On April 29, Han Shige led his army to arrive at Longlin City. On the way, he received the news of the Xuanfeng Army, and knew that Li Fengyun had galloped south to the Dading River and the first line of Sashui, penetrated deep into the hinterland of Goguryeo, approached Pyongyang, and the fierce battle was about to begin, so he did not dare to slack off, and ordered the soldiers to rest for the night and continue to go south tomorrow.

On April 30, at the beginning of the morning, Han Shige suddenly received an urgent report that Wu Benlang would take Luo Yi at the mouth of the stone pillar on the west bank of the Yalu River, which was only more than 50 miles away from Longlin City on the east bank of the Yalu River, which was close at hand.

Han Shige was surprised and delighted, if this news is true and reliable, it is enough to show that the main army of the Eastern Expedition has reached the Yalu River, and the Andong Army is no longer in danger of going deep alone, but with the strong support of the main army, it can advance and retreat without worry, so that the situation of the two sides of Pyongyang has been achieved, the battle situation is very favorable to Middle-earth, and the situation of the Eastern Expedition is very good.

In order to verify the authenticity of the news, Han Shige decisively decided to stay in Longlin for half a day, and at the same time ordered Guo Ming, Zhong Xin, and Gao Hu to lead the Tiger Ben Army and the Dragoon Army to set off first, and quickly rushed to Jiangnan Mountain.

Near noon, Luo Yi crossed the river. Han Shige was already waiting on the shore. The two met very happily and talked arm to arm.

Han and Luo Nai are world friends, and the growth environment is exactly the same, they are all from Jingxiang famous families, and their fathers are all famous generals who assisted the first emperor in founding the country, unifying the Middle Earth, making outstanding achievements and winning the trust of the first emperor and entrusted with important tasks, so both of them are born with a golden key After the general, not only have the same temperament, arrogance, arrogance and conceit, and the life experience is basically the same. Then, the fates of the two changed completely differently because of their intimacy with Yang Xuangan, Han Shige was Yang Xuangan's comrade and a traitor, while Luo Yi followed the Holy Lord to fight in Liaodong, and the two turned from brothers to enemies. However, fate is impermanent, less than a year later, Han Shimo was pardoned for his meritorious service in opening up the territory of Anton, although he is just a civilian, but his "civilian" is completely different from ordinary civilians, he has an army in his hands, as long as he builds the frontier on the battlefield of the Eastern Expedition again, maybe the Holy Lord is extrajudicial and benevolent, and Han Shige can return to the ranks of nobles.

Luo Yi is full of curiosity about Han Shige's "ups and downs" this year, and has countless questions, but Anton and Li Pingyuan are now political taboos, and they are involved in the dispute between King Qi and the emperor, so even if Luo Yi is a famous arrogant person in Weifu, he does not dare to touch the bottom line that he can't touch with his arms and recklessly, and he must not ask what he shouldn't ask, and he must forget what he can't know even if he knows.

After the intimate greetings, Luo Yi immediately informed Cui Hongsheng of the selection of the front troops to Yalu Water, and ordered him to rush north to Shizhukou to respond to and cooperate with the Anton Army to break through the enemy's flank defense line.

"On the way north, I met the scout team sent by Deputy Daduhu Li to look for General Cui in the area of Wugu and Bo Biao, so he knew that Anton Xuanfeng's army had not only captured the domestic city and crossed the Yalu River, but also swept the two cities of Hamgyong and Longlin, and roared down the southeast foot of Jiangnan Mountain non-stop, killing the Dading River and Sashui line." Luo Yi finally said, "A certain was overjoyed, so the overseer army rushed forward, and immediately sent scouts to cross the Yalu River and go straight to Longlin City to find you, but what I never expected was that a certain person actually found you and was in the same water with you." ”

Han Shige stroked his beard and smiled, and he had no intention of talking about the old things with Luo Yi, and went straight to the point, "After you and I meet, what are your plans next?" If you want to go south quickly to meet Deputy Dadu Protector Li, do you join forces with a certain army and go south hand in hand, or do you stay in Longlin City for the time being, waiting for the order of General Yuwen or General Cui? ”

Luo Yi glanced at Han Shige and smiled, "Do you have something to say?" Do you suspect that there is a hidden reason for a certain northbound stone pillar mouth? ”

"What reason do you have to go north to Shizhukou?" Han Shige sneered, "Don't use the pretense of responding and cooperating with the Anton Army, you don't believe it yourself, let alone say so." The Holy Lord forced Anton to participate in the Third Crusade, precisely to kill people with a knife, to fight, contain and weaken Anton, in this case, it is impossible for Yuwenshu to support my Anton army, so there is only one possibility for you to go north to Shizhukou, and you were forced by Cui Hongsheng to do it as a last resort, so you passively slacked off. ”

Luo Yi smiled even more happily, "Now that the situation is so good, why should I be passive and sluggish?" If you follow your Anton Army and shout, you can grab the credit, why not? ”

"Waving the flag and shouting can you grab the credit?" Han Shige sneered, "Anton is a thorn in the eye of the Holy Lord, and he will want to get rid of it as soon as possible, and you and our Anton people fighting side by side are tantamount to openly fighting against the Holy Lord, have you thought about the consequences?" Once the autumn queen settles the account, what you grab is not the credit, but the sin of killing the head. ”

"What do you want to say?" Luo Yi didn't bother to go around in circles, and asked straight to the point, "Are you willing to go south hand in hand with someone to fight side by side, or directly refuse?" ”

"Refusal, of course." Han Shige was no longer tactful, his sharpness was exposed, and he went straight to the point, "I can fight side by side with you, but whose orders do you listen to?" Listen to your own, do whatever you want, do whatever you want, or listen to us, accept the command of Deputy Metropolitan Protector Li, and follow the orders of Deputy Metropolitan Protector Li? ”

Command is the key to cooperation. Han Shige knows Luo Yi very well, with Luo Yi's character, it is impossible to accept Li Fengyun's command, and more importantly, whether from the authority of the Weifu or from the command system of the Eastern Expedition, Luo Yi will not accept Li Fengyun's command, unless the Holy Lord or the Command Department issues a clear order to him, temporarily including it in the Andong Army and controlled by Li Fengyun, otherwise it is not in accordance with the law, Luo Yi gives people a handle, even if he makes meritorious service, he will leave troubles.

Since it is impossible for Luo Yi to accept Li Fengyun's command, what kind of cooperation is there to talk about? And how to fight side by side?

Now the composition of the Anton Army is very complex, there are many factions with the surnames of Han and Yu, and no one can command except Li Fengyun, which is also an important reason why veterans such as Li Zixiong, Li Hun, and Han Shige have to be willing to live under them even if they are old and experienced in combat, but Luo Yi does not understand the complexity of the Anton Army, nor does he understand Li Fengyun's absolute authority in Anton, he takes it for granted that it is okay to follow behind the Anton Army. But this is not a simple matter for Li Fengyun and Anton Army, but an uncertain and risky variable, for no other reason, there is no trust between the two sides, and the Holy Lord, the Wei Mansion and the Eastern Expedition Command have all publicly "borrowed a knife to kill", in this case, the unruly and arrogant Luo Yi suddenly appeared, asking for cooperation, asking to fight side by side, what do you make Li Fengyun and Anton think about it? Of course, with the greatest malice to speculate on Luo Yi's true purpose, the result can be imagined.

"Obey the orders of Deputy Metropolitan Protector Li?" Luo Yi rolled his eyes and asked disdainfully, "What qualifications does he have to command so-and-so?" Who authorizes him to command so-and-so? ”

Han Shige had no intention of arguing, and said decisively, "In this case, you and I will stop talking about cooperation, and it is impossible to go south hand in hand." ”

Luo Yi was a little surprised, he expected that it would be difficult for the Anton Army to accept him, even if it was the elder brother Han Shige standing in front of him, but the strength of the Anton Army was limited, especially the demand for grain and grass weapons was very urgent, so he would inevitably compromise with him, in order to try his best to improve the relationship between the two sides, and do his best to win the east bank of the Yalu River to give him strong support, so that even if he could not have a part of the command of the Anton Army, at least he could exert heavy pressure on the Anton Army, and then directly affect the decision-making of the Anton Army, This is also equivalent to indirectly controlling the command of a part of the Anton Army, which helps him control the entire battle situation, and helps him skillfully use the strength of the Anton Army to achieve the goals of the Eastern Crusade and his personal goals.

Of course, Anton's interests are not in his consideration, and the life or death of Anton's army has nothing to do with him, on the contrary, the greater the damage to Anton's interests, the heavier the casualties of Anton's army, the more in line with the interests of the Holy Lord and the center, and the more beneficial it is to Luo Yi, so after Luo Yi proposed to cross the river to attack, Cui Hongsheng will plan and let him go north to Shizhukou to cooperate with Anton's army, although Cui Hongsheng may not have good intentions, but Luo Yi still carried out the order without hesitation, and the reason is this. Everyone will be able to calculate, the key is who has the last laugh, who can get the greatest benefits, it depends on their own ability, and Luo Yi is very confident, rich and dangerous, if you want to go further in your career and win a brilliant future, the only way is to take the sword and take risks.

It's just that he thought of the beginning, but he didn't expect the end, he didn't expect Han Shige to refuse to compromise, and rejected himself in one bite, putting himself in a dilemma.

Now what? With the 4,000 men and horses in Luo Yi's hands, he entered the east bank of Yalu Water to fight, there was no food and grass inside, and there were no reinforcements outside, it was purely looking for death, and the only way was to fight side by side with the Anton army, otherwise he could only stay in Longlin and miss the opportunity to make meritorious contributions. In the absence of trust between the two sides and the Holy Lord and the Eastern Expedition Command have publicly expressed the intention of "borrowing a knife to kill", Anton is on high alert and full of hostility towards Luo Yi.

Luo Yi hesitated for a moment, glanced at Han Shige, and said coldly, "Whether you and I cooperate or not, it's not your turn to call the shots, right?" You can't represent Anton's Metropolitan Protector's Mansion, nor can you represent Deputy Metropolitan Protector Li, why do you refuse? ”

Han Shige smiled, his eyes showed a mocking look, "You and I are brothers, so to tell the truth, if you can't listen, then the left ear goes in and the right ear goes out, and I didn't hear it, but before you make a decision, I remind you that in Anton, Li Zixiong, Li Hun, Lai Yuan, Zhou Zhong, including X, have always been very low-key, and they are also afraid of Li Pingyuan, for no other reason, the difference in strength is too great." ”

Han Shige raised his horsewhip, pointed at Luo Yi's nose, and said sharply, "With your current strength, it is easier for Li Pingyuan to kill you than to crush an ant, and when you arrived on the battlefield of the eastern front of Yalu Water, you did not listen to Li Pingyuan's command, Li Pingyuan will inevitably kill the killer in order to eliminate hidden dangers, as for how to explain to the Holy Lord, it is not a matter at all, because Li Pingyuan's traitors and barbarians are like clouds, and they can prevaricate with a reason, and at that time, what can the Holy Lord do?" Could it be that for the sake of such an arrogant and self-righteous Weifu general, the Holy Lord still has to turn against Li Pingyuan, make enemies with Anton, and bury the good situation? ”

Luo Yi was furious and furious, "Do you know what it means for the Anton Army to enter the Yalu Water Eastern Front to fight?" It means that grain and grass weapons, a steady stream of grain and grass weapons support, otherwise why would Cui Hongsheng risk offending the Holy Lord and Yu Wenshu and order a certain east to cross the Yalu water? Only under the guise of a certain and in the name of supporting a certain can he openly and honestly transport grain and grass to the east bank of the Yalu River, and can he give strong support to the Anton army. ”

"That's the key, that's the real reason why someone is here." Luo Yi pointed to the river behind him and shouted angrily at Han Shige, "Even if there is no initiative to ask for help, Cui Hongsheng will still send someone to cross the Yalu River east and send troops to join the Anton army, so as to find a proper reason for him to support the Anton army, but the initiative of a certain person to ask for help will give Cui Hongsheng an excellent opportunity to cover up his true purpose and exonerate him in the future." It's a trap that someone accidentally fell into, but who is it? How can you be bound and let it be slaughtered? If you want to squeeze out a certain person and get all the benefits from a certain person, you must pay the price and come up with enough benefits to impress a certain person, otherwise a certain person will fight for this life and the net will be broken. ”

Han Shige was dismissive and ignored Luo Yi's threat, but what made him curious was how Luo Yi saw through the game that Li Fengyun and Cui Hongsheng jointly arranged? It is impossible for Cui Hongsheng to reveal secrets, Luo Yi must have obtained some relevant secrets from other places, and today the situation has gradually become clear, and it is reasonable for Luo Yi to deduce this conclusion, but who will provide Luo Yi with relevant secrets?

Han Shige immediately thought of a person, the eldest grandson An Shi.

Luo Yi is a general of the Guanlong Wuchuan faction, and although the Wuchuan faction is still headed by the Dugu clan today, the core members have changed dramatically, for example, the surname Changsun has become a core member of the Wuchuan clan due to the rise of Changsun Sheng. Andong Dadu Hufu was established, and Changsun Anshi, the son of Changsun Sheng, served as the long history of Dadu Hufu and held a high position. The eldest grandson An Shi has been in the army since he was a child, and has been following his father Changsun Sheng to fight in the desert, and Changsun Sheng is also the commander of the secret army, second only to Pei Shiju. At that time, it was Changsun Sheng who rescued the Qimin Khan in danger, and single-handedly created a peace between the north and the south for more than ten years, and among the secret soldiers who followed him was Li Pingyuan. It can be inferred from this that the relationship between the eldest grandson An Shi and Li Pingyuan should be extraordinary, and then think about it, this time the eldest grandson An Shi served as the governor of the Anton Metropolitan Protector Shishi, and he should be strongly recommended by Pei Shiju, so that the eldest grandson An Shi should help Anton Jun and Li Pingyuan in the Third Eastern Crusade.

Han Shige became serious and asked solemnly, "You took the initiative to ask Ying to cross the river to the east, is there another mystery inside?" ”

Luo Yi sneered, "The facts are here, if you refuse to cooperate and have to leave a certain person in the water, then after the fierce battle begins, what reason will Cui Hongsheng use to deliver grain, grass and weapons to your Anton Army?" Even if Cui Hongsheng is bold and open-minded, how dare others condone and cover up if they are worried about being affected? ”

Han Shige hesitated for a long time and said, "The stakes are very high, if something happens, X will definitely be held responsible, and X is in a ...... situation now."

Luo Yi understood, and immediately patted his chest and said, "A certain can make a promise, and you have to believe in a certain person as in the past." A certain is not a villain, nor does he disdain to be a villain, and he will not conspire on the battlefield. ”

Han Shige nodded, very relieved about Luo Yi's personality. Although Luo Yi is unruly and domineering, he is upright and unyielding, this kind of character is invincible on the battlefield, and he suffers a lot in the court, and when he encounters the villain's calculations, he doesn't know how to die.

Han Shimo weighed it again and again and had to compromise. He stretched out a hand to Luo Yi, "You and my brother high-five as an oath, you can not accept Li Pingyuan's command and not obey Li Pingyuan's orders, but you don't act willfully, let alone do anything wrong, you must listen to your brother's advice at the critical moment, don't kill my brother." ”

Luo Yi laughed and swore with Han Shige, "You and my brothers join forces, fight side by side, and live and die together." ”

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