Compared with the unfamiliar Xu Shuji, Zhang Xun believed Li Bai's words more.

After all, no one will make meaningless moves, if Li Bai stays, he may suspect one or two, Li Bai left directly, but it seems that he has a clear conscience.

But Zhang Xun did not pay attention to the soldiers and horses ambushed by Fengqiao, but bypassed Fengqiao very rationally and decisively, avoided the ambush and hurried to Nanyang.

Xu Shuji was killed by the Assassins on the way to meet Zhang Xun, and the news had reached Nanyang.

The officials in Nanyang were in turmoil, and Xu Shuji was quite talented. His ambition was beginning to appear, and he paid great attention to buying people's hearts, and when he learned that he was killed, the civil and military forces in the city were moved and indignant, and they were a little at a loss.

Uncle Xu is in power, and he does many things himself in order to seize power. His departure caused the collapse of the central bone, and many officials did not know what to do.

The appearance of Zhang Xun stabilized the situation, and he was the second-in-command of Nanyang personally appointed by Pei Min.

In this chaos, the number one person died, and before the imperial court was dispatched, Zhang Xun acted in place of Xu Shuji as a matter of course.

Zhang Xun expected that even if Xu Shuji had an antipathy, he would not make it public, and only a few henchmen would know about it. He first controlled the military power of Nanyang in his hands, and then replaced Xu Shuji to meet with the hundred officials of Nanyang and control the military and political affairs of Nanyang.

Zhang Xun also met with Du Deng and learned some inside information about Xu Shuji's rebellion.

Li Bai is a genius, and the same Zhang Xun is also a genius.

The talents between the two are slightly different.

Let Zhang Xun compose poems, maybe he won't be able to hold back a fart for a long time.

But letting Zhang Xun lead the troops is like a finger, and he can see through what Li Bai can't see.

Li Bai just saw through that Xu Shuji wanted to kill Zhang Xun, but Zhang Xun saw through something deeper.

"Du Bingcao is saying that Xu Shuji did not collude with the thief?"

Zhang Xun looked at Du Deng solemnly.

Du Deng responded: "It doesn't look like it, Xu Shuji has always been a good official. Before the rebels captured the Central Plains, a certain pair was very respectful. It's just that after the rebels crossed the Yellow River, the four sides were shocked and shaken. Xu Shuji has changed, and he attaches great importance to power. At first I thought he was trying to deal with the impending rebels, and he was trying to cooperate. With the unjust death of the previous city guard, a certain person understands that he began to do whatever it takes to power. But I believe that he still has some loyalty to the imperial court. ”

Zhang Xun closed his eyes and muttered for a moment, then suddenly opened his eyes and said, "Prepare to meet the enemy!" ”

He immediately ignored Du Deng and shouted, "Nan Jiyun, Jia Ben, and Yao Zhi obey orders......"

Zhang Xun always thought that Xu Shuji had thrown himself into the rebels, so he would set up an ambush at Fengqiao so that he could sacrifice his head.

Now it is found that Xu Shuji did not directly surrender to the rebels.

There is a world of difference between the two.

Zhang Xun has an extraordinary strategic acumen and is well aware of the current situation of the rebels.

The rebels now occupy the Northeast, Hebei, and the Central Plains, but with the arrival of Pei Min and the outstanding performance of Guo Ziyi in Hedong, it is no longer possible for the rebels to expand to Guanzhong and Hedong.

Xuzhou in the east, the strategic significance is not great, only Jianghuai, Jingxiang two places are the best choice.

The Jianghuai water network is intertwined, there are many lakes, the ancients said that "the world's taxes depend on the Jianghuai", "the Jianghuai has been the rich area of the world since ancient times".

This is of great significance to the rebels.

The second is Jingxiang, which has the same rivers and lakes. There are nearly 100 large and small rivers in the central area, which are not as good as the Jianghuai, but it is also a rich place.

Jianghuai and Jingxiang also have an advantage, overlooking the south of the Yangtze River.

The granary of the world in the south of the Yangtze River, there has been a saying that Jiangnan is abundant and the world is full of the whole world.

Whether it is to cross the river with Huainan or go down along the Jiangling, it is the best way to capture the Yangtze River moat.

From this, it is enough to analyze the next military movement of the rebels.

Or take Suiyang, go down to Jianghuai; Or seize Nanyang and enter Jingxiang.

Zhang Xun thought in his heart that taking Suiyang and going to Jianghuai was the first choice.

But Zhang Xun knew better about the Tang Dynasty's deployment in the Jianghuai area.

Although Li Yao was deaf and incompetent, he also knew the importance of Jianghuai and laid a lot of defenses. Of course, the most important thing is the 30,000 strong soldiers left behind by Li Yi when he arrived in Jiangnan.

It is not easy for the rebels to knock down Jianghuai, but Jingxiang has an opportunity.

Thinking about it this way, the chances of the rebels attacking Nanyang are even greater.

Zhang Xun didn't know about the food situation in Chang'an, but thought about the situation from another angle.

Therefore, I agree with and admire Pei Min's move to transfer himself to Nanyang.

It has long been a common practice for the rebels to surrender first, and then mobilize troops if they fail to surrender.

Zhang Xun could almost conclude that the rebels must have sent someone to Nanyang to contact Xu Shuji.

If Xu Shuji can't resist the temptation and surrenders to the rebels, the rebels will only be able to capture Nanyang, and they can slowly figure it out.

But Uncle Xu hopes that if the yang is against the yin, is it really a wine bag and a rice bag when the rebels are really?

Although there are many accidents that they have been able to get to this point, whether it is An Lushan, Shi Siming, or Lust Valley, Yan Zhuang, and noble people, they are not easy people!

Knowing that Uncle Xu Jiyang was in disobedience, he would inevitably plan for the worst, and secretly prepared to enter the army.

This Xu Shuji was killed by Li Bai, and once the rebels knew about it, the army would definitely attack.

In just a short moment, Zhang Xun had already seen through the situation.

Everything is as Zhang Xun said, just when Nanyang was preparing for war, the vanguard cavalry of the rebels had rushed to the city of Nanyang, seeing that the people outside the city entered the city in a panic, the city tower was in chaos, and the city gate couldn't stop trying to close, but how could the people close it when they were crowded at the city gate?

The vanguard of the rebels is called Xie Yuan, who was originally a captain in Luoyang, and originally relied on connections to sit in this position. The rebels crossed the Yellow River, defeated Wang Hui and Du Xian, and the troops came to Luoyang, and the soldiers were mighty, and Xie Yuan had the courage to resist and surrendered directly.

An Lushan has always treated the generals of the Tang Dynasty preferentially, entrusted him with important tasks, and also named him the founding of the country.

Xie Yuan's military level is average, he is good at seeing the wind and making the rudder, and when he saw the Nanyang City Gate crowded for the people, he was overjoyed, and he shouted and shouted the soldiers to Nanyang City and rushed to kill him.

They rushed to the city gate and dispersed in terror to the crowd outside the gate.

And the guards in the city gate also seemed to have fled, and the city gate allowed the people stuck on the drawbridge to force their way open.

Xie Yuan looked at Nanyang, who was close at hand, and barely had any extra considerations, and re-entered Nanyang City in one go.

However, in Nanyang City, it is a different situation.

The perimeter of the city was densely packed with soldiers, who had been waiting for a long time.

"Boom".

With the flame sealing the door, Tang Jun deduced the essence of the four characters of closing the door and beating the dog.

Nan Jiyun is the number one warrior under Zhang Xun, because he ranks eighth, known as "Nan Ba", brave and brave, especially good at archery, can open the bow left and right, and there is no false arrow within 100 steps.

He was in the city tower of Wengcheng, and he took Xie Yuan's life with just one arrow.

The powerful arrow drilled from Xie Yuan's left temple to the right side of his brain, and Xie Yuan didn't even have time to react, and directly killed the horse.

Nan Jiyun's eyes did not blink, and the arrows continued to shoot out, and the arrows chased after him, and there was no false shot.

Ordinary people are either good at the left hand or good at the right hand, and there will be a certain blind spot.

But Yong Nanba's left and right hands are the same, as long as he is in his sight, no one can escape the doom.

Zhang Xun is a scholar, he went to the Central Plains and killed the rebels, of course, because of his talent, but also partly because of Nan Jiyun's loyalty and bravery.

The voice of resistance is getting weaker and weaker.

Zhang Xun looked at the war that had subsided, and issued a new order: "There will not be a single common man left within a radius of ten miles, and all of them will be moved into the city." If any of the people do not want to, they will be driven out by force. All surrounding villages and towns will be burned and executed immediately. ”

Bing Cao Dudeng was taken aback, thought of a word, and said busily: "This is just afraid that it will cause public resentment." ”

Zhang Xun glared at him and said: "If there is a grievance from the people, just hate me Zhang Xun alone, it is better to live than to die." Nanyang is related to my life and death, even if I Zhang Xun is broken, I will not give the thief a chance. ”

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Luoyang.

Mingtang.

An Lushan got up, kicked over Li Zhu'er, who was waiting beside him, and roared: "Waste, waste, one by one, it's all waste." It's really up to you, I'm already playing in this world. This time, I don't believe it, I have an army of 200,000, can't I set foot on a small Nanyang? ”

Under this anger, An Lushan issued a series of orders: ordered Shi Siming to guard Luoyang, personally led an army of 150,000, and led half of the generals of the Great Yan Kingdom to the south.

An Lushan's big stroke shook the world.

The news also reached Chang'an as soon as possible.

Everyone in the world is waiting for Pei Min's move.

But I don't want Pei Min to still have no changes, as always, he is dealing with the affairs of the world in Guanzhong, and he doesn't care about the war in the west.

Zhang Jiuling's literacy is excellent, and he can't help but ask at this moment: "Nanyang has fallen, and the southern grain road will be completely cut off." Pei Shuai, if this is the case, Guanzhong will be chaotic. ”

These days, he has been paying attention to the surplus grain situation in Guanzhong, and found that many grain stores in Guanzhong no longer have much surplus rice.

It won't be long before the money in Guanzhong will not be able to buy food.

The grain they transferred from Longyou was more than enough to sustain the army, but once it was distributed to millions of people in Guanzhong, it would not last long.

These days, Zhang Jiuling kept interacting with the rich merchants in the city, pulling down his face and asking them to borrow grain.

A No. 2 person in Shangshu Province interacts with a group of wealthy businessmen every day, and if he is ordinary, he will already make people laugh off his big teeth.

"It's okay, it's okay!"

Pei Min also knows Zhang Jiuling's hard work, if it's not time, it's not time.

The soldiers are fast, but they are even more taboo and in a hurry.

"Jiuling persuaded many big families in Beijing to borrow a lot of food, isn't it still possible to support it for two months? It won't take that long. Believe me, at most a month, this rebellion will be over. ”

Zhang Jiuling was a little puzzled, and said worriedly: "I'm afraid, if the king of the county doesn't move, Nanyang will not be able to hold it." ”

"No!"

Pei Min grinned and said categorically: "There is Zhang Xun in Nanyang!" ”

He paused and said, "I believe in him!" ”

In the war in the east, he didn't want to be distracted, and what he really wanted to clean up was Li Heng in Lingwu.