On April 29, Han Shiyan led his army to Longlin City, Yushui. On the way, he received news from the Selected Front Army that Li Fengyun had already rushed south to the Dading River, Sashui line, and entered the hinterland of Goguryeo and approached Pyongyang. The fierce battle was about to begin, so he did not dare to neglect and ordered the soldiers to rest overnight and continue to move south tomorrow.

On April 30th, when the morning light first started, Han Shiyan suddenly received an urgent report that Wu Ben Lang General Luo Yi was at the mouth of Shizhu on the west bank of Yalushui, only more than fifty miles away from Longlin City on the east bank of Yalushui, and was close to him.

Han Shiyan was both surprised and happy. If this news was true and reliable, it would be enough to show that the main army of the Eastern Expedition was already at Yalu River, and the Andong Army was no longer in danger of going deep into the country alone. Instead, with the strong support of the main army, they could advance and retreat without worry. In this way, the two groups of attacks against Pyongyang have already been established. The battle situation is very beneficial to Zhongtu, and the situation in the Eastern Expedition is very good.

In order to verify the authenticity of the news, Han Shiye decisively decided to stay in Longlin for a long time, and at the same time ordered Guo Ming, Zhong Xin, Gao Hu to lead the Hu Ben Army and the Dragon Cavalry to set out first, and quickly whip straight to Jiangnan Mountain.

Near noon, Luo Yi crossed the river and came. Han Shiye had already been waiting on the shore. The two met happily and talked with each other.

Han and Luo Nai are family friends, and their growth environment is exactly the same. They both come from famous families in Jingxiang. Their fathers were all famous generals who assisted the founding of the late emperor and unifying the Central Plains. They had outstanding achievements and were deeply trusted by the late emperor. Therefore, they were all famous generals born with golden keys. They were not only similar in temperament, arrogant, arrogant, arrogant, and conceited, but also had their life experiences. They joined the army to kill enemies and make achievements, and were promoted step by step until the Wu Ben Lang General of the Wei Mansion. Then, their fate was different from Yang Xuangan's closeness.

There were completely different changes. Han Shiye was Yang Xuangan's accomplice and a traitor, while Luo Yi followed the Holy Lord to fight in Liaodong, and the two turned from brothers to enemies. However, their fate was unpredictable. In less than a year, Han Shiye was pardoned for his contribution to opening the border and Andong. Although he was just a civilian, he, a "civilian", was completely different from ordinary civilians. He had an army in his hands. This time, as long as he built the founding border again on the battlefield of the Eastern Expedition, perhaps the Holy Lord would be able to return to the ranks of nobles.

Luo Yi was full of curiosity about Han Shiye's "ups and downs" this year, and he had countless questions, but Anton and Li Pingyuan are now political taboos, and it also involved the dispute between the King of Qi and the imperial rule. Therefore, even Luo Yi, a famous arrogant person in the Wei Mansion, dared not touch the bottom line that he could not touch regardless of the consequences. He must not ask what he should not ask, and even if he knows, he must leave it behind.

After intimate greetings, Luo Yi immediately informed Cui Hongsheng of the selection army to Yalu River and ordered him to go north to Shizhukou quickly to support and cooperate with the Anton Army in breaking through the enemy's flank defense line.

"On the way to the north, I met Vice Protector Li sent to Wugu, and searched for General Cui's scout team in Bowen. Then I learned that the Anton Selected Front Army had not only captured the domestic city, crossed the Yalu River, but also swept across the cities of Hamkyung and Longlin. He roared down the southeast foot of Jiangnan Mountain, killing the Dading River and the Sashui line." Luo Yi finally said, "I was overjoyed, so I was in a hurry to advance. After arriving at Shizhukou, I immediately sent a scout across the Yalu River and headed straight to Longlin City to find you, but I never expected that I actually found you and met you at Yushui."

Han Shiye smiled and said nothing about the old story with Luo Yi, and went straight to the point, "After you and I get together, what are your plans? I want to go south to meet Vice Protector Li quickly. Should you join forces with someone and go south together, or should you stay in Longlin City for a while, waiting for the orders of General Yuwen or General Cui?"

Luo Yi glanced at Han Shiyan and laughed, "Do you have something to say? Do you suspect that someone is not responsible for going north to Shizhukou?"

"What reason do you have to go north to Shizhukou?" Han Shiye mocked, "Don't use support and cooperation with Anton's army as a pretext. You don't believe this, let alone a certain person. The Holy Lord forced Anton to participate in the third Eastern Expedition, and wanted to use a knife to kill people, to attack, curb and weaken Anton. In this case, Yuwen Shu could not support our Anton's army, so there was only one possibility for you to go north to Shizhukou. He was forced by Cui Hongsheng and had no choice but to do it, so he was passive and lazy to fight."

Luo Yi smiled even more happily, "The situation is so good now, why should I fight passively? I can get the credit by following you, Anton Jun, shaking the flag and shouting, why not do it?"

"Can you get the credit by shaking the flag and shouting?" Han Shiye scoffed, "Anton is the thorn in the holy lord's eyes, and he must be eliminated quickly. And you fight side by side with us Anton people is equivalent to openly being an enemy of the holy lord. Have you ever thought about the consequences? Once you settle the accounts after the autumn, what you get is not the credit, but the sin of beheading."

"What do you want to say?" Luo Yi was too lazy to go around the circle and asked straight to the point, "Are you willing to go south with someone, or directly refuse?"

"Of course it's a rejection." Han Shiye no longer felt tactful, showed his edge, and went straight to the vital point. "I can fight side by side with you, but whose orders do you listen to? Listen to your own, do whatever you want, do whatever you want, or listen to us, accept the command of Deputy Protector Li, and follow the orders of Deputy Protector Li?"

Command is the key to the cooperation between the two sides. Han Shiye knows Luo Yi very well. With Luo Yi's personality, it is impossible to accept Li Fengyun's command. More importantly, whether from the authority of the Wei Mansion or the command system of the Eastern Expedition, Luo Yi will not accept Li Fengyun's command. Unless the Holy Lord or the Commander issued a clear order to temporarily include him in the Anton Army and be controlled by Li Fengyun, otherwise, if the law is not in line with the law, Luo Yi will give people a handle, and even if he makes meritorious service, he will leave troubles.

Since Luo Yi cannot accept Li Fengyun's command, what else can we talk about cooperation? How can we fight side by side?

The composition of the Andong army is very complicated now. There are many factions in the Han army. No one can command except Li Fengyun. This is also an important reason why veterans such as Li Zixiong, Li Hun, and Han Shiyan have rich experience in combat but have to be at the bottom of him. However, Luo Yi does not understand the complexity of the Andong army, nor does he understand the absolute authority of Li Fengyun in Andong. He takes it for granted that he can just follow the Andong army. He usually watches coldly and rushes forward at critical moments to take action. It is very simple, but

This is not a simple matter for Li Fengyun and An Dongjun, but an uncertain and extremely risky variable. The reason is nothing, there is no trust between the two sides, and the Holy Lord, the Guard Mansion and the Eastern Expedition Command have all disclosed the meaning of "killing with a knife". In this case, Luo Yi, who was rebellious and arrogant, suddenly appeared and demanded cooperation and fight side by side. What do you think about Li Fengyun and An Dong? Of course, with the greatest malicious intention to speculate on Luo Yi's real purpose, the result can be imagined.

"Follow the orders of Deputy Protector Li?" Luo Yi rolled his eyes and asked contemptuously, "What qualifications do he have to command someone? Who authorizes him to command someone?"

Han Shiye was unintentional to argue and said decisively, "Since that's the case, we will stop talking about cooperation and there is no possibility of going south together."

Luo Yi was a little surprised. He expected that the Anton Army would find it difficult to accept him. Even if the old brother Han Shiye was standing in front of him, the Anton Army was limited in strength, especially the demand for food and grass weapons was very urgent. For this reason, he would have to compromise with him, try his best to improve the relationship between the two sides, and do his best to get strong support to the Yalushui East Coast. In this way, even if he could not have part of the command of the Anton Army, he could at least put heavy pressure on the Anton Army, which would directly affect the decision-making of the Anton Army. This would also be equivalent to indirectly controlling the command of the Anton Army, which would help him control the entire battle situation and help him cleverly use the Anton Army's power to achieve the goals of the Eastern Expedition and his personal goals.

Of course, Anton's interests are not in his consideration, and Anton's life and death have nothing to do with him. On the contrary, the greater the damage to Anton's interests, the more severe the casualties of Anton's army are, the more in line with the interests of the Saint Lord and the center, and the more beneficial it is to Luo Yi. Therefore, after Luo Yi proposed to cross the river and attack, Cui Hongsheng then used the strategy and asked him to go north to Shizhukou to cooperate with Anton's army. Although Cui Hongsheng may not be kind, Luo Yi still carried out the order without hesitation. This is the reason. Everyone can do it with the trick. The key is who laughs the last time and who can get the greatest benefit. It depends on their respective abilities. Luo Yi is very confident and seeks wealth and honor in danger. If he wants to go further in his career and win a brilliant future, he can only take a different approach and take a risk.

But he thought of the beginning, but he didn't expect the end, and Han Shiye refused to compromise and refused himself in one go, causing himself to be in a dilemma.

What should I do now? With the 4,000 troops from Luo Yi, he entered the east coast of Yalu River to fight, without food and grass inside and no reinforcements outside, it was purely a search for death. The only way was to fight side by side with the Anton army, otherwise he would have to stay in Longlin and miss the opportunity to make contributions. As for following the Anton army without permission and waiting for an opportunity without Anton's consent, Luo Yi never thought about such an irresponsible and ridiculous act. In the case where both sides had no trust and the Saint Lord and the Eastern Expedition Command had publicly expressed their intention to "kill people with a knife", Anton was highly alert and was full of hostility towards Luo Yi. Any misunderstanding or misjudgment could lead to a fight between the two sides. The end result was that Luo Yi's life was difficult to protect, and he was not a human inside and outside, and he was not pleased with both sides, and he could not survive.

Luo Yi hesitated for a moment, glanced at Han Shiye and sneered coldly, "Whether you and I cooperate, it's not your turn to make decisions, right? You can't represent the Anton Protectorate's Mansion or Deputy Protectorate Li. Why do you refuse at once?"

Han Shiyan smiled, his eyes showing a sarcastic look, "You and I are brothers, so I tell the truth. If you can't listen, then go in and out of the right ear, just pretend you didn't hear it. But before you make a decision, I would like to remind you that in Anton, Li Zixiong, Li Hun, Lai Yuan, Zhou Zhong, and others, they have always been very low-key in their behavior and are also afraid of Li Pingyuan for no reason, and their strength is too disparity."

Han Shiyan raised his horse whip, pointed at Luo Yi's nose, and said sternly, "With your current strength, Li Pingyuan killing you is easier than crushing an ant. But when you arrived at the battlefield on the eastern front of Yalu Water, you did not listen to Li Pingyuan's command. In order to eliminate hidden dangers, Li Pingyuan must kill him. As for how to explain to the Holy Lord, it is not a problem, because Li Pingyuan's rebels and barbarians under him can find a reason to get over it. What can the Holy Lord do then? Is it possible for you to be so arrogant and domineering and self-righteous general of the Wei Mansion, the Holy Lord will rebel against Li Pingyuan, become enemies with Andong, and destroy the good situation clean?"

Luo Yi was furious and furious, "Do you know what a certain person entered the eastern front of Yalu Water to fight to the Andong army? It means food and grass weapons, and a steady stream of support for food and grass weapons. Otherwise, why would Cui Hongsheng have to risk offending the Holy Lord and Yuwen Shu and order someone to cross the Yalu Water east? Only by using the guise and under the name of supporting someone can he openly transport food and grass supplies to the east bank of Yalu Water, and give strong support to the Andong army."

"This is the key, the real reason why a certain person stands here." Luo Yi pointed to the river water behind him and shouted angrily at Han Shiye, "Even if there is no one who volunteers, Cui Hongsheng will still send people to cross Yalu River and send troops to meet with Andong Army, so as to find a proper reason for him to support Andong Army. However, someone who volunteered gave Cui Hongsheng an excellent opportunity to cover up his true purpose and shirk his crimes in the future. This is a trap. Someone accidentally fell in, but who is someone? How can he tie his hands and let him slaughter? If you want to squeeze someone dry and get all the benefits from him, you must pay the price and give him the benefits that are enough to impress someone, otherwise he will fight for his life and be killed."

Han Shiyan looked down on him and ignored Luo Yi's threat. However, what made him curious was how Luo Yi saw through this situation that Li Fengyun and Cui Hongsheng jointly arranged? Cui Hongsheng could never reveal the secret. Luo Yi must have obtained some relevant secrets from other places. Today, the situation has gradually become clear. It is reasonable for Luo Yi to infer this conclusion. However, who will provide Luo Yi with relevant secrets?

Han Shiyan immediately thought of someone, Changsun Anshi.

Luo Yi is a general of the Wuchuan Group in Guanlong. Although the Wuchuan Group is still headed by the Dugu family, the core members have undergone tremendous changes. For example, the Changsun clan of the Lu family became the core member of the Wuchuan Group due to the rise of Changsun Sheng. The Andong Protectorate was established, and Changsun Sheng's son Changsun Anshi became the chief minister of the Protectorate, with a high position and a powerful position. Changsun Anshi has been in the army since he was a child and has been following his father Changsun Sheng to fight in the desert. Changsun Sheng is also the commander of the secret army, second only to Pei Shiju.

. It was Changsun Sheng who rescued the Qimin Khan in danger and created a peace situation between the north and the south for more than ten years, and among the secret soldiers who followed him were Li Pingyuan. From this, it is inferred that the relationship between Changsun Anshi and Li Pingyuan should be extraordinary. If you think about it, Changsun Anshi should have received strong recommendation from Pei Shiju. In this way, Changsun Anshi should help Andong Army and Li Pingyuan in the third Eastern Expedition, both in emotion and reason.

Han Shiye became serious and asked solemnly, "You volunteered to cross the river and advance eastward. Is there any other mystery in the inner world?"

Luo Yi sneered, "The fact is here. If you refuse to cooperate and insist on leaving someone in Yushui, what reason will Cui Hongsheng use to transport food and grass weapons to you after the fierce battle begins? Even if Cui Hongsheng is brave and willing to do so, how can others dare to tolerate and shelter you? "

Han Shiye hesitated for a long time and said, "It's important. If something happens, someone will definitely take responsibility, and someone's current situation..."

Luo Yi understood it and immediately patted his chest and said, "Someone can make a promise, and you must believe in someone like in the past. Someone is not a villain, and they don't bother to be a villain. They will not be conspiring on the battlefield."

Han Shiyan nodded, feeling relieved about Luo Yi's character. Although Luo Yi is rebellious and domineering, he is upright and rather than surrender. This kind of character is invincible on the battlefield and suffers a lot in the court. When he encounters a villain, he doesn't know how to die if he dies.

Han Shiye weighed the pros and cons, and had to compromise. He stretched out a hand to Luo Yi, "You and my brothers are swearing. You can not accept Li Pingyuan's command or obey Li Pingyuan's orders, but you should not act willful, and do not act recklessly. At critical moments, you must listen to your brother's advice. Never kill me."

Luo Yi laughed loudly and sweared with Han Shiye, "You and my brothers join forces to fight side by side, share life and death."
Chapter completed!