At this time, in Longshuo, no one thought about Zhang Jie's age and identity as a scholar. is so strategic, so resolute and decisive, and can be called a generation of geniuses.

The so-called heroes in troubled times, the great task of heaven in the Longshuo army, Zhang Xuān has been given the halo and laurel of the "savior", whether it is an ordinary soldier or a general officer, they all think that Zhang Xuān is the destiny of heaven to turn the tide and save the social analysis.

And among the people, Zhang Xuān is even more said to be divine, dressed in a layer of mysterious Sè color.

This invisible "god-making movement" was not what Zhang Xuān wanted, but all he could do was not to push the bō to help the Lan and keep his head clear.

Another three days passed.

Li Guangbi's good news finally came.

Li Guangbi defeated the Tubo soldiers and horses in Qilin Co-city and approached the Tubo royal city. In Zhang Xuān's expectation, Stanley led 10,000 remnants of the army to surrender to Li Guangbi's army, and wrote to the Longshuo Metropolitan Governor's Mansion and the Tang Dynasty's Central Court, saying that he would be subordinate to the Tang Dynasty for generations and would always be the state of father and son.

Li Guangbi and Stanley joined forces, from Stanley to the front, together with Yang Lian's subordinate who rushed to the follow-up attack, nearly 60,000 troops attacked Luocheng in three ways, looking at the current situation, even if it is to take Luoqicheng, it is not impossible to destroy Tubo.

Stanley is at the end of its rope. In order to compete with Trisong Detsen for the throne of Tubo, in order to protect himself and survive, he had to surrender to the Tang Dynasty and tried to destroy Trisong Detsen with the power of the Tang army. Otherwise, once the Tang army retreats and allows Trisong Detsen to relieve, it will inevitably wipe out all the soldiers and horses of Stanley, and Stanley himself will die without a place to be buried.

In accordance with Zhang's intentions, Li Guangbi signed a draft agreement with Stanley to assign a large area east of the Daxue Mountains, south of Ulan Ula Lake, and close to Tuyuhun's hometown to the Tang Dynasty. Although most of this territory is desert and Gobi, there are also patches of grasslands, lakes and oases, and if they are cultivated, they will be fertile fields.

If this agreement was established, half of Tibet would fall into the hands of Zhang Xuān.

Although Stanley was reluctant, he was helpless under the threat of Li Guangbi. In order to survive, he doesn't care about betraying the country or not. Of course, in Stanley's heart, these lost territories, in the future, he stabilized the situation in Tibet, and he would take it back to the Tang Dynasty little by little.

Only by force.

At present, the Tang army is pressing, and there is Chisong Dezan's butcher's knife in his head, so he has no choice.

Stanley also had a bit of luck, because this territory was vast and boundless, and it was difficult for the Tang army to hold it. It is said that it belongs to the Tang Dynasty, but in fact it is still controlled by the nomadic people of the Tubo people, the emperor is far away, Zhang Xuān has more than enough heart and insufficient strength, and he can endure him.

When Tri Song Dezan heard the report, he vomited blood on the spot and almost fainted.

He came to his senses, and in front of the leaders of the civil and military forces and powerful tribes of the Tibetan Manchu Dynasty, he scolded Stanley for betraying the country, and said that he would break Stanley's body into ten thousand pieces to vent his hatred. But if Chi Songde praises and scolds, Stanley can't hear it, even if he hears it, he doesn't

Although submission and surrender have ceded a large area, as long as the throne is thin, everything will still have a chance in the future. But if Trisong Detsen is in power, he can't even save his life, and no matter how big the territory of Tibet is, it won't be his turn to enjoy ♀ it is Stanley's mind.

Lingzhou, Yongning Wangjing.

Zhang Xuān gathered the military generals of the Metropolitan Governor's Office, holding Li Guangbi's military newspaper and the draft document signed by Li Guangbi on behalf of the Longshuo Metropolitan Governor's Mansion and Stanley, and laughed loudly.

At this point, although the cities of Luo have not yet been taken, the hearts of the Tubo army are shaken and the people's hearts are unstable, and Tri Song Dezan has lost troops and generals, and there are very few soldiers and horses that can be mobilized.

The next battle is nothing more than two outcomes.

Some cities were broken, the Tubo royal court fell into the hands of the Tang army, and Trisong Dezan led the remnants to flee deep into the south of Tubo. Another possibility is that the city of Luo was broken, Trisong Detsen was captured or killed in battle, and Stanley ascended to the throne of Tibet.

In either case, for Zhang Xuān and Tang Jun, the goal was achieved. After supporting Stanley to regain the throne, Li Guangbi was able to lead his army back to Liangning Prefecture and achieve a brilliant victory.

Zhang Xuān looked around at everyone and said loudly, "Everyone, Li Guangbi and Yang Lian have made great contributions, especially Li Guangbi's two successive battles, which made the Tubo people frightened. Stanley surrendered to the imperial court and ceded to us a large territory east of the Great Snow Mountain, south of Ulan Ula Lake, and close to the hometown of Tuyuhun. "Quickly report the news and good news to Chang'an and spread the world!" At the same time, he ordered the five armies, and three days later, he swore to go out to fight against the An Lushan rebels! ”

"Obey the commander's orders!" Feng Chong and Guo Ziyi's generals agreed with excited expressions and took the order.

Li Guangbi and Yang Lian have made such great contributions, which is not small for Feng Chong and others

The thorn of jī.

All the generals retreated, but only Zhang Xun did not leave.

Zhang Xuān smiled and said, "Lord Zhang, let you stay, there are two things. "Please command, the prince!" Zhang Xun stood up respectfully and hugged his fist.

"First, pass on Li Guangbi, and after taking some cities to help Stanley ascend the throne, he will quickly return to defend Liangning Prefecture. Previously, he ordered Yang Lian's troops to withdraw and return first, set up a number of forts east of Daxue Mountain and south of Ulan Ula Lake, and sent troops to guard ♀ the territory of our dynasty, which has basically been included in the territory of our dynasty, and our army must be garrisoned. ”

Zhang Xun took the order, but at the same time said, "Lord, the promise of the Tubo people is not credible, they say that they belong to the Tang Dynasty, but in fact, it is possible ♀ to rebel again, if there is no army to defend it, it is actually difficult to really fall under the control of our dynasty." ”

"This king understands. It's just that at present, An Lushan is in rebellion, and we have no troops to garrison for the time being, so we can only send troops to garrison it symbolically to show sovereignty. However, when the An Lushan rebellion subsides, it will not be too late to slowly figure it out. Zhang Xuān said with a smile.

"Second, I ask the imperial court to send personnel to Lingzhou to prepare for the formal signing of the agreement with the Tubo people on the state of the master and the document for the delivery of the country, and at the same time ask the imperial court to set up prefectures and counties in this territory, prepare to send troops from the hinterland, and prepare for reclamation!"

"Lord Wang, do you want to ask the court for credit for Li Guangbi and Yang Lian and other generals?" Zhang Xun hesitated for a moment and asked.

Li Guangbi and Yang Lian's achievements are very great, if they are not rewarded, it is really unreasonable.

Zhang Xuān pondered for a moment, shook his head and said, "Not for the time being." On the day when Li Guangbi's class teacher returns to the court, it will be decided! ”

August 19 of the first year of Zhide.

Yan Zhenqing led more than 100,000 troops and An Lushan's 130,000 Fan Yang iron cavalry in the wilderness outside Bianzhou City to fight head-on, although Yan Zhenqing personally went into battle to kill the enemy, commanded the imperial army horses and An Lushan rebels to fight to the death, but Fan Yang iron cavalry was well-trained and fully prepared, and the Tang army was mostly a temporary patchwork of military horses, both military discipline and combat effectiveness, were far inferior to Fan Yang army, after a day and night of muntjac battle, the Tang army suffered heavy losses.

Yan Zhenqing had no choice but to lead the remnants of the defeated army to retreat to the eastern capital Luoyang.

An Lushan's rebels drove straight into Luoyang.

The situation is obvious, Yan Zhenqing can't hold Luoyang at all, and he is ready to continue to retreat to Tongguan.

Yan Zhenqing flew to Chang'an, according to Zhang Xuān's agreement with Li Heng in advance, at this time, Li Heng should mobilize troops and horses to be stationed in Tongguan, led by Yan Zhenqing, with the help of Tongguan natural danger to fight An Lushan, at least, can hold on for several months.

But Li Heng's heart was messed up and he was scared.

Not only can he not hold Luoyang, but he also can't defend Tongguan.

Not only Li Heng, but also An Lushan's rebels attacked the city like the autumn wind sweeping away the leaves, the eastern capital Luoyang was about to fall, and a series of bad news spread to Chang'an, making Chang'an's magnates and ordinary businessmen panic.

For several days, businessmen and ordinary people fled Chang'an with their families and fled to Huainan in the south of the Yangtze River. And above the court, there is also a mess of anxiety.

Xingqing Palace, Mingde Palace.

Li Hengmian sèyīn stood on the imperial platform solemnly, staring at the ministers of civil and military affairs in the palace, and seeing the ministers arguing and arguing, he couldn't help but be furious, and shouted a lot, "Shut up!" It's all for me.! ”

"An Lushan rebelled, the imperial court army and horses could not hold Henan, the eastern capital was about to fall, and Chang'an was also in crisis. In such a time of national disaster, not only did you not come up with a countermeasure, but no one was willing to contribute to the country to share my worries, but instead chattered and fought a war of words above the court, which was really disappointing and chilling to me! ”

"You don't need to fight anymore, I will ask you: An Lushan's rebels are unstoppable, where should the court go?!"

Li Heng shouted angrily.

Sun Liang, the newly appointed Shangshu Gong of the Ministry of War, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Yan Zhenqing's defeat led to the fall of Henan, and his crime is not small. The imperial court should take down Yan Zhenqing to punish the crime, and then send another good general,

Lead the army to go out and recover the river! ”

Chen Xian's face changed, and he immediately said loudly, "Your Majesty, by all means!" The thief's army is strong, and Henan is lost, which is not Yan Zhenqing's fault. At this time of national crisis, it is not appropriate to change generals on the spot, please think twice about Your Majesty! ”

Before Gongsun Liang could refute a few words, Chen Xian raised his eyebrows and reprimanded angrily, "Lord Gongsun, if you take Yan Zhenqing at this moment, who should lead the imperial court?" Could it be that Lord Gongsun wants to go into battle to kill the enemy himself? Chen Xian has always been tactful and rarely tears his face with courtiers, but at the moment, the situation is critical, and he can't take care of it much.

Yang Guozhong knelt on the ground and said loudly, "Your Majesty, in the opinion of the minister, the imperial court can send troops to assist Yan Zhenqing in retreating to Tongguan on the one hand, and order Yan Zhenqing to defend Tongguan to the death, and not let An Lushan rebels enter the pass: but on the other hand, we must also be fully prepared to prevent accidents and ensure the safety of Your Majesty." "The ministers should escort Your Majesty to leave Chang'an as soon as possible, and rush from Qizhou Longzhou to Lingzhou, escorted by Zhang Xuān's more than 100,000 Longshuo troops, and Your Majesty is safe. After that, His Majesty was the pro-governor Zhang Xuān, and led the army south to quell the rebellion, recover the lost territory, and restore the territory of our society! "For the sake of Your Majesty's safety, please make a decision as soon as possible!" Yang Guozhong fell to the ground crying bitterly, shouting, and a large number of knees fell behind him in a short time. It can be seen that many courtiers have the same thoughts as Yang Guozhong, Luoyang can't hold it, Chang'an definitely can't hold it, and a small Tongguan Yan can block Fan Yang's iron horse. In this case, it is better to run away first, escorted by Zhang Xuān's army, and wait for the army of King Qin from all over the country to come, and then it is not too late to slowly compete with An Lushan.

Yang Guozhong's words hit Li Heng's heart.