Chapter 144: Yin Ziqi's bold idea
Because they had already known in advance about the assassination of An Lushan tonight, Tian Qianzhen and Yin Ziqi had already ordered their generals to take strict precautions, and as soon as news came, they immediately took action, preparing to rush to the palace according to An Qingxu's order, surround the palace, disarm the men and horses guarding An Lushan, or annihilate them on the spot. And after controlling Luoyang Palace and Shangyang Palace, with the order of the newly enthroned emperor An Qingxu, he ordered all military generals and those major ministers to enter the palace to discuss matters, and if there were those who were unwilling to obey An Qingxu, they would be arrested or eliminated immediately.
Because the situation is not good now, the Tang army is pressing the border, and it will soon arrive at the city of Luoyang, if the incident is not quelled with the power of thunder, then the city will be in chaos, and there is no way to resist the attack of the Tang army.
Tian Qianzhen and Yin Ziqi had been waiting for the news from An Qingxu, and after receiving a report from the sergeant that hundreds of horsemen were coming over quickly, Tian Qianzhen, who was guarding the Dexian Gate, knew that the general situation was not good, and the assassination operation must have failed, so he hurriedly greeted him.
Seeing An Qingxu rushing over in the lead, with his guards behind him, Yan Zhuang and Gao Shang and others also following behind, Tian Qianzhen's heart sank to the bottom of the water. They failed, and the situation they didn't want to see became a reality, and Tian Qianzhen regretted standing on An Qingxu's side a little.
This prince is really not a big thing, and his careful planning did not bring the desired results.
God-like opponents are scary, but even more terrifying is encountering pig-like teammates.
But now it has become a trend of riding a tiger, and it can only go one way in the dark.
"General Tian, Li Zhu'er's assassination failed!" After seeing Tian Qianzhen, An Qingxu cried and wailed: "My father should not know who instructed him now, and he did not let anyone search the East Palace. ”
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince hurried to the tent, and the last general immediately sent someone to pass on General Yin to discuss the matter. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, don't worry too much, Your Majesty's soldiers and horses can't help us for the time being!" Tian Qianzhen comforted An Qingxu, and immediately brought An Qingxu, Yan Zhuang, Gao Shang and others into his big tent, and asked people to quickly pass Yin Ziqi to discuss matters.
Running to Tian Qianzhen's territory, An Qingxu put a snack, he was frightened just now. However, he was still shocked, and as soon as he entered Tian Qianzhen's big tent, he immediately asked a few people around him: "Yan Shilang, Gao Shilang, General Tian, the assassination operation failed, what are we going to do next?" ”
Tian Qianzhen looked at An Qingxu, and then looked at the breathlessness after rushing because of the horseback. Yan Zhuang and Noble, who were panting with their mouths wide open, did not express their opinions immediately, but asked An Qingxu rhetorically: "The last general doesn't know what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has planned?" Whether His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to establish himself as king, or defect to another place, or surrender to the Tang army. ”
Although the countermeasures after the defeat had been discussed in advance, it seemed that there was no final conclusion, and An Qingxu asked so, of course he didn't dare to answer first. Yan Zhuang and Gao Shang were also deflated and had no confidence to answer.
Now they are. But it's almost like the phoenix in distress is not as good as a chicken, and the role it can play is not as good as that of leading generals like Tian Qianzhen and Yin Ziqi with heavy troops, and only An Qingxu can make decisions, or leading generals like Tian Qianzhen and Yin Ziqi.
"Lone doesn't know. That's why I asked you!" An Qingxu looked frustrated.
At this time, Yin Ziqi also came over quickly.
Of course, he was fully aware of the changes in the situation, and he was thinking about the next steps to be taken.
Yin Ziqi has always been known for his decisiveness in killing, and he is also very resolute. As he traveled along the way, he quickly thought of countermeasures. As soon as he entered Tian Qianzhen's big tent, he saw An Qingxu sitting on the top with a look of frustration. Yan Zhuang and Gao Shang also had similar expressions, but Tian Qianzhen didn't have too many abnormalities, and he also knew what was going on. However, he still saluted An Qingxu first and inquired about the relevant situation.
An Qingxu also gave a general explanation of the situation, and immediately asked Yin Ziqi: "General Yin, I want to ask you, how are we going to act next?" ”
"Your Highness doesn't need to be nervous at all, the Tang army is about to attack the city, and His Majesty's men and horses don't dare to use all their strength to deal with us!" Yin Ziqi was not at all panicked by the others.
Although Tian Qianzhen didn't fully understand what Yin Ziqi meant, he also nodded in agreement with what Yin Ziqi said, "Your Highness, the last general agrees with what General Yin said, so please don't panic Your Highness!"
But Yan Zhuang didn't have the confidence of Tian Qianzhen and Yin Ziqi, and he immediately suggested to An Qingxu: "Your Highness, according to what the old minister has seen, Your Majesty will soon find out who instructed this assassination, Li Zhu'er will definitely not be able to keep his mouth, maybe he has confessed now, His Majesty is mobilizing people and horses, preparing to arrest His Royal Highness and our people, and raid our brothers, and ask Your Highness to decide the next arrangements as soon as possible, so as not to have too many dreams at night." According to the old minister's view, the only way out for us now is to surrender to the Tang army, and only by relying on the Tang army will we not be wiped out by Your Majesty. As long as we lead the army to surrender, the Tang Emperor will definitely not treat us badly. ”
They still have the capital to bargain with the Tang Army, if there is no army around them, the bargaining capital will be completely lost, although Yan Zhuang does not lead the army, he also knows this reason. According to his conjecture, after Li Zhu'er failed, he was immediately confessed who instructed him, and An Lushan would soon take action. If they don't take countermeasures now and let the army captured by An Lushan arrive at the north gate, they may not be able to escape, and even if they can escape, there will be only a few troops left, and they will lose the qualification to bargain with the Tang court, and they will eventually become prisoners of the Tang army or An Lushan.
However, just as Yan Zhuang finished speaking, and An Qingxu didn't react, Yin Ziqi opened his mouth to express a different meaning: "His Royal Highness the Prince, the last general thinks that we can leave without abandoning Luoyang City, as far as the last general knows, the Tang Army's Yang Xi Department, Guo Ziyi, and Li Guangbi's Department really came to Luoyang quickly, their purpose must be to capture Luoyang, if we continue to defend the north gate of Luoyang, when the Tang Army is attacking the city, let them in directly, let them deal with His Majesty's men and horses, then can we do the benefit of the fisherman?" When the Tang Army and His Majesty's men and horses fight to defeat each other, isn't that our chance? ”
"Huh?!" Everyone was stunned, they didn't expect that Yin Ziqi still had this kind of thought, but someone immediately understood what Yin Ziqi wanted to express.
When the Tang army and An Lushan's men and horses are fighting to the death, they take the opportunity to make a move, and the chances of victory will be very high, and it is likely to annihilate the remnants of the fierce battle between the two sides and regain control of the situation in Luoyang City.
After collecting the remnants of the Tang Army and An Lushan's people, it can completely strengthen its own strength and continue to divide one side.
Yin Ziqi is really bold to think like this.