The thief commander Han Xiangguo captured Yique and broke through the Gyeonggi defense line, and the news of Yan Zòng's threat to the eastern capital reached Xingyang and reached Junyi City, an important town in the eastern part of the Tianqian defense line.

At the same time, Yang Tong, the king of Yue, urgently wrote to Yang Qing, the king of Xingyang, Fei Yao, the general of Wu Benlang, and Cui Baode, the commander of Xingyang, after being concerned about the safety of the Tongji Canal and the chaos in Henan, proposed to the three military and political chiefs on the current crisis in the eastern capital, that in the predicament of the eastern capital having fallen into a two-front battle, defending according to the danger and passively defending should be more conducive to the security of the eastern capital, the smooth flow of the north-south Grand Canal, and the victory of the Eastern Expedition. If the strategy of passive defense is adhered to, the troops under the jurisdiction of the Xingyang County Government and the Xingyang Governor's Mansion can completely hold the Tianqian defense line. The implication of Yang Tong, the king of Yue, was very clear, hoping that Wu Benlang would return Fei Yao to the eastern capital.

However, this clashed with the orders of the former Guard. Li Hun, the general of the Right Xiaowei, and Zheng Yuanshou, the general of the Right Guard, jointly issued an order, asking Wu Benlang to send Fei Yao to attack along the two banks of the Jishui River on the premise of ensuring the safety of the Tongji Canal.

For the sudden deterioration of the situation in the eastern capital, whether it is Yang Qing, the king of Xun, or Cui Baode, the governor of Xingyang, they are all highly concerned, because it is obvious that the deterioration of the situation in the eastern capital is extremely unfavorable to Yang Tong, the king of Yue, and the Boling Cui clan who are tied to the interests of the king of Yue, and it is also very unfavorable to the reformers who assisted the king of Yue in suppressing the eastern capital, but it is profitable for their political enemies, so it is not difficult to see that behind the fall of Yique and the deterioration of the situation in the eastern capital, there must be an invisible "black hand" in the covert control, especially Cui Baode, Because he knew Li Fengyun's prediction of the future situation, and the current situation was more and more consistent with Li Fengyun's prediction, which made him very uneasy, but his ability was limited, and the only thing he could do at present was to cooperate with Yang Tong, the king of Yue, and try his best to persuade Wu Benlang to lead Fei Yao to return to the eastern capital.

In this regard, Yang Qing, the king of Xun, was supportive, although he was cautious, neither dared to have too much contact with Yang Tong, the king of Yue, so as not to let the holy lord misunderstand him "standing in line", nor did he dare to pay too much attention to the situation in the eastern capital, so as not to frame him for malicious intentions, but it was related to the safety of the country, the victory or defeat of the Eastern Expedition, and the interests of the entire imperial family, he could not turn a blind eye and listen to it, let alone act as a matter of truth, so he remained silent when Cui Baode tried his best to persuade Fei Yao to return to the Eastern Capital, and silence actually represented support.

The attitude of Yang Qing, the king of Xun, is very important to the decision of Wu Benlang and Fei Yao, because the special status of Yang Qing, the king of Xun, determines that he has a special channel for obtaining information, and now he supports Fei Yao's return to the Eastern Capital, which is enough to show that his view of the situation in the Eastern Capital is already very pessimistic, so from the overall situation, he would rather abandon the Tongji Canal, rather give up his personal vital interests, but also ensure the safety of the Eastern Capital, and protect the interests of the Holy Lord and Guozuo.

But Wu Benlang will Fei Yao is still hesitant, the current situation in the eastern capital is too complicated, there are "pits" everywhere, it is impossible to prevent it, in comparison, by the name of the garrison Tongji Canal and the rebellion and thieves, stranded outside the eastern capital, not only can always grasp the initiative, advance and retreat without worry, and be alone, so as not to be bound by the complicated entanglement of interests, more importantly, at the critical moment, he can echo with the Xianbei people in the eastern capital, and can join forces with Anchang Gongyuan Wendu to influence and even manipulate the situation in the eastern capital. In order to safeguard the vested interests of the Group or to maximize the benefits from the chaos.

Faced with Fei Yao's hesitation, Cui Baode was very anxious. He had received a secret letter from Cui Zhen, and already knew that Cui Zhen had made a political compromise with Yuan Wendu, and this compromise had actually affected the future of the Cui family, because Cui Zhen promised Yuan Wendu that as long as the two sides worked together to protect the east without loss, and to ensure that Yang Tong, the king of Yue, was worry-free, and the Cui family was willing to bear a series of strict consequences caused by the crisis in the eastern capital, that is to say, after the fact, Cui Zhen was either deposed or resigned, and Cui Shi would ⊥ all the political interests of the Yue Wangfu in exchange for his own safety. lest the Cui clan once again perish in the turbulent waves of the battle for imperial domination.

But Yuanwen did not make any commitments, neither promised to form an alliance and cooperate, nor refused. This is understandable, such a heavy decision-making, Yuan Wen must reach an agreement with the eight surnamed Xungui in Beijing, and cannot be the master alone, but one thing is certain, among the Xianbei people in Beijing, only Wu Benlang will Fei Yao has the right to command the army, and he directly commands the four thousand eight hundred guards of the six Yingyang Mansions, once this military force can be used by Yang Tong, the king of Yue, plus the Praetorian Guards who guard the imperial city and the palace city, even if they can't hold the entire eastern capital, they can definitely hold the imperial city and the palace city, and hold the imperial city and the palace city, It also guarded the power center of the Eastern Capital, the symbol of the supreme power of Middle-earth, and the spiritual pillar representing the survival of the kingdom. Therefore, as long as Fei Yao decides to lead the army back to the Eastern Capital, it is enough to show that Yuan Wendu and the Xianbei Eight Nobles with the surname of him have accepted the conditions of the Cui clan and are willing to work together.

Cui Baode firmly believes that Yuan Wendu and some of the eight surnamed nobles must know the storm brewing in Liyang, otherwise it would be impossible to give up the Yue Wangfu at the beginning of the year, and let go of the political interests that they have worked hard for many years, this is a clear digging pit, and the Cui family is suffering from the pit, and Cui Zhen's almost "surrender" compromise this time is equivalent to suing Yuan Wendu, Cui also knows that this storm is about to explode, and knows that the Xianbei people have dug a pit for themselves, but the problem now is that the cooperation between the two sides will benefit from each other, on the contrary, the eastern capital will fall and the king of Yue will be destroyed. Although Cui's has suffered a heavy blow, Xianbei people's business for many years will also come to naught, everyone has suffered heavy losses, and it is meaningless to lose both, which is not in line with the interests of the two major political groups at all, so cooperation is the right choice.

Cui Baode said the idea of combining the rules and benefits in a subtle and obscure way, hoping that Fei Yao could face the reality and make the right choice, and persuaded the Yuan family and the eight surnamed Xungui of the Eastern Capital to make a decision immediately and not delay the big event.

Fei Yao thought about it for a long time, weighed it in every possible way, and asked, "Duke Anyang, are you sure that the white thief will not cut off the Tongji Canal?" ”

"The Tongji Canal will not be cut off." Cui Baode's answer was categorical.

Fei Yao was puzzled and asked, "What's the solution?" ”

"Because of King Qi." Cui Baode said.

Fei Yao frowned slightly, and then came to his senses. The white thief has always been the target of the King of Qi, if the white thief cut off the Tongji Canal, the King of Qi will bear the responsibility, and from the past period of time in Henan, Qilu and Xuzhou three places of chaos situation, although the King of Qi played a triumphant song, invincible, and even drove the white thief out of Mengshan, it can be said that the battle was fruitful, but the white thief in the pursuit of the King of Qi, not only did not fall, but grew rapidly, what does this mean? It shows that there is an extraordinary "tacit understanding" between the two, the king of Qi "raises the king of the Kou as the most important", and uses the thief to constantly seize the interests of the government, while the white thief uses the "protection" of the king of Qi to strengthen himself, and as a result, the strength of both is growing, once the "two become one", it will be able to set off a shocking storm.

"King Qi?" Fei Yao's mind was racing, the more he thought about it, the more scared he became, the layout was all masters, and the chess players were masters, when the forces of all parties converged to form an invincible storm under the eastern capital, could the eastern capital hold on?

Cui Baode was worried that Fei Yao would make a wrong judgment on the situation because of the appearance of the King of Qi, and immediately hinted, "Once the Eastern Capital is drowned in the storm, the King of Qi cannot sit idly by and will definitely rush to help, but who will let him enter Gyeonggi?" Who would dare to let his troops come to the eastern capital? Also, the King of Qi should be self-aware, with his strength today, will he dare to enter Gyeonggi? Do you dare to come to the eastern capital? Do you dare to gamble your entire life on the future? ”

Fei Yao understood, "King Qi needs the smooth passage of the canal. ”

Cui Baode smiled and nodded, "The Tongji Canal crisis and the Henan crisis are all fogs deliberately created by the white thieves in the final analysis, in order to cover up the storm that is about to explode, and to cover up the conspiracy of King Qi to use this storm to make profits. ”

Fei Yao did not hesitate any longer, and immediately prepared a secret letter, and 100,000 were urgently sent to the Eastern Capital, and at the same time ordered the eagles outside the gate to return to Junyi City to assemble.

Han Shige's counterattack on Yique was blocked.

After Li Fengyun commanded the alliance hussar army and the Fengyun army to capture Yiquekou, he immediately ordered Zhen Baoche's tiger army, Guo Ming's first army and the third army of the alliance to cross the river and enter the first line of Luhoi Mountain to set up defenses, and at the same time, Xiahou Zhe led the second, fourth and fifth armies of the alliance to enter the Qianting on the east bank of Yishui, and formed a frontal battle formation with both offensive and defensive attack and defense with Yiquekou and Luhoi Mountain on the west bank of Yishui. The 23rd Army of the Alliance led by Xiao Yat and Niu Jinda stationed troops on the line of Gaodu City and Vertical Pavilion to maintain contact with Han Xiangguo, who was burning, killing and plundering on the north and south banks of Rushui, and receiving grain and grass from Han Xiangguo to ensure the supply of military supplies at the front.

The alliance has five main forces of nearly 20,000 horses deployed on the west bank of Yishui, occupying favorable terrain, morale like a rainbow, and Han Shige under the command of less than 2,000 men and horses, morale is low, with such strength to attack the battle, it is tantamount to self-defeating, so after Han Shige returned to Yique, he only commanded the headquarters of the men and horses to fight at the junction of Yiquekou and Luhoi Mountain, in order to probe the opponent's reality, who expected that his attack began soon to destroy the alliance's defense line, like a bamboo, in a blink of an eye, he killed the Yishui River, and then saw the opposite bank of the armor such as a forest, The flags were like clouds, and there were countless alliance soldiers on the river roaring on the rafts. The guards were so shocked that before they could react, they heard the drums of war rising into the sky, shaking the earth, and then the allied armies came from all sides, and in the blink of an eye, they surrounded the officers and regiments.

Han Shige was in danger and ordered all brigades and regiments to line up on the spot and prepare to fight.

At this moment, the alliance shot Han Shige and invited him to talk before the battle. Han Shige was not afraid and went happily. All his subordinates were worried about his safety and had to obey him. Han Shige categorically refused, and he didn't even bring a personal guard, he single-handedly, swaggering and galloping away under the respectful eyes of the guards.

Li Fengyun, Li Mi, Li Min, and Yuan An hit the horse to meet him. The four of them met and dismounted for an interview.

Li Mi got straight to the point and asked eagerly, "What is the current situation in the Eastern Capital?" ”

Han Shige did not hide it either, detailing his trip to the Eastern Capital.

The four of them had secretly met once before the fall of Yiquekou, and Li Fengyun was still a little apprehensive at that time, worried that he would not be able to convince Han Shige, but after meeting, Han Shige saw that he was full of white hair, and recognized him at a glance, the notorious white thief, and then he was very smooth. There is no other reason, Han Shige has been in contact with Yang Xuangan, and has some understanding of Li Fengyun's whereabouts, in addition, Han Shige is a determined radical conservative who violently overthrows the Holy Lord and reforms, he not only supports Yang Xuangan's mutiny, but since Yuan Honghei's "accident", he has a premonition that something is wrong, and urged Yang Xuangan to raise troops in advance, but Yang Xuangan hesitated, which made Han Shige worried, just at this moment Li Fengyun, Li Mi, and Li Min killed Yiquekou, And the thoughts of these three people happened to coincide with Han Shige, so Yiquekou fell unbelievably, and then something even more terrible happened, Han Shige and his army were deeply encircled and were about to be annihilated.

After Han Shige finished speaking, Li Fengyun, Li Mi and the others had solemn faces, because everyone saw the mystery from the "game" at the highest level of the military and government in the Eastern Capital

The right guard general Li Hun arrived at Yique and threatened to go south to Yuzhou to suppress the thieves, and the right guard general Zheng Yuanshou insisted that he should raise his guard against Xijing and was unwilling to undertake the defense of eastern Gyeonggi, so Yang Tong, the king of Yue, had to hand over the important task of garrisoning the eastern part of Gyeonggi to the newly formed Gyeonggi local army, which was equivalent to opening an unimpeded passage for Yang Xuangan to attack the eastern capital.

Is there such a coincidental good thing in the world? It is certain that the major political forces in the Eastern Capital are all "working together" to detonate the crisis in the Eastern Capital, they all want to step on the corpses of others for profit, and they are all putting personal and group interests above the interests of the kingdom, and they do not care about the irreparable and irreparable fatal blow that the rapid deterioration of the situation between China and foreign countries after the failure of the Second Eastern Crusade will cause to Middle Earth.

But this qiē is insignificant to the mutineers, after the change of the army, it is the king and the defeat, only success is not allowed to fail, and defeat will turn into powder, so Li Fengyun, Li Mi and others are concerned about how to promote the situation in the eastern capital in a direction conducive to the success of the mutiny.

After Li Mi pondered for a while, he suddenly asked, "Is there any news from Xijing?" ”

"Hearing that the situation in Xijing is tense, the acting king (Yang Yu) has ordered the eagles of Guanzhong to gather in Xijing, and strengthened the defense north of Guanzhong, especially the line of Jingshui." Han Shige sneered when he said this, "Yuyang Gong (Yuan Honghei) should know that he is embattled, and only by entering Xijing can he have a chance to live, if he continues to hesitate, look forward and backward, and miss the opportunity, he will definitely die." ”

Li Mi shook his hand and sighed, "The matter has come to this, let it be fate." Can you receive the latest news from Liyang in Dongdu? ”

"Shi Youyuan, the scribe, suddenly returned to Liyang, and Yue Gong (Yang Xuangan) was caught off guard, so he had to be arrested and detained." Han Shige said, "You Yuan maintains close contact with the Eastern Capital and the Imperial Palace, once the news is cut off, the Eastern Capital and the Imperial Palace will inevitably suspect that something happened to Liyang, so it is certain that the period for Liyang to raise troops is just around the corner."

Li Mi's face became more solemn, and Li Fengyun exclaimed even more in surprise, "You Yuan is resting"

Li Mi immediately realized the severity of the problem and asked eagerly, "Why do you say this?" ”

"Find ways to call the police Liyang, and be sure to ensure You Yuan's safety." Li Fengyun smiled bitterly, "Once You Yuan is dead, the Shandong people will inevitably resent Yue Gong, so that even if Yue Gong captures the Eastern Capital, it will be difficult to win the support of the Shandong people, and the consequences can be imagined." ”

Han Shige, Li Min, and Yuan An suddenly looked at each other and were at a loss.

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