Chapter 104 Do you have the guts to order?
On April 25, Cui Hong, the general of the Left Wu Guard, came to Yalu River.
Drinking horses and duck green, full of passion, the soldiers were ready to beat their hands, and their momentum was like rainbows, but Cui Hongsheng was very calm. He looked up at the blue sky, looked at the opposite shore, and then looked back at the flags flying behind him and the warlike guards, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Under pressure from all parties and the real difficulties, he had to stop at Yalu River, but he fulfilled his promise to Li Fengyun. The next thing he had to do was to see whether Andong's army could get to the city of Pyongyang as he wished, and whether he could cross the Yalu River to the east, whether he could make contributions in the third Eastern Expedition, and whether he could win huge benefits for the wealthy families of Hebei and Youyan led by the Boling Cui clan as expected. He could only hope that Li Fengyun would fulfill his promise.
Cui Hongsheng listened to the endless sound of the river and smelled the faint fragrance in the air, and couldn't help but think of his daughter. Where is the Twelve Lady now? Should he hide in Fuyu City, or attack Huifachuan with Li Fengyun? Or, he has now captured the domestic city, crossed the Yalu River, and is attacking Pyongyang?
Cui Hongsheng couldn't help laughing. His daughter was as rebellious as a wild horse, lawless and reckless as if nothing unexpected happened. She would definitely charge around Li Fengyun now. Li Fengyun is also a terrifying "ruthless man" who even he is afraid of. Therefore, the two of them worked together. Even if there were thousands of difficulties and dangers on the road to conquest, the Anton army would not stop attacking. But even so, the Anton army would at most kill the city in the country, and it would never be possible to cross the Yalu River. It seems that she is eager, and she still has a strong desire for merit and achievements, and she actually hopes that Li Fengyun has already conquered the city on the east coast of Yalu River at this moment.
Luo Yi, the general of Wu Ben, who was standing beside Cui Hongsheng, happened to see Cui Hongsheng stroking his beard and smiled. He knew that he was in a good mood. After he hesitating, he asked tentatively, "Ming Gong, soldiers are very fast. Since the morale of the soldiers is high and the people of Goguryeo are frightened, why not cross the river immediately and pursue the victory?"
Luo Yi's ancestral home is Jingxiang. His ancestors served in Dugu Xin's tent during the three-legged tripod of the Middle Earth. They fought side by side with Dugu Xin's confidant general Yang Zhong. Dugu Xin was the founder of the Wuchuan political group of this dynasty, and Yang Zhong was the father of the late emperor. Therefore, Luo Yi's father Luo Rong was not only an important member of the Wuchuan regime, but also had brothers and sisters with the late emperor. The late emperor founded the country, and Luo Rong was appointed as the general of the gatekeeper, and was always in the guards. It can be seen that the late emperor trusted and relied on him. However, in the battle for imperial throne, Luo Rong stood in the wrong team. Although he died early and did not make any deep involvement, he eventually affected his son Luo Yi and affected Luo Yi's career. Fortunately, Luo Yi was brave and would charge forward every time he fought and made many military achievements. In addition, he had a deep connection with the Wuchuan regime. Now he is in the fourth rank of General Wu Ben Lang, who is among the senior officers of the Guard.
Luo Yi's bravery in combat originated from his resolute and generous character, while Luo Yi, who was resolute and generous, acted arrogant and domineering in daily life. Such a general who could fight but was not easy to restrain was of course not favored by Shangguan. Therefore, Li Jing, the general of the Right Martial Guard from Longxi, rejected him, and Xue Shixiong, the general of the Left Martial Guard from Hedong, also hated him. It happened that the General of the Left Martial Guard from Left Martial Guard Cui Hongsheng volunteered to choose the commander of the Eastern Expedition, so Yuwen Shu and Guo Rong followed the boat and arranged Luo Yi under Cui Hongsheng's tent.
Cui Hongsheng doesn't like Luo Yi even more, not because of the difference in their status or status, nor because they belong to different political camps. But from a purely military perspective, no military commander likes that he has a general who does not obey command and is bold and arrogant. The hidden dangers and risks contained in this are too great. Especially Cui Hongsheng has unique plans and needs absolute authority to control the situation. The general under the account needs to obey his own words. However, Luo Yi is obviously an uncertain variable. Once this variable breaks out, it is very likely to cause the situation to get out of control, which directly pushes Cui Hongsheng into the abyss.
Luo Yi's temptation made Cui Hongsheng feel alert. He smiled slightly and shook his head without hesitation, "Whether to cross the Yalu River, the decision is not about some."
Speaking of this, he glanced at Luo Yi and solemnly warned, "You are very clear about the importance of Yalu Water to the entire battle situation, so whether to cross Yalu Water, in fact, Xu Gong and Pu Cheng Gong have no right to make decisions. They can only report to the Holy Lord and the Central Master and wait for the Holy Lord and the Central Master to make decisions."
Luo Yi saw Cui Hongsheng telling him seriously, and immediately showed disdain in his eyes, saying dissatisfaction, "The emperor will not accept the orders of the outside king. If you ask for instructions in everything, how can you seize the fleeting opportunity? If you cannot seize the opportunity, you will miss the opportunity. Therefore, Sashui will be defeated, and 200,000 soldiers will be buried in a foreign land." Luo Yi became more and more excited as he spoke, his voice gradually became excited, and finally his voice was stern, "Why is the Wei Mansion not aware of the painful lessons made of piles of white bones? Why can't the Wei Mansion reflect? Do not correct it?"
Faced with Luo Yi's stern questioning, Cui Hongsheng's good mood disappeared in an instant, and he was shocked and angry, and a sense of ominousness arose.
Although Cui Hongsheng worked with Luo Yi for the first time, he has been famous for Luo Yi's violent temperament for a long time. When dealing with such a rebellious person, he will definitely not be able to retreat and tolerate, and even more so, he will not be able to confront him with toughness. He can only use softness to overcome hardness and follow the hair. Even if he cannot work closely together, he must strive to minimize the contradictions so that everyone can take their needs to maximize their interests.
Cui Hongsheng suppressed his anger and looked up at the sky, unable to help but sigh helplessly.
In fact, like Luo Yi, he was very resistant to centralization and disgusted with it. In particular, excessive concentration of military power was too harmful. The failure of the Eastern Expedition was a clear example. During the Eastern Expedition, the Holy Lord and the Central Committee took everything in detail, and interfered with the decisions of all sizes. As a result, they missed opportunities for war again and again, and even issued errors and even absurd orders. The price paid by the Expedition Force was that 200,000 soldiers were buried in Sashui.
"This is not the fault of the Wei Mansion, nor is it within the capacity of the Wei Mansion." Cui Hongsheng said in a low tone, "So far, the Holy Lord and the Central Government have clearly stated that they want to personally expedition. Although the Holy Lord has not arrived in Liaodong and the palace is still stranded in Peiping, our autonomy is very limited, and the time for us to implement established decisions is also very limited. If we want to achieve a goal that will not touch the bottom line of the Holy Lord and the Central Government within a limited power and time, it is Yalu Water."
Cui Hongsheng raised the horse whip in his hand and pointed it at the surging river, and repeated in a sad tone, "Yulu Water is definitely not the bottom line of the Wei Mansion, but perhaps it is the bottom line of the Holy Lord and the Central."
After pausing for a little, Cui Hongsheng turned his eyes to Luo Yi, who looked cold and looked cold, "Do you know what this means?"
"Ask peace, admit defeat, abandon 200,000 heroic souls, and return to Dongdu with the shame that cannot be washed away." Luo Yi sneered and cursed in contempt, "Cowardly and fearful of war, shameless." Then he changed his subject and asked, "Mr. Ming said just now that Yalu Water is definitely not the bottom line of the Wei Mansion. So can we understand that we will definitely pass Yalu Water, but we need to wait for the right opportunity?"
Cui Hongsheng hesitated for a moment, he hesitated for a few moments, and he nodded with his right hand on his long beard for a few seconds. "This possibility does exist, but if you want to turn this possibility into reality, it is not only time, but also practical actions. Otherwise, as far as the current situation is concerned, we have no absolute advantage in military strength, and there is no guarantee of food, grass and supplies during the expedition to Pyongyang. If you want to ensure that the third Eastern Expedition wins a certain victory, you can only stop at Yalu Water."
When Luo Yi heard this, he had already guessed and asked without hesitation, "Does the so-called opportunity of the Ming Gong mean that the Andong army was approaching Yalu Water and formed a left-right attack with our main army?"
Cui Hongsheng nodded slightly, "At the end of last year, you followed Wuyin Gong (Xue Shixiong) to the north to the Far East Frontier, captured Fuyu City, and went deep into the underwater of Ruoluo Water, confronted Donghu for more than a month, and had some understanding of Anton, so I would like to ask you, in your opinion, how likely is the Anton army to the Yalu Water?"
Luo Yi sneered and sarcastically said without hesitation, "Ming Gong actually expects a group of evil traitors and a group of barbarians who eat raw meat and drink blood to cooperate with us to attack Pyongyang? How is this possible? May I ask Ming Gong, what benefits did we give them? How many cattle, horses, camels, and food and grass weapons did we give them? Or, we make a promise to give them half of the spoils after capturing Pyongyang?"
Cui Hongsheng had no expression on his face and said nothing.
Luo Yi sneered repeatedly, "I want the horse to run, and I want the horse to not eat grass. How can such a good thing happen in the world? Anton's army traveled thousands of miles to Fuyu City. It would be fine if we didn't give food, grass and weapons. We also wanted to kill people with a knife, and use the hands of Goguryeo to attack and weaken them. Are you crazy about those traitors and barbarians?"
Cui Hongsheng shook the whip in his hand at Luo Yi, stopping him from talking unscrupulously and without restraint.
"If this opportunity is just our luxury and cannot appear, then the possibility of us crossing the Yalu Water to attack Pyongyang is even smaller." Cui Hongsheng sighed, "Even if you are determined to die, you have to fight to the death, but in the dilemma of no food and grass inside and no reinforcements outside, do you dare to cross the river? Do you dare to attack Pyongyang alone?"
Luo Yi is domineering and arrogant, but it does not mean that he is impulsive and brainless. In the current situation, he certainly dare not go alone and seek death. However, if he can convince Cui Hongsheng to cross the river with the front-end army, and threaten the commander-in-chief's headquarters with the lives of more than 20,000 soldiers and the success or failure of the third Eastern Expedition, forcing Yuwen Shu and Guo Rong to order the main army to follow up and have to do their best to transport food, grass and supplies to support the front line, then with the time he has obtained at this moment
With a huge advantage over it, there is a great hope of conquering Pyongyang and destroying Goguryeo and waiveing the previous shame. Therefore, Luo Yi made a decisive decision in the face of Cui Hongsheng's doubts and made a decisive decision to cross the river alone. He first led his army to the east bank of Yalu River, and the situation was in depth alone. Then he threatened Cui Hongsheng with his lives and thousands of soldiers, forcing Cui Hongsheng to cross the river east with the main force of the Selected Front Army, and then promoted the entire battle situation to the direction he had imagined.
"Of course I dare to cross the river, and of course I dare to attack Pyongyang alone." Luo Yi waved his whip with great force, and his momentum was like a tiger. "Goguryeo is already dying, and Pyongyang is at the end of his strength and vulnerable. As long as he leads five thousand soldiers across the river and advances eastward, he will be as powerful as a bamboo shoot and the blocker will be invincible."
"Ming Gong, I have the courage to cross the river, do you have the courage to give orders?"
Cui Hongsheng was angry and couldn't help but want to speak. At this moment, a horse rushed over and shouted loudly, "Ming Gong, something big is not good..."
Chapter completed!