The Taiping Daoist fled back to Wuwei and gave Li Heng another idea. Let Li Gong immediately lead the army westward, while Ge Shuhan was still on the way, rushed to attack Guazhou City, where the Hexi Metropolitan Governor's Mansion was located, and took Guazhou with lightning speed, and more than 10,000 defenders of Guazhou surrendered.

Li Gong led the army to move to Guazhou, and since then, his self-established puppet Tang regime has most of the territory of Hexi, with more than 30,000 troops in charge.

Ge Shuhan fled to Ganzhou, gathered more than 10,000 remnants of his subordinates, and prepared to confront Li Gong's rebels.

But the general trend of Hexi has gone, and Ge Shuhan is helpless.

Although the situation is improving, Li Gong's heart is not stable.

He knew very well in his heart, not to mention that Zhang Xuan led an army to attack, even if it was Yang Lian in Qinghai, if the 40,000 army poured out of the nest and killed him Li Qi, it would be a piece of cake.

Besides, there is the Western Regions behind him, Feng Chong is Zhang Xuan's absolute henchman, Feng Chong may raise Anxi soldiers and horses to attack Hexi at any time, and Li Gong is uneasy day and night.

At this time, Li Yu led more than 100 Li Tang royal families to come to Guazhou.

And Lei Wanchun led an army of 10,000 to send back the soldiers to return to the west, stationed in Lingzhou City, and did not attack Hexi.

Regarding the arrival of Li Yu and others, Li Gong did not welcome it in his heart. Because Li Yu is the orthodox royal family, and he once served as an emperor, if the Tiantang Dynasty is restored, it is the right way to support Li Yu to restore the throne. But Li Gengfu Tang was selfish, how could he give the foundation he had obtained to Li Yu in vain.

But Li Yu and these people arrived, and he couldn't help but welcome them. After all, he is playing the banner of restoring the Tang Dynasty, and he has to rely on the influence of Li Yu and other Li Tang royal families to add a little bargaining chip to his hegemony.

Li Yu has been to Guazhou for a long time, and Li Qi has always been busy with military affairs and has not seen him.

Seeing Li Yan's frowning and contemplative appearance on the side, the Taiping Dao people smiled and said, "Lord, although Li Yu was once the emperor, but this moment is not the past, they came to Guazhou to pray for the protection of the lord, but they are the dogs who lost their families, and the lord is the Zhengshuo of the Li Tang royal family!" ”

"Therefore, the poor road thinks that the lord does not have to take it to heart, instead of dragging it out, it is better to see him, canonize him the title of a prince, and see if he knows each other or not.

The Taiping Dao people had cold eyes and grim voices.

Li Gong nodded and sneered, "Li Yu's father and son are the sinners of the Li Tang royal family, and the thousands of miles of mountains and rivers that the ancestors have brought down are buried from their hands, and I can contain them, even if it is a great grace, announce Li Yu's visit!" ”

To tell the truth, before Li Yu brought people to Guazhou, he had a trace of luck in his heart, and felt that Li Heng might give up the throne to him, and then he would restore the country with the help of Li Gong's power. But when I arrived in Guazhou, I suddenly found that my ideas were too naïve.

Li Gong not only did not have the heart to give way, but also did not wait to see them. I didn't see each other for a few days, which in itself is enough to explain a lot of things.

Li Yu gritted his teeth and endured it, knowing that he no longer had to count on the throne, and now what he could count on was the life of his thin family, if he could defeat Zhang Xuan and restore the world of Li Tang, he would be able to be a prince anyway.

"Li Yu is here!" From Li Yan's main hall, there was a high-spirited proclamation.

Li Yu gritted his teeth, smiled respectfully, and strode in.

Li Yu hesitated slightly, bowed down and bowed, "Li Yu greets Your Majesty!" ”

At this moment, the sense of humiliation in Li Yu's heart can be imagined. After Li Tang was destroyed, he had successively bowed to Zhang Xuan and Li Ran and called "Your Majesty" the former emperor of the Tang Dynasty, this huge contrast is incomparable.

Li Gong was stunned. He didn't expect that Li Yu's posture would be so low and he would take the initiative to claim his ministers.

He didn't want to think about it, Li Yu is almost a prisoner now, if he doesn't know each other, his life is difficult to protect, in order to save his life, what is the matter of being a minister.

Having said that, he would rather be a vassal to Li Gong, who is also a member of the Li Tang royal family, than bow down to the rebellious Zhang Xuan in his mind.

Li Gongzhi smiled proudly, "No need to be polite, you and I are both in the same vein as the Li Tang royal family, and now that the traitors are in charge, you and I are working together to restore the ancestral foundation!" Come and give me the will to sit and proclaim my will one by one, and canonize Li Yu as the king of Chu and the governor of Wuwei."

"Minister Li Yu thank Lord Longen!" Li Yu bowed, but after getting up, he suddenly came to his senses, and his face changed suddenly.

Li Gong named him the governor of Wuwei, wouldn't this allow him to lead the army to guard Wuwei and provide him with a barrier against Zhang Xuan's army in Hexi?

Wuwei soldiers are outnumbered, and I heard that Zhang Xuan is about to drive a personal expedition, if the army arrives, Wuwei will almost not be able to protect it. Li Gong asked him to go to Wuwei, how is it different from sending sǐ?

But at this moment, how dare Li Yu say half a word. He is the meat on the board, and he was allowed to be slaughtered by Li Gong.

Sure enough, Li Gong smiled and said, "King Chu, I heard that you are both civil and military, and you can be a general."

In this way, I will give you 2,000 soldiers and horses, and together with the Wuwei garrison, we will defend Hexi for me and defend Qinghou Lian. Don't worry, in three months at most, I will raise a large army, start from Guazhou, and recover the Central Plains! ”

"Obey the order!" Li Yu's face was pale, and he reluctantly smiled and knelt down to receive the order.

Li Yu left in a hurry, and the Taiping Daoist smiled and said to Li Gongji: "Your Majesty is wise." In order to protect himself, Li Yu will do his best to defend Wuwei and defend the gate for His Majesty. He was once the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and presumably as soon as the banner came out, there would be some military horses loyal to the Li Tang royal family. ”

Li Gong smiled proudly, but then sighed again, "Military Division, there are few major generals under me, and it is actually difficult to fight against Zhang Xuan's army. If Zhang Xuan's army is fighting against him, I see that this place west of the river cannot be defended, and I still have to make long-term plans. ”

"Your Majesty, please rest assured." The Taiping Daoist waved his hand, "Anxi Zhuhu is restless, and the Anxi soldiers and horses of Feng Chong want to sit in Anxi, and they are unable to advance eastward." As for Yang Lian and Zhang Xuan's army, Poor Dao has already sent someone to contact the Tubo people and ask the Tubo people to send troops to fight against Zhang Xuan with our army! ”

"The Tubo people can only send troops to fight with me, otherwise, he has only one way to die. Our army joined forces with the Tibetan soldiers and horses, with more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, which was enough to compete with Zhang Xuan.

If you retreat, you can hold a place in Hexi, and if you advance, you can plot the Central Plains! ”

"Even, our army can rush to eat Yang Lian's 40,000 military horses before Zhang Xuan's army comes, unite the Tubo people to eat Yang Lian's 40,000 military horses, connect Qinghai with Hexi, and then help each other with Tubo, what is Zhang Xuan's way?"

The Taiping Daoist looked calm and talked eloquently.

Li Gong's eyes lit up, but then he sighed again.

The Taiping Daoist glanced at him, knowing that he was still a little afraid of Zhang Xuan after all, and he didn't have much confidence in his heart≥ but he might not be able to defeat Zhang Xuan even if he united with Tibet.

"Your Majesty, the worst result is that our army can't stop Zhang Xuan's army. If this is the case, Tubo will also be defeated and destroyed, and at that time, His Majesty can also lead the army to retreat to the Western Regions, destroy the Fengchong of Anxi, and then occupy the Western Regions, rely on the land of the Western Regions, unite the Great Cannibals, and form a country of its own in the Western Regions. ”

"The Hus of the Western Regions, a plate of scattered sand, and a country of many cities, are just a small land, if you want to destroy the Western Regions, for Your Majesty, it is just a gesture."

Li Qi's eyes lit up, in fact, he also had the idea of retreating to the Western Regions and even taking refuge in the Great Cannibal. The Western Regions seemed to be all in the hands of the Anxi Protectorate, but in fact, the situation was extremely complicated and chaotic, and Li Gong felt that if he led a large army to retreat to the Western Regions, it would not be too difficult to destroy Zhuhu and gain a firm foothold.

The Taiping Daoist glanced at Li Gong, and sighed secretly in his heart, this Li Gong looked forward and cowered, and began to have stage fright before he froze, how could this kind of person become a big deal.

Taiping Dao people couldn't help but be very disappointed in their hearts, and suddenly retreated.

Together, this thought began to grow like a weed in spring, and it was out of control.

At this time, Emperor Zhang Xuan, who was far away in Luoyang, Zhongjing, issued an edict against thieves and decided to drive the expedition in person.

March 13 of the second year of Yongning.

Zhang Xuan gathered troops on the school field outside Zhongjing City, personally served as the generalissimo of the thief, ordered Guo Ziyi to be the deputy marshal, Shence General Nan Jiyun as the left wing forward, Shenwu General Li Siye as the right wing forward, and Yulin General Zhang Tong as the general after the march, leading 100,000 elite soldiers to fight against the thieves.

Su Hudong and Li Tengkong led the joint army to accompany the army as female army generals, which became a different scenery in the army.

Today, the people who came out of the capital to see off were crowded with people, crowded on both sides of the road, and most of them came to see the heroic female army.

Zhang Xuan put on a suit of armor, and was about to get on his horse and leave the city under the escort of the eighteen iron guards, when the queen Cui Ying took the harem concubines out of the palace

Cui Ying's eyes were red, and even though she was very reluctant in her heart, as a queen, she couldn't cry. The emperor drove the expedition in person, crying and unlucky.

"Concubine wishes Your Majesty a triumphant return!" Cui Ying took the girls to worship.

Zhang Xuan smiled loudly, "You wait for ∞ to go here for a year at most, Ying'er, you can wait in Zhongjing with peace of mind." ”

Wan Chun, Yang Sanjie and Yang Yulian's stomachs are already not small, Zhang Xuan hesitated, hurriedly walked over, and smiled softly to the third girl, "When I come back, I will personally name the child in your womb!" I will surely congratulate the birth of the three emperors with supreme glory! ”

Several of the concubines of Xinna stood at the back of the women, and they did not dare to come forward, because in front were the queen and others.

At this moment, Guo Fu, who was dressed in a strong suit, strode forward, knelt down in front of Zhang Xuan, and said loudly, "Your Majesty, the concubine is also the daughter of the general, and she can also lead the army to battle, and the concubine is willing to accompany Your Majesty to lead the army to fight against thieves and open up territory!" ”

Zhang Xuan was stunned, Guo Fushan rode and shot him, after all, she was Guo Ziyi's daughter, a person who grew up in the army, although her martial arts were not as good as Li Tengkong, but her riding and archery skills were not much worse than Su Hudonglai.

"Sister Su Guifei and Sister Li Guifei can go out from the king, and the concubines can also give Your Majesty's permission!" Guo Fu seemed to have made up her mind, and kowtowed to the ground.

Zhang Xuan hesitated slightly, groaned for a while, and simply waved his hand and smiled, "It's okay." It is rare for Concubine Duan to serve the country with enthusiasm...... Okay, I'm ready! You also go to the women's army. Today, the three concubines are in armor and go out into battle, which is a rare event in the past and present! ”