Yuan An immediately heard the information he needed from this sentence, "The Third Crusade? Is there really a Third Crusade?"

In Li Fengyun's deduction of the future situation between China and foreign countries, the Third Crusade is an important prediction. If there is a third crusade, the expeditionary force continues to attack Goguryeo, the garrison army tries its best to defend the Great Wall, and the emperor and the central government concentrate their energy on foreign wars, then the alliance that has just moved to the north and has not yet gained a foothold can win precious respite, which is directly related to the life and death of the alliance, and is even more important for the future development of the alliance.

In the eyes of the vast majority of people, if the Second Eastern Crusade fails, coupled with the deterioration of the domestic situation caused by Yang Xuangan's rebellion, the possibility of launching the Third Eastern Crusade next year is very small, even if the emperor and the central government are unwilling to give up the Eastern Crusade, it will need to be delayed for many years, and it will be fought again until the conditions are met, after all, the consumption of national strength for three consecutive years of labor expeditions is too great, even if the Middle Earth is strong, it is difficult to continue.

Yuan An was also skeptical about this, but what made him unbelievable was that the rebellion in the Eastern Capital had not yet been quelled, and the secrets of the Third Crusade had been leaked in the high-level of the central government, which was incredible, and the world was too crazy.

"Don't you think it's incredible?" Li Baiye saw Yuan An's surprised expression, stroked his beard and sighed, "I also think it's incredible, but according to King Qi, when he questioned the Holy Lord and the Central Crusade that might be going to launch the Third Eastern Crusade, Yuwen Shu was very calm, and he didn't veto it, and even made concessions to the King of Qi on the condition of the Third Eastern Crusade, which is enough to prove that the Holy Lord and the Central Crusade have put forward the idea of the Third Eastern Crusade, and when the conditions are met, they will try their best to make a decision."

"It's incredible." Yuan An was very puzzled, "The domestic situation is deteriorating day by day, this is an indisputable fact, and it can't be concealed if you want to, and the failure of the Second Eastern Crusade has also sounded the alarm, coupled with the deterioration of the relationship between the North and the South, and the conditions for the Eastern Crusade have been completely lost, why does the Imperial Palace still insist on the Eastern Crusade?" Could the destruction of Goguryeo save the current crisis? Goguryeo, a small country, has suffered a great loss of strength and is dying after two consecutive years of war, and has lost the possibility of dominating the Far East, and the situation in the Far East has changed because of this, even if it continues to completely destroy Goguryeo, it will not make the situation in the Far East change even more, unless it ......"

Yuan An suddenly thought of something, and a trace of realization flashed in his eyes.

Li Baiye was silent when Yuan An hesitated, and immediately asked, "Unless what?"

Yuan An sorted out his thoughts and said slowly, "The chief manager once analyzed the situation between China and foreign countries, and he said that after the Turks re-emerged, they first swept through the desert and conquered the Tiele, Hui, Xue Yantuo and other tribes, and then expanded to the Far East, including the Murowei, Khitan, Jing (xi), Jin Wei and other tribes into his sphere of influence, which will inevitably damage the interests of Middle Earth and contradict the ambitious Far Eastern strong captive lord Goguryeo."

"The Turks are the lords of the desert, the Goguryeo people are the strong captives of the Far East, they are all vassals of our Middle Earth, and they are vassals to our Middle Earth, and in order to counter our Middle Earth, it is natural to join hands to form an alliance, and of course our Middle Earth must be divided and dissolved, but the wolf ambitions of the Turks and the ill-intentioned Goguryeo are just too much to do and try to use the hatred between our Middle Earth and the Turks to achieve their own hegemony in the Far East, so Goguryeo, with the support of the Turks, began to constantly invade Liaodong and provoke the suzerain. In order to ensure the stability of relations between the north and the south, we resolutely aimed at the weak Goguryeo, and the Eastern Crusade broke out."

"For my Middle Earth, the Eastern Crusade is to kill chickens and monkeys, to destroy the alliance of the Northern Captives at the lowest cost, and to deter the Northern Captives with strong force, in order to stabilize and consolidate the relations between the North and the South, but from the perspective of the Turks, it is to watch the fire from the other side, sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, killing two birds with one stone. According to the Grand Governor, as early as the period of the Khan of Qimin, the Tooth Tent was deliberately implementing this plan, on the one hand, to form an alliance with the Far Eastern captives to support Goguryeo's hegemony, and on the other hand, to instigate Goguryeo to frequently invade Middle-earth, so that the snipe and clam could compete with each other and the fishermen would benefit."

"After the outbreak of the Eastern Crusade, if the Middle Earth was destroyed and decided, the Turks knew that their strength was not good, so they continued to claim vassal to the Middle Earth, Taoguang and obscurity, and took this opportunity to take advantage of the fire to rob, taking advantage of the destruction of Goguryeo and the scattered sand of the Far East, to expand their sphere of influence to the Far East and take the opportunity to expand their strength. However, the outcome of the Eastern Crusade was beyond everyone's expectations, and the behemoth of Middle-earth actually stumbled and fell into the hands of a small coyote, and in the end it was defeated, and the Turks profited and won the Far Eastern captives without much effort, and at the same time gained an advantage in the confrontation between the north and the south, won the initiative, and gained the maximum benefit without a single arrow."

It is foreseeable that the Goguryeo people, who are dying at this moment, will inevitably submit to the tooth tent and beg for the help of the Turks in order to survive, and the Jin, Khitan, and other tribes associated with the interests of Goguryeo can only hope that the Turks will help each other when they are dying in life. Faced with this outcome, how does Middle-earth choose? If we give up the Eastern Crusade and admit our defeat, then we can only watch the Turks sweep across the Far East and take all the Far Eastern captives, the strength of the Turks will skyrocket, the relations between the North and the South will deteriorate rapidly, and the Great War between the North and the South will be imminent, and once the Great War breaks out, the Turks will be able to attack from the two directions of Monan and the Far East, which is extremely unfavorable to Middle-earth."

"In this way, Middle-earth has no second choice but to launch the Third Crusade to the East, and can only destroy Goguryeo with its absolute strength, conquer the Far Eastern captives such as Jinyi, Khitan, Xi, etc., mercilessly cut off the hands of the Turks to the Far East, monopolize all the interests of the Far East, completely cut off the Turks' delusions about the Far East, and then encircle the desert from the two directions of Northern Xinjiang and the Far East, giving the Turks the greatest deterrence, so as to ease the relations between the North and the South, delay the Civil War, and give Middle-earth enough time to recover."

Li Baiyao originally had a certain understanding of the situation between China and foreign countries, and when he heard Li Fengyun's analysis of the general trend of the north and the south relayed by Yuan An, he immediately understood that the Holy Lord. [,！ ] and why the center is going to launch the Third Crusade at any cost. This is no way, now continue the crusade, rise up bravely, even if vomiting blood, scarred, and vigorous, but as long as you destroy the opponent, win the final victory of the Eastern Crusade, and win all the interests of the Far East, its losses are not worth mentioning at all compared with the huge damage caused by the Great War of the North and South to Middle-earth, and it is clear which is more important at a glance.

Of course, for people who don't understand the situation at home and abroad, they must be criticized and criticized, and they must put on the hat of reckless military force to the emperor and the center, but the matter has come to this point, the shape has reached this point, the emperor and the center have no choice, and it is also precarious to take a step back, once the Great War breaks out in the north, once defeated, the emperor and the center still have to leave an indelible stain in history.

"If the Third Crusade is decided and proceeds as scheduled, what hope is there for success?" Li Baiyao pointed directly to the "key point".

For him, maintaining the great cause of reunification, stabilizing the relations between the north and the south, and maintaining the long-term peace and stability of the Middle Earth are matters of principle, and the principle of great unification cannot be violated. And the reason why he supported Li Fengyun was not because of blood relations and family interests, but because of the interests of Middle-earth, Li Fengyun persuaded him with the foreseeable future war between the North and the South and the collapse of the great cause of unification, and moved him with the ideals, confidence and courage to resist the northern captives and garrison the territory according to the northern frontier. Li Fengyun alone can't resist the northern captives, but with the addition of a Qi king, the Great Wall defense line will be guaranteed, and even if the country is in danger in the future, this political force will also have the capital to dominate the northern frontier, and it will also have the potential to turn the tide and win the world.

However, this "expectation" has become difficult due to the rapid deterioration of relations between the north and the south, and resisting the northern garrison has become a top priority.

"According to the general manager, there is not much hope for success, and now the strength of the desert Beiyu has exceeded our expectations, but the eastern capital is blindly arrogant and despises the Beiyu, so if the northern Xinjiang Zhenjun army is not careful, it may repeat the mistake of the defeat of Sashui."

Yuan An's words surprised Li Baiyao, "The Northern Captives want to invade?"

"If there is a third crusade and Middle-earth puts on a posture of monopolizing the Far East, then the Turks will not only gain nothing, but also fall into a greater disadvantage in the confrontation between the north and the south, and the Turks will definitely launch a fierce counterattack, and actively support Goguryeo and the Far Eastern captives, and the best way is to attack the defense line of our Great Wall from the south of the desert, putting Middle-earth in a two-front dilemma, and then forcing our Middle-earth to be unable to monopolize the interests of the Far East." Yuan An said, "According to the prediction of the general manager, the situation in the north will be very tense in the next year, and the border of the six towns on the front line of the Great Wall will definitely be full of smoke, if the king of Qi can not go north to the border, if the forces in the north cannot work together to let the northern captives cross the six towns, break through the defense line of the Great Wall, and wantonly plunder Dai Heng, then the third eastern crusade will definitely be anticlimactic, hastily ended, and the goal of monopolizing the Far East will not be achieved at all.

"It's not good for you to gain a foothold in the north." Li Baiyao said worriedly, "When you arrive in the northern Xinjiang, you will confront the northern captives head-on, once you break your muscles and bones, the consequences will be unimaginable."

"That's true." Yuan An smiled bitterly, "So the chief manager urgently needs to know the latest developments in Liyang, and he eagerly hopes that King Qi can go north to Dai Heng as soon as possible. With the protection of the King of Qi, the danger of the alliance entering the northern frontier will be minimized. In fact, as far as the current situation in the Eastern Capital is concerned, the King of Qi has very little room for maneuver, he must take the initiative, he must be strong, and he must be aggressive, in order to force the Holy Lord to give in and win the maximum benefit for himself, otherwise the variables are too great, once the Holy Lord returns to the Eastern Capital in advance and controls the King of Qi, the King of Qi will become a trapped beast in a cage, and there is no possibility of escape."

Li Baiyao nodded again and again, "I can't convince King Qi, but he can, and I will find a way to let them meet immediately."

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