On February 20, the Chifeng general camp, the army gathered, the company camp ten miles, the flag is like a cloud, and the momentum is like a rainbow.

When Li Fengyun arrived at Chifengjinkou, dozens of generals in the general camp joined forces to greet him, and the momentum was huge.

Li Hun, the former general of the right Xiaowei and the deputy commander of Anton, and the current deputy governor of the Andong Metropolitan Protectorate, are listed on the far left of the greeting procession.

Li Hun took his 1,000 guards to participate in the Third Crusade. He has no better choice for the time being, although he is very disappointed in the king of Qi, but from the position of the king of Qi, the cannibalism between father and son is a human tragedy after all, and it is harmful to the country and himself, and it is biased to blindly accuse the king of Qi of being muddy and not on the wall, so it is better to ask for others than to seek himself, and at present, he can only work closely with Li Fengyun and Li Zixiong, with the help of the power of Er Li to resist the blow of the Eastern Capital, and get through the crisis first, and there may be a chance to reverse the crisis and make a comeback in the future. As for Pei Shiju, he was as afraid as a tiger, he didn't dare to close his eyes when he slept, and he didn't dare to stay by his side and kill himself.

Chen Rui, Han Yao, Yuan An, Xiao Yi, Li Mengwei and other major officials of the Alliance's Great Governor's Office followed Li Hun and were also listed on the far left of the greeting procession.

This time, all the officials of the Great Governor's Office of the Alliance supported Li Fengyun with a clear banner, and all chose to participate in the Third Eastern Crusade, which was beyond Li Fengyun's expectations, but it was normal to think about it carefully, Li Fengyun made the impossible possible with successive victories, and even miraculously exchanged the merit of opening up the territory for the pardon of the Eastern Capital, helping all members of the alliance to realize the dream they once thought was out of reach.

However, it was obviously unrealistic for all the officials of the Great Governor's Office to participate in the Eastern Crusade. Anton Dadu Protectorate was newly built, even if Pei Shiju's prestige was high, his cronies were also very effective, and there were four town garrison armies to help, but Anton had just changed hands, all kinds of waste were prosperous, contradictions and conflicts were fierce, there were all kinds of Donghu unruly inside, and there were Turks outside, and the main army went on an expedition, the interior was empty, and the defensive force was weakOn the one hand, he did his best to safeguard the interests of the original alliance group with Li Fengyun as the leader, so after Li Fengyun weighed it carefully, he ordered Zhen Baoche, Shantai Wuyang, Liu Xuan, Kong Yingda and some officials to stay in Anton.

Among them, Liu Xuan, a Hongru in Shandong, and Kong Yingda, a famous scholar in Shandong, are highly respected by the heroes of Hebei and Qilu, and they have lobbying and mediation between the Protectorate of Anton and the four town garrisons, which will effectively alleviate the contradictions and conflicts between the two sides, help Pei Shiju control Anton as soon as possible, and especially help the security of Anton's garrison.

Li Zixiong, Han Shige, Zhou Zhong, Lai Yuan, Li Min, Yu Rou, Zheng Yan, Pei Shuang, Niu Jinda and other powerful generals and officials were listed in the middle of the greeting procession, and the left position was on the left.

Their choice was strikingly unanimous, and they resolutely participated in the Third Crusade. This time the opening of the territory was meritorious, and all of them, Yang Xuangan's accomplices, won the forgiveness of the Holy Lord, but it was only a pardon. The death penalty can be avoided, the living crime is inescapable, the capital crime is changed to remove the name of the people, from then on is a cloth cloth, an ordinary commoner, neither the status of the nobility, but also the official career, if you want to re-enter the Shi clan, and then enter the official career, the only way to make military merits, so they resolutely support Li Fengyun, Han Shige's Leopard Cavalry, Zhou Zhong's Yu Cavalry and Niu Jinda's 23rd Army of the Alliance are actively participating in the expedition, and they also do their best to lobby all forces of the alliance to participate in the Third Crusade to ensure the victory of the Third Crusade and ensure that they can make military merits again.

Guo Ming, Xu Shisan, Lu Xingxing, Xiahou Zhe, Han Shou, Xu Shiren, Zhong Xin, Cao Kun, Yue Gao, Hai Dongqing, Nan Yutang and other generals of the Alliance Infantry Corps were listed in the middle of the greeting procession, on the right.

In this Eastern Crusade, all Li Fengyun's descendants participated, including the Tiger Army, Fengyun Army, Hussar Army and Xiao Cavalry Army directly under the Great Governor's Office, and the First, Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Armies of the Alliance under the Central Road Governor's Office.

Before Zhong Xin's first army guarded the flat pine forest, Nanyutang's fifth army garrisoned Fangcheng, after they received the order to assemble in Chifeng, they immediately handed over the defense to the Xi clan humiliation of the king of the Xi people, and the other handed over the defense to Wu Benlang to Zhao Shizhu, and then hurried to the Chifeng general camp.

Standing side by side with the generals of the Alliance Infantry Legion were the generals of the Alliance Horse Legion, including Gao Hu, Erzhu Tianxiao, Chi Xiaodou Tieyi, Ashid Yu Qi and Di Luo Bachao, and other horse legion generals such as Hu Luba, Hu Yanjian, Mi Yong, Jingjiang Liujinfei, Shan Songzi, several big axes and An Beihai, none of them appeared.

The Turkic Ashina Duer, Ashina Huanghuer, Ashina Hanhai, Feng Hong, Li Yi, and Yuwenmu of the Anzhou Army, the Xi Nationality's Humiliation King Mengba, Mohetunhe, Chuhe Suzhi, Yuan Qizhi, Ahuichuan, etc., the Khitan Dahe Mohui, Naiman Dupan, Ao Han Pulu, Kulun Dalan, etc., and the Anton Han and Han generals of the Xi Nationality, such as Boroyak, Huochi Mengke, and Sama Xitu, were listed on the right side of the greeting procession.

With the merger of Anton into the territory of Middle-earth, and with the arrival of Pei Shiju, who was famous outside the country, there was a strong sense of crisis from the Turkic people such as Ashina Duer, and the Eastern Hu species such as Xi, Xi and Khitan. Pei Shiju's outstanding intelligence and the national policy of using razing to conquer Middle-earth made Andong Zhuyu realize that if they did not follow Li Fengyun's orders, did not accept Li Fengyun's advice, and did not join Andong's army to expedition to Goguryeo, they were very likely to die helplessly and tragically in the tide of the counteroffensive in the desert. Rather than being driven to death by Pei Shiju under the iron hooves of the Turkic army, it is better to follow Li Fengyun on an expedition to Goguryeo, attack the city all the way, burn and kill and plunder, fall into the well and beat the water dog, if you are lucky, you can return with a full load, so they did not hesitate and rushed to Chifeng to assemble.

Seeing the gathering of the two generals surnamed Han and Lu, Li Fengyun was very happy and greeted everyone one by one, and the atmosphere was very warm.

That night, the general battalion held a meeting to deploy the Eastern Expedition.

In this eastern crusade, Anton has 12 infantry regiments of about 45,000 people, five horse regiments of about 8,000 horses, and more than 2,000 cavalry of the Anzhou army, more than 3,000 Turkic control strings, more than 3,000 control strings of the Xi people, more than 8,000 control strings of the Xi people, and the Khitan temporarily only has more than 3,000 horses from the three tribes of Yaolai, Ao Han and Kuli. In addition, there are military and civilian husbands, craftsmen, and slaves of various kinds of Donghu soldiers, etc., with a total of about 60,000 people.

In this way, the Andong Expeditionary Force can be called a 140,000-strong army, far exceeding Li Fengyun's promise of "100,000-strong army expedition to Goguryeo" made to the eastern capital.

Li Fengyun first conveyed the edict of the Holy Lord. The establishment of the Andong Metropolitan Protectorate, under the jurisdiction of the Anzhou Governor's Mansion, the Songshan Governor's Mansion, the Raole Governor's Mansion and the Songmo Governor's Mansion and other four prefecture capitals, commanding the four towns of Guifang, Chifeng, Changhan and Black Wolf. Then the relevant personnel arrangements were reported.

The generals were most concerned about Anton's deputy capital protector Li Pingyuan and his authority, but fortunately, the eastern capital compromised and gave Li Pingyuan the right to command the troops and the battlefield command, so that the vital interests of the alliance could be preserved to the greatest extent under the protection of Li Pingyuan, the deputy capital.

Of course, there is dissatisfaction, and there are even more complaints. We went through all the hardships to beat Anton down, but as a result, the "peaches" were picked by others, how can this be justified!

Li Fengyun gave an explanation to appease. Under the current situation at home and abroad, the crisis of the alliance's survival has not only not been solved, but has become more serious, so the top priority is to develop and grow, and it is not arrogant to become the target of public criticism, and more importantly, the war between the north and the south is about to explode, which is the life and death of the alliance, and only by passing through this life and death can the alliance go further and win the future. But the question is, what if the Great War between the North and the South is lost, and the Union is badly damaged in the Great War? Therefore, it is necessary to take precautions, to expedition to Goguryeo, and to leave a way out for the alliance, so Anton is not the goal of the alliance at all, the goal of the alliance is the Great Liaodong, the northeast frontier centered on Youyan, and even the Central Plains, dominating the world.

If the ultimate goal is to dominate the world, it is necessary to take into account Anton's interests now, and it is necessary to be angry about Anton's unfairness? If you don't even have this vision, this vision, and this measurement, will you still be able to dominate in the future?

It is very difficult for most people to give up their immediate interests for the sake of their dreams, especially for the heroes from the grassroots, the chieftains from the wilderness, and the distressed magnates who want to return to the Eastern Capital day and night.

Li Fengyun saw it in his eyes and did not hesitate to make a new promise, as long as we work together to take Pyongyang and destroy Goguryeo, we can obtain immeasurable wealth and continue to build up the work of expanding the territory. This "peach" is bigger, fatter, and more coveted by the Eastern Capital, and in the future, it will be able to exchange for more political benefits.

"I am confident that I will take Pyongyang and destroy Goguryeo." Li Fengyun swore solemnly, "In comparison, XX's confidence in this expedition to Goguryeo is far greater than last year's battle. ”

As soon as these words came out, the confidence of the generals present greatly increased, and they were also full of expectations for the rich benefits of the expedition, and at the same time, they also had an estimate of the origin of Li Fengyun's confidence.

Hu Luba, Hu Yanjian and other several horse army commanders and five hundred wolf cavalry guards who had a life-and-death relationship with Li Fengyun mysteriously disappeared, and A large number of original Li Te merchants such as An Beihai and their caravan guards suddenly disappeared, everyone had all kinds of speculations before, and now Li Fengyun's words are mysterious, and these people are still missing, which can't help but make people have some kind of rich association, if the association is true, Li Fengyun's attack strategy is about to come out.

Under the attention of the generals, Li Fengyun slowly stood up, waved his hand and ordered, "Three days later, the army will march eastward. ”

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