On April 26, Guo Rong, the general of the right guard, and Xue Shixiong, the general of the left guard, led the main army of the Eastern Expedition to the city of Wugu.

Cui Hongsheng, the general of Zuo Wuwei, rushed back to the city of Wugu from Bo Cheng on the bank of the Yalu River early, and after meeting with Pei Renji, the general of Wu Benlang who was responsible for surrounding the city, he led more than a dozen generals and bureaucrats and hundreds of guards to travel ten miles west to welcome the arrival of the main army.

Guo Rong and Xue Shixiong came very quickly, and there were only two days between the time when the Xuan Feng army surrounded the Black Bone City, which is enough to show that Guo Rong, Xue Shixiong and Li Jing had a clear position and a resolute attitude, and they jointly put pressure on Yuwenshu under the situation that Cui Hongsheng directly killed Yalu Water and forced Yuwenshu to compromise and make concessions, so that the Third Eastern Crusade came to Yalu Water in just half a month, and won a decisive advantage on the battlefield at an unprecedented speed, although several Goguryeo towns such as Liaodong City and Wugu City have not yet been conquered. However, as far as the current disparity in strength between the two countries is concerned, Middle-earth has in fact regained the results of the attacks of the Eastern Crusade Army in the past two years, and has basically completed the occupation of the west bank of the Yalu River, and the dying Goguryeo is simply unable to counterattack, and its only chance to survive is to hope for the mercy of the Middle-earth people, in exchange for the survival of the race by ceding the territory west of the Yalu River.

And this is the minimum goal of the Holy Lord and the center, and it is also the reason why Yuwenshu retreated to the military's main battle faction, after all, the Holy Lord still has to drive the expedition in person, and he may come to the front line at any time, leaving Yuwenshu and the military to use the correct and fast military means that they believe are too short to achieve this military goal, and the favorable situation created by Cui Hongsheng's arbitrariness and galloping spirit just helped the military main battle faction and Yuwenshu reach a compromise, so from this point of view, Cui Hongsheng is still very grateful to Guo Rong, With the strong support of the three generals, Xue Shixiong and Li Jing, if they are greatly constrained, Cui Hongsheng is also powerless, and it is difficult to achieve the expected goal in such a short period of time.

Guo Rong and Xue Shixiong saw Cui Hongsheng and eagerly inquired about the battle situation on the front line of Yalu Water.

Yuwenshu has a bottom line, without the edict of the Holy Lord, even if the Xuan Feng army is selected, he cannot cross the river to fight, which is also one of the important reasons why he immediately ordered Guo Rong and Xue Shixiong to rush to the Black Bone City after compromise. What he feared most was that Cui Hongsheng would not listen to the command and cross the river to fight without authorization, if this was the case, it would not only bring him military risks, but also political crises. The Holy Lord and the Central Command have failed in both their own expeditions, and you and the Command Department have won a great victory in one single command, which is not only a public slap in the face of the Holy Lord and the Central, but also fully proves that the upper and lower levels of the Wei Mansion are seriously dissatisfied with the reform, and have always worked against the Holy Lord and the Central. This consequence is terrible, and it will definitely bring political disaster to Ubunsu and Weifu, so it is better not to cross the river, and it is better to give up the opportunity to capture Pyongyang and destroy Goguryeo, than to openly provoke the Holy Lord and the center and make political mistakes.

Cui Hongsheng elaborated that the focus of it was to send Luo Yi north to Shizhukou.

"We don't know whether Li Pingyuan and Andong's army will fulfill their promises, and whether they will cross the river east through the Hafa River and the domestic city to kill Pyongyang." Cui Hongsheng explained his decision, "However, if we want to win the opportunity to attack Pyongyang, especially when the sailors do not know when to cross the sea, we can only hope for the Andong army first." As long as the Andong army succeeded in taking the intermediate road, crossed eastward from the upper reaches of the Yalu water, and fought out from the southeast foot of Jiangnan Mountain, quickly broke through the enemy's flank defense line, and formed a two-way flank attack, the enemy's Yalu water defense line was broken without attack, and the Goguryeo people could only retreat on all fronts and defend Pyongyang. Then we can easily cross the river and join the Andong army under the city of Pyongyang, and then the naval division will also come to rendezvous, and the three-way army will attack Pyongyang, and Goguryeo will die. ”

Guo Rong and Xue Shixiong looked at each other with solemn expressions, although they did not say a word, their attitudes were obvious, and they had quite objections to Cui Hongsheng's move.

However, there is an inevitable connection between Cui Hongsheng and Li Pingyuan, between the Boling Cui family and the Zhaojun Li family, and between the Youyan wealthy family in northern Hebei and the sudden rise of the emerging forces in Anton, which is an open secret, so the Holy Lord and the center take precautions and try to pull them all onto the battlefield of the Eastern Expedition, trying to contain, attack and weaken them with the help of external forces, so as to minimize the possible harm, and this is also an open secret, so they must plan to counteract, It is inevitable that he will use the Third Crusade to consolidate and strengthen his own strength.

Guo Rong and Xue Shixiong knew this well, as the cronies of the Holy Lord, they stood on the side of the Holy Lord, and advanced and retreated together with the Holy Lord, and they were naturally the opponents of Cui Hongsheng and Li Pingyuan, but the internal strife was not good, and it was even more disadvantageous to restrain each other and even kill each other, and this was an important reason why the Commander's Headquarters refused to allow the Anton Army to go south to Huaiyuan to rendezvous.

But the fact that Anton Jun did not come to rendezvous does not mean that there is no tacit understanding or even agreement between Cui Hongsheng and Li Pingyuan. From the standpoint of the emerging forces of Youyan and Andong in northern Hebei, winning the victory of the Third Eastern Crusade and building the martial arts of expanding the territory is the only way to alleviate the serious contradictions between the Holy Lord and the center and effectively contain the fierce conflict between the two sides, and judging from Cui Hongsheng's series of unusual actions during this time, his goal is indeed Pyongyang, so he makes a bold guess that Li Pingyuan's promise is credible, and it is indeed possible for the Anton Army to overcome all difficulties to break through the enemy's flank and kill Pyongyang.

Of course, the risk of Li Pingyuan's plan to attack Pyongyang by taking the middle way is huge, so it requires Cui Hongsheng's strong cooperation, and judging from the current radical measures of Cui Hongsheng and the rapid changes in the battle situation, the situation is very favorable to Li Pingyuan and the Anton army, and now the Goguryeo people have been attracted by the sharp attack of the main army of Middle-earth, and the enemy's defensive force has also been firmly pinned down on the Yalu water line, as long as Li Pingyuan and the Anton army are determined to forge ahead, attack fiercely, and move forward, they will be able to easily cross the Yalu water and quickly break through the enemy's flank. As a result, a two-way attack was formed, so that the three-way army would meet under the city of Pyongyang before the rainy season was no longer an empty word, but a matter of course.

Guo Rong and Xue Shixiong certainly wouldn't trust Li Pingyuan, but they had faith in Cui Hongsheng, so they had hope for the battle, and if the future of the battle turned out as they expected, they would get what they wanted. However, the Holy Lord's personal expedition is like a knife hanging over their heads, making them uneasy, and the concept of the Holy Lord and the central political first allows them to seize all power at any cost, but for the Eastern Crusade, the high concentration of military power is a disaster, if the attack under the city of Pyongyang still requires the Holy Lord who is thousands of miles away to give an order, can the fighter still be able to catch it? Can Pyongyang City still be captured?

Time is precious, and we must seize every bit of time to attack, and we must seize all the fighters that can be seized to turn the tide of the war in a direction conducive to the capture of Pyongyang. As long as the battle situation is favorable, as long as the fighter plane is in hand, even if the Holy Lord comes to the front line, in the face of a good situation, I am afraid that he will have to adjust his strategy and firmly grasp the fighter plane, instead of being stubborn and stupid to the point of being stupid, and let the fighter pass by, right?

"Huang Taigong, guess what you think the Anton Army should be now? Is it the Hakufa River, or is it a domestic city? Guo Rong asked tentatively.

"It is impossible for the Anton army to stay in the Anton River, and the people of the Anton will not be arrogant enough to fight to the death with the Anton army, so according to a certain estimate, the Anton army must have arrived in the domestic city and has already arrived in Yalu Water." After a moment of hesitation, Cui Hongsheng said slowly, "When we first attacked Anzhou, this army was also a lightning whirlwind, for no other reason, in the predicament of no food and grass inside, and no reinforcements outside, only by attacking the enemy unexpectedly and unprepared, and conquering the target in one fell swoop, can we fight a bloody way out of a desperate situation, and can we seize the fleeting glimmer of life." This time is the same, if the Anton Army wants to achieve the expected goal, the only way to do it is to gallop, and if there is a slight delay and the traces are exposed, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

As soon as these words came out, Guo Rong and Xue Shixiong glanced at each other, and a trace of joy flashed in their eyes. Cui Hongsheng is known for being cautious and conservative, and he can hear this affirmation from his mouth, and being able to gamble with his own and even the political future of the Boling Cui clan is enough to prove that the Anton Army is galloping on the road to the east, so the current situation is good, and the war situation is also favorable, and what they have to do is to push this good momentum and let the war situation develop in a more favorable direction.

"If the Anton army has surrounded the domestic city and is approaching the Yalu water, will they take a dangerous fight and cross the river decisively?" Xue Shixiong asked.

"There is no doubt that the Anton Army will definitely take a risk." Cui Hongsheng said without thinking, "They were like this when they fought Anzhou before, and they didn't wait to catch their breath after fighting Anzhou, they killed both sides of the weak Luoshui again, and they were caught off guard by beating Donghu, so breaking the cauldron and sinking the boat, fighting against the water, and putting it to death and then coming back to life, is the secret of Andong's repeated victories." ”

"Since you have full confidence in the Anton Army, why did you send Luo Yi north?" Guo Rong asked, "You should know that after Xu Gong learned about this, he must have been angry, and even misunderstood that you had to take an inch, and deliberately blackmailed him." ”

is also a wealthy family in Shandong, and the same is a family in Shandong, Guo Rong's admonition is kind, although he can moderately support Cui Hongsheng, but after all, he is a close confidant of the Holy Lord, and his support for Cui Hongsheng is very limited.

"Just in case." Cui Hongsheng stroked his hair and smiled, "The fighter plane is grabbed, not waited, and it is better to take the initiative than to defend passively." ”

Cui Hongsheng was deliberately perfunctory, but Guo Rong didn't care and laughed it off.

"Huang Taigong is reasonable." Xue Shixiong clearly supported, "Now that the army is gathered under the Black Bone City, and the fighters are in front of us, are we taking the initiative to attack the city?" ”

Without waiting for Guo Rong and Cui Hongsheng to express their opinions, Xue Shixiong raised his hand and pointed at Pei Renji, the general of Wu Benlang who was standing on the side, "Langya Gong, just now you said that there are Goguryeo people in the city who shoot books, and they want to surrender the city, and they are willing to respond internally, is it really credible?" ”

It was yesterday. Bae In-ki was in charge of besieging the Black Bone City, and after this happened, Bae In-ki was very active, reporting to Cui Hongsheng while preparing for the siege. How can you not take the credit that is at your fingertips? But Cui Hongsheng scoffed, ignored it, and didn't even report it to Guo Rong and Xue Shixiong. Pei Renji was very anxious, so he quietly asked Xue Shixiong for help. He and Xue Shixiong are both the backbone of the Hedong family, and they are both generals of the Weifu, so they have a good relationship, and Xue Shixiong will of course support him, so knowing that Cui Hongsheng is against the siege, he still publicly mentioned it.

Whether to attack the city or not, whether he and Cui Hongsheng said it or not, Guo Rong is the key.

Bae In-ki patted his chest to ensure that the news was reliable, and actively asked for the siege.

Guo Rong saw Cui Hongsheng's expression cold, and secretly sighed bitterly. Xue and Pei are both from the eastern part of the Guanlong River, and the military is in real power, while Cui Hongsheng, a wealthy and noble man in Shandong, has served in the local area all the year round, and leading the army to fight is just a temporary "cameo", and the foundation of the Weifu is shallow, so it is really difficult for him to control Luo Yi and Pei Renji, the two powerful generals of the Weifu.

"What does Huang Taigong think?" Guo Rong didn't want to offend Xue and Pei and set themselves on fire, so he immediately transferred the conflict and publicly consulted Cui Hongsheng's opinion.

Cui Hongsheng sneered and said unceremoniously, "The Goguryeo people are despicable and capricious, how many times have they surrendered in the past two years?" How many times have you backtracked? How many of our soldiers have paid with their blood and lives for this? Why can't we learn a lesson from the inexhaustible losses and the impurities? In this Eastern Crusade, under the front of my Cui Mou's soldiers, there were only rolling heads, and there were no kneeling descenders. Whoever surrenders, there will be no mercy! ”

The three generals Guo, Xue, and Pei looked at each other, thinking that Cui Hongsheng cut off the head of the Goguryeo envoy with a knife on the way east, and he was not afraid of the reproach of the Holy Lord and the center, and he couldn't help but be secretly awe-inspired.

However, awe is awe, and the three generals still know Cui Hongsheng's thoughts at a glance.

If the Andong army has crossed the river and marched eastward, then the Andong army will soon break through the enemy's flank and destroy the Yalu water defense line of the Goguryeo people in one fell swoop, so that Cui Hongsheng will transport and replenish a large amount of grain and grass baggage to the Andong army to help the Andong army fight deep into the hinterland of Goguryeo. Andong's army had no food and grass inside, and no reinforcements outside, and fought with the Goguryeo people on the east bank of the Yalu River, wouldn't it just fulfill the will of the Holy Lord and the center?

Guo Rong is difficult to do, is it attacking or besieging?

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