Chapter 216: The plan is out

On the tenth day of August, the battlefield in Mangshan fell into silence.

Yang Xuangan stopped attacking. Yang Xuanting's death made him realize that the crisis was approaching quickly and he might have fallen into the bottomless abyss, but after carefully analyzing the situation, it seemed that he was sure to win again, and he was just the last blow. As long as he completely defeated Wei Wensheng, completely defeated the Xijing army, and killed the Xijing army, the overall situation was under control.

Which feeling is reality and which feeling is illusory? Yang Xuangan was lost, lost his direction in grief, and stopped attacking at the most critical moment.

Li Mi was furious and harsh, and almost roared at Yang Xuangan. Attack! Attack! Attack! Turn grief into strength, and with high morale and absolute superior force, he gave Wei Wensheng a fatal blow, completely destroying the last fantasy of the local nobles in Guanzhong, and then took Dongdu and Guanxi, laying the foundation for dominating the world.

Wei Fusi tried his best to stop it. Wei Wensheng was no longer able to resist, but was just meat on the chopping board, and was slaughtered by others. The Xijing army lost nearly half and basically lost its combat effectiveness. The local nobles in Guanzhong were desperate and had no choice but to compromise. Therefore, the most urgent task was to use the great victory to threaten the nobles of Dongdu and Xijing with great victory, sit in the negotiation table, and sign the city alliance according to Yang Xuangan's request.

Wei Fusi asked Yang Xuangan for this, did Duke Chu decide whether he would elect King Yang You as the new emperor, or to support King Yang Tong of Yue? Or should he ascend the throne of the emperor himself?

Yang Xuanzong, Yang Jishan, Li Zixiong, Wang Zhou, Yu Chuo and others had a firm attitude and begged Yang Xuangan to make a quick decision and ascend to the throne and become emperor.

Li Mi, Hu Shidan, Zhao Huaiyi and others tried their best to persuade Yang Xuangan, but they stopped Yang Xuangan from becoming emperor. Who would choose between Yang Tong and Yang You? If Yang Tong chose Yang Tong, he would definitely lose Guanxi. The conflict between the people of Guanlong and Shandong was irreconcilable, and Yang Xuangan would definitely destroy the current good situation. On the contrary, if Yang You chose Yang You, he would definitely lose the Shandong nobles. Once the emperor won the support of the entire Shandong region, even if Yang Xuangan occupied Guanlong, he might not be able to defend Guanlong.

Where to go? Yang Xuangan must make a decision, otherwise how to negotiate? But Yang Xuangan has no idea how to make a decision. No matter what choice he makes, the result will be disastrous.

At this moment, he had to admire the emperor. Before the Second Eastern Expedition, the emperor ordered King Yang Tong of Yue to guard the Eastern Capital and King Yang You of Dai to guard the Western Capital. He was indeed very conceived and far-sighted. From beginning to end, the emperor firmly stuck his throat, making it impossible for him to eat or spit it out. The fruit of victory was clearly within his reach, but he could not grab it for himself. That feeling was really worse than death.

Yang Xuangan did not weigh the pros and cons for too long. Since there was no better choice, there were only two evils and the generals were the least. So he resolutely decided to elect King Yang You as the new emperor to win the support of the local nobles in Guanzhong. This choice was also in line with the strategy of dominating Guanlong. In other words, Yang Xuangan was fighting to lose Dongdu and Heluo, and he also wanted to protect Guanlong.

However, no matter how decisive Yang Xuangan was, he lost his most precious day in the debate and weighing.

On the same day, Wei Wensheng rectified the remaining troops, and re-arranged the battle formation with the determination to burn the boats, vowed to fight to the death, and ordered the entire army to reward the imperial guards, Jialan and the imperial guards Long Weitong, who was commanded by him, and promoted the contribution of the Xiaoguo Jingqin to kill Yang Xuanting to boost morale.

On the same day, on the battlefield in Hebei, Wu Ben Lang General Chen Len captured Liyang City with the help of Dugu Zhen and Yuan Baozang.

Yuan Wu Ben abandoned the city and fled, crossed the river from Baimajin, and rushed to the eastern capital.

On August 11, Yang Xuangan commanded the army to launch another attack.

Wei Wensheng was defeated again. Although he received reinforcements, his troops were too disparity and his morale was too sluggish. After a day of rest, the rebels not only recovered their morale, but also reached the peak of their belief in winning. So a suspense-free killing began. Within one day, Wei Wensheng lost all the front lines and retreated to the Golden Valley, and his army was almost wiped out.

However, on another "battlefield", Wei Fusi and Li Mi were seriously frustrated. Li Dan and Wei Jin from Xijing never made a positive response, but only strongly demanded that Yang Xuangan stop attacking immediately, and then the two sides could sit down to negotiate, which was clearly about delaying time. Yang Gongren and Yang Shidao from Dongdu saw through the things behind Yang Xuangan's decision at a glance. Yang Xuangan intended to give up Dongdu, which shows that Yang Xuangan did not have the confidence to defeat the emperor. Since that is the case, why should he respond? Of course, he continued to wait and see.

Li Mi once again warned Yang Xuangan that the situation was getting worse and worse, and the army should not continue to be stranded in the Eastern Capital. It should immediately run to Guanxi as quickly as possible, and take a foothold first, so as not to let yourself fall into a desperate situation of being surrounded by enemies.

Wei Fusi tried his best to stop and flatter him. The current situation was brilliant after his analysis. Crisis? Where did the crisis come from? The most serious crisis at present is not Yang Xuangan, but the emperor.

Li Mi was extremely angry and argued with Wei Fusi, but the result was even worse. Perhaps it was a fear of the unknown future. Yang Xuangan instinctively rejected Li Mi's "alerious words" and accepted Wei Fusi's "sweet words". He hoped that the situation would be as hopeful as Wei Fusi analyzed and inferred, rather than as desperate as Li Mi described.

Li Mi retreated to the second best and took the initiative to ask a side teacher with 5,000 people to go west first, take Tongguan first, and open the passage into Guanxi.

Yang Xuangan refused.

Now Li Dan is on the battlefield of Mangshan, Li Changya is in Xijing, and Li Mi is under Yang Xuangan's account. The every move of the uncle and nephew actually directly affects the development of the current situation. At this moment, does Yang Xuangan still trust Li Mi as much as in the past? The answer is no.

Li Mi is one of the important figures of the prince's remnant party. Although the prince's remnant party has been imprisoned over the years, such as Li Mi, seemingly dormant, in fact, these people are always looking for opportunities to recover. The reason why Yang Xuangan and Li Mi came together to conspire to depose the emperor by force to subvert the reform was that the two sides had common interests. However, after the storm started, the two had increasingly different differences in many decisions, especially since Wei Fusi entered Yang Xuangan's tent to participate in the decision-making, the conflict between the two quickly intensified. Now Li Mi has taken the initiative to lead an army away from Yang Xuangan. Can Yang Xuangan be assured to grant him military power? Can he hand over his retreat?

Li Mi was furious but at a loss. At this moment, he deeply felt the importance of the position of "boss". If you want to do it, be "boss". Otherwise, your destiny will be subject to others and you will die sooner or later.

On the 12th, Yang Xuangan continued to attack and ordered the partial army to capture Mianchi and cut off the grain route between Changpingcang and the Xijing army.

Wei Wensheng, Li Dan, and Wei Jin "contracted" Jingu, commanding more than 20,000 troops to defend the danger and resist stubbornly.

At the most tense moment of the war, Jialan, who led his army to do a short rest in the river valley, received a secret letter from the Sima family in Wencheng.

The Wu Ben Lang General Chen Ling captured Liyang City on the 10th day of the first lunar month, and then led his army to advance along Baigou. It is estimated that he can reach Linqing Pass today. Fei Qingnu, the general of the Right Guard, led the navy's selection army and was advancing rapidly along the north bank of the Dahe River. It is estimated that he can reach Liyang City today. The main force of the navy has also entered the Wuyang County section of the Dahe River, which is about eight days away from Heyang City in Henoi. The left Guard General Yuwen Shu, and Qu Tutong, the left Guard General Qu Tutong, led the Jiyan army to Anyang, the capital of Wei County, and is still six to seven days away from Heyang City in Henoi.

In a secret letter, Sima Tongxian warned Jialan that it is crucial to see whether the Xijing army can hold on to the last moment. If Mangshan is lost, the natural danger of the river alone will be enough to block the army to suppress the rebellion. At that time, the rebellion army will have to divide the troops into two groups, and continue to cross the river from the direction of Heyang, and cross the river from the direction of Yanjin Pass to enter Xingyang, implementing a strategy of attacking the two groups. In this way, the rebellion will be blocked, and the battle time will be extended infinitely. There are major variables in the situation in the Dongdu.

Although Sima Tongxian did not specify the specific number of reinforcements, it was obvious that because time was too tight, the Liaodong battlefield was too far away from Dongdu, and the emperor could call in time was very limited. The number of troops currently invested in the Dongdu battlefield did not have a significant advantage compared with the rebels. This is an important reason why Sima Tongxian was worried that the war situation would continue to be delayed.

Large families like the Sima family control stations within their sphere of influence, so at extraordinary times they often get confidential information one step earlier than the government. At extraordinary times, whoever controls the information will take the initiative and will definitely be able to seize the initiative.

Without hesitation, Galan immediately invited Cui Xun to inform Wen Cheng of the message.

"The Xijing army has been lost nearly half, and Secretary Wei can no longer support it, and the situation is extremely bad." Jialan said bluntly, "If Yang Xuangan completely wiped out the reinforcements in Xijing, then the major event will be gone and the situation in the Dongdu will be no longer possible to save it."

"Are you going to have a plan?" Cui Xun frowned and asked straight to the point.

"Immediately send people to sneak into the Dongdu and present the current situation to King Yue. Please make a quick decision, gather the defenders of the imperial city immediately, go out of the city to fight, launch a fierce attack on the rebels in the direction of Shangchunmen, put the rebels in the dilemma of being attacked from both sides, and then give the Xijing army more time to hold on to the front line of Mangshan until the arrival of reinforcements, and ensure that the Jiyan army and the Donglai navy can advance into the Dongdu as quickly as possible."

As soon as this said, Cui Xun was shocked and speechless. Fu Duanyi and Xue Deyin were also stunned. None of the three of them expected that Jia Lan would come up with such an incredible solution.

How many defenders in Dongdu are there now? Although most of these defenders are mainly based on the imperial guards, with strong combat power and high loyalty, their number is limited. More importantly, what should we do if we fall into the siege of the rebels? Wouldn't we give Dongdu to Yang Xuangan? This strategy is not to take a risk, but to put it to death and survive, which is simply not feasible.

"Galan, this is impossible."

Trison shook his head and sighed, feeling that the young imperial guard officer had lost his mind in order to win this decisive battle.

"There is no choice." Jialan said seriously, "The only force that can change the situation of the war is the Dongdu defender. If Dongdu is afraid and does not fight, then it is certain that the Xijing army will be completely wiped out, and the Dongdu will definitely fall. The Jiyan army and the Donglai navy will definitely be blocked on the north bank of the Great River. What's even more terrifying is that Guanxi will lose. Compared with the two, which is more important, it is clear at a glance."

Cui Xun thought for a long time and said slowly, "If you want to convince the King of Yue to fight, the only general will rush to the Eastern Capital in person."

Jialan has a special identity and has an extraordinary relationship with the brothers Yang Tong, Yang Gongren and Yang Shidao. As Cui Xun said, if he wants to convince Dongdu to burn his boats at this moment, he can only give it a try.

"Since that's the case, I will set off immediately and secretly sneak into the Eastern Capital," Jialan said flatly without thinking, "Please ask Superintendent Cui to visit General Feilang and Secretary Wei immediately, and Dai reported this plan."

Trison agreed immediately.

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