Seeing the scene under the city, Duan Xiushi was shocked. The rebel infantry soldiers who were originally still majestic www.biquge.info were actually eroded in the blink of an eye, but this was not the end, and the more than 1,000 cavalry who had been keeping a distance of hundreds of paces from the Shenwu Army infantry suddenly accelerated with their strength, like a sharp scythe, and swept straight towards the rebels who were in chaos.

The Tang army rode crossbows and harvested human lives one after another, and the rebels were on the verge of collapse under the sudden continuous blows, and began to retreat in confusion, curses, and howls.

In this way, Duan Xiushi saw it clearly in the Golden Light Gate, on the one hand, he was shocked by the strange and strange weapons of the Shenwu Army, and on the other hand, he was secretly shocked by the extraordinary ability of the rebels to resist. He thought to himself that if the Anxi Army was hit by such a series of blows on the battlefield, it would probably be difficult to avoid collapse and flee in all directions. It is indeed impressive that the rebel infantry from the north of the Shenwu Army's formation can still barely maintain their concentration and not completely collapse.

At the same time, Cui Guangyuan turned his head and looked at Duan Xiushi with a bit of pride.

"Why, Cui is not wrong, these rebels are attacking like this, it is no different from scratching their boots. ”

Duan Xiushi had to admit that the combat effectiveness of the Shenwu Army led by Guo Ziyi was indeed beyond his imagination, although Cui Guangyuan's words were exaggerated, they did defeat the rebels twice as much as themselves.

Looking outside the city, the rebels who rushed out of Xiyuanmen and the rebels from the north did not seem to be very coordinated, and it was precisely because of the slow step that Guo Ziyi was able to pull out and deal with them with all his might, and the explosions and thunders came one after another. Duan Xiushi was shocked again.

The explosion from the front of the Shenwu Army was more violent and protracted than before, and this time there was no northerly wind blowing in time, and the thick white smoke filled the sky over the two armies, which could not be dissipated for a long time.

Duan Xiushi couldn't help but be a little worried, it was difficult to see in the thick smoke, in case the Shenwu Army was defeated......

"General Duan don't have to worry, we have already done dozens of drills in this thick smoke, and it is the traitors who have black eyes, look at it, they have suffered more casualties than the previous wave of thieves. ”

At this point, Duan Xiushi no longer thinks that Cui Guangyuan is really ashamed to say that the Shenwu Army does have the ability to defeat the invading rebels, but another question has risen again.

"Since the Shenwu army is so brave, why don't you take advantage of the rebels' lack of food and crush them in one fell swoop?"

Hearing this, Cui Guangyuan sighed.

"It's not a secret, the Shenwu Army lacks soldiers to fight. The most elite foot soldiers in Manchang Chang'an City are only these in front of them, and they are all warriors brought back from Hedong by the Imperial Doctor. Although there are many united soldiers and private people in the city, they are all raw melons who have never been on the battlefield, and they may be able to cope with defending the city and maintaining law and order in the city, but it is not certain whether they can be like the Shenwu army in the field. Although the imperial court recovered its decline slightly, it could not afford to withstand even one defeat. Therefore, the Imperial Doctor is very cautious in using his troops, and he is not completely sure, so he can only cut and chop like now, eat away little by little, and then wait for the opportunity to strike the last blow. ”

Hearing what Cui Guangyuan said, Duan Xiushi realized that he had indeed underestimated this seemingly unreliable imperial doctor, and the predicament faced in Chang'an City was roughly the same as the inference of Deputy Marshal Li Siye. In a word, it is a shortage of troops.

Although the rebels are out of food, they are not starving to death, they have thousands of people to feed themselves, although the morale and fighting spirit is lower than before, but this desperate tiger wolf cannot be ignored.

Thinking of this, Duan Xiushi forgot to glance at the smoke in the distance for a long time, and couldn't help but say:

"With less than 10,000 men and horses going out of the city to provoke, isn't the Imperial Doctor afraid of the full force of the rebels?"

At this time, Cui Guangyuan's eyes were thoughtfully cast outside the city, and he replied without looking back:

Cui also had this kind of question, but Doctor Yu Shi said that Sun Xiaozhe's traitor's situation is the same as ours, and he easily does not dare to press the whole army, and if he is defeated, there will be no room for turnaround. ”

The situation on the battlefield is like this, once the confrontation has lasted for a long time, the competition is not only the manpower and material resources of the two sides, but also a test of the endurance and patience of the commanders of the two armies.

Duan Xiushi secretly sighed, such a wonderful battle, but he was on the outside, and he was faintly a little interested. The advantages and disadvantages between the offensive and defensive forces are not necessarily static, often the attackers occupy an absolute human and psychological advantage, but if the offensive and defensive sides are deadlocked for a long time, the advantages and disadvantages will also be reversed, as in front of them.

On the surface, Sun Xiaozhe's 200,000 horses are still surrounding Chang'an, but in fact, it has long been difficult to ride a tiger, and it is difficult to make big moves.

Thinking of this, Duan Xiu's heart moved again, and asked:

"Didn't Sun Xiaozhe move troops to recapture Tongguan?"

As long as Tongguan is recaptured, the crisis of food shortage can naturally be alleviated, and it is also a serious blow to the Tang Dynasty.

Cui Guangyuan said:

"Doctor Yu Shi said that Sun Xiaozhe is a gambler, instead of dividing his troops, it is better to hit with one blow and capture Chang'an, what is the significance of Tongguan to the imperial court?"

"What about outside the gate, how can the thieves entrenched in Luoyang sit back and watch the back of the 200,000 army be cut off?"

At this time, Cui Guangyuan's face showed a strange expression.

"I heard, Cui also heard that after the thief arrived in Luoyang, his eyes were blind, the so-called power was held in the hands of An Qingxu and Shi Siming, and the two of them fought for death and life, Tongguan has been so calm so far, it should have something to do with this matter. ”

"This, how can this kind of news be taken seriously? What does the Imperial Doctor say?"

Unconsciously, Duan Xiushi subconsciously wanted to understand how Qin Jin judged, and subconsciously he was already impressed by this young rising star.

"Doctor Yu Shi also said that the flies and dogs in Luoyang City are even worse than when Emperor Taishang was in power, and the traitors are biting and restricting each other, but Yu Tang Dynasty is helping, we are happy to see it!"

Duan Xiushi pondered, even Qin Jin was convinced of this kind of chasing after the wind and shadows, could it be ...... He suddenly realized that maybe what Cui Guangyuan knew was not necessarily the whole truth, with Qin Jin's ability, he could gain a firm foothold in Hedong in a short period of time, but he knew that this person could not extend his tentacles into Luoyang City, and the so-called chasing after the wind and shadows was probably the top secret information that could be carefully made back.

For a while, Duan Xiushi only felt that there was wind behind him, and he shivered fiercely, if this person had bad intentions and held such a powerful army, wouldn't it be the second An Lushan? Or the second Cao Mengde?

Realizing this, Duan Xiushi hurriedly gathered his mind and pulled himself back from his cranky thoughts, this kind of baseless conjecture was not only useless, but also could cause great disaster for himself and the imperial court.

"Drums, cheers!"

The defenders of the castle shouted loudly as if they had agreed in advance, and the drums of war were beating. There were bursts of killing outside the city, wave after wave, and under the thick white smoke, an invisible battle continued.

Suddenly, several rockets rose into the sky in the thick smoke, flew into the air and exploded in the air, and the trails left by the sparks and smoke outlined various patterns in the sky, which looked spectacular.

Cui Guangyuan said happily:

"Won!"

In one hour, there were two short confrontations, and all of them were victorious, Duan Xiushi was no longer shocked by this, compared to the fact that he and Li Siye could only use sneak attacks as the main means during their covert activities in Guanzhong, it seemed a little petty.

"Let's go, General Duan will go back and rest, and he will meet the Son of Heaven early tomorrow morning. ”

Thinking that he would be summoned by the Son of Heaven immediately, Duan Xiushi was faintly excited, which was unimaginable before, who would not want to soar to the next level as a minister or general? For example, these border generals, seeing the Son of Heaven is a shortcut to be able to quickly rise in addition to military merits.

Fame and fortune are common to everyone, although Duan Xiushi is loyal and upright, he is not exempt from vulgarity.

"What Da Yin said is very true!"

About an hour before sunset, Guo Ziyi led the army back triumphantly, although the beheadings in this battle were not many, but they were extremely morale-boosting. After the two hand-to-hand encounters, Li Cao led hundreds of loud voices to shout in Chinese and Turkic outside the rebels' gate for a whole afternoon, and everyone used all their strength and shouted hoarsely, but they didn't know what the effect was.

After listening to the simple return, Qin Jin smiled and encouraged:

"This move is a slow work of water drops, you can't rush it, you are doing a good job today, continue tomorrow, you can't stop!"

"Doctor, hundreds of people are shouting today, and tomorrow we may have to re-select a group of talents. ”

Under Li Cao's supervision, everyone used up their strength to feed, and it was not surprising that they split their throats.

"Okay, you can take full responsibility for this matter, and you don't need to ask for advice on everything. ”

After Li Cao left, Cui Guangyuan rushed to see Qin Jin again.

Qin Jin specially arranged for him to accompany Duan Xiushi to visit Chang'an City, mainly private and city defense, to see if this person had any specific advice to provide. Duan Xiushi and Li Siye's great names Qin Jin have been heard of for a long time, they served under Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing successively when they were in Anxi, and they are even more experienced in a hundred battles, and they must not be taken lightly.

Cui Guangyuan pouted a little disapprovingly.

Duan Xiushi didn't seem to be very convinced by the doctor, and later saw that Guo Ziyi had repelled the traitors outside the city, so he stopped talking. ”

In this regard, Qin Jin has long been surprised, and being questioned and hostile has become the norm in his life and work.

"Duan Xiushi has any opinions to tell me?"

Cui Guangyuan shook his head.

Not really, but he seemed to be preoccupied, until his subordinates reminded him to rest early and to meet the Son of Heaven tomorrow, that he smiled a little. ”

Qin Jin nodded, signaling that he knew.

Tomorrow to meet the Son of Heaven, I wonder what kind of opinion this person will bring to Li Siye?