On the afternoon of June 14th, Li Hun, the general of Zuo Xiaogu, concentrated his main force on the north bank of the ecliptic channel, suddenly changed from defense to attack, caught Wang Zhongbo off guard, and retreated repeatedly

Yang Xuangan was in a critical situation, so he led the reserve regiment and personally led the reserve regiment to rush forward. At the same time, he ordered Yang Xuanting, who attacked Chengfu Gate, to stop the attack, and instead joined forces with Wang Zhongbo to drive the garrison troops step by step out of the Gate of Sun Square at the East Gate of Sun. He also ordered Yang Jishan, who attacked Hui'anmen Street, to temporarily suspend the attack, and to draw some troops as preparations to support the East Gate of Sun at any time.

At dusk, the drums gradually stopped and the sound of killing gradually stopped. The troops of the Guardian retreated back to the north bank of the ecliptic channel. Yang Xuanting, Yang Jishan and Wang Zhongbo each led their headquarters to station in the Pierce of Sun Square. Yang Xuangan returned to Shangchun Gate Camp.

King Yang Tong of Yue, who had been standing on the city wall to watch the battle, Duke of Guanguo Yang Gongren of Guan, Fan Zigai of the East Capital and other central ministers also hurried back to the Shangshu Province. Everyone was as worried, worried and in a very low mood.

The mutiny officials presented the latest news collected from various channels. After carefully reading it, Yang Gongren took the initiative to walk to the map and explain the current situation in the Eastern Capital to King Yang Tong and the Central Committee.

The Dongdu was surrounded on three sides, and at present, only the north of the Dongdu was still under the control of the Weifu Army. Based on the information obtained from various channels, it is speculated that the number of rebels is about 100,000. Although this number is a bit exaggerated, it cannot deny the obvious advantages that Yang Xuangan currently has. Once this advantage is fully utilized, for example, from tomorrow on Yang Xuangan concentrates his troops to attack Mangshan, once Mangshan is lost, the Dongdu will be surrounded on all sides, and the battle situation in the Dongdu will further deteriorate.

The one who garrisons in Mangshan is Wu Benlang General Li Gongting. Li Gongting has only more than 5,000 guards under Li Gongting, and a part of the army of the Heyang Duwei Mansion, with more than 6,000 people. These more than 6,000 people are responsible for garrisoning the eastern capital Beiguo, Huiluo Cang, Jinyong City, Mangshan and the east and west ends of Mangshan, and two river crossing channels: Mengjin and Dengjin on the river. In addition, Gao Pi, the general of Wu Yalang under Li Gongting, also brought some troops to garrison on the Linqingguan and Yanjinguan. Therefore, Li Fengyun was stretched in the allocation of troops and could not be sustained. It is inevitable to lose one thing to take care of one and another.

If Yang Xuangan hits Mount Mang, can Li Gongting stick to it? The answer is obvious, Li Gongting can't hold on.

What situation will happen if Li Gongting cannot defend Mangshan? Once the Yamato Valley and Jingu are lost, Mengjin and Dengjin, who are protected by these two important roads, will definitely be trapped in the hands of Yang Xuangan. In this way, the Dahe Channel will be cut off and the connection between the Dongdu and Hanoi will be lost. King Yang Tong of Yue, the central government, the queen and thousands of noble bureaucrats are surrounded by rebel groups and can only wait for the arrival of reinforcements helplessly.

What is the countermeasure? Without Yang Gongren's remarks, he had already said it. There are only two countermeasures: one is to defend the Eastern Capital and wait for assistance. This requires concentrating all forces to defend the imperial city to the death. Another way is to first withdraw the King of Yue Yang Tong, the Empress, the Central Committee and the noble bureaucrats from the Eastern Capital and temporarily avoid Hanoi. At the same time, some garrison troops were left to defend the city and do their best to delay the time when the Eastern Capital fell.

These two countermeasures have their pros and cons. The first countermeasure may have the worst result. Dong Zhong was lost. King Yang Tong of Yue, Queen and the Central Committee were surrendered. The nobles and bureaucrats all surrendered to Yang Xuangan. This worst result will inevitably have a decisive impact on Xijing. Once the local nobles of Guanlong reach a compromise with Yang Xuangan and the two sides join forces to compete with the Holy Lord, the storm will inevitably expand infinitely, sweeping the entire Middle Earth, causing a terrible catastrophe. In comparison, the second countermeasure is much more stable, and can advance or retreat, with a lot of room for maneuver. The worst result is that Dong Zhong Zhong is lost and the capital is destroyed by the capital. However, as long as the Holy Lord laughs at the end, Dong Zhong Zhong can be rebuilt. Even if it cannot be rebuilt, the capital of Xijing can be moved back to Guanzhong. This will minimize the damage of this storm to Middle Earth.

The debate immediately began fiercely in Shangshudu Province.

If Yang Xuangan starts attacking Mangshan tomorrow, and Mangshan is quickly lost, he can only hold on to the aid, and the reinforcements closest to Dongdu are the Xijing army. Will Xijing send troops to support? If Xijing sends troops to support, when will the troops be sent? If Xijing cannot send troops for a long time, Dongdu will be in danger. On the contrary, even if Xijing sends troops as fast as possible and marchs day and night, it will take seven or eight days to reach Dongdu. At this time,

Can the east be defended? Once Yang Xuangan seized Tongguan before the Xijing army, or seized the treasury, Mianzhi almost won the lead, or the Xijing army was blocked in Hangu and Cijian stagnated, can the east be persisted for a longer time? After this analysis, if the defending and waiting for assistance failed, the consequences would be too terrible, so most people were afraid and wanted to retreat. It is recommended to evacuate Dongdu and take refuge in Hanoi before Yang Xuangan captured Mount Mang.

Fan Zigai firmly opposed it, on the grounds that if the King of Yue and the Central Committee evacuated the Dongdu, the morale would be in chaos and the morale would be depressed, which would be equivalent to losing without a fight and handing over Dongdu to Yang Xuangan. The Dongdu was not yet at the end of his life, the situation had not deteriorated to the brink of collapse, and the battle situation was not in a one-sided desperate situation. The Guards' Army still had the power to fight. In this case, they would say that they would fail easily, give up easily, and flee without a fight. This is really a great shame.

"If Pei Hongce's head is not enough to intimidate Dongdu, then kill again until the eastern capital is united in hatred of the enemy and has no other intentions."

Fan Zigai was very proud, but unfortunately there were very few responders. At the moment of life and death, who would be so stupid that he would be in vain? Yang Xuangan was unstoppable, and with many insiders, the neutral ones even changed their minds. The courage to stick to the faction and Dongdu's survival and death is commendable, but it cannot reverse the overall situation. Dongdu's fall is a foregone conclusion. It is just a matter of time. Take advantage of the time, leave what should be left, so as not to be in control and be unpredictable.

Fan Zi was so frustrated that he could not support himself. The development of the situation exceeded his expectations. He could not control the situation at all. Even if he monopolizes the power, even if he cut off one head after another of the powerful, he could not control the Dongdu at this moment and control the powerful people who were unwilling to stick to the Dongdu. There were too many "enemy" of the Holy Lord and the Reformers. The reform aimed at centralization had damaged the vested interests of the noble bureaucrats. This consequence was vividly expressed at this moment. The wall fell and everyone wanted to lose the Dongdu, the Holy Lord and the Reformers collapsed, and the reforms that seriously damaged their vital interests collapsed.

It is not difficult to infer from this that the attitude of Xijing is that although the Holy Lord prevents problems before it happens, and has made some arrangements in the power structure of Xijing, which has curbed and weakened the control of the local forces in Guanlong over the political situation of Xijing to the greatest extent, because of this, Xijing is dispersed and the situation of the guard Wen Sheng in Xijing is definitely exactly the same as that of him. Even if Xijing unanimously decides to send troops to support, the resistance of this decision can be imagined, and it is even possible that the entire "turnover" may be promoted, which will promote the alliance and cooperation between the local forces in Guanlong and Yang Xuangan. So instead of relying on the large army of Xijing to turn the tide, it is better to hope for the timely return of the Holy Lord and the Expeditionary Force.

After all, Yang Tong, the King of Yue, was a child. He was very scared. The result of his fear was of course to escape from Dongdu. However, he lived in a fierce political game and was influenced by his eyes and his mind was far more mature than that of children of the same age. He knew that the consequences of escaping Dongdu at such a critical moment were very serious and might be over in his life. So he was frightened and unsure and could only hope for Yang Gongren, and hoped that the ministers such as Cui Jie and Yuan Wendu helped him make an idea.

Yang Gongren's attitude was very clear, and he had to evacuate and ensure safety. People were the most important. As long as people were there, hope was there, it was a foolish thing to live and die together with the Dongdu. The survival of King Yang Tong of Yue, the central government, the queen concubines and noble bureaucrats was directly related to the future of the Yang family's reign. No matter how they could not be put in danger, they would be safe, and the interests of the Yang family's reign would be the supreme. As for the future of King Yang Tong of Yue, it was not important in Yang Gongren's eyes, life was the most important. As long as Yang Tong escaped from this storm, he did not intervene in the bloody battle for the imperial rule and saved his life, everything was possible in the future. Who dares to say that King Yang Tong of Yue had no future?

Yuan Wen kept silent. He knew that the price of King Yue's evacuation from Dongdu might be that he would be over for the rest of his life, which made him unable to speak, and he did not dare to make any decisions on behalf of King Yue. But putting aside the personal fate of King Yue Yang Tong, evacuation is correct from the perspective of the survival of the country.

If you stay with the green mountains, you don’t have to worry about the lack of firewood. The East can be rebuilt. But if there is no one, or if you abandon the country under the coercion of Yang Xuangan, then the Holy Lord will not be meaningless even if he returns. At that time, not to mention the disintegration of the expeditionary army, even the reformists will disappear. Besides, for the noble bureaucrats, interests are supreme and the king's flag on the city is a normal thing. No matter who is the king or who is the master of Middle-earth, as long as their interests are ensured, they will support whoever they support. Therefore, it is natural to stay away from danger, stay away from killing, save lives, and wait and see what it takes, otherwise how can you make the right choice in the future that is beneficial to yourself? As for Fan Zigai, he is already crazy, and has completely placed the interests of individuals and groupes above the interests of the kingdom. What he calls coexisting with Dongdu is actually to pull everyone and the reformists to live and die together, and to be buried with the reformists.

Cui Zi's attitude was also very clear. In the afternoon, he watched the battle on the city wall. He saw Li Hun launching a counterattack on the north bank of the ecliptic channel. After hearing the ministers' increasingly inclined to evacuate the Dongdu, he made a decision. Li Hun can still launch a counterattack under the rebels' attack. Why? Li Fengyun played a role, which is enough to prove that Li Fengyun and Li Hun established a tacit understanding and had a certain degree of control over the battle situation in the Dongdu. The reason why Li Hun was willing to establish a tacit understanding with Li Fengyun,

It proves that Li Hun accepted and agreed with Li Fengyun's deduction of the future situation and the countermeasures he made on this basis. That is to say, the possibility of King Qi entering Beijing is getting smaller and smaller, and at the critical moment, Li Fengyun will stab Yang Xuangan in the back, so Li Fengyun's prediction is still credible, and the imperial city is still sure to defend it. Once the imperial city is defended, the Dongdu will also be defended, which can ensure that the damage to Dongdu, the country's destiny and the Middle Earth will be minimized.

Cui Zi therefore clearly told the frightened Yang Tong that everyone could evacuate Dongdu, but he could not do it. He must live and die with Dongdu. This is his responsibility to stay in Dongdu, and it is also directly related to his future. There is no room for negotiation, otherwise he will be finished, have no future, and will be completely finished.

After fierce debate, the situation was one-sided, and most of the central officials supported Yang Gongren's opinions, and the evacuation of Dongdu was a foregone conclusion.

Finally, it was King Yue Yang Tong's turn to make the decision.

"Gu agreed to evacuate." Yang Tong said, "But Gu must stay and must live and die with Dongdu. This is Gu's responsibility and mission, even if he is crushed to pieces, he will never hesitate."
Chapter completed!