On the eighth day of the 10th month, the flying fox.

The secret envoy of Huaihuang who went north to Huaihuang rushed back to Feihu day and night, bringing back many major news.

On the ninth day of November, Feng Xiaoci, the General of the Right Guard, was killed on the battlefield in the battle to encircle and suppress the Hebei hero Zhang Jincheng.

On November 12, the Holy Lord ordered the establishment of the An Dongduwei Mansion, with Li Pingyuan as the first An Dongduwei, and fully governing Anzhou and the Northeast. Li Pingyuan is the son of Anping Duke Li Delin and the younger brother of the famous scholar Li Baiyao. In addition, there have been rumors in the palace recently that Li Pingyuan is a secret weapon sword, and the secret weapon sword is a white-haired thief.

On November 18th, the Holy Lord ordered the General of the Right Guard and Duke Li Hun of the Kingdom of Zhuo, and immediately rushed to Zhuo County to build the Andong Duwei Mansion. Before that, the Holy Lord ordered the General of the Left Guard and Dong Chun of Shunzheng to step down as the remaining guard of Pengcheng and transferred to the prefect of Yanmen, and rushed north to take office.

On November 25, Li Anqi, the son of Li Baiyao, was ordered by the King of Qi and secretly rushed to Anzhou. On behalf of the King of Qi, he persuaded Li Fengyun and immediately retreated the Feihu army to the outside of the pass.

These major news are directly related to the direction of the situation in the northern border and the survival of the Feihu Left-behind Legion. Except for the news that Feng Xiaoci was defeated by Zhang Jin, the rest of the army and government officials, Zhen Baoche, Chen Rui and Han Yao, were surprised. At the same time, Li Hun and Dong Chun, two supporters of the Qi King, rushed to the northern border one after another, and both served as military positions and the local administrative chiefs of the Central Government and the Qing Dynasty.

The compromise between the Holy Lord and the King of Qi was clearly seen. The King of Qi thus strengthened his strength and his wings gradually grew. His voice in the northern border became increasingly stronger and his influence on the situation in the north and south was becoming increasingly greater. The Lord of the Holy Lord acquiesced and indulged the King of Qi to develop his strength, while using the power of the King of Qi to consolidate and strengthen the garrison force in the northern border. It is not difficult to deduce that as the relationship between the north and the south quickly broke down after Li Fengyun captured Anzhou, the Holy Lord and the Central Committee had already begun to prepare for the Civil War.

Under this background, it is urgent to stabilize the political situation and the domestic situation of the two capitals. It just so happened that the goal of the eastern expedition to Goguryeo has been basically achieved. The focus of the game between the north and the south has been concentrated in Anzhou and the northeast, allowing the Holy Lord and the Central Committee to free up their hands to concentrate their efforts to deal with the domestic crisis. In this way, when the expedition forces on the battlefield in Liaodong returned, the domestic suppression of rebellion and suppression of thieves entered the climax. The Feihu Left Legion is active in the core area of ​​the northern border and has the first to be the target of suppression, so the situation is very serious, leaving very little time for the Feihu Left Legion. If you want to seek profit and avoid harm, you can only follow the trend and leave the customs immediately.

"We have no choice." Chen Rui shook his head and sighed, "Since the King of Qi compromised with the Holy Lord, he would rather trap Huaihuangbian Town than join forces with us to take control of Yanbei, and would not form a three-way response with Feihu and Anzhou. Then the plan proposed by Ming Gong that day was no longer possible to be implemented, and he could only withdraw to Anzhou and join the Ming Gong according to the established decision discussed earlier."

Zhen Baoche, Han Yao, and Dan Tai Wuyang looked at each other and nodded at the same time.

"From time calculation, Li Min has arrived in Anzhou. If Ming Gong accepts our decision and allows us to withdraw from the outside of the pass, the relevant orders will be delivered to Feihu soon." Zhen Baoche frowned and said worriedly, "I am afraid that Ming Gong is on the expedition to Ruoluo River. If the message is inconvenient, it will be troublesome."

"Because of this, we cannot be indecisive." Han Yao waved his hand and said firmly, "We have made a decision before. If the King of Qi's road is completely cut off, we will evacuate from the customs. Now we have no choice but to implement the established decision and leave the customs immediately, otherwise we will suffer from chaos."

"But..." Zhen Baoche hesitated, "The situation in Anzhou is very bad. If conditions do not allow, if we forcefully retreat into Anzhou, the result may be worse. Therefore, we must seek the opinions of Minggong and make Anzhou ready for reunion and rendezvous, otherwise the consequences will be worrying."

"Mr. Ming has made it very clear before. He agreed to us to withdraw to Anzhou." Han Yao retorted bluntly, "Mr. Ming has given us three strategies, middle and lower, and the worst is to withdraw to Anzhou. Do you still need to doubt such clear instructions?"

"I'm not a suspicion of the Ming Gong's order." Zhen Baoche argued reasonably, "Getting out of customs is a major event. It not only affects the life and death of our left-behind legions, but also the survival of the main legions outside the Great Wall. Therefore, it is necessary to plan in a coordinated manner. We must cooperate closely inside and outside the Great Wall to support each other. Otherwise, how can we ensure the safety of our out of customs? How can we ensure the stability of Anzhou?"

"Time, who will give us time?" Han Yao immediately asked, "Look at our grain reserves, how long can it last? Before Ming Gong left, we had the support of the wealthy families in northern Hebei and Youyan in secret, and on the surface, the support of the King of Qi. Conservatively, it could be supported until next spring, but man's calculations are not as good as God's calculations. Who would have thought that the emperor would not leave when he arrived in Hejian, and the palace was placed in Gaoyang, staring at us hundreds of miles away. As a result, Jibei and Youyan were the ones who were looking at us fiercely.

The wealthy families in the two places dared not support them, and the King of Qi was afraid to retreat. With our existing grain reserves, even if we save food, it would only last for a month at most. By the beginning of next spring, if we want to survive, we must go down the mountain to plunder. Yanbei is barren and mixed with Hu, and the local forces are very strong. If we want to plunder, we can only go south to Hebei. The emperor and his palace are in Gaoyang, Boling, Shanggu, and Hejian. Going south to Hebei is purely seeking death."

Han Yao spread his hands and looked at Zhen Baoche, "Tell me, what should I do in a month? If the support of the King of Qi and join forces with the King of Qi to attack Yanbei, we still have a chance of winning and can solve the problem of food shortage. But now the King of Qi is scared and goes back on his word and coerces us to withdraw from the border. What should we do?"

Zhen Baoche looked stern and said nothing.

Chen Rui and Dan Tai Wuyang looked at each other and smiled bitterly. Han Yao said that the fatal point was that the food shortage forced the Feihu Left Legion to evacuate Yanbei, and going south to Hebei was a dead end, so there was only one choice in the end, leaving the customs. However, the nearest journey from Feihu to Anzhou was to go to Youzhou. Even so, it was more than 1,500 miles. The journey was too long and there was no guarantee of safety. This was the reason why the senior leaders of the Legion such as Zhen Baoche were hesitant and undecided. It was also an important reason why the heroes and coaches left behind had made the decision to go out of customs, but still had a glimmer of hope for the King of Qi.

"Since I have decided to leave the customs, don't look back." Chen Rui decisively supported Han Yao, "Immediately summoned the military commanders to discuss specific plans for leaving the customs, set off as soon as possible, and strive to arrive in Anzhou around the end of the year."

"How to ensure the safety of leaving the customs?" Zhen Baoche asked seriously, "I don't believe in Cui, and I don't believe in the government along the way. If the safety of leaving the customs is not guaranteed, this battle will be a life-threatening death, and we will be in danger of being wiped out."

Chen Rui, Han Yao, and Dan Tai Wuyang looked at each other, but they couldn't even come up with a good way to travel.

"Let's work together." Chen Rui sighed, "If you all think of a solution together, maybe you can find a way to solve the problem."

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On the eighth day of December, Anzhou.

With the help of Han Maha, General of Huaihuang Town, Li Anqi disguised himself as a merchant and lurked in the caravan, sleeping in the open and dusty place, and arrived in Fangcheng. Later, he contacted Xiao Yi, the director of the General Administration Office, through a special method, and successfully met Li Zixiong.

Li Anqi was straightforward and explained his purpose directly.

Xiao Yi had told him that the northern expedition of Anzhou had achieved a decisive victory, but it would take some time to fully control the Northeast. Li Fengyun led the main army to continue fighting south of the Ruoluo River. It is unknown when he would return. Therefore, Li Zixiong is the one who is in charge of military and political affairs of the Great Alliance. Just discuss with Li Zixiong if you have anything. In addition, the General of the Right Guard who had just served as the deputy commander of Andong, Li Hun, the Duke of the King of the King of the King of the King of the United States, had also arrived in Fangcheng and began to negotiate for pacification with Anzhou. It was still one thing that Xiao Yi thought carefully and told him that Li Min from Feihu had already left the pass and rushed to Anzhou. The purpose was to persuade Li Fengyun to agree to the Feihu's remaining army to withdraw from the pass. Cui Jiu from the Boling Cui family was also rushed to Anzhou with him. In order to achieve his goal, Cui Jiu went to the Northeast regardless of his safety and wanted to persuade Li Fengyun in person.

In other words, under the pressure of the Holy Lord and the Central Committee, all forces in the Great Wall are trying their best to convince Anzhou to agree and accept the Feihu Legion coming out of the customs, but Anzhou is difficult to resist and must compromise and give in. It is just to choose the right opportunity to seek the best interests.

What is the right time? It is the victory of the Northern Expedition, and the Northeast has been included. Anzhou has the qualification to bargain with the Great Wall and has the ability to ensure the safety of the Feihu Legion coming out of seclusion. This opportunity is clearly visible. Now the days when Anzhou completely controls the Northeast are close. Li Anqi is coming at the right time, so it doesn’t matter whether he sees Li Fengyun himself. Just tell Li Zixiong the purpose of this time truthfully.

After hearing this, Li Zixiong asked about the recent situation of the King of Qi. He also understood the dilemma of the King of Qi. Everyone was sympathetic and had their necks pinned by the Holy Lord and the Central Committee. They were controlled everywhere. There was no better way for the time being. They could only hope that the Civil War would break out as soon as possible so that they could use this war to reverse their precarious and difficult-to-control fate.

"The northern expedition is coming to an end, but there are still major changes in the situation in the Northeast war, so the more we reach the last moment, the more we should be cautious." Li Zixiong smiled, "Deputy Commander Anton went out of seclusion to recruit appeasements is a big deal. The chief general will definitely not be negligent. I believe that in a few days, the chief general general manager will hear news from the chief general manager, so I suggest you stay in Fangcheng temporarily and maybe you can return with satisfaction."

Li Anqi bowed to the teachings, but he was in a heavy mood and was worried. "There are only a handful of days before the end of the year, and the Holy Lord has issued a public edict that the Feihu rebels must be resolved before the end of the year, and the time left for us to deal with the crisis is getting less and less."

Li Zixiong disagreed, "The edict is one thing, and whether it can be actually implemented is another. The Holy Lord has already found a scapegoat. At most, he can borrow Cui Hongsheng's head. After all, the Holy Lord has killed a general Yu Juluo, the right imperial guard, and another general Cui Hongsheng, the left imperial guard?"

Li Anqi was speechless.

=

On the eighth day of the 12th month, at Gubeikou, Yang Gongdao urgently made an appointment with Zhao Shizhu, Guo Xuan and Murong Zhengze to report the news again.

After more than a month of hard work, tens of thousands of soldiers in Anzhou basically ended the Northern Expedition by November 30. The expected goal of the Northern Expedition was basically achieved. The alliance army had taken over the vast land south of the Ruoluo River. Next, they had to use the power of Ashinaduer and Songmo Yaqin to pacify the tribes of the Cun tribes. At the same time, with the help of Khitan chiefs such as Daheduluo, Balisusu and Yelu Tielli, they would subdue four Khitan tribes including Kerchen, north of the Ruoluo River, and strive to complete the goal of capturing and actually controlling the Northeast before the end of the year.

Zhao, Guo, and Murong were both surprised and happy, and immediately reported to the Holy Lord.
Chapter completed!