Chapter 237: So Righteous
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Li Fengyun shook his hand, "You're too worried." A certain told you that a certain is not optimistic about the Eastern Crusade, and the possibility of the failure of the Eastern Expedition is very high, although the twelve ladies believe in a certain speculation, go to Liaodong in person, try to persuade Huang Taigong (Cui Hongsheng), and do their best to reverse the tide of the war, but how can people win the sky? Maybe her filial piety can move the heavens and help her rescue Huang Taigong, but it is absolutely impossible to save the Eastern Crusade. ”
"If the Eastern Crusade fails, the defense and diplomatic strategy of Middle-earth will suffer a heavy setback, and the most direct impact is the northern frontier defense. Relations between the North and the South will be tense rapidly, and a war between the North and the South will be imminent. Middle-earth is suffering from the enemy, internal and external troubles, and is deeply trapped in the dilemma of fighting on two fronts, the emperor and the center must be anxious and difficult to support, and it is not only them who pay a heavy price for this, but also thousands of innocent beings in Middle-earth. ”
"If the situation in Middle-earth is so bad in the future, then today we will chaos the Central Plains and provoke a civil war, which will not only kill thousands of innocent lives, but also endanger the foundation of Middle-earth, destroy the great cause of the reunification of Middle-earth, and become sinners for the ages."
"So......" Li Fengyun looked stern and firm, "No matter how the political situation in the Eastern Capital changes, our goal of conquering the Central Plains in the west will always remain the same, our goal is to strengthen ourselves, and any force that prevents us from growing or even trying to destroy us is our target to kill." ”
Xiao Yi couldn't help but feel a little disdainful when he heard this, Li Fengyun said impassionedly, in fact, he did something else, if you are so noble and worried about the country and the people, what are you rebelling against? What are you attacking the Central Plains on the occasion of the Eastern Crusade? You obviously want to provoke a civil war and destroy the great cause of reunification, but you still flatly deny it, is it necessary to be so hypocritical?
Xiao Yiyue became more and more uneasy. Li Fengyun can spy on the heavenly opportunity, this is evidenced by facts, not false, so if Li Fengyun's predictions for the future are correct, the Eastern Crusade failed, the Weifu army suffered heavy casualties, the northern frontier defense was empty, the north captives went south, the Civil War broke out, and then the wave of domestic uprisings swept the world, Middle-earth was worried about internal and external troubles, and the enemy was on the back, of course, the national Zuo was in danger of collapse, and the great cause of reunification may also fall apart, and once Middle-earth fell into war and division, not only innocent people suffered, but also the clan of the gate lords
Is the future really so scary? Xiao Yi did not believe that after the unification of Middle-earth, the vigorous development of national strength, especially since the ascension of the Holy Lord, the accumulation of thick and thin, the relocation of the capital, the excavation of the Grand Canal, the reinforcement of the defense of the Great Wall, the destruction of the Tugu and the stability of the northwest, as well as a series of political and economic reforms, the adjustment of the national defense and foreign affairs strategy, etc., have further promoted the development of the Middle Earth, and consolidated the foundation of the national Zuo, although the various domestic contradictions caused by the redistribution of interests brought about by the increase in national strength have become more and more intense. Although the Eastern Crusade with all its national strength has exacerbated and catalyzed various crises hidden under the great good shape at home and abroad, so far, the contradictions and crises have not exploded, and they are still in a state of brewing, the emperor and the center still have supreme authority, the central government's control over Middle-earth is still strong, and the future of Middle-earth is still brilliant.
However, the victory or defeat of the Eastern Crusade was a turning point, and if the emperor and the central government won the victory of the Eastern Crusade, then they would be able to suppress the contradictions and crises, suppress the opposition forces on the political side, and continue to promote the development of Middle-earth, otherwise, the contradictions and crises would explode, and the opposition forces on the political side would "attack on a large scale", and the development of Middle-earth would stagnate or even regress.
Of course, reformers and conservatives have very different interpretations of this "exhibition of Middle-earth", and the basis of interpretation is interests. This interest belongs to the reformers, that is the exhibition, otherwise, it is stagnation or even retrogression. So the victory of the crusade was in the interests of the reformers, but not the interests of the conservatives. It is conceivable that at this moment, whether it is the front line of the Eastern Crusade or the rear of the Eastern Capital, as long as it is the enemy of the emperor and the reformers, they do not want to see the victory of the Eastern Crusade.
Xiao Yi concluded that Li Fengyun said one thing and did another, and as far as the current battle situation in Tongji Canal was concerned, he was bound to interrupt the Tongji Canal and obtain a "tacit understanding" with Yang Lan, the king of Qi, and some political bigwigs in the Eastern Capital, and then win the initiative on the battlefield with this "tacit understanding", move between various political forces, and skillfully take advantage of the changes in the political situation in the Eastern Capital to seek the greatest benefits. But this is obviously a "skin" with a group of tigers, and the danger is too great
"Has Ming Gong decided to cut off the Tongji Canal?" Xiao Yi asked tentatively.
"Why did you want to cut off the canal?" Li Fengyun glanced at him and seemed to be quite surprised by his thoughts, "The Tongji Canal is cut off, and the ship is not leaving, how can I loot the supplies?" Since the looted supplies can't be plundered, why is a certain person still staying in Tongji Canal? ”
Xiao Yi was surprised, "Ming Gong wants to continue to keep the Tongji Canal unblocked?" ”
"Of course, why did he want to fulfill King Qi's wish? The king of Qi hopes that the Tongji Canal will be cut off, but in this way, the local government and the Yingyang Mansion on the front line of the Tongji Canal, as well as the large and small local forces in Henan, will bear the responsibility for the unfavorable crime of the Eastern Expedition, and they will face the punishment of the emperor and the center, and they will have no choice but to get on the ship of the king of Qi and deal with the king of Qi together, so it is impossible for a certain person to make this decision? Since he wants to stay in Tongji Canal and defeat Yang Lan, the king of Qi, he must ensure the smooth flow of Tongji Canal, so as to maintain a tacit understanding with various forces on the front line of Tongji Canal. As long as this tacit understanding always exists, and everyone takes their own advantages, they will be invincible and will find an opportunity to defeat the King of Qi. ”
Xiao Yi shook his head, thinking that Li Fengyun was too optimistic. If the situation of the Eastern Expedition is in a difficult situation as predicted by Li Fengyun, and the war will continue until the second year, then the conservative forces in the Eastern Capital will definitely launch a large-scale counteroffensive, and threaten the emperor and reformers with many unfavorable factors such as domestic crisis and lack of financial resources, so that even if the Eastern Expedition wins next year, the emperor and the reformers will also be defeated in politics. It is speculated from this that even if Li Fengyun continues to cut off the Jiqu, the king of Qi Yang Lan will also cut it off, and take a step back and say, even if the king of Qi Yang Lan continues to cut off the Jiqu, the political enemies of the king of Qi Yang Lan will also be cut off, so as to endanger the Eastern Crusade and blame the king of Qi, provoke father and son to kill each other, and aggravate the domestic crisis.
"Just because you don't stop fighting doesn't mean your enemies are going to stop fighting." Xiao Yi had to remind Li Fengyun.
"The Eastern Crusade is a foreign war, a crusade against foreign captives, and a righteous act." Li Fengyun Zhengse said, "Cutting off the Tongji Canal is against the general righteousness, and it will become the target of the public, which is pointed out by thousands of people, once the Eastern Crusade fails, it will be a sinner for the ages, and it will be stenched for thousands of years, so it is okay to plunder the Tongji Canal, but it is absolutely impossible to cut off the Tongji Canal." ”
Xiao Yi couldn't help but want to scold, I've seen shameless, I've never seen such shameless, but Li Fengyun is right, blameless.
In fact, Li Fengyun is not the most shameless, such as Yang Lan, the king of Qi, and many other powerful people in the eastern capital want to cut off the Tongji Canal to endanger the Eastern Crusade and attack the emperor and reformers, but they are afraid of reputation and dare not make a move, but force Li Fengyun to make a move, but Li Fengyun sees the stakes clearly, that is, he keeps stopping. With Li Fengyun in the same mind, there are also the leaders of the Hebei Righteous Army, Zhang Jincheng of Qinghe, Gao Shida and Dou Jiande of Gaojibo, Hao Xiaode and Liu Heimin of Pingyuan, Liu Badao and Sun Xuanya of Douzigang, all of whom are active on both sides of the Yongji Canal that runs through Hebei, but they are also captive and have always maintained the smooth flow of the Yongji Canal, and no one dares to risk the disapproval of the world and make enemies of the "great righteousness".
However, on the battlefield of Tongjiqu, there is tension and intrigue emerges in endlessly, and it is impossible to prevent it. Although Xiao Yi agrees with Li Fengyun's statement, the reality is very cruel, whether you do some things or not, you must be the one who bears the "black pot" in the end.
"Ming Gong, the open gun is easy to dodge, the hidden arrow is difficult to prevent, now the King of Qi has been out of the customs, if he deliberately blames you, how to deal with it?"
Li Fengyun smiled slightly, "Don't worry, listen to Pushan Gong's high opinion first." ”
The news of King Qi's division of troops, Li Mi will definitely receive a secret report as soon as possible, but his countermeasures must be based on the political situation in the Eastern Capital, and must be in line with the interests of the political group he belongs to, so he still needs to wait for the opinions of higher levels.
The king of Qi went out of the customs, Chen Bing was on the east bank of the Tongji Canal, connecting Junyi in the north, Chen Liu, and pointing at Xiaohuang.
Li Fengyun urgently adjusted his deployment, and the four armies of Huben, Hussar, Fengyun, and Wagang lined up on the east bank of Bianshui to confront the officers and troops across the water. The four armies on the left retreated to Waihuang, the four armies on the right retreated to Kaocheng, and Meng Haigong and Lu Xingxing led the five armies on the middle to retreat to the first line of Jiyin and Zhouqiao, putting on a posture of withdrawing to Qilu at any time.
At the same time that Wei Yunqi and Wei Baoluan led the army to recover Jiyang, the first and second armies of the alliance led by Lu Xingxing were stationed in Jiyin and Dingtao, ensuring the retreat of the rebel army, destroying the strategy of the official army to recover Jiji and Heshui and surround the rebel army on the battlefield of Tongjiqu. Wei Yunqi was greatly annoyed, now he does have the strength to defeat the righteous army and recover Jiyin, but in this way, his attack intention will be exposed, and the righteous army will inevitably retreat back to southwest Lu, so what should I do next? King Qi sang a one-man show on the battlefield of Tongji Canal alone?
After Wei Yunqi conquered the city of Injustice, he had to stop and confront the rebels.
The king of Qi sent a messenger to appease the soldiers, saluting first and then soldiers, and delaying the army.
On the one hand, Li Fengyun continued to plunder the Tongji Canal, and at the same time told Chen Rui and Han Yao, who stayed in Mengshan, to pay close attention to the movements of Duan Wencao of Lujun and Cui Deben of Pengcheng to ensure the safety of the army's rear road.
As long as the Donglai Naval Division did not go to sea for a day, the officers and troops of Ludong and Xuzhou did not dare to go out lightly in order to ensure the safety of the coastal transportation routes. Zhang Xutuo of Qi County, Dou Xuan of Langya County, and Liang Dezhong of Pengcheng even had the intention to encircle the Southwest Lu Righteous Army Alliance in the Central Plains, but they were also powerless due to the importance of the Eastern Expedition, but once the Donglai Naval Division went to sea, the officers and troops in Ludong and Xuzhou could free up their hands to encircle and suppress the Righteous Army. Therefore, Li Fengyun secretly told Chen Rui that he must establish contact with the Qilu Righteous Army, especially Meng Rang, Pei Changzi, Zuo Junxing, Zuo Junheng, Guo Fangpre and other heroes, and make full use of their strength to contain Zhang Xutuo. Li Fengyun warned Chen Rui that on the Qilu battlefield, the only one who really posed a serious threat to the alliance was Zhang Xutuo, so he must always pay attention to Zhang Xutuo's movements and not have the slightest slackness and negligence.