On the sixth day of the sixth month, early in the morning, the eastern capital stayed behind Fan Zigai. Duke Yang Gongren of Guanguo and Cui Jie, the chief of the Prince of Yue's palace, rushed to the small town of Kuaixiang where the Liu River entered Luo River and personally went to the front line to command the battle in Yique.

In the morning, Wu Benlang General Zhou Zhongchen and Yu Baiting changed his previous passive defense and actively made a strong attack on the river, effectively restraining the rebels on the front line of Ganluo City.

Under the cover of darkness, General Li Hun of the Right Guard gathered all the troops under his tent in the southeast of Xianren Palace, and after dawn, he began to attack and advance towards Yiquekou with all his strength.

At the same time, Henan Lingda Xi Shanyi, who was under the banner of Wu Ben Lang General Fei Yao, also led his army to appear on the banks of the Yishui River after dawn, with the troops aiming directly at Luti Mountain. While Henan Lingda Xi Shanyi, Fei Yao's troops quickly advanced along the Luoshui line after dawn, towards Ganluo City.

Li Fengyun responded quickly and urgently told the commanders of the army that the intention of the government was very clear, trying to cut off the connection between Ganluo City and Yiquekou, and then surrounded Ganluo City with heavy troops. Once Ganluo City was lost, the alliance army on the front line of Ganluo City was wiped out, and Yiquekou was unable to hold on. Li Fengyun ordered to give up Ganluo City immediately, and took advantage of the fact that the government troops had encircled, quickly retreated to Yishui, set up a formation on the lines of Luti Mountain and Yiquekou, and defended Yique at all costs.

The alliance army retreated across the board, and the situation changed immediately, and this change was obviously not conducive to Li Hun who was rushing to the front. Other friendly forces had not entered the battlefield and had not yet contacted the opponent. If Li Hun continued to rush, he would inevitably fight fiercely with his opponent, and even be surrounded by his opponent. After he was surrounded, would the friendly forces sit on the mountain to watch the tiger fight or actively support? Obviously, the former is more likely.

Li Hun ordered the attack to stop, immediately distance himself from the rebels to ensure his own safety. At the same time, he urgently reported to the front line command center located in Kuai Township, suggesting that they urge other units to speed up the advancement. Now the army is not advancing in unison, but he is alone in the army.

After receiving Li Hun's report, Kuai Township realized that the situation of the war had changed. The rebels retreated across the line and failed before the strategy of division, encirclement and annihilation had not been implemented. This is enough to show that the secret was leaked. Otherwise, the rebels would not have been able to counterattack just now, and when Zhou Zhong, Chen Bing Baiting had just taken the initiative to cross the river, and when Pei Hongce, Fei Yao and Da Xi Shanyi had not yet entered the Yique battlefield, he "escaped". However, now is not the time to pursue the leak of the secret, but to come up with new countermeasures immediately in response to the changes in the situation.

Yang Gongren was very depressed and stood in front of the map and sighed, "The rebels are retreating to Yiquekou. Once tens of thousands of rebels take over the danger, it will be difficult for us to regain Yiquekou in the short term."

"Time is too precious to us now." Cui Zigui glanced at Fan Zigai with a heavy expression and whispered, "If Liyang mutiny, the thief will kill Dongdu, and Xijing will be eyeing him. In addition, Han Xiangguo, the thief commander in Yiquekou, we will not be attacked from both sides, but trapped on all sides."

Fan Zigai had no expression on his face, and his heart was filled with helplessness, powerlessness and helplessness.

He has always believed that open and secret struggles between factions originated from different political views. Although they fought for power and wealth, they would not shake the roots and harm the fundamental interests of Middle-earth, kingdom and the cause of unification. After all, only by making the "cake" bigger can everyone gain more. However, this time he became more and more aware that his idea was wrong. Perhaps the reform had touched the vital interests of most nobles, and their share of the "cake" was getting smaller and smaller. Perhaps the continuous foreign wars had greatly damaged national strength. The "cake" was shrinking and seriously endangered the fundamental interests of vested interest groups. So they became "violent" and broke through the "bottom line" without hesitation, using all means to seize personal gain. For this reason, they did not hesitate to destroy the cause of unification and subvert the country's destiny.

Looking around, there are all selfish crazy people in front of you, and some of them have even lost their minds. For example, Yang Xuangan and Li Zixiong in Li Yang, they have lost their minds. Yang Gongren, Yang Hao and others deceived their superiors and subordinates for their own selfish interests, and they are still unwilling to disclose the secrets they have. Cui Ze, Yuan Wendu, Zheng Yuanshou, Li Hun and others are even more insidious and cunning, and they are all behind the scenes. The Dongdu crisis was rapidly expanded and out of control under their deliberate push. As for Xijing, let alone Xijing, he has been planning for a long time, not to destroy Dongdu, which replaced their capital status, but also to destroy reforms, and even to destroy the Holy Lord and the Destiny. Their idea is actually very simple. When I helped you build a country to build a country that was beneficial to me. Now this country is not good for me, of course I want to destroy it and then rebuild one.

The situation is no longer controlled. Fan Zigai has already reported to the Holy Lord 100,000 fires, but the far water cannot save the near fire. It takes time for the Holy Lord to come back. During this period, Fan Zigai must defend the Dongdu and must control the crisis within a certain range. Otherwise, the consequences will be unimaginable, and the great cause of unification may collapse with a sudden collapse.

However, Fan Zigai was willing but not capable enough. There were far more "enemy" around him than "friends" and "brothers". The strategy to suppress the enemy that was only planned yesterday could not be used overnight. It can be seen that there are so many "enemy" inside, and this battle is no longer possible. What's more important is, how can you stick to Dongdu if this continues? However, the arrow is on the string and you have to fire. If Yique's battle ends before it starts, it will be a big blow to Dongdu's authority. For Fan Zigai himself

It was just an open "slap in the face". After all, he, the Dongdu, is a real military and political chief of Dongdu. As for how much power he actually controls, only he himself knows. On the surface, even the Guard Mansion is now "bearing his orders". General Li Hun of the Right Guard, Fei Yao and Zhou Zhong, the General of Wu Ben Lang, all obeyed his commands. Therefore, if this battle starts and ends, Fan Zigai will definitely become a laughing stock in the Dongdu, and his authority will flow thousands of miles away, and no one will listen to his words.

Fan Zigai was regretful. Wei Yunqi's move was too poisonous, and Yuan Wendu's "going with the flow" became more and more sinister. No wonder Yang Gongren and Cui Jie both closed their mouths and kept silent. It turned out that they all knew that this move would not only consume the army of Dongdu, but also put Fan Zigai to death, forcing him to "give up his hand" and have to hand over power and be a "supporting role". Of course, the auxiliary minister must have the awareness of the auxiliary minister. How can the weak minister be strong and the main minister be reversed? Unfortunately, Fan Zigai was "aware" too late, and now he is in a dilemma.

"Does Guan Gong have any countermeasures?" Fan Zigai was also very decisive. He should adapt when it was time to adapt. He would rather break than bend than to see when. At this moment, the head-on conflict with a large group of big men would be useless. It would be better to take a step back, wait for an opportunity to move, and perhaps he can succeed with one blow. So he took the initiative to lower his posture and once again compromised with Yang Gongren.

This time, Yang Gongren did not shirk his responsibilities and said with his finger map, "There are two countermeasures. First, the armies of various routes were advancing quickly. General Li attacked Yiquekou, and General Zhou Lang attacked Luti Mountain to restrain the main force of the rebels on the north bank of the Yishui River. General Feilang took the opportunity to lead his army to cross Yishui and sneak attack Qianting. Qianting was the only way for the rebels to retreat to Yuzhou. If the front pavilion was lost, the rebels were trapped in Yique. Once the food was gone, the entire army would be wiped out. Therefore, the thief general Han Xiangguo saw that the front pavilion was in a hurry and would abandon Yique and retreat all the way, but in turn, if the thief general was in trouble, he would definitely abandon Yique and retreat.

The Korean Prime Minister stationed heavily in Qianting, and General Feilang's attack was blocked. The battle situation was stalemate, which would be unfavorable to me. Secondly, General Li attacked Yiquekou, General Zhou Lang attacked Lutishan, suppressed the rebels on the Yishui line, and appointed Lingda Xi of Henan to defend the north of Luoshui, General Feilang reinforced Yanshi, and Pei Zanwu supported Luokoucang and strengthened the defense of the eastern front of the capital. If the news of the rebellion in Liyang is untrue, then concentrated on the suppression of Yique rebels. On the contrary, the defense of the east and south fronts of the capital can be taken into account, so as to give the Dongdu plenty of time to deal with the crisis."

After carefully weighing the pros and cons, Fan Zigai chose to take into account the defense strategy of the East and South lines. He was sure that Li Yang was rebelling and Yang Xuangan was coming to the East Capital, so Yique could only fight quickly in this battle. If he could not fight quickly, the East Capital would definitely fall into the dilemma of fighting on two or even three lines, and his troops were not enough. Therefore, he chose to take into account the East and South China Lines to defend the East. At least, it would not allow Yang Xuangan to drive straight from the eastern line of the capital, and at least he could give Dongdu more time to strengthen the city defense. In addition, Pei Hongce was disobedient and did not go south to Yique after receiving the order, but instead advanced to Yanshi. He clearly wanted to fight against him, Fan Zigai. In order to ease the conflict, it was also a good thing to "take a plan" to drive him to Luokoucang.

Of course, this is actually an "improved version" of Yang Gongren's adjustments to Dongdu Defense on the day Zheng Yuanshou left Beijing. Fan Zigai chose to compromise and accept it, and Yang Gongren also gave Fan Zigai face so that he would not lose face because of Yique's defeat in the battle.

Fan Zigai's choice was expected by Yang Gongren and Cui Jie.

This big man who came from a poor family who had to reach the top of power step by step by step by step by step by step by step by step by step is very upright as an official. If it were not for the support of the Holy Lord, his career would have stopped as a rank of officials. The facts prove that although his personality and political style helped the Holy Lord to implement radical reform policies with tough means, in the extremely complex political game in times of crisis, the defects that were not flexible enough would be bad, and would even aggravate the crisis. This time, Fan Zigai would use the power in his hands to exchange for cooperation between several major forces.

, it will not intensify the conflict with Pei Hongce, nor will it give Wei Yunqi the opportunity to "address in the wrong". From the current situation, Dongdu will eventually stick to the guard and wait for assistance. Since it is firm, the more defensive troops, the better. If you want to have more defensive troops, the several major forces that actually control the army must work together and cannot break up each other and calculate each other. To do this, they must give them enough benefits. The premise of giving benefits is to share power. As a result, Fan Zigai refused to compromise, so the crisis will inevitably be serious.

The crisis is serious, and it will be too late for Fan Zigai to compromise again, and many things are out of control. However, he does not look for the reasons from himself, but blames his opponents and keeps the resentment on others.

"Since the rebels have voluntarily withdrawn from Yique, and our goal on the Yique battlefield has also been adjusted to suppress the rebels on the Yishui line, can we transfer more main forces to the eastern line of the capital?" Fan Zigai took the initiative to make a suggestion.

Yang Gongren and Cui Jie looked at each other, and a trace of sinisterness flashed through their eyes. This person was hopeless. It was not wrong for the Holy Lord to trust his loyalty, but it was really a big mistake to entrust the important task of staying in the Eastern Capital.

"The Yique battlefield is fully responsible." Fan Zigai continued, "Henan Lingda Xi is kindly intensified Heishi Pass, General Zhou Lang led his army to Baiguwu, and supported each other with General Feilang of Yanshi, which can ensure the solidity of Yanshi's defense line."

This suggestion sounds good. Originally, the five armies attacked Yique, and now all four of them were transferred to the eastern front of the capital. The defense of the eastern front has indeed been greatly strengthened, but what about the defense of the southern front? It depends on Li Hun alone? There are tens of thousands of elite soldiers under Li Hun, and his strength is indeed good, but the question is, you pointed the finger at Li Hun. What do you think? Are you clearly trying to pull the King of Qi Yang Nan and Yang Xuangan together? You deliberately framed the King of Qi, just framed Li Hun. How could Li Hun give up? Take a step back, even if Li Hun swallows his anger and suppresses the thief Han Xiangguo at any cost.

In Yique, both sides fought to the point of losing both sides. Your wishful thinking was successful, but Li Hun was covered in scars. What should we do to defend the Dongdu? The Dongdu is dozens of miles in radius, with two outer boundaries in the north and south, including the imperial city and the palace city. Dugu Sheng and Fei Yao's army combined to defend the imperial city and the palace city at most. What should we do with the outer boundaries? Is it up to Pei Hongce and Da Xi's kind-hearted local army in the Jingji area? Don't you know that these local army are composed of the village clan regiments in the Jingji area, and most of these village clan regiments are vassals of the Hongnong Yang family. Once they turn against each other, wouldn't they hand over the Dongdu?

Yang Gongren closed his mouth tightly, and he had nothing to say. What to say? Fan Zigai's purpose was very simple. He held Zhou Zhong tightly and refused to let go. He had to control an army no matter what. With the army, he could protect his voice. In name, he compromised, but in fact he didn't want to compromise at all. He must firmly control Dongdu.

Cui Ze stroked his long beard with his hand, and he wanted to speak but stopped, but finally sighed softly.

At noon, Zhou Zhong led his troops across the Luoshui River and quickly advanced towards Luti Mountain, which soon formed a trend of advancing in unison with Li Hun's troops.

At the same time, Fei Yao, who was under the banner of Henan Lingda Xi Shanyi, also turned around and advanced rapidly towards Luti Mountain.

On the evening of the sixth day of the lunar month, Li Hun's tribe set up camp five miles away from Yiquekou. Zhou Zhong's tribe camped five miles northwest of Luti Mountain. Fei Yao and Da Xi met in Yishui with kindness and camped northeast of Luti Mountain.

On the Yique battlefield, the official army formed a three-sided siege against the rebels.

Fan Zigai, Yang Gongren and Cui Jie are preparing to leave Kuai Township and return to the city. New orders will be issued before midnight. Tomorrow, the only Right Guard General Li Hun will fight alone on the Yique battlefield.

At this moment, the King of Yue urgently ordered, and there was a quick report from Henoi and Xingyang, and he quickly returned to the imperial city.
Chapter completed!