Chapter 368 Deployment Disrupted!
"Take it!"
As soon as Zhang Xuan's words fell, Nan Jiyun shouted without hesitation, and several fierce soldiers who were originally standing silently on the side immediately rushed forward, preparing to take down Shi Siming's envoy.
The messenger who claimed to be Gao Yan's name Shi Siming was shocked, and his face turned red and he said in a trembling voice, "What crime did the last general commit that made the prince so angry? ”
Zhang Xuan looked at this person coldly, and said indifferently, "This king will give you another chance." Who are you under Shi Siming's account? Truth be told, this king is not to blame for the past. Otherwise, the king will punish you for a sin of deception." ”
The envoy's face was pale, his lips trembled a few times, he didn't dare to pretend anymore, he knelt down on one knee and bowed to the ground with a poof, and said in a low voice, "The prince forgives the sin, the last general Shi Chaoyi is Shi Siming's eldest son!" ”
"Shi Chaoyi......" A strange smile appeared on the corner of Zhang Xuan's mouth, and he waved his hand, signaling Nan Jiyun and the others to retreat.
This Shi Chaoyi is also a well-known figure in history, and he played an extremely important role in the "chaos" of Anshi, Zhang Xuanyan can not know.
Historically, Shi Siming raised troops with An Lushan, Shi Chaoyi led the army to defend Jizhou and Xiangzhou, after Shi Siming called the emperor and killed An Qingxu, Shi Chaoyi was named King Huai ∠ Yuan two years Shi Chaoyi led the army to kill Shi Siming, ascended the throne on March 14, the year name was sage, and sent Zhang Tongru and others to Fanyang, killing the queen Xin, the prince Shi Chaoying and dozens of others.
In 762, the Tang Dynasty army borrowed the help of the soldiers to start a counteroffensive, breaking through the capital of Shi Chaoyi, Luoyang, Shi Chaoyi fled north to Mozhou, and all the rebels and relatives, especially the main generals Tian Chenghei and Li Huaixian all defected, and finally "committed suicide" and died.
It should be said that Shi Chaoyi is another major disaster after An Lushan, An Qingxu, and Shi Siming, and like An Lushan's son An Qingxu, he also killed his father and became emperor. Hearing that the person kneeling in front of him turned out to be Shi Chaoyi, Zhang Xuan suddenly had the idea of killing this person to get rid of the big trouble.
But reason told him that he couldn't kill this man at this moment. If this person is killed, Shi Siming will follow An Lushan all the way to the dark, which is not conducive to Zhang Xuan's entire strategic layout. Although Shi Siming is unreliable and capricious, and it is possible to rebel again the next day, but for Zhang Xuan, as long as Shi Siming "stabs" An Lushan in the back throughout the time, it is enough.
Destroy An Lushan, and then remove Shi Siming, if you explore the bag to take things.
"Shi Chaoyi, your father sent you here, do you have anything to say? Has he ever received a letter of surrender from this king? Zhang Xuan let out a sigh of relief and said with a faint smile.
"Get up and speak."
Shi Chaoyi cautiously got up and straightened up, and said respectfully, "Lord Wang, after my father received the letter from the Lord Wang, he was grateful for the Lord Wang's magnanimity, regardless of his previous suspicions. And An Lushan rebelled against the imperial court, my father had no choice but to make a false accusation, and now the imperial court has intentions, my father should return to the imperial court, and raise troops to help the imperial court quell the rebellion, in order to atone the merit for the crime. ”
"Just ......"
The corners of Zhang Xuan's mouth twitched, "Just what?" ”
"It's just that my father's name is An Lushan's confidant general, but he doesn't actually have real power. Although he led tens of thousands of soldiers and horses from Fan Yang to the east of the river, if he wanted to surrender to the imperial court, my father needed a certain amount of time to convince the generals...... Please forgive me! ”
Shi Chaoyi gritted his teeth and said softly.
After speaking, Shi Chaoyi hurriedly glanced at Shi Yan, and a trace of coldness flashed in his eyes.
Zhang Xuan was silent.
He knew very well in his heart that it would not be easy to get Shi Siming to surrender. It's not that if his youngest son Shi Yan falls into the hands of Zhang Xuan, he will definitely surrender. Although he likes this young son more, there are many sons after all, but his net worth is very important.
He sent Shi Chaoyi this time, on the one hand, to see if Shi Xuan was really safe and sound, and on the other hand, it was just a temptation to see if the various conditions promised by Zhang Xuan could be fulfilled.
Whether he should surrender or not, he will not make a decision at this time. Especially under the premise that An Lushan's rebels have won successive battles, he will not easily agree to surrender to Zhang Xuan. He had to wait and see for a while to see if Zhang Xuan was capable of quelling An Lushan's rebellion.
If Zhang Xuan is Adou who can't be helped, Datang will definitely die, so why should he jump into the fire pit?
"Go back and tell Shi Siming, just say that what this king said will definitely be fulfilled. This king has already reported to His Majesty that if Shi Siming is willing to surrender, he will be guilty of his crimes, and he will be crowned the king of the county and replaced by An Lushan. ”
"What your father and son are thinking and trying to see now, this king knows very well. This king can solemnly tell you here that An Lushan's rebellion will definitely fail...... This king can kill the powerful Tubo cavalry to the point of losing his armor, and he is like entering a no-man's land in Tubo, playing with the Tubo people in the palm of his hand, and destroying a small An Lushan, why is it difficult? ”
"It's okay to wait and see, but this king must tell the ugly things to the front. This king doesn't need the icing on the cake, he just needs to send charcoal in the snow. If the defeat of An Lushan is decided, even if Shi Siming leads the army to surrender, this king will also lead the army to punish him! Where to go, you father and son think for yourselves. Okay, this king is tired, Nan Jiyun, Shi Yan, the two of you will set up a banquet for this king to treat Shi Chaoyi and his party! ”
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On the second day, Zhang Xuan's army continued south along the west bank of the Yellow River, but the pace of the march was not fast.
And in the afternoon, Zhang Xuan got the emperor Li Heng led the Manchu Dynasty civil and military ministers and some of the powerful relatives of Chang'an to give up Chang'an under the protection of 10,000 military horses, and came to the direction of Longshuo in the name of the imperial conquest.
The purpose is very clear, that is, to sit in the rear of Lingzhou and command the national counterinsurgency war in Lingzhou.
Zhang Xuan was taken aback, and his "color" changed.
He had long expected that Li Heng would abandon Chang'an and follow the old path of his father Li Longji, but Zhang Xuan did not expect Li Heng to escape so early and so fast!
Luoyang has not yet fallen, there is still Tongguan to defend, as the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, so unbearable, cowardly and afraid of death, easily abandon the ancestral society Jizong Temple, how can he not make the subjects of the world laugh?
At this moment, Zhang Xuan was completely disappointed in Li Heng.
At the beginning, Li Longji was forced to flee to Shuzhong in a hurry because Tongguan fell and the door of Chang'an was opened. In a sense, it's also a smart move; However, Li Heng gave up Chang'an in advance when the threat of Chang'an was far from coming, for fear that he would not be able to save his life, which was much worse than the old emperor.
Li Heng's imperial prestige was lost, and it didn't matter to Zhang Xuan, the crux of the matter was that Li Heng's move really "disrupted" Zhang Xuan's planning and deployment.
Zhang Xuan's face was pale, standing in the tent, and the generals on both sides stood solemnly, and none of them dared to speak.
Long.
Zhang Xuan let out a long breath, and his voice was extremely low, "Ladies and gentlemen, Your Majesty and the imperial court gave up Chang'an and came to Lingzhou, once this news comes out, it will definitely help the rebels of Chang'an Lushan to be arrogant, and the imperial court military horses are ......."
Zhang Xuan didn't continue to say this, but everyone understood what he meant.
The emperor ran away early, and he didn't even want the Chang'an Sect Temple, can you still expect the court soldiers under Yan Zhenqing to fight bloodily?
Therefore, the morale of the army will inevitably be "chaotic", and Yan Zhenqing will be even more difficult to resist the An Lushan rebels.
Bang!
Zhang Xuan slammed his fist on the table, making a loud noise.
He gritted his teeth and rebuked angrily, "Those who bewitch His Majesty to give up Chang'an and act without authorization deserve death!" Sin deserves death! ”
Feng Chong sighed lightly, hugged his fists and said, "Marshal, Your Majesty is leading the army to Lingzhou, and our army is ......."
Zhang Xuan's face was gloomy, and he waved his hand and said, "Let Your Majesty go to Lingzhou." Since His Majesty can't stay in Chang'an and wants to go to Lingzhou, then go. Quickly ordered Zhang Xun to make all preparations to welcome His Majesty's stationing in Lingzhou. As for our army - speed up and march to Tongguan in a hurry! ”
"Yes." Feng Chong took the order and left.
"Send someone five hundred miles to urgently pass the letter to Yan Zhenqing, and order Yan Zhenqing to lead the army to hold Tongguan no matter what, and not to fight without authorization! Everything, when the king's army arrives, then make a strategy! In any case, you must hold Tongguan! ”
After thinking about it, Zhang Xuan was still a little uneasy, and ordered, "At the same time, five hundred miles of urgent dispatch to Chang'an Yulinwei General Zhang Tong and Jianning King Li Qi, please Zhang Tong immediately lead the Beijing Division of 10,000 Yulin Wei to rush to the aid of Tongguan!" Tell Zhang Tong that in the middle of half a month, the king's army will rush to Tongguan! ”
"Everyone, Chang'an is in danger! Ordered the three armies, march day and night to attack Tongguan, there must be no mistake! ”
Zhang Xuan waved his arms, solidifying into a powerful posture in mid-air.
The generals each led the army to go, Zhang Xuan looked at Li Tengkong and Hua Nu'er who were still standing beside him in armor, and sighed, "Kong'er, Feng Ming, the emperor is so timid as a mouse, it is beyond my expectations." As soon as the emperor fled, Chang'an was in danger. ”
"In order to prevent accidents, Kong'er, Fengming, the two of you led a thousand cavalry to take a shortcut to Chang'an, if it really comes to the point of last resort, escort all the relatives in the house out of Chang'an and send them to Lingzhou!"
Li Tengkong and Hua Nu'er didn't dare to slack off, and were about to leave for Chang'an, Su Hudong frowned and said, "Husband, I'm going too!" I think it's better for the three of us to lead the women's army together! One is to help Chang'an, and the other is to protect relatives and relatives......"
Zhang Xuan hesitated, and Huo Ran nodded, "It's okay." The three of you will lead the female army to the aid of Chang'an! However, Dong'er, you have to remember that if Tongguan is lost, Chang'an cannot defend it, and it must be withdrawn immediately. ”
"Remember, your own safety is more important than anything else!" Zhang Xuan instructed in a low voice, then walked over and hugged the three girls one by one, waving his hand to signal them to leave immediately.
The branches were rampant, which directly undermined Zhang Xuan's plan. In order to prevent it, he had to prepare for the worst that Yan Zhenqing couldn't even defend Tongguan. After all, once Tongguan falls, Guanzhong is an empty field, and the An Lushan rebels break in like a flood of beasts, how can Chang'an be saved?
Don't say that Zhang Xuan can't reach the whip, even if Zhang Xuan is in Chang'an, it is difficult to hold Chang'an City.
Chang'an is not an offensive and defensive city, but a prosperous imperial capital that is almost open. Many of the city's defenses symbolize sexuality.
Li Longji should have died, a clerical error in the previous chapter, I'm very sorry. Fortunately, there is nothing wrong in the content, it was Li Longji who died, but he was omitted in the title.