Xianren Palace to Yique less than sixty miles, the closest of the two sides of the defense line is even less than forty miles, Li Hun ordered, the Weifu army attacked on the whole line, the alliance army contracted the whole line, and finally the two sides launched a fierce battle at the mouth of Yique and Luhoi Mountain, but the Weifu army was attacking, the alliance army was defending according to the danger, occupying the favorable terrain, and a certain amount of Cheng dù made up for the lack of combat effectiveness, plus there was a steady stream of support on the east bank of Yishui, the two sides were evenly matched.

Just when the right Xiaowei general Li Hun waved his army to storm Yique and the battle on the southern front of Gyeonggi was in full swing, Wu Benlang's general Fei Yao led his army to march rapidly on the gallop road leading to Tiger Pass, and these two good news made Dongdu breathe a sigh of relief, but soon, Fan Zigai and Cui Zhen were overwhelmed by the bad news that followed.

The counties of Henan continued to urgently ask for help, the eastern county capital of Baima City was crumbling and precarious under the siege of the rebels, and Liyang, which was across the river, was also in a frequent emergency, although the army of Ji County and its surrounding counties was rushing to Liyang to support, but the army of the white thieves was on the other side of the river, close at hand, and what was even stricter was that the army of the white thieves began to cross the river after collecting a certain number of boats. Yang Xuangan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites sitting in Liyang, warned the Eastern Capital that once the rebels threatened the safety of Liyang Cang and Yongji Canal, and even led the grain route to be interrupted, the consequences would be unimaginable.

In the face of Yang Xuangan's anger, as well as the terrible consequences that may be brought about by the interruption of the canal, Fan Zigai and Cui Zhen had to pay attention to it and had to find a way to solve it, but Fei Yao had already led the army to leave Xingyang, and the strength of Xingyang was insufficient.

For this reason, Fan Zigai proposed to Cui Zhen to build a yì, and put pressure on Yang Hao, the king of Qin, the governor of Heyang, in the name of the king of Yue, and forced Yang Hao, the king of Qin, to immediately lead his army into the first-line garrison of Yongji Canal. Qin King Yang Hao's status is respected, and his every move has attracted much attention, when today's storm is approaching, Qin King Yang Hao is actually not easy to move, so as not to bring unpredictable trouble to himself, but Fan Zigai is stubborn and insists on calling the power of the Heyang Governor's Mansion to help Liyang Yang Xuangan garrison the upstream waterway of Yongji Canal, which makes Cui Zhen have to speculate on Fan Zigai's intentions with malice.

Fan Zigai really doesn't know Liyang's secret? Cui Chuzhi had doubts before, and even suspected that this qiē originated from the Holy Lord's plan, otherwise it really doesn't make sense why the Holy Lord would put Yang Xuangan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites who held a conservative stance on the political front, in Liyang to supervise the grain and grass of the Eastern Expedition, isn't this purely a temptation crime? It stands to reason that Liyang is located in the center of the north and south arteries, and its importance is self-evident, if you really want to send someone to supervise the grain and grass in Liyang, there are many objects that the Holy Lord can choose from and trust, and it will not be the turn of Yang Xuangan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, unless the Holy Lord is blinded by Yang Xuangan's "loyalty", but the question is, with the wisdom of the Holy Lord, will he make such a low-level mistake at this critical moment? At this critical moment, the Holy Lord must use someone he can absolutely trust in an important position, but Yang Xuangan is definitely not one of them, in this case, why does the Holy Lord still entrust him with a heavy responsibility?

Thinking about it carefully, Cui Chuzhi's analysis still has a certain amount of truth, with the character of the Holy Lord, it is indeed possible to design a plan to win on both Chinese and foreign battlefields, and the premise is that he must be overwhelmed on the battlefield of the Eastern Expedition, and must fight to Pyongyang after the rainy season in Liaodong, that is, in July, and conquer Pyongyang with a devastating momentum, so that even if Yang Xuangan raises troops to rebel around July, even if there are many political forces in the two capitals to support Yang Xuangan, the Holy Lord will have enough time and space to "flash around". When he led hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the expeditionary force to take advantage of the great victory of the Eastern Expedition, and the two roads of Shui 6 attacked the Eastern Capital, the Eastern Capital would definitely be vulnerable in the face of absolute strength.

However, what is the current situation of the Eastern Crusade? As far as Cui Zhen knew, the Holy Lord had learned the lesson of the defeat of the First Eastern Crusade and made improvements on the basis of Duan Wenzhen's last policy. On April 27, after the expeditionary force crossed Liaoshui, the troops were divided into three routes, one route was Zuo Yiwei's general Yu Wenshu as the commander, and Yang Yichen, the servant of the imperial servant, was the deputy marshal. One route, Wu Benlang's general Wang Rengong led his division north to Buyeo Province, and attacked Wuliluo, the second important town set up by the Goguryeo people on the front line of Liaoshui, in order to contain the defensive forces deployed by the Goguryeo people in Buyeo Province, and instigated Yu Wenshu and Yang Yichen to cross Yalu Water eastward; The third road was led by the Holy Lord himself, commanded by Li Jing, the general of the Right Guard, and attacked Liaodong Fortress, the first important western town of the Goguryeo people.

The Goguryeo people's Liaodong city is indestructible, and last year's Eastern Expedition was defeated under the Liaodong City, if last year's Eastern Expedition adopted the last policy offered by Duan Wenzhen, concentrated superior forces to kill Pyongyang, and besieged Liaodong and Wugu Zhuzhen without attacking, then it would be able to hit the Goguryeo people by surprise, maybe the Eastern Expedition would have won, but there is no "if" in the world, time will not go back, and Liaodong City will become the "nightmare" of the Holy Lord. The second crusade, the second crossing of Liaoshui, the second time to Liaodong City, the Holy Lord was determined to destroy his "nightmare", so he went on an expedition to Pyongyang with an elite division, and pinned down the enemy army in Buyeo Province with a partial division, and then gathered all the military forces, personally commanded, and launched a stormy attack on Liaodong City, and vowed not to give up if Liaodong City was not taken.

A month has passed, so far, Cui Zhen has not received the good news of the Holy Lord's capture of Liaodong City, but the commander of the partial division Wang Rengong has won many battles in Xiaoliaoshui, and successfully trapped the troops deployed by the Goguryeo people in Buyeo Road in Wuli Luo City, Yu Wenshu and Yang Yichen have also led the army to surround the important town of Wugucheng on the west bank of the Yalu River, and successfully crossed the river, set up a pontoon bridge on the Yalu River, and prepared to cross the river, just waiting for the Holy Lord to conquer Liaodong City, move the army to Wugu, and expand the grain route to the west bank of the Yalu River to ensure the supply of grain and grass for the expedition to Pyongyang, It is necessary to ensure that the expeditionary force can always receive strong support from its base camp in the process of attacking Pyongyang, so as not to repeat the mistake of last year's expeditionary force being isolated and helpless.

According to the central secret obtained by Cui Zhen, the Holy Lord gave himself half a month to attack Liaodong City this time, but the truth was very cruel, the Holy Lord was ruthlessly hit again, and the loss of face was secondary, and the important established attack process was delayed because of this, and Yu Wenshu and Yang Yichen had to stop the expedition on the bank of the Yalu Water.

If the Holy Lord has a plan to fight on both fronts at home and abroad, and win in both Chinese and foreign battlefields, then the setback of the Eastern Crusade will inevitably affect his plan, and then Yang Xuangan raised troops in advance, and launched a mutiny in June, which will catch him off guard, so that his strategy of killing two birds with one stone has failed, and the Holy Lord must make a choice to continue the Eastern Crusade, or return to Beijing to quell the rebellion, the result is obvious, the Holy Lord has to give up the Eastern Crusade and return to Beijing to quell the rebellion, We have to face the worsening domestic political situation and the worsening North-South relations.

From Fan Zigai's standpoint, of course he doesn't want to see the failure of the Second Eastern Crusade, so he has to do his best to help the Holy Lord realize the strategy of killing two birds with one stone, that is to say, he has to find ways to delay the time for Liyang to raise troops, and under the current situation, he has the confidence to hold on to the Eastern Capital, with this confidence, he will also be able to control the situation in the Eastern Capital, and he will be able to limit Xijing's "fueling" of this crisis within a controllable range, and the next thing he has to do is to strengthen the defense of Dahe Tianwei to increase the difficulty of Yang Xuangan's attack on the Eastern Capital, forced Yang Xuangan to delay the time to raise troops, and the only force he could use in front of him was the Heyang Governor's Mansion of Yang Hao, the King of Qin, as long as Yang Hao, the King of Qin, held the Hanoi Eagles and the local armed forces tightly in his hands, he would definitely be able to threaten Yang Xuangan in Liyang.

Cui Zhen suddenly realized that Fan Zigai's strategy of "holding the eastern capital" had changed, and it was no longer a passive defense, but an active defense, which was to use various intricate relationships to throw all the forces available to the Gyeonggi defense line, such as using Han Sangguo's rebels to push the right Xiaowei general Li Hun to the southern line of Gyeonggi; took advantage of the fierce conflict between the military and political circles to push Henan Zanwu Pei Hongce to the eastern front of Gyeonggi; took advantage of the contradiction between the Guanlong people and the Shandong people to force the Cui clan to hand over the Yue Wangfu in exchange for the support of the Xianbei people; Now he is using the threat of Li Yang to coerce the Cui clan to push Yang Hao, the king of Qin, to the forefront of this crisis.

Fan Zigai's "active defense" looks very good, fully embodying his political wisdom and political means of leveraging strength, but he overestimates himself and underestimates his opponent. He's taking advantage of his opponent, isn't his opponent using him? As long as the situation changes abruptly, the "active defense" may turn into a rout on all fronts, and then there will be no regrets. However, in order to control the situation in the eastern capital, Cui Zhen must maintain cooperation with Fan Zigai at present, otherwise the snipe and the clam will compete and the fisherman will benefit, once Yuan Wendu and the eight surnamed Xungui control the situation in the eastern capital, the risk will be great, and no one dares to guarantee that the Xianbei people will not defect at the critical moment.

After careful weighing, Cui Zhen made a decisive decision.

Cui Zhen made a detailed analysis of the current political situation in the eastern capital to Yang Tong, the king of Yue, the major forces are "showing their powers", even the palace of the king of Yue is "three-legged", at present he has lost the control of the palace of the king of Yue, the control of the situation in the eastern capital, so the king of Yue Yang Tong must strengthen his own strength, must unite the power of the clan to maintain his supreme position and absolute power in the eastern capital, otherwise he will not be able to control the situation, and the eastern capital will be in danger of destruction.

Yang Tong, the king of Yue, accepted Cui Zhen's Jianyì, "Which clan did Lone ask for help?" ”

Cui Zhen recommended two clan ministers, these two clan ministers are the imperial uncles of Yang Tong, the king of Yue, one is Yang Gongren, the servant of the Ministry and the Duke of Guanguo; One is the Governor of Heyang and Yang Hao, the King of Qin.

Yang Gongren is the son of Yang Xiong, the king of Guan, because of his father's death, "Ding Wei" at home, filial piety for his father, according to the law and etiquette can not come back during the filial piety period, of course, if the holy lord decrees to take revenge, then it is another matter, and there is a moment of danger must stand up and even sacrifice life for righteousness, this is the righteousness, the foundation of life, blameless. At this time, the eastern capital is in crisis, the country is in trouble, as the prince of the royal family, the minister of the clan, hiding at home in the name of Ding Wei and turning a blind eye, hearing and not hearing, it is not right, so as long as Yang Tong, the king of Yue, comes to the door to invite, as the backbone of today's clan, Yang Gongren, who enjoys a high reputation in both military and political circles, will definitely stand up and have an unshirkable responsibility.

As for Yang Hao, the king of Qin, because his identity is too sensitive, he has been imprisoned in disguise for many years, and he has made no achievements in the military and political circles, whether it is merit or prestige, he cannot be compared with Yang Gongren, and at the critical moment, he can't give Yang Tong, the king of Yue, any help at all, so at this moment, Cui Zhen's strong recommendation is that "the drunkard's intention is not to drink".

Although Yang Tong, the king of Yue, was young, after all, he grew up in the forbidden area, and his ears and eyes were all political games, coupled with his understanding of the clan, so he immediately understood Cui Zhen's intentions. Cui Zhen nominally asked the king of Yue to unite the clan forces to protect himself, but in fact, it was to protect Yang Hao, the king of Qin, and protect his Cui clan's political interests.

Yang Tong, the king of Yue, can understand Cui Chen's good intentions, and he is also very sympathetic to his uncle Yang Hao's tragic experience. Yang Hao's parents died when he was young, he grew up in captivity, walking on thin ice like facing the abyss, always struggling to survive, where is this the emperor with infinite scenery, he is simply a prisoner among prisoners, life is better than death, but even so, there are still many people who are deliberately using him, to squeeze his last drop of blood, to step on his corpse to grab the greatest benefits.

"Fan Liushou wants to ask the Heyang Governor's Mansion to garrison Yongji Canal." Yang Tong, the king of Yue, kindly reminded Cui Zhen, "When the King of Qin comes to Beijing, who will lead the Heyang Governor's Mansion?" ”

Cui Zhen bowed deeply and was grateful to Yang Tong, the king of Yue. Yang Tong not only promised to invite Yang Hao, the king of Qin, back to the capital to protect him, but also allowed the Cui clan to continue to control the Heyang Governor's Mansion, which was a great favor to the Cui clan.

"General Wu Benlang, Li Gongting, the prince of Gaodu County."

After Yang Tong, the king of Yue, groaned for a while, he accepted Cui's "return" and smiled slightly, "Good"

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