Chapter 762: "Coercion"
According to Li Fengyun's attack strategy, the main force of the alliance attracted and contained almost all the armies of the five Xi tribes on the battlefield of the Ghost Fang, and the heavy pressure and the price paid can be imagined, and it is precisely because of this that Li Zixiong, Han Shige and Zhou Zhong's selection of the front army can directly kill the Great Wall of Gubeikou at the fastest speed. www.biquge.info Then the problem came, the purpose of killing Gubeikou as quickly as possible was to win the support of grain and grass weapons on the Youzhou side, that is to say, the life and death of the alliance army was equal to being controlled by Li Zixiong and other magnates, although the two sides were consistent in the core interests of recovering Anzhou, but from the position of most of the generals of the alliance, they did not trust Li Zixiong and other magnates, this is where the contradiction lies.
When Li Fengyun made this decision, he should try to avoid contradictions, rather than deliberately intensifying the conflict, but the capture of Anzhou and the recovery of Anzhou are two concepts, the capture of Anzhou is not equal to permanent occupation, the recovery of Anzhou is permanent occupation, and the basis of permanent occupation is sufficient manpower, material and financial resources, the alliance has forty or fifty thousand troops, manpower is enough, but material and financial resources are extremely lacking, and must rely on the support of Youyan, and Youyan's support comes from the permission of the Holy Lord and the center, So who is more acceptable to the Holy Lord and the Central Committee of the lowly traitors led by Li Fengyun and the noble-born rebels led by Li Zixiong? Who has a wealth of connections and uses these valuable resources to help the coalition occupy Antara permanently and help the coalition grow?
That's the crux of the matter. Li Zixiong, Han Shige, Zhou Zhong, Lai Yuan, Yang Gongdao and other powerful people know the purpose of Li Fengyun's decision, they value the long-term interests as much as Li Fengyun, if Anzhou can occupy it for a long time, it will benefit not only from Middle Earth, but also from the alliance, but also themselves, for which they are willing to work hard with Li Fengyun, but those generals from humble backgrounds in the alliance are limited by the lack of their own vision and pattern, it is difficult to see far, and they focus more on the immediate gains and losses, and the two sides think differently, which leads to conflict.
The atmosphere in the tent fell into a dull and resentful because of Li Fengyun's decision, but fortunately, Li Fengyun's prestige was high, and opponents did not dare to question it face-to-face, and Li Zixiong and others did not bother to explain, their innate sense of superiority made them unable to identify with these lowly people who were born as thieves, since it was a matter of time before they parted ways, why compromise now?
Li Fengyun must explain, but he is not good at saying it too bluntly, too straightforward will inevitably hurt the fragile self-esteem of the lowly born, so Li Fengyun is very tactful, first explained the essential difference between the capture of Anzhou and the recovery of Anzhou, and once again emphasized that the alliance needs not only a steady stream of food and grass weapons, but also human, material and financial support, especially the need for all-round support from the political, economic and military aspects of Middle Earth.
The reason why the Xi people have been able to stay in Anzhou for more than 20 years and struggle to survive in the cracks of the great powers is precisely because the great powers have a fierce interest game in this region, and although the strength of the Xi people themselves is very limited, the general environment created by the game of the great powers, that is, the delicate balance between the north and the south in the northeast region, has allowed the Xi people to win certain convenient conditions in politics, economy and military, which is the basis for the Xi people's survival.
However, this balance will soon be broken by the alliance, and the powers that are engaged in a fierce game around Anzhou will soon react, and the Turks and the Eastern Hu Zhulu such as the Xi, Khitan, Goguryeo, Jinya, and Murowei will inevitably join forces to attack and suppress in the face of the aggressive offensive of Middle-earth, and strive to defeat the alliance in the shortest possible time, help the Xi people recapture Anzhou, and restore the previous regional balance, but Middle-earth will not miss a great opportunity, and will inevitably use the power of the alliance to recover Anzhou and break the former regional balance. Weaken the Turkic influence in the Northeast and the Far East, and then take advantage of the decline of Goguryeo, the overlord of the Far East, to re-establish a new regional balance dominated by Middle-earth in favor of Middle-earth's interests.
If the Holy Lord and the Center want to achieve this goal, they must support the rebel force of the Alliance, give all-round political, economic and military support, and ensure that the Alliance can help Middle-earth to occupy Anzhou permanently, but Li Fengyun and his traitors from bandits, in the eyes of the Holy Lord and the Center, obviously do not have the qualifications to support, and Li Zixiong and other magnates are different, they will definitely be supported by the Holy Lord and the Center, there is no doubt about this, so if the Alliance wants to develop and grow, it must win the cooperation of Li Zixiong and other magnates, Get their help.
"When the situation is not clear, even if the northern Hebei and Youyan giants keep their promises, but considering the potential crisis brought about by various variables, their support must be limited, at most some war readiness materials based on food, which can only save emergencies, not lives, a drop in the bucket, and cannot solve the fundamental problem. When the situation became clear, our needs also changed, not only needed food, silk and other materials, but also a large number of weapons, but also military cooperation, but also long-term all-round support, which was far beyond the ability of the giants. So who has the ability to give us all-round support? The King of Qi is too busy to take care of himself, he definitely can't, only Youyan is official, only Zhuojun Left-behind Mansion, and Zhuojun Left-behind Mansion will definitely not dare to make a claim, he must report to the Holy Lord and the center, and ask for the permission of the Holy Lord and the center. ”
When Li arrived, his eyes swept over the faces of the generals one by one, and the angry generals who had been angry before had already understood Li Fengyun's decision and were calm. This time, the selection of the front army went south to the Great Wall of Gubeikou, it seems that the task is simple, that is, to obtain the support of grain, grass and weapons from Youzhou, and this matter Li Fengyun has reached an agreement with the northern Hebei and Youyan wealthy families before leaving the fortress, which is completely guaranteed, but after hearing Li Fengyun's explanation, thinking about it carefully, in fact, the task of this trip is not simple, but very arduous, and even far exceeds the bloody battle of the main force of the alliance on the battlefield of the ghost side.
Without diamonds, without porcelain work, among the generals, who can reach the mandate of heaven? Who can gain the trust of the Holy Lord and the Center and win their all-round support? You don't have to think about it, so in fact, it is not Li Fengyun who handed over the future of the alliance to Li Zixiong and other magnates, but the fate of the alliance was originally controlled by Li Zixiong and other magnates, but the situation has not developed to this point before, and everyone can't see it.
This is Li Fengyun's cleverness, as early as when Yang Xuangan mutinied, he used the banner of King Qi to try his best to "kidnap" a large number of powerful people who were "pulled into the water" by Yang Xuangan to the ship of the alliance, although both sides had the intention of using each other at that time, but in fact the alliance still took a big advantage, but this big advantage did not show up until today, and it was really recognized by both sides. And what is particularly convincing is that the situation has developed to this point, the two sides are in fact a whole, regardless of each other, one is prosperous and one is lost, everyone has no way out, Li Zixiong and other magnates even if they know that they are being used by the alliance, so that the grassroots generals of the alliance have taken advantage of it, and they have to do their best to win the support of the Holy Lord and the center, and even if the grassroots generals of the alliance know that the credit for recovering Anzhou will be given to Li Zixiong and other magnates, they have suffered a big loss, and they have to use all their resources to fight bloodily, At any cost, we must defeat the five armies of the Xi people, take Anzhou back, and firmly occupy it, otherwise everything will be floating clouds.
Li Fengyun said it to this point, it was indeed very thorough for the grassroots generals of the alliance, and the pros and cons were clearly analyzed, but for Li Zixiong and other powerful people, in a sense, it was coercion in disguise. I give you all the credit for the recovery of Anju, so that you can all use this credit to get the forgiveness of the Holy Lord, return to the ranks of the nobility, and regain power and wealth, then you must do everything possible to use all resources to win the support of the Holy Lord and the center. The official support of China and Turkey will eventually allow you to get what you want, and the real benefits are the alliances that have developed and grown with the help of official support, and everyone is mutually beneficial, so why not?
Li Zixiong, Han Shige, Yang Gongdao, Zhou Zhong, Lai Yuan and other powerful people looked at each other, but they didn't speak, and their eyes were very gloomy, not because they were upset by Li Fengyun, but because this task was too arduous and the possibility of success was not great. Although Li Fengyun's analysis is very reasonable, the recovery of Anzhou is very profitable for Middle-earth, and the Holy Lord and the center do have the need to support it, but this matter involves a wide range of interests, and the entanglement of interests is too complicated, especially the variable of the King of Qi is too large, as long as anything is related to the dispute over the imperial system, black and white right and wrong may be reversed, and in bad cases, political opponents are even willing to damage the interests of Middle-earth and Guozuo in order to win, and they have completely lost their minds, and they cannot speculate with common sense at all.
Therefore, in the face of Li Fengyun's "coercion", Li Zixiong and others invariably remained silent, refused to respond, and refused to make any promises. The implication is that we will definitely do our best to do this, as for whether we can succeed or not, then it is another matter, after all, this requirement is too high, far beyond our ability, not to mention that we are now Yang Xuangan's comrades, it is a rebellion that everyone can condemn, even if we are still in the original position, we can't help you achieve this goal.
Li Fengyun did not press step by step. It is indeed too difficult to do this, but it is up to people to make things happen, as long as Li Zixiong and others are willing to work hard for it.
In order to strengthen the confidence of Li Zixiong and others, Li Fengyun still made an analysis and speculation on the development trend of the future situation, and this is actually a repeat of the same old tune. Li Fengyun publicly predicted on more than one occasion that the Holy Lord and the Central Committee would definitely launch the Third Eastern Crusade next spring, and that the Great War between the North and the South would definitely break out two years later. At present, the deterioration of the situation in the north and south is irreversible, and the deterioration rate is getting faster and faster, which should be the most clear to the Holy Lord and the center, and this is also the reason why the Holy Lord and the center made the decision to launch the Third Crusade in the harsh political environment of internal and external troubles. This decision seems to most people to be incredible, crazy to the point of losing their minds, but if it is put into the big chess game of the Great War of the North and South two years later, then the Third Crusade is necessary, it is a last resort, of course, if the first two Crusades had not failed, the situation had not deteriorated to such an extent, there would have been no Third or even Second Crusades.
The first premise of the Great War in the North and South was to avoid being attacked by the Northern Invaders on three fronts, so the Middle Earth had to accept the fact that the Western Regions countries betrayed, the Tuyuhun restored, and the benefits of the Western Territories were lost, and made a compromise with the Western Turks in exchange for the Western Turkic Covenant, and at the same time coerced the Eastern Hu Zhuyu Alliance led by Goguryeo by force, surrendered to the Middle Earth, and maintained neutrality when the Middle Earth and the desert fought fiercely, so that the Middle Earth resolved the threat from the east and west, and could concentrate all its forces on the northern frontier. Fight to the death against the Turks in the desert.
The purpose of the Third Crusade was to accomplish the strategic goals to be achieved by the Crusades, not to give up halfway.
Starting from this strategic goal, the alliance recovered Anzhou, and with Anzhou as a stronghold, swept across both sides of the weak Luoshui, severely damaged the three northeastern tribes such as Xi, Xi, and Khitan, and launched the third crusade with the Holy Lord and the center, which can be said to complement each other and have the same effect, and theoretically it will definitely get the support of the Holy Lord and the center.
Li Zixiong saw that Li Fengyun was full of confidence, and was worried that he would make a wrong judgment because of overconfidence, so he had to warn, "If the Holy Lord is determined to launch the Third Eastern Crusade, the resistance of the Eastern Capital will be very great, in this case, we will stand out, recover Anzhou, confuse the situation in the Northeast, and achieve part of the purpose of the Third Eastern Crusade, which will inevitably become an important reason for the Eastern Capital to prevent the Third Eastern Crusade, which may backfire, not only will we not get the support of the Holy Lord, but we may become the target of the attack." ”
"I said that the significance of recovering Anju must be placed in the big chess game of the Great War of the North and the South." Li Fengyun shook his hand and disagreed with Li Zixiong's statement, "In addition, from the perspective of the Great War of the North, the Holy Lord and the Center must put the interests of Middle Earth and the National Zuo first, and will never dare to have the slightest selfishness, because the Holy Lord and the Center cannot afford to lose this battle at all, once they lose, the first thing they will lose is the centralized reform, and secondly, they may lose the National Zuo, so there is no doubt that even if the Holy Lord and the Center are unwilling, but from the overall situation, they will still give support as appropriate, at least they will not let us fall, after all, our existence, Nails into the Northeast like a tenon, which is still quite beneficial to the overall situation. ”
Li Zixiong no longer insisted, he had already said what he should say, and the next thing was to do his best, and Li Fengyun's luck was very good, maybe there would be a miracle.
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