Chapter 178: Overwhelming

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On the battlefield of Dingtao, Li Fengyun as always, risked the arrows and stones, charged forward, and lived and died with the soldiers, which greatly boosted morale, and the attack wave was surging and continuous, making the defenders in the city complain bitterly.

The Dingtao garrison has only one brigade of Eagle Yangwei, and the rest are all Dingtao local township regiments, sect regiments and young people in the city, although the Dingtao city is strong, the money and food are sufficient, and there is no lack of conventional weapons, but compared with the Cangtou army equipped with heavy weapons and a large number of siege equipment, and has a certain experience in attacking fortifications, the combat effectiveness of the two sides is relatively different. No matter how strong the city is, it will eventually have to be defended, and without elite soldiers, no matter how strong the city is, it will be vulnerable.

The siege lasted until the third day, when Li Fengyun and the sharp soldiers of the Fengyun Regiment showed their might again and successfully attacked the city wall, dealing a fatal blow to the exhausted and panicked Dingtao defenders.

Dingtao fell, and the defense of the official army on the Jiyin line was successfully broken through by the righteous army, and the shape deteriorated suddenly.

When the news reached Jiyin and Chengshi, Han Jinluo, the commander of the Northern Route Army, and Meng Haigong, the commander of the Southern Route Army, were overjoyed, and the two followed Li Fengyun's order to attack decisively and strengthen the encirclement.

The Cangtou army quickly went north, joined the North Route Army, and attacked the Chengshi clan.

The strength of the Cheng's defense was even weaker, and the hundreds of township regiments in the city were simply unable to resist the frantic attacks of thousands of rebel soldiers outside the city, and the city was lost in less than four hours.

The Fall of the Ride.

Li Fengyun did not stop, commanding the Cangtou Army and the main brigade of the Northern Route Army to turn south and kill Jiyin City.

Fang Xianbo visited Meng Haigong again. He believed that he had a very personal relationship with Meng Haigong, and after meeting, he unceremoniously asked Meng Haigong, since you gave me a promise, why did you go back on your word?

"Li Fengyun is unstoppable, he not only captured Dingtao, but also captured the Cheng clan." Meng Haigong spread his hands, very innocent, "You see, a certain kept his promise, besieged but did not attack, but a certain did not attack, it did not have any impact on Li Fengyun, he only single-handedly conquered Dingtao, broke through your defense line, and then he waved his army north to attack the Cheng clan, and Han Jinluo's North Route Army flanked left and right, and took the city in less than four hours." ”

Fang Xianbo was extremely shocked. How is this possible? It's only been a few days? Dingtao and Chengshi are both important towns in Henan, the city is tall and strong, there are sufficient grain and grass weapons in the city, and there are a certain number of township regiments and sects to defend with all their might, and they are fully capable of holding on until the Eastern Capital army comes to help, how can it be lost?

Jiyin City is on the south bank of Jishui, and Dingtao and Chengshi on the north bank have long lost contact, so Fang Xianbo did not know that in a short period of time, the righteous army had captured Dingtao and Chengshi, completely destroying the Jiyin defense line. Fang Xianbo immediately calmed down, he didn't believe Meng Haigong's words. In the past few months, the Southwest Lu Rebels were encircled and suppressed by Zhang Xutuo and Duan Wencao, and they were in a precarious situation, if it weren't for the critical situation in Ludong, Zhang Xutuo had to retreat back to Qi County to suppress the thieves, and the Southwest Lu Rebels would have fled into Mengshan to survive. After that, the Southwest Lu Rebels made a comeback and fought fiercely with Duan Wencao in Ningyang, and the two sides were tied, but Duan Wencao obviously had the upper hand, otherwise the Southwest Lu Rebels had no reason to leave Mengshan, leave Lu County, and fight in the Central Plains. From this, it can be inferred that the strength of the Southwest Lu Righteous Army is very limited, even if it is not a rabble, but it does not have the strength to attack Jiyin and Dingtao, which are important towns in Henan. Based on this, Fang Xianbo determined that the reason why Meng Haigong deceived himself was purely to cover up his treachery.

Fang Xianbo was furious, but he didn't dare to turn his face with Meng Haigong, at this time, if he wanted to block the Southwest Lu Righteous Army on the Jiyin line, if he wanted to reverse the current crisis, he urgently needed Meng Haigong's help.

"What do you need?" Fang Xianbo was too lazy to be a snake, and went straight to the point, "As long as you can do it, you will definitely do what my brother wants, if you can't do it, there will be Wei Zhijun." ”

Meng Haigong knew that Fang Xianbo had misunderstood, but he could understand that he had also miscalculated Li Fengyun's strength at the beginning, and Zhang Xutuo and Duan Wencao were the same, as a result, there were accidents one after another on the battlefield of Lujun, and what was even more unexpected was that Li Fengyun had already gained an advantage and left southwest Lu and went west to the Central Plains. Although I don't know if Li Fengyun's strategy can succeed and whether he can achieve the expected results, Meng Haigong and the heroes from all walks of life know that they are far inferior to Li Fengyun in terms of strategy. If the westward expedition to the Central Plains is successful, and the Southwest Lu Righteous Army Alliance grows stronger, then Li Fengyun's authority will also reach a new height, a height that Meng Haigong and all the heroes have to look up to.

Meng Haigong stroked his hair and smiled, "A certain gave you a promise, but this promise has a premise, that is, you must stick to the Jiyin defense line, stick to the three cities of Jiyin, Dingtao and Chengshi, however, now the shape has changed, you have lost Dingtao and Chengshi, lost the Jiyin defense line, Li Fengyun is flying with the main army, how do you let X fulfill the promise?" If a certain person does not attack, it is a betrayal, and with a certain force, he is powerless to resist Li Fengyun at all.

Fang Xianbo sneered, his eyes showed disdain, and he was about to speak, but Meng Haigong waved his hand to dissuade him.

"You and I are brothers, and so-and-so will not deceive you." Meng Haigong said earnestly, "If you believe so, you will immediately rush back to the city to spread the news, evacuate by fire, there is still a glimmer of life, if you hesitate, when Li Fengyun arrives, the regiment will surround Jiyin, and it will be too late." ”

"Do you really want to attack Jiyin?" Fang Xianbo asked sharply, "Do you really want to break off with a certain robe?"

Meng Haigong smiled bitterly and pointed to the north, "Before dark, Li Fengyun's army will appear on the north bank of Jishui." Now that you go back to the city to spread the message and evacuate by fire, on the grounds that your strength is too weak to resist the enemy, you can still make a way, but once Li Fengyun rushes to the shore of Jishui, even if you risk turning against Li Fengyun to make a way for you, it's just, can you run away? ”

Fang Xianbo looked at Meng Haigong's honest eyes, a cold chill poured out from the bottom of his heart, fear suddenly permeated his whole body, his heart beat even more violently, and the strong feeling of suffocation made him a little dizzy, could it be that Dingtao and Chengshi were really lost? Meng Haigong didn't deceive a certain one?

Neither side has ever talked about it further.

Meng Haigong's love xΓΉ is very excited, even a little excited, since Zhou Qiao raised the flag, he is like facing the abyss, walking on thin ice, trembling and cautious life, never delusional to attack the Fujiyin City, let alone dare to hope to sweep across the two sides of the Heshui, however, now the miracle is born, sweeping the two sides of the Heshui has become a reality, Jiyin City is about to become a bag, and the wealth obtained from this is enough to βŠ₯ their own strength has a qualitative leap. As long as you have enough strength, not to mention survival, there is more possibility of chasing the Central Plains.

The excited Meng Haigong had some ambitions, he wanted to take Jiyin City by himself, so he had a record, a reputation, and a prestige, but the idea was very good, the reality was very cruel, and he didn't dare to attack the fortification with his strength, it was purely looking for death, so he had the idea of "clever acquisition". If Fang Xianbo can believe in himself, go back to the city to persuade Wei Baoluan, and the officials and soldiers abandon the city and leave, wouldn't Jiyin City be at your fingertips?

Fang Xianbo didn't have the idea of evacuating, although he couldn't figure out Li Fengyun's true strength, but according to the information obtained from various channels, even if Li Fengyun sat firmly in the first place in the Southwest Lu Righteous Army Alliance, even if he had the strength to conquer Dingtao, but after this tough battle, his losses would be great, the losses would be big, and the strength was not enough to deter the heroes from all walks of life. Li Fengyun can't control the alliance, and the heroes from all walks of life will follow his orders and continue to attack the Central Plains? Therefore, Fang Xianbo was suspicious of Meng Haigong's warning, and besides, he was skeptical about this matter, not to mention Wei Baoluan and a group of county government bureaucrats, they would not believe it, since this is the case, it is better to go back and report it truthfully, there is no need to ask for trouble.

Fang Xianbo hurriedly returned to the city and reported in detail at 1510. Wei Baoluan and other bureaucrats really didn't believe it. Meng Haigong's deliberate deception is a trick to attack the heart, in a vain attempt to win the yin without a fight, such a clumsy trick is really ridiculous and generous. It's just that ridicule is ridicule, and it is always unsettling that the traitors cut off the connection between Jiyin and Dingtao and Chengshi, and the scouts sent out to inquire about the news have not returned, which makes Wei Baoluan and other bureaucrats even more worried.

At dusk, the evil news suddenly came, and the traitors on the north bank of Jishui gathered, and thousands of thieves were rushing across the river.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense. Could it be that Dingtao and Chengshi are really in the hands of thieves? Fang Xianbo rushed up to the city tower and looked at it for a long time, and finally believed Meng Haigong. Withdraw, withdraw immediately, take advantage of the fact that Li Fengyun and the main force of the righteous army are crossing the river, and when Meng Haigong can still give himself a way out, he will evacuate by fire.

The rebels gathered, the war was imminent, and at the moment of life and death, some people chose to hold on, and some chose to flee. Fang Xianbo was not the first nobleman to escape from the city, and when he arrived in Xicheng with his family servants and more than 30 village soldiers, the fleeing crowd had already formed a rolling flow of people and rushed out with an unstoppable momentum.

Meng Haigong did not block in the direction of Xicheng, it was completely unnecessary, he wanted Jiyin City, not thousands of innocent heads, and he was a Jiyin person, if he went on a killing spree here, it would definitely have an irreparable bad impact on his reputation.

Li Fengyun's goal is also Jiyin City, he has attacked two cities in a row, the Cangtou army has paid a considerable price for this, and Jiyin City, as the capital of Jiyin County, is more difficult to attack, once the Cangtou army loses too much, it will inevitably affect the strategy of the entire westward Central Plains, so Li Fengyun's first battle to attack Jiyin City is to "attack the heart".

In accordance with Li Fengyun's order, Lu Xingxing's Xuanfeng regiment took the lead in crossing the river, and all the captured officials of Dingtao and Chengshi crossed the river with the Xuanfeng regiment and were escorted to the city as fast as possible to "show the public".

Wei Baoluan was horrified. Dingtao fell, Chengshi fell, and the two major towns in the north of the Jiyin defense line all fell, which means that the Jiyin defense line was completely destroyed by the rebels, and it became meaningless to hold on to Jiyin City, not only could not stop the rebels from attacking the Central Plains, but trapped themselves in the city, unable to move, and could only wait for death, either killed by the rebels, or killed by the emperor, even if the emperor showed mercy, his career would end, and Wei would suffer another heavy blow. Only by withdrawing can we have the opportunity to fight back and the possibility of saving ourselves.

Wei Baoluan and the county government bureaucrats and the defenders of Yingyang Mansion abandoned the city and fled, and Jiyin City collapsed without a fight.

The rebel army captured Jiyin City and took a solid step on the road to the Central Plains in the west.