On June 11, Yang Xuangan's army advanced along the water and land, and with the invincible force of the siege, he killed Yanshi.

The Henan Lingda Xi was ordered by the Eastern Capital and advanced along the land to Heishi Pass. When he learned that Yang Xuangan had captured Luokou and Heishi, he rushed forward with great force. Without hesitation, he quickly retreated and retreated to Yangqu about twenty miles northwest of Yanshi before stopping. He could not retreat any further, and retreated for another thirty or forty miles to reach the Eastern Capital City.

Pei Hongce's retreat was faster, and he retreated to Hongchi west of Yanshi overnight. Hongchi was west of Yangqu, connected to Yangqu, and was more than twenty miles away from Yanshi.

After noon, the order of the Dongdu to counterattack Heishi was sent to Pei Hongce and Da Xi's kind-hearted hands. The two pretended to obey and replied to Dongdu that they would set off immediately, but they did not rain and dragged it until dark before they set off. At this time, Yanshi was surrounded by Yang Xuangan. Yanshi's commander came to the Yuan to defend the city. At the same time, Wu Benlang General Zhou Zhong also led his army to fight fiercely with the rebels in the direction of Baiguwu, separated by a river.

Yanshi was surrounded, and Zhou Zhong could not turn a blind eye. He had to cross the river to launch an attack in order to form a joint attack with Yanshi, work together with Laiyuan, and stick to Yanshi at all costs, but the plan could not keep up with the changes. He was "caught" by the Yanshi Chief Commander Laiyuan without any mercy.

Late at night, the defenders in Yanshi City raised their flags to respond to Yang Xuangan and opened the city gate. Yanshi lost the trap. Yanshi's commander Laiyuan was captured, and then under Yang Xuangan's coercion, he pressed his bloody handprint and signed his name. Although he knew that this would bring endless disasters to his father Lai Bu'er and the Lai family, he did not have the courage to sacrifice himself for his own selfishness and persevered in the path of rebellion.

Yang Xuangan ordered to lure the enemy into the depths, tricked Zhou Zhong to the city of Yanshi, and surrounded and annihilated him.

Zhou Zhong did not know that Yanshi had fallen. Seeing the rebels defeated and left, he immediately rushed his troops to cross the river, chasing them, trying to defeat Yang Xuangan in one go, and then met with Pei Hongce and Daxi in good faith at the city. With the strong support of the troops of the Wu Benlang General Li Gongting in the direction of Shouyang Mountain, the army worked together to establish a solid defense line on the Yanshi line.

However, in a blink of an eye, Zhou Zhong's idea was shattered. He and more than 4,000 Yingyang guards were surrounded by Yanshi city. However, with the strong strength of the Dongdu garrison army, he could completely break out and go. However, the most terrifying scene appeared. His subordinates surrendered to Yang Xuangan without hesitation, and in a short time it formed an avalanche. The entire army was wiped out, and even he himself was a prisoner.

After midnight, Zhou Zhong, the son of the famous Jiangzuo general Zhou Luohu, an outstanding member of the young and strong generation of the Guard Mansion, and a senior Jiangzuo general who was trusted and respected by the Holy Lord, suddenly raised the flag to respond to Yang Xuangan. He was appointed as the military officer of the Taiwan Army by Yang Xuangan, and became an ally of Yang Xuangan, and publicly betrayed the Holy Lord and the Jiangzuo Group.

June 12th, early morning, Dongdu Imperial City.

Fan Zigai's face was very ugly, his eyes were gloomy, and his murderous aura was exposed, like a beast that was devouring others, on the verge of a bloodthirsty and crazy outbreak.

It is reasonable that Gu Jue responded and supported Yang Xuangan, but it is not surprising that Pei Shuang, Lai Yuan, Zhou Zhong, their close friends, a large group of Jiangzuo nobles, and a group of famous "second-generation officials" also responded and supported Yang Xuangan, which would be "abnormal". The impact of this "abnormal" is very bad. It will not only hit the authority of Dongdu, but also have psychological impact on the noble bureaucrats of Dongdu, including many political forces in the two capitals. Just imagine that even the Jiangzuo people who firmly supported the Holy Lord, and even the Jiangzuo powerful people who were deeply trusted and favored by the Holy Lord, actively responded to Yang Xuangan. Then the future trend of this military coup is obviously not conducive to the Holy Lord and the reformists. As a result, the situation becomes more and more dangerous, and Dongdu may be in a storm if he is not careful.

Guanguo Duke Yang Gongren, Qin Wang Yang Hao, Cui Jie, Dugu Sheng, Yuan Wendu, Wei Yunqi, Wei Ji and others looked serious, and they all looked very heavy. In fact, they had their own thoughts, some did not agree with it, some were gloating, some were watching coldly. In short, no one supported Fan Zigai. If you don’t take the blame at this moment, you have considered the overall situation and the sympathy of colleagues. Otherwise, you would rush forward and hit Fan Zigai on the face, and you would be "hard" when you stay in Tokyo. Fan Zigai, the left-behind in Tokyo, will completely become a "puppet" with a bruised nose. Fan Zigai still has value now. These big guys need a "singing white-faced" and some things that are inconvenient for King Yang Tong of Yue can do, so that they can control the situation in Dongdu behind their backs.

"Yanshi has been lost, there is no danger to defend the Eastern Front, and the rebels are about to come to the city." Yang Gongren broke the silence and whispered, "Start the evacuation speed, give up if you really don't have time to evacuate, but people must retreat. If the disaster hits innocent people and corpses are everywhere, we will die and not be able to redeem our sins."

"Guan Gong, how is the battle on the southern front?" Wei Yunqi asked, "The eastern front can no longer be defended. If the southern front cannot be defended, Yang Xuangan and Han Prime Minister attacked the Eastern Capital, the Eastern Capital will be in danger, especially in Nanguo. The garrison force is only Fei Yao's more than 4,000 Yingyang Guards, which is too thin." Wei Yunqi said this and looked at the frowning King Yang Tong of Yue, and then looked at Fan Zigai on the verge of furiousness, and decisively put forward his own suggestions, "Whether to let Gong (Li Hun) retreat into Nanguo to strengthen the garrison force of Nanguo, and also to consider asking for help from Xijing to ensure the safety of the Eastern Capital."

King Yang Tong of Yue bowed his head and said nothing. Yang Tong has learned a lot about Li Hun these days. As Yang Gongren said, Li Hun would not enter the city, and he would not let Li Hun enter the city. Li Hun was located outside the city, on the western and southern lines of the Eastern Capital, with a large defense range. He had to prevent the Xijing army from crossing Hangu Pass and block the rebels from attacking the Eastern Capital. Therefore, Li Hun must be stretched in the deployment of troops and must have problems, which left a large amount of "bargaining chips" for the future game between the Holy Lord and the King of Qi. As for Wei Yunqi's suggestion, it was obvious that he had ulterior motives, and that was the Weasel.

He was not kind to pay New Year's greetings to the chicken. He was afraid that the East would not be in chaos or the East would not be lost. Since Wei abandoned King Qi, how could the relationship between it and Li Hun be as "close" as he showed that he saw it? Xiang Zhuang danced his sword, aiming to Pei Gong, and Wei Yunqi wanted to kill Li Hun. However, seeking help from Xijing would not be considered at all for Dongdu. The political struggle involved in this was too fierce and the game of interest was too complicated. Unless at the critical moment of life and death, the Holy Lord personally issued an edict and personally compromised and made concessions to Xijing, no one dared to represent Dongdu to "take his head" to Xijing, which was purely seeking death.

Fan Zigai would not be fooled. He is not alone now, nor is he a lonely man. He is "caught" too badly by these bigwigs. Even the Wu Benlang General Zhou Zhong and his army whom he can rely on are wiped out by the "caught" army, so that he has now become a "laughing stock" in the imperial city and has suffered a lot of shame. But there is no way. He now has nothing except the identity of Dongdu, and has completely become a puppet. He has become a spectator in this storm and can only follow the King of Yue Yang Tong.

Yang Gongren did not answer Wei Yunqi, but stood up and walked to the map hanging on one side.

"The Duke (Li Hun) has retreated to Xiyuan, with his back to Jicui Pond, Fanghua Garden, and along Luoshui and Gushui." Yang Gongren pointed to Xiyuan on the map, from Luoshui to Gushui, and drew an arc. "This is the first defense line, the focus is on Jicui Pond. If the rebels break through this defense line, they will kill the imperial city along the south and north of Jicui Pond."

Yang Gongren drew a circle along the Jicui Pond on the map, "This is the second line of defense of the Duke. Its southern end is Jianguo Gate and Baihu Gate in Nanguo, and its northern end is the willow dike between Fanghuayuan and Jicui Pond. The focus of the defense is Yuebei (the southern dike of Jicui Pond). If the Duke fails to defend Yuebei, he can only retreat to the third line of defense."

Yang Gongren's fingers crossed the ecliptic channel on the map and stayed on the Tongji Channel.

"The ecliptic channel and the ecliptic bridge on the canal are the third line of defense of the Duke. If the rebels break through the third line of defense, they will directly face the left and right gates of the imperial city and the terminal gate in the middle."

Yang Gongren's fingers did not stop, but slowly passed along the Tongji Canal between Nanguo and Beiguo, then left the Dongdu and stopped on Yanshi City.

"Yanshi lost his life, and Yang Xuangan will follow the channel to advance water and land directly to the imperial city, and the troops will be under the East Sun Gate."

At this point, the military and political tycoons all understood that due to the special layout of Dongdu, Yang Xuangan could attack the Dongdu directly and kill the Dongdu center. From the current situation, Yang Xuangan attacked the imperial city in two groups, so the war between Dongdu was actually a battle to defend the imperial city. Once the imperial city was defended, Dongdu also defended it. It was simply an unrealistic fantasy to expect Yang Xuangan to make a fool of himself and fight the outer city first and then the imperial city. As long as someone with a little military knowledge arrives at the Dongdu battlefield, he will concentrate all his strength to fight the imperial city. If the imperial city is at his fingertips, the Dongdu is at his fingertips. There is no need to waste time and energy to fight the outer city.

"Yang Xuangan attacked the Eastern Capital by east-west and east-west, and two sides of the attack. Our countermeasures are very simple. While defending the imperial city, attacking the north and south to effectively block and restrain the rebels. The obstruction in the south is under the responsibility of the Duke. The general of Wu Ben Lang, Fei Yao, cooperated to resolutely block the rebels on the south bank of the ecliptic channel, prevent the rebels from crossing the ecliptic bridge, and do not allow the thief leader Han Xiangguo to have any chance to attack the imperial city. The restraining in the north is under the responsibility of Gao Dugong (Li Gongting), and the attack on Yang Xuangan from Hui'anmen Street. While Yang Xuangan was fighting alone, he had to divide his troops to fight with Gao Dugong."

Yang Gongren stopped here, his eyes slowly swept over the military and political tyrants in the lobby, and finally stopped on Wei Yunqi's face, saying with a pun, "So, there is no need for the Duke to enter the city, and the imperial guards in the imperial city only require Ji Hou (Dugu Sheng) to be more than enough. In addition, we also have two armies of Henan Zanwu Pei Hongce and Henan Lingda Xi. Although they are both local village clan regiments, as long as they are used properly, they can play an important role at critical moments."

"Dongdu is a trap. As long as Yang Xuangan comes, he will definitely die."

There was a silence in the lobby. Yang Gongren's tone was firm and confident, but in the eyes of a group of military and political leaders, he was a bluff and purely a bluff.

To defend the Dongdu means to defend the imperial city. This is a good thing, but the question is, in the current turbulent political situation of Dongdu, can the imperial city be defended? The imperial city is a fortress, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack, but if the fortress collapses from the inside, does Yang Gongren still have the art of turning the world back?
Chapter completed!