The messenger sent by Liu Luogu, after almost eight days and eight nights of sleepless travel, finally arrived in Youzhou and reported to An Lushan all the incidents that had occurred in the Anzhai of Chang'an Daozhengfang. Because when he left, it was not clear whether Jingzhao Yin and Li Xian had caught those people, so he naturally couldn't say a reason for the follow-up, but after An Lushan was angry about the case, he didn't dare to get away with it.

He knows very well what kind of character Yang Guozhong is, even if he once tried every means to befriend Yang Yuyao and gave a huge price, but Yang Guozhong has never relaxed his suppression of him?

"Damn, damn it!"

In the huge house, except for An Lushan and the messenger, only Shi Siming was there. After An Lushan lost his temper and ordered the servant to come in and bring the messenger down to rest, Shi Siming said: "Dashuai, until now, if you swallow your anger like this, in a sentence in the Central Plains, it is a human sword, and I am a fish and meat." ”

"You mean rebellion? But I just celebrated Hedong, and the soldiers and horses in Hedong won't listen to me! ”

Hearing that An Lushan was only worried about the soldiers and horses in Hedong not obeying the command, but he did not reject the word rebellion at all, Shi Siming remembered that over the years, Fanyang and Pinglu towns had repeatedly hoarded grain, grass and military horses, as well as various war preparation materials, and even cast weapons privately, he couldn't help laughing. After he took a step forward, he whispered: "The elite soldiers and horses in Hedong are all in Yunzhou, Ulzhou, Shuozhou and other places in the north, and the soldiers are scattered, not that I speak big, although the Heavenly Soldiers stationed in the northern capital Taiyuan Mansion are numerous, but they have never experienced a war at all!" And because there was a guy who framed Wang Zhonghe, and Wang Zhongsi was demoted, it can be said that our Majesty, who has followed Wang Zhongsi on the expedition for many years, has always had a lot of complaints about the generals who can really fight well. As long as we move quickly, the Hedong Army will definitely not be able to react! ”

Regarding Shi Siming's construction, An Lushan thought about it for a while, and felt that it was extremely reasonable. However, although he has been quietly accumulating strength, Li Longji is very good to him after all, he doesn't want to rebel lightly, and although Pinglu Fan Yang can raise 200,000 soldiers and horses, he has to send people to stay behind, otherwise it is easy to be copied back! Suddenly, he raised his head and looked at Shi Siming and said, "Gang Gan, the last time I fought in Tianmen Ridge, I used to see Du Bo Jin. At that time, I felt that this person was heroic, although this time he sent troops because of my hints, but he was able to take advantage of the weakness to directly take Tongluo Fugu, and both the Xi and Khitan people sent troops to accompany him, which shows the strength of this person. Do you think it might be said that they should be sent out with the army? ”

Shi Siming didn't expect An Lushan to be able to put forward such a bold plan, and he couldn't help but be stunned, and then stroked his palm and praised: "It is worthy of being a big handsome, if Dubo, who has already occupied the Tongluo Ya Tent and the Fugu Tooth Tent, can send troops south to Hedong, then our army will have no worries!" ”

"That's right, no matter what, I, Fan Yang and Dubo, don't have any grudges, and I also asked for a few titles for him, hundreds of cars of silk silk, no matter how I say it, I also have a little friendship. But who should be sent to negotiate this? ”

An Lushan's methods are more straightforward than Du Shiyi, simple and rude, typical those who obey me prosper and those who disobey me die, but anyone who is willing to serve him, regardless of the official general, can get the best treatment and the greatest trust, and if he ignores him, it is not just as simple as losing his office. Therefore, there are countless civil and military forces that can be used under his command, but to pick out a suitable one from so many people, even Shi Siming made it difficult. In the end, it was An Lushan who came up with the idea himself.

"Let Hou Xiyi go! Goryeo, Khitan, Turkic, Sogdian...... There is no language he doesn't understand, and he is a general under my command, so I think it can show my attention! When An Lushan said this, seeing Shi Siming nodding in agreement, he added with a smile, "Moreover, if he has three longs and two shorts, I will take care of his family for him!" ”

"In that case, Dashuai, I'll go back to Pinglu first to prepare for the transfer of troops!" Shi Siming retreated with understanding. When he left the house, he looked back at An Lushan, who was getting more and more round, and knew that he sent Hou Xiyi to Dubo to contact the matter of jointly sending troops because of the rich net worth of the Hou family. After all, if there is a real war, there is no shortage of money and food supplies! Hou Xiyi has a high prestige now, but his children and grandchildren don't have any outstanding talents, and without An Lushan, the Hou family may not be able to keep the family business! Of course, the deeper reason is that An Lushan has never been able to fully trust Hou Xiyi!

While speaking, whether it was An Lushan or Shi Siming, although they had their own ideas, no one was worried that Hou Xiyi would leak the news. Because he won't have this opportunity!

After receiving such an extremely confidential military order, Hou Xiyi was not too surprised. As An Lushan arranged, Hou Xiyi didn't have any chance to contact Li Mingjun again, and he didn't bother with this god, so he went straight to see Shi Siming. If you want to talk about official ranks, Hou Xiyi and Shi Siming are at the same level, but because An Lushan and Shi Siming were brothers in their early years, An Lushan's closeness to him was worse, but he was generous, exquisite, everyone was good friends, and he responded to requests, and Shi Siming also had a lot of dealings. As soon as he saw Shi Siming, he went straight to the point and made clear his intentions.

"This time, I went to Dubo to discuss the joint dispatch of troops, and I don't know if I can come back safely, so I want to ask General Shi for one thing."

Shi Siming thought that Hou Xiyi was worried about his small family, and was about to pat his chest to promise, but he saw Hou Xiyi suddenly pound the handrail, and his face was cold.

"The Central Plains has not been in war for a long time, if you send troops from Fanyang, first go down to Pingyuan County, then go south to cross the river, conquer Henan, go straight to Luoyang, Dugi Province, and enter Tongguan, as long as you move quickly, you will definitely win all the way. And Mobei was in turmoil, the Metropolitan Protectorate of Anbei was dragged to death by Huang Jiasi and Hui Hui, and Ge Lulu was not a fuel-efficient lamp, so he didn't have to worry about Du Shiyi's division of troops, but he had to beware of Shuofang, Helong and the soldiers and horses in the Western Regions. I heard that Gao Xianzhi, the envoy of the Xixi Jiedu, is planning to use troops against Shiguo, in case there are too many soldiers and horses returning to Chang'an at that time, please General Shi must advise the marshal, wait for Gao Xianzhi's soldiers and horses to travel west, and then suddenly send troops! ”

As soon as these words came out, Shi Siming's eyes immediately lit up. He didn't know that although there were garrisons in the hinterland of the Central Plains, they had not fought for many years, so they were vulnerable, and the soldiers and horses of Shuofang, Helong, and Anxi were different. If you can have one less soldier to disrupt the situation, you can have more confidence on your side. Therefore, after he praised Hou Xiyi for being thoughtful, he immediately agreed to the matter, and when he personally sent him out, when he was about to break up, he only heard Hou Xiyi sigh softly.

"It's only been a few months since Shibao City re-entered the Tang Dynasty, if Tubo can march in a big way at this time, drag down the Helong soldiers and horses! If Qarlu can make some trouble and nail the Shuofang soldiers and horses firmly there, what is there to worry about? ”

The speaker has a heart, but how can the listener not have a heart? Hou Xiyi saw the surprise on Shi Siming's face, and knew that the other party was afraid that he would trust him more because of these words, so he immediately arched his hand and jumped on the horse. Even though An Lushan has great ability, but in the northeast, this acre and three points of land, Tubo and Gelulu are always beyond the reach of the whip, and he can be a little easier on the road if he says these two words without cost.

With the fifty tooth soldiers assigned to him by An Lushan, Hou Xiyi actually left Youzhou straight to the north. On this trip, he only brought ten personal soldiers who had followed him for many years, and there were more than 60 people in total. Really. On the second day after traveling west from Yanzhou, they encountered a group of blackshirts of several hundred men.

Whether it is Hou Xiyi's own personal soldiers or the tooth soldiers assigned to him by An Lushan, they have all experienced the battle of Tianmenling that year, and they have seen the bravery of these blackshirts during the war. Therefore, when facing an enemy army several times larger than himself, no one dared to act rashly without Hou Xiyi's order, only Hou Xiyi personally raised the banner of Fan Yangjiedu's envoy and stepped forward to contact. After he communicated with the leading junior general in proficient Turkic, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that the other party hesitated for a moment and allowed them to go back with him.

The next journey to the west, they successively encountered dozens of soldiers and horses, neat uniforms and military appearance, high morale, and sophisticated weapons, all of which made Fan Yang's soldiers and horses frightened, only Hou Xiyi guessed in his heart, I am afraid that Luo Ying will never be in the capital at this time. Sure enough, the group spent two more days passing through the territory of Dubo Control zhì, and then passed through Fugu, and then Tongluo. To everyone's surprise, everyone thought that after the brazen dispatch of troops to the two places, they would definitely use great energy to suppress the reorganization, but the servant solid department looked terrifyingly calm, and it was not until they entered Tongluo that they encountered a small battle.

And it turned out to be a horse thief who didn't know how to escape from there, describing the wolf bèi! As a result, this group of guys who don't have long eyes just let them witness the combat power of the blackshirts. A simple single impact, hundreds of people will be crushed, those who surrender and flee, but the blackshirts do not pursue.

Hou Xiyi's trip only had fifty soldiers, but the leader was Xue Wei, the younger brother of Fan Yang's partial general Xue Song, who was not yet thirty years old this year. At this moment, he rode his horse to Hou Xiyi's side, and finally couldn't help but ask: "These black-shirted soldiers are so strong in combat power, not inferior to my Fan Yang elite!" ”

Just not inferior? People's military discipline is much stronger than those Yan Zhao Jian'er in Fan Yang!

Hou Xiyi knew that Xue Wei was a disciple of the general, and his grandfather Xue Rengui needless to say, that was a generation of famous generals, although his father Xue Chuyu was not so good at fighting, but he also served as the envoy of Youzhou Festival, so An Lushan in order to win people's hearts, and appreciated the courage of Xue Wei's brother Xue Song, and was also quite kind to Xue Wei, so he also put a lot of effort into making friends with the Xue family brothers. So, he still reminded in a low voice: "Now that we are going deep into the enemy's territory, if there is a change at that time, you remember to let the soldiers endure for a while." Now at such a critical moment, if you can't bear it, you will make a big plan! ”

Although Xue Wei didn't know why An Lushan sent Hou Xiyi to take them to see Dubo that Qi Jin this time, he still understood the big matter, and immediately nodded again and again.

When they saw the Tongluo Tent City from afar, whether it was Hou Xiyi, Xue Wei and others, they were all secretly amazed one by one. However, when a messenger from the Blackshirts, who had entered the city one step earlier, went out of the city, saying that only Hou Xiyi was allowed to enter the city, and the rest of the people remained outside the city, Xue Wei immediately protested. But before the words came out, he saw Hou Xiyi glaring at him, and he could only shut up angrily at the moment.

Well, if you can't bear it, you will make a big plan!