Li Heng was stunned, he stared at his eldest son with some incredulity, and was silent for a long time.

He fled Chang'an in a hurry, and did not forget to take Li Yu out of Chang'an, but agreed to the request of Li Gang, the king of Jianning, to stay in Chang'an. From this, it shows that subconsciously, among his two sons, Li Heng is actually invisibly inclined to Li Yu. [..]

For Li Yu, he attaches more importance to it.

This may not be realized by Li Heng himself.

Li Heng did not expect that Li Yu would take the initiative to rush to the front line of Tongguan, claiming to serve the country and resist the rebels.

His two sons, one is not afraid of death to stay in Chang'an, and the other is not afraid of rushing to the national disaster, which should be a gratifying thing, but for Li Heng, this is extremely pedantic.

Li Heng frowned, and was about to refuse, but when he saw Li Yu paying homage to the ground, he said angrily, "The sons should rush to the front line instead of their father, boost the morale of our army, and prevent the rebels from being in the front!" ”

"Please allow your father!"

As soon as Li Yu said this, Li Heng couldn't refuse anymore.

Li Heng hesitated for a while, and finally waved his hand helplessly, "Give you four soldiers and horses, you can rush to Zhangguan∞ make you the pacification envoy of the counterinsurgency army, and go to Zhang Xian's army to be a supervisor." ”

Li Yu was overjoyed, thanked him repeatedly, and then left solemnly.

He saw that Li Gang took the initiative to stay in Chang'an, and his prestige in the government and the opposition was instantly raised to a new height, and if he rushed to understand Guan to serve in Zhang Xuan's army, once the counterinsurgency was successful, his merits and prestige would stabilize Li Tan.

Li Yu led 2,000 cavalry to rush to the relics day and night.

It is said that Zhang Xuan led the army to get the news that Li Yu rushed to Tongguan and was canonized by the emperor as a prisoner, which was a little surprising. Li Yu can have this courage and courage, which is not bad.

At the very least, it is a few points stronger than his father, Emperor Li Heng.

However, Zhang Xuan didn't pay too much attention to it.

If Li Yu knows each other and wants to make a military exploit, he will give Li Yu a chance: but if Li Yu has other intentions, then don't blame Zhang Yu for not giving face.

Tongguan.

In the ardent expectations of the generals and the disguised "persecution", under the multiple pressures from the imperial court, the people and the army, Yan Zhenqing finally made a difficult decision: divide 10,000 troops and personally lead the 4,000 weak soldiers who attacked Cui Qianyou in Shaanxi County.

If there is no war, there will be no retreat, and the army's spirit will be unstable. And the emperor's decree is still vivid, urging him to go to war.

For various reasons, Yan Zhenqing decided to take a risk.

At present, he only has 50,000 soldiers and horses, and he divided 10,000 troops to attack Shaanxi County, leaving 40,000 to guard the pass.

Zhonglang General Fan Zheng originally wanted to lead the army to the battle, but Yan Zhenqing refused.

The generals didn't know that Yan Zhenqing was already pregnant with the will to die this time.

If this battle falls into the trap of An Lushan, and then loses the battle, Yan Zhenqing does not plan to return to understand the pass, just like the emperor said, he will die on the battlefield. As for whether he can keep it after his death, Yan Zhenqing can't do it.

The gate of the scum gate opened, and Yan Zhenqing led the army out in armor.

Fan Zheng and the others sent each other all the way, but they were silent, and the atmosphere was very gloomy. Going out with this kind of morale is a bad omen in itself, but Yan Zhenqing has no way out.

"Dashuai, the last general is waiting for the victory of Dashuai at the understanding pass! Take care! If there is no side, please also ask the commander to quickly return to the pass, and the last general will lead the army to rescue! Fan Zheng hugged his fists on the horse.

Yan Zhenqing's eyebrows were peachy, and he sneered in his heart∧ said: You Fan Dart is trying to cooperate with the generals to "force" Ben Shuai to fight, isn't his purpose to take the opportunity to "force" Ben Shuai to think of ideas, and then take Ben Jing instead?

But Yan Zhenqing understood that even if he did not agree to fight, the chaos of the army would lead to a mutiny. Maybe, this Fan Zheng will collude with some generals, take the opportunity to attack Yan Zhenqing to seize his military power, and even open the pass to surrender to An Lushan.

Yan Zhenqing sighed in her heart: Go here, give up your own "life", maybe you can exchange Tongguan for safety. If the pass persists for a few more days, and the army of King Qin of Yongning arrives, Fan Rong and others will not dare to have any more dissenting intentions.

But on his face, Yan Zhenqing didn't show it, but looked around at the generals, and said angrily, "Generals, this commander will give up a battle to the death, if he wins, it is good, if he does not win, he falls into the trap of the rebels, then the safety of the scumbag is up to you." ”

Yan Zhenqing immediately clasped his fists and saluted the generals.

Fan Zheng smiled slightly, and took the lead in replying, "Please rest assured!" The last general must defend the pass and not let the rebels enter the pass for half a step! ”

Yan Zhenqing stared at Fan Zheng deeply, didn't say anything more, turned around and galloped. The 10,000 Tang army, whose morale was not high, under the leadership of Yan Zhenqing, galloped away in the direction of Shaanxi County in the autumn wind of Xiao Suo.

Fan Ji looked at the back of Yan Zhenqing's army, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but float with a touch of joy.

In fact, Fan Zheng knows better than anyone that Yan Zhenqing led the army to fight in Shaanxi County, and the probability of success is less than 30%, and most of them are going to lose their troops again and die on the battlefield.

Back in Guanzhong,

Fan Jun immediately asked his henchman lieutenant to go to Longzhou with his twists and turns to report to the emperor, framing Yan Zhenqing for not listening to advice and insisting on leading the army to fight, leaving himself alone.

In Fan Zheng's plan, this is the best time for him to replace Yan Zhenqing.

If Yan Zhenqing loses the battle again, the imperial court will order the killing and hand over all the military power to him. At that time, he can see the opportunity to act, if he knows how to defend the pass, he can defend it, and if he can't defend it, he will lead the army to surrender to An Lushan to seek a brighter future.

In fact, a day ago, Yan Zhenqing had already sent his henchmen to carry his handwritten letter to the north to report Zhang Pian urgently. In the letter, Yan Zhenqing explained in detail his situation and mentality, and at the same time pointed out the current situation of the chaos in the military and the ambitions of Fan Zheng and others.

All in all, Yan Zhenqing was "forced" to fight, the army's heart was chaotic, and the generals had different intentions, understanding that the danger was in the sword, so Zhang Xuan asked Zhang Xuan to rush to the army's aid, so as not to protect the scum!

Zhang Tong led 10,000 Lin Wei to get the news of Yan Zhenqing's adventure in Guanxi Yi, which was less than 100 miles away from Tongguan∨ Tong was shocked, and immediately ordered his soldiers to let their horses gallop and speed up, and finally rushed to understand the pass at dusk and twilight on this day.

A group of more than 10,000 military horses suddenly appeared inside the slag pass, and Fan Zheng was surprised and a little angry. He had just finished calculating Yan Zhenqing, and before he really grasped the military power of the Guan Guards, there was another Yulinwei general, Zhang Tong, wouldn't it be depressing?

Zhang Tong, whether it is his official rank or prestige in the army, is far from being comparable to him as a lieutenant general in the Henan army, once Zhang Tong is allowed to enter the customs, the command of the scumbag army will inevitably fall into the hands of Zhang Tong, and he will never have a chance with him again.

Fan Qi looked down from the city tower, his face was gloomy like water.

His henchman Deputy General Meng Ping stood beside him and looked down, and said in a low voice, "General Fan, where did this Zhang Tong of Lin Wei come from?" Isn't Yu Linwei guarding Chang'an? Why did you get to the slag pass? Could it be the emperor's order? ”

Fan Zheng stomped his feet hatefully, "Let's work for half a day in vain, let them be cheap!" No, it can't be switched on! Meng Ping, the order went down, and said that the rebels could not open the Zhangguan Pass without authorization, if there was no order from the imperial court, even if it was a soldier and horse of the imperial court, they could not be stationed at will! ”

Meng Ping took the order and left.

Zhang Tong led the army to help, but the guards of the slag pass did not open and let them go, which made Zhang Tong furious. His aid this time is just Zhang Xuan's suggestion, the dispatch of Li Gang, the king of Jianning, where is the emperor's edict?

However, Zhang Tong is also a veteran general in the army who has been on the battlefield for a long time, and after a little thought, he judged that there was a problem within the Tongguan defenders.

Thinking of this, although Zhang Tong was anxious, he had no choice but to set up camp under the inner side of the pass, preparing to negotiate slowly with the commander of the guard of the pass.

"Go and ask, who is the main general in Guanzhong? It is said that this official is Zhang Tong, the general of Yulinwei of the imperial court, who was ordered by Zhang Xuan, the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, the general manager of the counterinsurgency march, and the king of Yongning, to rush to the aid of Chang'an, and asked him to open the city gate quickly to welcome our army into the customs! Zhang Tong instructed his henchman Jiao Xiong.

Jiao Xiong took the order and went to negotiate with Fan Zheng's henchman Meng Ping.

When Meng Ping heard that it was Zhang Xuan's military order, his heart trembled. He couldn't make the decision, so he hurried back to Guan to report to Fan Zheng.

Fan Zheng smiled coldly, "What about Zhang Ji?" Meng Ping, tell them that they are not allowed to enter the customs without the imperial court's order! Or, wait for Yan Zhenqing and Lord Yan to return from the battle! ”

Meng Ping stepped forward slightly and said, "General, I heard that the imperial court has canonized King Yongning as the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, and controls the soldiers and horses of all the Qinwang kings in the world, and knows all the counterinsurgency matters, if you go to ",..."

Before Meng Ping's words were finished, Fan Zheng glared at him angrily. Meng Ping didn't dare to say any more, so he left resignedly.

Looking at Meng Ping's departing back, Fan Zhong's "color" changed.

He is an ambitious person, and he has always wanted to replace Yan Zhenqing, but now he finally has the opportunity, but another Zhang Tong has appeared, how can he be willing.

Fan Zheng's face gradually became gloomy, and a crazy thought suddenly floated in his heart: why don't you send someone to contact An Lushan's rebels, take advantage of Yan Zhenqing's absence, open the slag pass to welcome Fan Yang's military horses into the pass, in this way, he will make a world-class meritorious service, presumably An Lushan, the Great Yan Emperor in Luoyang, will not be stingy with the position of a general.

After hesitating for a long time, Fan Zheng decided to take a risk. He immediately summoned his house slave Fan Tie and secretly instructed a few words.

Fan Tie took advantage of the night to sneak out of the pass, and Pegasus went straight to the camp of An Lushan's general Li Guiren, who was closest to the pass. Li Guiren was ordered to attack Tongguan, but because he understood that the terrain of Tongguan was dangerous and difficult to defend and difficult to attack, Li Guiren did not act rashly for the time being, and was waiting for the return of the soldiers and horses who were attacking the two quasi-targets, and then concentrated superior forces to attack Tongguan on a large scale.

If Fan Zheng succeeds, not only does he understand that Guan is in danger, but Chang'an is also in danger. As a result, Zhang Xuan's army of more than 100,000 people also fell into the embarrassing situation of passive defense.