After Qin Jin heard that the fugitive rebels had all been killed, he issued an order to delay the march and collect the fleeing fugitives all the way. Sure enough, after only a one-day delay on the north bank of Weishui, more than 10,000 people were gathered.

Changshi Yan Lun praised him for his generosity and kindness around Qin Jin, but he vaguely reminded him that collecting these fugitives might bring unnecessary trouble to him and the Shenwu Army.

Qin Jin's face was grim, he stood with his hands in his hands, looked at the almost dry Weishui, and replied for a long time:

"There are already a lot of troubles in the Shenwu Army, and this one is not bad, but let these fugitives after the defeat scatter in Guanzhong, lest it be detrimental to the stability of the situation!"

100,000 fugitives scattered, and even if the Shence army killed nearly 50,000 people before and after, there were still 50,000 people scattered and fled. And these people are scattered in the hinterland of Guanzhong, whether they are scattered or gathered, it will be a trouble that cannot be ignored for the already anxious imperial court.

The central court of the Tang Dynasty was in a miasma, and Li Longji, out of consideration for his own stable power, used some careerists who would do whatever it took to achieve their goals. In order to consolidate power and compete for power, no one cared about the fate and safety of the Tang Dynasty, in their eyes, this was just a body that could suck blood at any time.

It's just that these powerful ministers who are like locusts and insects don't realize that the stormy court can't help tossing.

Originally, the morale of the people in Guanzhong could still fight to the death against the rebels, but after this battle, it would inevitably lead to the discouragement of the people, the low morale of the army, and the fluctuation of the people's hearts in the court.

Li Longji, the son of the Tang Dynasty, may not be ignorant of all kinds of problems, but according to Qin Jin's judgment, Li Longji's body is old, and his heart is more than enough but his strength is insufficient, which is also obvious.

"The will of the king, is it not possible to protect Guanzhong?"

This was the first time Yan Lun had heard discouraged words from the mouth of the county guard, and years of experience made him keenly aware that this county guard, who had not been defeated so far, was actually not optimistic about the prospects of the imperial court.

"Always plan for the worst, after returning to Feng Yi, you must prepare for the breakthrough of Tongguan, and the rest can only do your best to obey the fate of heaven. ”

After all, guessing was different from getting a clear answer, and Yan Lun's chest was full of turbulence.

"If Tongguan falls, with Feng Yi's projectile land, and there is no danger to defend, we, how can we resist the attack of the rebels?"

Qin Jin smiled bitterly.

"If you are the chief general of the rebels, what is the first thing to do after breaking through Tongguan?"

"Needless to say, of course it's to capture Chang'an!"

Yan Lun didn't want to respond, yes, no matter who it is, Chang'an is the biggest temptation, and in comparison, Feng Yijun has become inconspicuous.

Qin Jin nodded, "Before Chang'an is broken, Feng Yi's pressure will not be very great. Moreover, although Feng Yi is one of the three assistants, he is not on the main road to Tongguan after all, so he will not be the target of the inevitable attack. Moreover, in terms of the current situation in the eastern part of the country, once the rebels successfully invade Chang'an, they will inevitably send a large number of troops to attack the southern part of Torido and Huaixi, and then the Shenwu army will give full play to its strengths......"

Yan Lun suddenly thought of a crucial question, and didn't realize that he had interrupted Qin Jin's words.

"What about the Shence Army, the Shence Army is fierce, how can it be possible to let Chang'an fall?

This visit exploded above Qin Jin's head like thunder. He suddenly realized that he had been bound by the known historical process, and although he had the advantage of knowing the direction of history, he also failed to do so, often becoming too entangled in certain processes in his memory, and then ignoring the variables caused by his efforts.

In other words, in the current situation, even if Tongguan is not guaranteed, there are still two elites in Guanzhong, the Shence Army and the Shenwu Army. In the history known to Qin and Jin, when Tongguan was broken, Chang'an had neither a Shence army nor a Shenwu army. Even if the rebels conquered Tongguan in one fell swoop, the Tang army might not be able to fight a battle.

What's more, it is not Ge Shuhan who is now commanding the army in Tongguan, but the relatively calm Gao Xianzhi.

"Envoy, the cavalry vanguard of the Shence Army is already less than fifteen miles away from us, and if we delay the journey, I am afraid that we may directly clash with them if we collect the fugitives in such a large way. ”

Lu Qi was very anxious to urge the horse over, Qin Jin was very surprised, the Shence army really lived up to its reputation, and the marching speed was even faster than expected. He thought there was still half a day to gather the fugitives, and it seemed that he had to leave early.

"Guide the fugitives into Fengyi County, and the Shenwu Army will be broken!"

"Don't make the king, the fugitives are all rebels, if there is no effective supervision, I'm afraid, I'm afraid it will pose a threat to Feng Yi's place!"

But when he heard Qin Jin's sudden change of color, he said coldly: "Give them the opportunity to be a new person, if they don't cherish it, then what is there to say?"

Hearing this, Yan Lun shuddered, the young county guard sometimes looked worried about the country and the people, and sometimes he was ruthless, which was really elusive.

Perhaps it was this elusiveness that made Yan Lun both in awe and convincing in Qin Jin.

As a superior, the mystery and elusiveness of his personality often bring a strong deterrent and attraction to the deployment.

……

Yu Chaoen as a eunuch and cavalry advance and retreat together, whether as a eunuch or as an envoy to watch the army is extremely rare, from Chang'an to Weinan, he has been the first soldier, there has never been a moment of backwardness. As a result, Yu Chaoen won the awe of the Shence army with his own actions.

Since the beginning of the Chang'an Mutiny, Yu Chaoen has begun to have the opportunity to emerge, and has been personally dealing with the affairs of the soldiers, the original slightly round and beardless face has now become angular, the cheekbones are slightly convex, the cheeks are also sunken in, and even the corners of the eyes have a few more furrows.

Further north in front is Weishui, and although the cavalry pursued so far, they were tired but full of fighting spirit, but Yu Chaoen actually gave the order to stop the pursuit.

The cavalry commander was very puzzled by this abrupt military order, and it was clear that the cavalry's physical strength and morale were still there, so how could he actually stop expanding the results of the battle at this time? It must be known that the Tang Dynasty's war rewards were the same as those of the Han Dynasty, and they were all based on the merits of the first rank, and the more heads they won, the richer the rewards they received.

"Ambassador, the remnants of the thieves are still there, if you are soft at this time, it will be endless trouble for people to gather again!"

The cavalry commander's questioning was very urgent, and Yu Chaoen let out a cold snort between his snorts, but after all, he was not as rough as reprimanding the eunuch, and only said in a weird manner:

"After Weishui, it is the territory of the Shenwu Army, let's eat enough meat, let's leave some soup for them!"

But the cavalry commander was obviously not satisfied with this answer, the court war, the armies were not subordinate to each other, and they had never been fought for their merits, but they had never seen anyone who took the initiative to give up their merits.

"On the battle array, the credit is won by the capable, the Shenwu army is afraid of the enemy and cowardly, the ambassador is polite to them, and the other party may not appreciate it. ”

Yu Chaoen's tone was already revealing obvious unhappiness.

"To give or not to let is Yu's decision, whether you appreciate it or not, what does it have to do with Yu?

With that, the fish urged the horse away. The cavalry commander was surprised, looking at the back of the war's face and the ups and downs, he always felt that this was the real purpose, and it was definitely not polite and humane.

The Shence army pursued to the south bank of Weishui in Weinan County and returned triumphantly. In this battle, nearly 30,000 rebels were beheaded, and on the day of the victory of the army, the expected welcome to the city did not appear, and even the Son of Heaven did not appear in the official team to greet him. Only Wei Fangjin, a subordinate servant, as the leading minister, led a group of officials to greet him ten miles east of Chang'an.

However, Yu Chaoen did not show any dissatisfaction with this cold reception, and only did all the courtesy, and immediately entered the palace to meet the Son of Heaven.

Li Longji, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, was as cold as water, and the atmosphere in the entire hall was almost so cold that it could turn into ice.

"Is it really waste paper?"

The reason why the army triumphed and did not receive the welcome it deserved was all because Li Longji would rather give up this great opportunity to boost the morale of the army than let some people succeed.

Yu Chao Encheng was terrified, knocked his head on the ground, and burst into tears.

"The slave and the maid are wronged, and the slave and the maid have not forgotten the saint's decree for a moment before the battle. ”

"Since there has not been a moment of forgetting, what is the explanation for the new 30,000 dead souls?"

Li Longji stared at Yu Chaoen coldly, this eunuch who was less than forty years old, before the mutiny, was just a small yellow gate in the Xingqing Palace, he didn't want to suddenly fly Huang Tengda actually dared to disobey the edict of the Son of Heaven, he was a little annoyed by his eyes, but now it is already difficult to recover, and he can't be deposed and killed when employing people, right?

Therefore, he decided to give Yu Chaoen a chance to listen to how he explained, and if the explanation was reasonable, he could only turn a blind eye and pass it hastily.

"Sage Rong, the slave has been dedicating himself to discussing the matter of appeasement with the leader of the thieves, it was Feng Yijun who guarded Qin and Jin, and somehow sent a team of people to assassinate the leader of the traitors, but the result was defeated, the leader of the rebel army was angry, and suddenly attacked the Shence army, and killed the messenger sent to his camp by the Shence army...... Slave and maid, slave and maid also fought back as a last resort. The saint has also led the army, and it should be understood that once the war begins, it is not something that can be stopped if you want to......"

Once the war starts, it is true that it cannot be stopped if you want to, but what Yu Chaoen said in his mouth that Qin Jin sent people to assassinate the leader of the traitors, Li Longji only doubted it. This kind of thing happened in the midst of the chaos, and after the war, all human and physical evidence was completely destroyed, and naturally there was no way to find out.

Seeing that the eyes of the Son of Heaven flickered brightly and darkly, Yu Chaoen knew that his words had played their due role, knocked his head on the ground again, and said with tears in his eyes:

"What the slave said is true, if there is fiction, I am willing to be hit by five thunders!"

After swearing an oath, it was not enough, and he continued:

"The slave maid saw with his own eyes, Qin Jin held his troops on the north bank of Weishui, and collected the traitors and routed the army, and they saw that the slave and maid arrived with the troops, so they hurriedly left for the north......"