84_84561 Although there was no clear statement, everyone knew that Huang Yaoshi was forcing Guo Jing to make a decision. Even though he was determined, facing his father-in-law's words, Guo Jing couldn't help but hesitate and said, "Father-in-law, this..." but he didn't know where to start.

Just now, a voice came from the outdoors: "Okay! I've long seen that you guys are planning badly, but I didn't expect to force Guo Daxia like this. Don't worry, as long as Lu is in Xiangyang, you will be the one who will be the military affairs in Xiangyang. During the Northern Expedition, Lu will report to the court with his elder brother to the vanguard of this battle!" However, Lu Wenhuan was swept up at the banquet, and was seen by his subordinates and told him about the gathering of a group of martial arts masters, so he rushed over. Although he had not heard the words before, Lu Wenhuan clearly understood the meaning of Huang Yaoshi's words and immediately appeared to stabilize Guo Jing.

Fang Zhixing, Huang Yaoshi and others had already heard the footsteps of Lu Wenhuan, but they didn't care. If they were to capture Lu Wenhuan in the Lu Mansion, it might be a bit of trouble, but it would be easy to catch him in the Guo Mansion. As long as they make up their minds, it can be said that they can be easily captured. The most important thing now is what Guo Jing is thinking.

"Haven Guo, the success or failure of the Northern Expedition depends on your decision!" Fang Zhixing said lightly, as if he had not heard of Lu Wenhuan's words.

"This..." Guo Jing glanced at everyone, seeing Fang Zhixing, Huang Yaoshi, Hong Qigong, Lu Wenhuan and others looking at him. Even Huang Rong and Zhu Ziliu, who usually make suggestions, were in great difficulty. He knew that if he refused the proposal of Fang Zhixing and Huang Yaoshi, he was afraid that the two would leave on the spot. If they captured Lu Wenhuan according to their ideas, it would be extremely difficult to predict whether it would be good or bad in the future, and it would be really difficult to make a decision in his heart.

"Jing'er. Do whatever you think in your heart, don't worry about our thoughts." Hong Qigong said in a deep voice.

Upon hearing this, Guo Jing looked at the firm gaze in his master's eyes, and his heart suddenly moved. He had already made a decision. He was about to speak, but suddenly heard a burst of rapid footsteps outside the door coming, and a man shouted loudly: "Report! Shandong Li Yu invaded, the court ordered Xiangyang to send troops to rescue, and asked the general to return to his residence to preside over military affairs."

"Li Qi invaded? How is the Jianghuai side?" Guo Jing said, and he didn't care about talking about the Northern Expedition to everyone, and asked hurriedly.

The soldier said, "Go back to Guo Daxia. Li Yu has captured four cities including Haizhou. The court ordered us to send troops as soon as possible!"

"There is something wrong with Jianghuai, Lin'an is still unstable. Guo Daxia, please come to the mansion to discuss how to send troops!" Lu Wenhuan heard it and said hurriedly to Guo Jing.

Upon hearing this, Guo Jing claimed the crime to everyone and left with Lu Wenhuan. Fang Zhixing and others looked at each other in front of each other and didn't know what to do. Everyone was thinking about sending troops to the north, but they didn't expect that news came now that Li Yu invaded Jianghuai, which was so great that many people could not make a turn.

"Kublai is really a strong enemy!" After a long time, Fang Zhixing suddenly sighed.

Zhu Ziliu said: "Junior Brother Fang is saying that this news was deliberately spread by Kublai Khan? It may not be true?" The news did not come early or late, but it was spread after the victory of Xiangyang City, which really made people feel that it was too coincidental.

"Yes! The court is not unaware of the Xiangyang War, so why would he send people to mobilize troops?" Huang Rong said the same.

"So, Kublai Khan is very talented. I believe that when he sent troops to Xiangyang, he had already thought that it might not be smooth. So he ordered Li Yu to attack the Jianghuai defense line. There must be people in the court who were bribed by him. That's why he issued such orders and sent them to him at this time. If I had expected that, there would be someone in Sichuan, and maybe someone would have to transfer Xiangyang's troops. This person's scheming is really unfathomable!" Huang Yaoshi sighed. He thought he was extremely smart, but when it came to such a conspiracy, he was far from Kublai Khan, and he sighed in his heart.

"So, this news is probably exaggerated. So should I ignore it and just go to the Northern Expedition?" Yang Guo asked.

Fang Zhixing shook his head and said, "It may be an exaggeration now, but if you ignore it, it may be the truth. The descendants of the Zhongyi Army back then were much stronger than those of the Jianghuai people. If Kublai Khan had transferred Mongolian troops to support him, he would be afraid that he would really be able to break through the Jianghuai defense line. Alas! Li Quan really raised a good son!" Li Quan raised an army in Shandong to fight against the Jin Dynasty, and later defected to Mongolia, and was eventually killed by the Song army. After that, his son Li Yu continued to separatist Shandong. In terms of strength, he was much stronger than the Zhongyi Army back then. Fang Zhixing had heard of this.

"The country is weak and the soldiers are exhausted. The Yangtze River defense line is full of loopholes. Although the troops in Xiangyang are slightly strong, they can only make up for the leaks everywhere!" Hong Qigong sighed.

"So, the Northern Expedition can only be stopped? Should we fight the Mongolian army outside the city before dispatching troops? If we can destroy tens of thousands of troops, the remaining troops in Xiangyang City may be enough to fight the Northern Expedition." Shen Qingchen suggested.

Hearing this, many people were a little moved, but Zhu Ziliu reminded: "Kublai has many methods and is well aware of Sinology. If Mongke's death will be used by him. If I expected it, the whole Mongolian army will definitely be in a mess tomorrow, and the army will become a mourning army. If this aura does not dissipate, the Xiangyang army will be unable to gain a favor even if it is in the northern expedition."

"Then the Mongolian Khan was just hit by Guo'er with a flying stone and fell off the horse, so he might not die, right?" Hong Qigong said. He knew the power of the snapping magical power. However, at that time, Yang Guo was so far away, and Meng Ge was reminded by King Jinlun that he could not even decide whether he was killed by the stone.

After Mengge was caught, he was stolen by Mongolian soldiers. Everyone did not know whether he was really killed. However, Fang Zhixing said: "Whether Mengge would be shot dead by Guoer Feishi? With Kublai Khan here, he will definitely not live tomorrow. It is certain that this is the case."

Upon hearing this, everyone thought of Kublai Khan's methods and shivered. Before the war, this man had planned to all the Jianghuai land thousands of miles away, and he also led his troops to support the formation. I am afraid that today's affairs might have been as terrible as he expected.

"There have been a great loss in Xiangyang City these days. Let's talk about the Northern Expedition later!" Huang Rong said.

When everyone heard this, they were silent. There was something wrong with Jianghuai, which made everyone deeply understand the gap between their own side and Mongolia. Now it seems that it is not only difficult to fight north, but also to defend the Yangtze River defense line, but it is also a difficult thing.

"Anyway, the Northern Expedition is inevitable. Shu Kingdom was far inferior to Wei Kingdom, but Wu Hou went to Qishan six times, not to win, but to exhaust Wei Kingdom. Within a few months, Kublai Khan would definitely return north, and then it will be the time for the Northern Expedition." Fang Zhixing said. (To be continued).

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