Chapter nine hundred and eighty eighth
"There is only one solution to the problem." Li Fengyun said bluntly, "Start the speed of progress and arrive at Fuyu City as soon as possible. First get food and grass supplements from Fuyu City, first rescue emergency first, and then plan for it."
With more people, especially after following the army, food and food were too high, and the speed of the march was greatly affected. This was the most unbearable thing for Li Fengyun, so he came up with a countermeasure.
"The main legion heads first, and the rest of the army protects the huge baggage battalion and then follow up."
This countermeasure immediately won the unanimous agreement of the senior executives of the Expeditionary Force.
The three commanders of the Expeditionary Army first divided the work. Li Fengyun led the main force of the Ma Army as the selection of the front line, and Feng Chi Dianzhi rushed to Fuyu City; Li Hun led the main force of the infantry army as the central army, and marched eastward day and night; Li Zixiong was responsible for the rear army and the baggage battalion, and followed up slowly.
At this time, Li Zixiong made a suggestion. Considering that the Great Protectorate of Andong had been established and the alliance army had been reorganized into four border town garrisons. Although the expeditionary troops did not enter the reorganization ranks, this was a special exception in a special period. In order to preserve their strength, Andong was slandered and disobeyed. Dongdu had to turn a blind eye for the third Eastern Expedition. In the short term, the two sides could still be at peace. However, after the Eastern Expedition, the two sides would inevitably have another dispute. It is better to make some preparations in advance.
Li Zixiong did not say anything, but Li Fengyun understood it and immediately expressed his opinion, "Jianchang Gong's statement was reasonable, but he was not careful and neglected. Taking advantage of these few days of rest, the Expeditionary Force will do some reorganizations within a small range to facilitate command and conquest."
That night, Li Fengyun summoned generals from various armies and tribes, and the chiefs discussed together. After some discussion, a reorganization plan was formulated.
The reorganization plan for the infantry army is to expand the Hu Ben Army, Fengyun Army, Cavalry Army, Leopard Cavalry Army and Cavalry Army. Each army is under the left and right armies. Among them, the Hu Ben Left Army is the original Hu Ben Army, and the Hu Ben Right Army is reorganized from the First Army of the Alliance; the Fengyun Left Army is the original Fengyun Army, and the Fengyun Right Army is reorganized from the Second Army of the Alliance; the Cavalry Left Army is the original Hu Ben Right Army, and the Cavalry Right Army is reorganized from the Third Army of the Alliance; the Leopard Cavalry Left Army is the original Leopard Cavalry Army, and the Leopard Cavalry Right Army is reorganized from the 23rd Army of the Alliance; the Leopard Cavalry Left Army is the original Xiaoyun Army, and the Cavalry Right Army is reorganized from the Anzhou Army.
A new "a Scarlet Sun Army, the Fourth Alliance Army and the Fifth Alliance Army were changed to the Scarlet Sun Left Army and the Scarlet Sun Right Army, respectively.
The reorganization plan of the Horse Army was to reorganize the first, second, third, fourth and fifth armies into two armies, namely the Thunder Army and the Dragon Cavalry Army, each army also had two armies left and right.
The reorganization plan for various tribes is that the five Xi tribes control Xian is reorganized into the Xi army, with the left and right armies under the jurisdiction of the Xi tribe. Among them, the Xi tribe, the Mohefu tribe and the Mukun tribe control Xian is the left army of the Xi tribe, and the Ahui tribe and the Shide tribe control Xian is the right army of the Xi tribe; the nine Khitan tribes are reorganized into the Khitan army, with the left and right armies under the jurisdiction of the left and right armies, among which the Khitan tribes, the Diela tribe and the Yaolai tribe control Xian is the left and right army of the Khitan tribe, and the six tribes such as Kuri, Aohan, and Kerqin control Xian is the right army of the Khitan tribe.
The Polo tribe, the Fire Chi tribe and the Black Wolf tribe of the Citizen control strings and form a self-contained army, called the Citizen army.
Ashinal's Turkic control strings formed a single army, and the number was domineering.
At the same time, the numbers of the Alliance First to Fifth Army, the Thunder First to Fifth Army, the Alliance 23rd Army and the Anzhou Army were abolished.
On March 14th, the reorganization of the Expeditionary Force was completed, and Li Fengyun immediately issued an order to advance eastward.
Li Fengyun personally led the Thunder Horse Army, the Dragon Riding Horse Army, the Changba Army, the Xi Left Army, the Khitan Left Army and other about 20,000 cavalry as the selection of the front line and set out first.
Li Hun led the Hu Ben Army, Fengyun Army, Cavalry Army, Scarlet Sun Army, Leopard Cavalry Army, and Feather Cavalry Army about 40,000 infantry soldiers, and then followed.
Li Zixiong led the Xiao Cavalry, the Xi You Army, the Khitan You Army, the Wu Army, and a huge baggage battalion of more than 100,000 people, and walked slowly.
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At the beginning of this month, the Holy Lord made a decision and personally led the army to rush to the battlefield of the Eastern Expedition for the third time.
This decision failed to win the support of the center. Many central ministers led by Nayan Suwei tried their best to advise the Holy Lord to return to Dongdu quickly to take charge of the overall situation, and not to put the cart before the horse. Because of small losses, once both the domestic and international situations are out of control and Zhongtu are attacked from both sides, the Holy Lord and the Central Government will shoot themselves in the foot and suffer the consequences.
Su Wei's advice was the most "sharp". He believed that the military and diplomatic goals of the Eastern Expedition had been achieved at this point, and continuing the third Eastern Expedition was nothing more than saving political failures. However, as far as the current domestic and international situation was concerned, the political failure of the Eastern Capital had been manifested as a political break in Beijing, which caused the central government not only to quickly lose control of the local area, causing local rebellions to intensify, and the local situation became increasingly deteriorating, but also quickly weakened the deterrence of China and Turkey to the Turks in the east and west, leading to the Civil War roaring, and the clouds of war had already covered the Great Wall, and the situation in the north and south took a sharp turn.
So he suggested that the Holy Lord stop his horse and not go further and further on the wrong path.
Originally, the Holy Lord should have returned to Dongdu in August last year, but the Holy Lord was stranded in Gaoyang and missed the best opportunity to save the political crisis between the two capitals. Although the Holy Lord obtained the martial arts of Kaijiang Anton at the end of last year and barely made an excuse for his delay in returning to Dongdu, he also had to face the fact that the political break between the two capitals. The serious consequences of the political break between the two capitals are incomparable compared with the martial arts of Kaijiang Anton and even the destruction of Goguryeo. The difference is too great and the gain is not worth the loss.
Based on this view, Su Wei believes that the Holy Lord can launch the third Eastern Expedition, and the center can compromise under the high pressure of imperial power, but the Holy Lord has no need to lead the third personally to the expedition. What is the significance of this? The martial arts of the victory of the Eastern Expedition must be the Holy Lord. Whether the Holy Lord personally or presides over the overall situation in Dongdu, it cannot change this fact. In this case, why did the Holy Lord resolutely not return to Dongdu? As a king, the interests of Zhongtu and the national reign are supreme. An irrelevant external conquest and the deterioration of the domestic and foreign situation, the harm to Zhongtu and the interests of Zhongtu and the national reign, which is greater and less important, can't we weigh it? In critical moments, we give priority to dealing with the most favorable crisis to Zhongtu and the national reign. Is this simple truth also thrown behind it?
Even though you know it is wrong, you still have to go back on the wrong path. Why?
The Holy Lord was angry and hated the conservatives. He was a group of innocent and shameless people who wanted to be a arch and set up a archway, which was extremely shameless.
Is the deterioration of the domestic and international situation so deteriorated due to the successive failures on the battlefield of the Eastern Expedition? Is it because the decision to go to Goguryeo was wrong? It is certainly not. Yang Xuangan's mutiny and the chaos of Dongdu were the direct cause of the failure of the Second Expedition. Therefore, there were political liquidation and the "fier attacks" of the reformists, among which more than 30,000 were implicated. For a time, the two capitals were bloody and everyone was in danger. The conservatives resolutely fought back, and Xijing took decisive action, and thus a wave of rebellion was set off in Guanzhong. The rebellious monk Xiang Haiming actually founded the country and became emperor, and the two capitals went to a political break.
This is the responsibility of the Holy Lord? The two capitals broke up because the Holy Lord and the Central Government have been delayed from returning to the Dongdu? This is unreasonable. If you want to add a crime, why not worry about it?
Su Wei had ulterior motives and forced the Holy Lord to return to Beijing in the name of righteousness. In fact, he used the breaking between the two capitals to threaten the Holy Lord's political compromise. He used the surging rebellion in the country and the increasingly approaching Civil War to coerce the reformists to make concessions. But can this step be given up? Can the Holy Lord compromise? Can centralized reform be used as a bargaining chip for political exchange? Can the core interests of Sino-Turkish unification be sacrificed?
The Holy Lord and the Reformers firmly believe in their political philosophy and firmly believe that centralization is the only way to maintain long-term unity between China and Turkey.
The Holy Lord refused to compromise, so he refused to accept advice and made an act that shocked the palace. He drove all those who advised him back to Beijing. Since you are going back to Dongdu, then go back and share my worries and problems.
This move is equivalent to openly splitting the center. The consequences of the political breakup between the two capitals are already very serious. The Holy Lord not only did not try every means to save it, but instead became more severe and deliberately splitting the center. The consequences are unimaginable.
What does the Holy Lord want to do? What are the plans of the important officials of the central reform faction such as Yuwen Shu and Yu Shiji?
The next day, Nayan Suwei, about half of the central ministers and officials from the Tai Temple in the Central Province embarked on the road to return to Beijing.
The Holy Lord led the palace and the Imperial Guards began the third imperial expedition.
On March 14th, the Holy Lord and the Palace arrived at Linshuo Palace in Zhuo County.
That night, General Zuo Yiwei, the left-behind Duan Da, the remaining subordinate of Zhuo County, met with the Holy Lord.
Duan Da reported in detail to the Holy Lord about the situation of garrisons in Youyan, especially Yanbei. After the King of Qi led his army to the east, the power of garrisons in Huaihuang weakened, and it was no longer possible to effectively restrain the Turks in the southeastern Yaqi. This would be detrimental to Andong.
As for Andong, considering that Andong's main expedition will be in vain for a long time in the future, and his defensive power will be weak. Once the Turks fight back with all their might and break into Andong, Andong will not only be in danger of gaining and losing again, but Youzhou may also be attacked by the Turks. In order to prevent problems before they happen, necessary preparations must be made, and the defensive power in Gubeikou must still be strengthened.
Of course, the most important thing is the important task of transferring food, grass and supplies that the remaining government in Zhuo County had undertaken after the Eastern Expedition began, which is the most concerned thing for the Holy Lord.
After Duan Da finished the report, the Holy Lord pondered for a long time and asked Yu Shiji who was accompanying him, "Is there any latest news on the tooth tent?"
Yu Shiji shook his head, "At present, Xiangdong has protested, threatened Anton, and went to Anton to negotiate in person, only Daluobin Asina Yishun. Although he can represent Shibi Khan and the den, it is related to Anton's ownership, and Asina Yishun does not have the final decision-making power."
The Holy Lord sneered, "No news is good news. After the negotiations between Prophet Pei and Ashina Yishun, what is the guesswork about the position of the dental tent?"
Yu Shiji hesitated for a little and replied, "Wenxi Gong believes that the Western Turks will definitely launch an attack on the southern foot of the Dajin Mountain this spring. The desert is attacked from both sides and is difficult to take into account both head and tail. He can only give up Andong and concentrate his efforts on the Dajin Mountain to block the Western Turks. Therefore, before autumn comes, Andong's security will definitely be guaranteed. If something happens, it should also be the time when the war on the Dajin Mountain line ends in the autumn and winter, and the desert will be free to counterattack Andong."
The Holy Lord frowned slightly and asked again, "What is his prediction about the war in Dajinshan?"
"It's not optimistic." Yu Shiji replied without hesitation.
“Why?”
Chapter completed!