六月二十七,上午,西京大军拔营起寨,诸军依次出发,浩浩荡荡向渑池推进.

下午,杨玄感接到斥候禀报,西京大军全部出动了,正经崤山向渑池杀来.杨玄感大喜,急召帐下诸将军议.

黄昏时分,武贲郎将,楚国公豆卢贤率选锋军抵达马头山,此处是谷水源头所在,依山傍水,正是建营佳地.豆卢贤当即命令选锋军就地扎营,并派出数队斥候沿谷水而下,打探二十里外渑池军情.

同一时间,李密飞马越过谷水,直奔大山深处的崤城.

When Li Fengyun saw Li Mi, he was very excited and said excitedly, "You're right, Wei Wensheng is here, and the Xijing army has entered Mianchi." On June 25, Yang Xuangan planned to take the initiative to break out of Wushan and rush straight to Shaanxi City, but Li Fengyun disagreed and advised him to be at ease and wait patiently for a few more days, and even threatened Yang Xuangan by withdrawing from the Dongdu battlefield. As a result, after just two days of waiting, the Xijing army was dispatched, which is enough to prove that Li Fengyun's grasp of the battle situation is more rational and accurate.

“是否全部出动,全部抵达渑池战场?”李风云闻讯也是高兴不已,急切问道.

As time goes by, the reinforcements from the Weifu Mansion are getting closer and closer to the Dongdu. Every time the alliance army stays on the battlefield of Dongdu, the risks are greater. For this reason, Li Fengyun is also anxious and hopes that the Xijing army can enter Mianchi as soon as possible. He hopes that the decisive battle that determines Yang Xuangan's fate can start earlier. As a result, the Xijing army finally arrived quickly, and the entire Dongdu situation is still moving on the inherent trajectory of history. This makes Li Fengyun happy and unwilling to worry. If the historical trajectory cannot be changed, then this decisive battle will eventually turn into a stalemate. The Xijing army finally successfully dragged Yang Xuangan and destroyed Yang Xuangan.

“据各路斥候禀报,西京大军全部出动了,就连京辅都尉府的军队和先期渡河而来的河东诸鹰扬都出动了,卫文升倾巢而出.”李密笑道,“某渡河而来时,西京选锋军正好抵达马头山,不出意外的话,今夜西京大军将在马头山下扎营休息,明日开始向渑池发动攻击.”

李风云马上追问,“斥候可曾发现弘农郡的鹰扬卫?”

Li Mi smiled slightly and shook her head, "I haven't discovered it. King Cai has always been cautious. The situation is still unclear. I guess he will not make a stand easily. In addition, Xijing killed many Hongnong Yang's children and dug the tomb of the old Yue Gong, which seriously damaged the foundation of the royal family. It is reasonable for King Cai to express his anger." Speaking of this, Li Mi looked at Li Fengyun with a deep meaning and asked, "Are you worried that King Cai will hinder us from entering Guanzhong at a critical moment?"

“毋庸置疑.”李风云说道,“如果蔡王派出弘农郡的鹰扬卫与西京大军一起支援东都,你们赢得这场决战的胜利后,就能一马平川直杀潼关,如此则形势对你们非常有利,可惜蔡王明哲保身,屯兵不出,弘农极有可能成为你们西进关中的一道难以逾越的阻碍.”

李风云的语气很沉重,这让李密大感惊讶,“蔡王优柔寡断,胆小如鼠,在宗室中最为平庸.”

李风云摇摇手,“千万不要轻视宗室,尤其那些在一次次惊涛骇浪中存活下来的亲王,哪一个不是谋略出众之辈?蔡王亦是如此,如果你们轻视他,未来必定会在弘农吃个大亏,这可能会给你们带来灭定之灾.”

李密不以为然,他根本就瞧不起蔡王,就算李风云说得更严重一些,他也不相信蔡王和弘农会成为杨玄感西进关中的巨大阻碍,那是绝无可能之事.李密无意继续这个话题,直接略过,把杨玄感所拟的决战布署详细告之.

杨玄感用来包围渑池的军队只有四千人,其余数万军队都暗藏在小新安城和千秋亭一线,只待卫文升进入渑池战场,他就会依次出动这些军队,先把卫文升拖进决战,以免让卫文升识破之后掉头逃了,然后伏兵尽出,一战而定.

After pondering for a long time, Li Fengyun asked, "Tonight, will Duke Yue increase his troops to Mianchi?"

Li Mi shook his head, "Mr. Yue is worried that the rapid increase in military forces may expose our intentions. In order to avoid alarming the enemy, Mr. Yue plans to increase military forces in Mianchi tomorrow after the Xijing army launches an attack."

“如果卫文升提前发动攻击,黎明前就发动攻击,抢在你们增兵前杀到渑池城下,与城内郑元寿会合,然后据城而守,你们怎么办?”李风云皱眉说道,“那时你们就被动了,就被卫文升拖在了渑池战场,陷入进退两难之窘境.

李密迟疑了一下,说道,“西京大军急行百余里赶至渑池,人困马乏,而我们养精蓄锐,这种情形下卫文升如果连夜发动攻击,对他们非常不利,一旦战败便会祸及全军,所以我们认定,今夜卫文升不但不会发动攻击,反而要防止我们突然袭击.”

"Since that's the case, you must increase your troops overnight to Mianchi. On the one hand, to strengthen the siege of Mianchi, and on the other hand, to disturb the Xijing army, so that it can't sleep day and night and cannot get enough rest." Li Fengyun tried his best to persuade him.

"If the Xijing army is stuck in progress and even turns around and retreats, the situation will be unfavorable to us." Li Mi said.

“你们不应该担心西京大军会逃避决战,而应该担心渑池一旦被西京大军攻占,你们进退失据怎么办?”李风云警告道,“一步错步步错,尤其关键时刻,你们更不能有一丝一毫的失误,否则后果不堪设想.”

Li Mi pondered for a moment and said, "I'm afraid it's hard to convince Yue Gong."

"The Xijing army stopped in Shaanxi City for three days, which shows that they had objections to when to enter Beijing and which route to choose to enter Beijing. But today they decisively chose to enter Shandong, which means that they unified their opinions. So why did they make the same decision?" Li Fengyun raised his hand to reach the map spread on the table, and slowly drew along the river on the map to Liyang. "I can be sure that in the past few days, the situation in Liyang has changed, and the only one who can change the situation in Liyang and make the King of Qi compromise is the navy."

Li Fengyun looked up at Li Mi with a solemn expression and continued, "The Navy should have arrived in reinforcements, which is close to Dongdu, and is fully capable of blocking the waterway of the river and completely cutting off the King of Qi's way to Beijing. If the King of Qi cannot enter Beijing, the situation in Dongdu will be controlled. The King of Qi's compromise not only allows the Navy to concentrate its efforts to rescue Dongdu, but also allows other reinforcements to enter the Dongdu battlefield quickly. In this way, the reinforcements from both water and land form a response and can attack Dongdu."

"When the situation develops to this point, the Xijing army will be very passive. If they do not enter the Dongdu battlefield before the Navy, their trouble will be great." Li Fengyun sneered, "So somebody's inference is that the Xijing army rushed eastward because the Navy came and the situation in the Dongdu is changing. In other words, no matter what situation you put on the Mianchi battlefield, the Xijing army has no choice. If you want to fight in Mianchi, they can only fight in Mianchi. If you want to retreat to Dongdu to fight in Dongdu, they can only chase to Dongdu to fight in Dongdu. Therefore, you should not have any scruples, and you can do all your strength to fight to the Xijing army to the death."

Li Mi hesitated, "Will the navy really come? Will the navy rush to assist so quickly?"

"Someone believes that before deciding on the Second Eastern Expedition, the Holy Lord should take all the factors that may lead to the failure of the Second Eastern Expedition, including the deterioration of the situation in the Eastern Expedition, and come up with corresponding countermeasures." Li Fengyun said without hesitation, "If the situation in the Eastern Expedition deteriorates, the Grand Canal is interrupted, and the Second Eastern Expedition is unsustainable, then the expeditionary army closest to the Eastern Expedition must rush to the capital as quickly as possible. We can make an assumption, if the Holy Lord takes this out in advance

The navy chief supervisor came to Hu'er and granted him the right to deal with the situation. So after learning that Yang Xuangan launched a mutiny, will Lai Hu'er send troops to assist the Eastern Capital? There is also the King of Qi. The King of Qi is suppressing thieves in Qilu and taking over the power of Qilu. The navy is responsible for restraining and monitoring the King of Qi. You can imagine that when the King of Qi suddenly entered the Central Plains and threatened the Eastern Capital to seize the imperial rule, the navy chief supervisor could still ignore it and ignore it?"

Li Mi nodded repeatedly, agreeing with Li Fengyun's analysis.

"If a certain deduction is correct, the navy is coming quickly along the river, and other reinforcements are also speeding to the east capital, then your time will be very limited." Li Fengyun continued, "You must fight quickly and win this decisive battle with the fastest speed. You must go westward to Guanzhong in the shortest time. Otherwise, once you are trapped and surrounded by reinforcements, you will definitely be wiped out."

Li Mi was convinced by Li Fengyun, "If we increase troops overnight and put forward heavy troops to block the enemy's defense, what will the Xijing army react tomorrow? Should we attack with all our might or will we remain silent? What are your predictions?"

"Of course it will attack." Li Fengyun said, "If your main force is in Dongdu, Wei Wensheng's full blow can defeat you, solve the danger of Mianchi, meet with Zheng Yuanshou, and work together to kill Hangu Pass. On the contrary, you flock out and set up a decisive battle. Wei Wensheng will inevitably change his strategy, turn from attack to defense, and fight to the death based on the favorable terrain of Wushan, so as to trap you in the battlefield of Mianchi."

Li Mi heard the implicit meaning from Li Fengyun's words. After thinking for a while, he asked cautiously, "If this decisive battle is commanded by you, how can I fight tomorrow?"

"Go away with great defeat." Li Fengyun said without hesitation, "to make a move that the main force is attacking the Eastern Capital in order to attract the Xijing army to Hangu Pass."

Li Mi was surprised, "Didn't you say you should firmly stop Wei Wensheng from entering Mianchi City? Isn't it your decision to put the decisive battle battlefield in Mianchi? Why did you change it to Hangu Pass again?"

"You are defeated and Wei Wensheng will still stick to Mianchi? After Wei Wensheng rushed to Hangu Pass, he broke out from Wucheng and surrounded Mianchi City again, cutting off Wei Wensheng's retreat. You are all in front of you and attacked Wei Wensheng head-on. In this way, Wei Wensheng was completely surrounded and allowed to slaughter us." After explaining a few patiently, Li Fengyun couldn't help but shake his head, "You were completely angry by Wei Wensheng's grave-digging atrocities, and they all wanted to kill him and avenge him. As a result, as soon as Wei Wensheng emerged, you were going to fight with him, and even worried that Wei Wensheng would turn around and escape. Since that's the case, why don't you calm down? Why don't you continue to endure for two days, first try to surround Wei Wensheng, and then surround and kill him from all sides, and wipe out the Xijing army?"

Li Mi fully understood, and was also ashamed of being grateful. Whether it was Yang Xuangan's brothers, he and Hu Shidan and many other staff members, they were indeed completely angered by Wei Wensheng's atrocities of digging graves and whipping corpses and burning bones, they could not think calmly. Without Li Fengyun's reminder, this decisive battle would most likely turn into a stalemate, and Yang Xuangan would definitely be the one who was defeated in the end.

Li Mi gave a deep bow to Li Fengyun to express his gratitude, "I will return to Mianchi immediately."
Chapter completed!