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Cui Hongsheng urgently summoned the twelve ladies and Cui Jiu.

The twelve ladies of the Cui family and Cui Jiu had a premonition that the battle situation had undergone a heavy change, and the two were secretly panicked, especially after seeing Cui Hongsheng, although Cui Hongsheng was now calm, he was restless and nervous, which made the two more uneasy.

"You will recount Li Fengyun's deduction of the Eastern Crusade situation in detail." Cui Hongsheng's tone was low and slow, and it was difficult to hide his physical and mental exhaustion, "It must be detailed, and there can be no omissions." After a pause, Cui Hongsheng's gaze swept back and forth from the faces of the Twelve Ladies and Cui Jiu twice, and his tone increased, "Don't miss the slightest." ”

The Twelve Ladies and Cui Jiu invariably felt a heavy pressure, which was overwhelming, making them unable to avoid and feeling suffocated. Obviously, their guess was right, there had been a serious change in the situation of the Eastern Crusade, and it was a change that was very close to Li Fengyun's prediction, otherwise Cui Hongsheng would never suddenly change his attitude and treat Li Fengyun's prediction so solemnly.

Cui Jiu walked to the map, and while recounting Li Fengyun's deduction of the Eastern Crusade situation in detail, he tried his best to recall the relevant details, lest there be any omissions. Whenever he talked about the key point, Cui Jiu had to stop and look at the twelve ladies and wait for her to add, so as not to mislead Cui Hongsheng's judgment because of omissions.

After Cui Jiu finished speaking, he saw that Cui Hongsheng was silent in thought, and he wanted to stop talking, but after a long time, Cui Hongsheng still didn't speak, and his face became more and more gloomy, Cui Jiu really couldn't help it, so he was bold and asked cautiously, "Ming Gong, do you want to say it again?" ”

Cui Hongsheng "woke up" from his contemplation, looked up at him, and shook his head slightly.

"Ming Gong, has there been a serious change in the battle situation?" Cui Jiu asked eagerly.

Cui Hongsheng nodded with a wry smile, then glanced at the twelve ladies who also showed anticipation, and sighed, "Li Fengyun is right, the sailor actually violated the decision of the water 6 to attack Pyongyang, and did not wait to meet with the main force of my 6 routes, so he attacked Pyongyang without authorization, and as a result, he fell into the Goguryeo people's plan to lure the enemy, 40,000 soldiers were deeply encircled, and finally Rong Gong (Lai Hu'er) only brought more than 2,000 people to kill, and the rest were all defeated. ”

The Twelve Ladies and Cui Jiu were shocked. Li Fengyun predicted that the Eastern Expedition would fail, in which the naval division's attack on Pyongyang in advance was the most important key point, but it was also the most unbelievable prediction, because under normal circumstances, it was impossible for the naval division to disobey the orders of the Eastern Expedition Command, and in addition, with the strength of the naval division, even if Lai Hu'er and Zhou Fashang were military geniuses, it would be impossible to capture Pyongyang, of course, if Pyongyang was infighting, the city would not be attacked, and the naval division would have the opportunity to go down in one go, but that was a miracle and was not considered, so only from a military point of view, It was impossible for the naval division to attack Pyongyang in advance.

However, even if the Twelve Ladies and Cui Jiu did not believe their ears and did not believe what Cui Hongsheng said, the facts could not be changed, Li Fengyun's prophecy came true, the sailors attacked Pyongyang in advance, and they were defeated, and nearly 40,000 sailors died under the butcher's knives of the Goguryeos.

"The naval division was defeated, and it was no longer able to fight, and it was not even able to effectively contain part of the Goguryeo army on the front line of fishing water." Cui Hongsheng sighed again, "At present, in front of us, it is all the troops of the Goguryeo people who can gather in Pyongyang, according to the information obtained by the high command, its main force is at least more than 100,000 people, plus all the young and strong people in Goguryeo, all the old and weak women and children who can shoot guns and bows, our enemies are at least more than 300,000. The two armies faced each other and fought head-on, and we had an absolute chance of victory, but now the Goguryeo people held on to the city and swung their limited combat strength to the extreme, and we had to attack the enemy head-on, attacking the enemy's strength with our own shortcomings, coupled with the strict shortage of grain and grass weapons, the extreme difficulty of supplying in the rear, and the complete failure of the strategy of water 6 pincer, all announced that it was impossible for us to achieve the expected results of this expedition to Pyongyang, and it was impossible to capture Pyongyang, so retreat was inevitable, and we would have to retreat in the near future, but ......"

Cui Hongsheng frowned, his left hand touched his forehead, and he knocked lightly, worried, "Because of the defeat of the sailors, the Goguryeo people were able to put all their strength on the frontal battlefield, in this case, we retreated, and we will inevitably be besieged by the Goguryeo people from all sides, especially when crossing the Sashui and Yalu waters, the Goguryeo people will definitely attack them halfway, and kill and injure us at any cost, so ......"

Cui Hongsheng didn't say anything, but the twelve ladies and Cui Jiu knew it.

Therefore, Li Fengyun's prediction is correct, now Sashui is the key, whether or not Sashui can be defended, whether it can ensure the smooth passage of Sashui is the key to whether the expeditionary force can safely retreat, and once Sashui is lost and once the Sashui channel is cut off, the expeditionary force will collapse if it cannot hold out for a few days in a desperate situation where there is no reinforcement outside and no food and grass inside, and the expeditionary force is indeed in danger of being wiped out.

"My lord, you should build yì Yanshou Gong (Yu Zhongwen) to retreat immediately." The Twelve Ladies were frightened and blurted out, "Now the Goguryeo people are retreating, and they are consciously luring the expeditionary force to Pyongyang, once the expeditionary force is killed under the city of Pyongyang, there will be a distance of more than 200 miles between it and Sashui, such a long retreat distance will inevitably increase the difficulty of retreat, on the contrary, if the expeditionary force retreats now, not only can it quickly withdraw to Sashui to ensure the smooth retreat, but also have enough food and grass weapons to maintain the combat effectiveness of the expeditionary force and ensure that the expeditionary force can safely withdraw to Liaodong." ”

Cui Hongsheng looked at the faces of the twelve ladies who were flushed with excessive excitement, and couldn't help but have a trace of helplessness and pain in his eyes.

"Retreat immediately?" Cui Hongsheng's voice was full of resentment, and the sadness hidden behind the indignation made his next words full of despair, "This is a conspiracy, it is a conspiracy for the sailors to attack Pyongyang in advance, and it is a conspiracy to put all the blame for the failure of the Eastern Crusade on the Wei Mansion, so it is impossible for the Holy Lord and the Central Committee to agree to retreat immediately." As early as when Yanshou Gong (Yu Zhongwen) was in Yalu Shui, because he violated the secret edict of the Holy Lord, he failed to arrest Yizhi Wende in time, so that his authority was greatly damaged, and he gave up his command to Xu Gong (Yuwenshu). Xu Gong is the absolute confidant of the Holy Lord, obeys the words of the Holy Lord, and without the Holy Lord's orders, even if the expeditionary force is trapped and killed under the city of Pyongyang, Xu Gong will not order a retreat. For Xu Gong, he would rather bear the 300,000 soldiers of the expeditionary force than the Holy Lord. The Holy Lord is his heaven and his one, and the 300,000 soldiers of the expeditionary force are just a group of insignificant ants in his eyes. ”

The twelve ladies were at a loss. Cui Jiu stood in front of the map, sad and indignant.

"My lord, what now?" The Twelve Ladies asked.

"I want to know what to do." Cui Hongsheng sighed, "So I need Li Fengyun's detailed deduction of the Eastern Crusade situation, and there can be no omission, to see if we can find a chance to reverse the situation of the war." ”

"The opportunity is to find the dam built by the Goguryeo people in the upper reaches of the Sasu River and destroy it before the expeditionary force retreats." The Twelve Ladies said without thinking, "I remember that Li Fengyun's tone at that time was very positive, he said that Ezhi Wende would definitely build a dam to block the water in the upper reaches of the Sashui River, and he said that Eulzhi Wende was familiar with the history of Middle-earth and was proficient in the art of war in Middle-earth, so it was impossible not to learn from this trick, and this trick suddenly killed when the expeditionary force was halfway through, and it would definitely be able to deal a fatal blow to the expeditionary force." ”

"No." Cui Jiu categorically stopped, "With the strategy of Eulji Wende and the war preparations made by the Goguryeo people, this dam is definitely not built in the near future, that is to say, in order to protect this dam, the Goguryeo people have enough time to take precautions, it is just like Pyongyang City, not only strong, but also full of traps, and the slightest carelessness will be in danger." The current position of the battlefield is very critical, and it is not surprising that we have been targeted by the Goguryeo people, and it is safe to say that if the Xuanfeng army goes up the Sashui River to find the dam, the only end will be to die in ambush. ”

"Your Excellency can inform Yanshou Gong (Yu Zhongwen) and ask Yanshou Gong to send troops to destroy the dam." The twelve ladies were not discouraged, and then did the building yì.

"At the moment we don't have any conclusive evidence that the dam actually exists." Cui Jiu shook his head and smiled bitterly, "This qiē is all from our speculation, although we can send scouts to investigate along the river, but one takes time, and we just don't have time, the other is that the Pyongyang battlefield is strong and clear, and the Goguryeo people are strictly guarded, as long as our scouts go too far, they will be surrounded and annihilated by the enemy, so tell the command about this matter, Ming Gong has no benefit except for his own humiliation." ”

The Twelfth Lady suddenly thought of his father's isolated situation in the expeditionary force, and her face suddenly changed, and she was speechless.

Among the commanders of the Ninth Route Army of the Expeditionary Force, only Cui Hongsheng is a native of Shandong, and Cui Hongsheng is not from the army, although he has also participated in the Great War of the Unification of China and Earth, and has also expeditioned to the north, but he has been in the army for a short time, and his achievements are limited, and his qualifications and prestige in the military are not enough, so it is normal to be isolated.

Since Cui Hongsheng could not ask for help from the headquarters, he could only rely on himself, but the difficulty of self-reliance was not ordinary, but as difficult as climbing to the sky.

The rainy season in the Far East is coming to an end, and once the rainy season ends, the water level of Sashui will slowly fall, which is of course conducive to Cui Hongsheng's adherence to the Sashui channel and the retreat of the expeditionary force, but the problem is that if the dam in the upper reaches of the Sashui River does exist, if the Goguryeo people dig the dam to release water, then the greater the water level drop, the greater the impact of the flood peak, the pontoon bridge built by the people of the Middle Earth on the surface of the Sashui River, the raft used by the expeditionary force to cross the river, and the muddy, can not withstand such a terrifying impact at all, it can be imagined, whether it is a pontoon bridge or a floating raft, will be swept away by the flood peak, and the officers and men of the expeditionary force who are crossing the river will be buried in the torrent, and what will happen to the officers and men of the expeditionary force who have lost their pontoon bridges and rafts and cannot cross the river? In the face of rushing rivers and empty food sacs, how many days can they hold out surrounded by the Goguryeos?

The officers and men of the expeditionary force are in trouble, but Cui Hongsheng's guilt is also greater.

What is Choi Hongsheng's current task? It is to defend the Sashui and ensure the smooth passage of the Sashui water. From this task, there is no doubt that if the Sashui is cut off, Cui Hongsheng will be fully responsible for the sabolition of the Sashui, and it can be inferred that the expeditionary force will be defeated in the Sashui, and Cui Hongsheng will bear the main responsibility. Quite simply, if Choi Hong-seung had appeared at the dam in the upper reaches of Sasu in advance, if he had informed the high command in advance and called the police, if the high command had decided to withdraw from the Pyongyang battlefield ahead of schedule based on this information, then the disaster would not have happened. Based on the contradiction between the Guanlong people and the Shandong people, the isolated situation of Cui Hongsheng in the military, and the main purpose that the Holy Lord and the center must maintain their own authority, it is foreseeable that Cui Hongsheng will be pointed out by thousands of people, and it will be difficult to die for thousands of years.

Cui Hongsheng thought about it, deduced it repeatedly, weighed it repeatedly, and finally rejected the idea of self-reliance. With the current strength of him and his headquarters, self-protection is still insufficient, how can he have the spare strength to fight to the death against the man-made flood? As for turning the tide and saving the officers and soldiers of the expeditionary force, it was even more wishful thinking, and it was simply an impossible task, so even if he had the heart to save people at this moment, he had to give up because of his own weakness.

Judging from the current battle situation, Cui Hongsheng's previous stay in Sashui with a "bitter meat strategy" can indeed save the lives of the soldiers in his headquarters, but at the same time, he also puts himself in the position of the "first sinner" in the defeat of the Eastern Crusade, but he did not fall into a desperate situation because of this, and he still has enough time to save himself.

Cui Hongsheng looked at the Twelve Ladies, then at Cui Jiu, and asked solemnly, "Do you believe Li Fengyun's prophecy?" ”

The Twelve Ladies and Cui Jiu nodded at the same time.

"Do you believe that the Goguryeo built a barrage dam in the upper reaches of the Sa River?"

The two nodded again.

Cui Hongsheng pointed at Cui Jiu, "Since this is the case, you will bear all the consequences of this with a certain person."

The twelve ladies were puzzled, but Cui Jiu understood it. He has followed Cui Hongsheng since he was a teenager, and the master and servant have a very tacit understanding, and they can know each other's thoughts with a word and a look.

Cui Hongsheng 100,000 urgently reported to the front command, and his general Cui Jiu personally went to the upper reaches of the Sashui to investigate the enemy's situation, and a surprising secret of the Goguryeo people appeared, they actually built a barrage dam somewhere in the upper reaches of the Sashui as early as possible, and then took advantage of the rainy season to quietly store a large amount of water, only to wait for the retreat of our expeditionary force, half-crossed, dug a dam to release water, cut off the Sasu, and dealt a fatal blow to our expeditionary force.

Cui Hongsheng warned the general command that now the Goguryeo people have the conditions to cut off Sasu at any time, so their "repeated defeats" on the frontal battlefield at this moment may be a plan to lure the enemy, and they plan to drag our expeditionary force under the city of Pyongyang and consume the grain, grass and weapons of our expeditionary force, and only when the grain and grass weapons of our expeditionary force are unsustainable and have to be withdrawn, the Goguryeo people will also have the opportunity to encircle our expeditionary force on the east bank of Sashui, and once our expeditionary force is trapped on the east bank of Sashui, the whole army will be annihilated.

In view of the current predicament of the war situation, even if the city of Pyongyang is to be attacked, it is necessary to ensure the safety of the retreat, but the current retreat is in danger of being cut off at any time, so the commander's department should consider sending more troops to defend the Sashui channel, and go all out to make preparations for the east bank of the trapped Sashui, such as digging trenches on both sides of the Sashui River, building forts, hoarding a certain amount of food, weapons, and equipment and materials for crossing the river, just in case.

Cui Hongsheng hurriedly reported to the Liaodong Palace and informed the Holy Lord and the Central Authority in detail of the same news and the deduction of the battle situation in Pyongyang based on this news, but he did not dare to build a withdrawal of troops, but pleaded with the Holy Lord and the Central Authority to strive to deliver enough food, grass and weapons to the battlefield in Pyongyang in the shortest possible time, as well as equipment and materials for crossing the river, at any cost. The pontoon bridges and rafts that have been built now have basically exhausted the equipment and materials brought by the expeditionary force, and once they are swept away by the flood, Cui Hongsheng and the officers and men of the Xuanfeng Army will have "no rice to put in the pot" and can only look at the river and sigh, and they are at a loss.

Cui Hongsheng also sent his cronies to rush to the sailor with the sailor scout fire to ask for help from the chief of the sailor, Lai Hu'er, and the deputy chief, Zhou Fashang.

Cui Hongsheng asked the Holy Lord and the center for help, purely to shirk responsibility, I have already reported to you to the police, and put forward a request for construction, but you fail to meet my needs, then the responsibility for all the consequences of this is not mine, even if you catch me and let go, I will not be guilty to death.

Will the Holy Lord and the Central Pivot accept Choi Hong-sung's offer and fulfill his request? This is actually not important, the important thing is that even if the Holy Lord and the Central Pivot accepted Cui Hongsheng's construction and met his requirements, Liaodong is nearly a thousand miles away from Sashui, and coupled with the time to transmit the message and the central center to make a decision, it is impossible for these materials to be transported to Sashui in time.

Far water can't quench the thirst of the near, Cui Hongsheng has to be "self-reliant" no matter what, and at present, the only one who can effectively alleviate the water crisis is the water master.

Although the naval division was defeated by Pyongyang and lost its combat effectiveness, hundreds of warships were still there, and there were still more than 20,000 officers and men, and more importantly, because nearly 40,000 sailors and soldiers were killed, the naval division had surplus food, and these surplus grains would certainly play a "life-saving" role in the life and death of the expeditionary force.

According to the rules, Cui Hongsheng should build a command headquarters to wield the "remaining strength" of the water division and transfer the water division to the Sashui Inland River to ensure the smooth and safe passage of the Sashui River, but Cui Hongsheng did not do this, he was worried that it would backfire, which angered the command and allowed him to use the idea of the water division to completely ruin.

Since the fiasco of the naval division in Pyongyang, the "political conspiracy" between the Holy Lord and the center has been exposed, and the contradictions between the Holy Lord, the center and the military have completely exploded.

Although in this political conspiracy, whether it is the water division or Lai Hu'er and Zhou Fashang, they are all innocent and victims of the government, but for the sake of their own political interests, Lai Hu'er and Zhou Fashang used the sailor in their hands as a bargaining chip to betray the Weifu, the military bosses, and the 300,000 soldiers of the expeditionary force, which has completely touched the bottom line of the military.

As the biggest "mountain" of the military, the Guanlong people had fierce contradictions with the Shandong forces and Jiangzuo forces in the Weifu, but now in such a foreign war related to the rise and fall of Middle Earth, they were hit in the back by their own people, and that own people were the Jiangzuo forces with fierce contradictions with the Guanlong people, so you can imagine what the result was.

At this moment, the commanders of the military Guanlong, with Yu Zhongwen as the leader, were eager to devour Laihu'er and Zhou Fashang alive, and they were eager to wipe out the water division, but Cui Hongsheng, a native of Shandong, was building a yì at this time and asking the water division for help, isn't this adding fuel to the fire? This is clearly deliberately provoking trouble, what do you Cui Hongsheng think? Want to die?