On the morning of the eighth day of the eighth month of August, Wu Benlang led the Xiaoguo army led by the Yin Shishi Division to the battlefield of the Juma River, and the two sides then took the city as the center and confronted each other with heavy troops, forming a stalemate for the time being.

Zhuojun stayed behind Duan Da to pass the order Xiaoguo, repair for a day, recuperate, and launch an attack tomorrow, be sure to defeat the rebels, quickly stabilize the situation in Shanggu, and ensure that Youzhou is not invaded by the rebels.

On the same day, Duan Da, Yin Shishi and Feng Deyi discussed repeatedly, and Duan Da drafted a chapter to describe in detail the rampant thieves in Shanggu. After several days of fierce fighting, it was basically certain that the rebels had considerable strength and had formed a threat to Youyan and northern Hebei, which caused the Zhuojun reinforcements to have to stay on the front line of the Juma River to suppress the thieves with all their might, in case the rebels took advantage of the Zhuojun reinforcements to go north to attack Youzhou when the Zhuojun reinforcements went south to Gaoyang, threatening the safety of the Holy Lord and the palace.

Li Zixiong is mentioned "lightly" in the recital, as well as Yang Gongdao, Han Shige, Zhou Zhong, Lai Yuan, Pei Shuang, Yu Rou and other wealthy nobles. This is the point of the report, but because it involves too much of a clan, the royal family and several central core ministers, it is impossible to determine the attitude of the Holy Lord and the center, Feng Deyi and Duan Da can only avoid the important and trivialize first, so as not to "stimulate" too much and backfire.

After all, Li Zixiong and Yang Gongdao and other nobles are now under the account of the white-haired thief, and the priority is to pass the news to Pei Shiju, so that Pei Shiju can have a comprehensive understanding of the rebel force of the white-haired thief and their purpose of going north, as well as their possible huge impact on the situation in the entire northern Xinjiang and the relationship between the north and the south in the future, so that he will not be negligent because of contempt and negligence, and make wrong judgments because of carelessness.

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At noon on the eighth day of the eighth month of August, King Qi led his army to Hejian City, the capital of Hejian County.

Hejian City is located on the east bank of the Hutuo River, and it is more than 100 miles away from Gaoyang on the west bank. The king of Qi ordered to camp on the bank of the Hutuo River, and while making a move to cross the river, he asked the Hejian county government to provide grain and grass supplements, and at the same time sent a large number of scouts to cross the river and march west to find out the news of Gaoyang.

There is not much information that the Hejian County Government can provide, mainly because the incident happened too suddenly, and the rebels seemed to "fall from the sky" and "drowned" Gaoyang in an overwhelming manner, and the Hejian County Government had no time to react.

The Hejian County Government was originally plagued by the frequent invasion of Bohai pirates, plain thieves and Qinghe thieves because of the golden waterway of Yongji Canal, so the government invested its limited forces on the front line of Yongji Canal. Now the Yongji Canal has just been restored to the unblocked, the thieves in Hebei, especially the Bohai thieves Geqian and Gao Kaidao, are eyeing the Yongji Canal on the front line, if the troops guarding the channel are transferred to rescue Gaoyang, the Yongji Canal will be plundered by the thief army, once the channel is interrupted, the consequences will be unimaginable. The Hejian Prefecture wisely chose to protect the Yongji Canal and ensure that the channel was unimpeded, while at the same time holding on to the Hutuo River to resist the rebels' attacks. Gaoyang Palace is the face of the Holy Lord, and if Gaoyang Palace is captured by the rebels, it will be equivalent to slapping the Holy Lord in the face, so the Hejian County Government has enough reason to believe that Zhuo County will definitely rush to the aid of Duan Da, who is left behind.

As a result, they were surprised, day after day, looking forward to penetration, more than ten days passed, the rebels swept away Gaoyang and its surrounding towns, and plundered the grain, livestock and young and strong laborers, and even did not see the shadow of Zhuo County reinforcements, which is really unbelievable, and the news that the investigation came back was even more surprising, the rebels were very large, and there were even some of them burned and plundered in the upper valley, and successfully blocked the Zhuo County reinforcements on the front line of the Juma River.

The Hejian County Government was surprised, the thieves in Hebei were concentrated on the first line of the Yongji Canal and the north and south banks of the river, when did they go to the north of Hebei? Could it be that there are also traitors in Jibei and Youyan who have gathered to rebel? If Jibei and Youyan also have traitors, then Hejian County will be in big trouble, and in the future, it will be caught in the front and back attacks of the rebels, and the enemy will never be at peace.

At this moment, news came that the King of Qi had gone north to suppress the thieves. This can't help but give people a rich association, before Yang Xuangan rebelled, the king of Qi roared and roared to help the eastern capital to quell the rebellion, and now the rebels in northern Hebei are swarming, and the king of Qi hurriedly went north to suppress the thieves, where there is chaos, there is him, the king of Qi grabs credit everywhere, the purpose is too obvious, people who don't know the "bottom line" still think that he is going to live in the East Palace as a prince, but those who know the "bottom line" know that he is "dying and struggling", and at this time they should stay away from him to ensure safety.

So the Taishou and his main subordinates of Hejian County immediately used the Bohai pirates to loot the Yongji Canal as an excuse to "pour out of the nest", and they all ran away, leaving Hejian County to stay in the city.

What message can a Hejian county order provide to the King of Qi?

The King of Qi was furious at the "neglect" of the local government, but fortunately, before Li Fengyun left Gaoyang, he had instructed Hao Xiaode to pay close attention to Hejian City, as long as the army of King Qi arrived, he would immediately send someone to contact him, so the King of Qi had just set up camp here, and the secret envoy from Hao Xiaode's side arrived, and directly found Li Baiyao, and told him in detail about the military situation in Gaoyang and the battle situation in Shanggu, which solved the urgent need of King Qi, otherwise his eyes were black, and he didn't know where to start.

Gaoyang Palace has not fallen, and the palace supervisor Xu Hua is still holding on, which makes the secretly worried King Qi breathe a sigh of relief, he is afraid that Li Fengyun's subordinates will burn Gaoyang Palace with lawlessness, which is really moving stones to hit his own feet, and he wants to cry without tears. In addition, Li Fengyun personally rushed to the Shanggu battlefield to command the operation, and the allied army launched a fierce battle with the Zhuojun reinforcements on the first line of the Juma River and the west bank of Laishui on the sixth day of August, and occupied a clear advantage, which is also good news, and the expected goal has been basically achieved.

"The Great King, the white hair has a suggestion, if we can enter the Upper Valley Battlefield as quickly as possible, the situation will be more favorable to the Great King." Wei Fusi saw that King Qi was still hesitating, and said decisively, "Bai Fa has already dragged Duan Da in the area of the Juma River and the Laishui River, which has posed a threat to Youzhou, and even directly threatened the safety of the Holy Lord and the palace, and Jianchang Gong (Li Zixiong) has led the army into Yanbei, Zhuojun has fallen into the predicament of being attacked on his back, Duan Da is in a dilemma, in this case, it is absolutely impossible for him to come to Gaoyang and compete with the king." ”

King Qi shook his hand slightly, and said worriedly, "The movement made by the white hair is too big, and the result may be counterproductive." The strength of the rebels is so strong, although it does give Lone an excuse to shirk responsibility, but the white hair has become the target of everyone, and will be surrounded and suppressed, and Lone will also be affected by this. ”

Wei Fusi thought for a moment and admonished, "King, the matter has come to this point, there is no way back, only to face the difficulties." ”

Li Baiyao also said in a timely manner, "King, if the Holy Lord encircles and suppresses the white hair, the Great King can take the opportunity to enter the northern frontier and form the fact of the border to reverse the current situation, and once the king seizes the initiative, he can force the Holy Lord to coerce the center with the situation in the northern Xinjiang and the relationship between the north and the south, forcing them to accept the fact and agree that the king will sit in the northern Xinjiang to defend the border." ”

As soon as this remark came out, Wei Fusi immediately agreed, and Li Shanheng also agreed. This is no way, if you don't want me to go north, I will kill myself into the northern Xinjiang, fait accompli, at that time, if the father and son turn against each other, the monarch and the minister tear their faces, the snipe and the clam fight, and the fisherman will benefit from the northern captivity, this is probably a situation that the holy lord and the center absolutely do not want to see. In this case, the Holy Lord and the Central Hub can only choose the lesser of two evils, first use the power of the King of Qi to consolidate and strengthen the Northern Xinjiang Suppression Force, wait until the Great War between the North and the South is over, defeat the Northern Captives, and stabilize the relationship between the North and the South, and then free up their hands to solve the hidden danger of the King of Qi, but the King of Qi has won the time to dominate the Northern Frontier.

Time is too important, when Li Fengyun was expounding on the timing of going north, what he was most worried about was that there was not enough time. If his prediction is right, the Great War between the North and the South will break out within two years, then the King of Qi must rush time, and this year must enter the northern frontier, and now is the best time, taking advantage of the current Holy Lord and the center, taking advantage of the current Holy Lord and the center, taking advantage of the momentum of Li Fengyun and the alliance army to roar north, follow up with the trend, and achieve it overnight.

King Qi has no way to retreat, only to face difficulties, the worst situation is to go north without authorization, fortunately, the road to the north without authorization has been opened by Li Fengyun, he just needs to make up his mind.

The king of Qi no longer hesitated, time did not allow, the opportunity was fleeting, and he could not hesitate, so he resolutely ordered that the army should cross the river quickly, and he must rush to Gaoyang tonight, and the traitors must be defeated before midnight to solve the danger of Gaoyang.

Because Hao Xiaode has promised that as long as the king of Qi crosses the river, he will evacuate, of course, he will also leave some men and horses to cooperate with the king of Qi for a "fierce battle", so this credit is a certainty, the thing in the bag, for this reason the king of Qi on the Hutuo River to write a report of victory, flying to the palace.

Wei Fusi, Li Shanheng and Li Baiyao discussed it privately, and then suggested in a secret letter to Li Fengyun that if conditions permitted, they could attack Youzhou to directly threaten the Holy Lord and the Imperial Palace, and then force the King of Qi to a dead end, forcing him to make up his mind that he had to seize this rare opportunity in front of him and quickly enter the northern frontier.

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On the eighth day of the eighth month of August, Linshuo Palace.

The mood of the Holy Lord was very gloomy, although yesterday he received a recital from the King of Qi, Yang Xuangan had been defeated and died under Tongguan in the second day of the first month, and the rebel army was also wiped out, and the storm in the Eastern Capital that lasted for two months had ended, which should have been a happy thing, but what made him angry was that such good news, where was the retribution of the Eastern Capital? Obviously, the Eastern Capital's Victory Recital was "blocked" on the two post station systems on land and water, and the person who "intercepted" it was the King of Qi.

King Qi was too arrogant, if the Holy Lord hadn't ordered him to go north to rescue Gao Yang and make some kind of positive hints, would he continue to cut off the connection between the Eastern Capital and the Imperial Palace? Outrageous!

The attitude of the Holy Lord towards King Qi was a little shaken, but this morning there was bad news from Yanbei, there were white-haired thieves on both sides of the Sangganshui rebels "marching forward", and several tribes of Turkic people outside the Great Wall had some changes, the situation in Yanbei was taking a sharp turn for the worse, and support was urgently needed, and in the afternoon, Feng Deyi and Duan Da had a hurry, and the bandits in Shanggu were very rampant, and the two sides fought for days, the battle was fierce, and the reinforcements were blocked on the first line of the Juma River, and it was difficult to advance an inch.

Suddenly, the Holy Lord found that the King of Qi had turned out to be a "fragrant glutton", and his army could be mobilized at present, so whether it was Gaoyang, Shanggu or Yanbei, they were all in urgent need of his support now.

It's just that the taste of being coerced is too unpleasant, even if this person is his son, the Holy Lord is unacceptable, and he is angry.

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