Yan Gaoqing shook his head and sighed lightly, and said: "Around the first year of Tianbao, the envoy to Hebei at that time was Zhang Lizhen, who often accepted bribes from An Lushan and spoke for him in the imperial court; Xi Jianhou, the envoy of the dethroned Dynasty, said that An Lushan was impartial and selfless; The former prime minister Li Linfu was also bought by An Lushan, and they all said good things about An Lushan. These were His Majesty's most trusted courtiers at that time, so His Majesty's favor towards An Lushan became even more unwavering. Therefore, he raised troops in Fanyang and fought until Luoyang, and His Majesty really believed that he was really opposed! ”

Chen Wenzhou sneered and said, "It is reasonable to buy all the people around the emperor transparently, and the official fortune will be prosperous!" An Lushan is proficient in the way of being an official. What about Shi Siming? ”

Yan Gaoqing sighed and said, "Shi Siming's treachery and treachery are even higher than An Lushan!" Shi Siming is a fellow villager of An Lushan, the two grew up together since childhood, he is brave and good at fighting, and he has a lot of strategy in his chest, so he has established many military exploits and is very appreciated by His Majesty. His Majesty summoned him, gave him a seat, and conversed with him cordially, greatly praising his military prowess. This person is the most trusted and relied on person in An Lushan, and he obeys his words, so Shi Siming also controls most of the rebels' troops. ”

Chen Wenzhou nodded and said: "The courage of the heroes must have the great talents of the heroes, since these two people dare to raise troops and raise things, and they are invincible all the way, and directly attack Tongguan, it is definitely not possible to have no means!" ”

Chen Wenzhou paused, frowned and asked, "Lord Yan, as far as you know, how many troops does the rebel army have?" ”

Yan Gaoqing shook his head, "I can't tell you the specifics." In the early years, when these two people were not rebellious, they served as the envoy of Fanyang Jiedu and the envoy of Lujie and the soldiers and horses of the two towns respectively, and they have been operating in Hebei for many years, and their foundation must be very rich! “

Yan Gaoqing continued: "At the beginning, the two of them fought against the Hu people such as Tongluo, Xi, and Liuzhou Hu for many years, and after defeating them, the two adopted the Huairou strategy and surrendered them, which greatly increased their strength! When An Lushan raised troops last year, it was claimed that there were 400,000 horse infantry troops, although it was a bit exaggerated, but I think there were 300,000 horses! ”

"300,000!" Chen Wenzhou gritted his teeth and landed his fist on the table!

This number is already more than half of all the soldiers and horses in Datang!

On the side of the Tang Army, if you exclude the hundreds of thousands lost by Feng Changqing and Gao Xianzhi in the Central Plains, as well as the soldiers and horses of Jiannan Road, Lingnan Road, Huainan Road, Shannan Road and other Jiangnan provinces, the actual soldiers and horses that can really compete with the rebels are only the Shuofang Army and the Hedong Army from Taiyuan, Shanxi!

Chen Wenzhou said with a worried face: "It's just that there are many troops, but what is even more difficult is that these people have been fighting in the north all the year round, and they are all battle-hardened generals, and their combat power cannot be underestimated." ”

"Not bad!" Yan Gaoqing said thoughtfully: "That's why An Lushan can fight from Fan Yang to Luoyang and from Luoyang to Tongguan within a month, and the imperial court seems to have no power to fight back, and it is losing and retreating!" ”

"So fast?" Chen Wenzhou said in surprise, although he knew that Hebei's Yuyang Raid was very brave, he couldn't believe that it had been fought from Hebei to Guannei within a month!

At this time, Yan Chunming said: "Sima doesn't know! The Xi people north of Yingzhou, Hebei Province, were born as barbarians, drank blood, and were good at riding and shooting! After An Lushan surrendered them, he selected the brave and strong young men of the Xi tribe and accepted them as righteous sons, and selected good horses and famous horses to form a team of elite horses with outstanding combat power, named Luoluohe! These 8,000 rivers are An Lushan's greatest reliance, and the reason why they can reach Luoyang within a month is all due to the merits of these people! ”

"Falling River?" Chen Wenzhou was suddenly startled, and his brows were furrowed!

According to Yan Chunming, the Luoluo River is An Lushan's secret weapon, a special force similar to Cao Cao's tiger and leopard ride!

Yan Gaoqing explained: "Luluohe is the Xi language, the meaning of warriors. An Zhongzhi of Tumen is an outstanding figure in the Luoluo River, so An Lushan accepted him as a righteous son! ”

"So, this Luoluo River can be called the best cavalry in the world?" Chen Wenzhou said with a solemn expression.

"That's not true," Yan Gaoqing said with a smile, to Chen Wenzhou's surprise.

"Oh? Who else can compare to this falling river? Chen Wenzhou said with interest.

"Go back to the fine ride!" Yan Chunming said.

"Returning to the Elite Ride?" Chen Wen asked in surprise on Monday, I didn't expect that there were really more powerful cavalry in this world than the Luoluo River!

Yan Chunming nodded and said: "The Hui people are nomadic people, they grew up on horseback since childhood, they are natural cavalrymen, and their riding and archery skills are even higher than the Falling River!" ”

"Is there such a thing?" Chen Wenzhou said.

Yan Chunming said with a little relief: "It is rumored that the archery of the Hui Jing Cavalry is superb, and their arrows are equipped with whistles, called Ming Di, which sound in the wind, and Ming Di is called the whistle of death, because when the whistle sounds, someone must die!" ”

Chen Wenzhou nodded, his eyes lit up and said, "Could it be that An Zhongzhi's pursuit of Prince Ye Hu also has something to do with this?" ”

Yan Gaoqing glanced at Chen Wenzhou approvingly and said with a smile: "Sima Hui's eyes are like beads, in one word!" When An Lushan did not rebel, he invited the prince of Ye Hu to Hebei as a guest, and by the way instructed him to train cavalry, but secretly planned a rebellion, and later detained the prince of Ye Hu, I am afraid it was also premeditated, and wanted to take the prince as a hostage to blackmail Hui, and did not dare to send troops to help my Tang Dynasty, so that the river would be invincible! ”

Chen Wenzhou said: "This makes sense, the situation is not optimistic!" ”

He suddenly looked at the two, and the Yan father and son saw Chen Wenzhou staring at them, as if they had a deep meaning, and they didn't know why, so they asked, "Sima has something to say, but it's okay to talk about it." ”

Chen Wenzhou Zhengse said: "Although most of the rebels in Hebei went to the south, their power is still huge. Wen Zhou came here, but also wanted to gamble, whether the thing will succeed or not, it is still unknown, if you take this step, I am afraid there is no room to turn back, and then you can only involve the two! Please bow down on Monday! ”

Chen Wenzhou saluted the Yan father and son.

Yan's father and son were greatly frightened, and hurriedly helped Chen Wenzhou to buy it, and said sincerely: "Sima disregarded his personal safety and risked his life to enter Hebei alone, which is really a model for my father and son. My father and son are stupid, if Sima doesn't dislike it, even if he can send it, what's the problem? ”

Chen Wenzhou arched his hand vigorously towards the Yan father and son, and no longer said polite words.

Yan Chunming said: "Then what should we do now?" ”

Yan Gaoqing looked at Chen Wenzhou's determined expression, smiled slightly, waved his hand at Yan Chunming and said, "Chunming, since Chen Sima dares to risk his life, he must have been thoughtful. ”

Chen Wenzhou looked around, and Yan Chunming said: "Sima, don't worry, when you talk here, others can't overhear it." ”

Chen Wenzhou nodded, and explained his thoughts to the Yan father and son, and after the two listened, they nodded again and again, amazed.

Yan Gaoqing asked again: "It's just that in this case, what should the Prince Ye Hu do who has returned to Hui?" Will it be dangerous? ”