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"Let the king go quickly, the south gate has fallen, the rebels have already entered the city, if you don't leave, I'm afraid you won't be able to go!"

Two officials pulled the scarlet-robed officials on the left and the right, and hurried towards the north of the city. The blue-robed official struggled to stop, stood on the chaotic street, and looked back, his eyes overflowing with tears. This is the great governance of Wangjun that has been governed by his hands for a year, and now he has to throw it away himself.

The horse's hooves sounded sharply, and more than a dozen ironclad knights led dozens of war horses to the basics.

"The rebels have entered the city, please make Jun hurry up and get on the horse, it's too late to delay for a long time!"

The scarlet official was Du Fu, who originally served as the county commander in Tongzhou, and was promoted to the Taishou of Feng Yijun after the fall of Tongguan and the Qin and Jin dynasties supported Li Heng's ascension to the throne. Although Du Fu had long been prepared to be attacked by the rebels, he still did not expect this day to come so quickly.

Du Fu raised his hand to wipe away his tears and resolutely got on the horse.

"Let's go, follow me out of the city and go north!"

The horse team galloped north along the street, and Du Fu, who was lying on horseback, never looked back.

At this time, only the north gate was still under the control of the Tang army, and after the defenders saw Du Fu's figure, they gave up their respective positions and gathered together, ready to abandon the city at any time. The heavy wooden gate creaked open, the iron gate slowly twisted, and the horse team did not pause for a moment, and rushed out of the city gate. The rest of the ** all got on their horses, hundreds of people, galloping all the way to the north.

The war horse rushed to a pass, Du Fu suddenly stopped the war horse, turned the horse and looked back.

But seeing that the fire had risen into the sky, all that was left for the rebels there was only a ruin, and seeing that Tongzhou, which had accumulated hundreds of years of strength to build a city, was about to be burned down, Du Fu's heart was dripping blood. However, he did not hesitate at all, if it was left to the rebels, he did not know how many lives of the Tang Army would have to be lost in the future before he could take it back.

"Sooner or later, Du will come back with someone again!

After finishing speaking, Du Fu looked at the soldiers gathered around him. There was anger and reluctance in the eyes of each of them.

"I know that you are all unwilling, but there is an urgency, the Shenwu army and the private sector have more important tasks to complete, which is related to the life and death of the Tang Dynasty, and there are no eggs under the nest?

After a pause, Du Fu shouted again:

"Let's go, go to Chengcheng, Captain Yang leads 10,000 horses and horses, stationed there, and the rebels can't advance an inch!"

Suddenly, heavy snow fell with the north wind, and in a matter of moments, it was difficult to distinguish between east and west, north and south.

Seeing the heavy snow falling one after another, Du Fu excitedly stretched out his right hand, feeling the cold feeling of the snow falling on the palm of his hand, and then said excitedly:

"God help me, with the heavy snow blocking, the people will definitely retreat to the north of Chengcheng safely!"

As early as when Qin Jin returned to Guanzhong from Hedong, he told Du Fu to prepare for a large-scale migration and clear the wilderness. Feng Yi is the second largest county in Guanzhong after Jingzhao Mansion, and it is impossible for the rebels to let a big piece of fat meat come to their mouths without touching it. Therefore, Qin Jin told Du Fu more than once that he must give up the luck mentality, and only the best and worst plans can be fully prepared to deal with the crisis when it comes unexpectedly.

Therefore, although they abandoned Tongzhou City, Fengyi County south of Tongzhou City had become a scorched earth, with no people and no food, leaving only ruins and wilderness for the rebels.

got the most prosperous and wealthy place in Feng Yijun, but there was no foundation to garrison, unless they were willing to transport grain from Chang'an, but this would cost a lot of money, and Sun Xiaozhe might not be willing to do this loss-making business.

Looking at the city of Tongzhou that was engulfed in flames, Zhang Tongru gritted his teeth and wanted to cry without tears, he thought that after capturing the county and governing Tongzhou, the entire Fengyi County would surrender without a fight, and the foundation of the Shenwu Army was not only uprooted, but also cut off the only channel between the Shenwu Army in Hedong and Chang'an in Guanzhong.

In this way, it is one step closer to the capture of Chang'an. However, the reality was very different from what was imagined, the city of Tongzhou was completely burned down, and the capture of the troops was very small, and even the captured population was only a few thousand.

All kinds of signs show that the defenders of Feng Yijun are implementing the strategy of clearing the wilderness with strong walls, and the capture of Tongzhou City is far from the end of this northward attack.

The heavy snow suddenly fell from the sky, blocking the view, so that Zhang Tongru had to give up the plan to pursue north, but the city of Tongzhou was destroyed in the fire, and tens of thousands of Yan troops could only tremble and huddle in the heavy snow to keep warm.

In this regard, Zhang Tongru almost vomited blood in anger, thinking that he had obtained a fat difference before sending out the troops, and there were examples of Fufeng and other places such as broken bamboos, he rushed forward with light troops, and even did not carry any supplies such as military tents, just waiting to enter the city of the local county to rest.

Along the way, all the cities and villages along the way in Feng Yijun were burned, not to mention leaving food, and even the place to live became a problem.

The only thing that Zhang Tongru is fortunate about now is that all the soldiers under his command are wearing winter clothes, and even if they sleep in the field overnight, they will not be frozen to death. Looking at the heavy snow, Zhang Tongru was extremely angry in his heart, but he couldn't continue the pursuit, so he could only look at the city and sigh.

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The news that Sun Xiaozhe sent troops to raid and sweep the counties in Guanzhong soon spread to Chang'an City, which was under siege. For this, Qin Jin had already been prepared, and in the more than one month that Chang'an was besieged, he reminded him more than once in front of Li Heng, the son of heaven, so that he could be mentally prepared for the plundering of the surrounding counties.

However, when the military newspaper was continuously placed on Li Heng's desk, he still couldn't sleep all night.

The rich land of Guanzhong, after a hundred years of savings in the Tang Dynasty, was destroyed in one fell swoop, thinking of all this, he couldn't help but burst into tears.

Compared with Li Heng, Qin Jin's situation is not much better, these days are the most severe stage of the chickenpox attack, the dense blisters on his body are all scabbed, plus the low-grade fever is not stopped, the fatigue and itching do not torture him all the time, he has paid several times more energy than usual, but the efficiency of handling official affairs is several times lower than before. It was only at this point that he thoroughly understood the importance of having a good body.

The sudden change in the situation outside the city, Qin Jin had already expected it, and he had already made a plan, Fufeng and other places could not take care of it, only Feng Yijun was ready to deal with it as early as a month ago, as long as everything went well, the land of Feng Yijun obtained by Sun Xiaozhe would be all a scorched earth.

However, for Qin Jin, external pressure is far less difficult to deal with than internal pressure.

This time, it was no longer from the political affairs hall that questioned him, but from the middle and lower rank officials in the court, and hundreds of war petitions were sent to the Taiji Palace.

The excitement of the crowd and the shouting of killing are very different from the silence of the past.

"Gyeonggi Sanfu is the essence of my Tang Dynasty accumulated over the past hundred years, if the traitors are robbed and left unchecked, wouldn't it be worthy of the ancestors?"

"There are thousands of Tang people outside the city who let people eat meat, how can they sit idly by?"

The officials were filled with righteous indignation and gathered outside the Chengtian Gate of the Taiji Palace, discussing and begging to see the Son of Heaven.

For a moment, everyone seemed to have forgotten that they were still under siege, and that the defenders in the city were still insufficient to protect themselves, so how could they have the extra ability to stop the rebels from attacking and plundering Guanzhong? In just seven or eight days, five or six counties near Guanzhong fell into the hands of the rebels.

At this time, someone finally smelled the smell and wrote to Li Heng, the son of heaven.

It has been pointed out in the above book that the rebels must have divided a lot of troops to raid the surrounding counties of Chang'an on such a large scale, and the rebels outside the city must have been greatly weakened than before, so it is better to take this opportunity to go out of the city and sneak attack, perhaps to force the rebels to return to the division, so as to solve the trouble of the siege of the counties.

On the sickbed, Qin Jin's face was full of exhaustion, and after reading one letter after another from the Son of Heaven, he was indirectly putting pressure on himself.

Guo Ziyi read a few letters on the side and didn't continue to read them, but Cui Guangyuan kept chattering angrily.

"Are these people all gagged with chicken feathers? If they can send troops, why should they be trapped in Chang'an?"

"Da Yin, don't be impatient, in fact, some people's statements are also quite insightful, please see here......"

As he spoke, Guo Ziyi pointed to a pile of paperwork spread out in the official documents and said:

"The rebels divided their troops to attack the surrounding counties and counties, and there must be no troops outside Chang'an City. This kind of analysis is quite reliable, but Doctor Yu Shi already has other intentions, how can he have a headache and a headache?"

Cui Guangyuan was inexplicably puzzled by Guo Ziyi's rhetoric and seemed a little impatient.

"Why is it that General Guo always talks and hides it, can't he say it clearly?"

"Da Yin doesn't need to ask General Guo anymore, no matter whether the rebels outside the city are empty or not, I will not send troops out of the city, just see if the Son of Heaven's will is firm!"

Qin Jin has long had an appointment with Li Heng, and at this time, it only depends on whether Li Heng can withstand the pressure and the torment in his heart, and fulfill the agreement.

"My body has become more and more tired in the past few days, and it is not helpful to deal with official affairs, so you have to take care of it more. Ge Jin Zhenren instructed that in seven more days, he would be cured. At that time, I will personally go out and argue with those voices of the main battle!"

Guo Ziyi said:

"The doctor is recuperating with peace of mind, and it is our duty to do our best. But you don't have to argue with the marionettes, so why not point the finger at the person who pulls the string behind the scenes?"

Hearing these words, Cui Guangyuan suddenly realized something.

"Could it be that the mastermind behind it?"

Guo Ziyi smiled and made a silent gesture.

"Da Yin is cautious, don't say it, don't say it!"

With Qin Jin's deal, Guo Ziyi once again got rid of prison, but Cui Guangyuan and others were surprised that this person had no grievances, and even kept silent about the people who planned to put him to death behind the scenes.

Cui Guangyuan secretly thought that this person would either swallow his anger or be patient, and he would prefer the latter.