981 Two-Front Operations (Medium)
Issam was used to threaten the rebels, so that they did not dare to continue to move forward This purpose was indeed achieved, the rebels were afraid of the emperor's threat, and were afraid of what to do if the emperor really attacked Issam, in fact, so many organizations of the rebel army may not all have one heart, a few really want to save Issam, and more are just taking advantage of the fire to rob, expressing their dissatisfaction with the government, from the general stream, overthrowing the emperor, and then chasing the world, they don't care about Issam's life or death.
It's just that Issam is now a benchmark figure for the entire rebel army, everyone revolted to save him, and saving him is the biggest goal of the uprising, and the only goal, because the army that revolted only by rescuing Issam can get the support of the people, otherwise it is fishing in troubled waters, not a good thing, the general environment is like this, even if they have more other thoughts, they dare not say it, and if Issam is really killed because of one of them, the rebel army will not want to mix.
And even if the heads and brains have evil intentions, the rebel soldiers at the bottom are all ordinary people who have been deeply favored by the reformist officials, their thoughts and intentions are pure, they just want to rescue those good officials who ask for the people's lives, let them continue to rule, let them live a good life, and have no other ideas, if the leaders of the rebel army deviate from this principle, or at present, they really dare not imagine what kind of fate they will face.
How could they make such a mistake if they were as shrewd? Although they also think in their hearts that only if Issam dies, the world can be regarded as a real chaos, but no one dares to lead the death of Zì Isam, it will definitely become the target of the public, this kind of fool who wants to do it, Lao Tzu, I don't want to do this kind of thing, it's purely looking for death, isn't it? So their goals are very clear. Issam cannot be allowed to die, and they must bear the Emperor's threats, whether they want to or not.
Reports from all over the place showed that the rebels had stopped, and the emperor and the officials smiled triumphantly, and the officials who had planned to run away returned shamelessly, and the little emperor received them with a smile. Give each of them dozens or hundreds of men and horses, let them go out to deal with the rebel army, these officials were immediately frightened, they only know how to eat, but they don't know where the food comes from, they only know how to see the results, but they don't know what the process is, let them lead the troops to fight, it is better to let them die, and there are only dozens or hundreds of people!
It is said that the largest rebel army has more than 100,000 people and occupies more territory than two provinces. More than 100,000 troops were wiped out, so Lao Tzu did not take risks. So they all gathered together in private, gathered the army together, gathered more than 10,000 people, and went to find a way to survive on their own, as for their results, hehe, don't say anything.
The Persian court rejoiced in the success of their strategy. The elite troops of the border guards also arrived on time and pounced on those rebels in all directions. The shape has changed, and the little emperor and the military generals of Wenchen are not to mention how happy, but before they can express their excitement on their faces, a bad news fell from the sky, making them feel a deep malice from this world......
Du He, the protectorate of the Tang Dynasty and the supreme commander of the Anxi Army, was extremely shocked by the news of the popular uprising in Persia and the imprisonment of Isam, and was also worried about the safety of the Tang people in Persia. The Persian government must let Issam personally negotiate with the Tang Dynasty to discuss specific matters, and then the Tang Dynasty can decide whether to send troops to Persia to protect the safety of the Tang people.
Suning estimated that the little Persian emperor and a group of civil servants and military generals must have had very exciting expressions when they heard the news, and they had just settled down in the country. As a result, Datang's request came from abroad, it was really the front door to drive the wolf and the back door to enter the tiger, so that they could not guard against it, and this tiger was also very strong, they didn't dare to provoke them at all, for fear that the tiger would get angry and kill them all, but Issam couldn't let it go, once it was released, it was hard to say whether Datang would protect Issam, and then the rebels lost their last fear, and they were raised by Issam's arms - and then ...... Game over.
They thought about it and felt that instead of dying like this, it was better to slow down and delay it to see if they could buy time to eliminate the rebel army, and then turn around and gather the whole country's troops to fight to the death with Datang, they had enough of Datang's robbery, and they didn't want to be restricted by Datang anymore, now is the last chance to clean up the rebel army, and then have a showdown with Datang, before that, we must first perfunctory, just say that this kind of thing is completely false, and then find someone to write a letter to Datang people in Issam's handwriting and tone.
Duhe wanted to laugh a little when he received the letter, because he found that the letter was written in Persian, and Issam has always communicated with himself in Chinese, not Persian, whether it is writing letters or speaking, so it can basically be concluded that this Issam, who said that he is very good and happy, is completely a Xibei goods, and as for the real Issam, it is estimated that he has lost his personal freedom.
Then, he finally has a reason to start a war against Persia, although the assassination of the former Emperor Li Er Xià made Du He very worried, but he has received an order from Li Chengqian's Majesty, allowing him to act cheaply, followed by a transfer of troops, symbolizing the transfer and command of the 270,000 troops of the Anxi Army, Du He was very grateful for this, and decided to fight a beautiful battle to give Li Chengqian a long face.
Suning's instructions also came, saying that Du He must not be afraid of other things, no need to worry about other things at all, as long as he fights his own battle, as for the things in Chang'an City, don't worry, your actions will have vertical and horizontal departments and blood drops to assist you, you must not be distracted, no matter what happens here, you must fight a good battle, defend the territory, after destroying Persia, be ready to fight the last battle with the Romans at any time, you must remember, do not be distracted.
But the more Suning said this, the more worried Du He became, the Emperor Taishang was assassinated in Sanyuan County, but Suning was the Marquis of Sanyuan County, if this matter was not aimed at Suning, Du He would not believe it, not only Suning, but even Li Chengqian would fall into a crisis of public opinion, the internal turmoil of the country, but the external war will be launched, is there really no problem? Wouldn't that affect the outcome of the battle? This battle is really important to Datang, and it is all up to himself, is there really no problem?
But. Having said that, although this matter is very important and makes me very concerned, if you can't fight the battle well, it's your own problem, and at the age of twenty-eight, you are the commander of the 270,000 army. This is what Du He dreamed of, more than ten years ago, he was still a waste, but now, he has transformed, how many parents pointed to Du He and said that the prodigal son would not change his money, but Du He did not think so, if he was not forced. Who will take this step? How much blood and tears are behind the name of his crazy general, who knows? There is only one Duho under the sky, and this is a truth that will never change.
So, the big war is about to begin.
But the Persian side didn't think there was anything wrong, they also tried to send spies to the Tang Dynasty, but they were all lost in the sea and there was no news at all, so they gave up. I didn't know at all that the Tang Anxi Army was urgently mobilizing, and the artillery team was urgently assembled. All kinds of siege weapons use teams are fully assembled, all elite and powerful armies are fully assembled, the big war is about to begin, and Datang is actively making preparations.
The Persian side still had no other moves, and while deceiving the Tang Dynasty, it urgently dispatched a powerful border army to exterminate the rebel army. Not to mention, after an extra layer of fear, some weak rebel armies with small numbers were caught off guard by the stronger border army, and more than a dozen rebel armies were wiped out as a result, and the Persian border army achieved good results. They then continued their march with the intention of defeating the rebels in one fell swoop, but they ignored that they had defeated only a small number of men.
The most powerful rebel armies have not yet moved! A Persian border army of more than 5,000 people did not know whether to live or die and hit the most powerful "Isam Salvation Army" in the rebel army, that is, the first rebel army in Isam's hometown, as a result, they were surrounded by groups, wrapped dumplings, and the whole army was annihilated, starting a wave of counterattack by the rebel army against the Persian border army. What is the plan of action, it is often known to the rebels before the action, and then ......
If it weren't for the threat to the life of Issam, it is estimated that the border army can be completely wiped out, and soon the government defense line will be all broken, and then the imperial city will be surrounded, and they will all be finished, but now with Issam, a life-saving straw, of course, you must use it well, otherwise you will die, and losing the throne is a trivial matter.
The little Persian emperor and the civil and military generals fell into sorrow again, thinking that the border army with strong combat effectiveness had the strength to defeat the rebel army, but the border army was also defeated, and the soldiers were lost, the little emperor was furious and removed many military generals, and then urgently mobilized the strongest Persian army living on the Roman border to come back, ready to break the cauldron and kill the rebels in one fell swoop, some officials and generals thought that this would give the Romans an opportunity, but the little emperor said angrily: "How to prevent external humiliation except internal troubles?" ”
At this point, the little emperor can see it quite clearly.
However, no matter how clearly he saw it, he could not withstand the incompetence of the army and the strength of the righteous army, as well as the sudden dispatch of the Tang army.
On the third day of the third month of the second year of the Tang Dynasty, Du He, the commander of the Anxi Army of the Tang Dynasty, ordered a 150,000-strong army to be fully dispatched, divided into five routes, each with 30,000 troops, all of which were led by young generals to lead the army, and quickly broke through the Polish-Tang border where the main force of the border guards was transferred, and then announced a declaration of war to the Persian government, warning the Persian government not to attack Issam, and to ensure the safety of the people of the Tang Dynasty, otherwise, once the city is broken, the jade will be burned!
Persia was terrified, the little emperor fainted all of a sudden, this time he really fainted, the court was in chaos, a large number of generals and civil officials all fled, no one cared about the life or death of the little emperor anymore, the Tang army really dispatched, 150,000 troops, like a bamboo, the entire eastern part of Persia lacked an army, and there was no strong border army that could be used as a barrier, many eastern provinces were all focused on the Tang Dynasty, who dared to say that they would not collapse without a fight? Or just surrender?
What happened later did conform to their expectations, in addition to two resolute resistance in the eight eastern provinces, six surrendered directly, the army of the Tang Dynasty occupied the six provinces without much effort, only ten days, the Tang army forcibly marched thousands of miles, and the battle was thousands of miles away, five armies fought against the Persian army, and the remaining two resolutely resisting provinces were quickly destroyed by the artillery of the Tang Dynasty, after the destruction, there was no other resistance, and in just 19 days, the Tang army sent the whole line to the Persian capital.
The rapid development of the war situation did not surprise anyone, the Persian government did not dare to have any misdeeds against Issam, the rebels learned that the Tang army was dispatched and the requirements of the Tang army, overjoyed, immediately sent troops, attacked on all fronts, and attacked the capital, those in the east of the rebels united with the Tang army, and the Tang army fought side by side, together to clean up the Persian government army, the powerful rebel army in the west was self-contained, supported each other, helped each other, and constantly destroyed the defense line of the Persian government army.
As soon as Qiē moved in the direction originally designed, the little emperor categorically would not have thought that just to depose an Issam would lead to the end of the country, and his ministers would run away with only seven or eight people, this time there was no Isam to come out to protect him, he sat on the throne dejectedly, watching the palace people flee in a panic, and the loyal captain of the guard desperately led people to maintain order, he only felt inexplicable pain.
This qiē, maybe it shouldn't have happened, if he hadn't deposed Issam, maybe it wouldn't have happened, he thought so, but he didn't clearly understand that no matter whether he deposed Issam or not, he couldn't save the current situation, he had already taken the road to death and obeyed the orders of the central government's army of less than 300,000, even the strongest army in Persia that was on the march seemed to have been stopped by the rebels, the commander was his father's old department, and he believed that the commander would not abandon him.
The army in the imperial city is less than 100,000, all of them are rabble, and when those ministers secretly ran out, they also took a lot of troops with them, plus deserters, he didn't know if he would have enough troops to defend when the Tang army and the righteous army came over...... (To be continued......)