On the fourth day of the first month of February, Zhen Baoche and Yutai Wuyang led the guard corps to Fangcheng, and all the high-level leaders of the alliance went out of the city to greet them, and the sound of celebratory drums resounded throughout the world.

That night, all the high-ranking officials of the alliance gathered at the Grand Governor's Mansion to continue discussing the expedition to Goguryeo.

Last night, Li Fengyun had already made it very clear the reason why the alliance had to participate in the Third Eastern Crusade, first, this was a prerequisite for the Eastern Capital to appease Anton, and there was no room for negotiation; Second, this is the best shortcut for the alliance to develop quickly, so the heaven-sent fighter cannot be missed; Third, this is to lay the foundation for the future survival of the alliance, because after the end of the Great War, regardless of the victory or defeat of Middle-earth, the alliance will inevitably embark on the road of secession and self-reliance, so it is necessary to take precautions, and now with the help of the power of the eastern capital, the destruction of Goguryeo can not only further expand the northeast territory, but also completely destroy this Far Eastern hegemon that will inevitably threaten and hinder the alliance in the future.

However, many heroes have quite controversial decisions about the Third Eastern Crusade, one is that they have just arrived in Anzhou, they have not yet taken a breath, and they want to go on an expedition to Goguryeo, they have not yet enjoyed the results of sweeping Andong, and they have to charge forward for the future, which is really more than enough and insufficient strength, and it is difficult to continue, and second, with the existing strength of the alliance, with the dangerous situation of the alliance now "there are wolves in front and tigers in the back", they will do their best to go on an expedition to Goguryeo. Even calculated by the Holy Lord and the Eastern Capital, the whole army was wiped out on the battlefield of the expedition, that was to bring disaster upon themselves, so they did not want to participate in the Third Eastern Crusade, but the alliance's participation in the Third Eastern Crusade was the premise for the Eastern Capital to appease Anton, and returning to Middle-earth was the only way for them to change their traitor status and dark situation, so there was no room for bargaining in this matter, so they could only retreat and send part of the army to participate in the Third Eastern Crusade to cope with the errand and prevaricate.

The specific strategy for the expedition to Goguryeo was the main content of the discussion tonight, and the focus of the discussion was how many troops to send to the east.

Hao Xiaode, Liu Heimin, and other Hebei marshals took the lead in putting forward a proposal to use part of the army to march eastward, and elaborated on the reasons for this suggestion.

First of all, from a military point of view, the time for the Third Crusade was no longer enough. Under normal circumstances, after the decision to make the Eastern Expedition, it still takes several months to make preliminary preparations such as the recruitment of troops and people, and the transportation and hoarding of grain and grass, that is, if the decision of the Third Eastern Expedition is made at the end of last year, then after three to four months of preparation, the attack will be launched in early summer, and the city of Pyongyang will be killed before the rainy season in late summer and early autumn, and the expeditionary force will be able to win enough time to attack the city before the arrival of winter.

However, the fact now is that the Holy Lord and the Center have not yet made the decision of the Third Crusade, so it is obvious that there is no doubt that even if the Holy Lord and the Center make the decision to make the Eastern Crusade before the end of this month and complete the preparations for the Eastern Crusade in the shortest possible time, the Expeditionary Force will definitely miss the best time to attack, and there will definitely not be enough time to attack Pyongyang City, and the Third Eastern Crusade will still fall short. In that case, is it necessary for the Coalition to devote all its efforts to participate in the Third Crusade?

Secondly, from the perspective of the current predicament of internal and external troubles facing the Eastern Capital, the top priority of the Holy Lord and the Central Committee is to settle the internal crisis first, and to solve the domestic crisis first, rather than continuing to carry out foreign expeditions, so the Third Eastern Crusade is obviously a wrong decision. This can prove that the heart of the Eastern Capital is not dead, and the Eastern Capital takes participation in the Third Eastern Crusade as a precondition for appeasement, and the purpose is very clear, that is, to use the Third Eastern Crusade to achieve the purpose of containing and weakening Anton, so the alliance cannot go to the middle of the plan, just send a small number of people to perfunctory.

Again, leaving aside the eastern capital, relying only on Andong's strength, can the expedition to Goguryeo be carried out in one go, and can it achieve the goal of fattening itself by destroying Goguryeo? If it doesn't work, you must also rely on the power of the Eastern Capital, and you must rely on the Third Eastern Crusade of the Eastern Capital, then Anton is seeking the skin of the tiger, the risks are too great, and the benefits are uncertain, and the two are disproportionate.

In the end, Hao Xiaode, Liu Heimin and other Hebei heroes came up with a countermeasure to ensure that the alliance could achieve the two goals of destroying Goguryeo and separating itself from each other, that is, the snipe and the clam compete and the fisherman benefited.

First of all, the plan was calculated, since the eastern capital Anton participated in the Third Eastern Crusade, then participated, and sent a small number of troops to participate, so as to fulfill the promise, but also evade the trap of Middle-earth and preserve its strength. And the third attack on Goguryeo by Middle-earth, regardless of whether it could achieve the goal of destruction or not, the result was the same, the banks of the Yalu River were thousands of miles of red land and ruins, which gave Andong the opportunity to sweep through Liaodong.

"We believe in the general manager's deduction of the general trend of the world and the prediction of the Great War between the North and the South." Hao Xiaode, who made a presentation on behalf of the Hebei Haoshuai, said proudly, "The war between the north and the south will break out in the summer and autumn of next year, and its main battlefield will definitely be on the line of Daibei and Lingshuo, and the eastern capital will inevitably throw all its strength into the main battlefield, so that the threat of the desert to Anton will be the lowest, and the strength of Liaodong is also seriously insufficient, which is the best opportunity for my Anton to sweep Liaodong." ”

"At the beginning of the Flying Fox, Zhi Shilang had an idea...... Hao Xiaode pointed at Wang Bo and said loudly, "If we take Anton and occupy Liaodong, then we can dominate according to the northeast frontier, just like the Feng Yan Kingdom more than two hundred years ago, its territory is composed of Youyan, Liaodong and Anton, and from the current situation, this idea is very likely to become a reality." The imminent outbreak of the North-South War can be described as a God-given opportunity for us, and the North and the South will inevitably lose their troops or even lose both sides in this war, and as long as we firmly grasp this opportunity and take advantage of the fact that the North and the South are fighting and taking care of themselves, we will be able to separate ourselves and dominate one side. ”

As soon as this statement came out, it immediately had a serious impact on the position of the alliance's heroes.

Under the current situation, the alliance returns to Middle-earth with Anton, and the benefits are very limited, and the East not only does not trust Anton, but even unabashedly shows the intention of strangulation.

The alliance commanders are clear about this, although they still have expectations for the Eastern Capital, and they all want to seek a good future, but the result of this negotiation made them very disappointed, not only realizing that their own strength is too weak, but also clearly seeing that the final result of subservience must be slaughtered, so the only way to protect their own interests is to be self-reliant, that is, to be the overlord of the Far East, to control their own destiny, and then rely on their strong strength to negotiate with the Eastern Capital, and then the result of the negotiation will be different, It is possible to seek the benefits you need.

That is to say, for the alliance commanders, survival is the first priority, personal interests and group interests are paramount, don't talk about any righteousness, let alone the supremacy of the interests of Middle-earth, it is meaningless, if their own survival cannot be guaranteed, what to take into account the righteousness and fight for the interests of Middle-earth? Nonsense.

Wang Bo, Guo Fangxuan, Zuo brothers and other Qilu heroes immediately reacted and unanimously supported this proposal.

Then Huo Xiaohan, Han Jinluo, Shuai Rentai and other Henan heroes also responded positively.

Li Zixiong, Han Shige, Zhou Zhong, Lai Yuan, Yang Gongdao, Yu Rou and other alliance aristocratic forces remained silent, very tacitly understanding, and closed their mouths one by one and said nothing.

They were certainly opposed to this proposal. Anton's return has lifted the rebellious noose around their necks and opened the door for them to return to the Eastern Capital, but the merit is still not enough, and the time has not yet come, so they can only hope for the Third Eastern Crusade and the Great War between the North and the South, so they must do their best to persuade Li Fengyun to fulfill his promise to the Eastern Capital.

However, Li Fengyun has not yet expressed his position, and the main officials of the Great Governor's Office, Chen Rui, Han Yao, Yuan An, Zhen Baoche and others have not expressed their position, and most of the generals who are loyal to Li Fengyun are in the Chifeng General Camp north of Songshan, and they have no chance to express their position at all, that is to say, only the heroes who have just come north from the Flying Fox are now expressing their positions, and it is precisely these people who are currently the weakest in the alliance, have the least right to speak, and have the least influence on the alliance's decision-making, but the bad thing is that They didn't know that Li Fengyun's strength had skyrocketed to a height that they had to look up to, they still looked at people with old eyes, and took it for granted that even if Li Fengyun's strength increased somewhat, under the joint confrontation of their three forces, there was still no advantage.

Li Fengyun behaved very calmly, always as steady as Mount Tai, just listening intently and not making any comments.

Finally, everyone who wanted to express their stance took a stand, and the lobby gradually quieted down, but everyone's eyes were not focused on Li Fengyun, but at Li Zixiong, Han Shige and others, after all, their group of people represented a major force within the alliance, and their attitude in this matter would definitely affect the alliance's decision-making.

Li Zixiong, Li Min and his son did not speak. Although Yu Rou, Zheng Yan, Pei Shuang and others have prominent identities and carry weight in their words, they do not have an army in their hands, so it is not appropriate to express their position at this moment. And Zhou Zhong and Lai Yuan, who held the army, had a clear attitude, and they must have done their best to expedition to Goguryeo, but this is contrary to the position of the grassroots heroes, and if it is expressed, it will inevitably lead to controversy, which makes the two hesitate and hesitate, so they invariably looked at Han Shige, who also held the army.

Han Shige's face was like frost, and he sneered secretly. Before, he left the Chifeng main camp without Li Fengyun's consent, Pegasus returned to Fangcheng, and tried to participate in and influence the negotiation of appeasement, which had already made Li Fengyun angry, although Li Fengyun did not reprimand Han Shige in person, but also refused Han Shige's visit, refused to accept any explanation from Han Shige, and the trust between the two before was gone.

The arrogant Han Shige not only did not review his mistakes, but resented Li Fengyun's "cold face" and was resentful. Li Zixiong had to persuade, Li Fengyun is not what it used to be, his strength is very strong, because of this, not only the Holy Lord and the central center have to "pinch their noses" to admit his identity as Li Pingyuan, but even Pei Shiju condescended to be noble and went to Anzhou to bargain with him in person, as for the desert, Da Luo Ben Ashina Yishun and Tong Li Yang Shanjing also came to negotiate in person, which shows that the Turks attach importance to him, so what are you Han Shige compared to? If we work together and work together, we may be able to fight for a good future, but on the contrary, it will be difficult to have a good end against them.

Li Zixiong's "beating" made Han Shige restrain himself, otherwise according to his temper, he would have "opened fire" at today's military meeting, but at this moment he couldn't bear it anymore and scolded, "A group of ignorant children, sitting in the well and watching the sky, are blind-eyed, greedy and excessive, and they don't know that the catastrophe is coming, and they are really stupid." ”

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