the Civil War is gradually lost, is not that the Holy Lord and the center have no way to reverse the crisis, nor is it that they do not have sufficient time and broad political space to deal with it, but that they are caught between the fierce political struggle at home and the rapidly deteriorating diplomatic situation abroad, and it is difficult to take care of both the beginning and the end The countermeasures taken under the situation can be imagined, which can only temporarily or partially alleviate the crisis, but cannot fundamentally solve the crisis, so Middle-earth becomes more and more passive, the crisis becomes more and more serious, and finally it is defeated under the attack of internal and external troubles.

This is a game of dead chess, internal can not be united, can not be unanimous external, conservatives even in order to knock down the opponent, do not hesitate to use the invasion of the north, do not hesitate to use the Civil War, do not hesitate to lose lives, do not hesitate to sacrifice the interests of Middle-earth, then the Holy Lord and the reformers even if they have the talent of the heavens, have three heads and six arms, they cannot defeat the front and back attacks of internal and external opponents, let alone play this game of dead chess, unless the Holy Lord gives up reform, unless the reformers hand over the ruling power, otherwise in the end it can only be a lose-lose situation.

Although Li Fengyun did not make the inference that the Civil War would undoubtedly be lost, this meaning has been clearly expressed, and everyone understands and knows what his intentions are, but how credible is this inference?

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