Chapter 158: Puzzle Clearing

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Suddenly, Han Jinluo spoke.

"General, we just fought a hard battle, and we suffered a lot of losses, is it appropriate to go west to the Central Plains without waiting for repairs?" Han Jinluo hesitated for a moment, and then said, "We have just defeated Duan Wencao, and the official army is temporarily unable to fight back, which is just conducive to our passing through Lu County, once we occupy most of Lu County, our strength will be rapidly expanded." Although the degree of exhibition is not as the general wants, and there are many crises, it is better to take steady steps, one step at a time. Only with a good foundation can we go far. ”

Han Jinluo said it more tactfully, but in fact, he questioned Li Fengyun for being unrealistic, self-conscious, and ambitious. With the current strength of the righteous army, it is far more practical to keep the light and bury one's head in the sky than to show oneself and kill the Quartet, which is also the doubt of all the heroes and generals in the tent.

Li Fengyun replied without hesitation, "As you are worried, once the Eastern Crusade is over and the Weifu Army returns, we will definitely fall into a severe existential crisis, so the time given to us is too short, only a few months. Lu County's small territory and limited wealth are not enough to help us develop quickly, so we must go out, go out immediately, and find more wealth. Secondly, the Eastern Expedition has begun, and the Donglai Naval Division is about to cross the sea for an expedition, at this time, the chief of the Naval Division, Lai Hu'er, and the deputy commander, Zhou Fashang, urgently need the stability of the Qilu region, if we continue to fight in Lu County and occupy most of Lu County, it will further worsen the situation in Qilu, and even affect the sailor to cross the sea expedition, and affect the victory or defeat of the Eastern Expedition. The victory of the Eastern Crusade not only contributes to the stability of the northern part of Middle-earth, but also the glory of our entire Middle-earth, and it is the responsibility and obligation of everyone in Middle-earth to ensure the victory of the Eastern Crusade. ”

Li Fengyun said it righteously and harshly, but everyone in the tent was dumbfounded. And there is such a reason? However, this reason is reasonable, whether it is anti-emperor, anti-Sui, or anti-Guanlongren, this is all an internal matter of Middle-earth, and the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo is a foreign war in Middle-earth, and the people of Middle-earth should work together to unite with the outside world.

"Once the situation in Qilu deteriorates, Zhang Xutuo, under the heavy pressure of Lai Hu'er and Zhou Fashang, will definitely attack south again. Zhang Xutuo and Duan Wencao joined forces, the official army was too strong, we couldn't beat them, we could only retreat to Mengshan, so it delayed the exhibition time, it is foreseeable that the moment of the end of the Eastern Crusade is the time when the righteous army perished. ”

Li Fengyun's words were not shocking, and he directly equated the Western Expedition to the Central Plains with the survival of the righteous army. If you can't sacrifice your life and forget your life to kill the Central Plains at this moment, but are lucky to guard a corner of Mengshan Mountain, you will definitely die.

But Li Fengyun's words played a role. In fact, both the righteous army itself and the government bureaucrats know in their hearts that as long as the Eastern Crusade is over and the Weifu army returns, any unstable forces in Middle-earth will be wiped out in the face of the absolute strength of the imperial court, and a single qiē will be calm. The expeditionary force was like a mountain pressing on the rebels, so that the soldiers were shrouded in the haze of death all the time, unable to breathe. Is there a way to overturn this mountain and dispel the haze of death? There was no in the past, but now there is, Li Fengyun has shown them a way to live, if they want to control their own destiny, then go west to the Central Plains.

The atmosphere in the tent became very oppressive.

The heroes suddenly appeared, no matter how they calculated, how they made small calculations, they could not overturn the mountain that pressed on their bodies, if they did not think about changes in time, no matter how hard they tried in the future, they could not change the established ending, and in the end it was in vain. And if you want to think about change, the strategy that Li Fengyun came up with is the best idea for change, and only by showing up your absolute strength can you overturn the mountain on your head.

In the face of the cruel reality, the psychology of the heroes who hesitated, swayed, and hesitated began to change.

"With our existing strength to march west to the Central Plains, the difficulties can be imagined." Shuai Rentai spoke, his demeanor was solemn, his tone was low, although he was not depressed, but his mood was too heavy, giving people an unbearable weight, "In such a difficult situation, the general's westward expedition to the Central Plains is not to gather the elite in one place, but to march in unison in three ways. The disadvantages of dividing the troops into three routes are self-evident, and the reason why the general made this decision was obviously because he was worried that he would be attacked by the officers and armies of Qilu and Xu Ru on the left and right, so that the retreat route would be cut off and he would be surrounded by the officers and troops. Since the general has considered the problem of retreat, and has not hesitated to promote his shortcomings and avoid his strengths, and divide his troops to resist the enemy, then the general has ever considered that once Duan Wencao joins forces with the officers and troops of Pengcheng to inflict heavy losses on our left-behind troops after our army's westward expedition, and puts our westward expedition army in the midst of the heavy encirclement of the official army, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

Li Fengyun smiled, "There is another important reason for the rush to the west, which is related to Duan Wencao. ”

What does the righteous army's western expedition have to do with Duan Wencao? Everyone was very puzzled and listened attentively to Li Fengyun's explanation.

"I just want to ask you one question, if we put all our strength in Lu County, if we defeat Duan Wencao again and force Duan Wencao to hold on to the city, if we control most of Lu County, and thus push the situation in Qi and Lu to deteriorate rapidly, then Duan Wencao will inevitably fall. Duan Wencao fell, and the Beihai Duan clan suffered heavy losses, what kind of impact will this have on the situation of the Qilu people, even the Qilu region, and even the entire Shandong region? ”

Duan Wencao fell, before his brother Duan Wenzhen, the secretary of the military department, died again, and the Beihai Duan clan was hit hard, and the Beihai Duan clan was the core force of the entire Qilu aristocratic group, and the damage to the Yan zhòng of this core force will inevitably affect the overall interests of the Qilu aristocratic group. The Qilu aristocratic group is an important part of the Shandong aristocratic group, which will inevitably affect the interests of the Shandong aristocratic group.

The interests of Shandong people have been damaged, who will benefit from it? Of course, it's Guan Long. The Guanlong people were the main force and core force of the ruling class of this dynasty, and in order to contain and weaken the Shandong people and firmly control the Shandong region, the Guanlong people could be described as exhausted and did everything they could. Now that they have finally seized an opportunity to contain the Shandong people and attack the Qilu people, how can they miss it? Once the Qilu people are completely suppressed by the Guanlong people and fall into differentiation and collapse, the Qilu region will inevitably be controlled by the Guanlong people, and the Guanlong people will definitely carry out a bloody suppression of the Qilu rebel army in order to stabilize the situation in the Qilu region.

The rise and development of the Qilu Righteous Army was closely related to the connivance and support of the Qilu aristocratic group, and the reason why the Qilu aristocratic group was secretly confusing the situation in Qilu was precisely to use this unconventional means to attack the controlling power of the Guanlong people in the Qilu region, so as to further consolidate and strengthen the local forces and maintain the tradition of Qi people governing Qi. The rebels defeated Duan Wencao and occupied Lu County, which was actually a cannibalism between the Qi people, and it was the relatives who hated the enemy quickly, and it was to help the Guanlong people fight the Qilu people and consolidate their rule over the Qilu region.

Many people in the tent, especially Qi people, immediately understood the deep-seated things behind the question Li Fengyun asked.

If you want the Qilu rebels to be able to hold on for a long time, Lu Jun really can't fight anymore, and Duan Wencao can't fall, once Lu Jun is occupied and Duan Wencao, the representative of the Qilu aristocracy, is defeated, then it is not only the Qilu aristocratic group that will be damaged, but also the Qilu Yijun themselves.

This is the difference in the level of the problem. People of different classes, statuses, and identities will come to very different conclusions about the same thing. As for whether to take advantage of this victory to "beat" Duan Wencao to sweep Lu County, Li Fengyun's interpretation is completely different from the understanding of the heroes and generals from all walks of life, and after listening to Li Fengyun's explanation, everyone immediately had a sense of enlightenment and sudden epiphany, and felt that their horizons were suddenly broadened, and they saw a lot of things that they had never even thought of in the past.

Xu Shiren was even more surprised in his heart, and suddenly had a new understanding of Li Fengyun. Li Fengyun's interpretation of the current form has many similarities with what he heard from Duan Wencao and from the elders of the family. It can also be inferred from this that Li Fengyun's origin is extraordinary, and it is certain that he came from a family of great eunuchs, otherwise it would be impossible to have such profound insight and amazing foresight. However, now is not the time to explore the secrets of Li Fengyun's identity, what Xu Shiren wants to know more is that if Li Fengyun's analysis is correct, what countermeasures will Duan Wencao take after learning that the righteous army is marching west to the Central Plains? And is this countermeasure in their own interests?

Xu Shiren immediately asked, "General, we have shown mercy to Duan Wencao's subordinates, but does Duan Wencao appreciate it?" In the course of our western expedition, will Duan Wencao attack Mengshan? Will it unite Zhang Xutuo of Qi County and Cui Deben of Pengcheng to cut off our retreat? ”

Li Fengyun shook his hand, "Our westward expedition to the Central Plains is good news for both the deteriorating situation in Qilu and the anxious Duan Wencao and the Qilu aristocratic bureaucrats. Interpreting our expedition from their standpoint will undoubtedly allow them to see the many benefits contained in it, and these interests are equally important to them, which will inevitably lead to a tacit understanding between the two sides on a certain course. ”

"They will be like when they heard the news that Wang Bo and Meng Rang raised the flag to rebel in Changbai Mountain, and secretly added fuel to the fire and used it to disrupt the situation in Qilu to attack the Guanlong people."

"Although this is like dancing on the tip of a knife, full of dangers, but imagine that a spark can start a prairie fire, once the fire of rebellion burns brightly, more and more people rise up, and the tide of uprising sweeps through Middle-earth, then the Great Sui Guozuo will inevitably be shaken, and the great cause of the unification of Middle-earth will inevitably fall into the danger of collapse. When Middle Earth is in turmoil, the heroes rise up together, competing for hegemony, who is the most beneficial? Is it the emperor who is high above, or the people of Li who are like grass mustard ants? Neither. When Middle-earth is in turmoil, the emperor will lose a qiē, and the people of Li will also fall into darkness and lose their lives. The only people who like war and division are the nobles. Since the Wei and Jin dynasties, the clan of the gate lords, these nobles of Middle-earth, have repeatedly used divisions and wars to control Middle-earth in order to seize the power and wealth of Middle-earth. Today's Middle-earth seems to be a peaceful unification, but in fact there has long been an undercurrent, the nobles of Middle-earth are in the distribution of power and wealth in the fierce contradictions, conflicts, the crisis of collapse is gradually forming, once the crisis bursts, Middle-earth collapses, the nobles will show their skills. ”

"Middle-earth is a game of chess, the opponents are aristocrats representing different interests, and we are a group of chess pieces." Li Fengyun waved his hand vigorously and said impassionedly, "No matter how hard we try to change our fate, we can't get rid of the fate of being abandoned and killed, so the only way for us is to become strong and become a player on the scale, rather than being played with as a pawn in the palm of our hands." ”