It is said that the city gate of Wenxi County was opened on the night of the siege, so the damage to the city was almost minimal, not even a few people died, and the generals of the defenders of the city were mostly taken prisoner, except for a few people. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Thinking of this, Cui Huan felt an inexplicable excitement, he didn't even want to go back to Tongguan to resume his life, but after all, the mission was in his body, and after seeing Qin Jin, he should be ready to pack up and return to Tongguan south.

When he came to the Wenxi County Court, Qin Jin was personally interrogating the captured guards, he wanted to know the specific number of rebels left by Shi Siming's troops in Hedong Province, and Shi Siming's final plan, but the other party was obviously a hard stone, no matter how Qin Jin coerced and lured, he gritted his teeth and said nothing.

"The subordinate Cui Huan has seen the envoy!"

Qin Jin raised his head, looked at Cui Huan with a complicated expression, and shrugged his shoulders.

"It's just in time, the entourage escorting you south has been prepared, when can you leave?"

Cui Huan stabilized his mind and calmly gave a courtesy.

"Tomorrow morning!"

Qin Jin said "um", beckoned to the armor to escort the Wen Xi guard down, and then led Cui Huan to the back hall of the county court, and said as he walked: "After the first battle of Jiangzhou, Qin's main energy may have two roads in the future, one to the north and the other to the east. ”

This was also expected by Cui Huan, once it gained a firm foothold in the southern part of Hedong Province, the main target of the Tang army would definitely be aimed at the land of Youyan, and if it wanted to seize the land of Youyan, the first target would be Hebei Province.

"Rest assured that after the subordinates return to Tongguan, they will definitely try their best to persuade Gao Xianggong to help the Shenwu Army's plan to attack Hebei Province. ”

At this moment, Cui Huan's prejudice against the Shenwu Army has long been swept away, although Qin Jin has a general reputation in the imperial court, but after in-depth contact, he can feel that this person's heart to eliminate the thief is strong, and the battle of Jiangzhou is definitely not a speculative move to profit from it.

However, Qin Jin shook his head.

"Gao Xianggong didn't have to do anything in Tongguan, he only contained Sun Xiaozhe's 200,000 army, which was already the biggest help for the Shenwu army. What's more, with the situation of the Tongguan army, the pressure it faces is far greater than that of the Shenwu army. After returning to Tongguan, you must not only dissuade Gao Xianggong from making occasional rash moves, but also tell Gao Xianggong that only time is the most powerful weapon against the thief rebels!"

"When?"

Cui Huan was stunned, after winning the battle of Jiangzhou, the pessimistic depression in his chest was swept away, and he thought that the next step would be a bold attack, recovering the lost ground one after another, but Qin Jin became retracted again, what is the reason for this?

"Why is this a good time to pick up your tail instead of blowing up?"

"The victory in the First Battle of Jiangzhou was extremely accidental, and it does not mean that the Tang army was enough to compete head-on with the elite of the Angu rebels. Don't forget, this victory was won by the lives of 15,000 soldiers of the Shenwu Army, while the rebels suffered less than 7,000 casualties. After this battle, the biggest gain of the Shenwu army was to recover Wenxi and Jiangxian County, and there was nothing to boast about. ”

Qin Jin also had another reason that was not explicitly stated, that is, although the rebels lost Wenxi and Jiangxian County, most of the main force of the rebel army in Gushan to pursue Pei Jing's rear army was not damaged, and after learning that Wenxi and Jiangxian were successively captured by the Tang army, they chose to retreat at the first time.

Therefore, there is an actual discrepancy between this and what was said in the war report, which was defeated and fled.

Qin Jin believes that after he finishes saying this, Cui Huan will definitely understand his hardships, as long as he can fight steadily and steadily, step by step, and then try to avoid a decisive battle with the main force of the rebels, the Anshi rebels will not be destroyed. In fact, this is also what he realized after the first battle of Jiangzhou, the rear army of the Shenwu Army was still killed and wounded by the rebels of Shi Siming by virtue of its geographical location in Gushan, such a tragic situation made Qin Jin clearly recognize the current strength gap between the two armies.

After all, the victory of the First Battle of Xin'an and the Great Fire of Kunshan is irreproducible, even if he Qin Jin has three heads and six arms, it is impossible to take care of all aspects of the battlefield, so in the case of such a big gap, it is the key to Taoguang Yanghui to preserve his strength and drag down the rebels of Anjiao.

This idea, which gradually took shape after the Battle of Jiangzhou, Qin Jin told Cui Huan without reservation.

When Cui Huan heard the last, he frowned and said:

"The idea of the envoy is good, but if there is no drastic change within the thief rebels, but they are united in one mind, wouldn't it backfire?"

To put it bluntly, Cui Huan believes that this kind of idea of pinning hopes on the other party to make mistakes is more unrealistic than gambling.

Qin Jin naturally has his reasons for thinking so, Cui Huan doesn't know the trend of history, and he also overestimates the unity within the thief rebels.

"According to reliable information, An Thief has been seriously ill and will die soon, and his subordinate Shi Siming has wolf ambitions, and has always been at odds with An Qingxu, the two thieves turned their faces, and it was only a matter of time before they ...... each other."

These words were all unheard of by Cui Huan before, especially the news that An Lushan was seriously ill, which was like water droplets falling into a hot oil pot.

"The thief is seriously ill, what if it's a rebel and is suspicious?"

Other Qin Jin didn't dare to guarantee it, but An Lushan's condition he could pat his chest and guarantee, which has long been clearly recorded in the history books, An Lushan was obese, and he became blind soon after the soldiers entered Luoyang, and there were many sores and ulcers on his body, these are typical diabetes complications, and they have reached an extremely serious level, even in that era of advanced science and technology, complications can only obediently wait for death to this point, not to mention the Tang Dynasty, which is extremely backward in current medical cognition?

In addition to the above speculation, Qin Jin also used a caravan organized by Du Qianyun to listen to the news inside and outside Luoyang, which can also be corroborated.

If An Lushan loses the ability to control power because he is blind and sick, he will be a group of tigers, leopards and jackals without any moral constraints, and it will only be a matter of time before they kill each other.

Therefore, Qin Jin was at least seventy or eighty percent sure that the stable military spirit within the thief would not last long. Under these circumstances, it would be extremely unwise for the Tang Army to confront the rebels who were at the peak of their combat effectiveness and morale when they were not fully prepared.

"There will be no mistake, Qin Mou has ever said a lie?"

Qin Jin couldn't tell all his inferences, so he had to use a conclusive attitude to make Cui Huan feel his confidence.

He has done so many things, just to imperceptibly influence Cui Huan, and then let this person influence Gao Xianzhi. If he can't make Cui Huan believe in himself completely, then his previous efforts will be wasted. Fortunately, after the battle of Jiangzhou, Qin Jin's impression in Cui Huan's heart was no longer what it used to be, and after thinking about it for a while, he chose to believe it.

"Cui Huan understands that the envoy means that during this period of time, the Tang army must be low-key and cautious, and try to avoid a large-scale conflict with the rebels, which will lead to an irreversible decisive battle?"

"Exactly!"

Qin Jin let out a long sigh of relief, Cui Huan did not disappoint him.

……

Gao Xianzhi looked at Cui Huan in surprise, it was hard for him to imagine what had happened in this short period of ten days, which could make a person's view of Qin Jin so different.

Before Cui Huan rushed to Hedong City to deliver the letter, he could be said to have sneered at this person and only treated him like a wolf. However, looking at the present, in addition to vigorously praising him, he also has to persuade all to change his views and attitudes towards Qin Jin, which is really a big thing in the world.

Gao Xianzhi even wanted to see what Qin Jin was capable of, and he was able to change the attitude of a well-educated person from a big family.

In comparison, Huo Ba Guiren was much more direct, he took a few steps forward and looked at Cui Huan with a mocking squint.

"I heard that Cui joined the army and fell ill in Hedong City, could it be that his brain was burned out, and he talked nonsense?"

Such a sarcasm with a gun and a stick, even if Cui Huan recuperated well, he couldn't help but be angry, but when he thought of Qin Jin's solemn entrustment when he left, he forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart. In such a situation, if the anger of the individual is not controlled, how can it be possible to convince Gao Xianggong?

He ignored Huo Ba Guiren's aggressiveness, and turned to Gao Xianzhi with a deep respect.

"The subordinates dare to ask Gao Xianggong a word, I don't know if Xianggong's evaluation of Qin Envoy Jun is on the matter, or is it aimed at him?"

This sudden question made Gao Xianzhi stunned.

"What about the facts, and what about the people?"

Without waiting for Gao Xianzhi to respond, Huo Ba Guiren hurriedly asked rhetorically.

Cui Huan was waiting for this question, and immediately said solemnly: "Cui only looks at his reasoning, not his person." If it is beneficial to the imperial court, even if it is a cat or a dog, the words of the slaves and prisoners should be as good as flowing!"

Such a side knock was naturally said to Gao Xianzhi, and Huo Ba Guiren immediately had to argue with him, but he was already a little angry compared to just now. Seeing this, Gao Xianzhi kicked out the hot-tempered Huo Guiren, and only he and Cui Huan were left in the main hall.

After being silent for a long time, Gao Xianzhi suddenly raised his hand and pointed to the bookcase.

"The edict of the Son of Heaven was just sent to Tongguan two days ago, join the army and take it to see!"

Cui Huan was inexplicable, and he didn't know what the Edict of the Son of Heaven had to do with his own relay of Qin Jin's suggestion, but after reading the edict, he couldn't help but be dumbfounded, and it seemed that there were 10,000 war horses galloping and neighing in his heart. His cavity was uncomfortable, he stumbled a little, and sat back on the couch with his buttocks, not knowing what to do.

The current situation is something that Cui Huan did not expect, and it is also something that Qin Jin, who is far away, did not expect, otherwise when he leaves, Qin Jin should give him some explanations to deal with.

After smiling bitterly, Gao Xianzhi said, "The edict of the Son of Heaven is here, what else can it do?"

"How is this different from a chaotic life?

Cui Huan was unwilling, his voice was loud and clear!