On April 17, Yu Wenshu, the general of the left Yiwei, and Li Jing, the general of the right Wuwei, led the army to cross the Liaoshui River eastward, and arrived at the city of Liaodong at dusk, where they met with Guo Rong, the general of the right Houwei, and Xue Shixiong, the general of the left imperial guard.

Hearing that Cui Hongsheng was rushing to the Yalu water, Yu Wenshu looked gloomy, very unhappy, and helpless.

Cui Hongsheng's point is good, blameless, and should be greatly praised, but Cui Hongsheng is from a wealthy family, familiar with political affairs, and clearly knows that the conflict between the military and the center is serious, and the command's attack strategy is also contrary to the will of the Holy Lord. Using the defeat of the Third Crusade to coerce and hold Yu Wenshu hostage to follow his pace, this is very mysterious, which makes Yu Wenshu feel annoyed.

Li Jing's attitude was diametrically opposed, and he was full of praise for Cui Hongsheng's swift killing of Yalu Shui. The noble gods of soldiers, especially the crumbling and dying barbarian rebel of Goguryeo, have to strike a thunderous blow, kill him, and beat him with a wolf and a wolf.

"Pucheng Gong, Wuyin Gong, there is good news from Buyeo." Li Jing said with great interest, "The day before yesterday, Anton's deputy capital protector Li Pingyuan and deputy capital protector Li Hun came to write that Li Pingyuan had led the army to leave Fuyu City on the sixth day of the first month of this month, marched east to the Yanchuan, and rushed to attack the Su Mo Yan Ya tribes. Yesterday, the king of Qi sent a letter that the king of Qi arrived at Buyeo City on the seventh day of the first month of this month, and confirmed that Li Pingyuan had led the horse army eastward and launched an attack on Goguryeo. ”

As soon as these words came out, Guo Rong and Xue Shixiong were pleasantly surprised, and the haze shrouded in their hearts suddenly dissipated a little.

Fortunately, Anton not only kept his promise and launched an attack as promised, but also took the initiative to attack Haochuan and attack Goguryeo's loyal ally Sumo Jin. This was good news for the High Command, and it was a bonus.

"The guerrilla warfare of the Tatar people, coming and going like the wind, posed a serious threat to the flank of our army, especially the frequent attacks on the grain routes of our army during the first two Eastern Crusades, which seriously endangered the safety of our army." Xue Shixiong stroked his long hair and said happily, "The Andong Army's attack on Haochuan this time can effectively attack and contain the prisoners of the Yan Dynasty, effectively cover the flanks and grain routes of our army, and help our army cross the Yalu River faster and attack Pyongyang with stronger strength." ”

Xue Shixiong actively fights, Li Jing is also like a rainbow, and Cui Hongsheng is even more put into action, indomitable, from the heart, this is what Yuwenshu and Guo Rong, the two commanders of the Eastern Expedition, are willing to see, but people can't help themselves in the rivers and lakes, the butt determines the head, the higher the position, the more fetters, Yuwenshu and Guo Rong have to put politics first, have to maintain and respect the authority of the Holy Lord and the center, and have to try their best to seek a balance between political interests and military interests, in order to alleviate the center and the military to the greatest extent, The contradiction between the Holy Lord and the Command, so at this moment, the three generals Xue Shixiong, Li Jing and Cui Hongsheng did not care about attacking Pyongyang and actively striving to win the maximum results of the Eastern Crusade, which made Yu Wenshu and Guo Rong in a dilemma and a headache.

Now there are the Holy Lord and the Central Center to exert pressure in silence, and then Xue Shixiong, Li Jing and Cui Hongsheng are forced by force, Yuwenshu and Guo Rong are caught in the middle and it is difficult to choose, but Yuwenshu and Guo Rong must make a choice, either choose political interests, urge the Holy Lord to drive the expedition in person, and the army must not cross the Yalu Water before the arrival of the Holy Lord, or choose military interests, continue to prevent the Holy Lord from driving the expedition, and the army will rush to cross the Yalu Water before the arrival of the Holy Lord and even kill under the city of Pyongyang, With an active war situation, the Holy Lord and the Central Commander had to give up their seizure of military power, and could only let the headquarters command the army to win the final victory of the Eastern Crusade.

From the position and responsibility of Yuwenshu and Guo Rong, the two must put political interests first, and the reasons are also very sufficient, one is that the king of Qi and the Anton army are huge hidden dangers in the Eastern Crusade, once the uncertain variable evolves into a real crisis, the situation will be serious, and the other is that the sailor needs the right time to cross the sea, and the sailor does not come, the flank of the army has no cover, and the water 6 pinch attack cannot be formed, which is very unfavorable to the army, so the attack of the army must be controlled within a safe range, and it cannot be rash or dangerous.

However, the first reason is no longer valid with the successive letters of King Qi, Li Pingyuan and Li Hun, and the Andong army has launched an attack on the sixth day of the fourth month, and it is to attack the Yan people of Haochuan, rather than doing things perfunctorily, so that Yuwenshu and Guo Rong are passive, and it is difficult to stop the attack requirements of Xue Shixiong, Li Jing and Cui Hongsheng.

Li Jing didn't have any hope for Yu Wenshu, he pinned his hopes on Guo Rong, so when he and Xue Shixiong sang and harmonized, he saw that Guo Rong was hesitant, so he decisively increased his lobbying.

"How confident does Wuyin Gong have in Anton's army?" Li Jingxian glanced at Xue Shixiong, and pretended to question, "You're not afraid of Antonjun's bluff?" Taking a step back, even if the Anton Army goes all out, but the Anton Army is mixed, the good and the bad are uneven, and the sand is scattered, once it is defeated by the Tatar people, won't your expectations all be disappointed, and you will be happy in vain? ”

"I still have some confidence in Antonjun." Xue Shixiong said unhurriedly, "At the end of last year, a certain army inspected the border fortress, and once the troops entered the weak Luo waterwheel Lianchuan, and confronted the coalition forces of Andong for more than a month, so I have a certain degree of understanding of them. In a certain opinion, if the Andong army did its best to attack the Hagawa, even if the people of the Yan Dynasty resisted, they would suffer heavy casualties, and the various tribes of the Yan Dynasty fought for their own interests, and they were also scattered, so how could they sacrifice themselves for the sake of Goguryeo? Therefore, if nothing else, the Andong army's attack on Haochuan this time is thrilling and dangerous, and the chance of victory is very high. ”

"What are the odds?" Li Jing scoffed, "A certain opinion is just the opposite of Wu Yin Gong, and a certain thinks that Anton Army is more likely to be bluffing." Due to various reasons, the grain and grass we sent to Buyeo City was very limited, and it was simply not enough to support the Andong army to attack the Tatar people in Huichuan. ”

"Slippery tolerances." Xue Shixiong shook his hand and said, "It is precisely because the grain and grass we sent to Fuyu City is very limited that the Anton Army has to try to save itself, and for the Anton Army, the best way to alleviate the grain and grass crisis is to burn, kill, and plunder." In the vicinity of Buyeo City, the only objects that can be plundered are the people of Huichuan, so it can be said with certainty that the Andong army's attack on Huichuan is real and credible, and it will definitely win, otherwise this battle is not over, and the Donghu tribes under Li Pingyuan's account will be scattered in a hurry, and the Andong army will be crushed for thousands of miles because of the shortage of food and grass. ”

"It makes sense, so that the Anton Army may be burning, killing and plundering on both sides of the river at this moment." Li Jing nodded frequently, looked at the silent Yuwenshu and Guo Rong, and then exchanged glances with Xue Shixiong, and continued, "It's just that the capture of Haochuan is limited after all, and Anton has an army of 100,000, if Li Pingyuan wants to save himself, it will definitely not work by attacking the Yan people alone, and he needs to find another strategy." I wonder what Wuyin Gong has guessed about the next target of Anton's attack? ”

Xue Shixiong smiled, "Since the slippery prince has made an estimate, why don't you talk about it first?" ”

"A certain person doesn't know anything about the Anton Army, but Wuyin Gong has confronted the Anton Army head-on, and is quite familiar with it, of course, Wuyin Gong's speculation is more credible." Li Jingyi pushed it, "Let's ask Wuyin Gong to deduce." ”

Xue Shixiong hesitated slightly, and turned his eyes to look at Yu Wenshu and Guo Rong. Yu Wenshu stretched out his hand to ask, and Guo Rong also bowed his hand to invite.

"In fact, the situation has become clear, and all the princes should have the same guess about the next move of the Anton Army." Xue Shixiong said with a smile, "The move of the Anton Army is obviously heading towards the Yalu water. It happened that the Andong army was short of food and grass, so it attacked decisively, and the enemy was unprepared to attack the enemy, which could not only inflict heavy damage on the Yalu people and cut off an arm of Goguryeo, but also quickly cross the Yalu water and enter the hinterland of Goguryeo, directly threatening the security of Pyongyang. ”

Xue Shixiong walked to the map, pointed to the Hachuan River on the map, and then moved to the domestic city on the west bank of the Yalu River, then crossed the Yalu River, and went down southeast and down the Sasu, until he reached the city of Pyongyang on the east bank of the Hyun River.

"This attack route is long, but fortunately, it is remote, and it can catch the enemy by surprise." Xue Shixiong sighed, "Under the unfavorable situation of running out of food and grass, the Andong army dared to take the intermediate road to attack Pyongyang for a long time, which was really a dangerous fight, and once the attack was blocked and the grain and grass were cut off, the whole army would definitely be annihilated." ”

"Not necessarily." Li Jing interjected at the right time, "As long as we kill the Yalu River as quickly as possible, or even cross the Yalu Water, and form a north-south flank with the Andong army, we will definitely be able to give strong support to the Andong army, so that the two armies cooperate with each other and advance together, Goguryeo is powerless to stop it, Pyongyang will definitely be able to go down with one drum, and the Eastern Expedition will be victorious in one battle." ”

Speaking of this, Xue Shixiong and Li Jing, who represent the position of the military, have publicly stated their attitudes, and it is difficult for Yu Wenshu and Guo Rong to remain silent and have to make a choice.

"What if Anton's army stops at Hagawa?" Yu Wenshu questioned.

"The harvest from the captivity of Haochuan is a drop in the bucket, and it can't solve the grain and grass crisis of the Andong army at all." Li Jing replied, "The grain and grass crisis is a noose around the neck of the Anton army, if you retreat, you will die, and if you don't advance, you will die, only by attacking and advancing, can we barely maintain, can we win our trust and respect with our achievements, and can we get our grain and grass support." ”

Yu Wenshu hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "How likely is it that Anton's army will cross the Yalu River before us?" Aren't they afraid that we will watch the fire from across the shore and let them fight to the death with Goguryeo in order to reap the benefits of the fishermen? ”

Li Jing sneered and asked in a cold tone, "Gong Xu, may I ask, in the Third Eastern Crusade, is our target Goguryeo or Anton?" If our goal is Goguryeo, and our army will go straight to Pyongyang, how can the Andong army be afraid that we will watch the fire from the other side? ”

Yuwen Shu didn't say a word.

At the critical moment, Guo Rong resolutely made a choice, "Tomorrow, a certain and Wuyin Gong will lead the army eastward, kill the Black Bone City, and the soldiers will come to Yalu Water." ”

Yu Wenshu frowned, and immediately asked, "What about Liaodong City?" ”

"Besiege but not attack." Guo Rong said.

"Where's the Black Bone City?" Yu Wenshu asked.

"Besiege but not attack." Guo Rong replied without hesitation, "The main force of the army gathers on the west bank of the Yalu River, and when the time is ripe, immediately cross the river and kill Pyongyang." ”

Yu Wenshu's face was ugly, "The Holy Lord's side ......"

"Gong Xu, please buy enough time for the Wei Mansion." Guo Rong bowed and saluted, "In the Sashui River, there are still 200,000 heroic souls waiting for us, waiting for our arrival and waiting for our blood sacrifice." ”

(End of chapter)