All kinds of military intelligence reports flew like snowflakes, flying into the eastern capital and Yang Xuangan's rebel camp, behind the reinforcements of the right Wuhou general Qu Tutong, there was also the main force of Zuo Yiwei under the general Yu Wenshu, although the arrival time of Yu Wenshu's army could not be determined for the time being, but another point was indeed unanimously affirmed by the decision-making level of the Eastern Capital and the rebel decision-making level, and there was no need for Yuwenshu to make a move, just Qu Tutong's main force of the Right Wuhou was enough to defeat this group of rabble under Yang Xuangan - after all, Qu Tutong and Yu Wenshu led the main forces, and their combat effectiveness was by no means comparable to the defenders of the Eastern Capital of the second-line team of the Right Guard.

In addition, there is also the famous general of the Sui army, Hu Benlang, Chen Ling, also with 10,000 elite soldiers to Yang Xuangan's place of attack under Liyang City, the rebel Yuan Wuben who stayed in Liyang led the army to meet the battle, as soon as he engaged, he was immediately slapped by Chen Ling to find his teeth, the wolf bèi retreated to Liyang City and closed the city to defend it, Chen Ling waved his army to advance quickly, and the troops surrounded Liyang City.

At the same time, the general of the right Xiaowei, who returned from Donglai without having time to ask for an order, also led the main force of the right Xiaowei back to the territory of Jijun, and ignored the Yuan Wuben who was trapped in Liyang - he didn't need to pay attention to the Yuan Wuben who had been drawn by Chen Ling's face full of flowers, and directly crossed the Yellow River in Baimadu, marched from the south bank of the Yellow River, and appeared directly behind Yang Xuangan's rebels. When they fled back to the Tiger Prison, there were less than 100 people, and the rebel Tiger Prison guard, Gu Jue, did not have the courage to provoke the notoriously fierce Laihu'er, so he honestly held on to the retreat and sought help from the rebel master.

There is also the southern front, although several counties south of Luoyang are unable to send troops to reinforce the Luoyang battlefield due to lack of strength, they also stick to the danger with deep ditches and high bases, firmly blocking the southward road of Yang Xuangan's rebels. Thousands of miles away, in Yuhang County, there was a leader named Liu Yuanjin who gathered troops to respond to Yang Xuangan's rebellion, and gathered tens of thousands of rabble in a short period of time, but unfortunately the mountains and rivers were far away, and he could not provide Yang Xuangan with reinforcements even if he was a soldier, and also gave a great opportunity for a loyal minister named Wang Shichong to brush up on experience and accumulate equipment.

The situation has evolved to this point, even if the decision-making level of the Eastern Capital analyzes it with its toes, it can also be concluded that if Yang Xuangan wants to die and struggle, there is only one way left to enter the Guanzhong, and what makes the decision-making level of the Eastern Capital shocked is that at this time, the defenders of the Eastern Capital sent an undercover inner line in the rebel team to bring important news, saying that Yang Xuangan announced in public that the Great Sui Honghua left behind Yuan Hongsi had raised troops against the Sui, formed an alliance with Yang Xuangan's rebels, and was ready to join forces with Yang Xuangan's rebels to attack Guanzhong Daxing, so Yang Xuangan decided to move his army westward in the near future, enter the gate to meet with Yuan Honghei.

Honghua County is located in the west of Daxing, and the army in the area of Longxi is under the control of Yuan Hongsi, if this news is true, then Guanzhong Daxing, which is currently in a state of emptiness, is definitely dead, or can no longer die that kind of death! Although whether Guanzhong and Daxing are lost or not is basically not a matter of Kanto Eastern Birds, as the ironcore lackeys of the tyrant Emperor Yang of Sui, Fan Zigai and Huangfu Wuyi, who are desperate to help Yang Guang and others, cannot help but worry about it, and they also pray that Daxing can stay behind to guard Xuan to listen to the persuasion and block the westward path of Yang Xuangan's rebels.

The reason is that Honghua is quite far away from Daxing, and after the main force of the Sui army eliminated Yang Xuangan's rebels in Kunhan Road, there was still enough time to continue to go west to clean up Yuan Honghe. But if Yang Xuangan is allowed to enter the Guanzhong, choke the Tongguan Heavenly Danger, and join forces with Yuan Honghei, it will be all over.

The more afraid you are, the more ghosts there are, at noon that day, the long-awaited Wei Xuan's reply letter was finally sent to the eastern capital, and the content of the reply letter suddenly made Fan Zigai crooked his nose, and his friend Wei Xuan, who has been friends for many years, is no longer angry in the letter this time, but is directly in a frenzy, and asked Fan Zigai in a stern tone What does it mean to ask the army to retreat to Tongguan? The Daxing army retreated to Tongguan, what to do with the cities of Hongnong, Mianchi and Shaanxi County east of Tongguan? What to do with Emperor Yang of Sui's Hongnong Palace? What should I do if I have accumulated tens of millions of stone military rations? Do you give it all to Yang Xuangan?

In the end, Wei Xuan also ruthlessly and directly sued Fan Zigai, saying that Fan Zigai was left behind in Luoyang, and he was also left behind in Daxing, and he was not controlled by Fan Zigai, and asked Fan Zigai to take care of his own affairs, and how to fight the Daxing army has his own decisions, and he doesn't need Fan Zigai to command! Victory or defeat, life and death, honor and disgrace, are also borne by Wei Xuan himself, and it has nothing to do with Fan Zigai!

If Wei Xuan, a friend for many years, was in front of him at this moment, then the grumpy Fan Zigai would definitely cut off Wei Xuan's robe on the spot, but unfortunately Wei Xuan was far away in Michi at the moment, and Fan Zigai could only smash the letter on the ground in anger, ignoring the fact that Yang Tong, the king of Yue, and many civil and military officers in the eastern capital were in front of him, and shouted loudly: "Old horseman!" An old puppet who doesn't listen to good words! If it weren't for the court, you would think the old man would care about your life or death! Whatever you want, anyway, the old man just stayed in the eastern capital, and Yang rebels killed in the pass and won Daxing, which has nothing to do with the old man! Whether you were cut by Yang Rebel and a thief, or beheaded by the emperor, it has nothing to do with the old man! ”

"Wei Shangshu is a red eye." Huangfu Wuyi sighed: "He took an army of 40,000 cavalry to save Luoyang, he didn't win a battle, he would lose every battle, and finally he was almost captured alive by Yang Rebellious traitors, but our Luoyang army rescued by him became stronger and stronger, won more and more, and gradually turned defeat into victory, the contrast is so huge, Wei Shangshu can't hang his face, and he is eager to win a few battles to save face, which is also human nature." ”

"He wants to get back face, and don't take the place of Guanzhong Sanfu to accompany the funeral!" Fan Zigai was even more furious, and roared: "The strength of Guanzhong has bottomed out, and now the only thing that can stop Yang Wei's traitor is the last army of his Wei Xuan old thing!" If he is defeated again and let Yang rebels take the opportunity to enter Tongguan, what will happen to Guanzhong? What should I do about the capital of Daxingguo? ”

Huangfu Wuyi, who was also worried about the safety of Guanzhong and Daxing, shook his head and sighed, and his brother Yang Tong, the king of Yue in Daxing, also whispered to complain about Wei Xuan's impulsive actions, but most of the other civil and military forces in the eastern capital present looked as usual - after all, Luoyang, the eastern capital, had fought beautifully so far, and although the early stage of the counterinsurgency war was heavy casualties and huge losses, but in the middle and late stages, the Luoyang army won successive battles and destroyed tens of thousands of enemies, which was enough to make up for the losses and mistakes in the early stage, and it was impossible for Emperor Yang of Sui to hold the officials of the Eastern Capital accountable no matter what. Whether Guanzhong Daxing is lost or not has nothing to do with the officials of the Eastern Capital, these officials of the Eastern Capital did not gloat over this, and they are already worthy of Emperor Yang of Sui and the Daxing army.

"Fan stays behind, and the lower officials think that this matter cannot be ignored." Chen Yingliang's distant uncle Pei Hongce took the opportunity to stand up and arched his hand and said: "Although Wei Shangshu does not listen to good words and is stubborn, but Guanzhong is the Guanzhong of the Great Sui after all, and Daxing is also the western capital of our Great Sui. ”

"That's right." Fan Zigai forcibly suppressed his anger, nodded and said: "Wei Wensheng's old man can not care about the life or death, but the old man is a courtier of the Great Sui, and the old man of Guanzhong and Daxing cannot sit idly by. How to resolve this crisis, what is Pei Guogong's opinion? ”

"Xiaguan Tiyì, send Chen Yingliang, the secretary of the Zanzhi Mansion in Henan, to lead the meritorious division of our Eastern Capital Army to report ****, gallop to the aid of Hongnong City, assist His Royal Highness Yang Zhiji, King Cai, to guard Hongnong, and block the main force of Yang rebels from advancing westward." Pei Hongce built yì road.

"Send your nephew to lead an army to rescue Hongnong?" Fan Zi covered it for a while, and said suspiciously: "It's a way to send reinforcements to Cuihan Dao, but why not directly reinforce Wei Wensheng, and go to reinforce His Royal Highness King Cai?" Hongnong is located to the west of Weiwensheng's pond, so there is no danger for the time being? ”

"Hongnong is not in danger for the time being, but it will be dangerous soon." Pei Hongce said in a deep voice: "If Wei Shangshu insists on refusing to hold the danger and insists on fighting a head-on battle with Yang rebels, in the opinion of the remaining adults and all the adults, is Wei Shangshu sure to stop the Yang rebel thief army, will Hongnong be about to face danger?" ”

The civil and military forces in the eastern capital, who had already been greatly disappointed by the reinforcements, nodded one after another, and they all felt that if Wei Xuan did not adopt the tactics of only defending and not fighting, he would inevitably face another fiasco, and Hongnong City, which was located west of Mianchi, would inevitably face a threat. Huangfu Wuyi, the general of the Right Martial Guard, also nodded, and then asked: "Pei Guogong, then why don't you let the **** directly reinforce Wei Shangshu?" Wouldn't it be better to let the Baoguo Army help Wei Shangshu directly stop Yang Rebel and the thief? ”

"General Huangfu, do you think Wei Shangshu can use a good ****?" Pei Hongce smiled bitterly and said very beautifully: "The reason why the Baoguo Army has repeatedly performed miraculous feats is of course because of the soldiers' lives and effective command, but more importantly, His Royal Highness the King of Yue, Fan Liushou and General Huangfu You can use the **** well, I believe in the loyalty and courage of the Baoguo Army, and use good steel on the knife edge, and the dispatch is well-organized, which allows the Baoguo Army team to show its strengths." However, when the army of serving the country is in the hands of Wei Shangshu, can it still make such brilliant achievements and make miraculous feats on the battlefield one after another? ”

The old bureaucrat Pei Hongce's kung fu is naturally good, although Fan Zigai and Huangfu Wuyi don't like to be slick and flattering, but after listening to Pei Hongce's roundabout touting, they still nodded together, agreeing with Pei Hongce's judgment, and the old stubborn Fan Zigai simply said: "It makes sense, if you hand over the army to Wei Wensheng, the old thing, will definitely be defeated by him in less than a big battle!" You have to use your head to fight, that old thing, so stubborn that your head is like a stone! It's still a stone in a pit, smelly and hard! ”

"Stubborn as a stone in a pit? Stinky and hard? You Fan Zigai don't seem to be qualified to talk about others, right? Pei Hongce, together with the civil and military officials of the Eastern Capital who were present, muttered this sentence in their stomachs.

After muttering, Pei Hongce hurriedly nodded, and said: "What Fan Liushou said is extremely true, so Xia Guan Cai Jian will send the Baoguo Army to reinforce Hongnong, so that the Baoguo Army can not only assist His Royal Highness King Cai to stick to Hongnong Kuo Handao, but also take over Wei Shangshu's team, and if necessary, Bao **** can also retreat to Tongguan to help the Tongguan defenders resist Yang rebels." The terrain of Tongguan is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, the unfilial nephew's ability to defend the city, Fan Liushou and all the adults present have seen it with their own eyes, what role can he play when he arrives in Tongguan, presumably there is no need to say much about the lower officials. ”

"He also scolded him for being an unfilial nephew, such an unfilial nephew, how much the old man wishes for one." Fan Zigai smiled and said with a smile: "However, your uncle is also quite competent, and he is very good at fighting for the juniors, if your unfilial nephew assists His Royal Highness King Cai to block the Yang rebel army, and cooperates with the main force of the Great Sui to destroy the Yang rebel in the Cuihan Dao, the title of official will be ironclad." ”

The civil and military forces of Dongdu, who had long seen through Pei Hongce's tricks, laughed, but Pei Hongce's face was not red and his heart was not beating, and he shamelessly arched his hand and said: "The left-behind adults have misunderstood, the lower officials are just promoting virtue and not avoiding relatives, not fighting for merit." As a result, Dongdu Wenwu laughed again, and they all admired Pei Hongce's thickness.

After laughing, Fan Zigai did not immediately send the newspaper **** to reinforce Hongnong, but twisted the snow-white long beard and carefully calculated, after a long time, Fan Zigai finally made up his mind and said in a deep voice: "Let Chen Yingliang lead the newspaper **** to reinforce Hongnong!" Let Liu Changgong lead 4,000 elite soldiers to reinforce Wei Wensheng! ”

Fan Zigai suddenly named Liu Changgong, Pei Hongce and the other civil and military forces in the eastern capital were only a little bit, but General Liu Changgong, who happened to be in the palace, turned white, and exclaimed: "Fan stays behind, let the Baoguo army go to reinforce Hongnong, and let the last general go to reinforce Wei Shangshu?" Could it be that the last general heard it wrong, why didn't he let the last general go to reinforce Hongnong with the army of the country? ”

"Of course you heard it right." Fan Zigai said coldly: "You and the Baoguo Army act separately, you go to Mianchi to reinforce Wei Wensheng, and Ying Liang takes the Baoguo Army to Hongnong to reinforce His Royal Highness King Cai." ”

"Left-behind adults, the last general has the courage to ask, why?" General Liu asked with a sad face.

"It's very simple, there are still more than 20,000 troops in Luoyang City, if the old man only sends only more than 700 people to reinforce Kui Handao, others will say that our Dongdu army will not be saved when they see death." Fan Zigai said coldly: "So you have to go, you must bring four thousand elite soldiers to reinforce Wei Shangshu." ”

"However, why don't you let the last general go with the Baoguo army to reinforce His Royal Highness King Cai?" Liu Changgong said with a crying voice: "Just now, you also said that the army of our Eastern Capital will only be wasted in vain when it comes to Wei Shangshu." ”

"You are still a dignified tiger general, a little ambitious, okay? What are you afraid of? Fan Zigai reprimanded angrily, and said: "Wei Wensheng is stationed in Michi, but the old man sent all the reinforcements to Hongnong, how to explain to the imperial court?" Wei Wensheng only has more than 6,000 remnants in his hands, why don't you go to Hongnong to replenish his troops? Remember, when you get to Wei Wensheng, you must fight hard, kill thieves to serve the country, and you must go all out to persuade Wei Wensheng to stick to the danger and not make a dangerous decisive battle! ”

"But, but ......." General Liu Changgong hesitated for a long time, and finally said stubbornly: "However, if Wei Shangshu insists on refusing to stick to the danger and insists on sending troops to fight a decisive battle, and unfortunately the army is defeated, then what will he do?" ”

"Do you want to hear the truth or lie on this subject?" Fan Zigai rarely sold Guanzi, and said slowly: "The lie is that the old man believes that you can assist Wei Wensheng to defeat the Yang rebels in the decisive battle, and cooperate with the main force of the Great Sui to eliminate the Yang rebels in the west of Mianchi." ”

"Dare to ask the left-behind adults, what about the truth?" General Liu, who had no confidence in himself, asked with a wry smile.

"Tell me the truth." Fan Zigai smiled and said, "The old man believes that after Wei Wensheng suffered a defeat, you can escape to Hongnong with as much of our Eastern Capital army as possible, and join forces with the Baoguo Army and His Royal Highness King Cai, reorganize the defensive line, and stop Yang Rebel from continuing to advance westward." At that time, the old man will still believe that you will definitely obey Pei Guogong's virtuous nephew and fight with him together. ”

"It turns out that Fan stayed behind with this plan." General Liu suddenly realized and said with a smile: "Then the last general will rest assured, please rest assured, the last general will definitely try his best to persuade Wei Shangshu to guard the danger and fight a decisive battle cautiously." If it doesn't work, then the general will retreat to Hongnong with as many brothers as possible, join forces with His Royal Highness King Cai and Ying Liang brothers to fortify, and make every effort to prevent Yang rebels from entering Guanzhong in the west. ”

"For your ability to retreat from the battle, the old man is indeed very relieved, the last time he was chased and cut by a thousand traitors, there were no casualties, which is rare." Fan Zigai sneered unceremoniously, and shouted: "Remember three things, one is to do your best to assist Wei Wensheng to stop Yang Rebel, and don't give up lightly until the last moment!" Second, after withdrawing to Hongnong, you have to unite closely with Chen Yingliang and fight hand in hand, don't worry about his official status, if you want to be promoted, make a fortune, and make meritorious contributions, you can only count on him! Third, in addition to retreating to Hongnong with our Eastern Capital army, there are also our friendly troops in Daxing, and you should also help them escape to Hongnong as much as possible! ”

"Don't worry, you know, the last general and Brother Chen have always cooperated happily, and they have always been like brothers." General Liu nodded hurriedly, "There are also Daxing's friendly troops, and the last general will also do his best to help them retreat." ”

"That's good, about these two points, the old man still has some trust and expectations for you." Fan Zigai rarely praised Liu Changgong, and said: "By the way, there is another point, you must ensure Wei Wensheng's safety, if he is really unfortunate to be defeated again, you must protect him and retreat to Hongnong, and must not let him fall into the hands of Yang rebels!" Although that old man is ruthless to the old man, the old man can't be unjust to him! ”

Liu Changgong hurriedly agreed again, and Pei Hongce also asked: "Fan Liushou, do you want to bring Chen Yingliang to the palace and arrange an envoy for him in person?" ”

"No need, how to arrange this errand and how to complete it, he knows better than the old man." Fan Zigai shook his head and snorted: "I want to continue to make meritorious contributions, but I don't dare to go to Wei Wensheng's stubborn command to die in vain, don't think that the old man can't guess it, let the Baoguo army bypass Wei Wensheng and go straight to reinforce His Royal Highness King Cai, in fact, it is the bad idea of that little slippery head!" ”

Pei Hongce smiled embarrassedly, but Fan Zigai shouted again: "You go and give Chen Yingliang an order, tell him to get ready, and send troops with Liu Changgong tomorrow morning, and the old man will personally see him off at that time!" By the way, tell him that the old man has repeatedly tolerated his nonsense, and this time it is time to collect the reward! On this expedition, the old man had three requirements for him, the first was to ensure the safety of Wei Wensheng, the second was to ensure the safety of Hongnong Palace and His Royal Highness King Cai, and the third was to never let Yang rebels step into Tongguan! ”

After saying it in one breath, Fan Zigai added viciously: "He must complete all these three requirements, one less, and all his previous credits will be written off!" ”

"It's ......." Pei Hongce was a little dumbfounded, he didn't expect Fan Zigai's requirements to be so harsh and strict when he said anything beforehand.

"Needless to say, it's decided, the old man can give him the opportunity to continue to make meritorious contributions, but he must not let the old man down!"

After Pei Hongce told Fan Zigai's three requests to Chen Yingliang with a sad face, Chen Yingliang was dumbfounded, and couldn't help but slap himself, and also lamented with a sad face: "This is the end of lack of greed, I knew that Fan Lao was stubborn and so harsh, I shouldn't care about the life and death of Wei Xuan and Guanzhong!" ”