After Kong Yingda went back, he reported to Yang Xuangan. This kind of trivial matter is easy for Kong Yingda, his prestige is there, and the people of Hebei are very convinced of him. Yang Xuangan praised him disappreliantly, and then immediately gave him a new task, crossed the river overnight and rushed to Baima, publicly visited Liu Xuan, a great Confucian who was in the alliance army, and then used Liu Xuan's power to enter the alliance's high-level to influence the alliance's decision-making.

"There is only one purpose, that is, to stick to Liyang, and the longer you hold on, the better."

Yang Xuangan personally walked to the map and explained to Kong Yingda the importance of sticking to Liyang. Liyang here is not only Liyang Cang, but also the "throat" of the Yongji Canal, the "throat" is broken, the Yongji Canal is interrupted, and the waterway transportation line from the south to the north is broken, so that it is not only the battlefield of the Eastern Expedition that is affected by Yanzhòng, but also the defense of the entire northern Xinjiang. Because there was no continuous supply of grain, grass and baggage, the Eastern Crusade would inevitably be suspended, but the defense of the northern Xinjiang was in danger of collapse, and once the defense line of nearly 10,000 miles from Yinshan Mountain to Liaoshui in the west fell, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"If we control Liyang, it is equivalent to pinching the throat of the Lord, and the Lord has no choice but to stop the Eastern Crusade, so as to supply the limited grain and grass to the garrison army in Northern Xinjiang and ensure the safety of the defense of Northern Xinjiang."

Kong Yingda heard that Yang Xuangan changed his name to the Holy Lord as "Lord", and his feelings were a little complicated. Kong Yingda can have today's status, and he has a direct relationship with the Holy Lord, and the Holy Lord has the grace of knowing him, so he has no thoughts of betraying the Holy Lord, and he doesn't want to be a villain who will take revenge. In an instant, Kong Yingda stabilized his ups and downs, and asked in a low voice, "Duke Ming, the grain and grass hoarded by Zhuo County, after the supply of the Northern Xinjiang Zhenshu Army is open, is there enough surplus to ensure that hundreds of thousands of expeditionary troops return to the Eastern Capital?" ”

"Of course not." Yang Xuangan shook his hand resolutely, pointed to the map and continued, "Whether it is Cui Hongsheng, the ambassador of Henan, or Duan Da, who stayed behind in Zhuojun, after learning of the drastic changes in Liyang and the interruption of Yongji Canal, he will definitely attack Liyang as soon as possible. After taking Liyang, we will be able to reconnect the Yongji Canal with the Great River, and then connect the Guò River with the Tongji Canal, so that the north-south transportation can be reopened and the needs of the northern Xinjiang can be ensured. ”

"For the lord who is far away in Liaodong, the importance of unimpeded transportation between the north and the south, and the importance of the impregnable defense of the northern frontier, is actually far greater than the security of the eastern capital. On the contrary, if the north-south transportation is interrupted, the northern defense line becomes fragile, and the civil war breaks out, the main and central forces will inevitably be attacked by the enemy and fall into the dilemma of fighting on two fronts, then the situation will get out of control and the collapse of the national will be possible. ”

"When the armies of Hebei and Youyan storm Liyang, the lord will stop the eastern crusade, and the expeditionary force will withdraw to Liaodong, but for the time being, they will not return to the eastern capital, one is because the supply of grain and grass is very tight, it is no longer enough to support their long journey, and the other is that the defense of northern Xinjiang is facing a crisis, and the expeditionary force needs to stay in the frontier for the time being to deter the northern captives, just in case. When Liyang is recovered, the waterway of the Grand Canal is unblocked, and the crisis in northern Xinjiang is alleviated, the Lord and the expeditionary force will return to the eastern capital. ”

"That's how important Liyang is." Yang Xuangan looked at Kong Yingda, who looked solemn and thoughtful, and said in a heavy tone, "The longer Liyang holds on, the more enemy troops are contained, and the more time can be won for a certain person to attack the eastern capital, and once a certain person takes the eastern capital, the situation is reversed, and the certainty of the success of the mutiny is greatly increased."

Kong Yingda hesitated for a long time, and finally couldn't help asking, "Ming Gong, after you go to the Eastern Capital, who will stay in Liyang?" How many troops were left to hold Liyang? ”

"Jianchang Gong (Li Zixiong) stayed in Liyang." Yang Xuangan stroked his long hair, and a trace of worry and helplessness flashed in his eyes, "As for the army guarding Liyang, the Jianchang Gong's Jian Yì is, cooperating with Bai Li Fengyun to hold Liyang with the alliance army. ”

Kong Yingda suddenly realized, and immediately knew Yang Xuangan's intention of ordering him to cross the river overnight and rush to Baima.

Yang Xuangan won more time to attack the eastern capital by holding on to Liyang, which shows that he attaches great importance to Liyang, but at present, Yang Xuangan's army is too small, and it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, in fact, he is unable to take care of Liyang's defense at all, so Kong Yingda did not expect Yang Xuangan to stick to Liyang before. In terms of the importance of Liyang, Yang Xuangan should send a subordinate of his cronies to stay in Liyang to ensure that his plan can be faithfully implemented, but the result is that this heavy responsibility falls on Li Zixiong's shoulders, which is beyond Kong Yingda's expectations.

Li Zixiong is a military and political tycoon who is comparable to Yang Xuangan, and he must have his purpose and interests in participating in this mutiny, so it can be inferred that Li Zixiong is willing to stick to Liyang, nominally to help Yang Xuangan, but in fact he has other plans. Li Zixiong is the political ally of Yang Nan, the king of Qi, and a staunch supporter of the prince of Qi, and is connected with the interests of the king of Qi, sharing honor and disgrace, and the current situation of the king of Qi in politics is very "difficult", so that Li Zixiong's willingness to stick to Liyang is also about to come out.

So there were four forces competing on the battlefield of Liyang, the King of Qi under the banner of supporting the Eastern Capital, Li Zixiong who openly betrayed the Holy Lord, the white thief Li Fengyun who openly opposed the government, and the counterinsurgency army loyal to the Holy Lord who really saved the Eastern Capital.

If Li Zixiong and the King of Qi should cooperate with the outside world and use Liyang to make profits, he will definitely extort and extort a lot, "blackmail" Yang Xuangan, and then "extort" the Holy Lord, and make a profit at both ends, but Yang Xuangan is at a disadvantage after all, and in the end, they will sell it to the Holy Lord at a "high price". However, the King of Qi could not openly betray the Holy Lord, and Li Zixiong had no soldiers in his hands, so if they wanted to hold on to Liyang and achieve their goal of seizing profits, they had to cooperate with Bai Li Fengyun. But who is Li Fengyun? The first traitor in Middle Earth, strong, known as having more than 100,000 troops, King Qi and Li Zixiong cooperated with such a thief, it was simply a plot with the tiger, and in the end, who used whom, who ate whom is not yet known.

At this moment, the curtain of the Liyang War has not yet opened, Li Fengyun has not crossed the river, Yang Xuangan still has the initiative to cooperate with Li Fengyun secretly, and still has the right to manipulate the situation in Liyang and use Li Fengyun to achieve his goal of sticking to Liyang, and in Kong Yingda's view, this is Yang Xuangan's intention to order him to rush to Baima.

"Duke Ming, what promise does Duke Jianchang plan to give Li Fengyun?"

"Liyang Cang." Yang Xuangan said, "Li Fengyun does not have a stable territory, but the number of troops has swelled rapidly, and the result can be imagined, the reason why the alliance turned to the Central Plains for the second time and plundered the Tongji Canal was precisely because of the food crisis in Yanzhòng, so Liyang Cang was bound to him to win." ”

"So what promise does Ming Gong plan to give Li Fengyun?" Kong Yingda asked.

Yang Xuangan smiled, meaningful, and punned, "You don't need to promise him." ”

Kong Yingda was puzzled and didn't know why.

"You really don't know where Li Fengyun is?"

Yang Xuangan's smile became brighter, but in Kong Yingda's eyes, it was very weird, and a chill couldn't help but welled up from the bottom of his heart, "Li Fengyun is not in Baima?"

Yang Xuangan shook his head and sighed, "If you really don't know where Li Fengyun is, it means that you have not won their trust, and it also proves that you have not really betrayed someone." ”

Kong Yingda almost wanted to suffocate, cold sweat trickled, "A certain loyalty to Ming Gong can only be seen by heaven." ”

Yang Xuangan smiled, disapproving, and then shook his hand at Kong Yingda, signaling him not to be nervous, "X is very pleased, but at a very moment, X needs you to betray X and betray X in order to win their trust, otherwise you will not be able to enter the top of the alliance, and you will not be able to affect the alliance's decision-making, let alone help X achieve the goal of sticking to Liyang." ”

Kong Yingda looked at Yang Xuangan in surprise, stammering, dumbfounded.

"There are some secrets, so that you can have a comprehensive understanding of the current situation and a clear judgment on the future direction of the situation." Yang Xuangan said, "Only in this way can you complete the important task entrusted to you." ”

Then Yang Xuangan selectively told him in detail about the intricate relationship between himself and Li Zixiong, Li Zixiong and King Qi, King Qi and Li Fengyun, and related secrets.

"For King Qi, the imperial throne is his only goal, but with his current weak strength, there is no hope of seizing the imperial throne at all, so he can only hope for the Eastern Capital mutiny, hoping that the lord and the center will be defeated in this mutiny." Yang Xuangan finally concluded, "If the political situation in the Eastern Capital is not conducive to his seizure of the imperial throne, then he will inevitably retreat to the second best thing and try his best to strengthen himself in order to survive." ”

Although Kong Yingda maintains close contact with the wealthy families in Hebei, especially with the Boling Cui family and the Zhaojun Li family, and even treats Cui Hongsheng as a disciple, because Cui Hongsheng, who has served as the assassin of Jizhou and the Taishou of the Xindu, has the grace of knowing and supporting him, but he does not know until today that he is still far away from the inner circle of the Hebei aristocracy, just like his teacher Liu Zhuo, Liu Xuan, whom he regards as his teacher, has always been a "chess piece" in the high-level political game, at the mercy of others and slaughtered, which makes him very disappointed, Even more resentful, the gap between dreams and reality is like a sharp weapon piercing the body, making it painful to the bone.

"The King of Qi is inseparable from Li Zixiong's support, and whether they can achieve their goal is indispensable to Li Fengyun, so what is Li Fengyun's purpose? Just for Liyangcang? This is obviously impossible. Yang Xuangan stroked his hair and smiled, "If Li Fengyun wants to survive, if he wants to grow stronger, he has no future as a rogue, and he must have a piece of territory, so it can be concluded that Li Fengyun's real purpose is to grab territory, for this he needs to confuse the situation in the Eastern Capital, the more chaotic the Eastern Capital, the more conducive it is for him to grab territory, and if he wants to achieve this goal, he must not only pull a certain to the battlefield of the Eastern Capital, but also pull the King of Qi, Li Zixiong and others to the battlefield of the Eastern Capital, only in this way can it be possible to lead to a protracted civil war, in order to win enough time for him to expand the alliance." ”

Kong Yingda understood. Yang Xuan felt that the face-to-face teaching was so appropriate, if Kong Yingda still didn't know, then he was not a talented master.

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