On April 26, the right guard general Guo Rong and the left guard general Xue Shixiong led the main force of the eastern expedition to the city of Wugu.

Cui Hongsheng, the general of the Left Wu Gu Gu Gu Gu, rushed back to Wu Gu City from Boxian City by Yalu Water early. After meeting with Pei Renji, the general of Wu Ben Lang who was responsible for surrounding Wu Gu City, he led more than a dozen generals, bureaucrats and hundreds of guards to travel ten miles west to welcome the arrival of the main legion.

Guo Rong and Xue Shixiong came very quickly, and only two days apart from the front-selling army surrounded Wugu City. This is enough to show that Guo Rong, Xue Shixiong and Li Jing have a clear position and a firm attitude. In the situation where Cui Hongsheng directly killed Yalu Water, he jointly put pressure on Yuwen Shu, forcing Yuwen Shu to compromise and make concessions. In this way, the third Eastern Expedition was at Yalu Water in just half a month, and won decisiveness on the battlefield at an unprecedented speed.

Advantages: Although several important Goguryeo towns such as Liaodong City and Wugu City have not yet been conquered, as far as the strength of the two countries is currently disparate, Zhongtu has actually regained the attack results of the Eastern Expedition army in the past two years, and has basically completed the occupation of the west coast of Yalu Water. The dying Goguryeo is unable to counterattack at all. Its only chance of survival is to rely on the mercy of the Middle-earth people, and to cede the land west of Yalu Water in exchange for the survival of the race.

This is the lowest goal of the Saint Lord and the Central Committee, and it is also the reason why Yuwen Shu gave in to the military's pro-war faction. After all, the Saint Lord still has to be in charge of the war, and may come to the front line at any time. It is too short for Yuwen Shu and the military to achieve this military goal with the correct and fast military means they have determined. Cui Hongsheng's arbitrary behavior and the favorable situation created by Fengchi Dianzhi just helped the military's pro-war faction reach a compromise with Yuwen Shu. Therefore, from this point of view, Cui Hongsheng is still very grateful to Guo Rong, Xue Shixiong and Li Jing for their strong support. If he is constrained, Cui Hongsheng is also powerless and it is difficult to achieve the expected goals in such a short time.

When Guo Rong and Xue Shixiong saw Cui Hongsheng, they urgently asked about the battle situation on the Yalushui front line.

Yuwen Shu had a bottom line. Without the order of the Holy Lord, even the electoral army could not cross the river to fight. This was one of the important reasons why he immediately ordered Guo Rong and Xue Shixiong to rush to Wugu City after compromise. What he feared most was that Cui Hongsheng did not obey the command and crossed the river to fight without authorization. If this was the case, it would not only bring him military risks, but also political crises. The Holy Lord and the Central Command failed in the two personal expeditions. You and the Commander-in-chief commanded once and you won a great victory. This is not only a public slap in the face of the Holy Lord and the Central Command, but also fully proves that the whole Wei Mansion was seriously dissatisfied with the reform and always fought against the Holy Lord and the Central Command. This consequence is terrible and will definitely bring political disasters to Yuwen Shu and the Central Command. Therefore, it would rather not cross the river than give up the opportunity to capture Pyongyang and destroy Goguryeo, than openly anger the Holy Lord and the Central Command and make political mistakes.

Cui Hongsheng detailed that the focus was to send Luo Yi north to Shizhukou.

"We don't know whether Li Pingyuan and the Anton Army fulfilled their promises, whether they crossed the river eastward through Huifachuan, and went eastward to kill Pyongyang," Cui Hongsheng explained his decision. "However, if we want to win the opportunity to attack Pyongyang, especially when the navy did not know when to cross the sea, we can only hope for the Anton Army first. As long as the Anton Army successfully takes the interlude, travels eastward from Yalu Water, fights out from the southeast foot of Jiangnan Mountain, quickly breaks through the enemy's flank defense line, and forms a two-way attack. The enemy Yalu Water defense line will be broken without attacking, and the Goguryeo people can only retreat across the entire line and defend Pyongyang. Next, we can easily cross the river and join forces with the Anton Army at the city of Pyongyang. Then the navy will also meet, and three armies will attack Pyongyang together, and Goguryeo will be destroyed."

Guo Rong and Xue Shixiong looked at each other with a solemn expression. Although they did not say anything, their attitude was obvious and they had quite objections to Cui Hongsheng's move.

However, there is an inevitable connection between Cui Hongsheng and Li Pingyuan, between the Cui clan of Boling and the Li clan of Zhaojun, between the Youyan family in northern Hebei and the emerging forces in Andong. This is an open secret. Therefore, the Holy Lord and the Central Committee plan for the future and try to pull them all to the battlefield of the Eastern Expedition, trying to use external forces to curb, attack and weaken them in order to minimize possible harm. This is also an open secret, so they must plan to rebel and must use the third Eastern Expedition to consolidate and strengthen their strength.

Guo Rong and Xue Shixiong knew this very well. As the confidants of the Holy Lord, they stood on the side of the Holy Lord and advanced and retreated with the Holy Lord. They were of course the opponents of Cui Hongsheng and Li Pingyuan. However, internal strife was not good, and it was even more unfavorable to restrain each other and even kill each other. This was an important reason why the commander refused An Dong's army to go south to Huaiyuan to join.

However, the failure of Anton's army to join does not mean that there is no tacit understanding or even agreement between Cui Hongsheng and Li Pingyuan. From the standpoint of the wealthy family in Hebei and Anton, the emerging forces of Anton, winning the victory of the third Eastern Expedition and building the martial arts of expanding territory is the only way to alleviate the serious conflicts with the Holy Lord and the Central Committee and effectively curb the fierce conflict between the two sides. Judging from Cui Hongsheng's unusual actions during this period, his target is indeed Pyongyang. From this, it makes a bold guess that Li Pingyuan's promise is credible. Anton's army is indeed possible to overcome all difficulties and break through the enemy's flank and kill Pyongyang.

Of course, the risk of Li Pingyuan taking the interlude to attack Pyongyang is huge, so Cui Hongsheng's strong cooperation is required. Judging from the current radical measures and sudden changes in the battle situation, the situation is very beneficial to Li Pingyuan and Anton's army. Now the Goguryeo people have been attracted by the sharp attacks of the main army of Zhongtu, and the enemy's defensive power has been firmly restrained at the Yalu Water line. As long as Li Pingyuan and Anton's army are enterprising, attack fiercely, and move forward, they will be able to easily cross the Yalu Water and quickly break through the enemy's flank, thus forming a two-way attack. In this way, the three armies will no longer be empty talk at the city of Pyongyang before the rainy season, but a natural thing.

Guo Rong and Xue Shixiong certainly would not believe Li Pingyuan, but they had confidence in Cui Hongsheng, so they had hope for this battle. If the future situation develops as they expected, they would get what they wished. However, the Holy Lord personally marched like a knife hanging over his head, making them uneasy. The concept of the Holy Lord and the Central Political First made them seize all power at all costs. However, for the Eastern Expedition, the high concentration of military power is a disaster. If the attack under Pyongyang City still requires the Holy Lord, who is thousands of miles away, to issue an order, the fighter can still be captured? Can Pyongyang City still be captured?

Time is precious, and you must seize every bit of time to attack. You must seize all the fighter jets that you can seize and develop the battle situation in a direction that is conducive to the capture of Pyongyang. As long as the battle situation is favorable and as long as the fighter jets are in hand, even if the Holy Lord comes to the front line and faces a good situation, he may have to adjust his strategy and firmly grasp the fighter jets, instead of being stubborn and being stupid enough to see and let the fighter jets pass by?

"Mr. Huang Tai, you guess where should Anton Army be located now? Is it Huifachuan or a domestic city?" Guo Rong asked tentatively.

"The Anton Army would never be able to stay in Huifachuan, and the people of the Marines would not be arrogant enough to fight the Anton Army to the death. Therefore, according to my guess, the Anton Army must have arrived in the domestic city and had already arrived at Yalu River." Cui Hongsheng said slowly after hesitating, "When the attack on Anzhou, this army was also a storm of electric wind. The reason was that there was no food and grass inside and no reinforcements outside. Only by attacking the enemy was unprepared and conquering the target in one fell swoop, can we make a bloody road in the desperate situation and seize the fleeting glimmer of life. This time, if the Anton Army wants to achieve the expected goal, only Fengchi and Diezhi, if there is a slight delay and the traces are exposed, the consequences will be unimaginable."

As soon as this statement was made, Guo Rong and Xue Shixiong looked at each other, and a hint of joy flashed through their eyes. Cui Hongsheng is famous for his prudent conservatism. He can hear these affirmation words from him. Being able to gambling with his or even the political future of the Choi clan of Boling is enough to prove that the Anton Army is on the road to eastward. Therefore, the current situation is good and the battle situation is also favorable. What they have to do is to push this good momentum and let the battle situation develop in a more favorable direction.

"If the Andong army has surrounded the domestic city and the troops are facing Yalu River, will they take a risk and cross the river decisively?" Xue Shixiong asked.

"There is no doubt that the Anton Army will definitely take a risk." Cui Hongsheng said without thinking, "It was like this before they attacked Anzhou. After fighting Anzhou, they rushed to the two sides of the Ruoluo River, caught the Donghu off guard, so they burned their boats, fought with their backs, and died to survive. This is the secret of Anton Army's repeated victory."

"Since you are full of confidence in Anton Jun, why do you still have to send Luo Yi to the north?" Guo Rong asked, "You should know that after Mr. Xu learned about this, he would be angry, and even misunderstood that you were getting more and more arrogant and deliberately threatened him."

Both are wealthy families in Shandong and the same group in Shandong, Guo Rong's warning is kind-hearted. Although he can support Cui Hongsheng in moderation, he is a confidant of the Holy Lord after all, and his support for Cui Hongsheng is very limited.

"Just in case." Cui Hongsheng smiled with a smile on his beard, "The fighter plane was stolen, not waiting for it. It is better to take the initiative than to defend passively."

Cui Hongsheng intends to be perfunctory, but Guo Rong doesn't care and laughs it off.

"Huangtai's official statement is reasonable." Xue Shixiong clearly supported it, "Now the army is gathering at Wugu City, and the fighter planes are in front of us. Are we taking the initiative to attack the city?"

Before Guo Rong and Cui Hongsheng made a statement, Xue Shixiong raised his hand and pointed at the Wu Ben Lang General Pei Renji who was standing on the side, "Duke Langya, you just said that there were Goguryeo people in the city shooting books. They wanted to offer the city to surrender and be willing to serve as an insider. Is it really credible?"

This was yesterday. Pei Renji was responsible for surrounding Wugu City. After this incident, Pei Renji was very active. While reporting to Cui Hongsheng, he was ready to attack the city. How could he not take the credit that was within his reach? But Cui Hongsheng sneered and ignored it, and did not even report it to Guo Rong and Xue Shixiong. Pei Renji was very anxious, so he quietly asked for help from Xue Shixiong. He and Xue Shixiong were both backbone figures in the Hedong series, and they were both generals of the Wei Dynasty. They had a good relationship. Of course, Xue Shixiong would support him, so he knew that Cui Hongsheng was against the siege, but he still made it publicly.

Whether to attack the city is not the final word of what he told Cui Hongsheng, Guo Rong is the key.

Pei In-ki patted her chest to ensure the reliable news and actively asked to attack the city.

When Guo Rong saw Cui Hongsheng's cold expression, he sighed secretly. Xue and Pei were both Guanlonghe East Group and the military was a real power faction. Cui Hongsheng, a Shandong rich man, has been serving locally for many years, and leading the army is just a temporary "guest appearance". The foundation of the Wei Mansion is relatively shallow, so it is really hard to let him control Luo Yi and Pei Renji, the two powerful generals of the Wei Mansion.

"What do you think Huang Taigong thinks?" Guo Rong didn't want to offend Xue. Pei and the other two were in trouble, immediately diverted the conflict and publicly solicited Cui Hongsheng's opinions.

Cui Hongsheng sneered and shouted bluntly, "The Goguryeo people are despicable and shameless, and capricious. How many times have they surrendered in the past two years? How many times have they rebeled? How many soldiers have paid their blood and lives for this? How many of us have suffered endless losses and impure fools, why can't we learn from the lessons? Under my army's attack, under my army, Cui, there are only rolling heads and no surrenders who kneel down. Any surrender will be killed without mercy!"

Guo, Xue, and Pei San looked at each other. Thinking of Cui Hongsheng slashing off the head of the Goguryeo peace consul on the way to the east, he was not afraid of the blame from the Holy Lord and the Central Committee, and he couldn't help but feel ashamed.

However, no matter how awe is, the three generals are still clear about Cui Hongsheng's thoughts.

If the Anton Army had crossed the river and advanced eastward, the Anton Army would soon break through the enemy's flanks and destroy the Yalu Water Defense Line of the Goguryeo people in one fell swoop. In this way, Cui Hongsheng would transport a large amount of food and supplies to the Anton Army and help the Anton Army fight deep into the hinterland of Goguryeo. In this case, if Guo, Xue and Pei commanded tens of thousands of main forces to attack Wugu City and consumed an astonishing amount of food and grass weapons every day, what would Cui Hongsheng use to support the Anton Army? There was no food and grass inside and no reinforcements outside. He fought against the Goguryeo people on the east bank of the Yalu Water, which would not have both suffered losses. Wouldn't it just come true that the Holy Lord and the Central?

It’s hard for Guo Rong to do it, is it an attack or an encirclement?
Chapter completed!