On the first day of the twelfth month of the 17th year of Tianbao, Zhao Ziliang convened the envoys and border officials from all over the country to hold an overall strategic deployment meeting in the Marshal of Shaanxi County's mansion, which determined the strategic policy of first south and then north, and first main and secondary. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

First the south and then the north is to stabilize the north, drag Shi Siming and Cai Xide's troops, and first concentrate troops to attack the rebels on the front line of Luoyang; The first priority is to first attack the main military forces of the rebels in the garrison area, and then fight other scattered forces in the area, and when An Qingxu, the main figure of the rebel army, is defeated, the other rebel figures will have no object of loyalty, and it will be much easier to fight again.

After the meeting, the envoys and military and political officials of various sections rushed back to their respective districts, and Zhao Ziliang left Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi, and Zhang Shouyu alone.

Zhao Ziliang first asked Zhang Shouyu about the situation in Mobei, Zhang Shouyu said: "Now that the Central Plains is in turmoil, we can't get the support and reinforcements of the imperial court in Mobei, and the troops can't be replenished, so we have to leave the veterans who need to retire when they reach the age of years to continue to serve in the army. In addition, our department in weapons, armor, bows and crossbows and bows and arrows necessary equipment for combat can not be supplemented and supported by the imperial court, can only forge by themselves, but the craftsmen's skills are not as good as the imperial court, the lethality of the forged weapons is much smaller, and the defensive power of the armor is not as good as the imperial court standard armor, not to mention the bow and crossbow, arrows! There is another thing, Shi Siming saw that our army had long occupied the military pass on the first line of the Great Wall and could threaten him at any time by going south, so he sent troops to attack forcibly a few months ago, because our army was all cavalry, not good at defending the city, and lacking equipment and materials to defend the city, so the first line of the Great Wall had been recaptured by Shi Siming, and now it is not easy to attack Shi Siming's territory in the south! ”

Zhao Ziliang nodded slightly after hearing Zhang Shouyu's words, thought for a moment and said to Zhang Shouyu: "Regarding the issue of weapons and equipment and other combat materials, so let's raise 20,000 sets as soon as possible, and then send someone to escort you over; The matter of the first line of the Great Wall being recaptured by Shi Siming, I thought about it, you and Ziyi should strengthen ties and work together, Ziyi can send a group of men and horses, mainly infantry, to help you fight some battles that cavalry can't fight, such as siege and defense of the city, Ziyi, what do you think? ”

Guo Ziyi said: "My subordinates have long had this kind of idea and plan, but I am worried that General Zhang will have other ideas after putting it forward!" ”

Zhang Shouyu said: "Now that the rebels are rampant, it is natural for us to work together, Lord Guo is willing to send someone over to assist, I can't welcome it, how can I have other ideas?" ”

Zhao Ziliang said at this time: "Okay, this matter is so decided, as for how to strengthen the alliance and cooperation, the two of you will discuss it yourself after you go down." For the situation that the Mobei tribes are a little ready to move, Shouyu, I gave you a suggestion: if you want the Mobei tribes to have no strength to provoke me, the Tang Dynasty can't let the population of the Mobei tribes grow too fast and too much, and regularly reduce their population, reduce their cattle, sheep, horses and other livestock, as for how to achieve this, it is up to you to figure out a way, after all, you are now in charge of the affairs of Mobei in an all-round way, I can only give a little advice! ”

Zhang Shouyu hugged his fists and said: "My subordinates understand!" ”

Zhao Ziliang said to Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi again: "Shi Siming and Cai Xide have nearly 300,000 soldiers and horses in their hands, and it is a little difficult to hold him back with the current strength of the two of you, and most of you are infantry in your hands, and it is not bad to attack and defend the city, but if you fight with the rebels in the field, I am afraid that you will suffer, Shi Siming and Cai Xide have a lot of cavalry in their hands, you are not opponents!" ”

After finishing speaking, Zhao Ziliang took out a letter and handed it to Guo Ziyi and said: "This is my letter to Gao Xiuyan, after you go back, send someone close to you to see Gao Xiuyan secretly, I believe that with my understanding of Gao Xiuyan and his friendship, he will listen to my advice, judge the situation, draw a clear line with the rebels, return to the rule of the Tang Dynasty, and become a minister of the Tang Dynasty." If he agrees, you will find an opportunity to meet him in person, and then send someone to tell me, and I will discuss with the emperor and the court on my side, and strive to give him a good treatment and let him work for the court!" ”

Gao Xiuyan has always been stuck on the route of Guo Ziyi's march, although Guo Ziyi can be undefeated, but he can never win, especially the cavalry under Gao Xiuyan's command, it is too powerful, coming and going like the wind, the tactics are flexible and changeable, Guo Ziyi can't think of a way to deal with this cavalry at all, every time he fights, he is overwhelmed by this cavalry.

In the original history, although Gao Xiuyan was brave, he definitely did not have the current military talent, but Zhao Ziliang in the years in Hedong, he has been learning a lot of novel tactics by his side, and by Zhao Ziliang's words and deeds, he has been greatly inspired in military thinking, although Gao Xiuyan does not have the military ability to command the overall situation, but in local battles, the use of tactics is rarely compared.

Guo Ziyi attached great importance to what Zhao Ziliang said, and hurriedly put away the letter and put it away, if there is anyone in this world who can let Gao Xiuyan give face, I am afraid that only Zhao Ziliang will be the only one, if he can plot against Gao Xiuyan, it will have a major impact on the situation in the north.

"Dashuai, my subordinates must handle this matter properly and strive to meet Gao Xiuyan as soon as possible!"

After sending Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi and Zhang Shouyu away, Zhao Ziliang found Du Fu and asked him to write a piece of music and send someone to the imperial court. The focus was on promotion in military ranks and rewards in titles, while allowing Gao Xiuyan to continue to lead the Datong army to show the favor and trust of the emperor and the imperial court.

The 110,000 Beiting Army on the front line of Hangu Pass quickly completed the reorganization and began a two-month intensive training, taking advantage of the cold winter to carry out large-intensity training, so that the soldiers could recover as soon as possible, and even enhance their combat capabilities, and at the same time more strict and standardized in military discipline, Zhao Ziliang always firmly believed that the main factor of whether an army can win a battle is not only the ability of the generals, but also whether the soldiers can thoroughly implement the combat intentions of the generals and the combat ability of the soldiers themselves. An army with good military discipline can well implement the strategic and tactical intentions of the commander, good military discipline will not make the war situation worse, it will only get better, it can make the army even in the unfavorable situation of the war is not easy to rout and disperse, and even can turn defeat into victory, many battles once the stalemate, what fights is the will to fight on both sides, in terms of the will to fight, it is definitely the army with better military discipline that is superior.

On the recital sent to Chang'an, Zhao Ziliang also put forward a suggestion, suggesting that the imperial court send someone to contact Shi Siming and strive to rebel against him, even if he can't rebel against this person, he can also let the rebels have internal strife, which is beneficial to counterinsurgency, and it doesn't cost a lot of money.

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Chang'an, Huaqing Palace, the weather is cold in winter, Xuanzong is old, afraid of cold, so the weather is slightly cooler, he and Yang Yuhuan moved to Huaqing Palace, Huaqing Palace has hot springs, the temperature in the palace is higher than outside, and winter is like spring.

Xuanzong, who received Zhao Ziliang's secret performance, sent people to find several prime ministers, and said: "A few days ago, Zhao Ziliang sent someone to send a secret performance, suggesting that the imperial court send someone to Fanyang to contact Shi Siming, hoping to persuade him to surrender to the imperial court, if Shi Siming can surrender to the imperial court, the rebels will lose their nest, which is equivalent to cutting off An Qingxu's most important arm, even if Shi Siming is unwilling to surrender, this action can also cause An Qingxu's suspicion of Shi Siming, let them fight among themselves, I don't know what you think?" ”

Zhang Hao stood up and hugged his fists and said: "Your Majesty, as soon as An Lushan died, An Qingxu gradually lost control of the rebels after he took the throne, and the rebel generals from all over the country have supported their own troops, An Qingxu has already not trusted the rebel generals very much, but he has a reputation, and the rebel generals dare not openly disobey or disobey his will, if we send someone to persuade Shi Siming to surrender, this is indeed a clever move, Weichen agrees!" ”

Several other prime ministers also came forward to express their agreement, this method is indeed good, and this is the right time now, when the rebels are unstable and demoralized.

Wei Jiansu stood up and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, the old minister also agrees with this plan, but the old minister thinks that the imperial court can't really treat Shi Siming as a loyal minister and a good person, this kind of person has no loyalty at all, if he leads his troops to surrender to our court, it is because the situation is compelled to do so, once there is a situation, this person is bound to rebel again!" ”

Xuanzong asked, "What does Wei Qing mean?" ”

Wei Jiansu said: "Recruit him first, if he really surrenders, the court will find a way to seize his military power, and then how to deal with him will be left to His Majesty!" ”

The matter of recruiting Shi Siming was proposed by Zhao Ziliang, although Xuanzong thought that Wei Jiansu's proposal was good, but for the sake of prudence, he still did not make a decision on the spot, this is to say: "I have to think about this matter, let's go back first!" ”

"Wait for the resignation!"

Xuanzong immediately asked Gao Lishi to send his henchmen eunuch to Shaanxi County to ask Zhao Ziliang about the surrender of Shi Siming, if the surrender is successful, what treatment should be given to Shi Siming, whether to deal with Shi Siming, Zhao Ziliang doesn't care about this matter, Shi Siming is not a good person himself, and he has no loyalty at all, whether he kills or scrapes, he doesn't care at all, he just told the eunuch sent by the emperor that the matter should be kept secret, if the secret is leaked, it will be a big problem!

After Xuanzong learned of Zhao Ziliang's attitude, he immediately discussed with several prime ministers and secretly sent a eunuch to Fan Yang to meet Shi Siming and persuade him to surrender. (To be continued.) )