The night is quiet and quiet, in the Xingqing Palace, the depths of the palace are peaceful.

"Your Majesty, it's not good!"

"Huh? What the? ”

Li Longji, who was startled from the brocade quilt, was wearing half-open yellow underwear, and lying beside him was Yang Guifei, who also opened her eyes and woke up.

However, at this time, the bare shoulders of the concubine were exposed to the mouth of the quilt, and her eyes full of tenderness and charm made Gao Lishi look away from embarrassment.

"Your Majesty, the minister is guilty, Tongguan is broken! Ge Shuhan disobeyed the order and did not retreat, and died in the city with 20,000 soldiers! The army was scattered, the army was defeated, the enemy came in two ways, about 30,000 rebels came from the water route to Weishui to intercept it, and the land route of 7,000 Uighur cavalry took the lead all the way, as if there was an intention to plunder, and then there were 100,000 rebels attacking Chang'an! ”

Gao Lishi threw himself on his knees, shaking Li Longji's heart.

"What? What the? What the? ”

Colliers looked up with difficulty and repeated.

"Your Majesty, Tongguan is broken!"

"So what's next? Lux, give me an idea! ”

Li Longji was stunned for a moment, and immediately trembled and helped up this old eunuch, only this old henchman is the most trustworthy, Tongguan was lost, and now the rebels are pointing directly at Chang'an!

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

Gao Lishi grabbed Li Longji's arm and stood up, shouting from his heart, tears of gratitude flashing in his slightly swollen eyes.

"Your Majesty, now you can only temporarily evacuate Chang'an, let General Chen escort you, only if Your Majesty is saved, Datang will not be leaderless, and can continue to prosper, everything is important to Your Majesty!"

Li Longji shook his body, completely devoid of the demeanor of a king, kept nodding, looked at the concubine, and finally made up his mind.

"And where are we going to flee?"

"Ordered Lingwu Jiedu to make Guo Ziyi lead the army to come to the rescue, and at the same time withdraw to Lingwu, where there are hundreds of thousands of Tang troops, not only the rebels will not be able to attack for a while and a half, but also can defend and protect the safety of His Majesty, and then you can mobilize the envoys from all over the country to come to crusade against the rebels and recover the lost territory!"

Li Longji looked at Concubine Ai, his old eyes were full of doting, and he opened his mouth to speak.

"Where Your Majesty goes, Jade Nu will go!"

Li Longji and Concubine Ai looked at each other affectionately, and then gave the order.

"Lux, immediately gather the ministers and General Chen! Inform all the close relatives of the royal family in Chang'an! ”

"Yes!"

The night in the palace was calm, and the light of the lanterns hanging on the trees flickered with the night wind, and Chen Xuanli's white beard was a little unclear.

He never thought that An Lushan would actually rebel, obviously he was His Majesty's righteous son, but he was very rebellious, and it was really the blood of the Hu people in his bones?

The rebels' offensive was too fast, and the Uighurs were helped by iron cavalry, but the defenders were defeated too quickly, so did the Tang Dynasty really have no strength to fight?

Now all hope is pinned on Tongguan, once Tongguan is lost, whether it is by water or land, the rebels will be unimpeded, and Chang'an will not be able to stop him by relying on the elite of his 10,000 dragon army! No one will be able to hold Chang'an.

sighed repeatedly, for the sake of the Tang Dynasty stationed in the Chang'an Palace for decades, it was the first time that he couldn't sleep all night like this.

"General, please go and rest first, there are us in the palace to take care of you, it will be fine!"

Chen Xuanli glanced at the young lieutenant, shook his head slowly, and threw his face into the embrace of the lantern firelight, the old face looked very lonely and sad, but he became resolute again in an instant, and he couldn't show his weakness to his subordinates as a general.

"Sleepless tonight, you go on a patrol, I'll sit again!"

"Yes!"

After responding respectfully and competently, the lieutenant also followed the order and left obediently.

Chen Xuanli felt the flickering of the candles in the lantern, and a sense of uneasiness about the darkness slowly rose in his heart, and this uneasiness was fulfilled in several shouts, followed by the news of the fall of Tongguan and the order summoned by His Majesty.

In the same middle of the night, Wu Yueya was also woken up, went out of Longjing Pavilion, and saw everyone who had arrived in a hurry in the conference hall.

"Princess, Tongguan is lost! Just yesterday! ”

The first to speak was Yu Chaoen, who got the news from the palace, his face was anxious and quite embarrassed, after all, this bad news came from his mouth.

"Yes, I also received information about the nail here, and I am in a hurry! Tongguan was lost, the old general Geshuhan was killed, and the defeated defenders surrendered and fled, and it was impossible to stop the rebels from marching, and the Uighur iron cavalry took the lead, as if they wanted to plunder Chang'an! ”

The bad handsome Zhang Heng stepped forward and handed a piece of letter paper to the princess, hoping that the princess could give instructions.

Wu Yueya listened carefully to everyone's opinions, and began to think about it, the next situation is different from the union war, there will be no second chance if you fail, the war is cruel, she has felt such despair in Jiannan, she broke her hands and feet on the battlefield, her chest was pierced by arrows, but she still dragged her dying body to crawl and struggle on the ground.

The Uighur cavalry could reach Chang'an in less than ten days, while the rebels needed fifteen days, and even if they didn't sleep, the cavalry would take seven days, during which time they had to lead 5,000 black-armored troops alone to face the rumored Uighur cavalry.

Everything came too fast.

The situation is even worse than expected, I thought that Tongguan could hold on for at least seven or eight days, so that there would be an opportunity to arrange in advance on my side, and now, the opportunity needs to be fought for by myself, and I must carry a knife to the battlefield.

"Zhang Heng!"

"The subordinates are here!"

Wu Yueya planted several flags at the gates of Chang'an, including the Qujiang Pond dug into Chang'an, and other large canals into Chang'an.

"The bad people immediately spread the news of the loss of Tongguan, don't create panic, we must say that let them know that there are still people in Chang'an who can guard, and there are people who can guard them, but we must tell them the news of the evacuation, seven days is enough for them to evacuate Chang'an with their families and go to Jiannan!"

"Yes, just. Princess, there will not be enough ferries to cross the Weishui waterway, there are more than 400,000 households registered in the household department, almost more than a million people, even if you can't go far, I'm afraid there will be not enough food! Sooner or later, they will be attacked and killed by the rebels! ”

This is, Li Bai, who came in a hurry, immediately told the pros and cons when he heard Wu Yueya's command.

Wu Yueya touched her chin, she was also in trouble at this time, it was true, with food and dragging her family with her mouth, in seven days, how far she could go, I am afraid that she would be discovered and intercepted by the rebels in less than a day.

Rubbing her forehead, Wu Yue Aya finally made a decision.

"Then don't tell them the news of the fall of Tongguan, wait until there is only one day left to tell them the news, with our current strength, we can't hold Chang'an at all, so we need the people to defend the city for us!" Chang'an and their life and death are in their own hands, we can't save anyone at all, we can only save ourselves! ”

"Hmm!"

The people present nodded frequently, this decision is correct, their strength alone is too thin, Chang'an is so big, there are too many city gates and water channels, if the city is besieged, then there must be considerable military strength to defend, there is no other way than to mobilize and organize the people.

"The people need weapons, and the weapons in the treasury must be brought out to support them, as long as we can hold on for fifteen days, we have a chance! Also, does anyone know about the situation in Luoyang? ”

"Princess, the people of Luoyang were robbed and looted by the rebels, just like the rumors, the rebels not only robbed women, but more importantly, they arrested the old, weak, sick and disabled, and killed them, the labor and food they needed, as well as anything useful, although Luoyang City was actually dead!"

Liang Zixin replied with a sad face, and his sentences were sonorous and powerful, and this revenge will be avenged.

Hearing this, Wu Yueya also gritted her teeth, and after calming everyone's emotions, she immediately issued an order and launched an action, going to the imperial city by herself, and persuading her father-in-law to stay and guard Chang'an together. Read the latest chapter of "Steamed Tang Claw Book House" for free for the first time.