Before dawn, Wei Wensheng convened a meeting of the generals of the army. This military discussion has a bearing on the outcome of this decisive battle and on the survival of the Xijing army, and the atmosphere is very solemn.

Mingya, the squire of the military department, made a detailed analysis of yesterday's battle situation.

Since yesterday afternoon, the Xijing army has been fiercely blocked by the rebels in the direction of Michi, and fiercely attacked by the rebels in the direction of Xiaoxin'ancheng. The Xijing army was attacked by the enemy on its back and was deeply attacked by the rebels from the east and west, and the south of the army was the turbulent Gushui River, and only the mountains in the north became the only way for the soldiers to survive.

The attack on the direction of Michi was in charge of Pang Yu, the general of the Zhige of the prison gate, and the Changsun Wuao, the general of Wu Yalang, and the two armies pretended to be the main army, waving the banner of the eagles, taking turns to go into battle, and after bloody and bitter battles, they had advanced more than two miles in the direction of Michi. In the course of the fierce battle, as the army continued to advance, the resistance encountered was also increasing, and by midnight it had basically stagnated, and it was difficult to make an inch, so it was judged that the rebels had deployed at least 20,000 troops in the direction of Michi, or even more.

"It is certain that even if we throw all our forces into the direction of Michi and enter the breakthrough operation, at any cost and regardless of losses, it will be difficult to break through the rebel defense line before midnight today." Minya said in a heavy tone, "In addition, the rebels have placed some flammable materials in the river valleys and mountains and forests on both sides of the avenue, and it is obviously the best plan to launch a fire attack to prevent us from breaking through, so this road is impassable, we must completely give up the luck mentality and do our best to evacuate up the mountain." ”

"But we also have good news." Ming Ya stroked her long beard and said in a relaxed tone, "After multiple channels have confirmed, Mianchi is still in our hands, and Xin Gong K Yuanshou) began to launch a counteroffensive against the rebels outside the city yesterday afternoon, although the results were effective, but it helped us effectively contain a part of the rebels, which fully shows that Xin Gong has enough strength to hold the city." Since Michi City is still in our hands and can hold out for a while, when we go up the mountain and evacuate, Michi City can not only help us contain the rebels, but also buy us enough time to calmly withdraw to Shaancheng. ”

As soon as these words came out, morale was greatly boosted. At this moment, as long as there is hope of escape, it will definitely boost morale.

Yesterday in the direction of Xiaoxin Ancheng to block the rebels is Wu Benlang general Dou Luxian and Wu Yalang general Liang Yuanli, the two armies fought hand in hand, in the face of the offensive rebel team, fought very hard, the loss was large, but fortunately, Yang Xuangan thought that he was in control, as long as the regiment was surrounded, and when the Xijing army was cut off from food, victory would be within reach, so in order to preserve his strength, he had no intention of fighting at all, the thunder was heavy and the rain was small, and it seemed that the fight was very lively but in fact the investment was limited.

"At midnight, our scouts spotted an army of tens of thousands of men quietly crossing the river on both sides of the valley and rushing to Michi." There was a hint of excitement in Ming Ya's voice, "Yang Xuan felt that he had been tricked, and made a wrong judgment on the battle situation, thinking that we were going to break through from the direction of Mianchi, in order to ensure the safety of the Mianchi defense line, he transferred troops to reinforce Mianchi overnight, which led him to not have enough troops in the direction of Xiaoxin'ancheng." According to a certain estimate, there are about 30,000 rebels in the direction of Xiaoxin'ancheng, of which the number of the main elite, that is, the former Dongdu garrison, should not exceed 10,000. If Yang Xuangan judges that the battle in the direction of Michi is the most fierce today, then the troops he sent to reinforce must be the main force, so that our chance of victory is great, as long as we lure this part of Yang Xuangan's main force into the encirclement, encircle and annihilate it, then the overall situation has been decided. ”

The atmosphere in the tent suddenly became warm, and the generals were excited, exchanging heads and talking about each other.

Ming Ya waited patiently for a while, and saw that the discussion was getting quieter, and then continued, "The army that has been resting since noon yesterday, and the army that has been withdrawing from the battle since before midnight, are the main forces of today's decisive battle. ”

Wu Benlang's generals Hu Si Wanshou, Zhang Jun, Cui Shi, and Wu Yalang's general Guo Zhen, who had been resting since yesterday afternoon, and Wu Benlang's generals Dou Luxian, who had withdrawn from the battle before midnight and began to rest, and Wu Yalang's generals, Sun Wuao, stood up in unison and responded with a bang.

Ming Ya looked at the battle-spirited generals and nodded with satisfaction, then he turned his eyes to Pang Yu, the general of the Prison Gate Straight Pavilion, and asked, "Have you ever been prepared?" ”

Pang Yu hurriedly stood up and bowed, "Everything is ready, only the east wind is owed." ”

Ming Ya hurriedly shook her hand and said with a smile, "If the heavens help us and the west wind bursts out, it will be of great benefit to us." Of course, the east wind is not afraid and will not hinder our evacuation. ”

Then he looked at Wu Yalang General Liang Yuanli. Liang Yuanli also hurriedly stood up and saluted respectfully, "Please teach Ming Gong." ”

"The decisive battle begins with you." Ming Ya said with a smile, "Everything is difficult at the beginning, as long as you open your head well and lure Yang Xuangan in, you will be credited with your first merit." ”

Liang Yuanli agreed.

"Princes must do their best." Wei Wensheng spoke, "Whether we can break through the siege and leave, whether we can hit Yang Xuangan hard, and whether we can fight a battle depends on whether the princes can move forward and fight to the death." ”

The tent suddenly sounded like a rainbow.

June 30, early in the morning, outside the city of Xiaoxin'an.

After resting all night, the energetic Yang Xuanting strode into Yang Xuangan's handsome tent and had breakfast with Yang Xuangan.

The atmosphere during the banquet was very good, the two brothers were very relaxed, talking and laughing, after all, the victory was in hand, and Yang Jishan rushed over to reinforce in the direction of Michi, even if Li Fengyun intended to preserve his strength and was unwilling to fight to the death, even if the combat effectiveness of the alliance army was not enough, but with Yang Jishan's more than 10,000 elites, it was enough to strengthen the defense line of Michi, and it was enough to hold out until tonight. As soon as midnight is over, the Xijing army, which has been fighting fiercely for a day, is exhausted, and its attack power must drop rapidly, and tomorrow, the consequences of food starvation will appear, and it will only be a matter of time before the army collapses under the chaos of the army.

"We have completely annihilated the Xijing army, collected and surrendered tens of thousands of prisoners, and our strength has skyrocketed, and there is no obstacle to the westward entry into Guanzhong." Yang Xuanting said in high spirits, "Brother, when that time comes, how do we deal with the gray hair?" Do you really let it get out of the way? ”

Yang Xuan smiled and said nothing.

Yang Xuanting pursed his lips and sneered, "Han Xiangguo fled the Eastern Capital because of him, causing us to lose tens of thousands of horses in vain, and now of course we have to use his army to offset the number."

"Don't underestimate this person." Yang Xuangan said lightly, "This person's identity is mysterious, and the power behind him is huge, if we can get his help, it will be very beneficial for us to dominate Guan Long." ”

"It's just a nobody, my brother thinks highly of him." Yang Xuanting showed murderous intentions, and said angrily, "Before, he blackmailed us again and again, blackmailed us, and even deceived us, a certain has long been unbearable, this time if he still doesn't know what to do, and he is shameless, then cut off his head and wash away the shame." ”

Yang Xuangan shook his hand, "The rabbit dies and the dog cooks, and the mill kills the donkey, it is inevitable that it is unkind, and persuasion is the best." With his ability, it is more than enough to be a pawn who charges into battle. This is a small matter and does not need to be talked about again. Today, one of your brothers intercepted in Michi, and the other attacked in Xiaoxin'ancheng, so you must cooperate tacitly. Wei Wensheng threw the main force in the direction of Michi, there was heavy pressure there, and there would be an accident if you were not careful, so you must not relax on your side, be sure to continue to attack, attack fiercely, and don't give the opponent any respite. ”

"Brother is relieved, and he swears to cut off Wei Wensheng's head to pay tribute to the adult." Yang Xuanting gritted his teeth and shouted, "If you don't kill Wei Wensheng, you swear not to be a man." ”

The Michi defense line ushered in an attack after dawn**, and the Xijing army pounced on all fronts, and the momentum was amazing.

At this moment, guarding the forefront of the defense line of Mianchi are Li Mi and Yang Jishan, and the commander of the alliance, Zhen Baoche, has led the army to withdraw to the city of Mianchi, and joined forces with the governor Xu Shisan, and joined forces to surround the city, and the other two commanders, Guo Ming and Xiahou Zhe, led the first, second, fourth and fifth armies of the alliance to deploy in the rear of Yang Jishan.

At the beginning of the morning, to the earth-shattering sound of drums and trumpets, Yang Xuanting commanded the army to launch a fierce attack on Xiaoxin'an City and its two wings. Yang Xuanting took the lead and personally went into battle, leading his guards to ride towards the enemy formation in the river valley and repeatedly attacking, trying to tear through the enemy's defense line and open a breakthrough.

In the morning, Yang Xuanting's charge again and again finally exerted its power, the enemy formation was broken through by light cavalry, in the face of the rebels who rushed up like a tide, the Xijing soldiers were unable to insist, and the battle formation quickly collapsed, and then they scattered in a hurry, and the wolves rushed to flee.

Yang Xuanting was overjoyed, and immediately ordered, chasing and killing, taking advantage of the moment when the main forces of the Xijing army were concentrated in the direction of Michi to attack desperately, and stabbed them in the back, so that they could disrupt the enemy formation, cause chaos, and the precarious Xijing army would inevitably collapse in the encirclement and interception, so Yang Xuanting made a first-class achievement, and more importantly, he could take this opportunity to seize Wei Wensheng, cut off Wei Wensheng's head, and take revenge.

Yang Xuanting swept away with his guards like the wind.

Yang Xuangan's soldiers roared all the way like a flood bursting the embankment, and rushed forward along the river valley.

At this time, the Xijing army in Xiaoxin'an City saw that the defense line had been destroyed, the general trend had gone, and they should abandon the city and flee, so Yang Xuanting didn't take a look at Xiaoxin'an City at all, and the soldiers who followed it bravely also took it for granted that Xiaoxincheng was already in the bag, and the "oil and water" was very limited, so they ignored it as a matter of course.

Just when the attacking army led by Yang Xuanting had just crossed Xiaoxin'an City, and the follow-up army commanded by Yang Xuangan had just received the news of breaking through the enemy's defense line, and had not had time to follow up, Wu Benlang, who was ambushed in the city, suddenly led his army out of the city, and once again established a solid defense line on the river valley, and "ate" Yang Xuanting in one bite in a clean landing.

Yang Xuan heard the news and disagreed, in his opinion, this was just the stubborn resistance of the Xijing army in Xiaoxin'an City, as long as he charged, he could destroy the opponent's defense line. Besides, Yang Xuanting led an elite army, and its combat effectiveness was enough to compete with the Xijing army, even if it was surrounded, the Xijing army could not eat Yang Xuanting, on the contrary, Yang Xuanting was very happy to see the Xijing army and Yang Xuanting entangled and fighting, and with the rapid passage of time, the Xijing army was getting closer and closer to death.

Soon, Yang Xuangan came to the front line in person, and the overseers stormed Xiaoxin'an City.

Almost at the same time, in the direction of Michi, in front of Yang Jishan and Li Mi's eyes, there was a scene that surprised them, the Xijing army that was attacking suddenly swarmed back, as if there were fierce beasts behind them, one by one desperately rushed, and then more surprising things appeared, one by one by the Xijing army seized the trenches suddenly burned, and the red deer stacked between the trenches were also ignited, the fire borrowed the wind, the more it burned, the more it burned, and in a blink of an eye, it was a raging fire, and the smoke was billowing, covering the sky and the sun

Yang Jishan and Li Mi looked at each other, confused. Who set the fire? If the Xijing soldiers put it themselves, wouldn't it be digging their own graves?

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