On May 11th, on the battlefield of Dadinghe, the Andong army, who had been resting for a day, took the initiative to attack the enemy in order to cooperate with Li Fengyun's attack on Pyongyang.

Yizhi Wende has a clear goal, drag, you attack and I defend, the more powerful you attack, the closer you are to defeat.

But just in the afternoon of that day, urgent reports came from Pyongyang that tens of thousands of horse soldiers from China and Earth fell from the sky and surrounded Pyongyang. The situation suddenly became dangerous. Prime Minister Gao Jianwu begged Eji Wende to defeat the main force of the enemy at any cost and at the shortest time. Only in this way can we turn the tide and save Goguryeo.

Yizhi Wende was anxious and uneasy. He was helpless in the face of a crisis and a strong opponent. The only way was to defeat the enemy on the battlefield of Dadinghe. If you want to achieve this goal, you can only use the drag-on technique and do not take a risk and decisive battle. Therefore, you cannot be anxious. The more critical the moment, the more calm you must be, keep calm, and advance steadily according to the established strategy to ensure that there is no mistake.

On May 12, the offensive of Andong's army became even more fierce. Li Zixiong was on the front line to command, Han Shiyan and Luo Yi led the way, and the King of Qi also went to the front line to supervise the battle.

Yizhi Wende secretly rejoiced, judging that the enemy was the last madness, he would soon fall into a desperate situation due to the food and grass.

On May 13, the two sides continued to fight fiercely, and the battle became more and more intense, and the psychology of the generals on both sides gradually changed with the bloody battle.

Yizhi Wende became more confident and looked forward to a turning point, but King Qi, Li Zixiong and others were worried, and their food and weapons were about to be cut off. If Li Fengyun could not quickly capture Pyongyang and supplement the military supplies by seizing the income, he would undoubtedly be defeated.

On May 14th, early in the morning, Li Zixiong and Han Shiye received a urgent report from Li Fengyun that the selection army captured Pyongyang on the night of May 12th with the cooperation of Goguryeo surrendering to the powerful and powerful, and transported food, grass and weapons to the main army on the Dadinghe battlefield as quickly as possible. At this point, the overall situation has been decided, Goguryeo has been defeated, and the third Eastern Expedition of China and Turkey successfully achieved the expected goals.

Then, Li Fengyun told Li Zixiong that the next target of the Anton Army was Yizhi Wende and Qingchuan enemy, and Yizhi Wende might have received news of the fall of Pyongyang earlier than Li Zixiong. Yizhi Wende saw that the situation was hopeless and would inevitably resist and struggle to death. Therefore, Li Fengyun asked Li Zixiong not to fight with Yizhi Wende, and to find ways to hold him back. Just wait for the selection of the horse army to kill Qingchuan and put Yizhi Wende in a desperate situation of being attacked by the enemy from both sides, and then he could surround and kill him from all sides. In this way, he could avenge the defeat of Sashui and avenge the dead tens of thousands of Middle-earth soldiers.

Edge Wende did receive news of Pyongyang's fall earlier than Li Zixiong. Edge Wende predicted that Pyongyang's fall was not the same level. After all, Goguryeo and Middle-earth were not opponents of the same level at all. It was a miracle that Goguryeo could last for three years, and failure was reasonable. But what was unacceptable was that Pyongyang was not conquered by the enemy, but was given to him by his own traitors. Goguryeo was not defeated by Middle-earth, but betrayed by his own traitors, which made him angry and desperate.

On May 14th, early morning, Yizhi Wende convened the generals of the army, such as Gai Baowen, and announced the fall of Pyongyang.

In the end, this battle was lost. Goguryeo faced two fates, one was the worst result, the destruction of the country and the other was the best result, the kingdom was preserved and the race was preserved.

Of course, the Yizhi Wende had to strive for the best results, and Pyongyang surrendered the powerful and took the initiative to offer the city, creating the best conditions for the kingdom to survive and race preservation. What Yizhi Wende had to do was to "add icing on the cake" and preserve the Goguryeo's army to the greatest extent. As long as the Goguryeo army was there, Goguryeo still had a trace of vitality, and Goguryeo would have hope of a comeback. On the contrary, if Goguryeo had no army and the vitality was cut off, the kingdom would be destroyed in a blink of an eye, and the race would be destroyed in the near future.

"Surrender. The faster you surrender, the less chance of bloody killing among the Middle-earth people, and the more energy you retained by Goguryeo." Yizhi Wende said calmly, "The Middle-earth people hate me to the core and will surely kill me sooner. So when you surrender, present my head to relieve the hatred of the Middle-earth people, which can greatly increase my chance of survival in Goguryeo."

On the morning of May 14th, Goguryeo's army retreated across the board, as if not for a while and Gai Baowen were the first to retreat to the south bank of Dading River.

On May 15, Li Fengyun led the main force of the selection of the horse army to cross the Sashui River in the west, and the troops were approaching Qingchuan. Together with the main force of the infantry army led by King Qi and Li Zixiong, they formed a pincer attack on Yizhi Wende and Qingchuan enemy troops.

Just when Li Fengyun was so murderous that he was about to surround Yizhi Wende, he seemed to surrender to King Qi with Yizhi Wende's head.

On the evening of that day, Li Fengyun issued an order to the Andong army to plunder Pyongyang, loot Goguryeo's wealth, and to complete the expected goals of the expedition before Yuwen Shu and the main army of the Eastern Expedition arrived in Pyongyang.

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On May 16th, Yalu River, the general of Goguryeo, Jiang Yiwei, sent an envoy to the west bank and surrendered to the Central Turkish army.

When the right guard general Guo Rong, Left Guard General Xue Shixiong and Left Guard General Cui Hongsheng received this news, they both sneered and sneered. Since the outbreak of the war, three years have passed, Goguryeo surrendered again and again and again, and the Central Turkish side has long disbelief, especially now that Anton's army has entered the hinterland of Goguryeo and is on the line of Qingchuan, and Pyongyang is in danger. In this situation, Goguryeo sent envoys to surrender, with the purpose of implementing the technique of delay. How can Zhongtu be deceived?

However, since the Goguryeo surrender messenger has arrived, it is okay to meet him. Perhaps he can still find out some of the current situation in Pyongyang.

Guo Rong, Xue Shixiong and Cui Hongsheng were too lazy to come forward, so they asked Wu Benlang General Pei Renji to be the representative for perfunctory. The three generals were not concerned about this matter, and they were all concerned about Anton's army, and they were all anxious because Anton's army had created the best fighter opportunity for the third Eastern Expedition, but Yuwen Shu firmly implemented the decision of the Holy Lord and the Central Committee, and would rather give up the fighter opportunity than cross the river to support the Anton's army immediately. In this way, Anton's army went deep alone, without food and grass inside and without rescue outside, and could only fight against the Goguryeo people. However, Li Fengyun was so stupid? If Li Fengyun was so stupid, could he still emerge in just two years? Li Fengyun must have a chance to make a comeback. However, the three generals' daily sand table deductions did not see the possibility of reversal, which made the three generals worried.

Just as the three generals were deducing the sand table, Pei Renji rushed in.

"Anton's army captured Pyongyang."

The three generals looked at each other and smiled at the same time.

"Duke Langya, do you believe the lies of the Goguryeo people?" Xue Shixiong teased, "You told you not to be fooled. If you don't listen, you must be in the wind."

"Jiang Yiwei is at the mouth of Jinkou on the other side." Pei Renji bowed and said, "As long as the three generals permit, Jiang Yiwei will immediately cross the river and surrender."

The three generals smiled and looked at each other, then looked at the sand table at the same time. How is this possible? Judging from the sand table deduction, the Anton Army, let alone attack Pyongyang, was difficult to complete even the capture of Qingchuan and the cutting of the passage between Pyongyang and Yalushui. Why did the Anton Army capture Pyongyang in a blink of an eye?

"When will Pyongyang fall?" Guo Rong asked.

"Late at night on May 12th," said Bae In-ki.

"When will the Anton Army encircle Pyongyang?" Cui Hongsheng asked anxiously.

"On the tenth day of May," Bae In-ki replied.

"So fast." Xue Shixiong clapped his hands and praised, "The news we received was that King Qi and Li Zixiong led their troops to the Dadinghe battlefield on the seventh day of the fifth month. In other words, the main force of Andong crossed the Sashui River to attack Pyongyang on the same day, and captured Pyongyang in five days. It was too fast." Then he looked at Pei Renji and asked, "Can the Goguryeo envoy know the specific process of the fall of Pyongyang?"

"It is said that Gao Ling raised his troops to rebel and opened the city gate."

"Gao Ling?" Guo Rong shook his head and looked at each other with Xue Shixiong and Cui Hongsheng. The three generals thought of Pei Shiju, Pei Shiju's secret army, and why Li Pingyuan was in danger and had to go deep into the army at all costs. He rushed to Pyongyang. It turned out that there was an insider in Pyongyang. It turned out that as long as Eji Wende was lured out of Pyongyang, Andong would be absolutely sure to capture Pyongyang. All the previous doubts were answered at this moment.

Pyongyang fell, the Ethi-chi Wende on the Qingchuan battlefield and Jiang Yiwei on the Yalu Water battlefield all lost support and lost the support of food and grass weapons, and could no longer make the world come true, so they had to surrender. The earlier they surrender, the more the Goguryeo army would be preserved, the more the Goguryeo's vitality would be preserved, and the more hopeful the future of Goguryeo would be.

The third Eastern Expedition was won, and the fastest speed was won. The Holy Lord and the Central Committee successfully achieved their expected goals, and Anton also achieved his own goal and quickly grew with the help of the third Eastern Expedition.

This was something that the Holy Lord and the Central Committee did not expect. Although they reversed the political decline of the reformists with the final victory of the Eastern Expedition, the subsequent political situation was very unfavorable to them, because of the sudden expansion of Li Pingyuan and Andong's strength, and because of the whistling of the Civil War, the political forces led by Pei Shiju will win more say at the highest decision-making level. The Shandong political group led by the five super wealthy families will also win valuable advantages in the struggle with Guanlong and Jiangzuo political groups.

In this way, the reformists led by the Holy Lord fell into greater isolation and became more difficult to control the government, because whether it was the conservative force of the Guanlong political group, the Shandong political group and the middle force led by Pei Shiju, they would inevitably use the huge impact of the rise of Li Pingyuan and Andong to rob political interests without any effort. It can be foreseen that from the moment when Pyongyang fell and the victory of the Eastern Expedition ended, the political struggle in Zhongtu will enter a new climax.

Guo Rong, Xue Shixiong, and Cui Hongsheng were all very eager for the victory of the Eastern Expedition, but when this result really happened, they were not happy. The rapid rise of Li Pingyuan and Anton would definitely be a huge harm to the future of Middle-earth, especially at the critical moment when the Civil War was about to break out, it was a foreseeable and terrible disaster that could even destroy the great cause of Middle-earth unification. What should we do?

The Holy Lord and the Central Government must attack, weaken and eliminate them, but the third Eastern Expedition is an example. The Holy Lord and the Central Government failed to kill people through the knife. And so on, can the Holy Lord and the Central Government achieve their goal with the help of the Civil War? The answer is no, Li Pingyuan and Andong's forces must still use their strategies and use the Civil War to develop and grow. Therefore, it is not difficult to see that after the Civil War, the civil war will inevitably break out, and the Holy Lord and the Central Government will inevitably treacherously attack Andong, and Li Pingyuan and Andong's army will also launch a fierce counterattack. However, when they were fighting fiercely, the fierce political contradictions in China and the Earth will inevitably not erupt, and the major political groups will inevitably take the opportunity to fight, so the cause of unification will inevitably collapse.

In terms of the current situation, the best way to curb Anton's development is to quickly cross the river and quickly control Pyongyang, which will hinder Li Fengyun and Anton's army from plundering Goguryeo's wealth to the greatest extent. However, Yuwen Shu had already issued an order, and without his order, he could not cross the Yalu River. Similarly, Yuwen Shu was also subject to the Holy Lord. Without the orders of the Holy Lord and the Central Master, Yuwen Shu did not dare to order to cross the Yalu River to the east without authorization. However, when Yuwen Shu reported to the Holy Lord and the Holy Lord issued an order to cross the river, the time had been greatly delayed. When Yuwen Shu walked into Pyongyang, Pyongyang was probably already a ruin. The Holy Lord, the Central Master and hundreds of thousands of Weifu Army troops exhausted their national strength for three years, and finally got Li Pingyuan and made a wedding dress for Anton for free.

Guo Rong and Xue Shixiong became more and more angry the more they thought about it. Cui Hongsheng, who had always advocated crossing the river as soon as possible, suddenly became negative and did not say a word, not mentioning crossing the river at all.

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On the first day of June, Yuwen Shu and Guo Rong led their troops across the river Yalu River and advanced rapidly towards Pyongyang.

On the same day, the navy, who had already entered the battlefield of Goguryeo and conquered Bishecheng, an important town in the northwest of Goguryeo, also rushed to Pyongyang by water under the command of Lai Huer.

On the sixth day of the sixth month, Yuwen Shu and Guo Rong arrived at Sashui and had to stop because the 100,000 Anton Army was waiting for troops on the other side, and the two sides confronted each other across the river, and the atmosphere was very tense.

On that day, Wei Fusi, the chief of the Qi Palace, Li Hun, the deputy protector of Andong, and Ashinadule of the Turkic Buli Khan, respectively represented the King of Qi, the Grand Protector of Andong and the tribes of the Antonian captains, respectively, to welcome Yuwen Shu, Guo Rong and the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Expedition. As for the deputy protector of Andong, Li Pingyuan, the generals of the Antonian army, Li Zixiong, Han Shiye and others were all unseen.

It is understandable that the King of Qi did not show up, but it was wrong for Li Pingyuan to avoid him, so Yuwen Shu was very unhappy and asked Li Hun, where is Li Pingyuan?

"President Li is worried about Anton's safety and has returned to Anton in advance."

As soon as this statement came out, Yuwen Shu suddenly felt unknown. Li Hun lied publicly, Anton's main army was here, how could Li Pingyuan leave behind the army and return to Anton alone? It is obvious that Li Pingyuan is worried about being persecuted by Yuwen Shu and is worried that Anton's army will be attacked by Yuwen Shu, so he set up a suspicion array and hid in the dark. As long as Yuwen Shu and his subordinates have any abnormal movements, Li Pingyuan will definitely take the lead, and even if he turns against him, he will do whatever he wants.

Yuwen Shu pondered but Li Hun laughed and asked Yuwen Shu, Guo Rong and the Eastern Expedition Command to immediately enter Pyongyang City.

Wei Fusi also invited each other warmly, saying that the King of Qi was waiting under the city.

Yuwen Shu made a decisive decision and did not enter Pyongyang City, the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Expedition was located in Qingchuan City on the west bank of Sashui.

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On July 17th, the Holy Lord led the palace to Huaiyuan Town.

On the same day, Yu Wenshu, the commander of the Eastern Expedition, arrived in Huaiyuan Town and presented the Liaodong military and political affairs to the Holy Lord and the Central Committee.

The dust of the eastern expedition was settled. Goguryeo ceded land and compensation. In order to preserve the kingdom and race, Goguryeo paid all the land east of the water and the population on the land to Middle Earth, leaving less than one-fifth of the original. The king Gao Yuan and the nobles who supported him were all killed. Pyongyang City and its surrounding areas were plundered by the Andong army and the captive troops of Li Pingyuan, resulting in very little spoils being seized.

"Mr. Xu, how many troops are left in Andong now?" Yu Shiji suddenly interrupted Yuwen Shu's report and asked anxiously.

Yuwen Shu hesitated for a moment and asked, "Do you refer to the army under the Anton Protectorate, or generally the troops possessed by the entire Andong?"

Yu Shiji said without hesitation, "I mean how many troops are left that Li Pingyuan can absolutely control?"

Yuwen Shu glanced at the Holy Lord who was sitting high above the upper class with a cold expression, and then looked at the central important officials such as Zhao Cai, Xiao Yu, Pei Yun, etc. sitting opposite him. He hesitated for a little and said slowly, "At least 150,000."

Everyone changed their colors.

The Holy Lord was very surprised and asked sternly, "Anton's 100,000 troops rushed thousands of miles away, and fought more and more in a row. What's the reason?"

Yuwen Shu sighed, "Before a certain army arrived at Sashui, more than 50,000 prisoners of the Goguryeo army, and more than 50,000 captured soldiers of our army who were captured in the Sashui War were all swept away by Li Pingyuan."

The Holy Lord was furious, "Why not stop him?"

Yuwen Shu lowered his head and said nothing. Stop it? What should I do to stop it? On the other side of Anton Dawan’s army, Li Pingyuan was even ready to fight back, how could Yuwen Shu stop it?

The king and his ministers were so upset that they were speechless when they looked at each other.

The situation was serious. He wanted to use a knife to kill people, but used the third Eastern Expedition to weaken Andong, but it backfired. Li Pingyuan took advantage of the situation, not only plundered Goguryeo's wealth, but also robbed more than 100,000 brave men. Andong expanded rapidly. In just half a year, Li Pingyuan had risen to become a overlord, and his tail was too big to be lost.

"Where will the plan come out?" The Holy Lord looked around the ministers and asked.

"Northern Expedition." Yu Shiji said flatly, "The tent has issued a gathering order, and the Northern Barbarians are heading south to Jikou one after another. The war between the north and the south is about to begin. Since this battle is inevitable, it is better to take the initiative and take advantage of the victory of the Eastern Expedition to grant Li Pingyuan the power to open the border, order him to lead his army to fight the Northern Barbarians and seal the wolf's servants."

The Holy Lord weighed the pros and cons, then looked at the ministers and asked, "What do you think?"

This is an open plan to kill people by using a knife. Li Pingyuan could only fight the north unless he rebelled. In terms of the Civil War, taking the initiative can also help Zhongtu win this battle. Therefore, in terms of military affairs, Li Fengyun could not refuse, and the central ministers had no reason to object.

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On the fourth day of the eighth month, the Holy Lord issued an order, and the Eastern Expedition ended and the troops returned to the court.

On the same day, the Holy Lord left Huaiyuan Town and returned to Dongdu.

On the same day, the Protectorate of Andong received an imperial edict, the central government made a decision to fight the northern desert.

Pei Shiju immediately returned to Dongdu to assist the Holy Lord in preparation for the Northern Expedition.

Li Pingyuan served as the Supreme Commander of the Northern Expedition Army, the chief of the Northern Expedition Army, and also led the Great Protector of Andong, and immediately began preparations for the Northern Expedition. The preparations for the Northern Expedition must be completed before the end of the year. In the early spring of next year, we will only wait for the order of the Holy Lord to start the northward attack.

At this moment, Li Fengyun had led the horse army back to Andong. Li Fengyun was in the Andong Protectorate. After receiving the imperial edict, Li Fengyun smiled and said to Pei Shiju, "I got what I want, but whether I can succeed in the Northern Expedition and sweep the desert still needs strong support from Ming Gong."

Pei Shiju smiled, "You snatched a hundred thousand troops from Goguryeo, used the Eastern Expedition to plunder huge amounts of wealth, creating conditions for Zhongtu to take the initiative. In fact, Zhongtu has seized the initiative and established an advantage in this war. Whether the Northern Expedition is successful or not, the desert will fall into chaos, the Northern Seal will be severely damaged, and Zhongtu will win this war."

Li Fengyun nodded, "Someone has changed history, next, some will create history, perhaps, some can seal the wolf's residence and be remembered forever."

Pei Shiju hesitated and asked, "Are you determined to fight the Northern Expedition?"

Li Fengyun and Zheng pointed out, "This war is inevitable. If you win, Zhongtu still has hope to turn the tide and it is possible to preserve the cause of unification. On the contrary, Zhongtu will inevitably fall apart and fall into division and war again, and countless creatures will be wiped out. Now, some people do not have the ability to turn the tide, but some people have the ability to create a glimmer of vitality for Zhongtu, which is about to collapse, so some people have no choice."

Pei Shiju pondered for a long time and sighed, "The power of China and the country has been exhausted from the Eastern Expedition and cannot support the Northern Expedition at all."

Li Fengyun smiled and nodded, "The Northern Expedition is bound to be defeated in the eyes of the Holy Lord, the Central, and even in the eyes of Ming Gong. From this, in the eyes of Shibi Khan and Yatang, some people have gone but no return. Therefore, the Northern Barbarian Army must have come out in full bloom, and this happens to be the vitality of some people."

Pei Shiju immediately thought of the Eastern Expedition that had just won victory, and then put it to death and take a risk. This is Li Fengyun's specialty. Perhaps Li Fengyun can continue the miracle.

"I believe in you." Pei Shiju smiled, "I'm waiting for you to return successfully on the Great Wall."

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The end of the book.

In history, the Civil War ended with the failure of Middle-earth, and the regime of Emperor Yang of Sui immediately collapsed. Now history has been changed by Li Fengyun. Andong's army invaded the desert in the north, and Middle-earth took the initiative. It can be foreseen that even if the Northern Expedition was defeated, it can prevent or delay the pace of the Turks' invasion south. This can give the regime of Emperor Yang of Sui's regime a stable domestic situation and give Zhongtu a precious time to restore the vitality exhausted by three years of Eastern Expedition. Once the Civil War is delayed for two or three years, the results will inevitably be different, and history will definitely change.

So, the book is over.

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Chapter completed!