On December 25, news of the successful end of the first phase of the return negotiations reached Chifeng Camp.

Li Fengyun was very happy and immediately told the news that Ashinaduer, who was recruiting the tribes of the Wuluo River on the north bank of the Ruoluo River and Mi Yong, the general manager of the Thunder Second Army. At the same time, he urgently wrote about Han Shiye, Daheduluo, Yelu Tielli on the battlefield of Chelianchuan, Ahuizheng from the Ahui tribe, Naiman Qingchuan from the Yaolai tribe, Huluba from the front line of the Tuohechen River and Hongshui River, Ashinaduer from the Han army chiefs, and the chief managers of the tribes.

Li Fengyun replied to Li Zixiong again. The focus of the negotiation in the second stage was to safely withdraw the Feihu Legion into Anzhou. Therefore, if necessary, you can make some concessions to Duan Da, Zhuo County Legion and Cui Hongsheng, the prefect of Shanggu, as appropriate, and wait for the Feihu Legion to withdraw into Anzhou. After the total force of the Andong Han army exceeded 100,000, the negotiation in the third stage would inevitably be difficult. The Holy Lord and the Central Committee must contain and weaken Andong, and the best method is nothing more than strictly controlling the supply of money, grain and weapons. For this reason, Li Fengyun made suggestions that Andong should take the initiative to attack Goguryeo to force the Holy Lord and the Central Committee to make the decision of the third eastern expedition as soon as possible. As long as the third eastern expedition is completed, Andong will be able to use this as an excuse to obtain a large amount of money, grain and weapons from the Great Wall. In this way, Andong can successfully solve the two major problems of survival and stability and quickly embark on the fast lane of development.

That night, Li Fengyun invited Yang Shanjing to tell him the truth.

"Someone said that they are turning the impossible into the possibility." Li Fengyun smiled, "Of course, in your eyes, some people give up Anton and voluntarily make fish on the chopping board, which is purely a search for death, but the future is unknown. Perhaps, with the favor of fate, some people can go to the end, achieve their goals, and realize their wishes."

Yang Shanjing disagreed, "You gave Anton to Middle Earth, trying to use the power of Middle Earth to fight the desert and survive and develop under the protection of Middle Earth. Who knows that this is a skin to be with a tiger. The risk is too great. How can Middle Earth raise a tiger to be a disaster? Sooner or later, you will be eaten."

"So, I welcome you and cooperate with you sincerely. The purpose is to use Princess Yicheng's power to try every means to block Shibi Khan's counterattack against Anton, and then give Anton valuable time to develop." Li Fengyun said, "As long as Shibi Khan does not launch a counterattack against Anton, Middle-earth will not open its bloody mouth and eat it. After all, when the relationship between the north and the south is tense and the war between the north and the south is about to begin, the internal killing is equivalent to helping the opponent make profits. I believe that Dong will not be so stupid."

Yang Shanjing pondered for a long time and asked seriously, "What reward did you give us?"

"If Shibi Khan is determined to retake Andong, and even resents the rebellion with Middle-earth, and does not hesitate to rebel against Middle-earth, and does not hesitate to break out early in the Civil War, then it can be foreseeable that under the joint attack between Middle-earth and Western Turks, the desert will definitely fail." Li Fengyun said seriously, "That is to say, today Andong has become a trap, a trap used by Middle-earth to infuriate the desert. As long as the desert jumps in, the desert and Middle-earth will break up, and the desert will definitely break out, and the desert will definitely lose. The reason is that the snipe and clam fight, the fisherman will benefit, and the Western Turkic army will definitely rob with fire, cross the Dajin Mountain, attack the heart of the desert, and stab it hard from the back of the desert."

"So for the desert, the most urgent task is to take more time, and this time is not only used to prepare for war, but more importantly, to win cooperation between the Western Turks. The power of the desert alone will definitely not win the Civil War. Only by joining hands and forming an alliance can the Turks resist the attacks of Middle-earth and have hope to block the expansion of Middle-earth north in this round of Civil War."

Yang Shanjing pondered for a long time and asked again, "How much time can you buy for the desert?"

"At least a year." Li Fengyun said without hesitation.

Yang Shanjing was surprised, "You have predicted that at most one and a half years, at least one year, the war between the north and the south will break out. According to this prediction, you did not buy any time for the desert."

"Pei Shiju went west in August. You should know that his purpose is self-evident. He is to compromise with the Western Turks, admit that the benefits lost by Central Earth in the Western Regions are all attributed to the Western Turks, admit that Tuyuhun restored the country, knocked down his teeth and blood, and there is only one condition, that is, join forces with the Western Turks to attack the desert. The Western Turks are of course willing, but the premise is that they want to be a fisherman, hoping that Central Earth and the Desert will fight and fight both sides of the defeat, so that it can achieve its goal at the minimum cost, that is, in the future, neither Central Earth nor the Desert will be able to attack the Western Regions. This will ensure the security of the interests of the Western Turks east of the Pamirs and ensure that they concentrate their efforts to attack the Persians west of the Pamirs."

"It is not difficult to see from this that the Western Turks have to provoke a war between the north and the south, as long as the Central Earth fights with the desert, as long as the desert and the Central Earth fight both sides, its purpose can be achieved. Therefore, it does not matter who it has an alliance with, and it does not matter who it has joined forces to attack third parties. What is important is to seize the opportunity to weaken the two powerful opponents. Now Middle Earth provides an excellent attack opportunity to the Western Turks, that is, Middle Earth seizes food from the mouth of tigers, and force Anton from the mouth of the desert, forcing the desert to the edge of war. As long as the desert falls into this trap and launches a counterattack on Anton, the Civil War will break out immediately, and the Western Turks can sit on the mountain to watch the tiger fight, and wait until the time is right, and then launch a fatal blow, and the primary goal must be the desert."

"So..." Li Fengyun looked at Yang Shanjing with a shocked look and said slowly, "The reason why I predicted that the war between the North and the South would break out one year later was because I seized Andong and affected the overall situation of the North and the South, and had a little initiative in the confrontation between the two strong men. It was precisely because of this initiative that gave me the opportunity to survive and develop in Andong."

"Okay, I admit that you are right." Yang Shanjing said, "So, can you tell me how you can buy a year for the desert?"

"Someone captured Andong and returned to Middle-earth with Andong, posing a serious threat to the desert. This is the reason why the desert has to fight back with all its might." Li Fengyun smiled, "If someone minimizes this threat or even directly eliminates this threat, is there any need for the desert to fight back with all its might?"

Yang Shanjing was puzzled, "What are your plans to reduce or even eliminate Anton's serious threat to the desert?"

"East expedition to Goguryeo."

Yang Shanjing was surprised when he was expeditioning Goguryeo, but then he realized that Li Fengyun was robbing by fire. He took advantage of Goguryeo to burn, kill and loot while being severely damaged by Middle Earth, and was dying, and used the destruction of Goguryeo to strengthen Anton. In this way, within the next year or even longer, Anton's attack direction will be in the Far East, and the threat to the desert will indeed be minimized.

"Anton has been incorporated into Zhongtu, and you also obey the orders of Dongdu." Yang Shanjing immediately questioned, "If there was no Dongdu's permission and the strong support of Dongdu, how could you go to the east to go to the east to go? Although Zhongtu attacked Goguryeo for two consecutive years, although it had failed for two years, Goguryeo's small country could not withstand the consumption of war. Now there is only one breath left and survive. In this situation, how could Zhongtu allow you to attack Goguryeo? I have suffered heavy losses for two years, but in the end I have made you a free gift. How could Dongdu be willing to do it after making a wedding dress for you?"

Li Fengyun remained silent.

"Middle Earth uses your hand to capture Andong, which is originally a trap to lure the desert. At the same time, Pei Shiju went west and joined hands with the Western Turks to form an alliance. It can be seen that Middle Earth is determined to launch a war between the north and the south, and is waiting for the desert to launch an attack." Yang Shanjing continued, "It is not difficult to deduce from this. Even if the desert is tolerant and restrained, the East Capital will press forward step by step. You, Anton, will take the initiative to attack the desert, doing your best to provoke, so you cannot believe your words, and the words of the East Expedition to Goguryeo cannot stand scrutiny at all."

"Anton and I have a very difficult situation, so you ignore it?" Li Fengyun defended himself. "If the war between North and South broke out immediately, Andong will be the first to be the brunt of the early battles, and the results of the early stage are lost. Not to mention growing, even survival is a luxury. Therefore, not only needs to find ways to win precious development time, but also need to plunder Goguryeo at all costs to speed up the development speed. Therefore, the eastern expedition to Goguryeo is not that it cannot stand the scrutiny, but that you are in a different position and the results are also very different."

This time it was Yang Shanjing's turn to remain silent.

After a long time, Yang Shanjing smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I can't believe you."

"Why?"

"You are too crazy, and things that people cannot do and dare not do are common to you." Yang Shanjing said, "If you tell someone that your purpose of growing wildly is to avenge revenge, and you believe it, but now you tell someone that your purpose of making a comeback is to dominate the world, and you don't believe it."

Li Fengyun sneered and asked sternly, "This will make you believe that a certain battle against Goguryeo will not attack the desert?"

"You give a reason, a reason that you can trust."

"If someone tells you that Dongdu will set up a Protectorate in Andong and appoint Pei Shiju as the first Anton Protectorate, do you believe it?"

Yang Shanjing looked at Li Fengyun in surprise, "Pei Shiju? Anton's Protector? Is this the final result of your negotiations with Dongdu?"

"The negotiations continue." Li Fengyun shook his hand and said, "However, someone is working in this direction. If nothing unexpected happens, Dongdu will agree. After all, Pei Shiju will serve as the Great Protector of Andong and stay in Andong, which is an insurmountable barrier for the desert."

More importantly, Li Fengyun did not say it, and Yang Shanjing also understood it.

Pei Shiju is a typical peace-minded faction in diplomatic strategy, winning the greatest interests at the minimum cost, and the main means to achieve this goal is to use barbarians to control barbarians, and to do everything they can. However, one thing is the consensus of the world. As long as Pei Shiju appears, there will be no war for the time being. Even if there is war, it will stop temporarily to see if disputes can be resolved through diplomatic means. Therefore, if Pei Shiju stays in Andong, it is equivalent to Middle-earth showing his position to the desert, harmony is the most important, and the relationship between the north and the south should still be maintained. As for the issue of Anton's ownership, we can sit down and talk slowly, and everything is easy to discuss.

Yang Shanjing finally let go, "I'll wait and see."
Chapter completed!