On the afternoon of July 24, the alliance army surrounded Xianyu City, the capital of Boling County.

At dusk, the alliance army conquered Leyang City and then crossed the Fengshui River from Leyang Jinkou.

The first one to cross the river north was the 23rd Army of Li Min and Niu Jinda. Then Han Shiyan, Zhou Zhong and others led their troops to follow, and then the first, second and third Army of the alliance led by Guo Ming. Before midnight, Li Zixiong, Chen Rui, and Han Yao led the General Administration of the Alliance, the logistics battalion and the civilians of the army, and under the protection of the cavalry, they also began to cross the river north.

Li Fengyun personally rushed to the Fengshui River to bid farewell to Li Zixiong. This time, Li Zixiong went north to fly fox directly determined whether the alliance could win the victory of this turnover and whether it could successfully implement the first step of "going north plan". Therefore, although Li Fengyun did not give special instructions in front of the old general, the intention of asking for help was beyond words.

Li Zixiong stood on the river bank, looking at the lights like a brilliant galaxy on both sides, and sighed, "I haven't seen such a familiar scene for a long time."

Li Fengyun smiled slightly, "Next year, the alliance army will cross the Great Wall, and Duke Jianchang will be able to kill the enemy and drink blood and show his strength again."

Li Zixiong smiled, "Are you so confident?"

"Time is not waiting." Li Fengyun sighed, "Yang Xuangan was destroyed too quickly, which not only did not help improve the domestic and foreign situation, but also aggravated internal and external troubles. The result can be imagined. It can be foreseeable that when the two capitals fought against each other and the political situation was turbulent, the deterioration of the relationship between the north and the south would inevitably intensify. How could the northern desert be willing to let go of such a good opportunity to take advantage of the situation and take advantage of the situation?"

Li Zixiong realized that Li Fengyun had something to say. The three groups were about to divide the troops, and he wanted to go north to Feihu, Zhen Baoche was going to Jumahe to block the enemy, and Li Fengyun went to Gaoyang to grab food. At this time, he should be caring about each other, rather than talking about the political situation and the relationship between the two capitals.

"Yanbei is in chaos, which is indeed an opportunity for the enemy outside the frontier to take advantage of the situation, and it is very unfavorable for the northern border towns and garrisons." Li Zixiong tentatively said, "Even if you break out of the Great Wall and put on an irreconcilable posture with the Northern Barbarians, it is difficult to win the trust of the Holy Lord and the Central Government. This is unquestionable. Unless you have a way to make the Holy Lord and the Central Government trust you absolutely, you will most likely fall into the dilemma of being attacked from both sides and being killed by the north and south sides."

Li Fengyun smiled bitterly. The reason why Li Zixiong was willing to join him was that he had a misunderstanding of his identity, thinking that there was a huge force behind him, otherwise, as Li Zixiong's identity, would not pay any attention to a bandit like him. So when Li Fengyun took out the "going north plan", Li Zixiong naturally believed that it was related to the force behind him, so he saw a glimmer of hope, which led to the current cooperation. In fact, it was because of Li Zixiong's active and active cooperation that Li Fengyun won the wait and see, acquiesce and indulgence of a large number of wealthy nobles in all aspects, and this is actually a disguised support.

However, Li Fengyun himself knew exactly what the truth was. Now that he is weak, other people's misunderstandings help him to be strong, he is happy to see it happen. When he becomes strong and dominates the world, the truth is actually no longer important, and it doesn't matter.

Li Fengyun urgently needs to become stronger in the shortest time, but the current situation is too serious. Two years later, the war between the North and the South will break out, and the Northern Barbarians will go south to invade. Li Fengyun and his alliance are the first to be affected. Therefore, if he wants to survive in the war between the North and the South and lay a solid foundation for dominating the Northern Xinjiang in the future, he must be strong to a certain extent within two years. Otherwise, there will be a disaster of annihilation. Take a step back, even if he survives by chance, his vitality will be severely damaged and his losses will be gone. What else can he dominate the Northern Xinjiang?

How can we become stronger within two years? The northern border is the frontier, and the biggest enemy is the Northern Barbarians. As long as the Northern Barbarians are strong, the border requires a stronger garrison force. In fact, the northern border is seriously insufficient now. The emergence of this power of the alliance is very beneficial to the security of the Northern Frontier. However, the premise is that the Holy Lord and the Central Committee must recognize and accept this power, otherwise the two tigers will fight against each other and gain benefits from the Northern Barbarians.

How to make the Holy Lord and the Central Committee recognize and accept this power? There are only two ways: one is to be dependent and recruitment, and the other is to have a tacit understanding between each other.

For the Holy Lord and the Central Government, the solution once and for all is to recruit peace and turn the rebellious power into the garrison force, which is a good thing to win multiple goals in one fell swoop, but for Li Fengyun and the Alliance, this is a bad thing. They cannot dominate their own destiny. The main master cuts off their heads, and they can only let them slaughter. If the Central Government wants to deprive them of military power, they can only give it to them.

If the two sides have a tacit understanding, on the premise of joining forces to fight against the Northern Territory, the border government, border troops and alliances can "peacefully live together" to avoid fighting between snipes and clams, and allow the Northern Territory to "fishermen to benefit". However, the Holy Lord and the Central Leader will not "look down" to a group of traitors. Besides, if the Northern Territory rises one after another and repeatedly suppresses unfairness, it will not only seriously endanger the security of the town and the military government, but also seriously damage the face of the central government and the military government.

For Li Fengyun, of course, he had to choose "tacity between each other", which was very beneficial to the development and growth of the alliance. In the history he remembered, next year is the third Eastern Expedition, and the next year is the war between the north and the south. In other words, in the next two years, the garrison forces in the northern border will not only not be effectively supplemented, but will decline day by day. This is his opportunity.

As long as he makes an irreconcilable force with the Northern Barbarians in Yanbei, the Holy Lord and the Central Government will definitely try their best to use the power of the Alliance to fight against the Northern Barbarians. The solution is not to be recruiting and tacit understanding. However, because of the special relationship between the Alliance and the King of Qi, the Holy Lord and the Central Government are essentially expanding the strength of the King of Qi. So if nothing unexpected happens, the Holy Lord and the Central Government will not issue an order to recruit the King of Qi, but will only use the strategy of driving tigers and swallowing wolves, driving away the "little tiger" of the Alliance to fight and kill a large group of evil wolves outside the frontier, so that the Holy Lord and the Central Government can benefit from it.

However, the establishment of this "tactic understanding" must first win the acquiescence of the highest level. The Holy Lord and the Central Committee must correctly recognize the seriousness of the North-South crisis, and must realize that the war between the North and South is about to begin. Only in this way can the Alliance have the value of becoming the Saint Lord and the Central Committee to slaughter the Northern Barbarians, so that the Alliance will be avoided from being surrounded by the garrison troops on all sides when they enter Yanbei, and allow the Alliance to gain sufficient time to gain foothold in Yanbei.

How can we pass this idea of ​​the alliance to the hands of the Holy Lord and the Central Committee? Li Fengyun thought of Li Zixiong.

As one of the veterans of the Middle-earth meritorious ministers, Li Zixiong had contacts with many members of the central center, including the core members of the highest decision-making level of the central center. Although they may not have friendship, they can at least pass the words. That's all. Although Li Zixiong is now a wanted criminal under the Holy Lord's imperial edict, he was once ranked in the center, with a high position and a powerful position, and had a very high prestige in both the military and political circles. It doesn't matter if the person falls, his reputation is still there, and his merits are still there. Li Zixiong wrote to the emperor as a prisoner of crime. No one dared to intercept this memorial halfway.

But Li Zixiong would not obey Li Fengyun's mercy, nor would he be humiliated by Emperor Chen. After all, he lacks trust between him and Li Fengyun, and he does not have the strength to compete with Li Fengyun in the league. More importantly, he has no sense of belonging to the league. The league is just a small shelter for him. If the wind is calm, he will leave. Since that is the case, why should he work hard for the league?

So Li Fengyun gave Li Zixiong's army to the Fenglongshan discussion, gave him Han Shiyan, Zhou Zhong and other wealthy nobles and tens of thousands of troops, and also gave him the Lujun army to which Niu Jinda belonged. In a blink of an eye, Li Zixiong transformed from a single refuge to a hero with more than 14,000 soldiers, catching up with Li Fengyun.

If you have the army, you have the strength, and if you have the strength, you have the right to speak. Once Li Zixiong gains the right to speak within the alliance, he can naturally compete with Li Fengyun, but Li Fengyun doesn't care and is not worried about Li Zixiong usurping power and seizing the throne. The reason is very simple. Li Zixiong is an old and meritorious minister in Middle-earth. He has a great reputation throughout his life. When he is old, he is infamous for the name of a traitor for thousands of years and harms his descendants. He is really unwilling to accept that as long as he is given a slight opportunity, he will turn the world around and let himself die in vain, so that he will not let his ancestors be shamed or humiliated by his descendants. Therefore, as long as you sincerely help him realize his last wish, he will definitely be honest and repay you a hundred times and a thousand times.

Next, Li Fengyun made another unexpected decision, and he handed over the important task of opening up a foothold for the alliance to Li Zixiong. This was an absolute trust in Li Zixiong. Li Zixiong was of course moved, but Li Zixiong also knew that Li Fengyun's move was essentially tied him and the alliance together, so that he could feel a sense of belonging to the alliance. Once he had a sense of belonging, he had to seek benefits for the alliance.

Li Zixiong was a little confused about this. If we look at the people behind Li Fengyun, after the defeat of the first Eastern Expedition, the second Eastern Expedition began in a hurry, the relationship between the north and the south deteriorated suddenly, and the northern border was full of crisis, pulling the two forces of the King of Qi and the Alliance to the northern border will indeed help improve the dilemma of the King of Qi and the Alliance, but what is the ultimate fate of the King of Qi and the Alliance? Everything starts well and ends well, and there will always be an end when there is a beginning. Are the King of Qi and the Alliance victims of the North and South wars, or will it determine the future fate of Zhongtu?

In Li Zixiong's view, the former is more likely, so Li Zixiong just wants to die in a fierce battle. He has no hope for the King of Qi or the Alliance. However, Li Fengyun's "abnormal behavior" in Fenglongshan suddenly made Li Zixiong feel inexplicable. Since he had an army in his hands, he should be able to do more than die in the battlefield.

When Li Zixiong's ambition regained, he had the idea of ​​working hard with Li Fengyun. However, the power behind Li Fengyun was too strong, and he was very afraid. It just so happened that Li Fengyun always maintained a sense of mystery, which seemed to be so secretive that it made people suspicious. Therefore, Li Zixiong had to be cautious and had to find out Li Fengyun's background first.

Now that there is the opportunity to "contact", Li Zixiong did not shy away and directly tested it. Li Fengyun could only answer positively, "To be honest, I believe that in the future, recruitment will not be able to exert our greatest strength in the northern border, nor will we be able to control the situation in the north and south easily."

Li Zixiong immediately heard something unusual, "Is this your personal idea or it comes from..."

Li Fengyun smiled slightly and said with a pun, "From the position of the war faction of the Guardian Mansion, we must naturally recruit peace to ensure the stability of the situation in the northern border. From the position of the central leader and faction, a sudden rebellious force in the northern border may not be a bad thing. Only for my use can I use the knife to kill people in order to win the chaos."

Li Zixiong's eyes lit up, and his thoughts suddenly opened, "Good plan!"

"There is a difficult problem now. Although I put the Alliance knife on the Holy Lord's desk, the Holy Lord may not dare to use it." Li Fengyun said, "I am a dead person, and my identity can no longer be used, nor can I gain the trust of the Holy Lord and the Central."

Li Zi was ambitious to understand it. Li Fengyun's methods were too powerful, he was very scheming, and he had no choice but to do so. He was extremely human. After pondering for a long time, Li Zixiong said slowly, "After taking down the flying fox, I will give you an answer."

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