At the end of summer, the battlefield in the east was in the battle, and the water of the ducks was green.

The expeditionary army was moving slowly. One was the Goguryeo people who were firmly clearing the walls and destroyed the roads. Two was the rainy season this year, with continuous rain, rivers soaring, and the road surface was even muddy. The third was that considering the difficulty of supplying food and grass, the soldiers had to bring enough food for a whole month. At the same time, because of the leap forward of thousands of miles and fighting at a long distance, they had to reduce vehicles a lot in order to ensure speed, but the necessary combat equipment could not be reduced. On the contrary, they had to increase. Therefore, the weight of the guards far exceeded the standard, seriously exceeding the load limit of physical strength.

The road was broken, the bridge was broken, and there were elected troops in front of them to open roads across mountains and build bridges when they encountered water. However, the guards had to solve the problem by themselves. If they had good physical strength, they gritted their teeth and persevered. If they were not physically strong, they would be troublesome. Shangguan scolded them as a small matter, and it was a big matter to drag down the team's marching speed, which was a big matter. If they had to, the guards had to secretly reduce the burden. Every night when they went to bed, they would bury the food and clothes they brought into the soil, which would be temporarily unused. In this way, the burden would be almost reduced in ten days and half a month.

This matter seriously violates military discipline, but this matter is even more serious in deviating from objective facts. The commanders who issued the orders are too bureaucratic. Grassroots officers have to face both complaining soldiers, as well as ruthless and ruthless military disciplines. If they are not able to deal with it well, they either lose their official position or lose their heads. If they are forced to do so, they can only have policies and countermeasures. They turn a blind eye to the soldiers' "reducing burden" and ignore them.

However, when all the guards of the Expeditionary Force are "reducing the burden", all grassroots officers will ignore this, which will inevitably cause serious consequences. After the matter is exposed, although the law does not punish the masses, the consequences have already existed and have affected the long-range attack on Pyongyang. For this reason, the commanders' first consideration is not how much responsibility they will bear for this, but the lives of the 300,000 expedition soldiers under their command.

General Yuwen Shu of Zuo Yiwei made a clear proposal to report to the Holy Lord and the Central Committee urgently, detailing the many difficulties faced by long-range attacks on Pyongyang, as well as the huge dangers that are enough to endanger the safety of the Expeditionary Force.

In fact, the food can still be supported at present. Although the guards buried their food for the second half of the journey, the food from the baggage battalion was enough to support the expeditionary force for half a month. However, in this way, the expeditionary force had not even had half a month to attack Pyongyang. From the common sense of military, this battle could not be fought and the conditions were not met. Of course, if the rear could send food and grass weapons to the city of Pyongyang in time and sent them continuously, this battle could still be fought. But the question is, does the Holy Lord dare to guarantee it? Does the central government dare to be responsible for this?

Liu Shilong, the right chief of the Shangshu, clearly opposed it. From a political perspective, the importance of ending the Eastern Expedition this year is self-evident. From the current situation, long-range attacks on Pyongyang and land-based attacks are the only attack means that can achieve this goal. From a military perspective, the navy has already set off and is about to arrive in Pyongyang. At this time, the sudden withdrawal of troops by land is equivalent to allowing the Goguryeo people to concentrate all their strength to attack the navy. Wouldn't this put the navy in danger? Besides, whether it can conquer Pyongyang in one fell swoop, food and grass is not a decisive condition, but only one of the necessary conditions. Therefore, Liu Shilong believes that the attack on Pyongyang cannot be stopped using food and grass as a reason.

Liu Shilong insisted on fighting to Pyongyang and attacking Pyongyang from land and water. If you haven't even arrived in Pyongyang, how do you know that you can't create a miracle and conquer Pyongyang in one fell swoop? Take a step back and even if the army retreats, it's better than giving up halfway. At least there are explanations for the superiors and subordinates. What's more important is that this move of the Expeditionary Force can show the Goguryeo people that they will not give up until they have defeated Pyongyang and will not give up until they perish. This will inevitably hit the morale of the Goguryeo people and make the Goguryeo people afraid. Perhaps it will force the Goguryeo king to surrender the whole country, or force Pyongyang to defeat the internal strife.

Yu Zhongwen, the Supreme Commander of the Front, recognized Yu Wenshu's suggestion. He did not support the implementation of Duan Wenzhen's legacy. From the perspective of stability and safety, the Expeditionary Force should stop at Yalu River, first take down half of Goguryeo, and then use a winter to consolidate the fruits and hoard food to lay a solid foundation for the capture of Pyongyang and the destruction of Goguryeo next year.

But he is not only a military boss, but also a political boss. His perspective on the problem cannot be limited to military affairs, but also must weigh the gains and losses from the political level. For this reason, he not only must take Liu Shilong's opinions seriously, but also repeatedly think about Yuwen Shu's proposal. Obviously, Yuwen Shu's proposal has ulterior motives and contains evil intentions. Yuwen Shu is the absolute confidant of the Holy Lord, the spokesperson of the Holy Lord in the military, and one of the members of the central core level. Such a person simply considers the problem from a military perspective, which is obviously wrong. To put it bluntly, Yuwen Shu clearly digs a hole for Yu Zhongwen.

The front-line commander-in-chief was Yu Zhongwen, and the reason was very simple. From a military standpoint, Yu Zhongwen was the number one leader of the military. He not only respected and has great achievements, but also has rich experience in commanding the war. He is the most suitable candidate. However, if you consider it from a political standpoint, Yu Wen Shu has a high position and is above Yu Zhongwen, and is a natural candidate for command.

But why did the Holy Lord let Yuwen Shu be inferior to Zhongwen? Why could Yuwen Shu endure such grievances and be willing to assist Yu Zhongwen? The bureaucrats and nobles could see at a glance that the most abusive thing in this matter was not Yuwen Shu, but Yu Zhongwen, who was a "scapegoat". If the battle was won, the credit was the one who was seen, and the one who saw it was his share; if the one who lost, the first person was responsible was of course Yu Zhongwen.

For the Holy Lord, Yu Zhongwen can give up, but Yu Wen Shu must not give up. Yu Wen Shu is not only the confidant of the Holy Lord, but also the face of the Holy Lord and the Central Master. If Yu Wen Shu becomes the supreme commander of the front line and loses his battle, Yu Wen Shu will certainly accept punishment, and the Holy Lord and the Central Master will lose all their faces and authority. Therefore, from the perspective of the Holy Lord and the Central Master, Yu Wen Shu must go to the front line. Only through Yu Wen Shu can the Expeditionary Force remotely control the Expeditionary Force as directed by the Holy Lord and the Central Master, so that the Expeditionary Force can achieve the purpose of attack according to the intentions of the Holy Lord and the Central Master. However, the commander-in-chief must not be Yu Wen Shu, but must be someone else. So Yu Zhongwen unfortunately took this "hot" position.

Yu Zhongwen knew very well that no matter whether he wanted to or not, this position was his, but who was he? How could he be a "scapegoat"? How could he be a wedding dress for others? When the army embarked on the journey, he firmly grasped the command power and did not sell Yuwen Shu's account at all. I said he would fight as much as he wanted, don't be too long-winded, let alone Yu She, I admit it if I lost, and you will win. If you win, you will be bound to be yours. In short, I have the final say on the front line.

How could Yuwen Shu be willing to delegate power? It is important to be important. He dare not delegate power. Because Zhongwen knew the secret of the Holy Lord, the Holy Lord asked him to advance to Pyongyang at any cost to restrain the main force of the Goguryeo people and cover the navy who came to Huer to attack Pyongyang first. But Yu Zhongwen didn't know this secret. Yu Zhongwen thought that Lai Huer was waiting for him on the sea and joined forces with him to attack Pyongyang. So if nothing unexpected happened, Yu Zhongwen would fight steadily and slowly advance, use his own advantages and the enemy's blocking, and try every means to eliminate the enemy's living forces outside the city of Pyongyang. This will not only help the later siege battles, but also help your own calm withdrawal. In this way, the expeditionary army will advance slowly, and the restraining force on the Goguryeo people will be weak, which will not help Lai Huer to attack Pyongyang.

This is true. Yu Zhongwen seeks stability. He told the commanders of the various army to be stable, not to advance rashly, and not to exhaust the guards. It is better to be slow than to be fast. The reason why senior officers and grass-roots officers indulge the soldiers to "reduce the burden" is precisely because of the "passive and lazy war" message conveyed by Yu Zhongwen from this order. As for whether Yu Zhongwen was determined to make use of insufficient food and grass to make a fuss, whether he had been prepared to return without success, and whether he had made a march plan and attack deployment with the goal of returning without success, it is unknown.

In desperation, Yuwen Shu sang a white face and faced Yu Zhongwen everywhere, while Liu Shilong sang a red face and repeatedly faced Yu Wen Shu. When Yu Zhongwen made decisions, he had to discuss with Yu Wen Shu and Liu Shilong, but Yu Wen Shu was facing him, while Liu Shilong was facing Yu Wen Shu. The two often had a blushing face, but Yu Zhongwen stayed away from these two people and did not believe one. The result was conceivable, and the three of them could not pee in a pot at all.

When Yu Lu Water arrived, Yu Zhongwen was more cautious and was slow to cross the river. Yu Wen Shu was so angry that Yu Qian digged a hole for him. Since you didn’t cross the river, Yu Qian would report to the Holy Lord and the Central Committee on the grounds that there was not enough food and grass. He would not leave. This battle will stop fighting. This year’s Eastern Expedition.

Of course, Yu Zhongwen would not write such a memorial, and it would be useless to write it. Even if the Holy Lord and the Central Master are now "let him go", they will definitely be recorded and calculated together after autumn.

The three people were arguing about whether to cross the river and when they could not cross the river, the messenger of Goguryeo came. The person who came was noble, the first person under the King of Goguryeo, was the priest of the Yizhi Wende.

Eddie Wende was straightforward and said that he was here to surrender. In order to avoid Goguryeo's death in war and to save innocent creatures from water and fire, he was willing to respond to the inner world. He just waited for the Expeditionary Force to reach the city of Pyongyang, and opened the city gate for the Expeditionary Force and presented the head of King Goguryeo.

A miracle happened.

Liu Shilong was very happy and immediately negotiated with Wende of Yizhi and quickly reported to the Holy Lord and the Central Committee.

Liu Shilong is one of the important central members who insist on using diplomatic means to resolve the Far East crisis. From the perspective of the Far East interests of Middle-earth, Middle-earth indeed needs Goguryeo to restrain the Far East and stabilize the Far East situation, but the premise is that Goguryeo can be stronger than the Far East, but cannot override the Far East and dominate the Far East. As long as Goguryeo does not dominate and does not pose a threat to the Far East interests of Middle-earth, then Goguryeo is the best Far East vassal in Middle-earth. From this goal, diplomatic means are indeed preferred. After all, after the destruction of Goguryeo, the Far East situation will be chaotic. Although the melee of the enemy is also beneficial to Middle-earth, the potential danger to frontier security is obvious. Therefore, if Goguryeo can be forced to give up his dream of dominance and surrender to Middle-earth for generations, it is still the most in line with Middle-earth's interests.

At this time, Yuwen Shu sang a slander again. Before leaving, the Holy Lord gave Yu Zhongwen and Yuwen Shu a secret order. If he had the chance, he would capture and kill Yizhi Wende. The Goguryeo lost Yizhi Wende, just like a wolve lost his minions and had no power to resist. Yuwen Shu advised Yu Zhongwen not to have any illusions about the Goguryeo people, nor to violate the Holy Lord's secret order, and to arrest Yizhi Wende immediately.

Yu Zhongwen hesitated. Before, the Holy Lord and the Central Committee had always wanted to use diplomatic means to resolve the Far East crisis, but they were fooled by the Goguryeo people, so they became angry and determined to destroy Goguryeo with force. This led to the expeditionary army leaping into a thousand miles to kill Pyongyang. However, the situation of the war changed, and the Goguryeo people were in danger, so the Yizhi Wende came. Does this mean that the internal part of Pyongyang was broken? If the internal part of Pyongyang was broken, this opportunity could not be missed, otherwise the Holy Lord and the Central Committee would blame him in the future and he would not be able to take it. Of course, the Yizhi Wende may also be a fraudulent surrender, using the fraudulent surrender to prevent the attack of the Expeditionary Army, but this judgment cannot be made by the Holy Lord and the Central Committee. In this way, the responsibility is not his own, regardless of right or wrong.

In addition, Yu Zhongwen did not want to attack Pyongyang. The Expeditionary Force implemented Duan Wenzhen's legacy incorrectly at the wrong time. Unless a miracle happened, the chances of victory were extremely low. Once the army was defeated, the consequences would be unimaginable. Therefore, Yu Zhongwen also had the intention to procrastinate, and it happened that Eji Wende surrendered, so it could be delayed for a period of time, which was in line with Yu Zhongwen's wishes.
Chapter completed!