On the battlefield of Dingtao, Li Fengyun, as always, took the arrows and stones, charged forward, living and dying with the soldiers. This greatly boosted morale, and the attack waves were surging and continuous, causing the defenders in the city to complain.

The Dingtao defender had only one brigade of Yingyang Guards, and the rest were all Dingtao local village regiments, the clan regiments and the young and strong in the city. Although the Dingtao city was strong, with sufficient money and food, and was not short of conventional weapons, compared with the Cangtou Army, which was equipped with heavy weapons and a large number of siege equipment and had certain experience in attacking, the combat effectiveness of the two sides was quite different. No matter how strong the city was, people would have to guard it in the end. Without elite soldiers and generals, no matter how strong the city was, it was irresistible.

The siege lasted until the third day. Li Fengyun and Fengyun's fierce soldiers showed their power again and successfully killed the city wall, which gave the exhausted and frightened Dingtao defenders a fatal blow.

Dingtao was in a fall, and the defense of the official army on the Jiyin line was successfully broken by the rebel army, and the situation suddenly deteriorated.

The news reached Jiyin and Cheng clans. Han Jinluo, the general manager of the Northern Army, and Meng Haigong, the general manager of the Southern Army, were overjoyed. The two followed Li Fengyun's orders and attacked decisively and strengthened the siege.

The Cangtou Army quickly headed north, joined the Northern Army, and attacked the Cheng clan wildly.

The Cheng family's defense was even weaker. The hundreds of village clan groups in the city were unable to resist the crazy attacks of thousands of rebel soldiers outside the city. They threw the city away in less than four hours.

Chengshi lost.

Li Fengyun kept working hard and directed the Cangtou Army and the main brigade of the Northern Route Army to turn around and go south to kill Jiyin City.

Fang Xianbo visited Meng Hai again. He believed that he had a close relationship with Meng Hai. After meeting, he asked Meng Hai without hesitation, "Since you have given me a promise, why did you go back on your word?"

"Li Fengyunrui was unstoppable. He not only captured Dingtao, but also captured Cheng clan." Meng Hai publicly spread his hands, very innocent. "You see, someone keeps his promise and sieges but does not attack, but someone does not attack, which has no effect on Li Fengyun. He conquered Dingtao with his own strength and broke through your defense line. Then he rushed his troops north to attack Cheng clan, attacking Han Jinluo's northern army left and right, and took the city in less than four hours."

Fang Xianbo was extremely shocked. How could this be possible? Only a few days have passed? Dingtao and Cheng family are important towns in Henan. The city is tall and solid. There are sufficient food and grass weapons in the city. There are also a certain number of village clan regiments who have all their strength to guard the army and come to the rescue. How could it be lost?

Jiyin City is on the south bank of the Ji River, and the Cheng family of Dingtao on the north bank had long lost contact, so Fang Xianbo did not know that in a short time, the rebel army had captured Dingtao and Cheng family, completely destroying the Jiyin defense line. Fang Xianbo immediately calmed down, and he did not believe Meng Haigong's words. In the past few months, the rebel army in southwestern Shandong was surrounded by Zhang Xutuo and Duan Wencao, and was in danger. If it weren't for the critical situation in eastern Shandong, Zhang Xutuo had to retreat to Qi County to suppress the thieves, the rebel army in southwestern Shandong might have fled into Mengshan.

After a long struggle, the rebel army in southwestern Shandong made a comeback and fought fiercely with Duan Wencao in Ningyang. The two sides had a draw, but Duan Wencao obviously had the upper hand. Otherwise, the rebel army in southwestern Shandong had no reason to leave Mengshan, leave Lu County, and move to the Central Plains. From this, it can be inferred that the strength of the rebel army in southwestern Shandong was very limited. Even if it was not a mob, it did not attack Jiyin and Dingtao and other important cities in Henan. Fang Xianbo determined based on this that the reason why Meng Haigong deceived him was purely to cover up his treason.

Fang Xianbo was furious, but he did not dare to turn against Meng Haigong. If he wanted to block the rebel army in southwestern Shandong at this time, he would urgently need Meng Haigong's help if he wanted to reverse the current crisis.

"What do you need?" Fang Xianbo was too lazy to be ruthless and went straight to the point. "As long as someone can do it, it will definitely fulfill his brother's wish. If someone can't do it, there will be envoy Wei."

Meng Haigong knew that Fang Xianbo had misunderstood, but he could understand that he had miscalculated Li Fengyun's strength at the beginning, and Zhang Xutuo and Duan Wencao were the same. As a result, there were accidents one after another on the battlefield of Lu County. What was even more unexpected was that Li Fengyun actually left southwestern Shandong and marched to the Central Plains with the advantage. Although he did not know whether Li Fengyun's strategy could be successful and whether he could achieve the expected results, Meng Haigong and various heroes knew that he was far inferior to Li Fengyun in strategy. If the western expedition to the Central Plains was successful and the Southwest Shandong Rebel Alliance grew and developed, then Li Fengyun's authority would reach a new height, a height that forced Meng Haigong and various heroes to look up.

Meng Haigong smiled with a smile, "I gave you a promise, but this promise has a prerequisite, that is, you must stick to the Jiyin defense line, defend the three cities of Jiyin, Dingtao and Cheng. However, the situation has changed now. You have lost Dingtao and Cheng and lost the Jiyin defense line. Li Fengyun is coming with the main army quickly. How do you ask someone to fulfill their promise? If someone does not attack, they will be betrayal, and with his strength, they will be unable to compete with Li Fengyun at all.

Fang Xianbo sneered at him, his eyes showing contempt. He was about to speak, but Duke Meng Hai shook his hand to dissuade him.

"You and I are brothers, I will not deceive you." Meng Haigong said earnestly, "If you believe me, you will immediately rush back to the city to make a message and evacuate quickly, and there is still a glimmer of hope. If you hesitate, when Li Fengyun arrives, you will surround Jiyin, and everything will be too late."

"Are you really going to attack Jiyin?" Fang Xianbo asked sternly, "Are you really going to break the meaning of a certain robe?

Meng Haigong smiled bitterly and pointed to the north, "Before darkness, Li Fengyun's army would appear on the north bank of the Jishui River. Now you go back to the city to send a message and evacuate quickly. Someone can give up a way for you on the grounds that they are not strong enough to resist the enemy. But once Li Fengyun arrives on the shore of Jishui, even if someone riskes turning against Li Fengyun, they will give up a way for you, but can you escape?"

Fang Xianbo looked at Meng Haigong's honest eyes, a cold chill surged from the bottom of his heart, fear suddenly spread throughout his body, and his heart beat violently. The strong sense of suffocation made him a little dizzy. Did Dingtao and Cheng really lose? Meng Haigong didn't deceive someone?

Neither side had the desire to continue talking.

Meng Haigong was very excited, even a little excited. Since Zhouqiao raised the flag, he was on the abyss, walking on thin ice, living a life with trembling and carefulness. He never thought of attacking the capital Jiyin City, nor did he dare to hope to sweep the two sides of Heshui. However, now a miracle has happened. Sweeping the two sides of Heshui has become a reality. Jiyin City is about to become a treasure, and the wealth obtained from this is enough to make his own strength a qualitative leap. Strength determines everything. As long as you have strong enough strength, let alone survive, you can compete for the Central Plains.

The excited Duke Meng Hai was a little ambitious. He wanted to win Jiyin City by his own strength, so he had such a record, reputation and prestige, but his idea was very good, and the reality was cruel. With his strength, he dared not attack at all. It was purely seeking death, so he had the idea of ​​"smart" to take. If Fang Xianbo could believe himself, go back to the city to persuade Wei Baoluan, and the official army abandoned the city and left, wouldn't Jiyin City be at your fingertips?

Fang Xianbo did not have the idea of ​​evacuating. Although he could not understand Li Fengyun's true strength, according to the information obtained from various channels, even if Li Fengyun firmly sat in the top position in the Southwest Shandong Rebel Alliance and had the strength to conquer Dingtao, he would suffer a great loss after this tough battle. The loss was too great and his strength was not enough to intimidate all the heroes and coaches. What kind of control did Li Fengyun use to control the alliance? Li Fengyun could not control the alliance, and the heroes and coaches would still obey his orders to continue attacking the Central Plains? So Fang Xianbo was skeptical about Meng Haigong's warning. Besides, he was skeptical about this matter, let alone Wei Baoluan and a group of county bureaucrats. They would not believe that since this is the case, it is better to go back and report it truthfully, and there is no need to cause trouble for yourself.

Fang Xianbo hurried back to the city and reported in detail. Wei Baoluan and other bureaucrats did not believe it. Meng Haigong deliberately deceived him, and tried to attack Jiyin without fighting. Such clumsy tricks were really ridiculous. However, the ridicule was ridiculous. The traitor cut off the connection between Jiyin and Dingtao, and the connection between Chengshi was always unsettling, and the scouts sent out to inquire about the news did not come back, which made Wei Baoluan and other bureaucrats worried.

At the end of the evening, evil news suddenly came, rebels gathered on the north bank of the Ji River, and thousands of bandits were crossing the river quickly.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense. Did Dingtao and Cheng really fall into the thief? Fang Xianbo rushed up the city tower and looked at it for a long time, and finally believed in Duke Meng Hai. Withdraw, he immediately withdrew, riding Li Fengyun and the main force of the rebel army were crossing the river, and taking advantage of Duke Meng Hai who could still give him a way out, he quickly evacuated.

Rebels gathered in the crowd, and the war was about to break out. At the moment of life and death, some people chose to stick to it, while others chose to escape. Fang Xianbo was not the first noble to escape from the city. When he arrived in the west city with his family servants and more than 30 village soldiers, the fugitive crowd had already formed a rolling stream and rushed out with an unstoppable momentum.

It was completely unnecessary for Meng Haigong to block the direction of Xicheng. What he wanted was Jiyin City, not the heads of thousands of innocent people. Besides, he was a Jiyin native. If he started a massacre here, it would have an irresistible bad impact on his reputation.

Li Fengyun's target is also Jiyin City. He has attacked two cities in a row. The Cangtou Army has paid a considerable price for this. As the capital of Jiyin County, Jiyin City is more difficult to attack. Once the Cangtou Army suffers too much, it will inevitably affect the entire strategy of advancing westward to the Central Plains. Therefore, the first battle of Li Fengyun's attack on Jiyin City was "attacking the heart".

In accordance with Li Fengyun's order, Lu Mingxing's Selection Group took the lead in crossing the river. All the captured officials of Dingtao and Cheng clan crossed the river with the Selection Group and took them to the city as quickly as possible to "disclose" them.

Wei Baoluan was shocked. Dingtao was lost, Chengshi lost, and the two important cities in the northern part of the Jiyin defense line were all lost. This means that the Jiyin defense line was completely destroyed by the rebels, and his own defending Jiyin City became meaningless. Not only could he not stop the rebels from attacking the Central Plains, but he trapped himself in the city and could not move. He could only wait for death. He was either killed by the rebels or killed by the emperor. Even if the emperor showed mercy, his career would end there, and Wei would be severely injured again. He had to withdraw. Only by withdrawing can he have the opportunity to counterattack and the possibility of self-rescue.

Wei Baoluan and the county bureaucrats, the defenders of Yingyang Prefecture abandoned the city and fled, while Jiyin City collapsed without fighting.
Chapter completed!