On March 15, the weather was cloudy and after a few rains, the Takashima Peninsula was also warm and green.

A large group of cavalrymen dressed in vermilion armor galloped out of the east gate of Gwangju Castle, the capital of Haiyang County, and headed southeast to Naju by post road. Since the defeat of Danluo Island, Haiyang County has been in a panic for a while, constantly deploying troops, and every day you can see soldiers entering and leaving Gwangju City, and in recent days, some calm has been restored. Today, another large group of cavalry galloped out of the city to the southeast, and passers-by inevitably saw that people were panicked and speculated.

In the north courtyard of the West Post House in Gwangju City, Qin Zitan is sorting out the scrolls. He had a broken arm, and although it was a little inconvenient, the matter of sorting out the books was basically done without the hands of others, so as to mess up the order, and it would become troublesome to find it again next time.

That's the case with the Battle of Danluo Island, and I don't see any changes in the short term.

After this defeat, Goryeo was quite demoralized, so there were more than 10,000 people in the Ma Bu army and the navy army in Haiyang County, and they were not able to fight Danluo Island again.

After losing the foothold of Seogwipo City, even if Lin Jian led the main force of the Huaidong Army back to Chongzhou, it would not be easy for Goryeo to take Danluo Island. The Donghu people hoped that Goryeo would concentrate the naval forces north of Hanyang Province to interfere with and weaken the Jinhai grain route. In the next period of time, it will be difficult for the Koreans to organize a large-scale offensive against Danluo Island.

Of course, the Jinhai grain road is also one of the lifeblood of Huaidong, as long as the Goryeo people's naval army can effectively interfere with and contain the Jinhai grain road, it will also be of great benefit to the luxury family.

Of course, even if Huaidong obtains Danluo Island as a springboard, it is still unable to attack the Goryeo Peninsula at the moment.

The situation will be temporarily stalemate, but Qin Zitan believes that even if Huaidong temporarily opens up the sea trade route, but the whole of Goryeo is the enemy of it, and the situation gradually develops, it will only be more unfavorable to Huaidong.

No matter how weak Goryeo is, it has a population of two or three million. Even if Lin Jian controlled the entire Huaidong region in his hands, there were only two million people, but the area that Lin Jian could really effectively control at this time was only limited to Chongzhou.

The envoys of Donghu, Nahe Xiongqi and Nahe Azig, would leave Gwangju in a few days and go directly to Liaoyang via Hanyang.

Qin Zitan will return to Jin'an with Hao Feihu in two days.

No more than the envoys of Donghu, Qin Zitan and Extravagant Feihu are much more troublesome when they go back. It is no longer safe to go to Kyushu Island, so you must first make a detour to the western border of Goryeo, cross the sea to Honshu Island, and then borrow a road from Honshu Island to go to sea, and you may not be able to return to Jin'an before May.

Hu Cong hurriedly walked in from the outside and replied, "Mr. Qin, the second son has something urgent to see you!" ”

"What's the matter?" Qin Zitan asked, he really couldn't think of anything urgent in Gwangju City, and it was impossible for Lin Jian to lead his troops to fight Haiyang County, unless he took the wrong medicine.

Qin Zitan threw the scroll aside, and went to the south courtyard with Hu to meet the extravagant flying tiger.

Seeing Hao Zitan coming in, Hao Feihu said: "General Nahe just sent someone to report that Lin Jian intended to let Zhen Feng and the soldiers of Haiyang County return to Goryeo, and specially sent a captured military attache to cross the sea to Gwangju to report the news. General Nahe invited us to discuss the matter! ”

"Ahh Qin Zitan suddenly felt tricky and said, "What a discordant plan for the tiger to return to the mountain!" How did the prime minister of Goryeo and the new governor deal with it? ”

"I have already sent troops to Luozhou, but I haven't told the Donghu envoys what to do when they send troops to Luozhou." Fei Fei Hu said.

"Stupid!" Qin Zitan said, "The Zhen family is in Luozhou, Zuo Jing sent troops to Luozhou at this time, in addition to arresting the Zhen family, what other good things can there be?" Since Lin Jian wants to release Zhen Feng and the soldiers of Haiyang County back, what good can Zuo Jing do if he takes down the Zhen family? Maybe someone has already gone to Luozhou to report the news, if Zuo Jing can't beat Luozhou, this drama will be good-looking for him. Zuo Jing has to have a little ability, either he will welcome Zhen Feng back with a smile and abandon his previous suspicions, or he will wait for Zhen Feng to find an opportunity to be ruthless after he comes back, how can he startle the snake at this time? ”

"If Zuo Jing is useful, how can he give the Donghu people such a fiddle?" Extravagant Feihu smiled contemptuously.

The Donghu people supported Zuo Jing to control the national politics of Goryeo, and what they valued was Zuo Jing's incompetence and cowardice, but sometimes this was also a big trouble.

Qin Zitan and Extravagant Feihu went to see Nahe Xiongqi.

"I also just learned the news," Na He Xiongqi had uncontrollable anger on his face, obviously angry at Zuo Jing's stupid move, welcomed Luxury Feihu and Qin Zitan in, and said, "Zuo Jing also sent someone to inform this side after sending troops for an hour!" I thought about it, but I didn't have a plan, so I asked the second son and Mr. Qin to come over and discuss. ”

"If the Naju Zhen family gets the news that Zhen Feng will return to Goryeo early, they will inevitably send someone to keep an eye on Gwangju. The soldiers and horses have already left Gwangju City, and Zuo Jing's murderous intentions against the Zhen family can't be concealed from Zhen Feng, "The matter is urgent, and he can't take care of being polite, so Qin Zitan will say what he analyzed in his heart, "It is impossible for Zuo Jing and Zhen Feng to abandon their previous suspicions and get along in harmony." ”

"Well, I can also think of that," Na He Xiongqi said, "I'm not familiar with the situation of the Zhen family, does Mr. Qin know a thing or two?" ”

"What are you going to do?" Qin Zitan asked.

"If Zhen's roots in Haiyang County are not deep, I will let Zuo Jing mess around, first pacify Luozhou, Zhen Feng dares to lead three thousand Haiyang soldiers to land, send troops to suppress it," Na He Xiongqi said, "Even if Zhen Feng changes to Huaidong, it is not a big deal." ”

Qin Zitan knew what He Xiongqi was thinking.

As long as the foundation of the Zhen clan in Haiyang County can be dug up in one fell swoop and Haiyang County will not be chaotic, the three thousand foot soldiers will not be a decisive force. Even if Zhen Feng defected to Huaidong, the gain in Huaidong's military strength was very limited, and it would not affect the overall situation.

Qin Zitan said: "If the Zhen family is prepared in advance, Zuo Jing is afraid that he will not be able to defeat Luozhou for a while!" ”

That's what He Xiongqi had a headache about, he decided to believe Qin Zitan's judgment, and said to Azig: "You quickly go to the governor to see Zuo Jing and Jin Chengyue, no matter what means you use, no matter how heavy you say, you want them to immediately send someone to chase the soldiers and horses back!" ”

Unable to uproot Zhen's forces from Haiyang County in a short period of time, it would be much better for Na Hexiong Qi to let Zhen divide Haiyang County than to let Goryeo's military forces fall into the quagmire of Haiyang County.

Seeing that Nahe Xiongqi was so decisive, Qin Zitan secretly felt that the quality of the Donghu generals should not be underestimated, and it was not a fluke that he could rise in Liaodong in thirty or forty years. But a veteran like Na He Xiongqi has completely lost his luster in front of Lin Bin, and thinking about it makes people's teeth itch!

Lin Tie's such a simple move to divide the line made Goryeo lose harmony and sharply oppose each other, which is really wonderful. But when it comes to such a strategy, it is more like the style of Yongtaibo Song Gong, can it be said that ......

A thought flashed in Qin Zitan's mind that he shouldn't have, and he didn't dare to mention this thought in front of Extravagant Feihu at all.

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Soon after, Goryeo Prime Minister Zuo Jing, the new governor of Haiyang, Kim Seung-yue, and the commander of the navy army came to the post house with Azig to meet Nahe Xiongqi.

In a panic, Zuo Jing didn't care about the system, walked in, and said directly to Na He Xiongqi: "Zhen Feng is confused by Huaidong and has betrayed Goryeo, why did the envoy prevent me from sending troops to fight for Zhen's?" The Zhen clan has deep roots in Haiyang County, and the only way to do so is to send troops to eradicate it before Zhen Feng leads his troops back to Haiyang......"

"If Zuo Xiang is sure that he will uproot the Zhen clan from Haiyang County, I will naturally not stop you," Na Hexiong Qi said angrily, "Is Zuo Xiang so sure?" Na He Xiongqi stood at the foot of the hall, staring at Zuo Jing with tiger eyes, and after a while, he invited Zuo Jing, Jin Chengyue, and Urging Quanchen to take a seat.

Among Zuo Jing, Jin Chengyue, and the ministers who urge power, Qin Zitan attaches more importance to the ministers who do not have much real power.

In the case of the comprehensive suppression of Huaidong by the warships of the Goryeo navy, the minister of urging the power also successfully sent tens of thousands of reinforcements across the sea, so he had the ability that others could not match. As for the subsequent defeat, it has nothing to do with the urging ministers.

The minister's face was calm and resolute, and he couldn't see through what he was thinking, but the more he was like this, the more it showed that he had some disdain for the minister of state Zuo Jing and was dissatisfied with the envoys of Donghu - maybe there were many generals and officials in the Goryeo army and the imperial court who had the same thoughts as the ministers, right?

Zuo Jing is also aware of the mentality of his colleagues, so he will be so sensitive to Lin Lian's return from Zhen Feng, right?

Qin Zitan glanced at Na He Xiongqi and thought: The Donghu people really expect the Goryeo people to be able to help a lot, but they can't support an incompetent and timid person like Zuo Jing.

Zuo Jing no longer had the appearance of a national minister in front of the Donghu people, and he was completely intimidated by Nahe Xiongqi's momentum. Seeing that Nahe Xiongqi was so angry, he was afraid that he would be abandoned by the Donghu people, so that his power would not be guaranteed, and in the mid-spring weather, sitting under the hall, there were beads of sweat oozing out of his forehead.

Compared with the meaning of protest when he just came in, Zuo Jing, who sat down, changed his tone of weakness and incompetence, and said: "I have sent someone to recover the soldiers and horses, but what should I do next?" Please also give instructions from the Ambassador! ”

"Although Zhen Feng lost the battle, he also had hard work, and Zuo Xiang treated him like this, which would chill the hearts of the people," Na He Xiongqi saw that Zuo Jing had sent someone to recover the soldiers and horses, and his tone was a little slower, and he asked Jin Chengyue and the ministers of Urging Quan with his head sideways, "Jin Du and General Xuan, what are your opinions?" ”

"It's all up to the high opinion of the Superior." Jin Chengyue and the urging minister said in unison.

Qin Zitan sat aside, thinking that Jin Chengyue and the ministers should not be perfunctory when they said this.

There are nine counties in Goryeo, but the north and east are mountainous, and the plains are mainly concentrated in the southwest, and there are more than 500,000 people in Haeyang-gun, which is the largest county in Goryeo except for the first county, Kannae-gun.

If Haiyang County falls into a scuffle and is disabled, it will not only be detrimental to Donghu's current purpose of using Goryeo to contain the Yue Dynasty from the sea, but it will also be of little benefit to the Goryeo people.

At this time, for the Donghu people to use to contain the Yue Dynasty from the sea, Goryeo can also take the opportunity to develop a naval army and rearmament, if Haiyang County is disabled, or even fall into a full-scale civil war, it will be even more difficult for Goryeo to break away from the control of the Donghu people in the future.

The Zhen clan can't be beaten, and in the current situation, there is no other safer way than to welcome Zhen Feng and the three thousand Haiyang soldiers back first.

Unable to eliminate Zhen's vigilance, once Zhen Feng returned with his troops, Goryeo's control over Haiyang County would be greatly weakened. Once Haiyang County gains a relatively independent status, the Zhen clan may even secretly make peace with Huaidong, which is also a big trouble.

Unless the Donghu people can ruthlessly drive Zuo Jing down and support a puppet to come to power in Goryeo again, they can break the divisive plan of the forest shackles. However, Zuo Jing's foundation in Goryeo is not shallow, and it is not said that he can be rushed, and forcibly expelling him may cause an even greater chaos.

Qin Zitan said secretly: An expedient measure can only force Zuo Jing to compromise with Zhen Feng, return the position of the governor of Haiyang County to Zhen Feng, and the naval army will fully retreat to Hanyang, but the Donghu people's intention of counting on the Goryeo people to attack the Jinhai grain route at sea is afraid that it will be discounted. I thought that the battle on Danluo Island had ended, but I didn't expect Lin Jian to have such a powerful back move, and the key thing was that this back move might be the person he hadn't thought of before to remind Lin Bin.