Three days later, Li Yan, the Son of Heaven, finally arrived at Huguan with the main army.

"Your Majesty, the minister has finally seen you again." Xue Ping was excited, holding the wheel, looking at Li Yan with a sick face in the car, almost crying.

"Xue Qing, it turned out to be you!" Li Yan also had a smile on his face, and in the past few days, except for Tian Lingzi who has been by his side, he has never seen a familiar face. At this time, I suddenly saw Xue Ping, and I couldn't help but feel good. Forced to climb up, with the support of Xue Ping, got out of the carriage.

"This is the kettle?" He raised his eyes and looked at Huguan, "I've heard that Huguan is dangerous for a long time, and it really deserves its reputation!" ”

Xue Ping nodded and said: "Your Majesty, the Huguan is dangerous, guarding the gate of Luzhou, blocking the pass, and ten thousand people can't open it." This will allow His Majesty to recuperate here for a while. ”

"If it's such an important place, why did we take it in one fell swoop?" Li Yan asked, for him, of course, the sooner he arrived in Wuyi, the better, no matter how dangerous Huguan was, but there were only three or two big cats and small cats, and he was still surrounded by enemy troops, and only when he arrived in Wuyi could he feel safe.

"Your Majesty, although there are rebellions against thieves, there are also many courtiers who are loyal to Your Majesty. Su Qun, you have come to see Your Majesty. Xue Ping said with a smile. Your Majesty, Su Qun was originally an old subordinate of his father, and in the chaos of Zhaoyi, he had been holding back, until the critical moment, when he struck a blow and mastered the Huguan. If it weren't for Su Qun and the general's wife, Li Yingwai, and beheading Tian Ji, the guard of Huguan, we would have no way to take Huguan at all. ”

Su Qun, whose hair and beard were all gray, really didn't expect that he would have the opportunity to see His Majesty the Emperor in person in this life, so he knelt on the ground helplessly, and knocked a few times: "The last general Su Qun, I have seen Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long live Long live." ”

Li Yan stretched out his hand to help the veteran and sighed: "The wind knows the grass, the board knows the hero, General Su, it's hard work." ”

"It is the honor of the last general to serve His Majesty. Although Your Majesty is relieved to recuperate in Huguan, even if the last general is broken, he must keep His Majesty safe. Su Qun said impassionedly.

"Okay, good, with people like you, why don't I worry that Datang can't be reborn from the fire." A layer of blush appeared on Li Yan's face: "What position is Su Qing in now?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister is now the general of the German Lang." Su Qun said.

General Gui Delang, from the fifth grade, has just stepped from the captain to the threshold of the general. Su Qun's beard and hair were all white, and he was mixed with a Gui Lang general, and when the emperor asked, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

"Su Qing is brave and loyal, this position, I really wronged you." Li Yan shook his head and said, "From today on, Su Qing will be the general of Dingyuan. Servant, please also register, although the formal appointment process cannot be carried out at the moment, but I have issued a decree, you serve in the middle of the sign, Xue Qing is the Yellow Gate Servant, and you can also endorse it. ”

"Yes!" Tian Lingzi and Xue Ping both bowed down to receive orders.

Su Qun was excited, his son-in-law said it was really good, as long as he saw the emperor, the future was really smooth, this was just a switch to welcome the emperor in, and he jumped three levels from Guide Lang in a row.

"Your Majesty, the last general has cleaned up the best house in the Guannei, the environment is elegant, leaning on the mountains and rivers, where else can Your Majesty go to rest!"

"I'm really tired, too." Li Yan nodded, looking at Tian Lingzi, Xue Pingliu, Ruyan, Gongsun Changming, and others: "In military matters, there will be Lao Zhuqing." ”

Su Qun took Tian Lingzi and others to hug the emperor, empress, crown prince and his wife to rest, but the rest of the generals all gathered in the guard's mansion at Huguan.

The person with the highest official position here is Xue Ping, and the most noble person is Liu Ruyan, but these two people are not particularly good at military strategy. Although Xue Ping was born in a military family, he did not have much experience, Liu Ruyan charged into battle to capture the flag like a bag, but when it came to commanding the army to fight, he was not good at it. And Li Hai, Chen Bing, Chu Sheng and others are not enough in status.

Naturally, such a group of people is centered on Gongsun Changming.

Gongsun Changming did not shirk either, looking at the people present: "Everyone, if we came all the way from Chang'an before, and the biggest difficulty was the march, then next, we will usher in real difficulties and obstacles. At this time, everyone must have understood that Huguan will become the center of the entire Luzhou in the future, and the war will also break out around Huguan. We are at the very center of the battlefield, and there will be only enemies around us. We need to hold out until the end, when the commander leads his troops to crush the enemy. ”

Li Hai was worried, no wonder he was so worried, at this moment, Zhu Youzhen led tens of thousands of troops to chase after him, and the Wei Bo Zhaoyi coalition army under Tian Ping's command was even more away from them. Huguan and Luzhou City are close to each other, and Tian Yue has gathered 50,000 or 60,000 troops inside and outside Luzhou City, and he may pounce at any time.

And how many people will Wuwei dispatch?

It seemed to see Li Hai's concern, Gongsun Changming said: "Everyone, the commander joined forces with Hedong this time, Hedong soldiers and horses were 20,000 led by Han Qi and Li Cunzhong to attack from the direction of Tunliu, and Wuwei sent 120,000 troops to attack from Licheng. In addition, the commander also organized a cavalry force of up to 20,000 people to carry out roundabout and interspersed operations. Therefore, this battle, although it is indeed very dangerous for us, as long as we are united and do not lose the pot pass, it will not take long, and on the battlefield, it will inevitably be my martial arts in the world. ”

These information, let alone Li Hai, is the first time Chen Bing and Chu Sheng have heard it.

That's almost 200,000 troops!

All of a sudden, in Luzhou, the balance of power between the enemy and us was completely reversed. That is, as long as they have withstood the initial period of time, there is nothing left to worry about.

"Li Hai, you lead an army of 3,000 gods and set up camp in Baigu Mountain in the north."

"Chen Bing, you lead 3,000 Niu Wei to set up camp in Shuanglong Mountain in the south."

"Yes!" Li Hai and Chen Bing both got up and hugged their fists to lead the order.

"The camp must be built into a permanent and strong camp, and you can requisition everyone to pass the tent, the sooner the better." Gongsun Changming said: "If we guard Huguan alone, we will inevitably tie our hands and feet, defend Baigu Mountain in the north and Shuanglong Mountain in the south, and we will have more room for maneuver." ”

"Yes!"

"Xue Shilang, the post of guarding the pot pass is none other than you, Tu Hu and Su Qun are the deputies." Gongsun Changming looked at Xue Ping and said with a smile.

"Forge ahead." Xue Ping's expression was serious, and he gave up his hand.

"What about me?" Liu Ruyan looked at Gongsun Changming and asked.

"Madam, it's not enough to defend the city, when necessary, you still have to carry out a counteroffensive, and the leader of the counterattack must be brave and brave to win the three armies. Otherwise, if you go out of the city to counterattack and lose without victory, it will hurt the morale of the city. Gongsun Changming said with a smile: "Then ask Madame to lead hundreds of brave men to go out of the city to fight back when necessary." ”

"That's great!" Liu Ruyan suddenly smiled: "But when I'm fine, I can also stay on top of the city tower to help Xue Shilang defend the city, Mr. Gongsun rest assured, I just kill the enemy, and I will never cause trouble to others." ”

"Then there's Mrs. Law." Gongsun Changming wanted to refuse, but Xue Ping grabbed his head and thanked him, he knew that Liu Ruyan's kung fu was probably the strongest among all the people present, it was rare that Liu Ruyan was willing to help, how could he refuse? Gongsun Changming wanted to take care of Liu Ruyan, and he knew very well, but at this time, Xue Ping didn't care whose wife Liu Ruyan was. People make the best use of their talents.

"Then let's move immediately, we usually say that every inch of time is an inch of gold, but now for us, it can be described as an inch of time and a life. The large camps in the north and south mountains were immediately built, and the materials and equipment in the city should also be counted and the equipment for defending the city should be arranged. To each his own, to each his own! Gongsun Changming waved his hand.

The entire kettle was hectic at an unprecedented rate. From the officials to the common people, all of them were mobilized and joined in the construction of the city wall and the construction of the two large camps in the north and south.

"Xue Jian, Pei Renqing does already have a mind anyway?" Standing on top of the pot pass, looking at Xue Ping, Gongsun Changming asked.

"These two didn't have much ambition originally, they were just forced to rebel by my second uncle." Xue Ping sighed: "Xingzhou was defeated, and then Shi Zhuang took over Zhaozhou and Beizhou, the two of them almost became lost dogs, and they fell to the extreme, and the two of them together were only a few thousand soldiers and horses, even under Tian Ping's command, they were not valued." In the current situation, the two of them can still believe it. ”

"What about Tian Ping? Can they convince? ”

"Then it depends on how the battle develops!" Xue Ping said with a smile: "If Hedong and Wuwei have the power to destroy the withering and decaying and win consecutive battles, Tian Ping will inevitably move." I threw a bait over, and as soon as he bit it, it would be a matter of ten days. ”

Gongsun Changming nodded again and again with satisfaction.

"As long as Wei Bo is in chaos, Zhu Youzhen will be unable to escape."

"It's a pity that my fourth uncle still has a strong army in his hands, but he must stand on Zhu Wen's side." Xue Ping smiled bitterly.

"Understand, what Xue Xiong thinks is normal, since you are on Wuwei's side, he naturally has to stand on Zhu Wen's side, this is from the long-term perspective of your Xue clan, bet on both sides, no matter who wins, the Xue clan will not perish because of this."

Xue Ping was slightly angry: "Xue has never betted. ”

Gongsun Changming smiled and bowed his hand: "Xue Shilang's loyalty, Gongsun understands, he lost his words, he lost his words." ”

Just when Huguan was doing its best to prepare for war urgently, in the Zhaoyi area, there was another army fleeing in all directions, entangled with Zhu Youzhen's subordinates with all their might.

This army is the 3,000 Yuan Janissary Guard led by Qin Zhao from Tongguan.

After more than half a month, this team, which is really not bad at fighting, has lost more than half.