Fang Xuan was so angry that he almost went into shock, and fell down from the horse, and was supported by several strategists, shouting freely: "Get out of the way!" Get out of the way! ”

In fact, only a few died under the trampling of cattle and horses and the crushing of chariots, and some livestock rushed to the enemy along the original route with chariots, but this was no longer helpful, and the mentality of many soldiers collapsed like Fang Xuan.

The soldiers dodged the crushing and trampling of the cattle and horses, but the chariots followed by the iron cavalry of the enemy, who chased after the defeated army. Many of the scattered Tang troops ran into the swamp on the south side, their knees waded through the black mud, and soon the horses with bells and bells flew up, muddy water splashed in the air, and the warriors of the Falling River waved their steel swords and cut their soldiers down in the mud. This is a tragic and bloody splash of ink, mixing the blood of the soldiers with the swamp.

"Right, go! Evacuate! ”

Fang Xuan sat on the ground in a daze, and several staff members hurriedly helped him up and pushed him onto the horse, still muttering: "Don't push me!" I'm going to kill the enemy with the soldiers! ”

The soldiers pulled his horses, and even Daxu gave up and ran in the direction of Xiwei Bridge. The rebels did not seem to have any intention of pursuing him, but instead expanded their gains throughout the battlefield, constantly chasing and killing fleeing sergeants.

More than 40,000 Tang troops were wiped out in this battle, and Fang Xuan only escaped with more than 1,000 people. An Shouzhong not only captured nearly 10,000 Tang troops, but also obtained a large number of oxen, horses, vehicles, armor, and weapons. These chariots were brought back and remodeled, and they could be used as pallet trucks for transporting goods, and it happened that the money silk they plundered in Xijing needed to be transported through Tongguan to Luoyang, the eastern capital.

The strength of the rebels was not weakened in the Battle of Chen Taoxie, but it gained a small increase because of the capture of a large number of Tang troops and armor.

Fang Xuan fled to the area of Fengtian County with the remnants and joined the marching Southern Army. He knew that he could not explain his defeat to the emperor, so he wanted to organize troops to fight the rebels again.

At this time, Yang Xiwen, Liu Wei, Li Guangjin and other generals tried their best to dissuade them, and the battle was like this, and the morale of the three armies had long been gone.

But Fang Xuan had already taken the next battle as a lifesaver and insisted on fighting the rebels.

……

Li Siye stood in the meeting hall of Fengxiang Taishou Mansion, facing the map of Guanzhong on the screen, his eyes wandered between Fengtian County and Xianyang County, and then moved his gaze to Tongguan in the upper right corner.

The guards reported outside the door: "Cao Anding is here." ”

"Let him in."

Cao Anding was wearing a dark shirt, and walked into the hall at night, and turned his head to pay attention to whether there were others, and his expression was very alert.

He came behind Li Siye, bowed and crossed his hands and said, "Doctor." ”

Li Siye pressed his finger on the map and asked him without looking back: "How is Chang'an progressing?" ”

"I secretly bought off a eunuch named Yuan Lizhu, who was originally the eunuch in charge of the palace of Furong Garden, and after the rebels broke through Chang'an, he fell in love with the rebel general Sun Xiaozhe and became his temporary slave. Sun Xiaozhe is An Lushan's fake son, who is quite trusted by An Lushan, and is also cruel and murderous by nature. After he entered Chang'an, he was responsible for killing the clan, raping the concubines, and many of the lords and nobles of the clan were tortured to death. He was also mainly responsible for looting and looting property, and sending these things along the waterway to Luoyang. However, as the autumn and winter seasons approached recently, the Guangyun Canal entered the dry period and could no longer be transported, so they scavenged ox carts in Chang'an City and prepared to transport goods from Tongguan by land. ”

"Oh?" Li Siye suddenly turned around, seemed to have caught some clues, raised his hand and asked: "Can you rely on this eunuch of Lord Yuan Li to place a few people in the convoy transporting goods, so that they can report to you at any time about the information about the goods, especially some very important goods that cannot be lost." ”

"Well, I will definitely do this, and I will retire from my humble position."

Li Siye nodded and said, "Always pay attention to your own safety and try not to be exposed to the eyes of the rebels." ”

"Hmm," Cao Anding pursed his lips and bowed his hands, turned around and walked out of the hall.

Li Yu, the king of Guangping, came to the door, and the guards were about to report to the counselor, but Li Yu stopped him and said, "No need to report." ”

He entered the hall just as he passed by Cao Anding, turned his head sideways and took a closer look, Cao Anding hurriedly lowered his head and walked out quickly.

Li Yu walked to the main hall cabinet and said hesitantly: "The guest you just now, I seem to have seen one or two in Chang'an City. ”

Li Siye thought to himself, you haven't seen it, Cao Anding was my good money boy in Chang'an City, but he looked up and said with a smile: "You may be mistaken, this is a fellow villager in Gaoling County, and I have never been to Chang'an." ”

"Oh, that's probably too many people who look alike."

Li Siye took the initiative to divert the topic and asked: "I don't know what the king of Guangping is visiting late at night, what are you doing?" ”

Li Yu handed a piece of paper to Li Siye and said: "This is a letter sent by the scouts of our army's Tang cavalry in Chen Taoxi, Fang Xuan led 40,000 people to fight with the rebel general An Shouzhong 15,000 people in Chen Taoze, and the chariot rebellion led to a crushing defeat for the whole army, and only one or two thousand people escaped. ”

Li Siye continued to stare at the corner of the map, silent.

King Guangping coughed and said: "Fang Xuan is a person who has made great achievements in governing the place, and at the same time he is brilliant, but he is proud of his talent and ignorance, so he rashly got involved in military affairs. After yesterday's fiasco, it is said that he will raise troops to fight again, I don't want Shuo Fang's belongings to be tossed by him, can the doctor send an army to the rescue tomorrow. ”

"Naturally, he wants to be saved, Fang Xuan is the prime minister of the court, and he can't just send someone to it. Tomorrow, I will personally lead the Flying Tiger to ride to the rescue of Fang Xiang. ”

King Guangping hurriedly followed and said, "I will go with you too." ”

"Okay."

On the 22nd, in the early morning, a faint mist floated on the Wei River, like the inner sorrow of the officers and men of the Tang Army. After hearing the news of the last fiasco, the soldiers naturally no longer believed that Fang Xiang and his staff could win, so when the main general broke his trust in the soldiers, he was actually defeated before the battle.

This time, Fang Xuan adopted a decent style of play, the infantry army was distributed on the north side of the Wei River like a sharp arrow, and the cavalry served as the edge of the arrow. When An Shouzhong's Yan army appeared in the field of vision of the Tang army, there had already been a small-scale commotion in the ranks, but Fang Xuan turned a blind eye and ordered people to beat the war drums to urge Yang Xiwen, and Liu Wei led the troops forward.

An Shouzhong ordered the Luohe cavalry to come forward to test and see how the morale of the Tang army was, and the Yan army's iron cavalry began to outflank the charge from the left side, and if the Tang army was in strict formation, they would attack with arrows.

As soon as the rebel cavalry approached the Tang formation, Yang Xiwen led the soldiers in the first row to throw down their weapons, and knelt on the ground with their hands raised, and Liu Yi also knelt on the ground and threw away his weapons.

An Shouzhong Zhan Mahler stopped in front of the surrendered soldiers and said loudly: "If you want to live, call me to capture Fang Cheng alive!" defected and went back to capture Fang Xuan alive. ”

"Capture Fang Xuan alive, capture Fang Xuan alive," the surrendered Tang soldiers shouted loudly, and the Yan cavalry bypassed them and rushed towards the Tang army who were unwilling to surrender.

More than 20,000 Tang troops began to flee to the west of the Wei River, the cavalry of the Yan army pursued and shot in the rear, and suddenly an iron cavalry rushed over from the West Weishui Bridge, and the flag of the general led by the leader was written with the word "Li" of Douda, and the two sides were fierce horn bows as soon as they clashed. An Shouzhong looked up: "It's Li Siye's Xiliang Iron Cavalry, take it when you see it, and withdraw!" ”

Still after the cavalry was broken, a large number of infantry troops retreated towards Xianyang County towards the Forbidden Garden.

Fang Xuan fell off the horse again in the process of escaping, and the staff hurriedly helped him up, poured cold water and stroked his chest, saying Fang Xiang, you have to hold on.

Li Siye had already led his troops back, and the horse's hooves of the jade lion fell in front of Fang Xuan, and he rode side by side with the king of Guangping, and said on the horse: "Li Siye's rescue is late, and I hope that Fang Xiang will not be mustard." ”

Fang Xuan looked up at Li Siye, first his face was full of shame and anger, and finally he was only angry but not ashamed.

"Hmph, Li Siye, are you here to see my jokes? Although I am defeated today, I will at least dare to face the rebels head-on! I don't know how many times stronger than you who shrank your head and hide in Fengxiang! ”

Li Siye pulled the reins of the horse and smiled: "The law is good, but it's a pity that Zhuge Kongming not only has the law of radicalization, there has only been one Zhuge for thousands of years, and you imitate it without a soul." Besides, there is a precedence in hearing the Tao, there is a specialization in the art industry, and being good at governing the place does not mean that you have the ability in all aspects, if everyone can have children, what do you need a woman to do? ”

"Let's go."

Li Siye turned his horse and led the Flying Tiger to ride across the Weihe Bridge and kick up the dust.