Just ten years before the emperor decided not to interfere with Duan Xiushi's command, Duan Xiushi had actually gone to war and defeated Li Chulin's army in a battle.

First of all, Wei Gao, who got Ming Huaiyi's 4,000 party Xiang Fan soldiers, took the initiative to attack from Huangyang City, and even trapped Wushan and Nanyou in the west of Fengxiang, and then Wei Gao ordered Ming Huaiyi to lead 800 light cavalry out suddenly, and invited Li Chulin to rescue more than 1,000 Fan Yang cavalry from Nanyou at the stone nose barrier on the south side of Fengxiang Mansion, and the two sides immediately galloped each other, and the three brothers of Ming Huaiyi went out together, and shot Fan Yang's seven generals with arrows one after another, Fan Yang's cavalry was defeated, and Ming Huaiyi took the opportunity to seize the stone nose base.

Then Wei Gao led the follow-up soldiers and horses to arrive, burned and plundered the baggage supplies left here by Li Chulin, and ordered the whole army to march forcibly overnight, appeared on the edge of the East Lake, and cut the grain route between Fengxiang Mansion and Duyang Valley.

Li Chulin of Duyang Valley was greatly shaken by the enemy at the moment, and the soldiers and horses fled and surrendered in an endless stream.

Two days later, Duan Xiushi asked Gao Yue if he could attack.

After Gao Yue interrogated several rebel soldiers who had defected to Chenglai, he said to Duan Xiushi, "Duan Gong, now that Li Chulin's troops have been shaken, if he delays any longer, I am afraid that he will find a way to re-pacify his subordinates, and he can defeat the thieves!" ”

Duan Xiushi then ordered the whole army to attack.

Jiguan Mountain until Duyang Valley several miles of the area, with fireworks as the number, then Duan Xiushi in front, Wei Gao cut behind, two sides of the attack, breaking Li Chulin's rebel camp, the remaining 2,000, captured 5,000 enemies, Li Chulin on the way to flee to Fengxiang Mansion, was chased by Zhang Yufei of Jingyuan camp, beheaded under the horse.

Soon, the army of Zhenfu drove into Fengxiang Mansion, Duan Xiushi presided over the trial, Gao Yue and Wei Gao accompanied the left and right, and found out the murderers who killed Zhongshu Shilang, Fengxiang Yin, and Longyou Jiedu Zhang Yi one by one, and showed them to the public in the market in Yongcheng.

Afterwards, Gao Yue erected a white flag in Baitongfang outside the city, and ordered Li Chulin's subordinates, who hid in Qishan and Wangshan as thieves, to surrender to this banner within three days, otherwise he would clear all the mountains and fields in Fengxiang and seize the stateless and cut off their brains on the spot.

Within a few days, more than 1,000 Fan Yang troops were routed and rushed to beg under the white flag.

Gao Yue immediately issued an order not to kill anyone, and all of them had a chance to reform themselves.

Another day passed, and the number of defectors reached two thousand.

At this time, Xiushi sat in Fengxiang and called Gao Yue and Wei Gao: "Now Jingyuan and Fengxiang have all been pacified, but winter is coming, after this war, the food in Xichen and Gyeonggi is very difficult. Immediately draw out 10,000 soldiers and rush to Fengtian City to rescue the driver. ”

At this time, Duan saw Gao Yue's eyes flickering, and he knew what kind of mind he was thinking, so he gently persuaded him:

"Yisong, in the past, when you followed me out of Fengtian City, you didn't enter Baili City, and now I asked you to rush to Fengtian immediately, I think you miss your family very much. But listen to me, since you didn't enter the previous time, don't enter this time. ”

Gao Yue understood Taiwei's thoughts, so he could only accept it.

Wei Gao laughed and said don't worry, don't worry, I immediately asked Yu Xiao to go to Baili City for a while, and take the child with me to accompany my younger siblings.

When he was preparing to pack, there was a sudden report that Cui Hanheng and Wei Lun, the envoys from Xifan outside the city, arrived, not only bringing the 800 Tang prisoners sent back by Xifan, but also bringing a virtuous minister from Xibo named Ou Cheekzan.

"I'm here to discuss with the emperor about borrowing troops to quell the rebellion!" Gao Yue stood in the front yard of the military mansion, and immediately knew the purpose of this Ou Zhizan coming here.

He immediately rolled his eyes, then walked to the porch, stopped Wei Gao, and said that we would go to Baitongfang to have a look, and carefully inquire about the Tang people sent back by Xifan.

Wei Gao asked people to bring the horses, and immediately rushed to the pavilion in Baitongfang under the city with Gao Yue.

The 800 Tang people who were returned all stayed there temporarily, and Zampu of Xibo sent back some of the captives in order to show his sincerity to the Tang Dynasty, just like Li Shi.

Gao Yue and Wei Gao wore scarlet shirts and rode into the courtyard of the pavilion, and the post guard hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

After dismounting, Gao Yue saw that these 800 Tang people had soldiers, monks, and female crowns, but there were no farmers or craftsmen, so he felt that something was wrong and frowned.

Some of them sat in the courtyard, some sat in the long pestle of the cafeteria, and some were under the corridor, their eyes fixed on them as Gao Yue and Wei Gao entered.

They all skillfully stood up like pawns and saluted Gao and Wei.

Gao Yue shook his head, turned to Wei Gao and said, "Xifan really has no credit, these eight hundred people are by no means the Tang people who were captured by Xifan before. ”

Wei Gao understood that these people were still so proficient in Tang etiquette, and they didn't look like they had been trapped in the hands of Xifan for a long time.

So Wei Gao stepped forward to ask a few people, and after asking, he got the answer.

These 800 soldiers, monks, nuns, and Taoists were all captured by Xibo after the fall of Shouchang County in Shazhou (Dunhuang), and they all came from the same place.

"Shouchang County, Shazhou!" Gao Yue exclaimed.

It can be seen that during this period of civil strife in the Tang Dynasty, Xifan pretended to make peace with the Tang Dynasty emperor on the one hand, and was ready to reap benefits through the covenant, but on the other hand, he secretly continued to attack Shazhou, and he never stopped for half a moment.

Shouchang County fell in July of this year, and then the soldiers of Xifan seized several townships in Dunhuang County below Shazhou, and now the soldiers and civilians of Shazhou began to defend the city of Jedi Prefecture under the leadership of the Yan Dynasty.

"These situations, for such a long time along the road, Cui Hanheng and Wei Lun didn't ask!" Wei Gao was angry.

Gao Yue raised his hand and signaled us not to act rashly for the time being, "Cui Hanheng, they want to send this Qu Qizan to Fengtian City to discuss with His Majesty about borrowing troops. ”

Then Gao Yue paused, and said directly to Wei Gao: "Fengxiang and Jingyuan are temporarily under the command of Duan Taiwei, and the two of us will go to Fengtian with 10,000 elite soldiers, but we can make it clear to the Holy Lord in person." ”

Wei Gao bowed his head and said that if he led the troops, His Majesty should be able to understand the loyalty of our waiting.

So now, after the rebel counterpart, "Da Yunliang", who attacked Fengtian City, was shot down by the big crossbow made by Master Ming Xuan, Li Shi turned around and got a message from the beacon in Kuojian Ridge:

"Your Majesty, Chenyue, Chengao is here!"

So Li Shicai shed tears and almost choked up.

Under the north wall of Fengtian City, the remains of the collapsed Great Cloud Beam were mixed with the corpses of thieves, and they were set on fire by the officials and soldiers, and the stench stretched for miles. On the snow-covered road outside the city gate, the guards on the watchtower had tears in their eyes, and the mountains shouted long live to welcome the arrival of Gao Yue and Wei Gao's army.

At the same time, on the Liangshan Plain, seeing the arrival of official reinforcements from Jingyuan and Fengxiang, the camps of Changwu and Huaining armies were in a panic, Li Huaiguang and Li Xilie were so angry that they scolded and drew their swords in their hands:

"Zhu Jun misunderstood me!"

Just when he was about to settle accounts with Zhu Zhu, he learned that this person took advantage of the chaos of Fang Cai, took dozens of domestic slaves and tooth soldiers, and fled in the direction of Chang'an City on horseback.

The Changwu and Huaining armies are now crowded, and there is clamor and frightened shouts everywhere.

At this moment, several horse-shop cavalry rushed to Li Huaiguang's eyes, shouting, "Changwu City Han Yougui killed Zhang Xin, the queen of the festival marshal, and threw himself to Cui Ning, and now Cui Ning is driving troops to cut off my back road." ”

Li Huaiguang didn't say a word, turned over on his horse, and whipped violently, "Go back, go back to Chang'an City quickly!" ”