On June 24, on the battlefield of Xingyang, Han Xiangguo and Lu Xingxing led their troops across the Tongji Canal and advanced to Jindi Pass.

On the same day, on the battlefield of Liyang, the king of Qi was still "storming" Liyang City, while Cui Hongsheng and Chen Ling were still tacitly "waiting and watching" on the side, although the province issued an order on June 21, asking them to do their best to recover Liyang, but the order of the central government was directly ignored by these three people, and the three of them all swore to restore the province and were attacking together.

In addition, Wu Benlang reported Chen Ling to the province that in Handan, more than 200 miles behind him, there was a Taihang thief Yang Gongqing on the Fuyang line, and on both sides of the Zhangshui between Anyang and Fuyang, traces of the Taihang thief Wang Rende were also found, and he suspected that these Taihang thieves had joined the white-haired thieves who had fled north across the river, and were trying to use Guò to plunder the land transportation lines of Anyang, Fuyang and Handan, so as to completely cut off the military supplies of the expeditionary force, and use this to contain his Youzhou army and help Yang Xuangan's rebels hold on to Liyang for a longer time.

Chen Ling's meaning is obvious, he is in a dilemma, if he tries his best to fight Liyang, he will not be able to take care of the Anyang and Handan lines, and the land transportation line will be cut off by the Taihang thieves, this is the last lifeline of the Northern Xinjiang Zhenjun Army and the Expeditionary Army, no matter what. Although Yang Xuangan's rebels are attacking Liyang, as long as the Tongji Canal in Xingyang continues, the grain and grass can directly enter Hanoi County after crossing the big river, and go north by land transportation route. At present, this transportation line is still unblocked, the reason why he stopped in Tangyin is because Tangyin is a key point of this transportation line, in the case of the loss of Liyang and the interruption of Yongji Canal, Tangyin can play the role of connecting the upper and lower, down can connect Hanoi, and up to Zhuo County.

After Chen Ling's report is sent to Xing Province, he will definitely help the main force of the Youzhou Army to temporarily "stay" in Tangyin, and his "inaction" on the Liyang battlefield will not be realized.

At dusk on June 24, Zhou Fashang, the deputy head of the water division, led the army to arrive at the Puyang section of the waterway in Dongjun, which was only more than 100 miles away from Liyang and Baima, and was under the supervision of King Qi and Dong Chun.

After Zhou Fashang read the messages delivered by all parties, he felt more confident in his heart. The current situation is far better than he imagined, and it has not deteriorated to the point of no relief.

The response of the Eastern Capital was correct, and the timely evacuation of the Central Government and the sworn insistence of Yang Tong, the king of Yue, bought time for reinforcements from all walks of life. The Xijing army began to march east on June 17 to help, and it was time to arrive at the Dongdu battlefield even if there was a delay on the road, this support army was also close to the eastern capital, so it would inevitably attract and contain Yang Xuangan, which won time for all kinds of reinforcements to enter the Dongdu battlefield.

However, because of the appearance of the King of Qi, because the King of Qi suddenly preemptively entered the battlefield of Liyang and attacked Liyang for a long time, all the precious time that the Eastern Capital and Xijing had won for reinforcements from all walks of life was wasted. Of course, Li Yang's inability to attack for a long time cannot be said to be deliberately done by the King of Qi, and no one can afford to frame a prince without evidence, as long as he has a calculation in his heart, he can't put it on the bright side and kill himself no matter what.

The direct consequence of Liyang's long-term inability to capture the lead is that the North-South Grand Canal is in continuous disconnection, and the grain and grass baggage has not been delivered to Zhuo County for more than 20 days, and when the Grand Canal will be opened in the future, no one knows, this not only directly pronounced the "death sentence" of the Second Eastern Crusade, but also seriously affected the safe evacuation of the Holy Lord and the expeditionary force.

Zhou Fashang was in a heavy mood, but he was secretly glad that his father came to protect his son. It was precisely because of Laihu'er's assertiveness and persistence that the sailors were divided into two routes, Zhou Fashang led 100 warships and 14,000 soldiers to support the Eastern Capital, for which Laihu'er took great pressure, and sent the eldest son Lai Kai and the fifth son Lai Hong to go to the Liaodong Palace to explain and explain to the Holy Lord, but it turned out that Laihu'er's decision was correct, and the timely support of the Sailor to the Eastern Capital will greatly alleviate the current crisis, and it will not affect the Second Eastern Crusade, because the Second Eastern Crusade had to give up halfway under the blow of this crisis, and the Sailor did not need to go to sea.

"Qiao Gong, the Eastern Crusade is no longer able to continue, if the main force of the Sailor can quickly reinforce the Eastern Capital......" is a little impatient, this is the best opportunity to come to Hu'er and the Sailor to make contributions. Last year, the Navy Division was defeated in Pyongyang, and its reputation was damaged, and the Navy commanders not only had no fault, but all of them received awards for meritorious service, which caused an uproar in the military and political circles, and the voices of insults were endless, and even the generals of the Navy Division such as Lai Hu'er and Zhou Fashang felt ashamed and uneasy, and they were sorry for the 200,000 heroic souls who died on the battlefield of the expedition.

Zhou Fashang bowed slightly, "Two days ago, a certain person has told Rong Gong (to protect the child) in detail about the shape of the eastern capital, and asked him to make a decisive decision. Today, a certain 100,000 people urgently told Rong Gong, there is no need to hesitate, and rush to the aid of the Eastern Capital."

If the sailor can take this opportunity to build a great contribution to countering the rebellion, he can not only repay the grace of the Holy Lord, but also wash away the shame of defeat, killing two birds with one stone, why not? More importantly, under the dangerous situation that the expeditionary force could no longer return to the Eastern Capital as quickly as possible, and the Eastern Capital Storm could get out of control at any time in the fierce game of forces of all parties, the Sailor Army, which was absolutely loyal to the Holy Lord, entered the Eastern Capital Battlefield, which could not only quickly end the storm militarily and reduce losses to the greatest extent, but also give the Holy Lord strong support in politics, which could not only help the center quickly stabilize the political situation. It can also assist the reformers in the political liquidation and deal a heavy blow to the conservative forces.

Lai Cheng Wenyan was excited, and asked excitedly, "Qiao Gong, will the sailor kill Dongdu directly?"

Zhou Fashang glanced at him, his eyes showed dissatisfaction, and he didn't think much of the enthusiasm of the whole thing.

Lai Cheng immediately realized that he had said the wrong thing, but fortunately, Fei Qingnu was not here today, and the uncle and nephew could speak freely without any scruples, so Lai Cheng asked respectfully, "Qiao Gong, the eastern capital has fallen into the siege of the rebels, and it is in danger. [,！ Can you still turn a blind eye?"

Zhou Fashang smiled indifferently, pointed to the provincial documents on the table, and reminded, "Is the Eastern Capital important, or is the Grand Canal important?"

The province asked the sailors to do everything possible to reinforce Xingyang to ensure the unimpeded passage of the Tongji Canal, which shows that in the provincial decision-making, the safety of the Holy Lord and the expeditionary force is much higher than the safety of the eastern capital.

Lai's brows furrowed, he hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Does the province have the power to command the water division?"

"Of course not." Zhou Fashang said with a smile, "The King of Yue does not either, but in accordance with the law of military prosperity during the special period, the King of Yue and the province can still command the Wei Mansion, but the premise is that the Wei Mansion is willing to follow their orders."

"In that case, under the current situation, why didn't the sailor rush to the aid of the Eastern Capital?" Lai Cheng questioned, "Defeat Yang Xuangan and relieve the siege of the eastern capital, the thieves of Liyang and Xingyang are not worried. If the eastern capital falls, the Xijing army is defeated again, and Yang Xuangan sweeps through the two capitals, the whole shape will be completely out of control, and then we will have no advantage, so what can we do to ensure the smooth flow of the Grand Canal?"

Zhou Fashang nodded approvingly, "You're right. If you can see the importance of the Eastern Capital, why can't the province see it? Although we still hoped that after opening the Grand Canal early, the Second Eastern Crusade could continue, but when the province saw that the King of Qi had been attacking Liyang for a long time, it should know that the King of Qi had not hesitated to turn against the Holy Lord, and was determined to put the Second Eastern Crusade to death, and was determined to use the defeat of the Second Eastern Crusade and this storm to inflict heavy damage on the Holy Lord, and then force the Holy Lord to make concessions on the matter of imperial unification, and then the province should concentrate on saving the Eastern Capital. However, this is not the case, the province still wants to open the Grand Canal, why?"

After thinking about it for a while, he replied hesitantly, "Is it because the Shandong people controlled the provincial decision-making and intended to let the Guanlong people kill each other?"

Zhou Fashang shook his head, "The province is very complicated, normally everything you can see and analyze is generally very different from the facts."

came to rectify the doubts, and fell into contemplation again, but the political game is indeed too complicated, to Zhou Fashang said this, he felt that all forces could control the decision-making of the province, and it was possible to start from their own positions, secretly add fuel to the fire, and continue to worsen the situation in the eastern capital to grab personal interests. For example, Zhou Fashang, he made it clear before that he did not want to enter the battlefield of the Eastern Capital too early, and made it clear that he was sitting on the mountain watching the tiger fight, and let the Guanlong people kill each other, so that the Jiangzuo people could profit from it. For example, King Qi, because of his particularity, he can't do anything right, even if he stays in Qilu and does not move, it will also become a reason for the Holy Lord to be held accountable in the future, and King Qi's every move will be speculated by everyone with the greatest malice about his motives, and as a result, King Qi has to be the biggest "evil person".

I didn't dare to talk nonsense, let alone express my opinions, "The last general is dull, only the Qiao Male Horse is the first to look forward."

Zhou Fashang laughed, "Follow the provincial order and rush to Xingyang to suppress the thieves. In addition, tell the King of Qi in Liyang, we will not go to the Liyang battlefield to join in the fun, and go directly to Xingyang to suppress the thieves, and first open up the Tongji Canal."

When the sailor arrived in Xingyang, he actually occupied a certain initiative, and could support the eastern capital and the province to the west, directly threatening Yang Xuangan; To the north, King Qi's road to Beijing can be cut off, and Cui Hongsheng and Chen Ling can be "rescued" from "passivity"; After controlling the waterways of the Great River, the water division not only severed the connection between Yang Xuangan and Liyang, but also severed the connection between Yang Xuangan and Xingyang, which also helped to alleviate the crisis in the eastern capital. In addition, after the sailor opened the Tongji Canal, the King of Qi in Liyang formed a heavy pressure, if the King of Qi continued to attack for a long time, the Yongji Canal could not be opened for a long time, the King of Qi's guilt would be great, and various reasons and excuses also appeared "pale and powerless".

Zhou Fa still seeks stability, seeks the greatest interests in stability, and does not hesitate to sacrifice the interests of the country and the interests of the central government.

On June 24, before Wei Wensheng entered Kunshan, he received an alarm from Zheng Yuanshou, which caused controversy among the commanders of the Xijing army, and some people thought that this was Yang Xuangan's plan to lure the enemy, and Yang Xuangan was a little impatient; , some people think that Yang Xuangan has begun to advance to Guanzhong; And some people think that Yang Xuangan may have known that the Xijing army dug the tomb of the old Yue Guogong, so he was furious, took the initiative to meet the Xijing army, and actively sought war, to take revenge, so that there was a possibility of taking advantage of the steep terrain of the first line of Kun and the first line to set up an ambush in advance, so he built yì and changed to the waterway.

Wei Wensheng is worried about the choice again.

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