Chapter 222: All advantages are lost

On the morning of the 17th, Yang Xuangan lifted the siege of the Dongdu Imperial City and the Palace City, and also withdrew from the north and south outer lands. What made the people of the Dongdu praise was that Yang Xuangan's army was strict and disciplined from beginning to end, and even during the retreat, there was no robbery.

Yang Xuangan's abnormal move made the imperial city very alert. King Yang Tong of Yue suspended the attack with the advice of Fan Zigai, Yang Gongren and Cui Jie, while Cui Baode sent several teams of scouts to the north and south outer dynasties and Tongji Canal to explore the enemy situation. As Yang Gongren and others expected, Yang Xuangan took retreat as an advance, and seemed to have lifted the siege of Dongdu, but in fact, he deployed his army on the outside of Dongdu, set up a trap, and waited for the Dongdu garrison army to fall into the trap.

Just as Yang Gongren was discussing countermeasures with Fan Zigai, Cui Zi and others, the Cui received a secret document from the rebel camp. The secret document said that yesterday, Wei Wensheng, Li Dan, Dugu Wudu and Liu Xu retreated to the valley on the northern foot of the Mang Mountain and fought with their backs. However, in the middle of the night, a reinforcement army came from Heyang, crossed the river overnight and participated in the battle overnight. Not only did they help Wei Wensheng defend the battle formation, but they also boosted the morale of the army. However, the number of reinforcements was too small and the strength of the two sides in the war was too great, so Wei Wensheng could not escape the fate of defeat.

This is good news. Based on the information sent by Jialan, the army that arrived at the battlefield in time should be the general of Wu Ben Lang. Fei Qingnu and Chen Ling were two days apart from Chen Ling, while the main army led by Yuwen Shu, the general of the left guard, and Yuwen Shu and the general of the right guard, came to Hu'er, were only two or three days away from Fei Qingnu. As a result, if everything goes well, Fei Qingnu will arrive at the battlefield tomorrow, and Yuwen Shu and Lai Hu'er will arrive in Heyang in two or three days. In other words, as long as Wei Wensheng persists for another three or four days, the situation will be overturned.

So, how should Dongdu make a decision? Should we wait for the changes in the battle situation, or take the initiative to fight and do our best to fight?

Edomatus currently has the strength to fight with all its strength, but judging by the deduction of the situation, there are great contributions ahead. For more than a month, Dongdu has worked together to fight bloody battles, but at the last moment, due to lack of strength, he lost the opportunity to defeat his merits and demerits, and even missed a great opportunity to make achievements. Who can be content?

After discussing, King Yang Tong of Yue, Fan Zigai, Yang Gongren and Cui Ziyuan decided to release the upcoming news of the main reinforcements to all the subjects in the East Capital, so that the subjects could recognize the current situation and make the right choice. Then they called on the subjects to do their best and gather the most powerful force at all costs to launch an attack on the rebel Yang Xuangan, in order to use the main reinforcements to fight the rebellion, to win credit and gain benefits.

At noon, Dongdu was in full swing. All the nobles and bureaucrats recognized the situation and made the right choice. All the common people were moved by the promised interests of King Yang Tong of Yue. So in a short time, the people of Dongdu responded to the call of King Yang Tong of Yue, and contributed their efforts. In an unprecedented atmosphere of unity, they quickly formed an army of tens of thousands of people.

Around Shen Shichu in the afternoon, Cui Baode and Fan Wenchao took the elite vanguards and the soldiers who were selected to fight back to Luocang.

Immediately afterwards, King Yang Tong of Yue, with the assistance of Fan Zigai and Cui Zi, personally led this temporary army of ten thousand people to set off in a mighty manner.

Yang Gongren was in charge of the imperial city, led three regiments of imperial guards to guard, and staged an empty city plan.

The importance of returning to Luocang to Yang Xuangan can be imagined, so Yang Tong does not need to attack. As long as he puts out the army, makes an attacking posture, and bluffs, it is enough to "scar" Yang Xuangan, forcing him to be careful. Originally, Yang Xuangan wanted to scare Yang Tong, but Yang Tong temporarily formed an army of 10,000 people and killed him fiercely. He was not afraid of Yang Xuangan's "trap", but instead "scared" Yang Xuangan.

The battle situation has reached its most critical moment. Yang Xuangan wants to concentrate his main force to annihilate Wei Wensheng and have no intention of fighting on both sides. So in desperation, he had to draw some troops back to Jinyong City and Huiluo Cang in order to overwhelm Yang Tong in terms of momentum and force Yang Tong not to attack.

Unexpectedly, Yang Tong was not afraid of tigers when he was born, so he launched an attack. Under his command, Cui Baode and Fan Wenchao led their troops to attack back to Luocang. In addition, there were some children of high-ranking officials and nobles who wanted to take the opportunity to gain merits, and they also organized the family generals and guards they led. After being attached to the main force, they attacked as if they were decent.

After entering dusk, Yang Tong cried out gold and conquered the army and retreated to Shangchun Gate.

It was thanks to Yang Tong's attack in Luocang that Wei Wensheng withstood Yang Xuangan's most violent attack, defended the battle formation, and struggled to support the arrival of Fei Qingnu, the second batch of reinforcements, the Wu Benlang General.

On the 18th, Yang Tong continued to attack back to Luocang.

Fan Zigai returned to the imperial city of Zhen, while Yang Gongren rushed to the front line to command the battle. This was agreed in advance by the two, because they lacked trust and had to be rotated to prevent the other from taking action behind their backs.

The fierce battle on the northern foot of Mang Mountain continues. Although Wei Wensheng received nearly 10,000 reinforcements, his strength rebounded and his morale recovered, there was still a considerable gap in strength between the two sides. Yuwen Shu and Lai Huer's main force are still on the way. What's particularly serious is that according to the news obtained by Wei Wensheng, the support speed of Yuwen Shu and Lai Huer cannot be compared with Chen Len and Fei Qingnu's support speed.

The reason is actually very simple. The supply of military supplies such as nearly 100,000 troops, food, grass, weapons, etc. is a big problem. In the unfavorable situation where Tongji Canal has been cut off by Henan rebels and Dongdu is surrounded by rebels, the supply of military supplies to reinforcements can only be counted on Li Yang Cang, but Li Yang Cang was previously looted by Hebei rebels. Although the charge of "looting" has been ruled to Yang Xuangan, it is a fact that Li Yang Cang was severely damaged. The transported cabbage ship was either burned by Yang Xuangan or taken away by Hebei rebels, so it is very difficult to supply military supplies.

These are still small problems. The big problem is that after the two main reinforcements of the routes met Liyang, the Yongji Canal was considered safe, and the food transportation of the Expeditionary Force could continue. The Expeditionary Force's demand for food and supplies was more urgent. Because after Yang Xuangan raised the flag and rebelled, the Yongji Canal's grain was interrupted for more than a month. Although Gaoyang, Zhuo County and even the towns in western Liaoning tried their best to allocate military reserves to ensure the needs of the Expeditionary Force, the reserves of the northern towns were almost exhausted due to no supplements. In addition, the Jiyan army went south to suppress the rebellion, which seriously affected the security of the northern border. Once the northern enemy took the opportunity to invade, how to deal with it? Therefore, it is important to suppress the rebellion and maintain peace. Considering that the emperor and the Expeditionary Force are still in Liaodong, the security of the northern border is more important at this moment, and the grain and supplies of the Liyang Cang must be given priority to supply the needs of the northern border.

Wei Wensheng actually knew in his heart that all this was an excuse for intentional delay, and Yuwen Shu and Lai Huer were both military commanders whom the emperor trusted very much. These two people made excuses to delay and not rush to destroy Yang Xuangan. It must be the emperor's instructor. Why is the emperor like this? It's very simple, let the storm come a little bigger and let the storm rage longer. In this way, most of the conservative nobles who stayed in the two capitals were either smeared directly by the storm, or swept away by the storm, and finally destroyed in the liquidation after the storm. This was the emperor's killing strategy by using the knife to kill the conservative nobles who blocked the reform process with Yang Xuangan.

Since that's the case, then "cooperate" with the emperor. Anyway, the Eastern garrisons and the Xijing garrisons controlled by conservative aristocrats are now fighting on the battlefield, and they are killing each other. These troops have suffered too much casualties, and the power of the conservatives will be weakened. If the conservatives are not strong enough, they will not be allowed to be slaughtered by the emperor?

Wei Wensheng informed all the soldiers of the army that Yuwen Shu, the general of the left guard, and Lai Huer, the general of the right guard, was leading the main reinforcements and would arrive in the battlefield within two or three days. Therefore, the most urgent task is not only to defend the river valley and ensure that the main reinforcements can cross the river as soon as possible, but also to find ways to hold Yang Xuangan and drag the main force of the rebels to Beim Mountain so that the main reinforcements can defeat Yang Xuangan as quickly as possible and wipe out the rebels.

Morale has been greatly boosted. Two reinforcements have arrived, one from Jiyan and the other from Donglai Naval Division. So will the main reinforcements be far away? Obviously, this time the command did not deliberately deceive the frontline soldiers, so it is natural to be encouraged.

The morale here has risen, but the morale there is decline. Under the absolute advantage, it cannot be captured for a long time and has no results in a long attack. Not only has the East been unable to take it, but even the 40,000 Xijing army was unable to be wiped out. Instead, it has suffered heavy losses. In addition, various rumors are flying everywhere. It is rumored that the emperor will return to Dongdu with hundreds of thousands of expeditionary forces. As one goes up and down, the attack on the 18th has made no progress. Yang Xuangan's army has suffered more casualties and has lost nothing except for the day of casualties.

Yang Xuangan finally realized that the situation was serious. Although he still had time and a chance to fight, facing the local nobles of Guanzhong who refused to compromise and fought to the death, facing the attacks of Yang Tong and Wei Wensheng, he could be said to be surrounded by enemies, especially the hatred he had formed with the local nobles of Guanzhong affects the future. Even if he successfully won Guanxi in the future, it would be difficult to win the support of the local nobles of Guanzhong.

At this time, Yang Xuan thought of Li Mi, and his previous pessimistic analysis and judgment of the situation, as well as the strategy that seemed extremely conservative at the time. The development of the battle situation and the changes in the situation were all reported to Li Mi. Now should he turn around to attack Guanxi, or raise his strength to wipe out the Xijing army? Compared with the two, of course, the latter is more sure. After all, the Xijing army is at an absolute disadvantage, but he is gritting his teeth and struggling to hold on. The former missed the best opportunity, and is actually full of risks. Once he is blocked by Tongguan, he will be caught up by the main force of the enemy, and he will be in a desperate situation and annihilated the entire army.

On the night of the 18th, Yang Xuangan held a military discussion at Jingyu Temple and explained the current situation in detail.

"If we can wipe out the enemy's entire army tomorrow, or drive the enemy across the river, the situation will be under control. Otherwise, the situation will be overturned, all advantages will be lost, and there will be many crises, and life and death will be hanging on the front line."

The tent was silent and the atmosphere was extremely solemn.

Yang Xuangan waved his hand and was full of enthusiasm, "Tomorrow, everyone will work together and fight will be decided."

The generals agreed.

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Chapter completed!