The two drank another drink, Gao Xianzhi put down the cup and asked with a low smile, "Can you tell me why a prince came to the army?" Was it sent by His Majesty to oversee the army? ”

Wang Yuan smiled: "No, no, no, this is what I took the initiative to ask." Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"Oh? Why is that? Your Majesty's Heart? ”

Wang Yuan shook his head and said, "I don't have the time to play with Your Majesty. I'll tell you later, and I'll tell you now, and you'll not be able to sleep. ”

"Hehe, is it that serious? Since you don't say it, I won't ask much, and you will tell me when it's time to tell me. So how do you plan to settle this Feng Wangye? What should we do with him? Gao Xianzhi said.

"There is no need for exception, he was sent by His Majesty to quell the rebellion with me, and now he is just an ordinary general, and my brother does not need to treat him preferentially. In the army, he should be scolded and punished, in short, don't think of him as a prince and prince. Wang Yuan smiled.

"This ...... Is it appropriate? I'm afraid he's going to go berserk, and we're not really going to be court-martialed when the time comes. ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said: "Don't worry, if he gets mad, I will drive him away immediately." But I know he's not going to get mad because he's asking for me. ”

"Asking for you?" Gao Xianzhi was surprised.

Wang Yuan smiled and whispered to Gao Xianzhi about King Feng's desire to use his own strength to ascend to the crown prince.

Gao Xianzhi was surprised: "I see. He's here to befriend you. So what are you going to do? The position of the crown prince is vacant, but it is indeed necessary to canonize the prince as soon as possible to reassure the hearts of the army and the people. ”

Wang Yuan smiled: "I haven't decided to help him yet, but if his performance satisfies me, what if I contribute to this?" As long as he wasn't as suspicious as his father, and wasn't as playful as his father. ”

Gao Xianzhi nodded slightly, vaguely as if he understood Wang Yuan's intentions. But since Wang Yuan didn't say it thoroughly, he didn't want to ask more. The two stopped talking about these topics, and began to talk about light things, and they ate and talked, and soon drank two jars of good wine, and finally the excitement came to an end.

"Brother, you must have worked hard all the way, tonight is the end of it, you rest early, I take my leave." Gao Xianzhi drank the last glass of wine and staggered to his feet.

"Brother and slow, I have something for you." Wang Yuan said with a smile, clapped his palms, Zhao Qing and Tan Ping walked in with a few guards, and those guards carried a large wooden box and put it on the ground in front of them with a bang.

Gao Xianzhi was drunk and hazy, pointed to the box and smiled: "What? Give me a gift? It's not that I'm the prime minister, aren't you reminding me to give you a gift? ”

Wang Yuan shook his head with a smile and ordered someone to open the box. Gao Xianzhi took a look, but saw that there was a brand new set of armor in the box, dark and spotless, and the grease on the armor shone dimly in the light.

"What is this?" Gao Xianzhi asked in surprise.

"This is the set of armor that Muryanto brought to you. It took a lot of effort to find this set of armor Mo Yan in a large family in Chengdu. It's worth a lot of money. It is said that the armor pieces of this armor are made of stainless steel. The inner lining fabric is woven by silk, and the protective effect is very good. Wang Yuan said with a smile.

"This ...... What do you want Mo Yan to do with this armor for me? She should buy it for you. This Nizi, how to do things is so disorganized. Gao Xianzhi frowned.

"What is there to blame her for? Don't I have that set of bright light armor? I like that outfit, it's very stylish to wear. Wang Yuan said with a smile.

"Pull the wind? I think it's vulgar. Wearing that golden armor, only you like these golden shiny things. You are the target of the hosts, and the enemy will attack you directly at your armor. I wanted to warn you a long time ago. Gao Xianzhi frowned.

Wang Yuan laughed and said: "Vulgarity is elegance, I like it a lot." Anyway, that armor was also given to me by someone else, so you don't think it's good to say that I have that armor, right? In short, this set is for you, Mo Yan said that the armor on your body has been worn for more than ten years or that set, it is really a little tattered, and the protection ability is not good, just an ordinary set of armor. That's why she bought this set for you. She doesn't want you to be hurt on the battlefield. Mo Yan cares about your brother very much, so don't brush off her kindness. ”

"This ...... I don't wear such good armor, I don't feel comfortable wearing it. Gao Xianzhi waved his hand and said, "It's better for me to do this myself." It is very comfortable to wear on the body. What are you afraid of when you are in tatters? I don't want you to like to pull the wind. What about poor protection, the soldiers are wearing this kind of armor, and I just want to tell them that I am the same as them. Besides, if you want to hurt me, the enemy must have the ability to summon the blade to me? Do they have what it takes? I don't want this armor, I'll explain it more inkily when I look back. ”

Gao Xianzhi stepped out with a step, not wanting this new armor at all. Wang Yuan smiled slightly and waved his hand.

Zhao Qing and Tan Ping hurriedly blocked Gao Xianzhi's way and arched their hands: "Deputy Marshal Gao." How offended. ”

Gao Xianzhi was stunned and said, "What do you want to do?" ”

Zhao Qing and Tan Ping didn't speak, and stepped forward to do something. The two reached out and grabbed Gao Xianzhi's arm, and took off Gao Xianzhi's armor with three strikes and five divisions. Gao Xianzhi was very drunk and couldn't resist, and while struggling, he stomped his feet and scolded: "You two boys, are you looking for death?" Did you bully me for drinking too much? ”

Zhao Qing and Tan Ping confessed again and again: "Deputy Marshal Gao, if you are offended, you will be punished." The two of them said as they quickly gave Gao Xianzhi the new armor to put on their bodies.

Wang Yuan laughed beside him, and while looking at Gao Xianzhi's new armor, he cheered: "Ho, when you wear this one, you are really as rich as jade." The next time I attack Chang'an, it is estimated that the women will go crazy again. By the way, this is a cloak woven by Mo Yan himself, and he also put it on the senior deputy marshal. ”

Gao Xianzhi smiled bitterly. After putting on the brand-new blue cloak and tidying up his clothes, Gao Xianzhi looked more and more energetic and handsome. The armor seemed to be made specially for Gao Xianzhi's figure, and it fit perfectly.

Gao Xianzhi squirmed and shouted, "Why bother, I don't care about this, or the old armor is comfortable to wear." Is it difficult for you to be strong? ”

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "The clothes are not as good as new, and the people are not as good as the old." It's better to have new clothes. Tan Ping, take out this old armor and burn it, so as not to worry about the deputy marshal again. ”

Gao Xianzhi stopped him in a loud voice, Tan Ping ignored it, and went out with the old armor under Wang Yuan's urging and threw it into the fire.

"Wang Yuan, what are you doing here? Don't you know that I don't like luxury? Gao Xianzhi glared at Wang Yuandao.

Wang Yuan apologized and said with a smile: "I know." I just want to tell my brother that the old will not go and the new will not come, just as the old rules will be broken and the old ideas will be lost. Throw what should be thrown, throw what should be lost, reform the old and make the new, and the right way. ”

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Two days later, the Shence army marched from Jinzhou to the vast land of Gyeonggi north of the Qinling Mountains. Half a day later, we arrived at the official road of the canyon leading to the north of the mountain. Although this official road passes through the Qinling Gorge, and the terrain is very steep, Gao Xianzhi has already sent troops to control this canyon, so the army moves unhindered, and there is no fear that the rebels will set up an ambush on the left.

Walking in the canyon passage, looking at the dense lookout posts and vigilant soldiers arranged by Gao Xianzhi in advance on the mountains on both sides, Wang Yuan sighed that Gao Xianzhi led the army in a good way. After all, he is a famous marshal of the Tang Dynasty, and the operation of soldiers and horses is carefully arranged in his hands, and there will never be a single mistake. And compared with him, he can only be regarded as a wild road. If it weren't for the fact that he had made a few hole cards that were super old, and his brain was quite flexible, if he encountered an opponent like Gao Xianzhi, I am afraid that he would also be a failure.

Like this kind of pre-war reconnaissance, reconnaissance and control on the marching road, Gao Xianzhi was obviously a cut above himself. Fortunately, Gao Xianzhi is the person on his own side, if it is the leading general under An Lushan, it will be a great misfortune for the great man.

Two days later, the army crossed the official roads of the canyon between the Qinling Mountains and officially set foot in the land of Gyeonggi. According to the established deployment, Liu Jun led 30,000 cavalry to the northeast to quickly approach Chang'an City, sweeping away part of the periphery west of Chang'an City and stationing rebels. This move was not to attack Chang'an, but to approach the city of Chang'an to monitor the movements of the rebels in the city. The advantage of using cavalry surveillance is that once the rebels try to attack out of the city, the cavalry can quickly and maneuver to withdraw, and will not be caught and dragged by the rebels and eaten.

Wang Yuan and Gao Xianzhi divided their troops into two routes, each leading 50,000 cavalry to maintain two parallel routes from south to north, and swept north along the many state capitals west of Chang'an. The two armies were together for sixty miles, thus ensuring that they could reinforce each other in a day, and that they could quickly join forces if necessary. After that, Wang Yuan took the eastern route, all the way along Zhen'an, Zhashui, Wugong, Meixian and other prefectures and counties to the north, and finally arrived at Xianyang County in the east of Chang'an, and pocketed all the cities that were still occupied by small groups of rebels. Gao Xianzhi, on the other hand, took the western route, along Hanyin, Shiquan, and Shaanzhou to Chencang and Fengxiang, and swept all the way to the north.

The two lines of soldiers and horses were like two strands of steel forks, swept from north to south, and fought for more than 300 miles in half a month, sweeping away the small groups of rebel soldiers and horses in more than a dozen states and counties west of Chang'an like fallen leaves.

There weren't many rebels in these counties. The rebels sent small groups of soldiers and horses to control these places in order to collect grain and grass, capture people, and ensure the supply of materials and manpower in the city of Chang'an. When the two armies swept in, it was impossible for these small forces of soldiers and horses to pose the slightest threat to the army. The stupid ones tried to resist in vain, and then the city was breached and all annihilated, and the smarter ones fled before the arrival of the imperial army, and by the time the army arrived, the rebels had already destroyed the city and the people went to the city.

Wang Yuan and Gao Xianzhi didn't care how many enemies they could annihilate in this kind of operation, how many supplies they captured, and how brilliant the results were. In fact, the results of the army in these ten days were lackluster, the Shence army destroyed less than 5,000 enemies, and the captured materials were pitiful. But Wang Yuan and Gao Xianzhi didn't care about the number of enemies destroyed and the materials captured, they just wanted to clean up the surrounding areas of Chang'an, clear the remnants of the enemy west of Chang'an, and bring these cities back into their pockets, so that Chang'an City would lose the supply of manpower and materials provided by these cities, which was the real purpose.

At the beginning of July, the two routes of soldiers and horses crossed Weishui and joined forces in Pizhou. The 100,000-strong army rested in Pizhou and kept a close eye on the movements of the main rebel force in Chang'an. From the news sent by Liu Jun, it can be seen that in the process of the army sweeping from south to north, the rebels in Chang'an City did not have any movement to go out of the city to stop them.

So Wang Yuan and Gao Xianzhi decided to ignore them and continue to carry out the established strategy. The next target was to the northeast of Chang'an, where there were two large cities, Puzhou and Linzhou, which were under the control of the rebels. The rebels in these two capitals numbered nearly 20,000 people, and it was they who held in the hinterland of Longyou Province and forced the remnants of Li Guangbi and Guo Ziyi to hold out in the small cities northwest of Shuofang. Moreover, these two state capitals were also Chang'an's gateway to the hinterland of the rebel-held territory to the northeast. If these two state capitals were captured, not only would the siege of Li Guangbi and Guo Ziyi be relieved, but the retreat route northeast of Chang'an City would be cut off, so that the rebels in Chang'an City would have only one way to retreat, and that was the eastern passage back to Luoyang through Tongguan.

On the sixth day of the seventh month, the army arrived at the foot of Puzhou before the sun set. Puzhou City is the gateway state capital to the north of Chang'an, and the city defense is very strong, so although facing 100,000 troops coming to the city, more than 10,000 rebels in this state city are still vainly trying to rely on the strong city defense to resist stubbornly. In addition to sending people to Chang'an to ask for help, the rebels were waiting for the city, putting on a posture of wanting to fight hard.

In fact, Wang Yuan also thought that it was impossible for the soldiers and horses of Chang'an to sit idly by and watch him cut off the passage to the north of Chang'an City, and it was impossible to let the 10,000 soldiers and horses of Puzhou go alone. Therefore, he did not rush to attack the city, but asked Gao Xianzhi to lead 50,000 soldiers and horses to secretly move to the favorable terrain leading to Puzhou in Chang'an that night to set up an ambush. He wanted to come to the siege and send reinforcements. However, it turned out that Wang Yuan thought too much. He underestimated the determination of the rebels to retreat, overestimated the status of Puzhou in the minds of the rebels, and spent a day in vain, until the evening of the next day, not a single soldier in Chang'an City came out to rescue.

After the news arrived, Wang Yuan was furious and ordered a storming of Puzhou to attack the city. Puzhou's so-called strong city defense is like tofu scum in front of the Shence army. The Shenwei cannon collapsed three city walls in half an hour, and the city gate tower was also destroyed. Half an hour later, the Shence army had already rushed into the city and set foot in the streets and alleys of Puzhou. Half an hour later, more than 10,000 rebel soldiers and horses in Puzhou were wiped out, except for more than 3,000 people who fled, all the rest were scattered on the streets, and even the city lord was personally killed by Song Jiangong. Wang Yuan's handsome flag fluttered in the city of Puzhou before the second watch.