Yang Xuanzong was not sure to stop Zhou Fashang, nor did he have the confidence to resist the sailors, and Yang Shen had no way to give Yang Xuanzong more troops, so in desperation, he thought of a way to bring all the captured noble-born bureaucrats to Luokoucang, and as a last resort, he threatened Zhou Fashang with his head to force Zhou Fashang to stop attacking.

Among the captives, the most noble was Yang Gongdao, the son of Yang Xiong, the king of Guande, followed by Yu Rou, the son of Yu Shiji, the son of Yu Shiji, the central minister, Lai Yuan, the son of Lai Hu'er, the general of Youyiwei, Pei Shuang, the son of Pei Yun, the son of Pei Yun, the emperor of Daliqing, Zheng Yan, the son of Zheng Shanguo, Daliqing, and Zhou Zhong, the son of Zhou Luoyu, a famous general in Middle Earth, and so on, a total of forty-seven people. There are not only the children of the noble clans, but also the children of the major wealthy families in Long, Shandong and Jiangzuo, all of whom are the elites of the elite.

The number of Middle-earth nobles is huge, and the bureaucratic positions are limited, and these people can stand out from the fierce competition, and they have more or less real skills, and they are the mainstay of various families. It's just that they were unlucky, unlucky, swept into the howling storm, became Yang Xuangan's prisoners, and became rebels. But who is the real rebel, who is the false rebel, everyone is clear, in the future political reckoning, those powerful central ministers can not kill their relatives in righteousness, and kill their own sons, they can always find a way to shirk the blame, and the holy lord in order to take care of his own cronies and ministers, can only turn a blind eye, so that the others will be wiped out, a bowl of water must be leveled, since the sons of the central ministers are saved from death, the sons of other magnates will of course also be acquitted, so everyone is happy.

Originally, everyone was happy, but if Zhou Fashang was destroyed, and forty-seven heads fell to the ground because of Zhou Fashang's own selfishness, Zhou Fashang would offend too many people, and even the Holy Lord might be dissatisfied with him, because after this incident, the Holy Lord must protect Zhou Fashang, and must support Zhou Fashang, but Zhou Fashang has offended too many people, and the offended forces are too great, everyone joins forces to "deal with" Zhou Fashang, so that the Holy Lord is in a dilemma, it is difficult to take care of it, and in the end it will inevitably offend one side, and no matter which side is offended, it will damage the interests and prestige of the Holy Lord, Can the Holy Lord be happy?

These forty-seven aristocratic elites are Yang Xuanzong's "killer weapon", and it is certainly a tried-and-tested "killer weapon", now Li Fengyun is greedy, and he actually wants to snatch food from Yang Xuanzong's hands, how can Yang Xuanzong agree? It's too much to deceive people, I've swallowed my anger to give you face, you don't know how to make an inch, the tiger doesn't threaten you, I'm a sick cat?

Yang Xuanzong was furious, and refused without thinking, "You go and sue the Han thief, as long as he defeats Zhou Fashang, he has what he wants." ”

The Tsing Yi messenger knew bad things as soon as he heard it, Yang Xuanzong was too willful, completely ignoring the overall situation, and he didn't know that thieves like Han Xiangguo who killed people and oversold goods were all ruthless, and turning his face was faster than turning a book, just imagine that at the critical moment of the decisive battle in Michi, Han Xiangguo could stab Yang Xuangan in the back, let alone now. What's going on now? Now the focus is that Yang Xuangan wants to coerce the power of the decisive victory, pass the pass in the shortest possible time, break through the Tong Pass, and enter the pass, for this reason Yang Xuangan swallowed his anger and let Han Xiangguo go, and Yang Shen on the battlefield in the eastern capital also let go of Han Xiangguo, their bottom line is that as long as Han Xiangguo abides by his promise to support the Xingyang battlefield, he will hold on to the Xingyang battlefield and cut off the Grand Canal to contain the reinforcements from all walks of life in the Weifu, and give Yang Xuangan enough time to enter the pass.

"Ming Gong, don't be impatient." The messenger in Tsing Yi hesitated for a long time, but still said, "Han Xiangguo could have gone south to Yique and returned to Yuzhou and escaped, but he didn't, but rushed to Xingyang to support without hesitation, which shows that he still knows the severity, and still made a choice that is beneficial to himself.

Yang Xuanzong was thoughtful. The Tsing Yi messenger is the staff of the old Yue Gong Yang Su, a loyal subordinate of the Yang family, who has been assisting Yang Xuangan before, and served in Xingtai Zhucao after the mutiny, this time he was ordered to assist Yang Xuanzong, and it is his mission to "stand up" at the critical moment, and Yang Xuanzong still has a lot of respect for the "old man" in the family, and listened to his advice and thought calmly.

The messenger in Tsing Yi didn't know the inside story, and took Li Fengyun as Han Xiangguo, and mistook Li Fengyundong for Xingyang for Han Xiangguo to keep his promise, which was actually not the case at all, but his words reminded Yang Xuanzong in anger in time, making him realize that he was carried away by the battle of will, lost his mind, and failed to take care of the overall situation. For this reason, he not only has to keep the Xingyang battlefield, but also provide a steady stream of grain and grass weapons to the Xingyang battlefield, but also rely on the Xingyang battlefield to form a front and rear attack with himself, and resolutely block the sailors from Luokou, otherwise the whole shape will have the possibility of subversion.

Now there are Han Shige's 3,000 troops on the Xingyang battlefield, Gu Jue's 5,000 men and horses, plus the three or four thousand people they surrendered on the Xingyang battlefield, a total of more than 10,000 troops, but this force will definitely not be able to support a few days under the siege of reinforcements from all sides, so Li Fengyun's rapid entry into the Xingyang battlefield is very important to reverse the Xingyang crisis. Li Fengyun has more than 30,000 elite soldiers, and after meeting with Han Shige and Gu Jue, he has more than 40,000 men and horses on the Xingyang battlefield, which is enough to confront the reinforcements of the Weifu who surround Xingyang.

"You mean, agree to his terms and do everything to help him?" Yang Xuanzong frowned and said indignantly.

The messenger in Tsing Yi clenched his two fists and placed them in front of Yang Xuanzong, "Yue Gong is in the west, and Han Xiangguo is in the east." The harder the fist in the east, the greater the lethality to the enemy, the more it can attract the enemy's attention, after all, the Tongji Canal is not passable, and the Grand Canal continues to be cut off, which affects not only the return of the expeditionary force, but also the northern Xinjiang town, once the northern captives take the opportunity to Koubian, internal and external troubles break out together, and the consequences can be imagined, so the stronger Han Xiangguo's strength, the longer he will hold on to the Xingyang battlefield, and the more beneficial it will be for Yue Gongxi to enter the pass. In the case of the rapid deterioration of Xingyang, Yue Gong not only did not allow Xinyi Gong (Han Shige) to evacuate, but ordered Han Xiangguo to support quickly and resolutely not give up the Xingyang battlefield, which is the reason. ”

Yang Xuan was unwilling to indulge in his heart, and blurted out, "Once the tail is too big to fall off, won't you raise a tiger for trouble?" He regretted it after saying that, it was too stupid to say it without thinking.

The messenger in Tsing Yi also glanced at him in surprise, anyway, you are also the son of Yang Su, the old Yue Guogong, and you have also fought on the battlefield, and you are also a senior officer of the Wu Benlang General of the Wei Mansion, so you don't even have this common sense, right? The stronger Han Xiangguo's strength, the more Weifu troops encircled and suppressed him, and the more energy and time the imperial court spent on him, which can obviously alleviate some of the heavy pressure on Yang Xuangan in the direction of Guanzhong, and its benefits are self-evident. Such a good thing that can wake up with a smile in a dream has become a tiger in Yang Xuanzong's mouth, which is really speechless.

Yang Xuanzong smiled awkwardly, hurriedly shook his hand, and signaled a slip of the tongue, "I think that those forty-seven people can play a greater role in our hands." ”

"That's forty-seven dead people in fine clothes, and no matter how big they are, their role is limited." The messenger in Tsing Yi refuted unceremoniously, "Yu Shiji, Pei Yun, and Lai Hu'er have many sons of Jiangzuo's magnates, maybe they are worried about endangering their own power, and they wish that Zhou Fa would be merciless to kill them, and I wish you would cut off their son's head, which can prove their son's innocence and preserve their power." exchanging the head of a son for the glory of more children and grandchildren, do you say that you have earned or lost? ”

Yang Xuanzong was speechless. His smug "killer weapon" turned into a useless "burning stick" in the mouth of the messenger in Tsing Yi. But think about it, for a wealthy family, what are children and grandchildren used for? It's used to sell, if it can be sold at a good price, who doesn't rush to sell it? I am really wishful thinking, thinking that these powerful people are too noble and affectionate, but in fact, they are a group of cold-blooded and ruthless villains.

The more Yang Xuanzong thought about it, the more depressed he became, he held back the fire in his belly, and he had nowhere to vent his anger, and finally yelled at the messenger in Tsing Yi viciously, "Give it to him, give it to him, as long as he goes to the tiger prison, he will give it even more." ”

At noon, on the battlefield of Luokoucang, the battle situation changed abruptly, and a large army rushed along the Luoshui embankment, directly forming a fatal threat to the flank of the sailor, once the flank fell, the sailor soldiers who were attacking Luokoucang lost contact with the warships moored on the river, which was a catastrophe for the sailor.

Wu Benlang immediately ordered to stop the attack, strengthen the battle formation on the left flank, quickly shrink the defense in the direction of the river embankment, and ordered the warships on the river to prepare for support

"Ming Gong, the reinforcements are the army of the thief commander Han Xiangguo." Sima rushed over, looking very nervous, and said breathlessly, "According to the scouts, there are about more than 20,000 people, fully armed, advancing and retreating in an orderly manner, skillful in formation, and murderous. ”

Come to the whole young man's ambition, young and vigorous, confident and fearless, a heroic face reveals a sharp spirit, giving people a sense of invincibility. Hearing Sima's report, the murderous aura in Lai's eyes was even stronger, but the person was calmer, "Yang Xuangan's elite? Reinforcements from the Eastern Capital? Speaking of this, he turned his eyes to Sima, "Our attack has endangered the situation in the Eastern Capital?" ”

"Impossible." This Sima categorically vetoed, "We have attacked Luokoucang with one part, one part attacked Tiger Prison, and one part blocked Dahe, and we have put on a posture of division and encirclement, and it is impossible to threaten the situation of the Eastern Capital in the short term." ”

"In that case, why did Yang Xuangan come with reinforcements from the main force? Is his target Luokoucang or Tiger Prison? "It seems to be talking to himself, and it is like asking Sima, "Even if Yang Xuangan wants to stick to Xingyang and continue to cut off the Tongji Canal to contain our reinforcements from all walks of life, he will not send more than 20,000 main elite reinforcements, what is his purpose?" ”

Sima was also puzzled, "Ming Gong, the rebels are coming violently, should we fight or withdraw?" ”

"Withdraw" waved his hand and said without hesitation, "Before you have time to get on the boat, you will retreat along the river embankment to Luokou." ”

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