Wei Jin, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and Du Yan, the Censor of the Censor, were firmly polite. The army of Xijing must march from the front line of Wu and Mian to completely block Yang Xuangan's road to the west and pass the pass, and use other reinforcements to surround Yang Xuangan in the Eastern Capital.

This strategy is in the interests of the people of Guanzhong. It can not only prevent Yang Xuangan from entering the pass, but also use Yang Xuangan to destroy the Dongdu, killing two birds with one stone. As for whether the King of Qi enters Beijing and whether he will form an alliance with Yang Xuangan after entering the capital, they do not care. No matter what the result is, they are happy to see it. The bigger the storm in the Dongdu is, the more beneficial it will be to them.

Mingya, the Minister of War, believes that if Yang Xuangan wants to enter the pass, he must first defeat the Xijing army. Otherwise, during the process of entering the pass, there will be intercepting the front and then pursuing soldiers. Once he is blocked under Tongguan, he will definitely be defeated. Therefore, Mingya believes that Yang Xuangan's attack on the Dongdu is actually a trick to lure the enemy, which is to lure the Xijing army into the Dongdu battlefield and fight to the death. As for the King of Qi, it is not included in Yang Xuangan's considerations at all. Otherwise, Yang Xuangan would form an alliance with the King of Qi at the beginning of his army and support the King of Qi ascend to the throne and become emperor. In this way, he will have the right time, place, and people, and will not be as embarrassed as he is now. He has to put himself in a desperate situation in order to die and live.

"Yang Xuangan tried to fight for life and death, but we didn't go as we wanted. We didn't fight him to the battlefield in Dongdu." Mingya said, "As various reinforcements came one after another, Yang Xuangan fell to death, his vitality was gone, and there was no possibility of escaping."

"What if Yang Xuangan gave up on the Eastern Capital and devoted his efforts to enter the pass?" Du Yan asked, "Who can stop him from entering the pass?"

"Hongnong has King Cai, and if King Cai wants to protect himself, he must block Yang Xuangan in Hongnong. He said that even if King Cai failed to block, there was still natural danger in Tongguan, so that King Dai could send troops to support Tongguan to win plenty of time. Just wait for the Right Wugu General Huangfu Wuyi and Wuben Lang General Linghu Derun to arrive, Tongguan was as solid as a golden soup." Mingya pointed to the map and explained in detail, "After Yang Xuangan left the Eastern Capital, the siege of the Eastern Capital can be lifted, and the skill of saving the Eastern Capital is within reach. Next, we can chase after him. At the same time, the situation in Li Yang also changed accordingly. King Qi no longer had the possibility of entering the capital. Cui Hongsheng, Chen Len and other reinforcements could cross the river and go south and follow us to chase Yang Xuangan. In this way, Yang Xuangan will definitely be defeated, and there is no possibility of entering the pass."

"On the contrary, if we move from Wu and the front line of Mian, we will be worried about the middle of the slum. Although Duke Xin (Zheng Yuanshou) is still in control of Mianchi, he is trapped in the city and knows little about the rebels' movements. Once the rebels use the terrain advantages to lurk in Wushan, we will be in danger of being wiped out. Take a step back, even if we arrive at Mianchi safely and join the Xingui Association and successfully reach the Hangu Pass, Yang Xuangan will definitely go out in full force next, and the decisive battle is inevitable. If we win, of course everyone will be happy. If we lose, we will be defeated by a thousand miles. Yang Xuangan will chase after him. At that time, King Cai has our scapegoat, and will still fight to the death in Hongnong? Tongguan is caught off guard, and Liu Gang who stays in Tongguan has only 800 guards. Can he hold on to the arrival of reinforcements in Xijing?"

As soon as Mingya finished speaking, Du Yan questioned again, "Are you sure Yang Xuangan wants to fight to the death with us?"

Mingya nodded, "I am absolutely sure about this."

"Since Yang Xuangan wants to fight us and have the confidence to defeat us, where is the battlefield so that he can maximize his benefits after victory

Du Yan asked this question well, and Mingya smiled bitterly and speechlessly.

Yang Xuangan won the vitality through a decisive battle, but isn't the only way to enter Guanzhong? Surely not. If Yang Xuangan suffered heavy damage to Xijing through this decisive battle, took down the Dongdu, and formed an alliance with the King of Qi to establish the imperial throne, then his future would be very good. He had enough capital to reach a political compromise with Xijing, and he could win the support of Guanlong without entering Guanlong. So the purpose of this mutiny was achieved. The conservative forces in Zhongtu took the King of Qi as the banner and Guanlong and the Central Plains as territory to compete with the Holy Lord and the Reformers.

This is the decisive battle to fight life and death, this is the interest demand of Yang Xuangan and the mutiny alliance. The reason why Du Yan hit it was not because he stood high and looked far, but because reformists such as Wei Wensheng and Shandong people such as Mingya never believed in the local nobles of Guanlong. They were always wary of being wary and were always worried that this was a conspiracy that was jointly controlled by conservative forces to overthrow the Holy Lord and the Reform, so they set up defenses everywhere.

Why did Mingya not want the Xijing army to enter the Dongdu from the direction of Hangu Pass? He was worried that the two sides would join forces to play the show. As a result, just like Pei Hongce and Zheng Yuanshou, the army under the tent turned against each other and collapsed without fighting. Yang Xuangan's strength expanded, and then the three political forces of Guanlong, Heluo and Qi Wang jointly divided the central government, destroyed reforms, and destroyed the great cause of unification. Therefore, he firmly demanded that the Xijing army first meet with the central government and fight under the unified command of Shangshu Province, so that the central government can firmly control the development of the situation.

Why did Du Yan insist on killing Hangu Pass? He was worried that the army would be controlled by the central government, and the Guanlong people could not control the final decision of the Shangshu Province. Once they were entangled with the reformists in the province, or the people of Shandong and Jiangzuo, they missed the opportunity to fight and let Yang Xuangan enter Guanzhong. The last one was unlucky, so Du Yan would rather let Wei Wensheng command this army than be used by the central government.

In addition, he was sure that Yang Xuangan would have to fight to the decisive battle and lure the Xijing army to the Dongdu City to the decisive battle. If he took the water route, the Xijing army would go directly to the Dongdu City, and the decisive battle was inevitable, but it was a battle of back and forth. The Shangshu Province and Shandong people were not trustworthy. Once the Xijing army was defeated, it would definitely be wiped out. On the contrary, if Yang Xuangan wanted to lure them to the Dongdu City to the decisive battle, he had to give up the natural danger of Hangu Pass. Once the Xijing army controlled Hangu Pass, he would have no worries about advancing and retreating. Even if he was defeated at the Dongdu City, he could still evacuate from Hangu Pass, so that he would not be driven into the river and drowned alive by Yang Xuangan.

Du Yan's questioning ultimately "beats" Mingya and won Wei Wensheng's support.

Since Yang Xuangan wants to maximize the interests after the victory of the decisive battle, he will inevitably choose the battlefield of the decisive battle under the Dongdu City. Since the battlefield under the Dongdu City, Yang Xuangan must give up Hangu Pass in order to lure the Xijing army into it. As long as the Xijing army controls Hangu Pass, they will be worried about advancing and retreating, and will be invincible first. Of course, if Yang Xuangan is unwilling to give up Hangu Pass, it will fulfill the wishes of the people in Guanzhong, which will not only block Yang Xuangan's way into the pass, but also use Yang Xuangan to destroy the Dongdu City. There is no need to fight life and death with Yang Xuangan. What a good thing, it will kill more than one kill.

Just as Wei Wensheng and others were arguing about supporting the route of Dongdu, the situation in Mianchi had changed.

On June 23, Yang Xuangan's army located in Qianqiu Pavilion suddenly launched an attack on Xin'an City. Zheng Yuanshou decisively abandoned Xin'an and concentrated his troops to defend Mianchi to the death. However, in the afternoon, more troops came from the direction of Hangu Pass, surrounding Mianchi so that it was blocked. Zheng Yuanshou was unable to return to the sky. He had no other way to save him except to call the police to the province and ask for help from Xijing.

In the rebels' shooting city, Yang Xuangan had captured the Eastern Capital, the King of Qi was on his way to the capital, and Yuan Hongsi was also raising troops in Honghua and was currently heading south to attack Xijing. The entire situation was very beneficial to the mutiny alliance.

The Mianchi defenders were panicked and their morale was sluggish. Zheng Yuanshou tried his best to refute the rumors, but it was useless. Even he himself could not tell the truth of the news, let alone those ordinary soldiers.

On the 23rd night, the main force of the alliance crossed the valley water from Xin'an City and quickly headed towards Wucheng under the cover of night.

At the same time, Yang Xuangan led the main army to advance with great strides, getting closer and closer to Mianchi.

At this moment, a member of the Yang clan who came from Huayin Pegasus found Yang Xuangan's brothers and told them a shocking news.

At midnight, on the banks of the valley, Li Fengyun and Li Mi stood side by side, enjoying the cool breeze while laughing and talking in a low voice.

Suddenly, a sudden sound of horse hooves roared from far to near, breaking the tranquility of the night in an instant, giving people a sense of tension and suffocation. Soon, a fire dragon appeared in Li Fengyun and Li Mi's sight, as fast as the wind and lightning, and then the figures of a team of knights gradually became solid and became clearer.

Li Mi saw that the team of knights came from Yang Xuangan's personal guard group, and immediately realized that something big was happening. He immediately greeted Li Fengyun and hurriedly greeted him.

Amid the fierce neighing of the war horses, the cavalry team stopped. A full-armored knight flew off the horse and met Li Mi. After bowing and giving a gift, he whispered in Li Mi's ear.

Li Mi turned around and walked back to Li Fengyun, looking at him, his eyes showing shock.

"What happened in Dongdu?" Li Fengyun asked.

Li Mi shook her head and sighed, "You've got it."

Li Fengyun smiled bitterly and speechlessly.

"Why? Why do you have to do such anger between humans and gods?" Li Mi was indignant and couldn't help but shout, "What's all for?"

Li Fengyun reached out and patted Li Mi on the back, indicating that he would calm down and not be impatient.

Li Mi suppressed his anger and shook his head and sighed, "This is a deep hatred for blood, a hatred that will never end."

Li Fengyun frowned slightly, glanced at him, and said, "Calm down, be sure to calm down. This is a mutiny, not a vendetta."

"I can calm down, I can use this decisive battle as an important means to achieve the purpose of the mutiny, but can the Yang brothers calm down? Can those disciples who are loyal to the old Yue Gong to the death calm down?" Li Mi waved his hand angrily, pointing to the team of knights who were flying towards him and shouted, "Do you know what they came from? Yue Gong gave you a promise, please do your best in this decisive battle, and then you can leave, leave Dongdu, and go where you want to go, and even, he is willing to hand over all the troops of Han Shiyan and Gu Jue on the battlefield in Xingyang to compensate you for your losses in this decisive battle."

Li Fengyun sighed secretly. Everyone has weaknesses. The reason why the Yang Xuangan brothers are powerful is given by Yang Su, the old Duke of Yue. The old Duke of Yue is their fatal weakness. Now that this weakness has been stabbed by the opponent, their brothers' rationality has also been lost in an instant.

"Can the mutiny succeed if you treat a vendetta?" Li Fengyun sighed helplessly.

Li Mi also sighed bitterly, "Planning is up to people, and success is up to heaven, let it be left to fate."

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