Chapter 724: Upheaval

On the way west, Wang Yuan accompanied Gao Xianzhi to talk and talk, but gradually soothed Gao Xianzhi's depressed mood. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info because Gao Xianzhi wanted to go back to Anxi Town to settle down at home, so Wang Yuan also accompanied him to borrow Longyou, and then broke up when he arrived in Longyou. Wang Yuan sent an invitation to invite Gao Xianzhi to bring his family to live in Chengdu, Gao Xianzhi was reluctant at first, but Wang Yuan said that he would marry Gao Moyan, hoping that Gao Xianzhi could come to preside over the wedding, and they would be able to meet every day in Chengdu in the future. Gao Xianzhi thought about it and agreed.

Originally, with Gao Xianzhi's arrogance, he was naturally reluctant to come to live in Chengdu, which would be suspected of being a parasitic fence. But since Wang Yuan is going to marry, then this ridiculous face can be put down, and at this moment, Gao Xianzhi is disheartened by the imperial court, and his family has been put first. Besides, Anxi is not Anxi, and it is actually useless to lie in Anxi Town, it is better to stay away from there, and it is more free and easy to go to this concern.

Wang Yuan is very happy, it is a great thing that Gao Xianzhi can come to Chengdu. And Wang Yuan had an idea, if there is a chance in the future, he will invite Gao Xianzhi to go out of the mountain to lead the army, and what the Jiannan Army lacks is a peerless handsome talent like Gao Xianzhi.

After Longyou broke up, Gao Xianzhi went west, and Wang Yuan rushed back to Chengdu in the south. This trip to the capital has been delayed for many days, the situation has changed drastically, Wang Yuan needs to hurry back to Chengdu, he needs to immediately prepare for the expedition.

It was still on the way with Gao Xianzhi, and that day was the first day of the first month of the ninth year of Tianbao, and it was also the time when the two of them left Beijing and crossed the Qinling Mountains. On that day, the two of them camped on the top of the mountain, enjoying the beautiful scenery of the peaks after the snow, which was regarded as a New Year's pastime. But just when the two of them admired the beauty of the Tang River and mountains, the rear scout sent a news that stunned the two: Tongguan was lost.

Although after leaving Beijing, the two of them all revolved around how to quell the rebellion, and the two also agreed that it would be a disaster if the army abandoned Tongguan and went to war. And the imperial court insists on doing this, and Tongguan will inevitably be lost. Although they had such psychological preparations, when such news came, both of them were stunned and silent, and they were stunned.

At that time, Gao Xianzhi stood on the hillside, looking at the snow-covered peaks on the left and right, and said in silence for a long time, the building will fall, and the great rivers and mountains are about to be shattered. ”

Of course, Wang Yuan is saying that because only he, a person from later generations, after the loss of Tongguan, Chang'an will also fall. The Tang Dynasty was indeed on the verge of storm. The eight-year-long civil strife in history turned a prosperous and prosperous Tang Dynasty into a war-torn situation, and the situation of poverty and chaos directly brought the dynasty to an end. Gao Xianzhi may have just sighed because of the situation in front of him, but he inadvertently broke the heavens.

After that, the specific battle situation of the Battle of Tongguan also kept coming, and Wang Yuan was able to know the general situation of the entire battle.

On the 29th day of the lunar month of the previous year, Ge Shuhan was forced by the imperial decree to lead an army of 150,000 out of Tongguan to confront the rebels encamped 40 miles east of Tongguan. The rebels who were at a loss and didn't know how to attack Tongguan were overjoyed, which was simply a gift from heaven.

An Qingxu Shi Siming adopted a solemn plan, deliberately luring the enemy with his subordinate general Cui Qianyou with 20,000 old and weak remnants in front, and ambushing the elite soldiers in the valley. The rebels, who were supposed to take the initiative, became the defenders who occupied the position. The Tang Army, which should not have taken the initiative, became the attacking party, which was simply a surprise.

At the beginning of the battle, Ge Shuhan made the main force attack, and Cui Qianyou's 20,000 old and weak soldiers and horses were not opponents at all, and they were killed and fled backwards. At this time, if Brother Shuhan withdrew, it could not be said that it was not a victory. However, Xuanzong's holy purpose was pressed on his head, and his goal was to defeat the rebels and retake Luoyang. Moreover, he was so enthusiastic that he thought that the rebels were not enough, so he ordered the whole army to chase after the fleeing enemy.

From chasing to night, Cui Qianyou finally succeeded in luring the Tang army into the valley. So a tragic ambush battle began. Words can no longer describe the tragedy of this battle, hundreds of thousands of Tang troops were blocked in the valley, and the elite of the rebel army in ambush was condescending, first shot with bows and crossbows, disrupted the formation of the Tang army, and then launched a fierce charge, almost annihilating more than 100,000 Tang troops. The worst thing is that even Ge Shuhan himself was captured by the rebels and became a prisoner of An Lushan.

The whole battle lasted only one day and one night, and the 150,000 troops that the Tang Empire relied on to resist the eastward advance of the rebels disappeared, and Tongguan was also closed. The next night, on the night of Chinese New Year's Eve in the ninth year of Tianbao, Tongguan was occupied by rebels. The gate of Chang'an City is wide open.

Although Wang Yuan got a verbal description of the battle, Wang Yuan could understand the tragedy of the battle. For Wang Yuan, once the Tang army attacked in this battle, the result was doomed. Not to mention that Goshuhan also made many fatal mistakes in this battle. The brave and unscrupulous Ge Shuhan finally buried everything he had, and by the way, buried the 150,000 soldiers and horses of the Tang Empire. Let Chang'an City be like a girl who has been stripped naked, and there is no room for resistance.

How can a soldier and horse who was in turmoil before the war be undefeated? How can an army whose command is controlled remotely by the general of the prison gate and the man who is eager for success on the throne win? In fact, all this was predestined for a long time, and it didn't even matter about the number of people in the battle, the combat power, the ratio of troops, and the quality of weapons and equipment, and this battle was actually lost from the beginning when it was not fought.

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The day after Wang Yuan arrived in Chengdu, the imperial court's decree came after his ass. That is Xuanzong's order to let Wang Yuan immediately lead the army out of Jiannan Longyou to rescue Chang'an, the holy decree Wang Yuan greatly praised, saying that there are few in the sky and nothing in the ground, I hope Wang Yuan can quickly lead the troops to Chang'an to rescue, because the rebels have broken through the Tong Pass, and the generals will soon come to Chang'an.

Of course, Wang Yuan would receive Xuanzong's will. In fact, there is no need for Xuanzong to make an order, Wang Yuan is also, it is time to send troops. At this time, who has soldiers except some soldiers and horses in their hands? Even if the soldiers and horses of the southern state capital scraped together a force of 180,000, how could they rush to Chang'an in a short time? After the defeat of Shuofang's army in Taiyuan, Guo Ziyi, who had just been appointed as a soldier and horse envoy, gathered the remnants of his troops and retreated to Fenzhou to resist the attack of Cai Xide's troops under Shi Siming. Even if Guo Ziyi retreated to Chang'an with the remnants of the army, how could his remnants of the army stop the imposing rebels? At present, Xuanzong can only hope for this little soldier at hand.

Wang Yuan was not surprised at all, nor was he half panicked. A lot of preparation has been made for this moment since several years ago. The soldiers and horses have become large-scale, the city's defenses have been strengthened, and the grain and grass are abundant. When everything is ready, I have confidence in my heart. In the past two months since the rebels started, Wang Yuan has deduced the process of raising troops countless times, and when this moment comes, Wang Yuan has changed in an orderly manner.

Within five days, Song Jiangong's 10,000 soldiers and horses to reinforce Anxi Town and Liu Dehai's 10,000 soldiers and horses to reinforce Hexi were all recalled.

After Song Jiangong, Liu Dehai, and Li Mi of Yaozhou led their troops to Chengdu to assemble, the two forces of Jiannan and Longyou, including the regimental training reserve soldiers and horses, were quickly assembled within 10 days, and the number of troops instantly soared to 140,000. In just ten days, like a balloon that suddenly inflated, Wang Yuan unbelievably pulled up a huge army, which was impossible in everyone's eyes, but he did it.

In addition to leaving 30,000 troops as the remaining soldiers and horses of the two provinces, the 110,000 people who will be selected will go to Chang'an with Wang Yuan to participate in the counterinsurgency. In the past ten days of the whole army, the imperial court issued three holy decrees urging Wang Yuan to immediately send troops to rescue him, which shows the critical situation of the situation. Wang Yuan also had to lead the army immediately.

In the early morning of the fifteenth day of the first month of the ninth year of Tianbao, Wang Yuan got up early in the morning. The wives and concubines in the family also got up early and stood in the front hall waiting for Wang Yuan. Today is the day of Wang Yuan's expedition, and all the wives and concubines got up early to bid farewell to Wang Yuan. When Wang Yuan walked out of the back house and came to the front hall, everyone's eyes were fixed on him.

Wang Yuan smiled and said with a smile, you don't have to be like this, and the war is not once or twice. It's a pity that if I miss spending the New Year with you, I will miss spending the Shangyuan Festival with you again. ”

Li Xin'er stepped forward with a smile and said with a smile, "Is it still the Shangyuan Festival today?" I see you're too busy to live. We're just sending it to you, and by the way, we've cooked a bowl of balls, so you can eat it and then go. ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said, Yuanzi? Then I'm going to eat a few. Shangyuan Festival, can you not eat balls. ”

Li Xin'er beckoned, and the eldest sister Huang Ying came out with a bowl of hot Lantern Festival, there were seven or eight Lantern Festivals in it, but they were big and small, round and flat.

Wang Yuan smiled and said that the cook under the kitchen is today? The round has become like this, and the size and shape have changed. ”

Li Xin'er smiled and said that this is not made by the cook, this is what they did, one person made one, cooked together, you eat it is to eat everyone's mind in your stomach. ”

Wang Yuan nodded slightly, and looked at the women standing beside him one by one, Lan Xinhui, Ruan Luozhu, Qingyun'er Ziyun'er, and long-legged Gao Moyan, all of them were beautiful and dignified, each with their own beauty, and they all looked at and smiled stupidly.

Wang Yuan smiled and said with a smile: Six people, seven rounds? Who else is the one? ”

Li Xin'er said in a low voice that there is also a master, even if she hasn't seen her for two years, we still remember her. ”

Wang Yuan nodded and said, don't worry, I will find her at the ends of the world, and I ate the dumplings, which indicates that I will find her this year, and everyone will be reunited together. ”

Li Xin'er handed over the dishes and chopsticks and said with a smile to borrow your auspicious words, eat slowly, don't choke on it. ”

Wang Yuan took the bowl and ate the balls one by one. Each person makes balls not only in different shapes, but also in different tastes. Every time Wang Yuan eats a ball, he can tell who made it himself.

The shape is round and the taste is light, it must be made by Lan Xinhui, she likes the light taste, and the work is also exquisite. Zhang Yawu claws are very big, and the meat stuffing inside must be made by Li Xin'er, she does things lavishly, but she hopes to eat well, so this is her handiwork. Qingyun'er's masterpiece with the stuffing of winter bamboo shoots, because Wang Yuan loves the winter bamboo shoots made by Qingyun'er himself. The leek filling is Ziyun'er, because Ziyun'er loves to eat leeks, so she must also fall in love with the leek flavor. The one with a peculiar flat shape must have been made by Gao Moyan himself, and the dumpling was just a dumpling, and there was no stuffing in it. This is also in line with Gao Moyan's maverick personality.

Wang Yuan sighed and snorted for a meal, and soon swallowed all the balls into his stomach, wiped his mouth and said delicious, if I don't fight in the future, I will open a round shop, you all show your skills, you will definitely make a lot of money. ”

The girls laughed coquettishly, Wang Yuan beckoned to Gao Moyan, Gao Moyan hurriedly looked at everyone, and walked forward.

"Your brother will come to Chengdu in a few days, and when the time comes, you can arrange a place for them to live, I have already said hello to San Lang, you can go to the account and spend money and things casually. I'm not at home, so I'll leave it to you to settle your brother. I promised your brother that when he came to Chengdu, he would preside over marrying you, but now it will be delayed. However, when I return to Chengdu, I will marry you, okay? ”

Gao Moyan nodded shyly and agreed, and slowly retreated.

Wang Yuan looked at Li Xin'er again and said that everything at home has worked so hard, and you have taken care of the children, it is time to ask for advice and literacy. In short, no matter how hard you work, I can't take care of it alone. ”

Li Xin'er smiled and said, don't worry, do you still need to say these things? When you think about it, the daylilies are cold. Kill the enemy with peace of mind and make meritorious contributions, and don't worry about your family. We await the news of your triumphant return. ”

Wang Yuan laughed, turned around and strode out of the mansion.