Chapter Eighty-Five: What?

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"Marshal Yang, the rebels are really cutting down a large number of trees and bamboos, making bamboo and wooden rows, they are preparing to fill the forbidden ditch with bamboo and platoons, and then attack the city on a large scale!" Wang Sili personally reported to Yang Xi what he had discovered, and asked our army how to arrange and deal with it in the next step.

"There's nothing to be afraid of, there are already more than 30,000 soldiers in Tongguan City, and they have been rested, don't be afraid of the rebels attacking the city again!" Yang Xi, who was pacing to the window of the city gate, looked out the window at the rebel sergeants who were still lined up to face Tongguan under the big sun, a contemptuous smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he instructed Wang Sili: "General Wang, prepare more hay and hot oil, we will wait for An Qingxu and Cui Qianyou with these things, Cui Qianyou may be able to taste the taste of burning soldiers again!" I hope An Qingxu will bet more than 100,000 people on board, and Ben Shuai wants to see who will have the last laugh!"

Yang Xi's proud demeanor infected Wang Sili, and he also became very confident, straightened his chest and replied: "Marshal, the last general will definitely fight bravely to kill the enemy when the time comes, and never let any rebels set foot on the head of Tongguan City!"

After Dou Hua, Zhang Jian, and Zheng Ang arrived in Tongguan successively, there were more than 30,000 soldiers and horses in Tongguan, and Yang Xi did not let Dou Hua, Zhang Jian, Zheng Ang and others lead the army alone, but rearranged this group of men and horses under the command of Wang Sili and Pang Zhong, Li Chengguang, Tian Liangqiu, Gao Shi and other generals. Wang Sili's subordinates have 10,000 people, Yang Xi trusts him so much, there is no vigilance, and when Wang Sili is moved, he also spontaneously has a sense of arrogance, he must prove his ability with practical actions, showing that Yang Xi's value and trust in him is not wrong.

Yang Xi walked up to Wang Sili, looked coldly at the general who was very hostile to his father a few days ago, and even had a very prejudice against him, and even looked down on him, and said very seriously: "General Wang, this commander knows that when Lingbao's army was defeated, you led the front army to do nothing, if you return to the dynasty now, the emperor will definitely punish you for serious crimes!" But Ben Shuai knows that you are a rare tiger general, this defeat is purely an accident, this Shuai does not want you to be blamed by the court, and the best way to absolve you is to kill the enemy bravely, and use military merits to offset your own guilt, this Shuai hopes that in the end the court will not blame you, but will reward you!"

Yang Xi's words made Wang Sili's heart pang and gloomy for a while, but he still straightened up and roared: "Please rest assured, the marshal will definitely do his best to defend the city and swear to live and die with Tongguan!"

"If the rebels break in front of Tongguan City and finally retreat, the commander will personally ask for you in front of Your Majesty, so that Your Majesty can forgive you of your sins and continue to let you make meritorious contributions!" Yang Xi looked at Wang Sili, who was half a head taller than him, and finally smiled: "Ben Shuai has always admired heroes, and he also wants to be an admirable hero, I hope Ben Shuai will be able to get his wish, and I also hope that General Wang can impress Ben Shuai!"

"It will live up to the marshal's expectations!" After Wang Sili roared again to express his determination, he respectfully gave a military salute to Yang Xi, "Marshal, the last general will go to arrange military affairs first, you can rest for a while!"

Before Yang Xi could agree, a sergeant hurriedly came to report, saying that Chen Xuanli, the general of Zuo Longwu, led 30,000 men and horses under his command, and had arrived five miles outside the west gate of Tongguan!

"It's finally here!" Yang Xi sighed in a low voice, and said to Wang Sili, who stopped when he heard the news: "General Wang, you will go to the West Gate as soon as you finish arranging military affairs, and together with General Pang and General Gao, you will go with Marshal Ben and Marshal Ge Shu to meet General Chen's reinforcements!"

"Yes, Marshal! The last will obey!" Wang Sili said, gave another military salute, and strode away.

Yang Xi also immediately went to ask Ge Shuhan to let this veteran whose military merits completely overshadowed Chen Xuanli go with him to meet the follow-up 30,000 reinforcements.

Chen Xuanli personally led only about 30,000 people, and the last more than 10,000 infantry troops don't know when they will arrive at Tongguan!

Yang Xi accompanied Ge Shuhan, who was unable to move, to the direction of the West Gate, and after a while, Wang Sili, Pang Zhong, and Gao Shi arrived successively, and other generals were on standby at the head of the city to prevent the rebels from attacking the city at this time.

Just after noon, the sergeants have finished resting, and they have eaten lunch, if the rebels attack the city at this time, all the sergeants can go to the city to kill the enemy, Yang Xi is not worried that when he goes to meet Chen Xuanli, the rebels begin to attack the city on a large scale.

He was worried that Chen Xuanli's arrival would cause chaos in the army's mind, and the new 30,000 horses would not obey his command and would go bad.

The West Gate was opened, and Yang Xi accompanied Ge Shuhan, with Wang Sili, Pang Zhong, Gao Shi and his own 300 personal generals, out of the city to welcome Chen Xuanli's army. Chen Xuanli took his deputy general Fan Zhicheng and other subordinates to Tongguan City first.

"The last general, General Zuo Longwu, and the new Tongguan soldier and horse envoy Chen Xuanli, have seen Marshal Geshu and Marshal Yang!" Chen Xuanli did not dismount, but bowed to Ge Shuhan and Yang Xi on the horse, "The weather is very hot, and yesterday afternoon there was a violent storm and delayed the trip, and the last general led the army late, please forgive Marshal Geshu and Marshal Yang!"

"General Chen finally led the army to Tongguan, Tongguan was saved, and the rebels never wanted to break through Tongguan again! General Chen has worked hard all the way, and all the generals have also worked hard, hurry up and take a rest, the rebels may have to attack the city on a large scale later!" Yang Xi had a very comfortable smile on his face, like a lost child seeing his relatives, and said with "excitement": "Tongguan has just experienced several bloody battles, the defenders are insufficient, and the city was almost broken by the rebels, with the arrival of more than 30,000 men and horses led by General Chen, there will be no difficulties!"

"Marshal Yang is polite!" Chen Xuanli, who didn't expect Yang Xi to be so polite, was a little stunned, and could only bite the bullet and say polite words.

But Wang Sili, who was behind Yang Xi, couldn't help it, and accused angrily: "General Chen, why did your men and horses arrive at Tongguan so late?" General Dou Hua, General Zhang Jian, and General Zheng Ang have already arrived at Tongguan, if it weren't for their men and horses arriving at Tongguan, Tongguan City might have been captured by the rebels! Is General Chen deliberately delaying the speed of travel? Do you want us all to die in Tongguan? ”

Chen Xuanli deliberately delayed the speed of travel, this was already a well-known thing among the soldiers in Tongguan City, and Wang Sili, who was straight, saw that Chen Xuanli did not respect Ge Shuhan and Yang Xi very much after arriving, and couldn't help but reprimand. He is a native of Korea, and his temperament has always been upright, and now he is the same as the three divisions of the Kaifu Yi, and the same member of the Taichang Qing, and the general of the Marshal's Mansion and the Ma Army, and his rank is not lower than Chen Xuanli, so he dares to reprimand him bluntly.

Wang Sili's blunt rebuke made the joyful atmosphere just now disappear immediately, and Chen Xuanli and the generals behind him all changed their faces.

At this moment, a sergeant who was delivering an urgent military report rushed to Yang Xi and reported loudly: "Marshal Yang, the imperial court is urgent!"

Hearing the sergeant's report on the urgent edict of the imperial court, Yang Xi's heart moved, but he still quietly accepted the edict covered with fire paint and opened it.

At first glance, he was completely relieved, and sure enough, everything was as he expected, and his capable father relieved his worries for him!

He also immediately handed over the edict in his hand to Chen Xuanli, who was on the side, and said in a light tone: "The emperor is in a hurry, there are displaced people in Chang'an City, and the army needs to suppress it, and I also ask General Chen to return to Chang'an quickly after handing over the imperial military affairs!"

"What?" Chen Xuanli was taken aback, took the edict in disbelief, and looked at it carefully.