The scout reported urgently that hundreds of ships were down the water more than thirty miles upstream, with a large number of enemy flags hanging on the ship.

This was obviously the Goguryeo army that came from the towns upstream of Yalu Water, and had to do its best to prevent the Middle-earth people from crossing the river and advancing eastward.

The emergency report came at the right time, which just helped Cui Hongsheng extinguish the anger in his heart and resolve his embarrassment.

After listening to the scout's urgent report, Cui Hongsheng thought while calming down, and Luo Yi was no longer aggressive, because the situation of the war changed as soon as possible. The enemy reinforcements arrived, and they were reinforcements with a large number of ships. In this way, even if he wanted to cross the river eastward immediately, there would be no conditions. There were no ships on his side, only simple tools for crossing the river. Huntuo was a small raft made of sheepskin, which was as vulnerable as paper in front of the ship during the water battle.

Luo Yi is no longer aggressive, Cui Hongsheng retorted without intention. The two looked at each other and thought for a moment. Cui Hongsheng took the lead and said, "The opponent is well prepared. Even if we Fengchi Dizhi and reached Yalu Water at a speed beyond their imagination, the war is in the third year. Even if the Goguryeo people are at the end of their strength, they will not be able to stand dead. They still have to fight to the death. They still have to fight to the death at all costs. Yalu Water is their bottom line of defense. Only by firmly holding Yalu Water before the rainy season comes can they win a glimmer of vitality for Pyongyang. So it is not difficult to imagine that on the other side, in front of us, the Goguryeo people will build a solid city wall with their flesh and blood. If we want to break through this city wall, we will pay a huge price."

Speaking of this, Cui Hongsheng glanced at Luo Yi, who was still arrogant, and emphasized his tone, "After all, for Goguryeo, this is a battle of survival, a battle of life and death. If you lose, you will be destroyed. Only by fighting to the death and enduring death can you survive and retain hope for the re-rise of the clan."

Luo Yi sneered, "Enemy reinforcements are coming one after another, and the defense line on the east coast of Yalu River is becoming increasingly stable. The situation is seriously unfavorable to me. Forcing crossing the river will inevitably lead to major losses. Therefore, you decision makers are afraid of fighting, so they retreat to the second best. On the one hand, they are in charge of the West Coast of Yalu River to restrain and attract the main force of the enemy. On the other hand, they hope that the Anton Army will break through the enemy's defense line from the flank and fight to the east of Yalu River. The situation is in a situation where two groups of attacks can attack Pyongyang, expand the results of the battle, and retreat can sweep west of Yalu River and consolidate the existing results. It is foolproof."

Speaking of this, Luo Yi couldn't help but sneer and sarcastically said, "A group of traitors and barbarians have become crucial pieces in your hands, and even directly determined the result of the third Eastern Expedition. Don't you think it's absurd? Don't you think it's your wise and far-sighted, or is it that my dignified guardian has fallen to the point where no one can use it?"

Although Luo Yi's personality is not popular, he is proficient in military strategies and can fight wars, especially good at fighting against foreign races outside the desert. Otherwise, he would not have made many military achievements in the border area and was appointed as General Wu Ben Lang. Previously, he actively asked to cross the river and advance eastward on the grounds that the military is of great speed. In terms of the situation, this strategy is feasible, but the problem is that the resistance is too great. From the Saint Lord and the Central Committee, to the Commander-in-Chief of the Eastern Expedition and Generals like Cui Hongsheng, they all suffered from the successive failures of the Eastern Expedition. They all had a shadow of their psychology, were seriously lacking in confidence and courage, and were worried about gains and losses. In addition, the innate conditions such as difficulty in transporting food and supplies, which led to passive and conservative decision-making, which led to a tacit understanding with the Yalu Water as the bottom line.

Cui Hongsheng said it tactfully, but his position was clear and his attitude was firm. He could not violate the will of the commander, and the selection army could not violate the commander's orders.

Luo Yi was bluntly speaking, the Wei Mansion had declined, and the military bosses were even more cowardly and incompetent, and there was no hope for the third expedition.

Luo Yi's arrogance and rebelliousness made Cui Hongsheng feel a split headache. The front-selected army took great strides forward, and the stand-ins were invincible. Cui Hongsheng and Luo Yi would not have conflicts, and Luo Yi would not become a "thorn in the eyes" of the military boss. However, after the front-selected army stopped moving forward, the conflict broke out immediately. Not only did Cui Hongsheng and Luo Yi want to have a conflict, but when the right guard general Guo Rong and the left guard general Xue Shixiong brought the main force to the Yalu River, the conflict between the decision-making level and the general in command of the army would inevitably expand and intensify, and the decision-making level would be passive and lazy to fight, while radical generals such as Luo Yi were full of complaints about the decision-making level, which would inevitably seriously affect the morale of the military and even seriously undermine the decision-making level's control over the entire situation.

Cui Hongsheng made a decisive decision to "expel" Luo Yi, eliminate hidden dangers, and suppress opposition voices to ensure that the decision-makers firmly control the development of the situation.

"Duke Xiangyang, complaining and insulting cannot solve the problem." Cui Hongsheng sighed, "Under the current situation, we cannot count on the navy. When will the navy cross the sea and when will the Yalu River arrive, we can only pray for God's favor. In fact, even if the navy comes, it is unknown whether it can closely cooperate with our land army to fight closely. The Sashui defeat, and the navy attacked Pyongyang without waiting for the main force to arrive, resulting in a disastrous defeat. If the navy can attack Pyongyang in accordance with the predetermined strategy and join the main force, there may be no Sashui defeat, and even the Eastern Expedition has ended long ago."

"Shameless Jiangnan people." Luo Yi cursed without thinking, "The culprits of Sashui's great defeat were Hu'er and Zhou Fashang, the self-righteous people who fought for merit and profit by the Jiangnan Navy. But what's even more shameless is that they are not only innocent, but also have made merits. Those who died on our side were sentenced to death, but they were all promoted and promoted. This is outrageous! If you do such a rebellious act, the heavens will be angry and the people will be resentful. What good end can you get? The Wei Mansion is divided and the morale of the army will be lost, which will inevitably affect the Middle Earth and harm the country and the people."

Cui Hongsheng was already numb by Luo Yi's words, and he pretended not to hear it, and turned a blind eye to the left ear into the right ear.

"The navy cannot expect it, and we cannot go deep alone. In the end, we can only hope that the Anton Army will break through the flank." Cui Hongsheng said slowly, "The current situation is very clear. It is definitely not possible to attack all the way alone. The risk is too great. In the absence of an absolute chance of victory, Duke Xu and Duke Pu Cheng as the supreme commander will inevitably adopt a conservative strategy, not seeking merit, but seeking no mistakes. Therefore, if you want to break the deadlock, you can only break through the enemy's flanks and break the current confrontation. However, as you said, the Anton Army is composed of a group of rebels and barbarians, hoping that they will forcefully cross the Yalu River, break through the enemy's flanks, and then form a joint attack with our army, creating fighter opportunities for our army to cross the river and advance eastward."

When Luo Yi heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and a bold idea suddenly emerged.

"It is better to seek yourself than to ask others. Instead of relying on others and being passively controlled, it is better to be self-reliant, break out of desperate situations, and actively create opportunities for fighters." Luo Yi looked at Cui Hongsheng, with a provocative look on his eyes, "Does Ming Gong dare to break the deadlock? Do you dare to take the initiative to break the current confrontation?"

Cui Hongsheng secretly was secretly happy, calmly glanced at Luo Yi and asked, "You want to provoke again? Provoke is useless. If you can take effective countermeasures, what if you take the head on your neck and fight with you?"

"As you wish." Luo Yi was no longer arrogant this time, nodded solemnly, then flew out of the horse, turned around and waved to the guard standing dozens of steps away, and shouted loudly, "Come on the picture."

Cui Hongsheng then dismounted and stood side by side with Luo Yi.

The guard walked up to the two of them, opened the map, held both ends in front of them.

"Ming Gong, please see." Luo Yi raised his horse whip and pointed the tip of the whip to the intersection of Wugushui and Yalu Water on the map. "This is the current location of our army, Bobaikou. From Bobaikou to the north, and traveled more than 400 miles against the west bank of Yalu Water, it is the mouth of Shizhu, which is the intersection of boiling water and Yalu Water. More than ten miles diagonally opposite the stone pillar mouth is the intersection of Yusu and Yalu Water."

Cui Hongsheng understood and nodded slightly, "Send a side commander to Shizhukou day and night, quietly crossing Yalu River from Shizhukou, and lurking to the Yushui line on the east bank of Yalu River." Cui Hongsheng also stretched out his whip and pointed at the Jiangnan Mountains on the east bank of Yalu River on the map with the tip of the whip, and continued, "The Yunshui is on the northern foot of the Jiangnan Mountains, while the side commander goes south along the eastern foot of the Jiangnan Mountains, and wanders directly to the Dading River. After the Dading River leaves the Jiangnan Mountains, it travels southeast and converges with the Sashui at the mouth of the sea. Therefore, as long as the side commander goes down the Dading River along the Dading River, captures Qingchuan City, and controls the passage connecting the Dading River and Sashui, it can cut off the passage between Yalu River and Pyongyang, and cut off the enemy's way back to Pyongyang on the east bank of Yalu River. In this way..."

"In this way, the Goguryeo people have only two ways." Luo Yi said, "Either the defending enemy on the east bank of Yalushui will retreat immediately to Pyongyang, or the Pyongyang defenders will immediately counterattack Qingchuan City. In short, after the partial division breaks through on the flanks and goes deep into the hinterland of Goguryeo, Pyongyang will be caught off guard, and the deployment will inevitably be in chaos. This will create the best fighter for my main force to cross Yalushui. At that time, as long as my main force to cross Yalushui, the enemy will be attacked from both sides and will be difficult to resist, and they will retreat across the board, so a larger fighter will appear. If the partial division can firmly defend Qingchuan City and resolutely cut off the enemy's retreat, our main army may wipe out the enemy's retreat troops between Yalushui and Dading River. In this way, Pyongyang will be difficult to defend, and the city will be broken every once in a while under the siege of our army."

Cui Hongsheng shook his head disapprovingly, "The Duke of Xiangyang underestimated his opponent and was too optimistic. Look here..." Cui Hongsheng pointed the whip in his hand at the domestic city on the map. "This is a domestic city, an important northern town in Goguryeo. It is less than 200 miles from the Shizhukou where the intersection of Boiling Water and Yalu Water, and less than 200 miles from the Yushui on the east bank of Yalu Water. Now, in the northwest of Huifachuan, the northwest of the domestic city, the various troops of the Marine tribes gathered in control strings. If the Andong army cannot launch an effective attack and cannot defeat the Marine people, then it can be foreseen that under the current situation, a large number of troops should have gathered in the domestic city and its surrounding areas. The Marine people may attack Wugu and Liaodong City at any time to plunder our food channels to achieve the purpose of restraining and attacking our army."

Cui Hongsheng looked at Luo Yi and said seriously, "In other words, our side troops entered the hinterland of the enemy, but the enemy's friendly troops also appeared behind us, and they were both attacked from both sides. In this dilemma, the main army could not get strong guarantees for food and supplies, and was worried that the mistake of repeating the defeat of Sashui last year was the last, and the possibility of quickly crossing the river and advancing eastward was slim. In this way, our side troops would be dead. Unless the navy provided timely support, conjugated with the side troops, and inserted it firmly into the enemy's heart like a mortise, and persisted tenaciously until the arrival of the main army, the consequences could be imagined."

"It would be better to rely on the navy to support it in time, but it would be better to hope that the Anton army would defeat the Marais people in Huifachuan." Luo Yi was very angry. "Since this plan has not been recognized by Ming Gong, I will retreat to the next best and lead the side troops to attack the domestic city. If the time is right, cross the river and break into the Yushui River, and threaten the enemy from the flanks. If Pyongyang makes a misjudgment, abandon Yalu River and retreat across the board, the situation will be beneficial to me and can also help the main army cross the river and advance eastward before the rainy season."

Cui Hongsheng pondered without saying a word.

Luo Yi was very disappointed and said angrily, "Opportunities are created, not fall from the sky. If you want to capture fighter jets and seize them, we must be proactive and work a hundred times a thousand times. We cannot passively fight because of the difficulties and do nothing. How can we achieve results without effort on the battlefield?"

As soon as this statement was spoken, Cui Hongsheng was very surprised and his impression of Luo Yi changed suddenly.

Luo Yi's lip is indeed not good, but Luo Yi's record is obvious to all. Luo Yi's official position is getting bigger and bigger, which shows that in addition to his personality being criticized, Luo Yi must have some advantages and outstanding features. Now Cui Hongsheng has discovered one of Luo Yi's advantages. His achievements are all cut by one, and his career is all achieved through the rain of guns and arrows. He relies on his real skills, not with the power of the wealthy family and the harem of his ancestors. Therefore, Luo Yi is independent and special, incompatible with the public, and is even suppressed by Shangguan and rejected by his colleagues.

This reminded Cui Hongsheng of a person, a secret soldier of the Middle Earth who has multiple identities and acts in unpredictable ways. The secret soldier sword is also an independent specialty, and it is also incompatible with the public, and its enemies are all over the world. What kind of combat effectiveness will such a rebellious and lawless person meet Luo Yi with a similar temperament and work together? What kind of combat effectiveness will it have on the Eastern Expedition?

Cui Hongsheng made a decision after weighing the matters and agreed to Luo Yi's plan to allow him to cross the river, but the premise was that he had to meet with Li Pingyuan and cooperate with Anton's army. In this way, he could not only ensure that he would get the best interests in this Eastern Expedition, but not challenge the bottom line of the Commander-in-Chief and Yuwen Shu. At the same time, he also sold Pei Shiju and Li Pingyuan as a great favor, and on the basis of fulfilling his promise, he also gave Anton greater help. As for expelling Luo Yi's hidden danger, it was just a matter of doing it.

"I can agree to your plan," Cui Hongsheng said, "but this plan is too risky. It depends solely on you and the partial army to go deep into the army alone. The strength is too weak. It is not only difficult to achieve the expected goal, but also in danger of being wiped out. Therefore, you must agree to a certain condition."

Luo Yi was also surprised. He did not expect that Cui Hongsheng, who had always been cautious and conservative, would accept his own risky plan. In an instant, his impression of Cui Hongsheng changed greatly. However, this plan was a life-and-death one, and once it failed, Cui Hongsheng would have to bear all the responsibility. Therefore, it is reasonable for Cui Hongsheng to ask Luo Yi to agree to him.

"Please make an announcement."

"According to Anton's urgent report, Li Pingyuan, deputy governor of Andong, led his army to leave Fuyu City on the sixth day of this month, and attacked Huifachuan in the east. Therefore, from time to time, Li Pingyuan should have defeated the people of the Marines and is very likely to be attacking the domestic city, and has even crossed the Yalu River to the east, pointing to the Jiangnan Mountains."

Cui Hongsheng pointed on the map while saying solemnly to Luo Yi, "So the condition is that you can lead a side army to advance east, but you must meet with Li Pingyuan and cooperate with Anton Army. Only in this way can you have strong enough strength to achieve your expected goals."

Luo Yi guessed that the rumors in the army might be true as soon as he heard this. The Andong Protectorate is a border town garrison with military and political integration. The main officials of the Protectorate are both responsible to the Holy Lord and the Central Committee, and at the same time they have to accept the leadership of the military. Therefore, the senior officials of the military were full of curiosity about the emergent deputy Andong Protector Li Pingyuan, and there are various versions of rumors. One of the versions is that Li Pingyuan is the product of mutual compromise between Shandong people and Guanlong people in re-dividing the interests of Northeast Xinjiang. From this, it is speculated that in the third Eastern Expedition, the interests of the Cui family of Boling and the Li family of Zhaojun were consistent, and Cui Hongsheng and Li Pingyuan of course worked closely together.

Luo Yi immediately adjusted his evaluation of Andong Army, but seeing it is true, hearing it is false, "It is important. Can Ming Gong have exact news about Andong Army?"

"This is the reason why someone agreed to you to go north to Shizhukou." Cui Hongsheng said, "When you arrive at Shizhukou, don't rush to act. Instead, send people to the domestic city to inquire, and at the same time, you must send people to cross the river to the two sides of the Yushui River to inquire. You must actively search for the Andong army and strive to contact Li Pingyuan as quickly as possible. Just wait for the two armies to meet, and you can quickly cross the river and advance eastward. Of course, if Li Pingyuan is already in the Yushui River, you don't need to hesitate to cross the river and meet immediately."

He hesitated for a moment and added, "If someone guessed correctly and Li Pingyuan had already reached the domestic city, he would also send someone to go south to find my vanguard army in order to win the strong support of my vanguard army on the front battlefield to help him make a breakthrough from the flanks. Therefore, you should also search carefully on the way north and don't miss it."

Hearing this, Luo Yi was secretly surprised. What Cui Hongsheng said was enough to show that there was a secret agreement between him and Li Pingyuan, which also confirmed why Cui Hongsheng was abnormal during this Eastern Expedition. Not only did he actively fight and quickly cross the Liao River, but he also killed Yalu River. It turned out that it was to help and cover Li Pingyuan to break through the Yalu River defense line from the flanks, and to do his best to promote the development of the battle situation towards the capture of Pyongyang and the destruction of Goguryeo, and then seize immeasurable political benefits.

What a shocking layout, but I don’t think that there is a “great god” behind Cui Hongsheng and Li Pingyuan, this layout is not surprising. However, Luo Yi thinks it more realistically. He doesn’t care about anyone’s layout. He only wants to conquer Pyongyang, destroy Goguryeo, and build great military achievements on the battlefield of the Eastern Expedition, and he is satisfied.

Of course, Cui Hongsheng "disclosed" this secret to him, definitely not to give him credit. The two have no friendship and are also affiliated with different political groups. They have serious conflicts of interest, so Cui Hongsheng took the initiative to ask for cooperation today. The only explanation is that Luo Yi's plan is exactly what it takes to help the success of this layout. So he went with the flow and made his own profits. Why not do it?

Luo Yi was highly alert. He was a "peripheral" in Wuchuan, Guanlong, and Cui Hongsheng was a big shot in the Shandong political group. The status and power of the two were too different. If Cui Hongsheng had the intention to kill him, it would be easy. Therefore, Luo Yi had to speculate on Cui Hongsheng's true intention with the greatest malicious intention.

After pondering for a little, Luo Yi asked, "Ming Gong, if the Andong army is still in Huifachuan and has not attacked the domestic city, should we take the initiative to attack the domestic city, or should we meet with Li Pingyuan first and then join forces to attack the domestic city?"

Cui Hongsheng thought for a while and said, "You should deal with it at the moment, but remember that you must meet with Li Pingyuan before you can cross the river and advance eastward. You must not go deep alone and seek death."

Luo Yi bowed to the promise.
Chapter completed!