After the Xijing army marched to Shaanxi City, it stopped.

Shaanxi City is more than 100 miles away from Mianchi, and is the Gushan Mountain in the middle. It is very steep and an excellent place to set up ambush.

Zheng Yuanshou had no news since he called the police at noon yesterday, so there were two possibilities: one was that Mianchi lost, Zheng Yuanshou was surrounded and annihilated, and the other was that Mianchi was surrounded and Yang Xuangan wanted to siege the city and attack the city. If it was the second possibility, Yang Xuangan would be ambushed in Gushan. For this reason, Wei Wensheng had to be careful to prevent accidents.

Wei Wensheng sent several teams of scouts to speed along the Lushan Avenue to explore military information. At the same time, he continued to discuss the marching route with Mingya, Du Yan, Wei Jin, Dugu Wudu and others. Several commanders each had their own opinions and refused to give in. In addition, the people of Guanzhong were very negative about rushing to Dongdu, so of course they could not find a result.

That night, Wei Wensheng received a new decision made by the province on June 22. This decision was completely different from the decision made by the province on June 21, that is, putting the safety of the Dongdu first. The province ordered Cui Hongsheng, Chen Len and the navy Zhou Fashang, who was riding the wind and waves on the river, to do his best to support the Dongdu, and hand over the important task of regaining Liyang and opening up the Grand Canal to the King of Qi. As for whether the King of Qi would stab the reinforcements in the back and then enter Beijing to form an alliance with Yang Xuangan, the province no longer cared about it and did not consider it.

Why did the province make two completely opposite decisions within two days?

The province did not explain the reasons for changing decisions, but it was definitely related to changes in the battlefield in Dongdu.

Du Yan and Wei Jin immediately seized the "pivot" of this decision, that is, other reinforcements will soon enter the Dongdu battlefield. Of course, other reinforcements are still far away from the Dongdu, and it will take time to enter the Dongdu battlefield. To take a step back, even if Cui Hongsheng, Chen Len and Zhou Fashang obeyed the central government's orders, they would not be too good to do too much, and they should still approach Dongdu. Especially after controlling the Dahe River waterway, the navy directly formed an encirclement to Dongdu, which posed a fatal threat to Yang Xuangan. In order to avoid being deeply trapped in the siege, Yang Xuangan must go westward as soon as possible.

"We just need to stay in Shaanxi City." Du Yan spoke out bluntly and did not hide his lack of fighting spirit. "As long as we stick to Shaanxi City, Yang Xuangan will be blocked in the front line, and will be in a dilemma. Just wait for the navy, Hebei Army and Youzhou Army to enter the battlefield of the Eastern Capital. Yang Xuangan was attacked from both sides and was about to lose."

To be honest, this is a good idea. It is a good idea. It is given to others without any effort, but the credit is indispensable for oneself. More importantly, when Yang Xuangan and Shandong people and Jiangzuo people were fighting with each other, the Xijing army was just sitting in the mountains to watch the tiger fight, and the fisherman gained profits, and finally achieved all the expected goals without any effort.

But is there really such a good thing in the world? Are the opponents as stupid as Guanzhong people imagined? If the opponent is as passive and lazy as Guanzhong people, he will not enter the battlefield of Dongdu for a long time, and let Yang Xuangan fight with the Xijing army on the road to Guanzhong west, is the Xijing army confident of blocking Yang Xuangan? Also, Honghua's remaining Yuan Hongsi has not yet been "solved", and this "sharp sword" is still hanging high above Xijing head. Once pierced in the air, Xijing will be attacked from both sides. For this reason, the Xijing army must first "solve" Yang Xuangan with a thunderous momentum, and first "rescue" himself from the dilemma of being attacked from both sides.

Du Yan could not know about this, but he had to set obstacles for Wei Wensheng to preserve the strength of Xijing to the greatest extent. Xijing is the "base camp" of conservative forces, the "spike in the eyes of the saints and reformists". Even if we build a contribution to countering the rebellion in this storm, what if we make great contributions to suppress the rebellion? It is certain that once Xijing loses too much in this storm and lacks its own strength, it will inevitably hit the reformists in the liquidation storm without any demerit, and eventually loses the reformists in vain. Xijing will never do this kind of harm to oneself and benefit others.

Wei Wensheng also knew very well that the people of Guanzhong have been trying to set obstacles for him. Even if he killed people in Xijing, dug the tomb of the old Duke of Yue in Huayin, and put the "shit basins" one by one on the heads of Guanzhong, the people of Guanzhong would not compromise. Instead, they would hate the reformists more and more and "counterattack" more severely. Now that Du Yan has put forward the "conditions", he can only "bargain".

"Persisting in Shaanxi City is actually a passive and lazy battle." Wei Wensheng also said bluntly, "We are passive and lazy battles, and other reinforcements will inevitably follow suit. Once the King of Qi sees the opportunity, he will take decisive action. These people take advantage of the situation, add to the insult, secretly promote the situation to worsen the situation, and push all the heavy pressure to us. What should we do? How to deal with it?"

Wei Wensheng's words "hit" the "critical" of the Guanzhong people. In today's court, the reformists and conservatives are fighting to the death, but the conflicts between the Guanlong people, Shandong people and Jiangzuo people are also very fierce. Instead of relying on Zhou Fashang, Cui Hongsheng and Chen Len to work together on the Dongdu battlefield, it is better to be honest and "self-reliant" and solve the problem first on the Dongdu battlefield.

Wei Jin, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, immediately made a "concession". "At present, Mianchi is surrounded, the military situation is unknown, and the situation is very unfavorable to me. I rashly advance from Shandong to Shandong, which is very dangerous. Once I am ambushed by Yang Xuangan, the consequences will be unimaginable. So my suggestion is to temporarily stay in Shaanxi City and wait for the opportunity to advance eastward."

Although we cannot passively fight and defend Shaanxi City, we cannot change the waterway, which will open the road for Yang Xuangan to move westward. Therefore, the compromise of the Guanzhong people is to wait a moment, observe first, and see the reactions of other reinforcements. Especially after the navy blocked the Dahe River waterway and directly threatened Yang Xuangan, whether there would be changes in the Dongdu battlefield that would be beneficial to our side. If Yang Xuangan was still besieging Dongdu and had not yet actively advanced westward, he was still interested in luring the Xijing army to the Dongdu City to fight to the decisive battle. The Xijing army would go from Wu and advance decisively from the front line to the east. After all, Yang Xuangan was already in a dilemma of fighting on both sides at that time, even if he fought with Yang Xuangan under the Dongdu City, the situation would be very beneficial to the Xijing army.

Wei Wensheng accepted this suggestion and ordered the army to station in Shaanxi City, take a temporary rest and prepare for the opportunity.

Wei Wensheng urgently reported this decision to the province, asking the province to actively attack in the direction of the river, form an encirclement of the Dongdu, and form a substantial threat to Yang Xuangan, forcing Yang Xuangan to make a passive response on the battlefield of the Dongdu, and then give reinforcements the opportunity to encircle and annihilate the rebels.

June 25th, Liyang battlefield.

The King of Qi was a little excited. He had been besieging Li Yang for six days. The pressure he was under increased and greater, even making him feel suffocated and unsustainable. It was a blessing in luck. At the critical moment, the situation finally changed, and he finally saw a ray of light in the vast dark night.

The province made a new decision on June 22. Although the province did not explain the reasons for changing the decision, the King of Qi knew through his secret channels in the province that the Xijing army was in Huayin. This "abuse" alone was nothing more than a vent of anger, but it should not be ignored if it was placed in the current complex and turbulent situation.

The province "compromised" and had to "grit the teeth" to hand over all the important tasks of regaining Li Yang to the King of Qi. He had to let the King of Qi hold the Grand Canal hostage in the North and South to threaten the Holy Lord and the Central Committee. The prerequisite was that King of Qi stayed in Li Yang honestly, did not enter the battlefield of the Eastern Capital, and did not try to compete for the imperial unity. Because the "rape" of the Xijing army in Huayin led to Yang Xuangan and Xijing to form a deep feud. The two major conservative forces in the court were already in power, and the two sides had no possibility of alliances and cooperation. The basic condition for the King of Qi to seize the imperial unity was to rely on the cooperation and support of conservative forces. Therefore, the King of Qi could give up this unrealistic thought and instead focus on using this storm to seize political interests.

Now the province is willing to satisfy and even provide convenience to the King of Qi to make profits in exchange for the King of Qi's "cooperation". The King of Qi got what he wanted, and of course he was happy.

In addition, the navy has arrived and is about to enter the Liyang section waterway, which is also good news for the King of Qi. The navy came too quickly, and after the navy blocked the Dahe River waterway, it had a great impact on the battle situation in the Dongdu. The situation suddenly became unfavorable to Yang Xuangan. He was trapped in the siege of reinforcements. If he did not react quickly and did not rush out of the Dongdu battlefield before the reinforcements gathered, his fate would be very tragic.

However, this doesn't matter to the King of Qi. Since he was "investigated" by Dong Chun and Li Shanheng, he has completely given up the idea of ​​using this storm to seize the imperial regime, and instead actively seek greater political interests in exchange for the goal of going north to defend the border.

In fact, because of the lessons of the Han King Yang Liang, it was very difficult for King Qi to go north to guard the border. Even though King Qi believed that going north to guard the border was political exile for him and his psychological resistance was very great, if he wanted to achieve this goal, he really needed to "benefit the right time, place, and people", and neither was missing. Fortunately, the failure of the two eastern expeditions would deteriorate the relationship between the north and the south, and the war between the north and the south could break out at any time. At this time, a "quasi-Crown Prince" to guard the northern border can indeed have a certain deterrent effect on the northern enemy, so the Holy Lord and the Central Committee still have the possibility of compromise.

For this reason, the King of Qi must actively strive for it, and even if there is only a glimmer of hope, he must devote all his efforts. At this moment, the "cooperation" with the Navy is very important. The Navy is absolutely loyal to the Holy Lord, and the chief and deputy general manager of the Navy are both commanders of the Guards trusted by the Holy Lord. These two commanders have a certain right to speak in military decision-making. At the critical moment, if Zhou Fashang could not object to the King of Qi's border guarding, it would be the greatest support of the King of Qi.

At dusk that day, King Qi personally went to Jinkou, Liyang to greet the navy.

Pengcheng was left behind, and the Zuo Xiaogu General Dong Chun also crossed the river to Liyang, and accompanied the King of Qi to welcome Zhou Fashang together with the Wu Benlang General Li Shanheng.

The King of Qi's posture was "too low", which surprised Zhou Fashang. He caught him off guard and could not escape even if he wanted to.

This spring, Zhou Fashang took the navy master and the waterway of the river. In order to avoid contact with the King of Qi, he didn't even get off the warship, and was afraid of causing trouble. Today, the King of Qi was even more bold. He dared to use the Grand Canal to threaten the Holy Lord and the Central Committee, confirming the name of "disaster", and Zhou Fashang dared not provoke him. So he deliberately slowed down and wanted to pass through Liyang under the cover of night. He did not expect that the King of Qi arrived at Jinkou early and was waiting for him, because he was afraid that he would run away secretly and miss the opportunity to "meet".

"Duke Qiao, have you stopped the boat and got ashore?" Lai Zhong saw Zhou Fashang's face looked ugly. He knew that he was in a dilemma, so he asked carefully.

Zhou Fashang heard that he had the intention of suggesting that he would go ashore, but he really didn't want to "provoke" King Qi, and he couldn't afford to "provoke".

"Go ashore." Zhou Fashang said dejectedly.
Chapter completed!