Chang'an has already ordered reinforcements to be sent to Hexi, but it will take a lot of time for the news to reach Liangzhou, and it will take even longer for the army to arrive.

The place ruled by the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate is too large, reaching Yumen Pass in the west and Guannei Road in the east, which is thousands of miles long.

However, in such a large place, the number of people stationed in the Tang Army seemed a little pale, especially after the transfer of the Right Shenwu Army.

At this time, there were a total of 25,000 forbidden troops, 20,000 border troops, 10,000 state soldiers, and 30,000 Guiyi troops, with a total of 85,000 troops.

However, in addition, the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate also has the right to recruit warriors from various tribes in its jurisdiction, which is at least forty or fifty thousand people.

But there is a problem, that is, the forces are too scattered, and the combat strength is uneven. TV Mobile/

Most of the tribes in the Hexi Corridor rebelled, and the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate could only be drawn from the Hehuang region, which had returned to Shun earlier, as well as the tribes in Lanzhou, Weizhou and other places.

Moreover, the entire Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate was divided into three parts by the rebellion.

The rebel army was dominated by the Ganzhou Uighurs and the Liugu tribe, plus those small tribes, the total strength could reach more than 100,000, after all, the Ganzhou Uighurs and the Liugu tribe combined had more than 100,000.

Although the Uighurs in Ganzhou had suffered heavy losses a few years earlier, they had regained their strength by attacking the Tibetan tribes south of the Qilian Mountains from time to time, and there were 60,000 men with armor.

However, the gap between the strength of the Ganzhou Uighurs and the Liugu tribe has narrowed a lot, because the Liugu tribe has not fought with the Tang Dynasty before, so there is no loss, but because of its strong strength, it has attacked other Tibetan tribes and plundered a lot of people, and at the same time, it has also attracted many small tribes to come to defect, and the number of armored soldiers has reached 50,000.

If the Shazhou Uighurs and other small tribes such as the Uighurs, Wenmo, and Tubo in the Hexi Corridor were added, the number of troops might reach as much as 150,000.

The rebels also knew about the current situation in the Anxi capital, and in order not to be affected by the uneven distribution of accounts, the Tang army in Liangzhou and east was handed over to the Liugu Department, and Ganzhou, Suzhou, and the Guiyi army were handed over to the Ganzhou Uighurs.

However, considering that in addition to attacking Liangzhou, the Liugu tribe also had to shoulder the responsibility of blocking the Tang army's reinforcements, so the Ganzhou Uighurs also sent 10,000 people to reinforce the Liugu tribe, which was regarded as the sincerity of the bilateral alliance.

At this time, in the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate of Liangzhou, a group of civil and military officials gathered, and their expressions were solemn.

Because a few hours ago, a large number of enemy troops appeared outside the city of Liangzhou, and the number was at least thirty or forty thousand, maybe more, and they were all cavalry.

In the city of Liangzhou, there are about 15,000 people stationed in the three compartments of the Zuo Shence army, and there are 5,000 garrisons in addition to this. A total of 20,000 people, this is the current strength of Liangzhou City.

"Deputy Protector Xu, how is the situation with the heralds sent?"

Zhang Jun thought that he could spend his time safely in the position of Anxi Daduhu, but he didn't expect that it had only been two years, and such a big mess had happened.

This matter cannot be said to be his responsibility, who would have thought that the Rokuya tribe would unite with the Ganzhou Uighurs and take the opportunity to cause chaos.

It happened to be the time when the imperial court pacified the puppet Liang, and transferred the Youshenwu army, which led to the lack of troops in Hexi, otherwise it would not have been like this.

If this rebellion can be quelled, Zhang Jun will naturally be fine, but if he can't pacify it, but loses the city and land, then the problem will be serious.

"Back to Daduhu, all the heralds have been dispatched!" Xu Shiren said in a deep voice.

When the rebellion began, Zhang Jun immediately ordered those middle and lower military towns to immediately assemble in the surrounding upper towns or county towns and garrison cities to prevent them from being broken by the rebels.

The upper town still has a certain defensive ability, but the middle town and the lower town are enough.

"Is there still no news from the Gansu Governor's Mansion?" Zhang Jun asked.

For Liangzhou, he is not worried, but he is worried about the Gansu Governor's Mansion.

Previously, the Zuo Shence army was stationed in the Gansu Governor's Mansion, plus the garrisons of Ganzhou and Suzhou itself, reaching 30,000 people, so they were naturally not afraid.

However, with the transfer of the Right Shenwu Army and the relocation of the Left Shence Army to Liangzhou, in addition to the local garrison, the Gansu Governor's Mansion only had the left wing of the Left Shence Army stationed, with a total strength of only 12,000 people.

Among them, 7,000 are in Ganzhou and 5,000 are in Suzhou.

As for the right wing of the Zuo Shence Army, it was stationed in Shazhou, mainly to supervise and control the Guiyi Army.

There was no problem on the side of the Guiyi army, the Guiyi army itself had 30,000 troops, and there were 5,000 forbidden troops, and it was impossible for the Ganzhou Uighurs to attack Shazhou and Guazhou, which were not attacked.

Xu Shiren shook his head, "No! According to the scouts, the Ganzhou Uighurs had captured several military towns between Liangzhou and Ganzhou, cutting off our communication with the Gansu Prefecture, and our men were unable to find out about the Gansu Prefecture. ”

"Damn! I didn't expect that the Ganzhou Uighurs and the Liugu tribe suddenly made a rebellion, and they shouldn't have been so merciful in the first place! Zhang Jun's big hand slapped heavily on the armrest, and his face turned pale.

"Daduhu, the Uighurs and the Rokuya are just clowns, and when reinforcements arrive, we will definitely be able to put down the rebellion in Hexi!" The deputy chief on the side, Shang Guangsi, got up and said.

"Dadu Hu, Shang Du Hu has a point, as long as we hold on for a while, we will definitely be able to put down the rebellion. The Uighurs and the Rokuya tribes were relatively weak in siege, and we had the help of our weapons to defend the city. Wan Baichuan, who was transferred to the governor of Liangzhou, echoed.

Because the main force of Zuo Shence's army moved to Liangzhou, Wan Baichuan and Wang Jian were reversed, with Wang Jian serving as the governor of Gansu and Wan Baichuan serving as the governor of Liangzhou.

In fact, the two governor's mansions are both middle governors' mansions, ranking in the third grade, half a level higher than the deputy metropolitan protector's third grade.

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"For Liangzhou, Bendu is not worried, the grain and grass in Liangzhou City have been hoarded a lot over the years, and there is no problem in persisting for a year or two.

Pontuhu was worried about Ganzhou, where there were too few people and there was a lot of pressure to face the main force of the Uighurs in Ganzhou. Zhang Jun said worriedly.

"Most of them are protected, and they are also used for worry. Now the situation in Liangzhou can only protect itself, and at this time, sending troops is in the hands of the enemy, so it is better to stick to it and wait for help. Xu Shiren persuaded.

Zhang Jun nodded, there is no good way at the moment. I believe that the messenger has arrived in Chang'an, and it is impossible for the imperial court to have no countermeasures, even if it is to transfer a forbidden army back, it will be of great help to the entire battle situation.

Compared with the Ganzhou Uighurs, the background of the six valleys is still a little worse. The Six Grains were a coalition of broken settlements, while the Ganzhou Uighurs were a branch of the Uighur Khanate.

Therefore, after the Liugu Department surrounded Liangzhou City, it did not attack immediately, but set up camp and built siege equipment. After besieging Ganzhou, the Uighurs launched a siege the next day.

There were only 7,000 people inside the city of Ganzhou, but there were 50,000 rebel coalition troops outside the city.

Seven thousand against fifty thousand, it is destined to be a bitter battle!

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