Hosokawa Yamato Pass, since the early years of the Tenpo diversion, this place has been gradually abandoned, so far only about ten years, it is all over the barren land, few people. The rammed earth walls of the pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info were dilapidated and collapsed, and as far as the eye could see, there were withered yellow artemisia grass more than half a person high.

The neighing of Herod's horses broke the silence, and hundreds of horses were tied to the leeward side of the abandoned wall, and from time to time a few of them were grumpy and irritable.

"Deputy marshal, Tanma has just returned, and the rebels have already occupied most of Fufeng, and they are sweeping towards Huangyang. ”

The man who was called the deputy marshal, with a burly figure and iron armor, stood in place, motionless, as calm as a hill.

"General Fugu, you have fought with the rebels, can they enter Longyou?"

"The rebels' combat power is extraordinary, but the main target is Chang'an after all, before the siege of Chang'an falls, the attack on the surrounding counties of Guanzhong can only be cheap and bluffing. From the point of view of the last general, although the Anxi army is elite, after all, there are only 5,000 people, and it is not appropriate to fight hard at this time, it is better to avoid its edge and wait for the opportunity to make a big plan!"

Fugu Huaien has a lesson from the defeat of carelessness, and at this time, he naturally does not want the Anxi army, which has traveled thousands of miles to come to King Qin, in Chang'an, to follow in his footsteps.

After the defeat of Fugu Huaien that day, he led his troops to retreat westward, but was attacked by ambushes again, and finally scattered and fled, but fortunately the rebels did not have enough horses and horses, so they were not completely annihilated. On the way to retreat, Fugu Huaien happened to meet Li Siye, the deputy envoy of Anxi Jiedu, who led 5,000 Anxi troops.

"Deputy marshal, what General Fugu said is right, but we can't watch the rebels burn and loot all the way, let them kill to Longyou with such a swagger, aren't they telling the Tubo people that my Datang can't even deal with a few rebellious thieves?"

"The Anshi rebels are not thieves, General Duan should not underestimate them, the Youyan army under An Lushan and Shi Siming was also the most fierce border army in my Tang Dynasty at the beginning, and now they have turned their swords and guns against each other, and the court was also caught off guard, so they ......"

When it comes to the imperial court, the faces of all the soldiers of the Anxi army show a look of indignation, Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing have been envoys of the Anxi Festival, and have a very high prestige in the Anxi army.

They ended up like this because the Tang Emperor connived at the traitorous minister Yang Guozhong.

"Don't argue, the rebels are strong, let's avoid the edge for the time being, get in touch with Chang'an City, and then make plans! General Fugu has been in contact with Chang'an City, is there any feasible suggestion?"

Li Siye, the deputy envoy of Anxi Jiedu, looked at Fugu Huai'en, and did not regard him as a defeated general at all.

Fugu Huai'en said:

"Bai Xiaode, a Qiuzi man under the command of the last general, once broke through the siege and entered Chang'an City, but since then he has lost contact, and he has never been in contact with him. However, due to the vast area of the Chang'an city wall, it is difficult for the rebels to encircle it, so the troops in many places are very weak, and the deputy commander can send a few elite cavalry to break into the camp, and one will always succeed. ”

Li Siye nodded, then fell into deep thought, and after a long time, he asked:

"Have you come back from the scouts sent to the Jingyang area?"

Duan Xiushi replied:

"I guess there's news before sunset!"

Li Siye's eyes showed a little worry.

"Chang'an City is high and deep, and there is Qin Jin, who is famous for his good guarding, Ben Shuai is not worried, only worried that Feng Yijun is not in danger, once the Pujin Pass is lost, Guanzhong will lose the channel of communication with Hedong, this is the most deadly!"

As soon as these words came out, Duan Xiushi and Fugu Huai'en Qiqi fell into silence, and the rebels attacked Fufeng, Huangyang and other places to the west, and the momentum was like a bamboo. He must also send someone to attack Feng Yi in the northeast of Guanzhong.

"As soon as Feng Yi is lost, Chang'an will completely become a lonely city in Guanzhong! The soldiers and horses from all over the country outside the gate can't count on ...... at all."

With that, Li Siye's body moved, and the snow chips that were blown down by the wind on the iron armor fell, and he left the leeward part of the ruined wall and climbed the low city wall of Yamato Pass along the damaged road. Duan Xiushi and Fugu Huaien also followed him and boarded.

As far as the eye can see, there is a vast white wasteland, where there are no people and no trees, only artemisia grass swaying left and right with the north wind.

The barrenness of this place made the rebels disdain to send troops to station, and Tenpo abandoned this place in the early years because the Hosokawa River north of Yamato Pass gradually withered.

There was the sound of chiseling ice in the distance, and the ice hole that had been chiseled the night before had now frozen a thick layer.

Li Siye was anxious, and now he was hiding in the ruins and ruins of Yamato Pass, saying that he was avoiding the enemy's edge, but in fact what was the difference between his hands and feet being tied? If he could not find an entry point and open up the situation, the 5,000 Anxi troops would really come in vain. He and Fugu Huaien were a little different in the strategy of using troops, Fugu Huaien's eyes always fell on the besieged Chang'an City, and he was always looking at the places outside Chang'an.

Although he has not seen Qin Jin, who has become famous in the past two years, judging by this person's record, he is by no means an unscrupulous person, since he dares to protect the Son of Heaven to return to Chang'an, instead of taking refuge in the north, it also shows that this person should have a certain degree of confidence to retreat from the enemy. However, how to retreat from the enemy and where to transfer troops has become a question haunting Li Siye's heart.

It may be easy to transfer troops, I heard that most of the main force of the Shenwu Army is in Hedong, and it can be transferred at any time. It's just a matter of how to transfer and where to transfer is a matter worth considering.

The sound of horses' hooves was evident in the wilderness, and the people on the city walls looked up to follow the sound, but they saw several horses galloping.

"It's Tanma!"

Duan Xiushi's voice was a little excited, in fact, before that, he was skeptical that those scouts sent out could come back safely.

However, although Tanma returned, it brought back bad news.

"Several counties in the south of Feng Yi County have been occupied by the rebels, and yesterday they ruled Tongzhou City for the county, and now I am afraid that it is no longer guaranteed!"

Listening to the bad news that Tanma hurriedly said, Duan Xiushi and Fugu Huaien were all shocked.

"Isn't there a garrison in Feng Yijun?"

They all know that Qin Jin once guarded Feng Yi County, it can be said that Feng Yi is the foundation of the Shenwu Army, and it is impossible for such an important place to be guarded by soldiers and horses, and it is really surprising that Feng Yi's richest and most prosperous southern counties were lost so quickly.

"There are soldiers and horses, but they haven't even fought a decent battle, and they just fled for their lives with the effect of packing, and the people are also panicked, afraid of being burned and killed by the rebels, so they have fled to the north!"

"Could it be that Qin Jin is also famous, but it is actually difficult to deserve?"

Li Siye muttered to himself, but quickly shook his head again, he couldn't believe that Qin Jin had returned to Chang'an City with the Son of Heaven without any preparation.

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Feng Yijun, the long procession stretched from south to north on the wasteland, with no end in sight, mixed with people, soldiers, and countless ox carts and sheep.

"Hurry up, Du Yuanjun will break us off in the back, we can't even cause Du Yuanjun to lose his life! You guys, don't stop, you won't be able to walk anymore if you stop......"

A green-robed official, riding a mule, ran up and down the procession, shouting to those who were sitting or lying in the snow because of their physical exhaustion, telling them to get up as soon as possible and rejoin the group heading north.

"We really can't walk, let us rest for an hour, just an hour!"

The people were tired, and some people couldn't help it, and begged bitterly. The blue-robed official's face was full of anxiety.

"It's not that you won't be allowed to rest, it's just that if you can't catch up with Chengcheng before dark, everyone will be more than lucky, and this cart full of supplies and food will also fall into the hands of traitors, and the traitors will be replenished, and they will continue to slaughter my Guanzhong fathers......!

Before he finished a sentence, Xue Jingxian choked up, he hadn't slept for three days and three nights, since he learned the news that the rebels were attacking north, he had led the people to take refuge in the north day and night, and all the materials that could be taken away were taken away, and all those that could not be taken away were burned. According to Du Yuanjun's order, even a needle and a grain of rice cannot be left for a traitor.

"In front, Xue Sima Du has an order, the materials are burned on the spot, and everyone is light and simple, speeding up!"

Xue Jingxian was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly pulled the person to his side, and asked in a low voice:

"But the rebels are attacking?"

The messenger shook his head.

"The specific situation is unknown, but Du Yuanjun's order is like this, I am afraid that the situation will change, and saving the lives of the people is the fundamental......!

Although this answer was ambiguous and did not explicitly mention the difficulty of the situation, how could Xue Jingxian not feel the hidden message in it?

Xue Jingxian lowered his head.

"Xue knows, please tell the envoy that these 100,000 people must be brought to Chengcheng with all their tails!"

"So and so, I will leave, I hope Sima takes care!"

The person who reported the news slapped his horse away, and Xue Jingxian looked at the team that couldn't see the end at a glance, and gritted his teeth.

"Envoy, envoy, isn't this a problem for people? The people would rather sacrifice their lives to protect their wealth......

After muttering a few words to himself, Xue Jingxian did not delay any longer, urged the mule to go north, and ordered someone to summon the nearby officials who were responsible for maintaining the order of the team one by one.

"Listen to it, Tongzhou City has been lost, Du Yuanjun now lives and dies, no matter what method you use, you must let the people throw away all the big bags and small wraps, only lightly and simply, how can we arrive in Chengcheng first, there is Captain Yang of the Shenwu Army stationed, only there can block the rebels' iron cavalry, do you understand?"

The officials looked at each other one by one, all stunned by Xue Jingxian's words. Tongzhou was lost, and Du Zhijun did not know whether he was alive or dead...... The news is more than one like a bolt from the blue!