Suddenly, Han Jinluo spoke.

"General, we have just fought a hard battle and suffered a great loss. Is it appropriate to go west to the Central Plains without any need to be repaired?" Han Jinluo hesitated for a moment and said, "We have just defeated Duan Wencao. The official army is temporarily unable to counterattack, which is just conducive to our management of Lu County. Once we occupy most of the Lu County, our strength will develop rapidly. Although the development speed is not as fast as the general wishes and there are many crises, the victory lies in taking steady steps and step by step. Only when the foundation is good can we go far."

Han Jinluo said it more tactfully, but in fact he questioned Li Fengyun's unrealistic, overestimated ability, and was ambitious. Strength determines everything. With the current strength of the rebel army, he kept his low profile and focused on development, and was far more realistic than showing his strength. This is also the doubts of all the heroes and generals in the tent.

Li Fengyun replied without hesitation, "As you are worried, once the Eastern Expedition is over and the Guards return, we will inevitably fall into a severe survival crisis, so we have given us a long time to develop, just a few months. Lu County has a small territory and limited wealth, which is not enough to help us develop rapidly, so we must go out and go out immediately to find more wealth. Secondly, the Eastern Expedition has begun, and the Donglai Navy will soon cross the sea to expedition. At this time, the Navy General Manager

Lai Huer and Deputy General Manager Zhou Fashang urgently need stability in the Qilu area. If we continue to fight in Lujun and occupy most of the Lujun, the situation in Qilu will further deteriorate, and even affect the navy's expedition across the sea, affecting the victory and defeat of the Eastern Expedition. The Eastern Expedition was against Goguryeo, which deterred the entire Northern Territory. The victory of the Eastern Expedition not only helps the stability of the northern border of Central Earth, but also the glory of our entire Middle Earth. Ensuring the victory of the Eastern Expedition is the responsibility and obligation of each of us Middle Earth."

Li Fengyun was righteous and stern, but everyone in the tent was stunned. There is still such a reason? However, this reason is reasonable. Whether it is against the emperor, the Great Sui Dynasty, or the Guanlong people, these are all internal affairs of Zhongtu. The eastern expedition to Goguryeo was a war against the outside world, and the Middle-earth people should work together to the outside world.

"Once the situation in Qilu deteriorates, Zhang Xutuo will definitely go south again under the pressure of Lai Huer and Zhou Fashang. Zhang Xutuo and Duan Wencao join forces, and the strength of the official army will be too strong. We cannot defeat them and can only retreat to Mengshan. This will delay the development time. It can be foreseeable that the end of the Eastern Expedition will be the time when the rebel army is destroyed."

Li Fengyun's words were not shocking and never stopped, and directly equated the survival of the rebels with the survival of the rebels. If you can't sacrifice your life and die at this moment, but instead guard a corner of Mengshan with luck, you will definitely die.

But Li Fengyun's words played a role. Don't look at the current North and North Liberation Flags in the Great Henan, and the various rebels attacked cities and villages and fought for success. In fact, whether it was the rebels themselves or the officials, they knew in their hearts that when the eastern expedition was over and the Guards returned, any unstable force in Central China would be destroyed in the face of the absolute strength of the court, and everything would return to peace. The expeditionary army was like a mountain pressing on the rebels, which made the soldiers shrouded in the haze of death all the time and could not breathe. But is there a way to overturn this mountain and dispel the haze of death? There was no in the past, but now there was, Li Fengyun guided them a way of life. If you want to control your own destiny, then go to the Central Plains in the west.

The atmosphere in the tent became very depressing.

The heroes suddenly realized that no matter how they plan or make small plans, they could not overturn the mountain pressing on themselves. If they did not think about change in time, no matter how hard they tried, they would not be able to change the finale. In the end, they would be futile. If they wanted to think about change, the strategy Li Fengyun came up with was the best way to seek change. Only by developing his absolute strength can he overturn the mountain above him.

Faced with the cruel reality, the heroes hesitate, sway, and their hesitation began to change. When they were constantly interrupted, they were in trouble. At this moment, they had to make decisions.

"With our existing strength, the difficulties can be imagined." Shuai Rentai spoke with a solemn expression and a low tone. Although he was not depressed, his mood was too heavy, which gave people an unbearable weight. "Under such a difficult situation, the general's western expedition to the Central Plains was not to gather elite troops in one place, but to advance in three directions. The disadvantages of the division of troops were self-evident. The reason why the general took this worst was obviously worried that he would be attacked by the left and right of the official troops in Qilu and Xu Ru, and that the retreat was cut off and surrounded by the official troops. Since the general considered the issue of retreat, he did not hesitate to play his shortcomings and avoid his strengths and divide his troops to resist the enemy. Did the general have ever considered that once Duan Wencao joined forces with the Pengcheng official army to severely damage my remaining troops and put our Western expedition army in the heavy encirclement of the official army, the consequences would be unimaginable."

Li Fengyun nodded and smiled, "I am eager to fight the West, and another important reason is related to Duan Wencao."

What is the relationship between the Rebel Army's Western Expedition and Duan Wencao? Everyone was very confused and listened carefully to Li Fengyun's explanation.

"I just want to ask you one question. If we put all our strength in Lu County, if we defeat Duan Wencao again and force Duan Wencao to stick to the city, if we control most of the Lu County and thus promote the situation in Qilu to deteriorate suddenly, then Duan Wencao will inevitably fall. Duan Wencao fell, and the Duan family in Beihai was severely damaged. What major impact will this have on the situation in the Qilu people, Qilu areas, and even the entire Shandong region?"

Duan Wencao fell down. His brother Duan Wenzhen, the Minister of War, died again. The Duan family in Beihai was severely injured. The Duan family in Beihai was the core force of the entire Qilu noble group. The serious damage to this core force will inevitably affect the overall interests of the Qilu noble group. The Qilu noble group is an important part of the Shandong noble group, and thus will inevitably affect the interests of the Shandong noble group.

The interests of Shandong people are damaged, who will benefit from it? Of course, they are the Guanlong people. Guanlong people are the main and core force of the ruling class of this dynasty. In order to curb and weaken Shandong people and firmly control the Shandong region, Guanlong people have worked hard and do everything they can. Now they have finally seized an opportunity to curb Shandong people and attack Qilu people. How could they miss it? Once the Qilu people are completely suppressed by the Guanlong people and fall into differentiation and collapse, the Qilu area will be controlled by the Guanlong people. In order to stabilize the situation in the Qilu area, the Guanlong people will inevitably suppress the Qilu rebel army bloodily.

The rise and development of the Qilu Rebel Army was closely related to the indulgence and support of the Qilu noble group. The reason why the Qilu noble group secretly chaoticed the situation in Qilu was to use this unconventional means to attack the control of the Guanlong people in the Qilu area, so as to further consolidate and strengthen local forces and maintain the tradition of Qi people governing Qi. The rebel army defeated Duan Wencao and occupied Lu County. In fact, it was the killing of each other between the Qi people, which was the relatives who suffered from the enemy and helped the Guanlong people attack the Qilu people and consolidate their rule over the Qilu area.

Many people in the tent, especially Qi people, immediately understood the deep-seated things behind the question Li Fengyun asked.

If the rebels from all walks of life in Qilu can persist for a long time, Lu County can't be beaten, and Duan Wencao can't be defeated. Once Lu County is occupied and Duan Wencao, the representative figure of the Qilu nobles, will be defeated, then it will not only be the Qilu noble group, but also the Qilu rebels themselves.

This is the difference in the problem level. For the same thing, people of different classes, different statuses and identities will come to completely different conclusions. Whether to take advantage of this victory to "beat" Duan Wencao's sweep of Lu County, Li Fengyun's interpretation is completely different from the understanding of the heroes and many generals. After listening to Li Fengyun's explanation, everyone immediately became enlightened and suddenly realized. They felt that their horizons were suddenly broadened and they saw many things that they had never even thought about in the past.

Xu Shiren was even more surprised in his heart and suddenly had a new understanding of Li Fengyun. Li Fengyun's interpretation of the current situation was similar to what he heard from Duan Wencao and from the elders of the family. From this, it can be inferred that Li Fengyun's origin is extraordinary, and it is certainly from a family of great officials. Otherwise, it would be impossible to have such profound insight and amazing vision. However, now is not the time to explore the secret of Li Fengyun's identity. What Xu Shiren wants to know more is that if Li Fengyun's analysis was correct, what countermeasures would Duan Wencao take after learning about the rebel army's western expedition to the Central Plains? And is this countermeasure beneficial to his own interests?

Xu Shiren immediately asked, "General, we are merciless to Duan Wencao, but is Duan Wencao grateful? During our Western Expedition, will Duan Wencao attack Mengshan? Will he join forces with Zhang Xutuo from Qi County and Cui Deben from Pengcheng to cut off our retreat?"

Li Fengyun shook his hand, "Our western expedition to the Central Plains is good news for the deteriorating situation in Qilu, or for Duan Wencao and the noble bureaucrats of Qilu. Interpreting our western expedition from their standpoint will undoubtedly allow them to see the many benefits contained in it, and these interests are equally important to them, which will inevitably allow both sides to gain a tacit understanding to a certain extent."

"They will secretly use the fire to attack the Guanlong people by chaoticizing the situation in Qilu, just like when Wang Bo and Meng Rang raised the flag to rebel in Changbai Mountain."

"Although this is like dancing on the tip of a knife, full of dangers, imagine that a spark can start a prairie fire. Once the fire of rebellion is burning, more and more people will rise up. The tide of uprising swept across the Middle Earth, then the great Sui Kingdom will inevitably shake, and the great cause of unification of Middle Earth will inevitably fall into a crisis of collapse. In the Middle Earth, the heroes will rise together and fight for hegemony. Who is the most beneficial to? Is it the emperor who is superior or the people who are like ants? None. In the Middle Earth, the emperor will lose everything, and the people will also be in chaos.

The only one who likes war and division is the nobles. Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the aristocrats and the aristocrats of Middle-earth have used divisions and wars to control Middle-earth to seize the power and wealth of Middle-earth. Today, Middle-earth seems to be peacefully unified, but in fact it has already been undercurrents. Middle-earth nobles have fierce conflicts in the distribution of power and wealth, and conflicts are constantly occurring. The crisis of collapse is gradually forming. Once the crisis breaks out and Middle-earth collapses, the nobles will show their skills."

"Middle Earth is a game of chess. The chess players are nobles representing different interests, and we are a group of chess pieces." Li Fengyun waved his hand vigorously and said passionately, "No matter how hard we try to change our destiny, we cannot get rid of the fate of being abandoned. Therefore, our only way is to become stronger and become chess players on the chess scale, rather than being played with by others."

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