Gao Xianzhi first said: "Xia Guan was originally the deacon of the outer gate of the Baiyun Sect, this is the reason why Bian Lingcheng wanted to coerce the lower officials, in fact, after the Xia Guan was put into the army twenty years ago, he gradually had nothing to do with the sect. ”

Gu Zuo asked: "You are the general of Tongguan, didn't the White Cloud Sect win you over?"

Gao Xianzhi said: "Li Shiyu came to me, but I told him that I didn't want to mess with the world, so he left." ”

Feng Changqing also said: "I am in a similar situation with Gao Gong, and the relationship with the Wangwu faction has been very rare over the years, speaking of which, Elder Long and I are still senior brothers, when he entered the inner gate, I was in the outer gate." Only a pure cultivator like Taishi can know the embarrassment between me and Gao Gong, and we are just passers-by of the sect back then. ”

When Feng Changqing joined the army, he started from Gao Xianzhi's pro-army attendants, and he was repeatedly surpassed because of his outstanding talents, and it can be said that he was deeply favored by Gao Xianzhi.

Gu Zuo nodded after hearing this: "I know the skills and conduct of the two generals, and I respect them very much, if the two of you really want to join the Huaixian Pavilion, I can't ask for it." ”

Feng Changqing and Gao Xianzhi immediately bowed down, calling them "hall masters", and listened to Gu Zuojian to tell the history of the Huaixian Pavilion, and accepted the position of the elder of the Huaixian Pavilion.

As far as Gu Zuo is concerned, he is overjoyed to be able to accommodate these two generals, not only do they know the soldiers, but they also have more than 20,000 soldiers who have come down from Tongguan, and they are also Yuanying cultivators. With the addition of two Yuan Infants, the strength of the Huaixian Pavilion has increased by leaps and bounds again, reaching the Three Yuan Infants, and in this troubled world, the power of self-preservation has increased greatly.

More than 20,000 defeated troops from Tongguan poured into Chang'an, which made the atmosphere in Chang'an even more tense, but Gu Zuo had a little more confidence in holding Chang'an.

Chen Xuanli and Li Siye's Northern Ya elite more than 5,000 people, Ge Shuhan, Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi's Nanya Forbidden Army more than 20,000 people, Feng Changqing and Gao Xianzhi's Tongguan garrison more than 20,000 people, plus Gu Taishi's Southern Wu Army and Yizhou soldiers more than 4,000 people, recruited monks and martial artists in the city, and won another 30,000 people, and the entire Chang'an has gathered 80,000 troops.

In terms of high-end combat power, there are 14 Yuan Infants, nearly 300 Jindan, and nearly 2,000 foundation building monks.

Chang'an's army armor is sufficient, it is not a problem to equip 200,000 troops, and the grain and grass are also very abundant, and the military and civilians of the whole city can hold out for more than half a year.

The so-called defense of the city can not be defended, it is not possible to sit in the city, Gu Zuo's plan is to divide the troops into two roads, one way to the Longwu Army and the Nanya Forbidden Army as the main force, relying on the Vermilion Bird Array to defend the city; one route to the Southern Wu Army, Yizhou Soldiers and Tongguan Army stationed in the east of the city Longshouyuan, with the help of the higher terrain of Longshouyuan, with the tortoiseshell from the Xuan Array to condense the earth wall, form a large village, with the Tiandu Array to defend the palace, supplemented by the Sanyuan Pole True Law Array and the Liangyi Sword Light Array, and Chang'an is a horn trend, each other is the Olympic aid.

With such a defensive arrangement, Gu Zuo believed that there was no problem in holding Chang'an, and the imperial court also issued an edict to the world.

At least according to Gu Zuo's grasp of the situation, his own two edicts and eight states are about to be mobilized, and an army of 10,000 people is about to go north, and at the same time, Lishui Zhao and Yizhou are also forming the Qinwang army, with a number of about 20,000.

The Qinwang army in various states in Guannai is marching towards Chang'an, and many prefectures and counties in Shannan, Jiangxi and other places are also forming Qinwang army.

As long as the rebels are held back for a while, the situation will gradually improve.

On the first day of the first month of February, the tortoiseshell left the Xuan Array to gather a circular earthen wall on the Longshou Plain, and the Southern Wu Army, the Yizhou Soldier and the Tongguan Army prepared the battle law-keeping weapons within the earthen wall, and took the abandoned Ziyu Villa as the gate of the Chinese army to form a solid village.

On the second day of the second month of February, the two Tiandu Great Arrays, the Three-Yuan Extreme True Law Array, and the Liangyi Sword Light Array were arranged, even if An Lushan attacked Dazhai with the Three Refining Voids, it would be easy to deal with it.

On the third day of the second lunar month, Cui Qianyou and Yin Ziqi, who had fought each other, led an army of 10,000 to arrive in Chang'an, followed by An Shouzhong, Li Guiren, Cai Xide, Tian Chengsi and other generals, each leading their headquarters, south of Chang'an and east of Longshouyuan.

On the fourth day of the first month of February, Shi Siming's banner appeared in the northeast of Chang'an, and in the afternoon of the same day, the southeast saw the handsome of An Lushan.

On the fifth day of the second lunar month, Gu Zuo saw An Lushan who was patrolling the city in a nine-horse carriage on the Mingde Gate in the south of Chang'an City. Where the car passed, the puppet Yan rebels shouted "Long live", and the mountains shook with a cry.

Li Heng, the Son of Heaven, was also on top of the city tower, looking at it with fear on his face. Gu Zuo comforted: "Your Majesty, don't worry. This is the peak of the thief army, let's defend the city, hundreds of thousands of troops are stationed in the wilderness, and under my fortified city, only to fight quickly, just drag him for two or three months, the weapons and grain can not keep up, the enemy army will be chaotic. ”

Seeing that Gu Zuo was calm and calm, Li Heng also calmed down a little, and said continuously: "Just count on the Taishi!"

Gu Zuo asked Li Heng to be sent back to the palace, and called Luo Jun to ask, "Have you ordered it?"

Luo Jun said: "An Weizhong's army is 50,000, An Shouzhong and other departments add up to 40,000 or 50,000, and Shi Siming's camp is also 50,000 people, adding up to about 150,000 people, which is about this number." ”

Gu Zuo was puzzled: "Didn't he claim the title of emperor in the eastern capital? The main forces all brought to Chang'an, so he didn't think about leaving a trustworthy army and horses in the eastern capital? And Hebei, it stands to reason that there should be a henchman and a general to guard it, why did he bring it all to Chang'an? Do you really want to finish the battle?"

Asked He Luguang's opinion on this question, He Luguang said: "It is likely that as the Taishi said, An Lushan just wants to settle the country in a war, maybe he is too confident, or maybe there are other reasons, but in any case, it is not the way to use soldiers." Even if Chang'an is lost, our army can still retreat to Yizhou, and if we want to decide the world in a war, we can't help but think more. ”

He Luguang's opinion also represents the opinion of the vast majority of generals in the army, An Lushan is either blindly confident, or has other intentions, but no one can figure out what he thinks.

On the sixth day of the first month of February, the rebel Yin Ziqi and Tian Chenghei attacked Mingdemen and Longshouyuan Dazhai respectively.

Garrisoned at Mingde Gate was a battalion of the Longwu Army under Chen Xuanli, who had surrounded and suppressed demon beasts with the Chongxuan Department, and had rich experience in battle, and easily repelled Yin Ziqi's troops. The casualties on both sides were very small, the defenders only had more than ten people who were hit by arrows, all of them were slightly wounded, and the rebels only lost seven people and wounded more than 30 people.

While retreating from the enemy, Li Siye commanded a battalion of Yulin Army to assist in defending the city, although he only helped to release arrows, carry rolling logs, and boil hot soup, but after all, he stepped on the battlefield of actual combat. After descending from the castle tower, the morale of these gentlemen and peddlers and pawns suddenly rose, and they boasted endlessly about their courage and military exploits, as if they had no number of enemies.

Gu Zuo is still happy to see this, in such a war, morale comes first.