Yang Xuangan suddenly realized that he finally knew why he was worried about gains and losses and could not be determined, because he always distrusts Li Fengyun and always suspected that Li Fengyun had ulterior motives. Now Li Fengyun successfully surrounded Mianchi at his incredible speed and surrounded the Xijing army, giving him a clear message: At the critical moment, I kept my promise and gave you absolute trust. If you let my trust down and don’t do your best like me, the decisive battle will fail, and the responsibility is yours, because you have not given me trust from beginning to end. I need trust, which is the basis of cooperation.

Yang Xuangan did not hesitate and attacked with all his might. The current situation was very beneficial to him. Wei Wensheng and the Xijing army would rush towards Mianchi like a tide. Although Li Fengyun could withstand it, if the loss exceeded his tolerance range and the loss was too large because Yang Xuangan was betrayal and did not attack with all his strength, then Li Fengyun would retreat and let the Xijing army break through. If this failed, Yang Xuangan shot himself in the foot and regretted it.

The news that the Xijing army was surrounded spread across the battlefield like wind, and the morale of the mutiny Allied forces suddenly surged. The soldiers were excited as if they were injected with chicken blood, and their blood was boiling. The physical fatigue caused by the fierce battles miraculously swept away. Everyone was excited, and the sound of killing was like thunder. The pursuit speed became faster and faster, like a shocking tide, sweeping towards Xiaoxin An City.

The soldiers of Xijing fought and retreated, but as the retreat became faster and faster, as the opponent's attack became stronger and stronger, and as various speculations and rumors flew everywhere, the soldiers' psychology changed rapidly. First, they were angry, but I was not unable to defeat the traitor, so why should I retreat? Then I was uneasy, because there was no authoritative person to refute the rumors, the previous resentment immediately turned into suspicion, and suspicion quickly transformed into panic, and panic led to fear. If this continued, morale would inevitably collapse and the consequences would be unimaginable.

Fortunately, Qianqiu Pavilion is very close to Xiaosheng Ancheng, less than twenty miles away. The soldiers ran wildly and arrived soon. At this moment, Xiaosheng Ancheng was like a rock, allowing the Xijing soldiers who were swarming like tides to "fear" slap on its not-magnificent body, giving people an indestructible sense of security. The city tower was flying with flags like clouds, and there were many soldiers; both sides of the avenue outside the city were also full of fully armed guards, and the bright armor shone brightly under the sun. Wu Benlang general Dou Luxian, who retreated to Xiaosheng Ancheng in advance, was

Huswanshou and Wuyalang general Changsun Wuao took the city as the center, leaning against the valley water on the left and the dangerous mountains on the right, and setting up a solid defensive battle formation. The soldiers of Xijing who had just retreated were immediately inspired by the scene before him, their morale was greatly boosted, and their fear quickly calmed down. Everyone was a warrior who had experienced the tempering of life and death. They all understood that no matter how dangerous the battle situation was, if they wanted to survive, they could only fight to the death. Fear and retreat would only make themselves die faster. Only by fighting to death and stepping on the enemy's corpse could they win a glimmer of hope.

Wu Ben Lang General Cui Shi and Wu Ya Lang General Guo Zhen led his army to retreat to the Gushui River Valley outside the southern city. The subsequent retreating Wu Ben Lang General Zhang Jun and Wu Ya Lang General Liang Yuanli led his army to set up a formation in the hills outside the northern city. The last one to retreat was Pang Yu, the general of the Zhi Pavilion of the Supervisor. He walked past the city with blood-exhausted soldiers of the Imperial Guard and retreated to the west of the city for a temporary rest.

Pang Yu and his soldiers had just arrived on the west road of the city. Before they could take a breath, they heard the earth-shaking drums and whistle coming from the direction of the city. Then the deafening killing sounds exploded in their ears like thunder from afar and near. The rebels caught up and launched an attack on Shin-Shin-City. The offensive was extremely fierce. Fortunately, the battlefield was narrow and the steep terrain between two mountains and one river was very beneficial to the defense. Although the rebels were crowded and powerful, they could not all enter the battlefield and could not form a overwhelming attack on Shin-Shin-City, which gave the Xijing army valuable time to breathe.

A dark horse ran out of the city with a commander, like a roaring arrow, and "flying" the imperial guards. Wei Wensheng urgently ordered the command, and the commander's headquarters urgently agreed to ask Pang Yu, the general of the Zhige Pavilion of the Supervisor, to rush to the city.

Pang Yu was drinking water, and when he received the military order, he immediately threw the water bag and got on the horse and left. He was anxious and very worried about the current situation.

When he received the order to retreat, he was fighting with the rebels on the battlefield of Gu Bobi. He didn't know why he wanted to retreat. Although he had some speculations, he was still skeptical about the rumors from the rebels. He believed that Yang Xuangan might ambush an army in the mountains south of Gushui, but this army would never have launched a sneak attack on the first night when the Xijing army lifted the siege of Mianchi. Yesterday, except for the general-level officer, no one knew that the main force of the army left Mianchi that day. Let's take a step back, even if the news was leaked, no matter how it was.

Xiaoxin Ancheng is still Qianqiu Pavilion, only a few dozen miles away from Mianchi. The main force of the army can quickly return to support, so unless Yang Xuangan's ambush is a group of unreasonable madmen or a group of ignorant desperate outlaws, it is impossible to sneak attack Mianchi last night. It is purely a search for death and is completely incompatible with common sense of military strategy. Of course, if Yang Xuangan uses half of the main force to set up an ambush, there is such a possibility. In this way, the Xijing army will be imprisoned because of carelessness and underestimation of the enemy. The next breakthrough battle will be difficult to fight, and it will definitely cost a heavy price.

The commander was set up in a mansion of a wealthy mansion in the city. When Pang Yu walked into the lobby, except for the Wu Benlang General Dou Luxian who was leading the army west of the city to block the rebels, the other general-level officers arrived, but everyone's expressions were very heavy and the atmosphere was so tense that it was suffocating.

"Ming Gong, why did you evacuate? Why did the situation suddenly reverse?" Pang Yu asked Wei Wensheng without hesitation, his tone was very dissatisfied. Everyone could hear the anger of his forced suppression. It was obvious that the Imperial Guards suffered a lot during the retreat, and Pang Yu was angered.

Wei Wensheng was as calm as water and said nothing.

Mingya immediately explained the attack on Mianchi by rebels, "So far, we don't know whether Mianchi has fallen."

"This is impossible." Pang Yu said sternly, "Mianchi is just over forty miles away and it stops in a blink of an eye. Duke Chu (Dou Luxian) retreated in advance and arrived here early. He had enough time to send scouts to inquire about the military situation in Mianchi. How could he know nothing? Could it be that all the scouts sent out were dead?"

Mingya glanced at him, looked sad and said sadly, "Maybe, they are all dead."

Pang Yu was surprised and stared at Mingya with wide eyes, "None of them came back?"

Mingya shook her head. It is abnormal that no scout came back. The scouts must act within their ability to inquire about military information. If they blindly save their lives, it is meaningless even if they find out about military information. Therefore, if the Mianchi battlefield is completely blocked by the rebels and the scouts cannot enter, they will inevitably give up. Now that no scout has come back, it means that the Mianchi battlefield has been strictly blocked by the rebels, and the rebel scouts may infiltrate a large number of near Shin-An City, which has led to all scouts sent to the Mianchi direction "disappeared".

Pang Yu realized that the situation was far worse than he had imagined, and Wei Wensheng changed his course and suddenly ordered a retreat, and it was forced to do so. "In this way, is the rumors coming from the rebels true?"

Mingya hesitated for a moment and nodded slowly, "Even if there is an exaggeration, it will not be too far from the facts. Our speculation is that the food and supplies outside Mianchi City have been burned by the rebels, but considering that we will return to the rescue quickly and have to do our best to break through the encirclement, the rebels will definitely not dare to force the attack. So if nothing unexpected happens, Mianchi City is still in our hands, and Duke Xin (Zheng Yuanshou) is still holding on, and can help us restrain some of the rebels."

"Since that's the case, I volunteered to quickly attack Mianchi, opening the way for the army to break through." Pang Yu decisively killed and immediately bowed to Wei Wensheng to ask for his order.

Wei Wensheng shook his hand at him, signaling him to be calm and continue to listen to Mingya's words.

"Duke Chu (Dou Luxian) could not wait for the news of the scouts, so he sent a team of light cavalry to gallop in Mianchi. As a result, on the avenue about eight miles away from Mianchi, he found that the road had been dug by the rebels. Further forward there were dense trenches, with a large number of trenches and Luzhai between each trenches. If this simple and effective defense is eight miles long, then the price we paid when we forcefully attacked is imaginable. The river valleys on both sides of the avenue and the mountains and forests can also be seen flying dancing in the valleys on both sides of the avenue, and flying dancing can be seen in the mountains and forests. Even if this is the rebel's suspicious plan, we dare not enter easily. Once the rebels ignite the plants and trees, we will not be able to fly. As for the Mianchi City, eight miles away, it is covered by thick smoke from the sky. When you look up, you will be completely lost." Mingya sighed at this point, "The rebels also need food, grass and supplies, so they will not burn all the food, grass and supplies. In other words, the rolling smoke above the Mianchi cannot be caused by the rebels' burning of food, grass and supplies."

As soon as these words were said, everyone's expression became even more ugly. Could it be that the rebels captured Mianchi and were burning the city? Or Zheng Yuanshou in the city fled without fighting. In order to prevent the rebels from occupying Mianchi, Yu Qian burned the city in a row? But no matter what the situation was, Mianchi was defeated, which was very unfavorable to the Xijing army breaking out of the siege.

"My judgment is that while the rebels burned the food and supplies outside the city, they were also burning the trees and forests outside the city to carry out suspicious plans." Mingya frowned and said, "This suspicious plan has the effect of two birds with one stone. The defenders in the city were surrounded by thick smoke covering the sky and the sun, and knew nothing about the situation outside the city. Of course, they were frightened and their morale were sluggish, so they could only retreat. We were also blinded by thick smoke covering the sky and the sun. We did not know the current situation in Mianchi, nor did we know the reality of the rebels, and of course we were also panic. I am afraid of restlessness and morale is also sluggish. The soldiers will inevitably be afraid of their feet during the breakout process and lose the courage to sacrifice their lives. This will inevitably affect our breakthrough speed and increase our breakthrough time. But our breakthrough time is too little, and we only have one day and one night left. If we have not yet reached the city of Mianchi before tomorrow, and open the road to breakout, we will be finished. The fight against the absolute morale of the army is fatal. Once the morale of the army collapses, we will be wiped out."

Everyone was lost and there was a dead silence.
Chapter completed!