Chapter 336: Plan ahead
Snow.
Ge Shuhan came in the snow and entered the Yongning Palace, and Nan Jiyun led his guards to greet him outside the living room.
Ge Shuhan stomped his feet at the entrance of the hall and cleaned up a layer of snowflakes on his body, but he heard everyone's laughter and words in the hall, and he didn't hesitate.
Ge Shuhan turned in, looked up, and sure enough, he saw Yang Wei 3. nbsp;
Zhang Xuan lives in the middle, which does not mean that he is high, but because he is the master. The home-guest position on his left was vacant, apparently reserved for Ge Shuhan, while the first place on the right was Cheng Qianli. Cheng Qianli's qualifications are old, and in today's Tang Domain, except for Ge Shuhan, he has the deepest qualifications.
Ge Shuhan bowed his hand and laughed, "King Yongning's wedding is imminent, so he is not busy '' the wedding, but he is leisurely and leisurely to drink and enjoy the snow with us?" β
Zhang Xuan smiled and got up and greeted, "Brother Shu, please take a seat." β
"Everyone, be polite!" Ge Shuhan hugged his fists with everyone and greeted each other, while hurriedly walking to his place and sitting down, and then subconsciously glanced at An Sishun, the Metropolitan Governor of Jiannan Dao, who was sitting under him.
An Sishun has just announced on a public occasion that he has severed all relations with An Lushan in Fanyang. Of course, an excuse was made. The excuse is very "clumsy", and everyone understands that An Sishun is playing on the topic.
It's just that most of the courtiers understood that the reason why An Sishun did this was because he didn't want to be interfered with by An Lushan.
An Sishun sat there in silence, his expression calm.
After the maid finished drinking and eating, and there was no singing and dancingβ¨ Xuan looked around at everyone, slowly got up and said, "This king invites you to come today, I have a few words to say, and I hope you don't think Zhang is verbose." β
finished, Zhang Xuan waved his hand.
Nan Jiyun, who was waiting on the side, hurriedly led a few guards over to remove a thin veil covering the wall. The veil was lifted, and a huge military map was revealed.
Ge Shuhan and the others stared at each other, and finally realized that the purpose of Zhang Xuan's banquet was not to have fun, but to discuss military affairs.
Zhang Xuan strode to the bottom of the map and said loudly, "The Tibetan prince Chisong Dezan, who was imprisoned in Chang'an by the imperial court, has escaped...... I'm sure you've gotten the news! β
Ge Shuhan nodded and said loudly, "Yes, Ben Shuai knows about this. However, King Yongning, please forgive me for saying bluntly, even if he escapes back to Tibet, what can he do? Tubo lost its troops in front of the army of King Yongning one after another, and its national strength was greatly damaged, so it had no spare strength to invade the Central Plains again. Tri Song Dezan's personal strength is powerless. β
Yang Qiancang panicked and neon finger glue stealed? ldquo; Geshu is handsomeΓ· Fan is under the control of the soldiers and horses of the four towns of Anxi, Hexi, Longshuo, and Jiannan, especially in the hands of the king of Yongning, and his morale has declined, and it is difficult to covet the Central Plains in three or five years. In fact, I don't want the Central Plains, the soldiers and horses deployed by Tubo on the front line of the Western Regions have been greatly recovered recently, and they have begun to defend the Tubo royal court......"
"Stanley, the king of Tubo, was scared by the king of Yongning!" Cheng Qianli laughed.
Zhang Xuan shook his head, waved his hand and said, "You guys have a good reputation." For Trisong Dezan, Zhang believes that he knows a little more than you. This man is a rare hero in Tibet for several years. The king's suggestion that the imperial court imprison Trisong Detsen forever was based on this consideration. β
"If we let Trisong Detsen escape back to ......Tibet," Zhang Xuan sighed, "this king can follow you, and within three months, Trisong Detsen will seize the throne from Stanley, end the internal 'turmoil' in Tubo, and then lead the army and horses to pose a huge threat to our border defense." β
"This person can't be looked down upon." Zhang Xuan added.
"Of course, manpower is sometimes poor, and Trisong Detsen's strength alone is limited." Zhang Xuan said in a deep voice, "We should pay more attention now: why did Trisong Dezan choose to flee Chang'an at this time, and how could he escape safely?" This king thought that if he didn't answer, it would be difficult for him to escape from Chang'an. β
Ge Shuhan raised his eyebrows and said loudly, "King Yongning, do you mean that there are 'traitors' in the imperial court?" β
Zhang Xuan shook his head, "No." This king suspects that the person who helped Trisong Detsen escape from Chang'anβ"
Zhang Xuan suddenly poked his finger in the direction of Fan Yang on the map, his eyes were awe-inspiring.
Ge Shuhan was stunned, "An Lushan?!" β
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The corners of An Sishun's mouth twitched, and he lowered his head and was silent.
"This king suspects that the current Trisong Detsen has fled to Fanyang and is preparing to abscond back to Tibet with the help of An Lushan." Zhang Xuan's voice suddenly rose a few degrees, he turned his head to look at An Sishun and said loudly, "An Shuai, if this king is not mistaken, An Lushan must have been in contact with the Nanzhao people all along, right?" β
An Sishun Huo Ran got up and hugged his fists and said, "Yes, the prince is right." An Lushan has always had close contacts with Nanzhao, but it is just ...... It's just that he hasn't openly rebelled, and now he is still an important minister of the imperial court, and Fan Yang sent an envoy to Nanzhao, and the lower officials couldn't stop him. β
Ann explained a little.
Zhang Xuan smiled and nodded, "An Shuai doesn't have to be suspicious. This king is just that now An Lushan is stepping up its contact with Nanzhao in the southwest, Tubo in the west, and Bohai Zhuhu in the northeast, what does it mean? β
"This means that it won't be too long for An Lushan to rebel, most likely, just before the summer!" Zhang Xuan waved his hand suddenly.
An Sishun was taken aback, and his face changed suddenly.
And Ge Shuhan frowned and said, "Is there any basis for what the prince said?" β
Cheng Qianli also hesitated and said, "King Yongning, does An Lushan really want to rebel?" Does the prince have any definite news? β
"You need not doubt it. With this king, His Royal Highness's ascension to the throne and title of emperor this time must be the best excuse for An Lushan to rebel. An Lushan has been waiting for an opportunity, and this king thinks that he will not let go of this opportunity. Zhang Xuan smiled indifferently.
Everyone fell silent, and no one dared to say anything more.
As soon as Zhang Xuan was like this, everyone realized that there was really such a possibility, and it might be quite "sexual".
With An Lushan's character, he will definitely play the banner of "justice" for the old emperor Li Longji and accuse Li Heng of usurping the throne, and then brazenly send troops to attack Chang'an.
"Hehe, therefore, this king invited you to come, what he did was just to take precautions, let's tacitly." Zhang Xuanyang pointed to the map and said loudly, "If An Lushan raises troops from Fanyang, Tubo, Nanzhao and Bohai Zhuhu will definitely raise troops to help in the war." β
"Anxi is contained by the countries of the Western Regions, and most of the troops cannot move. And Jiannan was controlled by Nanzhao and Tubo, and he was unable to serve the Central Plains. Obviously, the Tubo people will take advantage of the season of An Lushan to raise troops and raise the strength of the whole country to attack the front line of Hexi and Longshuo. In this way, most of the soldiers and horses in the four towns of Anxi, Longshuo, Hexi, and Jiannan were stationed in situ, and An Lushan could lead the army south to drive straight in, first capture the eastern capital Luoyang, and then enter Chang'an! β
"Fan Yang is known as 30,000 iron horses, although it is exaggerated, but there are still 20,000 troops β My lord, if An Lushan's 200,000 troops go south to the eastern capital, how long can your Henan Provincial military horses resist?" Zhang Xuan suddenly looked at Yan Zhenqing, who had been silent, and said loudly.
Yan Zhenqing has always been humble and low-key because he is the "word generation" in the feudal town. Seeing Zhang Xuan's face asked about him this time, he groaned for a moment, and his face turned slightly red and said, "Back to the prince, if An Lushan's 200,000 troops drive all the way without restraint, even if the lower officials lead the Henan army and horses to fight to the death, it will be difficult to resist." The first line of Henan will fall within three days. Luoyang, the eastern capital, is not insured within five days. β
Yan Zhenqing replied matter-of-factly.
He Henan Domain Town is actually a virtual town, and most of the soldiers and horses are the guards and horses of the Central Plains states and counties, all of which add up to less than 10,000, most of which are arranged on the periphery of the eastern capital, and the combat effectiveness is not very strong. Although Yan Zhenqing was embarrassed, he couldn't help but admit that the combat power of the Henan Army was much inferior to that of Fan Yang's iron cavalry.
When the two armies fought, the Henan army was bound to lose.
Zhang Xuan sighed and said, "Everyone, if Henan falls, the east will not be protected, with the speed of Fan Yang's iron cavalry, within half a month at most, Chang'an will fall into the hands of thieves!" β
Everyone gasped and silently calculated. They are all veteran generals in the army who have led the army for many years, so they naturally understand that what Zhang Xuan said is not an exaggeration.
"Therefore, once An Lushan rebels and raises troops, the Helong soldiers and horses must respond and follow up at the first time, form a pursuit and deterrence against the Fanyang rebels, and avoid the army of thieves from driving all the way into a no-man's land!"
"This king will consult with you today, so that you can make plans early." Zhang Xuan raised his hand again and pointed to the map, "Instead of sitting and waiting, it's better to take the initiative." Yang Shuai of Anxi, he might as well send troops out of Shule to form a feint attack on the northern front of Tubo; And Jiannan An Shuai was guarding against Nanzhao and approaching Jinchuan at the same time. Anxi and Jiannan formed a flank attack on the Tibetans, and the Tibetans would not dare to act rashly. β
"The Hexi army and horses will divide their troops into Liangzhou and Ganzhou to assist our Longshuo Li Guangbi in guarding the Qinghai Governor's Mansion and ensure that the territory of more than 1,000 miles of Tuyuhun's hometown, which has just been incorporated into the territory of our dynasty, is safe and sound."
"In this way, this king will be able to free up 10,000 soldiers and horses, join the 50,000 Hexi army, gather 50,000 troops, and 'insert' a knife into the back of the Fanyang rebels from the back!"
"The Longshuo Army, the Hexi Army, the Henan Army, and the three towns have accumulated nearly 30,000 soldiers and horses, which is enough to fight to the death with the thieves. If the timing is right, under the front and rear attacks, it is expected that the rebels will be annihilated north of the Yellow River, and the rebels will never be allowed to plunder the Central Plains! β
Zhang Xuan is categorical.
He immediately laughed again, "Of course, this is just a little personal opinion of this king. All of you are famous generals in the army, today we are together, we should speak freely, there is something wrong with this king, please correct! β
Ge Shuhan sighed and said, "The prince has a broad vision, plans properly, and looks at the world and settles in Fanyang, which makes Ge Shuhan admire!" β
"Lord Wang!" Cheng Qianli clenched his fists and smiled.
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