It was faster than Wang Yuan imagined, and ten days later, Gao Xianzhi, who received the holy decree, led his army from Anxi to enter the territory of Longyou Road through Hexi Road. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Wang Yuan, who got the news, specially rushed from Chengdu to Shanzhou, the seat of the Longyou Army, to greet Gao Xianzhi and his soldiers and horses.

Two years have passed, Wang Yuan and Gao Xianzhi have not seen each other for two years, although there is an exchange of letters, but they are busy with their own affairs, and they have no time to meet. Wang Yuan is also looking forward to this meeting.

In front of the Yamen of the Jiedu Envoy of Shanzhou City, Wang Yuan led his brother Shuhan and the generals to greet Gao Xianzhi and his deployment here. Soon after, the horse's hooves shattered the silence in the cold wind, and on the long street, dozens of horses galloped over, and the tall horse in front sat Gao Xianzhi, who was as tall as a god. He was still wearing his black polished armor and scarlet cloak, burning in the wind like a flame in the darkness.

Wang Yuan laughed and stepped forward, Gao Xianzhi also stepped forward with a smile on his face, and bowed to Wang Yuan, but before he could be polite, he saw Wang Yuan stretch his arm and hugged Gao Xianzhi and shouted, "Brother, you want to kill your little brother." ”

Gao Xianzhi was stunned for half a second, his body was obviously a little stiff, he was not used to Wang Yuan's way of expressing enthusiasm. But at the same time, I also felt Wang Yuan's true feelings, and I was also very moved in my heart. Stretched out his hand and hugged Wang Yuan.

The crowd next to him clenched their fists and coughed continuously, and the two big men hugged each other in public, which was really unbearable. Datang Shuangbi, is this going to combine two swords into one? I heard that the princes and nobles in Chang'an City don't like women and men, does this Wang Dashuai also like this tune?

Finally the embarrassing scene passed, Wang Yuan and Gao Xianzhi separated, Wang Yuan bowed respectfully again, Gao Xianzhi also smiled and returned the salute, and the two walked hand in hand into the festival to make the Yamen Datang. Everyone sat down, exchanged a few words, and the conversation got to the point.

"Brother, I didn't expect you to move so fast. I thought it would take half a month before you could reorganize your troops and set off, but I didn't expect you to arrive in ten days. It seems that the elder brother is in a hurry to put down the rebellion and make meritorious contributions. ”

Gao Xianzhi shook his head and sighed, "Brother, you're making fun of me." I have to get up as soon as possible. The decree required me to lead the army to Luoyang within a month, and I could only do my best. In fact, there are many things I am not ready for, but I also don't have time to prepare. ”

Wang Yuan laughed and said, "I see. I don't know how many soldiers and horses my brother brought this time. ”

Gao Xianzhi said: "The 40,000 soldiers and horses in Anxi Town, and the 60,000 soldiers and horses of General Li in Hexi. I can only take 100,000 people with me. Naturally, the imperial court decreed that the more soldiers and horses the better, but I thought that if the forces of Anxi and Hexi were emptied, I feared that the Turks and Tibetans would take the opportunity to invade and occupy the two places. Forty or fifty thousand soldiers and horses were left just in case. ”

Wang Yuan nodded and said, "What my brother said is that I am also worried about this problem. Rest assured, the imperial court ordered me to pay close attention to the situation in Xixi, Hexi after my brother led the army to quell the rebellion, and asked me to stabilize the situation in the two places, and I would definitely not let the Tibetans and Turks take advantage of the situation to make trouble. I plan to send 20,000 cavalry to be stationed at the junction of Hexi and Anxi to deal with emergencies at any time. What do you think, brother? ”

Gao Xianzhi nodded and smiled: "Very good, I knew that you had already made arrangements." You can watch Anxi and Hexi Town for me, so that I can lead the army to quell the rebellion with confidence. Anxi and Hexi will be handed over to you. ”

Wang Yuan said: "The little brother will do his best." ”

Gao Xianzhi took a sip of tea and said, "By the way, how many soldiers and horses have you prepared for me?" Ready to go? ”

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "How dare you delay my brother's big event, the 50,000 army has already been prepared, and the general who leads the army is General Ge Shuhan." General Geshu, tell Gao Dashuai about the situation. ”

Ge Shuhan got up and arched his hand: "Gao Dashuai, the lowly position and 50,000 elite soldiers and horses have been ready to go a few days ago, just waiting for the arrival of Gao Dashuai." This time, the 50,000 soldiers and horses were carefully selected from our 75,000 Longyou army. These included 30,000 infantry, 15,000 cavalry, and 800 siege catapults. They are all assembled in the east school field, and they will invite Gao Dashuai to review it later. ”

Gao Xianzhi patted his thigh happily and said, "Okay." Sure enough, it didn't disappoint me. With 50,000 troops and my 100,000 soldiers and horses, I have an army of 150,000 and a total of 65,000 cavalry, which is enough to fight against the rebels of An Lushan. General Geshu, you have worked hard this time to go with me to fight. ”

Ge Shuhan arched his hand and said: "Gao Dashuai said what he said, Wang Dashuai ordered, from today on, my brother Shuhan has full authority to obey Gao Dashuai." ”

Gao Xianzhi smiled and nodded, turned to Wang Yuan and said, "Brother, thank you very much." I didn't misread you. I didn't say it, when I triumphed, I will come back to the picture. ”

Wang Yuan shook his head and smiled: "Brother, what are these words, it is incumbent on the head of the national disaster, what is the personal gain or loss?" I can only leave it behind. Although I managed to recruit so many soldiers and horses and train for such a long time. But isn't raising soldiers for a thousand days just to calm down the country? If it weren't for the fact that Anxi Hexi and my Jiannan Longyou need a lot of troops to stabilize, I still plan to give you some more soldiers and horses. ”

Gao Xianzhi smiled and said, "What I said is, in short, I remember your affection." I'm afraid I'll have to leave soon, and I won't be able to stay with you for long. ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said, "Brother, I understand. But I have a few words that I would like to talk to my brother about alone. Why don't you let General Li and General Geshu go to the whole army to prepare, and we will say a few words in private? ”

Gao Xianzhi smiled: "It just so happens that I also have a few private words to say to you." ”

Gao Xianzhi ordered Li Guangbi and Ge Shuhan to immediately go to the whole team to prepare for departure, and Li Guangbi and Ge Shuhan went as ordered. Wang Yuan took Gao Xianzhi to the side office for a private chat. Wang Yuan seemed to be extremely cautious, closed the door of the house, and ordered Zhao Qing and others to guard outside the house and not let others disturb them.

Gao Xianzhi looked at Wang Yuan suspiciously: "Brother, what do you want to say?" So mysterious? ”

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "It's just some private topics, let's just communicate in private, even if we finish speaking, when we get out of this door, we will talk about everything." ”

Gao Xianzhi shook his head and smiled: "What kind of tricks are you doing?" Well, it's up to you. You won't have to ask me about my personal affairs again. ”

Wang Yuan rolled his eyes and said, "Am I that kind of person?" ”

Gao Xianzhi smiled and said in his heart: Last time I went to the capital, I also took ecstasy, and I told you everything about the prince and daughter of the king of the Western Regions. In a blink of an eye, you told me about Little Seventh Sister, and I was laughed at by her all the time, and you dare to say that you are not that kind of person.

But seeing that Wang Yuan moved his chair and sat down closer, almost in front of Gao Xianzhi, Gao Xianzhi hurriedly leaned back to avoid it. But I heard Wang Yuan speak in a low voice.

"Brother, how sure are you that you are going to quell the rebellion?"

Gao Xianzhi's heart sank, it turned out that he was not talking about gossip, but really wanted to ask about business.

Why do you ask? As you know, the outcome of a war is unpredictable. I can only do my best to lead the army to suppress the rebellion this time. I did what I could, and as for the outcome of the game, I didn't really think about it. Of course, I hope to defeat An Lushan and put down the rebellion. Gao Xianzhi said in a deep voice.

Wang Yuan muttered: "Brother is going to do his best to obey the destiny of heaven, this is a normal idea. But this counterinsurgency is related to the safety of my Datang Sheji, my brother thinks so, and the court must not think so. The court must want you to crush the rebels. ”

Gao Xianzhi said: "I understand, but you know, a small mistake in a war can ruin a good game, and I really don't dare to pack a ticket." If the imperial court sends you to quell the rebellion, do you dare to pack a ticket? ”

Wang Yuan shook his head and said, "Of course I don't dare." Because I know what kind of situation I'm facing. An Lushan holds the strength of my Tang Dynasty Sancheng in his hands, and after a long period of premeditation. The rebellion was menacing, and hundreds of thousands of troops rushed straight to Luoyang and the capital, which was when morale was high. It's not that I don't trust my brother, my brother is a victorious general in my Tang Army, and my brother is the most suitable person to resist the enemy. However, from a personal point of view, I had to remind my brother a few words. It was a long-planned rebellion, not a rabble. If you go to the imperial court, you will definitely urge your brother to fight a decisive battle with the enemy, but the thief is in full swing, and my brother must not fight with him at this time. In addition, Luoyang will inevitably not be protected, the elder brother's soldiers and horses have not arrived in Luoyang, I am afraid that Luoyang has been lost, and the elder brother should establish a defense line between Chang'an and Luoyang, so as to hold the defense line and drag down the momentum of the rebels. When the rebels are exhausted, they will choose the opportunity to fight with them. ”

Gao Xianzhi frowned and listened to Wang Yuan's eloquent talk, and suddenly realized that this was Wang Yuan's unease about his leading army to quell the rebellion this time, and this was to teach himself to fight. Not only did I feel funny in my heart, but at the same time, the arrogance in my heart began to permeate.

"It turns out that my brother wants to tell me these words, because I am worried that my brother will be defeated in the hands of An Lushan. Are you so uneasy about your brother? It looks like the court should send you to quell the rebellion. Hehe, the court chose the wrong person. Gao Xianzhi said lightly.

Wang Yuan realized that what he said was a bit excessive, but it was like the tone of his boss explaining the subordinates who were going to fight, which seemed to have aroused Gao Xianzhi's disgust. But Wang Yuan was also very helpless, if he didn't know some things in the future, why bother to talk to Gao Xianzhi about this? I was really anxious, and I couldn't tell Gao Xianzhi bluntly: You will definitely lose if you go, and you will lose your life because of it. But Wang Yuan knew that if he spoke like that, Gao Xianzhi was afraid that he would pull his legs and leave.

"Brother, forgive me, I also care about my brother. To be honest, I regard my brother as my own brother and the only confidant I can talk about in the Tang Dynasty, so I said these words from the bottom of my heart. It's really dangerous to go here, brother, please don't be surprised by my words, but always remember the words of the younger brother, and be cautious. Wang Yuan said eagerly.

"Well, if I didn't know that you were thinking about me, how would I give others a good face when they say these things. However, you are also too pessimistic. Although An Lushan has a large number of soldiers and horses, I may not be defeated if I lead 150,000 soldiers and horses to meet it this time. You have overestimated the rebels of An Lushan, in my opinion, they are just a rabble, how can they be against your and mine's soldiers? I, Gao Xianzhi, led the army to fight, and I have never flinched. Of course, don't worry, I'm not a presumptuous person, I should advance and retreat, I should attack and defend, I have my own plans in mind. Gao Xianzhi laughed.

"Brother......" Before Wang Yuan could say more, Gao Xianzhi smiled and waved his hand: "If you say these things again, I will leave." We brothers haven't seen each other for two years, can't we talk about anything else? ”

Wang Yuan reluctantly stopped, thought for a while, and said, "Brother, I have decided to send thirty Shenwei cannons with you, hoping to help you break the rebels." ”

Gao Xianzhi smiled and said, "You still don't have confidence in me." Actually, I never thought that the siege engines were going to change the tide of battle. The battle is won by the generals and soldiers, not by the auxiliaries. But this is a sign of your concern for me, and I received it, thank you. Let's not talk about the war, I said, I have something to tell you, but it's a private matter. ”