Guo Ziyi put down the tea in his hand, nodded and said: "Jingcheng Pass must be taken, only in this way can it be regarded as a real threat to the rear of An Lushan,"

Guo Ziyi paused, his face turned solemn, and continued: "Tanma got the news, An Lushan ordered his subordinate Li Qincao to lead 4,000 men and horses to guard Jingcheng Pass, although there are not many soldiers and horses, but the terrain of Jingcheng Pass is dangerous, and one man is not allowed to open the pass, if you want to attack strongly, even if our Shuofang army attacks with the whole army, it may not be able to take any advantage." ”

Chen Wenzhou also nodded thoughtfully, "Yes, since An Lushan dares to come out of the nest and attack Chang'an directly, then he is naturally ready to guard against us, and it is not just a line of defense,"

Chen Wenzhou pointed to the map and said, "Let's start from the East Surrender City, and conquer General Ditch, Youyucheng, and Mayi one after another along the way, and this Jingcheng Pass is the last stop of this defense line!" Of course, An Lushan knows the importance of Jingcheng Pass, so this Jingcheng Pass is no better than the place we conquered before, in my opinion, this battle is extremely difficult. ”

Guo Chen and Guo Ziyi glanced at each other, and both nodded worriedly, and the atmosphere seemed a little dull.

After a while, Guo Ziyi chuckled: "But there is good news." ”

"What's the good news?" Guo Chen and Chen Wenzhou asked in unison.

Guo Ziyi said: "It is said that the people of Hebei counties have now organized local regimental exercises to resist the rebels, and although they have been suppressed by the rebels, many people still stand up and wave their flags and shout against the rebels. ”

When Guo Chen heard this, his expression was a little disappointed.

Because this news is not too directly related to the capture of Jingcheng Pass, and it only relies on ordinary people, it cannot pose much threat to An Lushan at all.

Chen Wenzhou's eyes lit up: How can the revolutionary war achieve a great victory?

The answer, of course, is to unleash the masses, and only by establishing a revolutionary united front and uniting all forces that can be united can the reactionary elements be defeated!

"Dashuai, what is the reaction of the civil officials and military generals in Hebei County?"

Guo Ziyi replied: "Yes, there are, but they are all scattered, and there is no unified person to give orders." ”

Chen Wenzhou secretly pinched it, then nodded and said: "The counties of Hebei are under the nose of An Lushan, I estimate that even if these civil and military generals have the idea of resisting, they don't dare to act rashly. ”

"That's right," Guo Ziyi also agreed with Chen Wenzhou's opinion, "After An Lushan raised troops to the south, due to the full preparation and the speed of their march, the imperial court did not know the news of An Lushan's rebellion, it is said that the imperial court also received some rumors at that time, but His Majesty thought that someone was framing An Lushan, and did not take it seriously!" Fortunately, Yan Zhenqing, the Taishou of Pingyuan, risked his life to send someone to send the news of the rebellion, and His Majesty believed it, but at that time, the rebels were already about to reach Luoyang. ”

"Yan Zhenqing?" Chen Wenzhou was shocked, "Is that the famous calligrapher in the world?" ”

"Yes, it's him! This person is upright and upright, and he is not flattering to the powerful, so he is in his fifties, and he is only too guarded, and His Majesty has not even seen his face," Guo Ziyi said with a little regret.

Chen Wenzhou smiled noncommittally.

For the current smoky politics, Chen Wenzhou can't mention any bird fun!

All he did was look at the problem from the perspective of a military man.

Soldiers, to obey orders as their duty, to win the war for the purpose.

Guo Ziyi saw that Chen Wenzhou's expression was thoughtful, so he asked, "Wenzhou, do you have any good ideas?" ”

Chen Wenzhou did not answer Guo Ziyi's question, but stared at the map and pondered.

Guo Chen and Guo Ziyi knew Chen Wenzhou better, and knew that he was thinking about the problem, so they stopped talking to disturb Chen Wenzhou.

An extremely risky but grand strategic idea is brewing in his brain at the moment!

After a long time, Guo Ziyi was about to finish drinking the tea, and Chen Wenzhou suddenly slapped his thigh and laughed.

Guo Ziyi's tea bowl was about to be frightened, and he hurriedly asked, "Wen Zhou, what's the matter, what good plan did you think of?" ”

Chen Wenzhou looked slightly excited and said, "Marshal, how do you say a sentence in the Art of War?" Win all battles, and the good ones who are not good are also good. ”

Guo Ziyi continued: "The soldiers who surrender without a fight are also the good ones." ”

"Exactly!"

"Oh? Do you mean to take the Jingcheng Pass without force? ”

Guo Ziyi said in surprise, "Wen Zhou, talk about it quickly!" ”

Guo Chen also leaned over, wanting to hear what Chen Wenzhou had planned.

Chen Wenzhou pointed to the map and talked eloquently: "Marshal, general, you see, Jingcheng Pass is between Mayi and Changshan, and the Marshal also said just now that Jingcheng Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but it can be said that one man is a pass, even if we kill them all, it may not work!" “

"But you see, if we can go around the back of Jingcheng Pass, take Changshan County first, and then attack back and forth, hehe, even if it is an iron wall, we can catch it."

Guo Ziyi looked at the map and said, "It's a good idea, but how do you get around?" Taihang Eight Mountains are all natural hazards, only this well pass has a post road to pass, the others are steep and dangerous mountain roads, even if a small force can pass, it will greatly delay time! Moreover, it is difficult for a small force to pose much of a threat to Jingcheng Pass. ”

Guo Chen also nodded.

Chen Wenzhou waved his hand and said with a smile: "Since it is called a soldier who surrenders without a fight, what are you doing with the soldiers?" ”

"No soldiers?" Guo Chen and Guo Ziyi were startled at the same time and said in unison.

Chen Wenzhou nodded, looked at the two of them, and then said in a deep voice: "I'll go alone!" ”

"Going alone?"

Guo Chen was so surprised that he was almost confused, "Could it be that you plan to recruit Li Qincao?" ”

Chen Wenzhou shook his head again, "Since An Lushan handed over the last gate to Li Qincao for defense, it means that Li Qincao is the person he trusts very much, and if he wants to recruit him, even if Ben Kongming thinks he is sharp-toothed, he doesn't have the confidence and guts." ”

"And what are you going to do alone?" Guo Ziyi said with a frown.

Chen Wenzhou smiled mysteriously, "Dashuai, it is impossible to recruit Li Qincuo, but what about plotting against others?" Pingyang Taishou is Yan Zhenqing, and Changshan Taishou is Yan Gaoqing, these two are uncles and brothers, since Yan Zhenqing intends to resist, then Yan Gaoqing may not have this meaning! ”

"As long as Yan Gaoqing is contacted, the banner is waved, and the first to rise up and rebel against An Lushan, hehe, it is like a center blossoming in the chaos army, and when the time comes, our army will take advantage of the chaos to enter, even if Hebei is also captured, Jingcheng Pass is not a piece of cake!"

"Hahaha, I, Chen Kongming, really deserve to be called a ghost, I'm so talented!"

"No way!" Guo Ziyi interrupted Chen Wenzhou, who was beaming proudly.