On the tenth day of the seventh month, in the morning, King Qi set camp.

Early in the morning, Li Baiyao reported urgently that Li Fengyun had led the alliance troops to withdraw to the front line of Weinan and Puyang, and it was estimated that he would cross the river north from the Weiliangjin area after dawn.

King Qi was a little surprised, and secretly called it lucky, Li Fengyun's marching speed was too fast, and he almost "collided head-on" with Yuwenshu, if this "collided", trouble? It's big. The king of Qi asked Li Baiyao to tell Li Fengyun that the alliance troops should be allowed to cross the river, and that he would give the necessary cover on the north bank of the Great River.

Soon, Li Shanheng came to report urgently, and the scout was in Weiliangjin, more than 60 miles east of Liyang, and found that an army under the banner of the Eastern Capital Garrison was crossing the river.

Li Shanheng had already received the news from Wei Fusi, knowing that it was Li Fengyun's alliance army, just to hide people's eyes, Li Shanheng had to respond to the story in vain, and had to pretend to report to the king of Qi, in addition, in order to be prepared, Li Shanheng transferred the main force into Liyang Cang yesterday, and also strengthened the garrison of King Qi's camp, in case Li Fengyun suddenly treacherously attacked Cangcheng after crossing the river. Now Li Fengyun has an army of 40,000 under his tent, and all of them are the main force, in the face of such a strong force, Li Shanheng does not dare to be careless, and is careful to take precautions.

King Qi was unhappy, and his face suddenly became gloomy. Crossing the river is a major event, related to the safety of both parties, once the tacit cooperation is not achieved, an accident may cause irreparable losses, but Li Fengyun is bold, this side has not yet got in touch with Liyang, and the river crossing has begun to be crossed over there, and he has not taken King Qi in his eyes at all. This is good luck, if it is unlucky, Yuwen Shu has not left Liyang, how is it good now? Is it true that the two sides are going to fight and lose both?

Wei Fusi and Li Shanheng can understand Li Fengyun's eagerness to get out of danger, now that Han Shige is by his side, this is an unstable factor that cannot be controlled, and the more than 4,000 "prisoners" who were "blackmailed" from Dong Chun are also a hidden danger, and the "cover" of the Wagang army on both sides of the Jishui River is also at risk, and what is even stricter is that he cannot ensure that the King of Qi always keeps his promise, so he is not only in a hurry to cross the river, but also "cut first and then play", and cross the river before the King of Qi learns, Send the Xuanfeng army to the opposite bank first to seize the opportunity, so that even if the King of Qi changes his position and treacherously attacks, he can use the "opportunity" to block the King of Qi and win time for the alliance army to cross the river.

This is in line with Li Fengyun's style of acting, he has always been dangerous, expecting him to be cautious and cautious, stable and stable, it is really difficult, this is directly related to his lack of strength, the strength is not as good as others, can only win by trickery, of course, if it were not for this kind of character, he would not have offered King Qi to "go north to the border" to take a risk.

This also shows that the two sides lack trust, there is tacit understanding, but there is too little trust, and the lack of tacit understanding of trust is a big risk. Now the king of Qi has decided to go north to the border, there is no way out, and if he wants to make a difference in the northern Xinjiang, whether it is to block the northern garrison territory, or to dominate the northern frontier, first of all, he must increase his strength in the shortest possible time, there is no strength in the northern Xinjiang dead end, and the best shortcut for him to increase his strength is to cooperate with Li Fengyun, and the basis of cooperation is trust, without a certain foundation of trust, cooperation is an empty word, and even at the critical moment, the two sides are even difficult to maintain tacit understanding.

King Qi questioned Li Baiyao, "What is the intention of the white hair?" Did he deliberately create contradictions, or did he deliberately threaten and blackmail Gu? ”

Li Baiyao calmly explained, Li Fengyun speculated that Laihu'er and the main force of the Navy Division were on the way to aid the Eastern Capital, and it was estimated that it should not be far from the Eastern Capital, and it was even closer to Liyang, and the current restoration of the smooth flow of the Grand Canal is the top priority, if nothing else, after Laihu'er arrived in Li ** to understand the situation in the Eastern Capital, it is very likely that some of the naval warships will be deployed on the line from Liyang to Luokou to ensure that the North-South Grand Canal is unimpeded, so that Li Fengyun and the alliance army are not only in danger of being exposed, The time to cross the river to the north will also be delayed, and this will not only affect the safety of the King of Qi, but also affect the plan of the King of Qi to go north, so Li Fengyun is impatient and does not dare to waste a trace of time.

King Qi was taken aback. Come to Hu'er to help the Eastern Capital? Is the main force of the sailor coming against the current? Such a major event, a major event that directly affects the trend of the situation in the Eastern Capital, why is Yuwen not revealing a word?

Although the province asked the Donglai Sailor for help, it was a sudden illness and went to the doctor, and it had no effect. The province did not have the power to transfer troops, and Laihu'er did not dare to give up the Eastern Expedition without authorization, and led all the sailors to aid the Eastern Capital. Previously, Laihu'er sent Zhou Fashang, the deputy head of the sailor, to lead a hundred warships and two Wu Benlang to rush to the aid of the Eastern Capital, which was already a violation of the law, and could be regarded as an accomplice, and there was a risk of losing his head, so as long as there was no edict from the Holy Lord, it would be impossible for Laihu'er to wave his army to quell the rebellion, and then take a step back and say that even if he doesn't want his head, he still has to think about his subordinates, and he can't let everyone lose his head with him.

However, Yuwenshu and Qu Tutong both said that the Holy Lord and the Central Center immediately decided to stop the Eastern Crusade after receiving the news of Yang Xuangan's rebellion, and this edict must be transmitted to the Donglai Water Division as quickly as possible, so as to prevent the Water Division from crossing the sea and going deep alone, and the closest expeditionary army to the Eastern Capital is also the Donglai Water Division, and the Holy Lord may indeed order Laihu'er to rush to the Eastern Capital to quell the rebellion at the same time. Calculated in this way, Li Fengyun's prediction is very correct, and it is really possible for Laihu'er to rush to the aid of the Eastern Capital.

Qu Tutong is an ordinary commander of the Wei Mansion, and he does not participate in the decision-making of the central government, so it is normal not to know about it, but it is impossible for Yuwenshu not to know about it. If Yuwenshu knew about this, why didn't he mention Laihu'er and Donglai Shuishi from beginning to end? Is it worried that Lai Hu'er had already crossed the sea with the sailor before the edict was delivered, and it was uncertain that the sailor would definitely rush to the eastern capital to quell the rebellion, so he never mentioned it, or was it because of other reasons? For example, the Holy Lord has been determined to "clear" the King of Qi, and has secretly ordered Yuwenshu and Laihu'er to join forces to relieve the military power of the King of Qi, so of course Yuwenshu must strictly keep secrets.

Wei Fusi and Li Shanheng were also surprised, especially Wei Fusi, who evacuated the battlefield in the Eastern Capital with Li Fengyun, and the two discussed the plan to go north together every day, but they never heard Li Fengyun mention Laihu'er and the sailor, the situation is particularly complicated at this moment, first of all, regardless of whether this matter is true or not, it can be seen from Li Fengyun's lack of a word that Li Fengyun does not trust them at all. But it's normal to think about it, once the King of Qi changes his position and is treacherous, once the King of Qi knows that Li Fengyun has speculated that Laihu'er is coming, and is ready to take precautions, then what is the possibility that the alliance army will successfully cross the river? Li Fengyun only has a chance to escape if he has a mental calculation or not, so of course Li Fengyun must be cautious and cautious.

The more King Qi thought about it, the more frightened he became, and Wei Fusi and Li Shanheng also had an ominous premonition.

If Laihu'er comes with the main force of the water division and joins Zhou Fashang, the water division will become the strongest support army on the battlefield of the Eastern Capital, with fifty or sixty thousand sailor soldiers who are absolutely loyal to the Holy Lord, plus Cui Hongsheng, the ambassador of Hebei, Chen Ling, the deputy of Zhuo County, Li Gongting, the general of Wu Benlang, Yang Hao, the governor of Heyang, plus the counterinsurgency envoys Yu Wenshu and Qu Tutong appointed by the Holy Lord, several major forces join forces, as long as Wei Wensheng sticks to Tongguan and does not lose, the siege of the Eastern Capital can be solved immediately. The eastern capital was safe, and the kings of Yue, Yang Tong, Fan Zigai, Yang Gongren, and Li Hun joined the encirclement and suppression with great vigour, and Yang Xuangan's defeat was just around the corner.

Next, if Yuwenshu and Laihu'er join forces to "deal with" King Qi, where will King Qi flee? Yu Wenshu has already tested the "bottom line" of King Qi, knowing that King Qi is ambitious and intends to fight against the Holy Lord according to the northern frontier, and he will inevitably kill the killer to prevent future troubles.

King Qi was furious, and asked Li Baiyao sharply, "Why did you hide such a big thing and not report it?" ”

Li Baiyao was very aggrieved, and I only knew it, and then unceremoniously questioned King Qi, such a big thing, how could the king not know? Since the king knew, why didn't he tell Bai Fa in advance, so as to form a tacit understanding and protect each other? The king deliberately concealed it, and of course the white hair suspected that the king had another purpose, so the two sides did not trust each other, so that misunderstandings arose and conflicts were fierce.

King Qi became more and more angry, "Lone really doesn't know, if Lone knows, how can he deliberately hide it?" Coming to Hu'er's aid, the sailor not only decided the direction of the situation in the Eastern Capital, but also decided the fate of Lone. In a critical moment, how can Lone fall into gray hair and die, and kill himself? ”

Li Baiyao took the opportunity to speak. The reason for this misunderstanding and this crisis is because of the lack of trust between the two sides. If Laihu'er really came with a sailor, the situation in the eastern capital would quickly reverse, Yang Xuan felt that the defeat was imminent, and the time left for the king of Qi to move was very limited.

"At present, the relationship between the north and the south is deteriorating day by day, and the northern Xinjiang town is extremely severe, compared with the danger brought to the king by the reversal of the situation in the eastern capital, the northbound border is more sinister, and if you are not careful, you will lose everything."

Li Baiyao "struck while the iron was hot" and on the basis of the drastic evolution of relations between the north and the south, analyzed and deduced in detail the causes and consequences of the "Third Eastern Crusade", hoping to persuade the king of Qi to meet with Li Fengyun in secret, and the two sides sat together and talked openly and honestly.

"The success or failure of the Third Eastern Crusade determines the direction of North-South relations, if I destroy Goguryeo, conquer the Far Eastern captives, and monopolize the interests of the Far East, we can effectively deter the desert captives and delay the outbreak of the Civil War. The north and the south have reached the point where water and fire are incompatible, and they draw their swords against each other, and it is certain that the Turks will tear their faces and prevent our Middle Earth from monopolizing the Far East at any cost, so next year the six towns in northern Xinjiang will definitely be full of wolves, the Great Wall? The battle on the front is fierce. With the king's current strength, it is difficult to do anything even when he reaches the northern frontier, and if the king wants to defend the Great Wall and ensure the triumphant return of the Third Eastern Crusade, he must strengthen his strength in the shortest possible time, and Baifa and his alliance army can solve the king's urgent needs. ”

King Qi pondered for a long time, looked at Wei Fusi and Li Shanheng, and looked at him with the intention of inquiry.

Wei Fusi and Li Shanheng understood it, but they were both cautious and did not respond. The identity of King Qi is too special, there are some things that can't be done, and doing it is a disaster, just like the case of "loss of morality" back then, which caused Xiao Wall and a fatal blow, and he didn't even have a chance to turn over.

King Qi gritted his teeth, resolutely decided, and waved his hand at Li Baiyao, "Patrol Yongji Canal tonight, please make proper arrangements for Duke Anping." ”

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