Feng Deyi told Duan Da that the Holy Lord asked him to go south to Gaoyang immediately, (indicating that in order to actively create favorable conditions for continuing the Eastern Crusade, the Holy Lord's attitude towards the King of Qi is changing, and the King of Qi going north to the border is not only likely to become a reality, but also the speed of the King of Qi going north may be very fast, so Feng Deyi warned Duan Da that he must rush to the aid of Gaoyang and help the King of Qi quickly solve the danger of Gaoyang, and do not help at this critical moment and pull the "hind legs" of the Holy Lord.)

Duan Da has a "big head", the situation is developing too fast, it is difficult for him to choose, and he is in a dilemma.

Duan Da weighed it for a long time, but he still couldn't make up his mind, so he told the Yin World Master the content of the secret letter. Of course, he deliberately concealed the origin of the news. The cooperation between him and Feng Deyi was short-lived and secret, and both sides took what they needed, but both were important figures in opposing political groups, and once the matter was exposed, it would not benefit either side.

"The letter said that today the Holy Lord and the central ministers should discuss in detail the matter of consolidating and strengthening the Northern Xinjiang Suppression, and the most important of them is the personnel adjustment." The Yin World Master glanced at Duan Da, who was worried and worried, and asked with a pun, "Brother, Jing Gong (Feng Deyi) was ordered to go south to Gaoyang, it should be after the central decision, right?" ”

Duan Da nodded, "Obviously, the so-called personnel adjustment is actually to determine the whereabouts of King Qi, so if Jing Gong wants to go south to Gaoyang, he must wait until the center makes a decision." ”

"Can the Nexus make decisions today?" The Netherworld Master continued to ask.

Duan Da shook his head. It will definitely be difficult for the center to make decisions today, although in terms of the current tense north-south relations, the positive significance of King Qi's northward march to the border is greater than its negative impact, but since there is a negative impact, it is possible that the desert north captives may misinterpret this, and the north-south relationship may deteriorate further, then the voice of the center's opposition will not be small, after all, everyone knows that the Holy Lord suddenly changed his attitude towards the king of Qi and put the king of Qi in the northern Xinjiang town, and its real purpose was to create conditions for launching the third eastern crusade, Therefore, as long as the current political environment at home and abroad is not obviously conducive to the "improvement" of the central government, the Holy Lord and the main battle faction will not find a convincing reason to convince the main peace faction, and the central government will naturally not be able to quickly reach an agreement on the matter of the king of Qi going north to the border.

The intentions of the Yin Shi Shi are clear at a glance, since the future is uncertain, then stick to the established decision, do not move, and wait and see what happens.

The Yin World Master is the commander of the Xiaoguo Army, and the Xiaoguo Army is the Holy Lord's guard, so the Yin World Master naturally puts the safety of the Holy Lord and the palace in the first place, but Duan Da is different, Duan Da is the local governor of the frontier, and undertakes the heavy responsibility of the frontier suppression, as far as the current grim situation of the frontier is concerned, Duan Da hopes that the King of Qi can go north to the border and rely on its strong deterrent power to relieve the pressure of the frontier, so Duan Da has the will and motivation to rush to the aid of Gaoyang after receiving Feng Deyi's "hint", but the number of his headquarters army is limited, led the army south to Gaoyang alone, and was not sure of victory.

The Yin World Master saw through Duan Da's thoughts. Duan Da was too cautious, seeking stability everywhere, not seeking merit, but seeking no fault, and as a result, he was indecisive and vacillating in decision-making, which made Yin Shishi very helpless, so he didn't wait for Duan Da to speak, so he said decisively, "I'll talk about it tomorrow." Tomorrow there will be changes in the game, whether these changes come from Linshuo Palace or Shanggu, we have enough time to weigh the pros and cons, and then make the right decision. ”

Nothing to say for a night. On the morning of the fifth day of the eighth month, the scouts urgently reported to Duan Da and the Yin Shishi Division, and the rebels had assembled in large numbers on the west bank of Laishui, and had surrounded Laishui City and made an attack posture. In this way, the rebels took advantage of the terrain of Laishui and Juma River to form a flanking attack on the Zhuojun reinforcements in the west and south directions.

After repeated discussions with the Yin Shi Division, Duan Da decided to divide the troops into two routes, one under the command of the Yin Shi Division, to stick to the line of Zeban Xiaocheng and Zhuocheng, and form a confrontation with the rebels on the west bank of Laishui; On the other hand, Duan Datong commanded and went south to Andingyi to join Hou Mo Chen Wei and form an offensive against the rebels on the south bank of the Juma River; At the same time, pay close attention to the three directions of Linshuo Palace, Dafangshan and Gaoyang, as long as there is an "abnormal" change in any of these three directions, the reinforcements will respond quickly, and implement correct countermeasures to maximize benefits while ensuring their own safety.

At noon, the Yin Shishi led five regiments to arrive at Qigou Jinkou, across the Laishui River, and facing Laishui City on the opposite bank. The rebels on the opposite bank set up a battle formation along the river embankment, stretching for miles, flying flags, drums and trumpets, and the momentum was like a rainbow, and it was not at all a rabble as rumored.

Yin Shishi was secretly surprised, and immediately ordered to transfer all the Xiaoguo to Qigou to resolutely block the rebels from crossing the river, even if this is the rebel's suspicious strategy, the purpose is just to contain his army, he would rather go to the middle of the plan, and dare not ignore it indifferently, after all, as long as the rebels cross the river and capture the small city of Zeban, their own army will be surrounded by the rebels on all sides, although it will not be annihilated, but the loss will definitely not be small, and then whether it is retreating or "entangled" with the rebels, in fact, it is impossible to rescue Gao Yang in time, This makes the problem serious.

The Yin World Master urgently reported to Duan Da, asking him to be cautious and not to cross the river in a hurry, in case of accidents. The top priority is to find out the reality of the rebels in the shortest possible time, how many troops the white-haired thieves have, and how strong they are, which is very important, and is directly related to their own offensive and defensive decisions, after all, it is only a short-term behavior to stand still, and it also depends on how the situation changes. Standing still?

At noon, Duan Da led the army to arrive at Andingyi, and then did not stop, accompanied by Hou Mo Chen Wei, the general of Yingyanglang, Pegasus rushed to the bank of the Juma River to personally investigate the front-line military situation.

What he saw in front of him made Duan Da's mood very heavy. Hou Mo Chen Wei did not lie about the military situation, the number of rebels and the neatness of the army far exceeded his expectations, so it can be seen that Lu Junxian and other Youyan nobles did not exaggerate in this matter, the army of the white-haired thieves has indeed reached a certain size, and its strength is not to be underestimated.

The Holy Lord, the Central Hub, and even the Zhuojun Garrison Mansion all seriously underestimated their opponents, underestimated the huge ambitions of the political forces led by the King of Qi, and underestimated the huge role that the King of Qi could play in the Northern Xinjiang Suppression and the Civil War.

Now that the "truth is revealed", the white-haired thief showed his strong strength by attacking Gaoyang at the same time, killing Yanbei and blocking the Zhuojun army in Shanggu, showing his thick "muscles" in an almost exaggerated way of attacking in three ways, and the reason why he chose to expose his full strength at this moment was to help the King of Qi go north to the border.

Duan Da had to admire this layout, the means were too powerful, not only did he know the current situation at home and abroad, but he also had a clear understanding of the psychology of the Holy Lord and the center's eagerness to reverse the political disadvantage, and he also had a clear view of the different interests of various forces in the country and the resulting fierce game, so who is this person? It should be one of the highest echelons of the center, because it is impossible to set up such an elaborate layout without the support of a large amount of confidential information; It should also be the main battle faction in the central high-level, because he "pushed" the king of Qi to the northern frontier, although it helps to maintain the current north-south relations, but it also expresses the "strongness" of the middle earth, and the bullying and aggressiveness are clear at a glance, which is tantamount to publicly warning the northern captives that sooner or later the north and the south will have to fight, and if you want to fight, you will fight; In addition, it should be Guan Long, because he spared no effort to support the king of Qi.

Duan Da "combed" the top level of the center, but found nothing. He is still far from the top of the center, this kind of speculation is meaningless, for him now is to take advantage of the situation, and rush the matter of the white-haired thief to "show off his muscles" to the Holy Lord and the center. Although in his opinion, the white-haired thief's sudden "bright muscles" would do more harm than good, and it was likely to help King Qi's "disability", but he had no way of guessing how the Holy Lord and the central ministers would play at the highest decision-making level, and what the outcome of the game would be.

It's just that before playing the Holy Lord and the Center, Duan Da must find out how much water the "muscles" that the white-haired thief "shines" out, and how big the true strength of the white-haired thief is, otherwise it is a trivial matter to lie about the military situation and be punished and dismissed, and it is a big matter to mislead the Holy Lord and the Center to make wrong decisions.

It just so happened that the letter from the Yin Shi Shi also arrived, and the Yin Shi Shi Shi also instructed him to find out the opponent and know that he knew that the other side could not be defeated in a hundred battles.

How can you find out the reality of your opponent in the shortest possible time? Duan Da can only turn to the Youyan people for help, as long as the Youyan people are willing to help, this is the fastest and safest shortcut.

Duan Da invited Lu Junxian, straight to the point, and was outspoken. Lu Junxian agreed after a little consideration, in fact, he was also confused by the changes in the situation in front of him, and he wanted to know the "reality and reality" of the white-haired thief, the stronger the white-haired thief, the greater the impact on Yanbei and even the entire northern Xinjiang, and the more it would endanger the vested interests of the Youyan wealthy family, so now some interests of the wealthy family of Fanyang Lu and Zhuojun are the same, and it is necessary for the two sides to cooperate closely.

Lu Junxian immediately sent people to cross the river to the south, but this time Lu Junxian made two preparations to ensure that nothing went wrong.

On the one hand, Lu Junxian quickly contacted the Boling Cui clan and the Zhongshan Liu clan to see if he could find out more secrets, but he didn't hold out hope, after all, the Hebei people have their own? It is impossible to share confidential information with the Youyan people; Besides, if the Hebei people deliberately "left a hand" and deliberately deceived the Lu family, then it would be useless to "ask for help" again; In addition, more importantly, considering the factors of King Qi and Guan Longren, the people of Hebei may not know much about the white-haired thief, and they may even be deceived, so Lu Junxian resolutely made a decision and directly sent someone to contact the white-haired thief.

Now that there is a conflict of interest between the two sides and a confrontation, it is of course necessary to establish contacts and see if opportunities can be found in the conflict to cooperate in order to seek common interests. In the face of the northern captives in the desert and the clouds of war hanging over the Great Wall, the benefits brought by the cooperation between the two sides are certainly better than the two sides losing both.

Lu Junxian "asked" Shanggu Haoxiong Song Jingang to do everything possible to meet the white-haired thief immediately and convey the "goodwill" of Youyan's wealthy family to him.

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