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Yang Xi made it clear in his report to the imperial court that he was not suitable for continuous warfare in the future.

The soldiers needed to rest, the gunpowder needed to be replenished, and other supplies needed to be replenished. There is also a very important point, that is, after Yang Xi achieved several successes in battles, he was afraid of failure. His personal prestige has risen to a very high level, and after many successes, he has the mind of gaining and losing, for fear that he will accidentally lose the battle and lose all his achievements. Not only did he lose his reputation, but he also lost the advantage he had gained over the enemy, so he wanted to be more stable.

Yang Xi admitted that compared with the rebels, in addition to the advantage of firearms, the 100,000 horses belonging to the Tongguan Town Army in terms of overall combat strength were still inferior to the rebels. In the end, most of his subordinates are newly recruited sergeants, and the systematic training has only been a few months, and most of the rebels are border troops who are good at fighting, and the two armies are not victorious when they have an advantage in weapons, and his strategy is far from being compared with Cui Qianyou, An Qingxu, An Lushan and other people who have been galloping and fighting on horseback all their lives, he must fight steadily.

The Anshi Rebellion recorded in history has lasted for more than ten years, and now it has not been a year since the rebellion started, Yang Xi is not in a hurry, he feels that it is very remarkable to put down the rebellion in the next year or the next year, and it has completely changed history. It is precisely because of this mentality that he is not in a hurry to attack and recover more cities, but wants to take it step by step, seeking stability rather than speed.

In the edict from the imperial court, Yang Xi read that the emperor wanted him to take advantage of the victory to attack, recover more losses, and even recover Luoyang before the year, he was very worried that the emperor would force him to do so, so he wanted to go to Beijing to explain the situation in person. Also, the secret letter from his father Yang Guozhong included the intention of asking him to return to Beijing once, and to find a way to let him, the marshal of soldiers and horses, strive for more benefits for the Yang family in front of the emperor.

Moreover, Li Longji also wanted to reward him in person.

Now Guo Ziyi's son Guo Xi has traveled thousands of miles to Shaanxi County to find him, asking him to persuade Yang Guozhong and Li Longji to agree to Guo Ziyi's proposal to lead an army to attack Fanyang. Considering many factors, Yang Xi decided to go to Chang'an with Guo Xi to face the saint after the military affairs were properly settled, and made his intentions clear to Emperor Li Longji and his father Yang Guozhong.

Yang Xi knew that he could not be compared with Cui Qianyou in terms of command ability now, Cui Qianyou was far more important to the army than him, after he left Shaanxi County, even if the rebels came to attack, there were so many warlike generals under his command, it would definitely be fine, as long as he arranged the responsibilities of each general well, the division of labor was clear, and he would not fight with each other.

What's more, the current rebels have no ability to counterattack at all, and even Cui Qianyou has become a frightened bird, and after hearing that Shaanxi County was raided by our army and his troops were quickly defeated, he did not dare to lead his troops back to help, and continued to flee to the direction of Luoyang.

The special operations team led by Li Han was ordered to pursue and kill Cui Qianyou, but they were unsuccessful, and after attacking Cui Qianyou's men and horses several times, they finally returned in vain and did not succeed in assassination. However, they still achieved results, and during the second raid, they shot Cui Qianyou and wounded them.

Cui Qianyou took away 5,000 people, and the special operations team led by Li Han only had more than 100 people, and it was already remarkable that Cui Qianyou could shoot and wound him. After being attacked twice, Cui Qianyou became more cautious, and the special operations team also stopped its mission.

The wounded Cui Qianyou did not know who attacked him, and he was already convinced that the 100,000 men and horses of Shaanxi County had been almost completely wiped out, so he stopped for a few days on the way, and after meeting up with the thousands of men and horses who had fled from Shaanxi County, he quickly fled in the direction of Luoyang.

Even the rebels even gave up some small county towns bordering Shaanxi County, and directly retreated nearly 100 miles, fearing a sneak attack by our army and shrinking their defensive lines.

Under such circumstances, Yang Xi was not worried about the rebels attacking Shaanxi County, and he once again sent all the members of the special training team to carry out tasks in the east of Shaanxi County.

After arranging all the military affairs, and ordering Gao Shi and Pang Zhong to lead the military affairs of Shaanxi County, with the assistance of Wang Sili, Tian Liangqiu, and Lu Chongben, after realizing that nothing would happen, Yang Xi and Guo Xi, who was full of anxiety, embarked on a trip to Chang'an.

They rushed through the post station, and it took only two days to arrive from Shaanxi County to Chang'an. However, when he was about to arrive in Chang'an, Yang Xi received news that the emperor brought his concubine Yang Yuhuan to Huaqing Palace to soak in warm soup, and asked Yang Xi to go to Huaqing Palace to face the saint.

Of course, Yang Xi obeyed the holy order and went to Huaqing Palace with Guo Xi.

But to his surprise, his father Yang Guozhong did not come to Huaqing Palace with the imperial driver, but was left in Chang'an to deal with court affairs on behalf of the emperor.

After Yang Xi arrived at the Huaqing Palace, he was not in a hurry to see the emperor, but wrote a letter, ordering the guards to be sent to Chang'an as soon as possible, and personally handed it over to Yang Guozhong. He wanted to talk to his father before reporting to the emperor, and it should be better after discussing it.

Yang Xi believed that after Yang Guozhong received his letter, he would definitely rush to Huaqing Palace.

Huaqing Palace is not much away from Chang'an, and the car in later generations is more than half an hour, and now the fast horse is not needed for half a day, and it is quite convenient to go back and forth.

Yang Guozhong has not arrived, and he can't tell Li Longji what he wants to say for the time being, Yang Xi also rubbed a little on the road, and arrived at Huaqing Palace in the evening.

After arriving at Huaqing Palace, Yang Xi was told that the emperor was tired from coming all the way, so he had to rest early and report something tomorrow.

Li Longji is old, and he has been driving all the way, but he is tired, and he is sleepy after taking a bath, and he wants to go to bed early. With Yang Guozhong handling the affairs of the court on his behalf, he is not worried about accidents, not to mention that now that Shaanxi County has been recovered, Yang Xi will not have a very urgent matter to ask him when he comes back, and it will not hurt to meet him again tomorrow morning.

This is exactly what Yang Xi wants, and he immediately instructed Guo Xi to go to bed early today, nourish his spirits, and face him with him early tomorrow morning to explain the situation. Guo Xi came to Yang Xi on Guo Ziyi's order, but he ran nearly 2,000 miles, and entered Beijing with Yang Xi on a fast horse, almost no stop on the road, and he was already tired.

Yang Xi also politely said goodbye to Guo Xi, telling Guo Xi not to worry, rest well, and think about how to ask for it when he meets the saint tomorrow.

The two set off from Shaanxi County together, passed through Tongguan, and traveled all the way, and there was not much communication when they were in a hurry, but when they were resting, they still talked a lot, and they felt very good about each other.

Yang Xi is quite easy-going, but Guo Xi is more restrained, after all, Yang Xi's identity is special, and his official rank can be said to be greater than his father's, leading the post of deputy marshal of soldiers and horses, if his father's men and horses arrive near Shaanxi County, they must also obey Yang Xi's command.

After a few days of getting along, the two still found that the other party was similar to their own temperament, but unfortunately there were too many factors affecting it in reality, otherwise they would probably become closer friends. Yang Xi felt that Guo Xi was a person worth befriending, and he hoped that the two could have a personal relationship.

After exchanging goodnight with Guo Xi, Yang Xi did not rest, he still had something to do, and he asked to see someone.

It's none other than Yang Yuhuan, who came to Huaqing Palace with Li Longji!

This woman's influence on Li Longji is extraordinary, Yang Xi very much agrees with his father Yang Guozhong's strategy, and if he wants to accomplish something, he first came to ask Yang Yuhuan and asked her to help. If Yang Yuhuan is willing to help, it will play a role in getting twice the result with half the effort.