"His Majesty sent slaves and maids to labor the army, and there was still a request for slaves and maids to ask Ye Gong for advice."

Zhou Xiangren lowered his eyebrows when he spoke, not daring to show the slightest arrogance, he knew his identity very well, and when he came, Gao Lishi also repeatedly explained, don't show any arrogance in Ye Chang.

"When you were in the palace, you didn't show up, but now you can come out, just because the timing is good, and there are no other slaves and maids around the saint, so you are interested in promoting you. You have to weigh it clearly, at this time, if you are pampered and arrogant, and you hate Ye Gong, it is Ye Gong who is generous and does not want to embarrass you, and the saint will not spare you! ”

Therefore, when he said this, he secretly glanced at Ye Chang's face, wanting to spy on Ye Chang's emotions. Ye Chang still looked smiling and groaning, which made him secretly respect in his heart: when he saw Ye Gong a few years ago, Ye Gong still had a little bit of a young man's escape, but now, he is worthy of being an important minister in the DPRK and a pillar of the country, and it is no longer possible to peek into his actual joy and anger from his face alone.

"What Your Majesty wants to ask, I have already expected it." Ye Chang said: "I think the news of the great victory in Tongguan has reached the ears of His Majesty, and His Majesty wants to know when he can recover Chang'an?" ”

"Ye Gong is like a god, and it is for this reason. However, His Majesty said that he only asked, and would not interfere in military affairs, and Ye Gong should not change his military strategy because of his inquiry. ”

Ye Chang smiled even more.

Li Longji has learned some lessons from the successive blows, and he is worthy of being a Ming Jun in the early stage, and he has somewhat restored some of his old political methods.

This time he sent Zhou Xiangren here, he sent a batch of wine, meat and flying money as a reward under the guise of the labor army - the millions of flying money offered by Dugu Ming and others are now coming in handy. And when asked about the time to recover Chang'an, it seems that it is just a balance.

But in fact, Ye Chang understood that when he could recover Chang'an was Li Longji's real intention in sending Zhou Xiangren.

From the beginning of the first day of the first lunar month to the beginning of the escape from Chang'an, two months have passed. Li Longji was stationed in Yongxian County and did not flee to Shudi, but Yongxian County was shabby, and it was not as good as Chang'an after all.

In particular, An Lushan's persecution of Li Heng's throne made the prestige of the royal family of the Tang Dynasty fall to the lowest point, at this time, if you can recover Chang'an, you can also clean up the hearts of the people, on the contrary, the later you recover Chang'an, it means that the prestige of the royal family will be hit harder.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the time is not far off." Ye Chang said: "Now that everything is ready, there is only one opportunity missing, I have already arranged it, and this opportunity will soon emerge." If it is ten days as fast as it is fast, or one month if it is slow, you can drive back to Chang'an. ”

Zhou Xiangren was taken aback, Rao is Gao Lishi repeatedly confessed, and he himself repeatedly warned himself, and he couldn't help but open his eyes wide at this time: "Ye Gong is so determined...... Ah, if it weren't for the slave maid who didn't believe Ye Gong's words, she really felt that Ye Gong really deserved to be the number one general in the world, and An Lushan now has more than 100,000 elite border troops......"

Zhou Xiangren remembered that he listened to Li Longji discuss military affairs with Gao Lishi and Chen Xuanli in the palace, and Li Longji and others agreed that although Ye Chang had won many victories before, they were not decisive victories, and they did not cause heavy damage to An Lushan's real main force, and even if they captured Tongguan, they only put themselves in an extremely advantageous position in the overall strategic situation.

And now, almost all the hole cards that Ye Chang can use have been revealed, although An Lushan is at an extreme disadvantage, but it is the extreme disadvantage, which makes An Lushan more vigilant, they will choose to hold on to the city, and the next battle will be more and more difficult.

The so-called half of the trapped beast refers to this.

But Ye Changyan's implication is that not only will there be no trouble in the next battle, but it will even be easier, could it be that he still has some secret means to be able to completely defeat An Lushan in the next ten days to a month?

"Ye Gong, Ye Gong, the slave begs you!" I only felt itchy and unbearable, Zhou Xiangren got up and bowed to Ye Chang: "This is only half of what I said, and the slave maid heard it like a cloud, and I really don't understand what Ye Gong is going to do next." As long as Ye Gong's military secrets will not be revealed, please say a little more, just a little more. ”

Speaking of this, he pointed at himself again, and said with a flattering smile: "The slave maid is also a little selfish, this time he was sent by the saint to Ye Gong, if he can inquire more about the news, he will definitely make the saint feel more at ease, and the slave and maid can also leave a good impression of ability in front of the saint." The slave and maid know that they are filthy bodies, and they can't compare to others, what use can they do to Ye Gong, but what does Ye Gong command, the slave and maid will never say anything! ”

This eunuch has a bit of eyes, knowing that he is talking to people, and he does not hide his careful thoughts in front of Ye Chang. Ye Chang had a good impression of him, and said with a smile: "It's not that Ye doesn't trust you, it's really a matter of confidentiality, and if a little wind comes out, things won't work......"

Before he had finished speaking, he saw a man go straight into the camp, and despite what he was talking, he came to his ear and whispered twice. Zhou Xiangren was taken aback when he saw this scene, Ye Chang has always been strict in governing the army, and the weight of discipline is better than the mountains. Something like this is rare.

Immediately something that made Zhou Xiangren even more shocking happened, after Ye Chang listened to what the man said, the expression on his face suddenly expanded, from a faint smile that people couldn't detect at the beginning, to a laugh that could not be seen, if there is any word to describe it, it is ecstatic!

"It's done." Ye Chang stood up, laughed a few times, then stopped, and looked at Zhou Xiangren: "You can go back to Your Majesty immediately, ask him to get ready, and within a few days, you can return to Beijing." ”

"W-What?"

"Now I can also tell you that I have used a discordant plan, An Cheng and his number one general Shi Siming have turned against each other, and last night Chang'an City fought fiercely in the middle of the night, and now I think about it is still fighting." Ye Chang said: "Without further ado, I will supervise the army to Chang'an, and you will return to Your Majesty quickly!" ”

"Discord Meter...... An Lushan and Shi Siming fought against each other? This...... How is this possible? ”

Zhou Xiangren stayed there dumbfounded, unable to come back to his senses for a long time. In his opinion, this is something that cannot happen at all, you must know that there are more and more officials from all parties gathered in Yongxian County, and there are also many people who offer advice to Li Longji, and some of them offer a divisive plan, saying that they want to separate the relationship between An Lushan and his generals. And Shi Siming, because he can be said to be the number one general under An Lushan and the top five giants in the entire An Lushan power, is also the object of discord among these self-proclaimed schemers.

However, when Li Longji discussed with all the important ministers, they all felt that this was a plan on paper, and An Lushan and Shi Siming were in a relationship of both prosperity and loss, even if they did not say that they were wearing a pair of pants, it was by no means an ordinary divisive plan that could make it counterproductive, and even if it was necessary to use a divisive strategy, it would never be effective in a day or two.

But Ye Chang used this discordant plan on paper?

He still had to ask carefully, but found that Ye Chang could no longer be seen in the big tent, so he hurriedly chased out of the camp tent, but found that outside the big tent, a team of sergeants came out of the camp silently. As these sergeants arrived at the school ground, tens of thousands of soldiers were quickly gathered, and so many people acted in a team, and there was no chaotic sound!

A murderous aura came to his face, making Zhou Xiangren dispel the idea of continuing to look for Ye Chang and ask each other.

"Yan Gong's rule of the army is really not inferior to the famous generals of the ancients - no, it is more than that! Such a famous general, the ordinary strategy of divisiveness can turn decay into magic in his hands, which is also normal. I don't want to be a general, I want to know what to do so much, as long as I report the good news of Ye Gong to the saint as soon as possible, I have already made a great contribution! ”

Thinking of this, he returned to the camp of the main talent, found a small official who greeted him, asked him to bid farewell to Ye Chang on his behalf, and left the camp with his entourage.

Ye Chang's words and deeds in front of him were not contrived, but true.

After the army was assembled, he did not do too long pre-war mobilization, but just pointed to the direction of Chang'an: "Chang'an has been in the hands of thieves for a long time, and millions of Li Shu have been looking forward to Wang Shi for a long time. Send a quick envoy to Xin Jinghao, so that he can march in the starry night, do not lose the military opportunity, and meet with our headquarters in Chang'an, forming a situation of east-west attack. ”

The two generals took the order and left, Ye Chang turned his eyes and found that some of the generals had a very different demeanor, and the leader was Wang Sili.

The army in his hands is now quite numerous, and the main force of it is naturally the road construction workers he recruited. But in addition, Ge Shuhan's subordinates were also incorporated into his army, and Ge Shuhan himself invited himself to confront Zhang Zhongzhi in order to avoid suspicion, but half of his troops were left for Ye Chang to drive.

The head of the generals left behind is this Wang Sili.

Ye Chang had some concerns about the use of these people, after all, these people were forced to come to his hands because of the situation, not really loyal to him.

"Ye Gong, I have been working under Ye Gong for some time, but I only hate to be shallow in my studies, and I have never been able to come in handy. Now that the decisive battle is imminent, please ask Ye Gong to command! ”

Seeing Ye Chang looking at himself, Wang Sili took a step forward.

Because of Pei Mian's affairs, the situation of the Geshu Han tribe was very embarrassing, they were obviously loyal to Li Longji's troops, but there was a rebellion loyal to Li Heng to kill King Yong, which caused the loyalty of their entire army to be questioned. If they can't wash away this suspicion with blood on the battlefield, there is no doubt that they will not end well after the war is over.

Ye Chang heard his invitation to fight, and raised his eyebrows: "There is indeed something to bother General Wang, my army is surrounded by east and west, and the thieves will be defeated, the only thing to worry about is that they will scatter and flee, causing trouble in the place." Therefore, I want to lead an army with General Wang to the Meridian Valley Road and cut off its way to the south. ”

"This ...... How can this be a meritorious achievement? Hearing Ye Chang's arrangement, Wang Sili said hurriedly.

"General Wang, do you want to take Xianyang instead, and I will send Zhuo Shunfu and them to the south?" Ye Chang's face sank: "You can make a military order, take Xianyang within half a day, and I will change the general order!" ”

Wang Sili's expression froze suddenly.

Capturing Xianyang in half a day seemed to him to be impossible, which was obviously embarrassing for them!

"Ye Gong, can they take Xianyang in half a day?"

"Why don't you let them make a military order for you to see?" Ye Chang said with a smile.

"This ...... The last will not dare. Wang Sili looked at him, and couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, so he could only hang his head and say.

"That being the case, act according to the order, although you can rest assured, it is a great achievement to be able to prevent the defeated army of the thieves from going south, and I will not hesitate to ask the court for a reward. If you do not do a good job and cause the remnants of the thieves to flee to the south, I will also play tomorrow and ask him to punish him heavily!" ”

"Yes." Wang Sili responded.

After the generals took the order and left, Ye Chang said clearly: "Why don't Lang Jun get married?" ”

"I now control almost half of the world's soldiers, if I pull the Geshuhan Department into the account, don't say the Son of Heaven, even I can't sleep at night. Besides, although Ge Shuhan and his subordinates have a great reputation, they are actually not good generals, and they do not care about the overall situation and only seek rewards for their personal merits, and I really look down on them. Ye Chang sighed: "Such old troops will be eliminated sooner or later, why pay too much attention to them!" ”

It's not that Ye Chang is too proud, this is his true thoughts. The armies of the old era of cold weapons must be eliminated, and the new style of musketeers can only exert greater combat effectiveness if they are more strict in discipline, and as for individual bravery, it has completely become a non-decisive factor on the battlefield.

Ye Chang never thought that firearms would not be passed on, no matter how much he paid attention to secrecy, he could only ensure that his gunpowder formula and firearms were ahead of other countries, and in ten or twenty years, firearms would definitely appear in neighboring countries. Therefore, Ye Chang felt that the most important thing was to use more advanced military systems and technologies to enhance his advantages, rather than simply keeping his skills secret.

"I see." Although Chunming still didn't understand how far Ye Chang was thinking, since Ye Chang was not negligent, but intentional, it must be reasonable.

"Chunming, what do you want to do after the world is peaceful?" Ye Chang looked at the little servant he bought at the beginning and asked with a smile.

"I'm stupid, and I can't compare to your junior disciples in terms of knowledge, but I see that their hearts are heavy, and they are all determined to be in all directions, and they are willing to guard Lushun Academy for Langjun."

Chunming is telling the truth, these young people cultivated by Ye Chang are full of vitality and at the same time, they also have a strong enterprising heart, and it is really difficult for them to be a dean of Lushun Academy. As Ye Chang's affairs have become more and more busy, the work of the dean of Lushun Academy in recent years has actually been undertaken by Chunming and other older students who have graduated in turn, but in the future, there will definitely be a special person to do this.

"This is very suitable for you, and in the future, there will be more than one Lushun Academy, and there will be no academy in Luoyang, Chang'an?" Ye Chang smiled and said: "We have decided this matter, with you in Lushun Academy, I am very at ease!" ”

Lushun Academy will continue to cultivate talents for Ye Chang, this position of dean, don't look at the reputation and lack of merit, but it is a position of great importance to Ye Chang, Chunming can calm down to do this, it really helps Ye Chang a lot.

"Let's recover Chang'an first, after recovering Chang'an, Lang Jun can get married, and if he has Xiao Langjun earlier, if he has a big family business, he will not worry about someone to inherit it!" Chunming seized the opportunity to speak to Ye Chang.

Hearing this, Ye Chang smiled slightly, and said, "Okay, let's recover Chang'an as soon as possible for the sake of Xiao Langjun!" ”