Indeed, in times of crisis, if Cui Hongsheng wants to save himself, he must first ensure the safety of the army, not seeking merits, but seeking no mistakes. However, in a bad situation where the army is defeated, it is difficult to protect his army. If the army is gone, the entire army is wiped out, and fleeing back alone is a great shame for the generals, and will definitely be severely punished by the laws and laws of the country. At the least, it is better to behead him for the people's livelihood than death, and at the worst, it is beheaded and expressed to the public to thank the world.

The Twelve Lady turned her eyes to Cui Jiu. Cui Hongsheng also looked at Cui Jiu, and a trace of expectation flashed through her melancholy eyes. Since the Twelve Lady traveled thousands of miles to Liaodong to find herself, and said to save herself, Li Fengyun must have come up with some countermeasures while making predictions. However, Li Fengyun was far away from all over the East Expedition battlefield. Although the authorities were confused and the bystanders were clear, Li Fengyun was not even a bystander. Therefore, the countermeasures he came up with were not based on the current situation on the battlefield, but on the secrets he had seen. If the upcoming battle in Pyongyang is a dead end with defeat but not a victory, then the only way to break the dead end is to rely on the secrets of the gods and ghosts.

Cui Jiu looked hesitant, wanted to speak but stopped, as if he was not confident enough. He didn't know if it was the countermeasure given by Li Fengyun that made him skeptical, or was worried that he would be scolded by Cui Hongsheng if he said it.

"In the battle of Pyongyang, although it is impossible to attack the enemy without preparation, our expeditionary force still has an absolute advantage." Cui Hongsheng saw that Cui Jiu was still embarrassed and knew that he was afraid of him and did not dare to speak nonsense, so he spoke tentatively, "If the navy was blocked from the city of Pyongyang and retreated after a little setback, and his strength was not greatly lost, then our expeditionary force could still implement a strategy of land and land attack. By then, the Goguryeo people had to retreat across the line, defend the city, and trap the cage, which would lose the possibility of detour and maneuver, while our expeditionary force would take the initiative, and he could attack and retreat without worry."

"Ming Gong, the navy, has completely lost control after crossing the sea." Cui Jiu replied carefully, "Wang Guogong (Lai Hu'er) has the final say on how the navy fights. But Rong Guogong is loyal to the Holy Lord and obeys the rules. If the Holy Lord orders him to conquer Pyongyang at any cost, then even if Pyongyang is in a sea of ​​fire, Rong Guogong will move forward and sacrifice his life to death."

"Duke Rong is a famous general in the Middle Land. Even if he has the order of the Holy Lord, he will not show off his courage, nor will he jump into a trap and extinguish his life."

Although Cui Hongsheng belongs to a different aristocratic group from Lai Huer and is a political opponent, he still admires Lai Huer's talent.

Both emperors of this dynasty have great trust in Lai Hu'er and have entrusted important tasks. Especially since the Holy Lord ascended the throne, Lai Hu'er has become the spokesperson of the Holy Lord in the military, and has successively served as the General of the Zuo Guard, the General of the Right Guard, and the General of the Right Guard. On the one hand, Lai Hu'er is a leader of the Jiangzuo noble group and a close confidant of the Holy Lord. On the other hand, because he is indeed capable, he is a famous middle-earth general with great reputation in the military. Although such a famous general leads the navy to goguryeo to defeat Goguryeo, this possibility is indeed not great. Since Hu'er's decades of combat experience, even if he cannot conquer Pyongyang, he will not be wiped out. As long as Lai Hu'er's navy maintains strong combat effectiveness, even if he cannot win the battle in Pyongyang, it will definitely not be a problem for the safe evacuation of the expeditionary army.

Cui Jiu hesitated for a long time, and finally plucked up the courage to say it, "Ming Gong, if..." After hesitating for a while, Cui Jiu strengthened his tone again, "I mean, if if it was above..." Cui Jiu raised his index finger and pointed at the sky a few times.

Cui Hongsheng's face suddenly changed, his eyes were sharp, like a sword that was unsheathed, and his cold air was so hot.

The Twelve Lady glared at Cui Jiu, as if very dissatisfied with his fear, "Sir, there is a rebellion around the Holy Lord, and he is also involved in decision-making and familiar with all the secrets."

"What certificates are there?" Cui Hongsheng stood up suddenly and shouted loudly, "If there is no certificate and random suspicion, it will be a serious crime to kill the clan."

"It's been more than two months, and the expeditionary army has not yet conquered Liaodong City. This is the credential." The Twelve Lady also stood up and said angrily, "I heard that whenever the critical moment, the Goguryeo people will surrender and negotiate. This is the credibility. I want to ask the adults, why did the Goguryeo people master the situation on the battlefield and the every move of the palace so accurately? The Holy Lord came with all his national strength, but he had no determination to destroy Goguryeo with force. He just wanted to take advantage of the opportunity and force Goguryeo to surrender unconditionally to win the victory of the Eastern Expedition. How did the Goguryeo people know that it was so confidential? If they didn't know, where would they have the courage to surrender again and again, but they repeatedly and repeatedly, playing with the Holy Lord in their palms? A group of barbarian bandits, playing with my Middle-earth Holy Lord unscrupulously. If there is no reliance, if there is no black hand behind it, do you believe it?"

Cui Hongsheng did not believe it. He had long doubts about the capricious teasing of the Holy Lord and the Central Master of the Goguryeo people, but he did not expect that there would be traitors around the Holy Lord and inside the Central Master, but when he thought about it carefully, such incredible things are not impossible.

In recent years, as the pace of reforms has become faster and faster, the contradictions and conflicts within the Eastern Capital have reached the brink of outbreak. If the Eastern Expedition is defeated, the authority of the emperor and the central government will be completely defeated, and the reformists will try to speed up the reform process to completely fail, while the conservatives will take the opportunity to "take offense" and spare no effort to hinder or even destroy the ongoing reforms. Once the reform falls to a standstill or regress, the emperor and the central government will fall into a passive political situation and have to retreat step by step. Once this retreat evolves into a defeat, the emperor and the central government will surely be destroyed in the political storm. In this way, the reform will fail and the purpose of the conservatives will be achieved.

The more Cui Hongsheng thought about it, the more frightened he became, and his face became more and more ugly. Li Fengyun's previous predictions were correct. If his prediction of the next Eastern Expedition was still correct, and the Middle-Turkey Expeditionary Force suffered a crushing defeat and was wiped out when he had an absolute advantage, then there was only one explanation. There was a traitor inside the center, and he was a traitor who knew the highest secret. Otherwise, the Eastern Expedition would definitely not have such an incredible ending.

Originally, Cui Hongsheng was powerless in the face of the dilemma. If there were real traitors within the center, Cui Hongsheng would not have the ability to turn the tide even if he had three heads and six arms. It would not be a battle of the same level at all, and he did not even have the power to protect himself.

"There are so many dangers on the navy." Cui Jiu saw Cui Hongsheng sitting down slowly and said nothing for a long time. He knew that he was shocked by this speculation, just like he was shocked by Li Fengyun's prediction. If the facts were true, this battle would be gone. If you have the intention to make a mistake, you will lose no matter how you fight. Especially for the navy, you have no advantage in strength and you will understand the Goguryeo people clearly. Even if you come to protect yourself, Zhou Fashang is a general of all battles and is a famous Chinese general. It is difficult for them to escape unsuccessfully. Unless they follow the command of the commander and wait for the land army to reach Pyongyang before launching an attack, so that the Goguryeo people's tricks cannot be achieved, they will fall into a trap.

If the navy is defeated, then the land army will have little advantage, and the remaining advantage is also offset by the serious shortage of attack time, and many unfavorable conditions such as the lack of food and grass supply. There is only one way to retreat. The prerequisite for retreat is that the Sashui channel must be firmly controlled.

Cui Hongsheng's luck in his heart was completely destroyed by the shocking speculation of "traitor", so he knew how to save the army and how to save himself, that is, he tried every means to win the task of defending Sashui from the front line command.

This is very difficult. He and Yu Zhongwen, the General of the Right Guard, Yu Wenshu, and the General of the Left Guard, Liu Shilong, were both political opponents and were not "along the way" with other commanders. Among the other commanders, Jing Yuanheng, the General of the Left Guard, was from Jiangzuo, Wei Wensheng, the General of the Right Guard, was a nobleman of Heluo, Xue Shixiong, the General of the Right Guard, was a hero from Hedong, Xin Shixiong, the General of the Right Guard, was a famous general in Longxi, and Zhang Jin, the General of the Right Guard, was a family of Guanzhong.

The right-hand guard general Zhao Xiaocai was a heroic hope in Hexi. He had conflicts of interests between them and could not form a joint force to influence the decisions of the commander. Therefore, if Cui Hongsheng wanted to rush to the front of the army, no one would object, but if he stayed behind the army and guarded the retreat for the expeditionary army, it would not work. Obviously, the person who stayed behind must be the person who trusted the most in the front line commander, and the person who trusted the most in the front line commander was definitely not Cui Hongsheng.

Cui Hongsheng thought for a long time, and finally couldn't help asking, "Where is the plan?"

His question was a tactful way to tell Twelve Lady and Cui Jiu that he fully agreed with Li Fengyun's prediction. Now, he urgently needed Li Fengyun's strategy to break the situation.

Cui Jiu didn't dare to hesitate, "Ming Gong wants to kill someone."

"who?"

"Destroy Yizhi Wende."

Cui Hongsheng was stunned for a moment, then his anger surged, almost yelling at Cui Jiu.

This is also a countermeasure? Yizhi Wende was the first powerful minister of Goguryeo, the master, the assistant minister, and the first master of Goguryeo King Gaoyuan. Gaoyuan is the following of Gaoyuan. This man is the literary and military man, and is famous. It was with his efforts that the Goguryeo people realized their dreams for generations. The Goguryeo became the overlord of the peninsula and the most powerful country in the Far East. It was precisely because of Goguryeo's rise in the Far East that affected the national defense strategy and border security of Middle-earth. Therefore,

Zhongtu launched an attack on this small barbarian country. For the emperor and the central government, the first target to be killed in the Eastern Expedition was Yizhi Wende, followed by Goguryeo King Gaoyuan. This time, the emperor issued a secret order to the front-line commander. If there was a chance, he had to arrest or kill Yizhi Wende. Once Yizhi Wende died, the mainstay of the Goguryeo people fell, the hearts of the people were dispersed, the morale of the military was chaotic, and it was easy to conquer Pyongyang.

Gao Yuan knew the importance of Yizhi Wende to Goguryeo, Gao Yuan knew, Yizhi Wende, and everyone in Goguryeo knew, so since the attack of the Middle-Turk Expeditionary Force, although the negotiations between the two sides have been held one round after another, Yizhi Wende has never shown up and does not give the Middle-Turk people any chance to kill him. Now, Cui Jiu actually offered advice and killing Yizhi Wende. It is not as difficult as ascending to the sky, and it is simply impossible. Yizhi Wende hid in Pyongyang like a turtle. How can he kill him?

Of course, this strategy is a good plan. If the expeditionary army killed Yizhi Wende, not only had hope of conquering Pyongyang, but Cui Hongsheng also made great contributions. To take a step back, even if the expeditionary army failed to conquer Pyongyang and even suffered heavy losses during the retreat, Cui Hongsheng could survive by killing Yizhi Wende.

Cui Hongsheng forced himself to calm down. This strategy must not come from Cui Jiu, but from Li Fengyun, who can see the secrets of heaven. From this, it is speculated that during the long-distance expedition of the Expeditionary Force, Edge Wende may appear and personally surrender and negotiate to hinder the advancement speed of the Expeditionary Force and delay the time for the Expeditionary Force to arrive in Pyongyang, thus mobilizing the main force for Pyongyang to defeat the Middle-earth Navy and destroy the Middle-earth Water and Land attack to win the fighter.

Cui Hongsheng remained silent. Cui Jiu didn't speak. The Twelve Lady couldn't help but add, "Li Fengyun's prediction has not been wrong so far. The lord would rather believe that he has it than that he has it, so as not to miss the opportunity to save himself."
Chapter completed!