Yuan An immediately heard the message he needed from this sentence, "The third Eastern Expedition? Is there really a third Eastern Expedition?"

In Li Fengyun's deduction of the future situation between China and foreign countries, the third Eastern Expedition is an important prediction. If there is a third Eastern Expedition, the Expeditionary Force continues to attack Goguryeo, the garrison troops strive to guard the Great Wall, and the emperor and the central government focus their energy on foreign wars, then the alliance that had just moved to the north and had not yet established a foothold can win valuable breathing time. This is directly related to the life and death of the alliance, and is even more crucial to the future development of the alliance.

But predictions are predictions after all. In the eyes of most people, if the Second Eastern Expedition fails, coupled with the Yang Xuangan rebellion, the domestic situation deteriorates, the possibility of launching the third Eastern Expedition next year is very small. Even if the emperor and the central government are unwilling to give up the Eastern Expedition, it will need to be delayed for many years and have to wait until the conditions are met before fighting. After all, the three consecutive years of labor expeditions consume too much national strength, and even if China and Earth are strong, it is unwise to fish out of the pond and kill chickens and get eggs.

Yuan An was also skeptical about this, but what made him unbelievable was that the rebellion of the Dongdu had not yet been quelled, and the secrets of the third Eastern Expedition were leaked from the high-level central authorities. This was incredible, and the world was too crazy.

"Do you find it incredible?" Li Baiyao sighed when he saw Yuan An's surprised expression, "I also find it incredible, but according to King Qi, when he questioned that the Holy Lord and the Central Committee might launch the third Eastern Expedition, Yu Wen Shu was very calm and did not veto it. In the end, he made concessions to the King Qi based on the third Eastern Expedition. This is enough to prove that the Holy Lord and the Central Committee have proposed the idea of ​​the third Eastern Expedition. Once the conditions are met, they will find ways to make a decision."

"It's indeed incredible." Yuan An was very puzzled. "The domestic situation is getting worse and worse. It is an indisputable fact. It can't be concealed. The failure of the second Eastern Expedition also sounded the alarm. In addition, the relationship between the north and the south is getting worse and worse. At present, the conditions for the Eastern Expedition have completely lost. Why is the palace still insisting on carrying out the Eastern Expedition? Can the destruction of Goguryeo save the current crisis? The small country of Goguryeo has suffered a huge loss of its strength for two consecutive years, dying, and has lost the possibility of dominating the Far East. The situation in the Far East has changed as a result. Even if the Eastern Expedition continues to completely destroy Goguryeo, it will not cause any greater changes in the Far East situation, unless..."

Yuan An suddenly thought of something, and a trace of enlightenment flashed through his eyes.

When Li Baiyao saw Yuan An hesitating, he immediately asked, "Unless what?"

Yuan An sorted out his thoughts and said slowly, "The Grand Chief Executive had analyzed the situation in China and abroad. He said that after the Turks rose again, they first swept across the desert and conquered various tribes such as Tiel, Uighurs, Xueyantuo, and then expanded to the Far East, including Shiwei, Khitan, Wu (xi), and Mohe into their sphere of influence. This would inevitably harm the interests of Zhongtu and have conflicts with the ambitious Far East enfeoffed leader Goguryeo."

"The Turks are the heroic lords of the desert, and the Goguryeo is the strong enemy of the Far East. They are all my vassals of Middle Earth. They surrender to me. In order to compete with me, Middle Earth, they naturally form alliances. Of course, I Middle Earth must be divided and transformed. However, the Turks are ambitions and have ulterior motives. Just as Goguryeo overestimates themselves and tries to use the hatred between Middle Earth and Turks to achieve its own Far East hegemony. So Goguryeo, with the support of the Turks, began to invade Liaodong and provoke the sect leader. Middle Earth knows this. In order to ensure the stability of the relationship between the north and the south, we resolutely aimed at the weak Goguryeo, and the Eastern Expedition broke out."

"For our Middle Earth, the Eastern Expedition is to kill chickens to warn monkeys, and to destroy the Northern Escaping Alliance at the minimum cost. It is to use powerful force to deter the Northern Escaping in order to stabilize and consolidate the relationship between the North and the South. However, from the perspective of the Turks, it was to watch the fire from the other side of the river, sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fighting, and kill two birds with one stone. According to the Grand General, as early as the period of the Khan of Qimin, Yatana had been deliberately implementing this plan. On the one hand, it formed alliances with the enemy of the Far East and supported Goguryeo to dominate the dominance of Goguryeo, and on the other hand, it instigated Goguryeo to frequently invade Middle Earth, so that the snipe and clam fighting, and the fisherman could benefit."

"After the outbreak of the Eastern Expedition, if Middle Earth is destroyed and decisive, the Turks knew that they were not strong enough, so they continued to surrender to Middle Earth, keep a low profile, and take advantage of the opportunity to rob. Taking advantage of the destruction of Goguryeo, the enemy of the Far East expanded their sphere of influence to the Far East and took the opportunity to expand their strength. However, the result of the Eastern Expedition was beyond everyone's expectations. The giant Middle Earth actually lost its front and fell into the hands of a little coyote, and finally suffered a loss-making defeat. The Turkic fisherman gained profits and took the advantage of the Far East without any effort. At the same time, he gained the advantage in the confrontation between the north and the south, and won the initiative, and gained the greatest benefit without a single arrow."

"It can be foreseen that the dying Goguryeo people would inevitably surrender to the tent and beg for help from the Turks to survive. The tribes such as Marin, Khitan, and Wu, which are linked to the interests of Goguryeo, can only hope for the Turks to help each other with righteous help. Faced with this result, how should Zhongtu make a decision? If you give up the Eastern Expedition and admit your failure, you can only watch the Turks sweep across the Far East and take all the enemies in the Far East. The strength of the Turks soared, the relationship between the North and the South deteriorated rapidly, and the war between the North and the South was about to begin. Once the war between the North and the South broke out, the Turks could launch attacks from the south of the desert and the Far East, which was extremely unfavorable to Zhongtu."

"In this way, Zhongtu has no second choice. He can only launch a third Eastern Expedition. He can only destroy Goguryeo with his absolute strength, conquer the Marine, Khitan, Xi and other Far East captives, mercilessly cut off the Turks' hands reaching the Far East, monopolize all interests of the Far East, completely cut off the Turks' delusions about the Far East, and then encircle the desert from the northern border and the Far East, giving the Turks the greatest deterrent, so as to ease the relationship between the north and the south, delay the Civil War, and give Zhongtu sufficient time to recover."

Li Baiyao had a certain understanding of the situation in China and abroad. When he heard Li Fengyun's analysis of the general trend of the north and south as described by Yuan An, he immediately understood and knew why the Holy Lord and the Central Committee had to launch the third Eastern Expedition at any cost. This was a solution. Now, continue the Eastern Expedition and raise Yu Yong. Even if he vomited blood, was covered with scars, and suffered great damage to his vitality, as long as he destroyed his opponent, won the final victory of the Eastern Expedition, and won all the interests of the Far East, his losses were not worth mentioning compared to the huge damage caused by the North and South War to Central Earth. It was obvious which was more important.

Of course, for those who do not understand the situation in China and abroad, they must criticize and must give the emperor and the central government the hat of military force. However, since this has come to this point, the emperor and the central government have no choice, and taking a step back is in danger. Once the war between the north and the south breaks out and is defeated, the emperor and the central government will still leave an indelible stain in history. Since this is the case, it is better to go further and go out, fight again, and fight again, and perhaps reverse the crisis, turn danger into safety, and turn defeat into victory.

"If the decision is made in the third Eastern Expedition and launched as scheduled, how much hope is there to be success?" Li Baiyao pointed directly at the "key point".

For him, maintaining the cause of unification, stabilizing the relationship between the north and the south, and maintaining long-term stability in China and the principle of great unification cannot be violated. For example, seizing political interests with small-scale rebellions is a means of game, which will not harm the foundation of unification in the short term. He does not support but does not object. The reason why he supports Li Fengyun is not because of blood relations and family interests, but because of Zhongtu interests. Li Fengyun convinced him with the foreseeable future wars between the north and the collapse of the cause of unification, and impressed him with the ideal, confidence and courage to seize the northern border and defend the country. Li Fengyun alone cannot resist the northern border, but with the King of Qi, the Great Wall defense line is guaranteed. Even if the country is in danger in the future, this political force will have the capital to dominate the northern border and have the potential to turn the tide and win the world.

However, this "expectation" became difficult due to the rapid deterioration of the relationship between the north and the south. Resisting the Northern Territory to garrison the country has become an urgent task. It happened that King Qi and Li Fengyun were about to enter the northern border. For this reason, Li Baiyao certainly paid great attention to the development of the situation in the northern border.

"According to the chief executive, there is not much hope for success. Now the strength of the northern desert has exceeded our expectations, but the eastern capital is blindly arrogant and despises the northern empires. Therefore, if the garrison troops in the northern border are not careful, they may repeat the mistake of the great defeat of Sashui."

Yuan An's words surprised Li Baiyao, "Want to invade?"

"If there is a third Eastern Expedition and Zhongtu has taken the stance of monopolizing the Far East, then the Turks not only gain nothing, but also fall into a greater disadvantage in the confrontation between the north and the south. The Turks must launch a fierce counterattack and actively support Goguryeo and the Far East. The best way is to attack our Great Wall defense line from the south of the desert, place Zhongtu on the dilemma of fighting on both sides, and then force Zhongtu to be unable to monopolizing the interests of the Far East." Yuan An said, "According to the prediction of the Grand General Manager, the General Manager, the predicament of the battle.

In the next year, the situation in the north was very tense, and the borders of the six towns on the frontiers of the Great Wall would inevitably be full of war. If the King of Qi could not go north to guard the border, if the forces in the northern border could not work together to allow the northern barbarians to cross the six towns, break through the Great Wall defense line, and plunder Dai Heng in large numbers, the third eastern expedition would definitely end in a hurry, and the goal of monopolizing the Far East could not be achieved at all. In this way, the northern barbarians would benefit greatly, and the strength of the north and south would be reduced, and the war between the north and the south would be about to begin."

"This is very unfavorable for you to gain a foothold in the Northern Xinjiang." Li Baiyao said worriedly, "You will face the Northern Hu head-on when you arrive in the Northern Xinjiang. Once you get hurt, the consequences will be unimaginable."

"That's true." Yuan An smiled bitterly, "So the chief executive urgently needs to understand the latest news in Li Yang, and is eager to hope that the King of Qi can go north to Heng as quickly as possible. With the protection of King Qi, the danger of the alliance entering the northern border will be minimized. In fact, as far as the current situation in Dongdu is concerned, the King of Qi has little room for maneuver. He must take the initiative, be strong, and be aggressive in order to force the Holy Lord to make concessions and win the greatest benefit for himself. Otherwise, the variables are too great. Once the Holy Lord returns to Dongdu early and controls King Qi, the King of Qi will become a trapped beast in a cage and there is no possibility of escape."

Li Baiyao nodded repeatedly, "I can't convince King Qi, but he can, and I immediately find a way to let them meet."

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Chapter completed!