On the eighth day of the fourth month, Huaiyuan Town, the headquarters of the Eastern Expedition.

Yu Wenshu received the edict of the Holy Lord and agreed to the strategy of "water 6 parallel and three ways of attacking together" proposed by the Eastern Expedition Command; agreed that the king of Qi would go north to Buyeo to patrol the border, and earnestly undertake the important task of urging Andong's army to attack Pyongyang; In addition, the palace suspended Linyu in Beiping, and as for whether the palace arrived in Huaiyuan before the attack began, and whether the holy lord personally commanded the army to force the crossing of Liaoshui, there is no mention of it.

From this edict, it can be seen that the Holy Lord and the Central Crusade have made concessions to the Eastern Expedition Command, and have also made compromises to the King of Qi, but the Holy Lord is very angry, the Central is very dissatisfied, and he is not very optimistic about the Third Eastern Crusade, so the Holy Lord hesitated, and he was not confident in the Imperial Expedition, so he stopped moving forward and hesitated.

Yu Wenshu was quite apprehensive, and urgently summoned Guo Rong, Li Jing, Xue Shixiong, and Cui Hongsheng to announce the edict and the other to make a political and military assessment of the suspension of Linyu in the palace, so as to make up for the omissions and ensure that the headquarters correctly understood the true intentions of the Holy Lord and the center, so as not to let this matter affect or even jeopardize the results of the Third Eastern Crusade.

The date of the attack was approaching, and the four generals Guo, Li, Xue, and Cui, each performing their duties and fulfilling their duties, were busy one by one, and suddenly received an urgent summoning order from Yu Wenshu, knowing that the matter was very important, so he put down the important matter at hand, and hurried back to the headquarters at a gallop.

Yu Wenshu was also very busy and had no time to spare, until the four generals came, and then he came forward to receive him. First, he took out the edict of the Holy Lord and asked the four generals to look at it, and then he explained his understanding of the content of the edict, the doubts in his heart, and the preliminary assessment of the matter.

The four generals looked solemn and collectively fell silent.

The king of Qi went north to Fuyu to join Anton's army, and the Eastern Expedition Command urgently adjusted the attack strategy, which seemed to be cause and effect of each other, but in fact there was no close connection between the two, which was clear to the five generals of the Command, and the Holy Lord and the center were also bright-eyed and saw very clearly.

That is to say, even if the king of Qi did not go north to Fuyu to join Anton's army, the Eastern Expedition Command also had to adjust the attack strategy, the reason is very simple, politically speaking, it is reasonable for the Holy Lord and the center to use the Eastern Crusade to attack and weaken Anton, but from a military point of view, this move brings too many uncertain variables, the risk is too great, once the contradiction intensifies, it will inevitably explode conflict, cannibalism is still less harmful, I am afraid that Anton's army will defect, and at that time not only will the Third Eastern Crusade end in a fiasco, Even the Andong region, which had just been incorporated into the territory of Middle-earth, was regained and lost and handed back to the Turks, which led to the defeat of Middle-earth in both internal and external battlefields, and this evil result was fatal, especially in the unfavorable situation of the imminent outbreak of the Civil War, Middle-earth was bound to encounter an unprecedented crisis, and the great cause of the reunification of Middle-earth was in jeopardy.

Who will bear the responsibility for such a serious crime? Of course, the Holy Lord will not bear it, and the center will not resign as a whole, and in the end it can only be borne by the defeated Wei Fu, and by Yu Wenshu, Guo Rong, Li Jing, Xue Shixiong, Cui Hongsheng and other Wei Fu Wuwei generals and hundreds of thousands of Wei Fu soldiers to bear, and everyone is desperate and hard, both bleeding and tearful, and finally has to bear the infamy of the ages for thousands of years, which makes the Middle-earth soldiers who fought bloodily, forgot to die, and shrouded in horse leather How can they be embarrassed?

The failure of the First Crusade and the liquidation after the defeat were already an unbearable bloody lesson for the Wei government, and how could the same mistake be made again? Even if Yuwenshu is loyal to the Holy Lord and obeys his words, but Weifu is not his Yuwenshu alone, and hundreds of thousands of Weifu soldiers are not his private army, so Yuwenshu does not dare and cannot repeat the mistakes of the past, after all, the result of defeat is a loss, and the whole game is lost, and there is no benefit in the Holy Lord, the Weifu, the Guozuo, and the Middle Earth, so Yuwenshu for the victory of the Third Eastern Crusade, for the glory of the Weifu and the soldiers, even if he offends the Holy Lord and angers the center, It will never lose the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Wei Mansion, the safety of the country, and the interests of Middle Earth.

This matter is done rightly and justifiably for the Wei Mansion, but for the Holy Lord and the Center, it was slapped by the Wei Mansion and the face was lost, but fortunately, the King of Qi came forward in time to make a shield, so that he would not be beaten by the Wei Mansion and turned against him.

But this kind of thing can't be said on the surface, can't be said, the holy lord and the central ministers are dumb and can't say it, so they have to point the finger at King Qi to hide their embarrassment and anger.

And the rendezvous between the king of Qi and Andong's army did pose a serious threat to the Holy Lord and the center, and also had a serious impact on the domestic political situation after the end of the Eastern Crusade. Water 6 marched into three directions and attacked together, with great momentum, with such a strong strength to attack a small country that was about to collapse, victory is a certainty, as long as you are lucky, you will be able to capture Pyongyang and destroy Goguryeo, so the martial arts of opening up the territory and expanding the territory are beneficial to the Holy Lord, the center, the Weifu, the King of Qi and Andong and other upper and lower aspects. Therefore, in the face of this huge benefit that can be expected in reality at their fingertips, the Holy Lord and the Central Center weighed it again and again, and they could only make compromises and concessions to Wei Fu, King Qi and Anton.

It's just that face is very important, the Holy Lord and the center have lost face, coupled with the current situation on the battlefield of the Eastern Expedition, the variables are endless, the consequences are unpredictable, and the command is very difficult.

At this point, with the efforts of the Eastern Expedition Command, several important factors that caused serious and fatal interference to the Eastern Expedition were eliminated, the Holy Lord would not come to the front line in person, the center would not point fingers, the King of Qi was also driven away from the command core, Li Pingyuan and Andong's army were no longer going south, but fighting alone all the way, and the Eastern Expedition Command could exercise battlefield command to the greatest extent without interference, and concentrate all its forces to attack Goguryeo without distraction.

What's next? Of course, it is to seek the greatest interests of the Eastern Crusade and strive for the greatest results, that is, to capture Pyongyang and destroy Goguryeo, and establish the martial arts of opening up the territory and expanding the territory.

With the hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Eastern Expedition in Huaiyuan, plus the sailors who came to Hu'er, can they capture Pyongyang and destroy Goguryeo?

Yu Wenshu had no confidence, the fiasco of the first Eastern Expedition gave him a huge blow, and there was a lingering shadow in his heart, coupled with the current predicament of internal and external troubles brought him unprecedented pressure, so he did not dare to take risks at all, so he could only pin his hopes of capturing Pyongyang and destroying Goguryeo on Li Pingyuan and Andong's army.

However, Anton's army is not under the control of the Eastern Expedition Command, and Yuwenshu can't command Li Pingyuan, and what is especially frightening is that once the fatal harm exists after the meeting of the King of Qi and Anton's army, it will definitely cause a devastating blow to the Eastern Crusade, so Yuwenshu is very contradictory, suffering from gains and losses, and expects the King of Qi, Li Pingyuan and Anton's army to put the interests of the country first, but they promise to keep their word and fight bloodily, but this is absolutely impossible in his opinion, he is just wishful thinking, and he is worried that they will betray their promises for their own selfish interests and harm Middle-earth, But this is obviously suspected of being unfounded, and the result is neither left nor right, and I am at a loss.

Yu Wenshu's doubts are also the uneasiness of Guo Rong, Li Jing, Xue Shixiong and Cui Hongsheng. The five generals actually all had the same idea, they all wanted to destroy Goguryeo and expand their territory, and if they wanted to achieve this goal, they all knew that Li Pingyuan and Andong's army were crucial and indispensable, but now the question is, who can control Andong's army? Who can command Li Pingyuan like an arm? Who can make Li Pingyuan do his best at any cost and throw all Anton's army into the battlefield and fight to the death? No one has this ability, Yuwen Shu can't do it, the Holy Lord can't do it, and Pei Shiju is also beyond the reach of the whip, so he has nothing to do.

So the five generals sat together, thinking about Li Pingyuan, and a strange complex emotion poured out from the bottom of their hearts. Suddenly, a new force rose in northern Xinjiang, and this force had a strong immeasurable potential at the beginning of its rise, and it was precisely because of the huge potential that the Holy Lord and the Central Cabinet felt threatened, and they would want to kill it quickly, but behind this emerging force was not only Pei Shiju, who was hot in the court today, but also the Shandong aristocratic group with the five wealthy families in Shandong.

"What is our goal?" Yu Wenshu finally broke the silence and asked in a solemn tone.

"Pyongyang." Li Jing replied without hesitation, "Kill Gao Yuan and destroy Goguryeo." ”

Yu Wenshu looked at Guo, Xue, and Cui who were expressionless, and then at Li Jing, and questioned, "Reason? Give me a reason to win? ”

Li Jing waved his hand and replied without thinking, "Anton promised that this battle will be fought to the death, not to capture Pyongyang, and not to retreat from Yalu Water." ”

Yu Wenshu was surprised, he didn't expect Li Jing to give him such an unexpected reason.

"Ridiculous." Yu Wenshu said lightly, "Slippery Gong, a major military matter, how can it be child's play? ”

"You're right." Li Jing pointed his finger at Yu Wenshu, patted his head again, and said solemnly, "Duke Xu, how can it be child's play in military affairs?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Yuwen Shu had an epiphany. How can a major military event be a child's play? Since Pei Shiju and Li Pingyuan have made a commitment to the Holy Lord and the Center, they must be responsible, and they must use their heads as a guarantee, otherwise how can they explain to the Holy Lord and the Center? How to win the trust of the world and stand on the world?

However, with Yu Wenshu's understanding of Pei Shiju and Li Pingyuan, he didn't believe it. These two are all about conspiracy, and their promises are an important part of the conspiracy, and if you believe their promises, you won't be far away from failure. The most typical example, Li Pingyuan came back from the dead, the dead became alive, can you say that it has nothing to do with Pei Shiju? If it's all their elaborate layout, can you still trust them?

Yu Wenshu pondered for a long time, and asked with a pun, "Do you believe Anton?" ”

Li Jing smiled meaningfully, turned his eyes to look at Cui Hongsheng, and said meaningfully, "I believe in Huang Taigong, and I believe in Huang Taigong's attack strategy." ”

Yu Wenshu sighed silently. Guo Rong frowned deeply, his eyes showing dissatisfaction. Xue Shixiong looked at Cui Hongsheng with blazing eyes, his eyes were sharp and aggressive.

Cui Hongsheng was calm and calm. Internal struggles are everywhere, and the struggle between the Guanlong people and the Shandong people is even more bloody, and Li Jing and Xue Shixiong took the opportunity to suddenly challenge Cui Hongsheng and directly push Cui Hongsheng to the cusp, which is inevitable, otherwise why coerce the Cui family, squeeze the Cui family, and let the Shandong people charge in front?

"So-and-so's suggestion is to strike early." Cui Hongsheng said slowly, "Kill the Yalu Water with lightning speed, force the Yalu Water at any cost, and strive to reach the city of Pyongyang before the rainy season. ”

Yu Wenshu, Guo, Li, and Xue looked at each other, made eye contact with each other, and all expressed their approval.

"Huang Taigong thinks, when is the best time to attack?" Yu Wenshu asked. Although the Holy Lord and the Imperial Palace have suspended Linyu and are not coming for the time being, there is no time limit for attacking, but those who should be prepared still have to be prepared, and they cannot rush into the attack.

"Everything is ready for the selection of the front army." Cui Hongsheng bowed and took the initiative to ask, "Gong Xu, four days later, that is, on April 12, the Xuan Feng army can cross the river to attack." ”

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