(2-in-1)

Li Guangbi and Guo Ziyi ate four or five plates of roast lamb chops in a row, and they were really like a whirlwind cloud, and soon their front was full of lamb ribs and a stack of empty plates. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Eventually, the two stopped their binge eating with a full burp, looked up, and saw that all the people at the banquet were looking at them. Everyone else didn't move their chopsticks, and they patronized to watch the two of them eat wildly. The two of them suddenly felt extremely rude, and suddenly became as shy as little girls.

"It's rude, it's rude, it's rude, it's actually ...... Ay...... I'm ashamed. Li Guangbi wiped his oily mouth with a cloth towel and inadvertently burped.

Wang Yuan smiled and said, "How does the mutton taste?" There are good cooks in our army, and they are several famous chefs in Chengdu. I didn't force them to come, they volunteered to cook for my army. I don't have to say anything about the craftsmanship, it's just that the people of Jiannan can't help but like to put some spicy things. ”

"It's delicious, it's delicious, it's better than any lamb I've ever tasted." Li Guangbi picked his fingers and praised.

"I don't know the taste of meat in April, even if it's burnt, it will taste delicious." Gao Xianzhi laughed.

The crowd burst into laughter.

Guo Ziyi arched his hand to Wang Yuan and said, "Wang Dashuai, I don't know if my brothers have settled?" They have been suffering like us for half a year, and they haven't even eaten a full meal in the last few months. ”

"Then do you think of your brothers? Hahaha. Song Jiangong said with a smile.

Guo Ziyi was a little ashamed and sighed: "I'm ashamed." ”

Wang Yuan laughed and said, "General Song is just joking, General Guo doesn't have to care." General Guo can ask this sentence, which is enough to show that General Guo has them in his heart. For the generals, they should care about the weal and woe of the soldiers, and enjoy the joys and hardships together, so that the soldiers can serve the death and contribute. I think General Guo is such a person. ”

Guo Ziyi hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Handsome Miao Zan, this makes me even more ashamed." ”

"Don't worry, General Guo, all your 20,000 brothers have taken a shower and changed into new equipment. The commander ordered five hundred pigs and a hundred sheep to be killed. Boil hundreds of pots of meat. I'm afraid your brethren are eating all of them right now. Liu Dehai said with a smile.

Guo Ziyi stood up, raised his glass with both hands, and said to Wang Yuan: "Thank you, Dashuai, I can't say much about gratitude." Borrow flowers to offer Buddha to you a glass of wine, everything is in the wine. ”

Li Guangbi also stood up and toasted, Wang Yuan smiled and picked up the cup and said, "Why do you respect me?" It is the tall and handsome who will save you, as well as the brothers who lead the army. Lord Feng also went with the army, you should respect them, why did it become my labor. Hahaha. ”

Feng Wang Li Heng said with a smile: "Respecting Wang Xiangguo is equivalent to respecting us, we are all soldiers under Wang Xiangguo, and Xiangguo alone can be represented." ”

Wang Yuan feigned anger and said, "How can that happen?" You can talk, come on, let's toast together, and then listen to the experience of the two generals in the past six months. I'd also love to hear how the two generals managed to hold out. ”

Everyone said yes and toasted together. Next, after everyone toasted each other with a few glasses of wine, Wang Yuan turned his eyes to Li Guangbi and Guo Ziyi and said: "Let's talk about it, you have been surrounded by rebels for more than half a year, and you must have experienced a legend." Nothing to do left and right also opened our eyes. ”

Li Guangbi smiled: "I still want to eat, and this stomach seems to never be full." I don't want to recall those things, so I ask General Guo to tell them to Wang Dashuai, Senior Deputy Marshal Feng, and all the generals here. ”

Guo Ziyi didn't shirk either, hugged his fists and said: "Actually, there is nothing to say, we actually don't have an inch, and we didn't hold Lingzhou, we lost a large area of Shuofang, and we were forced to shrink back in a small town in the north, which is really ashamed." ”

Wang Yuan nodded secretly, Guo Ziyi's style is completely different from Li Guangbi. When he saw Li Guangbi at the city gate, Li Guangbi said that he did not disgrace the court and His Majesty, but there was some smugness in his words, as if he had made a great contribution. During the chat, he kept asking about the current situation of Xuanzong, as if he was anxious to see Xuanzong. But this Guo Ziyi admitted that he was defenseless and lost Lingzhou Yunyun, which shows that this Guo Ziyi is still self-aware.

Li Guangbi nibbled on a lamb chop, his brows furrowed, and he seemed to be dissatisfied with what Guo Ziyi said. But in the end, he still didn't say anything to refute it.

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "Is the gain or loss of the city the key? The success or failure of the war does not depend on this. There is a saying that although you are defeated, you are still glorious, you stick to the crowd of thieves, and you can persist in fighting for half a year, this spirit of never giving in is admirable. I will hear these things from you, that I will preach them to all the army. Let them know how you have persevered in the face of extreme adversity. This is also an incentive for the officers and men in the army. ”

Everyone suddenly realized that Wang Yuan wanted them to tell the story, not to listen to the story, but for a purpose. This is the gap between people, and everyone just listens to this matter as a story, and they feel that it is not easy or simple. But after listening to it, I listened to it, and at most I said a few words of admiration afterwards, which I used as a conversation in my spare time. However, what Wang Dashuai wanted was to preach to the whole army and use it to boost the morale of the soldiers. This brain is spinning fast, no wonder he is the generalissimo, the Tang Xiangguo, and he is older than him, his family background is better than him, and he started earlier than him, but he can only be his general.

Guo Ziyi was also very surprised, he thought it was a good idea. Guo Ziyi has always paid attention to spiritual encouragement, although the soldiers and horses and equipment under his command are not the best, but they are the most brave and good at fighting, most of which are due to his usual motivation. Seeing that Wang Yuan seems to be a fellow believer today, Guo Ziyi has the feeling of meeting a confidant.

"Since the handsome man has this need, he will make a noise from his humble position. If you want to talk about me and Li Dashuai, you have to start talking about it when Chang'an fell. On that day, Li Dashuai and I led 45,000 soldiers and horses, together with more than 60,000 forbidden troops in the capital, and were ordered to block the rebels who were marching into the capital from Tongguan. In the first battle of Gaoling, the leading generals of the forbidden army did not listen to the dissuasion of the two of us and rashly attacked the rebel camp at night, but they fell into the trap of the rebels and were killed. Li Dashuai and I had to be forced to lead our troops to retreat north. Originally, we planned to attack Taiyuan Mansion to attract rebels to deal with us, so as to share the pressure of defending Chang'an City, but the rebels were not fooled. After that, although we came to Taiyuan Mansion, we did not expect that Chang'an would fall into the hands of thieves in just one day. Considering that it will take us at least more than ten days to capture Taiyuan Mansion, the enemy in Chang'an will definitely come back to intercept our rear road, and our army will suffer the risk of being flanked from the front and rear. As a last resort, we had no choice but to retreat northwest to Shuofang. First guarded Puzhou, and after the fall of Puzhou, we retreated to Lingzhou. It's a pity that we couldn't hold Lingzhou. ”

Talking about this past, Guo Ziyi's expression was low and her voice was low. Li Guangbi, who was sitting on the side, was concentrating on nibbling on a pig's trotters, also stopped gnawing, sighed, and looked gloomy. Most of the people in the audience knew about this incident, and their mood was very depressed.

Wang Yuan nodded and said, "Chang'an has indeed fallen a little fast. The main reason is that the people in the city are scattered and cannot organize an effective defense. After the fall of Chang'an, it is also an understandable decision for you to retreat to Shuofang. In that case, it would be unwise to insist on attacking Taiyuan Province. It's just that what I don't understand is why you didn't follow His Majesty's Xixing's team into Shu with His Majesty, but instead retreated directly to the north and were isolated. ”

"Your Majesty, I'm here to know the news. Originally, he and Li Dashuai planned to follow His Majesty's car to the west. But after I discussed it with Li Dashuai, I felt that it was inappropriate to follow His Majesty Xixing. One of our soldiers and horses is in the spotlight of the rebels, and if our army moves, it will lead the rebels to pursue, for fear that it will be disadvantageous to the holy driver. Second, once we wait for the soldiers and horses to evacuate Shuofang, it will be equivalent to giving up a large area of land in Shuofang's city and state capital in vain, which is absolutely impossible. In view of these two points, we decided to stick to Shuofang and Lingzhou. Guo Ziyi said in a low voice.

Wang Yuan nodded and praised: "I see, it's really admirable." So you've thought it through. It is true that after Your Majesty's Xixing, most of the Central Plains fell or surrendered to the enemy, and if you did not stick to Shuofang, the Central Plains would be in vain. And you choose to stick to Shuofang, in the end, the rebels have not occupied all the Central Plains. ”

Guo Ziyi sighed: "However, we actually failed to hold Lingzhou, because the rebels moved quickly, and they soon sent troops and horses to attack Lingzhou. The news we got was that the rebels sent Shi Siming to attack Shu, and An Lushan's son An Qingxu led more than 50,000 soldiers and horses to attack our Lingzhou. They will not allow us to breathe. In Lingzhou, we have been holding on for more than ten days...... Finally defeated. At that time, we lost a lot of soldiers and horses in various places, and the number of soldiers and horses was less than 35,000. More than 10,000 people were killed and wounded in the battle of Lingzhou. If you continue to hold on to the city, you can hold out for a few days. However, there were too many casualties among the soldiers and horses, and the food and grass were all exhausted. Li Dashuai and I had to discuss abandoning Shouling Prefecture and evacuating north. Although this is a helpless move, the abandonment of Lingzhou has indeed made me haunted and ashamed. ”

Li Guangbi finally couldn't help frowning and said, "General Guo, what are you talking about?" Didn't we say we wouldn't mention it? The purpose of abandoning the Lingzhou was to save the remaining more than 20,000 soldiers and horses. Otherwise, we will all die in Lingzhou, which may not be a good thing. ”

Guo Ziyi was silent, he remembered the events of the night on the tenth day of the Lingzhou War. That day, he and Li Guangbi broke out into a violent quarrel. Li Guangbi asked to abandon Lingzhou and go north, and he hoped to hold on to Lingzhou, because he could see that the rebels were actually exhausted and showed heavy casualties. However, Li Guangbi did not agree to hold on, saying that more than 20,000 brothers could not be allowed to die in Lingzhou. And Guo Ziyi himself thinks that even if he dies for Shoulingzhou, he will die a well-deserved death. In the end, because Li Guangbi was the envoy of Shuo Fangjiedu, and the official position was above himself, he had no choice but to abandon Shou Lingzhou.

Guo Ziyi still remembers that on the night when the army left Lingzhou, the people who were all over the city to help them defend the city and the vigil was inevitable gathered on the streets, and the look of disappointment in their eyes was heartbreaking. Guo Ziyi felt like a deserter, abandoning the people. After the city of Lingzhou was broken, the rebels hated the people for helping to defend the city, and burned the city all over the city, killing thousands of people, and it is said that even the moat was stained with blood. For this reason, Guo Ziyi was depressed for many days, and there were several quarrels with Li Guangbi. Later, when the enemy situation was urgent, the two abandoned their previous suspicions. But that incident has always haunted Guo Ziyi's heart and has become a huge regret in his heart.

Wang Yuan saw that the expressions of the two seemed to be a little discordant, but he naturally didn't open his mouth to ask, and only smiled: "What happened later?" ”

Guo Ziyi sighed and said in a dumb voice: "Later, we fought and walked all the way. For several months, from Lingzhou to Fengzhou, he moved to dozens of states and counties, walked nearly thousands of miles, and finally was forced into a corner. The land of Fengzhou is mountainous and desert, and with this as a barrier, our soldiers and horses were able to hold on to Fengzhou for more than two months. The border city of Fengzhou, since ancient times, is relying on the imperial court to allocate grain and grass materials to gain a foothold, we arrived in Fengzhou, to soldiers without soldiers to have no food, the situation is extremely difficult. The rebels are eyeing the enemy again, and we have to keep the enemy at bay on the one hand, and survive on the other. For months, the soldiers ate only one meal of rice porridge a day, and the rest were fed with wild vegetables and fruits, and the bark of grass roots and trees was dug up to boil it. Many soldiers can't even pull out out, it's just miserable. Hey, let's not talk about these things, but fortunately, all this has passed, and we finally got through to the day when Marshal Wang's senior deputy marshal arrived. That day, when I learned the news that Deputy Marshal Gao led his troops north, I was not afraid of your jokes, and Li Dashuai and I were in tears. We were forced to be so embarrassed, this revenge will not be avenged, and I, Guo Ziyi, will not be a human being. We hope that under the command of Marshal Wang, we can kill the enemy and avenge the humiliation of the previous months. ”

Guo Ziyi's true feelings were revealed, even when she talked about it at this time, her eyes were still red, tears were in her eyes, and her teeth were clucking.

Everyone in the audience sighed. They are all people who lead the battle, and they can understand how difficult it is in that situation. Being able to persist in this situation for half a year is not just talking. And under normal circumstances, there is no food in the army for several months, and the soldiers have already run clean, how can they follow them desperately. But none of the nearly 20,000 remnants of the soldiers ranched, eating wild vegetables and gnawing tree bark every day to beware of enemy soldiers, what a torment it was. This also shows from the side that Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi have a set of leading the army, and it is not simple to ensure that the soldiers and horses do not flee at this time.

Wang Yuan smiled and nodded: "The two of you are really admirable. I have a request, during this time of recuperation, I hope that the two of you can select some officers and men in the army to form a propaganda group and preach these touching deeds in each battalion, so as to inspire the soldiers' aspirations and serve as an example for them to follow. This kind of tenacity, I am afraid that no one in my Tang Army is unsurpassed. ”

Guo Ziyi arched his hand and said: "If you dare not obey your fate, you can do this thing in a humble manner." However, the marshal just said that no one is the right one, but he does not dare to take the position. The marshal knows that in addition to us, there is also a soldier and horse who is sticking to the heart of the rebels, guarding the lonely city alone, and has not been wiped out by the rebels so far. ”

Wang Yuan was stunned and said, "Is this true? Whose soldiers and horses are they, and how can they hold on to the lonely city? ”

Guo Ziyi said: "According to the humble knowledge, when An Lushan, a traitor, raised his army, he swept through dozens of state capitals and captured the two cities of Taiyuan and Luoyang in the rest of the month, and the northern land was almost in his hands. However, there were two cities that they had not yet taken. One is Changshan County and the other is Pingyuan County. When Li Dashuai and I were about to attack Taiyuan, we received news that both cities were there, and at that time we had been with the rebel cavalry for more than a month. ”

Wang Yuan was stunned for a moment, these two prefectures and counties seemed to have some impressions, and after thinking about it carefully, he suddenly remembered, and said in a deep voice: "Are the Changshan County and Pingyuan County you said the place where Yan Gaoqing and Yan Zhenqing's brothers worked?" ”

Guo Ziyi nodded in surprise and said: "It's the two of them, Changshan Taishou is Yan Gaoqing, and Pingyuan County Taishou is Yan Zhenqing, it turns out that the marshal has long known about this." ”

Wang Yuan shook his head and said, "I didn't know that they still insisted on resisting the enemy. It's just that the names of these two counties you mentioned make some impressions on me. On the birthday of the concubine that year, I saw Yan Gaoqing go to the capital with An Lushan to congratulate him, and there was a brief conversation during the banquet, and Yan Gaoqing had a fate, it was he who told me that Yan Zhenqing is now the county guard in Pingyuan County. However, Yan Zhenqing and I are familiar with him, I had old friends in the capital, and I haven't seen him for four or five years. You are just right for the two brothers to still hold on to the lonely city, and that was when An Lushan rebelled, but how can you be sure that they are still holding on to the city? After all, it's been half a year, maybe ...... The city may have already been conquered. The two counties are both in the hinterland of the rebels, how can they hold on to it so far? ”

Guo Ziyi shook his head and said: "Wang Dashuai, I actually didn't know that Yan Zhenqing could hold on to this day, or we got the news in Fengzhou a month ago, and we knew that Pingyuan County was still not conquered by the rebels. Yan Zhenqing Yan Taishou didn't know where to learn the news that we were trapped in Fengzhou, so he wrote a handwritten letter and ordered someone to deliver it to Fengzhou, informing them of the news that they were still holding on. ”

Wang Yuan was stunned and said, "He wrote a letter to Fengzhou? Is that for you to send troops to rescue him? ”

Guo Ziyi shook his head and said: "That's not it, Fengzhou is in the north, Pingyuan County is in the south, and they are nearly thousands of miles apart, how to rescue?" Besides, we can't protect ourselves, and if we talk about rescuing others, we can't even get out of Fengzhou and the surrendered city. Yan Taishou's letter was full of words of encouragement, encouraging us to persevere, saying that the rebels would fail, and the imperial court soldiers and horses would counterattack, asking us to grit our teeth and persevere, and wait for good news. Hey, think about it, his situation should be even more difficult than ours, and in that situation, he still wants to write a letter to inspire us, Yan Taishou is really a man of iron muscles. ”

Wang Yuan said repeatedly: "What about the letter? Show me to take a look. ”

Guo Ziyi said: "I handed over the letter to Li Dashuai, the one written in that letter is really brilliant and a good article." Yan Taishou is my Tang Dynasty celebrity, but I didn't expect that a scholar would be more brave and fearless than many of my Tang Dynasty generals. ”

Wang Yuan turned his head and asked Li Guangbi, "General Li, is that letter in your hand?" I'll see. ”

Li Guangbi smacked his lips and said: "The letter is lost, it's just a letter, who will carry it with you." ”

Wang Yuan frowned and said, "How can you lose it?" That letter is proof of Yan Zhenqing's perseverance in resisting the enemy, and from the letter, you can learn about the current situation in Pingyuan County, how can you lose it indiscriminately? This is a precious thing, General Li, how can you be so sloppy? ”

Li Guangbi said embarrassedly: "How did I know that this letter would make Dashuai value it so much." I do remember some of the contents of the letter. ”

Wang Yuan hurriedly said: "You can repeat a few sentences of the content of the letter to me, especially about the situation in Pingyuan County, you can say as much as you remember." ”

Li Guangbi scratched his head and thought for a moment, then hesitated: "There seem to be a few words." 'An Lushan is a fierce soldier, and he knows that he will rebel. However, the saint is benevolent, and he does not know the cunning of the thief's heart. Although Yu was anxious, he was helpless. …… Yu hoarded rations, recruited soldiers and horses, and built a wide wall in case of emergency. 'What else' started the war, although Pingyuan County was a small city, but the army and the people worked together to resist the thieves, and the thieves attacked the city dozens of times and retreated by our plains soldiers and civilians. Some people say that the lonely city cannot be defended, so Yu will inform the world with this line, but the top and bottom work together, unite as one, and the city of Dan Pill is especially unbreakable. Only people's hearts are broken, and it is difficult to defend the fortified city......' I remember as if that was all there was to it. ”

Wang Yuan nodded slightly. The hand slapped the table and praised: "Yan Taishou is really wise and insightful, he has long judged that An Lushan will be opposed, so he recruited troops and grain early to strengthen the city defense, and mobilized the army and the people to defend the city wholeheartedly, so as to persist until today." Now I can conclude that he must still be holding on to the Plains County, and the Plains City must not have been breached by the thieves. Not for anything else, just for Yan Zhenqing. ”

Guo Ziyi nodded and said: "I think so too, Li Dashuai is pessimistic." ”

Wang Yuan looked at Li Guangbi and said, "Oh? Do you think Plains City has been destroyed? ”

Li Guangbi hurriedly said: "I think that the letter was written for more than a month when it was delivered to Fengzhou, and now more than a month has passed." These two months should be the most difficult time, how much grain and grass can he hoard, I am afraid that he will run out at this moment, I am worried that Pingyuan County has been lost. ”

Wang Yuan shook his head and said, "I'm just the opposite of what you see. Since Yan Taishou had been prepared, how could he have no plan. He will also make rational use of food and materials. The fact that the letter did not mention the rescue showed that he was in good condition, and I believe that he must still be guarding the Plains City. However, since we know that he is still holding on, how can we sit idly by, and I think we should go to the rescue of him. ”

Li Guangbi was stunned and said, "Is Marshal Wang really going to rescue him?" ”

Wang Yuan said: "Why don't you go?" ”

Li Guangbi smacked his lips and shook his head: "Marshal Wang, you have to think twice." Not to mention that I don't know if Pingyuan County has fallen, even if Pingyuan County is still held by Yan Taishou, it would be unwise to rescue him. Naping Pingyuan County was in the hinterland of the rebels, hundreds of miles east of Luoyang. Will the generalissimo lead his army deep into the heart of the enemy? That's a joke. ”

Wang Yuan frowned and said, "Why are you joking?" Do you think I'm joking? ”

Li Guangbi saw that Wang Yuan's face was solemn, and he also became serious. put down the lamb chops in his hand, wiped his hands and said: "Generalissimo, as far as I know, the generalissimo shoulders the responsibility of countering the rebellion of the Tang Dynasty, and he must act cautiously." Isn't the first task given to the generalissimo by His Majesty to counterattack Chang'an? Do you want to lead the army deep into the hinterland of the rebels to rescue Plains County? Once besieged by the rebels in the hinterland, cutting off the supply of food and grass, wouldn't it be bad? Didn't the generalissimo think of this consequence? ”

Many generals nodded their heads, and there was a point in saying this. It is impossible to go deep into the army in order to save Yan Zhenqing, it is a very dangerous thing.

"Looks like you all think so, don't you?" Wang Yuan glanced at everyone and said in a deep voice: "However, have you considered Yan Zhenqing's feelings?" How do you feel when you stick to the lonely city and fight against the rebels for seven or eight months, and when you reach the point of exhaustion, you find that the imperial court does not intend to save you at all? General Guo, General Li, when you were trapped in Fengzhou, what would you do if you knew that we didn't want to save you at all? ”

Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi were silent, they could not answer the question. If they were abandoned by the imperial court, they would collapse immediately, and their previous hold would be meaningless. The reason why it has been able to hold on to this day is not to look forward to the day when the imperial army will come and be redeemed? If you know that there is a dead end ahead, even the strongest heart and most loyal person will lose the will to fight.

"Rescuing Yan Zhenqing is not a simple rescue, it is to tell every general and soldier who is fighting against the rebels in Datang that we will never give up on them, and we will never let their efforts come to naught. Don't abandon or give up, this should become a sentence that everyone in my Tang Army remembers. This matter is not comparable to the gains and losses of one city and one pool, the more difficult and dangerous it is, the more we must save them, to show the majesty of our Datang soldiers, to show the incompetence of the rebels, to show that we will not abandon any soldiers and generals who fight to the death for the Tang Dynasty, and by extension, we will not abandon any of the people of the Tang Dynasty. That's the point, do you understand? ”

Wang Yuan's calm voice echoed in everyone's ears, and only a few of the generals could understand the meaning of this as if they had been empowered, and most of them were at a loss.