On the morning of June 12, Yang Xuangan led his army to leave Yanshi, and advanced along the water and land, and rushed towards the Eastern Capital with great momentum.
Pei Hongce, the Henan Zanwu, retreated decisively and approached the eastern capital Beiguo. However, the Henan Lingda Xi was brave enough to withdraw from the eastern capital, so he could only meet with Pei Hongce and join forces to fight against the powerful enemy.
Dongdu was very angry at their fear of not fighting. King Yang Tong of Yue spoke sternly in his order and clearly required them to delay Yang Xuangan's advancement speed in order to help more people outside the city retreat into the city.
Pei Hongce had no choice but to stop at Bai Simaban in the east of the city, and used the advantage of terrain to set up a formation to block the attack, while Da Xi was kind-hearted to stop at the King of Han Temple in the East Han Dynasty and guarded the danger.
In the afternoon, Yang Jishan and Gu Jue led the selection army to Hanwang Temple quickly from land. The two sides were tense and the battle was about to begin. At this moment, Da Xi Shanyi's subordinates suddenly turned against each other and all surrendered to Yang Xuangan. Da Xi Shanyi was caught off guard and fled in a mess.
Pei Hongce was isolated in the east of the city and faced Yang Xuangan's army alone. There were strong enemies in front and no reinforcements in the back. The situation was no longer possible. Therefore, he urgently wrote to King Yang Tong of Yue to describe the situation in the east of the city, and requested to withdraw from Beiguo to defend.
However, the situation facing King Yang Tong of Yue at this moment was far more critical than Pei Hongce.
In the early morning of the 12th, Li Mi, Li Fengyun, Han Xiangguo and Han Shiyan led a large army. Under the cover of night, they crossed the Luoshui River north and launched a full-line attack on the troops of the General Li Hun, the Right Guard who had just retreated to the Xiyuan line to deploy defense.
Li Hun was caught off guard. Although Li Fengyun had told him that he would force the Luoshui River to force him to cross the Luoshui River in the early morning, he did not remind him to attack in full and tore open the defense line of the Weifu Army from the direction of Jicuichichi. Therefore, Li Hun was negligent in the precautions. It was not until Zhu Yingyang frequently entered a critical moment and the defense line was broken continuously that he realized that Li Fengyun had finally revealed his sharp "fangs" and was about to attack the imperial city with Yang Xuangan east and west.
Li Hun has his own "bottom line", which means that the imperial city cannot be lost. This is also the compromise he reached with Yang Gongren before. Yang Gongren can command himself and his army, and he and his army are also willing to fight to defend the imperial city, but that's all. The premise for the two to cooperate is that the King of Qi will not enter the Eastern Capital. If Yang Gongren gives up the imperial city and give up the entire Eastern Capital, if the King of Qi enters the Eastern Capital, the Imperial Unification War breaks out, the two will lose the foundation for cooperation. This is why Yang Gongren has the confidence to stick to the imperial city. Since he can stick to the imperial city, he will of course do his best to prevent the King of Qi and the King of Dai from entering the Eastern Capital battlefield.
Li Hun's "bottom line" is also the basis for cooperation with Li Fengyun. According to the agreement, Li Fengyun's goal is the outer capital of the East Capital. Then his real goal of revealing his "fangs" at this moment should not be the imperial city, but to pull Yang Xuangan to the battlefield of the imperial city, so that Yang Xuangan and King Yang Tong of Yue can compete with him so that his fisherman can benefit. In other words, Li Fengyun's real goal is the outer capital, the wealth of the three major cities of the outer capital. Li Fengyun tried his best to fight to Dongdu, which could not be just to help Yang Xuangan persist in the battlefield of Dongdu for a longer time. Another purpose must be to plunder the wealth of Dongdu, which is conceivable.
As Zhu Yingyang frequently encountered emergency, Li Hun finally made a decision and once again reduced his defense, concentrated his main force on the Jicuichichi line, and tried his best to block the rebels on the north and south embankments of Jicuichichi. At the same time, he used a partial army to guard Cijian Road, and used Yifu Yingyang to block the rebels based on the outer fortress of Baihumen and Jianguomen.
In the morning, the Han Xiangguo army confronted the Weifu army in Cijian and Fanghuayuan line in the west of the city; Li Mi and Han Shiyan competed with the Weifu army in the outer periphery of the Jianguomen in the south of the city; Li Fengyun commanded the elite troops in the headquarters to launch a fierce attack on the north and south embankment of Jicuichichi.
The north dike of Jicui Pond leads directly to the imperial city, and the south dike (Yuepo) is separated from Nanguo by a wall. From the early morning, the earth-shaking sound of killing has gone from far to near, always echoing over the eastern capital, and the atmosphere is unprecedentedly tense.
The citizens of Dongdu hid at home and were trembling, while the refugees who came from outside the city stood helplessly on the streets and were panicked. The nobles and bureaucrats tried every means to escape into the imperial city. The imperial city was already crowded and had to close early at noon. At this moment, the gates of the three directions of the Dongdu were closed in the south, north and west directions were closed, and only the Shangchun Gate and Jianyang Gate on the east side were still wide open, and refugees retreating from the eastern line entered Beiguo and Nanguo respectively. In the afternoon, Daxi was defeated and left the Hanwang Temple, and Nanguo faced the attack of the rebels directly, so Jianyang Gate was also closed, leaving Beiguo's Shangchun Gate, and Pei Hongce was guarding Shangchun Gate. If Pei Hongce retreated, the entire Dongdu would be surrounded by the rebels.
In the afternoon, Zhen Baoche, Xu Shisan, Lu Mingxing, Guo Ming, Xiahou Zhe and other five general managers, and the deputy general managers all found Li Fengyun.
The battle in Jicuichi was too fierce. The garrison army showed its real skills and refused to retreat. In this way, the loss of the alliance army would be great. Fortunately, the battlefield was very narrow. Although the north and south embankments were several miles long, their width was limited, and there were not many soldiers. It would be difficult for both sides to launch a regiment. The losses were not large for the time being. However, if the fight continued, every day after day, an inch of land would be fought, and the losses would rise sharply. The garrison army could not retreat again, and if they retreated again, they would lose their heads, so they fought to the death regardless of the losses. The target of the alliance army was not the imperial city or the garrison army. Why did they fight like this at any cost? It was completely unnecessary. The heroes were all confused, so they came together to find out Li Fengyun's real thoughts.
"I must show the true strength of the alliance." Li Fengyun explained, "Although I cannot control the development of the situation in the Dongdu, at least it must affect Yang Xuangan's decision-making and control our own destiny. To achieve this, we must show our strength, so that Yang Xuangan is afraid of doing something, dare not act recklessly, dare not to abdicate, and dare not use conspiracies. Only in this way can we take the initiative and move forward and retreat freely."
The principle of the strong is very simple. Lions and sheep cannot be called brothers. The alliance is not strong enough. Yang Xuangan will naturally not treat Li Fengyun equally, nor will he be influenced by Li Fengyun. Therefore, for the future of the alliance, Li Fengyun spent a lot of money this time, bringing all the elites of the alliance to the Dongdu battlefield, swearing to the death and gamble with all his strength.
Several heroes disagree. Li Fengyun's reason makes sense, but it is obviously not sufficient. With Li Fengyun's personality, he will never do such a loss of money and gain publicity. It is not a bad thing to pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger. Sometimes, strength can play an unexpected role in hiding in the dark. Showing out the "muscles" early and revealing the old foundation. If it is not done well, it is not easy to advance and retreat, but to be restrained everywhere.
"Ming Gong, this is the Eastern Capital, the capital." Lu Mingxing smiled, deliberately emphasized his tone and directly tested it.
Li Fengyun nodded with a smile and said in a pun, "Since we have come from all the way and have paid a huge price, of course we must gain something and not make wedding clothes for others for no reason."
The heroes looked at each other and understood it. Sure enough, Li Fengyun's goal was to be the outer capital, the wealth in the outer capital. Of course, the goal was very beautiful, but if you want to achieve it, you still need to work hard. This is the Dongdu, the capital, not an ordinary town fort.
"I am a thief who does everything evil, not a Bodhisattva who saves all living beings." Guo Ming was very excited and viciously gave a footnote to Li Fengyun's words.
"Ming Gong, you can attack the east and the west?" Zhen Baoche asked.
If the target is the outer capital, then the main target is Nan Guo. The main attack location is the South Dike of Jicuichichi. The main force is used to attack Yuebi, which will help the alliance to tear a gap from the solid Nan Guo defense line. Only what the alliance can think of, Dongdu will also think that the garrison army will concentrate the main force in Yuebi, defending the imperial city and taking into account Nan Guo. Therefore, Zhen Baoche suggested to attack the west from the east. The alliance pretended to attack the North Dike with all its main forces, making the illusion of attacking the imperial city head-on, forcing the garrison army to transfer the main force to the North Dike of Jicuichichi, the southern line of Fanghuayuan and even the north bank of the ecliptic channel, thus creating opportunities for the alliance to capture Nan Guo.
"I believe in your wisdom." Li Fengyun smiled, "How to fight the Dongdu War, let's discuss together, and I will focus on outside the battlefield. Not only will I use this battle to plunder the wealth of Dongdu, but I will also ensure that we can safely withdraw from Dongdu with these wealth. If I cannot achieve this goal, we will definitely wipe out the entire army under the Dongdu City and serve as a burial for Yang Xuangan in vain."
The handsome men agreed.
Soon, the rich and powerful generals came up with an attack strategy. The second and fourth armies of the alliance led by Lu Mingxing and the second and fourth armies of the alliance led by Xiahou Zhe attacked Yuebi; the first, third, fifth armies of the alliance led by Guo Ming, and the 23rd armies of the alliance led by Niu Jinda attacked the North Dike of Jicuichichi, and then asked the Prime Minister of Han to lead the main force of the Song Yu Yi army to attack Fanghuayuan and cooperate with the attack from the flanks of the battlefield. In addition, Sima Yuan'an immediately collected a batch of ships, carried a part of Xu Shisan's Fengyun Army, and cooperated with the main force to attack the North Dike from the water surface of Jicuichichi. This formed a three-sided attack, which was enough to create a situation of strong attack on the imperial city.
In the late afternoon, the battle at the North Dike of Jicuichi became more and more intense. The main force of the Song Yu Yi army led by Han Xiangguo quickly broke through the western defense line of Fanghuayuan and quickly penetrated deeper into the hinterland of Fanghuayuan. At dusk, its vanguard troops advanced to the south line of Fanghuayuan, approaching the North Dike of Jicuichi, and engaged in battle with the garrison troops who were guarding the North Dike, forming a two-way attack.
The imperial city was anxious and uneasy when he received the news. Although Li Hun's defense was very tenacious and Li Hun also made a guarantee to the King of Yue to use his head on his neck to ensure the safety of the western front of the imperial city, the imperial city was not only dangerous on the western front, but also on the eastern front. Yang Xuangan's army was approaching Shangchun Gate, and the rebels had actually formed a pincer attack on the imperial city. Therefore, after an emergency military discussion, Yang Gongren, Fan Zigai and others decided to defeat each one and destroy the two-way pincer attacks of the rebels.
Late at night, the order of King Yang Tong of Yue was sent to Pei Hongce. King Yue asked him to hold on to Bai Simaban at any cost, and to hold on for at least two days, giving the garrison troops time to defeat the rebels on the battlefield of Jicuichi on the Western Front.
Also late at night, on the banks of Hongchi, Li Mi appeared in Yang Xuangan's camp, full of dust and full of energy.
About half an hour later, Yang Xuanting and Hu Shidan also arrived at the camp. After they evacuated from Linqing, they took a boat west from Yanjin, and rushed to Luokoucang day and night, then rode their horses and whipped them, and rushed to the wind and lightning.
The main members of the Mutiny Alliance gathered together again, and this time the situation was different, and everyone's mentality was also different. More importantly, many crucial decisions need to be taken out, and there is no time to delay.
Chapter completed!