The official army crossed the river overnight, and the noise was very loud, but the scolding was also coming one after another.

Before, Wei Yunqi retreated in a hurry before he saw the rebels. Now there are more soldiers, more weapons, and more courageous. He not only takes the initiative to cross the river to attack, but also pursues them relentlessly, ignoring the danger of the official army being surrounded by the rebels. The village soldiers knew nothing about the battle situation, but the regiment leaders saw it very clearly, and they had a plan in their hearts, so they disobeyed and fought passively, and the advancement speed was very slow.

Although Yang Qian did not dare to violate Wei Yunqi's order, he questioned the decision to pursue the south.

The changes in the battle situation are actually not complicated. Since the white-haired thief dares to fight north and dares to fight against the government army on the north bank of the water, it can be seen that they have their own reliance. Now the white-haired thief has not shot a single arrow and fled, but he fled slowly and in an orderly manner. It is obviously suspected of luring the enemy. The official army pursued the enemy without finding out the facts and reality of the rebels. What if he falls into a trap? Wei Yunqi has only a few troops in his hands. Once the entire army is wiped out, he will never make a comeback in the short term. Neither the Zheng clan of Xingyang nor the King of Xun, he will not give support without restrictions, and the Dongdu will fall into a greater passive position. King Yang Nan of Qi had no choice but to go out of Beijing in advance to suppress the rebellion, which is obviously not in the interests of the King of Qi.

The best time for King Qi to leave Beijing to suppress the rebellion was July, which was a consensus among the whole Dongdu. The reason why several wealthy families in the East Capital compromised and formed an alliance, and the reason why Wei Yunqi inspected Tongji Canal was for this goal. However, Wei Yunqi's decision at this moment was at risk of putting the official army to death, and he obviously deviated from his goal of leaving Beijing, which forced Yang Qian to speculate on Wei Yunqi with the worst malicious intention.

What is Wei Yunqi's purpose? Why did he change his original intention? Is this related to the subtle changes in the political situation in the Central Plains?

The disaster in Henan is becoming increasingly serious, which originated from the fierce struggle between the people of Guanlong and Shandong. The victims of Henan successfully entered Yuzhou and received relief from the Yingru nobles. If we analyze it from a political perspective, it is not difficult to see that the Heluo noble group headed by Hongnong Yang family has the possibility of joining hands with the Henan noble group headed by Xingyang Zheng family.

Heluo and Henan belong to the Central Plains region in terms of region, while the Central Plains is located between Guanlong and Shandong. During the three-part period of Middle-earth, the Central Plains was the place where the Three Kingdoms fought, but most of its territory belonged to Guanlong, so the Heluo aristocratic group was classified as the Guanlong political territory. After the unification of Middle-earth, whether in terms of historical and cultural origins or regional interests, the Central Plains were more inclined to Shandong. The aristocratic group in the Central Plains region and the aristocratic group in the Shandong region also had more consistency in interests.

What is the purpose of Yingru's noble group to save the victims of Henan? Is it to put in the wrong, take the opportunity to attack and weaken the Henan noble group, or use this as a threat to force the Henan noble group to make political compromises and concessions? In terms of the overall interests of the Central Plains, the latter is more likely. If the Heluo noble group forms a political alliance with the Henan noble group, if the white-haired thief and his rapidly growing rebellious armed forces cause a shocking tide in the Central Plains, then once these three forces form a joint force, it will surely bring major changes to the political situation in the Dongdu and even the situation in Zhongtu.

From the perspective of King Yang Nan of Qi and Wei of Guanzhong, if they want to achieve their goals and to make King Yang Nan of Qi as the crown prince, they must win the support of the emperor and the center dominated by reformists. This is crucial. For this reason, they must do something to evolve the possible changes in the political situation in the Central Plains into reality and let the emperor and the center discover the "enemy" hidden beside them, which is the simplest and most effective method.

Yang Qian had to admit that with the acceleration of the reform process, the political game between the Guanlong people and the Shandong people became increasingly fierce, and reform has actually become a tool for bloody battle between the two major political groups. Once the reform, which is related to the fate of Middle-earth, becomes a tool for political struggle, the result can be imagined. The failure of reform will inevitably hit Middle-earth hard, and the fate of Middle-earth has become very pessimistic.

Yang Qian forced himself to calm down, and 100,000 urgently reported to Wang Yang Qing and his father Yang Gongren, who was far away in the Eastern Capital, to conduct a detailed analysis of the deep-seated reasons why Wei Yunqi made a "suicide" decision. In order to achieve his goal, Wei did nothing to kill the Zheng family in Xingyang, but also dragged the Yang family of Hongnong into the water. Once the Zheng family of Xingyang and the Yang family of Hongnong joined forces to manipulate the truth about the situation in the Central Plains to the world, they would inevitably be charged with the crime of interrupting the Tongji Canal to destroy the Eastern Expedition. In this way, a political storm broke out again and a civil war was inevitable. The emperor and the central government were defeated on the battlefield of the Eastern Expedition, and were hit by the civil war, and their authority was completely destroyed. In this way, the resistance to the change of imperial regime was greatly reduced, and the King of Qi was very likely to ascend to the throne of the emperor.

In other words, once Wei Yunqi succeeded in "suicide", King Yang Nan of Qi would leave Beijing to suppress the rebellion in advance. With the arrival of the war to suppress the thieves, the situation in Henan was in chaos and Tongji Canal would fall into a crisis of severance. The Eastern Expedition might fail or even fail. In Yang Qian's view, it was not only the conservatives in the court, but also King Yang Nan of Qi. Yang Nan is now using the power of the local aristocratic group in Guanlong to not only frame the charge of destroying the Eastern Expedition on the heads of political enemies, but also provoke civil wars and chaotic situations to pave the way for the throne.

King Yang Nan of Qi and his supporters were too ambitious. What they wanted was not the crown prince. The position of the crown prince was too unreliable and would be overturned at any time. Therefore, the imperial throne either did not fight, but would be in one step and become the emperor directly, and to do it forever.

However, no matter how much speculation Yang Qian has about what is hidden behind the current chaos, no matter how eager he wants to get support to reverse the situation, he is no longer able to make the situation come true.

The official army advanced to Kuragaki the afternoon of the next day after crossing the river.

The Sixth Army of the Alliance under the tent of Meng Haigong was defending the city. Lu Mingxing and Cao Kun led the Second Army of the Alliance to retreat to the gutter water west of Cangyuan to prevent the official army in Junyi City from advancing east to support it. Xiahou Zhe commanded the First Army of the Alliance to retreat to the east of Cangyuan City, and formed two front and rear defenses with the Seventh Army of the Alliance to connect from Xiaohuangcheng to ensure that in the unfavorable situation, the First Army and the Sixth Army could be protected along the Bian River to retreat to Xiaohuangcheng.

Yang Qian commanded the four vanguards to attack the gutter water, trying to tear a gap from the rebels' defense line to open up the connection with Junyi City, and ensure that the army can quickly cross the gutter water and withdraw back to Junyi City in critical moments.

At this moment, Lu Mingxing had already received a secret letter from Li Fengyun, knowing that Li Fengyun led the three main forces of Hu Ben, Fengyun and Cavalry were rushing up from the rear of the official army. Zhai Rang also led the Wagang army to cross the river and launched an attack tonight, striving to decide on one battle and wipe out Wei Yunqi. Therefore, Lu Mingxing must guard this "pocket" and must drag the official army into the "pocket". If the official army captures the gutter water and opens up the road to retreat to Junyi, the "pocket" will be broken.

Lu Mingxing didn't want to fight, and his strength was not on the same level, so he could not defeat the official army. Once the Second Army was defeated and defeated, the "pocket" was not broken, but even the "pocket" was gone. While Lu Mingxing and Cao Kun were hesitating, the scouts came to report that the official army attacking towards the gutter water stopped and stopped, slow movements, and their morale did not seem to be high. Not only did they not have the passion to fight bloody battles with their opponents, but they also seemed to be delaying time. They waited until the sun set and the night came, and the battle was actually not to be fought.

Lu Mingxing decided to leave five regiments on the front of the battlefield, and the other 15 regiments of the other three regiments were evacuated first, so that they could be sure of no accidents. Even if they were defeated in battle, they would only lose one regiment, and would not lead to the defeat of the entire army, and the entire "pocket" was gone. Considering that the government army was close at hand, large-scale adjustments and deployments would inevitably attract the attention of the other party, and once the other party seized the opportunity to pounce on it, it would be troublesome, so Lu Mingxing ordered a plan to set up a suspicious plan. Soon, the rebels and trumpets were in the battle formation, with drums and trumpets flying in the sky, and cheers and shouts came one after another, and there were also war horses galloping and rolling up smoke and dust to the sky, completely like a stance of being arranged in a formation and determined to fight the official army to the death.

Lu Mingxing's plan to doubt the soldiers was immediately effective. The official army was shocked and suspicious, afraid that the opponent's main force was located in front of him, so Yu Qian stopped.

Yang Qian knew that the white-haired thief was insidious and cunning, and had great methods, and was quite afraid of it. Now he was unknown, and the rash attack might be in a deep state. Several township leaders were not interested in fighting, so Yang Qian considered it over and over again and decided to ask Wei Yunqi for help. Yang Qian analyzed the current situation in detail, believing that opening up the gutter water immediately and establishing a connection with Junyi City in a timely manner can ensure that the army can obtain support from Junyi City as soon as possible, so that the army can advance and retreat without worries. For this reason, Yang Qian begged Wei Yunqi to transfer the main force to the gutter water line, and strive to defeat the rebels before dusk and capture the gutter water.

Wei Yunqi replied quickly. Using the main force to attack the gutter water, it would form a battle with the back water. If the rebels surrounded and killed on three sides, our army would undoubtedly be defeated and there would be danger of being wiped out. Wei Yunqi concluded that the rebels were deploying suspicious formations. In order to win more time to escape, he deliberately lured his army to the gutter water to deviate from the pursuit direction. Wei Yunqi also had sufficient reasons. Junyi City was forty miles away, and Chenliu was sixty miles away. Especially Junyi City, there was a main garrison in the eastern defense zone of Tianqian Pass. Once the two sides started a war near Cangyuan, Junyi City's army would soon be able to support it, so the rebels did not dare to fight in Cangyuan and would only flee south at a faster speed.

Yang Qian had no choice but to send his trusted guards to swim across the river under the cover of night, urgently reported to Junyi, and called the police to the Xingyang Duwei Cui Baode and Wu Benlang General Fei Yao for help.

The night was peaceful, but the killing came before dawn. Li Fengyun commanded the three main forces and Zhai Rang's Wagang army, and rushed 60 miles to the outside of Cangyuan City, and launched a raid on the official army that was still sleeping soundly.

The official army was caught off guard and collapsed in an instant. At the end of his life, he had no choice but to surrender.

Wei Yunqi, Wei Baoluan, Yang Qian and others fought to break through with the protection of their respective guards.

Li Mi fully armed on the battlefield and joined forces with Xu Shisan, the chief manager of the Fengyun Army, to kill Wei Yunqi with all his strength.
Chapter completed!