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Chapter 499: Yuan Wuben's small abacus

Yang Xuangan expected that the Weifu Army might have to give up Nan Guo, but he did not expect that the Weifu Army would destroy the ecliptic bridge while giving up Nan Guo. Once the ecliptic bridge was broken, his army was blocked by Tongji Canal in the Puerto Sun Square and could not reach the other side in a short period of time. This made Li Fengyun easily win the opportunity to seize Nan Guo. With the violence and greed of the alliance army, it can be imagined how much harm their looting will cause to Dongdu. All the charges are from Yang Xuangan. All the injured Dongdu people will curse Yang Xuangan, which will not only seriously damage Yang Xuangan's reputation, but will also bring Yang Xuangan a series of unpredictable troubles.

Li Fengyun had already made sufficient preparations to attack Nanguo. Now Nanguo has no garrison, it is just an empty city, and it is even more of a thing. More than an hour later, the alliance army blasted open the city gate and rushed into Nanguo. The first choice is to loot the Fengdu Market and Datong Market located in Nanguo.

Just when Yang Xuan was so angry that Li Fengyun was happy, General Li Hun of the Right Guard led the main force under his tent to cross the Lishui River and prepare to raid the rebels, but Yang Xuanting was very vigilant and immediately found Li Hun's traces, and the two sides immediately started a fight.

Yang Xuanting's position was very dangerous. There were guard troops in the imperial city, Huiluocang and Jinyong city, and there were guard troops in the Mangshan and Jingu behind it, with enemies in front and behind. How could he dare to close his eyes at night? As a result, Li Hun's sneak attack failed, and Yang Xuanting was worried that he would not dare to fight if he was attacked from the enemy, so he retreated to Pingcheng overnight.

When the news reached Yang Xuangan, Yang Xuangan became even more depressed. He had just encircled Dongdu before dusk. Unexpectedly, in a blink of an eye, the encirclement broke through the Guards, the passage between the Imperial City and the Golden Valley was unobstructed again, and the Dongdu and Hanoi could support each other. If the Dongdu could not fall into the surrounding area, it would inevitably affect the speed of the Xijing army's reinforcement of Dongdu.

After a little thought, Yang Xuangan invited Hu Shidan to rush to Hangu Pass and work with Yang Jishan to find ways to "suppress" Zheng Yuanshou's subordinates. Only by weakening the garrison power of the Eastern Capital as much as possible can the Xijing army "entice" the Eastern Capital battlefield faster.

Yang Xuangan urgently ordered Yang Xuanting to attack Jinyong City after dawn, return to Luocang, and provide him with military support. At the same time, he urgently sued Wang Zhongbo and continued to attack Linpingting, firmly restraining Li Gongting, so that he could not threaten Yang Xuanting's "behind" from the direction of Jingu.

Yang Xuangan invited Li Mi again and asked him to rush to Nanguo, and tried his best to convince Li Fengyun and Han Prime Minister to strictly enforce military discipline and try his best to restrain the soldiers of the rebels. It is okay to plunder Fengdu and Datong City, and it is okay to rob giant merchants and wealthy businessmen, but do not kill people, nor do you hurt innocent civilians, so as not to arouse public anger, cause riots, and so that the situation is out of control and out of control.

On June 18th, Li Zixiong, Chen Rui, Han Yao and others took the last batch of alliance troops to evacuate Liyang and headed north.

Before leaving, Chen Rui once again reminded Zhang Jin, the leader of the Qinghe Rebel Army, saying, "We are leaving, you can leave quickly, just be almost done, so as not to be surrounded by the Guardian army and be in vain for the bamboo basket."

He also urgently reported to Cui Hongsheng through secret channels that a hollow city in Liyang was a good opportunity for Ming Gong to make achievements.

On the same day, Yuanwuben received a reply from Yang Xuangan. Yang Xuangan gave him two choices, one was to defend Li Yang to the death, but Li Zixiong left, and the alliance army also left. With Yuanwuben's weak power, he could not hold on at all under the siege of several guards. Therefore, the second choice was to use Li Zixiong's plan to surrender to King Qi Yang Nan and hand over Li Yang Cang to King Qi. Once the King of Qi controlled Li Yang, he would have the initiative and worry-free advancement and retreat. He could enter the Dongdu to seize the imperial power, and retreat could take advantage of the fire.

Robbery and wait for an opportunity to make a profit. In this way, the commanders of the army who arrived in Liyang to suppress the rebellion would try their best to prevent the King of Qi from entering the capital to avoid the storm from turning into a war of imperial unity. Therefore, before the situation in Dongdu further deteriorates, or before the Lord of the Holy Lord returns, they would act cautiously and carefully "trapped" the King of Qi in Liyang. It would be impossible to leave the King of Qi alone in Liyang unless they had to, and hand over their "back" to a "trapped beast" who could burst at any time.

If all the troops to suppress the rebellion were "retained" by the King of Qi in Liyang, wouldn't it mean that Yuan Wuben had held on to Liyang?

Yuan Wu understood it, so he immediately wrote a letter and sent an envoy to cross the river to the white horse and handed it over to Li Shanheng.

Li Shanheng and Dong Chun's original plan was to take advantage of the opportunity to control Li Yang to control the alliance, killing two birds with one stone, but the alliance could not give his fate to the King of Qi and let him slaughter. In addition, there was also a treacherous Li Zixiong. As a result, the two decided to "escape" and even Li Yangcang didn't care about robbing. In this way, Li Shanheng and Dong Chun's plan failed. After all, Cui Hongsheng was closer to Li Yang, and in order to win the time of escape, Li Zixiong must use Li Yang as "bain" and first "throw" Li Yang to Cui Hongsheng, so that Cui Hongsheng and King of Qi "fight two tigers."

The King of Qi was unwilling to enter Liyang to avoid being "surrounded" by a group of ulterior motives. That was a sheep entering the wolf pack. If he was not careful, he would end up being imprisoned. Therefore, under the current situation, he was even more unwilling to enter Liyang. Li Shanheng and Dong Chun were worried about having a head-on conflict with Cui Hongsheng, so he would inevitably hesitate, which gave Yuanwu a chance.

On June 18th, early in the morning, Li Shanheng left Baima City and led his army to Baimajinkou, preparing to cross the river to attack Liyang, but he was worried that Cui Hongsheng would take the lead in capturing Liyang, so hesitated and sent a scout to cross the river to inquire about Liyang's military situation, and at the same time waited for Dong Chun to come to meet and discuss. At this moment, Yuan Wuben's letter arrived.

After reading Yuanwuben's letter, Li Shanheng was overjoyed. Yuanwuben surrendered in the city was fake, and using the King of Qi to "disguisedly" to defend Li Yang for Yang Xuangan and help Yang Xuangan restrain all the troops to reinforce the Guards, it was true, but he did not care about being used by Yang Xuangan. On the contrary, he was "happy" to win more time for Yang Xuangan to continue to deteriorate the situation in the Dongdu. The more chaotic the Dongdu and the more sinister the situation, the more beneficial it would be to make profits against the King of Qi, and the greater the success rate of the northward development strategy.

As for the authenticity of this matter, Li Shanheng did not doubt it at all, nor was he worried that it was Li Yang's conspiracy, nor was he afraid that Yuan Wu would have taken advantage of the time he crossed the river and attacked him halfway.

He had previously received a clear reply from the alliance from Li Anqi. The alliance refused to accept the cooperation plan of the King of Qi and saw through the intention of the King of Qi to annex the alliance. Not cooperating was equivalent to turning against each other. The alliance was not strong enough, so he decisively evacuated. In Li Shanheng's expectation, he had already made preparations before coming up with this strategy. If the alliance got into the trap, he would take the opportunity to annex part of it and strengthen himself while weakening the alliance. In this way, after arriving in the northern border, he could firmly control the alliance and prevent Li Fengyun from becoming too big, causing great trouble. On the contrary, the alliance had to "escape" and was forced to give up robbing Li Yangcang. If the alliance went north and did not have enough food to support it, it would be possible to gain a foothold, but if it wanted to develop rapidly, it would be difficult. This could also achieve the goal of weakening the alliance's strength and curbing Li Fengyun's growth.

What Li Shanheng expected was Li Zixiong's reaction. He thought that Li Zixiong would tacitly cooperate with the "King of Qi" and would work with the King of Qi to control the situation in Li Yang. Unexpectedly, Yuan Wuben told him in a letter that Li Zixiong had fled Li Yang and headed north with the alliance army.

Li Shanheng couldn't help but slander himself. He became a genius, and Li Zixiong was indeed very treacherous. Not only did he see the situation clearly, but he could even understand the people's psychology. More importantly, he could judge the situation and endure humiliation. At the critical moment, he resolutely abandoned the noble's self-esteem and arrogance, put himself in the position of a "thief" to consider survival and seek slim hope. This is too amazing. Most nobles cannot do it. This is not a question of whether they can let go of their aristocratic figure, but they need to go beyond their psychological bottom line, subvert their outlook on life, and rebuild their value concepts. You can't admit that you are a "thief", but you also need to examine and interpret this world from the perspective of a "thief" and be a real "thief", and then you can integrate into the world of "thief" and be accepted by other "thief". Li Zixiong did it and went to the alliance army to be his "thief" boss.

Li Shanheng sighed that he was not as good as that. Although he did not have a plan to kill Li Zixiong, Li Zixiong's idea of ​​dying was very clear and became stronger and stronger. The reason was no different. At the critical moment, in order to prove his "innocence" and to express his "loyalty" to the Holy Lord, the King of Qi had to take out Li Zixiong's head. Li Zixiong was obviously clear about this, so after the alliance decided to escape from Li Yang and no longer cooperate with him. After Li Zixiong was unable to support him, he had only two ways out, either surrender to the King of Qi and hand over his life to the King of Qi.

Then I hope that the Holy Lord will save him a life, but this hope is too slim; either flee Li Yang with the Alliance and become a "thief" to the end, and go all the way to the dark. Although survival is also difficult, if Li Fengyun's prediction of the future situation in Middle Earth is correct, then even if the King of Qi fails to develop northward, the Alliance will also have the opportunity to grow and grow in Hebei. Once the Middle Earth collapses, it can compete for hegemony. In comparison, this path not only has hope of survival, but also may leave a reputation for innocence behind him and conquer his descendants.

Li Zixiong fled Li Yang, leaving Yuanwu alone and unable to defend Li Yang at all. Li Yang's premature fall was very unfavorable to Yang Xuangan on the battlefield in Dongdu. Therefore, it is normal for Yuanwu to make such a choice in a hurry. Anyway, if you are dead, don't bet in vain, you may be the right bet.

While responding urgently to King Qi and Dong Chun, Li Shanheng commanded the army to cross the river quickly. In order to ensure that he could seize Li Yang in front of Cui Hongsheng, Li Shanheng led the way and crossed the river first to the north.

At noon on the 18th, Li Shanheng's troops arrived at the city of Liyang, and Yuanwu sent envoys to negotiate. I can give you the city, but the premise is that you must guarantee my life.

Li Shanheng sneered and replied to Yuanwuben. Either you abandon the city immediately and go to Dongdu to find Yang Xuangan or go north to chase Li Zixiong, I turned a blind eye and gave you a way out. Or you just wait for death, because neither he nor the King of Qi could guarantee Yuanwuben's life. So he believed that this was Yuanwuben's delay strategy. It was a day for one day. What was even more unpredictable was that at this moment, the thieves in Hebei were plundering in Liyangcang. If he neither attacked Liyang City nor suppressed Hebei thieves, wouldn't it be deemed to be a real person? But he took the butcher knife and let the thieves who betrayed the Holy Lord without fighting, but went to kill the thieves who robbed the food. Isn't this putting the cart before the horse? Not only did he give the political enemy a handle to "attack" him, but he also formed a bloody hatred with the people of Hebei. How could such a stupid thing go?

Li Shanheng sternly warned Yuan Wuben that if he did not surrender before dark, he would attack Liyang City overnight.
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