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August 11, late at night, the Union camp.

Li Feng? After returning to the camp, he went directly to Li Zixiong's military tent and closed the door to discuss secretly.

Li Zixiong knew that Pei Shiju was going to cross the Juma River to the west today, and he also knew that Li Fengyun was going to meet Pei Shiju secretly, and the result of their meeting largely determined the future of the alliance and also affected the fate of the alliance's top leaders, so Li Zixiong was deeply worried and uneasy.

Li Fengyun's face was gloomy and sullen. Li Zixiong knew at a glance that the results of the meeting were not satisfactory, the results were very small, and many goals were achieved.

This is in Li Zixiong's expectation, he knows Pei Shiju very well, it is an "iron rooster" that does not eat hard and soft, with the current precarious situation of the alliance, not to mention where to get any benefits from him, it is good not to be eaten by him, and Li Fengyun is very ambitious, and he has already had the intention of getting rid of Pei Shiju, so the two sides will inevitably have a conflict, Pei Shiju perceives the danger, and will inevitably take advantage of the opportunity in front of him, before Li Fengyun's wings have not grown hard, he will "spread his wings and fly high" The thought is completely stifled.

"The result?" Li Zixiong asked.

Li Fengyun shook his head, the expression on his face was very complicated, disappointed, depressed, depressed, and angry.

Li Zixiong sighed, "If the edge is too great, it will naturally be the target of everyone, but if you are too cautious and cautious, it will be difficult to really help King Qi, it is really a dilemma." "The implication is that you went north this time, attacked in three ways, and showed all the strength of the alliance, the result can be imagined, of course, the alliance will be surrounded and suppressed by the Weifu army on all sides, and you have also become the target of the public, under the "public attention", Pei Shiju, who is hiding behind you, will inevitably have the worry of "exposure", at this time, it is good for you to continue to obey him, on the contrary, Pei Shiju can only lose Zhu Baoshuai in order to protect himself, and he will be a killer. An uncontrollable tiger that is a nightmare for anyone.

Li Fengyun shook his head again and said in a cold voice, "When will you stay without showing your edge at this time?" In order to reverse the predicament, the Holy Lord and the central government must choose between internal and external troubles, and due to the seriousness and urgency of external troubles, their only choice is to give priority to solving external troubles, so that they will inevitably carry out the Eastern Crusade to the end, so as to seize the opportunity in the Civil War. And this is the only chance we have to get the maximum living space at the least cost, but can you find a better opportunity? ”

Li Zixiong looked at the young man in front of him who was holding back his anger with concern, feeling that he was very similar to the trapped beast in the cage, and they were on the verge of losing control. Li Zixiong thought for a while and comforted, "I don't know why you are so sure that the Holy Lord and the Central Committee will launch the Third Eastern Crusade next spring, but as far as the current situation at home and abroad is concerned, I still can't see the possibility of the Holy Lord and the Central Committee launching the Third Eastern Crusade, after all, after Yang Xuangan's defeat, the political situation in the two capitals will usher in a struggle, Xijing can only defend passively because of its difficult situation, and the room for compromise and forbearance is already very small, and it is impossible to expect Dongdu to take the initiative to give up the opportunity to beat Xijing and take the initiative to compromise with Xijing under the condition that Dongdu has an advantageTherefore, if the political situation in the two capitals wants to stabilize quickly in the next few months, it is very unlikely. Taking a step back, even if Dongdu took the initiative to compromise with Xijing in order to create the conditions for the Third Eastern Crusade, who would dare to guarantee that during the Third Eastern Crusade, there would be no second Yang Xuangan and no more mutiny? ”

Li Fengyun looked at the gray-bearded old man in front of him, and felt that he was the same as Pei Shiju, the older he gets, the more experienced he becomes, the less courageous he is, the less adventurous he is, his style of action is too conservative, and he doesn't dare to take risks at critical moments. As a matter of fact, under the condition of strong strength as a guarantee, we should forge ahead politically and be decisive in military affairs, and we should show our strong muscles and indomitable will at critical moments to hinder and contain the opponent, give the opponent a strong deterrent, make the opponent realize that the cost of frontal combat is too huge, and then force the opponent to compromise and make concessions.

Of course, as far as the current situation of Middle-earth is concerned, continuing to "show muscles" may give the opponent a sense of bluff, but the key problem is that since the reunification of Middle-earth, it has indeed become stronger, and its national strength has soared, as long as there are no internal problems, external forces cannot defeat it at all, which is also a fact, so even if the opponent believes that Middle-earth is bluffing, he does not dare to attack Middle-earth easily.

"The internal problems of China and Turkey are indeed more serious than we imagined, and Yang Xuangan's mutiny has made the contradictions hidden under the political situation of the two capitals public, and the two capitals have become a foregone conclusion, which has led to the political situation of China and Turkey moving towards division and turmoil." Li Fengyun pointed at Li Zixiong and said, "And this is the reason why you are willing to join the alliance and cooperate with someone, because you see the opportunity that exists in the future." In order to save this crisis, they can only hope for an external war, try to use the external war to transfer the internal contradictions, and use the victory of the external war to consolidate and strengthen the central authority, and then use this authority to contain and attack domestic opponents, end the divided and turbulent political situation, and successfully resolve this political crisis that may lead to the collapse of the country. ”

"That's why it's decided that the Holy Lord and the Center will launch the Third Crusade next spring." Li Fengyun said, "I have explained many times before, but in this matter, you and many people in the alliance have a conservative position, and they all believe that the Holy Lord and the center will give up the Eastern Crusade, and will turn to passive defense in terms of national defense and diplomatic strategy, and in the future, Middle-earth will recuperate and recuperate, and then make a comeback and then go out to conquer." However, you have all consciously overlooked the point that the Lord and the reformers will pay the price of stagnation, regression and even failure of reform, and this price will inevitably lead to the loss of power and the complete withdrawal of the reformers from the court. Is this possible? Will the Lord abandon the Reformation? Will the reformers give up power? ”

Li Zixiong disagreed, and asked, "Could it be that Wen Xigong (Pei Shiju) will also change his conservative position?" Under the current situation between China and foreign countries, whether or not the Third Eastern Crusade can be launched, Wen Xigong's opinion is very important, which is obvious. ”

"Wen Xigong has changed his stance and has turned to actively support the Holy Initiative Third Crusade." Li Fengyun said in a calm tone.

Li Zixiong was surprised, "What is the evidence?" ”

Li Fengyun immediately said Pei Shiju's two proposals at the core decision-making level of the center of the eighth month of August, one was to recommend the king of Qi to go north to the border, and the other was to appease the rebel army.

On the surface, these two proposals were aimed at resolving the crisis of suppression in northern Xinjiang, but linking them with the purpose of Pei Shiju's westward expansion strategy was in essence to stabilize the situation in the northwest and northwest Xinjiang. Whether it is these two proposals or the strategy of westward expansion, the interests of the conservatives must be taken into account, so they will inevitably encounter great resistance in the center. Now that Pei Shiju has begun to travel westward and the two proposals have begun to be implemented, it is enough to prove that Pei Shiju has made a huge political compromise, and the biggest political compromise is undoubtedly to support Sheng's initiative to take the initiative in the Third Eastern Crusade, and what he is doing now is to create conditions for the Third Eastern Crusade.

When Li Zixiong heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and a wave of joy couldn't help but come to his heart, as if he saw a ray of light in the darkness, as if he had grasped a life-saving straw in the stormy seas, and there was hope that the most worrying problem finally had hope of being solved.

For him, the third crusade of the Civil War to the east of the king of Qi to the north is not important, the important thing is to return to the ranks of the nobility, become a man again, and seek a good future for the children and grandchildren of relatives and friends, so making contributions is only a means to achieve this goal, and the court appeasement is also one of the means, compared to the latter to pay a smaller price, which is also what Li Zixiong has been looking forward to. Now he is looking forward to it, he was right to choose Li Fengyun in the first place, and he really found a glimmer of life from Pei Shiju.

"Conditional appeasement?" Li Zixiong asked, "What conditions?" ”

"Unconditional surrender." Li Fengyun sneered, "Hand over the army, tie your hands, and let it be slaughtered." ”

Li Zixiong smiled, smiling meaningfully, "This is exactly where your mission lies, have you forgotten?" ”

Li Fengyun scoffed, "If you know who so-and-so is, you should know that so-and-so has died a long time ago." You should also know very well that he died not by the sword of the enemy, but by the hidden arrows of his own people. Since you know everything about XX's past and present life, and know that XX has a deep blood feud, why do you still wishfully think that XX will still be loyal to him, and will charge into battle for him and sacrifice his life to die? ”

Li Zixiong bowed slightly, and seemed to agree with what Li Fengyun said, but what he said was the opposite, "Because you are the son of An Pinggong (Li Delin), because you are the proud protégé of Wen Xigong." ”

Li Fengyun was stunned for a moment, then laughed, and said word by word, "XX refused." ”

Li Zixiong was not surprised, and nodded without thinking, "You have ambitions, you want to fly freely, you can understand." ”

Li Fengyun glanced at him and asked with a pun, "Do you really understand?" ”

"Tell me what you think." Li Zixiong said, "You are not qualified to refuse Wen Xigong, and you don't dare to refuse Wen Xigong in person, so the real situation is that you came up with a new strategy, released a bait, and secretly dug a trap, but Wen Xigong saw through your bait and vetoed your plan, and as a result, you dug your own grave." ”

Li Fengyun looked admiring, and spoke to the wise man, which was really simple and direct, "Passive defense cannot solve the dilemma in northern Xinjiang, only by taking the initiative to attack and replace defense with offense can we effectively alleviate the crisis between the north and the south, and help Wen Xigong achieve the results of his westward journey and effectively alleviate the crisis in western Xinjiang." ”

Li Zixiong was a little surprised, feeling that Li Fengyun's words were very abrupt, completely unexpected, and completely inconsistent with the interests of the alliance. Li Fengyun is the commander of the alliance, and everything he thinks and thinks is from the position of the alliance and seeks the interests of the alliance, and this sentence is obviously from Pei Shiju's position and seeks the great interests of the entire Middle Earth, so this sentence is not from Li Fengyun at all, but from Pei Shiju.

"Drive the tiger and devour the wolf, and bring disaster to the east." Li Zixiong shook his head and sighed bitterly, "You can't use it for yourself, once the tail doesn't fall off, it will become a big problem, of course, you can only drive it out of the country, and you will be over." Speaking of this, he looked at Li Fengyun and said helplessly, "It seems that the Holy Lord's side has reached an agreement, Duan Da attacks head-on, Wen Xigong exerts pressure on the side, if we are consistent in our hearts and mouths and loyal to Middle-earth, of course we will go out of the fortress, kill prisoners for Middle-earth, and protect the Great Wall for the Holy Lord and the center, so that they can kill many birds with one stone, and kill multiple birds with one stone, which can not only alleviate the dilemma in northern Xinjiang, but also ease the relationship between the north and the south, and also confuse the situation outside the Cypriots, and contain and weaken the threat of the captives outside the Cypriots to Middle-earth." If the Beilu kills us, they will kill us with a sword, and eradicate the great trouble of their henchmen; On the contrary, if we persist, they can still use the sword to kill people, and use our power to contain and attack the foreign captives. All in all, we will do no harm to them when we get out of the fortress, and we can only fight our way out of the siege of the wolves, and we will die or die. Good plan, good plan! ”

Li Fengyun's expression was solemn and he didn't say a word.

Li Zixiong paused for a moment, stroked his beard and pondered for a while, and then said, "Since this plan was said by Wen Xigong, it must be very different from Duan Da's, otherwise we just rejected Duan Da's proposal in a solemn and just manner before, but today we have to be cheeky and whisper to beg Duan Da to cooperate, wouldn't it be a slap in the face?" ”

Li Fengyun nodded slightly, "It's really different." ”

Li Zixiong suddenly became interested, "What's the difference?" Where is Wen Xigong's goal? ”

"Wen Xigong's goal is to gain a foothold in the Song Desert, crisscross both sides of the weak Luoshui, sweep the Xiqi and Khitan tribes, and firmly insert a tenon between the northeast and the Far East in the desert, so that it will be connected with the northeast as a whole, and the north of the desert can be clamped to the west, and the Far East can be contained to the east, thus reversing the passive situation of our Middle Earth in the defense of the northern Xinjiang."

Li Zixiong suddenly had an epiphany and suddenly became excited, "If we succeed, we can not only recover the lost land in Anzhou, but also expand the territory to the north bank of the weak Luoshui, and build a world-famous feat, and then exchange this world-famous feats for fame and fortune, not only can we shade our descendants, but also be famous through the ages." ”

Li Fengyun was expressionless and looked cold.

Li Zixiong immediately calmed down and carefully considered the negative effects of this plan. Obviously, if Li Fengyun betrays Middle-earth and dominates one side, then all the benefits of this plan will be lost, and Middle-earth will be left with a powerful henchman, so in comparison, it is better to maintain the status quo, and it is much easier for Middle-earth to deal with the three mediocre foreign clans of Xi Fei and Khitan in the northeast than to deal with a "behemoth".

Pei Shiju really had no last resort, first used "unconditional surrender" to test Li Fengyun's loyalty, but Li Fengyun refused and exposed all his ambitions, and then Pei Shiju threw out this bait of "hegemony outside the plug" to tempt Li Fengyun out of the plug. As long as Li Fengyun gets out of the fortress and takes the initiative to jump into the trap, then it is completely foreseeable that under the encirclement and interception of the three tribes of the Beiyu and Xifei Khitan tribes in the Middle-earth Desert, defeat is only a matter of time before he is defeated.

"If this plan is to succeed, we must be supported by food, grass and weapons, otherwise the army will be wiped out." Li Zixiong said tentatively.

Li Fengyun shook his head, "There is no support." ”

Li Zixiong smiled bitterly, "You agreed?" ”

Li Fengyun continued to shake his head, "A certain refused." ”

Li Zixiong looked up to the sky and sighed, "Since you refused, there is no way out, only to survive." Soldier Guishen, taking advantage of the fact that the northern captives are not yet prepared, and taking advantage of the fact that winter has not yet come, first kill into the pine desert and find a foothold first, otherwise we will be trapped in the flying fox and lose our vitality. ”

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