Far north, the mighty Great Wall winds along the southern line of Daqingshan.

This defensive line, hailed as a military miracle in the East, began to be built in the north after Qin unified the Six Kingdoms.

The Great Wall of Qin is to connect the unconnected parts of the Great Wall of Qin, Zhaoyan in the north, from Jiayuguan in the west to Hushan in Liaodong in the east.

The Great Wall was established since the Qin Dynasty and has always been an important line of defense against the strong invasion of the north.

At this time, along the Great Wall, it is no longer the sound of the golden iron horse, the desperate roar of the soldiers, and the deathbed howls of the tragic death of the people and horses.

At this time, the sound of artillery here drowned out everything, and this weapon that the sergeants of the Great Wall defense line were no longer unfamiliar with, and almost in an instant, it could tear apart the strongest city wall in the eyes of the original sergeants.

The roar of artillery outside, which has completely masked the people's voices.

On the southern line of the Great Wall, in a camp tent, a bag was passed by several officers in the camp tent.

This is a bag from Chang'an, which was sent here with the sentry horses from the north.

There were only eight words on the note in the bag, and after a little resistance, he slowly retreated south.

At this time, the officers here all looked at it.

"General, is this a pony?"

"It's true, anything can be wrong, this bag can't be wrong, and it is embroidered with the mark of Tang Workshop."

"So what are we going to do? His Majesty's will is only to let the master control the military affairs in Guanzhong, and it does not include the military orders along the Great Wall. ”

"Do you think we can hold it, in just a few hours, our defense line has been torn out at least four gaps, and how many lives will be needed to fill the gaps."

"Made, the artillery of the Northern Han Dynasty is too powerful, it will shatter wherever it hits, and the bluestone-paved city wall can't withstand a round of shelling at all."

"Don't we also have artillery, why don't you let the artillery battalion come out? Reinforcement us. ”

"It's too late, it's too late to get here from Chang'an, artillery delivery, baggage supplies, it's too late."

There was silence in the barracks, the artillery roared outside, a few shells crossed the Great Wall, bombarded the southern line of the Great Wall, the shells smashed on the ground, the earth flew in the boom, and everyone in the barracks could clearly feel the tremor of the earth.

"Whether you want to carry out the orders of the master of the horse, we will listen to the general."

"At this time, the master of the horse controls the military affairs of Guanzhong, that is, the control of the twelve guards, and we belong to the twelve guards to control and carry out the orders of the master of the horse. After a little resistance, he slowly retreated south, I think, the horse master did this, naturally there is the intention of the horse master. ”

"Send a sentry horse and rush to Chang'an, the war in the north has started, let Chang'an take precautions as soon as possible."

"Yes!"

At the end of September, tomorrow is October, the autumn rain in Chang'an has not stopped for several days, and the bell from the Daming Palace has resounded throughout the two palaces.

Chen Fang looked at the sky, the bamboo umbrella in his hand tilted, and let the rain pour on his face.

The autumn rain was cold, which made Chen Fang wake up in an instant.

He summoned the carriage and asked the carriage to rush to the Hanyuan Hall of the Daming Palace at this time.

On the way, Wu Meiniang also hurriedly came out of her yard, Concubine Jing held an umbrella for Wu Meiniang, and the two happened to bump into the galloping carriage, Chen Fang stopped the carriage and picked up Wu Meiniang and Concubine Jing to get into the car.

"The bell in the Daming Palace is afraid that it is a signal that the war has started."

"Queen Mother, according to the time, the line along the Great Wall should have been lost, and now the Han army should have moved south, captured the Hetao area, and is almost to the edge of the Yellow River."

"Chen Fang, why do you have to abandon the Great Wall and let our border army retreat south with only a little resistance? This is the elite of my northern Tang Dynasty, just retreating without a fight? ”

"The Empress Dowager, Huang Hechen will also give up, and even let the Han army go all the way south to the northern defense line of Guanzhong. Along the way, I will not let the Tang Army resist to the death. ”

"Great mountains and rivers, you just give it to people for nothing! If anyone else dares to do this, I will have people drag them out and behead them. ”

Chen Fang smiled, where Concubine Jing had already patted Wu Meiniang's shoulder, let Wu Meiniang calm her anger and retreat without a fight, it has always been a taboo in any country and dynasty in China, like Chen Fang, let the northern soldiers only resist a little, and slowly go south, I am afraid that any general will not dare to give such a military order.

What was given up was the two most stable lines of defense in the north of the Tang Dynasty, the Great Wall and the Yellow River. When the Han army crossed the Yellow River, it was the northern loess plateau, and from here, the Tang Dynasty would no longer have any natural dangers to defend.

The Han army will go all the way south, approaching the northern gateway of Guanzhong, Xiaoguan. Historically, as long as the Han state set up its capital in Chang'an, Xiaoguan really did not experience several military disasters.

Unexpectedly, at this time, the Tang Dynasty wanted to let the Han army directly come to Xiaoguan.

Wu Meiniang is right, if it weren't for Chen Fang, if anyone dared to do this, she would have been dragged out and beheaded.

"Queen Mother, don't be impatient, the minister will naturally have the minister's consideration when he does this."

"Your consideration is to give up the great mountains and rivers that stretch for hundreds of miles in the north of my Tang Dynasty, the Great Wall can't hold it, and the Yellow River can't hold it?"

"Queen Mother, I can't hold it!"

"If you don't fight, you'll be defeated!"

"The minister and Yi'er have talked in detail about the military power that King Pingnan has at this time, and the Han Emperor has been fully prepared this year, and he will wave his army south as long as the military strength is deployed."

"The strength of the Han army is mainly concentrated in the northeast and north, among which the king of Pingnan is the most important force in the north, and the Han emperor also prioritizes the deployment of artillery and guns in this direction, because it is farther away from the military factories of the Han Dynasty than in the northeast."

"The number of artillery in the hands of King Pingnan is more than three times that of ours at this time, and the range of these artillery pieces can easily cover the southern line of the Yellow River, and if we resist with the help of the Yellow River in this direction, we will only meet a series of artillery bombardments."

"Where's your artillery battalion?"

"I have asked Qin Huaidao to prepare and go out of Xiao Pass. We don't have many cards in our hands and can't stand up to consumption. ”

"Chen Fang, you should tell Bengong about your specific arrangements now, otherwise Bengong will not be sure."

"Now tell the Queen Mother, and I will explain it to Your Majesty and the courtiers again later."

Wu Meiniang stopped talking, and the wheels of the carriage ran over the cement road paved between the two palaces, and the wooden wheels carried countless water droplets, which were connected into a waterline on the trajectory of the wheels.

Wu Meiniang's hand had unconsciously held Chen Fang's hand, and Chen Fang felt that her hand was a little cold.

Hanyuan Hall of Daming Palace, at this time Li Hong is standing in Hanyuan Palace, next to him at this time is his close ministers Shangguanyi, courtiers have arrived one after another, but because of the distance, most of them have not yet arrived at Daming Palace.

Li Hong took a few steps in the court, his steps were a little impetuous, he had just ascended the throne, he was about to experience such a turbulent era, he was young in the end, and he had not yet developed the stability and solemnity that an emperor should have.

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother and the Horse Master have arrived!"