Yuwen Shu pondered for a long time and finally spoke, "King, if you guard the northern border, it will not only directly affect the relationship between the north and the south, but will also have a significant impact on the political situation of the Dongdu. These effects seem to be more harmful than good. Are you clear about this?"

As soon as Yuwen Shu said this, the King of Qi was happy and hopeful. Yuwen Shu did not refuse at all, which shows that he still saw something profitable after repeated weighing. This also indirectly proves that Bai Hai's previous analysis and prediction of the general trend of China and foreign countries and the relationship between the north and the south is still credible. The war between the north and the south may indeed break out in the next few years. Although this increases the danger of going north to guard the border, once he makes a achievements, he can win himself a great opportunity to make a comeback or even win the world. Of course, Yuwen Shu can see this and see his ambitions. Therefore, if he wants to convince Yuwen Shu and let Yuwen Shu willingly help him persuade the Holy Lord and the Central Committee, it is still very difficult.

Yuwen Shuyu said that he had a pun. His so-called "influence" actually alluded to the harm of the King of Qi guarding the border. Now the relationship between the north and the south is very tense, and both sides are on high alert. Although they are not tense and about to break out, both sides saw the clouds of war covering the front line of the Great Wall, smelled the bloody smell, and were actively preparing for war. In this case, the Holy Lord sent the only legitimate prince, the King of Qi, who is the heir of the first emperor in the law and in the eyes of the world, to guard the northern border, and the "signal" of war he released was too strong.

This is equivalent to an edict to the world that the foreign war has not only not ended, but has expanded. Goguryeo has not yet been fought and the Eastern Expedition has not yet ended. He has to prepare for the Northern Expedition again and fight against the Northern Captains in the desert. If the Eastern Expedition is won, Goguryeo will destroy Goguryeo as if it were destroyed. It is acceptable to use the power of the Western Expedition to the Eastern Expedition to release the "signal" of the Northern Expedition, but now the Eastern Expedition has failed, and the generals are in a mess. It is not good to release the "signal" of continuing the external expedition. The Holy Lord and the Central Committee will inevitably put on the "hat" of military military power and be "surrounded and intercepted" by political forces. The military class and civilian class that bear the "cost" of all wars will also complain, thereby further intensifying the contradiction between officials and the people, which is not conducive to the stability of the political situation and society.

At the same time, the important move of the northern desert toward Central Earth will also be interpreted as the acceleration of the Civil War. The King of Qi guarding the border can indeed play a role in deterring the Northern Earth. However, if the Northern Earth is determined to launch the Civil War, the deterrent effect played by the King of Qi guarding the border will be very limited. On the contrary, it will make the Northern Earth realize that Central Earth already knows that they are going south to invade and have actively prepared for war. The King of Qi guarding the border is one of the measures to prepare for war. The purpose of deterrence is actually to delay the outbreak of the war, and to win more time for preparation for war. In this way, the Northern Earth must accelerate the pace of going south, the relationship between the North and the South will inevitably break down, and the Civil War will inevitably accelerate the outbreak.

These are all unfavorable factors, which will cause bad or even bad irrescue effects on the inside and outside, and will bring immeasurable blows and losses to the Holy Lord and the Central Government and even to the Middle Earth. The King of Qi knew this that Yuwen Shu's concerns existed. The King of Qi was too special. Such a prominent figure guarding the border and affecting the whole body, involving all aspects of interests. It is too complicated. In fact, even if the Lord and the Central Government agree, whether it can be achieved in the end depends on the development of the general trend of China and abroad, and we must choose an appropriate opportunity to maximize the interests of "King of Qi guarding the border" and minimize the disadvantages.

However, it is precisely because this matter involves all aspects of interests, and because even if the Holy Lord and the Central Committee agree, it may not be possible to finally succeed. It is precisely because this matter depends on the future development of the general trend of China and abroad and is full of unpredictable infinite variables that King Qi must do whatever he can to ensure success at all costs, otherwise all the efforts he has made before will be in vain.

King Qi did not answer Yuwen Shu positively, but asked back, "Mr. Xu, if the mutiny launched by Yang Xuangan cannot be pacified and delayed until late autumn or even winter, how will the domestic situation change? How will the general trend of China and foreign countries change?"

Yuwen Shu frowned slightly. Although the expression on her face had not changed, her heart was filled with turmoil.

The words of King Qi pointed directly at the "pivot". If Yuwen Shu was unable to encircle Yang Xuangan, and could not stabilize the political situation of the Eastern Capital for a long time, the domestic situation continued to deteriorate, the Holy Lord would inevitably lead the expeditionary force back to Beijing to quell the rebellion. This was equivalent to telling the northern desert captives who were eyeing Central Earth that were the best time to invade. Once the war between the north and the south broke out, Central Earth was attacked from both sides, and the Guardian army fought on both sides, and the Chinese and foreign forces would definitely take a sharp turn and deteriorate rapidly. In the end, even if the rebellion was quelled and the Northern Gate was blocked, the Guardian army would be covered with scars and suffered heavy losses, and the national strength would suffer unprecedented heavy damage. This would be a catastrophe for the Holy Lord and the Central.

Yuwen Shu was very clear about the current situation of the northern border towns, with many difficulties and precariousness.

Last year, the Eastern Expedition was defeated, and nearly 200,000 soldiers were lost, more than half of which were the Northern Frontier garrison troops. Although this year's Eastern Expedition returned in vain, it still suffered a lot of losses, and the main force still suffered great losses, among which the fallen soldiers still came from the Northern Frontier garrison troops. This directly led to the number of Northern Frontier garrison troops decreasing by more than 60% in just two years. What's more serious is that due to the reform of the government system, historical reasons, the Guanlong people controlled the military power of the Weifu, because the civil war ended after the unification, a large number of government troops in Jiangzuo in Shandong were turned into civilians. The children of Guanlong were always the main source of military troops in the Weifu, but the number of children of Guanlong did not soar with the unification, which made the scale of the military troops of the Weifu never increase with the expansion of the border defense line. Therefore, the death of 200,000 soldiers not only gave a heavy blow to the Central Titan Guard Army, but also made the Central Titan Guard Army unable to recover for a long time in the future.

In other words, the Northern Frontier garrisons will not only not be effectively supplemented in their military strength in the next few years, but also greatly reduce their defense capabilities. On the contrary, after more than ten years of rest and recuperation, the northern desert has recovered its vitality. The strength of both sides has increased and decreased, and strength determines everything. It can be foreseeable that the relationship between the north and the south will inevitably deteriorate suddenly with the failure of the Second Eastern Expedition of China.

Under this situation, if the Holy Lord leads the expeditionary force back to Dongdu to suppress the rebellion, the defense capability of the northern border will plummet. If the anti-rebellion war is delayed until late autumn or even winter, hundreds of thousands of troops will consume a huge amount of food and grass. In this way, the food and supplies transported to the northern border will be reduced sharply, which will further weaken the defense capability of the northern border. It is not difficult to deduce it. If the war between the north and the south breaks out in the near future, if the northern enemy is fully deployed, the Great Wall defense line will inevitably fall, and the situation is extremely unfavorable to Central China.

Before Yuwen Shu left the palace, the Holy Lord made it clear that he would not return to Dongdu immediately. One of the important reasons was that. He had to personally take charge of the northern border to deter the northern border. He had to use this measure to tell the northern border that the domestic crisis was not serious and he could easily handle it. In addition, if the rebellion could not be quelled, the main force of the expeditionary army had to return to Beijing to quell the rebellion, and the Holy Lord would have to take charge of the northern border, and the time to return to Dongdu was even later. This shows the tension in the relationship between the north and the south and the grim situation in the northern border.

Seeing that Yuwen Shu didn't speak, King Qi continued to "pressure". "The Eastern Expedition failed for two consecutive years, and the consequences were very serious, which deteriorated the domestic situation and deteriorated the relationship between the north and the south. The Chinese and foreign trends took a sharp turn. Even if Mr. Xu killed Yang Xuangan in the shortest time, even if the northern border towns could still be maintained, it would not be able to reverse the crisis. So, how can the Holy Lord and the Central Committee turn the tide? Will the third Eastern Expedition be launched?"

Yuwen Shu's face suddenly changed, and his eyes were even more surprised. The Third Eastern Expedition? Such secrets are limited to the secrets known to the Holy Lord and the highest decision-making level of the central government. Where did the King of Qi find out? Is there a definite source of information or random guesses?

There is indeed the idea of ​​the third Eastern Expedition. Yuwen Shu knew that this secret was known on the night he left the palace, and the Holy Lord told him personally. At that time, Yuwen Shu was very surprised. The current situation was very bad. Whether in politics, economy, military, or in the general trend of China and abroad, there was no longer the conditions for the third Eastern Expedition to conquer Goguryeo. The Holy Lord and the Central Committee must face the reality, give up the Dongdu, quell Yang Xuangan's rebellion, quickly stabilize the political situation of the Dongdu, do their best to restore national strength, and place the main military force in the northern border to deter the Northern Territories and delay the outbreak of the Civil War.

However, the Holy Lord was very stubborn and insisted on his own opinion. He only said one thing, can Goguryeo's national strength support the war for three consecutive years? The answer is obvious. Goguryeo can't support it anymore. Goguryeo is at the end of its strength. If Goguryeo is fighting again next year, the Guardian army will definitely be determined to fight with a destructive and destructive force. Zhongtu can win the greatest victory at a very small price. Since that is the case, why give up? Why not stick to it?

Of course, whether the third Eastern Expedition can be launched is based on one premise, that is, whether Yuwen Shu can quell Yang Xuangan's rebellion in the shortest time. If Yuwen Shu fails to achieve this goal, if Yang Xuangan's rebellion becomes more and more intense, forcing the Holy Lord to return to Beijing to quell the rebellion with the main force of the Expeditionary Force, the third Eastern Expedition will no longer exist. After all, it is unrealistic to organize hundreds of thousands of troops to travel thousands of miles to Liaodong, and even manpower, financial and material resources cannot keep up. On the contrary, if Yuwen Shu surrounds and kills Yang Xuangan with lightning speed, the expeditionary force does not need to return to Beijing and has been resting in Liaodong, then it can indeed launch the third Eastern Expedition. After all, Goguryeo cannot support it. The war is about money and food, and it cannot be fought on hungry.

Since the third Eastern Expedition was just an idea, launching the third Eastern Expedition also requires a prerequisite, and whether this premise can be realized depends entirely on Yuwen Shu. Yuwen Shu was not sure to quell Yang Xuangan's rebellion in the shortest time, so he closed his mouth and put his true thoughts in his heart. However, he never expected that he would hear the "third Eastern Expedition" in the mouth of the King of Qi today. This was so surprising that he had to rethink the true intention of the King of Qi to make the request to go north to guard the border.

If the King of Qi helped me to quell Yang Xuangan's rebellion in the shortest time, the third Eastern Expedition might become a reality. In the crisis of the sudden deterioration of the relationship between the north and the south, the Saint Lord insisted on launching the third Eastern Expedition, and the Northern Seal might take the opportunity to go south to attack the border. The Guards' army fought on both sides without taking care of the other side, and the Third Eastern Expedition might fail. Once the Third Eastern Expedition fails, the consequences will be unimaginable. If the situation really develops like this in the next few months, then the King of Qi will take the initiative to go north to guard the border and sit in the Great Wall defense line, which can indeed deter the Northern Seal. The Holy Lord and the Central Committee will not only not deliberately obstruct, but will actively support it in order to win more guarantees for the victory of the Third Eastern Expedition.

Yuwen Shu sighed helplessly. The plan of King Qi was too powerful. He had made every plan. He had planned everything. He needed his support to encircle Yang Xuangan. The Holy Lord also needed his support to launch the third Eastern Expedition. Who else would stop him from garrisoning the northern border?

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