Xu Shisan's Fengyun Group and the Eighth Haidong Qing Regiment collided head-on with Duan Wencao's support groups.

Duan Wencao was at a loss and could only look at the battlefield ahead helplessly, and as the roaring Cangtou Army rushed into his middle battle formation like a prehistoric beast.

Niu Jinda led the way and rushed to the right wing of the battle formation with his personal guards, fighting side by side with the soldiers of the village regiment to fight to the death.

At this moment, Han Yao defeated the left-wing battle formation of the official army with four regiments and began to attack the central route of the official army. In this way, the main force of the official army on the decisive battlefield was besieged by the rebels on three sides, and the situation was very unfavorable to them. Moreover, both sides were widening the gap in terms of numbers and morale. If Duan Wencao could not provide timely support and invest more troops in the decisive battlefield, the failure of the official army was just a matter of time.

Duan Wencao witnessed the combat effectiveness of the Cangtou Army with his own eyes, and was shocked and felt a little afraid. He never thought that his army would fall into a passive position in such a short time, nor did he expect that the white-haired thief would suddenly exert his power when his strength was not as strong as him, and he would be dizzy in a few seconds.

Duan Wencao turned his head and looked behind him again. There was no big suspense in the battlefield ahead. One of them defended and the other attacked. No matter who won or lost, both sides would be defeated in the end. If they wanted to change this situation, it would depend on the battlefield behind. If the official army could defeat the breakout rebels on the battlefield behind and defeat them back to the city, then Duan Wencao could invest more troops into the battlefield ahead, and there was a possibility of reversing the situation.

Li Fengyun knew this clearly that he had no way to ensure that the rebels in the city could complete the predetermined combat target, so he could only rely on himself, and caught the official army off guard when he came up, and then attacked wildly around the official army, with the goal of trying to destroy the main force of the official army in the shortest time. As long as the main force of the official army was defeated, Duan Wencao would not be able to reverse the situation even if he fought the rebels in the city, and it was the rebels who finally won the final victory in this decisive battle. For this reason, Li Fengyun would rather pay a heavy price than be defeated back to Mengshan.

Now, both sides are racing against time.

Duan Wencao ordered the besieged troops to fight resolutely and fiercely, and to fight back to the city in the shortest time.

Li Fengyun also ordered the Cangtou Army to demand that Meng Haigong's Jiyin Army must invest all its strength, burst out with the strongest combat power, and do its best to launch an attack, and launch an attack at all costs.

Han Jinluo stood at the highest point of the city tower, overlooking the vast plain outside the city, watching the battle on the decisive battlefield. From the various flags hanging high in the air and flying in the wind, he could probably infer the current situation of the fighting between the two armies on the battlefield. As previously speculated, both sides were in a hard battle and started to consume. If the battle situation could not change quickly, the final result of both sides would be both defeated.

Li Fengyun was determined to win this battle, which was directly related to the development and growth of the rebel army, so he did not care about the price. Duan Wencao was different. He valued his own power and the overall interests of the Qilu noble group, so he had to maintain a certain strength. In order to preserve his strength, he would rather lose this battle. Losing a battle cannot shake his roots. In a war, there will always be wins and losses. If you can't win this battle, you can continue to fight the next battle, but if your strength is completely lost, he will lose the foundation and basically have no chance to turn things around.

Han Jinluo's eyes turned to the battlefield under the city.

The rebels in the city discovered the attack from the east and south, and were stubbornly blocked by the besieged officials. There is no sign of breakthrough yet.

After receiving Duan Wencao's order, the besieged official army had to fight to the death. If the rebel army in the city breaks through the blockade and kills the battlefield ahead, the main force of the official army will be defeated. If the main force is defeated, how can the besieged troops under the city be spared?

When the official army fought desperately, the rebels' attack was blocked, and the soldiers' psychology gradually changed. People were on the brink of life and death for a long time, and their desire for survival was very strong. It was better to live than to die well. Now there is a white-haired coach attacking in front of them, and a strong city behind them can save their lives. If the white-haired coach wins, the official army in front of them will naturally disperse. On the contrary, if the white-haired coach is defeated, everyone can retreat to the city and save their lives. Since that is the case, why do you still work hard to fight? Once the timid mentality arises, people's courage will irresistibly dissipate, and the attack power will quickly weaken, one will rise and the other will decrease, and the official army will become more and more brave and morale will rise. At this time, the rebel army will not break through the blockade of the official army, but if it continues to fight, they will be defeated and fled.

Han Jinluo dared not defeat, he could not afford to lose. The result of his defeat was to lose this decisive battle. If this decisive battle was lost, neither he nor his army would exist anymore.

Han Jinluo gritted his teeth and decided to come out in a state of beauty.

"Send an order to gather all the troops in the city and fight out!"

Han Jinluo was burning his boats. Anyway, he was fighting with his back and forth, and the result of being trapped in the city was exactly the same as the failure to break through. Since that is the case, what reason is there to continue to trap the dangerous city? Of course, he fought out without hesitation and tried his best.

"I urgently told Shuai Rentai and Xu Shiren, who had decided to go out and enter the battlefield from the direction of Nancheng, meet Zhen and Huo's army to attack and advance, and swear to break through the enemy's formation to the death and meet with the white-haired coach at the city."

"I'll tell Zhen Baoche again and Huo Xiaohan. The battle situation has developed so far, so we can only fight with all our might. A general led his troops out of Xicheng, headed south along the river embankment, quietly approached the battlefield, killing the enemy's central army, and giving Duan Wencao a fatal blow. Please cooperate with the two brothers and command the headquarters to attack bravely, so as to firmly restrain the opponent and cover our troops to attack the enemy's central army."

The subordinates responsible for conveying the orders looked at Han Jinluo in confusion, wondering whether he had said the wrong thing in a hurry or were deliberately deceiving Shuai Rentai and Xu Shiren.

"Do not mistake a word for conveying according to a certain order." Han Jinluo looked serious and waved his hand hard at him, signaling him to send the order quickly.

Han Jinluo was hard to explain. Although Xu Shiren was forced to make a choice, he still did not want to rebel in his heart, and even hated these brothers who forced him into a dead end. Therefore, Han Jinluo had to be careful. It is always a good thing to be careful.

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The battle situation is in a stalemate.

Li Fengyun's Cangtou Army and Meng Haigong's Jiyin Army besieged the main force of the official army on three sides, and the main force of the official army formed a formation to defend the death under Niu Jinda's command. The two sides fought equally, and no one could do anything to each other.

Although Li Fengyun caught the official army off guard and seized the opportunity, the six regiments of Meng Haigong on the rebels were very limited in combat. It was okay to shaking flags, shouting and shooting arrows, but pushing them to the front line to fight. Therefore, the twelve regiments of the Cangtou Army were really responsible for the heavy responsibility of attack and killing. In this way, the forces of the two sides were almost the same, and the defense must take advantage of the points. At this moment, Li Fengyun did not have the absolute advantage to destroy the battle formation of the official army, and Niu Jinda did not have the power to launch a counterattack. Both sides knew that if they continued to fight like this, they would definitely be a loss-win situation, but their power would be a tiger, and everyone did not even have time to breathe, let alone stop and withdraw from the battle. At this time, they fought in one breath. Whoever was depressed will be finished.

In the east and south directions of Ningyang City, the besieged troops of the government army and the rebel army's breakthrough troops also became a stalemate. The troops of both sides were almost the same. The government army had clear goals, resolutely blocked the rebel army's breakthrough, and refused to let the two rebels meet. The rebel army's goal was unclear. On the one hand, it was indeed for breaking out, which was an active consciousness, but on the other hand, it was for cooperation with Li Fengyun in this decisive battle, which was passive again. Although they knew that Li Fengyun was aware of Li Fengyun's decisive battle.

The decisive battle started was to save them, but from another perspective, if Li Fengyun wants to grow, he must defeat Duan Wencao. In other words, Li Fengyun also needs their help, and Li Fengyun cannot defeat Duan Wencao with one force. The result is that they want to break through, but they don’t want to fight to the death. They always want to preserve some strength. It can be imagined that this mentality cannot defeat the opponent when the two sides have similar strengths.

Duan Wencao was in the middle of command, and he knew the entire situation clearly. At this moment, he was extremely depressed. He actually didn't want to fight this battle. He had been careful to avoid the decisive battle, but the decisive battle inevitably broke out. It was reasonable to fall into a passive situation at the beginning of the war. It was not a big deal. It was just that all the situations deduced before after the war appeared in the worst form, which made him feel very depressed. Xu Shiren betrayed him, Han Jinluo and other thieves played with him, and even the vulnerable Duke Meng Hai dared to run to stroke his tiger beard. This was simply incredible. Is he really old? He is out of touch with this era? He can no longer understand the young people now?

Duan Wencao couldn't help but think of Zhang Xutuo. Zhang Xutuo fought hard in Qi County. Although he drove Wang Bo and Meng Rang away, then Zuo Junxing, Zuo Junheng, Pei Changzihe, Guo Fangyu, Qin Junhong and other rebels emerged like bamboo shoots after a rain, making Zhang Xutuo furious and complaining. Compared to this, his situation was much better than him, but because of this, Zhang Xutuo designed to plot against himself and drove the thieves in northwest Shandong and southwest Shandong into his territory. What was particularly angry was that when he was about to severely hurt the white-haired thieves under Ningyang City, he suddenly withdrew and threw a mess to himself, so that he was out of control now.

This kind of revenge is not a gentleman, but this kind of revenge must be avenged. It is not just a personal revenge, but also a dispute between the people of Guanlong and Qilu. If you want to avenge, you must first protect yourself. If you want to safeguard yourself, you cannot fight this battle like this. If you continue to fight, both sides will be injured and you will be scarred and not far from the day of collapse.

However, since the decisive battle has come to this point, the two sides have become a tyrant. How can they safely retreat?

At this moment, the alarm sound rushed into the ear from far to near.

Duan Wencao suddenly turned around and looked to the west. Between the blue sky, the battle flags were flying by the riverside of the water. An army suddenly rushed out of the horizon, towards the battlefield, towards the place where Duan Wencao was, and towards the command center of the official army.

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