Duan Da knew Lu Junxian's intention. The wealthy family of Youyan deliberately blocked the reinforcements from Zhuo County to support Yang. In addition to "revenge" the people of Hebei, he deliberately set up obstacles in the matter of King Qi going north to guard the border. King Qi could not go north to guard the border, and the people of Hebei were attacked by the Holy Lord. The white-haired thief could not get support in Yanbei and would inevitably become a "turtle in the jar" and be defeated in a flash. Therefore, Yanbei was stabilized again, and the relationship between the north and the south could be maintained, and everything was restored to its original state.

However, the Youyan people did not want the relationship between the North and South to break down, their homes fell into war, and their own interests were severely damaged in the war between the North and South. This does not mean that the Saint Lord and the Central Committee had the same idea, nor does it mean that the war factions in Central China would change their radical positions.

Duan Da and Yin Shishishi came out of Wuwei, Hexi, were both military men in the northwest, and were both emerging nobles who rose up with military merits. They firmly supported the centralized reform with the ultimate goal of redistribution of power and wealth. Therefore, they were both reformists, trusted and relied on by the Holy Lord, and were also very pessimistic about the relationship between the north and the south, and had strong intentions and motivation for the third Eastern Expedition and the North-South War.

Faced with Duan, the two staunch reformists and pro-war factions, and military and political ministers who were absolutely loyal to the Holy Lord, Lu Junxian's actions seemed very "naive". They were just small tricks, and they could not put on the stage or play a role. Of course, this does not mean that the wealthy families of Youyan were at a loss and could not help themselves in the face of today's dilemma. On the contrary, they were waiting and waiting for the evolution of the situation. Once the development of the situation was not conducive to their protection of their own interests, they would have to make a choice. At that time, the situation in Yanbei and even the northern Xinjiang would inevitably be more complex and full of uncertain variables.

After Lu Junxian expressed his intentions in an obscure way, he no longer "willed" and left. Since his goal has been achieved, there is no need to worry too much. Besides, Duan Da is the local commander and Yin Shishi is the general of the Weifu Palace. He is not among the centers and knows very little about the secrets of the centers. The valuable information they can find from their mouths is also very limited.

After Duan Da and Yin Shishi politely sent Lu Junxian away, the two conducted a detailed analysis and deduction of the current situation in Hebei and Youyan.

The two are family friends, and their fathers are old subordinates of the late emperor. In addition, they are both leaders of the Northwest Military Group, and their interests are the same. In addition, they are similar in age and have helped each other in their careers, so they have a deep friendship, as close as brothers, and they speak all the words.

Duan Da was once the General of the Left Guard of the Weifu, and now he is a rank of officials. He has always been ahead of Yinshishi in his official career, but in terms of the aristocratic hierarchy and political status of the two families, Yinshishishishishi is more noble than Duan Da.

Yin Shishi's father Yin Shou was deeply trusted by the late emperor and was the close servant of the late emperor. In the battle to pacify Yuchi Jiong, Yin Shou actually exercised command power as a military supervisor and made great contributions to suppressing rebellion. Then he was ordered to serve as the general manager of Youzhou, conquered Liaodong, repeatedly defeated the enemy in the Far East, and made great contributions to stabilizing the situation in the northeastern border, and was named Duke Zhao. It was precisely because of this relationship that the Holy Lord valued Yin Shishi. During the Western Expedition, he appointed Yin Shishi as the prefect of Zhangye to strengthen his control over Hexi. During the Eastern Expedition, he transferred him to the Wuben General of the Weifu to strengthen his control over the expeditionary army. When he first established Xiaoguo, he also appointed Yin Shishi to use important tasks to ensure that the guards were commanded by the arm.

The two brothers sat together for a long time to discuss, and the Yinshi Master "later knows and realizes it" finally saw through the fog through the fog. In a word, in the next two or three years, the direction of the North-South relationship will determine the development of the general trend of China and foreign countries. How the north-South relationship will rapidly break or maintain the status quo depends on the development of the situation in Yanbei. Therefore, for the Holy Lord and the Central Committee, controlling the development of the situation in Yanbei will also control the direction of the north-South relationship. For the main war faction, controlling the development of the situation in Yanbei will also control the outbreak of the Civil War.

"This is a difficult situation in Zhuo County." Duan Da patted the map on the table and sighed with emotion, "I struggled and wandered in the cracks of the game between various forces. Even if I tried all my strength, it would be difficult to take into account the beginning and end, and it would be even more difficult to achieve the expected goals, so the result can be imagined."

Master Yinshi wanted to comfort him, but in the face of Duan Da's dilemma, he really couldn't find words of comfort.

The main responsibility of the Zhuo County Left-guarded Mansion is the border town garrison, from Yanbei to Yuyang and Beiping, all within its garrison. In addition, it is the rear of the Liaodong Town Squad, and it must provide all-round support to the Liaodong Town Squad. Therefore, no matter how bad the situation in Youyan is, the Zhuo County Left-guarded Mansion must reserve a certain amount of manpower, material resources and financial resources for Liaodong to ensure the safety of the Dong Town Squad.

From Huaihuang Town on the desert in the south of the desert, to Yanshan Mountains that stretch for thousands of miles, to Huaiyuan Town by the Liaoshui River, the three or four thousand miles of border defense line, the difficulty of garrisoning for the remaining government of Zhuo County is not very difficult. What really makes the remaining government in Zhuo County into trouble is the game of interests of all forces from the north and the south. Among these forces, the northern barbarians of the desert, the various barbarians of the Far East, the northern warriors of the Yanbei, the Liaodong warriors, the Youyan wealthy families, the Hebei wealthy families, and the Daijin wealthy families are the most complex. In addition, there are two major political groups involving the interests of the northern border, Guanlong and Jiangzuo, the Saint Lord and the Central, as well as the reformers and conservative forces, etc., each with their own interests and showing their skills. It is not difficult to imagine how powerless Duan Da, a northwestern warrior, was not that he could not cope with it, but that he had no ability to deal with it at all.

Duan Da’s “killing trick with a knife” looks very good and has strong operability. It helps the Holy Lord launch the third Eastern Expedition and also helps the Holy Lord defeat the Beilu in the war between the north and the south. But the problem is that you are not the only one in this world, everyone is smart. If you plot against me, I plot against you, it depends on who has the ability to laugh to the end.

Is Duan Da confident that he will laugh to the end? No, at least so far, he still has no confidence. Now he doesn’t even know what the white-haired thief looks like, so how can he talk about persuading and controlling the white-haired thief?

"Brother, the most urgent task is to prepare for the future, to prevent problems before they happen, to completely cut off the road to attack Zhuo County by the white-haired thief." Yin Shishi changed the topic.

Yinshishi is an old army, a noble prince who was far from politics. He followed his father to guard the northeastern border in his early years, and later went to the northwest to guard the garrison. He fought in the border for many years. He was in the two capitals for a few days and was not good at political games and power-making techniques. This is completely different from Duan Da, who accompanied the two generations of emperors in the long-term guards and wandered in the political vortex. Although Yinshishishishishishi was also very eager to continue the Eastern Expedition and wanted to launch the Civil War to sweep the desert, he was subjectively not

Always passive and rely on the highest decision-making level, but Duan Da is different. Duan Da is proactive and does not hesitate to use all means to influence the highest decision-making. Therefore, when Duan Da saw the white-haired thief and the trouble of Yan Bei, he thought of killing people with a knife, but the Yinshi Master was difficult to agree with. These unconventional and even illegal means made it difficult for the Yinshi Master, who was loyal by nature, for a while. Thieves are thieves, and thieves are about to suppress and kill the Northern Barbarians with the help of the rebels. Although there is profit from fishermen, there is also the disaster of raising tigers.

"Brother, from the known information, if the white-haired thieves want to attack Zhuo County, they may be attacked by two lines." Yinshishi continued with a finger map, "Crossing Laishui all the way and attacking Zhuo City. But considering that if we return to help, we will inevitably cross the Juma River and plagiarize their retreat, this route should be a feint. On the one hand, it can attract the attention of the Holy Lord and restrain the troops in the direction of Jicheng. On the other hand, Chen Chong's troops were on the north bank of the Juma River to block us and delay our return to help."

"The main attack direction of the white-haired thief must be in Dafangshan."

There are two roads from Puyin Xing to Jicheng, the capital of Zhuo County. One is from Puyin Xing to the northeast, along Laishui, cross mountains and ridges, cross Louting, climbing the city, entering Zhuo County, crossing Dafang Mountain, and walking for more than 150 miles to Jicheng, the capital of Zhuo County. The other is from Puyin Xing to the southeast, first to Yicheng, the capital of Shanggu, then cross Laishui and enter Zhuo County, and rushed to Jicheng from Zhuo City. The journey is similar, but it is relatively flat and easy to walk.

Now the reinforcements from Zhuo County are on the second route, and if this reinforcement army returns to Jicheng, it will also take this route. Therefore, the Yinshi Division concluded based on this that if the white-haired thieves want to attack Linshuo Palace near Jicheng, they will inevitably choose the first route, crossing mountains and ridges, which is not only hidden, but also conducive to the raids' army's rapid retreat.

"Brother, my suggestion is to send troops to reinforce the Dafangshan Pass as quickly as possible." Yinshishi said, "You have thousands of troops left behind. From there, you can transfer two Yingyang Mansions to the Dafangshan Pass. This will not only ensure the safety of Linshuo Palace, but also ensure that in the event of an unexpected accident, the white-haired thief's army will be firmly blocked in Shanggu and prevent the rebels from stepping into Zhuojun."

Duan Da accepted it after a little consideration and issued an order overnight to mobilize troops to reinforce the Dafangshan Pass.

Then Duan Da "strikes iron by the heat", and while the two brothers were having a good chat, he suddenly asked, "If you ask you to stay, you and my brothers will work together to conquer Youyan, are you willing?"

Yinshi Master had a premonition that Duan Da's performance was too "passionate" before, and there were a lot of secrets that should not be said. In the end, he was his various "hardships". To put it bluntly, he needed help, especially the help of close brothers like Yinshi Master. In fact, the goals of the two brothers will be consistent in the future. They must protect the interests of the Saint Lord and the Reformers, and they must continue the Eastern Expedition, and win the victory of the North-South War. Therefore, Yinshi Master was also willing to stay in Zhuo County to help Duan Da, but he had objections to Duan Da's series of plans. He was unwilling to "put on the snake" with a traitor, and he did not want to raise a tiger to cause trouble for his own trouble.

"Brother, give me some time, Rong should carefully weigh the pros and cons." Yin Shishi Master did not refuse at all. He knew that Duan Da's ability could indeed convince the Holy Lord to keep him in Zhuo County, but the problem was that he did not agree with Duan Da's plan and had no confidence in winning.

At this moment, a confidant of Duan Da suddenly arrived and submitted a secret letter.

Duan Da opened the secret letter and glanced at it, and his face suddenly changed.

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Chapter completed!