readx; After the defeat of Yizhou, An Lushan had no choice but to abandon Youzhou, and led 70,000 remnants of the army to retreat to Lulongjiedu, and at present, only Pingzhou and Yingzhou were left in Hebei Prefecture under his control, and Jizhou became a buffer zone for him and Shi Siming, and there were no garrisons on either side. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The loss of Youzhou was an extremely heavy blow to An Lushan, and he was so angry that his eyes were finally blind, he couldn't see anything, and he lived in darkness from then on.

An Lushan's new camp is in Liucheng County, Yingzhou, which is today's Chaoyang, Liaoning, where the camp has always been located, and the last 70,000 troops of An Lushan are all stationed here.

However, what made An Lushan feel slightly relieved was that Pingzhou and Yingzhou had quite a large population, and there was also some money and grain, as well as the money and grain he brought out from Youzhou, plus the support of Khitan and Xi, he could not only guarantee the military rations of 70,000 troops, but also have some surplus, so that he had the confidence to regain his strength.

In the room, An Lushan closed his eyes, his fat body was lying on a wide bamboo chair, and his staff member Zhang Tongru read to him the latest Youzhou information sent by the Youzhou spies.

"Shi Siming entered Youzhou, increased the tax by fifty percent, and levied the poll tax, the house beam tax, the wine tax, and the tea tax, the shops in Youzhou withered, and only one of the ten families opened, and the private grain was scraped out, and the rations were distributed according to the poll tax, and each was only able to satisfy the stomach, and there were many people who died of hunger among the people......"

"Don't read it!"

An Lushan waved his hand, he sighed, "It is said that this person is the heart of a jackal, and when I see it today, it is true, I knew that today, I should have slaughtered him with a knife." ”

"The young marshal is back!" The sound of soldiers at the door was heard.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, An Qingxu walked in from the door quickly, he seemed to be in high spirits and in a very good mood.

"Father, this training has worked very well!"

An Qingxu was appointed by An Lushan to recruit and train troops in Ping, Yingzhou and Yingzhou, because An Lushan took away a large amount of money and grain when he evacuated from Youzhou, with these money and grain as a guarantee, An Qingxu's recruitment was very smooth, and 30,000 soldiers were recruited in just two months.

An Qingxu was very excited: "I have only been training for a month, but the effect is like I have been training for a year, which is unimaginable." ”

"It's because they've been training in the militia for several years."

An Lushan was not surprised, this was not surprising to him, he had told An Qingxu at the beginning that the training would only take two months at most.

"Can this army officially go into battle?" This is what An Lushan is most concerned about.

An Qingxu thought about it, then shook his head and said, "Although the training effect is good, it is best to train for another month." ”

"You don't have to practice anymore, Tongru, show him the letter from the morning."

Zhang Tongru has always been squeezed out by Gao Gao, coupled with his own luck, he failed to perform important tasks several times, and was even arrested by the Tang Army in Chang'an, but Li Qingan released him and concealed the experience of being arrested for him.

Zhang Tongru did not surrender to Li Qing'an, but he begged Li Qing'an for mercy, if he was put back, he must have slaughtered Gao Shang for Li Qing'an, and it was for this reason that Li Qing'an let him go.

Zhang Tongru's hatred of noble, can be described by the word 'unforgettable', this time after he returned to Youzhou, using the defeat of Gao Shang in Luzhou, desperately slandered An Lushan, and finally made An Lushan a little dissatisfied with Gao Shang, this Yizhou defeat, but also due to Gao Shang's poor forage, and finally made the cavalry combat effectiveness drop sharply, Zhang Tongru took the opportunity to fan the flames, and finally made An Lushan decide to abandon Gao Shang, and sent Gao Shang to An Emotion, and Zhang Tongru became his confidant.

Zhang Tongru hurriedly took out a letter and handed it to An Qingxu with a smirk, "Young marshal, please take a look!" ”

An Qingxu did not hide his disgust for Zhang Tongru, he snorted heavily, and snatched the letter, the letter was written by the Khitan chief Li Huaijie, this Li Huaijie is the Khitan leader of Tianbao who married Dugu Mingyue's sister Dugu Mingjing in the fifth year, Tianbao five years, Dugu Mingjing was named Princess Jingle, and gave Li Huaijie a kiss, but was killed by Li Huaijie in only half a year.

Zhang Tongru also knew that An Qingxu hated him, a subtle murderous intent flashed in his eyes, and he retreated with a smile on his face.

An Qingxu read the letter, his brows furrowed, in the letter Li Huaijie asked An Lushan's army to gather to the Khitan army, in fact, he wanted An Lushan to obey his transfer, in the relationship with the Khitan, An Qingxu and his father had different opinions.

"Father, didn't you say that the Yan, Khitan, and Xi families would go their own ways and attack the Bohai Sea at the same time? Why has it changed again, you want us to gather with him Li Huaijie, father, there is a problem here! ”

An Lushan's eyes couldn't see his son's expression, but he could hear his son's dissatisfaction, he was a little unhappy, and asked An Qingxu in a long voice: "What's the problem?" ”

"Didn't my father see it? Li Huaijie obviously wants to eat us, the so-called convergence of the three armies is nothing more than to hand over our army to his command, father, we must not be so honest. ”

"You idiot, our army is basically Khitan and Xi, and the military rations are also controlled by him, what if you don't listen to him? He could have our army collapse overnight, and at this point, do you really think I can still read as king?"

Perhaps realizing that he was too harsh, An Lushan softened his tone and said: "I know that you are dissatisfied with the Khitan in your heart, in fact, you are also dissatisfied with your father, but you are under the eaves, you have to bow your head, the big husband can bend and stretch, as long as we have all the armor and grain and grass, we will no longer pay attention to the Khitans, let's get a vote in the Bohai Kingdom, and go to Silla to develop, sooner or later, we will destroy the Khitan and fight back to Hebei, this time we will unite with the Khitans, or you are the main general, lead 70,000 troops to the north, and hand over the training to the third child!" ”

The third child here is An Qinghe, the third son of An Lushan, An Qingxu didn't dare to fight with his father anymore, so he nodded, "That kid goes to pack up the soldiers and horses!" ”

"Go ahead! This time you are the main general, An Taiqing is the deputy general, and you will set off in three days. ”

An Qingxu retreated, and Zhang Tongru, who was lurking on the side, immediately stepped forward and said: "Lord Wang, when the young marshal left the room just now, I saw that he was seriously dissatisfied, and I was very worried about the young marshal's ......"

"Hmmm! I can't help it today, I can only trust my sons, they are better than outsiders! ”

An Lushan sighed, "Actually, I'm also worried that the Khitans will annex my army, so I let the second child go on the expedition, at least he won't be bought by Li Huaijie, he will lead 70,000 troops, and then let the third lead the new soldiers, in this way, I am also a little relieved, you go down!" I'm a little sleepy. ”

Zhang Tongru wanted to persuade again, but An Lushan was already snoring loudly and fell asleep, Zhang Tongru had no choice but to scold the dead pig and retreat.

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An Qingxu worriedly returned to the barracks located outside the city, this is the new barracks, where the newly recruited 30,000 troops are trained, An Qingxu has just entered his big tent, and Gao Shang walked in from outside the camp.

"Young Marshal, how is the situation?"

An Qingxu sighed, "I was right by Mr., the Khitan really wanted us to lead our troops north to converge, and the Khitan wolf was ambitious and wanted to swallow us!" ”

Since the Battle of Luzhou, Gao Shang has won the trust of An Qingxu, and An Lushan no longer trusts him, so he left An Lushan and assisted An Qingxu wholeheartedly, compared with An Lushan, An Qingxu is simple and kind, and there is no ruthlessness like An Lushan, and more importantly, An Qingxu obeys him, which makes Gao Shang feel a sense of achievement.

It is a noble idea to let An Qingxu take the initiative to apply to train recruits, and Gao Shang has already seen the Khitan's control over An Lushan, not only the Khitans serve as the main generals, but even the important links of grain and grass materials are controlled by the Khitans, in this case, mastering a self-owned army is the way to survive.

Gao Shang pondered for a while, and then asked, "What is the attitude of the prince?" ”

"Father said that we can't afford to offend the Khitans, since the other party asked to go to the army, then we can only go, my father wants me to lead the army, sir, what do you think I should do?"

"Young marshal, I still say the same thing, you have to tighten your military power, although the prince handed over the 70,000 army to you, but have you thought about it, you can't control this army at all, seven generals with troops, five Khitans, two Xi people, even the prince himself can't control the army, what's the use of the young marshal going, it's better to listen to me, let's bring the recruits to Pingzhou, the Pingzhou treasury is quite rich and grainy, just for us to use as military supplies."

An Qingxu nodded, he was about to agree, but someone reported that An Taiqing came.

An Taiqing is also one of the defeated generals in Luzhou, he hid in the mountains after the defeat, and finally after the situation stabilized, he led the last few soldiers to escape from Hedong and returned to Youzhou, and at this time, Youzhou has been occupied by Shi Siming, and his young and beautiful wife heard that it was also occupied by Shi Siming.

An Taiqing was sad and indignant in his heart, and begged An Lushan every day to kill back to Youzhou and recapture his wife, but An Lushan just comforted him, but he had no idea of killing back to Youzhou, and ordered him and An Qingxu to train recruits, which made An Taiqing very disappointed, today he heard that An Lushan was going to appoint him as a deputy general and follow An Qingxu to the north, he suddenly felt bad, and hurriedly came to An Qingxu.

An Taiqing walked into the big tent quickly, bowed down and saluted: "Young marshal, the situation is not good!" ”

An Qingxu glanced at him, "What's wrong with the situation?" ”

"I just heard that the marshal has ordered the third young marshal to take over the new barracks, and Zhang Zhongzhi is the deputy general of the new barracks, which is obviously to seize the military power of the young marshal.

An Qingxu looked back at Gao Shang, and nodded nodly, meaning that An Taiqing could be trusted, An Qingxu smiled and said: "General An and I want to go together, and I am also about to withdraw the army to the south, since General An has no opinion, then without further ado, we will immediately withdraw the army to the south." ”

An Taiqing was overjoyed, bowed down and said, "Obey!" ”

Half an hour later, An Qingxu led 30,000 soldiers of the new battalion to leave Yingzhou and go to Pingzhou.

An Lushan was so angry that he was like thunder, but he had no choice but to order An Qinghe and Zhang Zhongzhi to lead an army of 70,000 to the north.

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The Khitan of the Tang Dynasty is called the Songmo Governor's Mansion in the Tang Dynasty, the area includes the east of today's Chifeng to the Horqin area, occupying the most fertile grassland, the Khitan chief is also the Governor of the Songdesert, with a population of hundreds of thousands, all the people are soldiers, with more than 100,000 armor soldiers, from the time of Wu Zetian has repeatedly fought with the Tang Dynasty, the times are good and the time is good, at the end of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, the Tang army defeated the Khitan, captured countless Khitan children, moved them to Fanyang Youzhou, and the Han people mixed together, and now many Khitan people in the An Lushan army are these eastward migrants and their descendants.

The Khitan surrendered to the Tang Dynasty after suffering a crushing defeat in the late Kaiyuan Dynasty, and the leader Li Huaijie was named the king of Chongshun, and married the daughter of the Dugu clan as a princess, but soon the Khitan and Xi people rebelled again, killed the princess of the Tang Dynasty to sacrifice the flag, and Fan Yang Jiedu made An Lushan have a protracted tug-of-war.

More than ten years have passed, the Khitan has recovered its vitality, Li Huaijie saw that the Tang Dynasty was weak and internally divided, so he had the idea of conquering the Tang Dynasty, and he continued to increase troops and food aid to gradually control An Lushan.

At this time, the Han soldiers in the Yan army were almost extinct, and it was basically a Hu army dominated by Khitans, Xi, and Turks, among which the Khitans were the most prosperous, and the officers above the Zhonglang generals were Khitans, and An Lushan had actually become a puppet of the Khitans.

Although Li Huaijie had the intention to go south to plunder the Tang Dynasty, he himself was also greatly damaged due to his excessive support for An Lushan, and he was afraid that the army would go south, and the Bohai people would take the opportunity to seize his lair, so after thinking twice, Li Huaijie decided to unite Xi and An Lushan, and the three families would take the Bohai Sea together, and then consider going south to the Central Plains.

At the end of August, it is the season of autumn high horse fat, the tents on the banks of the Raole River are one after another, densely stretching for more than ten miles, 70,000 Khitan warriors and 300,000 their parents, wives and children, all gathered here, nearly seventy percent of the Khitan people gathered here, as well as millions of cattle, sheep and livestock.

'Woo-woo! ’

The low sound of trumpets resounded across the banks of the Raole River, the horses galloped like thunder rolling across the grassland, and tens of thousands of knights gathered from all directions.

In the middle of the knights gathered is a large tent woven of wool, a golden ceiling, and woven with gold and silver threads, quite the momentum of the rich king, this is the king tent of Li Huaijie, here is also the temporary tooth tent of the Khitan.

The Khitan is a nomadic people, all the people are soldiers, Li Huaijie originally had more than 100,000 soldiers, but the support for An Lushan has been consumed by half, only 70,000 troops remained, with these 70,000 troops to attack the Bohai State, it is undoubtedly a bit difficult, not to mention that Bohai and Silla have formed a coalition army, it is said that there are 150,000 troops, Li Huaijie knows that he only has to unite An Lushan and Xi people, with the impact of the Khitan cavalry and the equipment of An Lushan Yan Army, they are absolutely sure to defeat the Bohai Silla coalition army.

Besides, Li Huaijie also has other plans, since An Lushan's main force is already dominated by Khitans, why doesn't he take the opportunity to take it back to himself? The 70,000 well-equipped army is undoubtedly a piece of fat in his eyes.

Li Huaijie is about fifty years old today, burly, vicious-looking, Dugu Mingjing, who was killed by him back then, has always been his proudest thing, killing the Tang princess means that he and the Tang Dynasty have completely broken up, and Dugu Mingjing was killed because she was not the real Tang Li princess, but just a relative woman, so he thought that Li Longji was bullying him.

But he heard the news last year that Li Qing'an's princess was the sister of the Tang princess he killed, which surprised him, and it was for this reason that he suddenly realized that Li Qing'an would not spare him, and his determination to rebel against the Tang Dynasty burst out strongly in his heart.

Hearing the sound of the horn, Li Huaijie walked out of the big tent quickly, he saw a cavalry in the distance was coming slowly, on the plain in the distance, the winding cavalry was like a long snake, stretching for seven or eight miles, and there was a wolf's head banner at the head, which was the arrival of the Xi people's team, and the Hui people, the Khitan and Xi people both admired the wolf, and took the wolf's head as the military flag.

"Look at it!"

Li Huaijie turned over and got on his horse, and with more than 10,000 knights, he greeted the Xi cavalry in the distance.

This is a team of 30,000 cavalry composed of Xi people, the leader is the chief of the Xi people, Huaixin Wang Li Yanzhong, Tianbao five years, he and Li Huaijie, married the Tang Yifang princess, soon he also found that he married him is not the real Tang princess, but the daughter of the Yang family, pretending to be a princess to marry him, in a rage, he also killed Yifang Gong, and Li Huaijie rebelled at the same time.

The territory occupied by the Xi people is called Rao Le Du Governor's Mansion, the area is more than the Khitans, but the population is not as good as the Khitans, which makes them have always been vassals of the Khitans, which is also the great pain of the Xi people, the original agreement with An Lushan is that they want all the women in Luoyang, although they also captured some women, but the number is far lower than their requirements, and the Xi people have paid tens of thousands of dead and wounded, especially in the first battle of Luzhou, the Xi people were killed by 30,000 people, which made Li Yanzhong deeply dissatisfied with An Lushan.

In this attack on the Bohai Kingdom, Li Yanzhong and Li Huaijie have reached a tacit understanding, and the two sides have divided the accounts, as for An Lushan's share, neither of them mentioned it, and everyone understands that An Lushan itself is Li Huaijie's prey.

Li Huaijie greeted him, turned over and dismounted, and laughed: "I thought the big chief would arrive a few days late, but I didn't expect to come so soon, it's really a believer!" ”

Li Yanpet also smiled, "Thinking about dividing up the land and wealth of the Sumo people, I haven't slept well for a few days, can I not be in a hurry?" ”

The two leaders laughed and hugged each other, they walked to the big tent arm in arm affectionately, and when they entered the big tent, the two sat down, and Li Yanzhong asked, "I don't know if there is any news about An Lushan?" His army must have arrived! ”

"It's almost there, I got the news yesterday that their army has entered the Khitan, and it should arrive tomorrow."

"Oh? Who is in command, An Qingxu? ”

"Nope! It's not him, it's An Qinghe, the third son of An Lushan, and the deputy general is Zhang Zhongzhi. ”

"Huh! A stinky boy is really a fat sheep sent to the door. ”

Li Yanzhong was disdainful of An Qinghe, and he asked with a smile: "When is the king going to deal with them, is he ready to do it as soon as he comes?" ”

Li Huaijie squinted and smiled, "My brother should know that I am a slow surname, and I always like to put the best delicacy last, now they must be wary of me, and when their vigilance is relaxed, I will take Anqing and slaughter the sheep!" ”

Li Huaijie made a knife slashing gesture with his palm, and laughed loudly at the sky.

On the first day of September in the second year of Qingping, An Qinghe led 70,000 Yan troops to arrive on the banks of the Raole River, and the Khitan and Xi people converged, and then, the three armies held a meeting ceremony, elected Li Huaijie as the joint commander of the three armies, Li Yanzhong and An Qinghe were the deputy marshals of the left and right, after killing the sheep and sacrificing the flag, the 170,000 tripartite coalition troops swooped down on the Bohai State, two days later, the tripartite coalition army entered the Fuyu Mansion of the Bohai State, and a Bohai battle began.

At the same time, a fleet of 100,000 Tang troops was heading north along the west coast of Silla, preparing to land at Pyongyang City, the capital of Andong.

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(Note: Princess Jingle is actually the daughter of Dugu Ming and Princess Xincheng, and is the granddaughter of Li Longji.

(To be continued)