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On October 12, the Holy Lord received an urgent report from Gubeikou in Gaoyang Palace, Hebei Province, that the Anzhou Northern Expedition had ended victoriously, and although the Donghu tribes north of the weak Luoshui had not yet been annexed, the disparity in strength between the two sides was huge, and the overall situation had been decided, even if there were variables, it would have little impact, so the situation was more favorable to Middle-earth. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The Holy Lord was overjoyed, and after careful discussion with Yu Shiji, Xiao Yu, Zhao Cai, Lai Hu'er and other important ministers, it was even more imperative for Anton, and he must win the martial arts of Kaijiang, but at this moment, Zhao Cai suddenly thought of one thing, and immediately reminded the Holy Lord, "Holy Lord, at present, the overall situation of Anton has been decided, and our decision to appease Anton has also begun to be implemented, in this case, is it necessary for the Liaodong garrison to take the initiative to intervene in the Northeast Battlefield?" ”

The border army went out to fight and calculated the combat exploits by the number of captives, and the ruthlessness of its methods can be imagined. In order to help Anzhou achieve the greatest results in the Northeast Battlefield, and at the same time, in order to fish in troubled waters and rob the fire, and take the opportunity to severely damage the Khitans, they made the decision that the Liaodong Garrison took the initiative to intervene in the Northeast Battlefield, but the plan could not catch up with the changes, and no one expected that the Anzhou Northern Expedition not only succeeded, but also swept both sides of the weak Luoshui in a short period of time, so that the Liaodong Garrison was in fact unable to complete the purpose of this trip, on the contrary, because the Khitans surrendered to Anzhou, The Liaodong garrison's burning, killing, and plundering on the battlefield in the northeast directly harmed the interests of Anzhou, and attacking the Khitans was to make Anzhou an enemy, which was obviously not conducive to appeasing Andong, and if the conflict between the two sides was fierce and even sabotaged the negotiation of appeasement, the result would be contrary to the original intention.

Yu Shiji and Xiao Yu looked at each other, and the latter said disapprerovingly, "At this moment, the Liaodong garrison entering the northeast will definitely pose a major threat to Anton, which will just help us appease Andong." ”

Zhao Cai did not refute or explain.

Xiao Yu's judgment is not wrong, under normal circumstances, Anzhou is subject to the serious shortage of grain, grass and weapons, on the other hand, and on the other hand, it is facing the Liaodong garrison step by step, and the enemy has to bow down, but the problem is that now it is not only Middle-earth that is staring at Anton, but also the desert, once the Turks on the desert also come to appease Anton, Anton can turn passive into active, and at that time the passive is Middle-earth, and Middle-earth will shoot itself in the foot, and will miss the best opportunity to appease.

But Zhao Cai can't say this, and there is no need to say it, because now there are only more than 20 days left before the New Year, deducting the message transmission time, the time left for Yuwenshu to appease Andong is only a few days, and if you want to achieve the goal in just a few days, the only way is to try to meet the conditions proposed by Anzhou, you can imagine the difficulty of the situation, in this unfavorable situation, the Liaodong garrison burned and plundered on both sides of the weak Luoshui, and stabbed Anzhou in the back, and the result is self-evident.

Zhao Cai didn't say a word, but Lai Hu'er said bluntly, "The Liaodong garrison can indeed pose a major threat to Anton, but at the same time, it will inevitably pose a serious obstacle to the appeasement negotiations. ”

Xiao Yu was about to argue on the basis of reason, but Yu Shiji decisively interjected, "It's too late, the development of the Northeast War situation is completely beyond our expectations, the situation is changing too fast, we don't have time to make a correct response, and we don't have time to order the Liaodong Garrison to withdraw from the Northeast." The palace is too far away from Liaodong, and it has been more than half a month since the order was delivered to the northeast battlefield, so how the situation will develop next, the key is not how the palace makes decisions, but how the left imperial guard general Xue Shixiong deals with it at the right time, as long as he handles it properly and focuses on the overall situation, on the one hand, he maintains restraint and avoids a fierce conflict with Anton, and on the other hand, he is ready to wait for his troops and always poses a threat to Anton, which is beneficial to the pacification negotiations. ”

The Holy Lord nodded frequently and waved his hand, "Immediately edict Xue Shixiong, asking him to find ways to cooperate with Anton, and if the situation is too difficult, the grain and grass are unsustainable, and his own safety is threatened, he will evacuate decisively." ”

Yu Shiji bowed down to receive the order.

"The end of Anzhou's northern expedition, the Northeast is in the bag, the strength is stronger, the requirements are higher, and it will be more difficult for us to achieve our goals." The Holy Lord looked at several of his cronies and important ministers, and continued, "If we want to spread the news of the opening of Andong to the Eastern Capital before the end of the year, we must complete the appeasement negotiations in the next few days, and for this we must make greater concessions to Anzhou, then, what is the highest condition we can offer?" ”

The previous conditions for appeasement were that Anzhou and Northeast China should be included in the territory of Middle Earth, and the local autonomy, including military, political, and financial powers, should be handed over to the central government, and Andong's Han army must also participate in the Third Eastern Crusade, that is, in the case of the disparity in strength between the two sides and the strong firmly controlling the key points of the weak, the appeasement is actually a unilateral conquest, the strong are killed and taken, and the weak are slaughtered. As for what Yu Wenshu said about rewarding meritorious deeds after the victory of the Eastern Crusade, and even sealing a vassal king, it is purely a joke, and no one will take it seriously.

At that time, Anzhou only achieved a decisive victory in the northeast battlefield, the northern expedition has not yet ended, there are many variables, such as the Turks who raise troops to rebel may turn their faces at any time, the Khitan leader Dahe Duluo may take the Khitan tribes to refuse to surrender and fight to the end, and the Xia tribes on the north bank of the weak Luoshui are hundreds of miles or even thousands of miles away, if they refuse to return, Anzhou can only sigh and sigh, helpless, all kinds of unfavorable factors lead to Anzhou not only can not actually control the northeast, but is contained by the northeast, many difficulties, Danger lurks, and the conditions for appeasement in Middle-earth are of course very low.

Now it is different, the many variables faced by Anzhou in the Northeast battlefield are rapidly decreasing, Anzhou's control over the Northeast is rapidly increasing, Anzhou's strength has skyrocketed, and its dependence on Middle-earth has weakened.

"The bottom line of Anju is definitely autonomy." Yu Shiji said, "Only autonomy, Anzhou can protect itself, can be called a domain, can be divided, can be bigger and stronger step by step, otherwise it is a fish on the chopping board, and the central government will die with a knife, but in terms of autonomy, the central government can never compromise, once compromised, it will run counter to the centralization, the impact is extremely bad, if a chain reaction is formed, the central government's control over the local government is weakened, and it is bound to cause disastrous consequences." ”

Zhao Cai immediately questioned, "Since Anzhou's bottom line is autonomy, and the central government refuses to compromise, how can we talk about it?" How to soothe? How do you reach your goals in just a few days? ”

Yu Shiji sneered, "In terms of autonomy, there is no room for negotiation. ”

Zhao Cai looked up at the Holy Lord. The Holy Lord turned his eyes to Xiao Yu. Xiao Yu hesitated for a moment, and said slowly, "Now it is us who are passive, we can't afford to delay, and Anzhou can afford to drag on, the longer the time drags on, the more beneficial it will be to Anzhou, especially once the desert Turks openly intervene, we will become more and more passive, and at that time, Anzhou will be left and right, both sides will be profitable, and the asking price will be higher and higher, and in the end, from the overall situation, it is still us who compromises and gives in." ”

The Holy Lord frowned slightly, and turned his eyes to look at Laihu'er.

"In order to accomplish the set goal, we have no choice, but we can't raise a tiger in order to achieve the goal, so we must come up with a best of both worlds, and we must be flexible at the critical moment." ”

Lai Hu'er's words contain puns, and the monarch and ministers understand it. The so-called flexibility, in the case of inalienable autonomy, is actually deception, first deceiving Anzhou to complete the goal of appeasement, get the martial arts of expanding the territory, and then in the process of specific implementation, delay and even change the hexagram in every way.

"The Turks are always a nuisance." The Holy Lord said slowly.

It is okay to deceive for a while, but it can't be deceived for a lifetime, once Anzhou perceives that the Holy Lord and the Center have broken their promises, they will inevitably fight back, and the most fierce counterattack is also the counterattack that the Holy Lord and the Center are most afraid of, that is, to turn to the desert, and at that time the Holy Lord and the Center will not be "disgraced", but the general trend of the north and south will develop sharply in the direction that is not conducive to Middle-earth, and the loss may be the Great Wall defense line, and the failure may be the Civil War.

"The Turks are indeed a nuisance." Yu Shiji said quietly, "But once Anzhou is annexed to Middle-earth, the desert's attitude towards Anzhou will also change, since there is no hope of appeasement, of course it will be strangled, so as long as the Third Eastern Crusade forms a decision and is quickly implemented after the beginning of spring, the Turks are also willing to see Andong's army expedition to Goguryeo, after all, this is also an opportunity for them to recapture Andong." ”

The Holy Lord thought for a long time and nodded slowly, "Edict Yuwen said, in the matter of Anton's autonomy, it is necessary to be flexible, and take success as the primary goal. ”

On December 13, Li Fengyun received an urgent report from Han Shige at the Chifeng General Camp, and learned that Han Shige and Dahe Duluo had led their troops east into Chelianchuan to prevent the Liaodong garrison from penetrating deep into the northeast.

He also urgently told Li Zixiong and Yuan An, asking them to clearly inform them of this matter during the negotiations, and if the Liaodong garrison took the initiative to attack, the alliance would give a head-on blow and show no mercy, even if it affected the return negotiations.

On December 15, Li Zixiong, Yuan An, and Ashina Hanhai arrived at Panlong Fort.

Also arriving at Panlong Fort was Li Hun, but he did not stop at Panlong Fort, but galloped on his horse and went straight to Gubeikou.

After Li Hun met with Yu Wenshu, Duan Da, and Cui Hongsheng, he recounted his trip to Anzhou in detail, but the negotiations were inconclusive, and the interests of the two sides were too different and the differences were too great to be discussed at all.

"There's bad news for so-and-so." Li Hun finally said, "On the tenth day of the first month, news came from the ghost side that the Turks had sent messengers to negotiate peace with Anzhou. ”

Yu Wenshu, Duan Da and Cui Hongsheng looked at each other with very serious expressions. This is indeed bad news, the Turks reacted too quickly to Anton's mutation, beyond the expectations of the Great Wall.

"Do you know the details?" Choi Hongsheng asked.

Li Hun shook his head, "The ghost side is vague, and Li Zixiong also knows very little, judging from this, the ghost side may have something to hide, and the white-haired thief may have formally negotiated with the Turks." ”

"You went to Anzhou in person, but you didn't see the white-haired thief?" Yu Wenshu asked coldly, "Where is he hiding?" ”

"I don't know." Li Hun shook his head again, "Li Zixiong said that he was in Chifengjin at the northern foot of Songshan, but there are rumors that he is in the Hongshui River in the Khitan Fubu Department, and there is also a theory that he is in Chelianchuan, and the target may be our Liaodong garrison." ”

Yu Wenshu's eyes were gloomy, and his tone became more and more cold, "You arrange it, tomorrow, there will be a meeting with Li Zixiong." ”

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