After Kong Yingda returned, he reported to Yang Xuangan. Such a small matter was easy for Kong Yingda. His reputation was there, and the people in Hebei were very convinced. Yang Xuangan praised him dismissively, and then immediately gave him a new task. He crossed the river overnight to the White Horse, publicly visited Liu Xuan, a great scholar in the alliance army, and then used Liu Xuan's power to enter the alliance's top leadership to influence the alliance's decision-making.

"There is only one purpose, that is, to stick to Liyang, the longer you stick to the better."

Yang Xuangan personally walked to the map and explained to Kong Yingda the importance of defending Liyang. Liyang not only has Liyang Cang, but also the "throat" of Yongji Canal. The "throat" was broken, the Yongji Canal was interrupted, and the water transportation line transported from the south to the northern border was broken. In this way, not only the battlefield of the Eastern Expedition, but also the entire Northern Frontier Defense. Because there is no continuous supply of food and supplies, the Eastern Expedition will inevitably be stopped, but the Northern Frontier Defense is in danger of collapse. Once the defense line from Yin, Shandong to Liaoshui in the west falls, the consequences will be unimaginable.

"Our control of Liyang is equivalent to pinching the throat of the Lord. The Lord had no choice but to stop the eastern expedition in order to supply limited food and supplies to the garrison troops in the northern border to ensure the security of defense in the northern border."

Kong Yingda heard Yang Xuangan change the Holy Lord to "Master" and his emotions were a bit complicated. Kong Yingda's status today was directly related to the Holy Lord. The Holy Lord had the kindness of knowing him, so he had no idea of ​​betraying the Holy Lord, and he did not want to be a villain who would repay his kindness with hatred, but the situation was uncontrollable, so what could he do? In an instant, Kong Yingda stabilized his ups and downs and asked in a low voice, "Ming Gong, after the food, grass and supplies stored in Zhuo County are open to supply the garrison troops in the northern border, will there be enough surplus to ensure that hundreds of thousands of expeditionary troops return to the Dongdu?"

"Of course not." Yang Xuangan shook his hand and continued to point to the map. "Whether it was Cui Hongsheng, the ambassador of Henan to arrest, or Duan Da, the remaining subordinate of Zhuo County, after learning that Li Yang had a drastic change and the Yongji Canal was interrupted, he would definitely attack Li Yang as soon as possible. After taking down Li Yang, he could reconnect the Yongji Canal and the Dahe River through the Qi River, and then connect it with the Tongji Canal through the Dahe River. In this way, the north-south transportation can be reopened and the south-south transportation can be ensured. "

"For the Lord who is far away in Liaodong, the importance of unimpeded transportation between the north and the south, and the unbreakable defense of the northern border are actually far greater than the security of the Dongdu. The Dongdu is in chaos and becomes ruins, which is a domestic crisis and is within a controllable range. On the contrary, if the transportation between the north and the south is interrupted, the defense line of the northern border becomes fragile, and the Civil War breaks out, and the Lord and the Central Government will inevitably be attacked from both sides and fall into the dilemma of fighting on both sides, then the situation will be out of control and the country's destiny may collapse."

"When Hebei and Youyan's army attacked Liyang fiercely, the Lord will stop the eastern expedition and the Expeditionary Force will withdraw to Liaodong, but they will not return to the Eastern Capital for the time being. On the one hand, because the supply of food and supplies is very tight, it is no longer enough to support their long journey. On the other hand, the Northern Xinjiang defense is facing a crisis. The Expeditionary Force needs to stay on the frontier to deter the Northern Captains, just in case. By the time Liyang recovers, the Grand Canal waterway is unobstructed and the Northern Xinjiang crisis is eased, the Lord and the Expeditionary Force will return to the Eastern Capital."

"This is the importance of Li Yang." Yang Xuangan looked at Kong Yingda with a serious expression and thoughtful expression, and said in a heavy tone, "The longer Li Yang stays, the more enemies it restrains, the more time it can give someone to win more time to attack Dongdu. Once someone takes Dongdu and the situation reverses, the confidence of the mutiny will be greatly increased.

Kong Yingda hesitated for a long time, and finally couldn't help asking, "Ming Gong, after you go to Dongdu, who will stay in Liyang? How many troops will be left to defend Liyang?"

"Duke Jianchang (Li Zixiong) stayed in Li Yang." Yang Xuangan stroked his long beard with his hand, and a trace of worry and helplessness flashed through his eyes. "As for the army guarding Li Yang, Duke Jianchang's suggestion is to cooperate with Baihai Li Fengyun to defend Li Yang with an alliance army."

Kong Yingda suddenly realized and immediately realized Yang Xuangan's intention to order him to cross the river to the white horse overnight.

Yang Xuangan won more time to attack Dongdu by defending Li Yang, which shows his importance to Li Yang, but Yang Xuangan currently has too few troops, and it is difficult for a good cook to cook without rice. In fact, he is unable to take into account Li Yang's defense, so Kong Yingda never thought that Yang Xuangan would stick to Li Yang. In terms of the importance of Li Yang, Yang Xuangan should have sent a trusted subordinate to stay in Li Yang to ensure that his plan can be faithfully implemented. However, the result is that this important task fell on Li Zixiong's shoulders, which was beyond Kong Yingda's expectations.

Li Zixiong is a military and political boss who is comparable to Yang Xuangan. He must have his purpose and his interest in participating in this mutiny. From this, it is inferred that Li Zixiong is willing to stick to Li Yang, in name only to help Yang Xuangan, but in fact he has other plans. Li Zixiong is a political ally of King Qi Yang Nan, a staunch supporter of King Qi's entry into the crown prince. He is connected with the interests of King Qi and shares honor and disgrace. The current political situation of King Qi is very "hard". In this way, Li Zixiong's purpose of being willing to stick to Li Yang is about to come out.

So four forces competed on the battlefield of Liyang. The King of Qi, who was under the banner of supporting the Dongdu, Li Zixiong, who openly betrayed the Holy Lord, Li Fengyun, who openly opposed the white-haired thief of the government, and the army who truly saved the Dongdu loyal to the Holy Lord.

If Li Zixiong cooperated with the King of Qi and used Li Yang to make profits, he would definitely extort a lot. After "extortion" Yang Xuangan, he would "ranspeckle" the saint master and make profits from both ends. However, Yang Xuangan was at a disadvantage in the end and would most likely be sold to the saint master at a "high price". However, the King of Qi could not openly betray the saint master. Li Zixiong had no soldiers in his hands. If they wanted to stick to Li Yang to achieve the purpose of profit-making, they would have to cooperate with white-haired Li Fengyun. But who is Li Fengyun? The first rebel in Middle-earth, strong and claims to have more than 100,000 troops. The King of Qi and Li Zixiong cooperated with such a thief, which was simply a matter of scamming with the tiger. In the end, who used who and who ate it was still unknown.

At this moment, the curtain of the Li Yang battle has not yet been opened, and Li Fengyun has not crossed the river. Yang Xuangan still has the initiative to secretly cooperate with Li Fengyun, and still has the initiative to manipulate the situation in Li Yang and use Li Fengyun to achieve his goal of sticking to Li Yang. In Kong Yingda's view, this is what Yang Xuangan ordered him to rush to the White Horse.

"Ming Gong, what promise does Duke Jianchang plan to give Li Fengyun?"

"Li Yangcang." Yang Xuangan said, "Li Fengyun did not have a stable territory, but the number of troops suddenly expanded. The result is conceivable. The reason why the alliance moved to the Central Plains for the second time and plundered the Tongji Canal was precisely because it was in a serious food crisis, so Li Yangcang was bound to win for him."

"So what promise does Ming Gong plan to give Li Fengyun?" Kong Yingda asked.

Yang Xuangan smiled, meaningful, with a pun, "I don't need to make a promise to him."

Kong Yingda was confused and didn't understand why.

"You really don't know where Li Fengyun is?"

Yang Xuangan's smile became brighter, but it was very strange in Kong Yingda's eyes. A chill couldn't help but surge out of his heart, "Li Fengyun is not in the white horse?

Yang Xuangan shook his head and sighed, "If you really don't know where Li Fengyun is, it means you have not won their trust, and it also proves that you have not really betrayed someone."

Kong Yingda was about to suffocate and sweated coldly, "Only the heaven can tell the loyalty of Ming Gong."

Yang Xuangan smiled, disagreed, and shook his hand at Kong Yingda, indicating that he should not be nervous, "I am very pleased, but at very high moments, I need you to betray and betray me, so as to win their trust. Otherwise, you will not be able to join the top leaders of the alliance, nor will you affect the alliance's decision-making, nor will you help me achieve the goal of sticking to Li Yang."

Kong Yingda looked at Yang Xuangan in surprise, tongue-in-cheeked and stunned.

"Some secrets, I will tell you now, so that you can have a comprehensive understanding of the current situation and a clear judgment on the future situation." Yang Xuangan said, "Only in this way can you complete the important task entrusted by a certain person."

Then Yang Xuangan selected the complex relationship and related secrets between himself and Li Zixiong, Li Zixiong and King Qi, and King Qi and Li Fengyun.

"For King Qi, the imperial system is his only goal, but with his current weak strength, there is no hope of seizing the imperial system, so he can only hope for the Dongdu mutiny, hoping that the Lord and the Central Committee will be defeated in this mutiny." Yang Xuangan finally concluded, "If the development of the political situation in Dongdu is not conducive to his seizing the imperial system, then he will definitely retreat and try his best to strengthen himself in order to survive."

Although Kong Yingda maintained close contact with Hebei wealthy families, especially with the Cui family of Boling and the Li family of Zhaojun, and even treated Cui Hongsheng as a disciple. Because Cui Hongsheng, who had served as the governor of Jizhou and the prefect of Xindu, had a kindness and support for him, he did not realize until today that he was still out of reach for the core circle of Hebei nobles. Just like his teacher Liu Zhuo, who he regarded as his mentor, Liu Xuan, was always a "chess piece" in high-level political games, and was at mercy and slaughtered. This made him very disappointed and even more angry. The gap between dreams and reality was like a sharp weapon that pierced the body, causing him to hurt.

"The King of Qi cannot do without Li Zixiong's support, and whether they can achieve their goals is indispensable. So what is Li Fengyun's goal? Just for Li Yangcang? This is obviously impossible." Yang Xuangan smiled, "If Li Fengyun wants to survive, if he wants to grow and grow, and has no future as a bandit, he must have a piece of territory. So he can conclude that Li Fengyun's real purpose is to grab territory. For this reason, he needs to disrupt the situation in the Dongdu. The more chaotic the Dongdu is, the more beneficial it will be for him to grab territory. If he wants to achieve this goal, he must not only pull someone to the Dongdu battlefield, but also pull King of Qi, Li Zixiong and others to the Dongdu battlefield. Only in this way can it trigger a protracted civil war and give him enough time to develop and strengthen the alliance."

Kong Yingda understood it. Yang Xuangan was so impressed that if Kong Yingda was still ignorant of it, then he would not be a talented master.
Chapter completed!